Vol. 32 No. 8, April 17, 1986

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Weekend warriors
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Volume 32, Number 8
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April 17, 1986
Teachers cut hoursy refuse override cards
Action comes
during
negotiations
by Carl MacGowan
The Marist faculty last Friday
voted 48-0, with two.abstentions,
to initiate a protest against what
faculty leaders termed the college's
"unreasonable demands.'' upon
professors.
The faculty members agreed not
to sign override cards for students
seeking to enter a class already filled to its limit.
In addition, teachers will spend
no more than their contractually required eight hours on campus outside of class time. This includes office hours and attendance at open
house events and any other schoolrelated activities.
The job action comes in the
midst of contract negotiations between the faculty and the administration. Contract talks began
last month.
Olson said the job action is "an
attempt to persuade the administration to be more serious about the
negotiations."
The two sides have met at least
once a week since last month to
discuss next year's faculty salary,
but are still a few percentage points
apart, according to Marc Adin,
spokesman for the administration
negotiating team. The faculty's
current contract expires June 30,
1986.^
Prompting the job action are two
issues: Marist's high ratio of
students to faculty and pressure
from the college for more research
by faculty, according to William
Olson, professor of history and the
chairperson of the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC).
Large class sizes and the push for
decision. "We're disappointed in
the faculty," said Adin, assistant
vice president for administration.
"I'm disappointed that the faculty has chosen to take its disagreement with the administration out
on the student body. I don't think
it's in the best interests of the institution, nor the students."
In the statement, the faculty
claimed the Marist's studentfaculty ratio is 22 to I and is higher
than that found at all but one of
17 northeastern colleges used by
both the faculty and administration
for comparison.
The list of 17, which includes
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Students disappointed
with Thomasjwoes
13 arrested
at IBM site
by Douglas Outton
Thirteen ^IOCJJI .students," h)-"'
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arrested last weekjduring a protest at the IBM/building,adjacent to the main mail'ihjthe City of Poughkeepsie. " v ; •
Cindy Lemek, a freshman,
and Joe Concra, a senior-were
both arrested and charged with
disorderly conduct. The two
were part of a demonstration
last Thursday during which protesters chained the front door of
the building shut and sat in
front of the entrance. .
The 13 were arrested afterrefusing to remove the chain*
from the door, police said. The
protest took place around noon,
when many IBM employees are
moving in and out of the
building.
Each of the 13 pleaded inno-'
cent and will be tried as a group,
on May 2. Noel Tepper, a
Poughkeepsie - lawyer, isrepresenting the group free of
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charge. ;
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Tepper said his defense will
be based on two major points:
why the group was there and the
circumstances surrounding the
demonstration. "They were not
there to cause a public disorder,
but to bear witness to what they
feel to be an evil,'! Tepper said:
He added that the group
"wasn't disorderly—they were
very orderly" and.that they
acted in symbolic ways, expressing their first ammendment
right to free speech.
Concra said the protest was
held to decry IBM's involvement with South Africa.
Demonstrators handed out
literature charging that IBM
supplies computers to the South
African government.
IBM officials have repeatedly denied-selling equipment to
that government, adding that it
has only 1,900 employees in the
country, most of them South
African blacks.
Tepper said he is providing
his services at no cost because
the group's belief sounds like
something that needs to be
brought forth.
more scholarly work represent
"unreasonable demands" on faculty members, Olson said in a press
statement released by the FEC
Monday, noting that administration has not provided them with
additional compensation and time
off needed to meet the increasing
expectations.
Olson said in an interview last
week that the faculty is taking "two
specific actions against two specific
problems " in hopes of calling attention to increased class sizes and
an overload of work due to the new
mandate for scholarly research,
Adin, speaking for the administration, criticized the faculty's
the class of '89 gets to see what all
the other classes hoped to see—
_ Student concerns over the fate of most likely they won't."
the Lowell Thomas CommunicaAlthough administrators predict
tions Center seem to be keeping that the" Thomas Center's
pace with the building's classrooms, faculty offices and
construction.
computer rooms will be ready by
Students interviewed recently by January, they revealed last week
The Circle expressed disappoint- they may fall short in raising funds
ment and pessimism about the to buy equipment for the planned
estimated $4.5 million communica- teleproduction facility.
tions building, after learning that
Communication arts major
the building may not be fully
operational by its -scheduled Tony Santiago said he is also
January 1987 opening date because pessimistic about the future of the
building. "I'm a sophomore, and
of insufficient funding.
"When I came here as a prospec- I thought 1 was going to get a
tive freshman, all they talked about chance to use the building, but apwas the Lowell Thomas building," parently I'm noti" he said. "It's
said Howard Mills, a senior just another major mess-up of the
political science major. "They said college."
it would be in full use by my junior ^Transfer Michael O'Looney, a
year. The thing that disgusts me is junior majoring in communication
that they've never once been arts, agreed that students have been
honest. They knew the the pro- misled. "I'm really disappointed,"
jected completion dates were not he said. "I was led to believe that
realistic, but they still published the building was to be open in the
fall of *85. That was probably the
them."
John Kiselik, a communication biggest reason 1 transferred here."
Freshman Christine Borkowski,
arts major, agreed: "Once again
the students at Marist College are also a communication arts major,
Continued on page 13
facing a Marist myth. I hope that
.by Shell>-Miller
A member of the Japanese
National Debate Team presents
his case at last Sanday's MaristJapan debate.
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Check of night classes stirs controversy
by Denise Wilsey
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Some Marist faculty members
have raised.concerns about a recent
unannounced . check . on night
classes and. a memo circulated
among administrators last week
listing the instructors who were not
holding their classes at the time of
the check.
A staff member from Adult
Education, Ellie Charwat, did
sweep checks of classrooms at 8:45
p.m. for two weeks to determine
which rooms were empty at that
time, according to Julianne Maher,
acting academic vice president,
who authorized the checks.
Charwat surveyed Donnelly Hall
the week of March 17 and Marist
East the week of March 24. A final
check of Marist East was conducted on April 3. Night classes are
scheduled to meet until 9:10.
The two-week survey showed a
total of 17 instructors who were not
in their scheduled classrooms when
the checks were conducted. Only
, two of the classes had been officially canceled by the instructor, according to a memo sent to Maher by
Charwat.
Maher released the text of the
memo to The Circle after the contents of it became known to some
faculty. The names of the faculty
had been eliminated from the document given to The Circle, and it
could not be determined how many
of the instructors were full-time.
While Maher said copies of that
memo were intended only for the
divisional chairpersons, Robert
Sadowski, chairperson of the Division of Arts and Letters, released
copies to at least some divisional
faculty listed in the memo.
Some faculty members have
complained that such a check by
administration is unprofessional,
and they expressed concerns about
what would be done with the list.
While it was not indicated in the
memo, Maher said in an interview
this week that she authorized the
checks at the request of the divisional chairpersons. The chairs, she
said, were free to use the survey
results as they saw fit.
The checks were initiated after a
few full-time faculty members and
students complained that Marist
East and Donnelly seemed empty
by 9 p.m., said Maher.
Two divisional chairpersons confirmed that the the need for a check
of night classes had been discussed at a meeting of the chairpersons'
council, which is composed of the
Five chairs and Maher.
While Maher said she had not
discussed the survey results with
any of the divisional chairs, she
said the checks did not indicate that
early dismissals were a widespread
problem.
William Olson, chairperson of
the Faculty Executive Committee,
said the handling of the memo, as
well as the check, was an issue of
concern for faculty. He objected to
the release of the memo to anyone
because it did not indicate who
authorized the check or who requested the survey be done.
Releasing the memo without that
information "was a significant procedural oversight and a professional irresponsibility," he said.
In addition, Olson said that
because the memo was vague about
what the results meant, he was concerned that it might unfairly imply
that faculty members were being
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Contract.
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schools as large as Syracuse University and as small as Quinnipiac College in Connecticut, is composed of
schools that resemble Marist in student body size and programs of
study or that traditionally compete
with Marist for students.
To bring the faculty-student
ratio more in line with other
- schools, Olson said, division
chairpersons have requested a total
of 15 new full-time faculty, but the
college has cut that request to eight
or nine.
Responding to the FEC statement, Adin said the college plans,
for the first time in several years,
to hire no new administrators this
fiscal year while hiring as many
new full-time faculty as the budget
will allow. The number of new
faculty will depend on anticipated
tuition income, said Adin.
" I t would be great to have a
faculty-student ratio of 1 to 15 or
1 to 12, but half the student body
wouldn't be able to come to Marist
(because of increased tuition
costs)," Adin said.
Adin later disputed the FEC's
, statistics. The correct studentfaculty ratio, he said, is 13.9 to 1.
Credit hours, instructional hours
and part-time faculty must be
figured in, Adin said.
He added that Marist ranks in
the top third among the 17 schools
in salary for faculty.
The FEC's other complaint
stems from a statement made by
President Dennis Murray last
December indicating that Marist
faculty members should conduct
research and publish scholarly
writings in addition to their regular
course loads. The requirement is
not listed in the Marist Faculty
Handbook, but, said Olson, "Murray decided to make the request
regardless of the handbook."
, Olson said the college has refused to discuss financial assistance to,
• help professors fulfill the .require-ment while continuing a full load"
of courses. At the same time, Olson
said, the faculty believes Marist
should maintain its mission as a
teaching college.
"The faculty is supportive of
scholarly and professional development, but that requires resources,"
said Olson. "When you're sitting
down to start a book or a paper,
you can't do that when you have
these other responsibilties.
" I think he (Murray) expects
both (teaching and research). This
is happening elsewhere, and there's
growing evidence that it is increasing the professorial load at private
schools."
Olson said the college's financial
support for scholarly research by
faculty is inadequate, given the new
emphasis on scholarship.
Adin, however, contended that
there is enough money in the
budget set aside for the faculty's
professional development. "Our
position is that the $100,000
available for professional development is, at this point, sufficient,"
Adin said.
He denied that the college is
moving away from its traditional
mission of teaching. "It's still a
teaching college and it always will
be a teaching college, at least as I
understand i t , " said Adin.
According to Adin, the faculty
is seeking a raise of between 9 and
10 percent, while the college's latest
offer, made last Thursday, was
5.38 percent.
Olson noted that the college's offer is less than the percentage increase agreed to this year by the
maintenance staff. Maintenance
recently accepted a 5.8 percent increase, according to Adin.
However, Adin said he expects
the final agreement to surpass the
raise granted to maintenance.
"We're still in the negotiating
process," said Adin. "The last offer was an offer in progress. The
negotiating process is always
developing. You can't freeze it at
one point and say that this is where
we are and this is where we'll stay."
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bleed, it's paint, not blood
by Christian Larsen
The whistle sounds; ithVleharge. begins arid two
teams of hungry warriors embark on a mission of
kill or be killed.
They leave from flag stations on opposite ends
of a field and engage in combat in a thickly wooded area. One by one, the casualties leave the field,
but they do so under their own power, because in
this instance the nightmare of war is not real—it
has been transformed into a game with the help of
C 0 2 pistols and paint pellets.
"It's like a grown-up game of hide and seek,"
says Jerry Braun, owner of the National Survival
Game New York area facility in Plattekill, N:Y.,
about 30 miles south of Poughkeepsie. " I t ' s not
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ing for thrills and a good time."
Braun and business partners Ron and Joe Liquore bought rights to the game from the National
Survival Game Inc. last April after reading an article about the game and experiencing it at a New
Hampshire facility. " I fell in love with the game,
and I decided to bring it to New York," said Braun.
In the game, members of two competing teams
try to steal the opposition's flag and return it to
: their own flag station. The first team to return
home with the other's flag wins.
Upon arrival; competitors are handed goggles,
a C 0 2 pistol and pajnt pjeIIets;;Game officials lead
the would-be warrior<to,a,';flag station, v£her.e they
join up with between 3 0 and^QitialeJfnd; ftmale
teammates; the whistle blows and the officials cut
the fighters loose.
"This game is fantastic," said John Ray, a student from Ozone Park, N.Y. "I love shooting people. It's a great way to get your frustrations out."
People can come as individuals or they can enroll
teams, and, according to Braun, the game attracts
people from all walks of life. " W e get all kinds of
groups. We attract a lot of corporate businesses and
colleges. About 25 percent of our business comes
from corporations."
Braun insists that the game is totally safe; at
worst, injuries from a day's battle might consist
of a couple of small welts from getting hit by paint
pellets. " I t ' s like getting hit by a raquetball," he
said. .
For $36, participants can play six games with a
break for lunch in between. The six games run a
full day, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For trigger-happy
combatants, extra pellets and C 0 2 are readily
available.
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According to a National.Survival Game-press
-release, there are over 200"^lay1ng'fields*thf5utK6uf'
' the" United States, Canada and Europe.' South
Africa sites are under negotiation.
Most North American dealers sponsor sanctioned league play, which leads to the North American
Championships held late in the fall.
Charles Gaines, one of the game's inventors, said
that the first such competition in June of 1981 was
"everything we hoped it would be—challenging,
exhilirating and fascinatingly reflective in both the
various ways it was played and inthe various ways
in which the men who played it lived. The careful
played it carefully; the shrewd played it shrewdly;
the aggressive-played it aggressively."
•v There are 11 playing fields at the Plattekill facility, all offering a different approach to warfare.
"Depending on "the weather and the size of the
group, we switch fields regularly'," said Braun.
The game has been condemned by gun control
groups, but Braun insists that "the people who condemn the game are the ones who haven't played
it. Once you've played the game, you realize that
it's nothing more than a good time."
