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VOLUME #52 ISSUE #10
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FEBRUARY 4,1999
Key player
remains
out of game
byJEFFDAHNCKE
StaffWriter
Eligibility questions surrounding one of their best players
have brought the Marist mens
basketball season to a screeching halt.
On Jan. 15, Manst learned that
the NCAA was investigating
Toihasz Cielebak, a junior forward from Poland, for his involvement in basketball over-
John Ritschdorff and others rev i e w e d
Cielebak's
s t a t u s .
Cielebak was
ruled officially ineligible to play,
their report
was sent to
the NCAA
and
.the
NCAA must.-..
In a statement released by the
school after learning of the investigation, athletic director Tim
Murray briefly described the
situation.
"There have been some questions raised about Tomasz's par-,
ticipation in the European club
system," he said. "It has been
Dave Magarity
decided that it is in the best inHead coach
terests of Tomasz and the men's
basketball program to temporarily withhold him from compe- now rule on the issue.
Sean Morrison, assistant athtition until these issues have
letic director tor external affairs,
been resolved."
Now, six games since the in- - said lie had expected a decision
vestigation began, Cielebak is by the end of last week. Until a
still on the sideline. Marist con- decision is made by the NCAA,
tinues to await word from the he said, Marist will be without
NCAA Student-Athlete Rein- one of their biggest stars.
"It is in our best interests to
statement Committee.
As of Tuesday, Cielebak was withhold him from competition
officially listed as inactive. On until any questions with NCAA
Jan. 22, after sitting out three regulations are resolved," he
games, Marist athletic officials said.
It is difficult to ascertain what
ruled the forward ineligible.
the
exact violation was, howThis came after an internal inever.
When asked why the
quiry into the matter. A committee, consisting of Murray, NCAA was concerned about
assistant athletic director for Cielebak's eligibility, Morrison
compliance Chandra Bierwirth,
NCAA faculty representative ... please see CIELEBAK, pg. 4
"I just feel like we
are operating with
one hand behind
our back."
94
6
SEE RELATED STORY, PG. 3
This is an unscientific survey taken I'rem 115
Marist students.
•
by CHRIS GROG AN
News Fditnr
II you are like many heie at
Marist who pass thiough the
Rotunda at least once a day.
you are probably wondering
where all those flags came
lrom
The flags that seemingly
popped up oveinight icpiesent a renewed interest in
studying abioad by Marist
students
According to Bnan Whalen,
director of international education, there will be a plaque
up soon to explain the significance ol the flags
'' r They represent all of the
countries where students ate
studying abroad, 01 have
studied in lecently," he said.
ITns semester, Marist has
students spread out over eight
foreign countries studying in
one of the many international
programs offered. Ireland, England, Italy are the three most
~populai places to study right
byLIZCARRUBBA
Managing Editor
Do you think
Marist Security is
too strict with —
parking regulations?
NO
Flags represent growing
interest in studying abroad
now Surprisingly, Sydney. Australia is also a populai destination foi Marist students
According to Whalen, Marist
has seen a surge in students
who want to study in foreign
countries
"During the school ycai ol
1996 to 1997 we had 35 students
who chose to study abioad
That numhci has jumped to 60
students tor the 1998 to 1999
school yeai," he said ''And next
year we are predicting 80 students will chose a study abroad
program "
The study abioad program is
not oniy growing m the increasing numbers of students choosing to participate, but also in the
programs offered A new summer study abroad program is
being offered for students mteicsted in learning about medieval
culluie, based out of Leeds,
Engl.md
Whalen said that some students want to spend more than
a semester abroad and the In
Library fund gets $500,000
^EEKLYFOLL
YES
Cinl-ploD/JocSu) i>
International flags in the Rotunda represent countries where students are studying
Circle pdocofloe Scocto
Men work on library's roof.
Marist has been offered a
prestigious $500,000 challenge
grant to finish fund raising for
the new library by Sept. 1.
According to an article in the
Poughkeepsie Journal, the
Kresge Foundation will give
Marist the grant if $ 1.1 million is
reached by SepL 1, and if the
goal of reaching a total of $10
million is successful. Dutchess
County Industrial Development
Agency bonds will pay for the
leftover cost of the $ 19.6 million
library.
'
•
The Journal article stated that
• the Kresge Foundation is one
of the country's most prestigious philanthropic organizations and funding is competitive.
"It offers grants to institutions
operating in the areas of higher
... please see GRANT, pg. 4
tcrnational Education office
encourages students who
want to study in foreign lands
do lor the entire school ycai
"We actually have a couple
students tins yeai who chose
to go abioad for the year,'" he
said
The International Education
program has really grown and
the college wanted to highlight the significance of that,
according to Whalen.
"It was under President
Murray's initiative that the
Hags were installed," he said
Whalen also wanted to clear
up a misconception about the
set up of the flags He said
that some people have appioached him about the
American flag being situated
inappropriately at the same
le\el as the foreign flags But
he is quick to defend the formation of the flags
"They arc hung in accordance with state department
guidelines," he said
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More Fighting iniraq'^ i
Unison Arts and LeamingCenter
Unison Arts and Learning
Center is offering Advanced
Beginner Swing Dance Classes
with Eric Hollman. Lessons will
take place Thursday evenings
from Feb. 18th through March
1 lth, from 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
The cost is $40 for non-members. Call Unison at 255-1559 to
pre-register and for more information. Unison is a non-profit,
multi-arts center located at 68
Mountain Rest Road in New
Paltz.
Defensive Driving is being
offered with Patrick Paul on
Sunday Feb. 14th, Sunday April
25th, and Saturday June 5th.
Lessons will take place from
9:00 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Thecostis
$37 for non-members who preregister and $42 at the door.
This NYS Point and Insurance
Reduction Program is a course
given for safety and savings
approved by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles. The
course is a driving knowledge
refresher that can save drivers
10% off Collison and Liability
insurance for three years and
reduce four points off your dtiyingrecord.
••--.•An on-going Yoga class for
beginners is being offered
Tuesday evenings from Jan. 5th
to June 29th, from 4:30 to 6:00
p.m. The class is being taught
by Deborah Medenbach, a certified teacher through The Yoga
Institute in Houston. The cost
is $12 for non-members in individual classes and $45 for each
monthly series.
Dutchess County Happenings
"The Big Funk" and "The
Conduct of Life" will be presented in the Nelly Goletti Theatre. The dramas will take place
from Feb. 4th through the 7th.
For more information, call 5753133.
Hyde Park Winterfest will take
place on Sunday, February 7th
and starts at 12:00 p.m. There
will be games, refreshments, and
ice skating. For more information call 229-8086.
"Lost in Yonkers" will be on
stage at the County Players in
Wappingers Falls. Feb. 5-6,1213, and 19-20. More information,
calI298-149I.
What was your
New Year's
Resolution?
An off-campus student
awoke in her second-floor
Poughkeepsie apartment at
1:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1, to
find a threatening male in her
room.
The student dialed 911, but
911 service has not been established in Poughkeepsie
yet. An operator traced the
call and contacted the
Poughkeepsie Police as a precaution.
Joseph Le.ary, director of
Marist security, said the figure, a 6'2" black male weighing approximately 200 pounds,
made his intentions of physical violence obvious as he
approached her.
The student bribed.the male
with money, giving him a
purse, but he continued to
approach her. To dissuade his
advance, the student said she
had AIDS, causing him to
back away momentarily. This
gave her enough room to run
from her apartment to the
street.
The attacker chased her
down and struggled to subdue
.her-as a Poughkeepsie-police
-
Drew<knutton
car arrived on the scene. The
sophomore
unknown offender fled and
jumped a fence, where the police officer landed wrong, injured his ankle, and was fled the scene and was not
found.
forced to give up pursuit.
Leary said there was no sign
Fire alarms were functional
of forced entry, and the
investigation continued after in Gartland's "E" Block
the suspect's escape, includ- again, blaring at 1:00 p:m.
ing the use of police dogs and after another cooking misdusting for fingerprints. The hap. West Cedar also restudent sustained minor ported a fire alarm last
week, caused by burnt food.
bruises on her legs.
Three Marist students, all
living in off-campus housing,
were verbally abusive to the
Palace Diner staff and the
Poughkeepsie police officers
that responded to the incident
Jan. 27th at 4:30 a.m.
An ambulance transported
a Charnpagnat student to St.
Francis Sunday, Jan. 31st, at
9:40 p.m. because she was
having difficulty breathing.
Harassing calls have once*
again been reported around
A student's 1999 Toyota was . campus...
scraped as a result of a "fender
A Mid-Rise visitor, combender" in the West Cedar
plete with pass, became unParking Lot.
The incident was reported to ruly at 1:50 a.m. Saturday,
security officers Wednesday, Jan. 30th.
The guest admitted to creJan. 27th at 5:30 pm'when the
owner found the car damaged. ating two holes in a wall The other driver and vehicle one punched, one headbutted. He calmed down
. shortly after, and security
allowed him to remain on
campus.
Two hours later security
SATURDAY:
SUNDAY:
asked the visitor to leave
when he became agitated
and obnoxious again.
Weekend Weather
Vtf'fA
partly cloudy
hi: 43°
Io: 22°
snow to rain
snow to rain
hi: 42°
lo: 22°
hi: 41°
Io: 30°
Source: http://www.wealher.com (The Weather Channel)
United States warplanes fired
on Iraqi defense installations for
the second day in arow this past
Sunday while enforcing noflight zones in. northern* and
southern Iraq'said American
officials./ " ., , *..4 -',<
, An Air Force F-16CJ launched
a high-speed anti-radiation misr
site; called HARM, at'a radar
system', north of the' city of"Mosufin Northern Iraqf a state-:
; ment from the'Incirlik Air Base
in southern .Turkey,;, where* the'
plane took'off.;*'"• *.;vi,* '*'',>•;X'-'-TWQ 'Britishlplanes;and sab,
American planes fired "on; two
military sites in response* to.
"Mqi provocations" in south-'
erfrllraq, jaccording~tp a^statementissued by the U.Si.Central
Command in Macdill; FL*; „, ;- •,'
*&&?
: Renegades take
blame :
"Try to get more
press for the swim
team team."
A female s.tudent from
Champagnat's sixth floor injured her ankle at 2:40 p.m."
Saturday, Jan. 30th, when
she slipped on a recently
mopped
floor
in
Champagnat's breezeway.
The student opted to skip
"Exercise more.
Emily Schwab
freshman
" For all of the
children of the world
to join hands and
sing. "
Kevin Douglas
sophomore
the trip to St. Francis and to
visit Health Services at a
later date.
Arlington boathouse at 3:00
p.m. Similar graffiti was found
by security 9:10 a.m., Jan.
25th, painted on the west enSecurity found "WE'RE EV- trance of the Riverfront tunERYWHERE ! !!" and an anar- nel.
chy symbol sprayed on the
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People's Mujahedeen, ah InTnian opposition group,"on Sunday claimed that its members
had attacked the headquarters
of the Intelligence Ministry in
Teheran with mortars. Thelraq-based group said two
of ilsjnilitary units fired mortar
rounds at the main building.of
the ministry, which oversees internal security. .- -<;/
.Before the group.made the
claim, Iran's official-news
StaffWriter
Security and student opinions
differ drastically on the legitimacy of parking tickets.
Of the roughly 7,500 tickets
given out each year, Tom
McClean, assistant director of
security, contended that they
are given out fairly.
"We do get a lot of complaints,
but most tickets are justifiable,"
he said.
McClean said that it must be
emphasized that Marist is a walking campus, and most tickets are
given out because people are
too lazy to' walk from one place
to another.
Sophomore Christine Bradley,
who lives in Mid-Rise, strongly
disagreed with McClean.
