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VOLUME 36, NUMBER 22 MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. MAY 3,1990

Salary hikes of 5% to 6% possible Many accounts frozen; Library budget to rise

by STACEY MCDONNELL News Editor

Two weeks before faculty contract negotiations are to begin, administrators are discussing a plan to raise employees' salaries 5 to 6 percent across the board next year, according to Anthony Campilii, vice president for business affairs.

While most college employees have been getting modest salary increases.the salaries of a few top officials have grown at a much steeper rate in recent years. President Dennis Murray earned $150,000 in fiscal year 1988, up 25 percent from the previous year, according to Internal Revenue Service

documents obtained by The Circle. Both Murray and Campilii attribute the

need for the increases to the rising cost of living in the Northeast region. Salary increases for all college employees have top priority in next year's budget, they said.

The Board of Trustees, whehitapproves the annual budget, sets all salaries and decides whether they will rise, and if so, how much. The board will meet Saturday to decide the budget for fiscal 1990, which begins June 1.

William Olson, chairman of the faculty, said the possible increase in salaries would not be enough to cover the 6.2 percent rise in the cost of living that occured from March 1, 1989, to February 28, 1990, in this area.

"Marist does not have the resources to keep the professors here," said Olson. "The professors know that despite any job that they are doing, they are still going to fall behind (financially) because the increase won't cover their expenses."

Murray said the salaries for theJower two ranks of teachers — instructors and assistant professors — are low and should have more money put into them. He said the full professors and associate professors are paid well compared to schools similar to Marist.

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, a full professor at colleges comparable to Marist earns an average of $46,830 per year. Marist's full professors earn an average of $48,439, about 3.3 per-

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cent more than the national norm, said Murray.

"In order to attract top professors and keep those we have, we must pay competitive salaries," said Campilii. "We have to make sure the faculty is fairly compensated."

The average salary for a president of a baccalaureate college is $85,675, according to the College and University Personnel Association, which compiles the national statisics. Murray earns about 76 percent

' more than the national norm.

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'Ethics' to be taken junior, senior year

by HOLLY GALLO Features Editor

The faculty voted last week to move the freshman ethics course requirement to the junior or senior year.

The faculty also rejected a proposal for an honors program and approved a plan to examine and revise the Core/Liberal Studies program at a meeting last Friday.

The Academic Affairs Committee, which consists of four faculty members and one student representive, put the three proposals before a faculty vote. The count was not available.

The ethics proposal essentially changes the role of the ethics course from an introductory subject to a capping course. It was passed with the notion that students would be more receptive to ideas discussed in the class once they have more college experience behind them, according to Richard LaPietra, chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee.

To back up this theory, a study done by the philosophy program at Marist and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities affirmed teachers' belief that students' mastery of the ethics course would be enhanced by their personal and intellectual maturity, LaPietra said.

The change could take effect as early as next semester, LaPietra said. The "Introduction to Philosophy" course will still be required of all students during their freshman year, he said.

The Science of Man program, the unofficial honors program now in its final semester, still has no replacement, as the faculty rejected a proposal for a new honors program.

In constrast to the Science of Man program, for which students had to be invited to participate, the proposed honors program would have been open to all students with at least a 3.25 grade point average, LaPietra said.

Some of the requirements for participation in the honors program would have been completion of a foreign language up to the advanced level, one lab science course and a written thesis to be presented orally to faculty and students during the senior year, according to LaPietra.

Another proposal, which passed, will examine and consider revising the curriculum, beginning with the Core/Liberal Studies program in order to "take some manageable pieces and start from there," LaPietra said.

"It's an evolutionary process," LaPietra said. "When the Core was first established, it was done so with certain objectives and goals; then it grows in ways you can never foresee when conceptualizing."

Lisa Polera receives her 1990-SilverNeedle Award from Bob Mackie for her design, of four-ply silk hand-beaded^'jungfe" sarong. office of Public Relations Photo / Howard Dratch

Worker uses Marist to get back on his feet by

BARBARA BUTTACAVOLI Staff Writer

If you think you spend more time in Donnelly Hall than anyone else, think again.

Long after you have finished your night class and typed your last paper, there still may be one person lingering in the building after you have left.

Bernard Ford, 44, is there all night, working for housekeeping.

