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VOLUME 37, NUMBER 8 MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. NOVEMBER 15,1990

Police arrest Name that tune Scheduling revisions taking place
trespasser
Proposed changes
at Gartland will prevent
three-day weekends
by JOHN CAMPBELL
by CHRIS LANG
Staff Writer Staff Writer

A Beacon man who entered three Three-day weekends and "party nights" during the week may
North End residences last semester
was arrested and charged with become a thing of the past due to changes in the new academic calendar
criminal trespassing last Thursday
after entering'a Gartland Com- and schedule that will be instituted for the 1991-1992 school year, accor-
mons apartment, according to the
office of safety and security. ding to Marc vanderHeyden, vice president for academic affairs.

Jake Corton, 22, walked into the A presidential committee has been formed to create the new calendar
unlocked apartment around 5:30
a.m. on Nov. 8, according to and schedule, and members are currently exploring various possibilities
Stanley Still, police chief.
for the 1991-1992 calendar and schedule, according to vanderHeyden.
Corton was on probation for a
similar incident at Bard College in Dr. John Ritschdorff, associate professor of mathematics and head
Annandale-on-the-Hudson, and is
also the man who was caught of the committee that is creating the new schedule said the specifics of
trespassing in Townhouses C-5 and
B-3, and Garltand apartment G-8 the changes in the calendar and schedule are unknown.
last January, police said.
But some options being considered are:
According to Joseph Leary,
director of safety and security, — Starting the semester earlier to allow for some sort of a "midterm
Corton was apprehended after be-
ing seen walking across the grass in break."
front of G-section and detained by
Marist security officers until the — Starting classes earlier in the day.
police arrived to arrest him.
— Reducing the time between classes from 15 to 10 minutes.
Corton is currently in Dutchess
County jail pending $500 bail, — Creating 50-minute time slots for select courses that would meet
police said.
three times a week (i.e. Monday/Wednesday/Friday).
Tonya Brandt, who lives in
Gartland Commons apartment — Reinstating the former free-time slots, which two years ago were
G-12, said she felt someone staring
at her in her room while she was Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Friday at 11:25 a.m.
half asleep on the top bed of her
bunk-beds. — Increasing or decreasing the number of reading days.

"I opened my eyes and saw a "We must create changes in the current schedule. We .must put back
figure in the dark wearing a green
hat and a dark coat, and then he the free period that we used to have because everyone wants it," said

...see INTRUDER page 2 ^ vanderHeyden. '..•••••

The final proposal for the new calendar and schedule will be submit-

ted to President Murray for final approval in late December or early

January.

But, "Right now we are still collecting information and weighing the

various options for the new calendar and schedule," said Ritschdorff.

Circle photo/Laura Soricelli Ritschdorff said the committee is also in the process of making up a

A member of the Bill Perry Band plays to an audience at the questionnaire that will be sent to select students, faculty members, and
Student Talent Night in the Dining Room last Thursday.
administration asking for opinions about possible changes for the calendar

and schedule.

...See CHANGES page 2 •

Think twice about throwing out your papers

by DAN HULL Dutchess County Resource Recovery McCaffrey said the laws were only a Housekeeping staff will empty the desk-
Agency. catalyst for starting the programs. She said side boxes daily and store the paper in porter
News Editor environmental concerns and enthusiasm areas. The National Recycling Company,
A New York state law to go into effect in from students, faculty and staff about recycl- located in Marlboro, N.Y., will eventually
' "Recycle Now!" 1992 will require business and residents to ing also SPARKED the programs. empty the bins every week, she said.
That is the message the college is sending decrease their solid waste weight by 40 per-
cent, said Lou Rey, a spokesman for the In addition to the boxes for depositable The depositable bottles and cans boxes will
by installing cardboard boxes on every dor- be emptied weekly by Housekeeping staff
mitory floor and public area for depositable College steps up effort to recycle and most likely returned at a local beverage
bottles and cans last week as well as boxes center, McCaffrey said.
for every office desk for office paper. • Recyclable Paper Nonrecyclable
(Don't crumble) Materials She said the boxes that werefilledlast Fri-
"As active as we are consumers, we should day were empty on Monday, indicating that
be just as active to recycle," said Connie White memo paper Carbon paper and students may have taken the bottles and
McCaffrey, director of Housekeeping. "If White letterhead self-carboned paper cans.
we don't start doing something with gusto, en or brown folders
we're not going to have an environment." stationery metal/plastic tabs Although she does not advocate taking the
Computer paper I binders, loose- bottles and cans, she said it was not a pro-
In keeping with nation-wide efforts to pro- Message paper f notebooks blem because at least the bottles and cans
tect the environment, the college has increas- White photocopy arable and were taken out of the mainstream of
ed the number of recycling programs to four Any plain white paper dow envelopes garbage.
over the last year. The programs — two of Index, tabulating card ofoam plates and
which have started since June — include Sticky yellow notes cups, soda cans, food McCaffrey said she anticipates the cost of
recycling computer paper, office paper, card- recycling to be limited.
board, and depositable bottles and cans (3M Post-its) Metal, wood,
McCaffrey said. Envelopes "The system can be set up so that any
cloth, plastic financial benefit goes to defray the cost of
The college also recycles scrap metal (except plastic types) Cardboard, books the program," she said. "We hope that each
resulting from renovations, such as the ColorecLpaper Newspapers, magazines, program will become self-sufficient or at
vacating of Marist East, McCaffrey said. She least cut a major part of the cost."
said the money received by recycling totally Department of Solid Waste Management in film
defrayed the removal cost. Poughkeepsie. "We're asking everybody for their par-
bottles and cans, 400 desk-side boxes are to ticipation and not to use the boxes for gar-
Andrew Molloy, a professor of chemistry McCaffrey said paper and depositable bot- be placed in every office on campus. bage," McCaffrey said. "Anyone who has
and environmental science, said the scrap tles and cans make up a large part of Marist's a suggestion can also see me in Donnelly
metal of upcoming renovations in Donnelly solid waste. "If any student would like a desk-side box, 101."
Hall will also be recycled. they should let me know and I'll get more
boxes for them," McCaffrey said. The boxes for depositable bottles and cans
Starting Jan. 1, 1991, residents of Dut- and office paper are the most recent efforts
chess County will be mandated to recycle toward campus-wide recycling.
newspapers, paper, glass, cans, metal and
plastics and businesses will be mandated to The campus-wide recycling of office paper
do the same as of Sept. 1,1991, said JoAnn was initiated by a pilot
Crimes, assistant to executive director at
...see RECYCLE page 2 ^

