Vol. 33 No. 21, May 7, 1987

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Volume 33, Number 21
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
May 7, 1987
Marist salaries higher than national average
by Bill DeGennaro
President Dennis Murray's annual salary rose to $102,658 in
1984-85, a hike of about 34 percent
over the previous year, according
to information obtained by The
Circle from the Internal Revenue
Service.
The median salary for the chief
executive at private institutions the
same year was $60,700, or 6 percent above the year before, according to an annual survey by the
College and University Personnel
Association.
Murray, however, said the
CUPA survey is misleading
because it includes salaries of
"priests making $30,000." He pro-
vided a study showing a median
salary of $90,000 for a chief executive at a private university with
a budget between $25 million, and
$49.9 million in 1984-85.
Marist's budget for that year was
approximately $26.5 million, according to Marist's 990 tax form,
which was obtained through the
Freedom of Information Act. The
1984-85 form is the most recent
available.
"Our salaries, as for both the administration and the faculty should
be higher (than they are), but
within our profession they're competitive," Murray said.
The president's salary is set by
the college's board with the advice
of a financial consultant, according
to Murray, who attributed the
seemingly large salary jump to the
college's recent growth.
"Marist is going to be a $40
million institution," Murray said.
"If I was in the private sector I'd
be making three times that. Frankly, I was quite behind."
Murray, who lives in a home
owned and maintained by the college and drives a $14,600 schoolowned 1985 Oldsmobile Ninety
Eight, made $77,000 in 1983-84,
according to Marist tax records for
that year.
In 1984-85, faculty salaries at
Marist rose by an average of 6.6
percent, according to Bill Olson,
chairman of the faculty executive
committee. In that year, the typical
full professor made $37,900, while
the figures were $29,200 for
associates and $24,200 for
assistants. All were higher than
their respective national averages.
Until this year, 1984-85 was the
only year in a five-year span both
faculty and administration agreed
to the terms of the contract, according to Olson.
Other top administrators listed
on the college's 990 form for
1984-85 also had salaries higher
than the national average. The
form lists the salaries of the eight
highest-paid employees of the college, its finances and investments.
The following data on national
averages includes the median
salaries for administrators at all
private colleges and universities.
Data for the following positions on
a national level at private institutions with budgets comparable to
Marist was not available.
According to the 990 form,
former Vice President John Lahey
was making $64,550, an increase of
almost 31 percent from the year
before. In the CUPA survey of
1,594 higher-education institutions
for that year, the median salary for
that same position at private institutions was $41,500.
Former Dean of Admissions
James Daly earned $57,322, an increase of 27 percent from the year
before. That figure compared with
Continued on page 4
Scholarship athlete
charged with assault
One on One
The Red Fox, the Fairview Fire Department and the Marist College Psychology Club helped make last Friday special for some local
children. See story, page 3.
(photo by Sharon Gardiner)
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full-scholarship guard on the
However, Detective James
basketball team, is scheduled to be McDowell of the Town of
arraigned in Town of Poughkeep- Poughkeepsie Police said: "It's
sie Court tommorrow at 9 a.m. really up to the discretion of the ofafter being charged with assaulting ficer. If it's determined that the
another student on campus early person has injuries, then they can
last Saturday morning.
press charges of assault. Otherwise,
Green was arrested Saturday at they can only press charges of
approximately 2 a.m. and charged harassment, and she can still come
with assault, a misdemeanor, after in to do that if she'd like."
he allegedly hit junior Peter Daly
Sophomore Darryl McCIung, a
in the face more than ten times, ac- full-scholarship guard on the
cording to Town of Poughkeepsie basketball team, was also reportedPolice. He was released without ly involved in the altercation,
bail.
allegedly striking junior Brian
In addition, Green, of Boston, Keough. However, Keough, of
Mass., also allegedly hit junior Mahwah, N.J., did not press
Joelle Stephenson in the arm and charges against McCIung.
head during the incident. StephenBoth Green and McCIung refusson said she also attempted to file ed to comment about the incident.
charges against Green, but was
Daly, of Pearl River, N.Y., was
refused by police.
treated for cuts at St. Francis
"They said since Peter had the Hospital and released the same
most visible injuries, he would be night. Keough and Stephenson did
the only one allowed to press not require treatment.
charges," said Stephenson.
On Monday morning, Green met
The arresting officer, Rob
Continued on page 4
Board of trustees votes to delete nursing
Last Saturday, the board of
trustees voted unanimously to
delete the nursing program from
the Marist curriculum, according to
Anthony Cernera, vice president
for college advancement and
development.
The program, which began five
years ago with money from the
federal government's Title HI program, was the topic of study last
fall, after enrollment figures were
found to be far lower than
projected.
Before the final vote, the college
had already begun making plans to
accommodate the 28 nurses in the
program.
"We will continue what we
started a month ago," said Marc
vanderHeyden, academic vice
president. "We have already successfully placed 16 of them."
According to Cernera, the col-
NCAA decision still pending
by Paul Kelly
The reluctance of "some individuals" to cooperate with the
NCAA has delayed any decision
regarding institutional penalties
against the college as a result of
violations committed during the
tenures of former men's basketball
coaches Mike Perry and Matt Furjanic, President Dennis Murray
said last week.
Murray said the NCAA Com-
mittee on Infractions will make its
decision before classes start in
September. Marist officials will
learn the NCAA's decision in an inperson meeting with NCAA staff
and the infractions committee at an
undisclosed site, said Murray.
"We're very close to finishing
our case," said Murray. "It's been
made more difficult because some
individuals who aren't employed at
the
college
are
being
uncooperative."
Murray would not identify the
uncooperative parties, but would
not deny that Perry is one of the
uncooperative individuals.
Currently, the NCAA Committee on Infractions is awaiting the
results of a Marist inquiry which involves personal or telephone interviews with all parties mentioned in
the NCAA's official investigation
of violations, which was concluded by the NCAA Committee on
Continued on page 2
lege has entered an agreement with
Mount St. Mary's College. "Six
juniors, one sophomore and three
freshmen have been admitted to
Mount St. Mary's^" Cernera said.
"Others have made arrangements
with. Columbia, Seton Hall and
Adeiphi."
According to vanderHeyden, the
deletion of the nursing program,
and its failure to get off the
ground, will not hinder the the initiation of new programs in the
future.
"All programs will be judged on
their merit and their chances to succeed," vanderHeyden said.
Although the ultimate decision
to delete the program was made by
the board of trustees, the process
was an involved one.
On Feb. 5, the president's
cabinet made its recommendation
that the program be discontinued.
From there, the Academic Affairs
Committee studied the program
and on April 9, made its recommendation to the faculty that it be
continued.
However, the faculty voted on
April 16 that the program be
discontinued.
That recommendation was
upheld and made to the board of
trustees last week by President
Dennis Murray, who was out of
town this week and could not be
reached for comment.
vanderHeyden said some of the
students enrolled in the nursing
program have chosen to stay at
Marist and change their majors.
Under the Title III program,
Marist was required to review the
status of the program on an annual
basis and in great depth at the end
of the five-year period. This year,
there were 28 full-time and 18 parttime students in the program. The
projected enrollment goal was 100
full-time students.
May 7, 1987
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Potpourri'
DEADLINES
Summer classes
Registrations for undergraduate summer
courses are still being accepted by the
School of Adult Education and will be until
the first day of classes in each session.
Mini I begins June 1, Mini II begins June
22, Session I begins May 26, Session II
begins July 6 and graduate classes begin
June 1. Registration for graduate summer
courses should be done through the appropriate department. Information about
undergraduate summer courses may be
obtained from the School of Adult Education at ext. 221; graduate information may
be obtained from the Graduate Admissions
Office at ext. 530.
Editor's note: Submissions for "Potpourri" may be sent to Julia Murray, c/o The Circle,
Box 859, or call 473-0161 after 5 p.m..
soon as their last exam is over. Seniors
should leave only one box of kitchen utensils, one suitcase of clothing and formal
wear may be left in the closet. North end
residences will open for Senior Week on
Monday, May 18 at 6 p.m.
Senior Week
Today will be the last day to buy tickets
for Senior Week activities. Any interested
seniors should stop by Donnelly to purchase their tickets. The events will begin
on May 19 and run until May 22.
early; they go fast.
Reynard
Copies of the 1987 Reynard, the Marist
yearbook, can still be ordered. To order
your copy, contact the Office of Student Activities at ext. 279.
The training will will be held on Tuesday,
Thursday, May 19 and May 21 from 6:30
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Christ Church Parish
House, 15 Barclay St. To register, call the
Grace Smith House at 471-3033.
Book sales
Textbooks can be sold back at the
bookstore from Monday until Thursday.
Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Prices
vary.
ENTERTAINMENT
OFF-CAMPUS
Roberta Flack
Grammy Award winner Roberta Flack
will be performing at the Bardavon 1869
Opera House on Saturday at 7 p.m. and
10 p.m. Among Flack's many hit songs are,
"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Will
You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "Killing
Me Softly." Tickets for the show cost $23
and $25. For reservations, call the Bardavon Box Office at 473-2072.
"Soul Man"
"Soul Man," starring C. Thomas Howell,
is a comedy about a student who creativeGraduate exams
ly finances his college education — he gets
As a test center for ETS (Educational into Harvard on a minority scholarship by
Testing Service), Marist has scheduled making himself appear black. The film will
several examinations for graduate school be shown tomorrow night in the Theater at
admission in the coming months. The 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Admission is $1.
GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions
Class meeting
Test) is scheduled for June 20 and the NTE
There will be a senior class meeting in
(National Teachers' Exam) will be ad- CC269 this morning at 11:30. All seniors
ministered June 27. For further information are urged to attend.
and registration materials, call the Personal
Mosaic
Development Center in Byrne at ext. 152.
. The "Mosaic," the literary magazine of
Marist, will be on sale Tuesday in Donnelly. The magazine is filled with poems, short
Dorm closing
Residence halls will close at 6 p.m. next stories, photographs and artwork done by
Friday, but students are asked to leave as students and faculty. Be sure to buy one
Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield, noted comedian,
creator of Dangerfield's in New York City
and star of such movies as "Easy Money"
and "Back to School," will be performing
at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center on Saturday. For further information, call the civic
center box office at 454-5800. The civic
center is located on Market St. in
Poughkeepsie.
Grace Smith House
Volunteer training will be provided for
anyone wishing to work at Grace Smith
House in Poughkeepsie, a shelter for battered women and their children. The training will cover the myths and realities of
women abuse, advocacy, working with
children, listening and counseling skills.
Mini-Marathon
The annual L'eggs Mini Marathon will be
held on May 30 in New York City's Central
Park. The marathon is one of the most
prestigious womens 10K road races. In
conjunction with the marathon, L'eggs will
sponsor a 5K Tune-up Run for Women and
a two-mile Sheer Energy Walk on Sunday
in Central Park. For further information,
send a stamped, self-addressed business
envelope to the L'eggs Running Program,
New York Runners Club, Department Z, 9
East 89th St., New York, New York, 10128,
or call (212) 860-4455.
NCAA
e there
stitutefor
ence.
Continued from page 1
Eligibility last winter.
"We interview anyone mentioned in their official inquiry and let
them respond to their inquiry,"
said Murray. "There's a couple we
haven't talked to because they're
making it difficult. We're really at
their mercy."
If the uncooperative parties cannot be contacted in the "next few
weeks," Marist agreed to submit its
report to the NCAA, Murray said.
Murray said all college
employees have been very
cooperative
with the infractions
committee.
Marist basketball players Rik
Smits, Miroslav Pecarski and Rudy
Bourgarel were suspended Nov. 28
by the NCAA. Upon an appeal by
Marist and its lawyer, George
Bisacca, the three players' eligibility was restored.
Pecarski and Bourgarel were
reinstated Dec. 10. Smits became
eligible Jan. 1.
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THE CIRCLE • Page 3
Campus racism:
Concern lingers
by Michael McGarry
Former President of the Black
Student Union senior Charles
Fleming remembers being the only
black student sitting in a Marist
dorm room his freshman year. The
Jeffersons came on the television,
and one of the white students said,
"We're not going to watch this nigger show."
Fleming waited a few moments,
made some small talk and left the
room. On other occasions, Fleming has heard racial slurs as he's
walked by open dorm room
windows.
The above incidents are examples of the subtle, covert and
nonviolent racism which exists at
Marist, according to the leaders of
the BSU.
Recently, racial problems have
brought attention to other colleges
around the country. At Columbia
University, an argument between a
black and white student developed
into what black students called a
mini race-riot. At the Citadel,
white students dressed in sheets
went into a black student's room
and burned paper crosses.
According to Fleming and
Sharon Johnson, newly elected
president of BSU, the potential for
a racial incident exists at Marist
because people sometimes harbor
racial beliefs.
Many experts say isolation of
black students on college campuses
caused by a decrease in minority
enrollment is the main reason for
the increase in racial incidents. Nationwide, the undergraduate black
enrollment has fallen 20 percent
since 1980, according to the
American Council on Education.
Marist had a seven percent black
enrollment during the fall of 1985,
according to the Peterson's.Guide
to Four Year Colleges. More recent
statistics were unavailable.
Fle.ming and Johnson report that
black students sometimes feel
isolated both socially and in the
classroom at Marist.
Fleming suggested that the type
of music played at social gatherings
and mixers should offer a wider
variety. "People have to become
more sensitive to different styles of
music," said Fleming. Fleming sug-
gest playing one or two Spanish
style songs per event.
Johnson feels isolation is caused by people's stereotypical attitudes about minorities. "If you're
a HEOP (Higher Education Opportunity Program) student, a person or a professor is likely to
assume you're poor, arrogant,
don't want to learn and here on a
free ride," said Johnson. "They
assume you can only perform to a
certain level and can't extend
beyond that."
Fleming feels isolated in the
classroom when a racial problem is
being discussed. "You know 99 out
of 100 times you're gonna be called on, and it makes you feel kind
of isolated cause it's saying 'you're
different, let's hear what you have
to say,' " said Fleming.
Fleming said he understands why
the teacher would ask for his opinion on such subjects, but he added, "You can feel the eyes on
you."
Solution to the problem may lie
in creating programs and methods
which will help the two races gain
a better understanding of each
other's culture, according to
Fleming.
Fleming and Johnson both see a
major need for the development of
a black studies program. "A lot of
people know it's wrong to call a
person a nigger, but that doesn't
stop them from doing it," said
Johnson. "People have to know
why it's wrong to call somebody a
nigger." A black studies program
will help white students better
understand the black experience,
according to Fleming.
Another way to battle racism is
to increase the number of black
faculty, he said.
Currently Marist has one fulltime black faculty member^"There.
is a need for people to look up to
people of various races. That way
they feel no race is inferior," said
Flemine.
Johnson would like Marist to
start a program to help black and
white roommates get along.
The school should try to help the
students with the adjustment of
having to live with someone from
a culture they may have never been
exposed to, added Johnson.
Firemen demonstrate how to put out a fire and dazzle the children at One to One Day.
Students, kids go one to one
by Beth-Kathleen McCauley
There was no fire at Marist on
Friday afternoon, but the Fairview
Fire Department made an appearance anyway.
There were no athletic events to
speak of, but the Marist Red Fox
was outside of Champagnat Hall.
John Miller, a junior from
Bullville, N.Y., had no classes, but
he was there too.
In fact, approximately 65 Marist
students volunteered their time for
the sixth annual "One to One
Day," an event sponsored by the
Psychology club that invites
physically and emotionally handicapped children from the
Poughkeepsie school district to
spend the day with a Marist stu_ dent.. Activities included pony
rides, arts and crafts, story telling
and of course the appearance of the
Fox and a fire truck.
"I don't think I've ever felt better about Marist students than I do
today," said Linda Dunlap, advisor to the Psychology club. She
explained that rain kept many
children from attending the event
last year. "There are more kids this
year so it is more of a 'one on one,'
last year it was more like 'two on
one'," she said.
Dunlap said the idea for the
event came six years ago from a
member of the Psychology club
who had heard of a similar event
at another college. "About 45
school children came today, but we
have the facilities for at least twice
as many."
Sean Noble, a junior from Glen
Rock, N.J., spent the day with
Mike, a student from the Krieger
School, who has downsyndrome.
"He can't speak, but you can tell
how he is feeling through the
sounds he makes. I know he is
happy."
" I like kids," said Frank
Lodestro, a sophomore who was
the Red Fox for the day. "Besides,
it's very self rewarding."
Junior Michael Pender spent his
day with David, from the Cardinal
Hayes School in MillbrooJc. David
is confined to a wheelchair. "I just
did it because they needed people
and I figured it would be fun," said
Pender.
Marist students from a variety of
majors began the four-hour event
in front of Champagnat at 9 a.m.,
and waited for the buses filled with
children to arrive. Each student
met a child for the day. "The
Whatever happened to the class of '77?
Editor's note: This is the second of a two part feature on the Class
of 1977.
by Gina Disanza and Linda Smith
Ten years ago, the worries of seniors were the same as they are now
— finding a job, preparing for finals and recovering from River Day.
Today, members of the class of 1977 have found their way into successful careers.
And as the seniors of 1987 move into the future, they can be
reassured by the success of their predecessors from 10 years ago.
Like many male Marist students today, 1977 alumnus George
Gambeski said he spent his free time chasing women and drinking
beer during his undergraduate years.
Gambeski, who enrolled as a biology major at Marist, began taking pre-law classes as electives in his sophomore year. Although he
graduated with a biology degree, he is a practicing attorney residing
in Garrison, N.Y.
And while Gambeski is helping to defend the law, his former
classmate, John Woodin, is making it.
Woodin, who graduated from Marist in the three-year accelerated
program, is now a Dutchess County Legislator living in Wingdale,
N.Y. .
As a commuter, he began his political career on the Marist campus, serving as president of the Commuter Union and a member of
the Council of Student Leaders.
"Because of my involvement in the three-year program, I was encouraged to become a part of campus life," he said.
Woodin became active in local politics through his political science
internship. He said he was unaware at the time that he would become
an elected official just six years later.
One former member of the tennis team, Jay Dedrick, never quite
made it to the U.S. Open. Instead, the business administration
graduate is busy operating two of his own insurance agencies in
Amenia, N.Y.
"I had a good time during my years at Marist," said Dedrick. "It
was a difficult adjustment when I had to change gears and think about
getting a job."
Dedrick said he remembers meeting a lot of good people at Marist.
In fact, he just hired his former roommate to work for one of his
agencies.