Columnist finds his rewards
making ordinary extraordinary
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Marist Institute for Public Opinion
(M1PO). Without identifiying
himself, Moynihan asked the
respondent questions including one
which rated his own performance
in office.
Moynihan later admitted that the
respondent was unable to rate him
because she did not know who he
was.
The results of the half hour poll
based on 21 completed surveys
gave him 66 percent support of his
performance in office. Moynihan
said with a chuckle, " I n the last
election I got 65.5 percent (of the
vote), so either I am not getting any
better or I am not getting any
worse."
Lee Miringoff, director of the
Marist Institute for Public Opinion
and the senator's host, said he was
pleased that Moynihan took an interest in the MIPO. He added that
in the future he hopes journalists
and political figures like Moynihan
will consider Marist a "stopping
off point" when in New York
state.
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Ed Lowe admits there may be
one job more fun than his: making $3 million a year playing saxophone in an enormously successful jazz band.
But for now, the 1967 Marist
graduate seems happy enough to
have his byline appear three times
weekly in the pages of Newsday, a
Long Island newspaper with a circulation of over half a million.
Lowe's popular feature column is
also distributed twice weekly by
United Features Syndicate.
"You can profit by and maintain
your integrity in a craft that is absurdly fun, sometimes exciting and
public," said Lowe, 4 1 . "You are
praised for what you do every day,
as long as you maintain a certain
degree of excellence. There are
many rewards above your
paycheck."
Since 1977, his two weekday and
one Sunday column have detailed
the everyday problems of ordinary
people. Lowe has received awards
for his writing from the New York
Associated Press, the American
Society of Newspaper Editors and
the Columbia University School of
Journalism.
Lowe visited Professor David
McCraw's " J o u r n a l i s m " class
recently, and during a rapid-fire,
off-the-cuff hour and 20 minutes,
gave his blueprint for success in the
field: " Y o u have to have
passion—and compassion. You
have to believe it is more important
to pry the truth out of people who
would otherwise hide it than to just
report the news."
He said a good reporter has to
be aware of his ignorance. And he
has to be courageous and selfconfident enough to ask: Is the obvious thing 1 assume to be the
truth, the truth? A journalist, he
said, has a right, even a responsibility, to doubt.
"Ed Lowe, kid from Amityville,
beer drinker from
Marist,
represents 2 million people who
could not be there," Lowe said.
"The responsibility of judging,
choosing and accurately finding
out what they should know is enormous and rewarding."
Lowe majored in English at
Marist and earned a teaching
degree which helped him put bread
on the table in the years while he
only dreamed of writing.
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Classes pick new leaders
by Elizabeth Geary
and Michael Grave b
raising and unity as iwo of his major goals for next year's juniors. He
stressed the need for early planning in such matters as the ring
ceremony and the 1988 Commencement speaker.
One money-making idea is a car
wash, to be held next Fall. "I've
known groups who have held car
washes and netted profits of
around $800," he said. "Then we'll
have the money to put on a good
show during our senior year."
Marist underclassmen re-elected
two class presidents to second
terms and promoted a vice president in elections held last week.
Current freshman class President
Kathy Turner and sophomore class
President Roger Ardanowski won
solid victories over opponents Judi
Baker and Ken Radigan. Junior
Theresa Ruotolo, who is currently
her class' vice president, topped
Mark Kohlmaier in the other race.
Along with continuing the class
Elections for the incomimg "supplement," a publication for
freshman class will be held in the the class of 1988, he also plans on
Fall.
starting a newsletter for com. Other freshman winners in One . muters, he said. This is to Veep
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unopposed.
emphasized Commencement planOther sophomore winners: Bob ning, saying she has already begun
Bush, vice president;
Tom looking into the process of securChambers, treasurer; and Marion ing a speaker. She will also encourage student input on senior
McBride, secretary.
Junior winners were: Kathleen week, she added.
School spirit is also high on her
Murphy, vice president; Elizabeth
Reisert, secretary; and Brian list of priorities, she said. "There
- Gallagher, treasurer. Reisert beat is only so much you can do about
out Rob Durso in a close race, apathy," she said. "Events must be
publicized more and talked up
while the others ran unopposed.
Ardanowski, a sophomore from more so the students become
Tarrytown, N.Y., cited fund- interested."
Marist faculty approves
academic honesty policy
by Julie Sveda
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lam descended from the family of
David; I am the Bright Morning Star
A political faction of the
Socialist Worker Party led by Lyndon H: LaRouche Jr. is becoming
a threat to the stability of the
Democratic party, said Democratic
Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan last
Saturday at a Marist College student seminar.
Before a group of 35 Marist
students and staff, Moynihan
described the faction as a
totalitarian group which is armed,
violent and "fiercely anti-semitic."
He said it now has a substantial
following.
The recent Democratic nomination of two LaRouche-backed candidates for Illinois lieutenant governor and secretary of state indicates
the extent of the faction's power,
Moynihan said.
" I say to you that if this continues and we can't get these people out, it could be a devastating
national blow to the Democratic
party," he said.
Moynihan warned Americans,
especially Democrats, not to
dismiss " L a R o u c h e - i t e s " as
" k o o k s " and said to take their
political ideas seriously. The
senator blamed the group's rise to
power on the American public's
disinterest in politics. "Because we
are not a political people, they
(LaRouche-ites) look like anyone
else in the primary," he said.
Students who attended the
seminar said they agreed with
Moynihan. Senior Paul Campbell,
a 21-year-old political science major, said he felrMoynihan's concerns about LaRouche and his
followers were justified.
" I ' m not a Democrat,.-. but I
think a party has the right to define
and uphold its principles/' he said.
Campbell claimed that LaRouche
and his followers are using the
Democratic party name as a means
of getting people to vote them into
office.
Before the seminar, the senator
surveyed a Dutchess County resident by telephone as part of a
simulated poll conducted by the
Marist recently enacted its firstever academic honesty policy, according to Vincent Toscano,
chairperson for the Academic Affairs Committee.
The new policy was not a result
of " a crisis with dishonesty on
campus," Toscano said. Instead, it
had simply been omitted in the
past, he said.
He added that it would remain
consistent with the college's past
dealings with academic honesty
problems.
"It is a clear statement of the
college's expectations," Toscano
said. "Essentially, it contains the
same rules as any grievance procedure. There are certain appeals to
go through to ensure that people's
rights are protected."
The policy consists of three
statements. Part A, which will be
printed in the 1986-87 college
catalog, explains the standards and
expectations of academic honesty
at Marist. The last two parts, to be
printed in the student and faculty
handbooks, deal with more specific
issues, such as the grievance policy.
The text of the new policy asserts
that the college "presupposes the
scholarly integrity" of its students
and should "meet fundamental
standards of honesty in all phases
of their academic activities."
The faculty at Marist had never
before collectively endorsed an official policy on academic honesty,
Toscano explained. This policy
statement was the culmination of
three years of work of both the
Standards and Operations Committee and the Academic Affairs
Committee, he said.
The Standards and Operations
Committee is made up entirely of
faculty, while the Academic Affairs
C o m m i t t e e includes faculty
members Toscano, Augustine
Nolan and Michael O'Callahan, as
well as student Robin Little.
Toscano said the college utilizes
the Modern Language Association
Handbook's
definition
of
plagiarism: "repeating of another's
sentences as your own, adopting a
particularly apt phrase as your own
or paraphrasing someone else's line
of thinking in the development of
a thesis as though it were your
own."
The plagiarism policy also prohibits students from gaining access
to another's computer account and
stealing programs or "mousetrapping" data bases.
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Parents Weekend set Mike Barker talks through his hat(s)
Marist to honor Edwards at Thomas banquet
by Chris Gagliano
by Hector Mota
Parents Weekend will begin on
April 25, and its activities will include Festival '86: Short Plays by
Students, the President's Cup
Regatta, the J u n i o r
Ring
Ceremony and reception, and a
dinner dance.
On Friday night, Festival '86 will
present six short plays in the Campus Theater beginning at 8:00 p.m.
under the direction of Gerard Cox,
dean of student affairs.
This year's plays are " A Tangled W e b " by John Anderson,
directed by Peter P r u c n e l ;
"Engines Heat" by John Roche,
directed by Mercinth Brown;.
"Beginnings" by Teresa Lantos,
directed by Steve Pinto; "Drug,
Sex and Rock V Roll" by John
Bakke, directed by Paul Rezza;
"The Gatekeeper" by John Anderson, directed by Joe Podesta; and
"Lifeseyes" by John Roche,
directed by Rita Ramirez.
Saturday's activities will begin
with the President's Cup Regatta at
8:30 a.m. at the waterfront, with
Marist competing against 15 teams
in "one of the largest Regattas
we've had at Marist," said Larry
Davis, crew coach.
On
Saturday
at 6:30
p.m., the Junior Ring Ceremony
will be held in the chapel, followed by a reception in the Fireside
lounge. According to Assistant
Dean of Students Deborah Bell,
awards will be given to two men
and two women in the areas of
sports and community service, and
one award will be given for the
highest cumulative average. According to Bell, at least 700 people attended the event last year, and they
are expecting the same amount this
year.
Later that evening at 9:00
,
a dinner dance will will be held in
the cafeteria for parents, students
and staff. The dance will accomodate 435 people, and no
alcohol will be served due to the recent change in the drinking age and
the college's new alcohol policy.
Parents weekend will conclude
with a mass in the chapel at 11:15
a.m. Sunday.
One to One is today
by Anu Ailawadhi
a day and do things which they normally don't do, and it allows
Marist students interaction with
them, which is good experience for
those students who want to be
special education teachers," said
Bill Wright, president of the'
Psychology Club.
There will be arts and crafts,
games, sports events and lunch for
the children. There will be 40
children all under the age of seven
participating, and the activities will
be limited to the abilities of the
children in the group.
One-to-One day, sponsored by
the Psychology Club, will be held
today in front of the Campus
Center between 9:45 a.m. and 2:00
p.m.
This is the fifth annual One-toOne day. It gives Marist students
the opportunity to help disabled
children from the Poughkeepsie
community by being their host for
a day on the campus.
"This allows these (disabled)
kids (an opportunity) to get out for
by Shelly Miller
If you have a hat you want to
hang oh to, you'd better not wear
it around Mike Barker—he may
just rip it off your head and tack
it on his wall.
Rest assured it would be in good
company, for the Marist senior has
a collection of over 100 hats which
he proudly displays on all four
walls of his bedroom.
• Although all the hats are
baseball style, the collection is
strictly general. Barker collects hats
of professional sport teams, college
teams, cars, motorcycles, companies or "whatever I can get my
hands o n . "
"Actually I would consider this
a pretty modest collection compared to other people's. People
that
collect
stamps
have
thousands," he said. "And it's a
real practical one too. What can
you do with a thousand stamps? I
use my collection every d a y . "
But one cannot acquire such a
useful collection overnight. It took
Barker years to realize the importance of having enough hats. His
ultimate goal is to equal the collection of the man who inspired him,
he said.
" I used to be just a person with
a lot of hats. In 1983 I only had
25," said Barker. "Then I saw a
man from Syracuse on the news
who had a collection of 300.1 was
so impressed with him. He really
prompted my decision to start collecting seriously."
Collecting hats has become a
way of life for Barker—you rarely
see him without one on. When he
began his collection he used to wear
a different hat everyday, but now
the collection's sheer size precludes
that.
Columnist.-" I always aspired to write," he
said, "but it was a function of my
parents' generation—who lived
through the Depression—that if
you had a dream that was out of
the ordinary, like being an artist or
an actor or a writer, first you ought
to get a real job, as if those were
not.
" M y belief—or
crippling
disbelief—was that the son of a cop
from Long Island could not be a
writer, and I acted accordingly."
After college, Lowe taught
English at a junior high on Long
Island. But it was always in the
back of his mind to write. And, he
said, if you dream the dream,
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sometimes things happen that force
you to live it.
At 24, with the birth of his second child only days away, Lowe
walked into the editor's office at
the now-defunct Suffolk Sun and
bluffed his way into a reporter's
job.
He spent two and a half months
at the ailing paper before it folded
in 1969, but having articles in print
gave him the exposure and
credibility he needed to pursue his
ambition in earliest. The job offers
came in, including one from Newsday.
Lowe explains that writing
obituaries was his least favorite
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just lost a family member and ask
a lot of questions. But until his own
father died, he said, he never
understood what it meant to the
families to see those few
paragraphs in print.
He read his father's obituary
countless times, he said, and every
quote,
every
detail
was
"unbelievably important."
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done those things with compassion," he said of his journalism
career. " I never realized the degree
to which they were important. You
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post-war elections, setting up
coverage for the Nuremburg war
crimes trials, and covering Soviet
rumblings in the Middle East.
When Edwards returned to the
U.S. he became the anchorman for
"The CBS Television News." Two
years later he became television's
first evening news anchorman, with
a news broadcast which was eventually retitled, "Douglas Edwards
With The News." The broadcast
was a nightly, 15-minute newcast
which lasted for 14 years. The
A hat for every occasion...and more: Mike Barker's
townhouse room is like an equipment room for a pro ball club,
only a lifetime more creative.
(photo by Mark Marano)
" I have an elite 10 or 15 I wear
all the time," said Barker. " M y
favorite is a black corduroy
Syracuse hat. I wear it the most
probably because it was a gift, 1
like it and I live there."
But even an avowed "hat freak"
knows when a hat is inappropriate.
For example, Barker would never
be seen wearing a hat in church or
in an elaborate restaurant..
" I ' m not tacky about it," he
said.
Such a life, however, is not
without pitfalls.