ODDS & ENDSTHE CIRCLE NOVEMBER 15, 1990

Up to Date

hat's Saturday ••-l:A ...Continued from page 1
Entertainment
• The Foreign Film Program presents "When we get the questionnaires back in early December, we will syn-
Tonight "Salaam Bombay," at 7:30 p.m. in Donnel- thesize the responses, see where things stand, and then get serious about
ly 245. Admission is free. the changes in the new calendar and schedule," Ritschdorff said. "Right
• Journalism Professor John Hartsock will now everything is still wide open."
present a lecture on "Latvia in Revolt: The • A dance will be sponsored by the
Singing Revolution" at Bard College. Hispanic Club at 9 pm. in the Fireside Ritschdorff said the committee has even looked at the calendar and
lounge. schedule systems used by other schools to get ideas for the "difficult task"
• The Foreign Film Program presents of creating Marist's new calendar and schedule.
"L'Ami De Mon Ami," at 7:30 p.m. in Don- Sunday
nelly 245. Admission is free. "Obviously, the task of creating the new calendar and schedule is very
• The Musical "Company" will be complex and there are many various interests at stake," said
• A "Coalition for the Homeless," spon- presented at 2 p.m. in the theatre. vanderHeyden. "Everyone has a different opinion of when classes should
sored by Campus Ministry and Sigma Phi be held and what the ideal schedule would be."
Epsilon will be held in the Fireside Lounge • Foreign Film, see above.
at 7:30 p.m. • "Tequila Sunrise" will be presented in "The problem in creating the new calendar and schedule is that we
the theatre at 8 pm. General Admission is are dealing with finite space and finitetime and we can't stretch that,"
• The Marist College Council on Theatre $1 with student ID. said vanderHeyden.
Arts will present "Company," a a musical
comedy about married life by Stephen Son- aking The Grade Ideally, vanderHeyden said he hopes the new calendar and schedule
dheim, at 8p.m. in the theatre. Admission is will benefit the Marist Community by advancing good teaching and good
$2 for students with ID and for senior learning, allowing for a better usage of facilities, and creating more time
citizens, all other guests are $4. for activities ouside the classroom.

Friday • Last call for all students interested in RECYCLE— A large cylindrical bin for card-
making the trip to Kiev. The courses that will board waste was placed in the
• The 21 Society will have a social at 9 be offered are Soviet UnionToday and ...continued from page 1 Champagnat parking lot in June,
p.m. in the new dining room. Political Thought III. For more information she said.
contact either Casimir Norkeliunas, ^program started by students in
• Foreign Film, see above. assoociate professor of German and Rus- Brian Hill's "Political Process and "Seller's have been very
• The Musical "Company" will be sian, at Fontaine room 209, extension 2207 Environmental Issues" class in cooperative, but the student's just
presented in the theatre at 8 p.m. Please see or Joanne Myers, assistant professor of April. The pilot program became don't know about it," she said.
above. political science, at Fontaine room 315, ex- self-sufficient.
tension 2234. McCaffrey said the college is
"We were generating about looking into new recycling pro-
4,000 pounds of recyclable paper grams involving non-depositable
every two weeks," said Molloy. glass and sanitary paper.
"That's exclusive of newspapers.''
She said Marist is checking with
Molloy has also been recycling Hammond Industries, located in
computer paper from Donnelly of- Westbury, N.Y., to possibly recy-
fices for the last two years. cle napkins, paper plates, paper
towels and toilet tissue.
Molloy.said more than five tons
of computer paper was recycled She said Hammond Industries
during the last academic year, and Would pick up the paper and a sub-
the proceeds were used to purchase sidiary company would recycle it
books for the environmental and sell it at a lower cost.
science program.
"That would be the ideal recycl-
Although about a ton of card- ing effort everywhere," McCaffrey
board is recycled each month,: said, "that's Capitalism at it's
many students are unaware of the best."
program, McCaffrey s a i d . "

INTRUDER-

...continued from page .1

snuck onto the bed underneath me "These break-ins have been in
extremely quietly," said the senior the papers and the students still
from Rennselaer, N.Y. "He was don't lock their doors," McLain
fooling around'with an alarm clock said. "We have been extremely
and a picture frame and then went lucky no one has been hurt yet."
out to the living room, walked On Jan. 25 of this year, Corton
claimed to be a maintenance
around and then left."
"He was definitely on the bed worker while trespassing in
underneath for eight to 10 minutes, Townhouse B-3, according to a stu-
Circle photo/Laura Soricelli because I watched the clock," she dent who lived there at the time,

'Company' cast members rehearse a scene from the musical-comedy to be presented Nov. > said. and questioned him as he was leav-

15 through 17 in the Theater. She said after Corton left the ing the premises.
room, she listened for her upstairs In the first of two incidents on
'Company' apartment door to close, and the Jan. 27, Corton was found in
MCCTA to perform outside door downstairs to close. townhouse C-5 — again claiming
She said she locked the front door to be a maintenance worker who
and called security. was checking the pipes in the

by JENNIFER RIVERA contemplating marriage. All of his "It pokes fun at marriage and bathroom.
Staff Writer friends are coupled, and through relationships. It has everything
each of them, a different aspect of from physical comedy to lavish Tom McLain, assistant director In the second incident, Corton
The Marist College Council for relationships is shown. production numbers," said musical of Safety and Security, 3aid the was accused of taking $30 from a
Theater Arts presents "Com- director Susan Rabat who is also apartment door and Brandt's room pocketbook in Gartland apartment
pany", a two-act musical comedy "Everyone can relate because we the resident director for Cham- door were both left unlocked. Cor- G-8 before being chased out. He
by Stephen Sondheim on Nov. (college students).are at the age pagnat Hall. ton walked into the apartment and was charged with criminal trespass-
ing, said Leary.
then into her room, he said.

15-17 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 18 at 2 where we would contemplate mar- Rabat said "Company" is her

p.m. in the Theater. riage and adults have been there — first play at Marist but has musical-