"I don't think it's fair at all,"
she said. "Security isn't well
run in this area."
Earlier this year, Bradley lost
the key to her car and called security to notify them that she
wouldn't be able to move it.
Still, Bradley received three
parking tickets and a boot on
her car.
Although Bradley didn't have
to pay her tickets because of the
miscommunication, she said that
she thought communication on
security's part was not satisfactory.
.
Melissa Novick, also a sophomore living in Mid-Rise, said she
CAMPUS EVENTS
by a hqmerhade b'6mb,pr.agfe'nade."*---- ..-V'"*^ ''" :; -;•'
Transfer student rate highest in years
Spring semester
begins with 110
transfer students
India to Sign Treaty, i '
* India officials agreed to sign a
nuclear- test ban treaty, provided
that sanctions imposed on them
for" testing nuclear "warheads
Jastyear are lifted, Indian leaders said Monday.
" " J
, -* JJ.S. and Indian officials.applauded significant" progress
.but were' hesitant tp™caiKthis\a
major breakthfough^aitirig in-,
stead until the deal is finalized.
The U.S., Britain, Canada, Germany, France, Italy,* Japan and
Russia froze development loans
to-India in June after it conducted nuclear,tests weeks ear-,
'-, "Circle photo/Joe Scotto"
Jier. Sanctions were also-imposed on Pakistan after it tested Comedian Frank/Giresi ennuclear devices shortly after tertained students" ^
India did. .
Cabaret Friday; Jan: 29. His
opening act was MCCTA's
Politician inCourt - • HuMARfST comedy group..
Chee Soon Juan, ah opposition politician in Singapore,
spoke to a crowd of several hundred people in the city's central
business district on December
29 about government accountability.
'/.Challenging the constitutipn"ality of Singapore's restrictions
on freedom of speech ahdassembly, the politician took the
witness stand this past Monday.
He is charged with "violating
Singapore's Public Entertainment Act, which requires government permission for any
public event.
Circle file photo
Donnelly parking lot, pictured
Security tickets students who above, provides six parking spots for campus visitors to use.
park around campus because of the parking crunch.
agreed with Bradley.
while unpacking her car after
"On-campus parking is so
"You can park in the Mid-Rise winter break. The student is
tight,
we just don't have the
lot on the weekends, but it's currently looking to repeal the
space
available,"
he said.
easy to forget to move your car charges.
Ticket
prices
range
from $10
back to Hoop lot before MonMcClean said that the lots are for neglecting to display a parkday," she said.
overbooked for space and the
Novick has received two tick- amount of tickets given depend ing permit, to $75 for unauthorized parking in a handicapped
ets this year. She also said that on the lots.
space, according to the Student
the tickets are given out exThere is no visitor's lot avail- Handbook.
tremely early, so that a student able here due to lack of space,"
McClean said he did not know
wouldn't even have the oppor- according to McClean. Visitors
where
the money from the ticktunity to move their car before can park in the six or seven
ets
went.
According to him, the
their 8:00 a.m. classes.
available spots in the Donnelly security department has nothNovick also relayed the story parking lot, and the rest of the
of another Mid-Rise resident visitors have to park in Beck ing to do with it, but it probably
goes to a contingency fund.
that received a parking ticket Place, located across Route 9.
byJAEVJETOMEO
StaffWriter
Starting freshman year of college was nerve-racking enough,
but when you are a transfer student who is in it all alone, it is a
different kind of nervousness.
To ease the fears of transfer
students, Marist College admissions, which includes transfer
admissions, works very hard at
making them feel at home. Sean
Kaylor, vice president of admissions, said admissions works
hard to recruit transfer students
and make them feel at home.
"Kent Reinhart [coordinator of
spring enrollment] coordinates
a campus wide effort. Everyone
did a superb job to enroll 110
transfers in the spring," he said.
The 110 transfer students this
PLANNED EVENTSspring semester more than
doubled the number from last
FRIDAY FEB. 4 - SUN, year. It is also the most transDAY FEB. 7: MCCTA's ETGfers ever enrolled in one semesMdinstage Performances: ter here at Marist.
"The Conduct of Life" & "The
Kaylor gave a few reasons as
Big Funk"
to why the number was so high.
"More students opted to
TUESDAY FEB. 9. SPC study
abroad, which frees up
Performing Arts: Jazz Poets So- some housing and more resiciety
dential space," he said. "Also,
since we came in right on the
WEDNESDAY FEB. 10: exact number of freshman for the
SPC Coffee House with fall we did not over enroll the
Michael Rayborn "
class, which means we didn't
have the mammoth number of
THURSDAY FEB. 11: build-up rooms."
Foreign Film Discussion:
Marist welcomes and encour•Neuba Yol"
ages applications from transfer
students. They accept students
"My brother
goes
here and he has
never had anything
bad to say about it.
And I meet new
people everyday so it
gets better and better."
Jessica Sullivan
transfer student from
Endicott College
from two and four-year colleges
throughout the country. Just
like mey do with freshmen, each
applicant's grades, leadership
skills and personal qualities are
taken into consideration.
According to Patty Houmiel,
from the housing and residential life department, transfers are
also given a survey similar to
the one freshmen are given.
This provides helpful information for housing when they are
deciding with whom to place the
student with.
Students such as Emily
Schwab, a freshman transfer
from the University of Connecticut, were interested in Marist
because of its reputation in academics.
"I heard it guarantees good
jobs after college and that it has
a really good communications
program," she said.
J.R. Cappello, a freshman
transfer from Bryant College,
said he agreed with Schwab on
why he chose Marist.
"I chose Marist because it's
known for communications
which is going to be my major,"
he said.
But it was not just the work of
admissions that persuaded
some students to consider
Marist.
Jessica Sullivan, a transfer student from Endicott College, said
she heard good things about
Marist through word of mouth
of those that have had experiences here.
"My brother goes here and he
has never had anything bad to
say about it. And I meet new
people everyday, so it gets better and better," she said.
Black Delanney, also a transfer from Endicott College, said
he also heard positive comments from students here.
"I chose Marist College because it is about 25 minutes
away from my house and my
best friend goes here," he said.
Most students, such as the
aforementioned students, are
transfers from two-year or fouryear institutions.
Kaylor said the reason for this
was "that most transfer students came from schools that
didn't have their major or were
just unhappy."
Some students are just glad to
be away from home. For Carol
Pemice, a transfer from Nassau
Community College, that was
just the case.
"I absolutely love it here. I
like to be able to do things without my parents constantly finding out. It's great," she said.
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News
FEBRUARY 4,1999
GRANT: Kresge gives
Marist prestigious award
... continued from pg. 1
"The library
CIELEBAK: Star basketball
player remains off the courts
...continued from pg.l
said that it would take two hours
to explain because of the complexity of the issue.
Murray could not be reached.
It was no secret that Cielebak
played basketball while living in
Poland. He was a member of the
Polish national team from 199597, and also played in the club
system as a kid.
But despite that, Morrison
said that the athletic department
had no reason to question his
eligibility. Cielebak arrived at
Marist last year, but was classified as a sophomore because he
lost a year of eligibility after
studying for two years at the
Academy of Physical Education
in Poland.
"When we went through the
certification process, nothing
was brought to our attention
that this would be a problem,"
Morrison said. "We had no reason to question his amateur status."
Not surprisingly, the absence
of Cielebak has hurt the Red
Foxes. The 6-foot-9 forward is
the team's fourth leading scorer
and second leading rebounder.
FEBRUARY 4.1999
will
education, health and long term
care, arts and humanities, human represent a nice balservices, science and the envi- ance between what
ronment and public affairs," the
we know as a tradiarticle stated.
The grant will help Marist to tional library
and
complete the construction by its
promised deadline and also en- the use of technolcourage other donations.
ogy to support teachDennis J. Murray, president of:
ing."
Marist, said in the article that
Marist has already raised sevRoy Merolli
eral hundred thousand dollars
Marist's executive vice
toward its final goal of $ 1.1 milpresident
lion. During the final phase of
the campaign,-officials will
reach out to alumni, businesses all of pur things done," she said.
and friends of the college.
"I could do research with books
"This distinctive new library and the Internet, type the paper
will advance Marist's mission of and get a cup of coffee all in one
academic excellence arid com- : iplace.!"
munity service well into the next ^?; She also said she's looking
century," he said. ^:>
forward to the library being comThe new library will be three pleted on time because she feels,
times larger than the old one; unsafe crossing Route 9 late at
going from a 27,000 square foot night to go to the temporary lilibrary to an 83,000 square foot brary.
one.
Roy H. Merolli, Marist's exThe third floor is going to use ecutive vice president, said the
technology to support collabo- library would improve student/
rative teaching and learning. It faculty interaction, create more
will contain academic comput- study space, use more technoling, a language lab, two elec- ogy and skills, support learning,
tronic classrooms that seat 35 and offer public on-line catapeople, one electronic class- logs.
room that seats 19 people and
"The library will represent a
the center for applied technol- nice balance between what we
ogyknow as a traditional library and
Career planning and services, the use of technology to supacademic support services and . port teaching," he said,;
international education are also
The use of the M.E.R.I.f. sysgoing to move to the third floor. tem, which gives students acKelly Campbell, an Informa- cess to reserve materials on line,
tion Systems major and an em- is also growing and will benefit
ployee in Academic Technol- the new electronic classrooms.
ogy, said the department is goMerolli said all of the changes
ing to move to the third floor of being made on campus are
the new library and that she is needed.
looking forward to working
"I think that the library will
there.
make a significant difference,"
"The library is going to be- he said. "It will be the heart of
come the one stop place to get the campus."
Head coach Dave Magarity
said it has effected everyone on
the team not just physically, but
mentally as well.
"I just feel like we are operating with one hand behind our
back," he said. "You don't
know if he's coming back or if
he's not coming back."
Cielebak was initially reported
to be very upset about the allegations, but now is handling it
fine. He said he could not comment on anything about the investigation until it concludes.
In terms of possible penalties,
the reinstatement committee can
either restore his eligibility with
ho sanctions, restore his eligibility with sanctions or not restore his eligibility at all.
In a worse case scenario, as
the Poughkeepsie Journal reported, Marist could be stripped
of all 11 wins in which Cielebak
was a part of. However, it does
not seem likely that such a severe measure will be taken in this
case.
. Loyola University head coach
Dino Gaudio said he thinks
Cielebak will be back on the
court before the season ends.
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Features
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Spring may
soon be here
by the Romans who.then carried the myth to the Germans
during Roman invasions many
centuries ago. It is celebrated
every year on Feb. 2.
The ancient tale of the groundIf Candlemas Day is bright and hog became a reality in the
clear, there'll be two winters in 1880's. A group of residents
the year.
from Punxsutawney, Perm, deThis old Scottish couplet is cided to celebrate Candlemas
the basis for the legend of Day by going into the woods in
Groundhog Day.
search of a groundhog.
On this day, if the groundhog
According to Feldman, the
sees his shadow it is supposed groundhog is also known as a
to mean six more weeks of win- woodchuck. It hibernates from
ter. If he does not, it means October to around February.
spring is coming. The groundhog's habitat is
This year he did not see his usually in a grassy area or in the
shadow which means spring is woods where they build extenjust around the corner.
sive boroughs underground.
Richard Feldmari, environmen- They are also herbivores.
was made and Punxsutawney
tal science professor, said when • In 1886, the editor of the local Phil gave his first official forethe groundhog comes out of newspaper named the group in cast From this day, the groundhibernation he is in search of search of the groundhog the hog rose to fame throughout
food.
Punxsutawney Groundhog the world. His forecasts are re"The groundhog needs the Club."
corded in the Congressional
fresh food of Spring," he said.