" I ' m going bald and I also have
a wicked receding hairline," said
Barker. " I t ' s kind of like ^ a
Catch-22.1 wear hats because I'm
going bald, but I'm going bald
because I wear h a t s . "
Barker also fears that his compulsion with hats is beginning to
run his life.
"It's at the point now where
every time I see a store that sells
hats I have to run in and see if they
have any good ones," he said.
His obsession has even begun to
affect his school work, said Barker.
One day he was marked absent in
a class because he didn't wear a
hat. He said the teacher was so used to seeing Him .with phe^on'that.he didn't notice him without ':oh€lBut will Barker's preoccupation
with hats ever end? " I told myself
I was going to stop when I got to
100 but I havn't stopped yet," said
Barker. " I ' m probably going to
keep going—at least until I beat the
record."
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school and spent a semester working in the newsroom and accompanying reporters on assignments.
After graduating in 1977 with a
B.A. in Communications Arts, Birdas beacme the news coordinator
for WCBS.
Besides being the Manager of
Editorials, Birdas is also the producer of "Lets Find Out," the station's weekly newsmaker interview
program. One broadcast entitled.
"The Goetz Case" was honored
with a 1985 Olive Award lot
Outstanding Achievement in Local
Broadcast Service.
Since Birdas was appointed
Manager of Editorials, the station
has been awarded with The New
York State Associated Press
Broadcasters' Association first
place for best editorial and the Neu
York State Broadcasters Association Radio Award for Outstanding
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Among the 150 guests expected
to attend arc Charles Osgood,
Harry Reasoner, Andrew Rooney,
Morley Safer, Mike Wallace and
Dan Rather, who will present the
award to Edwards.
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Developers of the proposed
Poughkeepsie Galleria mall hope to
have the two-story shopping facility open for business in 1987.
i; While opponents,.of the mall
;have vowedtS c/antipuetheirfight,
the developers say they are^fnovirigahead as planned. The mall is to be built one mile north of South Hills
Mall on Route 9.
Last month, by a 5-1 vote, the
Town of Poughkeepsie Board passed a resolution clearing the way for
construction of the Galleria.
The two-level mall will feature
100 stores, a variety of restaurants
and a 10-film theater, in what is being called a sophisticated setting,
according to mall developer Bob
Ungerer, who hopes to have the
mall completed by 1987, pending
site approval.
Opponents of the project have
complained that the mall will bring
further traffic congestion to Route
.9.
"You can drive down Route 9 on
a Saturday afternoon and sit in
traffic for a half-hour. Imagine the
effect another mall would have,"
said Rosemary Emery, chairwoman of the Save Our Town
"Committee, an. organization of
; local residents fighting the,mall.
Republican members of the town
board have been facing questions
from the State Board of Elections
concerning donations received
from the mall's developers during
last fall's election campaign.
According
to
incumbent
Democratic town supervisor, Ann
Buchholz, Republicans should have
realized the size of the mall
developer's donation was in excess
of New York state's contribution
limit.
Buchholz, an opponent of the
mall, was out of town when the
vote on the Galleria was taken.
Some opponents of the mall
have suggested that the site be used for residential construction,
noting the shortage of housing in
Dutchess County.
"There is a lack of affordable
housing in Dutchess," said County Planning Commisioner Roger
Ackley. "The planning board has
been against the mall proposal
from the start."
Mall developers in accordance
with fire safety laws have agreed to
furnish the New Hamburg Fire
District with a $350,000 ladderequipped fire truck. The fire
department has said that with its
current equipment, it could not
adequately fight fires at the proposed mall.
Developer Ungerer is confident
the mall will win site approval, but
the Save Our Town Committee
plans to continue opposition to the
mall. "We haven't begun to fight,"
Emery said.
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News in 1956.
Edwards then went on to the
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holds with "Newsbreak."
He
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headline service, and the awardwinning Sunday morning series
" F o r Our Times."
Edwards was also active in
broadcasting politics by covering
many conventions, elections, inaugurations and in 1952, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in
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Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson and
Herbert Hoover.
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banquet on April 23 at the
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established in 1983 to recognize an
outstanding individual in the communications industry whose life
and. work reflect the imagination,
courage, ambition, and humanity
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Sevareid, Walter Cronkite and
Howard K. Smith.
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Helmsley Palace will be Gigi Birdas, 31, who will recieve the Alumni Communication Arts Internship
Award. The award is given to a
graduate who has made significant
progress in his or her career. Last
year's winner was David Ng, who
works as the education editor for
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Even in its infancy, on a sunny spring day the Lowell Thomas
Communications Center is certainly an imposing sight. Its
gleamimg metal framework and solid concrete walls seem to symbolize Marist's reach into the future. But the darker, cloudier side
of the school must not get lost in the Thomas center's shadow.
Stale negotiations between the Marist administration and its
employees are dulling much of Marist's team spirit. But more importantly, students themselves now feel the effects of escalating
tensions stemming from problems in group negotiations.
The faculty have gone into a slowdown as a tactical tool to protest contract disputes. They are refusing to sign override cards
and have drastically cut back the number of hours they spend on
campus.
The faculty has said its dissatisfaction is rooted in a heavy
workload, bolstered by the administration's expectations of increased responsibilites without increased compensation.
Another group of Marist employees, the clerical workers, has
been without a contract for almost a year now.
The Secretarial Clerical Association's affiliation with a national
union and a unanimous faculty vote for job action are more than
simply tactical tools for contract disputers.
They are public statements to the Marist community.
While both the administration and the groups involved have
adamantly expressed frustration with the situation, the effects of
the friction, while subtle at times, manifest themselves among the
students.
Some students have listened to teachers slam Marist policies
or decisions in class. Snide comments or rude words from
frustrated members of our community have given students reason
to wonder how the quality of services and education they are getting is being affected.
The administration has said it does not have the money for requested increases. Yet an executive faculty dining room is proceeding as planned.
It's time for Marist to regroup and re-examine its priorities.
Without the cessation of internal problems, there is no way this
school can continue to be an institution on the move. It may instead find itself in reverse, with the students dragging behind.
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letters
Immaturity
minded, forward-moving individuals ruined what they started
by engaging in a very immature,
rebellious, high school activity —
vandalism. Before their march on
April 4,someone spraypainted
"Divest" and "Apartheid Kills"
on the streets and on Gregory
House. This is really unnecessary!
Everything the group is trying to do
was washed down the drain! Vandalism, in a much smaller way, is
no better than segregating blacks or
war in Central America. They've
got my credit for trying, but lose
my respect for not behaving as a
mature, good-for-Marist group.
Name withheld upon request
Hey, Maytag man
To the Editor, •
Where, oh, where is the Maytag
man? As one of the 600 or so
residents of Champagnat Hall, I
have often pondered that question.
These periods of deep thought
usually take place when I do my
laundry. The Maytag man, so lonely for he has no work to do. Boy,
if he only knew!
Four of the six industrial-size
dryers j n Champagnat are, and
have been for about two months,
in need of his assistance. If he on r
ly knew that 600 people depend on
those dryers every week to dry their
clothes. Would the Maytag man, so
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noble in his ways, let those people
down? Who is keeping this information from him? In my quest to
find the answer to this intriguing
question, I was given a name. That
name I will reveal to you now. That
name is Sherman, the man whose
company supplies the equipment to
the school.
Mr. Sherman, you are a member
of the Marist Board of Trustees,
and I know you get this newspaper,
so could you do me and the rest of
Champagnat Hall a favor — tell
the Maytag man...soon.
Jim Magura
Champ. 403
Editor:
Senior Associate Editor
Associate Editors:
Senior Editor
.April 17, 1986 - THE CIRCLE - Page 7.
National gun control legislation — now
The Cloud
To the Editor,
I, as many other Marist students,
was impressed by the active way in
which a campus organization, the
Progressive Coalition, pushed forward to be heard. This group is trying to break the Marist College
bubble and bring world events and
conflict into our hands. I admire
them for the platform they've
taken and the directness with which
they've approached their objectives. They stand for ideas in which
they truly believe, or at least this
is the message I have received when
I read about them or saw the group
in action. That is, until the other
day.
This group of mature, open-
viewpoint
.Page 6 • THE CIRCLE - April 17, 1986.
by Ken Parker
Last week the House of
Representatives approved a bill
making it easier to buy, sell and
transport firearms. The bill also
preserves the Federal ban on the interstate sale of pistols and
handguns.
Despite claims to the contrary,
the decision was not a victory for
proponents of gun control. In reality, gun control forces pan claim only one major achievement. That is,
the vote to retain the Federal ban
portion of the bill is proof the National Rifle Association can be
defeated, something many have
feared was impossible. Still, this
not a time for a victory dance,
rather a time for gun contol supporters to reassert their forces.
The NRA is one of the most
powerful lobbying groups today.
Their
stranglehold
on
Washington has been the leading
factor in the failure of effective gun
control legislation to be passed. For
last week's vote, the NRA spent
$1.6 million on an extensive lobbying and advertising campaign.
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SALE! BARGAINS! BUY
NOW!! filled the windows of the
little shop on Connecticut Ave.,
just a few blocks from the White
House. The president was taking
his afternoon stroll, just him and
his dog and 23 Secret Service
agents.
They popped into the store, a
small chime rang, overhead. ;.The
;place was crammed into; space not
much bigger than a concrete block;
the shelves rose seemingly to the
top of the eight-story building and
were stuffed with egg crates, cardboard boxes tearing at the corners
and oil barrels.
As the commotion moved
toward the cash register, a strangely round man appeared from a
back room. "Howdee doin'," he
sort of asked. "What can I do for
you."
"I'm in the market for a war,"
said the president.
"A war. Well, you've come to
therightplace. We've got wars, all
kinds of wars. We got wars of attrition/wars of the world/conventional
wars/unconventional
wars/crusades/revolutions/insurrections/terrorism/ guerrilla
wars/chemical wars/genocide/liquidation/pacification/ uprisings/coups d'etat/civil wars/moral
equivalents of war/invasions/ incursions/conflicts/police actions/training exercises/cold
wars/star wars/lukewarm wars/offensives/wars of 100 years,. 100
days or six days/ shows of
strength/wars of national pride and
honor/we gottem all. Anthing you
want, no questions asked. We got
wars for the heart and wars for the
mind. AH shapes and sizes and 39
flavors. Just tell me what you
need."
. "Weh-hel, I'm really looking for
a war I can truly call my own.
Something I can look back on with
a smile, knowing that it was mine;
something that others will cherish
and remember me for; one I can
tell my grandchildren about when
I'm old and gray."
"And that's what we specialize
Denise Wilsey
Douglas Dutton
Anthony DeBarros
Paul Raynis
Laverne C. Williams*
Carl MacGowan
in here at Bobby's World of Booby
Traps. We can get a war for you
custom-tailored to suit your own
personal needs. Now, take you, for
instance. You look like a man who
wants to get things done fast and
neat. Correct."
"Weh-hel, I suppose you're
right. But, you know, it's so hard
to find a good war these days."
"ft ain't like the old days, I
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"Your keys. I ask only for your
keys, and you will grant to me the
privilege to offer or deny you entrance to your home, your car,
plane and boat. When it is in my
interests, I will feel free to enter
your home, inspect your safedeposit box, extract from your
estate that which I deem necessary
to continue our business. I ask only for your keys."
"You mean, that?.s,it?;iYqu-j.ust
want my keys?Hey,, that.really is
,>a bargain. It's^a.deaL'.V,' , v - .
.."...The president fished through his
pockets for his. keys, which he
finally found in the left breast
pocket of Secret Service agent no.
15. He hurriedly handed the keys
to the salesman, who clasped them
and said: "Now, your belt."
"My belt?"
"Your belt."
"But you said..."
"Your belt."
"But my pants will fall down,"
the president confided.
"Precisely. Your belt, if you
please."
The president paused and considered: Is it worth the honor and
integrity of the office to drop one's
pants? But what of the people of
EI Platano who would be facing the
predicament of a red tide lapping
at their shores, fed by a mad dog
and a flake?? Indeed, the good
name of the USA was at stake. The
president whipped off his
belt.handed it to the salesman,
turned and strutted into the street,
straight to the White House.
material out there, if you just know
where to look. Give you a hint:
heard of the little country of El
Platano."
The president looked puzzled.
"No. I haven't. Where is that?"
"Six doors down, from • Cape
Horn, left at the filling station.few
steps towardithe.waddling.tree in
the middle of the Oceanic River,
turn around, spin in place, bend
down, reach the ground, stand up,
sit tight, and fire."
"I'll have to look it up on the
map. But tell me, what's the situation there?"
"Nothing. That's what makes it
perfect for you. You can create
your own war. You look like a
creative gentleman; you can just
make one up as you go along, add
details and local color, leave your
own special imprint on your very
own personal war."
"Gee, sounds terrific. How
much does it cost?"
"How much are you willing to
spend?"
"No price is too high," said the
president, his confidence building.
"Name your price."
"The price is modest,
reasonable—a nominal fee. Neither
too high, nor too low. Just right.
Affordable. Realistic." The shopkeeper now leaned on the counter
with his arms crossed beneath his
That night, the president
massive frame, looking pensively at declared war on EI Platano, with
the president as he closed in. his pants down.
News Editors:
Julia Murray
Tom McKenna
Christian Larsen
Arts & Entertainment Editor:
Ken Parker
Sports Editor:
Brian O'Connor
Photography Editor:
Laurie Barraco
Business Manager
"Negotiable. Non-refundable. The
price is right."