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Speaker: Kennedys killed in conspiracies

by S C O T T DALY "The way that JFK was shot, the trajec- Gordon said these theories could not be but there is some photographic evidence of
Staff Writer tory and the amount of times he was shot true. He said ballistics tests of the bullets possible shooters. One possible killer accor-
pfoveT'that^ne^manicould not have killed fired, and tests on the degree of injury to the ding to Gordon, is the father of "Cheers"
The murders of President John F. Ken- him;^ne;said:v',\T\ v President's head were not even remotely con- bartender, Woody Harrelson. Charles Har-
nedy and his brother Robert F. Kennedy sistent with the Warren Commission's relson is seen on film being escorted by police
were part of conspiracies that were covered Gordon said he believes there were multi- findings. officers from a railroad box car behind the
up by the federal government, a speaker told ple gunman in JFK's case and at least two grassy knoll. He was never questioned and
students last week. in RFK's case. He said the killers of JFK Gordon said the case has been officially is now serving a prison sentence for the
were behind him and off to the side, pro- closed on the JFK assassination by the murder of a judge in. Illinois.
The assassinations were most likely con- bably in the now famous, grassy knoll in government and every attempt to reopen it
ducted by members of an anti-Fidel Castro Dealey Plaza in Dallas. has failed. Gordon said JFK's body was damaged
movement, organized crime and lower during the flight from Dallas to Betheseda
echelon Central Intelligence Agency officers. Lee Harvey Oswald was not the killer of According to Gordon, RFK was shot by Medical Hospital outside of Washington
JKF. Photographs and testimony even went two gunman. The first one was Sirhan Sirhan D.C. and that the ensuing autopsy was done
John Gordon, a consultant to the TV net- so far to speculate that Oswald was not in and the second one most likely was a securi- incorrectly.
works and and member of official assassina- the sixth floor window from which, the ty guard named Thane Eugene Cesar.
tion committees, spoke to a crowd of 85 peo- government said Kennedy was shot, added "The autopsy was performed by an inex-
ple in the Theatre last Thursday about the Gordon. Cesar was walking behind Kennedy after perienced surgeon who had never perform-
two assassinations of the Kennedys. he made a campaign speech in a Los Angeles ed an autopsy before on a shooting victim,"
RFK's killer, Sirhan Sirhan, did not act hotel. Gordon speculated that Gordon could he said. "Besides, JFK's body was not the
"Both killings were part of a well or- alone, Gordon said. Sirhan probably did not have assassinated RFK on purpose because same as it was when it arrived at the
chestrated assassination plots," said Gordon. fire the fatal shot, but no one will ever know Kennedy was waging war on organized crime hospital"
because a tracking of RFK's wound, (where and they wanted him dead.
He said the Mafia could have put out the the trajectory of the bullet is traced through He said there has been some speculation
hit on the President because he was having the body), was never properly done. Or, Gordon said, Cesar may have acciden- by others that JFK's body was worked on
an extra-marital affair with the girlfriend of tally shot RFK when he raised his gun to during the flight and that evidence was
a major crime boss. Or the Cubans could The Warren Commission, headed by shoot back at Sirhan Sirhan. covered up.
have done it out of revenge for the failure former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the Bay of Pigs, or it could even have been Earl Warren, conducted the official in- Gordon said this man was never inter- Gordon started his research on the Ken-
the CIA that initiated the murders. vestigation into JFK's assassination and con- rogated fully and was never mentioned in any nedys while getting an advanced college
cluded that it was committed by a single government findings. There could have been degree from Indiana University.
Gordon said the governments theory of gunman. convicting evidence that Cesar shot RFK, but
one gunman could not be true. He said there the government looked the other way he said. "It is unlikely these cases will break," he
was too much evidence to prove that there The commission also came up with the said. "No one will be able to get any help
is more than one assassin. Single bullet theory which said that only one As far as the murder in Dallas, Gordon from the CIA or the FBI. If it does break,
bullet inflicted all the wounds on the Presi- said he could not say who exactly killed JFK it will be at the state level."
dent and also the wounds to Texas Gover-
nor John Connolly. New course
aims to help
Student gov't Brass bonanza blowing away students in
recognizes job hunts

Americans in

Persian Gulf

Yes, those yellow ribbons on by BRIAN McNELIS
campus are to remind you of Staff Writer

something — something that goes Think it'll be tough looking for

beyond academia and life on the a job after commencement?

Marist campus. Wondering what companies are

In an effort to increase Circle photo/Laura Soricelli expecting of you in interviews']
awareness about the crisis in the Three musicians of the Bill Perry Band jammin' at the Student Talent Night last Thursday Unsure of where you stand in the
Persian Gulf, Student Government in the Dining Room.
has tied these yellow ribbons pool of graduating college seniors?
around lampposts and trees and Canterbury lab up and running Then "Employment Practicum"
distributed hundreds of ribbons to
students this week. — a new course being offered next
semester — might be for you.
They acknowledge the American
troops and hostages in Saudi The Office of Career Develop-
Arabia, including the 42 soldiers ment has established this new class
who have died, according to Kevin for the Spring semester — and
Desmond, student body president. despite a "TBA" listing in the
registrar's course book, one section
"We want students to become has already been filled.
more aware and conscious that
there's something larger than The course will help students in
Marist going on," said Desmond. the search for employment after
graduation, according to Deirdre
The effort is just one part of a Sepp, director of career develop-
program that Student Government ment. It will run for two hours, one
has created to help increase day a week for seven weeks, and
understanding about the situation students will get one credit.
in the Persian Gulf. The larger part
will take place at a forum of "We're teaching this to help
teachers, administrators and students get a jump on the job
students today in the Campus market," said Sepp. "And to get
Center, where they will voice opi- them geared up for their job sear-
nions and discuss the crisis and the ches."
possiblities of war.
It will help students prepare a
"We're not saying whether the resume and find contacts on the
crisis is right or wrong," said Des- outside, develop a job search plan
mond. "But there is a need to build and effective networking skills, and
offer students a realistic look at
up a consciousness and understan- what to expect after graduation and
ding that is proactive, rather than what different companies are look-

after more than a month of delaysreactive." ing for, Sepp said.
"A lot of people don't read the
newspapers and realize what's go- "Employment organizations
ing on, but its important," said have different approaches to hiring
Antonella Licari, a public relations people," Sepp said. "And often
officer for student government. students don't understand those
Licari has been organizing the differences."
by JOHN CAMPBELL students can get access to the main- semester, when the lab was suppos-
Staff Writer frame from Canterbury." ed to open. This is the first time the class is

After more than a month of According to Christine Mulvey, "Right now we are getting ready
delays, students living in the manager of telecommunications, to install a letter-quality printer,"
the target date for their installation Raimo said. "We're also going to

ribbon-tying around campus. "If Canterbury Garden Apartments is November 26. be installing new chairs and lamps being offered, and it is unknown
we go to war, a lot of our friends have a computer lab — saving them to make the students more comfor- whether it will be offered again
Gerberich said the lab at Canter- table."
could go," she said. the ten-minute commute to after this semester.

