VOLUME 41, NUMBER 5
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y
NOVEMBER
5,1992
Criticism given tq Marist by Middle States
by
KRISTEN McDADE
Staff writer
The visiting Middle States
Review team praised Marist for its
students and pointed out areas in
which the college needed some im-
provement and reform.
At an Oct. 28 meeting, Father
David Rubino read the comments
that were made about Marist from
the team which evaluated the
school.
The team said that Marist is an
open and friendly place.
"The people are clearly the great
strength at Marist. An educational
venture is in progress and Marist is
a fine institution. Marist should be
proud," Rubino read.
While the Marist community was
praised by the team, they also
acknowledged the areas which
needed more attention in order to
grow and serve the college better.
The team said that Marist com-
munity members are treated fairly,
but "the team recommends the
community increase the number of
women and minorities in high level
administration offices." The team
also said that they noticed that
financial aid costs had increased
and they had no solution to offer.
They said that Marist should be
aware of this so that in the future,
more students of middleclass status
can attend
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Marist.
The team also identified a strong
need to restructure and give more
attention to the divisional structure
of the school. "The system is beg-
ging for review," read Rubino.
The team said that the com-
munication department "lacks a
conceptual coherence and there is
a perceived image problem in this
area." The team also recommend-
ed a change in the science depart-
ment. They commented on the lack
of area coordinators in Biology and
Chemistry and on the sparce cur-
riculum in the Physics program.
The team said that the behavioral
and social sciences department was
struggling with separation from
other divisions and that it needs
contact with other divisions to
blend with them. As for humanities
and business departments, the team
said thehumanitiesdepartment had
too many adjunct professors and
the business department's faculty
scholarships fell short of certain re-
quirements. The team was very im-
pressed with the student service
staff. They said that the staff was
responsive to the student's needs.
The team said they recommended
exploring the possibility of adding
certified and licensed practitioners.
When commenting on the library,
the team said that "a library is
most effective when used and ex-
ploited." The team said that they
found excellent leadership and staff
inside the library. About the
building itself, the team said the
building was inadequate and unat-
tractive. They recommended
redecorating internally to improve
the present situation until external
support (money, donors) can be
added. Students expressed agree-
ment and relief at the team's
criticism of the library. Matt
Brailey, a junior from East Lyme,
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MARIST
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Mock debaters argue
presidential issues
by
MATT MARTIN
Staff Writer
Young, energetic, making their voices heard.
Clinton supporters have continually supported their candidate
throughout the campaign, even his representatives.
If Clinton receives the same support that Jeff Schanz and Cari
Oleskewicz accommodated at Marist's mock debate, he'll be a shoe in.
"I really think people believe in what we're saying," said Schanz, a
Clinton rep at the debate. "People are really excited about Clinton."
Schanz, a junior political science major fromRotterdam, N.Y., and
hispartner pieskewicz;*received energetic'applause.as tliey;fehded-off
attacks on Clinton's character from Jay LaScolea arid MaryDiamond,
Bush's representatives.
"It almost seemed like they ended with the trust factor on every ques-
tion, but we were ready for that," said Schanz.
In fact, Diamond completed her answer to the first.question of the
debate with a Bush sound byte, "Who do you trust?"
"It was our plan to give as many reasons why Bush should be Presi-
dent and attack why Clinton should not," said LaScolea, a junior com-
munications major from Bath, N.Y.
Even Perot's representative, senior Robert Melillo, an English major
' from Lindenhurtst, N.J".,' got into the fray.
"My main objective was to attack Clinton's plan," said Melillo, who
originally applied to be Bush's rep. However, he was pressed into ser-
vice as Perot's rep because he had, "read the book oh Perot."
The debate, a brain child of Paul Fiedler, a senior communications
major from Delaware, Ohio, was meant to inform students about their
voting options.
"I wanted to get students interested and out to vote," said Fiedler,
who produced and directed the hour long debate. "I thought it would
be a good stage to present candidates platforms."
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DEBATE
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Jeff Schanz makes a point to Robert Melillo during MCTV's mock debate
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on Oct. 30.
photo/Matt Martin
Clinton/Gore trounce GOP ticket; students react
by
S.J. RICHARD
and
CARI OLESKEWICZ
Editor and Assistant Editor
It sounded like a football crowd or a box-
ing match.
Arms were raised with voices to match.
Bill Clinton had won his bid for the
presidency and George Bush was out of a
job. Marist students supporting either side
were hardly at a loss for words.
Many said they knew it was over early in
the evening when states that were traditional-
ly republican strong holds fell to Clinton.
Jeff Schanz, president of the class of 1994,
was one of them.
"It's over," he yelled after CNN declared
Clinton winning New Jersey and Georgia.
"It's over! Those are monster states."
As Clinton approached the required 270
electoral votes, some of his Marist supporters
began to celebrate. "Clinton all the way,
baby," said Christine Wood, from Ter-
ryville, Conn., who has supported Clinton
strongly during thfe campaign despite being
a republican. When\Ohio's 21 electoral votes
put Clinton over the top, Bush and Perot
supporters seemed dismayed.
Jason LaScolea, from Bath, N.Y., was
one, ofi the more vocal critics of the
President-elect.
"I hate to say it," he said, "but America
is going to hell in a handbasket. We are go-
ing to experience what we experienced in
1976- 1980. This will be the Carter ad-
ministration II."
Aaron Ward strongly agreed with
LaScolea.
Ward, The Circle's political columnist,
was vehement and seemed rather frustrated
with Clinton's victory.
Said Ward: "I'm fueling up the Marquis
and heading for the border. The country's
going to hell in a handbasket."
He said he was utterly dismayed that a
"waffling, draft-dodging, 'Slick Willie',"
like Clinton would be commander-in-chief
for the next four years. However, Ward said
he was not going to revoke his citizenship
despite his zealous anti-Clinton conviction.
It was not merely Bush followers who were
disappointed in the outcome of Tuesday's
election.
Jennifer Kurtz, a sophomore from
Cheshire, Conn., said she drove to her home
town to cast her vote for H. Ross Perot.
"This really sucks," she said. "He (Clin-
ton) is too inexperienced and is going to
screw-up our foreign affairs."
Some who belonged to the Bush camp did
not seem so much angry as they did seem
resigned. Scott Sullens, a freshman from
Nashua, N.H., said he watched the returns
all night while putting off typing a paper for
the next day.
Sullens, a business management and ad-
ministration major, said he was surprised at
the overwhelming electoral vote totals but
pointed out that the popular vote was much
closer.
"The turning point was New Hampshire
and New Jersey," said Sullens. "I didn't
think it would be the blow out that it was.
I thought the electoral vote would be closer."
While many of the supporters of the losing
tickets began to tear apart Clinton and what
they believe he will do to the country, others
were celebrating.
Students driving down Route 9 around
midnight would have seen a group of fren-
zied Clinton/Gore supporters decked out in
Clinton/Gore sweatshirts and waving signs
supporting their candidates in front of the
IBM country club. Many Marist students
held the exhilarated attitude, however, their
celebrations were more reserved. Rob
Johnson, a senior from Southbury, Conn,;
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started to dance in the college activities of-
fice when he learned of Clinton's win.
"I'm happy to finally get rid of the
Reagon/Bush idiocy," said Johnson.
Lisa Schuster, a junior from West Hart-
ford, Conn., did not know Clinton had won
until asked to comment for this interview. ,
When told of Clinton's victory, Schuster
looked up from her mainframe terminal in
the Donnelly Computer Center yelled:
"Yeah! Thank God!"
"I think 12 years of mistakes is enough,"
said Schuster.
Many were praising deities of some after
Clinton won. Jim Lord, from East
Longmeadow, Mass., was said he was very
happy Bush had lost. "Thank God Bush is
out," said Lord. "Hallelujah!" Doug Clark,
a criminal justice major, was happy about
Bush's loss as well. "Tell George Bush to call
a moving company," said Clark, a senior
from Colchester, Conn. Others said that they
were glad Clinton had won because the coun-
try need a change.
Mark Stackow, a junior from Wappingers
Falls, N.Y., said that though he was shock-
ed at how early the race was over he thought
that the country was sending a clear message.
"It shows that the people really wanted a
change," Stackow said. "I don't think most
people were Clinton supporters, they just
wanted Bush out."
Karla Gibbs, a sophomore, agreed that
CIinton's;election was a $ign of change. "I
believe he sincerely wants to make a dif-
ference/' said Gibbs. "It's not like the old
democrats. The past 12 years have not shown
anything."
While many on both the winning and los-
ing sides had strong words for their own and
the opposing camps, others were sitting on
the fence still.
Mike Mannerbach, a senior, said he
didn't think it was a surprise that Bush lost.
"I have mixed feelings," said Mannerbach,
from Totland, Conn. "I'm glad Bush is
gone, but I'm not going to have much con-
fidence in Clinton until he proves himself."






























THE ClRCtlE, NOVEMBER 5,1992
•' Dr. -Giggles': Cinematic l|efo from
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JENNIFER GIANDALONE
First we met the babysitter from hell ("The
Hand That Rocks the Cradle"), then the
roommate from hell ("Single White
Female"), and now we've met the doctor
from hell. "Dr. Giggles" has re-opened his
family practice in the town of Moorehigh
and wants everyone to know the doctor is in,
eagerly awaiting his first patient.
Larry Drake, known as Benny from "L.A.
Law," plays Evan Rendell — more affec-
tionately known as "Dr. Giggles" by his
psychiatric hospital companions.
Evan's father was Moorehigh's previous
town doctor who went crazy after his wife
died of heart problems. He couldn't deal
with his grief and began killing his patients
while in search of a new heart for his dead
wife. The people of this small town decided
to get rid of the doctor — they dragged him
into the street and beat him to death. You
know what they say, if you want something
done right you've got to do it yourself.
Now "junior" is back among the sane
The Reel
Story
Jennifer
Giandalone
after a bloody escape from the hospital —
with a certain liking for human hearts — to
pick up where his father left off.
Have you heard enough? I hope so
because there is no more to hear. This is the
extent of this horror movie's
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storyline: For
an hour and forty-five minutes we see Dr.
Giggles butcher the people of Moorehigh in
very interesting ways with a variety of over-
sized medical instruments. There, was plen-
ty of blood and more humor than I thought
necessary.
Was it scary? Not really because the doc-
tor had too many stupid lines before and
after every murder, ruining the moments.
For example, one of the tools of his trade
is a thermometer with a razor blade on the
end. After using it (put your imagination to
work to figure out how), he says something
like, "You keep that in for three minutes so
I can get an accurate reading."
If this was a real horror movie he would
have wiped the blood off of his face and
walked away. The whole movie was very
predictable. We always knew when the doc-
tor was going to show up and who was next
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onhisljst. "Dr. Giggles-%was too Similar to
"A Nightmare onJSlm Street.- _. i
"One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three,
four, better lock your door..." Everyone
remembers this catchy little rhyme. Well,
"Dr. Giggles" has one of his own and it ends
with, "If you live in Moorehigh and you get
sick, fall down on your knees and pray you
die quick."
The residents of Moorehigh take care of
Evan Rendell like the residents of Elm Street
took care of Freddy. The only difference was
Rendell was beaten to death and Freddy was
burned. The end of the movie — a final con-
frontation between the terrified teenager and
the terrorizer — takes.place in the house. It
was totally unbelievable and a waste of the
" lead actor's talent, as was the whole movie.
Save your money and head to the video
store. When it comes to horror movies, "Dr.
Giggles" just doesn't cut it.
Free at last, Izzy soars in solo
Quitting one of the most popular
rock and roll bands in the world
may seem foolish to some, but for
Izzy Stradlin, exiting Guns N'
Roses was sheer genius.
His dissatisfaction with Axl's
lack of punctuality and mistreat-
ment of fans prompted a split that
left GN'R with a gaping hole in the
songwriting department and
Stradlin a chance to fly his talents
solo. And fly he does on his solo
debut, "Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju
Hounds."
Izzy and his fellow hounds: Jim-
my Ashhurst. on bass, Charlie
Quintana on drums,' and Rick
Richards on guitar have assembl-
ed 10 songs that pack a Stonesy
wallop, and feature plenty of blues
riffing and slippery slide work.
Stradlin even covers "Take A Look
At The Guy" by Stone's guitarist
Ronnie Wood, who sings and plays .
guitar on the song.
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Take . a. listen, jo
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.."Pressure;,
Drop," a splendid little rave-iip *
that sounds like Keith Richards
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In
your
ear
Dana
Buoniconti
caught in a mosh pit, and "Shuf-
fle It All," the first single and one
of my favorite songs in recent
memory. And even though I'm
starting to tire of Britain's
- "shoegazer'' bands, the new Darl-.
'' ing Buds' album, "Erotica," (not
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. to be.. confused, with,.Madonna's
atrocious new one) is quite good.