An uncomfortable pause grew as
the lights seemed to dim and the
traffic noise slowed to a passing
drip of a water faucet. The president waited with dignity, looking
down at the salesman. He began to
ask for the final price when the
salesman answered him first.
Lisha Driscoll
Advertising Manager
Asst. Advertising Manager.
Cartoonist:
Faculty Advisor.
Mike McHale
Gary Schaefer
Don Reardon
David McCraw
Member of the CoBeoe Press Servica
IT you think the NRA will be
quieted down because of the recent
vote, think again. The NRA will
not be finished until every existing
restiction on firearms is revoked.
Considering that nearly 10,000
Americans are killed in handgun
crimes each year (about 25 handgun murders per day), the last
thing America needs is exactly what
the NRA wants — looser handgun
laws..
Currently, it is legal in some
states to purchase handguns while
in others it is not. It is a well known
fact that many criminals obtain
their guns by purchasing them
legally in one state and committing
murder in another. John Hinckley
purchased his handgun in Texas
and used it in Washington, D.C. It
is conceivable, and often the case,
that murders are committed even in
states with the strictest gun control
measures.
Therefore, national legislation is
needed.
The strictest gun laws in this
country are in the Northeast while
the weakest are in the South. The
stricter the law, the lower the 10,000 yearly casualties. Gun conavailability of firearms. The less trol works.
availability, the less violent crime.
Firearms have been as American
It's as simple as that. However, as apple pie ever since the first setbecause no national gun control tlers arrived. Later, guns were conmeasures are in place, the slaughter sidered a standard household item
to be used for hunting, self-defense
continues.
and exploring "the frontier." OnTo give an idea of how bad the ly within the past century, with the
handgun problem is, considerthe increase ofimmigration, urbanizafollowing data: From 1963 to 1973 tion and a diminshing frontier, has
there were 46,121 Americans kill- the unrestricted possession of
ed in the Vietnam War. During the firearms, particularly handguns,
same time period, 86,644 come into serious question.
Americans were murdered with
America's love affair with
firearms in the U.S. About 80 per- firearms runs long and deep. One
cent of these were killed by han- of America's most legendary
dguns. As impossible as it may figures of the twentieth century is
seem, more Americans were killed John Wayne, a man who vowed to
by Americans than by the put a bullet in the chest of every
"enemy."
Native American who got in his
One of the NRA's many weak way. Certainly the media, with
arguments is the claim that it has television shows such as "The
not actually been proven that gun Equalizer" and heroes such as
control legislation is a viable deter- Clint Eastwood, only serves to enrent tocrime. In 1983, England had force the idea of the gun as a symfour handgun murders, Japan had bol of manhood and righteousness.
92 and Canada had six. These
In order for gun control adcountries have strict firearms laws. vocates to succeed, they must begin
Compare these with America's to take the initiative. For too long,
gun control advocates have played
catch up to the NRA's congressional threats. It is time lor gun
control followers to start their own
fire, rather than spending their time
defending against the NRA's
flames.
Of course gun control advocates
have tried time and again to get the
attention of Washington with little
success. In fact, the recent altering
of the Gun Control Act of 1968
took 18 years to accomplish.
But at the present time gun control advocates have an advantage
they rarely get a chance to use.
That is, the issue of gun control is
back in the news. It's in the
newspapers and on television. Now
is not the time to retreat and think
up new tactics. They must
capitalize on the salience aspect and
push Congress now for tighter gun
control legislation. We cannot wait
for the NRA to cause a stir in
Washington. We must create our
own, now.
Ken Parker is a senior communication arts major at Marist.
trie disappointment of Lowell Thomas
by Ann Jotikasthira
We are nearing the end of the
semester and graduation for the
class of 1986. In March 1982, a little over four years ago, I remember
coming to Marist College for the
first, time for Open House. 1 had
written on my admissions-application that I woulrffhajer-irVcom-tf
"m'uh'ication arts'. • - • • '
The most outstanding feature of
the speeches and tours of the day
was that Lowell Thomas, the late
radio announcer. and commentator, donated a large sum of
money to Marist to build a center
for communication arts. At the
time, this was the up and coming
major at Marist. All the students
in my major were told that this
'•''great monument for the expansion
<" of'Gomifiuriieatioh. Arts' would be
completed before' we gra'duated. On April 10,1986, approximately four years and one month later,
I read an article in The Circle say- students; but what about the class
ing that the Lowell Thomas Com- of 1986?
munications Center is scheduled to
Many of us came to Marist
be opened in January 1987, but because we were told it was an exwould not be totally operational panding communications school;
because of a lack of funding. I the major attribute of which would
thought back to four years ago, be the Lowell Thomas Com' when 1 began to hear all the talk of . munication Arts Center. 1 was very
•aicompleted building. I feltvery .,:disappointed.•:>.;-., -i.w'.:^ •'r.i>
"disillusioned about these''un£ulfi}l- -•.->• ^Another- -major-'item -which
ed promises, so I decided to do -' causes my skepticism towards the
some research into the matter.
center is the fact that IBM gave
The Lowell Thomas Com- Marist a $2.5 million computer
munications Center was originally grant. Now the "communications"
to be opened by Fall, 1985. center will be half filled with comHowever, in December 1984, after puters! I might understand getting
complications over the building more computers if there were not
site, it was still not known when enough already. But what about
construction would begin. After the entire computer center, the Exapproval of the site by the Town ecutive Presentation Facility and a
of Poughkeepsie, the completion computer room downstairs in Dondate of the center was moved to nelly? Isn't this a little ridiculous?
January 1987.
Even though
it seems
•.-•• - If the center is completed by the unbelievable now, the Lowell
latestproposeddater it will benefit Thomas Communications Center
current -communication arts •• -probably could open by January
1987. 1 see the actual construction
as I walk to my internship and
classes every day. However, it is
still very vague as to when the
building will be fully equipped.
There is not enough funding to buy
equipment needed for a planned
teleproduction facility and other
communications areas.
Also, no on.e knows whervthe
Beirne Media Center will be moved into the building and there are
no specific plans to move communication clubs in either.
From a public relations perspective, was it better to tell incoming
students of the coming of this
"great wonder" than not to speak
of so-called proposals until there
was some movement? 1 think not.
I would rather be told the definite
. facts; noVa.series of assumptions.
- To the* Communication Arts
-students-of the c\ass of \W7 and
beyond: Good luck!
Ann Jotikasthira is a senior communication arts major at Marist.
April foolishness: Fire alarms
by Diane Pomilla
April is the crudest month, once
wrote poet T.S. Eliot. I think he
may have had the right idea. Here
we all are in the beginning of April
and it seems like insanity is the
norm on campus.
As I write this, we have had three
fire drills in a row, in Champagnat
Dorm. The person(s) who have to
prove how much power they have
by getting us all out of bed at approximately 3:00 a.m. may be a
therapudic move. As for the rest of
us, we are sick of it!
Why do people have to act so
cruelly? You may think doing this
is funny, or makes you look really
great in front of your friends. Well,
let me tell you that after a while
people are not going to think any
of the fire alarms are real. I've had
friends sleep through the noise
thinking it was another false alarm.
One night, as it has been proven in
the past, the alarm will go off and
it will mean Champagnat (or any
other dorm) is on fire. I don't want
to see anyone die because they
don't respond quick enough to
leave the building.
There will be people that will
read this essay and laugh because
they don't really care about other
people. Well, I think you had better start caring. Fire alarms are
There will be people
who will read this and
laugh because they
don't really care about
other people.
nothing to joke about. I remember
an incident that occurred the beginning of the semester which could of
resulted in many deaths, had there
been a real fire.
Someone slept through the fire
alarm in Champagnat and when
she was finally awakened by her
resident assistant, the girl left the
building by the side exit of Champaganat. Since there was no security guard at the door, and the alarm
had been shut off, and several of
us assumed we could go inside. We
realized that this was a mistake
when no one else was let in to the
front entrance of Champagnat
Hall. If there was a fire, this
mistake could have been fatal.
Such errors should not happen.
We all have to be responsible,
mature, and rational people. As
students, we have to look out for
each other and not pull false
alarms.
Also, I think that the administration of the dorms should get
serious. It is unfortunate, they say,
that everyone must suffer, because
one person pulls the alarm. Don't
dismiss this as a prank. It's not
something to be overlooked. The
residence directors need to for' mutate a clear plan for preventing
false alarms. I know at other
schools they don't condone such
actions. For example, I have a
friend attending Cazenovia College. In the past they had a very
serious fire where several girls were
killed. Ever since, their policy on
fire alarms has been very strict.
They instill the concept of
seriousness in their students about
fire drills.
What is it going to take at Marist
for people to stop acting so
foolishly? Do you enjoy being
jolted out of a night's sleep at 3
a.m. because someone thought it
would be fun to pull the alarm? Do
you need to see a few of your
friends dead before action is taken?
WAKE UP MARIST, the body
you save may be your own.
Diaac Pomilla is a sophomore
Eagitsk major at Marist.
The Circle welcomes any commentary on the subject of your
choice.
All essays should be 500 to 700
words and are due on Monday,
April 26.
Please send all contributions to:
Laverne Williams
c/o The Circle
.April 17, 1986 - THE CIRCLE - Page 9
etc ete ra
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The Replacements: A band to call your own
by Ken Parker
This week's column is directed at
the student body. All others can
read on to "The Other Murray."
Sorry, folks.
Now listen up. There's this band
called the Replacements. Radio's
not playing them, MTV's not playing them and Congress hasn't
banned them yet, but not since God
gave us the Ramones has a band
come along which so expertly communicates the joys and pains of
adolescence.
rave on
You know, it's odd. Rock'n'roll
is said to be the music of youth, but
rarely does it address specific
. adolescent concerns. Most bands
attempt to be the second coming of
the Beatles rather than represent
who they really are. What the
Replacements are is nothing less
than the most exciting and important rock'n'roll band to come along
in, well, too long.
Simply by being themselves, the
Replacements offer an honest alternative to corporate rock's idea of
a what a rock band should be. If
Bruce Springsteen sings for the
working class, the Replacements
represent every misplaced kid in
America.
The Replacements' musical
themes run the spectrum of youth.
That is, they encompass humor,
heartbreak and frustration. These
themes have been tackled in rock
before—cenainly^_the_ earliest
rockabilly recordings were teenage
confessions— but rarely has it been
done so well.
The Replacements are: Paul
Westerberg, vocals and guitar;
Tommy Stinson, bass; Bob Stinson, lead guitar and Chris Mars,
drums.
While the Replacements accentuate the trials and tribulations of
the adolescent experience to in-,
credible detail, they do so without
getting cerebral.
In the anthemic "Bastards of
Young" Westerberg sings: "God,
what a mess on the ladder of success/Where you take one step and
miss the whole first rung."
"Bastards of Young" is a sort of
modern day "Baba O ' Riley." But
while the Who sang about a
"teenage
w a s t e l a n d , " the
Replacements have actually lived
through it. AH four of the band's
members are under 25 with one still
in his teens. The Replacements hail
from the seediest depths of Minneapolis, Minn., also the home of
that Prince guy.
The Replacements spent their
early days on the independent
Twin/Tone label, resulting in a
series of goofball albums and
assorted singles. Of particular note
is Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out
the Trash which has to rank with
Ian Hunter's You're Never Alone
with a Schizophrenic as best album
title of all time.
After trashing their way through
four albums on Twin/Tone, the
band signed a major label deal with
the Warner Bros.-distributed Sire
Records. That deal resulted in Tim,
the Replacements' major label
debut. The album plays down the
On the avenue of inspiration: left to right: Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars, Paul
roudiness and experimentation
Westerberg.
(photo courtesy of Twin Tone Records)
found on their previous work in
about
them.
favor of a more focused and com- and Hank Williams standards.
But while effectively representing
The best way to explain the the concerns of youth is a noble art,
Their recent appearance at The Ritz
plete approach.
in New York opened with Kiss' Replacements is to let the lyrics do it may in the end prevent the__
The band is legendary for its live "Rock'n'roll All Night."
the talking. Consider these:
Replacements from even moderate S
performances. On any given night
"The only exercise you ever get success in the marketplace. Seems
In the Musician interview,
the band can perform nothing but Westerberg went on to say, "Our is the shakes."
few kids today want to hear how
hardcore interpretations of their biggest influence is probably AM
"If being afraid is a crime, we bad things are; they'd rather escape
songs in twenty minutes then radio from '72 to '76, one of the hang-side by side."
with Duran Duran or Mr. Mister.
depart, leaving confused fans to worst periods in all of music. We're
"Everybody wants to be special
If the Replacements do succeed
wonder what they've just seen.
not afraid to acknowledge the stuff here/They call your name out loud in being the next big thing, it will
we grew up on, like the Jackson and c l e a r / H e r e comes a be on their own terms. The world
In an interview with Musician Five and Brownsville Station."
regular/Am I,the only one who will have to find the Replacements.
magazine last year, Westerberg
feels ashamed?"
They aren't likely to come knockHighlighted
by
Bob
Stinson's
said, "We don't like to feel we have
But poignant lyrics are only half
^people pegged.. We have, fun at all dropping of his.; guitar,. t h e . the battle in any song. Whatmakes . ing on your door, unless they're out —
of beer. __•••; '••"••_'/"...