Ford was born and raised in New York City. For many, New York City is the greatest city in the world. But for others, like Ford, it

is just the opposite. Ford became an alcoholic while

he grew up in the Big Apple. But now, Ford has kicked the bottle and come to Poughkeepsie to start a new life at Marist.

Ford's path to Marist was a strange one. His rehabilitation center sent him to Poughkeepsie and then his halfway house manager gave him a chance to work part-time at Marist. Since he did a good job here, he was hired as a full-time worker.

Ford appreciates the second chance he has gotten at Marist, even though his work may go unappreciated.

"No matter what the problem is, nothing is worth drinking," he

said. "I was given a second chance at life and I'm going to do the right thing with it."

"It can be a thankless job, but it makes me feel good to see that I make a difference in keeping up the college, and I'm proud," Bernard said.

"I always try to do my best," he added. "Most of the time I give 150 percent, but I do it for me. In A.A. (Alcoholic's Anonymous) they teach us to go the extra mile."

The most important thing for him today is to remain sober, Ford said. "I've seen a lot of my friends lose their sobriety and then their life," he said.

Ford said he started drinking heavily in grammar school. His drinking got worse from then on.

"I wanted to stop, but I didn't know how to stop," he said. "Three years ago I was a homeless guy in the gutter. I used to sleep on the roof in the Port Authority. Those guys you see on the streets — that was me," he said.

Ford said he is not proud of his past, but is proud that he may be overcoming it.

Bernard is also proud that he is a veteran — he joined the marines in 1965 and was in Vietnam, he said. He was also born on July 4.

THE CIRCLE ODDS & ENDS MAY 3, 1990

The long and winding road comes to an end Treading the cobblestones of

Main Mall some days past, he chanced upon a bearded sage who held above him a placard. In monstrous letters it prophesied to him: "The End Is Near."

A radio blared. Someone called out as the beat thundered, "Fight the Power!" He continued onward, a muse beckoned with its haunting tune. He followed.

On the arterial he hitched a ride from someone who claimed to be Keith Richards reincarnate. WPDH was blowing out the 80 watt Clarions. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" sang them eastward as his mind wandered back to his freshman year of college.

Marian Hall, springtime 1987. Poughkeepsie, USA.

U2's "Joshua Tree" album, not yet played out on the radio, was heard daily in the halls. Run DMC, the Violent Femmes and Suicidal Tendencies all became more familiar to this suburban boy.

It was then he discovered that the timeless college bar anthems were "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," "Piano Man" and "American Pie." Discoveries abounded: the Replacements, Miracle Legion, the now-defunct

Moodswing and their version of "Tangled Up in Blue."

His most important discovery was that if you go out every night for the last month of your freshman year you'll end up with a 1.5. Live and learn, guy...

Slipping out of his daydream, he found himself at a luncheonette somewhere on Route 55. Keith moved on, a storm was brewing. He stayed for large coffee and a donut.

Looking at the badly injured guitar case on the floor, the young man recalled wistfully the times on the banks of the Hudson, strumming, singing and carousing until the wee hours.

"Wooden Ships" sailed out of a tiny speaker behind the counter. He remembered trying to play "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" dozens of times, never admitting that he didn't know the final chords. Never admitting that he didn't know a lot of things.

"Don't worry if you don't know the words, that's what humming is for." Sage advice, but sometimes you shouldn't fake it.

Steven Stills continued the song, he paid the check and went steady on. The hard rain wasn't falling just yet, he had no particular place

to go. A frightening thought came to

the man: there are kids growing up today who have no idea who the Beatles were. To cheer up he thought of a girl who sang harmony when he played "Blackbird" a while back. Just another song from the soundtrack of his college years.

The beat goes on. The rain fell harder, he stepped

under the shelter of a bus stop. The guitar was missing a D string, but he played it anyway. He wanted to feel like Woody Guthrie, or even Bob Dylan. He didn't.

He felt like a directionless college senior playing guitar in a bus stop, trying to put together some

thoughts for a final column. Without much feeling, he

muddled around with some R.E.M. tunes, faked a few Replacements and Bob Marley songs. He thought of all the songs he said he'd write and never took the time to work on. So it goes.