The club named a certain hill- Records held in the National ar"If there is no food the ground- top near the town "Gobbler's chives and the Library of Conhog will go back and hibernate Knob:" This spot was intended gress in our nation's capital."
In July of 1996 Gobbler's Knob
for six more weeks. Thisis a to be the .place ..where
better way to tell if winter is go-~ Punxsutawney Phil could accu- was officially opened yearround to the public.
ing to continue or if spring is rately forecast the weather.
coming."
In 1986, Punxsutawney Phil
On Feb. 2,1887, the first offiGroundhog Day was founded cial trek to "Gobbler's Knob" and members of the Groundhog
byKATRINA
FUCHSETOERGER
Features Editor
Circle photo/Joe Scotto
Despite recent weather conditions, the library construction remains on schedule.
Library construction scheduled
to meet September '99 deadline
byTARAQUINN
StqffWriter /;:
Despite recent inclement
weather, the construction of the
new library remains on schedule to open in September 1999.
According to Roy Merolli, executive vice president of Marist,
there are no major problems yet.
"The library construction is
progressing at a smooth pace,"
he said. "The.site changes everyday."
Tim Massie, director of public
relations^ said he was impressed
with the expediency of the construction.
"It's amazing to see the library
take shape," he said. "Each day
another section of wall goes
up."
Despite the progress, Merolli
said that problems may arise in
coming weeks.
"It depends a lot on what kind
of winter we have," he said. "We
are losing some time this week,
with all of the rain. There will be
.'a hold, up if we, get seyexe
weather."
Merolli also added that
progress made this week might
impact the swiftness of the
library's completion.
"We have the first two floors
closed. Hopefully in another
week the third floor will be
closed so that if the weather
gets bad, they can focus on the
interior of the building," he said.
"Right now it is on schedule,
but if we get snow and ice for
an extended period of time, it is
. going to;affect the timeline.!'),;
gressman s
on his educational views
by CHRIS GROGAN
News Editor
Congressman Maurice
Hinchey spoke to Marist students and faculty in what was
probably one of the most comfortable speaking situations for
him, especially considering his
views on education.
Hinchey, a democrat representing the 26th congressional
district of New York which encompasses much of this area,
spoke to students and faculty
Monday night explaining his
views on everything from the
local economy to the Clinton
scandal.
But it was education that
Hinchey was the most vocal
about. He said more money
needs to be spent on public
schools in this area. According
to him, his goals are to reduce
class size and upgrade existing
schools.
"Students need more individual attention," he said. "It's
an important obligation for our
society to make sure that those
kids get the best education they
can get."
Hinchey praised the current
presidential administration for
balancing the budget. According to him, the surplus money
that the government expects this
year should go towards educational programs.
He was not so pleased with
the governdr's budget plan. ;
'. When asked about New York
Governor Pataki's budget proposal, Hinchey referred to it as
"a blatant bait-and-switch tactic."
••....
Hinchey said it would be a
serious mistake to cut the education program. He made an
analogy that there are not only
ghettos in the city, but also "rural ghettos." He pointed out
how he represented some of the
poorest areas in New York and
to the fact that some of those
school buildings are in serious
disrepair.
"Most of those building were
built in the 1960s, and some
were even built in the 1930s,"
he said.
travel
Hinchey
Hinchey said he also considers economic issues of particular importance, especially those
that affect this area. He referred
to the loss of over 7,000 IBM
jobs in the areaa few years ago
and how this area is struggling
to become economically healthy
once again.
According to him, the region
is on an economic rebound.
Hinchey referred to a revitalization of the local real estate market, and pointed out an increased number of small businesses popping up.
"That's been the focus of my
planj to bring in federal funds
and private companies to this
area," he said.
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Winter break remains one of
the most exciting times for college students because it allows
them to recover from the stress
of their schoolwork and exams.
It also provides vacation time,
enabling them to go to various,
fun places.
Many Marist College students spent a lot of quality time
with family and friends in different regions of the world.
Junior James Bowers said he
has pleasurable memories of his
time spent in Honolulu, Hawaii.
"I had the most amazing time
of my life", Bowers said. "Ithad
beautiful beaches, beautiful
. women and some very good
drinks."
Bowers, who is also a surfer,
said he received the most pleasure out of riding the waves at
the Hawaiian beaches.
"It ruled," Bowers said. "You
haven't surfed until you've
done it on a Hawaiian beach."
Sophomore Jennifer Wilcott
Who spent their winter break basking in the warmth of a
tropical paradise like this?
said she had an exciting time in
France.
.
"I considered moving there
by the time I left," Wilcott said.
Wilcott also said she liked the
special monuments in France.
"The Eiffel Tower and Notre
Dame were pretty cool, but my
favorite place was The Louvre,
the most beautiful museum in
the world," Wilcott said.
Winter break provides students with time to spend with
family, friends, and a chance to
escape to warm regions.
Junior Evan Lopez visited
Pasadena, California.
"Cali's got everything from
nice weather to palm trees to
nice beaches," Lopez said.
Lopez said he also enjoyed
seeing his family in California.
"I saw my grandparents and
even saw one of my uncles for
thefirsttime in 10 years," Lopez
said.
Circle graphic/Groundhog by Tara Quinn
Club journeyed to Washington
D.C. to visit President Ronald
Reagan at the White House.
In 1990, the movie "Groundhog Day," starring Bill Murray,
became a smash hit at theaters.
According to an online
source,
residents
of
Punxsutawney contend that the
groundhog has never b^eeri
wrong.
But, the National Geographic
Society once studied the
groundhog and found him to be
correct only 1 out of every 3
times.
Feldman said there is abetter
way to predict the weather than
using the groundhog.
"Long term weather forecasters look at high altitude air
movements and also track ocean
currents," he said. "Another
way is io track'migrating
birds
to see if there is an increase in
the number of them overhead.
If more birds start flying north
spring is coming."
WINTER
ACTIVITIES
Feb. 6 and 20, the Student Programming Council will host
a trip to Hunter Mountain for a day.of skiing, tubing, and
show boarding. Lift tickets are $25 and the bus will leave
Donnelly parking lot at 7 a.m. All of diose interested should
sign up at the Student Activities Office or in the alcove this
.week.,
- >' . •
Ski Windham, located in Windham, New York, is also in
close reach for skiing, tubing, and snow boarding. The ski
schedule is Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday nights from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Please call
l-800-729-7549formore information
.The McAnn Ice Arena, located in the Mid-Hudson Civic
Center, has open ice-skating several times a week and right
before home MaristHockey games on Friday nights. Admission is $4 and ice" skate rentals are $2.50. The open ice
skating schedule is Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays'and Sundays from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Swing Dance lessons, given by Joe Scotto, will be held on
campus Feb. 7,14,21, and 28. They will be located in the
Student Center Performing Arts Room, from 6 to 8 p.m. and
admission is free. Sign ups will take place this week. Please
contact the Student Programming Council for information
about signing up.
Sunday, Feb. .7 and 21, the Student Programming Council
will be hosting a trip into New York City to see a Broadway
show. If you would like to go this Sunday, please call College Activities to be put on a waiting list to see Rent. The
cost is $25 per person and the bus leaves Mid-Rise parking
lot at 10 a.m. The Broadway show for Feb. 21 has not been
chosen yet.
Compiled by Managing Editor Liz Carrubba
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FEBRUARY 4,1999
Stress takes over campus
by CHRISTY BARR
Staff Writer
1 ..~.a courtesy of Nadu Ennis
Hunter wants to be a public
defender after law school
Getting to
know junior
Ryan Hunter
by KATRINA
FUCHSENBERGER
Features Editor
Ryan Hunter, junior political
science major'from Roosevelt,
New York
How would you describe yourself?
Down to earth, kindhearted, intelligent, and open-minded. I'm
more about community than individualism.
What makes you happy?
A couple of things make me
happy. Such as, seeing my parents happy when they get my
report card and taking out my
nieces and seeing them have
fun. When I see people do the
right thing, that is what makes
mehappy.
What do you fear?
I fear that we're turning into
people that worry more about
economics than morality.
Money can't buy you happiness, love, virtue, all the important nonmonetary things in life.
As another semester begins,
so does the stress for Marist
students.
College students who work
and participate in other activities along with their studies become stressed when they realize there is not enough time for
them to do everything.
Jane O'Brien, director of
Health Services, said the pressure for students to succeed
academically and fit in socially
often becomes too much for
mem to handle.
"College is a time of major
stress for most college students
who are trying to achieve academic, social, and personal
goals," she said. "Often„when
trying to achieve these goals,
students run into'stumbling
blocks that create stress."
•O'Brien said that when students join activities they sometimes go overboard and try to
do too much, causing themselves more stress.
"Sometimes between the num-
ber of.credits, a full or part time
job, being involved in activities,
and trying to do personal and
social things with their friends,
students create an overload and
something has to give," she
said..
Sophomore Donald J. Tardiff
said he knows all too well that
an abundance of activities
means an abundance of stress.
As a freshman, Tardiff took
part in the ski team, resident student council, and student programming, as well as the business, computer, and sailing
clubs. In addition, Tardiff
pledged a,fraternity arid took a
full course load as an information technology major and business minor.
"My freshman year I joined a
lot of activities because I had a
lot of free time, but then the activities led me to .become
stressed," he said. "This year I
decided to just focus on those
activities that are most important to me and I am a lot less
stressed." .
Freshman Aaron Frechette
said he also found himself with
too many activities and not
enough time. ;
Frechette is involved with
Marist College Television, the
debate team, Marist Singers,
and recently pledged a fraternity in addition to his double
major of journalism and political science. •-.
"I tried to fill up my free time
with a lot of activities, and found
myself stressing out a lot," he
said. "Now I try to find time to
work out or take a nap so that I
can bring my stress level
down."
Sophomore Kimberly Davis
said she also finds mat setting
time aside to work out helps her
to relieve stress.
"After I work out I have a
more positive-attitude and am
able to handle stressful situations much better," she said.
O'Brien said that exercising,
resting, and eating right are all
essential to controlling stress.
She also said that talking
seems to relieve stress as well.
"Students need to find someone they feel comfortable with,
and, if they are having a difficult time, talk to them because
talking helps a lot," she said.
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Horoscopes
ARIES: Everyone
seems to want to tell
you what to do
today, and you ought
to listen. It looks like
a friend, along with a
partner of yours,
have allsortsof
excellent ideas. They
can also be there to
support you with a
plan you've already
got going. The
situation that was
happening yesterday,
for example, may
simply have been tootough for one person
to handle alone. You
always at least give it
a try, but there's no
point in wearing
yourself out.
TAURUS: An initial
resistance should fade as the week
continues, so don't
take no for an
answer, especially if
it's the first answer
you get. You're well
known for your
persistence, and
today that's going to
be your winning
virtue. A partner will
also come in handy.
It looks like this other
person will get
through where your
path is blocked. The
problem is, can you
trust this guy? If you
give him the valuables to carry, will he
come back and pull
you out of the well
later? :CGEMINI: You should
be in a relatively
scholarly frame of
mind. You're up
against a rather
interesting predicament. There's
something at home
you could do ,
yourself and save
quite a bit of money,
if only you knew
how. Well, guess
what? You can learn,
and soon.-Today, get
a good book on the
subject. Odds are .
good that .whatever: ;
you're thinking about
dbing'is not going to
be easy, but it is .'-.
going to be possible.
CANCER: You're
hitting a bit of a^
tailwind concerning
your career. A dear
friend could give you
a push in the right
direction. You'd
never ask for it, of
course, but you
might as well accept
it if it's there. If
•
you're not careful,
this one could cost
you money, though.
You'll have to make
ah investment in your
own future, possjbly
to get the education
you need.
