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Volume 29, Number 13
Marist College, Poughkeepsle, N. Y.
February 16,1984
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Newsweek interviews
public opinion pollers
by Carl MacGowan
The Marist College Institute for
Public. Opinion and its director,
Dr. Lee Miringoff, were visited
by a reporter and a photographer
from Newsweek magazine last
week and may be the subject of an
upcoming story.
Reporter Diane McDonald was
here last.Tuesday and interviewed
Miringoff, President Dennis J.
Murray, and 10 of Miringoffs
student employees. She also spent
some time in the Computer
Center and the Beirne Spellman
Media Center.
Bernard Gotfryd, a Newsweek
photographer,
arrived
on
Wednesday and had taken some
300 photos before the day was
done.
Miringoff, an assistant professor of political science, came to
Marist eight years ago. The institute was begun in 1978 after a
student-suggested class polling
project indicated to Miringoff
that a campus polling facility
would be a good educational tool.
«'It has evolved into a much larger
educational experience," said
Miringoff.
Results of Marist polls have appeared in The New York Times,
The Washington Post, and on
various television and radio stations. The three major television
networks have requested to be
placed on the institute's mailing
list to receive results regularly.
"This is a unique and innovative program," said Miringoff. The accuracy of the polls
and the institute's independence ~
from any political organizations
have drawn widespread interest in
the results of Miringoffs polls.
Last November, a Marist poll
indicated that Dutchess County
Executive Lucille Pattison would
defeat Republican opponent
George Tomlinson by a wide
margin. Pattison won by a landslide.
The results of Miringoffs latest
poll were published in the Jan. 30,
1984 edition of Newsweek, in the
"Periscope" column. A survey of
966 New York Democrats showed
Democratic presidential candidate John Glenn had fallen to
third, behind Walter Mondale
Reynard '83
makes debut
by Daisy Maxey
The 1982-83 edition of the
Marist yearbook, The Reynard,
has been printed arid will be mailed to graduates as soon as the address list is completed, according
to Rick O'Donnellfeditor-in-chief
of the 1983-84 Reynard commit'tee..
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O'Donnell said the yearbook
was to be distributed to students
on campus this week. :••
The yearbook is already six
months late because the 1982-83
committee went through three
editors changes and many
deadlines were missed.
.According to Nicolette Filanninb, this year's director of sales
and advertising, one mailing list
has been completed and she is
working on another list, which includes the names of upperclassmen who purchased the
book.
,
Filannino said that the list is
William Thourlby, the
original "Marlboro Man" of
late because no one told her that
cigarette
advertisements, •'• she was responsible for compiling
stresses the importance of first
it.
impressions at his lecture en"Nobody had ever mentioned
titled "You Are What Yon
that the business office doesn't,
Wear."
give you a list automatically; the
. continued on page 2 . . . ^ ^ ( P j h o t o by Mwgo Kucich) . " previous people in sales never-told
' m e , " said -Filannino.--"I- immediately assumed that the
business office took care of
that." _
"Last October I interviewed 1 \ finance and for college advance- chitecture from the University of
According to Betty Yeaglin,
possible candidates, all of whom ment and the director of physical Pennsylvania.
director of college activities, she
were well qualified," Waters said. planning, to choose from the 10 " According to Anthony Taran- and Gerard Cox, dean of student
tino, director of physical planning affairs, stepped in because they
"On Dec. 1 and 2, 1983, 10 of candidates.
"After thoroughly reviewing at Marist, although all of the saw that the 1982-83 committee
these architects made formal
presentations, elaborating on the architects' resumes, dossiers potential candidates were well was not getting the yearbook
their rough plans for the building, and pictures of their work, the qualified, the college chose Cohen done.
r e c o m m e n d e d for several important reasons.
to the Board of Trustees, and to c o m m i t t e e
"We took over because
"We chose Cohen because he somebody from administration
members of the administration, Cohen," Waters said. "The
board met on Jan. 12 of this year came up with the most realistic had to get this book on the road,"
faculty and student body."
Waters, who has been at Marist and approved the committee's approach to the building based on said Yeaglin. "Since it is an ac r
the rough specifications we gave tivity, it comes under this office.
since 1967, went on to say that the recommendation."
" Cohen, a graduate, of Syracuse him," Tarantino said. "We were Because the books had been paid
Board of Trustees then appointed
a coordinating committee, which University, received his Bachelor very impressed with his past per- for, we knew we had to get a book
-: included three members of the of Arts Degree in architecture and formance, which includes design- out." •
board, the college president, vice ' art. He later went on to get his ing an extension of the main ~ Filannino said that the quality
continued on page 2
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Lowell Thomas Center 'architect chosen
by Joe Lezoll
Marist officials have chosen a
New York City based architect to
design the college's eagerly
awaited Lowell Thomas building.
Stuart Cohen, of
Architects and Planners, was
selected by the Marist Board of
Trustees to design the building
which-will stand at the north end
of the Marist campus.
According to Edward Waters,
vice president for administration
and finance at Marist, the task of
choosing an architect was a long
and difficult process.
Rodney raps: money isn't everything
by Janet Lawler
The walk backstage to Rodney
Dangerfield's dressing room is a long
one. The hall is narrow and cold. A
bodyguard, who could protect Europe,
leads the way. An entourage of men line
the corridor wondering how else to
please their famous boss.
Rodney Dangerfield's one-man performance at the Mid-Hudson Civic
Center Friday night was a smash. It is
now time to meet the man behind the
famous black suit and red tie.
One enters Dangerfield's dressing
room. A tape recorder plays back the
show that just ended minutes ago. Oneliners, and then laughter, fill the room.
The bodyguard shuts the tape player off
and leaves the room immediately.
The comedian, now trying to shed his
celebrity and unwind, is wearing a terrycloth robe and slippers. A leg brace
supports his left knee. When Dangerfield walks across the room for a drink,
his feet shuffle along like an old man's.
"I hurt my knee awhile ago,"
Dangerfield explains. "Did I walk funny on stage? Did the audience notice my
leg?" Quickly, some fans and assistants
say no.
Dangerfield sits on the couch, smoking a Marlboro, his oray .hair slicked
back by sweat. The performer's eyes are
quite blue, but now -bloodshot. His
voice is soft, but authoritive.
"I was born Jacob Cohen," Dangerfield begins. "Born in Babylon, Long
Island. In school, I became known as
Jack Cohen, At 19,1 legally changed my
name to Jack Roy" Roy was my father's
stage name in vaudeville," he said.
Jack Roy, now Rodney Dangerfield,
quit show business at age 28 to get married. "Let's just say I quit because I
wanted love in my life," Dangerfield
said. "I wanted the white picket fence,
you know? I got stuck with every picket
tothisday."
Today some say his wife has died..
Others say they were divorced- It is a
subject he doesn't want to discuss now.
Jack Roy sold paint and made a
modest living doing construction work.
At age 40, no longer married, the man
returned to the business again.
"I came back. My jokes were funnier," Dangerfield said. "While working in a nightclub, the boss said he'd put
a new name in the newspaper.T wanted
a fresh start in show business," he said.
' " T h e manager named me Rodney
Dangerfield."
After ditching his cigarette, he continues, "It's a ridiculous name. But I
'What's in a name?'. I think the guy liv-,
ed above'a candy store," he laughs.
Why does this 60-year-old man appeal to college students?
"It's a strange thing. This romance I
have with the youth...I don't know, except maybe I speak their language,"
Dangerfield said. "Maybe they feel they
get no respect, too." "
After a few silent moments pass,
Dangerfield, being more Jack Roy,
says: "Maybe I just never grew up in my
head." The serious mood is then broken
by his sudden burst of laughter. "What
do I know? Maybe I'm really funny,
kid."
How does this hyper, fast-talking performer relax when not working?
"I go to a health spa," Dangerfield
said. "I swim, and then sit in the sauna.
The rest of the time I'm abusing
myself."
From his only marriage, Dangerfield
has two children. He says they are the
most important people in his life. His
son works in television. His daughter is
enrolled in a Connecticut college.
"My daughter just got engaged...And, I approve of the woman very
much;" the father jokingly said. "No,
I'm kidding. She's really in college,
though. I love to see my children and
make them very happy."
,'•'•)WiH- Rodney^^DangerjrieJd^'ever;.
remarry? • ' - "
"Everyone dreams of a playmate in
life. Someone to share things with and
to love," Dangerfield said. "Marriage
is tough. Communication is important.
I like new people. New conversations.
That's why marriage sometimes
becomes~"boring.. .No new ; conversation," Dangerfield said.
When told that many Marist College
•students are striving for fame and
wealth in the entertainment business,
Dangerfield turns serious again.
"Well, everyone associates fame and
money with happiness," he said. "It
don't work that way." He lights
another cigarette. "You can take someone working as a body-and-fender
man and he's happier than the guy with
the money and fame," Dangerfield
said. This is a man who knew the late John
Belushi, Lenny Bruce and Freddie
Prinze. It is a subject he can remain
serious about.
"When you're famous, you get
mobility... recognition... but it won't
change your head if you're not a happy
person," Dangerfield said. "Fame has
nothing to do with your personal happiness. It's not the answer to life. The
most important thing is romance. Loving another person is happiness...
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Newsweek—
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and Jesse Jackson. When asked
"If the 1984 New York State
Democratic Primary were held today, for whom would you vote?" ['.•
52.7 percent of those surveyed
chose Mondale.
This was the first poll that
showed Glenn, who was second in
a Marist poll conducted six mon-.
ths ago, in third.
The Marist Institute for Public
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Opinion has also been featured on
VARAZZANO BLVD.
the public television program
"Inside Albany." McDonald
watched videotapes of the program on Tuesday night, and then
watched MiringofPs team* at
work.
"I think she was very impressed
with the college," said Miringoff.
He also said McDonald did not
restrict her questions to only the
institute.
Miringoff said that the success
of his polls are an important start
Monday Nights — 9 p.m. til 4
to getting Marist recognized.
"It's important to establish at
All Bottled Beer $1.00!
Newsweek and other places that
Marist exists here," he said.
Shots $1.00!
Miringoff also said he believes
that the institute epitomizes
"what this college is all about —
Wednesday Nights - 10 p.m. til 4
theory, practice, and community."