For starters, the Buds' have an
advantage over their contemr
poraries for the sheer fact that most
of their lyrics are actually intelligi-
ble and not buried in the mix. (I'm
usually forced to wade through a
stew of guitar overdubs to find out
what the words are.) In short, the
Buds' brand of» hypnotic cotton
candy is head and shoulders above
the rest.
New on Sony record's Chaos
label, "Erotica V best cuts include
"One Thing Leads To Another,"
"Isolation," and "Long Day In
The Universe."
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'Under Siege' stars Seagal
as a macho 'killing poet'
By
KRAIG DEMATTE1S
After a lot of you probably said,
"Glengarry Glen Ross? Is it con-
tagious?" I decided to see
something most of you would see,
or by now, have seen, and would
wonder how this "cynical critic"
liked it. You will be happy to know
this was just the kind of movie I
have been looking for. "Under
Siege" does not rank up there with
"Predator" or "Die Hard," but it
does provide that "mindless" ac-
tion I love. I do not mean that
negatively, in a pompous sort of
way, but you know that neither I
nor anyone else will sit through this
kind of movie and say ''Ah, yes,
the blend of music and lighting was
brilliant! Pass me another brandy,
please." This is just the movie you
go to with friends and have a good
time while Steven Seagal breaks
another man's neck. The film, of
course, stars Steven Seagal
("Above the Law", "Marked for
Death") as Casey "Chief"
Ryback, the Captain's personal
chef when a group of terrorists,
commanded by Tommy Lee Jones
("JFK'Y'ThePackage"), takeover
the battleship Missouri and plan to
sell its missiles. They lock the crew
in the forecastle, kill the Captain,
and get the access codes to the
ship's weapon systems, all of
course with the help of Gary Busey
("Lethal Weapon", "Point
Break"). But just when it seems
like smp;qtJ};saih'ng^
thing."Seagal."
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Ryback is not just the cook, but
an ex-SEAL (Sea, Air, or Land)
and the best there is. What is he do-
ing as a chef? Well besides combat
training, weapon specialities,
demolitions, espionage, and mar-
tial arts, he also cooks. That and
most of his SEAL team was killed
in Panama, so the Captain takes
him on board so he could official-
ly finish his service duties, and I
guess rack up a nice pension, too.
Steven Seagal still mumbles on-
screen, but I always like the way he
conducts himself. His style is uni-
que and swift, the way he stalks his
prey is very catlike and graceful,
which makes me convinced that he
could have been trained to be a
covert operative. And just like" all
of his movies, he still breaks hands,
necks, arms, and a lot of throats,
Critic's
corner
Kraig
DeMatteis
a knife to the jugular, an arm to the
Adam's Apple, a chop to the
esophagus, a killing poet and he
knows it. But he has to do some-
thing about his speech.
The low, hoarse voice may have
worked for Clint Eastwood, but
Eastwood barely spoke in his
movies while Seagal rambles on
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pies. I was not even sure if hewas
, trying to speak with a Southern ac-
cent or his seemingly native
Brooklyn vernacular. But I guess
when the bullets fly and the blood
oozes, who cares.
Any action movie is only as good
as its villain, and Jones does some
decent role-playing. He is Bill
Stranaks, and ex-CIA operative
who did his dirty work until they
canceled his program and tried to
cancel him. So in a fit of rage and
revenge (the old motive), he
threatens to launch nuclear missiles
and destroy any rescue attempt the
Navy would send. Jones runs
around hooting and hollerine in
a.
quasi-insane but professionally
genius manner while shooting
sailors and trying to kill Seagal.
The climatic knife-fight between
them is fast and pretty cool even
though the way they held the knives
was unprofessional of well-trained
agents (I read that in a book), but
was no doubt done that way
because it looked better.
Now we get to the nitty-gritty
stuff, such as Erika Eleniak from
the hit TV show, "Baywatch."
When it comes down to it, the on-
ly reason she was in the movie was
for that female weakness/topless
shot that must be in every action
movie, no matter how irrelevant it
may be. She dallies around with a
sour puss at first, but then becomes
Rambette in one hour with Seagal
as her mentor. And if that is not
corny enough, wait until you see
the ending. So, if you like a good
action movie, pack your friends on
some rainy, cold autumn night in
a car and see this decent action
flick, complete with the one-liners
and all. Otherwise, this should
become a favorable video rental my
father will watch over and over
again. And this may just relaunch
Seagal's declining career after last
year's "Out for Justice" bombed.
And if you do not mind a couple
of anti-government criticisms here
and there, you will be happy you
went. "Under Siege" is a bit under
done, but sink your teeth into it un-
til "Dracula" is released.
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THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER
5,1992
Signs trash quality of Poughkeepsie radio stations
by
DOMINICK E. FONTANA
Senior Editor
The radio public have been very
curious about out the fashof large
highway' billboards, recently
mounted in the local area saying
"Poughkeepsie Radio Really
Stinks" with several FM station
call-letters crossed out.
The signs are positioned on the
major roadways like route 44/55,
route 9G, and Washington Street.'
Among the radio stations on the
billboard were WPDH, WSPK
(K-104), Q-92, WCZX and
WRWD, and none of them wish-
ed to comment on what the adver-
tisement; however, like the public,
they were very curious whether a
new station was coming in the area.
Some rumors expressed the view
that an existing station is looking
to change its format, or it's just a
new station trying to show interest
in the Poughkeepsie market of FM
stations.
The Federal Communications
Commission bureau, located in
Washington D.C., cleared up the
confusion in a recent phone inter-
view, when a staff member said a
new station is looking to acquire
the 96.1 FM frequency in
Poughkeepsie.
The station, which has no call-
letters yet, sent an application that
was granted in a hearing; and has
reapplied for another hearing; this
process takes approximately a year
to complete, according to the FCC.
"The station will not be in the
area at any time soon,"'said the
FCC staff member.
The billboard company, which
put up the advertisement in the
area, also said there will be a new
radio station in the Poughkeepsie
metropolitan area, but said they
Circle
prioto'/Domimck Fontana
could not reveal its format or call-
letters. One station, WRWD-FM,
sent a memo to its staff telling them
not to refer
to the
billboards on the
air or discuss it on the job.
"Our best response to these
billboards is no response at all,"
said Thorn Williams, the program
director of the country station
WRWD-FM. "I'm interested like
anyone else, but I really don't think
I have to worry about them."
Marist College radio, 90.1 FM,
was not one of the stations on the
billboard, but some representatives
found the ad very amusing. "I wish
we (WMCR) would have thought
up the idea for this billboard," said
Andrew Boris, the station's chief
engineer. Other representatives
from the college station said the ad
could be a great promotional device
for WMCR. Colleen Murphy, the
station's general manager, said the
staff will probably take its year-
book picture in front of the sign.
The program director, Kraig De
Matteis, said he hopes the new sta-
tion will have a consistent and
original format. "WPDH has
classic rock, and K-104 has all the
pop(ular) music," said De Matteis,
a senior, who said he is not happy
with some of the current FM sta-
tions. "This new station should be
strict in its format like those
(WPDH, WSPK) stations. I don't
want to hear a multi-format of
heavy metal, classical and folk
music in the same hour."
Security briefs
Fishkill Correctional displays talent
A tall black male with a blue
sweater was found naked in the
upstair", bathroom of Townhouse
C-4 at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday morn-
inu, but ran out of the on-campus
apartment, noithcast, past the E-
section of Gdi tldiid Commons, ac-
eoidin» to Joseph 1 eary, diiectoi
of safety and seciuity According
to the secunty report, a female stu-
dent was about to take a shower
when she found the male sitting in
the bathtub with his aims wrapped
around his knees, almost in a total
position. \\ hen the student .scream-
ed and ran down the hall, the pro-
wler put on his dungaieos and blue
swcalci, and ran out of the house,
accouling to the ieport; the
witnesses did not get a look at the
suspect's late. Sccuiits responded
10 the complaint and lound the
students did not lock the front door
or the sliding glass doois in the
house, I ear\ said.
I eary said he wants to stiess to
all students, especially those li\ing
on the north end, should lock the
sliding gla«s doois as well as the
front door.
Theic were seven vehicles-
damaged in the Lowell Thomas,
Townhouse and Gartland parking
lets laM Friday and Saturday night,
according to Leaiy
He said the Poughkeepsie police
depaitment and Maust security
weic in\esugatmg on Saturday,
Oct. 31, Halloween night, when
they found broken eggs, shaving
cream, broken windshields, tail
lights and miiiois on the cais;
Leary said they suspected someone
using a slingshot mechanism to
cause the damage. One vehicle had
its tires slashed a»- well as eggs and
sha\ing cream all over it.
The City of PoughkeepMc police ,
department is investigating an ofi-
campus iape which oicuncd at 3
a.m. Saturdav moining, according
to Learv. The male pcrpctratoi was
masked and carried a knife, when
he forced himself on a female,
1 eaiy said he could not reveal the
addiess loi security icasons.
Iho detective on duty was noi
available foi comment whether ol
not the female was a student ai
Manst.
According to a report from Mike
Tallman, a security guard, an ofl-
campus Maust student parked in
the Champagnat lot where his 1977
gray Alfa-Romeo was booted —
the vehicle's parking stickei was
forced.
by
STEVEN MASERJIAN
Staff Writer
Prison is probably the ideal place
for a strong dose of reality, even
if it comes in a stage play.
Barbed-wire, metal bars and
locked gates could not contain the
enthusiasm and talent exhibited in
last Friday night's performance of
the Marist and Dutchess Com-
munity College production of "It's
Probably Me" at the Fishkill Cor-
. rectional^Facility. .
Written and directed by Fishkill
Correctional Facility inmate and
Marist Prison Program student
Gary Glenn, the play entertained its
audience of inmates, students,
faculty and staff while it delivered
powerful messages about the
dangers of street life, the impor-
tance of education and family
values and the need for peace and
understanding in American society.
"We're not just giving a play,
we're giving a reality," said Glenn,
31, in his opening monologue.
Centered around Tony, who
after serving eight years in prison
has stayed out of trouble by leading
a straight life while living with his
wife and two children in a Manhat-
tan high-rise, the play tells his story
of trying to help his younger
brother, Greg, stay out of trouble,
stay in school and stay out of jail..
Between the 11 scenes, inmate
and faculty cast members entertain-
ed their audience with live songs ac-
companied by keyboard and
guitar, a live rap performance,
recorded music, commentary and
a dance bit performed by Glenn.
Lyrics such as, "Choose right or
wrong, the life you save maybe
your own"; and, "Little brother,
you're turning out to be wrong -it's
- all up to you,''enforcedtheplay's'
messages.of taking responsibility
- for ; your action's;-'and living ..'a
positive life.
" "I want to focus more on getting
along with one another so we can
get together as a better nation. Do
the positive as opposed to the
negative," said Glenn, explaining
what he is trying to express in his
writing.
Cast member Sandra Belitza, bil-
ingual coordinator for MaristV
Special Academics Program, said
the play tells its audience to "listen
to people that really care about
you," and that "it doesn't do
anybody any good to be too lenient
with those committing crimes."
Aside from a few minor pro-
blems (which actually got more
laughs than some of the lines) - the
telephone ringing after it was pick-
ed up, a shotgun blast sounding
about 15 seconds after the gun was
supposed to be fired, and part of
a set wall falling down in the mid-
dle of a scene, the play seemed to
go off without a hitch, and the au-
dience loved it.
Inmate John Nelson said, "I've
been in prison for 21 years and we
need to have more of this. It was
humorous with a message. There's
a lot of talent in prison.".
Although the 'performance seem-
ed
to go smoothly, getting the play
on stage was no easy task.
"There were a lot of questions,"
said Glenn, referring to when he
proposed doing his first play last
year. "How would it come out?
Would everyone cooperate? Would
they come to rehearsal? How much
energy would everyone put into the
play?
"Everybody put their all and all
into it," Glenn continued. "There
was a lot of cooperation from the
administration. They were very
helpful in providing clearances."
Michael Erp, director of Tutorial
Services in Fishkill for Marist who
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Smith blasts journalistic bias in presidential race
by
JEFF ROSE
Staff Writer
American democracy," Smith said.
Smith said that the question is no
longer whether the media exhibita
blatantly liberal lean to coverage of
the current campaign. "Journalists
today have-dropped all traditional
nalists are now a destructive force
in American society," Smith said.
Smith, the author or coauthor of
A liberal media bias and jour-
nalists' taking control of the
political agenda and acting as socie-
ty's universal critic are factors in a
pattern of change that threatens
American democracy, a national-
ly known media scholar said last
Wednesday at Marist College.
Ted J. Smith III, an associate
professor of mass communication
at Virginia Commonwealth Univer-
sity, told a large crowd in the Cam-
pus Center that, "A small, closed
and elite group of people (jour-
nalists) are trying to dictate the
course of public policy and public
discussion in our democracy."
