VOLUME
6i. ISSUE
1
College overcomes
cap on new housing
Lower Fulton expected by fall '08
By
SHANNON
LECOMTE
Staff Writer
Last
spring,
Marist
successful-
ly applied for a
variance
on the
town of Poughkeepsie's morato-
rium
on
housing.
This
semester,
Marist began
preparing the site of construction
for a new dorm building that is
expected
to
house 260
students -
Lower Fulton. Plans call for the
residences to be completed by
fall 2008.
The
wording
of the moratorium
states, "no residential develop-
ment permitted in excess of 10
units until the new zoning and
master plan is adopted," said
Patricia
Myers,
Town
Supervisor.
Until recently, this cap on new
units meant that Marist was
unable to plan for additional
housing on campus.
At a town board meeting last
May, Justin Butwell, Director of
Physical Plant and John Gildard,
Director of Safety and Security,
presented an application for a
variance from the provisions of
the moratorium.
"Marist submitted
the first
formal plan
to
build to
the
Town
Planning Board in May 2007.
The final approval was given in
August 2007," said Butwell.
"We
presented two arguments:
the first that this new develop-
ment will provide on-campus
housing and will move students
from the community back on
campus, and the second that this
housing project is key to the eco-
nomic development center that
offered a grant to be used before
the time was up."
The town board voted to
approve the proposal.
"Once the building permit is
obtained the construction will
begin," Butwell said.
Similar to the existing Fulton
Street Townhouses' accommoda-
tions, these cutting edge 3-story
townhouses will comprise a
common area, and
8
single bed-
rooms.
Director of Housing Sarah
English
said,
"The Fulton
Townhouses have been the num-
ber one pick for room selection.
Students have been extremely
satisfied with their
living
experi-
ence at the
Fulton
Street
Townhouses."
Junior Lindsey Kinel said she
looks forward to the new town-
houses. "I think that they arc a
SEE
FULTON,
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4
ALLISON
STRAUB/
THE CIRCLE
One year from now, this field will be the site of a new set of townhous-
es
currently designated
as
Lower Fulton.
9
I
11 memorialized
with solemn silence
By
JAMES
MARCONI
Managing Editor
The sixth anniversary of the
9/11 attacks passed at Marist
College
bot to the sound of rous-
ing speeches,· but rather to a pro-
found and solemn silence. Bells
which normally mark each pass-
ing hour did not ring, and the
single physical testament to the
events of September 11. 200 l
was a Celtic cross sculpted from
the twisted remains of an I-beam
from the World Trade Center.
"We're in concert with a mun-
her of places, including New
York City, where, this year, the
primary mode of expression has
been
silence,"
said Father
Richard LaMorte, who coordi•
nated the display of this year's
memorial in the Rotunda. The
hope, LaMorte said, was that
"silencing
our
campus
bells
...
just might trigger a
reflection on 9/11, the day when
the earth stopped for so many
p
e
o
p
1
e
"
In keeping with that theme, the
presence of the cross
in
the
Rotunda served as
a
quiet
reminder to the Marist commu-
nity of the events six years past,
according to Brother Frank
Kelly, director of Campus
Ministry
"I think the purpose of any
memorial is to cause people to
break from the ordinary or to
pause, or reflect," Kelly said.
"For memory to be evoked, ritu-
al needs to be changed up. We
SEE FULTON,
PAGE
4
FOUNDm IN 1965
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
20, 2007
Stadium
construction
near
end
By ANDY
ALONGI
Sports Editor
Students are back on campus,
classes are in session, and athlet-
ic competitions are in full swing.
However, not one Red Fox
"home" soccer game has been
played at the newly renovated
Leoni doff
Field.
Leonidoff Field is home to five
of Marist's intercollegiate athlet-
ic
teams: football, men's and
women's soccer and men's and
women's lacrosse. The new
facilities will also house events
for intramural
sports,
as well as
club
sports.
This is the largest renovation to
•
what was Leonidoff Field in its
42-year existence. The new sta-
dium features a new grandstand
on the east side of the stadium
with chair-backed seats through-
out
the
grandstand
area
of
the
stadium.
Marist College Athletic
Director Tim Murray said the
project
is
not behind
schedule.
"We're
not behind;" he said.
"What we are getting is such a
terrific venue, we
just
have to be
patient. One thing that
slowed
us
down is the stone work, but that
is work that is so precise that it
takes
time."
Other
improvements
on the
way are an athletic training
room, team and
officials'
dress-
ing rooms,
rest-rooms,
conces-
sions and
storage
space. All of
the e
rooms
will be
located in
the
area below the grandstand.
According
to a publication on
goredfoxes.com, the grandstand
will be
equipped
with a
"modem
press booth, media booths and
VIP
suites."
Also,
according to an article
published in an earlier
edition
of
"The
Circl(l"
entitled,
"Weather
JAMES
REIU.Y
/
THE CIRCLE
Scenes of ongoing constructkmwlll be apparent for the next
few weeks.
The much-anticipated Leonldoff stadium, which was supposed to be
finished before the academic year began, will definitely be completed
In time for the
first
scheduled home football game on October
6.
cooperating
with
vision
for
Leonidoff project," the
west
side
of the stadium will not be wast-
ed. A 12-foot berm has been con-
structed
which will be available
for lawn
seating
at all events.
According to Murray, much of
the
work is near
completion
at
Leoni doff
field.
"The
field playing surface is
complete,"
Murray said.
"We
are
preparing for the line applica-
tion. The field will remain clean;
the lines will not be stitched in,
allowing for single sport lines
whenever
possible."
Other parts of the job that still
need work include the walkways
around the stadium, 'the fence
work around the outer perimeter
of the stadium, and the elevators
are currently being
installed.
Also, the borings for the score-
board have been poured, with the
board to be installed by next
week, according to Murray.
"Everything
is progressing
nicely," he said of the work on
the stadium.
"Any
delays are
fr~m the fine
craftsmanship
of
the workers. Really, nice work
takes
time.
We
are
excited for the
completion
and
getting
on the
field
full-time."
Full-length glass windows are
to be installed on the front of the
press box. The
windows
will be
hinged at the top, to allow for the
panes to open and
give
the press
box a more stadium-like feel.
Also,
the sound
SY.Stem
will be
piped into the press box. That
wiring
has already been run.
The first match to be played on
the new field will be a Metro
Atlantic Athletic
Conference
(MAAC)
men's soccer match,
where the Red Foxes will play
host to the Rider Broncs on
Frid.iy. Oct. 5,
at 7
p.m.
The
match is the
MAAC
opener for
both
teams.
The next day,
Saturday,
Oct. 6
at 1 p.m., the Red Fox football
team will play
its
home opener
against MAAC rival Duquense.
The contest
against
Duquense is
the 2007 homecoming game for
the Red Foxes.
But where
has
all
the beet gone?~
Security
reveals
wh-at
really happens
I[(t;f
confiscated
alcohol
By
ANDREW
OVERTON
.
·
Assistant News Editor
fµl\.
elaborutc theory
as
.. l
heatd
th~ttbe
~ecurity
alcohol.
Walsh.
guards
drink
it
and
hltY~ their
·Tm
pissed be¢ause
I paid
.
fhere
are
two
main
theo-
o:wn
parties,··
Sophomore
for it."
Miller said.
For .decad<':s
students
have
rics
drat
~tuJcnts
ha-.i:-.
One
James
rccman said.
According
to John Gildard,
tried
10
smuggle be.er 1nto theor;
s.ays
that
l\lnrist
Sophomore
Eric Miller.
Pirector
of Safety
and·
their residences.
And
for
•
·cunty
simply
dump
the
v.ho was c. ught smuggling
Security,
confiscated
open
decades, Marist Security
has
alcohol do,,·n
a sink. a d
the
alcohol into
Sheahan
Hall
last
alcohol
containers
are
all
tried
to thwart these
attempts.
other theory says
that
the year. is com inc~d
t~~t
tbe
dumped
out,
but unopened
According
,to
protocol,
Security ~taff drinks
it
alI;
~cc
1rity
guards
d
ank
his
containers
arc
stdred
in
the
when a student is caught
$ecurity
office
in
!'.neak
1112
alcohoHc
hev-
:OonneUy.
Most
of
the
exages
into •
a
dormitory
••
alcohol
is
kept in a
,
the beverages are confis--
locker,
but
the more
cated and a
.security
·
expensiv¢
bard
liqubr
report
i..,
issued.
•
is
on display in
Most
students
<ue
GUdard's,offlce.
familiar
wnh
tl;lis
proce-
''It~s
a
display t'or
•
dure. What
many Marist
the
parents
.
to sh,ow
students don't know is
what good taste
their
where the alcohol
g.m.:s
children
have,"
a
fti.·r
it
ls
confiscated.
Gildard
said.
•·!t'
s
That
has
not
stopped
kind
of
a
novelty·
them • from
forming their
thing."
own theories, though.