"~b:a::;,_,%
costs!'.We definitely havejapses in- Replacements' January appearence
;
L, the Replacements ,succeedi .bsyemd.,
to childlike behavior; probably on "Saturday "Night t l v e " Was the just an interesting "novelty is the t'.\ The^futurejojithp^piacemenjisg
more than most people. It hurts us most exciting portion of the shbw, music. The songs on.their two relies on the talents of Westerberg.
sometimes. We don't put on a great which some may argue is not hard previous albums, Tim and Let It Be Youth fades fast and Westerberg,
already 25, must begin to reflect
show every night. It's probably the to accomplish these days.
a r c some of the catchiest songs new issues in his songs if he is to
long way around the barn as far as
While the Replacements have ac- committed to vinyl in quite a while.
remain credible.
success in big terms, but I'm not quired a definite following, there is
On those two albums the
sure we're exactly after that. If we. -also a contingent of music fans
Westerberg reminds me of the
had a choice, we'd like-to be the who feel the band is a group of Replacements approach such topics one person in every class who sits
as
music
videos
(which
they've
biggest amateur band in the world. over-rated imbeciles, evidenced by
in the back of the room and
- We all agree there's nothing duller the drunken louts who attend their sworn never to do), suicide (they answers only one question all year.
don't
promote
it)
and
androgyny.
than a professional musician."
shows. A common music conver- In addition, "Left of the Dial" But that answer is the most
sation piece is. sharing personal pays tribute to college radio, the memorable one of the entire': '
On other nights they will include views on the band. Seems most Replacements' only musical home semester.' '.: \;''_•';'_''/']_"'H'^ff'} ~u':'^
cover versions of Kiss "classics" music fans have something to say these days.
• ;: . - ;•>.. . : ; r . Hooray, for %e' ^Replacements' .
Pick a room, any room
psychiatrist at least three months
before your parents thought you
The scene opens in a large televi- needed one! It's time for Resident's
sion studio filled with restless peo- Roulette, with our charming hosts,
ple, all staring intently at the clos- the housing staff!"
ed stage curtain in front of them.
The curtain opens to reveal a
Suddenly, a voice is heard from large, smiling group of resident
above.
assistants, unit coordinators, and
"And now folks, it's time for resident directors gathered around
your favorite game show, the one an enormous roulette wheel. One
that turns your hair gray and sets of the RD's steps forward and
your teeth on edge! The one begins to speak.
guaranteed to send you to a
"Calm down, folks, everyone
by Julia E. Murray
this week
ON CAMPUS:
"Gospel on Parade" concert in
Don't miss the big time Square the Chapel. Admission is SI.SO
Dance at McCann tommorow at for students and $2 for all others.
FHTS7.30 n.m The McCann Center m\€
-'wiil-.be-. raging'* with -calls ~ b f v% -YThe^BardaVomwill - presents
'^swing. your-jpartrier'-Vand - "-sert^of'nMd^yconOTfiyeafttr^
"jlosey doe:"-*You'cairsign-up.™ ing the* Charles Hoyt/Qjaarjet:,
arid attend singly^or with a part- The music of Irving; Berlin willbe
ner in the Intramural Office. The ' highlighted-"atTa ?concert-rnexr
event is free," -<,' /r ~"v"~ ''"i"'-' Tuesday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30
' Tommorow at 3:30 p.m. the p.nivThe second concert, fealur-Student'League, will sponsor a ing the music of Fats Waller will
"Share a Smile" Barbecue. The - be held one Week later at the same
entire Marist community is time.-,
1",
' - welcome. All food is free and
The Ulster Performing Arts
"New Rock 92 will provide enter- Center in Kingston will present
tainment for the ears.
' Zebra, Blackfoot and Renegade
On Saturday the Gospel Choir . in concert this Saturday at 8 p.m.
^will celebrate the second annual-. For tickets phone 339-6088. . j
who's qualified will get their turn.
In order to be a contestant on this
show you must be registered for at
least 12 credits, have paid a $75
bring their prospective roommates
with them. We refuse to guarantee
anything else, but you do get to
pick your roommate. Now why
don't you two step up to the wheel
while our emcee explains the
rules."
Mary and Patsy walk quickly
over to the wheel as the emcee pulls
out a three-foot-long piece of paper
and begins to read.
room deposit and be willing to
sleep in a closet (assuming we have
room for you). I'm sorry but all
you seniors and commuters will
have to stay in the audience and
just watch the fun." A heartrending groan is heard from the studio
audience. "Too bad."
"And now, for our first contestant, a young lady from Long
Island. Mary Gullible, come on
down!"
Mary jumps from her seat and
runs to the stage, dragging another
girl with her. The two stop, gasping for breath, in front of the first
RA.
"Each contestant, after having
paid the appropriate fees and having signed a waiver absolving this
show of any responsibility for drafty rooms, broken washing
machines and obnoxious roomates,
is allowed to pick three numbers on
the wheel. These numbers,
representing the various large and
luxurious living accomodations on
campus, must be chosen from the
correct group for which the contestant is qualified. The contestant is
assigned to a particular group by
pulling a number from a hat. AH
group numbers were posted prior
to the show."
"This is my friend. Patsy."
Mary says shyly. "We want to
room together, so would it be all
right if we spin the wheel
together?"
The audience, all slightly gray at
the temples and two years closer to
retirement, shift restlessly. The
emcee notes this, but does not pace
himself accordingly.
"Each
group
number
signifies...Each contestant is allowed one pull at the wheel...If two
"Why sure! As a matter of fact,
we encourage all our contestants to
campus america
THE CIRCLE - April 17, 1986,
contestants are competing at the
same time, each is allowed one
pull...Last of all, any accusations
about the wheel being weighted are
completely untrue, but even if it
was, who ever said life was fair?"
While several members of the
audience run up on stage and drag
the emcee off, microphone still in
hand, Mary and Patsy choose their
three numbers. Mary pulls the
wheel and waits breathlessly for it
to stop spinning, while Patsy puts
her head between her knees after
trying to read the wheel. The wheel
finally stops and Mary is a loser.
"Benoit 205!" she shrieks. "But
we wanted to be in the Garden
Apartments! That's where all our
•friends are going to be!"
"I wouldn't bet on it," says one
RA soothingly. "Now cheer up
Mary, Patsy hasn't taken her turn
yet. Come over here, Patsy, and
give it the old college try!"
Patsy wobbles over to the wheel,
gives it a shove and accidentally
throws herself on top of it. As she
spins helplessly around, Mary sobs
loudly and the RA explains to the
audience that falling on the wheel
means an automatic triple.
"Too bad, girls. Better luck next
semester. Remember, you only
have to live there for one semester,
just four short months, only onethird of a year. That's not very
long, now is it? And now, stay tuned for "Add/Drop Bingo'!"
U. Alabama Threatens To
Expel Cross Burners
empt all federal student aid programs from the automatic cuts
mandated by the Gramm-RudmanHollings budget balancing law.
Clinger expected the House to
start debating the bill this week.
they'll hire "four times as many"
police to help prevent spring break
riots next year.
UA Pres.Joab Thomas recently
This year, about 15,000 students
said he'll expel all students he
descended on the town, rioting,
found were involved in a cross burassaulting others and causing
ning in front of a cottage about to
thousands of dollars- worth of
be occupied by members of Alpha
NA1A May Start Testing
damage.
Kappa Alpha, an all-black sorority.
Athletes For-Drugs, Too
Some behaved "like absolute
"The university-simply will not
wharf rats," police Lt. Gary
tolerate this kind of, behavior,"
Fresh from a victory to gain con- Boswell said.
Thomas said.
trol over the finances of the NaIn Florida, four students fell to
tional Association of Inter- their deaths from hotel balconies
Two students were arrested at
the scene of the fire. UA is current- collegiate Athletics, NA1A during the three-week-long break
ly preparing to charge the students presidents recently said they want season.
to start testing athletes at member
with violating the student conduct
A Winter Park, Fla., man has
schools for drug use.
code.
started a group called FLAP to enThe only constraint, they said, courage people to leave Florida.
will be if member schools can't afMost Governors Put Education
"The best thing about college
ford the tests.
Funding At Top Of
students," said founder Jim WarTheir Budget Lists
nke, "is that they eventually go
Prof Says Indecision A Great
home."
Virtue In Multiple-Choice Tests
Notes From All Over: Florida
But a . N a t i o n a l Governors
State U. Chancellor Charlie Reed
Association survey recently found
Test scores tend to be higher and U. Florida Marshall Criser
that the majority of governors
don't think they'll be able to get in- among students who change their both suggested recently that college
answers frequently on multiple freshmen should be banned from
creased funding measures through
choice tests, a recent study by varsity sports teams to give them
their state legislatures.
Texas A&M Prof. Ludy Benjamin time to adapt academically to colhas found.
lege...Virginia Military Institute
Congress Gets Bill T o
recently agreed to award
Exempt Student Aid
Palm Springs, Lauderdale
posthumously the diploma it refusFrom Gramm-Rudman
ed to give a student 101 years ago
Start Picking Up Theafter the student criticized VM1
Spring Break Pieces
The "Higher Education Protecleaders in a graduation speech.
tion A c t , " introduced by Rep.
From the College Press Service
Palm Springs, Ca., officials said
William Clinger (R-Pa), would ex-
Book packs beat backs
"I've never seen a backpack with
M O U N T P L E A S A N T , MI dre. "Your abdominal area is
(CPS) — With Nautilus machines thrust forward, and your shoulders just one strap," he said. Yet that's
the way most students wear them.
in the school gym, salad barsin the are brought posterior."
"Rather than taking the time to
"Then a kid will carry that
cafeteria and smoke-free areas in
every student lounge, it might seem backpack for six, eight minutes throw both straps on, they just
college life has never been across campus to his next class." throw on one," he added.
healthier.
. ^ j ;Ll In .other-words, he's got, lousy ;. But even a properly balanced
But*i'one^enterprisrng'professor i posture while carrying'a-mega-ioad - i;:pack£an:b.e^alpr.'o.blem'fofthe put4
has recently found a new health of textbooks, and according to of-shape student.
So Sendre recommended a comSendre, "there're bound to be lots
hazard on campus.'
plete work-out program weight
It's that book-laden backpack of repercussions."
Besides knock-down shoulder — machines, adding that exercises for
you've been hefting oyer one
shoulder all these years, said Ron a drooping shoulder caused by con- flexibility are equally important.
But if all this seems like more
Sendre, a Central Michigan stantly wearing the pack slung over
University professor of sports one shoulder — backpacks can health consciousness than one can
cause swayback, shoulder tension, handle, another study offers a ramedicine.
tionale for. at least one "bad
"Knock-down shoulder" is on- headaches, even nerve damage.
habit."
There is a simple remedy:
ly one of the maladies Sendre
"Lighten the load is the best adascribed to the overuse and misuse
Cigarette smoking may enhance
of the'popular book packs seen on vice I can give," the professor said.
every,Amerjcai). campus.^. ,,"...; .. V But if one's credit load demands students' ability to study, a group
How can the innocent backpack,' carting 30 pounds of Organic of British scientists said.
The reseachers found that
symbol of outdoor lifestyles, wreak Chemistry texts, the Unabridged
such devastation on unsuspecting Works of Shakespeare and a jumT -nicotine, either from cigarettes or
bo box of Crayolas for Art 101, 'pills; increased concentration by
college students?
" A heavy backpack changes Sendre suggested wearing the pack eight percent and keep minds sharp
your center of gravity," said Sen- the way it was designed to be worn. for up to a half hour.
Docs dodge defense funds
percent, the physicists said SDI is
a mistake.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CPS) But James Ionson, SDI's direc— A majority of the nation's tor of science of technology,
physicists opposes the controversial dismissed the survey as a poll of
Strategic Defense Initiative, usually people who wouldn't know much
called the "Star Wars" project, a about the necessary technology
recent national survey of 549 anyway.
"It's aimed at people out of their
physicists indicated.
During the last year, almost arena," he said.
Ionson said engineers and com3,000 professors — many of them
puter
scientists — people more
physicists — have signed pledges
familiar with applied technology
not to take SDI research funds.
— would have been
But SDPs research chief said than physicists
able to judge whether SDI
that, despite surveys and petitions, better
eventually can be
his office has had no problems weapons
workable.
distributing the research money.
Sixty-three percent of the
The Union of Concerned Scien- physicists who said they know
tists, an anti-Star Wars group that about the new kind of technology
often takes stands on social and SDI would require described the
political issues, commissioned the program " a s a step in the wrong
nationwide study conducted by direction for America's national
Peter D. Hart Research Associates security policy."
Inc., an independent polling service
UCS's legislative analyst Charles
in Washington.
" W e selected physicists (to ask Monfort hopes to use the survey to
about SDI) because they are closest help convince Congress that the
to the necessary technology," UCS scientific community generally opspokeswoman Ellen Dudley said. poses space weapons.
"Most people on Capitol Hill are
By a margin of 54 percent to 29
by Jim Schwartz
lawyers and businessmen, not
scientists," he said, adding the
politicians who have not made up
their minds on the SDI "will give
it (the survey) some weight."
With federal funding for
research getting increasingly scarce,
the temptation to accept SDI
money has risen.
During the 1986 fiscal year, Ionson will award about $100 million
in research grants, with more than
$60 million going to universities.
And while large numbers of professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell,
Princeton, Michigan State and Illinois led the way in refusing to accept SDI funds, Ionson is not too
worried about finding scientists to
take the research grants.
He said his office received 3,500
proposals for research projects this
fiscal year, but only could fund
about 400 of them.
"Nobody (who has applied) has
refused a dime from u s , " he said.
And of the raging debate about
the weapons, Ionson said, "The
controversy underscores the need
for research."
