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CNN links us to Operation Desert Storm

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IVQLUME 38. NUMBER 1 MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. FEBRUARY 7,19911

State proposal threatens financial aid by STACEY MCDONNELL

Managing Editor

Marist students will pay dearly if Gov. Cuomo's proposed state budget is passed in July.

If passed, all students may be hit with dramatic tuition increases, and New York students will also lose some of their finan­cial aid.

The proposed $51.9 billion budget, which cuts $4.5 billion from the whole state budget, will slash the Tuition Aid Program (TAP) fund, eliminate the $250 Regents College scholarships and halt many other aid pro­grams that New York students here use to pay tuition and other expenses. Nearly 1,000 students could be affected.

In addition, Marist would lose half its state aid, threatening to affect the rest of the stu­dent body.

At press time, college officials were plan­ning an all-out effort to'fight the proposal.

"(The governor) is driving students out of the private schools and into the public school system," said President Dennis J. Murray, who said the proposal is unfair and ine­quitable. "In times of recession, everyone has to pull in their belts, but the cuts do not make sense. It costs the state more money to educate a student in the state schools than in private schools."

Cuomo proposed an additional $500 tui­tion increase for State University of New York and City University of New York schools. Cuomo had already raised those schools' tuition by $300 in December.

But Marist students may pay even more than that because of the lost financial aid. Some of the 893 students who receive TAP, Regents College scholarships or both may lose $650 in state aid each year.

TAP grants would be reduced anywhere from $100 to $400 a year, depending on the family's financial situation. The wealthier the family is, the more money it stands to lose.

The total loss for TAP aid is $387,506 for undergraduates and $6,500 for graduate students, said Murray.

"The student and his or her family are go­ing to have to weigh very seriously these budgetary impacts and their ability to finance next year's tuition," said Anthony V. Cam-piili, chief finance officer.

And while cutbacks will strain students' ability to attend Marist, the reduction of aid

the college receives will not only hurt the in­stitution, but inevitably be passed on to the student.

Bundy Aid, assistance given to private in­stitutions based on its number of graduates, will be slashed 50 percent, leaving Marist of­ficials with a $582,750 hole to fill in next year's budget, Murray said.

If this aid is lost, tuition will have to be increased, said Mark Sullivan, executive vice president.

"If (Cuomo's) cuts stand, it's going to pose some very serious challenges to the financial stability of the college," Sullivan said. "It'll force us to look very carefully at our tuition structure."

...See BUDGET page 8 •

R.A.puts out dorm fire

by DAN HULL News Editor

A small fire sparked by a lit cigarette tossed in a garbage can caused little damage on the second floor of Champagnat Hall Tuesday night, according to fire officials.

Although the dormitory was evacuated, the fire in Room 216 caused minimal damage, said Dick Dormeyer, Fairview Fire Depart­ment deputy chief. . Dormeyer said he received a call

at 10:01 p.m., but the fire had been extinguished upon arrival.

According to Security's report, fifth floor Resident Assistant Richard Cota was alerted of the fire and pulled a third floor fire alarm. Cota and Inderdip Khorana, the R.A. on duty, entered the room and extinguished the fire.

Firemen cleared the building of smoke by placing fans in the halls and opening the windows, Dormeyer said.

Trie only damage reported was a burn hole in a bed sheet caused by an ember while the fire was being put out, said Tom McClain, assis­tant director of the Office of Safe­ty and Security.

Freshmen Brian Tripodo, Ed Keller and Chris Santarelli had been smoking in the room when they decided to go to the Campus Center, the report stated.

Renovations looking up

Circle photo/Mike Rodia Electrician Steve Kondor works on the electrical wiring amidst

the continuing renovations of Donnelly Hall.

Weak budget, recession suspend new dorm

by DAN HULL News Editor

Plans for a new dormitory, which have consistently slipped from the top of the college's priority list, are being delayed indefinitely.

Citing the recession, Gov. Mario Cuomo's proposed budget cuts and the declining number of graduating high school seniors, college officials have decided to "ride out the storm" for at least a few months before making plans for the new dormitory, according to Mark Sullivan, ex­ecutive vice president.-/;

The delays began in 1989 when college officials chose not to renew the lease on Marist East and the Charles H. Dyson Building became first priority. Plans for the dorm were further prolonged until an environmen­tal assessment could be completed.

"It's a decision that still makes sense financially if we know we're go­ing to hold our enrollment and that's our goal," Sullivan said. "But it doesn't make sense now to take that risk until we have a little bit better feel over the next few months as to how long the recession is going to be."

In the meantime, Sullivan said, the college will continue to improve the Canterbury Garden Apartments for its 355 students residents.

Enrollment is important to the development of a new dorm because the number of high school graduates is decreasing. The decline is expected to continue until 1995, said Michelle Erickson, director of the Office of Admissions.

Competition among colleges for incoming freshmen is on the rise. In addition, the governor's proposed cuts in financial aid may push students to less expensive state-funded institutions, Sullivan said.

Gov. Cuomo has recommend the elimination of Bundy Aid, TAP grants and Regent's scholarships.

Sullivan said a commitment to a new dorm may backfire if enrollment is not maintained.

Chief Finance Officer Anthony Campilii agrees that Canterbury is the more plausible investment.

"Right now the Canterbury Gardens are an escape valve for us because we have the flexibility to both rent new apartments or to cut back on apartments as the need is there or not there," Campilii said.

...See DORM page 2 •

Students, faculty haunted by realities of war by KAREN CICERO

Senior Editor Jim Brady was at the Carrier Dome in

Syracuse. Brenda Yesville was on the sofa of her Pennsylvania home. And Kelly Riel-Iy was listening to an Eddie Money tape in her Long Island bedroom.

But on January 16, they all had at least one friend or family member in the same place — the Persian Gulf.

"My mother came upstairs to get me," said Rielly, a senior communication arts ma­jor whose older brother, Robert, has been in Saudi Arabia since Dec. 29. "She told me we were at war. I was numb."

The War in the Gulf has hit campus, and it's draining the Marist community.

There's concern for Brady's old high school pal and fellow cross country runner, Yesville's good friend and frequent skiing companion and Dr. John Kelly's 28-year-old son. The list goes on: Kris Singer's "lonesome Marine" and Jo-Anne Pro-

kopowicz's boyfriend of seven months In what may be the first war of their

lifetime, these and many other Marist students and faculty have loved ones among the more than 500,000 U.S. troops in the Gulf. From the initial attack 22 days ago to the recent ground skirmishes, they said anx­iety — and often uncertainty — about the safety of "their" troops intensifies each day, sometimes overwhelming them.

They have become news-a-holics. "Dan Rather is my best friend," said

Brady, a sophomore from Wallingford, Conn., whose former high school classmate Rob Smart repairs helicopters in the Army. "I'm always looking for Rob on television, but there's a lot of tan bald guys."

That also hasn't stopped Kelly from try­ing to catch a glimpse of his son, Michael, an Airforce pilot.

Although Kelly, chairperson of the Divi­sion of Management Studies, doesn't know any details about his son's mission, he suspects^Michael could have flown at least

one of the more than 41,000 sorties to Iraq. "Everytime we (his family) hear that a

plane was shot down, we're anxious to see what kind it was and where it was from," Kelly said. "It's frustrating — we always wish we knew more."

So does Rielly. Classes pull her from away from Gulf War Updates and Special Reports, and that has left her all the more anxious.

"I think about the war a lot," she said. "I don't pay attention as much in my classes. And when I have time to sit down, the war is the first thing that comes to mind."

Students have found some useful alter­natives to waiting and worrying.

About 70 people attended a 15-minute candlelight prayer service for peace in the Fireside Lounge Sunday night. Others are writing letters, making care packages and sending a Desert FAX. Many of the 50 students who returned index cards to the Of­fice of College Activities with the names of their friends or family in Gulf said they would be interested in speaking with other

students about the crisis. And hundreds of yellow ribbons are dangl­

ing from doors, lamp posts, cars and even people around campus.

Yesville, a sophomore from Saylorsburg, Pa., wears one everyday to support "her" Marine, Micheal Getz.

"In our lifetime, I never thought there would be a war," she said. "It's hard to believe it's real. Then, I see the yellow bows and ribbons and you can't forget."

Yesville's roommate, (Kris) Singer tells her friend, Jim Landry, all about the ribbons, to assure him of the country's support.

Singer, a sophomore from Gardner, Mass., says Landry heard about the anti-war protests and told her he was afraid that the Gulf War would turn into another Vietnam.

"He's so lonely; he even signs his letters 'Love, your lonesome Marine,' " Singer said about the guy she met four years ago when they worked together in a supermarket.

...See WAR page 2 •

THE CIRCLE ODDS & ENDS FEBRUARY 7,1991

To see or not to see: 'Hamlet' is a must by JANET DESIMONE

If you're one of those people who often confuse "thee" and "thou" in Elizabethan jargon, don't fret. The most recent screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" still could prove to be an in­teresting two hours for you.

It's Franco Zeffirelli's turn to take a stab al directing one of the most frequently stag­ed tragedies of Shakespeare. However, Zef-firelli has it a bit easier with this production. First, he can say "cut" and do a scene over ten times if necessary; a feat unheard of in the theater.

Secondly, he has two of the most desired actors starring in his film. Mel Gibson (thump-thump) portrays the emotionally tor­tured Prince of Denmark who is struggling over avenging the death of his beloved father.

Glenn Close plays Hamlet's mother, Ger­trude, who has hastily married her husband's brother Claudius, alias "the murderer."

Thanks to a visit from the ghost of his father, Hamlet is informed of Cladius' wick­ed deed, and promises to take revenge on his uncle. However, through Hamlet's painful battle with his conscience, we learn that mak­ing promises are often much less difficult than taking action.

Gibson is suprisingly enjoyable as Hamlet. He gives a sparkling, energetic performance

which incorporates a perfect blend of wit and melancholy. The intense emotional outbursts that characterize Hamlet aren't overly dramatized by Gibson, instead he appears convincingly as a man whose soul is suffering.