At the
end of
e:a,ch
"I
think once
the
alco-
se[llester
or
when the
hol
1~
confiscated,
it
is
alcohol locker fills
up
given to the RD,"
all tile alcohol
is
Sophomore Joe Walsh·
donated to
charitable
said,
~•They
tak;e
some
orgamzutions,
Oildard
for themselves.
then
sell
a1d.
Ir,
the
past the
it
to other kids &nd tip
cont1scated
alcohol
off the RAs. the alcohol
JAMES
REILLY;
THE CIRCLE
bas gone to
church
is
confiscated
again,
And
11\is
alcotwl:repreMtntsa
portion
of the
cache
confiscatedtromun<1etagestudent1
bazaars,
m.en!s
dubs,
repeat.··
.
~veo,
year. SOme
Is
dlSplayed
by
Marist
Security
ln
a humo,ous
fashion
in
order "to
women clubs.
and
ftre
Not every student bas
show [parents]
~at good taste their children
hd:vet
departments.
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THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
20, 2007
www.maristcircle.com
Security Briefs
Marist compensates
for kitchen fires with rising tides
By TYLER THURSTON
John-Gildard-in-training
No matter what we do in life,
everything changes. Leaves fall
from the trees, old friends lose
touch, your lucky jeans from high
school can't seen to fasten them-
selves anymore
-
basically, we all
go through enough change to give
David Bowie enough material for
another song: Even here at Marist
College, our friendly neighbor-
hood security briefs have found
themselves under the dubious pos-
session of many different authors.
I may just be the latest in a long
line of satirical students aiming to
make light of their less lucky
peers, but the briefs themselves
should mostly repeat themselves.
Many a female will find them-
selves waking up in St. Francis
wondering why they've traded
their blue sequined halter top for a
more fonn-fitting ensemble. And
they still have a wristband, but this
one lists their real age;
seriously
people, not cool.
9/3 - Foy Townhouses
What better way to kick off the
dawning of a new school year
than a
;nice
little fire alarm. It's
cpte:
ba~y's. first Christmas,
bKby'~ first tooth;
oa'fiy-'i
fifflt
attempt at making macaroni and
cheese? Seriously, boiling water is
not hard people. I'm not sure of
the exact details of how
exactly
this went down, but I'm going to
go out a limb and say it went
something like this. You return
from class, finding yourself fam-
ished. Unable to whip up anything
you're watching on the Food
Network, you reach for the next
best option
-
presumably some-
thing out of a box. You've seen
this done before
...
moms do it
everyday. Seriously, how hard can
it be? Pour some water into the
pot,
slowly
turn the burner on,
cover; you're practically home
safe. All of a sudden, out of the
next room, like a voice from the
heavens calling out to you, you
hear Lauren tell Heidi she knows
what she did. Unable to decide
between watching a pot boil water
(you know they never do) and
watching the drama go down at
Les Deux., you clearly choose the
more sensible of the options. This
is exactly. why they invented
microwaves. Food goes in, heats
up, comes out
-
nobody gets hurt.
Well, except for Lauren's feelings
and my sense of confidence in the
culinary abilities on campus, but
that's another story.
9/3 - West Cedar
Two Marist students broke two
windows playing catch with a
baseball outside West Cedar.
Okay, after the first window
broke, wouldn't you think "hmm,
maybe we shouldn't make-believe
Dennis the Menace right outside
where we live?" Although, I guess
it's only fair that each of you gets
to break one. It's always nice to
share. Kindergarten has taught
you well.
9/6 - Waterworks Road
A black car was spotted driving on
Waterworks Road, while the driv-
er Jw:~~rtQe
~~,
w4h
;fi)f~
pro?l.,tiog
a
lpcid busine!ts.,
Iu
my
opiwPJh
Am~it
.l
1,rjllj~iJ!IWkjlt-
ing technique, because nothing
makes me want to go somewhere
faster than when their flyer literal-
ly smacks me in the face on my
morning jog. Okay, so I'm lying
about the morning jog
-
I'm not
insane
-
but the rest is true.
9/8 - Sheahan
Hall
What? Crimes occur in Sheahan
have them steal from me. They're
kind oflike ghosts -you never see
them but you know they're there.
Oh my god, it's the perfect crime.
9/8
- Upper
West Cedar
A large gathering in Upper West
Cedar prompted security
to
dis-
cover students throwing beer cans.
Upon further inspection, beer cans
were found assorted around the
apartment, a tree was found with
broken branches, and a bush was
uprooted from the ground. Way to
take it out on the environment.
When Al Gore makes another
documentary about how the envi-
ronment hates us all - I don't
blame global wanning, I blame
you. A trail of mud leading to the
apartment allowed security to
determine the instigators. And
they would've gotten away with
it, too, if it wasn't for those darn
guards. Come on, guys, you used
to try.
9/9 - Local
Bar
A student reported mJury after
being stepped on by another stu-
dent at a local bar. Now, most of
these I have nothing to do with,
but Tve experienced this first
hand. You're out a Saturday night,
~
)'.'.c_>.~.
own busin.es.s,
prob;
ably wondering how many times
C~
1Jan make her
way
into
one evening. Out of nowhere, a
trio of tipsy females decide
they're going to bring sexy back
themselves, storming the dance
floor while making sure
to
wedge
their 4 inch sti.Ietto heel right into
your foot It may be ladies' night,
but the feeling's definitely not
right. As in seriously, cannot feel
my foot.
Hall?
Anything
occurs
m
9/14 - Dyson Cafe
Sheahan? An unlocked door
allowed for a student to have a cell A left-on coffee machine caused
phone, cash, and a credit card the entire Dyson Center to exude
stolen. When I lived in Sheahan, I the alluring scent of "fresh"
was surprised if I even saw any-
espresso. Seriously, were people
one else in the hallway, let alone actually complaining about this? I
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mean, it's not like the sewage
machine was left on. Get over it. A
warm room, decently comfortable
chair, and the smell of coffee
spreading through the air? It
sounds like a dream come true.
Well, minus that whole "lecture"
part.
9/14
-
Beck Place
Once again, a local restaurant
decided their best bet for advertis-
ing was simply to leave flyers
draped over students' windshields.
I may just b~ one person, but I will
never understand this form of pro-
motion. If I'm switching lanes on
the highway and your flyer flies
onto my windshield, it doesn't
make me want to gather all my
friends together and enjoy a love-
ly dinner out. It does however;
make me want to cover your
restaurant in a flyer of my own
-
with a lot less discounts on bread-
sticks and a lot more, well, you
know.
9/15
- Upper
West
Cedar
A student slipped ori a pool of
water caused by a leaking sink.
You know those commercials
where the old lady falls down the
stairs, and despite her best efforts
anQ .crie~ for help~, can't seem to
regain her upw~d statuw? Well1
don,'t
);Vorzy,
beca~t. she's
SRt
lwi
trusty panic button now. We all
laugh because seriously, that's
kind of funny. Bet you wish you
had one of those now, don't you?
9/16 - Champagnat
A small fire in
.
a student's
microwave triggered the ever-so-
pleasant fire alarm. I'm going to
-just
go ahead and hope that this
was some sort of chicken cordon
bleu or roasted duck, or even pop-
corn or macaroni and cheese.
Because I swear, if it was a pop-
tart you forgot to take out of the
foil, I'm going
to
pretend you
don't go here.
9/16 - Foy Townhouse
The water's nsing in the base-
ments of Foy Townhouses, and at
first, considering the torrential
downpour the other day, I
assumed it was from rain. Security
lists the cause as a malfunctioning
pump,yetlsomehowsuspectsab-
otage. Look, we all know Titanic
was a good movie. We've moved
on. There's no need to recreate
Jack and Rose in the basement.
And if you handcuffed yourself to
a pole, well, that's just stupid.
9/17 - Midrise
Wow, the water is really rising.
This time, an overflowing toilet
caused a Midrise suite to flood. I
know I somewhat accused the
other guys of sabotage, but seri-
ously, if this was the same, that's
not just stupid, it's pretty disgust-
ing.
9/17 - 9/18 - Fire Drills
Standard fire drills were conduct-
ed in various campus establish-
ments,
including:
Benoit,
Gregory, Townhouses,
Fontaine,
and the Steel Plant. Nothing really
eventful happened, so I'll use this
opportunity to vent. If there ever
~w~lly,i~i\.f\rS
iJ.U..PWJHiP~,
and
peopll-J
think
l'm.~ro,;µly,
going
,to
w~
out
in
an
QldeJ~; f~ltion
while remaining calm and collect-
ed, they're seriously going
to
be
disappointed. I'll be the one
breaking the window with my
first, probably breaking my hand
in the process, screaming
"FIRE!"
and running and ducking for cover
while slow motion-music plays.
What? I just really like movies.
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs
are intended as satire and fully
protected free speech under the
First
Amendment
of
the
Constitution.
Upcoming Campus Events
Friday,
Sept.