Smith, a self-acknowledged
political conservative, argued that
journalists control the political
agenda in the current presidential
campaign and that they control
who has access to a voice in the
media. "I believe we are witness-
ing the final stage in a radical
transformation of core values in
contemporary journalism, a quiet
revolution that will seriously
weaken or perhaps destroy
Students ponder a different point of view
by
CAR! OLESKEWfCZ
Assistant Editor
Dr. Ted Smith III, a professor of
communication at Virginia Com-
monwealth University, must love
the bumper sticker George Bush
would constantly allude to in the
final days of this campaign that
read. "Annoy the media, re-elect
George Bush."
1 he lecture was second in a series
sponsored by the Communication
department.
Richmond Egan, assistant pro-
fessor of communications, said he
would have asked how Smith
would factor out the mainstream
critics of the media bias. "What I
liked the best about him was his
challenge to the arrogance of jour-
nalism, which is valid," Egan said.
liberal bias in their coverage.
Rather, what shocks him is the
Egan explained the growth in the
press' power as being typical in
society when another outlet of
power grows.
"The government has become
big and powciful, so the media
must become big and powerful on
our behalf," Egan said. Nikki
LeSage, a junior political science
student from Westfleld, Mass.,
said she did not agree with
everything Smith said, but he made
some good points. "It was nice to
sec a conservative view for a change
because it's important to get both
sides of a debate," LcSagc said.
Michael Fogarty, a sophomore
political science major from West
Hartford, Conn., said he agreed it
was good to hear a different point
of view than what we hear from the
media." He (Smith) presented
himself and his point of view well,"
constraints (onstraight news
coverage), and as a result jour-
Fogarty said. "He didn't take the
other side into consideration, but
it was interesting because his opi-
nion is different from the norm."
"It's good to have someone like
him come and .shake us up," Egan
said. "It contributes to the
marketplace of ideas."
"There's a media bias to an ex-
tent. Most of the media is liberal,
but there is also a conservative
side," Fogarty said. "At least this
gives mc someone to disagree with.
That's better than not listening to
opposing sides." "He (Smith) talk'..:
cd about the bias against
Republicans, but back in the
spring, the media was all over Clin-
ton for the Gennifer Flowers inci-
dent and the draft," LeSage
pointed out.
five books on the American media,
said that since 1947 journalists have
come to think of themselves as
"champions of the people," a
stance that allows them to unleash
a "relentless critique of American
leaders."
Being a critic while at the same
time claiming objectivity are con-
tradictory, he said.
For the 1992 presidential cam-
paign, journalists were urged by
their professional organizations to
"take control of the campaign,"
rather than just reporting on what
the candidates say," Smith said.
"Media bias has become an ar-
ticle of faith for journalists,"said
Smith, who believes that jour-
nalism today is more editorial even
in straight news reporting. Smith
said that the issue of the economy
being, in the forefront of the cam-
paign father than the Republican
emphasis on family values is a
result of media emphasis and omis-
sion. "By definition we are not in
a recession," Smith said. "We have
had six straight quarters of increas-
ed GNP. How can the media say
we are in a recession?
"There is gross inaccuracy in
routine coverage. Many of the facts
journalists state are false, distorted
or at least highly controversial."











INTENTIONAL SECOND
EXPOSURE
THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER
5,1992
* Dr. Giggles' '.Cinematic hero from hell, part 3
by
JENNIFER GIANDALONE
First we met the babysitter from hell ("The
Hand That Rocks the Cradle"), then the
roommate from hell ("Single White
Female"), and now we've met the doctor
from hell. "Dr. Giggles" has re-opened his
family practice in the town of Moorehigh
and wants everyone to know the doctor is in,
eagerly awaiting his first patient.
Larry Drake, known as Benny from "L.A.
Law," plays Evan Rendell — more affec-
tionately known as "Dr. Giggles" by his
psychiatric hospital companions.
Evan's father was Moorehigh's previous
town doctor who went crazy after his wife
died of heart problems. He couldn't deal
with his grief and began killing his patients
while in search of a new heart for his dead
wife. The people of this small town decided
to get rid of the doctor — they dragged him
into the street and beat him to death. You
know what they say, if you want something
done right you've got to do it yourself.
Now "junior" is back among the sane
The Reel
Story
Jennifer
Giandalone
after a bloody escape from the hospital —
with a certain liking for human hearts — to
pick up where his father left off.
Have you heard enough? I hope so
because there is no more to hear. This is the
extent of this horror movie's storyline. For
an hour and forty-five minutes we see Dr.
Giggles butcher the people of Moorehigh in
very interesting ways with a variety of over-
" sized medical instruments. There was plen-
ty of blood and more humor than l thought
necessary.
Was it scary? Not really because the doc-
tor had too many stupid lines before and
after every murder, ruining the moments.
For example, one of the tools of his trade
is a thermometer with a razor blade on the
end. After using it (put your imagination to
work to figure out how), he says something
like, "You keep that in for three minutes so
1 I can get an accurate reading."
If this was a real horror movie he would
have wiped the blood off of his face and
walked away. The whole movie was very
predictable. We always knew when the doc-
tor was going to show up and who was next
on his list. "Dr. Giggles" was too similar to
"A Nightmare on Elm Street." .
"One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three,
four, better lock your door..." Everyone
remembers this catchy little rhyme. Well,
"Dr. Giggles" has one of his own and it ends
with, "If you live in Moorehigh and you get
sick, fall down on your knees and pray you
die quick."
The residents of Moorehigh take care of
Evan Rendell like the residents of Elm Street
took care of Freddy. The only difference was
Rendell was beaten to death and Freddy was
burned. The end of the movie — a final con-
frontation between the terrified teenager and
the terrorizer — takes place in the house. It
was totally unbelievable and a waste of the
lead actor's talent, as was the whole movie.
Save your money and head to the video
store. When it comes to horror movies, "Dr.
Giggles" just doesn't cut it.
Free at last, Izzy soars in solo
Quitting one of the most popular
rock and roll bands in the world
may seem foolish to some, but for
lzzy Stradlin, exiting Guns N'
Roses was sheer genius.
His dissatisfaction with Axl's
lack of punctuality and mistreat-
ment of fans prompted a split that
left GN'R with a gaping hole in the
songwriting department and
Stradlin a chance to fly his talents
solo. And fly he does on his solo
debut, "Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju
Hounds."
Izzy and his fellow hounds: Jim-
my Ashhurst on bass, Charlie
Quintana on drums, and Rick
Richards on guitar have assembl-
ed 10 songs that pack a Stonesy
wallop, and feature plenty of blues
riffing and slippery slide work.
Stradlin even covers "Take A Look
At The Guy" by Stone's guitarist
Ronnie Wood, who sings and plays
guitar on the song.
"""
Take a listen to "Pressure,.
Drop," a splendid little rave-up
that sounds like Keith Richards
Dana
Buoniconti
caught in a mosh pit, and "Shuf-
fle It All," the first single and one
of my favorite songs in recent
memory. And even though I'm
starting to tire of Britain's
"shoegazer" bands, the new Dad-.
ing Buds' album, "Erotica," (not
to be.confused, with .Madonna's
atrocious new one) is quite good.
For starters, the Buds' have an
advantage over their contem-
poraries for the sheer fact that most
of their lyrics are actually intelligi-
ble and not buried in the mix. (I'm
usually forced to wade through a
stew of guitar overdubs to find out
what the words are.) In short, the
Buds' brand of< hypnotic cotton
candy is head and shoulders above
the rest.
New on Sony record's Chaos
label, "Erotica's" best cuts include
"One Thing Leads To Another,"
"Isolation," and "Long Day In
The Universe."
'Under Siege' stars Seagal
as a macho 'killing poet'
By
KRAIG DEMATTEIS
After a lot of you probably said,
"Glengarry Glen Ross? Is it con-
tagious?" 1 decided to see
something most of you would see,
or by now, have seen, and would
wonder how this "cynical critic"
liked it. You will be happy to know
this was just the kind of movie I
have been looking for. "Under
Siege" does not rank up there with
"Predator" or "Die Hard," but it
does provide that "mindless" ac-
tion I love. I do not mean that
negatively, in a pompous sort of
way, but you know that neither I
nor anyone else will sit through this
kind of movie and say "Ah, yes,
the blend of music and lighting was
brilliant! Pass me another brandy,
please." This is just the movie you
go to with friends and have a good
time while Steven Seagal breaks
another man's neck. The film, of
course, stars Steven Seagal
("Above the Law", "Marked for
Death") as Casey "Chief"
Ryback, the Captain's personal
chef when a group of terrorists,
commanded by Tommy Lee Jones
("JFK","ThePackage"), take over
the battleship Missouri and plan to
sell its missiles. They lock the crew
in the forecastle, kill the Captain,
and get the access codes to the
ship's weapon systems, all of
course with the help of Gary Busey
("Lethal W e a p o n " , "Point
Break"). But just when it seems
like smooth .sailing, nol£ijn intend;";
ed, tliey 'did. not" count.'on !'6nV
thing. Seagal:'
Ryback is not just the cook, but
an ex-SEAL (Sea, Air, or Land)
and the best there is. What is he do-
ing as a chef? Well besides combat
training, weapon specialities,
demolitions, espionage, and mar-
tial arts, he also cooks. That and
most of his SEAL team was killed
in Panama, so the Captain takes
him on board so he could official-
ly finish his service duties, and I
guess rack up a nice pension, too.
Steven Seagal still mumbles on-
screen, but I always like the way he
conducts himself. His style is uni-
que and swift, the way he stalks his
prey is very catlike and graceful,
which makes me convinced that he
could have been trained to be a
covert operative. And just like all
of his movies, he still breaks hands,
necks, arms, and a lot of throats,
Critic's
corner
/
Kraig
f*
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i

DeMatteis
a knife to the jugular, an arm to the
Adam's Apple, a chop to the
esophagus, a killing poet and he
knows it. But he has to do some-
thing about his speech.
The low, hoarse voice may have
worked for Clint Eastwood, but
Eastwood barely spoke in his
movies while Seagal rambles on
about'politics, bombs, guns, and
pies. I was not even sure if hewas
trying to speak with a Southern ac-
cent or his seemingly native
Brooklyn vernacular. But I guess
when the bullets fly and the blood
oozes, who cares.
Any action movie is only as good
as its villain, and Jones does some
decent role-playing. He is Bill
Stranaks, and ex-CIA operative
who did his dirty work until they
canceled his program and tried to
cancel him. So in a fit of rage and
revenge (the old motive), he
threatens to launch nuclear missiles
and destroy any rescue attempt the
Navy would send. Jones runs
around hooting and hollering in a
quasi-insane but professionally
genius manner while shooting
sailors and trying to kill Seagal.
The climatic knife-fight between
them is fast and pretty cool even
though the way they held the knives
was unprofessional of well-trained
agents (I read that in a book), but
was no doubt done that way
because it looked better.
Now we get to the nitty-gritty
stuff, such as Erika Eleniak from
the hit TV show, "Baywatch."
When it comes down to it, the on-
ly reason she was in the movie was
for that female weakness/topless
shot that must be in every action
movie, no matter how irrelevant it
may be. She dallies around with a
sour puss at first, but then becomes
Rambette in one hour with Seagal
as her mentor. And if that is not
corny enough, wait until you see
the ending. So, if you like a good
action movie, pack your friends on
some rainy, cold autumn night in
a car and see this decent action
flick, complete with the one-liners
and all. Otherwise, this should
become a favorable video rental my
father will watch over and over
again. And this may just relaunch
Seagal's declining career after last
year's "Out for Justice" bombed.
And if you do not mind a couple
of anti-government criticisms here
and there, you will be happy you
went. "Under Siege" is a bit under
done, but sink your teeth into it un-
til "Dracula" is released.
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THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER
5,1992
Signs trash quality of Poughkeepsie radio stations
by
DOMINICK E. FONTANA
Senior Editor
The radio public have been very
curious about out the rash of larue
highway billboards recently
mounted in the local area saying
"Poughkeepsie Radio Really
Stinks" with several FM station
call-letters crossed out.
The signs are positioned on the
major roadways like route 44/55,
route 9G, and Washington Street.
Among the radio stations on the
billboard were WPDH, WSPK
(K-104), Q-92, WCZX and
WRWD, and none of them wish-
ed to comment on what the adver-
tisement; however, like the public,
they were very curious whether a
new station was coming in the area.
Some rumors expressed the view
that an existing station is looking
to change its format, or it's just a
new station trying to show interest
in the Poughkeepsie market of FM
stations.
The Federal Communications
Commission bureau, located in
Washington D.C., cleared up the
confusion in a recent phone inter-
view, when a staff member said a
new station is looking to acquire
the 96.1 FM frequency in
Poughkeepsie.
The station, which has no call-
letters yet, sent an application that
was granted in a hearing, and has
reapplied for another hearing; this
process takes approximately a year
to complete, according to the FCC.
"The station will not be in the
area at any time soon," said the
FCC staff member.
The billboard company, which
put up the advertisement in the
area, also said there will be a new
radio station in the Poughkeepsie
metropolitan area, but said they
Circle photo/Domiiiick Fontana
could not reveal its format or call-
letters. One station, WRWD-FM,
sent a memo to its staff telling them
not to refer to the billboards on the
air or discuss it on the job.