Given Close's stirring past performances, it is astounding that in this film she is a notch below adequate in her portrayal of Queen Gertrude. She is unanimated in her actions, spirit-less in her humor and apathetic in her delivery. Even one of Shakespeare's most well-known lines belonging to the queen come out sounding dry and bland. Close doth protest not enough, methinks.

Regretfully, Zeffirelli chooses to go the much-traveled Freudian route for his inter­pretation of one of the scenes that takes place between Hamlet and his mother.

The queen is furious with Hamlet for of­fending his step-father with a play he arrang­ed and confronts him on the subject. Hamlet retaliates with stinging judgments and wicked accusations. There is nothing in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" that attributes violence or passion to this specific interac­tion, yet time and time again, directors thrive on portraying it with a sexual twist.

In the film, Hamlet stormed in and knock­ed his mother around a bit, then thrust her onto the bed. Their agitated quarreling was suddenly halted due to a fervid, steamy kiss (smack on the lips) between them.

Helena Bonham-Carter plays Ophelia, Hamlet's girlfriend whose mind slowly deteriorates after he dumps her and she even­tually ends up committing suicide. Bonham-Carter is splendid as the naive lover turned lunatic. That eerie tone she uses to sing those mad love songs as she wanders comatose around, truly causes chills to cross your spine.

If you adore Shakespeare, then this movie must be seen. But even if you're not quite sure what Hamlet is about, check it out anyway; Shakespeare is always easier to understand when you see it on film or on the stage.

Janet DeSimone is a senior majoring in English.

Up to Date Tonight

• Naomi Tutu, daughter of South African Ar­chbishop Desmond Tutu, will present "Is there hope for liberation in South Africa?" tonight at 7 p.m. at Dutchess Community College in the Dutchess Hall Theater. For information, call 471-4500, ext. 1600.

• "Glory," a film which depicts the Civil War's first all-black regiment, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in the theater. Adjunct professor Tony Hart will lead a discussion as well.

•CUB presents, "David Binder — A Tribute to James Taylor," at 9 p.m. in the Theatre.

•The Foreign Film Program presents "Angry Harvest," at 7:30 p.m. in Donnelly 245. Admis­sion is free.

Friday •Foreign Film, see above. •Patriotic Pops Concert, sponsored by the

Marist Singers, 7:30 p.m. in the Theatre. Ad­mission: Free with Marist I.D. $3 for guests.

•The New Day Repertory Company will pre­sent Athol Fugard's drama, "Blood Knot," at 8 p.m. at the Vassar Brothers Institute Theatre, 12 Vasser St. Admission $12, general, and $10 for seniors and students. For more information, call 485-7399.

•Comedians Mike Sullivan-Irwin and Dean Edelson will perform in the River Room at 9 p.m.

•21 Society with comedy acts by Mike Sullivan-Irwin and Dean Edelson will be held in the small dining room at 8:30 p.m. The show starts at 10 p.m.

Saturday •Marist College and the YWCA of Dutchess

County present "The Development of Black Music in the U.S.A." with guest speaker Chris Calloway, Cab Calloway's daughter. The lec­ture/performance begins at 7 p.m. in the Theatre.

•The Foreign Film Program presents "Wooden Gun," at 7:30 p.m. in Donnelly 245. Admission is free.

•College Activities will show "Nightmare on Elm Street V," with free finger food at 9 p.m. in the River Room.

Sunday •"The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing

But the Truth about AIDS," a lecture, will be given by Dr. Warren Seigel and Dr. David Prin­cipe at 6 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge.

•Foreign Film, see above. •Daryl Hall and John Oates will open their

"Change of Season" tour at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are on sale at the Civic Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations or charge tickets through the Ticketmaster Chargeline at 454-3388. For more information, call 454-9800.

•The movie "Robocop 2 " will be shown in the theatre at 8 p.m. Asdmission is $2 with Marist I.D. Bring a friend and pay $1 each.

Coming Events •"Cabin in the Sky," a film and discussion

tofollpw will be presented Monday at 6:30 p.m. in" the Theatre.

. »The Mid-Hudson Civic Center invites you to attend "An Evening with Anne Murray," Thurs­day, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22, and can be purchased through the Civic Center Box Of­fice and all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone, 454-3388.

•The Marist College Singers will present a "Love Concert" in the Fireside Lounge oh Thursday, Feb. 14 at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free.

•The African American Experience, poetry, will be read and expressed in the Fireside Lounge on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.

•The film, "Listen up: the Lives of Quincy Jones," will be shown Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 9:30 in the Theatre.

DORM ...continued from page 1

Sullivan said the new dorm would be self-paying, which means its cost would be covered by the tui­tions of the residing students. However, the college would lose money if enrollment declined.

"If we were to build the dorm for 500 kids, get out of Canterbury even get out of the North Road, it

makes infinite sense, because we know we're paying more for Canterbury than we need," Sullivan said. "However, it only makes sense if we can keep that dorm filled."

Campilii said the cost to house 355 students in Canterbury runs $1.6 million annually.

Design plans for the dorm, which could cost $250,000, were postponed because a fluctuating enrollment could change the dorm's size.

WAR ...Continued from page 1

"But he still feels as if he has to protect me. He tells me that he's there for me. I should be there for him. I cry when I read his letters but I'm not going to tell him that."

For many reasons, others also choose their words with caution.

People worldwide can hear the phone conversations between Pro-kopowicz and her boyfriend Mar­shall Irby.

Irby, an Army captian, uses a military radio network to contact

a radio operator in the United States. The operator can then patch the call through to Prokopowicz's townhouse phone.

The only glitch: At the end of each sentence, you have to say "over."

Prokopowicz, a senior com­munication arts major, makes a list of everything she wants to tell Ir­by so she'll be ready when he calls.

At the top of page — "I miss you, over."

But some are wary of getting too sentimental.

"In one of my letters to Rob, I started to write 'Happy New Year' but then I crossed it out because it's not starting happy for him," Bradv

said. "I wouldn't want to upset Rob any more than he already is."

Inevitably, many said the war has them grappling between their overwhelming fear for the safety of their loved ones and their resigna­tion Saddam Hussein must be defeated.

"I hope that Rob comes home," Brady continued, after looking at a scrapbook that reminded him of the good times — the band trip to Florida and graduation day — the friends shared. "But he shouldn't be thinking about coming home. He has a job to do."

Editor's Picks

Kickoff the 100-days-til-graduation countdown, at the 21 Society, Friday night at 9 pm in the new Dining Room. Comedians Irwin & Edelson will provide entertainment.

Check out Julia Roberts new film "Sleeping With The Enemy." Film opens in area theaters Friday.

Flea market at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. Free admission.

Friday, Feb. 8 7:30 pm in the Theatre

(sponsored by Marist College Singers)

PATRIOTIC POPS CONCERT

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Searching for a book? Check out the computer

Circle photo/Laura Soricelli

Juniors Laura Perutti and Scott Zalulky explore the library's new DOBIS system, an on-line card catalogue, at one of the 10 new terminals now available throughout the library.

by BARBARA JOYCE Staff Writer

Students searching through stacks of periodicals or plucking through the card catalog may be able to find the same thing at the push of a button.

Thanks to software programs in­stalled in mid-January, students can access most of the card catalog from any mainframe terminal and print out magazine articles from a few computers in the Library, says John W. McGinty, library director.

About two-thirds of the Library's books and audio-visual holdings obtained since 1983 are contained on DOBIS, an integrated library computer system and part of the S10 million Marist/IBM Joint Study. The system can also be accessed through 10 terminals in the Library. In addition, two separate computers in the Library contain ProQuest, a new software program, that lets students call up and print out articles from 501 periodicals.

The improvements, which are

scheduled to be completed next year when all the Library's holdings will be on the computer, should make students feel more comfortable about looking up in­formation, McGinty said.

And to ward off any confusion, the library staff is offering training sessions to students and faculty this month. Times are posted in the Library.

"The card catalog is so in­timidating to students, DOBIS will take away that feeling," McGinty said.

To access the system from main­frame terminals, go to the sign on menu and type 15 at the command line. Hit enter. The DOBIS system will appear.

Dobis users can locate books by title, author or subject headings. So DOBIS still works even if you forget one of the words in the ti­tle, saving students hours of sear­ching through the card catalog.

For example, you can type in "tale," and look through the references to find "A Tale of Two Cities," in case you forgot the full

title of Charles Dickens' novel. ProQuest, a listing of 850

business and 445 general periodicals, can also cut down on research time.

About one-third of these periodicals have articles that can be copied directly from the computer for a quarter a page.

Students said the new systems not only save them from hunting down periodicals, but they are also user-friendly.

Marlon Hosang, a senior from New York City, said he found the ProQuest system very helpful.

"I like that the articles are right in the system, it's a real time saver," said Hosang. "And once you get started, it's pretty easy to use."

Monica Rinaldi, a senior from Simsbury, Conn., said the DOBIS system is a definite improvement over the card catalog.

"DOBIS makes finding a book faster," Rinaldi said. "It saves a lot of time, you don't have to be pull­ing in and out drawers."

Traveling students react to Soviet crackdown by MICHELLE DIANO

Staff Writer When they boarded their plane home from

the Soviet Union that day, Marist students and faculty saw the newspaper headlines and discovered that violence had broken out in Lithuania due to its desire for independence.

The 15 students and two professors had been studying in the Soviet Union as part of the annual two-week trip organized each winter intersession by Dr. Casirriir Norkeliunas, professor of Russian. The violence broke out the day before they returned home. But because most of them did not understand Russian, the news came to them after they had already left the country.

The violence upset most of the students on the trip, including Tracy Evans, a sophomore from Yonkers, N.Y. She said she has relatives in the Ukraine and was worried about their safety.

"They should all sit down and work it

out," Evans said. "Instead, they're not talk­ing, they're fighting." Evans also said she thought it was ironic that most Americans praise Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, when "all the people I met hated Gor­bachev," she said.