While President Bush has called campus. bury is a learning experience

for an increase in the current Carl Gerberich, vice president because for the first time informa- Abdul Kamara, a graduate stu- However, one section of the class
number of troops in the Persian for information services, said the tion services will be responsible for dent with an assistantship, main- has already been filled, Sepp said.
Gulf from more than 230,000 to at delays involved waiting for new maintaining a lab off the main tains the lab and helps students The Monday section, which will be
least 400,000 in the next few weeks, IBM computers for the Adult campus. with any problems which may taught by Pam Meeds on Monday
a number of Marist students have Education lab and installing the occur. from 2:35 to 4:D5, was filled after
been called to active duty, and still replaced computers in Canterbury. "Last year the mainframes in the Monday registration period.

others face the possibility. The computers were finally in- Champagnat were vandalized and Kamara lives in the apartment

"It is important that everyone is stalled three weeks ago in apart- we want to see how the computers directly across from the lab and is A second section was added and
aware of this issue, and the ribbons ment 74A, and will most likely be are treated by the students," accessible during the hours it is will be taught by Deidre Sepp on
and the forum are just a starting emulated to the mainframe system Gerberich said. open. He said a suggestion box for Tuesday nights from 6:15 to 8:15
point," Desmond said. next week, information services students' comments will help make p.m.
said. Jim Raimo, director of Housing the computer lab a better for
The forum will be held from 11 and Residential Life, said apart- students. This class will only be offered to
a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the theatre, "We took the five best com- ment 74A was rewired and modems juniors and seniors. "It will help
but the entire campus center has puters from adult education and installed, as well as bars placed in "I'm a student myself and I can seniors better cope with the reduc-
been reserved for the event so put them (at Canterbury)," said the windows and the locks chang- relate to their problems," Kamara tion going on in the market," Sepp
smaller groups can break off and Gerberich. "Right now we're ed for the beginning of the said. said.
talk, Desmond said. waiting for emulation cards so the



THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER 15, 1990 5

Kid conference: Higher education

Local children said Manuel Mercader, a junior in
the ISU.
get a preview
"We want them to see what goes
of life at college on as far as the lifestyle goes. We
wanted to show them the social at-
by CHRIS SHEA mosphere, not just the academic at-
mosphere," he said.
Editorial Page Editor
The children saw different parts
Seven-year-old Sabir Archer of the campus from a freshmen
came to college last Friday, and he dorm to the Lowell Thomas Com-
liked what he saw. munications Center, where they
were given the chance to work a
"I want to go to Marist when I television studio firsthand, a com-
get older," he said. "It's my puter lab and a radio production
favorite college." room.

Archer, along with several other According to Koshkin, the
students attending a unique area children reacted positively to the
school, went on a tour of the col- tour.
lege in order to be made aware of
opportunities the future holds in Circle photo/Chris Shea "They all seemed happy and ge-
higher education. nuinely intrigued as to what hap-
Manuel Mercader (center) and Mike Rodia (right) talk with some young students visiting pens on a college campus. Hopeful-
The event, sponsored by the In- from the North End Resource Community Center on the set of MCTV's show "What's Up?" ly seeing how interesting college
ternational Student Union and the can be will be an enticement for
Community Service Program, is them to do well in school."
one of three similar programs to be
conducted over the next month, parents because the parents felt the Parentsteach the children from 6 Student Union members and com- Koshkin said the children are of
the system did not cater to all of the a.m. to 1 p.m. The school is head- munity service program volunteers above-average intelligence and
Phil Koshkin, director of the children's needs, said Koshkin. ed by Marshall Shamsideem, coor- taking the children to all areas of have a disciplined lifestyle instilled
Community Service Program, said dinator of the North Side School the campus showing both the social in them by their parents.
the purpose of the event was to give The children, who ranged in age and a leading figure in the Moslem and academic atmosphere.
the children an opportunity to view from seven to 14, are educated at religion in Poughkeepsie. "It's a definite advantage for the
what college life entails and the dif- the North Side Resource Com- "What we tried to do was give kids," Koshkin said. "Whatever
ferent facilities that colleges have munity Center in Poughkeepsie. The tour involved International the kids something to strive for," they learn in class can be reinforc-
to offer. ed by the parents at home."

t h e children were of the Islamic
faith and had been pulled out of
public school system by their

Weekend storm causes damage Officials approve work
on Donnelly at intersession
by STACEY MCDONNELL All the pumps were sent out to private contractors
Managing Editor and rebuilt. Daly also said extra pumps have been by DAN HULL
ordered in case such problems occur again.
News Editor
The storm that blew through the area Sunday night Panels of metal sheeting above the front entrance
took its toll on the North End, according to Tom to townhouse A-l fell to the ground, and the smoke The U.S. Department of Education approved the college's pro-
detector, which is located in the metal that fell,'was~ posal to begin final renovations of-DonnellyHanxluring-trte~vrinter
Daly, director of the Physical Plant. ' intersession ahead of schedule, but Executive Vice President Mark
: Three of the four Gartland Commons apartment swinging above the door on it's wires,' as a result of Sullivan said the renovations are more likely to begin in May as
buildings had no heat or hot water from about 11 p.m. the winds. scheduled.

Sunday to sometime Monday as a result of the high Ryan Applegate, a senior from Elizabeth, N.J., said "It's up and the air right now whether we'll start (during winter
winds, Daly said. the contractor who originally built the townhouses in intersession) but more than likely we won't," Sullivan said.
1981, was called to fix the house.
The winds disrupted Central Hudson Gas and Elec- He said the Board of Trustees has to discuss the project, followed
tric's power supply. As a result, the Gartland power by "internal discussions" of the Buildings and Grounds Commit-
tee, and back to the Board of Trustees for final approval.
feeds of the heat circulation and sewage pumps had "We think the damage happened because the wind
low voltage, he said. changed directions," Applegate said. "Because we are The Department of Education has paid the college $375,000 of
the first house, we received the brunt of the damage.'' a $500,000 grant towards the renovation costs and therefore ap-
The motors of the pumps burnt out, Daly said.

"Everytime Central Hudson experiences a problem, Panels from the side and back of the house also fell, proves Marist's construction contracts, Sullivan said.
something happens here," Daly said. "We're lucky he said.
that it was only the supply to the Gartland area, in- If the Board approves the project, renovations of the Business,
stead of the supply to the whole campus." Daly said the fire alarm has been repaired. Financial Aid, and Registration Offices would start as soon as
possible to produce the best results over the five-week winter break,
Sullivan said.

He said other renovations would include shifting the cafe and

student academic services, which would most likely occur next

semester.

The cafe would be moved adjacent to the top portion of the

greenhouse, he said. And the Offices of Career Development and

Field Experience, Higher Education Opportunity Program, Lear-

ning Resource Center and Academic Counseling would occupy the

same general area, but include the area where the cafe is currently

located, he said.