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Whether McDonald's report
will be printed in the magazine is
not certain. "In this business,
there's never any guarantees,"
Happy Hour 4 - 7 p.m.
said Miringoff.'
Gotfryd was so impressed with
Monday thru Friday!
the school that he raised the idea
of coming back with an exhibition
Reduced Drink Prices
of his work.
Gotfryd
has
been
photographing U.S. presidents
for the past 25 years. His presentation would include pictures of
every president from Dwight D.
Eisenhower to Ronald Reagan.
Miringoff and his assistants are
not "tracking" polling people to
see what is on their minds. The
sample polls "keep us alert to any
kind of changes that might be going on," Miringoff said.
Renaissance
Pub
Lowell
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building at the Culinary Institute
of America in Poughkeepsie, and
architectural work at IBM
Poughkeepsie. His ideas and his
work seem to be just what we are
looking for; it seems like a perfect
match."
Waters said that the group ,
worked on block and space.
allocation plans for the building,
specifying the type of accommodations the affected communication arts and computer
science departments would require, and the amount of space
each would need. The architect
must also allow for an area which
will be used to display Lowell
Thomas memorabilia.
"Mr. Cohen will design the
building, keeping in mind several
points, including Marist's current
and projected needs, positioning
and designing the structure so
that it best compliments the rest
of the campus, and finally remaining within the constraints of
our budget," Waters said. "As it
stands now, we have approximately $2.5 million from private
donations to use. for the
building."
According to Tarantino, who
has been at Marist since
September of last year, Marist has
enough money to construct a
building of approximately 25,000
to 30,000 square feet. "The
Lowell Thomas Building will be
two stories high, and just about
the size of Marian Hall," Tarantino said.
Mr. Waters said that the
building will be unique and the
focal point of the campus, insofar
as it will combine the work and
technologies of two rapidly growing fields, communication arts
and computer science. "We'd like
to start breaking ground for the
structure early this spring, and if
ail goes according to plan, open
the building by the Fall semester
of 1985," Waters said.
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the Marist cable system, ac- channel 8 has been set aside for
cording to Frank Ribaudo, Marist College Television.
director of the Beirne/Spellman
Teller pointed out that the
Media Center.
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"It is supposed to be a high- cover the cost qf the equipment
technology center," he said. and installation, but would have
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to pay for the copyrighted
A 10-foot-diarneter dish has programming which is fed
recently been installed on the roof throughout the campus.
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"You can't just put it up and
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as if Poughkeepsie Cablevision room charge for each student.
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Cable hook-up negotiations, assistant dean of student affairs,
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of the carpet covering the fourth
floor lounge continues, according
to Robert Heywood, director of
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. The rug was reported missing at
11:55 p.m. on Saturday, January
28, by Kim Hornick, the R.A. on
duty for the first and second
houses in Champagnat, to Ornit
Gro'ss^ the residence director of
Champagnat. Gross was also on
duty that night.
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office is actively pursuing the
return of the carpet, but he is
personally unsure of the progress
that is being made in the investigation, which has been
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The satellite dish on top of Champagnat Hall, owned by
Brother Donnelly. The dish picks up 75 channels.
(photo by Margo Kucich)
satisfaction with his nearly $5000 he said.
investment, which, he said, can
Donnelly receives programs in
pick up 75 channels with good French and Spanish as well as
quality. He also said he was English with his dish antenna >
pleased with the sharpness of the which he is able to aim at difpicture and the sound quality. ferent satellites by remote control
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Police intervene in case of the stolen carpet
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"There is a very good
possibility that the college will
buy the cable system (from Bruce
TV) and the college would pay for
it (the programming)," he said.
LaMorte expressed strong
hopes that the satellite dish would
become a reality and said that the
channels that are added would be
those that the students wanted.
According to LaMorte, these
would probably be ESPN (the all
sports network), MTV (Music
Television) and any one of the
movie channels.
Signals received by dish antennas are sent from communications satellites which orbit
the earth at about 23,000 feet
from the surface. Each satellite
has the capability of sending out
24 signals which may be for a
television program, a radio
program, or computer information.
Satellite broadcasting has made
wWld-wide coverage possible. It
has also substantially increased
the number of programs available
to anyone who owns one (or is
hooked up to one through a cable
company).
Brother Donnelly expressed
turned over to the Poughkeepsie
police.
Hornick made his usual rounds
at 11 that night, and reported
there was nothing unusual in the
building. At midnight, while
walking through the fourth floor
lounge, he noticed the missing
carpet, and proceeded to Gross'
room, the suite in the center of the
fifth floor.
"I asked Ornit if she knew
what happened to the rug, and she
didn't know what I was talking
about. As soon as she realized
what happened, she called
security, and they came right
over," said Hornick, a junior.
Hornick and Santa Zaccheo,
the other R.A. on duty,
proceeded to search every room in
Copy rules change again;
students can use center
by Paul Raynis and Cindy Bennedum
In the aftermath of the sudden firing of more than a dozen student employees from the Copy Center, controversy over the use
of the center still abounds.
Students were fired from their jobs after questions concerning
the security of fall semester final exams were raised.
Following the final exam scandal, Al Doscher, manager of the
Copy Center, posted a memo on the door of the copy room
stating that' 'students will not be permitted to make copies in the
. center." ' . . - . . . .
Now, however, Doscher says that students can request to have
copy-work done at the center. "At this point, students can drop
off work and pick it up later," he said.
Andrew Molloy, academic vice president, said he was told that
a process was being established for students to be able to drop off
work and then receive the copies later.
Gerard Cox, dean of student affairs, said he was under the
same impression.
Many students, however, said that they are unaware that they
can once again use the Copy Center.
"I think most people are under the impression that we can't go
near the Copy Center — period," said sophomore Nancy
Champlin.
Joe Karney, a junior, said he is unconvinced about the Copy
Center's willingness to do work for students.
"I'll be going to job interviews soon," said Karney. "I need
resumes and other things copied, and from what I've seen over
the past couple weeks, the copy room probably won't be very
cooperative."
Mark Zangari, InterHouse Council president, stressed a need
for the Copy Center to make its exact rules known.
"Student leaders constantly need large amounts of copies
done," he said, "and the Copy Center has done little to make
clear what the specific policy will be in that case."
Zangari added that unless the system is refined now, while people are still adjusting to the changes, the Copy Center situation
will have the potential to go haywire again.
"Students are just beginning to realize that they can actually
drop off work," said Zangari. "Unless they set up a counter
soon, where students can drop work off and then be called when
it's completed, it's going to return to its old ways."
the building\for the missing
carpet, but did not find it. The
following morning a room to
room search was also conducted
in Leo, Sheahan, Marian Hall,
Benoit, Gregory and the
townhouses.
A rug was seen outside of the
Health Services office at approximately 12:15, and then four
people were seen carrying a very
long <jarpet into the Sheahan
parking between 12:30 and 1
a.m., but neither incident was
reported until later, said Gross. It
could not be confirmed that either
report involved the stolen carpet,
but Gross believes the facts are
too coincidental to be overlooked.
"I don't want to point fingers
and accuse anyone, but I believe
that whoever stole the rug was
connected to Marist students,"
said Gross. "It was a very inconsiderate act. At best, 4 or 5
people can enjoy the rug now,
while eighty to one-hundred
people enjoyed it before," she
added.
Gross was in her room, which
overlooks the fourth floor
lounge, with Marguerite Pakozdi,
residence director for Leo and
Sheahan, when the the/t occurred. "The door was closed to
the room and I was on the phone
during the time when they took
the carpet, but I didn't hear
anything,'' she said..
Heywood said that none of the
staff would be held responsible
for the theft, but that the stolen
carpet pointed out a much larger
problem in the security of the
residence buildings.
"Students don't realize that
when they prop open a door that
has been locked anyone can get
into the building, and that is the
time that the most damage occurs," he said.
Heywood was referring to the
fact that students tend to leave
locked entrances to the buildings
'open, so they don't have to go
"around to the front to get in at
night. After 7 p.m. all entrances
to the dorms are locked, except
those manned by a guard, to
protect against intruders in the
building.
"This was a major theft. The
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28 fail to meet requirements
by Catherine DeNunzio
rest of their college year," said family problems," said Nolan.
Nolan. "They need to un- "There is every attempt to give
The Academic Review Board derstand, right from the early students a fair review and take all
dismissed 28 Marist students after years in college, that they have to factors into consideration."
the fall semester for not fulfilling take academics seriously."
Nolan stated that the Academic
academic requirements.
She also said that students Review Board's decision to
Freshman students are required often don't understand how dismiss students from Marist is
to maintain a cumulative average critical failure in a course can be. concerned with two factors. The
above a 1.7, and upperclassmen Many think that they will first is for the student's best
must have at least a 2.0 G.P.A. automatically go on probation interest. "It's a very expensive
Failure to uphold these standards
results in academic probation or
dismissal.
According to Elizabeth Nolan,
director of student academic
affairs, the number of last
semester's dismissals is about
average. In January the number
usually ranges from 30 to 40
students. In June dismissals range
from 80 to 100 students.
"The bulk of the student body
is up for review after the spring
semester in June," said Nolan.
In the freshman class, three
students were dismissed for and have a semester to make up mistake if the student isn't
academic reasons. The remainder for it. This isn't always true. learning," said Nolan.
of dismissals were evenly divided "There is no policy that states a
The other concern, according
throughout sophomores and student is entitled to a semester of
to
Nolan, is to maintain the high
probation," said Nolan.
juniors.
standards of Marist. "A diploma
"Hardly any seniors are ever
The decision to put a student on from Marist represents a quality
on probation or are academically
dismissed," said Nolan. "Most probation or to dismiss a student education," she said.
Students can
be readmitted
seniors have met
their is up to the Academic Review
requirements and work hard to Board. The Board consists of after academic dismissal until one
four or five faculty members who full semester has passed. These
maintain them."
change
periodically on a rotating students, must attend another
According to Nolan, the major
problem is that students don't basis. Nolan is the chairwoman, college and must bring back to
know what is taken into con- and doesn't particiapte in Marist evidence of successful
sideration in their academic deliberation except to give the study there. "This is a minimal
requirement for readmittance,"
review. "Students don't realize board the information required.
said Nolan. "They must also
Waivers
have
been
given
to
their grades are cumulative, if
they fail a course first semester students in certain situations. show that they 'have a clearer
freshman year, it continues to "We take into consideration sense of academic goals and a
have an impact throughout the emotional problems, health and firm plan of study."