Many of these students said they fear the violence in Lithuania will cause U.S.-Soviet relations to deteriorate — especially since Americans have had greater opportunities to meet the Soviet people recently. ..

To some of the students, the favorite part of the trip was talking with the people. "We were basically considered friends wherever we went," said Tim Smith, a senior major­ing in political science.

Some said they are also worried this situa­tion would hinder further trips to the Soviet Union. "I actually got to see how far we've gone in our relations," said Wendy Dubin, a senior from Newburgh, N.Y. She said she is concerned that matters will worsen if our countries begin to drift apart.

Norkeliunas has traveled to the Soviet

Union when U.S-Soviet relations were much worse. He said the only time a trip was cancelled was when President Reagan boycotted the Moscow Olympics in 1980.

Keeping the recent violence in mind, Norkeliunas said he is waiting to see in what direction Gorbachev is heading. He said, "We will pursue taking (the students) again, but we will keep in mind their safety."

This was the 15th year Marist students were given the.opportunity to travel in the Soviet Union. Over that period of time, ac­cording to Norkeliunas, there have been many changes in the way the tours have been given.

Years ago, students were not allowed to visit the homes of the Soviet people, nor could they roam the streets of the cities without a guide. They had to adhere to a strict itinerary, he said.

But today things are much different. "This was the first time two Marist professors were allowed to teach in the Soviet Union," said Norkeliunas. Also, students had the oppor­

tunity to take language classes from native Russian professors.

Donna Siclari, a junior from Staten Island, N.Y., had the opportunity to study the Ukrainian language on a one-to-one basis with her teacher. In fact, her favorite part of the trip was having dinner with her pro­fessor's family in a typical Ukrainian household, she said.

This was the second visit to the Soviet Union for Dr. JoAnne Myers, professor of political science. She said this year the peo­ple of the Soviet Union seemed more confi­dent. "For the past 300 years, they never had a voice of their own," she said.

Though the recent developments in the Soviet Union have caused much debate, many of the students are enthusiastic about returning for another visit. Stacy Stinson, a senior from LaGrange, N.Y. said, "I would go back in a minute."

'Backbone of the college,' Bro. Donnelly dies at 79

by PETER M. O'KEEFE Staff Writer

Brother Nilus Vincent Donnelly, who oversaw the construction and helped build 8 of the buildings on the Marist campus, died Dec. 19 of cancer. He was 79.

Friends and colleagues gathered last week to remember Donnelly, who had served at Marist for 37 years.

"Brother Nilus was literally and figuratively one of the key builders of Marist College," said Marist President Dennis J. Murray. "It is fitting that Donnelly Hall, which bears his name, will serve as a lasting tribute to his memory."

"Brother Nilus was a very kind, gentle and cultured person," said Brother Richard Rancourt instruc­tor of mathematics at Marist. "He was aiways looking for unique ways of accomplishing things. He had a passion for all things mechanical."

Donnelly oversaw the construc­tion of the Seat of Wisdom Chapel, Fontaine, Donnelly Hall, Cham-pagnat, Leo and Sheahan dorms as well as Adrian Hall and the McCann Center.

Brother Paul Ambrose, Marist President from 1943-58, said Don­

nelly was "the backbone of the col­lege."

Richard LaPietra, professor of chemistry and former Marist Brother, said he remembers who made up Donnelly's building crews.

"Students were required to take a week off from classes to assist with the construction," he said. "Over the summer Marist Brothers teaching at different schools would travel here to help complete the project."

"Brother Donnelly was very bright and had no formal training in construction. What he knew he learned from books," said LaPietra.

"After World War H, he travel­ed across the country buying war surplus supplies like tractors, wig-gits and other building supplies at cost," LaPietra said. "He was quite resourceful."

Donnelly's zest for building was not restricted to the Marist campus. While teaching at Central Catholic High School in Massachusetts, he headed the construction of their gymnasium which, at the time, was the largest in New England.

It pays to be funny: senior's joke in magazine

Bro. Nilus Donnelly

Donnelly was born on Aug. 2, 1911 in Bridgeport, Conn., and took his vows as a Marist brother on July 26, 1928.

In 1952 he was named treasurer and construction manager of Marist, which, at the time, was known as Marian College.

Donnelly received both a bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from Fordham I Iniversity.

In 1983, Marist rewarded Don­nelly for his outstanding service to the college with an honorary Doc­tor of Humane Letters degree.

He left Marist in 1988 for Florida, and died at the Marist Brothers' Retirement Center in Miami.

by RICHARD NASS Staff Writer

As Matt Ward sat reading a magazine in the food court of the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall, he overheard a conversation that would be shared with more than 28 million people.

Ward, a senior from Trumbull, Conn., said he had no idea the con­versation he heard last May, and later sent to Reader's Digest, would appear in the magazine's "Campus Comedy" section.

"I sent it in sometime in June, just on a lark," said Ward, who's picture and short profile appeared on page 3 of the January 1991 issue of Reader's Digest.

Ward was notified last September that his joke would be published. He also received the standard S400 reward Reader's Digest gives for the publishing of true, unpublished college stories.

Ward's anecdote was selected from between 1,200 and 1,500 stories addressed each month to the Reader's Digest "Campus Com­edy" section, said Mary Mer-ryman, associate editor at Reader's Digest. The "Campus Comedy" section, started in June 1961, ap­pears each month.

Merryman and her staff chose to save Ward's story until the January issue because they usually ex­perience a drop off of winter stories between the months of December

and February, she said. "His piece is good because it is

season-less and we could essential­ly use it any time," said Merryman.

Although Ward's story was read by more than 28 million people, he said his low-key campus image hasn't changed much.

"I told the guys in the room next door I was going to be in the Digest and I don't think they even bothered to look," said Ward.

"I'm really happy for him that he was in the digest. This is the big time I guess," said Martin Camacho, a senior from Yonkers, N.Y.

"I knew Matt was interested in writing but to get something published in a magazine like that is impressive," said Jeff Fitzsim-mons, a junior from Bradley Beach, N.J.

Ward received a letter from a Marist Alumnus who wrote from Italy and congratulated him on his success. However, few students on campus congratulated him, Ward said.

"Most college students don't bother with the digest, which is probably why nobody noticed he was in there. I think that students read the more conventional magazines like Sports Illustrated and Playboy. At least I do anyway," said Fitzsimmons.

"I don't care who congratulated me. I'm just thankful that the story was published," said Ward.

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Local judge traces roots of New York legal system by MICHAEL FUREY

Staff Writer The founders of this state's court system would be proud

of its diversity today, said New York state Supreme Court Justice Albert M. Rosenblatt in a speech last week in the Campus Center.

Rosenblatt, a 25-year resident of Dutchess County, also discussed the birth of the state's judicial system and how it shapes current laws in his 30-minute address sponsored by the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration.

Stressing the court system's important role in preserving peace, Rosenblatt said Americans should be proud of the men and women who established the system as well as those who keep it going everyday.

"When we act with one another today, we take that for granted," he said.

New York state's court system, which will celebrate its 300th birthday this May, has a rich heritage, said Rosenblatt, who is working on an historical article about the state's court. And Poughkeepsie, in particular, was the site fpr the state's approval of the U.S. Constitution in the 18th century.

The Dutch and English, who settled in the New York area more than three centuries ago, were instrumental to the establishment of the judicial system and its later success, Circle photo/Dave Triner Rosenblatt told about 50 people who were given the oppor- New York Judge Albert Rosenblatt speaks about tunity to ask questions. the judicial system in Campus Center.

When the English settled just south of Poughkeepsie, in Westchester and Long Island, they adopted a Dutch con­cept that hasn't yet been abandoned.

Arbitration, a hearing in which a third-party makes a deci­sion that can't be appealed, still frequently occurs in the court system today, said Rosenblatt who is one of the justices in the judicial department of state's appellate division.

Also a remnant of the past is English Common Law, which was first used in the state when the English seized the Dutch settlement. This common law provides the basis of today's court system.

James II, the Duke of York, and his followers broke a 50-year Dutch dominance.

During the takeover, the duke wrote and distributed a book containing 75 pages of laws. The rules are referred to as "Duke's Laws," Rosenblatt said.

They guaranteed that life, family members or goods would not be taken away.

As a result, America's culture has evolved. "We must be proud of the rich, diverse mixture of

Americans we are today," he said.

Michelle Tyner, a graduate student in the Master's of Public Administration Program (MPA), said she was im­pressed with Rosenblatt's thorough research of the topic.

"I can't believe he took the time to research this," Tyner said. "He's a very busy man."

Gulf War tensions force cancellation of trips by AMY ANSON

Staff Writer

While the outbreak of war in the Persian Gulf has forced the cancellation of two overseas trips, the Marist Abroad Program (MAP) is still cautiously looking to go ahead with next year's plans, ac­cording to coordinators of overseas programs.

Dr. Casimir Norkeliunas, associate professor of German and Russian, was the organizer of a spring break trip to the Soviet Union.

He said the lack of safety, uncer­tainty of travellers, and the fear of terrorism were the main reasons for the cancellation of the ten-day trip.

Norkeliunas and 19 Marist students recently returned from the Soviet Union. They traveled to Kiev, Moscow and Odessa, and he said the students felt safe when they were there.

"A few students were apprehen­sive about the January deadline," he said, "but we came back on January 13, and the war was not declared until January 17."

The -last time Norkeliunas

cancelled a trip to the USSR was in in 1980 after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

A March visit to Great Britain has also been put off.

Conditions in the Persian Gulf region have forced us to postpone the trip, said John White, assistant professor of history.

Included in the trip was a stay in London and side trips to Canter­bury, Windsor, and Salisbury, said White, who was to act as historian and lecturer.

Some 20 to 30 people, not all of whom were Marist students, had

been scheduled to go, he said. But not all abroad plans affec­

ting the Marist community have been hindered by the Gulf war.

Students with the Marist Abroad Program remain studying in Europe, according to Cicely Per-rotte, MAP program coordinator.