Graduation would soon be upon him, the opening strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" were the last thing he wanted to hear.

An El Dorado rolled by, a faded Bon Jovi sticker riding its bumper. How he despised packaging. "The music is losing its meaning," he thought. With that, the guitar was put away.

Blaring your car stereo at a stop light is not a form of social protest. Buying a USA for Africa single won't change the world. Listening to Public Enemy doesn't make you a radical whether you're black or

"white. No more Milli Vanilli, New Kids,

pre-packaged plastic pop puke. (He said it ten times fast.) MTV is worthless — televised conformity and blandness, wasted potential. And if U2 is someone's idea of revolutionary thought, we're all in trouble.

These were some of the many thoughts whirling pointlessly

through his mind. The bus arrived and he decided just to go home. Maybe he was giving up, too.

Stepping through the door, he tossed exact change in the box and took a seat. A young boy sat with a silent boom box on his lap. A woman with a Walkman stared out the window, headphones dangling mute around her neck.

He opened the dripping case, took a seat and played what he played best: three chords.

Four years of friendships, trials and tribulations, madness, euphoria and music wandered through his thoughts. He'll get his diploma and move along soon, but the music can take him back. Sometimes.

The woman turned around. "Not bad," she smiled. The driver tapped his hand on the wheel, the boy nodded his head. The other passengers ignored the sound.

He stayed on the bus for over an hour, wandering. He played three chords over and over.

For now, that was enough. Cliches have their place, so I say

without shame: What a long, strange trip it's been.

Happy Trails, amigos. Kieran Fagan is The Circle's

music columnist.

Up to Date

John Matero (left), and Mare Lupis take part in "The Shark Tank," one of the student plays featured last week in the Theater.

hat's Entertainment

• The Bardavon Opera House presents the Pilobolus Dance Theatre at 8 p.m. For more information, call 473-2072.

• Come see singer John Hall, formerly of the Woodstock-based group "Orleans," perform at the Towne Crier Cafe. Tickets cost $14 for the 9:30 p.m. show. For more information, call 855-1300.

Coming Events

• Tickets are now on sale for "Tears For Fears" at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center on May 12 at 8 p.m. For more information, call 454-3388.

• Celebrate Mother's Day at the Bardavon Opera House with cellist Claudio Jaffe. A native Brazilian, Jaffe will perform international favorites and a 150th Anniversary tribute to Tschaikovsky on May 13 at 3:00 pm. For tickets call the Bardavon Box Office at 473-2072 or any TicketMaster outlet.

• New Jersey Collegiate Career Day will be held on Wednesday, May 30 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. More than 100 organizations are expected to participate in the largest recruitment program in the state including Liz Claiborne, IBM, Pepsi-Cola East, NJ Dept. of Law and Public Safety, Summit Financial Resources and Wallace Press.

• The Delaware and Hudson Canal Museum in High Falls is seeking interns and volunteers to work between May and October 1990. Activities will include museum touring, historical research and special events assistance. For more information, call 687-9311.

• The Edna Aimes Mental Health Scholarship, is available to all juniors, seniors or graduate students planning careers in mental health related human service fields. Scholarship winners will receive $2,000 in June. For more information, write the Mental Health Association in Ulster County at R.R. 1, 376W Tuytenbridge Rd., Kingston, N.Y. 12401. Deadline for applications is May 18.

etting Involved

Editors' Picks Concerts at Lake Compounce, Bristol, Conn. Bushkill Falls in the Pocano's, Stroudsburg, Pa. Day games at Fenway Park, Boston, Mass. Folk singer Danny Quinn, Sundays at Davey's Locker, Montvale, N.J. Boardwalk at Seaside Heights

o Your Health

• The Mental Health Association in Ulster County is hosting its 31st Annual Meeting and Mental Health Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, May 15th. David Nevins, Ph.D., will be guest speaker addressing the topic, "Challenges for Parenting in the Nineties." The 6:30 p.m. ceremony will take place at the Holiday Inn, Kingston. For information, call the Mental Health Association, 336-4747.

aking the Grade

• Looking for money to pay for your education? Contact the College Scholarship Research Services of America to find out how you may qualify for financial aid. For further information, call 212-265-7387.