21
Tom Deluca
Hypnotist/ 'omedian
ivel~v Golerti
Ypm
Saturday. Sept. 22
Dance Team Tryout
McCatm Center
12pm
Sunday, Sept. 23
SPC Broadway Trip:
A enue
Q
Tickets available at College
Activities
Wednesda.,Sept.26
The Late ight Players
Sketch Comedy
elly Galetti
8pm
Contact SPC for more
information
about
on-campu e, ents!
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
20, 2007 •
PAGE 3
What made you choose Marist?
Dylan Kress,
Freshman
Karen Fetherston,
Freshman
Shelia Martinez,
Freshman
Graham
Edwards,
Freshman
Dylan really liked the campus feel
and his major has a really
strong
program
at
Marist.
Karen heard that Marist had a
very
strong
buisness and
communications
program.
Sheila liked that Marist is a
private college and knows it will
look good when job-hunting.
Graham chose Marist because it
has a Special Services Program
and he liked the campus.
1
hm c no clue how it happ •ni.;J
bnt
Jt
finally did
om ·Jm\\,
l11ng
hu,
c 1ligncd
l.'.nough
tf1a.r
someone somi;:\,I,
here
I
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rn.:
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ID
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of
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publ1..:-a11on.
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wfol<l
both
budget and a
pnnt-
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pre·
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T~IE CIRCLE
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
20,
2007
www.marlstctrcte.com
Months after Virginia Tech tragedy
spawn weapons
control debate
By CHRISTINE
ROCHELLE
Opinion Editor
The aftermath of the
Virginia Tech massacre has
educators, students and par-
ents reaching for answers on
what went wrong.
Ideas from psychologists,
teachers, politicians and alike
have offered numerous pre-
vention methods, including
the thought of school faculty
having the right to bear arms.
The proposal comes from
Rep. Frank Lasee (R) of
Wisconsin, who said that to
make schools safe for stu-
dents to learn, all options
should be on the table.
Gauthier said that if the pro-
merchandising major, agrees professors in spotting trou-
posal were to pass she would that the U.S. Constitution bled students and give support
not feel comfortable carrying should continue to guarantee for "what to notice."
a weapon.
every individual
a
right to
Gauthier said at an elemen-
"I would hope that the bear arms.
tary level, it is difficult to
school-'wide safety precau-
"You cannot depend on the monitor student behavior
tions taken would be enough police to always be there to c
1 o
s
e
l
y
t
o protect you because they can-
"It
is hard when you only
not be at every place at have your students for seven
"We don't
need police in
all times," said Sharp.
hours
a
day, and
are
our
classrooms,
we need
Senior David Clark said that mandated to cover academic
educators to teach us.
the right to bear arms is subjects, while trying to catch
Situations like Virginia
Tech are going to happen
so all we can do
is
ensure
that administrations
run-
ning our colleges train
for
emergencies."
appropriate in only certain sit-
those
students
who
uations.
are
falling
through
the
"We don't need police in our cracks," said Gauthier.
classrooms, we need educa-
Many high schools have
tors to teach us," said Clark. created some kind of security
"Situations like Virginia Tech staff, have emergency evacua-
are going to happen so all we tion plans and some even use
can do is ensure that adminis- metal detectors. Clark said
Teachers, principals, adminis-
.
Senior David Clark
trations running our colleges
train for emergencies."
that the only security meas-
ures taken in his high school
was the hiring of a security
officer.
trators and other school per-
sonnel would be able to carry p r o t e c t
concealed
weapons
after myself and my future students
receiving strict training on in the case of an emergency,"
weapon use.
(MSNBC)
said Gauthier. "Having a
Carol Pauli, assistant pro-
teacher who carries a weapon
fessor in the School of would add a sense of fear to
Communication and the Arts, students and would be coun-
said that if given the option
terproductive
to the teachers
The Marist College
Code of Student Conduct says
that illegal or unauthorized
possession of any firearms is
restricted on campus. The
code lists recreational guns,
knives, replicas of weapons
"The only thing he added to
my learning environment was
teaching me how to make
friends with those that could
get me out of [parking] tick-
she would not carry a con-
cealed weapon on campus.
" ean't imagine very many
[faculty]
who would want to
do it," said Pauli.
overall gC¥1l
of cieatiq.g a safe
"Any
time you have more
weapons Ip
the
culture
it
learning
environment."
encourages other people to join. It becomes the
Gauthier said that other
norme,,
measures should be taken
Lasee proposed the idea
almost two years ago
but in
the
wake of Virginia
Tech the
idea is gaining popularity.
Since
this past August,
Nevada
teachers may carry
concealed
weapons
after
enduring
numerous
physical
and
psychological
evalua-
tions. In
addition, the
teachers
will receive
bonus
pay for
being "school
police offi-
cers."
Student-teacher
Katherine
From Page One
such as implementing safety
- Carol Paull
features in the classroom, not
arming faculty.
Associate
Professor
of Communications
In March 2007, Shelly
Parker v. District of Columbia and explosives among others
became the first case in which as dangerous objects which
a federal appeals court voted are prohibited on campus. The
in favor of
the
Second violation is listed under "con-
Amendment, which gives an duct which impacts the com-·
individual the right to bear munity" and does not list a
arms. The Court decided that specific punishment but states
weapons can be used "effec-
that a disciplinary action will
tively
when necessary" for be taken.
self-defense.
Pauli said that counseling
Cait Sharp, senior fashion centers are trained to guide
ets," said Clark.
Pauli added that she was
"skeptical"
on whether or not
guns would make a safer
environment.
"Any time you have more
weapons in the culture it
encourages other people to
join," said Pauli. "It becomes
the norm."
Plans
made
for new Fulton townhouses
really great.idea due to the com-
petitive
housing
situa-
tion. Ev~ryone wants to live in
Fulton and this just gives more
opportunity for you to be able to
live with all your friends and not
have to split up."
"We
[Marist] want to offer
more to the students and create a
nice community across the street
for the juniors and
seniors,"
said
English.
"Once
these dorms are
finished, there
will
be about
1,000 students on that side of
Route 9."
The modem design for the new
townhouses will be slightly dif-
ferent than the Fulton Street
Townhouses.
They will be positioned in a sim-
ilar fashion as the Lower West
Cedar Townhouses.
"We
have requested the plans
from the architect and they
should be rendering [them] up
soon," said English.
•
«t,
•
Junior Kristine Kennen, a
transfer student who is currently
living in the Residence
Inn
due
to housing shortages, spoke pos-
itively of a new housing addi-
tion.
"This townhouse construction
is a much needed option for stu-
dents, especially transfers,"
Kennen said. "More beds will
make it possible for students to
live on-campus
and
gain the full
on-campus experience."
In addition to the latest housing
construction, other plans are in
store for Marist's future. Capital
additions, including a newly
designed dining hall, a technolo-
gy center, the demolition of
Benoit and Gregory and a pedes-
trian bridge across Route 9 are
underway.
Stay tuned to the Marist
Physical Plant website for new
construction pictures.
.CQ.,fl'L
PAGE4
From Page One
9/11
commemorated
with
day of silence
asked
the question, what could
In addition to the cross
in
the
we
do
that
was Rotunda,
there
was a mass cele-
out
of
the
ordinary?" brated in honor of
the
victims
of
This
new idea,
according
to 9/11 at
7:00
p.m. As'
a
starting
LaMorte,
seems to have had an point for prayer,
students
spoke
effect. Over four hundred
cards out at the outset, saying the
name
explaining
the
"
of a
victim
significance
of
The lack of bells gave a
that they per-
the
cross were
sign that there was some-
sonally knew,
placed on
its
thing different
about
and giving a
lit-
pedestal.
In
today. The cross in the
tle
bit of infor-
addition,
the
R
t
d
I
d
mation
about
S
t
d
t
o un a ... was a rem n er
t
h
u
en
•
em.
Gov~rnment
for everyone. When
I
saw
"It
was nice to
Association
that I remembered the
have a personal
donated
wrist-·
people
I
knew who were in
sense of
the
bands
stamped
Manhattan on September
mass," said sen-
with
patriotic
ll."
ior
Chris Foy.
logos
like
"There
were
"
s p
i r i t , "
people
there
"honor,"
and -
Sophomore
Ryan Glander
remembering
"freedom."___________
specific
Every card
and band
was taken. people
in
their l~ves who are
"The
lack
of
bells
gave a sign missing now." It's moving, said
that there
was something differ-
Foy,
to see how
students'
per-
ent about today,"
said sopho-
spectives on 9/11 have evolved
more Ryan Glander.
"The cross and deepened since
they
were
in
the
Rotunda
...
was a reminder either just
finishing
middle
for
everyone. When I saw
that
I school or
entering
high school.
·remembered
the
people
I
knew
"People
have
matured
since
who were
in Manhattan on then ... we were
kids
and now we
Septemo'er
11." are
adults."
LaMorte noted that
"several
In
particular,
Foy said, it was
times
during the day
...
students spectacular to see the number of
would
come
and
go and
pause
people clustered around
the
momentarily
with
a
great sense memorial
in
the Rotunda. "It's a
of
respect
and move on. I
think respectful thing to do ..