Every Tuesday night during the first semester of her senior year,
Gigi Birdas could be found in the Circle office with her staff, racing
to meet the newspaper's deadline.
"I can remember the crazy late nights spent in that small office
while the rest of the campus was out partying," recalled Birdas, former
editor-in-chief and another member of the class of 1977.
"A lot of students didn't have classes on Wednesdays so Tuesday
night was like an extra weekend night," she explained.
During the second semester, Birdas was an intern at WCBS radio
in New York City. Today, the former communication arts major is
still at WCBS as an editorial manager and producer of several news
programs.
Marie Donavan said she remembers splitting her time at college between studying English and attending beer bashes in Champagnat Hall.
Today, she has gone Ivy League.
Donavan, is currently pursuing her doctorate degree at Harvard's
Graduate School of Education.
Being a student in the Evening Division of the college did not mean
Nancy Kaelber Church did not enjoy her life at Marist.
"Marist was a great place and even we weren't quite as involved
I really loved it," said Church, who received her Master of Business
Administration in 1977.
Church received her undergraduate degree from Albany State and
was teaching at the Krissler Business School while studying for her
Master's degree.
In 1986, she received her doctorate in business and is now a tenured
faculty member teaching marketing at SUNY Pittsburgh.
She also has authored three books; "Future Options in Franchising" (1979), "Tips for Waiters and Waitresses" (1981) and "Marketing
for Non-profit Cultural Organizations" (1986).
Another evening student, Stephen Harrison, took his undergraduate
business degree to Georgia where he works for the State Department
of Audit.
But, unlike Church, Harrison said his job and family prevented
him from enjoying the social benefits of college.
He said he keeps in touch with a few of his friends and enjoys
reading the alumni newletter in search of familiar names.
But his biggest thrill regarding his alma mater came last year.
"It was exciting when we had the basketball team playing Georgia
Tech (in the 1986 NCAA opening round), especially when we nearly
beat them," he said. "I normally root for all the Atlanta teams, but
I just had to root for Marist."
students were very enthused and
didn't shy away from the more
severely handicapped children,"
said Dunlop.
Dunlap said she was especially
impressed with the number of male
students who volunteered for the
day. "The kids really see the
strength in the guys and seek them
out," she said. "Usually, the men
are totally unprepared for it."
Dunlap said the event went
smoothly and she was looking forward to next year's One to One
Day.
"For everything that's said
about the apathetic college student
on a Friday, I think they did pretty good," she said.
'Live' show
dies after
two nights
by Mike Grayeb
After two episodes, "Marist
Live" is no more.
Sophomore Joe Bello, creator of
the show, decided to discontinue
the weekly talk show, citing a lack
of attendance and the amount of
time required to prepare for the
show as his reasons.
During the first show, when concert tickets were given away to attract a large audience, 50 people attended. At the second show, that
number was cut in half.
Bello said students expressed a
lack of enthusiasm for the show,
originally scheduled for five
episodes on Sunday nights.
"Nobody here has a desire for
entertainment or information," he
said. "They just want to stay in
their respective areas and get as intoxicated as they can.
"If Marist students are not going to give up one hour of their free
time, I'm certainly not going to
force myself, my staff, or my
guests to give up theirs," Bello
said.
Co-host Karen Chatterton said
the show might have gained a wider
audience if it was introduced earlier
in the semester. "It really was a
good thing," she said. "I think the
people who showed up to see it
really had a good time."
Bello, who is transferring to
another college next year, said he
began the show in an effort to inform and entertain students on
campus. "There is a definite need
for a show like this here," he said.
"We are a divided community and
this was the kind of resource of information the student government
said was needed at Marist."
May 7, 1987- THE CIRCLE - Page 5
Salary
a national average of $35,637 at
private institutions in 1984-85.
A third administrator listed, the
college's former Academic Vice
President Andrew Molloy, was
making $54,458, an increase of 13
percent. That figure compared with
a national average of $43,800 at
private institutions.
Edward Waters, vice president
for administration and finance,
was making $54,158, 10 percent
higher than the year before. That
same position at private institutions
nationally had a median salary of
$37,750.
Another administrator, Anthony
Cernera, earned $52,559. He was
assistant vice president under
Molloy in 1984-85 and became vice
president for advancement and
development in fall 1985. Comparitive national figures were not
available.
Salaries of professors at Marist
continue to be higher than the national average for baccalaureate institutions like Marist, according to
1986-87 figures.
"We're competitive and that's
where we want to be," Murray
said. "We expect from them the
very best from their teaching
abilities."
According to a survey by the
AAUP, the median salary for a full
professor in 1986-87 at private baccalaureate institutions is $38,500.
The median salary for full faculty
at Marist is $42,200, or almost 10
percent higher than the national
average.
The average Marist associate
professor makes $33,500, approximately 6 percent higher than the
national average, according to the
AAUP survey. The median salary
for an associate professor at a baccalaureate institution like Marist
was $31,500, the survey said.
An average assistant professor at
Marist makes $26,300, while the
median salary for an assistant professor nationally is $25,900, according to the AAUP's survey.
The salaries, reported to the
AAUP in the thousands of dollars
and rounded to the nearest hundred, cover all members of a
school's instructional staff, except
those in medical schools, and are
adjusted to a standard nine-month
work year.
Assault
with Brian Colleary, athletic director, and Men's Head Basketball
Coach Dave Magarity, to explain
his involvement in the incident.
Magarity said Green's status as
a member of the team and as a
scholarship athlete will be determined after the Town of
Poughkeepsie Court and the Office
of Student Affairs at Marist make
their decisions regarding the
incident.
On Monday, Magarity said he
gathered from speaking with Green
that McClung's role was limited to
inciting Green's actions.
Magarity, who did not recruit
Green, declined to speculate on
what specific action the athletic
department might take if Green is
found guilty, but said he felt
uneasy about changing the college's
financial commitment to Green.
"I've dismissed kids from teams,
but one thing I've never done is
taken away the scholarship," said
Magarity. "That becomes a very
serious thing in terms of the family and our commitment to them."
Magarity said he provides all
recruited athletes for the basketball
team with a players' handbook
which explains expected behavior
of the athletes.
"When you're one of 20 or 30
scholarship athletes on this campus, people know that," said
Magarity. "Everything you do on
or off campus is going to be
scrutinized. Obviously, this young
man was involved in a very dumb
thing."
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Church in Poughkeepsie meet for working through them and
a prayer meeting in the Marist Col- teaching them another way to pray
lege Chapel. They are a side of to God.
Catholicism that few people know
"My girlfriend told me speaking
about or get to see.
in tongues was total hysteria," said
The Charismatic movement is Morrison. "But I back it up with
characterized by strong beliefs in Scripture." Morrison refers to the
the Holy Spirit, the gift of speak- passage from Acts of the Apostles,
ing in tongues and faith healing. where the apostles spoke in tongues
The movement grew out of the after the Pentecost.
Protestant Charasmatic movement
Although the words used when
in the 1950s and early 1960s. speaking in tongues may be
Charismatic gifts first began to be unintelligible, some of them do
seen in the United States among the have meaning. According to Morstudents and faculty of Duquesne rison, a member of the group may
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"All it's about is a personal rela- familiar with the language they use
speaking.
Morrison
tionship with the Lord," according when
to Donna Morrison, a member of remembers using the word
the prayer group. Morrison became "cadish" and later finding out it's
Charismatic after a friend took her the Hebrew word for holy.
to a prayer service when she was
Charismatic Christians also have
feeling depressed and suicidal.
healing Masses, where a person can
Ten people — nine ladies and participate in the laying on of
one man — were present at the hands to cure emotional and
prayer service. The service started physical troubles.
"We've prayed for people with
with
the saying of the rosary, and
McCann Center in order to seat it included
cancer and they've been healed,"
hymns
and
personal
more people, according to Berger. testimony from members of the said Morrison.
"Last year there were people group. Morrison told a story about
However Morrison, who is
outside of the chapel," said Berger. her
unable to walk and sits in a
friend
who
was
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a
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per"This year it will be a lot more cent chance of conceiving a child. wheelchair, cautions against the atcomfortable for the students and The
group prayed for the woman titude of expecting total cures for
their parents."
and she was able to give birth. every physical ailment. "I don't go
All members of the Marist com- Morrison passed around a picture with the purpose of saying get out
munity are invited to attend the of the child.
of this chair and walk. It (the healbaccalaureate and the reception
During the service, there were ing Mass) works. I can't explain
following the ceremony on the periods when people would bow it."
McCann Field, according to Bell. their heads, close their eyes, and
Many Roman Catholics refuse to
"A lot of people didn't go to the say, "Praise the Lord, praise the accept the Charismatics and their
ceremony last year because they Lord." Occasionally a group beliefs. A lot of Catholics see the
wanted to save room for the seniors member would pray by speaking in Charismatic movement as moving
and their parents, but now we can tongues.
away from traditional Catholicism,
accommodate everyone," said Bell.
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"We've already put our own internal smoking rules into play,"
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code," he said. "At the surface,
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to the academic vice president.
This year, the 22 senior awards
and the teacher recognition award
will be presented at the baccalaureate on May 22, rather than
commencement, according to
Berger.
Giving the awards at the baccalaureate also allows students who
receive them to get more recognition for their achievements, Berger
said.
"When the awards were given at
the graduation the students received little or no recognition," said
Deborah Bell, assistant dean of
students. "This allows them to
bask in the glory a little bit."
In previous years, the baccalaureate was a religious
ceremony, which lasted approximately 40 minutes. However, with
the changes, the ceremony is
scheduled to be one hour long, according to Bell.
In addition to changing the format of the ceremony, which will
begin at 5 p.m., the location has
been moved from the Chapel to the
Campus pets on their own
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Otto, a Gartland Commons
Apartments resident, could have
been homeless this summer. Luckily, he will stay at the home of one
of his housemates in Wyckoff,
N.J.
Others like Otto, a small, multicolored mutt, are not so fortunate.
Every year at this time many
campus pets are abandoned at
Marist. Having a pet may be fun,
but people don't always realize it
is also a full-time responsibility.
"You don't get a pet for a
whim," said Joyce Baker, shelter
manager at the Dutchess County
ASPCA, "a pet is a commitment,
you can't get one for six or nine
months."
It's against the law to abandon
a pet, according to Alice
McElligott, president of the Middletown Humane Society. "It's a
misdemeanor," she said.
Not only is it illegal to abandon
a pet, they are not allowed on the
Marist campus.
The current Marist student handbook states the pet policy:
["Animals or pets are not permitted in college housing at any time.
A fine of S25 will be levied against
any resident having an animal or
pet in the room or in the common
areas of the building. Upon direction, this animal or pet is to be immediately removed from the
facility."
Regardless of campus policies
and the law, students continue to
get pets and some are faced with a
problem at the end of the semester
— what to do with their "extra
roommate."
Left on their own, pets' chances
of survival are slim, but there are
alternatives.
"If a college student tries to
bring a pet in we call their parents
and try to get them to adopt the
pet," said Baker. "We try to adopt
them ail, but the rest must be put
to sleep."
The Humane Society also tries to
find homes for as many pets as
possible.
McElligott said if students cannot take a pet home they should
first try to get a friend to adopt it,
or place advertisements in a
newspaper. Although the Humane
Society tries to place all pets, some
must be put to sleep when there is
not enough room to hold them.
Pleasure
or pain ?
Yet another Marist student gives in to peer pressure and visits the library in
search of knowledge.
(photo by Monique Catalano)
Page 6 - THE CIRCLE- May 7, 1987
opinion
viewpoint
The girl in the white dress
...why is she so happy?
AIDS
ed out literature to the 35 people
who attended. The literature included pamphlets on safe sex. I
guess John was at Skinners.
The second attempt to educate
the community included a survey
offered by Dennis Creach in conjunction with Health Services. The
survey indicated student apathy
and disinterest since only 31
students out of all the residents
even bothered to respond. 1 guess
John rarely checks his mail.
The third attempt for enlightenment occurred on April 30. The
Medical Technology Club sponsored a lecture on AIDS given by
Dr. Stuart Miller, pathologist at St.
Francis Hospital.
It was attended by teachers and
students both in and out of the
nature and health science major. I
was rather impressed. I guess one
of those unfamiliar faces was not by Julia E. Murray
John's.
There comes a time in each colSo to John Montanaro and those
like him, I say next time you jump lege student's life, usually in the
on the bandwagon and accuse face of impending graduation (keep
Marist for being wrong, think your fingers crossed), when he or
again. Come out of your even she must pause to reflect on the
smaller bubble and open your eyes. totality of the higher education exKristen Blair perience and the impact it will have
on his or her future.
In other words — what did Mom
and Dad just blow $40,000 on?
My own reflections on the subCUB
ject have led me to compose a list
of what I learned at college, which
ing Smithereens. Since a $5,000 of- I intend to present to my father on
To the Editor:
This letter is a response to the fer did not come into being, she graduation day instead of a check
campaign of misinformation could hardly disapprove of that for the $40,000 (sorry Dad).
started by Jim Magura, a Marist either. You told Betty that 500 Hopefully it will give him an idea
College student. Through the Marist students would pay $10 each of just what he spent four years
medium of posters and a letter to to see Smithereens. If you can raise arguing long distance with the
the editor, Mr. Magura charged $5,000, try to book them! You will Business Office for.
that the Marist College Union be a Marist hero if you are
Foremost in my mind at the moBoard: a) spent $4,000 on Alan successful.
ment (because I just spent 10
Arkin's lecture and b) not booking
Mr. Magura, if you do not like minutes standing in the pouring
Smithereens for Mayfest, whereas C.U.B. concert or lecture program- rain trying to cross Route 9) is the
they would have cost $5,000.
ming, or programming by any time I have devoted to learning to
The lecture by Mr. Arkin was other committee or club on cam- be a duck in a shooting gallery.
sponsored by three different pus, we invite you to join that After dodging Beemers during rush
organizations at Marist. The C.U.B organization (such as C.U.B.) and hour for four long years, I'm ready
Lecture Committee did not alone program events, work within a for any carnival on the circuit. At
spend $4,000 for Mr. Arkin's budget and attract many people to least there I'll be safe.
your events. Otherwise, you should
appearance.
Freshman and sophomore years
Secondly,
Mr.
Magura, not complain.
I devoted considerable time to learWe recommend in the future, ning about canned sardines. ComSmithereens never offered to come
to Marist for $5,000. It was discuss- Mr. Magura, you get your facts bining 20 drunken people, three
ed by some students not connected straight before making yourself nicotine fits and one arthritic
to C.U.B., but the C.U.B Concert look like an idiot.
elevator makes you realize the sarCommittee did not receive an ofdines may not have been dead when
Tom Nesbitt, C.U.B. they were canned.
fer for Smithereens to play at
concert chairperson
Mayfest.
The library taught me something
Alan Gibbs, C.U.B. which my teachers in high school
Further more, Betty Yeaglin did
lecture
chairperson
not try to stop C.U.B from bookneglected to mention, namely that
obviously nothing noteworthy has
happened in the last 75 years or the
Progressive Coalition
library would have a book on it.
And silly me thought the 20th cenDue to other campus group ac- tury was an age of progress!
To the Editor:
tivities
in
the
breezeway
on
the
first
I would like to bring to the atA poster over the circulation
tention of the Marist community two days, we did not table ag- desk in the library taught me
gressively
and
focused
on
handing
an incident that is an infringement
another valuable lesson: the letters
of our rights on campus. The Pro- out literature.
"ID" don't stand for "identificaOn Wednesday, April 22, tion." I always figured the ID cards
gressive Coalition made arrangements to sponsor a bus to however, we planned for people to were for identification, since
Washington, D.C. on April 25 for be there all day to sign people up regulation three on the back of the
a march and rally for Peace and for the bus trip. We handed out card says the card must be
Justice in Central America and literature to students as they walk- presented when requested by colSouth Africa. We made all the ed through the area and talked to lege officials, but maybe they just
necessary arrangements with the them about the march. Between 3 want to see if we are photogenic.
Activities Office and obtained the p.m. and 4 p.m. the Activities Of- As to what the letters actually stand
use of a table in the Champagnat fice came down and took our for, I have no idea. Maybe "Idiot's
breezeway to sell tickets and literature. They informed us that Delight."
Continued on page 10
distribute literature on April 20-22.
To the Editor:
I would like to address this letter to John Montanaro and all the
other people associated with this
fine institution who continually
look before they leap.
Montanaro addressed the problem of AIDS in the April 30 edition of The Circle. He expressed his
fear of AIDS and his concern "that
Marist College has not taken any
precautionary measures for the
prevention of AIDS and the protection of students."
Marist has had the reputation of
being one large 120-acre bubble existing singularly in the Hudson
Valley. However, attempts have
been made to open Marist up to
issues of importance concerning
those outside our bubble.
One such attempt has been the
issue concerning AIDS. On Tuesday, Feb. 17, Health Services and
Housing sponsored a lecture entitled "College Students; The Next
Risk G r o u p . " The speaker,
Deborah May, is the outreach
educator for the Mid Hudson
Valley Task Force on AIDS.
She was well informed, offered
answers to any questions and pass-
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by Stephen Garmhausen
Remember the computer fair
held in Donnelly Hall recently? Of
course you do. How could you not
with all the posters in Donnelly
Hall?
Interesting posters. They are
advertisements for...what's this?
IBM computers. IBM. I've heard
that name from somewhere.
Let's take a look at these posters.
Lord, check the girl in the white
dress. Ouch.
She's happy. I wonder why.
Well, there's only one way to find
out. That's right, we'll have to ask
her.
"Excuse me, miss."
Last but not least
Editor:
Associate Editors:
Sports Editor:
Julie Sveda
Bill DeGennaro
Mike Grayeb
Paul Kelly
Arts & Entertainment
Editor:
The lesson which will be the most
difficult to shake is the Pavlov's
dogs experiment, which lurks
behind the innocent sounding title
of a fire drill. For four years I have
bounced, or fallen out of bed in the
middle of the night to answer the
call of the alarm. Through snow
and rain, with shoes or without, I
have never failed to obey the siren's
beckoning. Even when the alarm
went off two or three times a night,
every night during finals week, and
even when I knew the culprit was
my own shower, I went — but no
more. The next time I hear a smoke
alarm blare, I'm kicking off my
shoes and reaching for the marshmallows. My days of romping
barefoot in the snow are over.
The recent discussions over the
use of the Lowell Thomas Center's
basement has reminded me of yet
another important lesson —
buildings are much more fragile
than people. Obviously it is too
dangerous to put WMCR in Lowell
Thomas since strangers will be
wandering in and out of the
building at all hours of the night.