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.April 17, me - THE CIRCLE • Page 11
New student gov't leaders discuss their goals
Excuses: Marist profs have heard 'em all
Student Academic Committee
Commuter Union
by Shelly Miller
by Ann Jotikasthira
by Diane Pomilla
Newly elected Student Academic
Committee President Gina Disanza said she plans to make the SAC
an active part of the Council of
Student Leaders office after four
months without an official leader.
Disanza, a junior from Dover,
N.J., ran uncontested in the SAC
election two weeks ago and took
office April 15.
SAC, a branch of student
government which acts as a liason
between administration and
students, focuses on academic
issues. SAC representatives sit on
the Academic Affairs Committee,
a group of faculty and administrators which deals with
academic issues.
"The first and biggest job (of the
SAC) is to restore the position as
a major force on campus —to let
people know it's there," said
Disanza.
"Lacking the leadership, the
SAC basically fell apart," Disanza said. "It's not so much the
resignation but the inability to
replace (the president) officially.
They (SAC) was not made aware
of the issues as if the SAC president
remained."
As SAC President, Disanza is
also an officer of the Council of
Student Leaders and will attend the1
meeting's to' discuss and' vote on
issues of student government."- *A major plan for next year, according to Disanza, is to establish
very firm lines of communication
with new Academic Vice President,
Mark vanderHayden who will start
his job July 1.
Disanza said she also plans to
hold meetings with division
chairpersons and to start working
dosely with the administration.
- - iiThe- SAC.shouid be there so
that students have a, say oh the
academic policies and issues that
faculty and administration are addressing and evaluating as well as
to see that the students' best needs
are being met by working to find
their views," she said.
Disanza said she is planning to
bring four specific issues to the
SAC: the Science of Man program,
a student survey on concerns and
needs to be addressed, minus
Gina Disanza
grades and the new Core program.
According to Assistant Dean of
Student Services Debbie Bell, the
SAC gives students a voice in the
academic affairs of the college.
"The SAC maintains a close
relationship with faculty, division
chairpersons and the academic vice
president," she said.
Disanza said she wanted; to
become president of the SAC
because she said she believes it is
necessary for students to have a say
at Marist.
"I came out of nowhere with no
experience. I really believed in the
necessity of the SAC — it needed
help and I chose to go through with
it," she said.
- Next semester, the SAC will hold
publicized meetings in the Campus
Center.
"The SAC is open to all students
and there are no real rer
quirements," Disanza said.
Membership applications will be
available in the next two weeks, according to Disanza.
The new SAC officers who will
work with Disanza are: Vice President Denise Wilsey, Secretary
Carol-Ann Catucci and Treasurer
Derrik 'Wyhkoopj - who will also
serve as the financial boarQ
representative. " "' " •"*
Since the resignation of Patricia
Clark last November, Amy Price
has been the acting SAC president.
Price was to hold the position on
an interim basis but was not replaced due to lack of student interest
in the position. According to Price,
Clark resigned because she did not
have enough time to devote to the
position.
In student elections held last
week, Norman Clancy was elected
to the position of Commuter Union
president for 1986-87. He ran
unopposed.
Clancy, a sophomore from
Poughkeepsie, has never held a
school leadership postion, but he
said the opportunity to be Commuter Union president will be a
good experience.
Clancy isn't sure yet what issues
he'd like to approached next fall.
"Right now I have no concrete
plans," he said. "I'd like to do
something about getting a bigger
lounge or better parking."
Although a large percentage of
Marist students are commuters,
few are members of the Commuter
Union according to Harry
Carleton, the current Commuter
Union president.
* 'Out of 940 commuters on campus, only 15 belong to the Commuter Union," said Carleton, a
senior from New Windsor, N.Y.
He said commuters have to participate if they really want to be
part of the college.
"Commuters have to be aggressive," Carleton said. "Instead
of complaining about a problem,
try do do something about it .-Get
involved."
The Commuter Union was formed in 1973 with the goal of getting
the non-resident student involved
with campus events.
As president, Carleton sees
himself as a bridge between the
commuters of Marist and the
administration.
"I see myself as a trouble
shooter," he said. "I attend
meetings and represent the school's
commuters."
The Commuter Union sponsored
Trival Pursuit Night last semester
to get more commuters involved
with campus events. Carleton said
the event attracted about 35 people.
The organization also held a
commuter forum in February so
that commuters could have a
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chance to voice their opinions. Only members of the Commuter
Union attended said Carleton.
The Commuter Union tries to
keep the non-active commuters
aware of campus events by mailing
out a monthly newsletter.
Carleton said he will be training
Clancy in the following weeks and
prepare him to take over as the new
president.
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Suzanne Ryan was elected president of the College Union Board in
an uncontested race March 26. She
took office April 15.
She said she wanted to switch
positions because she is interested
in programming activities and
events for students.
While she hasn't announced any
specific changes she would like to
make as C.U.B. president, Ryan
said she is approaching the position
with new ideas.
"It's boring, every year we see
the same old events. I would like
to kill the limited perspective that
students have about C.U.B. and
what we have already done," she
said.
Ryan said of her responsibilty as
a student leader, "I must act as a
representitive of what the students
want and it is in that aspect that I
can act as a student leader. I feel
that a student government should
be concerned with issues that effect
the students, whether it is apartheid
or parking."
Ryan said to be successful,
C.U.B. or any organization
representing students, must receive
feedback and support from the
students.
When asked whether the fact she
was the only candidate for C.U.B.
president is a reflection on the level
of student interest at Marist she
said, "It says something about the
system. It's too confusing."
As president of the Council of
Student leaders Ryan said she
worked on a plan to revise the con-
Tom Daly, senior, communication arts. I would like to see a subway series, and if Darryl
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will lead the Mets to the series.
Robert Saunders, junior, communication arts. I am a Yankee
fan, and I am looking forward to
a great season.
Sue Ryan
stitution of the student government
so that it can better meet the needs
of the growing student body at
Marist College. Ryan said that
within the current structure of the
student government it is very difficult to make changes and no official revisions have been made yet.
Current C.U.B. president, Chris
Desautelle, who will be graduating
this spring agreed, with Ryan. He
said the lack of student involvement is the result of students not
being aware of what is happening
with student government rather
than apathy. He was also in favor
of a new constitution which would
help the government more effectively represent students.
Excuses, excuses, excuses.
We've all tried at least one.
Maybe the dog ate the paper or
your kid sister flushed it down the
toilet. Perhaps a meteorite hit you
on the way to class.
Marist College professors have
heard them all through their careers
and some recently shared their
favorites. Here are a few:
"Dear Mr. M., I was unable to
attend class today because my
mother and sister had tickets for
the Phil Donohue Show, and I
wanted to watch it to see if they
would get on camera or perhaps
ask a question—they didn't."
Two other students took a more
novel approach and decided to
change their identity for the day.
"Professor,
Here you will
find our papers. We both had
pressing appointments in the city.
You see,- we are actually international bankers. We just do this student stuff in our spare time."
"OK, you don't buy it. The truth
is, we overslept.
We're
roommates—it happens. Sorry."
Division of Arts and Letters
Chairperson Robert Sadowski
recalls an alleged case of amnesia
keeping a student from class for a
week. The student claimed he lost
his memory and didn't realize a.
week had passed.
Another student even got his
mother in on the act. He brought
in a note from her saying he
couldn't turn his homework in
because there wasn't a pencil in the
house. But what do you suppose
she wrote the note with?
Robert Vivona, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, once had a student
who said he couldn't take the final
exam because he had to be in Paris
for a week. For proof, the student
brought Vivona a bottle of 1927
Bordeaux wine.
"I never checked it out," said
Vivona. "Once I got the bottle of
wine I felt I didn't have to."
Assistant Professor of Communications Paul DelColle said he
is disappointed with the quality of
excuses he has received this year.
"The creativity has been very,
very low," he said. "If I'm given
a very original excuse my inclination is to be merciful."
But Assistant Professor of
Advertising Albert Stridsberg
received an excuse that was the
epitome of originality. An M.B.A.
candidate called him the morning
his thesis outline was due and said
he couldn't hand it in because he
was in Jersey City and he lost his
left shoe.
"To this day I don't know what
the shoe had to do with it and why
it prevented him from turning the
paper in," said Stridsberg. "It
wasn't so much of an excuse as it
was a disappearance. That was the
last time I ever heard from him."
Frat holds blood drive
today in Campus Center
by Ben Ramos
elbow. But this pinch can save five
lives."
Campus fraternity Sigma Phi
One out of every ten people
Epsilon will sponsor a blood drive entering a hospital will need blood
today from noon to 5:30 p.m. since blood is used to treat many
in the Fireside Lounge. Donations illnesses such as cancer, heart
will be taken in co-operation of disease, gastrointestinal tract
Hudson Valley Blood Services.
diseases, and. injuries including
, i«iAt.least 200 donor|y^'b^need^ ^b'fifns.V? -•••
,ed,to reach Sigma*s goaf of 50
Only ten percent of the blood re5 fplnfsv's f?
Since faculty response to donate mains whole. The rest is broken
has been poor in the past, Martino down into five other components.
sent out letters to each urging them It takes 25,000 pints of whole blood
to make enough cryoprecipitate, a
to participate.
Sigma Phi Epsilon has been preparation derived from fresh
sponsoring a blood drive every year human plasma that has been frozen
since 1981. Derrik Wynkoop, one and then thawed, for 1 hemophiliac
of Sigma's 33 members, said: for 1 year.
"There's a need for it. We like to
The Hudson Valley alone redo community things and it gives quires 300 pints of blood every day
us the opportunity to spread our of the. year. A continuous and
name around."
steady supply is needed since blood
?
More than one-third of the blood is perishable.
When asked why Europe has no
supplied to area hospitals comes
from Europe, which does not suf- problem with blood donations,
fer from a blood shortage. Less Povol said, "They have had wars
than Vi of the people in the greater in their own backyard and they
consider it a civic duty, like voting.
New York area donate blood.
Hudson Valley Blood Services, It's a family thing and it's a part
which will conduct the event with of community life."
the help of the local Red Cross
Povol said, "There is no
Chapter, appreciate the fraternity's substitute for human blood. When
involvement, said Joyce Povol, a you need it it must be there. And
spokesperson for the HVBS.
the only way it will be there is if
"We are so thankful when the people donate on a regular basis.
kids get involved because it leads It is, as we say, 'the gift of life."'
The brothers of Sigma will par;ito an adult awareness of the need.
s^Best ofJ^Uj^ey're-usually, a fine ; ticipate as escorts for donors as
--success?' PoralisaidSi &? 5f - -'.- * well as be in charge ofpreparations
"The procedure itself," she went" and"the final clean up.
This chapter of Sigma Phi Epon to say, "is quite safe and it only takes one hour to get in and out. silon was started in 1979. The
The blood removal itself is just like original (national) chapter was
if you were to be pinched on your started in 1901.
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Frosh year: Expanding minds—and waistlines
by Regina Rossi
The year is nearing its end and it's time
for the freshman to sit back and take a look
at what their first year in college has
produced.
They've gained new knowledge, new
friendships and new experiences.
They've also gained something they didn't
count on — the "freshman 15."
According to Nutritionist Cathy Powers,
MSRD, at the Culinary Institute of America
in Hyde Park, freshmen can gain as muchas 25 pounds in their first year at college
because of poor eating habits.
"It all has to do with nutrition, ultimately," Powers said.
She said that although we all have the
ability to choose good meals, public opinion
and misinformation tend to lead us away
from that.
"People have said for years that pasta is
- fattening, when actually it's the sauces and
seasonings we put on it that make it fatten-
Checks.
Continued from page 1
irresponsible.
Mahersaid, however, the memo
was intended only for the chairs
and clarification of the memo was
not necessary because she was
simply relaying information they
had requested. "The way 1 choose
to communicate with my staff is
my business," she said.
Maher added that follow-up
questioning of listed faculty and interpretation of the data were the
responsibilities of the individual
divisional chairs.
Original complaints about early
dismissals were focused on adjunct
instructors, rather than full-time
faculty, Maher said.
Brother Joseph Belanger, professor of French and one of the instructors listed as not being in class
at the time of the checks, said while
he believes the chairpersons have
the right and even the obligation to. ;
.kno3N^whenj4ass^^^&jiols-Jbe«>&^
'conducted properly, he did not,
agree with the method of the
survey. • ' .
"This grade-schoolish approach
is not "the way you. deal with
mature, intelligent people. This is
not even the way you deal with
students. We are supposed to be
the epitome of professionalism and
education. We are down to
methods of police-state," he said.
Because his class is a seminar on
thesis writing for Science of Man
students, it does not meet every
week.
While the faculty may object to
the checks, Maher said that the administration had to do something
to verify the complaints. " I t is
clearly the reponsibility of administration to monitor classroom
activities to make sure classes are
being conducted when they are supposed to b e , " she said.
Olson said the FEC, which is
made up of the elected representatives of the faculty, does not have
plans to take issue on the checks.
The few faculty members listed in
the memo who received a copy of
it do not want to put their complaints in writing for personal
reasons, he said.
Some of the faculty listed in the
memo are not tenured, Olson said,
and they are concerned about getting their contract renewed for next
year.
Olson said he is not surprised
that the checks were made. " I wish
these people (administration)
would spend as much time helping
the students as they do harassing
the faculty. The administration,
especially under the acting
academic vice president, has
developed a certain adeptness for
this. We are grateful we have a new
academic vice president coming
i n , " he said.
Responding, Maher said: " I t is
my professional responsibility to
ascertain that students are being instructed as they would expect to be.
It is in defense of the students that
administration monitors all the
academic affairs on campus. If this
was not done, that would be professionally irresponsible."
ing," said Powers.