• Copies of this year's Mosaic, the literary magazine, are now on sale and cost $2 for students, $3 for faculty and staff. To order, call 454-4132 and ask for Janet or Jason.

• Watch Kevin Desmond host a show on the homeless for Channel 5 news tonight.

• Here's a note for Adriance Library users. The library will be closed from Friday, May 11 until Thursday, May 31 due to asbestos abatement proceedings. So return those books now! For reference services during closing, call the Newburgh Free Library at 561-1881.

• Spend the summer by the beach and help the victims of Hurricane Hugo. The Voluntary Action Center of Trident United Way is looking for volunteers to assist Hurricane Relief agencies in Charleston, South Carolina. For more information, call 803-760-6930.

• On Sunday, May 13, the Dutchess County Juvenile Diabetes Foundation will present "The Miracle Mile" at Arlington High School. Entry and registration forms may be obtained from local sporting goods stores or call 473-5374.

Maureen Kerr — page 2 editor

THE CIRCLE, MAY 3,1990

Recycling program started by LENNY KLIE

Staff Writer

A group of students has started a program that will help the environment and save Marist money.

Boxes have been placed recently in the Adult Education and Admissions offices and all Donnelly Hall offices as part of a pilot program to recycle paper. The project is expected to go campuswide in the fall.

The program was started by a group of students in Brian Hill's "Political Process and Environmental Issues" class. The group, headed by Leigh Magnolia, a sophomore from Mountainside, N.J., was required to find a solution to an environmental problem. Magnolia suggested recycling, and with the help of Andrew Molloy, a professor of chemistry and en

vironmental science, put the program in motion.

The National Recycling Company, located in Marlboro, N.Y., offered to pick up the paper at its own cost and shred it for reuse, Magnolia said. "It sounded like a good deal, and I had to do something for the class anyway," she said.

Marist will save money from the program in the long run, said Hill, an associate professor of environmental science and director of the environmental science program. "Marist pays the Royal Carting Company about $70 a ton (about $100,000 a year) to take away its garbage and dispose of it."

"A big chunk of the waste stream at Marist is paper that just goes into the dumpster," said Molloy, who has been recycling computer paper from offices on

campus for the last two years. "In those two years, we've

recycled over 8,000 pounds of computer paper alone," Molloy said! "the proceeds from which have gone to purchase environmental books and journals for the Library.

A law is expected to go into effect within the next few years mandating the recycling of all paper, glass, metal and plastic, Molloy said. "Marist is just getting a jump on everyone else, and cutting waste and saving trees and energy in the process," he said.

By fall, recycling of all newspapers, desktop paper and aluminum cans should begin campuswide, Hill said.

"Furthermore, it makes a good statement about the social conscience of the school to be able to say that we recycle at Marist," Hill added.

Marist East finally up to code by DAN HULL

Staff Writer

The Marist East fire code problems should finally end today if the Town of Poughkeepsie building inspector approves a recent construction project in the back of the building, according to Paul Maley, manager of Mid-Hudson Business Park.

The college paid most of the cost of building a wall consisting of two layers of steel-studded fire-rated Sheetrock around the corridor and the concrete wall that separates the warehouse from the Marist offices, Maley said.

That project should satisfy complicated fire code regulations that have plagued occupants of the building because the space is used for different purposes, according to Executive Vice President Mark Sullivan.

The wall is designed to meet a one-hour fire rating regulation, which means that a blaze would take about an hour to burn through the Sheetrock, said Maley.

Marist paid approximately 60 percent of the $35,000 cost of the renovations, said Sullivan.

The new wall, completed a few weeks ago, covers the ceiling and the far side of the back corridor, shielding the front of the building from the warehouse. The wall connects with a three-hour fire-rated concrete wall that further protects against a fire in the warehouse sweeping through the classrooms and

offices. This is the latest and, administrators hope, the final

chapter in a succession of fire code problems in Marist East.

Last May, the New York State Code Board of Review ruled that rooms in the 100 and 200 sections could no longer hold classes because the main corridor is too narrow and is not constructed of proper fire-resistant material.

Marist was able to get around that by turning that space into offices and relocating classrooms in the basement of the Lowell Thomas Communications Center last summer.

"The fire marshall's contention was that (the) corridor was too narrow to allow classrooms in the 100 and 200 section, but he (allowed) offices because the population density is much lower," said Assistant Vice President Marc Adin.