Perrotte said that she was con­cerned about the students' safety, but she felt students studying in Spain, England and Ireland, were not in any "hot spots" of danger.

Anticipating a tense situation, Perrotte sent a letter to the students before January 15. Perrotte said

the letter suggested the students avoid things like long-distance traveling and visiting tourist traps.

Perrotte said she was not going to tell any of the nine students to come home.

"It is entirely up to the student and parents," she said.

So far, only the mother of a stu­dent in Madrid, Spain, called Per­rotte, expressing concern for her child's safety.

Perrotte said students have not written or called to express any concerns or fears.

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by KOURTNEY KLOSEN Staff Writer

To most, the idea of a typical Marist College class in January would bring connotations of ice on the Hudson, sub-zero wind chills and 4:30 p.m. sunsets.

So it must have been the 87-degree temperatures, or the out­door swimming pool that clued in the 17 graduate and undergraduate students that the class they were taking was anything but a typical Marist class in January.

The class, Psychology of In­terpersonal Communication, was offered over Winter Intercession in Barbados, an island located in the Caribbean.

Students in the class learned in­terpersonal communication techni­ques they can apply to their diver­sified careers as well as to their per­sonal lives.

"I thought it was a practical class, because we could apply everything we learned to life," said Christine Martorana, 20, a junior communication/special education major from West Islip, N.Y.

Martorana said she will use her newly acquired communication skills when she begins teaching.

"I learned how to draw students out," Martorana said.

One major focus of the class was a contract designed by the students outlining their own self-improvement goals, according to Marist Professor John Scileppi, the coordinator of the trip.

Students have been successful with their contracts so far as three have already called to give positive progress reports.

" l a m happy when people call me, after the course is over and the grades are in, to tdl me about (their

success)," said Scileppi. Holding the class in Barbados is

not only a luxury, it's a necessity Scileppi said.

The different setting allows a student the seclusion to develop a new communication skill or per­sonal behavior and test it out on fellow students, other tourists, and natives of the island.

"A student has two weeks to practice, to get feedback, and to feel comfortable (with the change)," Scileppi said.

The different setting allows a student the seclusion to develop a new communica­tion skill or personal behavior and test it out on fe l low s tudents , other tourists and natives of fhe island.

Four unsuccessful attempts of the course at Marist prompted Scileppi to move it to Barbados ten years ago, and it has been suc­cessful ever since.

"There were too many outside influences here." Scileppi said.

The classes and its students, over the last ten years, have ranged in size, age, majors, and walks of life.

Classes in the past have been as small as four and as large as it was this year at 17, comprised of all

majors and levels of study. "The class broke down a lot of

age-ism," said Scileppi. "As students as old as 60, have par­ticipated in the class."

Families and spouses also are a big part of the class and its discus­sions, as many accompany their student on the trip.

Dr. Lynn Ruggiero, Scileppi's wife, was a part-time professor and part-time Mother as they brought along Luke, their six-month-old son.

"(Luke) added a new dimension to the class," Scileppi said. "It was a good way to break the ice, because everyone wanted to hold and babysit."

The trip had an element ot adventure too.

Ish Martinez, the husband of a student, saved a man from drown­ing after the man had swam too far from the shore.

This class in Barbados, although not all fun and games, did provide some free time for island activities.

Students had the opportunity to learn about the different culture by exploring the island by bus and the sea by catamaran. A tour of a local "pirate ship," was also very popular.

Students discovered some signifi­cant differences from the United States in currency, the postal system, the media and driving habits. Yet, despite the differences in customs and a theft of a stu­dent's wallet, students said the class was well worth the effort, time, and money.

"I feel very strongly about this," said Lorraine Masciarelli, 20, a junior English/communication major from Wantagh, N.Y. "It was the greatest experience of my life in every sense."

THE CIRCLE EDITORIAL FEBRUARY 7,1991

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CIRCLE Use Martin, Editor

Stacey McDonnell, Managing Editor Karen Cicero, Senior Editor

Chris Shea, Editorial Page Editor

Mike O'Farrell, Sports Editor

Jeanne Earle, Advertising Manager

Dan Hull, News Editor

Nancy Petrucci, Business Manager

Laura Soricelli, Photography Editor

John Hartsock, Faculty Adviser Jim Savard, Circulation Manager

Give us a break for convenience's sake

After an extended stretch of classes and tests, many students look forward to retur­ning to their homes and families for a break from the urgency of schoohvork.

Those "intermissions," — at mid-term, Thanksgiving, Spring Break, and especially Christmas and summer — also give students, and faculty, a chance to catch up on things, whether they be social, academic, financial or professional.

And returning to Marist after those breaks often means an immediate plunge back into that urgency. Each semester, students face things like changing class schedules, correc­ting discrepancies in tuition bills, and finding jobs.

But perhaps the most irritating aspect of returning from break is the college's policy that restricts students from moving back in­to campus housing earlier than 24 hours of when classes start.

The Administration, in conjunction with the Offices of Housing and Residential Life, Student Affairs, and Safety and Security, have enforced this most inconvenient restric­tion for too long.

It is not reasonable for them to expect, or even require, more than 2,000 students to move back into campus housing within 24 hours of classes resuming. The move back after winter intersession two weeks ago is a prime example, a day that proved frustrating for a substantial number of the resident students — including those housed in the Canterbury Garden Apartments.

When classes were set to resume on Wednesday, Jan. 23, students were told they could only return to campus after 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22. But that Monday was a holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), when most people had the day off — the perfect opportunity for those parents who have to drive their son or daughter back to Marist to do it.

Even students who are residents of New York have 7 and 8-hour drives back to

school, let alone Marist students from other states, such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, Utah, Maine, Maryland and West Virginia.

Why, then, doesn't the college offer students and their families that option?

Most colleges give students more that 24 hours to move back to campus; some even allot as much as a week. It's not as if the col­lege closes down for the duration of the break; in fact, there is a considerable number of students living in campus housing; these students have commitments to sports teams or are taking intersession classes.

In addition, it is absurd to expect that the majority of students will be able to do the following in 24 hours:

— unpack — clean rooms and/or apartments — buy books 1 — talk to advisors — adjust class schedules at add/drop — square away tuition bills . — sign loan and grant checks — validate I.D.s — go food shopping — find jobs and schedule work hours Having left out even the most basic daily

necessities (eating and sleeping are just two) students are also somehow expected to main­tain their sanity throughout this 24-hour period of chaos.

Allowing the students the option of retur­ning on the weekend — or even 48 hours — classes begin is not an unreasonable idea.

Security is continually patrolling the cam­pus, even when school is in recess; and Hous­ing should have ample time to accomodate the transfer students, withdrawals and changes' that create a small shift in housing between final exams and Jan. 2.

Let's not be unreasonable; the students deserve not to be inconvenienced.

Reporting on the War Editor's

Notebook Use Martin

We don't have a satellite dish and we don't have special diplomatic relations with the Pentagon.

Once in a while we scoop The Poughkeep-sie Journal, but really we're just like any other weekly newspaper: We don't aim to compete with the daily newspaper — let alone CNN.

As the War in the Gulf continues, The Cir­cle will devote our time to covering it. But we're going to leave the "hard" news stories of the events in the Middle East to the daily newspapers and the broadcasters, just as most weekly newspapers will do.

Even daily newspapers can't compete with television, since stories "go to print" at

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Make a difference with service Editor:

I simply want to thank the administration and staff members from the Office of Stu­dent Activities who have anticipated the needs of many during the war in the Persian Gulf.

There are several students, faculty, etc. who have or know loved ones who are serv­ing in the Middle East. The fears and con­cerns are heightened as our troops begin to fight on the ground.

Marist has always been an institution of higher learning. Today, we see that it is a place for caring. I think it's great that students, faculty, and administrators are in­vited and encouraged to discuss the many issues of war in the Fireside Lounge.

For people with relatives in the midst of battle, it may offer a haven to openly share their anxieties. For others, it may provide the Marist community with a place to talk about the latest news and the opportunity to gain a new perspective concerning our war against Iraq.

This war may be a long and tedious one. Along with engaging in discussion about Operation Desert Storm, one very positive area where we can direct our energies is toward helping those less fortunate than ourselves.

While American men, women and allied nations are serving over in the Gulf, let's develop ways that we can serve right here in the United States. There are plenty of com­munity service organizations that serve the city of Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County. Many exist here on campus.

If you haven't already joined one of them, do so! I can guarantee two things: First, you'll learn a great deal about others and yourself while active in Community Service; and second, everyone can make a big dif­ference through taking the time to care.

Julie M. Goss Senior

The world watches War; CNN watches the world

around 2 a.m. each morning. Anything hap­pening after that deadline has to wait until the following day, when reporters and editors will put a new twist or angle on the events which occur overnight.

Instead, our coverage of the War in the Gulf will include student and faculty reac­tion, features, and news analysis. And as always, we strongly encourage anyone in the college community to submit their viewpoints or letters to the editor about the events un­folding in the Gulf.

And as in all of the mass media — whether it be radio, television, newspapers, or magazines — there is debate about what this war should be called.

We're still weighing the options: — The Gulf War — The War in the Gulf — The Persian Gulf War — The War in the Persian Gulf — Operation Desert Storm — The Middle East War Bear with us.

A lot has happened since we last spoke.

Over the Winter Intersession, as the world's first scheduled war was initiated, the hearts and minds of almost everyone in the country turned to the American soldiers fighting in the Persian Gulf War.

And their eyes turned to CNN.

Welcome to war in the nineties — where events will be reported on television as they ' occur via satellite, and the powerful resonating voice of James Earl Jones will bring you back from any commercial break.

Unquestionably, CNN was the television network that triumphed the most in taking advantage of the recipe for mass media suc­cess (one part technology, two parts hustle).

CNN was first to report the outbreak of war, first to report the SCUD missile attacks on Israel. And having three network cor­respondents on the air during the initial bom­bing of Baghdad was the media coup of the past decade.