.it's
a
that
was totally
in
keeping with subtle symbol," he said.
the
tenor
of
how
[the
memorial]
was
set
up."
JAMES
REILLY/
THE
CIRCLE
A
celtic cross made from the twisted remains World Trade Center
I-
beam commemorated
the horror of
9/11
on
its
sixth anniversary. The
cross, along with patriotic wristbands donated by SGA, stood a silent
vigil in the Rotunda. The theme of silence was also marked by a lack
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THE
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THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
20, 2007
www.maristcircle.com
PAGES
Dorm
101
•
•
your home away
from home
By
AMANDA
LAVERGNE
Circle Contributor
When arriving at Marist College as a freshman, it
can be an overwhelming experience. Along with all
of your other questions and concerns, one of the
biggest issues is how you should set up your dorm
room. Here are a few examples of how to arrange
the furniture to the most efficient way to use your
living space.
The classic way to set up your room is
to
have the
room split down the middle where the be4s are
across from each other and each person's belong-
ings are on
1
'their side."
"It
was set up this way when \\'.e arrived and we
liked it that way. The only thing we changed was
my roommate's desk and we added shelves to the
wall for more storage space," said freshman Audra
Kyrk.
The only thing that Kyrk would like to change
about her set up would be to raise her bed higher so
s11e
can store more things underneath to save more
floor space in the room.
Freshmen Joe Rahtelli and Sean Sullivan also
decided this would be the easiest way for them to
set up their room.
"I
love my room this way and it was the simplest
way to arrange our room," said Rahtelli.
Another common way to set up a dorm room
would be to put the beds in
an
"L"
shape. Freshmen
Megan Flood and Alyssa Di Girolamo talked online
before move-in day and decided this would be the
best way to position
everything.
"We thought it would be the most spacious way
to set up our
0--------------------------------
ro om, and we're
•
both really happy with
the way it
turned out,
we
just want to add more decorations now,"
said
Flood.
Another option would be to loft_ one of
the beds
or even both. By lofting a bed it creates much more
floor space since that person's desk and dresser can
now go underneath their bed.
"I
wanted to loft my bed
to
help conserve space
in the room and I like having
my
desk and
dresser
all in the same area,"
said
freshman
Amanda
Huggins.
Freshmen
Erica
Allenspach and Maria Laterza
had a unique yet
efficient setup for their dorm
room.
"Since
we have a futon we had to loft one bed and
put the other bed underneath
that in
an
"L" shape
to create
enough
space
for the futon,"
said
Laterza.
"I
really
like the way our room
is setup, it is just
that my bed is a little
too
close to the
ceiling so
most
of
the time
I will just sleep on the futon," said
Allenspach.
Some
students
at
Marist were fortunate enough to
find out
that they would be living in a single. One
student who did
get
this
luck is
Jennifer Hill.
"At first I was hesitant about having a single but
now that I'm
used
to it I'm happy I got one," said
Hill.
Hill set up her room in a way that was the most
efficient for her
and
during
family
·weekend
she
plans to
raise her
bed
so she can stor~ a futon
underneath.
If
you
get creative enough
there
are many more
ways
that you
can set
up
a dorm room to fit you and
your roommate's specific needs. Hopefully these
different
ways
can
help freshmen out there who are
thinking of rearranging their room or just want to
change things up.
A
vzew
of some freshman setups:
A Woman Scorned
Her eyes an inferno,
She
dares
you to breathe.
Go
ahead:
inhale.
Krysten Manke
Untitled
Knowing the countenance of his spirit
Brian had sworn off these ventures,
But upon this particular day
He felt one necessary and pleasing.
So he took
rt
upon himself,
While
the evening
light
played upon the window-pane
To retire to his room.
Th s trip,
not of
ordinary
standin
Audra Kyrk and Emily Lonihi's dorm room exemplifies
classic
style and comfort.
With matching pink accessories, Alyssa and
Megan
Flood's
room is coordinated and welcoming.
Proceeded to exceed all
pe~ll
ns
One might
have
had
on
previou
nowledge of this chap.
He shed hrs dally demeanor
in
favor of a more tired one
This demeanor. once
found. proved
wort y
To bnng said boy, our hero Brian, to
his
bedchambers.
These chambers, however daunting
they
appeared on
normal
days
Were
defeated easily and restfully on this particular one
And with a strange
and
defeated feeling
The room gave way
to nighttime
behavior
Though lt
knew
it
was not yet
night.
This behavior. swiftly
and soundly executed
Pleased Sir Brian
upon
his waking.
Then, satisfied and refreshed,
he
continued
hts day,
Hoping that none were ever
-the
wiser
lo his
doings.
Kefly
Geus
The ordinary style of Sean Sullivan and Joe Rahtelli's room
makes it a comfortable
area
to
do homework or simply relax.
The double windows in Jennifer
Hill's
single room create an
amazing view and
the ideal place
to
unwind.
column about nothing:
By
ASHLEY
POSIMATO
Circle Contributor
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IT Girl:
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column
by a techno-savvy
chick
By LISA BRASS
Circle Contributor
Let me get this straight. You 're a lazy,
unmotivat-
ed student who originally came here
all
bright-
eyed and shiny-faced. You declared a few of the
following false statements: "I WILL study ahead
of time for every single exam that the professor
schedules three months in advance." "I WILL
make that graph for my
math
course
instead
of
going out with my friends." "I WILL eat salad
occasionally and avoid the convenient grill and
pizza stations."
The eventual re~lity will involve you, some
tears, and a fail, either by letter grade
or
by princi-
ple.
I can't help you when it comes to salad versus
pizza and burgers. I'm rather at a loss myself.
I can, however, point you to a few downloadable
computer tools that will organize your pathetic fail
of a life. Even if you 're the least computer-savvy
person you know, the following three open-source
(i.e.
free!) programs will revolutionize how you
procrastinate.
l.OpenOffice.org
2-This impressive suite con-
tains the tools needed to create word documents,
spreadsheets, presentations, databases, graphs,
and even complex diagrams. In fact, it's almost
like the Microsoft Office Suite. The one major dif-
ference: it doesn't cost a whopping and ridiculous
$399 (but only $149 for students! How cost effec-
tive!). OpenOffice programs are especially helpful
when it's 3 AM, you just finished your essay to be
sent to your professor as a Word document, and
you realize that you have Microsoft Works. I know
from experience that it's a hassle to convert docu'-
ments to a Word format that you can't even view
on your own computer. Do yourself a favor.
Download the suite at http://OpenOffice.org and
enjoy the seamless saving of Microsoft Office for-
mat in a stick-it-to-the-man creation.
2.GeoGebra-This
program
(available
at
http://Geogebra.org) is the one to use for your
math homework. It used to be so easy to draw
those graphs charting how many times Betty
sneezed each day from your fifth grade textbook.
Now you have to find derivatives and graph hor-
rendous-looking equations. Why do all that work
when you could use GeoGebra? It will graph
whatever you need. In addition, you can download
interactive worksheets to help you with assigned
problems, and that's only the tip of the iceberg.
GeoGebra has proved itself so useful that it's won
nine awards from both Europe and the US.
3.Tubes-Although Tubes is less than a year old,
it's already made my favorites list. Why? Because
eventually this year, you're going to need to work
on an annoying group project. Each group member
will have to meet at the same time in the library in
order to combine their work, which is usually
stored on individual laptops. Then you have to
email it to each other. Then you have to email back
updated
versions. But there is a better way! Each
of the group members simply downloads the
Tubes program. The group leader creates a private
tube named, for instance, •~college Writing
Project" and invites each group member to join.
Once you're a member, you simply drag a file of
any type off your own desktop and drop it on
"College Writing Project". Any member can then
access that file at their computer from the comfort
of their dorm room. You can edit and reupload the
file or quickly trade something back and forth.
Download
this
innovative
program
at
http://Tubesnow.com.
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Here's a crossword and a word search put together
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Let the voices of the Marist
community be heard.
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
20, 2007
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Residence Inn lacks convenience of on-campus housing
By
CHRISTINE
SAVOIA
Circle Contributor
As a transfer applicant,
I
received a letter last spring that
happily informed me I had been
accepted
as
a
"Resident
Student" for the Marist fall
semester. Naturally it came
as
a
shock to me a few weeks later
when I learned that the defini-
tion of being a "Resident
Student" was living in the
Marriot Residence Inn six miles
from
campus.
Although a second letter had
reassured that there would be a
campus shuttle, phone calls get maid service. Our rooms a hotel means we can't be loud to get to class.
were soon made explaining that came completely carpeted and because some of our neighbors
Overall, the Residence Inn is
said shuttle was
really a
nonex-
furnished with. a pull-out couch, are families and IBM employ-
a win-lose situation. We have
istent "typo."
kitchenette, marble bathroom ees. Also, being so far removed nice material benefits, but at
Having
been here for two vanity, and free cable and wire-
from the campus and its facili-
times it can be hard to feel like
weeks
now, I've
stopped
less internet.
ties has made the process of part of th~ Marist community.
loa~ing the idea of
It's ridiculous
that the school keeps no housing
on
making new Earning priority points becomes
havmg to spend my
.