To meet fire code regulations, the corridor would have had to have been widened from four feet to eight feet and the walls around it made fire resistant for one hour, costing the college $300,000. Instead, administrators invested $400,000 to build nine general classrooms and six faculty offices in the basement of Lowell Thomas.

Marist is planning to replace Marist East with The Dyson Center when its lease expires on July 31. The Dyson Center is expected to be complete by August 1, said Adin.

Bookstore's expansion denied by TYLER GRONBACH

Staff Writer

The administration has rejected a proposal to move the Bookstore into The Dyson Center, according to Anthony Dangelo, manager of the Bookstore.

The decision came after numerous attempts by Dangelo to show the administration the need to expanded space and services, he said.

Administrators could not be reached for comment.

"I am here for the students," said Dangelo. "They are where I get all my ideas from. If I can't offer them what they need, I am not doing my job."

Although President Dennis J.

Murray has spoken in the past about creating a first-class bookstore, that idea was shelved along with the Marist Village.

The Village was proposed two years ago as a shopping center on the North End of campus that would have included an expanded bookstore and other student-oriented businesses.

The Village was put on hold indefinitely in light of more urgent classroom and housing shortages.

Meantime, Dangelo said he will continue to lobby for better facilities.

Dangelo has been in charge of the store for 26 years. In that time the store has grown 18 times larger, he said. It makes more than $2 million a year, he said.

Much of this growth has been attributed to the sale of better quality merchandise such as shirts and magazines, Dangelo said.

But there is too little space to stock an adequate inventory, he said. The store contains 3,300 square feet, which is too small, Dangelo said.

"On my free time, I visit bookstores at other college campuses," said Dangelo. "Our store is quite lacking compared to other colleges of the same size."

With more space, other aspects of the Bookstore would improve, Dangelo said. More check-out lines, better display of merchandise and larger amounts of inventory are just some areas that would benefit from more space, he said.

Yeaglin to retire

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Circle photo/Lynaire Brust

Betty Yeaglin, the director of college activities, will leave

Aug. 15 after 11 years.

Insurance policy halts emergency program

by JANET RYAN Staff Writer

Aj, clause in the college's insurance policy has delayed the operation of the Marist Emergency Medical Service program, said Heidi Hill, the program's executive director.

If the EMS program were in operation it could respond to critical calls in three minutes or less, more quickly than the seven to nine minutes taken by Fairview Fire Department, Hill said.

The students involved in the EMS program have all received state certification, but a proposal to officially establish EMS at Marist has stalled in the Office of Student Affairs, Hill said.

"We are at a standstill," she said. "We have not achieved any of our goals, and the administration does not seem receptive."

There are approximately 50 to 60 people involved, 10 of whom are active emergency medical technicians, said Hill.

The cost per EMT for malpractice coverage is $30 per person, said Hill.

"We have gotten a lot of en

thusiasm and support from students and staff," said Joe Stanford, director of the program.

Marist EMS members plan to go with Security on calls, Hill said. She said Security has given them their own base station.

EMS members say Fairview fire officials support them and are willing to work with them.

"Marist EMS has stumbled on scenes by themselves and have made a difference," said Stanford. "If it saves one life it is worth it."

An example was during a recent fire drill in Champagnat Hall. A student was having a seizure, and some of the EMS people were there and were able to help stabilize the student until the ambulance arrived.

In the spring of 1991, Marist EMS will be hosting a conference called the New York State Association of Collegiate Emergency Services.

The first day will be registration, the second day consists of training to further their knowledge and the third day EMS will be vending their different products.

"It's a shame students who give a damn can't do anything about it," said Stanford.

New program to give teachers more skills by PAUL O'SULLIVAN

Editorial Page Editor

Anticipating a change in the certification process for teachers in New York State and an increased demand for teachers, Marist has instituted a master of arts degree in educational psychology.

Mark vanderHeyden, academic vice president, said the program, which was approved in January and will begin in September, is a response to the growing national trend of requiring more than a bachelor's degree for teachers who obtain certification.

"We expect that certification in New York will shift to the post-baccalaureate level," vanderHeyden said. "We are

gambling a little, but all trends in the country point in that direction."