Get it 'to go': a Subway man on the run

Drug dealers like meatball subs. Subway in my town. It's not quite "Huh, uh, no," he said. You tend to get annoyed when
Except Jamaican drug dealers; someone asks you if you sell hot
they like turkey and bacon subs. the same as working on Academy After going up to his room and dogs or hamburgers; or how long
is six inches; or my personal
Crackdealers prefer steak and Street. Thoughts finding no one there, I came back favorite, what is wheat bread.
cheese subs with lots of From The through the lobby on my way out.
mayonnaise. For example, none of my co- The only real annoying thing
workers at home carried a gun. Shower, With "Is that Subway?" he asked. about Subway is that after work-
How do I know? I sell subs. "Yeah, didn't you hear me ask ing there, I always smell like food.
After being fired, none of them you if you ordered it when I came
I sell subs to drug dealers, in?" I asked the poster child for It took me a few weeks to make
nurses, bums, college students, went on to bigger and better Help From birth control. this discovery.
security guards, hotel guests, "Yeah, I didn't think you were
Metal-heads, and Walgreen's clerks things...like armed robbery. They The Bed talking to me," he said. After working on Saturday
to name a few. didn't have to worry about not be- Realizing this was the stupidest nights, I would always catch up
person on earth, I simply told him with my friends at the bars.
They all like something different. ing able to go home because drug the bill was $10 and tried to avoid
Nurses like ham and provolone confusing him further with conver- We would be hanging out for
cheese, while Metal-heads eat roast dealers were waiting to kill them. DAN HULL sation. He gave me S10. awhile until someone always said,
beef, probably because they thrive And they didn't tell me exciting "Are you hungry? I don't know-
on the taste of fresh cow's blood. why but for some reason I just got
Marist students like everything stories about being stopped at a hungry."
from BMT's with "the works" to stop light and seeing a guy get shot a cape doing deliveries. The " S " of
plain tuna. course stood for Subway. He quit So if for some reason you're feel-
Vassar students like veggie and six times. ing hungry, give me a call. And if
cheese subs on whole wheat bread, ThevSubwayJat home had a catf* becausejie_was sick of getting his I'm not busy serving Metal-heads
which is typical. dy dispenser for M United Way by x cape^caught- in his car-door. and drug dealers, I'll stop by.
I've been selling subs for Subway the register. The .Subway a a ^ Novy4 do it. Donned in my "Put No tip.
for five months now. I know subs. Academy Street has an emergency a foot-in your mouth, Subway" I thought to myself, "Here is liv- Dan Hull is The Circle's Hnmor
button which immediately calls the tee-shirt and a pair of jeans, I set ing proof of what can happen when columnist.
Not even Bo knows subs like I out to calm gurgling tummies. pregnant women drink too much
police in case of a robbery.
know subs. Luckily for me, I get to leave the I meet all kinds of people, too. cough syrup."
store whenever there's a delivery. But I have the most fun with Most people aren't as stupid,
Over the summer I worked at a stupid people. they're just unfamiliar with the
Yes, I am Subway Man.
If you don't want to take your I once made a delivery to a dor- Subway menu.
chances coming into the store, I'll mitory on campus to the stupidest Nevertheless, when you have to
person on the face of the earth. I deal with the public all day like I
bring it to you.
They used to have a guy named met him in the lobby. did at home, you tend to label so-

Kent dress in blue tights with a big "Are you waiting for Subway,'' meone as stupid if they don't know
red " S " on the chest, red briefs and I asked. exactly what they're talking about.



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EDITORIAL8 NOVEMBER 15, 1990
THE CIRCLE

THE * £.

CIRCLE SUDENTS

Use Martin, Editor
Stacey McDonnell, Managing Editor

Chris Shea, Editorial Page Editor Dan Hull, News Editor
Mike O'Farrell, Sports Editor Nancy Petrucci, Business Manager
Jeanne Earle, Advertising Manager Laura Soricelli, Photography Editor

John Hartsock, Faculty Adviser
Jim Savard, Circulation Manager

Shaping up the E*CHANQE STUDENT .>
academic schedule
,MAKC IS Co^PoKt OSPAtfe THE WEST ATR\CAN BOSHMAM ,
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in light of the increasing diversity in demographics of the WUi. cAu- MM S t W . CCOO
student body, it is sometimes difficult for those students H/we STUDY sessions WITH ,
who live outside the tri-state area to get home. It could work LOCK ACT r V t t t t T S T A d i
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as it was in the past. GoVOPQKt. I sjftaw

— Starting classes earlier in the day. This would likely NFL steps out of bounds:
mean 8 a.m. classes rather than 8:15s. But that extra 15 Arizona loses Super Bowl
minutes in the morning is helpful, especially to the faculty
and the commuters, and pushing it back will be painful. Don't most of us use the day off to sleep
late and not give a second thought to the man
— Reducing the time between classes from 15 to 10 who made the holiday possible?
minutes. This is not a good idea. Many students rely on that
extra time to talk to their professors after class, as well as I'm not sure.
run errands around campus.
In a day where only 35 percent of eligible But this isn't the sad part.
And some professors keep students in class longer than Americans turn out to vote, I think we pro- While it isn't easy to understand why the
the time alotted. Those students will find it tough to make bably should ask why the National Football Arizona voters sacked Martin Luther King
it to their next class on time. The academic committee may League has suddenly acted, it seems, to raise Jr. Day, it is easy to understand why the NFL
want to consider reducing the time between the 4:10 class the social consciousness of the entire couldn't pass up the chance to make a
slot and night class to a 40-minute gap. country. political statement.
It's called free publicity.
— Reinstating the free time slots during the week. This Just in case you missed it, the NFL an- It's also called a disgrace. „
is a necessity. They should never have been cut and moved nounced plans to move the 1993 Super Bowl Remember, this is coming from a league
to Friday in the first place. The free time slots, which used out of Phoenix, Ariz, because the voters of that has been around for decades, and yet
to be Tuesday at 11:25 and Friday at 1 p.m., give clubs and the state rejected a bill to declare Martin until 1989 never had a black head coach, and
activities more of a place during the day, and don't restrict Luther King Jr.'s birthday a state holiday. still hasn't had a black general manager.
events until after 9 p.m. — when most of the activities, lec- This, even though, the majority of players
tures and events occur now. They also allow students more The loss of the Super Bowl, if it actually in the league are black.
options in seeing their professors during office hours. occurs, would cost the state of Arizona
millions. Now suddenly they are coming off like the
— Creating 50-minute time slots that meet three times strong arm of the NAACP.
a week. This could work well with core classes at the 100 Now, there are two obvious questions
and 200 level, since those are generally the largest and tend which arise here. I believe this puts the NFL at the top for
to have a majority of underclassmen. the "Hypocrite of the Year" award. (By the
First, why on earth wouldn't a state want way. George Bush is a close second.)
The five-day week is traditional. In theory, full-time to declare King's birthday a state holiday?
students should be going to class five days a week. And The man was a hero to millions and one of Not that the NFL has any business nos-
50-minute time slots three days a week may allow faculty the most influential leaders of the twentieth ing around in politics anyway, especially the
to accomplish more in class. The topic will be fresh in century. kind of special-interests lobbying it was do-
students' minds, and the attention will be better. ing before the election. By announcing it
The second question is, since when has the would consider moving the Super Bowl
But a minimal instructional week of five days is going NFL had any kind of political activism? And beforehand, the NFL was tampering with the
to restrict many students, especially upperclassmen, who isn't it kind of suspicious they are starting election.
have on- or off-campus jobs, internships, sports, club duties, now?
and other responsbilities that are typical of most college Let's see if we can't straighten things out
students. The first question, concerning the voters, a bit. The NFL is a sports league. The Super
is hard to answer. While the bill was voted Bowl is a game. (Although usually not a very
down by only a slim margin (a percentage close one). The ratification of Martin Luther
point or two), it's strll difficult to understand King Jr. Day as a state holiday, on the other
why the holiday was voted down. Martin hand, is a political device.
Luther King Jr.'s birthday is, after all, a holi-
day in 47 other states. Obviously there's a difference.
Now there's rumors starting that the Na-
It's not fair to declare Arizona a state full tional Collegiate Athletic Association may be
of racists. After all, how many of us use getting into the act, too.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day to think about The NCAA holds two football bowl games
and contemplate the brilliant life and tragic in Arizona which now might move elsewhere.
end of a great man? It's a case of an organization (whether it
be the NFL or NCAA) trying to do the right
Not many. thing for the wrong reasons.
Which is worse: Not having a holiday or Both organizations should stay out of
having one for the wrong reasons? politics and stick to playing ball.
Chris Shea is The Circle's Editorial Page
editor.