It was the biggest scoop since Woodward and Bernstein broke Watergate.

Criticism that CNN made secret pacts with the Iraqi government and that the network was being used as a personal mouthpiece by Saddam Hussein can be dismissed as just sour grapes.

Quite simply, CNN got the stories many of the other networks got because it is the most recognizable news source worldwide. Don't forget, all you need to pick up a CNN broadcast is a satellite dish. It doesn't mat­ter where in the world you are. While CBS, ABC, and NBC have higher visibilities in this country, they don't enjoy that same status around the world.

And to think, a few years ago everybody laughed when Ted Turner came up with the idea of a cable news network.

Nowadays he looks pretty good. (But that could have something to do the fact he's been fooling around with Jane Fonda, too.)

A few years ago CNN was an experiment; now it's an institution.

But there are broader issues arising from the way the media is covering the War in the Gulf.

Remember in the sixties when protesters would stage sit-ins and block the streets and entrances to federal buildings?

Those days are have disappeared. Now protesters call local media outlets ahead of time and inform them where and when these protests will take place.

They even negotiate with police to deter­mine where the activists are going to stand

and how many of them are going to go limp in the symbolic act of non-violent civil disobedience.

I'm confused. Is the media covering these events or creating them?

So yes, in television there are drawbacks to this "insta-journalism." Many times net­works, in the heat of competition, forgot they were supposed to be the "first to ac­curately report the story" instead of simply "the first."

For about two hours at the beginning of the war, all the networks reported that poison gas was in the SCUD missiles that hit Israel..This was inaccurate, if not a bit sensational.

Also as a result of the fear of being the last to report a breaking story, the networks stayed on the air with news almost continual­ly for the first week of the war. Understan­dably there was a lot of time to kill.

It seemed as though every person in Washington D.C. who was even remotely in­formed about military operations was brought in as a "national security analyst" or an "operations expert."

And when there were no experts available, (this was not often) it seemed the poor an­chormen were on their own.

It was an understandable, if not sym­pathetic, audience which watched Tom Brokaw call Operation Desert Storm "Operation Desert Sand."

C'mon Tom. What's the matter? Wasn't the 2.5 hours of sleep you got the previous week enough to substantially allow your motor skills to function? That's okay Tom, we understand.

But I guess it's all better than waiting un­til the next day to read the newspaper to find out what happened. Aflerall, what appears in a newspaper is usually too late to be news, but too early to be history.

So if you'll excuse me, I think I'll end this column here and go see what's on the tube.

Chris Shea is the Editorial Page Editor for The Circle.

THE CIRCLE VIEWPOINT FEBRUARY 7,1991

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Inmate invites letters

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reaching the sincere and open-minded individuals 1 know are out there.

My name is James Duffy and I am in my early 30s. Unfortunate­ly, I currently reside in a medium correctional facility, serving a short sentence for a non-violent offense.

As a native New Yorker, 1 am left with no family or friends for meaningful communication with the outside world. While in­carcerated, a man is forced to por­tray a hard-core image. I need sincere, honest communications to maintain my soft side.

As a college student, I am hop­ing this letter will give other students the opportunity to corres­pond with someone on the inside reaching out.

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Woodbourne, N.Y. 12788

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Inside prison walls, student learns how to start over Editor:

As I stood up, I could feel the butterflies in my stomach engaged in full flight. With the posture of a brave soldier I looked him straight in his eyes and listened in­tently. The judge read aloud: "Concerning the indictment, the United States versus Eric Taylor, the jury has come to a unanimous decision. Count one, guilty. Count three, guilty. Count five, guilty."

As I turned around to walk with the U.S. Marshal to the holding cells on March 23,1990, two harsh realities flashed through my mind. First, I was going to jail and se­cond, my life was ruined. I was 20 years old.

It all started one year earlier when I, naively, acted as a broker for a drug deal between two friends.

When the deal was consum­mated, they were arrested and I was indicted. My three charges were: conspiracy, aiding and abet­ting, and use of a telephone for a drug transaction.

I was arrested in January 1990, held without bond, tried and even­tually sentenced to 78 months in a federal prison. I arrived at Dan-bury Federal Correctional Institu­tion in July 1990.

Danbury was a nice looking prison. From what I had seen on television, I expected to see guards walking around with shotguns, tiny cells with a toilet in the corner, or gangs of men who wanted to sex­ually assault me. I didn't see any of these and I felt much better.

As I made myself familiar with the institution, I went into the

education department and noticed an office door which read Marist College. Since I was a freshman in 'college at the time of my arrest, I decided to enroll.

At first I though Marist was maybe a small junior college which offered a couple of easy courses.

I was profoundly wrong. I discovered, to my surprise, that Marist College, was a fully-accredited school which offers a bachelor's degree in business ad­ministration, as well as a para-legal certificate.

I also realized, from that day forward, that my life was far from ruined; that in actuality it was just beginning and Marist was my key.

My situation is not isolated. Marist College Pembroke Campus or MCPC (what we call it here in

Danbury FCI) has given me and 125 other men the opportunity to pursue our post-secondary educa­tion and get our lives back on the right track. Words cannot express the optimism we feel.

During its second year of ex­istence, MCPC has proved that education in a correctional environ­ment does work. It has even pro­duced seven laudable men who made the Marist College Dean's List. They are: Adi Tal, Paul Moran, Jay Hafer, Bruce Thomason, Tony Castlebuono, Kwame Tash, and Ira Neuringer.

Furthermore, the MCPC class body has elected its 1990-91 student council representatives. The pur­pose of this year's student council is to commit itself toward helping me and the rest of my classmates

maintain a standard of excellence to achieve.

Most importantly, the student council of MCPC wants to establish a working relationship with the main campus of Marist. They want to be able to share knowledge and ideas so that everyone can benefit from the pro­cess of learning.

Yes, we all realize we have a felony conviction and it will be ex­tremely difficult for us to com­mand a respectable job once we are released. However, with Marist at least we have a chance, right now, to prepare ourselves educationally for the achievements of our dreams. „ . _ .

Eric Taylor Marist student,

Federal Correctional Institute, Danbury

High adventures in pursuit of a full refridgerator It was the best glass of orange juice I ever

h a d - , , ^ L I was so glad we splurged and bought

Citrus Hill instead of the Finast o.j. I pick­ed the tiny bits of pulp from in between my teeth with my tongue and nibbled on them.

Perhaps it was only the best glass of orange juice I ever had because I killed all my taste buds with Bud tastes the night before. A glass of prune juice probably would have tasted yummy.

I put the o.j. back and marvelled at the innards of our fridge. It was full, surely a rare sight.

The day before, we had gone shopping and invested $107.68 on our'guts.

A trip to the supermarket is always a good time.

It begins right when you walk in the door. I don't know why this is true, but every supermarket in the world has fruit stands right by the entrance.

This phenomenon is responsible for the uncontrollable urge among college males to pick up various fruits and throw them to each other.

I find it hard to imagine a group of girls entering a supermarket and Jane running for the grapefruits yelling, "Hey Susie, go deep!"

But guys have no trouble hiking, passing, juggling and dropping all kinds of fruits and vegetables while on-Iookers curse them under their breath.

Thoughts From The Shower, With Help From The Bed

DAN HULL

I once saw a guy juggling a banana, an orange, a kiwi, a grapefruit, a cucumber and a rutabaga. Obviously this juggling genius was ready for Times Square.

After playing catch with the fruit and vegetables, the next obvious stop is the can­dy bins. It's a ritual for us to try out the chocolate-covered pretzels, the yogurt-covered peanuts and to grab a handful of butterscotch suckers for the rest of the night.

Next we whip out the coupons to find out what we have to buy. Coupons are dangerous because they can justify buying anything.

"Hey, let's get this Coffeemate non-dairy creamer," I said.

"Why?" they asked. "Because we have a coupon for it," I said,

like it made perfect sense. "But none of us drink coffee," they said. "Yeah, but we have a coupon for coffee

too," I said.

Many coupons make you buy so much to save so little. We saved 10 cents when we bought two 50-ounce boxes of rice. We now have rice at every dinner.

Besides, when you don't have coupons to work with, then you have to compare prices, which can get confusing.

"Which is the better value, the 24 ounces at $1.39 or 12 ounces at 69 cents?" asked my roomie.

"Is that the iced-tea mix with the hint of lemon, I think we have a coupon for that," I said.

"Oh shut up. I think the 24 ounces is the better deal," he said. "It should be, it's big­ger."

"Here it is. 'Save 50 cents when you buy two kegs of iced-tea mix with a hint of lemon,'" I read. "Wow, 50 cents!"

We moved on to the canned food isle and had the usual "generic" versus "real" food debate. Does the Green Giant really know more about corn nibblets than Finast?

Canned com is canned corn no matter who sells it.

Orange juice, on the other hand, can be watered down to taste like orange-crayon juice. That's why I buy the Super Pulpy Premium Deluxe Classic Plus Calcium orange juice. With all those adjectives, it has to be good.

Moving on, we picked up the essentials: milk, bread, macaroni and cheese and ziti.

But then there are the "tempting items." Food you don't really need to survive, but deep down you know that life would be so much better if you had them.

Things like pop tarts, chocolate milk, Oreos, doughnuts and cereal you haven't eaten since you were six all cry out to be purchased.

Dinner items are the easiest to buy, even if you don't know how to cook them.

"This looks good, sirloin steak," I said. "How do you cook that?" asked my

roomie. "I think you boil it," I said. "I don't

know, but we can watch Julia Child on television. She's got a way with roasting rumps."

Finally we're ready to select a check-out line. Naturally, you pick the line in which the person in front of you has few groceries and is least likely to be paying with a check.

While waiting in line, each of us picks up a sensationalist newspaper and reads about Donald Trump secretly marrying Jessica Hahn, who just happens to be pregnant with alien mutants.

We go home and unpack the groceries and discover the "tempting items" that each of us has snuck by the others.