In addition to the certification requirements, vanderHeyden said another consideration in creating the program was the anticipated shortage of teachers in the coming decade. vanderHeyden cited Department of Labor statistics that predict that 1.4 to 1.6 million teachers will leave the profession in the 1990s.

William Eidle, chairman of the division of social and behavioral sciences, said full-time students should be able to complete the 30 credits required for the degree in one year, plus some summer work. Eidle added, however, that he experts the bulk of students to take the program on a part-time basis,

while they are teaching with temporary certification.

Eidle expressed his enthusiasm for the program, stating his belief that Marist's strong undergraduate programs in psychology and education make it the ideal place for Dutchess County's first graduate level program in teacher education.

The program's focus, according to Eidle, will not be the instruction of teaching methods, but on helping teachers deal with the challenges of modern teaching, such as teaching in a culturally diverse society and helping students develop their own values systems.

Eidle cited statistics from the Chronicle of Higher Education that

show the country's teacher population as 95 percent white, while 40 percent of their students are minorities.

"It is important that teachers become sensitive to significant issues that would impact teaching in a culturally diverse society," Eidle said.

Eidle said the faculty teaching the program will also reflect the stress on cultural diversity.

Brother James Kearney, the new programs director and a visiting professor of teacher education, said the values emphasis will entail encouraging teaches to give their students a pre-set formula of values. Rather, the focus will be on how to teach students to make

value choices for themselves.

"We want teachers to become facilitators in students acquiring higher values," said Kearney, "not in teaching them any particular set."

Both Eidle and Kearney agree that one of the program's greatest strengths will be its ability to adapt as teaching environments change. Eidle said this adaptability will grow out teachers bringing in their own classroom experiences and sharing them with others in their field.

In this way, Eidle said, the program will always be updated because it will be dealing with the challenges that teachers are finding in a real-world teaching environment.

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SALARIES ...Continued from page 1

"Our goal is to have every faculty member and administrator paid just as well or better than others at comparable institutions," said Murray. "We have to ask ourselves, 'Are the faculty being fairly paid? Are administrators being fairly paid?' "

According to the IRS form 990, which lists the salaries of the top officers and faculty administrators, the 1988 salaries of the four highest-paid officers after Murray were:

—Executive Vice President Mark Sullivan: $92,500, compared to the national average of $58,140.

—Marc vanderHeyden, vice president for academic affairs: $79,750, compared to $60,674 for the national average.

—Harold Wood, vice president of admissions and enrollment planning: $72,345, compared to the national average of $38,200.

—Campilii: $70,399, compared to $58,000 for the national average.

The increase in all salaries this year will cost the college about $900,000. In order to defray the growing operating expenses, which include the salaries, student tuition will

increase about 7 percent to 8 percent next year, said Campilii.

Also, many of the existing budgets will be frozen next year, said Murray.

The Library's budget is one of the exceptions, said both Murray and Campilii. Its budget will increase over last's years figure of $717,000. Neither Murray nor Campilii could say how much the Library's budget will increase next year.

Despite the budget freeze in other areas, Murray assured that no lay-offs would occur.

In addition to the increase in salaries and the additional Library spending, more full-time faculty are being sought, said Murray.

Two more administrators will be hired to help install a new campus telephone network and a new computer system in the Library, he said.

"Marist is trying to bring in more full-time faculty members, but they are also accepting more full-time students," said Olson. "The faculty that are on-campus are being placed in off-campus facilities to teach, which means more adjuncts will have to fill in the void on-campus."

Tuition to hike 7 to 8 percent Students will pay 7 percent to 8 percent

more next semester in tuition said Anthony Campilii, chief finance officer.

The administration and Seller's are discussing a slight increase in board, and the possibility of cutting the Saturday morning breakfast, Campilii said.

By cutting the breakfast and making it into a brunch, like Sunday's, the college will save $50,000 to $60,000 because the college must pay for 1,200 meals regardless of how many students attend, he said.

About 70 students attend the Saturday morning breakfast, according to Campilii.

CREW ...Continued from page 16 weekend), the men's freshmen heavyweight eight (sixth) and the men's varsity pair — a boat that didn't row in the championships last weekend because of personal conflicts, according to Davis.