"Our best response to these
billboards is no response at all,"
Security briefs
said Thorn Williams, the program
director, of the countrv station
WRWD-FM. "I'm interested like
anyone else, but 1 really don't think
I have to worry about them."
Marist College radio, 90.1 FM,
was not one of the stations on the
billboard, but some representatives
found the ad very amusing. "I wish
we (WMCR) would have thought
up the idea for this billboard," said
Andrew Boris, the station's chief
engineer. Other representatives
rom the college station said the ad
could be a great promotional device
for WMCR. Colleen Murphy, the
station's general manager, said the
staff will probably take its year-
book picture in front of the sign.
The program director, Kraig De
Matteis, said he hopes the new sta-
tion will have a consistent and
original format. "WPDH has
classic rock, and K-104 has all the
pop(ular) music," said De Matteis,
a senior, who said he is not happy
with some of the current FM sta-
tions. "This new station should be
strict in its format like those
(WPDH, WSPK) stations. I don't
want to hear a multi-format of
heavy metal, classical and folk
music in the same hour."
Fishkill Correctional displays talent
A tall black male with a blue
sweater was found naked in the
upstairs bathroom of Townhouse
C-4 at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday morn-
ing, but ran out of the on-eampus
apartment, northeast, past the F.-
scction of Ciartland Commons, ac-
coiding to Joseph Lcury, director
of safely and sccuiity. According
to the security report, a female stu-
dent was about to take a shower
when she found the male sitting in
the bathtub with his amis wrapped
around his knees, almost in a total
position. When the student scream-
ed and ran down the hall, the pro-
wler put on his dungarees and blue
sweater, and ran out ot the house,
according to the report; the
witnesses did not get a look at the
.suspect's lace. Security responded
to the complaint and found the
students did not lock the front door
(H the sliding glass door:* in the
house, Lear\ said.
I.eary said lie wants to stress to
all .students, especially those living
on the north end, should lock the
sliding glass doors as well as the
front door.
There were seven vehicles
damaged in the Lowell Thomas,
Townhouse and Ciartland parking
lots last Friday and Saturday night,
accoiding to Leaiy.
He said the Poughkeepsie police
department and Marist security
were investigating on Saturday,
Oct. 31. Halloween night, when
they found broken eggs, shaving
cream, broken windshields, tail
lights and minors on the cars;
Lcary said they suspected someone
using a slingshot mechanism to
cause the damage. One vehicle had
its tires slashed as well as cges and
shaving cieuui all over it.
The City of I'oughkeepsiv police
dcpaitmcnl is investigating an off-
campu.s Kipe which occurred at 3
a.m. Saturday morning, according
to I.eary. The male perpetrator was
masked and carried a knife, when
he forced hiin.self on a female;
I.eary said he could not re\eal the
address for security icasons.
The detective on duly was not
available lor comment whether of
not the female was a student at
Marist.
According to a report from Mike
Tallman, a security guard, an off-
campus Marist student parked in
the Champagnat lot where his 1977
giay Alfa-Ronico was booted -
the vehicle's parking sticker was
forced.
by
STEVEN MASERJIAN
Staff Writer
Prison is probably the ideal place
for a strong dose of reality, even
if it comes in a stage play.
Barbed-wire, metal bars and
locked gates could not contain the
enthusiasm and talent exhibited in
last Friday night's performance of
the Marist and Dutchess Com-
munity College production of "It's
Probably Me" at the Fishkill Cor-
rectional Facility.
Written and directed by Fishkill
Correctional Facility inmate and
Marist Prison Program student
Gary Glenn, the play entertained its
audience of inmates, students,
faculty and staff while it delivered
powerful messages about the
dangers of street life, the impor-
tance of education and family
values and the need for peace and
understanding in American society.
"We're not just giving a play,
we're giving a reality," said Glenn,
31, in his opening monologue.
Centered around Tony, who
after serving eight years in prison
has stayed out of trouble by leading
a straight life while living with his
wife and two children in a Manhat-
tan high-rise, the play tells his story
of trying to help his younger
brother, Greg, stay out of trouble,
stay in school and stay out of jail..
Between the 11 scenes, inmate
and faculty cast members entertain-
ed their audience with live songs ac-
companied by keyboard and
guitar, a live rap performance,
recorded music, commentary and
a dance bit performed by Glenn.
Lyrics such as, "Choose right or
wrong, the life you save maybe
your own"; and, "Little brother,
you're turning out to be wrong -it's
" all up to you," enforced the play's
messages of taking responsibility
for
your actions and
living a
positive life.
"I want to focus more on getting
along with one another so we can
get together as a better nation. Do
the positive as opposed to the
negative," said Glenn, explaining
what he is trying to express in his
writing.
Cast member Sandra Belitza, bil-
ingual coordinator for Marist V
Special Academics Program, said
the play tells its audience to "listen
to people that really care about
you," and that "it doesn't do
anybody any good to be too lenient
with those committing crimes."
Aside from a few minor pro-
blems (which actually got more
laughs than some of the lines) - the
telephone ringing after it was pick-
ed up, a shotgun blast sounding
about 15 seconds after the gun was
supposed to be fired, and part of
a set wall falling down in the mid-
dle of a scene, the play seemed to
go off without a hitch, and the au-
dience loved it.
Inmate John Nelson said, "I've
been in prison for 21 years and we
need to have more of this. U was
humorous with a message. There's
a lot of talent in prison."
Although the performance seem-
ed
to go smoothly, getting the play
on stage was no easy task.
"There
were
a lot of questions,"
said Glenn, referring to when he
proposed doing his first play last
year. "How would it come out?
Would everyone cooperate? Would
they come to rehearsal? How much
energv would everyone put into the
play?
"Everybody put their all and all
into it," Glenn continued. "There
was a lot of cooperation from the
administration. They were very
helpful in providing clearances."
Michael Erp, director of Tutorial
Services in Fishkill for Marist who
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Smith blasts journalistic bias in presidential race
by
JEFF ROSE
Staff Writer
American democracy," Smith said.
Smith said that the question is no
longer whether the media exhibita
blatantly liberal lean to coverage of
the current campaign. "Journalists
today have-dropped all traditional
nalists are now a destructive force
in American society," Smith said.
Smith, the author or coauthor of
A liberal media bias and jour-
nalists' taking control of the
political agenda and acting as socie-
ty's universal critic are factors in a
pattern of change that threatens
American democracy, a national-
ly known media scholar said last
Wednesday at Marist College.
Ted J. Smith III, an associate
professor of mass communication
at Virginia Commonwealth Univer-
sity, told a large crowd in the Cam-
pus Center that, "A small, closed
and elite group of people 0°ur-
nalists) are trying to dictate the
course of public policy and public
discussion in our democracy."
Smith, a self-acknowledged
political conservative, argued that
journalists control the political
agenda in the current presidential
campaign and that they control
who has access to a voice in the
media. "I believe we are witness-
ing the final stage in a radical
transformation of core values in
contemporary journalism, a quiet
revolution that will seriously
weaken or perhaps destroy
Students ponder a different point of view
by
CARI OLESKEWICZ
Assistant Editor.
, Dr. Ted Smith lU/a professor of
communication at Virginia Com-
monwealth University, must love
the bumper.sticker George Bush
would constantly allude to in the
final days of this campaign that
read, "Annoy the media, re-elect
George Bush."
The lecture was second in a series
sponsored by the Communication
department.
Richmond Egan, assistant pro-
fessor of communications, said he
would have asked how Smith
would factor out the mainstream
critics of the media bias. "What I
liked the best about him was his
challenge to the arrogance of jour-
nalism, which is valid," Egan said.
liberal bias in their coverage.
Rather, what shocks him is the
Egan explained the growth in the
press' power as being typical in
society when another outlet of
power grows.
"The. government has become
big and powerful, so the media
must become big and powerful on
our.behalf," Egan saidi Nikki
LeSage, a junior political science
student from Westfield, Mass.,
said she did not agree with
everything Smith said, but he made
some good points. "It was nice to
see a conservative view for a change
because it's important to get both
sides of a debate," LeSage said.
Michael Fogarty, a sophomore
political science major from West
Hartford, Conn., said he agreed it
was good to hear a different point
of view than what we hear from the
media." He (Smith) presented
himself and his point of view well,"
constraints (onstraight news
coverage), and as a result jour-
Fogarty said. "He didn't take the
other side into consideration, but
it was interesting because his opi-
nion is different from the norm."
"It's
good to have someone like
him come and shake us u p , " Egan
said. " I t contributes to the
marketplace of ideas."
"There's a media bias to an ex-
tent. Most of the media is liberal,
but there is- also a conservative
side," Fogarty said. "At least this
gives me someone to disagree with.
That's better than not listening to
opposing sides." "He (Smith) talkr,.
ed about the bias against
Republicans, but back in the
spring, the media was all over Clin-
ton for the Gennifer Flowers inci-
dent and the draft," LeSage
pointed out.
five books on the American media,
said that since 1947 journalists have
come to think of themselves as
"champions of the people," a
stance that allows them to unleash
a "relentless critique of American
leaders."
Being a critic while at the same
time claiming objectivity are con-
tradictory, he said.
For the 1992 presidential cam-
paign, journalists were urged by
their professional organizations to
"take control of the campaign,"
rather than just reporting on what
the candidates say," Smith said.
"Media bias has become an ar-
ticle of faith for journalists,"said
Smith, who believes that jour-
nalism today is more editorial even
in straight news reporting. Smith
said that .the.issue of the economy
being'iri the'fprefrbhi'of the cam-
paign rather than the Republican
emphasis on family values is a
result of media emphasis and omis-
sion. "By definition we are not in
a recession," Smith said. "We have
had six straight quarters of increas-
ed GNP. How can the media say
we are in a recession?
"There is gross inaccuracy in
routine coverage. Many of the facts
journalists state are false, distorted
or at least highly controversial."












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THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER
5,1992
DEBATE
.;.continued'from page 1 . "
" -".-.
Divided into two half-hour segments, the debate followed a rigid two
minute, one minute, one minute response format with questions provid-
ed by the moderators.
Aaron Ward, of THE CIRCLE, and Robert Baldwin, of WMCR, pos-
ed questions on the environment, schools, the economy, foreign policy,
health care, and why your candidate should be President.
"The topics were very relevant to the campaign. The students did a >
great job representing the candidates and their views," said Ward, a senior
communications major from Ballston Spa, N.Y. "Rob (Melillo) did a
great job. I think he presented Perot's platform more effective and clearer
than even Perot himself did in the televised debates," Ward said.
As the first half provided information, the second half provided
entertainment.
The representatives were allowed five minute open discussion on each
topic of social values, crime, national defense, urban issues, and per-
sonal character.
Heated debate began with abortion issues taking the forefront in the
social values question, with LaScolea providing the rallying cry, "You
want to play hardball? Then let's play hardball."
Cheers rang up from the crowd as Oleskewicz fiercely defended Clin-
ton's pro-choice stance from Diamond's pro-life attack.
Bush's supporters in the crowd remained strangely silent. "We strongly
believe in ideology of Bush/Quayle, passionately believe," said LaScolea.
"My problem was that my personal views became involved."
"They were just asking for trouble," Schanz said: "We:just didn't
want to get into a shouting match." . .,•"
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Like Perot, Melillo stayed out of most of the fray as the other represent
tatives echoed the behavior of their respective carididates/AvitnlLaScolelr^,
who once argued, "1 can't get a word in edge\Mse,''
:
as Quayje ahcf f5ia|>
mond as a feisty Bush, while Schanz and Oleskewicz anchdfed a balanc-""
ed Clinton/Gore charge.
As usual, Stockdale was not in attendance.
Melillo even lapsed into a Perot mode, "I'm spending my own money,
excuse me, Perot is spending..."
"They were almost like typical politicians, bringing up issues that were
way off track," said Ward. "It did give me a chance to reflect on my
candidate."
"I don't think the debate chang-
ed too many people's minds," said
Schanz. "I just think it solidified
people's thinking."
"It strengthened my views of my
candidate, but it also broadened
my awareness of the other can-
didates," said Amy Ellenes, a
sophomore from Snow Hill, Md.,
and a member of the studio au-
dience. "I came because I wanted
to see how the students reacted to
the candidates," Ellenes said.
Some just came for the media
spectacle.
"I came to see how a debate was
put together," said Deanna Batza,
a sophomore from Oxford, Conn.,
"It's too bad that they forgot to
put a tape in the machine for the
first five minutes.
"No one ever said that politics
was easy.
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...continued from page 3
helped coordinate efforts-of in-
mates and staff, said, "We had
to
have lists of things needed submit-
ted in August." Erp added that
because "supervisors were impress-
ed with the video" of last year's
production, they were more
cooperative with this year's efforts.