.
f r i e n d s even more of a pain because it's
first year at Marist
reserve
for students
who wish to transfer
m, let alone
much more inconvenient to hop in our cars
off campus. To be
falling
to keep its promise
to give sophomores
who
were
d i ff i c u 1 t to go to club meetings and
fair, living at the
Marlst students
last year "on campus"
housing.
than
it social gatherings on campus--
hotel certainly has
-----------------------
would have most of which are at night.
its perks ~d its pitfalls. Yes, we
As I've heard many on-cam-
been living in a normal dorm.
I personally believe Housing
do get complimentary, conti-
pus students express, this place The distance to school isn't ter-
did the best it could to accom-
nental
breakfast
every morning sounds like paradise, right?
ribly far, but there are students modate for the huge surplus of
and free
dinner
during the Maybe, if you don't mind giv-
who don't have cars and have students who would have no
week. We have 24-hour access ing up some of the traditional been told to rely on other stu-
place
to
live
otherwise.
to the
pool,
hot
tub, gym and we aspects of college life. Living in dents and public transportation However, I also think it's a poor
job on the part of Admissions
for accepting students they
knew the school didn't have
room for. It's ridiculous that the
school keeps no
housing
on
reserve for students who wish
to transfer in, let alone failing to
keep its promise to give sopho-
mores who were Marist stu-
dents last year "on campus"
housing. While free breakfast
and pool usage are nice, free
transportation
to and from
school is much more
necessary.
Frankly, it's a bit irresponsible
to not have that transportation
when there are kids here who
don't even have cars.
Disappointment felt after another promise of progress in Iraq
By
MIKE NAPOLITANO
Circle Contributor
Progress is defined as a for-
ward or onward movement to a
destination. The definition in
itself is simple enough for
an
that
the Iraqi government is rid-
dled with corruption. That's
aside from the fact that they
took the entire summer off,
amongst
all
the turmoil in the
nation, an eerie replica of
another
congressional body.
e
1
em en tar y
----------------
school student to
In a roundabout
way, the problem
is
comprehend. But
uncovered;
progress
can be anything,
the problem lies
and what it has become
is just another
not in the denota-
talking point for a very unpopular
tion but the con-
notation.
The
administration.
Bush administra- -----------------
tion has been telling the world
that progress is being made in
Iraq since the initial invasion
over four year~,ig_o,
The first pie&f cJH:Afo~Aon
one must look at is what desti-
nation progress is moving
toward. Early on in the Iraq
fiasco it was to overthrow
Saddam in a type of interna-
tional coup. OK, mission
accomplished, but wait there's
something inherently wrong
with that, too. Mission was
declared accomplished a full
six months before Saddam was
captured.
Right, so we'll scratch that
theory. The next well known
destination or "bench-mark" for
Iraq was to get a "democratic
system" up and running. There
was a "free" election held with
streamers,
celebration,
the
Iraqis casted their votes, fill'M
their parliament and elected a
president. For once it seemed
like it all worked out, except
The government aside, what's
next
on
the agenda is stability.
Based on what Gen. Petraeus
tokl f4,I).g~s and what the
prllisiiltlb
..-
now saying, it
looks like there's been a lot of
progress made but a lot more is
going to be made, so as long as
we ••stay the course" and leave
the
troop levels elevated for
another few years.
It really is amazing how few
Americans still have patience
with Iraq. Can't you see that
we've been making
progress
since we first invaded nearly
five years ago?
In
a roundabout
way, the
problelll
is uncovered;
progress
can be anything, and
what it has
become
is just
another talking point for
a
very
unpopular
administration.
There
is
a
distinct reason for
why this administration is try-
ing
to
sell thi_s sad story to the
people of the world and it
involves
nothing
more
than
their
own
vested interests.
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Corporations such as Bechtel
rebuild infrastructure
while
companies like Aegis Defense
ernmental agency, and the mili-
tary. In this case, the compo-
nents are an oil company such
mire known as the war on terror.
Iraq is simply one
theater
to
a
broad network of military mobi-
The Bush administration, with
the help of congressional appro-
priations committees, persists at
spending American tax dollars
at a rate that was over $8 billion
a month in 2006. Surely all this
money is going to the troops but
sadly, it's not. Figures have
indicated that nearly half of the
Iraq budget has gone to private
contractors and not the kind that
fix up your house.
supplies weapons
and
armaments
that subsequently
destroy the' infra-
structure that was
just built. There's
one word that res-
The Bush
administration,
with the help of congressional
appropriations committees, persists at spending
American
tax dollars
at a rate that was over
$8 billion
a
month
in 2006.
lization and
corporate
sponsorship.
Whether or
not progress
is
legiti-
mately being
The phrase "private contrac-
tors" is political jargon for cor-
porations and numbers indicate
that some of the leading corpo-
rations have reaped up to $50
billion since the war began.
onates loudly from a practice
like this: corruption. One of the
leading theories to~ards prac-
tices like this is called the
Military Industrial Complex.
Basically, the MIC revolves
around an iron triangle consist-
ing of an interest group, a gov-
as Exxon or Chevron, the White
House or the defense depart-
ment, arid the military. Their
combined vested interest is to
make money by perpetuating
combat activity.
The result of this practice is
the seemingly irreversible quag-
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The soccer field on
Leonidoff
will
be
vacant for a few more weeks, as the men's soccer team waits for reno-
vation of
the field to be complete. The team breaks in
its
new home on
Oct.
5 against MAAC opponent Rider.
Foxes await
stadium opening
By MATT
SPILLANE
Assistant News Editor
The Marist community is anx-
iously anticipating the comple-
tion of renovated Leonidoff
Field, but it is hard to imagine
that many people are as excited
about the new facility as the
men's soccer team.
Due to setbacks in construc-
tion, the team has been forced to
play every game
so
far this sea-
son on the road. The Red Foxes
will not have a field to call their
own until their ninth game of the
year, when they host Rider on
October
5.
Without the luxury of a home-
field advantage, the team has
struggled early on, compiling a
1-3-1 record. Head Coach Matt
Viggiano acknowledged that
playing strictly on the road may
have contributed to his team's
record.
"It definitely does not help," he
said. "It hurts us, but the kids are
learning quickly to deal with
adversity, and they'll be battle,-
tested because of it."
Postponement of newly reno-
vated Leonidoff Field's comple-
tion caused the team's home
opener against Hartford on Sept.
4
to be relocated to nearby
Mount St. Mary College in
Newburgh, N.Y., as well as its
Sept. 19 contest against Central
Connecticut State.
However, Viggiano said his
players do not dwe11 on their
nomadic situation. He said they
just want to play, and that they
do nQt worry about what they
cannot control.
Viggiano said playing on
Leonidoff Field will be a wel-
comed change from playing their
"home" games at Mount St.
From
Page
12
Mary, where the bumpy surface
is unfavorable to his team's
strengths, speed and agility.
"Leonidoff is suited for our
game," he said. "Mount St. Mary
has that thick, northeast grass,
and is more suited to Central
Connecticut State."
Sophomore defender Scott
Cameron noted that his team has
had to adjust to hostile crowds in
addition to unfamiliar fields.
"Other teams have big home
crowds, and their friends and
classmates there heckling us," he
said.
Cameron said his teammates
will be energized by turning the
tables.
"The Rider game will be huge,
a big morale booster," he said.
"It will definitely have a positive
effect on us."
The game against Rider will
kick off league play in the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC). Playing on their brand
new field and in front of cheer-
ing fans will give the Red Foxes
the confidence they need to start
conference play on the right foot.
"Winning the conference
means
everything
to
us,"
Viggiano said. "The kids are
foaming at the mouth in anticipa-
tion for this game. Right now it
is like the calm before the
storm."
Before they can prove them-
selves against Rider, the Re,d
Foxes need to dig themselves out
of their 1-3-1 hole. The team
earned its first win on Friday,
Sept.
14,
in
the
Anny
Tournament, beating Air Force
2-1 in double overtime, before
falling to Quinnipiac 3-1 two
days later to conclude the tourna-
ment.
Marist travels to Stony Brook
and Albany on Sept. 25 and 29,
respectively. Stony Brook is on a
four-game winning streak, but
Albany has lost four of its last
five games, providing the Red
Foxes with a perfect opportunity
to see where they stand before
MAAC play begins.
Sophomore midfielder Tyler
Vinal stressed the importance of
this two-game stretch preceding
the team's home opener.
"We have an opportunity to get
out of our slump," he said. "We
started the season off slow, but
we have the talent and skill to be
successful."
Cameron and Vinal agreed that
in order for their team to reach
that success, their teammates
must gel both on and off the
field. They mentioned the team's
youth and inexperience as major
reasons for the early struggles.
Of the 26 players on the roster,
19 are fr,eshmen and sopho-
mores. Working those freshmen
into the rotation, Vinal said, is
something the older veterans
have to adjust to.