For now the shelves are stacked and the orange juice is good, but soon it'll time to make fools of ourselves again.

Dan Hull is The Circle's humor columnist.

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Media center sends film crew to jail

by JOHN COLANGELO Staff Writer

A television crew from Marist's media center recently went to jail.

The four-member group of students and faculty spent more than 30 hours filming prison life for a videotape which shows the benefits of working in the Otisville Corrections Institution and living in Orange County.

Footage from the eight-minute tape, which is set to be shown at more than 500 prisons nationwide as well as malls and colleges, con­sists of prisoner work, educational and recreational programs and several interviews.

Making the tape, which was federally funded, gave Marist students an opportunity to put their classroom knowledge to good use and allowed the center to establish a good reputation, said William Ryan, editor and executive pro­ducer of the project.

"When I began teaching at Marist, it was my intention to make use of our facilities in order to aid outside agencies and this project offered us the opportunity to do this and to establish credibility at the same t ime." said Rvan.

Other crew members were Janet Lawler, producer and director, Mike Rodia, a junior communica­tion arts major and the first assis­tant cameraman and Elizabeth Lucido, a senior communication arts major who was responsible for post-production.

Otisville is a medium security prison so only armed guards are situated in towers and inmates on­ly stay there for up to a few years or until a more suitable facility can be found.

The inmates are encouraged to take part in recreational and educa­tional programs with the hopes that it will allow them to be better suited to be a functioning part of a community.

"The inmates were all well-behaved although some tried to conceal their identity, and the prison guards were all very cooperative in helping us to com­plete our project," said Lawler.

But the crew certainly wouldn't want to stay there.

"Hearing those metal doors slam shut behind you really makes you appreciate your freedom because you can no longer walk around at your leisure." said Rvan.

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Brother Joseph Belanger return­ed to campus Saturday after being injured in a car accident on the Massachusetts Turnpike Jan. 26.

Belanger said he was returning from his home in Lawrence, Mass., when the accident occurred, and said he was unsure exactly what happened. He was admitted and held for observation and tests in a Holyoke, Mass., hospital for a week, he said.

According to Maurice Bibeau, coordinator of foreign languages, Belanger resumed teaching his classes Monday. But an adjunct professor, Dr. Rayna Coller, has been hired to teach two of his in­termediary French classes for the rest of the semester, Bibeau said.

Bibeau said having another pro­fessor teach two of his classes will g ive . Belanger a chance to recuperate. "Also, he had an overload of classes, independent studies, and other special projects. He was very, very busy," Bibeau said.

" I 'm lucky to be alive. I'm feel­ing better now," Belanger said. "Wear your seat belt and vote for air bags."

BUDGET ...Continued from page 1

Last year Marist tuition rose 8.2 percent to $8,340. After the in­crease proposed by Cuomo, tuition at the SUNY schools will be $2,150 per year.

And according to Marc vanderHeyden, vice president for academic affairs, Marist will have to freeze and trim many areas of spending if the budget is passed.

"For the past five years we have been increasing our faculty," vanderHeyden said. "If this budget is passed we will not be able to do that ."

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Local recruitment on the rise despite the Persian Gulf crisis by SHEILA McLOUGHLIN

Staff Writer

More people are enlisting in the Armed Services since the outbreak of war in the Persian Gulf, despite tougher recruiting requirements, according to local Armed Services officials.

Just before Operation Desert Storm, the total number of U.S. Marines jumped from an estimated 198,000 to 200,000, said Staff Sergeant Jerry Slater of the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Substation in Poughkeepsie.

Slater, a 15-year veteran of the Marine Corps, said during the Viet­nam era new recruits required no more than a 10th grade education.

Today's recruits must have at least a high school diploma and must also score higher on the Arm­ed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).

ASVAB is a series of tests that evaluates a potential recruit's mathemat ica l , electrical, mechanical and verbal skills.

Staff Sergeant John Danaher, a

U.S. Army recruiter in Poughkeep­sie, said the Army is like any business looking to hire people.

Danaher, 30, is an 11-year veteran and said the Army will not take just anyone.

"We want college students just like any other corporation," he said.

Danaher said the most common Army recruits right now have com­pleted at least some college and an estimated 50 percent have earned a bachelor's degree.

Having fulfilled the educational requirements, civilians are not automatically taken into the Service.

Slater said recruiters check to see if potential recruits have moral pro­blems or prior involvements with the police before any branch of the Armed Services accepts them.

Despite this thorough screening process and the onslaught of war, both men said they have had no trouble finding recruits.

Danaher attributed this growth in recruitment to the support the American people is giving the U.S. troops in the Middle East.

He said, however, the war does not have a lot to do with his part of the recruitment effort and peo­ple are still joining for the finan­cial benefits and education they can get in the Armed Services.

John Pacut, 34, of Milton said he eventually became a sergeant after joining the Air Force in 1978 for mainly financial reasons.

" I wanted to provide for my family," he said.

Slater, on the other hand, said the most common reason he has heard people give for joining the Marine,s is to go to Saudi Arabia and fight.

Slater said people are more patriotic today, comparing the pre­sent support for the American military to that of the Vietnam era, and said he would prefer to be in the Middle East himself.

" I got into the Service to protect my country and I can't do that sit­ting behind a desk," he said, refer­ring to his position as a state-side recruiter.

Students miss Sister Eileen's friendship by HELEN ARROYO

Staff Writer

Kelly Sossich recalls her first meeting with Sister Eileen Halloran in 1988: While waiting for Halloran to finish a phone call so they could discuss religious instruction, she suddenly covered the mouthpiece and whispered, "Celibate men are the worst."

Like many students, Sossich has experienced Halloran's unique sense of humor and ability to put people at ease during her nine years at Marist.

" I never felt intimidated by her religious status," said Sossich, a senior from Medford, N.Y.

Halloran, director of Campus Ministry, has taken an informal leave of absence from the college due to a family emergency, accor­ding to Gerard Cox, dean of stu­dent affairs. She has not set a definite time to return.

Although Halloran's absence will bring an increased workload for members of Campus Ministry, it's her friendship that will be miss­ed the most.

"It was disappointing to hear she was gone because she was a sincere friend to the students," said Sossich, a senior from Medford, N.Y.

Michael Roberts, of Newington, Conn., said everyone was sadden­ed by Halloran's leave.

" A lot of people didn't get to say goodbye," he said.

But Roberts said Halloran told him she hopes to be able to appear in time for commencement, if not sooner.

With the temporary loss of Halloran, the Campus Ministry of­ficers have joined together to main­tain business as usual, according to Theresa Best, assistant director of Campus Ministry.

Despite the suddenness of the

move Best said, "We're certainly trying to go on with the same kind of spirit."

For those new to Campus Ministry, life without Halloran will harder.

" I don't relish the idea of being without her this year," said Rev. Luke McCann, the college's new chaplain. "I t will be impossible to fill her shoes. She had connections i t ' l l take me nine years to establish."

John McAuliffe, this year's Campus Ministry president, has also been trying to stay strong.

"She helped me get through the first few m o n t h s , " said the sophomore from Brooklyn, New York. "She was always behind me . "

Best and McCann have divided Halloran 's directorial respon­sibilities, and Best is working an ex­tra day, according to Roberts, secretary of Campus Ministry.

College awaits historical sites decision by STEVEN SCHMITT

Staff Writer

The state's historical society con­tinues to review Marist's applica­tion to have the Kieran Gatehouse and the St. Peter 's building designated historic landmarks.

CoIIege.officials say the historic designation of the two structures would lessen the chance that a state project to widen Route 9 would take land from Marist's side of the highway.

If the buildings are declared

historical sights, they would be listed in the National Register, of­ficially acknowledging their historical value.

However, if the sights are denied historical value and Route 9 is ex­panded on Marist's side, the Gatehouse would have to be mov­ed or destroyed.

The request for historical designation was submitted last fall to the New York State Park and Recreation and Historical Society.

The Kieran Gatehouse, which was renamed last year in honor of

Brother Kieran Brennan, and St. Peter's are two of the oldest buildings on campus. They were both built in 1870 as part of the Beck Estate.

The buildings have served Marist in many ways, including use as stu­dent dormitories and as ad­ministrative offices.

Now, Marist Brother Richard Rancourt lives in the Gatehouse and St. Peter's houses Marist's prison programs.

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Six members of the Marist debate team walked away with speaker honors at the 40-team tournament they hosted last weekend.

Senior Tony Capozzolo and freshman Michele Bafuma led the team placing second in the varsity and novice divisions respectively.

Overall, the team performed well, said coach James Springston. But although three teams could have advanced to the finals, Springston pulled them out of the competition because they hosted the tournament.

" I t ' s usually considered very tacky for the host team to win their own tournament," Springston said.

The team is currently ranked fifth in the nation, down two positions from last semester.

However, Springston said the team is favored to win the Pi Kapp^ Delta speech fraternity's championship at Monmouth College in March. He said the team also has its best chance ever in the national varsity com­petition, to be held at Western Washington University, Wash., in April.

This tournament was important for another reason. It was senior cap­tain Anthony Capozzolo's final debate on the Marist campus.

Capozzolo, the only senior on the team, is the first debater to debate for a full eight semesters and has won the junior varsity national, the New York State national and 24 other regional championships. He has also won the University of Rhode Island Spirit of CEDA Award two years in a row and received the Sportsman Award.

" I 'm going to miss him," Springston said. "Usually good debaters are so bright and talented that their temperamental, but in 20 years of coaching I have never met as nice a person."

Tom Kavan, a junior and Capozzolo's debating partner, agreed with Springston, and said working with Capozzolo helped him develop his own debating skills.

"I 've learned a lot," said Kavan. "I 've seen a lot of the better debators and Tony is one of the brightest. He sees problems in arguments that most people don ' t . "

Stephen Wood, debate coach at the University of Rhode Island, said he is impressed with the impact Capozzolo has on debators from other schools, as well as those from Marist.