Born and raised in Queens,
Glenn had his first theater exr
perience in 1976 at a juvenile delin-
quent
home where he performed in
the play "Taking Care of
Business." "Art is like a high to
me; it's how I express myself,"
Glenn said.
Glenn's first production,
"Crowned Heights of Fear," was
performed last year at Fishkill and
dealt with the racial tensions that
exist in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
"I wanted people to see that they
could try to react in a positive way
rather than a negative way," Glenn
said.
Glenn, who is pursuing a degree
from Marist in criminology, is cur-
rently working on a movie script
that he hopes to have completed by
March of next year.
MARIST
...continued from page 1
Conn., said, "It's a sad commen-
tary when I have to go to a public
library to get a book that I can't get
at Marist. I think the team pushed
the college in the right direction in
adding to the library." Jay Kresge,
a senior from Syracuse, N.Y., said:
"I heard that the library was a ma-
jor priority. I think they're 100'cor-
rect with that. Instead of making
room for more students, the college
needs to make improvements for
the students 'that they already
have." Kathleen Hen, a senior
from Hillside, N.J., said that she
feels Marist has the right idea about
what it tries to improve for the col-
lege, but that they should ask the
students more about whafthey feel
since it is the students' college. "I
know a lot of students are concern-
ed about the library and health ser-
vices. I still have yet to see student
health insurance being offered to
off-campus students," Henn said.
The team concluded that Marist
was " a young, vibrant', exciting,
developing, and successful institu-
tion. (They) encourage (Marist) to
grow, develop, and prosper not as
separate divisions,
but
as one in-
stitution."
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Suspended some 200 feet above the crimson canopy of October maples,
the climber struggles for leverage on the glassy rock face and inspects
his equipment a final time.
"You're on belay," informs his partner, who, 15 feet below, is also
fastened to the pale, ominous rock by an intricate system of slings, pitons,
carabiners and rope. He is leaning back at an obscene angle to get a full
view of the route and appears to be anything but comfortable.
"Climb when ready."
The climber shakes out his arms and adjusts the volume on his
walkman; The Red Hot Chili Peppers are singing something about higher
ground.
Finally, "Climbing . . . "
Reaching for the assortment of gear lining the waste loops of his
harness, the lanky climber finds his first piece of protection - a 1/8-inch
wide cube of stainless steel threaded by an even thinner loop of piano
wire - and carefully slides it into a thin, vertical crack.
A firmtug
sets
it in place. A lightweight carabiner is snapped shut
through the wire and the rope is secured ... for now.
Just ahead and above, the crux section - the most difficult part of the
climb - stares with a sinister, mocking smile.
Breathing faster now, the climber places several more pieces of pro-
tection. One last dab at the chalk to dry the sweat of nervous hands and
he begins the sequence: reaching up and outward with his right hand,
he finds a small pocket just out of sight in the center of the wide roof
that sits just below the waiting summit. He then frees his left hand which
finds a small, jutting arete near the pocket to cling to.
As a final commitment to the crux, the climber releases his feet from
the face, sending himself into a long, heavy pendulum, arresting his breath
in mid'swing
~
Straining and trembling, with 300 feet of air beneath him, he strug
gles to pull himself.up and over the jutting block of rock, while trying
to ignore the large gash that has opened up in his right hand by the harden-
ed edge of the pocket, how painted a sickly pink by the pasty blood-
chalk mixture.
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Pulling himself higher, he taps
the tips of his boots against the
gossamer rock face, hoping to
smear even an ounce of the sticky
rubberfor balance.
Finally,
exhausted
and
breathless, he reaches the tree-lined
summit; the majestic expanse of the
Hudson River Valley, brilliant in
Autumn colors, spreads before and
below him.
One would hardly imagine that
rock climbing like this, with quali-
ty and difficulty normally at-
tributed to meccas like Colorado
and California, could be found on
the East Coast - let alone New
York.
But the Shawangunk (pronounc-
ed shaWANgunk) cliffs just across
the Hudson River in New Paltz of-
fer some of the finest climbing in
the world, and attract some of the
world's finest climbers.
Although people knew of the
cliffs and even owned the land sur-
rounding them as early as the
1860s, it wasn't until over 70 years
later that the area was discovered
for its climbing.
It was during the years between
1935-40 that two men, Fritz
Weissner and Hans Kraus,
pioneered the "Gunks" for its uni-
que climbing and began developing
and 'freeing' - performing first-
ascents - most of the routes that
make up the cliffs today.
Now, more than 50 years later,
the Shawangunks have become a
haven for rock climbers as well as
hikers and outdoor enthusiasts
throughout the area.
"I've just started to climb by
taking a course with E.M.S.
(Eastern Mountain Sports, a
specialty store dealing with outdoor
equipment)," said John Miedz-
wiecki, a 21-year-old communica-
tions arts major at Marist.
"Climbing (at the Gunks) is fan-
tastic ... (rock climbing) is definite-
Story by Kir ell A. Lakhman
Photos by Matt Martin
ly something you won't understand
why people do it until, you go out
there .yourself and ciimb."
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And all within a 30-m'inute drive
from Marist College. Travelling
west along Route ,299 from
Pdughkeepsie, you soon gain sight
of the cliffs in the distance. .
From the town of New Paltz,
they seem like pale, jutting
behemoths, god-like parapets that
leave little to the imagination, on-
ly intimidation.
The Gunks collectively extend
over seven miles along the lush,
wooded countryside to the west of
New Paltz. The area boasts two
popular sections of crags and
several lesser known or less fre-
quently climbed areas.
The Trapps, the most popular
cliffs in the range, extend to some .
500 feet in height and span over
one mile in length.
Within the Trappsis the Uberfall
area, perhaps one of the most
famous and popular spots at the
Gunks. Here is where you'll find
climbers gathering and talking
about subjects ranging from new
routes and classics, to partners
wanted, to boots for sale (real
cheap!).
Ironically, the Trapps were once
overlooked by climbers as being
too overgrown to be any good.
They now offer hundreds of climbs
ranging from beginner to expert.
Stretching along a section of
where Routes 44/55 meet 299 is the
approach to the Trapps. Here, on
a given weekend the shoulder of the
road becomes strewn with cars -
bumper to bumper - alongside the
magnificent crags.
Just south and across the road
from the Trapps are the Near
Trapps. These smaller and more
jagged ridges of sullen palisades of-
fer unique climbing, combining
short pitches with exciting
overhangs and exposed faces.
These two sets of cliffs provide the
majority of hundreds of climbers
each day with spectacular routes
and stunning views.
And with large crowds comes
overcrowding.
"1 love to come here more than
anything," admits 21-year-old
Michael " P e d r o " Rosen, a fre-
quentclimber at the Gunks, "but
ifs ''justgottensbincredibly crowd-
ed in the past two or three years...
it's at the^point where you can't
even park."
At one time, word spread that
the growing number of people
climbing each weekend would force
the Mohonk Preserve, the non-
profit organization that owns and
maintains the 5,780 acres of land
the Gunks are a part of, to man-
date the area off-limits to rock
climbing. Fortunately, the rumor
was untrue. " N o . There are no
such plans of closing off the Gunks
to climbers," said a ranger for the
preserve who asked not to be
identified.
"We recently conducted a survey
and the area wasn't that over-
crowded ... there were people clim-
bing the Trapps and Nears, but
very few ever climb any of the
(lesser known) nearby cliffs." Far-
ther south of the Nears you will
find the Jess popular
yet equally
challenging crags such
as
the
venerable Bayards cliff and
Millbrook.
Other smaller outcrops like Lost
City and Skytop see fewer climbers
still.
"Oh yeah," said an employe at
Rock and Snow, a climbing store
in New Paltz. "You just have to
know where to go. There are so
many incredible crags out there ...
you just have to know the right
people and be willing to bushwack
a bit."
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Talking about a
Revolution...
The presidential election has overshadowed nearly all issues this
week.
The real shock in this election was not Clinton's impressive win but
the actual voter turn-out. The typically resigned American public tru-
ly seemed interested in this election. The buzz word this year was
change—and what changes the country saw on Tuesday night.
States that had not voted republican since before many of us were
born—like Vermont which voted republican for 30 years—suddenly
swung into Clinton's column. New Hampshire went to Clinton as well,
snapping the belief that if a candidate loses the New Hampshire
primary then the White House is no longer a possibility.
Other changes could be seen in different elections, like senate races.
Caro\ Wlosley Braun of Illinois became the. first African-American
woman ever elected to the senate. She is also only the second African-
American elected to the senate since Reconstruction.
The
anti-incumbent
attitude that
has punctuated past elections
seemed only to exist on the presidential level. The "throw- the-bums-
out" bandwagon apparently got a flat in front of the White House. Oh
yes, changes could be seen nearly everywhere but few were as in-
teresting as those seen right here on the Marist College campus.
Just last spring, voter apathy saturated the campus. It seemed as
if nobody cared.
Tuesday night that seemed to change. What a change it was. Peo-
ple stayed into front of T.V.'s not to catch a world premier video on
MTV but to watch the returns. A big-screen T V , was set up in the
Fireside lounge by the Political Science club, where a larger than ex-
pected crowd of 50 or more students cheered as the results poured in.
Early on their reactions ranged from shock that Clinton too such
a strong and early lead to optimism that it was still early because
returns from important states like Texas, California and Florida were
not in yet. The surprising thing is the fact that there was overall reac-
tion, not just scattered cheers and scowls separated by shrugs and
comments like "whatever." We had a race. Right here at Marist one
could sense the tension.
Student who think CNN is a moving violation actually tuned in to
the all-news station to see the results of the exit polls.
As Clinton took the entire Northeast, his electoral lead billowed to
a 200 point advantage over the weary incumbent.
At 11 p.m., Bush called it a night.
As Bush etched his name into the history books as only the second
incumbent to lose a re-election bid, his words echoed through the halls
of Champagnat, "Thank you America."
The election was now officially over, now the parties could begin.
In Little Rock, on Route 9, in the townhouses, and across the Marist
campus, Clinton supporters rejoiced. "Hallelujah," said one Clinton
voter. Bush supporters were left in grief, some almost at the point of
tears.
No matter where one went on campus one could find a reaction.
In fact, more people could recap Tuesday's electoral vote than could
give an update onthescore of a:Giant's game on Sunday night. For
some reason, students finally used'a common voice — their vote.
Maybe it was the choice that a third candidate provided. Or, maybe.,
it was the fact that one candidate made it a point to appear on MTV:
Whatever it was, people actually cared. Bush admitted in his farewell
address that the youth of America had been the deciding factor this
election.
A change has occurred. This election was not simply a change of
officers, it was a change of attitudes. Not since Kennedy's Camelot
has youth had such an impact on the nation. That's the real change.
Ross Perot is dead!
The Texan has committed political suicide.
Just when you thought a man of princi-
ple and integrity had a legitimate opportunity
to ascend to the highest political office in the
land — surprise! He may not be the Texas
Ranger people think he was or is, including
me.
I admit I have fallen victim to the Perot
phenomenon. I thought he would have had
the ability to reform the present political
system.
•Instead, he has chosen to perform like a
typical politician, hurlingun substantiated
claims about illegal Republican party plots
against him and his family.
Maybe he thrives on conspiracy theories.
His support is wavering in the polls as peo- "
pie begin the question Perot's state of mind.
The man has accused the Republican par-
ty of threatening to disrupt his daughter's
wedding and investigate his children as a
political tactic to ruin support for the in-
dependent candidate.
With all his talk about wanting to keep the
election focusedrbn the issues and avoid
discussions of personal character, he has fill-;;"
ly embraced the • great political pastime:
mudslinging.
Amazingly enough, this election year was •
intended to be the year of issues and serious
political discourse on what mattered most to
the country. Instead, there has been more
discussion, mudslinging and accusations
about character in this election than any
other previous elections, or so it seems.
Perot touched upon the American pulse
and told America he would talk about issues
and would get things done. ;
Instead, he has upset partisan politics, for
better.or for worse and done little more than
elevate the stakes of winning for the two
parties.
I had once thought Perot was motivated
to return the American dream to the poor
and middle class who have been burdened
most by our wild spending and corrupt
political system.
Perhaps Perot cheated his supporters and
told them exactly what they wanted to hear.
I thought the guy truly had some
humanitarian impulses, especially when he
announced he would spend $60 million of his
own money to run a successful campaign.
I had not seriously considered him a possi-
ble choice until after he re-entered the elec-
tion with greater vigor and
a
seemingly more
pointed attack at the faults and failures of
both parties.
I also banked on the fact Perot was
definitely going to address the other issues
in the election besides the economy. He has
not done any of these things that most of the
voting public may thought he would do by
now.
Disappointed once again by the choice of
candidates, perhaps there is no clear winner
here.
The majority of people I have discussed
politics with do not think any of the three
are so revolutionary that they could reform
a
system that has slid downhill for years.
Ross Perot once had a public image of a
business man worth billions who had not lost
touch with the common folk and who still
cared for America. Unfortunately, Perot's
unsubstantiated claims make him look more
paranoid than concerned with the current
political situation.