As far as the Dad Vail itself is concerned, Davis said he is remaining optimistic.

"Based on the times over the past couple of days and the times at the N.Y. State Championships," he said, "all the boats should be competitive.

"It has been a tough season," Davis said. "We've -had the toughest schedule since I've been here and unfortunately we've had a lot of injuries. So all things considered, I think we've done fairly well and shown improvement."

Marist leaves for the Dad Vails in Philadelphia on May 10 and the races begin May 11 and run through May 12.

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Three faculty members set for retirement by MATTHEW WARD

Staff Writer

The end of this spring semester will bring with it the retirement of three longtime Marist professors, each of whom has averaged about 30 years of teaching at Marist.

George Sommer, professor of English; George Hooper, professor of biology and chairperson of the Division of Science; and Francoise Gregg, professor of French, have spent a combined total of 95 years at Marist. The teachers have held prominent positions in their departments, and for at least the last two decades, each has played a key role in the development of the college.

George Sommer George Sommer began teaching

part-time at Marist in 1945. Reclining back in his chair, he remembers the days when there were only eight other faculty members, and the student body comprised 125 young Marist Brothers.

At that time, Donnelly Hall, Fontaine, the Chapel and all of the dorms were just a dream. Marian Hall was the gym, which included one classroom. Another classroom, as well as the library, were in the basement of. Greystone.

Sommer came up on weekends to help out in the construction of Donnelly from 1958 to 1961. Marist was a different place then, when everyone helped to build the young college. Sommer recalled the time when the house of a faculty member burned to the ground and the students helped rebuild it.

A medievalist, Sommer had a background in history, French and English, so that is what he taught. This was not unusual in a time when a Spanish teacher would also teach math.

In Sommer's sixth year he became a full-time professor. The English department consisted of two half-time professors at that time. Now it has grown to 11 full-time members and 37 adjuncts. . Sommer himself created many of the English programs still in place today.

Jeptha Lanning, chairman of the Division of Arts and Letters, was a student in Sommer's American Literature I and II classes in 1952-53.

"Dr. Sommer was very challenging and very enlightening; he opened up a whole new field of study to me," Lanning said.

Sommer taught 15 to 18 hours a week, about six hours more than most professors teach today. "In the evenings I would grade papers," Sommer said.

Despite the difficult beginning at Marist, Sommer believes he has had an easy life. "Teaching," Sommer said, "is an offshoot of scholarship."

Sommer's contributions outside of Marist include the formulation

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of the Mid-Hudson Modern Language Conference. By 1975, the conference's last year, Sommer was editing and publishing a conference journal.

Travelling to the Notre Dame and Chartres Cathedrals of France, as well as the rest of the United States, are among the plans that Sommer said he has lined up for retirement. He also mentioned that he has numerous "Book-like" things and other writing projects in mind.

One of Sommer's hobbies is -making toys out of wood for children. In the past he has made trains and Lincoln Logs. He said he is now looking forward to building a doll house for his granddaughter.

George Hooper George Hooper smiles as he

thinks back. "It's always been a nice place to work," he says as he adjusts his bow tie. "It's a community."

Hooper has been a professor of biology at Marist for the past 30 years. He replaced professor Paul Stokes as the only biology professor when he came to Marist out of graduate school.

Hooper said he feels he "played a greater role" in the beginning of his career at Marist. After all, he was the biology program. Hooper said he now feels it is more difficult to set policy" at Marist.

In 1969, the Division of Science was established, ten years ahead of every other division. Hooper

became the chairperson then and has held the position since all but three years when he stepped down to concentrate more on teaching. The position will be held by Andrew Molloy next year.

Hooper said he is proud of helping Marist grow and that although "wealthier institutions can better direct their destiny," Marist will adapt in the years to come as it has in the past.

Hooper said he looks forward to having more free time in the future but is uncertain as to how he will adjust.

As for his plans for retirement, Hooper said he hopes to do a lot of fly fishing, a sport he avidly participates in. The two framed fishing lures on his desk support his claim. " I am also thinking of publishing," Hooper said.

Francoise Gregg Francoise Gregg came to the

United States on a Fulbright Scholarship for law. After she gained a second Doctorate degree, in French literature, Gregg came to Marist.