'There is no policy that states
a student is entitled to a
semester of probation.'
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Phlegm addenda
Words for a guest
Last week, The Circle ran a guest editorial
that elicited negative responses from some
students at Marist. The essay was
published in the interests of freedom of
speech; we believe that everyone has a right
to express his opinion.
The Circle also believes, however, that
instead of harping on other people's
shortcomings, one should actively
toward making Marist a better place.
work
The editorial staff did not intend to offend
the writer by shortening the title of the
essay. It was done because of lack of space.
If that makes us "purveyors of journalistic
dung" you have our deepest sympathies.
Gold rush
Although our country was once known as
the melting pot of the world, that fact seems
irrelevant to many right now. When the
Olympic games roll around, there's only one
homeland on most of our minds — the
United States.
The amount of patriotism displayed by
Americans during the games is incredible.
For the few weeks of the Olympics, people
actually talk more about the games than
they do "General Hospital."
It feels good to hear people say that
they're staying in their rooms to watch the
Olympics, Instead of racing to the Pub to be
the first customers.
The Olympic games are not just another
sporting event. The two-week coverage of
Sarajevo may be the only international news
event some students may watch all
semester. A lot of cultural information gets
passed on to the viewers — information that
can't compareTo textbook learning. The
cameras can take us on a guided tour of
Editor
The
Circle
Associate Editors
Sports Editor
Senior Reporters
Sarajevo. Natives can give us first-hand
experiences of life there.
Some classify the Olympics as a political
event, where beating the Russians holds
more precedence over anything. In fact, in
1980 people were more ecstatic about the
U.S. hockey team beating the Russians in
the semi-finals than about them beating the
Finns for the gold medal.
Surpassing everything else that the
Olympics are is the fact that they're a
source of unification for the American
people. During the games, it's US against
the world. How great it must feel to the
athletes to know they have their entire
country rooting for them.
Too bad the Olympics only take place
every four years.
It's ironic that about the only other event
to provide such a strong sense of pride and
nationalism in our country is a war.
If only the Olympics could take the place
of war.
Christine Dempsey
Cindy Bennedum
Mark Stuart
Photography Editor
Photographers
John Bakke
Eileen Hayes
Jane Scarchilli
Frank Raggo
Viewpoint editor
Cartoonist
Dear Editor:
The Circle's editorial staff has
again displayed its yearning to
retain its monopoly on journalistic mildew. As purveyors of
dung, The Circle's editors seize
any opportunity to unscrupulously malign anything
which is not in accord with their
abysmal philosophy of journalism.
The essay which I submitted for
the February 9, 1984 (Volume 29,
Number 12) edition was greeted
with malevolence and scorn.
Consequently:
1. My title was perveresly
vitiated — "A Conspiracy of
Phlegm: . Musings on Marist
College" became the ridiculous
epithet, "Phlegm."
2. I was misled into believing
that my essay would appear as a
"Viewpoint" expose, not a
"Guest editorial."
3. The word "prominent" in
the first sentence of the third
paragraph was inexplicably
changed, and replaced by "important." (Note that in the
context, of the sentence, the
adjective describes The Circle.)
Yet, I would like to commend The
Circle for rising above the domain
of excrement in which they
usually wallow. By accepting
criticism, the editors may have
finally begun their long journey
toward credibility.
Unfortunately, some of my
peers are even less gracious than
The Circle. Since my editorial was
published, I have met with undue^.
hostility and contempt. I; Have"
received a harassing phone call,
animosity in the guise of harsh
sarcasm, and word of allusive
threats. Somehow, I was even
able to evoke antagonism from a
Science of Man student; this
individual is supposedly among
the brightest and most freethinking people on campus!
Is intolerance a prerequisite for
admission to Marist College?
After studying the reaction to my
essay, this can be the only
rational conclusion. It is quite
disconcerting to be confronted by
childish vindictiveness on a
college campus. Some individuals
assert that they are open-minded,
yet they reflect the "A-Team"
mentality when confronted with
dissension. These individuals may
be surprised when they discover
that their intolerance is often
mistaken for ignorance. Why do
these people pursue higher
education when they continue to
adhere steadfastly to the same
prejudices which they harbored
before entering college?
Recently, I was informed that
as a freshman I presume too
much. Yet my "presumptions"
are based on experiences and
observation. I do not profess to
be an expert on Marist College
nor do I claim to have the answers
to the problems which plague
Marist. In "Phlegm" I merely
suggested what might account for
the profound dissatisfaction
which some students have expressed. I certainly am not antialcohol and I am not anti-IBM.
However, I do believe that the
intemperate use of alcohol has a
deleterious effect on college life. I
also believe that the affinity
between Marist and IBM
precludes ideological freedom at
Marist. IBM's money is not a
panacea for the ills which afflict
some Marist College students.
Therefore, it is not necessary for
Dennis Murray to be IBM's
pander.
Finally, it must be emphasized
that the majority of students do
care."' Hdwevefj 3 '"t6b many
students exhibit the awareness of
a rock. Regrettably, many of
those students won't read this.
Maybe I should insert the word
"like" after every four words...
Renzo Llorente
Class of'87Edi tor's Note: The Circle
apologizes for the use of the word
"important"
instead
of
"prominent" in last week's guest
editorial. It was a typesetting
error rather than an editorial
change.
Phlegm I
To the Editor:
This letter is directed to Renzo
Llorente and is in response to his
guest editorial, which appeared in
last week's issue of that "journalistic dross," The Circle.
Your editorial confused me
greatly, Renzo. You see, I am one
of the vast number of Marist
morons who possess the "insight
of a twelve-year old." How do
you expect us feeble-minded fools
to understand what you are trying
to say if you use words we have
never heard of before?- Fortunately, I had my handy Funk
and Wagnell's beside me and was
able to struggle (barely) through
your list of concerns. Your
editorial was nothing but a pile of
showy, superfluous trash.
You open it by depicting Marist
as being filled with " a multitude
of apathetic and incognizant
students." You then go on to say
that "unawareness is another
affliction which plagues many
Marist- students." Renzo, incognizance and unawareness are
Jeff Kiely
Margo Kucich
Keith Brennan
Hans Schweiger
Joseph Cruz
synonymous. Why must you say
die same tiling twice? It sounds
like intellectual apathy to me.
You could have made your ideas
much more understandable if you
had simply replaced adverbs like
"sedulously" with "very hard,"
and
adjectives
such
as
"egregious" with "shocking."
William Zinsser, executive editor
of the Book-of-the-Month Club
and former columnist for The
New York Times, once wisely
wrote: "Clutter is the disease of
American writing. We are a
society strangling in unnecessary
words, circular construction,
pompous frills and meaningless
jargon." He has written a book
tided On Writing Well. I suggest
you read it.
After performing the tedious
task of decoding your message, I
finally realized what you had
said: nothing. I would hardly
c o n s i d e r The C i r c l e a
"pathetically
self-indulgent
journalistic dross." "The most
continued on page 10
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The murder of Karen Silkwood
by Brian O'Keefe
. On November 13, 1974, Karen
Silkwood's car plunged off
Highway §74 just north of
Oklahoma City. Silkwood was on
her way to meet New York Times
reporter David Burnham and
Steven Wodka, a legal counsel for
her nuclear power employees
union. Missing from the car after
her death were documented
records of inadequate, illegal
conditions at the Cimmaron,
Oklahoma nuclear fuel facility
and plutonium plant, owned by
the Kerr-McGee Corporation.
Almost 10 years later, with a
$10.5 million contamination-
negligence award to the estate of healthy working conditions lead
Karen Silkwood and a major us to her crusade which is
motion picture in release, there frighteningly cut short. After
remains one haunting question: compiling data and evidence, she
Who killed Karen Silkwood?
left a union meeting to meet with
After winning and losing the Mr. Burham who would publicize
huge sum due to the entangling the operations at the plant.
corporate litigation of this Unfortunately, she met death.
country, Silkwood's estate was reawarded the money last month.
Where the film ends, the
The film Silkwood, directed by questions begin. Did a car run her
Mike Nichols elucidates the last off the road? Where is the
year of Silkwood's life. The briefcase filled with evidence?
ensemble performance by Meryl Mysteriously, Kerr-McGee ofStreep, Kurt Russell and Cher ficials were on the scene of the
deserves much adulation. Silk- accident minutes after it took
wood's unexplained con- pice. The tow truck arrived after
tamination, the subsequent pain them. Why was Kerr-McGee
and her own quest for adequate, there? Was there a "pay-off?"
Higher education's
double standard
"I have only come here seeking become extinct.
knowledge, Things they wouldn't
The practical person caught up
teach me of in college."
in
this "ever-increasing
-Sting specialization may see no problem
in it. They will argue that the
world will be filled with highlyby Peter Colaizzo
Ask an average college student trained, talented specialists,
in the U.S. why he/she goes to which will make the world a
college and the most common better place to live. There is a
answer is "to get a better job serious problem, however, when
when I get out." The college or applying this concept to
university for the student today is education. Education.cannot be
merely a means to an end. No split into so many parts and
longer is the pursuit of knowledge remain effective. The most eftantamount in the student's mind. fective type of education, which
The most important thing is that develops a most well-rounded
die two- or four-year stint in person, is a holistic education.
.. college leads to lucrative career: .
The word commonly, used to
describe this problem is
specialization. Students are
reluctant to take courses that are
not in their specialized interests,
commonly called majors. Any
courses not dealing with their
specialization is deemed worthless
by the students. Why? Because it
is an unnecessary tangent to the
ultimate goal of the student: a job
upon graduation.
This is a
frightening
development in the higher
education system of the U.S.
today. Colleges and universities
which pride themselves on wellrounded education are in reality
becoming more and more
-specialized. Any major university
The idea of-seeing this
universal view toward
learning is dissipating
in the U.S. now offers a multitude
of majors from which a student
must choose. These majors are
dictated to the colleges by the
trends in the working world. For
example, with the advent of the
computer in the past decade,
colleges and
universities
throughout the country routinely
added a computer major to the
curriculum.