The Perot I wish we would see more late-
ly is the one who hurled fire and brimstone
on television, told us what was wrong with
our
system
and
shared
a
well-thought out
economic solution to our problems.
Instead, he
has
resorted to
what
seems like
desperation to rally his standing in the polls.
It is a shame he has chosen to use underhand-
ed tactics.
Anyone who is worth three billion dollars,
who has served in the military for this coun-
try, who has built a successful company bas-
ed on computer technology and who is will-
ing to make a run at the presidency can not
be as "cooky" or "wacky" as we think. Un-
fortunately, Ross may need to get out more
and not see a conspiracy behind every ques-
tion about his character and public persona.
It is a shame someone who looked to have
such great effects on American politics has
fallen so hard from grace. Ross, you have
disappointed me.
Words
From A
Political
Ward
By the time this is written, published and
distributed, the election'will be over and ac-
cording to most polls, Bill Clinton will step
into the president's office.
As I have said in the past, whoever takes
hold of the reins of the country will have
overwhelming problems to face.
In the seriousness and bitterness of this
political year, character accusations and hints
about underhanded, illegal activities have
plagued all three candidates.
George Bush has been striving to shake the
notion he was "in the loop," about Iraq gate
and the Iran-Contra scandals.
Bill Clinton's campaign has been accused
of meddling in trade negotiations so that a
decision favorable to U.S. trade would be
made and/or announced after November 3
so George Bush could not use that ac-
complishment as a political weapon.
Ross Perot has been accused of in-
vestigating George Bush's children and in
turn, George Bush has accused Ross Perot
of investigating his children.
Are we watching a CIA spy movie or a
political campaign? The line between truth
and half-truth has been blurring since the
campaigns began.
The candidates have used half-truths to
describe problems and maybe the media has
fallen victim to politicians averting attention
from issues to character. There has been a
renewed focus by the candidates respective
campaigns to use facts and figures to sup-
port their political plans of attack on the na-
tion's problems.
The problem about these facts and figures
is sometimes the campaign's public relations
people use figures that only tell half the
truth.
The truthfulness of politicians and the
media who print those accusations that our
elected officials make should always be ques-
tioned. With the possibility of
a
large in-
crease in voter turnout, perhaps we will get
a
breath of fresh air into the American
public's interest in politics. We should use
this opportunity to continue to read
newspapers, watch news and question our
public officials.
Aaron Ward is The Circle's political
columnist.
THE CIRCLE,
VIEWPOINT
NOVEMBER 5,1992
Racing down white covered hills
As the temperature drops in the
lovely splendor of the Hudson
Valley area and the Poughkeepsie
locals change from wearing one
flannel to the upgraded winter ver-
sion of two (the other one being
tied to the shotgun rack on top of
the pickup in warmer climates), a
single joyous thought is always on
my mind, snow: With snow comes
what I believe to be the reason for
my existence: skiing at breakneck
speeds with reckless abandon to life
or future generations of my family.
To ski relaxed and calm, which
is the general norm for amateurs of
the sport, is pointless. If you want
a scenic view, the Vanderbuilt and
other pleasant locations of historic
Hyde Park offer a variety of op-
tions. If, on the other hand, you
believe that humans were destined
for flight, with an uncanny taste
for death like I do, then skiing is
the only legal means of release.
There is a hitch in this little
fable, though. Out of two close
friends with whom I ski, one of
them by the name of Chris does not
have the flair for danger that I
possess.
The other one, Mike, is a pro-
digy, seeking to slice through trees
(and occassionallv Deople) and tear
across the sky just like me.
With the three of us having two
.differen^ace^fskimg^aproblem
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then presents itself: how canwe
make it so all of us can ski
together?
We don't feel like waiting for
Chris for a half hour at the bottom
of the mountain, and he seems ge-
nuinely pleased with the way his
body works and is displayed
without injury.
What can a true friend do to
alleviate the situation?
It didn't take me long to propose
a solution. 1 simply terrorize Chris
into wanting to kill me, so he'll
chase my speedy caboose down
yonder hills. My methods may be
brutal, but they stand as being
rather effective.
Case in point: people who have
skied know that for beginners, get-
ting off of the chairlift can be as
hard as skiing, itself.
It's kind of an awkward,
mechanical motion that can send
you sprawling if you're not paying
complete attention.
One time while Chris and 1 were
riding one of these, a bad thought
entered my head and a decision was
made. As our chair met the tiny
mound from which we were to
depart from, my plan was ex-
ecuted. As soon as our skis touch-
ed and we began sliding down the
smooth bank, I immediately cut in
front of hisj^ath and then quickly
cut back, without touchine him.
Needless to say, it was if his body
had been suddenly rendered
boneless. He took up a few square
feet in just about every direction.
1 skied a short distance from his
grand implosion and started yelling
(those who know me realize this to
be a heavily censored version),
"Hey you shmuck, get outta the
way! Why did you even put on skis
you damn moron? What the hell,
man, would someone please help
that dork to his feet? Jesus-age-
Christ !"
Some laughed, others showed pi-
ty, and a few actually came to his
aid. The sad point of this whole af-
fair is that my constant attacks
have made him completely shell-
shock. I could so much as blow on
him, and he would react as if struck
bv a thunderbolt.
As he was being made vertical
once again, he laughed and swore
that my death would not only be
swift, but rather gruesome.
I then launched a few insults at
his masculinity, his lack of athletic
prowess upon skis, and his obvious
mutation of being born without a
spine. That proved to be the
necessary dosage as he flew to my
frame to inflict irreparable damage
to it.
This included streaking right
behind me down the path, but alas,
victory would be mine. I changed
speeds, let him lead, and then'
followed him close enoueh to act
as his shadow, with a little tanting
here and there. Nice guy, ain't I?
Anyway, 1 don't know if crush-
ed snow tastes better the fourth or
fifth time, you'd have to ask him,
but a good time is always had by .
all.
Since I had to excuse myself
from last year's ski season due to
illness, I intend to get even worse
in form and style this year. Sorry,
Chris, you're going to be loving my
sweet self a few months from now.
My goal for the '92/'93 season: to
break every bone in my body and
somehow still live.
Ah, the thrill of pain!
With Halloween "finally over, I
proposed some costume ideas that
I want to remember for next year,
so you adoring readers might want
to clip this baby out.
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Here they are: the living abor-
tion, the human zit, your favorite
debilitating disease (my focus be-
ing on the mange) a Marist securi-
ty guard, and just about any of the
workers in the cafeteria.
Pretty damn scary, don't you
think?
Dave Barrett thinks the Red
Hot
Chili Peppers should disband if
they ever release a Greatest Hits
album, and the phrase "Coors
Light" is redundant.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Red, hot, and
going nowhere
Editor,
As a member of the senior class
of '93,1 would like to make a com-
ment on the newly choosen theme
of the Reynard. In recent years,
Marist College has been quite pro-
tective of their conservative image
and has set numerous standards for
their students to abide by.
This becomes obvious when
skimming through all 76 pages of
the annual student handbook of
rules and regulations. Where does
a college that doesn't allow a real
band to play on campus come up
with a theme like "Red, Hot and
Alive?" I personally find their
choice to be somewhat humorous
and more of an oxymoron than
anything else. I find it even more
humorous that the administration
approved it.
In my opinion, a $50 publication
should have a theme that sounds a
little more classy than your average
$1.98 cheezy magazine. This theme
sounds more like a cut off of
Madonna's latest album than a
culmination of four years at
Marist. There is a time and a place
for everything, and the Reynard is
certainly not the place for a theme
like"Red, Hot and Alive." It just
doesn't fit the typical profile of
Marist College.
Just think about it, how many
things on the Marist College Cam-
pus can be described as being
"Red, Hot and Alive?" I applaud
the efforts of the staff of the
Reynard, but your theme needs
some revamping, and I would be
more than willing to give you some
input..-
Maria Ann Calabrese, senior
Asylum missed
Editor:
As one of the original 10
members' of the Asylum, I would
like
to
enlighten the Marist Com-
munity to the actual history of the
Asylum.
79 North Road became an of-
ficial part of the Marist College
Community in September of 1987.
It was purchased in order to pro-
vide housing for 10 students who
would have been separated through
the "politics" of the Marist College
Housing Department.
Of course, the name "Asylum"
has absolutely nothing to do with
the appearance of the house. Ac-
cording to Webster, an asylum is
"a sanctuary or inviolable place of
protection, where criminals and
debtors sheltered themselves from
capture and punishment."
Although the Asylum no longer
stands, its mystique and aura con-
tinue. We simply ask that the
Asylum be remembered for its true
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Careers '93
Editor:
All seniors are cordially invited
to attend Careers '93. Careers '93
is an opportunity to meet hundreds
of employers under one roof. The
roof is the New York Hilton, on
January 4th and 5th, 1993. In order
to participate, seniors must submit
a resume and cover letter and the
representatives of Careers '93 will
choose the best candidates. To
prepare for Careers '93 and to ob-
tain additional information, seniors
are asked to attend an informa-
tional session on Wednesday
November 11, in Campus Center
269, if they have not already at-
tended another session. Hope to see
you there.
Stewart Dawes, Career Associate,
Career Development and
Field Experience
Greek
News
On Saturday October 31, The
Marist College colony of Phi Sigma
Kappa national fraternity, receiv-
ed .."its-charter from various
representatives of the national
fraternity. Members of the Phi
Sigma JCappachapter
of Johnson
and Wales University traveiedfrorn
Rhode Island to participate in this
event.
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-Following the ceremony, the
- members of the Fraternity attend-
ed a banquet at the Radissoh.Hotel
in Ppughkeepsie, which included
awards to deserving members and
speeches . from Grand Council
leaders.: ' •
Phi;Sigma Kappa spent almost
two years planning and preparing
for Saturday's event. This period
served as their mandatory proba-
tion.period! in which they organiz-
ed many campus events .arid par-
ticipated in several environmental
projects including the Hudson
River clean
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up.
Phi Sigma Kappa would like to
tharik;ali who participated in mak-
ing this event possible.
Phi Sigma Kappa
is
one of the
seven Greek organizations par-
ticipating in the Greek Council.
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THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBERS, 1992
Climber's holiday
stocking stuffers
by
KIRELL A. LAKHMAN
Staff Writer
Ahh, Nature. The thrill, the ma-
jesty, the last true vestige of solace
in a world turning an ugly, sour
grey.
Nature. Hiking, fishing, cycling,
canoeing ... climbing very tall walls
of rock for no apparent reason.
Ooh! Once considered the sport
for the brave-at-heart and physical-
ly elite, rock climbing has already
reached the mainstream level where
almost anyone can strap on a
harness and climb.
Although the concept of climb-
ing mountains and rock faces has
been around for centuries, it's on-
ly within the past 20-or-so years
that the advent of lovely high-tech
gadgets and do-hickeys propelled
the sport to this new height (excuse
the pun).
Rock climbing, as is the case
with other sports held captive by
advanced technology and multiple-
mortgages, is chock full of
wholesome gear and equipment
that are requirements. Even if you
have to get into a new tax bracket
to buy them.
Rock Shoes: These funky slip-
pers more closely resemble
medieval devices of torture than
boots. Coining on the climbing
scene in the late 1960s, rock shoes
have perhaps done the most for
recreational and competetive
climbing.
Ranging in price $120 to $200
and combining an unorthox tight
cut with sparse padding and extra
sticky rubber, these booties will
allow you to have a more sensitive
feel for the rock, and help your feet
stick to the stuff with ease.
Protection Devices: Virtually
unheard of unttt the first "rocks"
or"chocks" and "stones" (small
stainless steel cubes which are
secured insmall cracks), usable pro-
tection was the venerable piton
(pronounced peeton), a 6-inch-to
10-inch long pointed steel rod with
a loop at one end. Pitons were
hammered into natural seams and
cracks within the rock, and
carabiners placed through for the
rope to be secured.
In the past 10 years, camming
devices called "friends" have been
introduced allowing the climber to
place and remove his protection at
will.
High-Stress Ropes: Although
ropes have always been used for
rock climbing and mountaineering,
it wasn't until the early 1960s that
. lighter, more flexible ropes hit the
crags.
These newer, brighter and fairly
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resistant.
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Racism
across campuses
by
KIRELL A. LAKHMAN
'
Staff Writer.
In recent months, following the
wake of Los Angeles riotingT racial
tensions remain at volatile boiling
points throughout the country,.
And many of the nation's col-
leges and universities are finding
themselves victims — even bat-
tlegrounds — of the impending
heat.
At
the
University
of
Massachusetts at Amherst, Mass.,
rekindled strife and violence are
beginning to spawn as society's
mood darkens.
Though the Amherst campus ap-
pears to be no stranger to ethnic
friction, with high racial tensions
sparking debate earlier this
semester.
."" .
"If proper measures aren't taken
then it's gonna blow," warned
faculty and administrators alike at
the university.
But what are these "measures"
and do similar levels of social pre-
judice threaten schools even closer
to home? Some said that the lack-
ing is in communication and
awareness.