LEO: You're strong
most of today, and that's good, because
you're facing some
tough competition.
The competition is so
tough, in fact, that
you may want to
compromise. Perhaps
you can talk this
other person into
helping you instead
of hindering your
every movement.
Sheer flattery could
work wonders. The
other person is pretty
apt to fall for just
about anything you
say, as long as it's in
favor of his or her
ideas.
VIRGO: Your
workload is intense
the whole time the
Sun is in Aquarius,
and today could be
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tt
even worse than
usual. That's because
somebody is pressuring you to get this
job done by last
Friday. You're
generally better than
most at keeping to
your schedule, and .
more likely than not
you get things done
ahead of time. But
complications
beyond your control
most likely prevented
that from happening,
and every little
situation where the
work didn't get out
last Friday is going to
be noticeable today.
LIBRA: There will be
a lot of competition .
for your time today.
Somebody you care
very much about
would love to
dominate your time,
and you wouldn't.
But there's work to be
done, and some other
sort of meeting
you're supposed to
attend. Your team
needs your input,
too, so don't ignore
them in favor of
somebody else. You
want to be able to
please everyone, and
sometimes you can.
Today, however, it
might feel like the
only way you're
going to be able to do
it is by cloning
yourself. Just in case
you haven't learned
how to do that yet,
how about delegating
some of your
responsibilities
instead?
SCORPIO: Monday
could be frustrating.
It looks like just
about everybody
wants to tell you
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pepper. Sprinkle french bread with cheese; and melt under
broiler. Place a piece of bread in the bottom of each soup
bowl, and pour soup over the bread.
what to do. A little of
that goes quite a
long way with you
under the best of
circumstances, but
today you'll be in a
rather testy mood.
That's just because
Mars is in your sign,
and that makes you
impatient. You want
to get on with what
you had in mind, but
instead, everybody
else wants your time
and attention.
SAGITTARIUS:
There could be a
slight difference of
opinion today
between two people
you respect and
admire. They're both
very intelligent, but
sometimes they can't
seem to see their
own way out of a
paper bag. Today,
you're the referee.
You get to help them
come to a compromise, and also see
the obvious. For you
it's obvious, but for
them it's practically
inconceivable. Well,
fJiey might be smart,
but today you're
going to be the
professor. Once they
figure that out,
everybody's going
to get along a lot
better. It's the little
details that will help
you advance in your
careers on Tuesday.
CAPRICORN: You
should be watching
your money today.
It's a good bet
somebody else is,
too, and if you're not
careful, that person
could get more of it
than you have.
That's OK if you're
buying something
you really want, but
don't let somebody
talk you out of it
without getting the
very best possible
deal. The better fight
you put up, the more
likely that is to
happen —- you
getting the good
deal, of course.
AQUARIUS: Confer
with your partner
today about a
purchasing decision
you're contemplating. You can't really
afford to do this all
by yourself, and
neither can the other
person, but today
it's a definite
possibility. Today,
you need to get your
various considerations worked out.
Figure out what
you'd like, what you
need and what you
can do without, and
ask your friend to do
the same.
PISCES: Your work
may seem overwhelming today, but
don't despair.
Actually, you're
learning lots of
important things that
you'll be able to use
later, and it also
looks like something
you're learning is
going to lead to a lot
more income. It's
tough in the beginning, but the more
practice you do, the
betteryou'llgetatit,
and the more money
will be coming in.
They've got a
saying in the music
industry about paying your dues,
and that looks like
what you're doing
now.
TOEXIRCLE
THE
Op-Ed
FEBRUARY 4.1999
PAGE 8
Op-Ed
The editor strikes back
FEBRUARY 4,1998
The views expressed on these pages are not necessarily those of The Circle
CONGRESS SHALL MAKENO LAW „.ABRIDGMGTHEFREEbOMOFSPEEeH,OROFTHEPRESS.
by TARAQUINN
Opinion Editor
Student shares experience to
encourage others to intern
DITO
Residential "of the month" life staff
recognized for their achievements
Editor:
Last spring, as part of the American University Washington Semester Program,
1 had the opportunity to intern and study for a semester in Washington D.C. My
experience was extremely positive and I encourage all Marist students to learn
more about the Washington Semester Program. .
The members of the Marist College Red Fox Chapter of National Residence Hall "
My experience included an internship in the office of Congressman James P. •
Honorary (NRHH) would like to congratulate and recognize the "Of the Month"
McGovern. In addition, I wrote a major research paper and took a seminar class
(OTM) award winners for the month of November. The recipients were each
at American University. My class and I heard from several notable speakers
nominated by their peers for outstanding contributions to the Marist College
throughout the semester including Senator Chuck Robb, Congressman Scott,
community during the month of November. The winners' nominations have been .Congressman Moran, and former Senator Bumpers.
forwarded to NRHH for award consideration at the regional level. Please extend
Students may choose from eleven fields of study including: Journalism,
congratulations to yourpeers fora jotiwelldone! J
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International Business and Trade, Public Law, Foreign Policy, Art and ArchitecStudents of the month: Travis Mason, Pres^ Marian Hall; Executive Board
ture, History and Cultural Policy, Economic Politics, Information technology, and
Member of the Month: Maureen Sacchetti, Pres. Class 2000; Advisor of the
communication and justice. Each of these programs develops the series to reflect
Month: KellyArm Esposito, NEACURH; NCC of the Month: Carolyn Gonzalez;
the interests"of the students; For example, during my semester in Washington,
Program of me Monm: "It Could Happen to You: Survivors of Sexual Assault
• the Public Law Unit heard from Supreme Court Justice Scalia during one of the
Share Their•Stories," Facilitated by Kristi Greenhail, RA Leo Hall.
seminars.
If you would like to recognize someone for an OTM award; please fill out a
The Washington Semester Program is a unique experience that has existed for
nomination form. Forms are available through NRHH members, RSC presidents,
more than fifty years. The program includes several famous alumni and has
RDs, Mentors, and the Housing Office. Your form must be submitted by the last
respect throughout the country. I strongly encourage all students to learn'more
day of the month in order to be eligible for consideration.. In addition to those
about this terrific program. If you would like to learn more about the program
listed above, categories for nomination include: Spotlight of the Month, RA of
please contact me. I will be happy to answer any of your questions.
the Month, and NRHH chapter of the Month. Thank you for your assistance in
recognizing the dedication and outstanding contributions of these members of
John D. Svare
our Marist College community.
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Cathy Lane
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Advisor NRHH
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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Chris Grogan
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Editor-in-chief
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Issues are published every Thursday.
We welcome letters to the editor, club announcements and story ideas. We cannot publish unsigned letters to the editor.
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In the December 10,1998 issueofThe Circle, sophomore
Christopher Cavallari wrote a
letter to the editor in which he
said he said: "Since when did a
newspaper allow reporters to
voice their own opinions in a
supposedly unbiased publication?" .-,.,
I believe that reporters have
the same rights as other students to express opinions in the
section designated expressly for
opinions.
Cavallari also said that: "I was
taught in the fourth grade that
newspapers were in publication
as a means of dispensing unbi-.
ased information to the general
public."
Bias is an inevitable factor in
all publications because people
_ write them. I did not think it was
necessary to remind the readership that news people are not
exempted from the biases that
plague society.
The Opinion Section is a forum for students to question the
biases that are inherent in society, which includes the press.
It is a forum to express ideas.
In Donn Pennebaker's 1967
documentary, "Don't Look
Back," Bob Dylan told a jour.rialistfrom Time Magazine, "If I
want to find out the truth, I am
not going to read -Time Magazine. I am not going to read
Newsweek. I am not going to
read any of those magazines. I
mean, becausethey got just too
much to lose by printing the
truth ... They'd go off the
stands in a day if they printed
the truth. There's no ideas in
Time Magazine."
To further illustrate the bias of
the press, I will note that the
publishers of Time tried to have
mis scene edited from the picture, but Pennebaker declined
to do so.
The Opinion Section offers a
balance to the hard Time/
Newsweek-$ty\z
news that
Cavallari apparently covets.
Cavallari also stated that the
editors "owe our readers an
apology." As an editor, I do not
plioio courtesy*bf Ned-Kenyoa;
"If I want to find out
the truth, I am not going to read Time
Magazine, I mean,
because they got just
too much to lose by
printing the truth. ...
There's no ideas in
Time Magazine.'))
Bob Dylan
owe anything to readers other
than space on these pages for
their opinions. After all, is that
not what this section is for?
I would also like to address the
issue of humor, which was a
controversial subject throughout the last semester. I came
across an example of the controversy over the.summer in a
These students take time out from contemplating the;£;fconJrdv.ersi_es;;::
?::di.scussed,iSinr«4he.'?'Opinion .;;S
^•ms.
casual conversation with my
boss.
He cited Mel Brook's 1974 film
"Blazing Saddles" as one of the
funniest movies of all time. I
noted that Brooks' 1968 film
"The Producers" was a classic
as well. He said that the movie
has a sick premise, and walked
away visibly disturbed.
"Blazing Saddles," is about a
governor in the. mid 19th century who wants to demolishia
town that is situated in the path
of the Transcontinental Railroad. The townspeople refuse
to pack up and leave, so he
sends in ablack man to be sheriff. He anticipated that the sheriff would be killed by the townspeople and the town would collapse in a riot. My boss thought
this was a classic, but what if
my boss was black?
However, "The Producers" is
about couple of guys who decide to over-finance a Broadway
show, have it flop the first night
and keep the money that would
have financed subsequent
shows. To ensure that there
would be no subsequent
shows, put on an absurdly
tasteless play called "Springtime for Hitler." My boss was
Jewish and took offense'to this.
I would also like to note that
there were several "rape jokes"
in "Blazing Saddles." This relates directly to the "rape as
comedy" issue that was heavily
debated on tiiese pages last semester.
I do not think the oppression
of Blacks, Jews, women, or anyone else is "funny." Why did I
laugh at these films?
It seems that humor is just a
natural defense to desensitize us
to damaging pain and oppression. Is desensitizing ourselves
ethical? Is being human ethical? Should we pass on that
question and offer it to President Clinton?
It seems harsh to demystify
laughter to a simple defense
mechanism. It is like reducing
the attraction between two
people as being just "chemical."
Maybe adding mystique is just
another defense to alleviate the
monotony of just being. I find
this notion to be so austere that
makes it me just want to skip
being excessively analytical and
get back to writing a humor column.
A column before the storm
The Jersey side
Tore Quinn
' OWDhCJTUC
I du not think in columns.
Granted. I put some thought
into this column, but not in
column form Lost'.' Su am 1,
but please do not try to convert me to youi religion.
Despite this, I am writing this
column in a format that is easy
to swallow
Think of these paragraphs
and sentences and stuff as sort
of like the candy coating on an
Advil tablet. Granted, this
does allow the reader to just
suck off the candy and spit out
the rest. I will just say that
people who do that suck.
(Note: I do not mean that in a
particularly vulgar way.)
Gecz. I am losing myself in
somewhat pseudo-metaphori-
cal garble already. I will admit
that the use of mcLiphois is so
ca.-y that I four u.sing mem ton
Hindi will leave :nc with .some
it»ir oi weird disease (Nnie: 1 do
mean that in a particularly vulgar way.)
Nothing invijrt.ijuit one thing,
i could s jy, "I shop at The Gap,"
and that could be interpreted
thai bought some stuff at a gaping '"nothing." Is a "gap" not
just an open space? Sure I pot a
shirt or f\w> hut I h.ivt- enough
shirts, so ha\ ing moie seems >-o
empty. Like a gap. Or maybe I
just bought a shirt.
Enter Tara'& thoughts
Protagonist- "Wow, Tara. that
is so deep."