Why is this trend toward
specialization such a frightening
development? With the increase
in specialization, there has been a
severe decrease in traditional
majors
such as English,
philosophy, and history, to name
a few. The reason for the decline
is that there are very few lucrative
jobs for the traditional major
upon graduation. Students
therefore shy away from such
majors. Eventually these
traditional majors may even
The idea of seeing this
universal view towards knowledge
and learning is rapidly dissipating
in our colleges and universities.
The ever-changing demands of
society have caused this rapid
turnover in educational systems.
A solution to this problem is for
the two to co-exist. Is this a
feasible solution, though? Not
really. An holistic education is
devoid of parts. The one
universal view must be sought.
Specialization, however, does
have a place in society. This is the
reason technical, vocational
schools were established. The
objective of these schools is to
hone down a particular skill and
teach solely that skill. There is no
sin in specialization in and of
itself.
.
The problem arises when this
type of vocation specialization is
brought to the colleges and
universities. It is a serious
hypocracy when colleges and
universities claim to have a wellrounded curriculum, when in fact
all they have is a slew of
vocational, technical schools all
at the same site.
All of this discussion may seem
somewhat idealistic for 1984,
when the constant push ahead in
technology is dizzying. It is about
time, though, that college
students reflect on their true
motives for attending colleges and
universities.
Maybe students will stop
kidding themselves, saying they
go to college to be educated.
Maybe they will no longer scoff at
courses other than those in their
particular, concentration. Maybe
a student will take a course that
will truly interest him, instead of
one that will merely look good on
a resume. Maybe students will
realize the hypocracy of their
actions and truly strive to learn
instead of burying themselves into
the tiny world of their
specialization.
Maybe.
Pete Colaizzo is a sophomore
majoring in communication arts.
by J. Richard LaPietra
How can such injustices occur?
Jacque Srouji, an undercover FBI
agent has 1,000 pages of research
including evidence of who- killed
Karen Silkwood. Srouji, under
pressure has waited until the
contamination and negligence
lawsuit be settled, as it was last
month. To this date the
Oklahoma State Highway Police
stand by its investigation and its
verdict: the crash was a singular
vehicle accident. Silkwood's
union hired a private investigator,
who concluded that it was a twocar accident and a hit and run.
There is no doubt that she was
murdered. She was pulling the
The Mideast:
Unforgettable
impressions
How do you feel lying in the
urjper berth of your private compartment as the Cairo-Aswan
night express hurtles toward Luxor and the Valley of the Kings?
You boarded the train just a
few hours before, in the early *
evening. The.Marist choral con- school reminding us of the
tingent had the entire car of realities with which our hosts
private compartments to itself, must cope...
It is not easy to sort out my imand there was a sense of adventure about to begin as you laugh- pressions of the Holy Land.
ed and recounted the day's ex- Names which have had a mystical
periences in the corridor while the significance since I was a boy suddenly became every-day names.
train got under way.
Many had changed into the caf- Nazareth, Emmaus, Capharnaum
tans, gallabeyas and Arab head- are names to be seen on road
dress that had been purchased in signs, with indications of the
the Cairo bazaar that day. And number of kilometers thereto.
the stories of hard bargains struck There is actually a bus that goes
with crafty Arab vendors would to Bethlehem, and it says so on
have matched those of any Long the destination marker of the bus!
Island sports fisherman for verve And it's not a very clean bus.
When you go to Bethlehem,
and imagination. The train is called the "French Train" since it you don't rind a simple cave in
was built to the standards of lux- the fields. A large church has
ury of Wagons-Lits Interna- been erected on the site, obscuring
tionales, and soon after departure what must have been the simple
from the Cairo station, at an ap- natural setting where His birth
propriately continental hour, din- took place. And the spot itself
ner is served in your compart- where tradition says this most
marvelous of events took place is
ment.
Now it is close to midnight, I overlaid with silver and silk and
suppose, though I cannot see my ceramic. At some level I was
watch in the darkness. Shortly outraged. Then I realized that
after dinner, after the dishes were people over the centuries were trycleared, the tan-jacketed porter ing to say (even if I considered the
efficiently made up our berths, saying misguided) how important
and soon thereafter we were tuck- these places are in human history.
As time worked its way on me,
ed in for the night. How do you
feel hurtling through the dark and we visited one place after
night toward a rendezvous with another; as Gene Best read the
scriptures at each site, and helped
the Pharaohs...
I remember my experiences as a us to understand the significance
study in contrasts: a donkey haul- of the evidence establishing this as
ing a loaded cart struggling to the site, I slowly began to realize
keep its footing on the slippery what it means to stand in the
paving stones of a slight grade places where He initiated a moveamid the absolutely mad chaos of ment that would reach through
modern Cairo automobile traf- time and space to our very day.
For me, the scientist, coming to
fic... the peace and tranquility of
the Sea of Galilee and military Egypt was a pilgrimage of sorts to
check points manned by some of the roots of human
automatic-weapon-toting lads no wonder and speculation about the
older than my students... the physical universe. My course in
historic Nile, Egypt's bread- the Science of Man program is a
basket, the Nile of the Pharaohs study of the evolution of scientific
and Moses infested
with thought beginning with the anschistosoma haemotobium such cient civilizations through Galileo
that victims of a recent passenger and Newton to Einstein and Planship sinking, spared drowning, ck. But it always begins in Egypt!
will nonetheless endure in their And here I was transported back
bodies the life-time ravages of this thousands of years through
parasite... the Arab shop-owner museum, pyramid, and ancient
by
who insisted that I visit his shop temple, accompanied
near the seventh station of the Gazibeiya, our excellent guide,
cross on the Via Dolorosa where and Gene Best, our tour proVeronica wiped the face of fessor, witnessing almost at first
Jesus... the modern Israeli, hand in the hieroglyphics and
typified for me by our guide, It- paintings of tomb and temple the
zak, if not secular then neither or- preoccupation of this people with
thodox, and on the other hand the the sun and the seasons.
young Jewish seminary students
Again, here I was in Alexanat the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem dria, site of the famous library,
warning us neither to take pic- the land of Ptolemy!
tures nor to light cigarettes so that
I left Yad Vashem in Jerusalem
the Sabbath might be preserved... in silence, unwilling to break by
the extravagant welcome we " speech the mood of solemnity that
received when we sang a concert enveloped me. All the members of
for the Arab students, teachers, our group were emotionally overand parents of the Colleges Freres come by the reality which this
in Bethlehem, and the barking shrine represents; some were even
guard dogs on the roof of the physically distressed. You ap-
whistle on a corporate board
room that didn't care. Sure, now
Kerr-McGee is $10.5 million
poorer. But, Karen Silkwood is
not around to see it. They've yet
to pay for her murder. Now with
the negligence- contamination
case out of the way, the death of
Karen Silkwood will be explained
and brought to court. However,
what can pay for the life of a
twenty six year old woman?
Maybe we'll find that out in
another 10 years.
Brian O'Keefe is-a sophomore
majoring in communication arts
and has written an extensive
report on the Silkwood case.
proach the main building by a
long, broad path running between
several rows of trees on either
side. At the foot of each tree is a
small sign indicating the name of
a person and country of origin.
Each tree gives testimony to a person who at great personal risk
helped Jews escape the Nazi
holocaust during the terrible years
of the thirties and the forties of
this century.
The main building is simple and
beautiful, offering no indication
from without of the horror
described within. One gets the
first inkling, however, in the
massive black andsilver sculpture
that dominates the entrance lobby. And after that, in display
after display, the story of man's
inhumanity to man is told in
touching understatement. Never
again, I prayed.
It was a matter of great personal satisfaction to me to experience how quickly we kidt
together as a group; it happened
in so many different ways. After
all, you have to have some sense
of group identity to be willing to
do your vocal exercises and
rehearsal in the center of the main
esplanade of the Zurich International Airport (where we had a
five-hour stopover) at 7 a.m.
Then again, it was just plain
fun singing to the New Year's eve
crowds in the main lobby of the
Cairo Marriot Hotel, the very
palace that was constructed to
house foreign dignitaries on the
occasion of the opening of the
Suez Canal, and the place where
Aida was performed for the first
time. We were brought together in
the breaking of the bread and the
sharing of the cup as Father Denis
Wilde, our priest, offered the
liturgy with us at the Holy
Sepulchre. We grew in a sense of
ourselves as a group in the dozens
of shared experiences we had:
riding on camelback to the
pyramids of Giza, all the while
negotiating baksheesh with the
cameldrivers who "delicately"
raised the question at the very
beginning of the ride; donning
cloth booties or doffing our shoes
to enter the Dome of the Rock in
Jerusalem; helping an Arab lad
push a cart of fresh bread many
times his size up a steep Jerusalem
street. The climax was the last
night when the men and the
women contested for first honors
in presenting a skit about the
events of the prior two weeks.
Can you imagine John Henry
in Arab regalia topped by a fez
standing barefoot on the bureau
in the corner of the room, chanting the tale of an ancient Egyptian Queen Dorotheeshepsut, who
led a group of singers from the
west to the land of the Pharaohs,
while the rest of us, shaped like
hieroglyphics, glided across the
"stage" under the professorially
archeological gaze of Paul Campbell?
J. Richard LaPietra is a professor of chemistry at Marist and
a member of the Marist Singers,
who recently toured the Mideast.
tPage 6 - THE CIRCLE February 16,1984
by Richard Copp .
Teleview
Mix insipid scripts, a corral full
of big name guest stars (and not
so big), add a lavish'set in grand
Hollywood style, sprinkle with
seven or more regulars, and you
have a piece of fluff floating into
your living room every Wednsday
night on ABC. Or Aaron Spelling's new dramatic series
"Hotel." It doesn't matter. Both
have no substance.