Equally apparent is the contrast
between the frail Lowell Thomas
Center and the He-man/She-ra
type students living in Champagnat, where the radio station is
currently housed. And you thought
bricks were tougher than people!
Marist East taught me an important lesson about atmosphere. Not
only are windows not necessary for
human existence, neither is heat,
space, clocks or color on the walls
(white is not a color, at least not in
my book).
I'd like to say I learned how to
complain at Marist, but I think I
was born with the gift. Marist did,
however, give me a chance to hone
my skills on really worthwhile subjects, such as toilet paper without
perforations and finding eight
months worth of mail in the campus mailbox I wasn't even told
about until April (my bank didn't
buy that story either, but it's true,
honest).
Last, but not least, I learned that
the ideal "College of My Choice,"
along with most people's, exists only in a Disney movie starring Kurt
Russell. Marist is not perfect by
any means (forgive me for even
hinting it), but there are worse
places to be (though the list has
narrowed down since Alcatraz
closed).
And now for the moment no one
has been waiting for — my thank
you list. Anyone who doesn't think
they are mentioned might as well
skip to the Viewpoint page, since
these things are tedious enough
even when your name is in them.
Anyway, I'd like to thank Denise
Wilsey and David McCraw for asking me to do this column in the first
place; it's been a lot of fun (in between migraines). I'd also like to
thank Julie Sveda, who undoubtedly heard the stories, but put up with
me anyway.
My housemates, both last year
and this year, as well as my friends,
are also due for a vote of thanks.
Thank you for having the good
grace not to shoot me when I ran
around.the house every Sunday
night whimpering because I didn't
have an idea for a.column (deadline
is Monday). Thanks too for all the
column ideas you gave me, and I'm
sorry if I didn't get to use them all.
Lastly, I'd like to mention Ron —
because he wanted his name in the
paper. Live it up!
Well folks, have a nice life.
Correction
Last week, The Circle incorrectly stated that Apple Blossom Productions, the theater company founded by Frank Colletta, donated
all its proceeds to charities. Only a portion of the proceeds actually
go to charity.
Gina Disanza
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Mike McHale
News Editor:
Julia Murray
Classified Manager-
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Viewpoint Editor:
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Business Manager:
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Photography Editor:
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"Not now, loser. Can't you see
I have other things on my mind?"
"Sorry. What else is on your
mind?"
"Computers. IBM personal
computers. Now, please."
"You seem extremely happy
about buying this computer."
"Why shouldn't I? What are
you, trying to upset me?
"I don't think so. Have I upset
you?"
How could such a pretty girl get
upset? Look at her. She is
gorgeous. Look at her friends. Sure
they're a bit on the flaky side, but
that's cool these days.
I remember when I first tasted
cabbage. I hated it. Good for the
mind, good for the body. My heart white dress is happy. She was a colis filled with cabbage. See it spill lege student. Youth, fashion, clear
out in a Nicaraguan jungle. It's not skin: No worries.
really so bad. It's a fifty-fifty pro"Robert Kennedy is dead. A
position. Your adrenalin is racing, bullet from the gun of a..."
the gun in your hands is acting in"The Reverend Martin Luther
dependently of your brain.
King, early this morning..."
It keeps firing. Tat tat tat tat...
"The President has been shot..."
You don't stop to think about plac"My mother cried when Presiing a collect call to the folks... dent Kennedy died..."
"Collect call from your loving son
"Shot rings out in the Memphis
to his loving mother. Will you ac- sky. Free at last! They took your
cept? Will you accept?"
life — they could not take your
"I don't know what you're talk- pride. In the name of..."
ing about."
"This here elixir posseses many
"...your loving son, will you..." strange and wonderful- yes, I say
"What are you trying to do, wonderful healing qualities. Imbibe
the pleasant tasting wonder potion.
upset me?"
Now I know why the girl in the Flex your muscles. Looky-here,
pride! Not true, of course. Pride is
a by-product of challenge. Jesus,
but we could use some more of that
around here..."
"I call the shots here, gentlemen.
Now, you will disperse in order
to..."
"Merry Christmas, Bedford
Falls!"
"What?" The blonde in white
had spoken.
"I didn't say anything. Really.
I'm getting a good solid, liberal arts
education. Here. At Marist."
"No doubt you are. Will it be
enough?"
Stephen Garmhausen is a
sophomore majoring in communication arts.
Marist in retrospect: A senior looks back
by Michael McGarry
The fat lady is beginning to sing
and my four-year career at Marist
College is winding down. If there's
one word which can serve as a
theme for my four years at Marist
it's "change."
The campus has physically
changed. Second semester
freshman year saw classes begun to
be held at Marist East. Second
semester senior year saw the grand
opening of the Lowell Thomas
Communications Center.
The Gartland Commons Apartments were built during my junior
year, and like every other building
project at Marist, construction was
delayed. For the second time in
three years people were forced to
"triple up" in rooms which were
built for two.
The Fish is gone from the front
of Champagnat Hall. There are
more curbs now then when I arrived and as always Marist continues
to lead the world in the number of
speed bumps present on a college
campus.
But not all the physical campus
changes were made by the administration. Who can forget the
tree planted my sophomore year in
the middle of the path between
Champagnat and Donnelly? It was
knocked down by seniors that year
on their run through campus the
night before River Day.
The site of River Day has changed also. Freshman and sophomore
years it was held down by the river.
Junior year it was held in the middle of Poughkeepsie somewhere
(not many people who were there
can tell you exactly where the field
was). And this year it was held on
the new fields behind the Gartland
Commons Apartments.
Rockwell's has closed and
Working Class is now Sidetracks.
Friends have graduated and
transferred. I've seen four basketball coaches and the team go from
a losing record to an NCAA tournament selection.
Some of the changes have caused me to ask questions. They used
to let everybody into graduation.
Why can't a school that reclassified
a building to get close to 4,000 people in to see a championship
basketball game figure out some
way to let more then four people
from each family into graduation?
Lastly, since I've been here, a lot
of students have voiced negative
opinions about Marist. Marist isn't
Harvard, but it's not Apex Tech
either. All in all, 1 would have to
say this wasn't a bad place to go to
school.
Michael McGarry is a senior majoring in communication arts.
An actor and his audience
by John Roche
Two years ago I played Buddy in
the play "Acts of Contrition." It
was a great play and a great part,
but that isn't what I remember
most about it. It was done in the
Fireside Lounge, which was great
because small space meant more
intimacy.
Buddy was a triple-murderer on
death row close to being executed.
A psychiatrist .was evaluating
whether I was still sane enough to
die.
At a very strong point in the
play, as Buddy, I tell of my crimes.
In detail I tell of how I killed my
girlfriend, her sister and a threeyear-old boy. I was sitting almost
at the edge of the stage, facing out,
reliving the murders. As I got into
the story that night, I could feel my
eyes begin to water. In the back of
my mind I was aware of the tears
building up.
It was important, and somewhat
special to me. A bit of a milestone
in my acting career. My first
theatrical tear. To cry on stage, to
just feel myself bearing my soul to
people. It sounds corny, but here
it was.
I was just about to cry. Just as
the first tear slipped onto my
eyelash and down my face, the absolute stillness, the silence except
for my lines was broken. Broken by
the whisper of some guy in the
front row, which was no more than
two feet away from me. "That
dude is really crying, man." To me,
his whisper sounded like a yell, and
the urge to laugh was pretty strong,
although 1 didn't.
I never talked to other actors
about what they see or hear in the
audience in front of them, but as
for me, I see and hear a lot. And
I enjoy it. Sometimes I get bothered
by the audience — like when so-
meone takes the wrapper off a candy bar in the middle of a great
scene. Or any scene for that matter.
It's so rude to eat in the theater.
It's rude to actors who are trying
to create something, but more so
it is rude to the audience — eater
included — because it interferes
with the reception of the play and
its message. That's why it bothers
me. Because I'm working hard to
get the play across to you, the audience, because I really want you
to recieve it. And I don't want a
candy wrapper or a watch alarm or
anything to interfere with that
communication.
I see the audience as both a
group and as individuals. I need intimacy when I act. Not only with
other actors but also with the audience. And I can't always relate to
the audience without seeing individuals. I pick people out. Either
someone I recognize or someone
who is reacting a lot. I'm not really sure what or why or how I do it.
It goes on as a second thought. I'm
involved in my character and the
play, but all kinds of things float
around in my head.
Recently, I did a play called
"Sexual Perversity in Chicago" at
MASC, which is also small and intimate. A lot of the play was done
out to the audience, so I pretty
much knew who was sitting in front
of me. Also, at various times the
audience area served as something
else, like a nursery school, a movie
theater, a toy store, a beach and so
on.
The beach scene called for referring out to the audience and directing comments to, and about,
various imaginary women. It was
funny, because the same thing
would happen every night. When
we would comment about good
looking imaginary women, all the
women in the section of the au-
dience we were looking out at like a dream sequence in a movie.
I sort of see through them.
would sit up straight and smile.
But when a.few lines later we
It's hard to explain. It's sort of
talked about ugiy fat chicks toward like the difference between hearing
another section of the audience, all someone and listening to someone.
the women would squirm, trying to The image is absorbed by one or
position themself as far from our the other sense, but sometimes your
gaze as they could. One woman ac- mind doesn't do anything more
tually came up to me after one with the image than log it.
show and asked why I was looking
When I first started doing things
at her when I said my "She is on stage, whether it was acting or
something of a pig" line. It took singing or whatever, I couldn't
some convincing to get her to really see past the lights. The aubelieve I wasn't looking particular- dience was just this big blackness.
ly at her.
I'm wondering if my nervousness
When I was younger my brother did that. Maybe I wasn't ready
Laurence told me to look at the top then to actually see "all those peoof people's heads when I was do- ple." But by the time I was in high
ing a reading at a school assembly, school, I had no problem seeing
and basically that's still what I do. people instead of lights.
When things are going good, I'm
The audience is extremely impormore conscious that I'm being seen tant to me. A good audience really
than of what I'm seeing. When that pumps me up, and sometimes a
happens the audience gets blurry, bad audience throws me off a bit.
That's how it feels to me, anyway.
I can't say what it looks like.
I think too many people
overlook or deny that theater is immediate two-way communication.
There is instantaneous feedback,
not only at the end by applause or
booing, but throughout. Of course,
the actors affect the audience but
the audience affects the actors.
Some actors and directors, etc. say
the second part of that sentence
shouldn't be. But the fact is, it's
true.
That's the beauty of theater.
That interdependence between actor and actor, and audience and actor. A group of people, strangers
mostly, come together in the same
room for a while. We do something
together. And at least for an hour
or two, that's all there is.
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Fashion students shine at weekend show
by Diane Pasquaretta
"Can someone help me press
this? Are there any extra hangers?
Does anyone have dark brown
stockings?"
Such was the conversation
backstage at the 10th annual Marist
College fashion show just minutes
before music and a foot-lit runway
transformed the Theater into a
fashion showcase.
For one hour and 15 minutes last
Friday and Saturday nights, 21
students from the Fashion Design
IV class displayed their creations
before a packed house.
Backstage was a flurry of activity; the models were alotted only a
few minutes to change from one
outfit to another and the show
coordinators were making sure the
right accessories were worn with
each outfit.
In the wings, the designers were
visible. Resembling proud, though
nervous, parents, their tension
dissolved with the audience's
applause.
"It's sad to think that two
semesters of work are put into an
hour and 15 minute show," said
senior Nicole Thew of Canton,
N.Y.
The show marked the culmination of a full year of work for the
students who were required to
design and construct outfits for
each of the fashion categories:
spring, summer, fall and resort.
Wool suits, linen shorts, taffeta
dresses and leather jackets were a
few of the 72 garments worn by 13
men and women recruited from
Glamourworld, a Poughkeepsie
modeling agency, and Marist's student body.
The show, which represented a
wide range of style and color, also
included a yellow, "rubberized"
dress designed by senior Beth
Jameson, and a white organdy and
satin wedding gown, the creation of
senior Amy Stummer.
"The fashion department has
come a long way," said Mark
vanderHeyden, vice president for
academic affairs, "Carmine
Porcelli has brought the department to new heights."
Three distinguished designers,
Richard Assatly of Anne Klein II,
Mark Bozek, an associate of the
late Willi Smith, designer of
WilliWear, and John Lloyd, an
associate of Bill Blass, were on
hand to present the first annual
Silver Needle Awards.
Each student sketched designs
which were then critiqued by Assatly, Blass and Smith. The criteria for
judging the awards was originality, execution and presentation of
design.
Stephanie Rose, a junior from
Catskill, N.Y., received the
Richard Assatly award for her
black, silk crepe strapless gown.
"I look for three key notes:
simplicity,
elegance
and
timeliness," said Assatly. "I felt
her design illustrated those."
A black and white organdy skirt
and top designed by senior Alison
Seger of Peekskill, N.Y., won the
Willi Smith award.
Doriann Apice, a senior from
Dix Hills, N.Y., received the Bill
Blass award for her brown leather
jacket and wool short outfit.
Assatly said he has previously
critiqued students in Manhattan
schools only, but his 15-year acquaintance with Porcelli, professor
of fashion design and show coordinator, brought him to Marist.
"Marist is giving New York
schools a lot of competition," said
Assatly, adding, "The taste level
was young and the quality was very
professional and exceptional; I was
very impressed and I really enjoyed
myself."
etcetera
A finals survival kit and some parting words
by Gina Disanza
'Carmine Porcelli
has brought the
fashion department
to new heights.'
—Marc
vanderHeyden
academic
vice president
The last issue of The Circle can
only mean one thing. Summer
vacation is just around the corner.
But, before we can get to that
luscious three months of sun,
beaches, fun and the dreaded summer job, we must surpass one last
obstacle, an obstacle which strikes
fear in the hearts of thousands and
thousands of college students each
year at this time.
By now, I'm sure you know that
obstacle can only be one thing —
Finals Week!
Surely you remember the horror
from Finals Weeks past, staying up
all night and missing out on the
first signs of spring as you pour
over concepts and theories that just
refuse to be understood. Tests,
papers, projects, grades; it's
enough to make a person crazy.
Well, before that dreaded ritual
is too close for comfort, there are
certain essentials which should be
procured to make the event a little
more bearable. Let's just call this
a finals survival kit.
Food - Most important, make
sure your refrigerator is stocked.
One cannot expect to study well
without the proper fuel. Start off
with cookies and milk; nothing is
better when you are suddenly feeling like you have the mentality of
an eight year old. Lots of soda or
iced tea is also great for either
drinking or dumping over your
roommate's head (did you ever
notice how he or she seems to have
infinitely more free time than you
do? Well, guess what...he or she is
saying the same thing about you!).
Then, of course, there's junk food.
Cheap Trick still
magical to fans
by Tim Sheehan
Photos
by
Mark Marano
T h e taste level
was young and
the quality was
very professional
and exceptional;
I was very impressed, and I
really enjoyed
myself.'
—Richard
Assatly,
Anne Klein II
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Marist I.D.
21 and over
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Don't worry about your weight —
it just doesn't matter, and besides,
you have a whole summer to work
it off.
Tissues - Make sure you have
plenty of them for those sudden
outbursts of panic-stricken fear,
which inevitably lead to tears.
Also, face the fact now that you're
going to be sick during the entire
week, so you'll be sniffling the
whole time.
Change - Somehow, all your
cash transactions during finals
week will undoubtedly involve
silver. From the soda machines to
the heartless telephones which are
your only link to reality, the catch
word is coins.
Calendar - Nothing feels better
right now than counting down the
days until it's over. Use the calendar as a constant reminder that
there is a light at the end of the tunnel. And don't forget the big black
marker for putting an " X "
through each passing day.
Something huggable - Now, this
varies greatly. It could be anything
or anyone from your teddy bear to
a pillow to your girl/boy friend. It
will serve as the perfect release for
tension, not to mention a reason to
believe your existence still matters.
Something throwable - Not to be
confused with the previous necessity, this most definitely should be
something soft and durable which
is not a danger to yourself, your
friends or any of the possessions in
your room (owned by you or our
fine institution).
Robber gloves - To protect you
from biting your nails off.
Shower cap - To prevent you
from pulling your hair out.
Remember Cheap Trick?
I don't ask that facetiously, I'm
just wondering because their reign
at the top of the charts was so brief
and frantic and they might have
whizzed
right
by
the
underclassmen.
Most juniors and seniors, I'm
sure, have "Live At Budokan"
buried somewhere in their record
collection, but to others the Trick
may be just another unknown
group that pops up in the bargain
bin once in awhile.
After seeing the band last Thurdsay night at the Chance, I think
they might like it better that way.
Consider, for a moment, the
plight of Rick Nielsen and company. Three albums into their
career, (perhaps before they were
ready for success), somebody suddenly realized that "I Want You
To Want Me," complete with the
hysterical screams of Japanese
teenagers, made a pretty cool
single. Hip high school kids (that's
us) listened to the rest of the live
album, knew it was a great party
record (Side 2 still is!) and all of a
sudden they were megastars.
The next album, "Dream
Police," fits into the band's evolution as a logical follow-up to the
first three records, but it was a
disappointment to many because it
couldn't follow up the party atmosphere and freshness of
"Budokan."
It was all downhill from there,
as Cheap Trick's albums were
unceremoniously released and ignored by all but the diehards.
From the looks of things last
week at the Chance, it didn't seem
that they mind too much. Rick
Nielsen lived up to his wild reputation, seemingly on all sides of the
stage at once, doing Pete
Townshend-like flailing on his
guitar, and using his guitar as a bat
in mid-solo to hit guitar picks into
the audience.
And yes, Rick had his legendary
collection of wild guitars with him,
most notably the one with five
necks and the one built into the
shape of his body.
Robin Zander still looked like
the teen idol of seven years ago and
his voice was in top form as the
band belted out both hits and unfamiliar material.
I wasn't sure how this band,
which at one time sold out coliseums, would feel about playing at
a tiny place in Po-town, but they
seemed really happy to be there.
The crowd, too, was thrilled to
have the Trick playing for them.
Most people around me knew the
words to many more songs than I
did and I got the feeling that Cheap
Trick meant more to them than to
the average rock fan.
And then, there were the songs.
"Surrender." "Ain't That a
Shame." "Dream Police." "I
Want You To Want Me." All of
them were banged out with the
same amount of energy and sense
of humor present in the old
albums.