"1 don't believe that the issues
of multi-culturalism and racism are
conscious enough at Marist," said
Dr. Ron Cromwell, the director of
teacher education at Marist.
"Students not being verbal in the
matter is one thing, but when you
have (members of the faculty) cen-
soring arid screening themselves
then problems arise." ,
- According to a recent study by
the University at Amherst, as many
as 25 percent of all minority college
students-experience some kind of
verbal or physical violence • each
year because of their race. Statistics
such as the one above have made
some educators question why.
"It's a matter of people break-
ing through barriers. Racism can-
not break down until people cross
lines, said Cromwell. "Often times
people fail to take the initiative to
cross the lines simply because there
is some work required, and it re-
quires them to change."
Yet there are some who find that
disturbing.
"I fihd-myself going out of my
way to get along.with black peo-
ple," says 19-year-old Keith Mar-
ranger,' a-•sociology major from
Levittown, N.Y. "But a lot of the
time it seems asithoughil'm just
wasting my time: Thercare still
(people) who don't understand that
I'm trying." -
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Raphael Ellison, a 20-year-old
communication arts major and
African-American from Freeport,
N.Y., said some people try too
hard.
"I know plenty of people who
will come up to me in class and
start talking to me. Sometimes you
can tell that they're trying too
damn hard. And there's the other
end of the spectrum where you
have others ruining that," said
Ellison.
Consentual personal and societal
segregation — indifferent to race or
background — is hailed as being
another prime factor in keeping the
flame of racial tension alive.
"People, have a tendency to be
with 'their own kind'," said
Cromwell.
"Church on Sunday's or Temple
on Saturday's are the most
segregated places and days of the
week."
Mike Reinschmidt, a 21-year-old
environmental science major from
Rochester, N.Y., said wherever you
go or whoever you are, there arc
still going to be certain people who
will stay together — where whites
are in a group of whites and blacks
are in a group of blacks and so on.
Moreover, the true desire to
bring people of different ethnicity
together, and seeing these self-
proclaimed social cliques has at
times pulled people further apart
than closer together.
"It's no use in trying anymore,"
complained a 23-year-old political
science major from Washington,
D.C. who preferred to be
anonymous.
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from the Marist Oay Lesbian Bisexual Student Association (GLBSA) said.
r. The. group, according to^ the, spokesperson, hope's to end."homo-
hatred" at Marist because other colleges and universities like Dutchess
,C6iriniunity College, Vassararid New Paltz have have.made it public;;
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"Homosexuality is as simple as a group of people with a different lifestyle,
but homophobic people prefer to avoid it than to face it," said the
'spokesperson. "People have to be willing to get to know the issue."
The spokesperson said he hopes to reach out to'the gay freshman
population, as well as other upperclass students, showing there is a sup-
port group which is willing to help. "People, who don't know the en-'
virbnment that well, will tend to conform with what others do," said
the spokesperson.'
He said that homosexuals are often insecure about themselves. "Gay
people and even straight people sometimes act homophobic because they
are unsure about opening up in a new environment, with new people and
ncwresponsibijities," he said.
Dutchess Community College's chartered gay support group, called
BlGALA (Blscxual-Gay-Lesbian Association), held their first meeting
on Oct. 9, and they will meet every Friday afternoon to hold discussions
and view informative videos. BIGALA discussed strategies of education
and awareness'to the 15 people who attended, and showed a video call-
ed "Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Gay, Lesbian and Bisex-
ual Students."
The video showed a panel of student affair presidents, from several
colleges, talking about the problems of gay college students, like how
the students deal with their parents and whom they can trust on-campus
to reveal their secrets. Marist's GLBSA spokesperson said he hoped to
lea'rn more about BIGALA and other gay support groups so he might
use the same educational strategies.
He said GLBSA is not trying to create a gay world, but wants to seek
out a gay-straight harmony where people have the freedom and rights
"to be what they are."
"The gay community is just as diverse as the straight community,"
said the spokesperson. The spokesperson is attempting to promote this
message by using'the CHAT program on the computer.
He typedin his handle, which was "GAY," and got into along con-,
versation about why people avoid talking to homosexuals.
'..'When this person was.confronted with,a homosexual," the spokesper-
son said, "he or she learned to deal with it. That person was honest about
being homophobic, but could not explain why."
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THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER 5, i 992:
Expansion limits summer camps
by
WILBERT DEN OUDEN
Staff Writer -
Due to the upcoming housing
project, Marist will only allow a
limited number of camps to remain
on campus for the summers of 1993
and 1994. •
The college is not allowing many
summer programs because it can-
not insure the participant's safety,
according to Steve Sansola assis-
tant dean of student affairs. San-
sola said the Higher Education Op-
portunity Program (HEOP),
Champagnat Institute and the
Regent (a foreign student program)
are some of the groups that appear
to be staying on campus over the
summer. The college will have to
make arrangements with Seller's
for dining services because the
cafeteria will close due to the hous-
ing renovations. "In order to ac-
complish the small groups, two
Townhouses might be converged to
cooking areas and the food will be
shipped over to the residence area
(where the camps are)," he said.
The other camps will either be
cancelled or will be relocated off
campus.
One of the camps that will have
to find a temporary location
is
Lit-
tle People's Summer Workshop.
The program is run for years by
Bob Lynch, coordinator of student
activities and is a landmark during
the summer. "We are trying to find
an alternative (location) for this •
summer, and maybe next year we
will have the program continued to
the best of our ability," he said.
The alternative place will have to
provide the same safe condition
Marist did, he added. Dave
Magarity's Basketball Camp will
also have to change its plans
because of the construction work.
Magarity, head coach of the men's
basketball team, has a basketball
camp for the children in the Mid-
Hudson area.
Magarity's camp grew in five
years from two one-week camps to
one overnight week camp and three
day week camps.
The search for an additional gym
is not coming along well, according
to Magarity.
The head coach said he is afraid
the kids will find another basket-
ball camp and will not return the.
following year.
The facilities Magarity has look-
ed into do not have the same op-
tions as McCann has with its three-
court field house, pool and
weightroom.
"Overall, we provided a very im-
portant i-rvice to the community
and alot of people will be disap-
pointed," Magarity said:.
However, Lynch and Magarity
said they agree the construction
work has priority for the next two
summers. Tom Daily, director of
the physical plant, said he believes
it is would be better not to have any
camps during the summer.
"I would like not to have a lot
of kids on. campus with a lot of
heavy equipment around, it is too
dangerous," he said.
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THE CIRCLE,
SPORTS
NOVEMBER
5,1992
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Offense sputters as icemen drop season opener
i y ANDREW HOLMLUND
Staff Writer
The
:
ghosts and goblins got the
best of the Marist hockey team last
Saturday as the Red Foxes, 13-3-2
a year ago, lost its season opener
to Ocean Community College, 5-4.
Marist, 0-1, attacked first — to
the delight of the packed crowd at
the Mid-Hudson Civic Center —
with two power play goals in the se-
cond period.
Co-captaih Ed Sherako collected
his first goaf of the season on an
assist from John Lloyd at the 11:09
mark of the'second period.
It did not take long for the Red
Foxes to score again.
Twenty seconds later, Lloyd
nabbed his first tally (unassisted),
passing two Viking defensemcn
and shooting above the goal
Render's stickside.
Later, Marist's defense struggl-
ed, allowing five straight goals.
"We could not get the puck out
of the zone," said goalie Brad
Kamp. "We allowed their guys to
get free and take shots that they
should not have taken. If we were
playing better, they would never
have gotten off as many shots as
they did,"the sophomore added.
However, Marist was not
eliminated from the contest just
yet;
The Red Foxes garnered two
goals in the final period to cutthe
score to a one-goal deficit.
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Junior defenseman Chuck Eirifch slides across the ice after
its season opener 5-4.
lunging for the puck. Marist lost
. Circle photo/Matt Martin
Lloyd scored his second goal of
the game, which was assisted by
Todd Corriveau at 17:46.
Moments '-later,." Ghuck Eirish
notched-his first goal, which was
assisted by Lloyd.
First-year Head • Coach Kevin
Walsh had mixed reactions about
the.game. "We played a great third
period, but we were not ex-
ecuting," he said."We had a more
defensive style."
Despite the setback, Walsh was
pleased with the play of Eirish.
"Chuck played a solid game
defensively," he said. "He added
to ourdefensive plan."
Lloyd; an assistant captain, felt it
was not the team's performance
that determined the outcome, it
was- the referees' lack of
decision-making.
"The refs did not have control,"
he said. "We were more defensive
because we did not want to let them
score, and we knew that our goals
would probably come."
Lloyd added the problem of not
being able to practice on ice for two
weeks hurt the team's preparation.
The Civic Center's refrigeration
system broke down and melted the
ice.
"That had a big part on our
play," he said. "It would have
been great if we could have played
the two games we had scheduled
last weekend."
Kent Rinehart, the other assistant
captain, felt he and his teammates
played a respectable game.
"I think we played O.K," he
said. "There was one point that we
broke down on every facet
of
the
game."
Rinehart feels the club must be
set for every game since it is defen-
ding Metropolitan Conference
champions.
"Every game is going to be hard
?
or us because we are the champs,"
le said. "The teams that we will be
playing will be gunning for'us."
Walsh feels in order to retain the
conference crown this season, his
team will have to improve on
defense.
"We have to work on our defen-
sive zone play," he said. "There
were times when we just started
running around and became con-
fused."
The Red Foxes will try again next
Saturday when the team plays host
to Siena at 8 p.m.
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.. Circle photo/Matt Martin
Sophomore Jen McGauley descends towards the pool below in her one-meter springboard
event-at Fordham. Marist lost but she .took first place."
•
New look swimmers
drop first at Fordham
by
TERI L. STEWART
Staff Writer
Ai.yquth movement has taken-over Marist women's swimming—
including its'-'head croaeh.-' • •" -

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At the young age of 25, Goldstein has taken over after coaching the
Marist Swim Club for the past two-and-a-half years.
Goldstein's main objective for this season is to instill a winning at-
titude in the team. Marist faced one of its toughest opponents on
Friday—Fordham University—and lost 160-123.
Freshman Christy Radcliffe, who, according to Goldstein, is the top
new swimmer, swam a 1:13:78 in the 100-meter'breaststroke, finishing
in firstplace only one-half second off the school record.
" I definitely think in the immediate future she will have two school
records," he said. "I would like to get her to qualify for the ECAC Cham-
pionships in March." Junior Maria Pope won the 100-meter butterfly,
fending.off a Fordham swimmer by less than an armlength.
Senior co-captain Kris Andreason lost by an armlength in the 1000-meter
freestyle.
.
"There is so much potential," Andreason said. " W e had a lot of per-
sonal bests for the first meet.
Freshman'Jan Martin swam in her first college meet ever. It was also
her first three-meter experience because it is not an event in high school.
In women's diving action, sophomore Jen McGauley finished in first
place in the one-meter springboard.
No 'Madness' for Red Foxes

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JIM TRUPIANO
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Staff Writer
The Marist College men's
basketball team held its first two
practices Sunday during the day,
instead of having the anticipated
"Midnight Madness" practice
which traditionally begins the first
official practice of the season.
Although most other Division I
schools have a Midnight Madness,
Marist has not had one in recent
years.
This, however, does not bother
Dave Magarity, the men's head
coach.
event," said Sullivan, "And if it
was not done properly, we would
not do it again. "There are so
many other events going on right
now that it makes things very hec-
tic," he added. This would have
been a great year to start Midnight
Madness again because the team is
healthy and is expected to have a
good season, said Magarity.
Sullivan said he agreed.
"Expectations are high for the
team," said Sullivan. "Every
prediction that I. have seen has
picked Marist to finish in the top
half of the conference and one
prediction picked us to finish as
J'My biggest concern is that the high assecond."
tefm gets in two goop r^ctaesva'aHA Even though the Midnight
Magarity said. "Especially since; ,,.,* Madness event did not pan out like
practice usually starts two; weeks' it was supposed to, that did not
ago."
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The NCAA changed the start
time for its men's and women's
basketball seasons from Oct. 15 to
Nov. 1 to give the players another
two weeks of academics.
Lack of time and planning seem-
ed to be the reason Midnight
Madness never left the ground, said
Dan Sullivan, director
of
sports
media relations and promotions.
"We wanted to do a first-class
stop Ken Babineau, the women's
head coach, from holding a mid-
night practice anyway.
The women's basketball team
met in the gym at 11:30 p.m. Satur-
day to begin warming up for its
first official practice of the year.
The practice lasted until 1:30
a.m., said Babineau. "The girls
had a good, sharp practice," said
Babineau, "And they enjoyed
themselves." There was a good tur-
nout for Midnight Madness con-
sidering it was a Saturday night and
Halloween, said Babineau. "The
bleachers were pretty full at one
part of the night," said Babineau,
"which is good, plus the team got
in a good practice."
Babineau approximated 100 peo-
ple stopped in during those two
hours—some of them still in Hallo-
ween costumes.