Avoid
this one
Yankee
francs
College,
French
style
This Week
Powerhouse producer Spelling,
whose credits-include such successes as "Charlie's Angels,"
"Fantasy Island" and "Hart to
Hart," stamps his name on this
latest mess based on Arthur
Hailey's best-selling novel of the
same name. Viewers are promised
an hour of passion, intrigue. Promos hype scandal, double dealby Lou Ann Seelig
and Patti Walsh
It's 11 a.m. Saturday, and we
have to stop by the Faculte des
Sciences ("The Fac" — a branch
of the Parisien university system)
to meet a friend for lunch. We
find our way through the graffitiridden hallways to the study floor
where he is working. Lining the
corridor on both sides are small
cubicles, maybe 50 of them, with
a table, a few chairs and a
blackboard, and students —
already studying for fina.': that
won't begin for a month.
The French university system
doesn't include a social life in its
curriculum. Studying is, a fulltime job — students who start
working at 8 a.m. Saturday don't
go out on Friday night. "An
ings of the rich and famous; In Bene Davis in the premiere desk clerk; and Dave (Michael
essence, we are promised a true ' episode — a brief bit that serves Spound), a bell hop who is married to Megan. All average
potboiler. What we get is a as the show's only redeeming
roughly three to six lines per
landlocked "Love Boat" (another feature).
James Brolin, never a favorite episode, and none gives a hint of
Spelling show) that goes nowhere
serious talent. At least on ''The
of.mine, plays hotel manager
and says nothing.
Set in San Francisco, the St. Peter McDermott. After a string •Love Boat" the regular cast of
Gregory Hotel caters to those of theatrical bombs following the characters have varied personalities and diversified quirks.
who can shell out the big bucks cancellation of "Marcus Welby,"
On face value, "Hotel" looks
for a night of sheer opulence. The Brolin has returned to series
glossy, enticing.
Following
stories are lifted fight from their television. Big deal. He's boring.
megahit "Dynasty" (yet another
sea-going counterpart, but the
writers dust them off with a
Connie Selleca is okay as assis- 'Spelling offering) on Wednesday,
dramatic edge and a touch of tant manager Christine, and it seems both shows are packages
suspense. The format remains the Nathan Cook has some nice of pure romance and excitement.
same — three mini -stories in one.
moments as an ex-con hired as But "Dynasty" shines, the
head of security, but the rest of characters are strong, the stories
The stories mostly feature the the cast seem like they were just . exciting. "Hotel" never gets off
guest stars, but with more than graduated from the Barbizon the ground.
Having checked this dud out, I
handful of regulars, the hotel modeling school. Filling out the
staff can't be overlooked. Runn- other hotel positions are Mark can't recommend anyone to check
ing the hotel is Victoria Cabot (Shea Farrell), guest relations; into "Hotel." The room service
(Anne Baxter) along with her Megan (Heidi Bohay), desk clerk; may be good, but the show is
sister Laura Trent (played by Julie (Shari Belafonte-Harper), lousy.
American guy I met said the student years would be the best of
my life," said Blondine, a student
from Morocco. "I don't believe
it."
Associate,
bachelor's,
master's, doctorate — the
.American college system is clear
cut. Bac, deug, license maitrise,
D.E.A., doctorat — has more
hurdles; not only is this system
more complex, but also more
time-consuming.
In France, the last year of high
school is spent preparing for the
bacca-laureat, which, if passed,
allows students to enter the
university system. They then
choose a Fac, according to their
career goal. After the first two
years of study, the French obtain
their first degree, the deug,
which, if transferred to an
American university, would allow
them to enter graduate school.
There is no American
equivalent to the license, which
they obtain after the third year,
and at which point most students
go job hunting. The next educational step is the maitrise which
requires in. the literary fields, a
100-page thesis and, in the scientific fields, concentrated studies
in a specialization. In the fifth
year they attain a degree in predoctoral studies (the D.E.A.), and
after that they have, between two
and three years to complete a doctorate. If they want to teach at a
university, there are two more
mandatory degrees they must pass
within the next 10 years.
At each of these levels there are
semester or annual exams, and, at
least in the sciences; only 25 per-
cent of the students are given
passing grades. But with competition like this, at least summer
vacation demands no work. Summer jobs don't exist because
there's no tuition to pay. The
education system is supported by
the government and the professors are paid by the state.
The professors are paid well,
•but they earn their salaries. In addition to a heavy course-load,
they research and prepare another
degree. Of course, if we were
following the system, we
wouldn't have time to go to the
houvre, go to cafes, make friends
travel. We like the scaled-down
Marist"version better.
Lou Ann Seelig and Patti
Walsh are studying in Paris this
year as part of the Marist Abroad
Program.
p.m.-11 p.m.:
The final day of the Olympics
includes coverage of men's
slalom, hockey playoffs, and
men's cross-country skiing.
time. For more information call
(914)223-5555.
The Hudson Valley Country
Dance Co-op is sponsoring a
dance this Saturday at the United
Methodist Church of Hyde Park.
Live music will be' provided, and
calling the dance will be Dan
Dugan. Refreshments will be
available. Admission isf,$4 ,for
adults. For information call 4737050 or 485-5676.
.
Campus events
Olympic coverage
As part of the "Beat-the-Blah's
Spirit Week," the class of '87 has
designated Thursday as Button
Day. Wear any and all the buttons you own. Sweat-it-outFriday lets you relax iii the comfort of your sweatsuits. "Beatthe-Blah's Victory Party" is
scheduled, for Friday night. This.
party doesn't require anything -—
except that you be there!
Thursday, 7:30 p.m. -11 p.m.:
Coverage includes men's and
women's figure skating, men's
giant slalom skiing, men's speed
skating the men's cross-country
skiing. Featured U.S. athletes in- Off-campus events
On S a t . , both Adam Ant and
clude Rosalynn Sumners, Elaine
Zayak, Scott Hamilton and- the The Romantics will be appearing
at-the Mid-Hudson Civic 'Center."
Mahre brothers. .,
.,•",•
There will be a giant dance floor.
: Friday, 7:30p.rn.^ 11 p.m.: "'
The presentation includes the General admission is $12.50.
On Friday, at 9:30 p.m., Joe
hockey, playoffs, women's slalom
Heukerott, a singer, composer
skiing and biathlon.
Saturday 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 and guitarist in the contemporary
folk style will appear at the Town
p.m., 7p.m.-llp.m.:
The women's figure skating Crier Cafe, located at 438
free programs are one of the Beekman Road, Hopewell Junchighlights of the day at Sarajevo. tion. Heukerott released his first
Ski jumping, men's speed skating album, "Bittersweet," last June.
and thefinalruns of the four-man Admission is $6.50. Reservations
are suggested and must be claimbobsleds are scheduled.
Sunday, 12 noon - 5 p.m., 7 ed one half hour before show
:
On Thursday and Friday the
Marist College Council on
Theatre Arts presents "The Fantasticks" at 8:30 p.m. in the new
dining room. General admission
is $2. Faculty "and staff pay $1 and
admission is 50C for students.
On Saturday, the Men's basketball team takes on Siena College
at8p.m.
The Campus Ministry is offering a retreat on Feb. 24-26 at the
Christian Brothers' Retreat
House in West Park, N.Y. The
retreat costs $25, with all meals
and snacks provided. Contact
Sister Eileen of Br. Joe Sacino at
ext. 275 for further information.
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Council of
Student Leaders,
Candlelight,
S p.m.
"The Fantastkks"
New Dining Room,
8:30 p.m.
Basketball
vs. Siena,
McCann Center,
8 p.m.
Mass:
Chapel,
11 a.m.
Bowling,
9:30 p.m.
PubNite
At the Chance:
Blotto
Branch and
Speaker
sponsored by
Campus Ministry,
in the Pub
Dance:
Sponsored by
the Hudson
Valley Country
Dance Co-op,
at the United
Methodist Church
of Hyde Park,
8 p.m.,
Admission: $4
Film:
"Law and
Disorder"
7 p.m. and
9:30 p.m.
in the
Theatre
Coffeehouse •
John Flynn,
9 p.m.
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Kenny's revelation that none of
us exist took me by surprise, but it
really shouldn't have.
Kenny is a freshman, just getting into that freshman ethics
course where the professor plays
with everybody's mind. From
what I hear, there's usually a few
in most classes who need
psychological help afterwards.
Most others don't understand any
of it and are saved by their ignorance.
So it's bad enough Kenny is on
the verge of mental meltdown,
but
he's also
contracted
sophomores' disease a semesterearly. This sad affliction strikes 5
percent of the college popula-
tion's sophomores, convincing
them that they must impress the
rest of us by acting overly mature and educated.
Frantic attempts at witty, urbane conversation mark the student thus afflicted. Some write
guest editorials, aspiring to
pedantry. Poor Kenny insisted we
call him "Kenneth."
"That's right," said Ken in
revealing his conclusions. "You,
me, nobody. Our existence is a
myth, propagated by forces
beyond our control." He smiled,
waiting for the full import of the
news to take effect.
He seemed pleased when I looked away and just nodded slowly,
realizing that he would need lots
of help.
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Mistaking my dismay for
bewilderment, he leaned closer,
ready to deliver the final, mindboggling blow. "It's all in our
minds," he said.
"This comes as quite a shock,"
I said.
"I thought it would."
"Maybe we could get Sean's
opinion," I suggested as I spotted
Sean standing not so far away.
"Oh
Sean
wouldn't
understand. He treats everything
so trivially." Ken looked around,
then confided in me. "I used to
also, you know."
"No!"
"Yes, before college. I was just
as irresponsible and uncaring
about the state of the human condition as Sean is."
"I don't believe it."
"It's true, said Ken, obviously
proud of his intellectual renewal.
I called Sean over.
"Go ahead, tell him" I told
Ken.
"I'd rather riot," said Ken.
"Tell me what?" said Sean.
"Kenny says none of us really
exist."
Now that the secret was out,
Kenny seemed anxious to hear
Sean's reaction after all. Sean
thought it over a while before giving his opinion.
"No s—," said Sean.
"See? See? I knew he wouldn't
take it seriously. Well, I'll tell you
one thing, Mr. Triviality, you
won't be so damned glib when
you wake up one day and you're
not there!"
"Mr. Triviality?" I said. Sean
had been called many things, but
this was a first.
"And another thing," Ken continued, "not only don't we exist,
but nothing else exists either
because you can't prove that it
does."
"You're taking Introduction to
Ethics, aren't you?" asked Sean.
"Never mind that," said Ken,
really annoyed now. "You probably don't even care about the
human condition."
"That's not true," said Sean.