VIEWPOINTTHE CIRCLE NOVEMBER 15,1990

Letters to the Editor People do some stupid things,
but no (me Jakes responsibility

recovering drug and alcohol addicts which
seems convinced, "it's not your fault that
you take dope or you drink, that it's
something beyond your control."

The success of Alcoholics Anonymous cer-

tainly indicates such disorders are not beyond

Editor: control and the first step to recovery is not

to take that next drink. In other words, ex-

ercise responsibility.

- Recently in Bro. Donald Kelly's statistics Some students at Marist spend $15,000 a KEVIN ST. ONGE Fortunately the "Diagnostic and Statistical
class students were asked to do a statistical year on their education, but most are getting People have to start taking responsibility Manual of Mental Health" is being revised
analysis. The topics for these analyses rang- a paid vacation. Instead of taking advantage for 1993.
ed from how many hours a week students of the educational opportunities they are
talk on the'phone to how much money given, many can be found babbling profusely Early indications are that 1 out of 4
students spend drinking each weekend. around the unfinished perimeters of campus. psychological explanations for unusual ac-
tions will be discarded.

That fact alone indicates an attempt at

If you are like most and you just received It students were to redefind their reasons for their actions. over-explanation.
your mid-terms back, you may be asking for being in college, I'd gamble to say that Accountability and responsiblity are being Society should place an emphasis on
yourself why you didn't do as well as you their priorities would change.
thought. Whether it be one class or five, you replaced by pseudo-scientific excuses made responsibility and not look to psychology for
know you could have done better somehow. credible by the discipline of psychology. exoneration.

Alcoholism was once considered a bad
habit before it was upgraded to an addiction

Perhaps you're one of those students in The moral of the story may be found in and now a disease. BY THE WAY . . .
the analyses who watches 49 hours of T.V. the immortal words of Joseph Conrad, who
. a week, talks on the phone for 10 hours a said, "The mind of man is capable of There may well be scientific evidence Mike O'FarrelPs "Thurday Morning
week, and spends $70 a weekend on drinks. everything — because everythingis in it, all showing a physical dependence on alcohol Quarterback" of Nov. 8, went one step to
the past as well as all the future." . but that does not lessen individual respon- far.
Or possibly you're one of those students sibility for activity during a drunken stupor.
who falls in the mean and watches 21 hours My hope' is that the reader will not only It would be nice to have Marist students
of T.V. a week, talks on the phone for 3 1/2 look at the statistical value of this article, but The old excuse of "society made me do at all athletic events cheering their teams on
hours a week, and spends $22 a weekend on that he or she will also engage in an eye- it" does not wash anymore but, as John Leo to victory. RAH, RAH, RAH.
drinking. opening experience. pointed out in U.S. News and World Report
early this summer, several academic It is appalling students can't get excited
In either case, you are using valuable time Richard Angelo disciplines combined with psychology are fill- about how well their teams are doing.
and money on things which don't pertain to Sophomore ing the "alibi gap."
studies at all.
The new Student Booster Club is a
People make mistakes in judgment. Peo- welcome addition to the Marist community

ple do stupid things. and it should go far towards fostering in-

If we listen to psychologists, there is an ex- creased fan participation at athletic events,

planation for everything from A (abuse) to (not to mention attendance, writing the

In defense of internships Z (zoophilia — 302.90 in the "Diagnostic weekend sports schedule on the corners of
and Statistical Manual of Mental all the blackboards was a great idea but so

Disorders," presumably a sexual disorder of far only basketball and football have made

some kind that involves animals.) the chalkboards)

Editor: sion of my internship, I was offered a full- Pathological gambling, coded 312.31 in The problem is Mike O'Farrell is making
time summer job in any department I the manual, reportedly led to the demise of the same mistake Chris Baustista did earlier
This letter is in response to "The Bottom wanted. Pete Rose. Former Washington, D.C. Mayor this semester in a letter to the editor claim-
Line" column in last week's issue on what Marion Barry supposedly suffers from ing, "Marist athletes deserve our support."
Kevin St. Onge called " t h e exploitation of At no time during this internship did I feel alcoholism, (303.90) while telephone
Marist students." "exploited" or consider myself to be a "cap- scatologia (302.90) was used to explain the O'Farrell maintains athletes "represent
tive market." Because I was unpaid, I could unusual, most people would say obscene, each of us" when they compete and insists
The author suggests the college demands spend my time in whichever office I chose. phone habits of former American Universi- they are somehow serving the college.
that all student interns receive monetary ty President Richard Berendzen.
compensation for their time. What St. Onge My present internship works in much the Marist athletes do not deserve our support
refuses to recognize is the fact that the ex- same way. I am a senior now, interning as People make mistakes in judgment. Peo- simply because they put in long hours of
periences, networking and hands-on skills a peer counselor at the Office of Career ple do stupid things. practice. Despite the noble appeal, they are
earned at an internship will benefit the stu- Development and Field Experience. There not competing for us. They involve
dent many times more than any monetary are very few things that I am told to do, ex- Why not leave it at that and hold people themselves in athletics for personal reasons
rewards. cept reasonable reading and writing responsible for their actions? No excuses. that have nothing to do with Marist College.
assignments to earn my college credits. The
1 have participated in two internships in rest of the projects we (there are five of us) Leo described a court case in Los Angeles Scholarship athletes are paid to play.
my school career, one of these currently. In choose according to our interests and/or ma- that essentially allowed Kevin Mitnick to Those athletes not on scholarship
my first internship, as a senior in high school, jor. Once again, the experience and network- disassociate himself from his actions. Mit- presumably play out of love for the sport.
I interned at a real estate headquarters in ing that I am gaining here greatly outweigh nick apparently tapped into a corporate com- Reading into it anymore than that, is doing
Westchester County. amy monetary compensation that could be puter system and stole on expensive security everybody a grave disservice.
offered to me. system. Note the word "stole."
Because I was an unpaid intern, I was able It really is a shame Mike O'Farrell and the
to float through five different departments If I were paid at either of these internships, The judge, according to Leo, considered Student Booster Club are so convinced
in 10 weeks. In this way I was able to see all my supervisor would have been more inclin- Mitnick the victim of a "new and growing" athletes somehow "deserve" recognition
sides of the business. During these ten weeks ed to tell me what I could do. What would impulse disorder — computer addiction. solely because they are athletes.
I followed many managers and asked endless have been the difference between my intern-
questions. I also made numerous contacts ship (or Co-op) and an entry level position? What a sorry state of society. Using that line of argumentation, Mike
and received a letter of recommendation Actor Chevy Chase makes the argument O'Farrell deserves recognition solely because
from the owner of the agency. Upon conclu- Gerrit Roelof for personal responsibility when he talks he is a sports writer, having nothing to do
Junior