Viggiano said his young play-
ers must improve their focus, and
not be so susceptible to mental
breakdowns.
"We have to be a little hungri-
er," he said. "We need a better
sense of urgency."
The home opener is still three
games away, but the coach reiter-
ated his players' anticipation.
"We're excited, the community
and student body are excited," he
said. "We hope there will be a
big crowd to come out and sup-
port us. We're a fun team to
watch, and we'll be flying
around the field that night."
Marist continues
MAAC schedule
MAAC rookie of the week
Tuesday, it was her first honor of
the season. She recorded 52 digs
with just one error in the
Greyhounds' two victories in
Buffalo, N.Y.
Hanna is more concerned about
the quality of the passes Born
makes, rather than the number of
passes she makes.
"Thirty-three digs is certainly
great," he said. "She gives her
team opportunities to keep us
from scoring, and gives them
more opportunities to score in
transition. I'm always concerned
with how the libero passes.
If
the
libero is a solid passer, she is
pretty much going to pass perfect
balls for them, and she is going
to be in there all six rotatiop.s,
that's a big problem."
The 'hounds were picked to
finish sixth, one spot below
Marist in the MAAC pre-season
coaches poll.
Loyola will face-off against
Siena on Saturday, Sept 22, the
day before the Red Foxes travel
to Baltimore for a date with the·
Greyhounds on Sunday, Sept. 23.
Upon the Foxes completion of
the road trip, Marist will return
home to the James J. McCann
Center for a four-match home
stand. All four matches will be
against MAAC opponents.
Schultze said fan support has
greatly increased this season.
''This year we have had a lot of
fan base, and I think that helps us
a lot with our momentum and
getting excited," she said.
"When there are a lot of people
backing you, it is so much easier
to push through hard points. We
have had a big increase on how
many people are coming on
average. It makes it a lot easier to
play for your school when there
are people
coming
to support
you."
THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
20, 2007 •
PAGE .10
Foxes fall flat
Marist suffers third
straight
loss on the road
By GREG HRINYA
Staff Writer
line so we gave him the ball a lit-
tle more."
After Fiumefreddo 's touch-
F or the third straight game, the down, the Marist offense would
Red Foxes staked an opponent to tack on another score after senior
a big lead, and the deficit proved quarterback Steve McGrath con-
to be too much for the Marist nected with receiver Daniel
offense to overcome.
Dulac for a 13-yard touchdown
To begin the season, Marist has with 22 seconds remaining in the
gone down by at least 24 points third quarter. The touchdown to
in all three road contests, with cut the deficit to 24-14 would be
the latest coming at the hands of as close as Marist would get, and
the Wagner Seahawks last the overriding theme of the day
Saturday in Staten Island, N.Y. would be the mistakes that led to
After just 31 yards in the first Wagner pqints.
quarter, Marist would find itself
Coach Parady said the team is
down 24-0 with 3:36 elapsed in ready to start winning, as long as
the third quarter. The Red Foxes it can play consistently on both
would rally to score the next 14 sides of the ball and on special
points, but the comeback proved teams.
futile as the Seahawks held on to
"We haven't put all three phas-
take the game 24-14.
es of the game together, and we
The story of the game, and the need all three against these cal-
Red Foxes' season for that mat-
iber opponents," Parady said.
ter, has been the inconsistency "We've had
possessions
in these
from week to week. After strug-
games to get it within one score
gling mightily in the first two but we need to be better at finish-
games, the Marist defense- ing drives. We're close to having
rebounded with a strong effort, success, hut we can't get down
only to have the offense endure a 24-0 and 28-0."
stretch
that
included
four
Fiumefreddo said the offense is
turnovers in five possessions starting to come into its own and
from the 6:27 mark in the second the team plans to improve in the
quarter to the 13:34 mark of the coming weeks.
third quarter. The four Marist
"I feel that our offense is start-
turnovers would lead to the 14 ing to gel," Fiumefreddo said.
offensive points Wagner would "We just need to get that swag-
score during the contest. The ger back and start playing with
other
l O
,
s o m e
came
on
We haven
t put all three phases
of the
e m
O _
spec
i a 1
game together,
and we need all three
tion."
teams.
.
against
these caliber opponents.
The
Manst
n e x t
Red Foxes
c h a
1 -
H e a d
le_nge
Coach Jim
-
Jim Parady
for the
Parady said
R e d
the Wagner----------------
Foxes
defense did not surprise his will be the Columbia Lions on
offense in any way, but the team Saturday at Lawrence A. Wein
just needed to make a few more Stadium in New York, N.Y. This
plays.
will
be the first time in Marist
"They did everything we history that the team will face an
expected them to," Parady said. Ivy League School.
"They ran a very basic defense,
In
Columbia's first game of the
with eight and sometimes even season, the Lions lost to the
nine guys in the box. We just Fordham Rams 27-10 and
couldn't make a guy miss when allowed 323 rushing yards in the
our running back got into the process. This bodes well for a
third level."
Marist offense that looks to get
Although the Marist offense Bo Ehikioya back and already
struggled and turned the ball has a rushing triumvirate that bas
ovet, the team continued to rely enjoyed some success early on
on the run, despite being without this season.
team captain Bo Ehikioya.
Despite the success Fordham
Coach Parady believes had against the Columbia Lions,
Ehikioya should he ready to go coach Parady is weary of the
this Saturday against Columbia Lions defense and realizes the
after being a game time decision offense will have to make plays
and late scratch against the to get past them.
Seahawks.
"Fordham really only had four
"I'm expecting Bo back this big
runs
that accounted for about
week at 100 per cent," Parady 200
yards,"
Parady
said.
said. "He ran very well last "Columbia didn't tackle well and
Sunday and he should be ready the one runner broke five tackles
to go."
before going in for the touch-
After falling behind 24-0, down."
Marist junior running back Ray
Junior offensive lineman Jake
Fiumefreddo got the Red Foxes Dembow believes the team's
on the board at 6: 11 of the third experience early this season and
quarter with a 1-yard plunge into game plan for Columbia will
the end zone. Fiumefreddo led allow the Red Foxes to dictate
Parady's running back-by-com-
the flow of the game Saturday.
mittee system with
55
yards on
"Columbia is an undersized but
22 carries. Senior Adam Hansen very fast defense that relies on a
also tallied
55
yards on the lot of stunts with the line and
ground on eight carries.
linebackers," Dembow said. "We
Parady is looking forward to will use a lot of zone blocking
getting Ehikioya back, but the and make it so we won't have to
other three running backs will worry about one individual
see considerable time, especially defender."
against a Columbia defense that
Dembow feels confident in the
yielded 323 yards on the ground offense's ability to start making
to Fordham.
plays and perfonning like the
"It's really all about match-ups team expects to.
and we will still do it by commit-
"We have a number of talented
tee," Parady said in reference to skill players capable of big
the
running game.
"Bo still has things and facing the talent we
to get into game shape. We liked have has only made us tougher,"
what Adam Hansen gave us. He Dembow said. "A lot of the mis-
ran really well and broke some takes we made in the earlier
tackles. We liked Fiumefreddo games will be cut down."
because of the match-ups at the
Roarin'
Red Foxes
Mansf male and
female tar pertonner
for the \ eckend of
Sept. 14~ 16.
Dan Smith
Football, enior
The
enior
c ptain led thi.:
dcfc1rc
with 11 tack! •
in
a 24-14 lo t Wagner,
last atur fay. He a kcd
the quarterback once.
while recording 2. tack! s
for a lo:s . fhe tackle
cost
the eahawk.s nine yards..
On
the
horizon:
The Red Fe e r turn to
action Saturda) v.h n
they
travel to olumhia
to
take
on the
Li{)ns.
This
1
th
fit
t
Ivy League opponent
Mari.
t
1w1Jl
fa
m
program
hi
tory.
'i
koff
J.
,et for
noon.
Allison Lane
Soccer. Fr hman
Lan notchl;d
her
fi t
caieer hutout in a 3-0 win
again
t
Temple. last Fnda
he ha yet to gne up a
goal in h r collegiate
career in
17
minuk:s of
play. \ ith tins, she ,., as
named M
C co-player of
the , eek long
with
team-
mate Laura Za
ly.
On the Horizon:
The Red Io e
will
return
to action
wh
n
they
take
on Seton Hall unday,
cpt.
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THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 •
PAGE :U.
Women's soccer anticipates Leonidoff Field completion
By RICH ARLEO
Staff Writer
As the season starts to get into
full swing for the Marist
women's soccer team, coaches
and players are extremely opti-
mistic after their 2-1-1 start.
They are very excited for the
rest of the season.
Head Coach Elizabeth Roper
was elated after the teams' 3-0
win over Temple this past week,
and has been very pleased at how
the team as looked in all of their
games so far this season.