The newer songs were great also;
I didn't know all of them and
friends that came with me knew
even less, but Cheap Trick is one
of those bands which you don]t
have to know every one of their
songs to enjoy in concert — take
my word for it.
And more importantly, dig out
"Live At Budokan" and slap it on
at a party this summer. When you
do, remember that Cheap Trick is
more than a fun part of the past.
They're alive and well, playing to
their genuine fans and, from the
looks of it, still having a great time.
Well, that's about it. In case
you're wondering why the entertainment column is being dedicated
to surviving finals, face it, what else
could I write about...there is
nothing entertaining about finals
week. But, if you're a purist and
insist on me writing about fun
alternatives, this next section, the
study break, is dedicated to you.
You've decided that the only way
you are ever going to make sense
of anything (and for that matter,
remember what your name is) will
be to take an hour to just goof off.
But, you don't want your mind to
shut off entirely, so you want to
keep active. Here are some options:
Take a walk - Clear your head
with the fragrances of fresh (?)
Poughkeepsie air. It might sound
silly, but it really does help. If you
really have some free time, head up
to the Vanderbilt mansion. I've
been spending a lot of time there
lately and it is really the perfect
spot to calm frayed nerves (the view
of the Hudson is phenomenal).
Talk to your roommate (or
parents)- When was the last time
you really had a serious down-toearth, good old-fashioned talk.
There's so much to say right now,
and besides, you'll feel better
knowing he or she is not accomplishing anything either.
Music - Buy yourself that new
album or tape you've wanted. It
will make you feel good about life
in general. If you have nothing particular in mind, something jazzy
would be pretty cool, or maybe the
blues would be more appropriate.
"The National Enquirer" Alright, so maybe I'm reaching
now, but aren't you kind of curious
where the latest UFO's have landed and who is going to be Liz
Taylor's hubby number eight (or is
that nine)? Any of the "supermarket specials" are great for light
reading and an interesting way to
start a conversation with someone
who is diligently at work (we can't
let that happen when you are on a
study break!).
So, that's about it. If this plan
won't get you through finals, I
don't know what will. But just
remember, millions before us have
gotten through them and we can
too. Stay tough, and most importantly, suffer just a little...it will
make summer vacation all the more
enjoyable.
SOME LAST THOUGHTS Since this is my farewell column,
I just want to leave with a few
"thank yous" and some things to
keep an eye out for next year. To
all the other editors of The Circle,
thanks a million for putting up with
my insanity...to my crack(ed) staff
of writers, Eric Turpin, Kieran
Leftovers
by Kieran Alex Murphy
I am fully aware that using this
column space to perform
dangerous and sometimes pointless
artistic experimentation has
bordered on malfeasance.
Likewise, I understand that
recurrent themes pertaining to
writing about my writing have
become an old whine in a weekly
specimen jar, but since this is my
swan song allow me to clean out
my notebook while we chat.
Ah yes, here's a rotting leftover.
Something I couldn't force into any
of my stories... My heart has been
broken so many times I keep it in
a splint, he screamed, taking a doggie bag out and collecting scraps to
feed his anger.
I think my problem is in form
and content. I never write about a
specific anything, therefore I have
no content and thus no form. The
answer for me would be to lock into a genre.
Drugstore romance would probably be the most effective therapy
for me. It is also a lucrative trade.
A publishing company hires you
with the understanding that you
will write X number of books with
the content of Y. They give you the
type of characters, the setting, the
plot summary and the title.
AH you have to do is fill in the
rest...A castle courtyard in
Droghedad on the coast of Wales,
circa 723 A.D. Kyle, armoured and
pectoral-incremented anti-hero on
his equally muscular stallion
bounds over balustrades and
parapets and encounters the Druid
priestess, Mariah.
She stands intrepid and defiant,
cloaked in monk's robe. Not one
for small talk, Kyle dismounts and
rips the garb from her shoulders,
revealing her battle dress. His
powerful arms draws her in like a
serpent's tail. Her iron brassiere
scrapes against his bronze
breastplate. They fall to the ver-
dure quadrant ground like...crustaceans in heat.
The same thing happens when I
try to write in the Mickey SpillaneDetective genre.
The knack in this brand of
literature is making your hardboiled shamus something of a
cynical philosopher. Also, this is a
well-trodden venue because of all
the crime shows on television, so it
pays inject some novelty wherever
possible.
My stuff takes place in the seedy
underworld of pharmaceutical
companies, where minor illness is
lateral thinking
on a descending
elevator
big business.
Ready, count it off with me, one,
two...Kurt Jetter looked up from
the sauce-stained menu and
squinted at the clock. 8:15 he
noted. Eternity is almost over. He
had had a hunch the big game was
going to stop at this watering hole
before nine.
Shortly thereafter, Jimmy The
Laxative Marino walked in with a
pair of goons. The linguine and red
clam sauce hit his stomach with a
thud. Kurt laughed bitterly to
himself. You'll be doing a few
million hours of community service, he said quietly...
It just never congeals.
I can always draw on my life,
which consists of many boring
anecdotes about a Woody Allentype with an Irish temper. Or I
could write about how many ways
I've been gently told to get lost. She
says, I like you too much.
In spite of being a fairly bright
guy I never catch on to the subtlety of meaning in these situations.
I always try to scramble, saying
something brilliant like, You can
Alex Murphy, Stephanie Biear,
Josephine Miluso, Kristen Blair
and Jeff Nicosia, my undying love
and affection goes with you all of
you for making deadlines (even if
Jeff did show up at 2:30 a.m. on
occasion)...a never-ending supply
of gratitude and love for Tim
Sheehan and Derek Simon, who
always managed to write something
when I had big, nasty gaps on my
page (usually, in Tim's case, in 20
minutes or less!)...and finally, to
David McCraw who has taught me
more about writing than he could
ever possibly imagine, thanks for
understanding (or at least trying!).
The big news in campus entertainment next year should be New
Rock 92. They're really pulling
things together in the Champagnat
closet and I expect a fantastic year
in 1987-88, including solid format,
good programming and some pretty talented DJs. Once the transmitter is purchased, the whole world
(or at least the Marist campus and
a portion of the surrounding community) will be able to hear it.
As The Chance goes back to being the major force in area music,
look to them for taking some more
risks (no, I won't say "chances")
by bringing in some new and alternative acts. Go when you can, even
if you're not familiar with the
band. A lot of big names (The
Police, Cyndi Lauper, etc.) used to
play there when they were
"nobodies" and it promises to be
that way again.
And to all my faithful readers,
take care and God bless.
i
like me less. I'll develop bad habits.
I'll eat pasta with my hands. I'll
chew ice cubes.
Everything is more complex in
fiction today. You cannot write a
western with bad indians and good |
cowboys anymore. You cannot
write a biography about a great
man without disclosing a dark
secret about his past. If they did a
docudrama on Henry Kissinger
they'd have him lead a double life
as Secretary of State and as a
cigarette girl at the Stork club.
In stories of relationships it's the
same way. The trend is in a rut of
intense and twisted love/hate affairs. Actually, this is a good example of art resembling my life.
However, in my relationships, one
party does the loving and the other
party does the hating.
I don't know why I want to be
a writer. I'm as sensitive as the next
guy, I guess. But this is a lonely
business, and when business is
booming you're at your loneliest.
I blame it all on those stupid tests
I took in high school that were supposed to determine what employment I was suited for.
You see, the career options on
the sheet were not as comprehensive as they could have been. If they
had listed cocktail pianist, crash
helmet testor, fascist dictator, etc.,
I'd probably have some direction
to my life. As it stands, to appease
my mother I send out fake resumes
addressed to Spacely Sprockets, I
inc.
\
When you're involved in the arts ;
or let's just say when you consider ;
yourself an artist somehow you
become indebted to those close to
you. I would like to thank David
McCraw for coaxing me off a ledge
in the dark weeks of fall semester.
He is truly a good man. He is someone who had the compassion to
keep a straight face when I
periodically visited his office and
espoused earnest, but half-baked
ideas on the art of fiction.
Page 10- THE CIRCLE - May 7, 1987
Letters
No excuses
we were soliciting and our literature
had not been approved for
distribution. When we countered
this claim with a statement of our
First Amendment rights, we were
told that the Marist College handbook was the source of the rule.
The Marist handbook states on
page 10 under "Bulletin Boards
Policy" that all notices to be posted
must be approved by the Activities
Office. It makes no mention of
material to be distributed. Also,
although we were not soliciting, if
that is what the college wants to
consider it (as "political solicitation"), perhaps the handbook's
section addressing "Solicitations
Policy" will offer an explanation.
On page 12, solicitation is discussed and the handbook states that
"prior permission must be obtained from the appropriate office" in
order to solicit on campus. For
students and student organizations
that office is the College Activities
Office. We made all of our arrangements for both the bus itself
and the table through the Activities
Office.
Not only does this incident involving the Activities Office violate
our First Amendment rights, but it
also raises some questions. Why
did it take three days for the Activities Office to realize that
literature must be approved for
distribution, and why weren't we
told this when we arranged for the
table? Where did this "rule" come
from? It is not stated in the student
handbook. The Progressive Coalition has distributed literature at
many of its other activities with no
problems, and the Marist community is aware of our political
nature and expects our material to
deal with political issues. Why was
it suddenly decided that we were no
longer able to exercise our freedom
of speech?
Whether you agree with our
stand on certain issues is not the
point here. Our right to take a
stand is. We are trying to increase
awareness and discussion on campus. We are not asking anyone to
support our viewpoints. We are only asking the Marist community to
support our constitutional right to
express them.
Cindy Lemek
The Progressive Coalition
To the Editor:
The Marist College Men's
Basketball team certainly did contribute a great deal to our school
this year. Hard work usually does
pay off. Hopefully the entire student body will reap some of the
benefits from this success. It goes
without saying that the team will
extract quite a few bonuses from
their achievement. The efforts of
the team on the court will not be
minimized here.
However, I would just as soon
applaud for a lodge of child
molesters before saluting these insolent ingrates. It can be said that
my personal compliments for a few
of the players have been recinded.
I have stumbled into an abundance
of accounts where students speak
of
the
basketball
team
depreciatively.
Passive as I am, I never really
became plain spoken on the question. I now have cause to. The very
recent demonstration from three
To the Editor:
An April 9. memo to the Marist
community regarding River Day instructed there be "no unauthorized gatherings at the river front or
anywhere else on campus starting
immediately until further notice.
Individuals participating in
unauthorized gatherings at the river
front or anywhere eke on campus
can be arrested for trespassing."
The memo, signed by Peter
Amato, assistant dean of student
' affairs, and Joseph Waters, director of safety and security, raises a
number of questions.
First, how do Amato and Waters
define "unauthorized" gatherings?
Initially, one would believe they
meant any gathering that involved
alcohol.
However, on River Day, when I
by Lauren Arthur
Students graduating with degrees
in communication arts may be in
for a long climb before landing
high-paying jobs in their field, according to a recent survey.
According to a 1985 national
media salary survey conducted by
the School of Journalism at the
University of Missouri-Columbia,
salaries are not as overwhelming as
some may think.
Marist alumnus Bill Palmeri,
Disc Jockey at WPDH in
Poughkeepsie, said the money was
just not what he expected. "I learned that in a small market you just
have to suffer with it," he said.
"The only places you're going to
make big money are Los Angeles,
New York, or Chicago."
The Missouri survey inquired
and received salary information
from 648 daily newspapers, 346
television stations and 426 radio
stations, and averaged employee
salaries according to market size.
At the largest radio stations in
.the country (gross revenue more
than $5 million) the average of a
morning drive disc jockey salary is
$88,200. The same position at a
secondary station (gross revenue $1
to $5 million) is substantially lower
• — $27,103. If you start out in the
smallest market, the average is
$13,524.
Just because the bigger companies promise more money
doesn't mean you should write
them off, said Dave L'Heureux,
news director of Poughkeepsie
radio station WKIP.
L'Heureux said getting into a
larger market may mean working
as a "gopher" and not receiving
much technical or tangible experience. "A smaller station can
offer hands-on experience in copy
fail out of medical school and
several have graduated with high
honors.
The criteria for medical school
acceptance are demanding. At the
present time it takes a 3.5 GPA and
successful scores on the Medical
College Admissions Test which is
a standardized science test given to
all applicants.
In addition to the advising premeds and other health profession
students receive from me, all premed and pre-dental students are
reviewed by a Health Professions
Faculty Committee. This review includes an interview that serves to
prepare students for the medical
school interview. The.committee
also is responsible for preparing a
student's
letter
of
recommendation.
In summary, Marist has a structured program to assist students in
seeking entrance to professional
schools in the health sciences and
with respect to medical school we
believe we compare favorably with
sister institutions in terms of
acceptance.
Joseph S. Bettencourt, Ph.D.
Advisor to the Health Professions
The Circle is looking to fill the following
positions for the fall:
• Columnists • Classified Manager • Photographers
• Reporters • Advertising Staff
*Please reply to The Circle - P.O. Box 3-857
We thank Gary, Ardith, Bobbie
and the other graduating seniors
for their hard work and wish them
well.
The staff of the
School of Adult
Education
attempted empty-handed to stand
behind the new wall near the
garden apartments to watch the activities below, I was instructed by
a" Security guard that I was prohibited from doing so. Could I,
and others, have been arrested if we
remained there?
Are Amato and Waters saying
they could have.arrested the six
students who were, (without
authorization) gathered behind the
townhouses playing wiffleball that
day? Were they ."trespassing?"
Upon closing the memo, Amato
and Waters stated "this notification is prompted by a deep concern
for the safety of all members of the
college community." If such a concern exists, Mr. Amato and Mr.
Waters, why then has Marist not
yet corrected the extremely
dangerous situation facing students
who must cross Route 9 to Marist
East every day?
Michael Grayeb, Junior
"An investment
in knowledge
pays the best
interest."
Mew Catalog
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C. 20402
Galvez plans to get on the air.
She said working at the station offers connections and ability to elicit
help from the disc jockeys. "If
anyone thinks they're going to get
rich right off the bat, they can
forget it," said Galvez.
The Missouri survey indicates
that television offers much better
career opportunities than other
media, althougfi' recent cut-backs
have plagued the industry.
by Gina Disanza
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Junior Frank Doldo will juggle managing and
planning
not stndent8>
only his social
life next year, but every
0ther Marist
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"Because of corperate mergers,
the network is now cutting back on
positions. The luxurious days of
hiring extra people are over," said
information assistant in public relations at NBC-TV, Aymon
Demauro.
The merger, in which General
Electric Co. purchased NBC from
RCA Corp., led to the elimination
of several hundred jobs.
"People's expectations are too
high," said Demauro. "Jobs in the
bigger market are limited and competitive, and are not as high paying as other fields," said Demauro.
Demauro said people usually
think only of visible jobs like network news anchor — a position
with an average salary of $115,860.
But the same job in a mid-size
market will pay only about
$40,847. And at small stations, only about $19,924 can be expected,
according to the Missouri survey.
In newspapers, the bulk of the
money rests in the management
department. Publishers make
about $172,991 and general
managers average $118,996 at the
largest papers, according to the
survey. Reporters can expect a topend salary of about $32,186 at a
major newspaper, while small
paper reporters may only average
about $12,989 a year.
Lisa Arthur, a 1985 Marist
graduate, started part-time at a
small weekly paper making $60 a
week. She went on to a daily, and
back to the same weekly, as a
regional editor making $400 a
week.
"I didn't mind the terrible pay,
because I looked at my work as experience," said Arthur. "Instead of
going to grad school, I worked at
papers and got paid, though not
much, for learning."
"If you love it enough," she
said, "you've got to stick with it
and learn to live cheaply for a long
time. But it's got to pay off sooner
or later."
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A fire of undetermined origin
destroyed the Hyde Park Festival
Theater two weeks ago, and the
theater's board of directors has yet
to decide what plan of action to
take, but the outcome may affect
some aspects of the theater program at Marist College.
According to Jeptha Lanning,
professor of communication arts
and member of the theater's board,
a decision on the future of the
theater cannot be made until the insurance company has appraised the
damage.
The Hyde Park Festival Theater,
located across from the Vanderbilt
Mansion, has provided Marist
students with several types of learning opportunities.
':"' Lanning, who has been a
member of the board since 1981,
works as a liason between the
theater and the college, setting up
internships for the students and arranging for theater personnel to
teach courses at Marist in areas
such as acting, stage design and arts
management.
Lanning said that although the
fire was tragic, it will give the board
of directors an opportunity to
reevaluate their goals.
"We're taking stock of the situation and trying to decide where to
go from here," he said. "Unfortunate as the fire was, it gives us a
chance to say what our reason for
being is and perhaps even how
Marist can play a part in the
theater's future."
Senior John Roche spent last
summer as an intern at the theater
He said he was called by a friend
on the night of the fire and immediately rushed to the site.
"I had expected theresvould be
a shell, like a normal fire," he said,
"but when I got there it was burned to the ground; there wasn't even
two feet of rubble."
"I never saw anything like it."
he continued, "it bothered me a
lot; it was such a beautiful
building."
The theater, designed by architect Stanford White in 1896,
formerly served as stables for the
Vanderbilt estate.
In 1954, the stables were
transformed into a theater and
after several owners, it was purchased by actor Biff McGuire and
his wife Jeanne Carson in 1980.
Four years ago, the theater was
deeded over to the 15-person board
of directors and the McGuires were
kept as artistic directors.
Lanning explained that because
of the original purpose of the structure, the theater did not have
heating or airconditioning. He said
that one of the board's considerations will be whether or not to heat
the structure, which would allow
for performances throughout the
year. In the past, the theater only
operated during the summer
months.
But Roche said he felt that a
reconstruction would not capture
the original beauty of the building.
"Even if they rebuild it, they will
never get all the craftmanship right.
During breaks over the summer I
used to look at the structure and it
was amazing," he said.
At the time of the fire, the
McGuires were performing in Seattle. According to Lanning, they
have been notified and should be
back in Hyde Park in approximately two weeks.
The McGuires live in the
southwest corner of the structure,
which was not damaged by the fire.
Albany interns: Seeing what government is all about
by Michael Kinane
A small group of Marist students have left the
classroom behind and are learning about New York state
government from the inside.
The students are part of a state wide internship program which trains them to work for legislators in Albany.
Each is assigned to a particular member of the state
assembly, where they perform tasks ranging from dealing with their employer's constituents to typing press
• releases.
"It's an eye-opening experience," said Denise Wilsey,
a senior, of her internship in Assemblywoman Kathy
Nolan's office.
"We can talk to them about any of the issues that are
coming up on the calendar," she said.