Antagonist: "Yeah, and so is
the Hudson, but it is full of sher- PCBs."
Bob Barker: Come on down!
You are the next contestant on
The Price is Right!
Protagonist- Turn off the TV. I
cannot think.
Antagonist: Wow, what a showcase! No! $1601, you imbecile!
Bet $1601!
ludio.
Remote: A Click * ... Silence.
Yesterday, .i friend of miniAntagonist: Hey. speaking of Protagonist: In lieu ola rim shot called and told me about her
remote cliques and silence, 1 lor that knee-slapper. how about break. That would have been
1
saw the pr-.puiar kids from my •'. round of buckshot'.
good and well had she not
high school at a party ovei Antagonist: Or how about u slaru:d every sentence with
break. 1 realized th:it i h,ive nonviolent sit-in. to protest hos- "And now here i.s die looker..."
tility between mental dicoUuiiics
nevi.r really spoken to them.
It got to'thc point where she
Pmlagontit: That h.i> in do with in newspapers?
hud more kicked than the
Protagonist. Or how about dial NFL. the AFL, and the
nothing.
Anhi&iiust: Nuthing? You mean column?
Rnckettes combined.
Fj.il Tura'> thoughts. Enter col- 1 do not think i have a point,
The Gap"
Protagonist: No. Who died and umn.
hut is (ii.it not a point in itmade us Abbot and Gisiello?
self? Are the mo.sl simple
I could sit here and write about things not the most profound?
Antagonist: Hey, <o if "Who"
words, but is that not an l-sehor
died, then who's on iiistnow 7
How many licks din-s it lake
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to thai .column that Tara was about^prds. Itisldrido^ffohny/, teVof a-Tootsie RolTppp? '' \\
writing?
(lie loop ihosewords can take a - The world may never-know/
:
Antagonist: Docs it matter? Oh, mind on; Itis kind of likemac (I have used that Tobtsie Rollramie of the'mind. Aside from, ad as closing line for more in-.right, we are losing ratings.
Protagonist: Columns do not that you'do not get to bring back class- essays" than I care" to
a plant holder to Mom'from the" count." It sounds a lot spiffier
get ratings.
than "I don't know.")
Antagonist:. Ob,,sorry^ I just deal, which is kind of a gyp...
intercepted Bob Barker's inner -. I wiirdose by noting mat this
voice. Tara just turned off the ^was;written entirely without the Tara Quinri'is the Opinion
-TV to minkl. She must be on me aid of any sort of hallucinogenic Editor of The Circle. Though
drugs. Oh, and I bought a shirt the views expressed may be
same^reguency as Bo,b. *,; -.
"Protagonist: Televisions do not - . But, please, let us not read into that of the writer, do not
hayel frequencies^ radios, do: it I amtiredand I willjust drown blame her. Blame society...
! Bob is not oil the radio.;- .- -J if I think another minute. Or how • on Alex Trebek. He is the
man with the answers. Or are
.-Antagomsfc'Not frequently. He " about I share a personal'anec?
'•
those the questions?,
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FEBRUARY 4.1999
Op-Ed
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'She's All That' not all
that much of a flick
I
Apply to become an
Admissions Intern
Marist
music
expands
by JOHN SULLIVAN
Staff Writer
The new film "She's All That"
is very, very hip.
It has all the.new teen
catchphrases and all the latest
styles. The people in it are very
attractive and most of them look
pretty close to their alleged 18
years of age. In fact, "She's All
That" will probably be the number one movie in America and
everybody will recommend it to
their friends and girls will pin up
pictures of Freddie Prinze Jr. in
their lockers. Just like "Varsity
Blues," just like "The Faculty,"
just like "Can't Hardly Wait,"
just Iike...blah blah blah.
. The closer we get to the millennium the more youth-ori. ented movies we have been seeing. Maybe the offspring of the
baby boomers have finally
reached movie-going age.
Whatever the cause of this
trend may be, it is starting to
take over Hollywood. A-list
stars like Harrison Ford and Brad
Pitt have delivered, in recent
;years, quite^aTew^bqmbs. ^As
audiences geti,ybungerso; will
the films. Studios are not as apt
to greenlight Harrison Ford
projects anymore. They will
however, put anything starring
Sarah Michelle,Gellar and Ryan
Phillippe on the screens:'. Of
course, Ford, Hanks and Carrey
are still stars but they are not
"hot" anymore. A new crowd
of actors has entered the fold,
most of them honing their skills
on TV shows. Unfortunately as
popular as the Jennifer Love
Hewitts and Ethan Embrys are
in this hew Hollywood pyramid,
the movies leave much to be
desired. "She's All That" is the
most recent example of young
faces, flashy sets and pseudoclever dialogue that add up to a
purely vapid movie-going experience. I may have been too old
to enjoy it, as, the theater was
filled with hundred of fifteen-.
byPATWCKWHTTTLE
A&E Editor
''•'•'"
Photo from Entertainment Weekly
'She's All That' has what it takes to win over high school girls, but not much else.
year-old girls, but still; the film looks like it was shot in two Tinseltown was started by what
offered nothing in terms of char- days. It is a forgettable piece of was, I think, a decent movie
acter development or original claptrap that falls into the de- called "Scream." Now every
plot twists. In short, "She's All plorable category of "ill-con- studio wants to make a Teen
That"; is the"My Fair Lady'V ceived chick-flick.": If I were a; - This-and-rhar. .Teen-horror,
esque tale of a popular.kid at chick, I would be offended that teen-comedy, teen-drama, teenschool who makes a project to this was aimed at me. I am just action,...it goes on and on. Adturn the resident nerd into a glad I am not dating a fifteen- mittedly, most films that the
prom queen. He winds up fall- year-old girl so I would not have "Scream" creator, Kevin
ing in love with her. Surprised? to be dragged to it. Since I al- Williamson, has been involved
j was" not.; The rest of the.film is ready saw it though; that is a with turned out ok - with the
similarly predictable. I found moot point.
exception of "I Know What You
most of the characters to be, for
Also on Hollywood's slate YadaYadaYada." The "Scream"
the most part, reprehensible ar- for you gluttons for punishment series has a certain sense of wit
chetypes that embodies the who like these type of movies... about it and this year's "Facvery stereotypes the film was "Cruel Intentions" (aptly ulty" proved to be a fairly excittrying to dispel. There is no one named), starring the talking ing Sci-Fi thriller. On the whole
to root for in this film. In fact, mannequin Ryan Philippe. "Kill- however, these films are churned
one scene I found so grotesque, ing Mrs. Tingle" opens in sum- out with all the care of a fake
so disgusting and humiliating mer. This one stars a few TV kids plastic vomit manufacturer.
that it tainted the rest of the in a Kevin Williamson directed Hollywood is all about bandmovie for me. If you see"She's story about academic revenge. wagons. Maybe next year old
All That;" you will know what I Then, prepare for other "hip" people will be "big" again. Who
mean. But I implore you to take projects like "Scream 3" and knows?
my word for it and steer clear of "American Pie" which promises
For now, "She's All That" is
"That." The scene involves to resurrect that other trend of not "All that." It is not even "All
such a creepy, taboo act that I Teen Sex Movies like "Porky's." This" or even "All A Little Bit,"
can not even go into it in a fam- Personally I can not wait. Was "All Something," or "All Anyily newspaper.
' ' ~ "Porky's" not a classic? Just thing". It is all bad. All right?
Anyway, "She's All That" think, me youth movement in
Give nonviolence a chance at The Chance
l>y CHRIS KNUDTSEN
StaffWriter
(Only seniors can be Admissions Interns, and the internship is for the fell semester of the senior year.)
Recently The Chance, lo-^
cated on Crannel Street in
Poughkeepsie, has been on the
receiving end of several accusations. The security staff has
repeatedly been accused of
abusing the fans at the shows
for no obvious reason.
There are times when security has stepped up to the challenge when needed but more
often than not they merely take
the opportunity to throw their
weight around. Earlier in the
year there was an incident where
two bouncers assaulted Jimmy
Jones. Some excuse the bounc-
ers by claiming that he deserved
this, others sided with him saying that security "picked on an
innocent kid who wasn't doing
anything wrong" as one of his
friends stated. Jimmy had been
ejected from The Chance after
the scuffle with security "over an
allegation that he started a fight
Suffering from mild injuries,
Jimmy planned on filing a lawsuit but has decided not to (to
the best of my knowledge).
There have been several
other incidents since this, the
most recent was at the 25 ta Life
show on January 9. Although I
was not at the show, I have
talked to several people who
were to get an accurate account
A fifteen-year-old boy was be-
ing hassled by a group of older,
larger, and drunk guys. Rather
than neutralizing the real threat,
one security guard assaulted
the younger boy.
Seeing this, his sister Melissa
screamed at the guard to which
he turned, screamed back and
lifted her by the shirt over his
back. Trying to resist being carried away, Melissa struck the
security guard in the arm.
"He hit me back and threw
me to the ground," she said.
"My head was slammed against
the ground, and I was pulled by
the back of my hair, with my legs
dangling out of the pit."
After being ejected from The
Chance, another security guard
confronted her again to scream
some more at her. Many had
watched this confrontation during the show but none had
acted. There is a difference between times when security neutralizes a legitimate threat and
times when security decides to
simply throw their muscle
around on innocent, and surprisingly small kids.
"Some day some one is going to get seriously hurt," Melissa said.
Situations like this are destroying what little opportunity
we have here to see any shows.
It is a shame that macho slobs
can single-handedly destroy a
scene but that seems to be the
way things work.
The Marist College Music
Department is offering two new
courses this semester for students interested in music and
performance.
The new classes are Gospel
Singers and Guitar Ensemble.
Both classes can either be taken
as a one-credit course or joined
as a club. There are still spaces
available in both classes.
"We've had a lot of guitar
students say, 'Hey, don't you
have anything (for us),'" Music Department Chairperson
Laura Russell said. "There's a
real interest in. Gospel singing,
- t o o .
•••
••-•-
Gospel Singers meets on
Wednesday at 7:45 and is seeking more men to enroll. The director of mis ethnically mixed
group is Robert Arinond.
Guitar Ensemble meets
Thursday nights at 6:30. The
director for this class is Jeff
Armstrong, who is experienced
in Rock, Flamenco and Classical guitar.
Junior Edward Antoine is
currently taking the Gospel
Singers course.
"It's going really well,"
Antoine said. "Only 5 people
were signed up for the class but
another 7 showed up."
Antoine added that the
class' instructor is excellent.
"I remember him from when
he directed 'The Voices of
Unity' in New Paltz," he said. "I
can really see us going places."
In addition to the Marist
Band, there are Flute, Jazz,
Brass, and String Ensembles.
Each will play in the spring concert in the Nelly Goletti Theatre,
and may play at the Marist coffeehouse. String is seeking a
bass player to complete their
ensemble.
This is Russell's first year as
the chair of the Music Department. She says that die department recently received approval
for an instrumental track within
the Music minor.
Russell said the department
is offering twenty-six music
courses this semester.
"Everything from small piano
courses to the popular Music
in America course are being offered," she said. .
Experience is not necessary
to participate in a music class.
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Zelda new on N64
by CHRIS NAPIERSKI
StaffWriter
The most anticipated game,
since the release of the Nintendo
64 two years ago, has finally
been released. This game is The
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of
Time.
For two years, Nintendo, the
company mat makes the game,
has teased fans with pictures
and music from the game. Fans
of the Zelda series could only
drool in anticipation of what
they saw. On November 24, this
tantalizing game was released
and Zelda fans' long awaited
dreams finally came true. The
Zelda series started out on the
Nintendo Entertainment System
with the first game The Legend
of Zelda. This game was an instant classic. Soon more Zelda
games would follow.