"This is my third year here
and
this is definitely the best start
we've had," Ropet said. "In fact
this is basically the best start the
team has had in about the last 10
much dominate the rest of the ship from our seniors Keri had at Marist in my third season was mostly positive.
game. When we went down to Koegel and Melanie Ondrejik, its here."
Coach Roper said she was
Temple, I had asked them to been really important for us,"
The team has been off to an fine with going to Vassar for the
come strong, and they did.
It
was Roper said. "They've played a impressive start, but they also home game, and is mostly just
nice to look up at -----
anticipating it being even
the scoreboard fif~
more exciting once they
teen minutes in and
finally do come home to the
see us up 3-0 .. .it
newly renovated Leonidoff
was kind of nice,"
Field.
she said.
"We had to play one game
In their match at
at Vassar and it was a nice
Temple, the Red
field and nice facility, we
Foxes were able to
even got a big crowd of
get a 3-0 shutout
people supporting us,"
led by two goals by
Roper said. "I think it's
sophomore Laura
great that we have such
a
Zasly's with assists
great relationship with our
on the
first
and
sec-
neighboring college that we
ond
goal by sopho-
were able to do that, and I
more
Maria Baez
think not playing on the
and Teresa
Ferraro
home field yet really will
we lose our home field advan ...
tage with a lot of our family and
friends not being there," she said.
"But the waiting does increase
our anticipation for the field and
makes us that much more eager
to make it to the MAAC [Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference]
tournament."
The team has three more non-
conference games to go before
facing Siena in their first confer-
ence matchup of the year on Oct.
6.
years."
respectively. They
i....,.~.....,~
just make October that
They have their first home
game two days later against
Columbia, then continue with a
string of MAAC games. The
team and their coach are really
excited at the early results, and
are all looking forward to the big
games come October.
"We were close to ~inning
many games last year but it was
a
tough
season," Roper said.
"This
year however, we are defi-
nitely in games without a doubt,
and we want to keep playing well
in our non-conference games and
be prepared for the conference
games and we are going to be
really excited come October."
"It was nice to have that win also
had
strong
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much sweeter," Roper con-
over Army in the opener," Roper play from their
tinued, "and we can't wait
continued about all of their freshman starting.....,
_________________________________
__, to have our home crowd
games to date. "When we went
out to Lehigh we played very
competitively.
It
was unfortunate
to lose but we kept fighting back
in the game and didn't quit. In
the Albany game we didn't start
out as strong as we could have as
we went down quickly, but it was
great to come back with the two
quick strikes and then pretty
goaltender Allison
JAMES
REILLY/
THE CIRCLE
there, but we're willing to
Lane
who
had
five
Freshman
goalkeeper
Allison
Lane makes one
of her five saves
in a
3-0 shutout
at
Temple
last
wait for such a great facility
saves, en route to
weekend. Lane
has
not allowed
a
goal In 175 minutes
of
play In her collegiate
career.
to be fully completed."
her first career victory, as well as big part in why our program is haven't had any true home
Sophomore Teresa Ferraro said
her first
career
shutout.
heading in the right direction. We games yet, with their one that although she's a bit unhappy
After
a
performance like that, also have a great core of juniors "home" game being played down that the team can't play at home
it's no wonder Coach Roper is so and have had great contributions the road at Vassar. I asked the yet, there are still some positives
excited about the rest of the sea-
from sophomores and freshman. coach and a few players what in waiting for the field to be
son.
We have great chemistry and this they thought about not being able ready.
"We've
had really great leader-
is collectively the best team I've to play at home, and the response
"It's disappointing just because
Senior led Foxes look to improve on last year's program best season
By
STEVE
SCHULT
Staff
Writer
'
.
Northeast region. They look to over the region. Iona is current-
training by taking ice baths after Connecticut native who was the pass their achievements from
continue their dominance in the ly ranked third in the nation and most practice sessions. This national high school champion last year.
Iona Meet of Champions this this will be a good barometer for helps them feel fresh the next in the 5000- meters. Mixing this
"We know the kind of talent
The Marist College men's
Saturday, Sept 22.
where we are at."
day.
type of talent with the hard-
we have on the team this year
cross country team is off to a hot
Senior 'f~ptain Mike Rolek
With the team's unprecedented
"Every team puts in the miles, working upperclassmen like and guys just continue to get
start and looks to have one of its feels that this meet will be a true success has come a change in but we work on the little David Raucci, who is one of the better," Rolek said. "Last year
best seasons in school history.
test as to how gdod the Red the training regiment, which has things," Rolek said.
Red Foxes' top runners, will was our best year, but we are
Following victories by junior Foxes really are.
led to an overall different team
This year's team
'has
a good make this season special.
still looking forward.
Iona is
David Raucci at the West Point
"This is one of the best meets a
t
t
i
t
u
d
e
mix of talented :freshman to go
After last season's 17th place untouchable and we will finish
Opener and junior Ginna Segni in the Northeast and will have a
The team has been in the weight with a core group of upperclass-
finish in Regionals and a second second in the MAAC, but any;
at
the
Boston
University
lot tougher competition." Rolek room more often and been doing men, and they have meshed place finish in the MAAC cham-
thing less than a top-IO finish in
Invitational, the Red Foxes are said. "At BU and West Point more
specified
drills.
w
e
1
l
pionships, the running Red regionals would be dishearten-
currently ranked 10th in the
tl1ere
were
only foe
teams,
but
They
also make
:sure;
that
they
The im:oming freshman clasl'I is
foxes
will
be disappointed
if
ing."
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Marist to cotnpete against eight ranked
teatns
at Iona Meet of
Champiort~
By JUSTINE
DECOTIS
Circle Contributor
The main goal of the Marist
women's cross country team
this weekend at tbe
.Iona
Meet
of Champions~ beat Manhattan.
The Red Foxes will be com-
peting against Iona, Manhattan
ijnd about 24 other colleges and
universities this Saturday
at
Van Cortlandt Park in the
1;3ronx,
N.Y.
Marist will face
tough competition as eight of
the
teams
are
nationally
r
a
n
k
e
d
There will also be many local
colleges,
including
Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
competitor, and wants to get
(MAAC)
rivals
Iona
and better."
Manhattan.
In high school, Bums was a
This is the team's third meet First-Team All-State selection
of the season following the
West Point Opener and the
Boston
University Invitational.
Sophomore Brittany Bums has
been the Red Foxes top finish-
er in both meets. Burns, from
Watertown, N.Y., was one of
the Foxes top finishers in her
freshman year, and continued
that success in the first meets
of the 2007 season.
Head Coach
Phil
Kelly said
that Bums is a "very s.olid run-
ner, who works. hard, is a good
for a cross country and_
a mem-
ber of the 2006 state champi-
onship team for basketball,
showing all-around athleticism.
The Van Cortlandt Park
course is well-known in cross
country circles. It is often used
to assess runners, and compare
times because of the familiarity
of it to many coaches and ath-
letes.
One difference is the
course at Van Cortlandt is 6K
or approximately 3.73 miles as
opposed to the more common
5K, or approximately 3 .1 mile
races.
At first glance a runner's time
for the course may not appear
to be decent but the course is
longer than most.
Kelly said that this difference
does not change the way that
the team has trained over the
past two weeks.
"We continue to train hard,
and constantly try to improve,"
he said. "The Red Foxes have
three more meets at Van
Cortlandt Park this season, and
have had many over the past
few years.
Senior Chrissy Snyder said
that the
familiarity
with the
course definitely helps.
"It's helpful ~owing dis-
tances,"
Snyder
said.
"Especially
when hills are
coming, and how much is left."
The Red Foxes have not yet
entered the meat of their sea-
son, and there are goals all
around before they get there.
Kelly said that though
every-
one has performed solidly so
far, there is a lot of potential
with team.
Snyder agreed, saying, "It's
tough to come in and run. It
takes awhile to get going," she
said.
Both Kelly and junior
Colleen Ryan acknowledged
the need for constant
improve-
ment and finishing the season
strong.
Snyder said the earlier part of
the season is usually the tough-
est.
"It's difficult to come
togeth-
er early in the season," Snyder
said.
There were two constants that
both
coach
and
athletes
acknowledged as Saturday's
meet approaches, the tremen-
dous potential of this team and
the desire to beat chief MAAC
rival Manhattan.
Three men win respective backdraws at Brown Intercollegiate Tournament
By
CASEY
LANE
Staff
Writer
What started Brown on
Friday ended Red on Sunday.
Three members of the Marist
men's tennis team won their
individual
draws over the
weekend at the Northeast
Intercollegiate
Tournament,
hosted by Brown University.
Sophomore Michael Land
won the back draw in the Fifth
Flight singles. Freshmen Jack
Famiglio and Jordan Keen
won the Sixth and Seventh
~lights,
re spec ti vely.
Sophomores Loic Sessagesimi
and Christian Coley, as well
as freshman Landon Greene,
all reached the semifinals of
the main draw. Sessagesimi
competed
in
the First Flight,
while Coley and Greene did
the
same
in the Second and
Third Flights, respectively.
Marist head coach Tim
Smith was very pleased with
his team's play in the first
tournament of the fall season.