But although there is much experience to be gained as
a legislative intern, the job is demanding.
"Nobody makes it easy on you," Wilsey said. "You
have to speak up and take initiative. If you give a lot,
you'll get a lot out of it."
Michael Cozzolino, another legislative intern, said the
internship has changed his perception of government.
"Seeing how the Republicans and Democrats get along
out of the chambers is really interesting," said Cozzolino.
"They get along a lot better than you are led to believe."
"I've also become very intrigued by the way the gover-
nor and the legislature work together," said Cozzolino.
"I'm not a big fan -of politics," said Wilsey of the
Albany scene. "But I like to learn about the issues. I've
become much more issue-oriented since I came here."
Wilsey said her new perspective on government has
changed her career plans. Although she had planned a
career in journalism, she now plans a career as a lobbyist.
Cozzolino says he plans to continue working in politics
after the internship. "I'm looking at a career in law and
I may have some political aspirations," said Cozzolino,
who works in Assemblyman George Madison's office.
"But this experience is going to help me in the future no
matter what I do. This education has given me a head
start."
Loving strange pets
by C. Melissa Roberts
Your Government has published thousands of books
to serve America. And now the Government
Printing Office has put together a catalog of the
Government's "Bestsellers"—almost a thousand
books in all. Books like The Space Skuttle at
Work, Starting a Business, U.S. Postage
Stamps, and National Parks Guide and
Map. I daresay there's even information
on one of my favorite subjects—printing.
Find out what the Government has
published for you—send for your
free catalog. Write—
writing and broadcasting so you
can learn more," said L'Heureux.
Rosemary Galvez, a receptionist
at WNEW-FM in New York City,
can vouch for the difficulty of
breaking into "big time" radio.
Galvez attended the College of
Staten Island and worked at its FM
station, has experience in
marketing and producing, worked
at a music agency, did her internship at WNEW, and after three
years at WNEW is still a
receptionist.
Fire destroys historic theater
Doors open 8pm • Show starts 8:45pm
River Day
Editor's Note: The following letter was submitted several weeks ago
but due to space limitations, today
is the first opportunity The* Circle
has to print it.
Financial rewards can be limited in media careers
FREE ADMISSION (21 & over)
Thanks
To the Editor:
The Adult Student Union, under
the leadership of Gary Grandy and
other officers, has been very active
in planning special events and serving as spokespersons for the 700
adult students on campus.
spit at anyone. The action taken by
the players was completely wrong.
These individuals represent our
school. This makes me sick. I'd
rather a bag lady fill those shoes
before choosing these bastards that
aren't worth the ball they bounce.
My father contributing towards the
tuition of these freeloaders that inflict head injuries on my friends
also sort of rubs me the wrong way.
Their performance on the court is
to be praised.
Their hostile and ungrateful attitude off the court is overbearing.
It would be a blatant injustice for
this to go unrecognized.
I'd also like to give a special
thanks to Dave Magarity who apparently believes that these players
are such pillars of society that their
accounts of the incident should be
held as gospel. As for myself, I will
be found with the windows locked
and the gas on before beingseen at
a basketball game next year.
Eileen Murphy, Junior
Ladies
Every Friday Nite...
Male Burlesque
Tranfers
To the Editor:
The following is a response to
the article "The transfers: Who
leaves Marist - and why (Circle,
April 30, 1987).
Specifically, I am responding to
statements attributed to Pete
McAllister about the sciences at
Marist. First, his comments were
made after a single year here and
only while taking introductory
science courses (General Biology
and General Chemistry).
As Advisor to the Health Professions for over 15 years at Marist,
1 feel I must respond. Although we
do not have a large program, we
have been successful over the years
in having our students accepted into American Medical Colleges. The
following gives our record over the
past four years. In 1987 2 of 2 accepted; 1986,4 of 5 accepted; 1985,
2 of 4 accepted; and 1984, 2 of 3
accepted. Some of the schools
represented include SUNY Upstate,
SUNY Downstate, NY Medical
College, Mayo Medical School,
Morehouse Medical College, and
Albert Einstein Medical College.
It is also worthy to note that we
have never had any former student
haughty basketball players that I
was a witness-to is to blame for my
negative attitude directed at the
team.
To generalize and say that the
entire team holds the same rude
qualities would be completely unfair. I have become hostile because
of the repulsive behavior exhibited
by three of the team's players. I
witnessed something that never
should have happened.
The two malevolent students
beat up three of my friends. One
of them was a girl. There was no
justification for such action. The
fight may have easily become a free
for all had it not been for Security's arrival at the scene. One of the
players was accused after the fight.
The other player was not interogated following the incident.
A friend of the two, who is also
on the team, found it permissible
to spit on one of my friends as she
voiced her disgust about the situation. There was no need to hit or
Every morning Patricia Smith is
awakened by a friendly peck on the
mouth from her pet parrot,
Pajarita.
Pajarita is a green and blue
3-year-old Connure parrot, which
Smith, a freshman, adopted more
than a year ago. And not only does
the bird sleep with her, but it also
drinks from her glass, eats from her
. plate, and says "good night" when
Smith covers her at night.
Marist students have adopted a
wide variety of pets, and many
have found that "man's best
friends" don't have to be dogs.
"No one can walk into my room
without the bird getting upset,"
said Smith.
And while Smith's pet gets excited - about strangers, Shari
Osborne, a senior, has a Japanese
Fighting fish that inflates itself
when her boyfriend enters her living room.
"Male Japanese Fighting fish are
only supposed to blow open gills
and fan out their fins when another
male is placed in the tank or directly next to it," said Osborne, "not
when my boyfriend comes over."
" I think my boyfriend is
jealous," she said.
Jeff Moore, a senior loves his pet
so much he gave up his be3 for it.
Moore has a pet Savanah
Monitor. This is a lizard that has
the capability to grow up to six feet
long.
Instead of spending hundreds of
dollars on a cage, Moore decided
to use the cavity of his bunk bed
for "Komodo's" home.
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Education Sec. William Bennett
Says States Have 'Hijacked'
Reform Movement
Speaking to the Education
Writers Association in San Francisco, Bennett said legislators in Indiana, Texas, California, North
Dakota, Louisiana and Michigan
have "gutted" efforts to reform
schools and colleges by insisting on
spending "gobs and gobs" of
money.
Bennett contended the reform
movement can be most effective by
making schools more accountable
for their actions.
U. Vermont Decides Not To
Give Honorary Degree To
Nicaraguan Culture Minister
A student-faculty-trustees committee has decided not to award an
honorary degree to Ernesto
Cardenal because of the "controversy" it might provoke at
graduation.
In asking Cardenal to speak at
a forum instead, committee
members said they were worried
the Nicaraguan government's
repression of Miskito Indians
would detract from commencement ceremonies.
Texas Senate Okays BUI
To Let Fans Sue Boosters
In the wake of the scandal at
Southern Methodist U., where
football boosters' payments to
players led the NCAA to abolish
the SMU program for a year, state
senators recently approved a bill to
let colleges and even football conferences sue boosters whose action
lead to NCAA sanctions.
SMU's Student Senate already
has threatened to sue certain
boosters for "diminishing the
value" of SMU degrees.
And U.S. Rep. John Bryant (DTex) introduced a bill in Congress
that would cut off federal funds to
colleges at which under-the-table
payments are made to campus
athletes.
Panel: Add women,
minorities to trustees
by Diane L. Rossini
The campus-wide Affirmative
Action Committee has expressed
concern about the lack of adequate
representation of women and
minority persons on the board of
trustees, according to Dr. Eugene
C. Best, affirmative actions officer.
In December, the committee
recommended that the college
make a serious effort to find
qualified women and minority persons and appoint them to the
board. The committee's concern is
that appropriate role models
should be provided from the
highest levels on down, said Best.
In February, two men were appointed to the board, increasing its
total membership to 32, including
three women, one who of whom is
black.
Currently three positions on the
board are vacant and some women
have been recommended to Dennis
Murray, president of the college.
"We are actively seeking out
members now," Murray said.
Pets
"Komodo needs to eat live
animals to stay healthy. The funny part is that he must kill it
himself or he won't eat it," Moore
said.
But Larry Cononico's snake is
not as discriminating when it comes
to food. His six-foot long Boa, aptly called "Bo," eats what he's
given.
"So long as Bo knew it was alive
when it was put in his cage, he'll
eat anything," said Cononico, a
senior.
Bo usually doesn't get into much
trouble, Cononico said, although
once he terrorized one of Cononico's neighbors.
"Bo somehow got out the door
and curled into .a ball in front of
my neighbor's door. I knew I
found him when I heard some wild
screams from the hallway," he
said.
Pat Pacenza, a sophomore,
doesn't have to worry about his pet
escaping.
Pacenza's pet is a cactus named
Khaki which he bought while he
was in Arizona to see Marist play
in the NCAA Men's Basketball
Tournement.
"I talk to her every day. She only
eats a tablespoon of water every
month. And she is very obedient,
there's no other pet in the world
like her," said Pacenza.
"Next time there is a new board
member I am confident that additional women will be in that
group."
Joseph Parker, director of Upward Bound Program and a
member of the committee, said he
believes the board of trustees
represents the leadership of an
educational institution. These decision makers, he said, are prudent
in forming a diversified body that
represents the community at large.
"The option for fair representation and to seek out qualified
trustees is easy enough, yet it hasn't
been done," said Parker.
There are no set qualifications
for membership on the board.
Board members traditionally
have been selected from upper
ranks of other organizations and
businesses. Women are just begining to get the fair opportunities to
get to those levels, said Murray.
"I would like not only to see additional women but (also) additional minorities," Murray said.
"The whole racial make up of New
York is going to change
dramatically and we want a balanced perspective on all issues confronting higher education."
In contrast, Bard College has 25
members on its board of trustees,
five of whom are women. It has no
minority members.
Vassar College has three black
members and five women on its
board of trustees.
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Students Meet For A
"Black Spring Break"
Citing feelings of "isolation,"
black students from predominantly white campuses met with black
students from predominantly black
campuses in Daytona Beach recently to "open a network for
communication."
Students from 25 colleges said
the meeting was a chance for them
"to party and not feel out of place
for once."
"Prank" Bomb Kills Student
At Wesley College
One student was killed and four
others injured at the Dover, Del.,
campus when a"smoke bomb, ignited as a "prank" by students
Robert Rumsey and Edward
McGee, started a fire in a dorm last
month.
Rumsey and McGee were charged with manslaughter.
by Don Reardon
Marist College junior Garret
Ryan leads an unlikely double life.
Ryan, who has been one of the
top speedsters on the Marist track
team, is the lead singer of the
Queens, N.Y., based heavy metal
band, Krusade.
"Singing in a New York City
heavy metal band and competing at
a high level in collegiate track is an
unlikely combination for anyone,
but for me, the two endeavors
don't collide," said the 20-year-old
psychology major.
The quiet and unassuming
Queens native said he began running competitively in the seventh
grade and formed Krusade as a
senior at Cathedral Prep High
School.
"It's strange how things turned
out," laughed Ryan. "I originally
entered Cathedral because I wanted
to be a priest, and now, I'm the
lead vocalist in a hard rock band."
Ryan's original plans in track
have also taken a detour as he missed competing this year due to a
debilitating knee injury.
"At this moment, music is more
important than track simply
because I think I can go further in
music than on the track," added
Ryan, who was Marist's top indoor
half miler last year with a personal
best of 1:57.
Ryan was ranked third among
the state association's top half
milers early in the season last year.
"Music isn't like track though,"
he said. "On the track, the best win
while sometimes a lucky break is all
you need in music."
Ryan cited the case of the emerging rock band Poison: "A band
like Poison is really not that
talented, but they come up with a
catchy tune, and the next thing you
know, they have a platinum record
and their in the money."
Ryan said the money in music is
very attractive, and he wouldn't
mind taking a piece of the pie
himself. _
"I would like to lead part of the
life many rock stars lead, but running and drugs don't mix and I'd
rather avoid them," said Ryan,
who neither drinks nor smokes.
Ryan said many of the people he
knows in the business do lead the
stereotypical life of big money
musicians as far as drugs and
alcohol go.
"I can't go into a bar or club
without somebody taking a look at
my long hair and then coming up
to me and asking me for marijuana
or worse," he said.
Ryan said the stereotype follows
him to track meets also.
"When I run at West Point or
someplace like that, I'll step up to
the starting line and get some
serious double takes from my competitors," said Ryan. "Often I'll
by Chris Barry
In one of the few instances in
which hazing resulted in a jail
sentence, Superior Court Judge
Peter Hairston sentenced Steven
Jones, 22, to two years in prison
for beating two Omega Psi Phi
pledges on the head with a piece of
wood.
Law School Enrollments Decline
The number of first-year law
students fell by 1.5 percent since
the 1985-86 school year, the
American Bar Association reported
recently.
Final
preparations
The members of
The Circle Staff
would like to extend
congratulations to the
members of
the Class of '87
here people in the stands yelling
things like, 'go Ted Nugent,' or
something like that."
Although Krusade does not have
massive hoards of groupies, said
Ryan, female members of audiences have been known to throw
phone numbers and other
paraphenalia up on stage.
Ryan's most supportive fan is his
sister, Marist College sophomore
Susan Ryan.
Krusade plays mostly original
music, according to Ryan, and its
biggest success thus far is "Never
Gonna Say it Again," which is
featured on Catchem Records'
Long Island Sound Sampler.
The song has been played on
several stations including Marist's
own WMCR and Long Island's
WBAB.
"I think we have a bright
future," said Ryan. "We've picked up several gigs for the summer,
and last month we opened up for
ex-Rainbow singer Joe Lynn
Turner at LaMour East."
Joining Ryan in the band are
guitarist extraordinaire Omar Fara,
bassist Gerard Wagner, and drummer Peter Wiesner, who like Ryan
moonlights in the music world.
Wiesner studies engineering at
Hofstra University.
"Omar (Fara) is probably as
good as any of the guitarists
around, barring people like Eddie
Van Halen and so on," said Ryan.
"People love to watch him play
because he is very talented."
Krusade will play at LaMour
East again in mid-June, and Ryan
says they will no doubt open for a
big band.
As for his running? "I'm going
to gear my training this summer
toward cross country competition
in the fall. I hope to make varsity."
Hitchhiking safety:
Creating an attitude
North Carolina A&T Student
Gets Prison For Hazing
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Mothers
Day
Sunday
May 10"
Running or singing, Garrett Ryan has a bright future
Whether studying alone or in groups Marist students are gearing
up for finals week.
(photos by Monique Catalano)
Like many students without cars,
Brian Sullivan relies on rides to get
to his classes at Dutchess Community College. Unlike other
students, however, he gets most of
his rides from total strangers.
As a daily hitchhiker, Sullivan
has had to walk the entire distance
from his Hyde Park apartment only twice since January.
"People are always telling me, 'I
usually don't pick up hitchhikers
but since you have books I'll give
you a ride'," he said.
While it usually takes anywhere
from one to fifteen minutes to get
a ride, Sullivan, of Garnerville,
N.Y., said he will occasionally have
to walk 30 minutes before being
picked up.
"On most days I can make it to
school with two rides — one down
Route 9, then one up Cedar
Street," Sullivan said.
"I never get picked up by the
same person, but I always see the
same people driving by that never
pick me up," he said. "I know
they're not going to pick me up so
I like to look at their face. They
don't look at me — they either turn
their heads or they speed up — it's
funny."
What Sullivan interprets as embarrassment, others say is caution
about picking up hitchhikers.
"I wouldn't pick up a hitchhiker
unless I knew them," said Brian
Swords, 20, of Upper Saddle River,
N.J.
"But then again, I don't think
I'd drive by a really pretty girl with
her thumb out," Swords added.
Diane Pasquaretta, a Marist
senior from Hartford, Conn., said
she would pick up a hitchhiker in
her hometown if she didn't have
far to go.
"But if the person looks weird
I won't," she added.
According to police, many people also express caution about hitchhiking themselves.
"Five years back it was common
to see many people hitchhiking,"
said New York State Trooper
Sergeant Dennis Cody. "You don't
see as many people doing it today."
"I'd be afraid to hitch because
you never know what can happen
to you," said Tricia Mauriello, a
junior from Branford, Conn.
"You hear so many bad
stories," she said.
"Hitchhiking isn't exactly a
bright idea," said Sergeant Lundgren of the Town of Poughkeepsie police department. "Especially
at night."
Sullivan said you can't be
cautious when hitchhiking
everyday.
"You can't think twice about
getting into a car with someone
because then you'd never hitch,
you'd be too paranoid," he said.
"I figure, if there is only one per-
son in the car then that isn't a problem because there is no way they
can do anything to me while they're
driving," Sullivan said.
He added: "If there was a couple of people in the car 1 guess they
could do something, but you can't
think about it. I don't think about
it really."
Hitchhiking is technically illegal,
but Sergeant Lundgren said it isn't
strictly enforced.
"I've been here for 10 years and
I can't remember anyone being arrested for hitchhiking," Lundgren
said.
Cody said troopers tend to stop
and question hitchhikers on
highways such as the Taconic
Parkway because most people
don't hitch on major roads and
troopers sometimes find runaways
or prison escapees.
For whatever reason you might
be hitching, Sullivan said, your success depends upon your technique.
"I try to look relaxed and I
always make eye contact and walk
slow," he said. "I look them right
in the eye and try to let them see
into me."
"If there is a sidewalk, you stay
on the road, but you also give the
cars their space so they don't think
you're some sicko in the middle of
the road," he said.
"I get in the car and say 'how are
ya'," he said. "Then I usually
make a statement about the
weather, that's a neutral statement,
it's not offensive," he added.
"But most important," Sullivan
said, "you have to have the right
attitude to hitch. You can't be in
a rush, you can't mind the weather,
and you can't mind walking."
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With a week and one half left in iron supplements be taken by
the spring semester many are star- women who engage in any type of
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and yes ... fat.
Yet others might not prefer a
Bathing suit season is just crowded dance studio or sweaty
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and women alike are flocking to calories.
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For Marist College sophomore
unwanted pounds.
and cross country team member
Several diet and exercise fads Jennifer Fragomeni, running seems
have emerged this spring including to be the simple solution.
the traditional aerobics, running
"For me, running seems to be
and the new exercise on the block: the only thing that really gives me
boxercise, according to Harper's the feeling of being in good
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shape," said the 20-year-old comAccording to Marist sophomore munication arts major.
and aerobics instructor Donna
"Running might not be as fun as
Revellese, aerobics still seem to be other things, but it gets me out of
one of the most popular ways to the house and helps relieve tension
earn one's way into a bathing suit. also," she said.