The story of Zelda is very
simple. Basically, mere is this
really evil and all around bad
guy called Gannon. Of course
Gannon wants nothing less than
total world domination. To complete his quest for power he
needs this thing called the
triforce. The triforce is an object that holds the power and
unity of the land together. It is
broken up into three parts:
power, wisdom, and courage. If
someone good holds the triforce.
the world of Hyrule remains
peaceful. However if someone
evil, like Gannon, holds the
triforce the world really goes
down the tubes and becomes a
nasty place to live. .
The next person in the story
line is Zelda. She is the fair princess of Hyrule. She knows that
Gannon is bad and that she
needs to save her country from
him. However, Gannon acts
quicker than she does and always manages to steal the land
away from Zelda. Then at some
point in the game he captures
her. Who will save Zelda? ,
R
.ap-jam party
slam mine beer
vodka shots
disappear,
you're driving
friends jiving
one more for the road
Your mind's a haze
intoxication
then the rush
acceleration,
burning rubber
blurring minds
frantic
"Faster!"
Driving blind.'
Wailing
screeching
violent blue
spinning lights
rescue crew,
jaws of life
battle death
crumpled car
dying breath.
Guilt, grief
a life's regret
can't change what's done
and can't forget.
live the pain
know it's real
a victim,
dead.
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Finally, the hero, Lihk,'enters
the picture. Link is a young and
courageous elf-like boy, something like Peter Pan. He never
seems to figure out what is going on until'after Gannon has
gotten his hands on the triforce.
So it becomes Links job to scour
me land for help and items that
will let him get into Gannon' s
castle, save poor princess Zelda,
defeat Gannon, revive the
Triforce, and restore the land of
Hyrule to its former glory.
The reason why Zelda games
are so popular is because they
encompass a wide variety of
game styles. The Zelda gameshave a decent plot that contains
many subplots, which appeals
to those that like role-playing
games. The towns and dungeons are filled with puzzles
that Link has to cleverly solve
or avoid, which is great for tiiose
people who like puzzle games.
The land of Hyrule is full of enemies after Gannon gets the
triforce and this fills Zelda
games with action for all those
action lovers but there. Zelda
games can appeal to many players and that is what makes them
popular. . • ' . . " . . ' .
Zelda games are also known
for their superb graphics,
sound, and excellent play control. The Legend of Zelda:
Ocarina of Time is no exception
from its predecessors. This
game is all that Zelda fans were
hoping for. If that statement includes'you and you have not
played this game yet,.rush to
the local video store or student
activities and ren^ the game before someone else rents it first.
If you have not bought or rented
it, you can also check it out
online at www.zelda64.com..
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Totally Theatre
he said. "That's the conflict he
needs to overcome to be a complete person again." "
Freshman Kate Huebbe
The Marist College Council
on Theatre Arts begins the plays Fi Fi, Omar's wife.
"She's real put togetiier, exspring semester with its Experimental Theatre Guild's (ETG) cept that she tells her husband
she's pregnant the day before
Mainstage production.
This year the ETG Mainstage she's due," she said.
The three other characters
will feature two one-act plays,
John Patrick Shanley's "The Big are Jill, Austin and Gregory. Jill,
Funk," and Maria Irene Fornes' played by junior Karen Gumaer,
"The Conduct of Life." Perfor- is described by her portrayer as
mances are February 4,5,6 at 8 "a basic good natured slut."
PM and February 7 at 2 PM All Sophomore Brian Analante
performances are in the Nelly plays the good-natured Austin
and sophomore Timothy
Gbletti Theatre.
Keeping with tradition, Sorensen plays the troubled
MCCTA presents two shows Gregory.
that will get into the mind of the
Overall, Lewis said the audiaudience.
ence will be entertained.
Junior Corey Lewis, who
"It's the kind of show that will
stars as Omar in "The Big make people laugh and think at
Funk," said the ETG has done it the same time," he said.
again.
On the other end of the spec"The ETG is often unusual, trum is Fornes' "The Conduct
this is year is ho exception," he of Life."
said.
Unflat described the show as
Shanley's "The Big Funk," a commentary.
focuses on the problems of the
"It's a social commentary on
five different characters and ' the effect of dictatorships have
how they learn to deal with their on the people who inhabit those
problems individually.
societies," she said.
Director Kerry Unflat said it
Junior David Brandon plays
is really about the everyday Orlando, a man who has been
struggle.
consumed by the military.
"Shanley's theme is how ev"Orlando is overwhelmed by
eryone handles their everyday passion and feels very unfilled,"
struggle in an amusing and Brandon said. "He can't differ. absurdist way," she said.
entiate between his work life and
Lewis said of his character his private life."
Omar, that he seems to have it
. Senior Carmelita Seufert
all together.-^.' -> ..*=.-,;<.:.•*..
plays Leticia, Orlando's wife.
"He has a very rough personalityi but he feels like he has
everything in control until his ...please see THEATRE,pg. 13
wife tells him she's pregnant,"
byRACHAELVOLLARO
StaffWriter
Non Seqitur by Wiley
FEBRUARY 4.1999
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Godsmack's The Chance
by DOUGLAS P. GUARINO
,
StaffWriter
Who ever said that religion
and rock do not mix?
On the cold, icy night of Friday, January 22, The Chance
stage was warmed by the glow
of alter-like candles and the unbridled fury of Boston rockers
Godsmack. Fronted by vocalist Sully Erna, the four-piece
Godsmack put on an intense,
hour long set for enthusiastic
fans in a semi-crowded Chance.
Erna, a drummer in all bands
previous to Godsmack, angrily
bellowed "I'm doing the best I
ever did/I'm doing die best that
I can/Now go away," in a voice
that falls somewhere between
that of Scott Weiland (Stone
Temple Pilots) and Layne Staley
(Alice in'Chains), during a
charged rendition of the band's
hit radio single "Whatever."
His percussion experience was
quite evident when, during an
extended.instrumental section
during "Stress," he displayed
impressive rudimentary skill on
congas and timbale.
Backed by Tony Rambola's
grinding guitar riffs, the solid
bass work of Robbie Merrill, and
the bone crushing grooves of
drummer Tommy Stewart, the
songs from Godsmack's self
titled album (Republic/Universal Records) kept the crowd
moving.
• "[Godsmack fans] want to
get their aggressions out," Erna
said. "They're told what to do
at home and in school, but at
shows, they don't want to be
told what to do, and we respect
that."
Touring with Godsmack are
Arista recording
artists
Pushmonkey from Austin, TX.
The boys from Pushmonkey are
not new to Poughkeepsie how-
ever, as they opened a show at
The Chance for Fuel less than a
month ago. Tony Park (lead
vocals, trumpet) describes The
Chance as an "average" size
venue in comparison to omers
that they have played, and is
quite pleased with the enthusiastic fans that frequent it.
Other then their incredible
live sound, one of the most striking things about Pushmonkey's
stage show is that drummer Darwin Keys performs standing up.
According to Park, this is done
to stress the fact that the band
is an equal musical partnership
between himself, Keys, Howie
Bahrens (Guitar), Will Hoffman
(Guitar), andPatFogarty (Bass).
When the five-piece unit
writes music for a new song, it
is essential that each member
has an equal contribution.
Bahrens sites musical influences from a wide array of
genres that include, but are not
photo by Dale May, courtesy Republic/Universal
Godsmack literally and figuratively lit up the stage at The
Chance on a recent weekend.
limited to, AC/DC, Prince, Ratt,
Morrissey, Slayer, Van Halen,
and Sting.
As far as lyrics are concerned, Park states that while
many of me songs subtly deal
1998: The year of lackluster
entertainment comes to an end
byCARLITO
Staff Ignoramus
The P a s t year has seen a
muititode,o^iac^vity:m the field
of eritertai'nmeht, ranging' from
television to film to music and
beyond therealms of electronic
media. Unfortunately, I failed to
take notice. Instead of covering the Arts and Entertainment
domain as a responsible journalist should; I chose to degrade and dehumanize myself,
various subcultures, and as
many individuals as possible.
In case you have not been
reading my column for the past
year, allow me to fill you in on
what you have missed. Regretfully, I will be filling you in from
my. warped perspective, which
is a perspective void of logic,
convention and truth. If you are
a reader that is searching for a
truthful revelation of any sort,
please use this article for kindling, toilet paper or the collection of parakeet droppings.
The year in cinema has been
a tumultuous one, wrought with
both blockbusters and aesthetic
atrocities. Although I adore
Adam Sandler, "Waterboy" was
an utter disappointment. Perhaps my stratospheric expectations led to my disgruntled aftermath to some extent, but all
in all, the film failed to deliver a
quality of entertainment equaling his prior films. Several
weeks later, my woes were
quelled by an incredible mutation of the Homo Sapieri race.
Looking like a cross between
Frankenstein and a Fraggal,
Simon Birch took the cinematic
world by storm. I laughed at the
gargantuan monstrosity that
rested on his shoulders, but I
also cried at the tender nobility
that was nestled in his heart.
Sure, Uiere was a plethora of
superior films that I have failed
to mention, but if you are interested in critiques of them, buy
yourself a respectable publication. After all, this is The Circle
and I. am the author so do not
expect too much.
I wrote an article ^questioning whether or not joy. in sobriety was tangible. Because alcohol permeates every facet of
my life, I concluded that it was
not possible. However, that
proved to be inaccurate because I discussed many.issues
and events that exclude the
mandatory presence of alcohol
for enjoyment. The fact that I
chose to engage in these events
while completely inebriated is
irrelevant. Yes,Iamalush...but
screw you forjudging me.
I attended several concerts
in the past year and they taught
me a thing or two. Pearl Jam
taught me that security guards,
when sufficiently enticed, are
willing and able to whoop my
scrawny ass six ways from Sunday. Bouncers and steroids go
together like Michael.Jackson
and small boys, so if you are an
out of shape" crackhead like myself and you are being escorted
out of Madison Square Garden,
keep your mouth shut.
At the Motley Crue show, I
learned that there is a socio-political equivalent of Jurassic Park
in which creatures that I previously believed to be extinct, still
roam die earth. I am not talking
about the Brontosaurus, I am
talking about the leather-clad
rockers from 1986. They are still
a functioning faction of 90s culture and the approachment of a
new millennium has not
thwarted the perpetuation of
' their neandrotiiolic way of life.
Rock on you social dinosaurs,
you.
Tubing proved to be a pure
and wholesome source of entertainment. I am sure that my
white-bread, redneck reading
population has already indulged
in this activity, but if any of my
civilized readers have not,
please accept my recommendation to do so.
In the past year, I have not
commented on anything that is
presently on television. The
reason for this" is that if you were
to encapsulate a week's worth
of the creativity that is televised
in recent programming, you
might have enough to invent
sometiiing as ingenious as Soul
Glow. Since "Seinfeld" left the
air, the only quality shows that
remain are "The Simpsons," "XFiles" and "Tuesday Night
Humpathon" which can be
viewed on the Spice Channel.
Actually, that is not all that remains. 'Growing Pains' reruns
can be viewed at 3:00 AM on
USA network. Kirk Cameron
use Soul Glow, right?
As far as Art is concerned, I
only wrote one article that could
even remotely constitute a discussion about art and it was in
reference to the abominable
fashion fads that plagued 1998.
All I haye to say is look at yourselves, people. You look atrocious and you should be
ashamed of yourselves for leaving the house in such apparel.
All in all, the year has been a
disappointing one in the realm
of entertainment. As the year
2000 bears down upon us, all we
can do is hope that the quality
of entertainment improves exponentially with the birth of a new
millennium. Or if we are lucky,
Nostradamus was right and in
the year 2000, a colossal meteor
will strike the Earth and we will
all die. Keep your fingers
crossed.