She said the freshman's problem lies in a ,
new social life that causes them to eat more
than they did in the past because, "in the
United States every major social event is
around food."
One major part of socializing for freshro n
is centered on drinking, which affects weight
gain as well.
Powers explained, " If I were to drink just
three beers a week more than what I was used to drinking, 1 would gain 10 extra pounds
over the course of the year. It doesn't take
much and over time it can really add u p . "
" A n o t h e r reason we eat is for
psychological reasons," Powers said. " W e
eat certain foods because they make us feel
comfortable. These are usually high-calorie
foods."
Janine and Marie, two sophomores whose
names have been changed for this article,
agreed with this reason.
Marie, who gained 15 pounds as a
freshman said: "I was depressed because I
was away from home for the first time and
I was going through a change in my life.
When I was depressed, I'd e a t . "
Janine gained 30 pounds her freshman
year. She said she ate constantly because she
was homesick and food was a comfort.
" I would get care packages from home
with stuff like chocolate pudding, Doritos,
potato chips, and when 1 couldn't decide on
one thing I'd eat it all," she said.
Marie also talked about the common complaint of cafeteria food. "The main dishes
were so unappetizing I'd have to eat
something, so I'd have a bowl of cereal and
then go back to my room and order pizza.
All I ate was junk food."
Kristi M o r i a n , a freshman from
Bridgewater, N.J., who has not gained any
weight this year, said "since you can't go
make yourself a sandwich like you can at
home, you eat all junk food and I think the
food in the cafeteria is more fattening then
food at home."
Powers said it is not the food as much as
it is a matter of choosing a good meal for
good nutrition and less fat.
" I t ' s not necessarily the food as much as
the snacks that do it to u s , " she said.
She added that she had never heard of a
school where there weren't complaints about
the food.
Another factor involved in cafeteria eating
is the availability of food; Powers said, "At
home we are not presented with so many
choices and we don't have any will-power."
Morian said, "There is so much food at
your access, so if two items look good in one
night, you'll eat both."
All three girls mentioned the lack of exercise of the "freshman 15." Morian said, "In
high school you had mandatory gym classes,
we don't have that here."
Powers said the reason why men don't
worry about the "freshman 15" as much is
because their activity level is usually higher.
Marie found one more reason why she ate
what she did. "Before you get here, you're
told you're going to get the freshman 15, so
you figure you're going to gain it anyway,
so you might as well eat."
Speaker warns students
about eating disorders
themselves. "Every day they face
their own imperfections because
every day they fail—it's impossible
not t o , " he said.
They tfre usually described as the
"good little girl," who always does
well, plays the role of peacemaker
of the family," takes on all the
responsibility within the family,
always looks pretty, never talks
back and doesn't get angry.
by Regina Rossi
Because eating disorders such as
bulimia and anorexia affect such a
large percentage of college women
they can be considered an
epidemic, according to Dr. Ray I.
Schwartz.
"We seem to be seeing more
bulimics now than anorexics," said
Schwartz, who is a clinical therapist
at SUNY New Paltz.
Anorexics and bulimics usually
come from an upper-middle class
family in which independence
doesn't thrive, where every one is
overly involved with every one else,
Schwartz said.
He said anorexia and bulimia are
similiar to each other and they bear
similarties to alcoholism^as well.
Bulimics experience a narcotic
effect, he said, which usually
results in a hangover. "If you
substituted the food with drink, it
would be exactly the same as
alcoholism," Schwartz said.
During a lecture held last week
in the campus center, Schwartz said
12 to 25 percent of college females
are bulimic.
Bulimia is the binge-purge
disorder. A person will consume
massive quanities of food then
pi'rge oneself either by self-induced
vomiting
or through the use of
laxatives — often consuming 40 to
50 of at a time.
Anorexia is a total avoidance of
food, a sort of self-starvation
which causes abnormal weight loss.
95 percent of anorexics and
bulimics are female, according to
Schwartz.
"Bulimics and anorexics are very
similiar in how control becomes
very important and in how they use
food as a channel for control," he
said. For instance, he said, anorexics like to be around food to
.show how in control they are by
•not eating it.
Schwartz said people with these
diseases are generally perfectionists
who set very high goals for
An average binge episode for the
bulimic would last 1 hour and 20
minutes and 5,000 calories are consumed. This would occur an
average of 11 times a week.
Bulimics, unlike anorexics, do
not lose weight. They usually stay
average or slightly above average
weight. This makes it hard for so-,
meone to see the disease, although
they do experience some severe internal medical problems.
In annorexia, the disease eventually becomes very visible. There
is a 25 percent weight loss, according to Schwartz.
Aside from the medical effects,
there are many psychological effects to consider.
"Bulimics live in a world of
guilt, shame and fear that is so
detrimental the depression can
become suicidal," Schwartz said.
Anorexics become obsessed with
food, appearance and weight.
"They are fighting for people to
appreciate them. The feel
frustrated, depressed and scared."
It is possible for a person to have
both disorders. Schwartz explained there is a 25 percent overlap of
people who go from anorexia to
bulimia.
Treatment for these eating
disorders can take anywhere from
ten weeks to a number of years, he
said.
"In treatment they take the good
little girl and put it to rest," he
said.
Schwartz also said group treatment for these people is much more
effective than individual therapy.
"The sense of relief from not being alone is so powerful and the
support for each other makes the
power of the group phenomenal."
The first thing you have to do
when dealing with someone with an
eating disorder is to decide you care
enough to take a risk, according to
Schwartz. Then you have to confront them and basically just let
them know that you are there for
them if they decide they need help.
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echoed O'Looney's feelings. "I
think they hyped this building up
to be more than it really is," she
said.
The Thomas Center
was
proposed in 1981, but problems
with its foundation delayed construction until November 1985.
Mark Ciesinski, a senior majoring in communication arts, said the
building has fallen short of his expectations. " I think they over extended themselves," he said.
* 'They're trying to satisfy too many
people with this building. They
should of stuck strictly to
communications—now it's barely
that."
Sophomore Christine Reilly
agreed. " I think that since they
promised it as a communications
building they should have more
facilities for communications
students," she said.
But
Grant
Hettrick,
a
sophomore majoring in communication arts, showed less concern than the other students. "I
think the whole thing is
ridiculous," he said. "I've lost
hope in it by now. If it goes up, it's
a bonus."
.Arfdiolh Wappinger Falls;-Bob
Loni, said the CD player accounts
for about 7 to 8 percent of all sales
in stereo equipment.
Loni saidthe big buyers of the
CD player are young people. He
explained that older people usually have the typical stereo system
set-up, with a turntable and about
200 albums. It is too expensive for
many people to start over with the
CD player, said Loni.
The remarkable success of the
CD player is due to the mechanical
nature of the player as well as the
disc, said Sorice. A lazer beam
from the CD player reads information encoded digitally on the disc.
The advantages of this type of
rsystem is» w 6verwhelming, said
Sorice.
There is no wear, tear or scratches on the disc and over an hour's
worth of music can be recorded so
there is no need to flip the disc
over. Most importantly, the only
sound heard from the disc is the actual sound recorded. There is no
outside noise or hiss, and there is
greater dynamic range.
Radio Shack salesman Dave
Dahlstrom said for every turntable
Radio Shack sells, Radio Shack
also sells a CD player.
The cost of the CD player ranges
from about $220 to $600. Compact
discs range between $14 and $20.
There are about 4,000 discs
available on the market today.
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Page 14 - THE CIRCLE - April 17, 1986
So you're thinking about doing crew?
by Brian O'Connor
The alarm would go off
sometime close to 5 — a . m . , that
is. You would have a half hour to
get to the river. At certain times
through the year you'd be beating
the sun to the Hudson.
The practice would last an hour
and 20 minutes. That's nothing
compared to lacrosse, basketball or
any other sport on campus.
But there's a catch. There is no
rest — few times where the coach
stops to talk, no time to catch your
breath and no time to stand and
stretch. '
Standing is out of the question.
Anyone who has taken a dip in the
pre-dawn Hudson in the middle of
March can attest to that.
"The first day we went out this
spring it was 10 degrees," said crew
captain Paul Raynis. " i t ' s usually
20 to 30 degrees colder at 5:30 a.m.
than when most people wake up at
8 a.m." With temperatures like
that, Raynis, and everyone else,
does his best to stay in the boats.
And the temperatures are not the
only thing to trouble these early
risers. It is difficult to row when
wearing gloves, they are clumsy. So
no matter the temperature, rowers
don't wear them. Your hands just
get callused.
The cold is another, problem.
You bundle up to stay warm, but
once you start rowing you start
sweating. Then you have to tear off
the layers of clothes and throw
them in the bottom of the boat for
an early morning washing.
And that's not all the problems.
When the oars hit. the water constantly, the water ends up hitting
you. You get soaked — plain and
simple.
Yet another problem is the wind.
The crew members agree that the
Thursday
morning
quarterback
Hudson River is the windiest of all
the spots that Marist rows at, during the Fall and Spring seasons.
Tired, wet, wind-blown, cold
and callused — that's what's in it
for you tough guys and girls that
think you're crew material.
Well, what about the races, they
couldn't be that bad? Row one or
two races and go home, right?
Wrong. A race day starts on a
Men's tennis splits, now at 4-2
by Ken Foye .
first set against Bard's AH Ghani was the only Marist winner against
6-3, but Ghani came back to easily Ramapo.
The Marist men's tennis team win the second set 6-0. The
" I thought our guys played
split two away decisions last week, deciding third set went to a . well," coach Gerry Breen said of
defeating Bard College 9-0 last tiebreaker, which Young won to the match against Ramapo. "The
Monday but falling to Ramapo clinch the 6-3, 0-6, 7-6 victory.
other team was just better than we
College of New Jersey, 8-1 on
The other singles matches were were." Breen also commented that
Wednesday. The team owned a 4-2 not nearly as close as Young's. the team is in good health right
won-lost record entering this week. Marist singles players Max Sand- now, as pre-season injuries to
The Marist netters play at home, meier, Jim Roldan, Kevin Blinn, Young, Sandmeier, Guliani and
Rich Spina and Joe Guliani breez- Silvera have healed.
this
afternoon.
against
Fairleigh Dickinson at 3:30 p.m. on ed to straight-set victories.
the courts behind; the. Campus
The Red Foxes will take part in
Thej:;Marist doubles teams of
Center. ;A-;hohie^matcli-iagainst Young-Saridmeier, Blinn-Guliani, the Metro Conference Tournament
%^^ij^^ijai^i-:^ld*nday:?and
and Spina-Chris Silvera also won this weekend, April 18th and 19th.
a;ffoaa-"meetirig at Siena College in straight sets.
Four singles players and a doubles
yesterday.also were scheduled for
The loss to Ramapo College of team will represent Marist at the
this week. .
New Jersey told a different story, tournament. The Metro ConIn the shutout victory over Bard, however. The 8-1 loss ended a ference, according to Breen, cononly senior captain Ron Young had Marist winning streak of four sists of the same schools that coma tough match. Young, the Red straight matches. The Red Foxes' pete in the ECAC Metro Basketball
Foxes number one seed, won the sixth-seed player, freshman Spina, Conference.
Newcomers add strength for men's track
by Brian O'Connor
will add to our image above mid- b e s t time, and sophomore Bill
^ - ^ ^ f e a n d ^ i s t ^ ^ w n m n g ^ h e - s a i d ^ H v i c K e n t t a t o o k e i g h t h knocking
Yesterday the underclassmen three minutes off his best mark.
Freshmen Scott Allen, ~ Tim
force was to be joined by freshman
Shaver, Mike Kennedy and
In the-1,500-meter, senior Chrissophomore Vince Boden took se- Rodney. McRae, a sprinter, and tian Morrison notched his outdoor
cond place in the four by 100-meter sophomore Sean Noble, a high best with 4:09.8 for fourth place.
relay and freshman Mike Carson jumper, with the rest of the squad
Freshman Dave Blondin ran in
threw to third in the javelin and at the Multi-way Meet at King's three events^ capturing fifth in the
fourth in the discus for the Marist College. :
400, fourth in the 800 and helping
Lurie said the team would come to secure third in the two-mile
outdoor track team at the King's
before the individual athlete at the relay.
Inviiational last week.
Head Coach Steve Lurie said the meet because the team was capable
In the 110-meter high hurdles
performances were a new twist for of winning it. " I definitely expect Allen won the race with a personal
the team, which has been perenial- to win; I'm anticipating i t , " Lurie best of 17.4 seconds.
ly strong ih,distance running. "This said.
In the 400-meter run senior Don
' The team's next meet is Saturday Godwin took third with a mark of
at the Nassau Invitational in 52.3, Blondin was fifth and Shaver
Uniondale, N.Y.
was sixth. In the 800, sophomore
At the invitational last week Garry Ryan finished third with
sophomore Don Reardon won the 2:00.9, and Blondin took fourth
10,000-meter race with a time of place with 2:01.1.
32:53.3. Reardon qualified for the
In the 100-meter race Kennedy
season-end state championship took second with a time of 11.9,
meet, just beating the 33-minute and in the 200, Allen was second,
by.Dan Pietrafesa
qualifying time in that event.
Kennedy was third and Shaver was
Also in the 10,000, sophomore. fourth.
The Marist lacrosse team
Steve Brennan took second place - In the field events, Boden took
plays today against Skidmore.
with 34:13.5. Glen Middleton, fourth in the long jump, triple
Gametime is 3:30 p.m. The
another sophomore, took fourth, jump and the javelin and fifth in
team entered Monday's action
senior John Clements secured fifth, the shot.