"Forty million Americans are
Running with a friend is very
doing it," said Revellese. "It's very helpful in terms of motivation, but
fun and exciting because it's just on many occasions she'd rather run
dancing to music."
alone as it gives her a chance, "to
Revellese said one can expect to get away from everything and
lose 300 to 400 calories per hour relax," she said.
while aerobicising.
Regardless of how one chooses
"It's probably the only excercise to shed pounds, certain rules appwhere you work all the major mus- ly to any excercise program: 1)
cle groups," said the communica- Burn more calories than you contion arts major.
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days a week at a spa or club gives
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Hall warns that aerobics aren't the a maximum of opportunity to do
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Final days
With graduation only a few weeks away, seniors try to cram in as
much fun as possible with friends.
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where she embroiders napkins and
return home to eat supper at 4:30
p.m.
She is also mentally ill.
Phillips (all the names in this
story are fictitious to protect the
identities' of the residents) lives at
Dutchess Manor, an adult home
located on Washington Street in
Poughkeepsie.
Behind the glass door of Dutchess Manor lie people who belong
to the forgotten group in America
— the aged. Many of them also
suffer from emotional, mental and
physical ailments.
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about 19 to 85, according to Judith
Fraleigh, administrator of Dutchess Manor. The majority,
however, are in their middle 50s
and 60s, she said.
Fraleigh, who has a bachelor's of
nursing from Pace University, has
been at Dutchess Manor four
years. She is responsible for determining whether a person can reside
at Dutchess Manor.
"They need a physician's statement saying that they require
assistance in the act of daily living," she said. "It's hard to decide
who can live here and who can't;
it depends on what kind of home
you want to have."
Dutchess Manor, which has been
existence for 10 years, can hold up
to 92 people. Currently there are 21
male and 71 females residents
there.
The staff consists of 24 people,
including Maureen Cassidy, office
manager and registered nurse.
Her duties include ordering
medication for the residents, getting prescriptions from the doctor
and answering the phones.
"There's never a dull moment,"
said Cassidy, who has been at Dutchess Manor several months. "I've
always enjoyed detail work and
people. This entails both."
The people are what Dutchess
Manor is all about. The adult home
gives them security while they slowly gain independence.
"I think when your talking
about deinstitutionalizing people
the adult home is the best place,"
said Fraleigh.
The activities director of Dutchess Manor tries to keep the
residents busy with trips to the
movies or shopping, said Fraleigh.
Usually she takes no more than five
people at a time.
Some residents of Dutchess
Manor, such as Phillips, are lively
and try to keep busy on their own.
A short woman in her late fifties,
Phillips' stature can be deceiving.
"I used to clean houses," said
Phillips. "I like to keep busy. Here
I help clean up sometimes."
Phillips, like a lot of the
residents, admitted she is hooked
on soap operas.
The new color television in the
TV room has soap operas playing
from early afternoon until 4 p.m.
Channel 7 seems to be the favorite
station, and "General Hospital"
the most popular show.
Residents gather to watch their
"stories" or they go to the sitting
room to doze, read or talk during
the day.
There is a shelf of books in the
corner of the sitting room, potted
plants scattered around the room,
and couches and chairs for
reclining.
There is also a newspaper
available every day, said Julie
Smithson, another resident of Dutchess Manor.
"I like the atmosphere and the
people are nice," Smithson said.
"The staff is friendly and well
trained and they keep the heat on
to keep us warm."
The rooms at Dutchess Manor
are kept very warm but the
residents don't seem to mind.
There are two people to a
bedroom, which includes two single
beds, two dressers and two closets.
The price for per month at Dutchess Manor is $800 for those who
pay privately. Residents who fall
under federal aid are charged $630
per month, which the government
pays for, said Fraleigh.
Some residents look on Dutchess
Manor as home and do their best
to put up personal items like
posters and pictures on the walls of
their rooms.
"It's the only home I've ever
known," said Phillips, who has
been in state institutions all her life.
One of the few men at Dutchess
Manor is Ted Harly, a man in his
early fifties with a smiling face and
good sense of humor. Three weeks
ago, when some members of
Circle-K, a Marist service club
brought homemade baskets of
jellybeans and dietetic candy to
Dutchess Manor, Harly hovered
around telling jokes and teasing the
young women until they gave him
his basket.
He has been at the home since
1978 and he said he enjoys being
there. "I love it," he said, after
playfully refusing to comment at
first.
Most of the residents interviewed said they liked Dutchess Manor,
but there were one or two
exceptions.
"When I first got here, I bawled my eyes out," said Ellie Jones.
Jones has been at Dutchess Manor
almost a year and said she is tired
of being there. "I just want to go
home," she said.
Continued on Page 20
Amusement park once graced
riverfront on the North End
Before the Lowell Thomas Communications Center, before The
McCann Center, before Marist
College entirely, these shores of the
Hudson were home to "The Blue
Streak."
The Blue Streak, in its day one
of the largest roller coasters in the
country, along with other attractions, composed the Woodcliff
Amusement Park, located from
Route 9 down to the Hudson, on
the land which is now occupied by
the Gartland Commons Apartments. The land was previously the
estate of John F. Winslow and was
called Wood Cliff.
Fred Ponty bought the approximately 20 acres of land in June of
1927 and invested $1 million to
make his park. Ponty, who had
formerly owned the amusement
park at Rye Beach, completed the
park quickly but the exact date of
the opening is unknown.
Along with the Blue Streak,
which boasted a height of 120 feet
at its peak and a curve which
brought the passengers over the
Hudson, Woodcliff was home to
one of the largest pools in the Hudson Valley. Other attractions included a lake with boat rides, The
Merry Mix Up, which was a preDisney World version of The Tea
Cup Ride, various concession
stands, including its own inn, and
picnic grounds.
"It was a great place, the only
one like it around here," said Ellen
Theyson, 80, who has lived in
Poughkeepsie all her life. "I spent
many a summer day there with my
family."
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Theyson said that for one dollar we all just stopped going," said
you could go on all the rides, swim Theyson. "It wasn't fun anymore;
in the pool, and still have money you couldn't bring little kids
anymore."
for a hot dog.
Woodcliff, however lost its
popularity slowly after 1941. A
man named Howe was killed after
he stood up while riding The Blue
Streak and fell into the Hudson
River. After this the coaster was
shut down.
That summer brought other incidents to the family oriented park
as well as the death of Ponty. In
August, a riot broke out between
a group of black people, who had
taken a steamer up from New York
for the day, and a Polish church
group, who also had booked the
pool for the day. The Polish club
asked then Deputy Sheriff Joseph
Bloomer not to admit the Black
group. Bloomer ordered the beer
taps locked in the inn, and rocks
were hurled by the blacks through
mirrors and windows in the inn.
Over 50 city and town officials
rushed to the scene. The incident
was then described in the
Poughkeepsie Eagle as "the worst
out break of trouble in Dutchess
County in years." No arrests were
made, although the police detained the black group's organizers for
questioning. This lead to further
displays by the black group.
A month earlier, another smaller
out break between whites and
blacks occurred. A few days after
the August incident, Dutchess
County officials declared the dock
and the bridge over the railroad
tracks "unsafe" and the park was
shut down.
"When all the trouble started,
In 1944, there was a push for the
City of Poughkeepsie to buy the
land and refurbish the park. Local
groups, such as the Kiwanis Club
hoped it would "keep the children
off the street and be a place of
entertainment during this time of
war," according to an account of
a City Council meeting in a
Poughkeepsie paper. The deal
however, never went through and
the park never reopened.
The Dutchess County Historian,
Joyce Ghee, said the remains of the
park have all slowly but surely
disappeared. "The entrance to the
park is now the sight of the Getty
Station. There were two small stone
buildings with a gate in between,
that served as the entrance," she
said. "When the park closed, i(
became a hangout for kids and
there were a few fires." Ghee said.
All the building have now been
torn down.
According to Brother Joseph
Belanger, Jack Gartland purchased the land through the McCann
Foundation for Marist in 1983.
Brother Donnelly said he
remembers being a neighbor to the
park. "We use to hear the bands
on the boats coming all the way up
the River," he said.
Donnelly said that the community was up in arms over the riots and
were in favor of the closing of the
park. "It (the park) was a very big
operation, and very successful until the racial fights. It was too bad
it had to happen."
The Circle Staff
for 1987-88
• Len Johnson
Editor
• Mike Grayeb
Senior Editor
• Shelly Miller
Senior Editor
• Aline Sullivan
Associate Editor
• Diane Pomilla
Associate Editor
• Michael Kinane
Associate Editor
• Anne Breslin
Sports Editor
• Debra Noyes
Advertising Manager
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Anne & Steve,
Don't forget, singing solo, bunny 1-2,
thread-quicker, Thuraper-Un yeah I'm
sorry, Clint SGDGOYAAJ, more fun
times to come — Probably!
— Love Maureen
p.s. Don't hurt him him — he's such
a nice guy!
Laura,
Well hello there. What are you doing? Not I'll miss you: SGDGOYAAJ
—Love Maureen
p.s. You can stay in my room anytime.
Kelley,
Mony, Mony — Say no don't do it,
I don't know. Where are you? Next to
Anne, No sir, Clint, SGDGOYAAJ —
Next year will be great!Love Maureen
Bob^
They won't let us go! It's a prison
and we're going to have to stick it out
together. Actually, I think our mothers
had something to do with it. Hang in
there! Love ya,
—Lynn
Hey H & B,
Yeh! You know who you are. One
last time, you pick the night I promise,
it will be memorable!
—Slim
Bob, Kath, and Deb,
Guess what? We're almost free!
Seven more days! I'll miss ya'U this
summer.
Love ya—Lynn
To all the women of Marist that I have
loved before. Thanx!! Luv Flounder
To all the women of Marist that I have
not loved before, hurry up I only have
two weeks left.
—Luv Flounder
To all Freshmen,
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s on making it
through year number one. We didn't
think you'd make it —The Seniors
To: Moe and Med
Thanks for letting me into your lives.
This year has brought great memories
and I know next year will only be better.
Steph
To the B-6 seniors,
Thanks for a fun year. You girls were
the best mistakes that housing ever
made. We'll miss you!
—Love the B-6 juniors
Michele, Good Luck! You will be a
great nurse! Your nursing buddy!
Trish, good luck in the years to come.
Take good care of yourself and
remember me always. 3:15
Gregory, I'm really glad that you got
me that diet Pepsi and interrupted my
conversation, otherwise things would
not have turned out the way they did.
You are the greatest. I love you! You
make me extremely happy and you
know the rest...Love Chief .
Mush, How do Martians reproduce?
Please demonstrate! Love your radical
roomies (Hotlips, Laverne, Rosy, and
Shirley)
Hey guys, I think we need a closet
party?
Laverne and Shirley, What a great
year!! I don't know what I'd do without
you — Champagnat here we come!!!
Love ya, Hotlips
The girls from M210 are: Specially
Marvelous Elegant Girls Heading Ever
After Desirous Studs
—SMEGHEADS!!!
M-l 10, S-I06, S-116: Thanks for making this year a special one. To think we
owe it all to one personm —#30. Good
luck with the next three years, and stay
out of trouble,—your senior friend
Andy — Your " b o x " makes a wonderful conversational piece, but you can
have it back anytime.—Hippo Birdie
To Me-shele (10), Chris (Peanit), MJ
(12) — We had awesome times. I'll
never forget you guys. (I would never...
emotion...,) Love ya—Maureen (Rod.)
Ann, Kelly, Tracy, Laura, Steve—I'll
never forget all the funny times (singing solo, bunny 1-2, hanging on pole,
;;.read thumper—A yeah, I'm sorry) I
kiiow next year will be awesome. Party to you Puke—Absolutely.
—Love you guys, Maureen
M-104—Thanks for the awesome
times! You guys are the best and we'll
miss you! —The girls of M-207
H u g h i e — W e really d o n ' t h a t e
you!!!!—Love. Maureen and Dean
M a x — o n e week only is nice!
—Love, the Cat Killer
Patti. Patti Cahill, Born o n the wild
frontier.' yee haw
Patti, Sandra, Leslie, and Michele—
You guys are the best! It has been a
great semester. One of these days I'll get
my fair share. —Love you all, Hose
conversation. I wish and hope we can
Head—Thanks for our last " h a p p y "
keep it up.
A friend upstairs
weekend together. I love you too!
Love, Hose
To our A-6 big brothers: Thanx for the
Matt and Danbury—Thanx for making - parties, rides home, parties, use of the
our last weekend here memorable. Too oven, the parties, and friendship.
Des—come back we miss y o u .
bad it didn't happen sooner.
—J & B (Roomies) Flounder—we will miss you next year.
Dave V.—we never knew there was such
Hughie McQuire—My love—I'll always a devil behind that beard. Dennis—
want you! Yours forever if you knew!
don't forget to send us tickets to your
first Chippendale show. Er—exactly
Jim, merci beaucoup pour tout. J'aurai
where did the rest of your name go?
toujours les memoires—j'espere que les
ne terminer jamais.
Sue Reggie—we have new respect for
jellyfish since meeting you. Dave F.—
p.s. J'adore vraiment ton sourire.
the violent Mexican player. Mike—
To all of my friends: Thans for being sorry we couldn't make it 100 or was
a special part of my life. I'll miss it 25?? Gary—too bad your beer muscle is the only one developed. Charlie—
everyone!! Love, Jeanne " S u s "
we know you are no Quaker.—
Ann, Judy, Missy, Moira, Mary Ellen,
Lovingly, Hourglass, Plato, Bean, and
and Steph: you're the greatest! Your
Blue Stripes.
one and only, smeier!
Yo 'sup, Street Justice is the only
Ann—You're the best friend ever—I
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Tell me why Calba?
To all the girls I have ever shared my....
with. I was drunk, it really does get bigger^
—McBrusso
Brian M. (S.M.I.)— I do, love Patty,
p.s. Coach: what happened to your
shorts?
To Kelley, Anne, Tracey, Jennifer,
Maureen, Michele, Steve: Thanks for
making my year here terrific. I love you
guys so much and I'm gonna miss you
very much next year. We have to keep
in touch. Don't ever change!! Love you
all always!!
Laura
Ann Marie: We have come along way
and who knows what the future has in
store. Don't forget I'll always be with
you, right in your heart and you know
that you're in the same place with me.
I'll always love you!! Love forever,
Gregory.
Ria: You were lucky! I hope we could
drink some tea in a paper bag in a septic tank a half hour before we go to
work.
Smegheads, thanks for making this a
great year.
Love, Ozzy
Seniors '87—Let's go out with a big
bang!!
Dear Glen, thanx for all of your help.
You have been an inspiration for me at
Marist.
The cool guy, Dan
Muzz, Tree, Sparky, Chris, Pete,
Quint: Have a great summer. See you
in the fall!! Love Laurie and Cathy.
To the Lipsters: You guys were great
and super friends, Good Luck always
and remember your coach.
John and Dave: Thanks for letting me
be your roomie. Love, your coach.
To the girls in 210: You guys are the
greatest!! Don't ever change! Did I really spit??
M.L. and C.L.: This year's coolers were
the best. Let's double the fun next year.
Our triple will be great. J . M .
E.B. Thanks for putting up with
everything. My love for you will never
end, but please never stop spoiling me.Love S.M.
Ode to P l a t o ' s toolbox A l a r m :
7:00—Buzz, clomp...7:15—Buzz,
clomp... 8:05—Music, clomp, yawn,
clomp! Stretch, oh f*-fi Burp—Hop
skip, quick brush! Late for class again,
love always a fellow trooper.
To the drummer of second look: You
were great on Friday night!! I hope we
can jam together again real soon—an
avid fan.
Mylie and lizzard: You guys are the
greatest!! I love you both! You made
this year a blast! Love Dawny
Jean, Jenn, Patty: Budweiser anthem,
midnite giggling fits, the Macy's closet,
Puff, wild soco nights, sarge, Mic and
Bod, the troops, and the messiest room
in the dorm! Need I say more?
love always, Sue
Nancy (A-7), You are my favorite sister.
Thank God you're my only sister!!
Love Cauliflower.
Yo!! You're good looking!
Ragster, I love you! Next year will be
great! Love always, Raggage Baggage
Karen take care of yourself. This place
won't be the same without you. Knock
them dead at Pace.
Friends forever—Jill
Bill thanks for the stimulating and fun
C-6, You're welcome at B-5 anytime.
After all, it's your house. See you Friday and Saturday for the best afterhours ever. Beth, get ready to "handjive" with Todd. B-5
Beth, The best bride I could hope for.
You can drink as much (if not more,
thank god I don't pay for all your liquor) as I can.
Hubby
To Tim s Todd,
If men could menstruate, you'd both
be "three pads m a n ' s ! " With monthly
love, Mona.
_ ^
Teresa's guide to a pick up: Bat your
eyes and glisten in the moonlight.
Jo Jo is safe now!
16 days to graduation. Keep the party
going.
Greek (the biggest gossiper on campus.)
We are going to miss you after graduation. Keep slamming! The girls in C-3.
To the little people,
The war is over! Let's celebrate! I'll
miss you!
•
•
KB
To the Scratch Girls - May happiness
find you and the scratch never! Blairhead
Here's to being friends, Again!
Tony, Here's what you've been waiting
for
The Wedding Update. Those in
the elite social group, friends of the
bride and groom, say they are not sure
what happened to the two since that
white weekend last month. One can only gather they are busy catching up with
something called linguistics, and planning the social calendar for the next five
years after graduation. This writer has
to apologize, because she really doesn't
Tony gets to keep the bar (stocked) and know the facts on the slate of the young
the CD. Divorce Lawyer, Jen
marriage. She has found out, however,
Hey river geek - sorry about your bad that it is muddy.
back.
Will Pee Wee make it to Poughkeepsie
A5, B5 and E2— From this moment on,
until 11:30 a.m. May 23rd, we are going to do everything we have already
done and everything we have never
done. Just wake me up when it's over.
To the Beefsteak Charlie's group — in
just 2 weeks, if you're lucky, the
suspense will be gone. I'll tell you a
story — the story — about my dog. Just
get me a carafe and a straw.
Elaine:—Outdoor hot-tubs and fuzzy
navals, definitely!!
love, Moira
Lax #18, I'm trying hard to prove my
seriousness, but you have to "show me
you really love m e . . . " Is it all a game
or will "one d a y " EVER get here? Be
fair and give " u s " a chance!