"Everybody should eat right and
get plenty of exercise.''
"Oh, this is hopeless," said
poor, misunderstood Ken, stamping off all frustrated. "It's
hopeless!"
It's not, of course. Everybody
gets over Ethics after the course is
over, and Sophomores' Disease is
gone within a semester or so. In
fact, I know a lot of people here
at Marist who never had either
problem.
But they all have a selfless
dedication to wild weekends, and
theirs is another story entirely.
Financial
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At the Chance:
Three Dog Night
Circle Meeting,
7 p.m.,
Circle office
Adam Ant and
The Romantics
at Mid-Hudson
Civic Center,
Mental meltdown
Coming events
Thursday
Sweat-it-ontDay-"BeatPerformance:
tbe-Blahs
"The Fantastkks" Spirit Week"
New Dining Room,
8 p.m.
Film:
Button Day"Law and Disorder"
"Beat-the-Blahs
Admission $1
Spirit Week"
with Marist I.D.,
Theater, 7:30 p.m.
At the Chance:
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At the Chance:
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1984-85 FAF's are also available
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February 16,1984 - THE CIRCLE • Page 9
Hotel to be erected
near Main Mall
Priest reaches kids through rock music
by Tim Graham
downtown
Poughkeepsie's
redevelopment efforts.
The W.J. Barney Corporation
A Hilton hotel will be built adjacent to the Mid-Hudson Civic took over the project after
Center on Market Street in Eberhard's death, but had trouble
Poughkeepsie. Construction will raising money necessary to build
the hotel.
begin in April of this year.
Merchants employed near the
The announcement was made
on Jan. 9 by the vice president of site of the new hotel said they felt
the W.J. Barney Corporation, that the project will benefit the
Charles McQueeney. The Barney area. Peggy Lay of Sigalow OpCorporation will build the new tometrists located on the Main
13-story, 245 room hotel. The Mall said, "I think the hotel will
construction company also built make things a lot better, they Dash Heats Dirt!!!!!!!
the downtown office building can't get any worse. Maybe the Marist: Get ready to slip into the
located across from the civic hotel will be able to revitalize the FUNHOLE for good-time rock
business district and clean up the
center.
and roll!!
The hotel will be located on 1.1 city."
To the 3rd Floor Leo...."hey
acres that the City of Poughkeepsie owns at the southwest end of
Lay also noted other benefits Dudo."Ailien
Market Street, next to the west- that the hotel could provide the T-Sum, Have a funtastic B-day bound arterial highway.
area. "It's got to be a help to the 'cause I'm turning you into a
According to McQueeney, the Civic Center, bringing in bigger frog. ME
project, which was initially pro- and better entertainment," she
posed 10 years ago, will cost an said. "It will probably also be an To Lee B., Mr. S., Come on...,
L.G., Leather, Keernee, Little
estimated $17.5 million.
asset to I.B.M."
Baby...Doll,
The Special K's,
Initial construction of the hotel
An employee of Tuxedoland on
had begun in 1978 but was stop- the mall thought that the hotel Lenny, Tom, Martin, Carl, Joe
ped because of the death of Frank was "a great idea." It will be A., Brian L., The Sex Maniac,
Eberhard who was instrumental more beneficial for everybody BO, Billy H., Scott C , Jim F.,
in the construction of the hotel. It and probably bring more business and John R. Thanks for such a
great time and for being such
was being built as part of to the area."
good friends. I'll miss you! Love
Always, Tricia (The 30min "O")
Delano's Terry A. Does Disco!
What next?
,.
To my Polkadotted Pal, Happy 4
months. Love ya....
FEB.12-18 IS NATIONAL
Dear Miss Lupner: I hope you're
not sick anymore. I got tired seeing you with vaseline all over your
face, seeing drool stains on your
pillow and emptying your garbage
pail with all those tissues. Love
Charlie
.Mary - Good hit! (with the
snowball) Only next time don't
get caught! A Spectator.
Casey, Don't you think it is about
time you pick up your earrings
from the CIA???
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CRIME.
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WEEK
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Center
All Majors
Hutch, Once again you've proven
yourself to be incredible! A.V. in
L.andL.
Lisa - While you were away, I
climbed a mountain, went to
Joe's pub, Rockwell's, watched a
western flick, drank coffee at the
diner, talked to Dudley.... Dilemma City.
Marta — Please remember that
the world of Marist doesn't rest
on your shoulder alone; there's
always others to talk to and I'll
always be willing to listen. Jeannie.
TFK, Who was that "hot" Iooking little cutie I saw you talking to
last week? TFA
Mary Howe - The "god-squad"
doesn't approve of rug burns.
Mortified, Holly and Sharon.
Jimmy - May red red wine float
your boat always. Lovingly, The
Cocktail Waitress
Patty, Marg, Karen and Kim,
You guys are living proof that,
'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!"
You all owe Murph a bag of M &
M's. Love Ya, Mike.
Lost; Half a chocolate - chip
cake. If found please return to B3.
How are our international jet setters? We all miss you alot! Love
and Hug, San, Ray, Stace.and
Joyce.
No lounge monsters allowed;
learn to read. 6th Floor.
Dear Coleen, Happy Valentine's
Day. Love ya, Rob.
To all my friends - Thanks for
making my 20th birthday so
great! This year I remembered
everything! Love, Cris
To Carol - RRRRRRRRRR! Oris
Andy babee, Happy Birthday!
We Love You. Townhouse Girls
The girl in the red jacket: I told
you that my half of the concert
was a "hot" prospect. Hope your
bruise heals before your next encounter. Friday night was TF - the
"Canterbury" Connection was in
full swing. A B-Ball Fan.
Eileen, How's your back? You
better loosen it up for this
weekend.
Linda,
Happy Birthday to our newest
member! Have a great day.
Love, A-3
To the guys at Parker,
So who won the "killer uno"
game? Perhaps a rematch? Unless
you're chicken...
LoveC-2
P.S. You guys didn't return the
Playgirl!!!
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Father Harry Schlitt, director of development
for The Catholic Telecommunications Network
of America, was the guest speaker at a brunch
held by the campus ministry in the pub last Sunday.
Father Harry, who is best known for the nationally syndicated radio broadcast titled
FATHER HARRY: GOD SQUAD, for which he
has won three Emmy Awards, spoke on the topic
of radio and television in the commercial market
with an emphasis on Music TV (MTV).
Father Harry stumbled upon this method of
communicating his sermons to the public just by
chance. "When I graduated from the seminary I
became a high school teacher and counselor. The
, father of one of my students is a program director at a radio station. His son told him that he
was impressed with the way I could communicate
with the students. His father invited me to the station and I started doing three, five-minute shows
a week... I could talk about whatever I wanted to,
but I mostly talked about rock music and the
messages that were contained in the songs.''
: Father Harry seems to have found a way to
talk to teenagers through things that they can
relate to. "When' I was growing up, rock and roll
was a ghetto expression for sexual intercourse,
now it is a universal phrase. The song ideas
haven't changed much since my day, but the'
meanings of the phrases have changed. I take the
words and. phrases from the songs and put my
message into those words."
How to get the look
that gets the looks
Soft,
Sophisticated,
Care-free
Hair
It seems as though Father Harry has stumbled
upon something. He started out doing three, fiveminute shows a week in St. Louis, Missouri, and
now reaches 60 million people weekly on over
1200 stations nationwide.
"He captured my attention with his easy going
manner," said Paul Raynis, a.sophomore from
Rockaway, N.J. "I think he's a lot different than
some other priests, he seems to understand the
younger generation, which makes it easier for the
kids to relate to him," Raynis said.
Yearbookcontinued from page 1
of the yearbook has suffered
because of the problems with
editors and missed deadlines.
"I can tell you that the quality
isn't as good as it should be," she
said. "The book had been handed
through three different editors."
O'Donnell agreed and said: "It
is. a very thin book and the photos
are all black and white. I don't
know how you can expect a yearbook to come together with all
black and white photos.''
Filannino also said that sales of
the 1983-84 Reynard have
"definitely" been adversely affected by the many problems
which have plagued the 1982-83
book. "Up to November, people
are allowed to buy the book and
put it on their bill. The sales this
year, compared to last year, are
much lower," she said.
Yeaglin said that the College
„ Activities Office has been receiving calls"and letters from people'
who have ordered the book. "I
answered the letters saying that I
didn't have the book after the
publication date but they would
receive it," she said.
Assistant Professor of English
Janice Casey, who acted as a
faculty advisor to the 1982-83
Reynard committee, said that the
factors which led to the problems
with the yearbook should be addressed by the Board of Communications to prevent a similiar
incident.
"The printer sets the schedule
of deadlines for things to be
handed in. There is no deadline
until March," said Casey. "This
leaves a big loophole and leads to
procrastination."
tempting to work on the yearbook
should be careful not to take on
too many responsibilities.
"I think attention should be
given, by those who select the
editor, as to this person's other
responsibilities," she said.
Yeaglin said that the Board of
Communications will probably
meet to discuss the problems that
have developed and what can be
done to combat them.
Casey said: "Last year was a
very unfortunate episode. I would
like to know of something being
done to stop it from happening
again, but I don't see anything."
However, both Filannino and
O'Donnell are optimistic about
the 1983-84 yearbook. "This year
will be better," said Filannino.
"We have totally different people. It's an enthusiastic group."
Casey noted that, as an advisor
to the yearbook committee, she
had no authority because it is a
voluntary activity. "They are not
O'Donnell said: "The "84 book
paid and it is not done through a will definitely be better. When
class," said Casey'.
=>.-•.-. people see what comes out for
She also said that people at- '83. it's not a hard act to follow."
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Essays
needed
The Circle's Viewpoint
page is a forum for opinion and commentary.
Readers are invited to
submit essays on politics, the arts, world affairs and other concerns.
Contributions should
be 500 to 700 words,
typed double-spaced. Include name, address and
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Send essays to:
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Letterscontinued from page 4
important exemplar of intellectual apathy?" Please,
Renzo. Being intellectually
apathetic is bad; being an intellectual snob is worse. The
Circle, like anything else in this
world, has its faults, but if the
people who take the trouble to
publish it were intellectually
apathetic, the paper would not
exist.