"I was extremely happy with
the overall results, especially
considering we have such a
young team,"
Smith said.
"Any time we can get three
players to advance in the main
draw with 15 colleges that
includes
the likes of Brown
and Harvard, I'm very happy."
According to Smith, this
was the first of many steps en
route to a Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
championship.
Winning three flights "was a
good indication that we have
some kids that are tournament
tough."
The Red Foxes will play
in
another tournament this week-
end that features a wide-vari-
ety of participating schools,
the
Georgetown
Classic.
This will be the Foxes' sec-
ond consecutive appearance.
Marist
will be competing
against schools outside the
Northeast
region,
such as
George
Washington
University
and
naturally,
Georgetown.
The tournament begins on
Saturday, September 22 and
concludes the following day.
While he was pleased with
the team's
early success,
Smith is focused on seeing
continued development this
weekend in Washington, D.C.
"These
matches aren't team
against team, they're player
against player," Smith said.
"In the fall, it's really about
testing your kids to see ~here
they are."
Smith tries to give his team
numerous
opportunities
to
compete during the fall season
in order to help the mental
aspect of their game.
"I have the responsibility to
get our kids as many matches
as possible to put their confi-
dence at a level where they'll
think
they
can win
the
MAAC," Smith said.
"If
you
think you can, then you will."
During the first half of the
season, the coaches determine
who the
top-six
players on the
team
are.
Tournaments
like
the
Georgetown Classic help that
process.
However, Smith
doesn't demand perfection out
of his players.
"As Andre Agassi said, ten-
nis isn't about playing your
best out there.
It's about
playing well enough to beat
your opponent that day."
Marist primed to repeat as MAAC
Champions
under coach Roge Nesbitt
BY MIKE WALSH
Circle Contributor
I honestly know very little
about the sport of tennis. I didn't
know what to expect as I made
my way across the street to the
courts. First off, the place is
beautiful
With wooden pillars and green
vines, it matches the breathtak-
ing views of Marist College. I
arrived at the gate and found the
courts bare with the exception of
two girls hitting a ball back-and-
forth. I approached them and
they informed me they were part
of the women's team I was
searching for.
Cassie and Alexa Strange are
twin
sophomores
from
California. Cassie plays first
doubles with captain Christine
Ong and also second singles.
Alexa plays second doubles with
the other captain, Erin Godly.
The girls were very helpful in
pointing me in the direction of
Orig's residence.
Ong explained that this group
of girls has been put together
from various backgrounds. Ong
is also from California, and
Godly
is
from
Kentucky.
The Foxes also have juniors,
Emily Zampello and Mirelva
Colon from Texas and Puerto
Rico respectively.
The woman responsible for
bringing this team of outsiders
together in New York is head
coach, Roge Nesbitt. Nesbitt is in
just her second semester (first
fall season) with the team.
Though the girls say she is a
strict leader when it comes to
team rules, no one can deny that
she has brought out the potential
that was buried in this talented
t
e
a
m
After being named no. l in the
MAAC, Ong told me "it was
really nice, because we saw all of
our hard work pay off."
Christine is excited about this
season due to the mix of exciting
new talent and veteran leader-
ship.
"We have a talented, deep team
this year," she said.
Godly has already turned in a
stellar perfonnance, making it
to
the ECAC semifinals by defeat-
ing Dana Potsupack of Fairfield.
While the team's season is just
beginning, they do have a big
tournament this weekend at
Georgetown·
They also have the Binghamton
Tournament the following week-
end in Binghamton, N.Y.























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CIRCLE
Upcoming Schedule:
Football:
Saturday, Sept. 22 - at Columbia, noon
Volleyball:
Sunday, Sept. 23 - at Loyola
(MD),
2 p.m.
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
20, 2007
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Foxes look for weekend for boost after
falling
to
Gaels
By ANDY ALONGI
Co-Sports Editor
The Red Foxes returned home
Sunday, after defeating the
Manhattan Jaspers in the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) opener for both teams.
The win ended a six-game road
trip, and a six-match losing
streak.
Marist stood at 1-0 when the
Iona
Gaels
came
to
Poughkeepsie to take on the
Foxes Sunday afternoon.
THE MATCH
The Red Foxes were handed
their first MAAC loss of the sea-
son by the Gaels, taking the
defeat in four games. The scores
were 27-30, 30-23, 30-25, and
30-27. The Gaels remained per-
fect at 2-0, while Marist fell to 1-
1 in the MAAC.
Sophomore outside hitter
Alexandra Schultze led the way
for the Foxes, tallying 17 kills on
the match. Freshman outside hit-
ter Joanna Foss contributed 12
kills of her own. Sophomore set-
ter Dawn Jan set 44 assists in the
loss for the Foxes.
On the defensive side of the
ball, freshman libero Emily
Brosky had 20 digs, while
Schultze added 15, and Foss
posted 11 digs of her own.
The Foxes jumped out to an
early 21-12 lead.
Then Gaels senior outside hit-
ter, Kristin Allain took the serve.
Allain tallied six aces over the
next ten points to bring the Gaels
right back into game one. Allain
made the score 23-20 by the time
her service turn was over.
Schultze said Allain had an
incredible top-spinjwnp serve.
"They had one girl who was
doing an incredible top
•
spin
jump serve," Schultze said.
"It
was a very hard serve. It took us
a while to get used to what she
was doing. I think that's why it
took us so long to break what
was going on. Ohce we finally
got it down, we stopped her
momentum for the rest of the
match. That helped a lot, but it
definitely hurt our momentum
because it was a long stretch of
how many times she served."
However, the Foxes did not fal-
ter as Foss had the game-winning
kill to win the first game of the
match for Marist.
In the first game, the Red Foxes
had just five errors on the attack.
This gave them a hitting percent-
age of .379, a match high.
Tom Hanna, head volleyball
coach, Marist College, said the
key to being solid is with consis-
tent passes to the setter.
"We need to stay in system
[passing the ball to the setter],"
he said. "We need to just get the
ball to the setter within a pretty
comfortable radius of the setting
slot, 70-80 percent of the time.
When we do that we are going to
be very, very dangerous. We may
run the fastest offense in the
MAAC, in tenns of tempo. In
order to be successful, like any
team, we need to be in system.
When we are in system we are
very
good.
[The]
Rutgers
[match] is the best example of
that. We were in system all night
and we won the first two games
by 19 points combined. It just
comes down to being in system."
Marist then dropped the next
three consecutive games to give
Iona the win.
To clinch the match, in game
four, Iona had just four attacking
errors, while posting a hitting
percentage of .341.
THE [NEAR) FUTURE
Marist has yet another road
trip, this one just two games
long. Both of these are MAAC
matches against St. Peter's and
Loyola (MD) on Saturday and
Sunday respectively. Currently,
the Red Foxes road record is 2-7.
The Peahens are currently 0-3
in the MAAC, after suffering
losses to Fairfield, Iona, and
Siena. The Peahens are on a 10-
match losing streak, and have not
won a match since Aug. 26,
against St. Francis (N.Y.).
Hanna said he is more con-
cerned about the way the
Peahens played the Gaels than
their 0-3 record.
"I'm not so worried about what
their record is," Hanna said.
"The fact that they went 15-13 in
the fifth game with Iona con-
cerns me. The other two matches
were against the top two teams in
the conference, so the results I
would expect.
I'm just con-
cerned with what we're going to
do. Irregardless of what they are
running defensively, what they
are running for a side out
offense, we need to be in system.
We have a lot of kids that can
attack the ball with a good
amount of velocity, and who can
hit a variety of different sets, we
just have to put them in the posi-
tion to do that. That's one of the
biggest differences between last
year and this year. We have more
live anns."
St. Peter's is a team with a great
deal of youth, nine freshmen,
two sophomores, and three jun-
iors.
The Peahens were slated to fin-
ish eighth in the MAAC pre-sea-
son coaches poll.
Loyola is on the other end of
the MAAC volleyball spectrum,
a perfect 2-0 in MAAC play and
the top team in the conference;
the only team with a winning
percentage greater than .500
overall.
The Greyhounds completed a
swing in Buffalo,
N.Y., as they
defeated Niagara and Canisius in
five and four games respectively.
Hanna said transition offense
will be impor-
tant
against
t
h
e
Greyhounds.
"The result
at Canisius is
a good result
for them," he
said. "In tenns
of what we
have to do to
slow
them
down, if we're
in system they
have to stop
us. They do
run
faster;
they are kind
of similar to
us, they run a
faster tempo
offense.
So
they have a
better shot at
defending us
because they
see it every
day in their
practice gym.
We need to
dig
some
more
balls
and
create
opportunities
in transition."
Loyola
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fr e s h m a n Sophomore Alexandra Schultze led the way for the
1 i b e r o
,
Foxes with 17 kills in a
3-1
loss to Iona. Marist fell to
Brittany Born 1-1 In the MMC
with
two big matches this weekend.
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