(Editor's note: The purpose
ofCarlito 's weekly column is to
entertain, and perhaps, offend.
Let us keep an open mind this
semester and remember that
Carlito is more akin to Walter
Matthau
than
Walter
Kronkite.)
with sex and relationships, they
are more sophisticated than "I
love you, you love me."
For more info on Godsmack,
check out their website at
www.godsmack. com.
Theatre: One-acts set to
take stage for MCCTA
...continued from pg. 12
Seufert said Leticia lives with
a man who she knows does not
love her and who is becoming
progressively more violent.
"She is~a witness to all of his
actions and directly feels the
.effects of living in a military society," she said.
Also starring in The Conduct
;
" ofLife are freshman Megan Wil~ Hams and sophomore Erika
• Switzer. Williams plays the fif-
teen-year-old Nena, who becomes the twisted object of
Orlando's affection. Switzer
plays Olimpia, who also has a
distorted past with Orlando.
Seufert said that overall the
show is a lot to handle.
"It deals with serious issues," she said.
Brandon agrees.
"The show is powerful and
will move you if you let it," he
said.
Ten A&Epredictionsfor 1999
byPATRICK WHITTLE
A&E Editor
Okay folks, 1998 is over, and
for some of us, it could not have
come too quickly. Maybe 1999
will have a little more to offer in
me world of music, movies, meatre, literature, and midget tossing that we lump under the category of "Arts and Entertainment."
10. All the "boy bands" will get
together in one place and cause
me biggest communal thirteenyear-old girl heart attack in history.
9. Face-paint sporting goons
the world over will suddenly
come to the dramatic realization
that the Cure suck.
8. A&E Editor Patrick Whittle
will continue listening to Dag
Nasty and the Velvet Underground on a daily basis.
7. Sarah Michelle Gellar will collaborate with the World Wrestling Federation for the first ever
"Buffymania."
6. Full contact fishing will rule
TBS.
5. Al Gore will give up his campaign and become a porn star.
4. "Zoot suits" will be replaced
with "Goot suits," in honor of
former Circle Editor.
3. Stryper will be the next hair
band to make a comeback.
2. Someone will watch the Food
Channel. Actually...nah.
1. "Star Wars," and lots of it!
The A&E Section Brightens
Up Your Valentine's Day
f77iw one's for all you ladies out there. The Circle's Av$|
E section will be offering a no-expense paid date with
fyifamous columnist Carlito this coming Valentine's Day.
'If you are interested (if you are not, what is wrong with
you?), just leave a message in The Circle's phoriemail
box, X2429. Specify that you are interested in a .
' -r romatttic evening with the, man who makes Judge
Reinhold look like Gumby.- Come to think, of it, "Judge
:, Reinhold already does kind of look like Guhiby...
Tfte winner will be drawn at random by A&E
editor
(and Chuck Woolery impersonator) Patrick Whittle.
, Marist, The Circle,- and, especially Patrick are not
, • responsible for any4^viant acts Carlito commits.
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Sports
FEBRUARY 4.1999
PAGE 14
Sports
FEBRUARY 4.1999
PAGE15
What's on Tap?
Men's basketball
hockey team
hovers near .500
byKAARENUMMEm
StajfWriter
The Marist College Men's
Hockey team finished off the fall
part of their season with a 9-0
blowout of C.W. Post.
With a 9-8 record overall,
things appeared to be headed
somewhat in the right direction
with the new semester on its
way.
However, back to back losses
to Rutgers and Central Connecticut put Marist at 3-3 in the
SuperEast Conference and in
need of a win in the worst way
imaginableAssistant coach Kent
Rinehart said that the Red Foxes
have been lacking the intensity
mat a tern needs if they are going to be successful for an entire season.
"We have played all season
without the intensity that you
need to win," he said. "We have
been playing just well enough
to lose."
Add onto that the fact that one
of their most explosive players
is out for the rest of the year
and Marist has to find answers
from someone else.
"Brian (Warzecha) is out because of academic reasons,"
Rinehart said. "We need our
other older players to.step up
for us."
Step up they did as Marist got
that win in the form of a 7-4 victory against Rider University
last Sunday. ' •
Leading the way for the Red
Foxes was Braegan Plambeck,
who scored a hat trick (10, 11,
12) and also Drew Bowdenwho
scored two as well (3,4).
With the score tied at 1-1,
Marist went on to graba4-l lead.
Then in the third period when
Rider scored to make it a 5-4
game with ten minutes left,
Marist iced the game with two
huge goals.
Peter Intervallo made enough
saves to notch the win, with one
of the goals he allowed coming
on a penalty shot. Marist is now 4-3 in the
SuperEast and 10-8 overall.
They need to play well down
the stretch to qualify for the National tournament, Rinehart
said.
"We are ranked thirdrightnow
with only three games left before the teams are selected," he
said. "It all depends on which
one of our teams shows up. The
one who blasted Maryland 8-0
and Penn State 8-3, or the team
who lost twice to Rutgers."
Something else interesting to
note is the recent suspension
of Wagner College by the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).
The ACHA has not only suspended them for the rest of this
year, but for the 1999-2000 season as well for what they call
"numerous violations of their
probationary status."
Despite the loss of Warzecha,
the Red Foxes have added three
new players to their team for the
springtiiatshould help them get
back oh track in the final weeks
of the regular season.
Brandon Maxam and Scott
Rey are both defensemen from
Clinton High, expected to step
inrightaway.
They will also help to replace
Dan Sullivan, a senior
defenseman who will graduate
this year.
The third player is Pat'
Annunziata who comes to
Marist from Iona, but is expected
Cin'c
i . l . t / l i v <*> n-l i
Marist's Ray Kenahan (18) awaits a face-off in the Red Foxes' offensive zone.
to work with the team to get back
into gear after not playing last
semester.
Some shocking statistics are
plaguing the Red Foxes. The
biggest is their 1-6 record away
from Poughkeepsie.
Marist is also 5-0 when leading after 1 period, 7-0 when leading after two periods but a dismal 0-8 when trailing after two
periods.
Marist and their potent ofr
fense, which is averaging 5.4
goals per game, will play again
at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center this Friday against Western
Connecticut.
John El way and the Broncos historic class of '83 with a Sudefeated the Atlanta Falcons on per Bowl ring.
Well, since the last time I wrote
Sunday 34-19, defending their
Super Bowl victory from last an article the NBA lockout
year, becoming only the sev- ended. In conjunction with that
enth team in NFL history to do much has happened. John
Starks was traded to the Warso.
.
The surprise was not in the riors with others for Latrell
outcome, but rather how easily Sprewell. Scottie Pippen is now
Denver seemed to achieve its a Rocket, Michael Jordan retired,
goal. I really do not think any- Dennis Rodman retired and then
body truly expected the game decided not to retire. Needless
to be over by the time the to say there has been a lot of
Cracker Jack ad came on in the action since the lockout ended,
second quarter (which by the but the question is what teams
way was a great ad, particularly won when the dust settled?
that "donkey",rightChach?).
Chris Chandler came in billed
as the best quarterback in the
game and all he did to live up Bringing in Sprewell
that billing was have what might was a risky
move,
have been his worst game of. the
season. El way, on the contrary, one that will bring
came out and threw for 336 yards success to New York
on 18-of-29 passing with a or spell their immitouchdown arid an interception
that went off of the hands of nent doom.
Shannon Sharpe.
The game was supposed to be
decided on the ground and if it I think one of the big winners
had Atlanta would have been that you have to focus on are
in a much better position. The the New York Knicks. Bringing
Falcons were able to move the in Sprewell was a risky move,
ball on the ground, in fact they one that will bring success to
actually outran the Broncos by New York or spell their imminent
10 yards, but it was the inepti- doom. Sprewell is an offensive
tude of their passing game that weapon that the Knicks have
not had the likes of since Bersealed their fate. . ,-.
^ittar66ixMMckio ElwayrHe - nard-K4hg-in-meimid-eighti^^
came through with a game that He is explosive and can break
was fitting of his legend. out for 30 points on any given
Maybe, just maybe his second night, something that with Allan
Super Bowl victory was his last Houston and Patrick Ewing
game.if so, it was a game befit- gives the Knicks three guys
ting of the legend. It was his with All-NBA offensive potenfirst Super Bowl MVP and a phe- tial. In addition to Spree, the
nomenal near perfect game for Knicks brought in Dennis Scott,
the only, quarterback from the a good supplementary player
SMITH:
that can shoot the three, and
Women's basketball 2/6 Home vs. Siena 7 p.m.
before the lockout, acquired
Marcus Camby, the NBA's lead2/9 @ Loyola 7 p.m.
ing shot blocker last year. It
looks as though the Knicks
Swimming and diving ( M & W ) 2/11-14 MAAC
could be dangerous.
Championships @ McCann Center 10 a.m.
Another winner has to be the
Houston Rockets. First, they
brought in Scottie Pippen, the
Indoor track (M&W) 2/7 @ Colgate, Class of 32
player that had to be regarded
Invitational 9 a.m.
as the biggest free agent available in the entire pool. Second,
the Rockets retained the services of Charles Barkley, giving
them the services of one of the
best power forwards to ever step
on the court for at least one
more season. In reality what this
all means is that the Rockets are
returning the same team as last
Out of thirty-three Super Bowls, how many difyear with Scottie Pippen replacferent NFL franchises have won at least one?
ing Clyde Drexler. Like the
Knicks, the Rockets have a good
chance at going places this seaLast week's question - When was the last time a MAAC team
son.
won
a game in the NCAA basketball tournament?
One last big winner from the
NBA off-season is, surprisingly,
Answer - The 1994-95 Manhattan Jaspers defeated the Oklathe Denver. Bringing Antonio
McDyess back in the fold was a homa Sooners in the opening round of the tournament.
big move and one that shows
the Nuggets are committed to
winning. McDyess, Nick Van
Exel, Raef LaFrentz and the return of Eric Williams might bring
the Nuggets to immediate mediocrity.
It should be an interesting season, one that will bring us a new
NBA champion (because the ~-...continued from pg 16 . ,
Vallery down.
Bulls stand about as much
Unfortunately for Rider,
chance as winning the NBA
Marist played tough defen- Vallery kept driving and slashchampionship this year as say, sively, not overcommiting as ing, through the lane and drawDuke or UCONN) and some they had in the past, allowing ing the fouls.
things that we have not seen in them to better defend perimeter
She canned 11-of-14 from the
a couple of years. Well, good shots.
stripe, two of which were critiluck to all and a good season,
Marist went on a run five min- cal towards the end. Vallery led
albeit shortened, to all of us, the utes into the second half, all scorers with 23 points, the
fans.
topped off by a Vallery free eighth time she has led Marist
throw.
in that department.
Vallery, nonexistent in the first
Marist has been unable to
half, (2 PTS, 2'REB), stepped up duplicate the win in their last
big for the Red Foxes scoring' three games losing to second
down low and forcing Carey into place St. Peter's 56-45, Canisus
foul trouble.
75-61 and Niagara 65-61, all on
Vallery said herfirsthalf per- the road.
formance was a result of foul
* Anyone interested in acquirto deal with college life as a stu- trouble.
ing a WMCR recording of the
dent/athlete.
"I got two quick fouls and I game can contact "The Voice of
Not to mention trying to learn had to sit," Vallery said. "I got the Red Foxes", Ryan Maraziti,
how to .fit into the Marist bas- discouraged and didn't play at x4311 and copies can be
ketball system, knowing when well. I wanted to make sure we made.
to set a screen, move the ball came out fired up for the secMarist next plays Friday, Feband execute different defensive ond half."
ruary 6th against Siena. The
plays.