It's easy to crit iclze, but
much more meaningful to offer
specific suggestions for improvement. I hope to see your
criticisms of our school substantiated in print with some
possible remedies. Only this time,
for clarity's sake, leave your
thesaurus on the shelf.
Simply,
Brian Kelly
Class of'85
Phlegm II
To the Guest Editor:
So the Circle is "pathetically
(sic) self-indulgent journalistic
dross," its editorials "reveal the
insight of a twelve-year old," and
the writing "has been so
lackluster that the result is
laughable." Yours, unfortunately, was no exception. A twelveyear-old with a thesaurus would
have had the same result.
Since the limitations of time,
space and ink restrict me from
enumerating your grammatical
and stylistic errors, I will note only two. One, as indicated above,
the adverb "pathetically" was used erroneously. Try the adjective
"pathetic." Two, your sentence
structure stinks. Take, for example, this typical sentence: "The
direction in which Marist is proceeding as an institution is also
something to examine." Cut it
down to eight words to read:
"Marist's direction as an institution should be examined."
The thought still remains intact.
Moreover, it is DIRECT. A good
proofreader would have caught
these errors. Perhaps, you should
473-1576
consider taking a writing course
— you know, even if it is outside
your major.
Your editorial was not exceptional in its content, either. The
main topic, apathy, is a classic
subject. Every semester, some
editor decides to scold the student
body for being apathetic. You
were no different.
As for the other sub-topics, the •
shortcomings of campus life are
nothing new. The fact that our
faculty is first-rate is nothing
new. What bothers me most is
your qualification to pass judgment on the entire campus community. As a freshman, you only
see one-third of the student body,
namely, other freshmen. The
other one-third reside in
townhouses or in off-campus
housing; while, another one-third
commute. The fact that you are
segregated is not entirely your
fault. Prior to your arrival, admission and housing policies were
changed to make room for guesswho.
IBM's role in college affairs has
not gone unnoticed. But who else
in
economically-depressed
Poughkeepsie has the means to
donate $2.5 million ? Perhaps
you were expecting Western
Publishing to donate its facilities
for our Lowell Thomas building?
Actually, President Murray
should have asked for copiers instead.
Editorials are reserved for
editors and merit recognition only
when justified.
Sincerely,
Claudia Bruno,
commuter
Class of '85
Union article
To the Editor:
As reported in your article on
February 9, and as requested by
faculty members, the Faculty Executive Committee did invite Dr.
Stephen Finner of AAUP to address the faculty regarding the
role AAUP might play in future
negotiations between the faculty
and the administration. While other elaboration might
also be made regarding certain
points made in the article, the
most important is that faculty
have more than the three options
mentioned in the article. In particular, discussions are continuing
with an administration/faculty/trustee committee that might
result in a proposal for modifications to the current negotiations
process. Further, as pointed out
by Dr. Finner, the faculty could
also choose to affiliate with
organizations other than AAUP.
Thank you for publishing this,
so that faculty who could not attend Dr. Finner's address can
keep informed oh the range of
choices they will soon be asked to
consider.
Sincerely,
Theodore Prenting,
Chairman
Faculty Executive
Committee
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To the Editors:
Mr. Llorente's letter in last
week's Circle pointed out a grammatical error in my Dec. 15
editorial. I don't know what
possessed me to use the thirdperson plural when I should have
used third-person singular! The
correct grammar is almost as important as spelling.
By the way, Mr. Llorente, note
the correct way to spell grammar
in this letter. Your editorial in last
week's issue (Volume 29, Number
12) actually featured an egregious
error in spelling, to coin a phrase.
I just hope the readers of The
Circle as well as my fellow editors
can find it in their hearts to
forgive me. Thank you.
Mark Stuart
P.S. As far as our writing is
concerned, Mr. Llorente, I believe
our writing is much* easier to read
than your hoy-poloy choice of
words that masquerade an empty
essay.
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Basketball
continued from page 12
leader, sprained her ankle; and
Griffin returned for her first
game since her injury only to foul
out. "We obviously weren't at
full strength," said Torza.
Against Montclair State,
Winter scored 28 points and,
along with Jackie Pharr, helped
the Foxes come back to tie the
game in regulation 66-66, after
being down by seven.
In overtime, the two teams
traded baskets until Mary Jo
Stempsey hit a layup with 32
seconds left to put Marist up 7674. After a missed shot by Montclair State, Winter sealed the
game with two free throws.
In the Long Island University
game, Winter was again the
leading scorer with 23, followed
by Jackie Pharr with 19, as the
Red Foxes fought to a 33-33
halftime score and a .73-73 tie in
regulation when Griffin hit a shot
at the buzzer. In their second consecutive overtime game the Marist
women lost 83-81.
Torza had this to say about the
women's last three. games:
"We've had, key injuries and
sicknesses down the line and with
all the other adversity I think we
came through it well. We played
as a team and people came
through when they had t o . "
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As the basketball coaching
question continues to approach
resolution, most attention is
focused on the selection of a new
coach and all the usual cloak and
dagger goings on that are sure to
surround the process.
But almost unnoticed are the
assistant coaches, who now find
themselves in a position
somewhat akin to driving across
the country in a '76 Pinto — you
may be moving, but it's hard to
say where the trip will end.
Although they are the subject
of this column, I'd like to insert a
few of the recent developments on
the ever popular coach selection
saga, developments that have
come from a variety of sources
close to the selection process.
First of all, the list of candidates has been narrowed to
seven. Those seven will be interviewed off campus beginning
today. At least two of them are
from Marist.
And contrary to what The
Sporting News reported last
week, Walt Frazier is not under
consideration.
But until the pick is made, Don
Kelbick and Al Skinner —
Marist's assistants —•/ are in an
uncertain position. There is
always a possibility the new coach
will retain one or both of them as
part of his staff. Then again, he
might not.
Marist's position on next year's
assistants is the norm in this
situation — the incoming coach
may hire whomever he wants. It's
not unusual, nor unreasonable.
Next year's coach will be expected
to be successful on court, so it's
only fair he works with coaches
he thinks will help.
Coach Ron Petro said there is
no way to determine the
assistants' chances of staying on.
"It depends on the coach's
philosophy of coaching, his
personality, and other things," he
said. "He has to see who will fit
in with his coaching style.
"It's all a part of basketball
coaching," said Petro. "In my
philosophy, the coaches are a
significant part of the process. On
the other hand, some coaches like
to do it all themselves."
Petro said both assistant
coaches are under one-year
contracts.
_ For Skinner, at least, there is an
additional possibility: he has
applied for the head coaching
spot, a job that would obviously
end his employment questions.
Kelbick has not said whether he
applied for the job, and so could
also be a candidate. He did not
comment on his position except to
say, "I'm just concerned with
doing my job this season."
Skinner reflected that attitude.
"In this situation, you try to
conduct business as usual. You
just try to do the best possible job
for the rest of the year," said
Skinner.
"There are a lot of possibilities
and alternatives to consider, but
it's pointless to speculate on them
until the decision is made," he
said. "It all depends on who it is
and what he wants."
"The only thing they know for
sure," said Petro about the
assistants, "is that their contracts
run through the end of this
particular year."
Skaters iced twice, now ready for Ramapo
by Peter Colaizzo
The Marist men's ice hockey
team's record tumbled to 1-13
with a pair of losses to conference
rivals last week.
Last Wednesday, the Red Foxes
fell at home to County College of
Morris of Randolph, N.J., 6-1,
and lost last Monday to Fairleigh
Dickinson University 13-8 in
Teaneck, N.J.
•The team .was scheduled to play
Fordham yesterday in its last
hbrrie game of the season and will
travel to Ramapo College in
Mahwah, N.J., on Thursday,
Feb. 23.
Against a strong C.C.M.
squad, the Red Foxes skated to a
1-1 tie for the first two" and one
half periods. The Titans then
erupted for five unanswered goals
in the last seven minutes of the
game.
Head Coach Jim Peelor praised
the team's play. "We played them
(CCM) excellently until the last
seven minutes," he said. "They
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Soccer, soccer, soccer ... your
want it, you got it. As a matter of
fact, about seven hours of it this
Sunday, Feb. 19, as Marist College will hold its first indoor soccer tournament of the year in the
McCann Center.
It's an eight-team tournament,
with Marist entering two teams.
The likes of Fordham University,
who were the Tri-State Conference Champons this season,
and Southern
Connecticut
University will be there. Rounding out the tournament are
teams from Vassar College, C.W.
Post and Albany St. Universities,
and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Each game will be 20 minutes
long, with the first one getting
started about 10 a.m. The tournament championship should get
underway around 5:15 p.m.
. The teams are divided into two
groups, four in each. Group One
has Marist, RPI, Fordham and S.
Gonn. competing; while in Group
Two, .Marist, Vassar, C.W. Post
and Albany will play. The top two
finishers in each group then go on
to the tournament playoffs.
If you are only interested in
watching the Foxes play, their
games are at 10 and 10:30 a.m.,
12 and 12:30 p.m. and finally at
1:50 and 2:15 p.m.
Head Coach Dr. Howard
Goldman expects tough competition from Fordham, S. Conn.,
Albany and Vassar. "But," he
says, "if we play well, we could
win it (tournament championship)."
If history repeats itself, Marist
could end up playing Marist for
the championship. Sounds odd,
but itVtrue. It happened twice
last year.
There is a $1 admission charge
to watch the tournament, with the
proceeds taking care of tournament charges and possibly helping
continued on page 10
Thursday Morning Quarterback
are the strongest team in the
league."
CCM entered the game with an
11-1 conference record, 15-3
overall, and sitting atop the
Metro East Conference standings.
The turning point of the game
came at the 10:49 mark in the
third period when junior Rob
Trabulsi's potential go-ahead
goal was disallowed because the
net moved out of its spikes before
• the shot went in. ,.—: .- : ^ ,,. J _..
CCM left winger Joe Mahoney
then scored twice within a span of
30 seconds to put the game out of
reach while Marist center Jim
McDonald received a 10-minute
misconduct penalty.
Peelor thought Trabulsi's goal
should have been allowed. "His
leg knocked the post off after the
puck was in," he aid. "It was the
referee's judgement, but even the
CCM coach admitted after the
game that the goal should have
counted. .
"It was definitely the turning
point in the game," Peelor said.