"Your Secret Admirer"
L.T. (#5),—Can't wait till next year.
It's gonna be awesome!!
"Your Roomie"
Maur and Ker,-^Thanks for an "amazing semester and for all the memories!
You guys are the best!
—Dean
Jim C. (F-5)—Happy Birthday!! (One
day late) Hope we're still together for
many more. I LOVE YOU
—Your Unofficial Roommate
Noel,—You are an important piece of
my life. I don't know how I would of
gotten through these past four years
without you. Thanx for adding so much
happiness to my life. I love you, Sandy
Hey! You know Mann, It is not true
that Stach does not wash man. Stach
say, I take a shower once a week,
whether I need it or not Dude!
Hard Copy: Your roommates want
their money. Pay up???!
To the GUIDO's of townhouse C-5*s
LITTLE ITALY, Nikki, Carlo, and
Bierzy. Show us your Greencards or get
on the next boat to GUINNY-LAND!!
Congratulations to the BICENTENIAL
BOYS at 77 North Rd. 200 shots/200
minutes.
p.s. Don't get any on ya, and if you do,
don't cook it!!!
To the men? of Sig Ep,—FAT, UGLY,
and FRIENDLESS is no way to go
through life!
DeBarge and Danza
Eddie Burnich: Shiavone said that you
and Paul Pfundstein are brothers, Do
your eyebrows really connect, or do you
groom them??
Dobbs: Tee said she'll go to the formal
with you, provided you brush your,
tongue and grease your hair.
—Bistacco
Jimmy Everett has the cutest buns on
campus...Just ask him. .
Strike two, we only have one to go! Liz, IBID, same time; same place
To the Penrod's Club, Here's to the 77 North Road,
Who ate the
best people I know.
Chicken?
Another one to the Penrod's Club, Left Lobers ReunionWhere's the Free Keg? Oh, Sue found
I guess it's time to berightlobers. Let
it, of course!
hell break loose at Clipso International.
To B-5, E-2, A-5, Have no fret, any Beth Nulty,
employment prospects, can call us at the
Best hand jive partner.
Todd
Betty Ford Clinic.
Christine,
Next stop, Betty Ford Clinic. 4 days, 8
Is that a triangle on pagefive...The
nights of no alcohol and our own sober best five years I've had laughing like
personalities.
Patsy with you.
To MFJ - It was only one semester. It
seemed like an eternity.
Everyone,
Tony,
"That's just the way it is!" Tim
Word sentence rule = Phonology + MitchSambuca * n/c.
Who would have believed Freshman
by Norm Chompsky year that two people with nothing in
To M.B.,
common would find so much to talk
Never fear, the terns were here. It'll about?
Love Beth
never be the same. You'll miss us.
To the Bride,
Tim - It only takes 7 minutes!
It must be our birthdate because I
didn't know what a Warm spot in the
Jo Jo Jo
Ocean meant either. Loved sharing birTo Karin Erdt,
thdays with you... The Maid of
We'll be back with the sunglasses on. Dishonor Siv, New Paltz was great.
The Edwards Hat Gang. Sorry you missed it. It was your own
fault.
.
To E-2 & A-5,
Mona has come and gone, and we've Does anyone know where you're going
heard all about it!
Todd & Tim on June 6th. The concerned host, Tom
June 6th - Block Island. Be there! - The To the Fort LADEDA DELEGAunconcerned hostess. Or do you want TION: "We went, we left, we conto go to Toad's with the wine coolers? quered (each other). See you at the BetNo thanks, I'm having a good enough ty Ford. ALoha
time here.
Jenny,
Let's go back to Fort Lauderdale next
Everyone "That's just the way it is!"
year and you can work the right side of
Tim
.
To the dungin mates, You are two of the booze cruise ship. The Penrod's
my favorite boys - two losers only a Club
"mother" could love. Little Mellitt
C934 84-85- Here's to matching comforters, Louie, wallpaper, Butterflieds
To E-7 and F-9,
Don't start listing to the "sad-tape" and the Barracuda, the Seniors and our
yet. There's still senior week! Watch out Fish, Dick. From the view from the
for "Ladies Night" and No-doze! I'll Passion Pit
miss you all a million! (..Boardy Barn!) "Would you like to go out to lunch, for
Love, Jo-Jo a minute, in your own nightmare?"
Bambina, I got the lights and I called ToMJthe radio station, what more do you
Be our McGarry... the Almost
want from me!
Alumni
This is your last chance! Who put the To the editor.
bread in my cake?
Jen
Saturday morning dry heaves two
weeks in a row. That's go for one more.
To Tony and Beth,
Love TW
The divorce isfinal!Beth gets the TV,
VCR, microwave, and the Grease tape. p.s. Will we make it to graduation?
to visit?
Ayyy! Dixxie
Better get your F's in
now before you get outta here cause
once your out in the real world You Say
F this and F that, they're gonna tell you
to F off!
p.s. ...There is this sophmore Chick
who's been checkin you out, I THINK
SHE LIKES YOU1!Mil
Chach Gasser
I hate to tell you this,
but... the cleaners melted all your
polyester. By the way, why don't you
take it easy on the cologne, and next
time I see you, please try not to spit so
much when you're talking—maybe if
you would just calm down a little it
wouldn't be so bad!!!!
The Masked Avengerrr
To Sean Keating: You've got the worst
rap, the suits are a joke, and you were
the first to puke at the bicentenial.
What's next on the hit parade??
p.s. Hairclub for Men want you. Your
Hairline's not the only thing receding!! 1
T o the Men (yes, I said men, and no I'm
not intoxicated) of A-6: just a few
words to sustain through the summer—
may your kegs never dry, and may you
never get sand in your shorts. Looking
forward to see you at this summer's
functions. Have a good one, love Deb
Kathy, Lynn, and Bobette: As of this
writing—WE MADE IT! Boy times
flies when you're having fun, doesn't
it!! Have a warm and sunny summer!!
Deb
Kathy (a.k.a. Geekface): We survived!
I think I can put up with you another
year—only if you put your clothes
away! Happy Birthday! (Yes, I know
I'm early, but what the heck) just don't
do what I did!!!! It'll be the time you
forget! See you this summer—what's
the direct route from Binghamton to
Kingston?
love Deb
Jeanne-"Sus"—You are part of my
best memories. This year without you?
You're the best friend.
:
*
'
"
' love always, Ann
Jeanne, Judy, Missy, Moira, Steph,
Mary Ellen: You guys are the best,
which is what made this year so great.
I wish you all lots of luck and fun,
which I hope we all can share in the
future.
love, Ann
Hey Steph and Mare!! Thanks for a
fantastic, excellent and crazy time!
Look out for public people!
love, Moira
T o the B-6 I n s t r u c t o r s : G r e a t
memories...Fantastic Friends...Excellent techniques!! Love you
—Moira, Mare and Steph
Jo " t o the third power" Enjoy. Your
absense always is...
It's almost over- no more words (thank
god).
The Linguistics Coffee Clutch
I now detest Guiding Light story
summaries
Pass in your party date so we can get
the Summer '87 Calendar made up. Only 12 Weekends...
B-5
All the Beer, Wine and Sangrea you can
drink
Sean Keating,
Where's...? Is she...? Do Circles/ Do
Farrells!
To JMR,
When I say goodbye- you'll mean it.
Okay, dad?
On a bumper sticker-Meet half-way
with MFJ
Tony, Fred, and Steve,
Next time we don't want to walk
home, Let's take a TAXI- PLEASE!!
Jen
From our days on Leo 6 to today at
C-6- I've loved these days and I've loved you guys!
B.
To all those who've experienced the
Sorrows of Gin with me- Tanquerary
on Tap on June 27th.
Todd, If I ever take up smoking I'll
be like you. The more you freak out in
the Coffee Shop, the more you are me.
Suzie
CSL 85-86It was bad, I know, but it looks great
on our resumes. Madame AP, Your
lights are on..
AHBP,
~
Wc know you want Spud Budd, but
you'll have to settle for us.
Love Todd and Sue
C934, No FLYING Way.
Carol, Have a nice life
Go east, young woman: Alaskan settles here for now
by Lauren Arthur
hv Lauren Arthur
Kimberly Gwyther's journey
began last fall with a 1982 diesel
Rabbit, a ferry ride to Canada, and
a destination — Marist College.
With a starting point of Juneau,
Alaska, Gwyther, a 21-year-old
junior, and a friend from home set
out on a four-and-a-half day trip.
Upon arrival in New York, they
went sightseeing for a week, then
parted, with Gwyther ready to
begin her first year at Marist.
Gwyther is no stranger to
transferring schools. She previously
attended Pacific Lutheran University in Seattle, Washington and
I d a h o State University in
Pocatello, Idaho before her move
to the east coast.
She has been moving and traveling since childhood. Born in
J u n e a u , she also lived in
Washington, D.C., Colorado, and
Wisconsin. Her family returned to
Alaska when she was in the fourth
grade.
Traveling solo does not seem to
intimidate Gwyther. " I t ' s not
unusual to travel by yourself in
Alaska," she said.
Gwyther played volleyball
throughout grammar and high
school. In order to play other
teams, she had to leave Juneau by
ferry or plane and spend the
weekends with the team at different
houses.
"I've been traveling by myself
since I was 12. I had to learn how
to take care of myself," she said.
Gwyther said her parents, Julie
and Dennis Gwyther, know she's
all right on her own, but are still
concerned. She said her mom gets
particularly nervous when Gwyther
goes to New York City, a place that
Gwyther thinks is "the neatest."
Gwyther became intrigued with
the east while attending Idaho State
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was for her. "Everything just kind
of clicked," she said.
Soon summer was over, and it
was time for Gwyther's long trip
home. When she got near Chicago,
she came in contact with something
quite unusual to her. A toll booth.
It was the first one she had ever
seen, and she had no idea what it
was. After holding up traffic,
listening to honking horns and
missing the basket, she ended up on
the wrong road anyway.
"It was like, what the heck is this
thing?" she said.
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Although she likes Marist a lot
and particularly enjoys visits to
Manhattan, she still misses Alaska.
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was Until I left. I miss the mountains and the ocean the most," she
said.
Looking out her townhouse win¥*
dow at the Hudson and the moun••• f.
tains on its banks, Gwyther pointed
out and said, "people call those
things out there mountains and I
just laugh."
When asked if she would
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Kimberly Gwyther (photo by Sharon Gardiner)
a fourth college, she laughed, exShe would like to move to
Gwyther said she doesn't regret
plaining she had been kidded about return home after graduation. She
being so far away from home, Manhattan after she stays the reher frequent transfers before. "My explained that Alaska gives many
because most of her friends are quired five years, but because of
brother said if I go for my masters student loans, and forgives half of
away too. College age people are the higher income in Alaska, her
and doctorate, I could probably hit the payment if students return for
usually only there in the summer mother has suggested she work
all the schools in the United States, five years after graduation. She
there and visit New York.
and during Christmas, she said.
said Alaska's higher education is
and maybe a few in Europe," she
"If I had it my way, I'd never
While on the east coast, Gwyther
not really strong, and the state does
said.
is intent on traveling as much as she work," said Gwyther. " I ' d just
everything it can to get students to
Gwyther has three m o r e
travel for the rest of my life."
can.
better, out-of-state schools.
semesters at Marist and plans to
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Octogenarian keeps the art of flag making alive
Florence Reichardt Higgins, 83,
works alone in her flag shop in a
small house on Cannon Avenue, in
Poughkeepsie, every day from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m.
" I don't take my work home
with me any more because people
have gotten too demanding," she
said.
Higgin's father, Paul Reichardt,
started the business in 1896 in
another small house on Main
Street, but was forced to move
when government plans put the
highway right through the house.
"I'm not exactly sure why he picked flags," she said. " I guess he saw
a need."
Higgins makes all the banners
and many of the flags herself. Her
shop floor is covered with scraps of
felt and trim, while the walls are
covered with photographs of her
accomplishments. Pictures show
banners m a d e for Skinner's
restaurant, community fire departments as well as for Marist College.
"I guess I am an artist in a sense,"
she said. "But I've never really
thought of it that way."
While her father was alive, Higgins remembers decorating the
Roosevelt home as well as the
opening of the Poughkeepsie Main
Mall. Eleanor Roosevelt herself
once visited the shop, although
Higgins doesn't remember what
she bought. Her father didn't make
many flags himself, she said. Flag
decorating was more his thing.
Higgins said there isn't as much
a calling for her decorative banners
as there use to be. Each banner
takes her about two to three hours
to complete. " I can never stay on
one for too long before I get interrupted," she said.
"We mainly sell American flags,"
she said. "Mostly nylon because
they last longer then cotton.
You've got to replace them
(American flags) when they get just the regulars," she said.
As the country has grown so has
worn. That man who was just here
bought his last one about a month the American flag. Higgins said the
ago. The harsh weather really gives addition of new states did create a
a beating. It all depends on the small problem for her and her
father. "You can't return flags to
weather."
Flags, Higgins said are not cheap the manufacturer," she said. " S o
to come by. The largest American we had to put a new blue field into
flag she sells is 20 by 30 and costs all of them."
$1,700.
Higgins, who has an American
Higgins is currently preparing
flag outside her home, doesn't
for the " r u s h " for flags between
Memorial Day and the Fourth of "think much about retiring; she has
July. Boxes of poles, miniature no one to take over the business.
"I've seen too many cases where
flags and ornaments crowd about
her. "Memorial Day it calms down people retire and die too quickly.
a little because people just keep the I might as well die here in my
flag up until the Fourth. Then it's s h o p , " she said.
Behind the scenes
at Marist cafeteria
by Michael Kinane
It's 7:30 a.m. The Marist College
crew team trudges into the cafeteria
to relax over a nice breakfast after
finishing a rigorous morning
practice.
Most Marist students haven't
even gotten out of bed yet, but
these athletes have been up for the
last two hours and are now eating
their piping hot eggs and hash
browns.
But they are not the only ones
who have been awake.
"I come in all alone at 4 a.m.,"
said the man known as Gus, but the
early hours don't phase him. " I ' m
used to it. I've been a baker since
I was 14, and I've worked 11 years
at Marist."
Gus is the baker for the dining
hall, and he is responsible for the
doughnuts, pastries and other
desserts available to students on the
meal plan.
Hank, the breakfast cook, comes
Behind the scenes in the cafeteria, things don't look that hectic, considering the "hosts" expect over 1,000 to work everyday at 5:30 a.m.
"For most breakfast cooks, it's
guests for dinner.
(photo by Matt Croke)
normal," said Hank of his hours.
"I'm pretty used to i t . "
The people who work in the dining hall get a unique view of the
student's opinions and attitudes,
and they work together to try to
satisfy the Marist community.
The food served in the dining
hall, in contrast to student's complaints, is made fresh for every
meal. Through the use of prefrozen foods and freshly-baked
goods, students are served homecooked style meals every day.
Nearly $4,500 is spent on these
meals daily.
"Nobody compares to mom,
dad and especially grandma," said
Hank of the student's opinions of
the food. "We try to do the best
job possible."
"Even mom has an off night,"
said Bill Marks, director of dining'
services.
Part of the blame for the
students' complaints can be placed on the lack of communication
between the dining services and the
student body, according to Marks.
"We need to know when a meal
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Thanks a lot, Tucson.
declared junior center Rik Smits, With conference play beginning
On March 12, 1987, the Marist sophomore forward Miroslav Jan. 5, things looked grim.
men's basketball team lost to Pitt- Pecarski and sophomore center
However, things changed.
sburgh 93-68 in the first round of Rudy Bourgarel ineligible because
Smits returned with a vengeance.
the NCAA West regionals in Tuc- of alleged recruiting violations.
son. The defeat not only reduced
Without its "Triple Towers," The 7-3 center averaged 20.1
, points, 8.1 rebounds and four
talk of Marist's emergence as an
blocks per game. Junior guard
Eastern power, it overshadowed
Drafton Davis guided the offense
the entire season.
with his team-record 227 assists,
A brilliant season.
• which ranked him ninth nationally.
Marist departed the disappointThe team began to understand
ment of Tucson with two redeemMagarity's complex, fluid defening thoughts. 20-10 and 15-1.
• sive systems and held opponents to
The Red Foxes compiled a 20-10
42.5 percent shooting from the
overall record, the first 20-win
field.
season in the program's six-year
The joyride continued at the
Division One history. Alsp, the
ECAC Metro Tournament March
team ransacked ECAC Metro Con6-7, where host Marist achieved its
ference opponents, compiling a
crowning jewel, defeating Wagner
15-1 league mark.
and Fairleigh Dickinson to win its
Impressive. Especially for a team
second-consecutive title before a
which endured more off-court prodelirious McCann crowd.
blems than a soap opera character.
Then came Tucson. Surrounded
As the team prepared for the
by cactus plants, parched land and
season-opening Joe Lapchick
Pitt, it was a trip to forget.
Tournament, constant media hype
However, those Marist fans who
proclaimed the Red Foxes, led by
viewed the game knew that it
first-year Head Coach Dave
wasn't the same Marist team they Sophomore center Rudy Bourgarel slam dunks during Marist basketball
Magarity, as potential Top 40
knew playing on the McKale action last winter.
material.
(photo by Mark Marano)
Center court.
Sports Illustrated visited the
The team they know of, if it can
campus. New York City media the Red Foxes struggled. Pecarski
16-13 lead with 48 seconds remainand Bourgarel returned Dec. 10, avoid an certain city called Tucson,
visited McCann.
ing in game when junior quarterjust may. reach the postseason
Then, the NCAA visited and but Marist still slid.
back Jim Fedigan hit freshman
When Smits became eligible Jan. dream it aspires for.
ended the fun.
wide receiver Sam Lanier on an
Loss, win, loss, win, win, loss, 85-yard touchdown play. However,
Victory.
On Nov. 26, two days before the 1, the Red Foxes were a confused,
—Paul Kelly win, loss, loss.
Lapchick Tournament, the NCAA disoriented unit with a 3-6 record.
Pace wide receiver Rob Fehrenbach
Confusing? Maybe, but the scored with three seconds left to
seven words appearing above give the Setters a 20-16 victory.
describe the Marist College football
It was that kind of year.
season in more ways than one.
Despite the inconsistencies, one
Sure, anyone can discern from Marist player was a constant
that sentence that the squad's final throughout the season — junior
record was 4-5. However, it tells
more.
In the first sentence, one does
not see any .words repeat three
times. No, three-game loss streaks,
you say. Great.