.see more LETTERS page 12l about the Betty Ford Center, a clinic for with whether he's any good or not.

For student military reservists, country comes first

by TINA LaVALLA "But what about leaving everything ween college student who would be willing The Bush administration has been calling
behind?" I said. "And don't you have se- to dedicate themselves to such an important up to 180,000 extra troops for "Operation
Up until recently, the Middle East crisis cond thoughts now that there's a good commitment, not to mention the possibility Desert Shield."
has, for most of us, seemed relatively distant chance that war will break o u t ? " of sacrificing their lives to "drawing a line
and irrelevant to our daily routine. But in in the sand." The amount of American troops leaving
speaking with two Marist students who have His answer was that defending America for Saudi Arabia is the most amount of U.S.
already been called to serve in Saudi Arabia, had to be done by someone, and it was bet- Of course, this is not to say that as col- forces deployed since the Vietnam war, yet,
the conflict is now beginning to affect our ter that a person qualified do it, rather than lege students we aren't dedicated...we are, the Bush administration has failed to an-
community directly. anyone else. but just to different things that seem pale by nounce what goals will be achieved by being
comparison. there. It is only with a clearly defined
Two students have been called to their Likewise, the student in the National American position, minus the fiery rhetoric,
respective military bases, and although they Guard had even gone as far as to have Before interviewing the reservists, we that the President should proceed in
were sent back to await further instructions, volunteered for a six months tour. WHY? agreed that there are two different issues in diplomatically solving this crisis.
it is highly likely for them to leave at a was my first thought. It seems crazy to even the crisis. One: Saddam Hussein is a
moments notice. think of sacrificing so much for a war that dangerous leader, and that the seizure of In discussing the two sides of the issue with
would accomplish so little in the scheme of Kuwait undermines the stability of the the reservists, their commitment, despite the
In discussing the possibility of serving in things. region. opposing view, still stands strong. They are
Saudi Arabia, the student serving in the Air looking at the impending crisis with the eyes
National Guard (who wishes not to iden- His response however, was that respon- The second issue being, that all we're of an American soldier. A soldier commit-
tified) said he had already spent time in Saudi ding in the event of a crisis, was one of the fighting for is oil, and that Hussein's actions ted to serve and protect the interests of the
Arabia during the summer. His attitude was requirements included in exchange for the aren't a valid reason to have American lives United States.
that it was his duty as a member of the arm- rewards the National Guard has provided lost.
ed forces to serve his country, and that he him. He already has close friends in the Mid- But at some point in time, they may even
recognized the possibility of war when he dle East and it only seems proper to assist. It seems that Bush is trying to "flex our question the validity of the cause.
first joined. muscle" to the world, in order to prove that
I was surprised to learn of such dedicated, we are still a superpower amidst a new global Tina LaValla is a senior majoring in
patriotic souls floating around our campus, balance. But must we defend every nation political science.
because honestly, it is the few and far bet- who runs into trouble?



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LETTERS — Taking a closer look at

...Continued from page 9 0, college camaraderie

Does anyone care?^- [faery* =v by jftNETT DESIMONE group became jackhammered into than any you have made or can

tiny, separate pieces. make. At times they might wear

that we will allow Bush to commit Friendship — what exactly is it You thought you'd be friends thin, but it's up to you not to let
our armed forces to war without forever. Well, forever suddenly got them break.
Editor: all about?
Did you ever jump off life's shorter. (A few of you are still Show your confidantes what
I am very disturbed with the ap question? vicious merry-go-round for a mo- tight, but the number has dwindl- they really mean to you. Hug them,
scream at them, take them out for
parent lack of concern with the pre ment to ponder the concept of ed significantly). a drink — but let them know you
care.
sent military buildup in the Middle It does not make sense to me, It friendship? This brings us to the college
East. The U.S. is presently involv- would seem that in a place like All the problems and worries on
ed in the largest military action Marist that there would be some Lucy had Ethel, Fred and years and the bonds we have made your mind now will all work
since Vietnam and few people have opposed to war. There are many Barney, Wordsworth had Col- or are making now. themselves out. Years from now
expressed outrage to the possibili- here who have family and friends eridge. Even the Lone Ranger had As a freshman you're basically you won't remember them.
ty of the loss of American lives. serving in the Middle East. Are Tonto (which I always thought thrown in with a complete stranger However, the friends you make
(this person could be a direct now, you'll never forget.
made Silver a bit jealous).
they not afraid? If so, when will Try and remember who your descendant of Manson — who
friends were back when you were knows?) and expected to instantly
Conservative figures put they express that concern — four years old. Basically anyone mesh with him/her.