Carey's foul trouble during opening tip will be at 7:00 at the
"It was hard the first semes- crucial moments allowed the James J. McCann Center.
ter," said Smith on adjusting Red Foxes to retain the lead
from high school to college life throughout most of the half
as a freshman.
while Carey sat.
BOXSCORE
Smith said he thought it might
Marist Head Coach Kristin
not be a bad idea for players to Lamb adjusted the lineup going MARIST (67)
sit out their freshman year.
with Vallery, Stephens and Tone Vallery 6-1111-14 23, Saitta 1-3
"It has its advantages and dis- Anderson to dominate the paint. 1-2 3, Anderson 3-3 1-2 7,
Valleiy responded by rattling Shackel 3-7 3-3 9, Fusci 3-120-0
advantages. Its advantage to
an athlete is that he can con- off 10 points from thefielddur- 7, Stephens 6-10 1-2 13, Knight
centrate a lot more on school- ing the final eight minutes of the 1-3 1-2 4, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0,
work," Smith said. "However, game. Vallery was able to get Ciaccio 0-21-31.
the disadvantage is the athlete open more as Rider switched Totals 23-51 20-31 67.
does not acquire game experi- from a zone defense to a man
ence, just practice experience." defense in the second half of the RIDER(62)
Dilgard 1-40-03, Carey 7-136-6
So far in Richard Smith's first game.
year as a Red Fox he has been a
The man zone freed up the 20,Franus 1-1 0-03,Beistline4pleasant surprise. He has gone paint allowing her to go one on 12 1-2 9, Rodriguez 2-6 1-3 6,
through some adversity both on one With Lady Bronco defend- Jackson 2-7 3-4 7, Gavin 1-43-3
5, Kearon 1-43-3 5, Cross 2-3 2and off the court but has man- ers.
aged to overcome.
Rider head coach Eldon Price 3 6, Kearon 1-4 1-23.
These experiences will only put Carey back in to the game Totals21-5417-2362.
make him both a better person around the two minute mark in
an attempt to try and slow Halftime - Rider 30, Marist 29
and player.
Freshman guard looking to
make a name for himself with the Red Foxes
...continued from pg 16
All the different games that
he was exposed to coming out
of high school and constant
talks with his dad have been
very helpful. For example, in
the beginning of the season he
started the first couple of games
because senior guard Bo
Larragan was recovering from
an injury.
"Playing against all these talented people in high school has
enabled me to play at such a
high level," Smith said.
At all these high school and
summer league games he was
able to showcase his talent to
many coaches around the country.
He had a total often different
schools looking at him. Colleges such as Coastal Carolina,
Charleston Southern, Howard
University and others wanted
him to play ball for them.
. "I want to pick a college that
was not close to home but not
to far so I can go home once in
a while. I picked Marist because of location, coaching
staff, and campus atmosphere."
_ When ask if he felt there was
a differences from playing high
school play to college play he
said it had to be the physical
play.
He was well aware of this aspect of the college game so in
• his senior year he worked out
hard with weights.
'
Smith said getting sick wiped
out some of the hard word'he
had done.
"I was able to put on like 15 to
20 pounds on before I came to
Marist. However, I lost some of
that when I got sick in January.
I came down with this bad cold
and my throat was really hurting," Smith said. "I took all types
of medicines but my throat was
still very sore. I found out after
numerous throat cultures and
visits to the doctor that I needed
to have my tonsils taken out"
This freak sickness would
force him to miss three games in
a row do to recovering from having his tonsils taken out.
Not only has he had to deal
with having his tonsils being
taken out, but he has also had
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Quote of the Week I
Stat of the Week
"We have played all season I
without the intensity you I
need .to win." - KentX
Rinehart, assistant hockeyX
coach
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The Marist hockey team
is 7-0 when leading after
two periods and 0-8 when
trailing after two periods.
Sports
FEBRUARY 4,1999
PAGE 16
Unexpected slump has Marist 7th in MAAC
byJEEFDAHNCKE
StaffWriter :
Just oyer a month ago, the
Marist mens basketball, team
was enjoying a dream season.
As everyone headed home for
semester break, the Red Foxes
. packed their bags, and their 8-0
record, and headed west to take
. on Arizona State. And although
the cross-country trip yielded a
85-77 loss to the Sun Devils,
people were excited about this
team, so much so that Marist
received a vote in the national
coaches poll.
• ^"
Now, as the season enters its
final stretch, the Foxes (12-8; 57) have derailed, dropping five
of their last six.. A season that
was once filled with promise is
now oozing with uncertainty.
At the center of it all is the
absence of junior forward
Tomasz Cielebak, the team's
fourth leading scorer, who was
ruled ineligible by Marist athletic officials last week while the
NCAA investigates Cielebak's
eligibility.
The investigation into
Cielebak is based on his involvement in the European club system (For more information, see
story on page 1).
Consequently, Marist has
been without his services since
Jan. 16, a day that saw the Red
Foxes fall to Canisius 68-67.
They are 1-5 in the five games
Cielebak has missed so far.
Last week, Marist dropped
two MAAC contests, an 81-69
loss at the McCann Center to
Loyola last Wednesday and an
84-78 defeat at Siena on Saturday.
-
*
The Marist College Women's
Basketball team is only 3-9 in the
MAAC losing three of their last
four conference matches.
The lone victory during the
stretch was a 67-62 barn-burner
at home against the basement
resident Rider Broncs on January 23rd.
Marist forward Sabrina Vallery
said winning the game against
th&Broncs was important.
"We definitely needed to win
this one," said Vallery. "Especially against Rider."
Marist opened the game with
a 10 -9 lead against the tenacious
double-teaming and pressing by
Rider. Jen Carey scored the
Broncs first four points looking
to dominate down low. The
Broncs surged to a seven-point
lead, 17-10, behind the play of
JC superstar Carey and Iris
Beistline.
Marist countered down low
with Alex Stephens coming off
the bench and igniting the Lady
Circle photo/Joe Scotto
Following the Loyola game, Larragan combined to go only couple of years.
head coach Dave Magarity said 6-25 from the field, while the
The Foxes must have taken the
that the absence of Cielebak has Foxes as a team connected on challenge to heart, as they came
definitely hurt the team's perforout and tied the game on a Joe
mance.
McCurdy drive seven minutes
"We just are not the same team
greyhounds i
into the second. But Anthony
mentally," Magarity said. "I'm
.;«wSEker, who led all scorers with
really at a loss for explanations J
^§gms
despite coining in avWe haven't handled it well.»Qur}
ragTrrf only two points per
;«j^affieffisanswered with a three.
kids are just searching for, _
swers. They're looking^ieacf&
_J M ^ j ^ j ^ ^ / a l l p r - ' s bucket sparked a 9-0
other and I'm telling themOTawl
they have to look in the rrflEr'OE"^ITlo^olaJguard Jason Rowe $n a never recovered from.
Magarity said that the teamjf ^e^prantiattempP-with-'jtfst
"In the blink of an eye, it's a
playing the worst baskedbalPof three*seeQnids->remaining, up- tie game," Magarity said. "And
ping th1^e~ad¥ack-*6*l2.
any team he has had. s&jP'
in the blink of another eye, we're
Against Loyola, Marist never
Magarity said when the team down nine again."
really got into the game offen- entered the locker room, he chalTrie Red Foxes never got
sively. The starting backcourt lenged them more than he Jias closer than nine again. They
of Bobby Joe Hatton and Bo challenged a team in the last were lead by Tom Kenney with
Desperate women's
team beats Broncos
byRYANMARAZm
StaffWriter
'
Two of the best point gaurds in the MAAC go one on one as Marist's Bo Larragan.(5)
defends against Loyola's Jason Rowe,(13) during the Greyhounds'win over the Red Foxes.
Red Foxes, scoring six straight
to bring Marist wimin one, 1716.
Marist regained the lead 2119 at the nine-minute mark on a
Tara Knight lay-up fed excellently by Beth Shackel.
Marist allowed Rider to stay
in the game, putting them to the
line early by amassing eight team
fouls in the first ten minutes.
For the next five minutes of
play the lead changed several
times until Stevens rebounded
a Mari Fusci three-point attempt
and went to the rack tying the
score at 24-24.
Rider then scored six unanswered to regain the lead, 30-24
with three minutes left in the first
half.
Marist clawed its way back
eventually coming within one,
30-29 when Shackel fired a bullet to Stephens down low who
up faked by the defender and
layed in the deuce.
Marist had the chance to take
the lead going into the locker
room, but Stephens' finger roll
went in and out as the half ex-
'20 points. Drew Samuels continued his solid play by scoring
13, while Hatton and McCurdy
added 13 and 12 respectively.
Three days later Marist traveled to Albany to face Siena, a
team they beat 93-87 earlier in
thie season. '.,•/..
But this was a far different
environment, as Marist faced a
crowd of over 11,000 at the
Pepsi Arena. Many were upset
about the conduct of Hatton in
the previous meeting, feeling he
showbbated after the game.
Despite that, Marist led most
of the first half, going to the
locker room with a 40-36 advantage. The second have was
close until the Saints, leading
73-71, went on a 7:0 run.
Despite holding Siena's top
player, Marcus Faison, to only
two points, Marist left with their
seventh loss in their last eight
contests. Siena was led by Brandon Fields' 18 points. McCurdy
paced Marist with 22, while
Hatton added 18.
On Tuesday, the Red Foxes
rebounded with an impressive
showing on their homecourt.
The Red Foxes defeated the
Rider Broncos 63-47.
Although the team is losing,
Samuels said he thinks things
will get better.
"I know we have a good team,"
Samuels said. "We're going to
get our confidence back and
we're going to get on the right
track."
The Foxes are in action tomorrow at Loyola. It is still not
known if Cielebak will be in the
lineup.
Remember, that's
Smith, not Smits
by ALFREDDEFATTA
StaffWriter
advice on how to improve my
game."
He had great credentials to be
Every since he has put on a picked for that AAU team in his
uniform for the Marist Red senior year of high school. He
Foxes he has been a great asset finished his career at St. Vincent
to the team, even though he is High School with 1,183 points.
only a freshman and comes off Richard Smith was a USA Tothe bench he has been a vital day All-State selection for the
part to the team.
state of Maryland, named to
Richard Smith is his name and First-Team All-League, and AllCircle photo/Joe Scotto
Both Marist teams may be passing and scoring for the Metro D.C. Team.
looking to sign this youngster. Men's Basketball team is. his
On the AAU Team he was able
game. Give him an uncontested to be teammates with two curpired.
shot and you can count two or rent North Carolina Tar Heels
Stephens provided a much- three points being added to his players, Ronald Curry and Janeeded spark for the Red Foxes box score.
son Capel. His AAU team also
scoring 13 points (6-8 FG) in 13
Two things that make Smith a played against other big time
minutes.
special basketball player are his players around the country.
Rider began the second half natural skills and his relationr One team that gave them
the same as. the first half going ship with his father Raymond: trouble was an AAU team out
to Carey (13 PTSfirsthalf) down As a basketball player he pos- of New York City, which had
low where she seemed unstop- sesses great ball-handling skills current St. John's players Erick
pable.
and great range on his jump Barkley and Anthony Glover.
Freshman Fusci drilleda three shot. But his real assethas been
"I played against a lot of great
early in the half to tie the game his relationship with his father. competition before I came to
at 34-34 keeping the momentum
"My dad coaches an AAU Marist College, which has
from swinging in favor of the basketball team back home,"' helped me put tremendously,"
Broncs.
.
Smith said. "So I talk to my dad said Smith.
all the time about how I did in
...pleasesee WOMEN, pg. 15 each game. He always gives me ...please see SMITH, pg. 15