"Tony sets an example with his influence in New England schools and he has a similar effect nationally," said Wood. "I'll probably be hap­pier to see him go than J im."

Capozzolo said the success of the team should be attributed to the hard work of Springston and the rest of the team.

"You definitely need a team effort," he said. "All the success of the first semester came from all the research that the team did and the time that Jim put in . "

Capozzolo will debate in the teams last seven tournaments. Next semester Capozzolo plans to attend law school and has so far been ac­cepted to Boston College and Boston University.

Springston said he believes the team will retain its national ranking next year even with the departure of Capozzolo.

"We just have a really good group coming up ," said Springston. "None can replace Tony but we are going to have a great team next year."

Juniors Tom Kavan and April Amonica, freshmen Pam Clinton and James Hocking, the recipients of freshmen scholarships for debate, are expected to perform well. Michele Bafuma, another freshman, and sophomore Frank Irrizary are also returning.

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Volleyball loses weekend tourney

by TED HOLMLUND Staff Writer

Circle photo/Matt Martin

A Marist swimmer (left) and a swimmer from RPI (right) take off at the starting buzzer dur­ing one race at Marist's victory last Friday at the McCann Center. The meet marked the final meet for seniors Jill Chatt, Jeanne Cleary, Mary Dolan and Kindra Predmore.

Mermen stroke by Albany State by KENT RINEHART

Staff Writer The men's swimming team

defeated Albany State 131-90 last week in the team's last home meet of the season.

The win lifts Marist's record to 3-6.

Against Albany, the Red Foxes jumped out to a convincing 40-11 lead after the first three events.

Leading the way for the Red Foxes was Tom Bubel who cap­tured "rst place honors in 200 meter freestyle and the 200 meter backstroke.

Also notching a first place finish was Paul Czajak. He bettered the rest of the field by 22 seconds en route to winning the 1000 meter freestyle.

Brian Charles (100 meter freestyle), Jeremy Sencer (100 meter butterfly), Scott Tummins (500 meter freestyle) and Bryan Gallagher (200 meter breaststroke) were all first place finishers.

"Albany State is the weakest team on our schedule," said Marist Head Coach Larry VanWagner. "However, we have been improv­ing over the course of the season and there were 23 times that were season bests, so that win was significant for us."

Prior to the Albany State meet, the Red Foxes were defeated 147-90 by a sound University of Connec­ticut squad. The Huskies won eight of the thirteen events.

First place honors for the Red Foxes went to Bubel (200 meter in­dividual medley), Chris Prauda

(200 meter backstroke) and Tum­mins (100 meter freestyle). Prauda, Charles, Chris Loeffler and Bubel were members of the winning in­dividual medley relay team. Prauda, Charles, Brink Hartman and Tummins captured the freestyle relay.

Loeffler, who did not swim last semester, has been VanWagner's biggest surprise.

"He was the best freshman swimmer last year, but he took last semester off from both swimming and school," the coach said. "He has had 20 days to get where he is now which shows he has done a good job. He is swimming as well as he did last year."

Marist earned its second victory of the year on Jan. 23 against Fair­field University, 140-86.

The men's volleyball team compiled a 2-5 mark while competing in two tournaments this past weekend.

Sunday, Marist finished the Warren Junior Alumni Invitational Tour­nament with an 0-3 mark.

The Red Foxes dropped their opening match 2-0 to the host school, Warren, 15-11,15-5. Senior co-captain Terry Hosmer led the attack with four kills. The next match pitted Marist against Rider College. Rider prevailed 15-5, 1-15,15-12. Senior Anthony Azzara fueled the offensive effort with 19 assists and sophomore Mark Balkevich slammed down nine kills. Player-coach Tom Hanna chipped in with eight kills.

In the finale, Marist dropped a 2-1 decision to LaSalle, 15-13, 6-15, 15-13. Hanna and Balkevich led the charge with 12 and eight kills, respec­tively. Azzara also distributed 12 assists.

The Red Foxes have been unable to wear down their opponents, ac­cording to Hanna.

"Once again, we haven't been able to finish people off," he said. "We should have taken Rider and LaSalle in game three, and that would have put us in the playoffs. We compounded that with poor service reception in our first two matches."

Saturday, Marist posted a 2-2 record while hosting the annual Red Fox Classic. The team gained a birth in the semi-finals before bowing out.

In the opening round, Marist scored an impressive 2-0 victory over Pratt, 15-2, 15-9. Azzara handed out 14 assists and Balkevich chipped in with 7 kills.

In the second round, the Red Foxes notched a 2-0 triumph over Stevens Tech, 15-8, 15-5. Hanna led the charge with 15 kills and Azzara dished out 22 assists.

Marist suffered its first loss in the third round in a hard fought battle with Jersey City State. The visitors needed three games before downing the Red Foxes 17-15, 13-15, 15-12.

Hanna threw down 13 kills and added three blocks. Senior Pat Brun-dage pitched in with six kill and three blocks of his own. Albany defeated Marist 2-0 in the semi-finals 15-12, 15-11. Azzara distributed 18 assists and Hanna slammed down 11 kills.

Hanna, who was named to the all-tournament team, added that the Red Foxes have to play every game at an intense level and they cannot let up.

"We have to make each game a dogfight," he said. "We had our chances, but we just can't seem to finish teams off."

On Wednesday, Marist dropped both matches in a tri-match to For-dham University and SUNY New Paltz.

In the first match, the team lost a tough 2-1 decision to Fordham, 15-2, 12-15, 15-12. Brundage had a career high 10 kills and Balkevich chipped in with eight. Azarra tallied 24 assists.

"Balkevich and Brundage carried the load in the third game," Hanna said. "They did a great job."

Against SUNY New Paltz, Marist was defeated 15-8, 15-13. AzzSra handed out 16 assists and Hanna finished with a team-high seven kills.

Sunday, the Red Foxes will take to the road for an Iroquios Collegiate Volleyball Association match with Albany.

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Cagers plummet, fall to Monmouth by MIKE O'FARRELL

Sports Editor Last week, after, winning two

games in a row for the first time in over a year, it seemed as though the men's basketball team may have been working itself out of its season-long slump.

Wrong. This week, despite coming off of

a 61-60 upset win over the Univer­sity of Hartford, the Red Foxes dropped two games to Northeast Conference opponents. Marist now has an overall record of 3-17 and a 1-8 mark in conference play.

Tuesday night, Marist returned to Madison Square Garden to do battle against Monmouth.

The first time these two teams played back on Jan. 22, the Red Foxes only scored 15 points in the first half before losing 56-50. Tues­day, it was a similar game. The Hawks went into the locker room with a 32-20 lead and won the game 61-53.

Monmouth's first-half attack was fueled by Dave Calloway. The senior guard connected on five three-pointers and finished the first half with 19 points.

Marist's two leading scorers, senior Steve Paterno and junior Fred Ingles, were held to only 3 points in the first half.

"Our offense was stagnant in the first half, just like the first game," said Jeff Bower, acting head coach. Bower was in control of the Red Fox reigns because Coach Dave Magarity missed the game due to illness. Magarity suffered from a suspected case of kidney stones and was admitted to the hospital Tues­day morning. He was released from the hospital yesterday and his status is unclear for tonight's game against St. Francis (PA), according to the Office of Sports Media Rela­tions and Promotions.

Trailing 44-31 with 13:50 left to play, the Red Foxes went on a 9-0 scoring streak to cut the Hawks lead to four.

"We played hard in the second half," said Bower. "We executed and got some good shots."

WOMEN ...Continued from page 12

It's when the inside scoring game starts to heat up, that the perimeter, players get more space to shoot. The result is a higher, shooting percentage and more varied scor­ing, he said.

The Lady Red Foxes hosted the University of Hartford Hawks women's team this past Tuesday. Results were not available at press time.

Babineau said he expected the Hartford team to be very competitive.

"they're certainly in a good conference — probably better than ours. And they're playing the best basketball of the year. But then again so are we," he added.

Tonight, Marist starts a crucial three-game home stretch in which the team faces three conference op­ponents, all of whom are close to the Lady Red Foxes in the con­ference standings.

St. Francis (Pa.) comes into Poughkeepsie tonight. The Lady Red Flash are 6-3 in the conference.

Marist defeated St. Francis (Pa.) on January 10 by the count of 66-53. Collins led the team in both scoring (23 points) and rebounding (12 rebounds) in that game.

Saturday Robert Morris will be in town to take on the Lady Red Foxes-.

Getting the shots, and converting them, were Paterno and Ingles. They tallied 11 and 12 points, respectively in the second half.

"Their zone hurt me in the first half," Ingles said. "I wasn't in the flow. In the second half, the guards were able to get me the ball."

Marist took its first lead of the game, 51-50, with 5:16 left to play on a Jason Turner layup.

With 1:25 left, Ingles put the Red Foxes back on top 53-52.

However, it wasn't Calloway who hurt Marist, but forward Alex Blackwell. Last year's Northeast Conference Newcomer-of- the-Year tallied 22 second-half points before finishing with 28.

The junior took over the game from that point, scoring 10 points in the final minute of play.

"We knew it was going to him (Blackwell) down the stretch," said Bower. "He's hard to stop. I don't know if anyone in this league can stop him one-on-one. He demands a double team."

Last Saturday, the Red Foxes traveled to Teaneck, N.J., to take on Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU).

Over intersession, FDU needed overtime before beating Marist 62-60. That wasn't the case Satur­day. Led by 20 points and eight re­bounds from Desi Wilson, FDU destroyed the Red Foxes, 95-64.

Ingles led the offensive effort with 26 points.

"They killed us," said Magari­ty. "They made all the shots and did everything right."

In the most exciting game at the McCann Center since last season's game against FDU when Curtis Celestine clinched a win at the free throw line with time running out, Marist scored an upset win over Hartford, 61-60.

Celestine is gone now and it was his replacement, Ingles, who clin­ched this win for the Red Foxes.

Tied at 60, Ingles was fouled by Hartford's Vin Baker as time ex­pired. A 50 percent free throw shooter this year, Ingles missed the first one before sinking the game winner.