American loss of life close to 1 hopefully before bodies begin ar- who was thrown in the sandbox After a week you both will know

million over the few weeks alone. riving in bags.
Is anyone afraid? .Does anyone with you became your life-long everything there is to know about
care? Have we become so involv- Miguel David Gelpi buddy. (Even if baby Hitler was one another; every deep dark They say a dog is man's (or
ed with ourselves and our own lives Office of Admissions staff thrown in, you would have played secret. After two weeks, both of woman's for all you feminists) best
friend, but I don't buy it.
with him.) you will have planned to name your

In grade school you were friends firstborn child after the other. You can't go ice skating with a
with many people, but did indeed Sounds great — if it really work- dog. You can't play football or fly
Cartoon was offensive ed that way. Sometimes it does, but a kit or share a double scoop ice
have a "best friend." cream cone. A dog won't sit up
In high school it seemed people most times it doesn't. with you after you've been dumped
After.the first year, you get to for the sixth time by the same guy.
Editor: aren't interested in who the traveled in packs. Three or four choose your own roommates. You You can't gaze up at the stars and
"enemy" is, but blindly follow our cars were needed just to transport have now reached the peak of in- share your fears of life and the
The desert war for 18 miles to the leaders who, according to the New everyone wherever it was they were dependence in friendship. future with a dog.
gallon will be a costly one in human York Times, "have very few Arab going.
lives, not just of Americans, but of experts in the State Department or No one ever said that maintain- (Besides, you don't have to walk
a huge Iraqi civilian population Pentagon" and know next to Of course you were always closer ing a friendship is simple. It is a dif- your friends or train them. Well,
which is not responsible for what nothing of Arabic history and to certain people than others. There ficult, yet highly rewarding task.
Saddam Hussein has done. culture. was the person you'd hide in the However, it does require effort.
bathroom and sneak smokes with
in between classes, or the person People often become selfish and

That is why I found your Nov. So while we sit here writing in an you'd always cut Chemistry class totally consumed in their own pro- at least most of them you don't.)
8 cartoon offensive. It stereotyped alphabet originally cooked up in with or the one you'd always hang blems and their life's events, that
Arab peoples as carpet-makers, the Middle East and count our out in the nurse's office with and
camel-riders, "Aladdin Lamp"- blessings in Arabic numerals, I sug- catch up on the gossip. they tend to lean just a bit too So, what are you waiting for.
makers and bluntly, as imbeciles. gest that this time around, we much on their solid buddies. Even Call up your friends and tell them
dispense with the knee-jerk pre- But, all in all, everyone was close worse, they start to take them for you love them and that you'd be
This is the same kind of pro- judice. This time we should really and had a good time together. granted. lost without them. I hope that after
paganda material used during the do our homework and ask some reading this article, my friends will
Vietnam debacle which portrayed questions. This time we should at Then graduation struck (gulp) Pardon the cliche, but friendship already know.
an entire people as "gooks" and least know WHO we are killing and and someone was going away to is a two-way street; give and take,
"little men in black pajamas." WHAT we are dying for. school, another person was staying laugh and cry. Friends are an ex-
home and someone else was
backpacking through Europe. tension of yourself.
Whatever the reason — the solid
Many of the ties that are made Janet DeSimone is a senior ma-
in these four years are stronger joring in English.

• As Chris Shea noted in;, his t-i^-i•-ii:_•'.<•' Janet C. Mills
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President's regatta B-BALL

returns to Hudson ...continued from page 16

by JIM SAVARD ing the chance to nost the regatta "He looked good for a kid who
with all the teams we invite par- hasn't practiced in three days,"
Staff Writer ticipating," said Davis. Magarity said. "He wasn't able to
finish off shots he normally would
After a one-year hiatus, the Fordham will be the toughest have if he were healthy, but I was
President's Cup Regatta will return competition for Marist, according pleased with him."
to the banks of the Hudson Satur- to Davis.
day at 7 a.m. The biggest concern for Magari-
"They will certainly be the big- ty was on defense.
"Last year, the regatta was gest challenge we will face," he
cancelled because we could not get said. "We have seen them in some "Our press is half way there,"
enough participation from other races this year, but we have never he said. "It's too early to judge it.
schools," said head crew coach raced them head on. We know they I was a little disappointed with the
Larry Davis. "Our regatta was are tough and we are ready to face defense at times. There was some
scheduled for the same day as three them head on." confusion with the press in the se-
other major regattas." cond half because we were unable
The weather will be a factor in to trap anyone. We gave up some
Fifteen teams were invited to the racing, said Davis. easy buckets."
race, and five accepted, said Davis.
Competing with Marist will be For- "If the weather holds up and our Magarity also said that the Red
dham University, Manhattan Col- team performs up to our expecta- Foxes need more points from the
lege, St. John's University, SUNY tions, we should win," he said. "If front court positions.
Maritime and Renssalaer the .weather doesn't hold up, it is
Polytechnic Institute. hard to predict an outcome because "We need more points up
anything could possibly happen front," he said. "We want to be
"This year's regatta is still a lit- with lousy weather. The Hudson is able to establish some type of in-
tle bit smaller than we would like so unpredictable, it is hard to tell side game that will be a threat."
to have it to be," said Davis. what will happen. Anything can
"However, we are just happy to happen on this river." Sophomore point guard Andy
have it back." Lake scored eight points and dish-
Marist will be racing different ed out three assists.
One reason, for the small turnout sboat combinations, said Davis.
is the Frostbite Regatta in "Andy is a key now," Magarity
Philadelphia. "We will be racing our men's said. "He is on the/ball all the time
and women's varsity and junior and has more to worry about. In
"Our regatta is being held on the varsity teams and both four and the past, he has had the scorers
same day as the Frostbite," said eight-person boats in the race," mentality, and he can't lose that,
Davis. "That is why we couldn't said Davis. but he has to keep things going for
getmore teams to participate in the us offensively."
President's Cup." The President's Cup is the last
race for Marist during the fall Tomorrow night, the Red Foxes
"We are looking forward to hav- season. The spring season will play host to the Greek National
begin in March. Team in the final exhibition game
of the season.
Malet resigns as lax coach
"We will take a different ap-
Mike Malet has resigned his posi- with the demands of my office," -J; *- proach on Friday," Magarity said.
tion as head lacrosse coach effec- said Malet. "We will be in more of a real game
tive immediately in order to meet Circle photo/Matt Martin situation. We have to get ready for
the increasing demands of his post "Going into this year, Mike and the opener with James Madison."
as Athletic Business Manager, I had discussed the possibility that Sophomore forward Sedric Viazey attempts a short jumper
Director of Athletics Gene Doris it might be too dificult to coach," in the lane during an exhibition game against U.S. Verich Reps The Red Foxes open the regular
announced Friday. said Doris. "It became apparent Ertday. Thfi^e.d,Eoxe.sJostJ07-:9.5.. ..__, season on Nov. 24 at James
that it would be too difficult and Madison. Marist lost to James
In his seven years as head coach, considering the complexities of ad- Madison last year 73-58 in Madison
Malet posted a 52-39 mark, in- ding more sports, his decision is in Square Garden.
cluding a school best 12-2 record in the best interest of the college." -• • -The home-opener for MaristiS
1986, on Dec. 4 against Siena.
—' "I'veTound it increasingly dif- No successor or interim coach
ficult to devote time to coaching has beeirnamed. -A- search" will-
begin immediately.

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