However, no three-game winning streaks, either. This was the
year of pigskin inconsistency.
The Red Foxes entered the
season hoping to match or improve
their 6-3 record in 1985. Despite the
loss of key players as Franklin
Davis and Peter Moloney, Head
Coach Mike Malet's 1986 edition
Ed
Christensen.
returned 19 letterwinners this tailback
season, 14 of whom were starters Christensen, bolstered by bruising
blocking by senior fullback Mark
in 1985.
However, inconsistency and Burlingame and the entire offensive
Junior tailback Ed Christensen collects some of his season-record 1,296 yards last fall.
mistakes plagued the Red Foxes. line,,gained 1,296 rushing yards
(photo by Brian Mullen)
During a 29-21 loss to St. John's this season, a Marist single-season
Sept. 27, Marist was penalized 10 record.
Last spring, the Marist College players, either. Standout veterans Conference, a marked contrast times for 110 yards. Five of those
Next year, a strong returning
such as John Young, Paul Rezza, from last year's 12-2 (6-1 con- infractions allowed the Redmen to unit interspersed with new recruits
lacrosse team graduated to a new
could create a change.
degree of lacrosse achievement. Steve Ryan and Tom Daly receiv- ference) season.
maintain possession and score.
The squad compiled a 12-2 record, ed their degrees.
Win, win, win.
Fate didn't help Marist, either.
However, the Red Foxes'
—Paul Kelly
its best ever. Lacrosse, summa cum
This season, it was back to workload increased this year.
On Nov. 1, Marist forged a
laude.
school for the Marist lacrosse team. Powderpuff teams like SUNY New
This spring, the team did not
Paltz and Queens College were
there were reasons. And for the
even earn cum laude status. A
replaced by such powerhouses as
Marist volleyball team, they were
ceremony called graduation may
SUNY Stony Brook and Califorankles and the schedule.
have been the culprit.
nia's Whittier College, the 1986 ,
The spikers were plagued by
Last May, Head Coach Mike
West Coast champion.
ankle
injuries throughout the
The Red Foxes compiled a disapMalet saw nine members of his
Also, injuries plagued the Red
season. Head Coach Vic Vanpointing 6-8 overall record and Foxes. Key performers like juniors
1986 lacrosse team accept their
Carpels attributed the epidemic to
finished 4-4 in the Knickerbocker Danny Arnold, Bob Cowie, Jon
diplomas. These weren't average
out-of-date equipment in McCann.
Cannon and Bill Drolet were hurt
Also, the Red Foxes bolstered
during the season.
their schedule. Top Eastern teams,
such as New Haven and C.W.
The atmosphere just wasn't
Post, replaced weaker opponents.
right. Goals weren't scored, defenMarist volleyball hit the big time,
sive lapses occurred. The season
and there were growing pains.
resembled a summer-school sesHowever, the biggest disappointsion. Long and uncomfortable.
t ment arrived at the season's conHowever, the entire experience
produced some results. Young
After a slow start, everyone ex- ' elusion, when the squad did not
receive a bid. Any bid. The ECAC
players such as sophomores Tom pected a fall from grace.
and the NCAA excluded Marist.
Donnelan and Kevin Oppenheim
It didn't happen.
VanCarpels said Marist's subproved they could score. Junior Bill
Despite a 4-5 start, the Marist
Drolet continued his passing wizar- College women's volleyball team par performance against nationaldy en route to compiling a team- answered intense preseason atten- ly recognized opponents in tourhigh 47 points.
tion by winning 21 of its next 25 naments deemed the Red Foxes'
games.
The spikers concluded the postseason exclusion.
And once again, junior goalie
At Marist, however, volleyball
Chris Reuss was brilliant, compil- year with a 31-17 record.
became
a hit. McCann crowds
Despite
the
stellar
record,
the
ing a .664 save percentage behind
squad concluded the season un- increased.
an injury-riddled defense.
Players such as senior Kathy
Last week, the laxmen defeated fulfilled. After earning an ECAC Murphy, junior Patty Billen and
Tournament
bid
in
1985,
this
year's
Southampton 17-9 and U.S. Merfreshman Allison Vallinino raised
chant Marine Academy 13-10. squad was subjected to great the Red Foxes play to a previously
expectation.
Cum laude days may be on the
unapproachable level.
Sophmore attackman Pete Cleary repels the defensive effort of a Siena way.
It didn't happen.
player earlier this season.
(photo by Geoff DeMaio)
No fall from grace here, folks.
As in every disappointment,
—Paul Kelly
—Paul Kelly
Men's Hoops
Football
;««,w
Lacrosse
Volleyball
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Women's
Hoops
The Marist women's basketball
team had a disappointing season
with one bright spot, freshman
guard Jennifer O'Neil.
The team finished the season
with a 7-20 overall record and
struggled in the ECAC Metro Conference, ultimately tying for
seventh place with a 5-11 mark.
The Red Foxes were often
plagued with injuries and during
one game had only nine players
suited up.
After losing point guard Donna
Aeillo who left the school for personal reasons in January, Marist
was forced to use forward Michelle
Michel at the point. Michel
responded well under the circumstances, but her efforts could
not bolster an already depleted
team.
Head Coach Ken Babineau, in
his first year, said he was disappointed with the season, but said
he has high hopes for the future.
He said he wants to make Marist
competitive in the ECAC Metro.
Despite an unfruitful season,
Marist did" have" one glimmer of
light — Jennifer O'Neil. She was
a constant bastion of strength when
the rest of the team struggled.
O'Neil scored in double figures
in almost every game, worked
ceaselessly on the boards and
brought a desire to win to each
game.
The future of the team lay in its
youth. Co-captain Jennifer Gray is
the only player graduating. Next
year, Marist might slowly make the
ascent in the ECAC Metro. But to
do so, the Red Foxes will have to
find a more balanced attack, and
that will not be easy.
Babineau said he feels the team
will get better in the future, but only time will tell.
— Michael J. Nolan
Hockey
For a young Marist College
hockey team, the 1986-87 season
THE YEAR IN SPORTS
was a.learning experience.
The Marist icemen stumbled to
a 3-17-1 mark after enjoying a 10-6
campaign the previous season.
For the Red Foxes the problems
were many, beginning with
defense. Marist allowed over nine
goals per contest, and the Red
Foxes were outshot by the opposition night after night.
The Foxes' 17 losses included
eight games where the opposing
team scored 10 or more goals.
These included a 15-0 loss to
Southern Connecticut, a setback to
County College of Morris by the
same count, an a 21-3 drubbing by
Manhattan College.
Even when the Foxes kept it
close, nothing seemed to go right.
When a fight broke out between
Marist and Montclair St. with
Marist trailing 3-2 in the second
period, goalie Greg Whitehead was
one of the players ejected. The Red
Foxes had to forfeit the game
because they had no other
goaltenders.
In spite of all the bad news, there
were bright spots. Andy Giberti,
one of six freshmen on the Marist
sextet, had a better-than average
rookie season. Team captain Rick
Race proved to be one of the more
versatile
players
in
the
Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey
Conference. Ken Marasco, who
struggled during 1985-86, picked
up his skating this season and
became one of the team's leading
scorers.
— Ken Foye
Women's
Tennis
The Marist women's tennis team
mixed youth with experience to
finish this past season with an 8-4
mark.
Experience came in the form of
five players returning from the
season before, including first-seed
Joelle Stephenson and second-seed
Sheila Bradley. Bradley and the
other singles players—Alison
Block, Beth Ann Saunders, Laura
Murray and Karla Bellotto—
chipped in a lot too, especially during Stephenson's two-match
absence.
Two new faces, freshman Bellotto and senior Lisa Lavin, made it
even easier for the returnees. The
two newcomers accounted for
nearly one-third of the individual
matches Marist won throughout
their schedule.
The women only had two rough
days—an 8-1 loss to Vassar College
and a 6-3 setback to RPI. The
Foxes countered with respective 9-0
blankings of LIU and Bard College, an 8-1 win over SUNY New
Paltz and a 7-2 drubbing of
Western Connecticut.
Except for Lavin, the entire cast
will return next season. For the
Marist women's tennis team, it
should be a wonderful autumn.
—Ken Foye
Soccer
The Marist soccer team had a
season filled with frustration. A
team with the potential for a .500
record finished with a disappointing 5-13 overall mark.
The Red Foxes' season was
epitomized by continous injuries
which the team could not overcome. During a seven-game loss
span, Marist was outscored 26-7.
Keys to the season beside injuries
were second-half woes, lack of goal
production and defensive lapses.
Next year, however, the Red
Foxes will add sophomore forward
Mark Edwards, who did not play
this season. Although a key acquisition, Edwards will not provide
an offensive panacea. Marist will
still yneed young talent to step in
and score or 1987 might be as
disappointing as 1986.
Head Coach Dr. Howard
Goldman assessed the season.
"The team was capable of playing
well, but we didn't put it together,"
he said. "There was the potential
to play well, but individual defensive lapses and poor goal production hurt us."
Next season, the team will drop
two teams from its 1986 schedule
that were nationally ranked —
Hartwick College and Syracuse
University.
But that will not alleviate the
whole problem. Instead, Goldman
said, "The team will be back to
where we've been in the past if we
do not reach our potential as a
team and add valuable young
talent."
The Red Foxes, a young team,
can rebound, but it will take the
dedication necessary to be a
winner.
Goldman said: "Intensity and
concentration was a weakness.
There's no way to teach those kind
of things. It has to come from inside the players."
—Michael J. Nolan
Women's
Swimming
finish in the Metropolitan Conference
Championships
inFebruary.
It's visible in athletes like senior
Laurie DeJong, whose willingness
to compete at any level or any event
heightened the team's success.
DeJong, billed "Old Reliable"
by Head Coach Jim Billesimo,
joined the program in 1983 and has
remained a team member for four
years.
It shows in the performances of
Deb Noyes and diver Lisa
Burgbacher, whose dedication put
them on the Marist records board
once again this season.
It was a season of self-sacrifice,
one which put the little squad to the
test. But Jackie Hackett, Sara
Perkins and Karen Oitzinger endured, and the results speak for
themselves.
Determination earned the squad
its 9-5 record, an improvement over
last year's 6-5 mark, and also contributed to eight new school
records.
The Marist community finally
became aware of Billesimo's girls.
The team opened its season at
home and defeated crosstown-rival
Vassar College before one of the
largest crowds in recent memory.
Even the practice sessions attracted attention this season. Just
ask seniors Jim Fedigan and Jim
- Ross, who've been known to grace
the bleachers on occasion.
According to Billesimo, the
season couldn't have been better.
"We had probably the best season
as far as team camaraderie," he
said.
This squad had more, much
more.
—Annie Breslin
Good things come in small
packages.
That might as well have been the
motto of the Marist women's
swimming and diving team, which
compiled a 9-5 record this season.
Men's
Swimming
For this tiny, 10-member
squad—the most successful ever at
Marist
College—possessed
something its larger, stronger opponents lacked.
Guts.
The kind of guts that earned the
Lady Red Foxes a second-place
Marist men's swimming Coach
Larry VanWagner finally had a
relaxing season. The reason? His
team did half his job.
Sure, VanWagner still had all the
major duties of a Division One
swimming coach, but members of
this year's squad were able to do
the rough part solo — they
motivated themselves.
"This year they were able to
realize that the amount of time and
effort that they put into it was proportional to the success they got
out of it," said VanWagner.
The squad's commitment paid
off at the Metropolitan Swimming
and Diving Championships where
the 5-5 Red Foxes finished fourth
in a field of 20. Ten Marist records
fell as the squad amassed 676
points — the highest Marist score
ever.
During that weekend, three individual records fell to sophomore
Rob Fehrenbach, who was also a
member of two record-breaking
relay teams. Freshman Mark Levie
also set two individual and two
relay marks.
Senior co-captain Vinny Oliveto,
who set a new Marist record in the
100-yard butterfly, didn't establish
it by accident.
According to VanWagner,
Oliveto's involvement in a weight
training program was vital to his
improvement.
But, according to VanWagner,
senior co-captain Fred Dever made
the most noticeable turnaround.
Dever's participation in morning
workouts in addition to VanWagner's afternoon sessions exemplified the dedication vital to the
squad's success.
—Annie Breslin
Crew
The Marist crew team is like a
promising boxer who is scared
entering the first round against an
incumbent. However, as the fight
progresses, the fighter realizes he
can stand toe to toe and possibly
win. Paralleling the fighting
parable, the Red Fox crew team has
struggled but come away
victorious.
The crew team's first trial was
Ithaca College. Marist split the
competition, winning five races.
The team could now see the light
at the end of the tunnel.
After a good performance in
four-team
competition
in
Philadelphia, Marist was on its way
to establishing its program as one
to contend with for the future.
The final test for this season will
be the Dad Vails Championships in
Philadelphia this weekend. The
President's Cup, which Marist won
last year, was canceled because of
rough waters.
The true test to the validity of the
program is the test of time. But like
the boxer, the Red Foxes are now
a mainstay in the ring, or, rather
on the waters.
No longer is Marist the little kid
on the block. It is a team to
beware.
—Michael J. Nolan
The last word
throughout America, people forget
that.
Athletes play games. Some
Kick the Can. Stickball. Smear
receive abundant attention, and
the Queer.
Simple games. We all played as some do not. Coaches are praised
kids in our respective towns, and chastized for orchestrating acwhether it be Manhattan or tivities which small children perManlius,
Massapequa
or form in backyards throughout
America.
Metuchen.
It's a game, and anyone who tells
College athletics are mere extenyou differently is crazed.
However, when children play in
grassy fields or glass-laden
blacktop, problems arise. / want to
hit. That shot was good. You missed it, ha-ha.
Yet somewhere, something
evolves when athletics reaches a
higher level. The problems become
greater.
sions of our childhood activities.
Violations. The team has lost
It's just a game.
four in a row. He's faking the inSports is a pseudo-world. A jury so he doesn 't have to play.
world of make-believe. The magic
Why?
kingdom.
It's us, the public. We place too
Here at Marist and at colleges much emphasis on college athletics,
by Paul Kelly
The women's volleyball team — The QB's choice as team of the year, (photo by Sharon Gardiner)
A far cry from the days of Ken Foye, and all those who wrote
and the pressure mounts.
sports stories in journalism class,
Infractions committees, winning playground games.
thanks loads. Finally, to Annie
seasons, season ticket sales,
Thanks to all of those who have Breslin, who will be the 1987-88
newspaper columns. These all
been a GREAT help to me this sports editor, good luck. So long,
create pressure.
year. Mike Nolan, Don Reardon, my friends.
And that's not right.
Page 20 - THE CIRCLE- May 7, 1987
Cafeteria
Continued from Page 17
is particularly good or when the
students
don't
care
for
something," said Marks. "We
need more openness with the
students."
In an effort to find out what the
students want to have in the dining hall, Marks and the other
managers held meetings in the dormitories last year. These meetings
allowed the managers to get an idea
of what the students wanted more
and less of in the cafeteria.
Another way that student opinion is found is through a committee made up of eight students. This
committee meets once a month to
review the menus and other general
things going on in the cafeteria.
Marks cited the addition of more
"fun" cereals, such as Cocoa
Puffs, and an ice cream sundae bar
on Sundays to be input of the
committee.
"We could use a suggestion box
to find out what the students like
and don't like," said Hank.
"Then, maybe, we could work
around the menu and give them
what they want on certain days."
"The number of people always
leads to complaints," said Marks
of the 1,200 different opinions held
by students on the meal plan. "It's
hard to satisfy everybody."
Three different entrees are served at each meal to give the students
a variety to choose from. Also,
eggs can be made to order every
other day at breakfast.
"Some of them want their own
way," said Hank of the students
reaction to the food. "Their away
from home, and they want some
good food. Their paying for it so
I can see their point."
Amongst the different stoves and
ovens that can be found in the kitchen, the atmosphere is friendly
and cheerful.
"We all get along," said Hank
as he washed out the 100-gallon vat
that is used to prepare soups and
broths. "For instance, I cook
breakfast, then I help with the
other meals. We work together."
"There are some frictions," adds
Gus, "but nothing serious. You
can't work well if you don't get
along."
"I think we run a good food program," said Marks.
Now, the food has been cooked
and the students have eaten. It's
time to go home."I like working at Marist," said
Gus. "I get some positive feedback
from the students, and when they
need something, I can challenge
myself."
"Cooking is like a part of you,"
said Hank of his job. "When people enjoy your food, it's more than
payment."
^THMT
All students must leave their Residence Hall on the
day of their last final and no later than 10:00 P.M. on
Thursday, May 14; 1987. The last meal of the
semester will be dinner on May 14, 1987.
All belongings remaining in your room past May 14th will be confiscated. Storage space is not available on campus. (Summer
storage arrangements can be made directly through Arnoff
Storage Company, 462-1504.) Failure to follow the check-out procedure listed below will result in a fine and loss of priority points
which could affect your housing status for the Fall '87 semester.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO:
1. Vacate your room on the day of your last final exam.
2. Clean your room and leave it in good condition.
3. Make an appointment with your RA/UC to check out and
sign the Residence Hall inspection card.
3. Return your room key to your RA/UC or Resident Director after you vacate your room.
ON BEHALF OF ALL THE RESIDENCE HALL
STAFF WE WISH YOU A SAFE
AND ENJOYABLE SUMMER!!!
SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!
VOtfFlDEMriAUy
SPEAKING, HERE'S
TUEWORD...
Manor
Continued from Page IS
Jones is due to be released soon,
although a date is not yet
determined.
Lana Dawson is another resident
who said she is not happy with her
life at Dutchess Manor. "I've been
here four years and we don't have
a lot to do. But, I've worked for
30 years, and it's nice to relax, but
sometimes I wish there was
something to do."
Krista Johnsson, on the other
hand, has been living at Dutchess
Manor for over 10 years and said
she really likes it. "I have no other
home to go to," said Johnsson, as
she knitted. "I like everyone here."
The only reccurring complaint
many of the residents had concerned the food.
"We have a registered dietition," said Fraleigh. "Everything
we use is frozen or freeze-dried to
insure quality."
Fraleigh said the residents really
enjoy having vistors from schools
such as Marist College. "The more
outside community involvement
they have the better it is for them."
ORIENTATION LEADERS NEEDED
June 17th, 18th, 19th
June 23rd, 24th, 25th
Help new freshmen become a part of Marist
STIPEND OFFERED
Please stop by Student Affairs, Room 266CC
of contact Deborah Bell, ext. 803

Vol. 33 No. 21, May 7, 1987

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