Circle photo/Matt Martin Marist freshman guard Dexter Dunbar goes to the hoop as

junior forward Fred Ingles looks on in the Red Foxes' 61-60 upset victory over the University of. Hartford last week at the McCann Center.

"I really had to concentrate," said Ingles. "They tried to ice me but it only worked on the first one.

Ingles and Paterno again com­bined to lead the team in the scor­ing column, tallying 16 and 14 points, respectively.

Tonight marks the beginning of a four-game home stand for the Red Foxes. St. Francis (PA) comes to the McCann Center tonight and Robert Morris makes the trip to Poughkeepsie on Saturday night. Monday night the Red Foxes will play host to Wagner and Mt. St. Mary's will be the team's St. Valen­tine's Day opponent.

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Women's hoops destroys FDU

by CHRIS SHEA Staff Writer

Payback is hell. On January 12, the Fairleigh Dickenson University (FDU) women's

basketball team roared into the McCann Center and routed the Lady Red Foxes by 30 points.

Exactly three weeks later, this past Saturday, Marist returned the favor by strolling into Teaneck, N.J. and handing FDU a 31-point thrashing, 80-49. •

Senior center Danielle Galarneau scored a career high 28 points and snared 12 rebounds pacing a potent offensive attack that left the Rothman Center resembling what you'd likely find in downtown Baghdad.

Junior Kris Collins contributed 16 points and Charlene Fields, a sophomore, added 12 to a win where 10 different Marist players appeared in the scoring column.

FDU was held to only 25 percent shootingfor the game and was outre-bounded 57-45.

The win was the second in a row for the women. On January 28, the Lady Red Foxes trounced Wagner College, 60-40.

Coach Ken Babineau is happy his team is finally starting to come around.

"We're playing the best ball of the year right now," Babineau said. "I think realistically there were some games earlier in the year that we should have won, but we weren't playing the way in which we were capable of."

"These last two games we have started to come together defensive­ly," he said.

Babineau also said the resurgent inside-scoring game of Collins and Galarneau has helped put the team back in the win column.

"We have been getting more production from our front-court players. We're also rebounding better and not allowing any opposing teams to get more than one shot," Babineau said.

Galarneau, a senior forward, has led the way. "Danielle is playing extremely well recently. She was just named Nor­

theast Conference player of the week for the past week and she's com­ing off her career high in points," he said.

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Senior center Danielle Galarneau shoots over a St. Francis (N.Y) opponent in the Lady Red Foxes' 58-55 win last week at the McCann Center.

Hockey crushes Hofstra; aims for playoffs by BRETT RIOLO

, Staff Writer The hockey team passed its

toughest test of the season Satur­day by trouncing the number one team in its division, Hofstra University, 13-4.

"We really put it together this game," said Kevin Walsh, assistant captain. "It was definitely a step in the right direction for us."

Marist wasted no time getting started. The Red Foxes tallied five goals in the first period. Mean­while, the defense held the visitors scoreless. • •

Each team scored three times in the second period, leaving Marist with an 8-3 lead after the second period. In the final period, the Red Foxes outscored Hofstra 5-1.

Scott Brown led the offensive charge for the Red Foxes. The sophomore scored a hat trick to lead all scorers.

Derek Porello, a freshman, scored two goals. Kevin Walsh, Doug Wasowski, John Walker, Glenn Lewis, Noel Smith, John Lloyd, Scott Kendall and Greg Kavanagh also scored.

John Lloyd, who added four assists, was a force, according to Mattice.

Mattice said that the team also played strong defensively.

"The defense has really come together," he said. "They had been a little inconsistent in the past, however, they are now starting to play very aggressive hockey. Our forwards picked their men up at the blue line and Hofstra rarely penetrated our zone."

Chris Vandel has taken over the net for the Red Foxes.

"He is getting better game after game," said Mattice. "He is a bit rusty and is making some mistakes that rusty goalies make. However,

he has improved by leaps and bounds since he started playing for us."

'The win improved the team's record to 4-5-1.

"We are really starting to put it together," htfsaid. "The guys have become aggressive and are attack­ing. They are chasing the puck and charging the zones. They are not allowing a great deal of penetration into our end of the ice."

"As soon as these players realize that they are capable of doing what they did to Hofstra then we will be on the right track. This win will help them to get started."

Although the Red Foxes are not guaranteed a playoff spot, Mattice said other teams in the conference are concerned with his club.

"A few of the coaches around the league have gone as far as to tell me that Marist is the team to beat," he said. "Assuming that we reach

the next level,-come playoff time we are going to be a tough team to beat. However, right now we are somewhat at the mercy of the other teams depending on how they do against each other. We just have to keep the bad times in thepast and concentrate on the futre."

Marist is a better team than the 4-5-1 mark indicates.

Afterstarting off the season with a 2-1-1 mark, the Red Foxes had to forfeit the two victories and the tie because of academic infractions.

"We had a few problems in the beginning of the year but we have gotten through them," said senior Steve Waryas. "We should finish up pretty well and end the season strong."

Saturday, the Red Foxes will play host to Ocean Community College. The game will be played at 8 p.m. at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center.

ABC intern scores big in super way

by JOHN DEARDEN Staff Writer

While most football fans were sitting on the edge of their seats when Buffalo Bills place-kicker Scott Norwood lined up his poten­tial game winning field goal, Shamus Barnes was working.

The Marist senior did not miss any of the game, however, because he was working for ABC Sports at the Super Bowl.

A communications arts major from Bayside, N.Y., Barnes intern­ed at ABC last semester.

Following his internship, Barnes stayed on at ABC in a paid capaci­ty doing research work for the network.

In January, ABC approached Barnes about working at the Super Bowl. It was an offer he could not refuse.

With his press credentials Barnes had access to every nook and cran­ny of Tampa Stadium, including the locker rooms and the field itself.

"I 'm 21, a senior in school and I'm standing on the field, you couldn't get any closer," said Barnes. "It was like a dream."

Prior to the the game, Barnes researched player's statistics and even ran pass patterns in the emp­ty stadium to ensure proper camera angles.

Barnes watched the Super Bowl in one of ABC's production trucks where he was. in charge of third down statistics. During the game, Barnes was responsible for relaying the proper yardage on every third down play to the graphics truck in order for the on-screen graphics to match the play-by-play description of the announcers.

Wearing a headset, he received' information from the official Na­tional Football League statistician on every third down play.

Barnes said that the work leading up to the game was difficult.

"The first part of the week the work was much tougher," said Barnes. "You work 10 to 12 hours per day. It was really a lot of work."

Barnes spent six days in Tampa for which he received $350. In ad­dition, all his expenses were paid by ABC.

Barnes said his experience was far greater than any classroom in­struction could ever be and hopes the Super Bowl credit on his resume will help him attain his career aspirations of being a pro­ducer or a director.

'Charlie Hustle' strikes out; won't get Fame Baseball's all-time hit leader is

not welcome in Cooperstown. Three weeks ago a special com­

mittee appointed by Hall of Fame President Ed Stack voted 7-3. recommending that players on the permanently ineligible list, such as Pete Rose, would be kept off future ballots.

In perhaps one of baseball's most talked about issues, the hall's board of directors voted Monday to uphold the committee's recommendation.

On August 23, 1989, Rose was placed on the ineligible list by late Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamat-ti. He was recently released from a federal prison camp while serv­ing a five-month sentence for cheating on his income taxes. He is now serving 1,000 hours of com­munity service and living in a half­way house for the next two months.

Kose will be ineligible for the hall until he is lifted from the so-called "black list."

Believe it or not, the biggest gripe • of this decision is not coming from Rose. According to a friend of Rose, "Charlie Hustle" is confi­dent that he will be reinstated.

Sportswriters (but not this one) are making the biggest noise.

Since the Hall of Fame opened in 1936, the Baseball Writers Association of America has deter­mined who will be on the ballot anc who gets elected.

Now the writers are claiming that the board of directors is biased against Pete Rose. The theory they are using is a simple one: when players have controversial backgrounds, such as 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and Denny McLain, they have not been elected. Even Ferguson Jenkins, who had been arrested on drug charses. was not elected until this year — after the charges had been dropped.

Although the sportswriters have left out greats such as Roger Maris

Thursday-Morning Quarterback

MIKE O'FARRELL

or Jim Bunning, players with" sor­did pasts have been left out of the prestigious Hall of Fame.

Although their point valid, it really isn't.

seems

You see, the sportswriters don't run the Hall of Fame: In reality, they work for it. Major League Baseball doesn't run the Hall of Fame. The board of directors runs the Hall of Fame. Therefore, they make the rules and can do whatever they want. The board allows the writers to elect people into their establishment.

The board of directors is a group of 16 individuals including baseball owners, executives and former players. Even the Mayor of Cooperstown gets to sit on the board.

Although you would have a hard time convincing the writers, the board is not actually biased against Pete Rose. It just so happens that Rose would be eligible for election on the next ballot.

What the group is doing is ban­ning players on the permanently in­eligible list from gaining entry to the Hall of Fame and Rose happens to be on that list. They are preven­ting other players that may find themselves on this list from being elected.

There is no question that Pete Rose the player belongs in the Hall of Fame. He has collected the most hits in the history of the game. He only knew one way to play — all out. He never backed down to

anyone. Love him or hate him, you had to admire him.

However, Pete Rose the man does not belong in the Hall of Fame. His conduct off the field is not worthy of such acclaim. Whether it was cheating on his in­come tax or betting on baseball, there is no need for someone of that character to be admitted to such a prestigious group of individuals.

The writers have a gripe. However, it really doesn't matter. The issue is not whether Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame. The issue is that the people that run the Hall of Fame can do their own things — they make the rules.

If Rose is reinstated to baseball, he will become eligible for the Hall of Fame. But as long as Fay Vin­cent, a Giamatti clone, is in office, Rose will never have to worry about making travel arrangements for Cooperstown

Mike O'Farrell sporte editor

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