CCM which lost four players to
ineligibility, only dressed 10
players. The squad also had not
played for a month before facing
Marist.
Peelor tried to use this to the
team's advantage. "We tried to
play four lines against them instead of the usual three to tire
them out, but they were bigger
than us," he said.
Trabulsi agreed that CCM was
a physical team. He noted that,
teammate Craig Thief remains in
the hospital after the CCM game
after receiving several hard
checks.
Peelor cited the outstanding
play of CCM goaltender Jim
Maher, who limited Marist to a
single tally by sophomore right
winger Tim Graham in the third
period. "He is the best in the
league," he said. "The only way
to score off him is by deflectons
and he's got great reactions. He
played a terrific game.''
In the high-scoring FDU game,
Marist held an 8-6 lead with 12
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minutes to go in the game, only to
see it collapse rapidly. FDU rattled off seven straight goals and
won 13-8.
Commenting on the Marist
breakdown against FDU, Peelor
said of his players, "There is
good hockey talent, but we're not
a team yet because we lack the ice
time for practice.
"In a fast moving sport like
hockey, ice time is needed,"
Peelor said. "We just don't have
a big enough budget."
Carpet
continued from page 3
carpet was worth close to $500,
and I just hope that it is returned," said Heywood. "It can
only help those who took the
carpet if it is returned, but if not,
and we find out who is responsible, the punishment will be
severe," he said.
Heywood said there are no
plans or money to replace the
carpet in the near future, and
Gross added that each of the
students who live in Champagnat
will be fined for the carpet.
"We can't blame the floor
where the carpet was taken from,
but we do feel that someone in the
building knows what happened to
it. Hopefully that person will
come forward and save the people
in the building a lot of money,"
said Gross.
The reaction from the students
in House II was mixed. Greg
Guidetti, a sophomore, said, "To
tell you the truth, I didn't even
notice."
"I think less people use the
lounge now that the rug is gone,"
said Sue Lecki, a sophomore
from Nutley, N.J.
Ian O'Connor, a communications major who lives on
the fourth floor said, "I don't
think we should be charged for
the carpet, because they searched
the rooms and it wasn't found in
the building."
A similiar situation occurred
almost three years ago to the day,
when the carpet in the second
floor lounge was stolen in 1981.
The carpet was recovered from an
off campus apartment in Dutch
Gardens though, soon after.
Gross was a senior at Marist at
that time and remembers the
situation well. "The carpets had
just been added to the lounges to
make them more of a gathering
place for students, and people
couldn't believe that one was
stolen less then a day after it was
put in," she said.
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Page 12- THE CIRCLE-February 16,1984*
Siena is first of five
that close out season
with the Blackbirds' pressure defense.
"We didn't want to get into a running
After splitting two ECAC Metro contests game with them," Petro said. "We just
with St. Francis (N.Y.) and Long Island didn't execute in the second half."
In the battle between two of the nation's
University, the men's basketball team
heads into the final stretch of the season leading rebounders, Scurry outdueled
Marist's Ted Taylor 14-8. Taylor played
with five conference games remaining.
These games are crucial for the Red despite suffering from a cold..
Charles Wynn led the Foxes with 16
Foxes (12-9, 7-4 ) as they fight for a top
seed in the upcoming league tournament. points, while Meekins chipped in 14 points
The tournament winner will receive an for the losers. Brown scored 16 points for
LIU (14-6; 8-2).
automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs.
The Foxes will play host to the alwaysIn last week's game against St. Francis
tough Siena Indians Saturday, then travel
to Staten Island for a rematch with Wagner (N.Y.), Marist hit 23 of 27 foul shots in the
College Tuesday. The Foxes have already second half to pull away from the hosting
Terriers, 76-59.
,
defeated both teams this season.
The Foxes built, an 8-point lead at the
Marjst was scheduled to play the uiversity of Massachusetts at the McCann Center half behind the inside play of their
frontline players. Donovan led the way
on Tuesday.
In last Saturday's battle for first place with 7 points, while Mark Shamley and
with LIU, Carey Scurry and Walter Jordan Taylor each scored 6 points.
Marist was able to maintain a comforcombined for 53 points to lead the
Blackbirds to an 81-71 victory over the table lead throughout most of the second
visiting Foxes, snapping Marist's four- half, until Robert Jackson, who led St.
Francis with 19 points and 15 rebounds,
game winning streak.
It looked like it was going to be a long canned two free throws to cut the score to
,night for the Foxes from the start, as 55-50 at the 3:55 mark.
But the Foxes then hit eight straight from
Scurry scored 8 early points to help LIU to
a 12-4 lead. But Marist fought back behind the charity stripe to build a 13-point lead,
the outside shooting of Tom Meekins and burying any chance of a Terrier comeback.
"We got control early and played really
some key inside baskets by center John
well in the second half," Petro said.
Donovan, and closed to 34-33 at the half.
"We had LIU right where we wanted "We're hitting our foul shots, and that's
them at the end of the half," Marist Coach why we're winning games."
Bruce Johnson and Steve Eggink led
Ron Petro said. "But one-third of the way
into the second half, they pulled away with Marist with 16 and 15 points, respectively,
while Taylor and Shamley combined for 23
their transition game." ,
After three straight Jordan baskets, points and 14 rebounds.
As Marist prepares for its final league
Scurry scored on a slam-dunk to give LIU a
55-43 lead midway through the second games and. the conference tournament,
half, putting the Blackbirds in control of Petro expressed confidence that his team
will be able to bounce back from the loss to
thecpntest.
Marist could never get back in the game, LIU.
"This loss won't put us back," Petro
as guards Robert Brown and Jordan were
running the fast-break offense effectively said; "We're just going to have to work
for LIU, while the Foxes had a tough time hard on controlling our game offensively."
by Ian O'Connor
Mark Shamley (24) and Steve Eggink attempt to block a shot during
Tuesday's 59-58 loss to the University of Massachusetts. •
(Photo by John Bakke)
Winter and Griffin
both near record
by Tom Crosier
• The scoring of Winter's 1,000
points was kept much quieter than
For the second time this season that of Griffin's" because she was
a Marist women's basketball expected to surpass the mark at
player has broken 1,000 points Montclair State, a game with
for her career.
great importance to the Red
Ursula Winter scored 13 points Foxes and a game that Winter's
against Siena* 28 against Mont- parents were attending. For those
clair State and 23 against Long reasons, Coach Pat Torza chose
Island University to bring her not to tell Winter about the record
.career total to 1,030.
before the game, so as not to put
Earlier this season, Lynne Grif- any more pressure upon her.
fin scored her 1,000th point, but
In the preceding game against
injured her knee in the first half Siena, Torza experienced what
of the .next game and missed the she called " a c o a c h ' s
following nine games until return- nightmare." '
ing to action against Siena. Her
"We came out flat, we didn't
career point total is 1,024 after come out tough," Toizz said.
scoring four against Siena, nine Siena scored the first:10 points of
against Montclair State and eight the game before Torza called a
^gainst LIU. "
timeout to regroup. The timeout
?-r-} Winter, who leads thedidn't help and neither did
Cosmopolitan Conference in anything else as Siena won 74-42,
scoring with 19.4 points per the lowest point production for
game, now leads her teammate in the Red Foxes this season.
the race towards the school record
In that game the team's only
• of 1,045 held by 1981 graduate senior, guard Joyce Iacuilo,
Patty Powers. Winter is expected didn't play- because of sickness;
to break that record this week Una Geoghegan, the team's assist
against Queens College.
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Walkinghis\wffifa£^t
Olympics are goal for '81 grad
by Michael R. Murphy
fastest race-walker at 20 ;$1,000" check at halftime of the
Marist-F D U basketball game
Michael Morris has a goal. It is kilometers in America with a time Feb.
2 to aid him in his training.
of
1:31:28,
according
to
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not to become president of the
and
Field
News.
"Everybody
here at Marist has
United States or a millionaire by
the time he is 30. Morris wants to With all of his success, Morris been really supportive. That
represent the United States at the is still not satisfied. " I am not check is just one more example of
1984 Olympic Games- in Los happy being ranked tenth in the all of the support Marist and the
U.S. I had really strong workouts entire Poughkeepsie area have
Angeles."
Morris, a native of Poughkeepsie and a 1981 graduate of Marist,
is currently training, in the hopes
of making the U.S. team in the
20-kiIoirieter racewalk, at the U.S
Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The Olympic Training Center is
a college-like institution created
by the U.S. government to aid in
the advancement of athletes, both
male and female, in Olympic-type
sporting events.
.
last year. I should have been able given me," said Morris. "When I
On and off for the last two to race much faster," said Mor- am at home training, I can't walk
years, Morris has been at the ris. "This year I want to cut two down the street without cars beeptraining center trying to improve to three minutes off my time. If I ing their horns or people cheering
his race-walking abilities. Morris' can do that then I think I can me on. It's great."
training entails walking up to 125 make the team."
Still, Morris credits his parents,
miles per week at a nine-minute
Morris, 25, who graduated family and Dick Quinn, Marist
per mile pace and other training from Marist with a B.A. in
methods such as swimming, cycl- business, still fits time in his assistant athletic director, for giving him the greatest amount of
ing and cross country skiing.
rigorous training schedule to support. "If it weren't for them I
For all of the long hours of work part-time at a restaurant. " I
training — as much as five hours need the money. The United wouldn't even have a shot at the
a day — Morris has attained a States Olympic Committee team," he said.
high level of success. Over the last (USOC) pays only for my room
Morris considers the time he
two years, he placed fourth and and board and some medical exthird respectively in the 20-K walk penses. Adidas takes care of my has been training for the Olympic
at the National Sports Festival equipment, but I still need money trials, whichwill be held in June,
as a good experience. " I consider
and sixth and seventh at The to exist o n , " said Morris.
myself very fortunate to be able
Athletics Congress National . Seeing Morris'
financial to even try out for the team," said
Championships.
predicament, the Marist Red Fox Morris. " I just hope I can make
In. 1983, Morris.was-the tenth ^.Club , presented Morris-..with. • a \ t . n . . . . , . , . : . . . , • • • • . . - -
'I am not happy being
ranked tenth in the U.S.'
— racewalker
Michael Morris
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