The men's and women's team
will be hurt by the loss of two
weeks of practice time, but the
teams that will be hurt the most are
the teams that have the inexperienc-
ed players.
Luckily, both Marist teams have
the majority of its starting players
back.
Four out of the five starters will
be returning to the court this season
for the men and three out of five
for the women's team. Next year,
the team will probably try again to
have Midnight Madness but getting
in a good practice will still have
priority, said Magarity.
"The biggest fear about Mid-
night Madness is the chance that it
might not have a good turn out,"
said Magarity. "It's more of an
event than anything else."
continued from page 12
left in the game.'Sharkey ran in the
two-point conversion, accounting
for the final score. "When they got
that two-point conversion, I .said,
'Oh, mygoodness,'" said Parady.
"But the defense came up big for
the win." Not only did Marist's
defense; stop a team that had been
averaging 28 points a game, but the
" D " put the clamps on tailback
Antho.ny Russo,.the top rusher in
Division - HI last -,year with over
U600yards. "The thing J was most -
happiest about was we had two or
three bodies on him. It was gang
tackling and that'swhat you need
against him,-' said Parady. Russo
(20carries, 52 yards) never turned
the corner on Marist "and became
invisible in St. John's offense in the
second half, touching the ball on-
ly seven times. Marist. will see
Fairleigh Dickinson University this
Saturday at I p.m. in its home
finale.
"They're a much-improved foot-
ball team," said Parady. "They're,
capable of- beating the big .
ballclubs.
It
doesn't get any easier,
for us." •
Parady said he plans to get all 13
seniors on the squad some playing
time on, "Senior Day."
CROSSCOUNTRY
...continued from page 12
, Kelly said the women's fifth-
place finish'was not a,disap-
pointing one considering what
• this team has been through.
• Beginning, with an ailment
which, knocked, out Jen Von-
Suskil, last year's Female
' Athlete of the Year, the team
has suffered through illness and
injury to six different members.
The absence of freshman Col-
leen Carson and a hip injury to
freshman Theresa Hickey, two
key runners, hindered the squad
on Saturday. The cross country
teams will enjoy a week off
before traveling to Lehigh for
the ICAAAA's on November
14. The men hope Swift wilJbe
able to make a strong Teturn.
The women's goal is to have
each of their, top.five break 20
minutes on the fast course.







12
"I
'm
starting, from a
gopher hole."
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— Phil Kelly
THE CIRCLE,
SPORTS
NOVEMBER 5 , 1 9 9 2
STAT OF THE WEEK:
Freshman Christy Radcliffe, in her
first race, swam a 1:13:78 in the
100-meter breaststroke — one-half se-
cond away from the school record.
in
gain
Liberty closer
by
J.W. STEWART
Sports Editor
Last week, Head Coach Jim Parady said his team would need some
spiritual help to beat St. John's on Halloween.
If there were any spirits floating around Leonidoff Field on Saturday,
they heard him because Marist played like a team possessed as the Red
Foxes shocked the Redmen for the third straight year, 23-15. It was the
team's first win since Sept. 19. "We put together a 60-minute football
game," said Parady. "AH three phases did their job—offense, defense
and special teams."
The offense returned to its old form, much to the delight of the
coaching staff and the boisterous crowd of 1,056 on hand. Junior tailback
Don D'Aiuto, the school's all-time leading rusher, racked up 183 yards
on 27 carries and scored a touchdown—his best performance since com-
ing back from an early-season hamstring injury." I feel like I'm just star-
ting to get into it now," said D'Aiuto. "Everyone else's season is win-
ding down but I feel mine is just beginning." His backfield partner,
sophomore fullback Kyle Carraro, was equally impressive, barrelling over
defenders for 152 yards on 21 carries and adding a TD score. "The line
did a great job and I put my shoulder down a couple of times," he said
simply.
It was the first time both D'Aiuto and Carraro had rushed for over
100 yards in the same game.
"Emotionally, we needed that game," said D'Aiuto. "We came in
with a lot of emotion and intensity and that carried us through the game."
It also carried the Foxes to a 17-0 lead with 11:21 left in the third
quarter.St. John's (3-2 in the Liberty, 4-4 overall) did not score until
late in the third, when quarterback Sean Sharkey hit wide receiver Tom
MacPherson from 25 yards out. MacPherson was on his back in the end
zone when he made the catch.
Marist (2-2-1 in the conference, 3-4-1 overall) widened the gap to 23-7
when Carraro hit pay dirt on a fourth-and-goal play from the one. Scott
DeBernardo missed the extra point and it almost came back to haunt
the Red Foxes as Sharkey again found MacPherson with 6:35
...see
FOOTBALL
page
11 P»
Harriers shine again;
men, women in top 5
By
MIKE WALSH
Staff Writer
Dave Swift has led the Marist
men in all of their previous six
meets—finishing in the top ten
in each.
When the junior came down
with strep throat early last
week, it would seem the cross
country squad would be in trou-
ble for its Collegiate Track
Championships Saturday.
The remaining eight runners
apparently disagreed. "I am
flabbergasted," said men's
coach Pete Colaizzo. "Without
Daye we didn't miss a beat. I
don't think there are too many
teams anywhere that could do
what'we did—lose our number
one guy and still run as well as
if .he were there." The team
placed third, paced by senior
Marty Feeney. The co-
captain'sseventh place and time
of 26:34 for the five-mile race
made for a "truly clutch perfor-
mance."
Feeney's time was actually
better than Swift's at the same
course earlier in the season.
Junior Andy Baird was also im-
pressive, taking 12th at 27:23.
For the women, senior Kris-
ty Ryan became the fourth dif-
ferent top runner for Marist this
season. She placed 15th overall
at 20:12 for the 3.1 mile course.
"Kristy has run her last three
races beautifully," Coach Phil
Kelly said, "and she's getting
better each week."
Ryan was also deservedly ex-
cited. "I was very happy with
the race. We all work hard and
it's nice that we rotate at the
top. This week it was with me,"
she said.
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Ladies v-ball
slams rival;
even at 13-13
by
ANDREW HOLMLUND
Staff Writer
Sophomore Kyle Carraro shrugs off a Redmen defender on
his way to 152 yards rushing and a Marist victory.
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Circle photo/Matt Martin
The women's volleyball team us-
ed some trickery of its own last
Saturday with a convincing 15-5,
15-7 and 15-10 victory over cross-
town rival Vassar College. The win
treated them to a 13-13 overall
record this season.
In the match, freshman Jen
Creighton paced Marist with 10
kills while junior Nicole Silenzi
compiled seven.
Sophomore Nikki Kyle collected
three aces for the Red Foxes. Head
Coach Sally Johnston was appeas-
ed with the win.
"It was kind of hard to get ready
for our next match after the Nor-
theast Conference Tournament,"
she said. "We played well enough
to win."
Johnston said there was no real
rivalry between the two teams.
"They are Division III and we
are Division I," she said. "It was
not a hard match. It was just a mat-
ter of getting the job done."
The Red Foxes will close out its
home campaign tomorrow night
at7 p.m. when the team hosts
Army.
Kickers win 2-1 for winning year
by
TED HOLMLUND
>••';•, Staff Writer
The_ men's soccer team is
guaranteed of doing something it
has not accomplished in seven
years—furnish a winning season.
Head Coach Howard Goldman
said he believes this team has stop-
ped the seven-year drought because
of its experience and its.ability to
convert more on scoring chances.
"(This year) people have
recognized what they are capable of
doing," he said. "Last year, we
played well but didn't score. This
year we're scoring and its made a
difference."
Some of the players said the
maturity has come from the
seniors' leadership. "We were
missing the leadership of the
seniors in the past," senior Lou
Schmidt said. "We had it in our
hearts to win and set the tone for
the season."
"The nucleus of the team is con-
structed around the seniors,"
freshman Steve Horsfall added. On
Saturday, the Red Foxes (9-6-4)
defeated Oneonta 2-1. Horsfall and
senior Andy Clinton scored the two
goals for the Red Foxes.
Horsfall has now scored in three
consecutive games. Goldman said
the team dominated more than the
score indicated.
"In the first half, we were in
complete control," he said. "In
thesecond half, wehad a little bit
of a let down."
Marist was able to pull out the
victory despite being without the
services of some key seniors like
Schmidt and Shawn Scott.
Goldman said some of the other
players stepped up their play
another notch to fill the vacancy
left by the absence of Scott and
Schmidt. "Eamon Twomey and
Brian Rose played well in the mid-
dle," he said. Last Wednesday, the
Red Foxes tied Manhattan 3-3.
Seniors Dan Callahan and Bob
Angrilla tallied two goals to lead
the Marist attack. Once again,
Horsfall chipped in with a goal to
balance the charge. Goldman said
the team outshot Manhattan near-
ly three to one and should have
won the game easily. "We should
have blown them away," he said.
"We had chances to put them away
but'didn't." Goldman said the
players are excited to-play
nationally-ranked
St. John's (14-1-2) in the season
finale. "It should be a good
game," he said. "The guys will be
looking forward to playing them."
Horsfall said he is looking forward
to playing the powerful Redmen to
end the year. "I'm looking forward
to playing them," he said. "If we
could be competitive, it would be
great."
Schmidt said he is having
mixed feelings about the game
against St. Johns—his last in his
Marist career. "It's a kind of
depression (knowing its his last
game)," he said. "I am looking for
us to beat these guys." The Red
Foxes hosted St. John's on Tues-
day. Results were not available at
press time.
Cross country converges after being miles apart
They call themselves "the
nomads of the athletic depart-
ment."
They are Pete Colaizzo and Phil
Kelly, coaches of the men's and
women's cross country teams,
respectively.
"We really don't have a home on
campus," said Colaizzo, in his
third year at the helm. "If you
walked into the McCann Center
and looked at the marquee, you
wouldn't think we had a cross
country team."
But, surprise! Not only does
Marist have a cross country team,
it has one of the up-and-coming
programs in the Northeast
Conference.
And, a little closer to campus,
the cross country team has been the
most successful of any of the fall
sports.
So, while Colaizzo, Kelly and
crew may not have
a
"home" per
se.they have certainly done their
work on the road.
Both programs have skyrocketed
the past
two
years and are headed
in the "right direction" as every
coach says, but it is interesting to
note the men and the women
started on two very different
launch pads.
The men's team was a
powerhouse in Division III back in
the 1970 sunder Rich Stevens, who
retired in 1990. Stevens kept the
program strong after Marist went
Division I in 1981, even coaching
an NEC champ in Don Reardon.
But then the program began to
slide into obscurity from the mid-
'80s to 1990. Stevens left and came
back in that time but his outdated
coaching tactics remained.
"He had us running on a pro-
gram from the '70s," recalled
"super senior" Jason Vianese, who
was coached by Stevens his first
two years of school.
Vianese
explained
the
philosophy 20 years ago was to use
hard speed workouts in practice.
Today, the focus is more on
building endurance
and
not speed.
"It wasn't anything personal
against Rich. We were just
burned
Thursday
Morning
Quarterback
J.W. Stewart
out mentally and physically," he
said.
Besides theantiquated coaching,
Colaizzo knows something else
contributed to the team's dark
years.
"Something that doomed the
program was when track became a
club. Without that year long com-
mittment, it just really fell by the
wayside,"he said.
It is no coincidence, then, that
when track was made a varsity
sport last year, the program surg-
ed like it did when disco was
popular.
"Surging" translates to four
third-place finishes this year, one
fourth, one second and one first.
Unlike Colaizzo
-,
who is trying to
return the program to a once-proud
position, Kelly is building
something new.
"I'm starting from a gopher
hole. That's where the program
was,"said Kelly, who was the assis-
tant coach in 1990 before being ap-
pointed the head coach last year.
Assembled in 1985, the women's
team had been invisible to the rest
of the school until, naturally, it
started to win.
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The women won the Bard Invita-
tional in 1990 with only five run-
ners and Kelly's seven runners last
year finished in the top five every
race.
"At that time, people knew we
had
a
serious program," said Kel-
ly. This year, the campus has real-
ly stood up to take notice as the
women have garnered three third-
place finishes, two firsts,
a
fourth
and
a
fifth.
"I never dreamed when I came
to practice my first day that we
would end up like this," said senior
Sarah Sheehan, who has run for
three years. "We get recognized at
the gym instead of being ignored."
Like Sheehan alluded to, the
team is not being "ignored"
anymore.
It's too bad it takes a couple of
years of success to do that, but
cross country is not as high a "pro-
file sport" as, say, basketball is.
Basketball could turn in three
losing seasons in a row, but still be
the biggest sport on campus
%rbecause it?s popular, on a national
.scale.;., ,;;
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; Cross country can't afford to do
that. At least not until there is a
"Final Four" in the works.
Until there is, the nomadic chiefs
will continue making winners with
what they have.
"We're not upper echelon Divi-
sion I, but we're not dregs, either,"
said Colaizzo.
No, you most certainly are not.
Welcome to the spotlight.
J.W. Stewart Is The Circle's
sports editor.
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