The women's team
at Dowling with a 6-0 record.
senior Pete Colaizzo took sixth wasn't represented at the invitaThe Foxes did not continue their
shaving 10 seconds off his personal tional.
overpowering romps but continued to win last week by convincing margins. The team
could enter its final week of the
season undefeated, but it will be
that final week when the team
will be put to the test against
Kings Point and Maritime...
by Brian O'Connor
The news involving the men's
basketball team is slim. There
Franklin Davis, a native of Peekskill, N.Y., received a letter of invita,are some players that the team
tion from the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
is currently interested in, but no
Davis, a four-year member of the Marist College football team, filled
letters of intent have been signout a questionaire this month from the Cowboys and has been invited
ed. The team is searching for
to an open try-out in Westchester County in May.
that one outside shooter to help
Davis, a senior, said that right now he is concentrating on his classes
the attack of next year's
for his upcoming graduation but is playing basketball to stay in shape.
squad...
Football Head Coach Mike Malet recommended Davis to the NFL after
Last Friday, The Mob downthe close of Marist's season.
ed the Queebe to capture the inDavis, 23, played safety on defense and punted on the special teams.
tramural five-on-five basketball
He holds the Marist record for the longest punt with a kick that went
championship, and the Mutant
68 yards this season. Davis broke the old record of 62 yards several times
Iguanas beat McCrew in the
this season.
volleyball intramurals chamThe general questionaire included queries into positions, averages and
pionship. Get ready to lift your
statistics. Davis put down that his punting average was 35 yards- perfeet because tomorrow at 7 p.m.
punt. "But that," he said, "was because I didn't have enough time to
the intramural program will
devote to punting because I was playing safety."
hold a square dance in the
Davis said that he would like to tryout for wide receiver, the position
McCann Centerhe played in high school.
Saturday at 6 a.m. and lasts well
into Saturday night. The crew team
has.and will have every race at
away locations this season with the
exception of the President's Cup
Regatta.
When you're not racing, you're
rooting your teammates on to victory. And when you're not rooting,
you're watching other teams for
technique. There is at least, a half
hour between the times one boat
would race.
So the race is over, what next?
It starts again on Monday. In addition to the water workouts, there
are land workouts which consist of
running five to six miles a day, running up 15 hills and a little
weightlifting thrown in. Just to
keep you in shape, of course.
With all the working you would
be led to believe this is a musclehead sport. It is muscle, but it's a
lot more head. Strength alone will
not win a race. Raynis said: "It is
a very physical sport, but you still
have to think. If you arc not
graceful, power is useless."
Once a week each boat practices
in the afternoon to work on technique.
John McErlain, a junior, likes
doing crew but stressed the amount
of effort it takes to do well. "It is
a commitment that involves a lot
of time," he said. McErlain said
the last few weeks conflict with
time to study for exams and do
papers.
With all the time and pain and
practice you would probably think
to do crew you'd have to be crazy.
The other day I tried to get up at
5 a.m. They are crazy.
The last lap nears
for senior runners
Conn., doesn't see graduation
as the end of his affiliation with
the team. "I'll stay in touch
with Steve Lurie and my close
friends," said Morrison, "I'll
go to races and maybe help
Steve with recruiting."
Morrison looks back on his
position of co-captain with mixed feelings. "It's been hard
sometimes," said Morrison.
" W e are all trying to accomplish something and
sometimes 1 don't think the
team understands my position."
by Beth-Kathleen McCauley
The Marist College men's
track team is losing four of its
members to graduation this
year.
Co-captains Christian Morrison and Peter Pazik, along
with Don Godwin and Peter
Colaizzo are leaving Marist
after four years of dedication to
cross country, indoor and outdoor track. The rest of the team
as well as their coach are anticipating the loss of their talents
and strong influences.
"They hold a special place
with m e , " said Steve Lurie, the
men's track coach for the past,
three years, "I'll miss them
maybe more then their teammates will."
Lurie sees the seniors as hav^ing^helped him guide the
"younger team members as well
'as bringing discipline to a program that was not as successful
as it is currently. "I didn't
always agree with their input,
but I always listened," said
Lurie.
Colaizzo, of Cedar Knolls,
N.J., sees his college running
career as a positive experience
that has helped him to become
a more disciplined person. "I've had to learn to
budget my time if I wanted to
run," said Colai2zo, "I couldn't
goof off, I was forced to do my
work first."
Godwin, of Jersey City, N.J.,
believes that his years running
with Marist have been a growing experience. Coach Lurie
agrees: "Don has come light
years. He use to be afraid to put
himself to the test. He has make
progress right up to this winter
and spring."
Morrison, of Waterford,
All four students commented
of the unusual closeness and
comradery the whole team has.
"Running is hard work, and we
are constantly working hard
together," said co-capiain Pazik
of Utica, N.Y. "Socializing
helps us come together belter as
a team."
Running in general is not going to be a college memory but
an active part of these runners
lives they said. "I might not run
with the same intensity," said
Colaizzo, "but I won't stop until I meet the right girl who tells
me to stop running."
At this time next year junior
Paul Kelly of Manlius, N.Y.,
will be the only senior and hopes
to help his younger teammates
as much as his predecessors
have.
"From day one they took me
under their wings and and
treated me as one of their close
friends," said Kelly, " I ' m going to use them as an example
in my treatment of the rest of
my teammates."
"They
have
helped •
bring this team along and have
set some good examples." said
Lurie. "They have left some big
shoes to fill."
The Dallas Co wboys
contact Frank Davis
The Marist Children's Theater production of "Peter Pan"
filled the house with local schoolchildren for two shows a day
all last week. The children laughed with the likes of Peter Pan
and Tinkerbeli, and shivered and sneered at the captain and
his hook.
Photographs by Laurie Barraco
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Lacrosse wins
remains undefeated
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undefeated in conference play.
Cleary\ a freshman attackman
Freshman scoring machine Peter ••'. from Freeport, N.Y., was backed
Cleary netted 12 goals and assisted . in the FDU win by sophomore"
on another nine as ..the. Marist -: Chris-Reuss' 17 saves. Reuss has
- men's lacrosse team downed Mont- allowed an average of only 4.6
clair State, Fairleigh Dickinson and goals per: game and has a .744
percentage.
Dowling over the past week to season "save
Sophomore attackman Bill Drolet
boost its record to 7-0.
. Cleary, with four goals and three aided the effort with two goals and
assists in last Thursday's 12-9 win four assists, and senior midfielder
over Montclair, matched the per- John Young had two goals and two
formance in-Marist's 14-8 victory - assists. ':••••-: f •
over FDU Saturday, and then did
Against Dowling, Drolet again
it again as the Red Foxes crushed followed d e a r y ' s hot hand as he
Dowling 15-4 on Monday. With 27 . netted three goals and had three
goals and 30 assists on the season, assists. Frosh attackman" Jim
Qeary's 57 total points have him McCormick scored three goals,
oh a record pace with seven games . senior attackman Tom Daly had
left on the schedule.
two goals and assisted on one, and
The win over Montclair, a •'. senior midfielder Mike Masterson
Knickerbocker Conference match, netted two.
started the weeklong tear that kept
Marist was scheduled to face
Marist in the fight with rival Skidmore at home today, and
SUNY-Maritime. for dominance in Stevens Tech in a home match this
the conference. Marist will face Saturday. The laxmen will travel to
Maritime on April 26 in an away Kings Point Monday and then face
match that many, players feel will Fairfield at home April 24, as they
decide the conference champion- •ready themselves for the year's
ship. Marist and Maritime are both toughest encounter at Maritime.
by Paul A. Raynis
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to return
Freshman Rich Spina of the men's tennis team sets to return
a serve at a recent practice. See story, page 15.
. (photo, by Steven Barraco)
Crew will he put to the test in the next four weekends
there. Marist from New York,
Trinity from
Connecticut,
The Marist crew team will be put Georgetown from Washington
to its toughest test this weekend D.C. and Drexel from Philadelphia
when they travel to Mercer Coun- will compete in the new facility that
ty Park near Princeton, N.J., to will be raced on for the first time
by the four teams//
take part in a four team meet.
The Foxes will see their toughest
"We've made good progress
each week," said Marist Head competition from the Trinity men "
acCoach Larry Davis. "This weekend and.the Georgetown;-women,-,
;
will be the report card. If'we do cording to Davis?-'•%•"-'.'- -Kn':'.v:'"•'.:
After next week, the competition well, the rest of the season will
click. If not, we still have further gets sturdier. The team will host the
President's Cup Regatta_on April
' t o go."
Teams from four areas will be 26. The President's Cup is the bigby Dan Pietrafesa
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Clashing of heads
has ruggers' appeal
by Paul Kelly
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schedule.
The Red Fox ruggers also have,
V "Give blood, play rugby." responsibilities beyond those of
"Rugby... elegant violence." These other teams at Marist. Because it;
are just a few of the descriptions is officially a club sport, rugby canattached to the sport which is gain- not be financed by the athletic
. ing popularity and campus recogni- department.
tion at Marist College.
Elsie Mula, assistant to the
Rugby's origins trace pack to athletic director, said the rugby
; 1823, when the first organized team has to. submit a budget progame was played at the Rugby posal for approval by Director of
School in England. Closer to College Activities Betty Yeaglin,
home, Marist's rugby team was just like any other club on campus.
, organized in the Spring of 1984 as She added that the athletic depart-,
about 20 students banded together ment is trying to help the team in
to try to establish the sport on any way it can within the limits of
the club format. "We will assist
campus;
The novice squad rapidly prov- them in getting what they need as
ed that it was not a typical first- long as they have the interest," said
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year program as it finished the Mula.. ;-.
season with a record of 4-2. Many ' Each rugby team consists of 15
of the players attributed the team's players, with seven backs and eight
initial success to a hard working at- forwards. The object of the game
titude. "The first season we is to either place or kick and
basically had 20 people who stuck recover the ball, which is similar to
with it," said junior forward Mark an obese football, over the opKohlmaier, of Yaphank, N.Y.
ponents' end line on the field.
The team's initial success and
This is known as a try, and is
organization were major factors in worth four points. Players may
their acceptance this year as also kick the ball through the
members of the Metropolitan uprights for a three point tally, and
Rugby Union, the most highly a kick after a try is worth two
recognized rugby conference in this points.
area. The Union, headquartered in
These characteristics of the game
New York City, provides schedul- show similarities to American footing for the team and referees for ball, but all likenesses end there.
each game.
The game has two halves of 40
The one element the team was minutes, with hardly any breaks in
forced to do without last year was the action. There is no blocking
home exposure. The lack of home ahead of the ball carrier and no
exposure hurt the team's ability to forward passing, emphasizing fluid
attract attention on campus. "No lateral and backward underhand
one knew about u s , " said passing.
Kohlmaier. This year the team has
A unique feature of rugby is the
four home games on its eight-game scrum. The forwards of each squad
gest meet on the Hudson River. the next four weeks," said Davis.
There are currently 14 schools
The team is hoping the weather
entered in the tournament in- conditions will be near what they
cluding Villanova, Manhattanand were Saturday at the Skidmore InIona Colleges:
vitational when the team took six
The following, week, the team first-place finishes out the seven
will have another four-team meet events in winning the invitational
against some heaviencompetition in Albany. J .
•in: Williams, Trinity arid .Ithaca > - The weather,was cold but sunny
Colleges. ,.; \S^r;,iy:,:\i;(,^^::>,2. ^• last Saturday, accprdingio Davis.
.? ;The;;gfand finale will then take "But tht'conditions were'Ss good,
-placeiburdayslatejiwhenjheieam.. .as they cangetfor this'time in the
travels to Philadelphia to take part spring," said Davis.
in the Dad Vail Championships.
The Foxes Finished with 18
•; "We will be put to the real test points for first place followed by
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Albany State and OARS, an independent team, each finished
with 10. Teams of local interest included Army and Vassar who
finished with four and zero points
respectively. There were a total of
10 teams in the invitational.
The men won four events and
the women took twoV The^rnen
took, ,.fi,rsts: ...in>uh£;nvarsfty
iightweigfny~ novice.- • iightweightv
varsity four.and varsity eight.
The women took the varsity four
by 18 seconds and the novice eight
by 20 seconds.
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The Marist rugby club battles for the ball in past body-blasting play.(photo by Don Reardon)
form the scrum by linking arms
and applying pressure while the ball
is thrown into the center of the
melee in an attempt to kick it
backwards to the backs.
"The scrum is total insanity,"
said Tim Bolton, a freshman forward from Smithtown, N.Y. "It's
like two herds of bulls going at each
other with awesome power. It's
great," said Bolton. John
Wanamaker, a junior back from
Suffern, N.Y., joked about his
teammates who are in the scrum.
"It's where the big, slow people
are," said Wanamaker.
Many of the Marist players cited
different reactions to why they Dke
the game. Some said they see the
team as an outlet to the daily
routine of school. " I t was
something new and different," said
junior forward Nino Lauriello,
Syosset, N.Y.
Others liked the game because of
its rough and physical nature.
'There is a lot of hitting, and I like
that," said Wanamaker.
The popularity of rugby is increasing on campus, and a major
factor in this rise is the amount of
contact that the game displays. "I
like the physical part of the game,"
said junior Mike Lang, of West
Caldwell, N.J.
Jeff Nicosia, a sophomore from
Bellmore, N.Y., said he liked the
fact that the players wear no protective padding. "The players are
sick as it takes guts to go out there
without pads," he said.
There are two home games remaining on the Red Foxes slate.
Rutgers will invade on April 26 and
New Paltz will visit in a cross-river
rivalry on May 3.