The year was 1969, and Gregg came to teach at Marist partly because her husband was just beginning his years as a Russian teacher at Vassar.

Gregg, who refused an interview, is known for her near perfect attendance. Brother Joseph Belanger,' professor of French, said, "She missed one day of class in 20 years of teaching; she had to fly to France for a funeral."

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Belanger recalls the French plays the assistant professor used to coordinate in the 1970s. "She directed the whole thing, she even made the costumes," Belanger said.

Gregg has directed the senior thesis for the past twenty years and she also served on the sabbaticals committee.

"She was a very challenging, demanding teacher," Belanger said, "but she was worth every minute of your time and every cent of your tuition."

Belanger said that the "peak years" of the French department

were in the 1970s and that Gregg began teaching half-time two years ago as the enrollment in her French courses dropped.

At the end of each year, Gregg would hold a French dinner at her house. " I t was always just superb," Belanger recalled.

On May 20, the college will sponsor a retirement dinner for Gregg in the Campus Center.

For Belanger, Gregg's departure will leave a void in the French department that will be tough to fill.

"We will never get another teacher like her," he said.

The past comes back as the end pulls near My mind is a plethora of ideas

cascading down a waterfall of emotions into a tranquil pool of revelation. Yet, still I search. I search for peace. I search for meaning. I search for knowledge. I search for a column with no grammatical errors. And as I search, my thoughts go afloat, off course to a lost time. A time never to be regayned.

Quickly, silence permeates the room. My column lies motionless in a dark wooden coffin. The words remain but the meaning is gone. Memories are all that is left. It is a sad time, yet a happy time just as well. It is a time of confusion, and a time of complete understanding.

Suddenly, one by one, memories enter the room in an disorderly fashion. People, places, events all come to pay me their last respects. And while I am aware, I cannot respond, for my column is no more.

First enters Bill Buckner. He sports a thick mustache and high-

top spikes. He bends down to grab one last look at my picture, but misses. Maybe I'll give him another chance, four years from now.

Paul Strowe enters. It's so nice of him to remember. He leaves quickly only to return again and again. Finally, we lie to him and say that calling hours have ended. He sneaks in through an open window, anyway.

Jim and Tammy Bakker stop by. No, please Tammy don't cry. But now powerless, I cannot prevent her from smudging my words.

Hey look, it's Leo 1, our reunion just over. They look amazed that four years have passed. And now, it's all over except for the snoring...guy.

Next, comes Skinners, the entire bar. It lays a pitcher next to my coffin. It must be a Wednesday. It goes to put on American Pie in my honor, only to have the CD skip.

Sidetracked follows Skinners, looking a little confused. "He was so young," it says. "I remember

when he was just eighteen. But I haven't seen him in a couple of years."

Renny's is next, but is almost too drunk to comprehend.

Leslie Nielsen comes for a minute but explains he must leave to go to the hospital. "The hospital? What is it?" someone asks. "A building with patients," he replies, "but that's not important right now."

Charlie Sheen walks in wearing old number 99. He looks a little distraught. He's asked if he's okay.

"Yah," he answers. Champagnat 5 hurries in. They

say it's showtime in 529.1 want to listen but I know that "It's time for a show, it's time for a show, but at this time, I just can't go."

The Kids in the Hall enter the room. In tears, they announce they are moving Down Under in my honor.

River Day staggers up to me. At first I have trouble recognizing it, but soon it all comes back. Or at least some of it.

Andrew "Dice" Clay is here, wow, check it out. Laughing he states, "So the column is dead. So what. I ran over a cat yesterday. You don't see me cryin'."

I think I hear..wait...yes...it's the New Kids on the Block! I think they're going to sing me a song. Oh. go figure. They just left to go to Sidetracked.

"Hey dude," I hear. Hey, my man Bart Simpson. Look, the undertaker is trying to stop him from writing graffiti on my col

umn. "Don't have a cow, dude," he says.

Canterbury just passed by the doorway, but didn't come in.

Matthew Vassar is here. I guess he wants to thank me for attending the celebration of Founder's Day. No problem, Matt, I'm always willing to make a sacrifice. Talk to the Marist people will ya', Matt?

On Matt's heels is the Village People. They're probably coming to honor me with a lip sync version of "Stairway to Heaven" or something like that.

Oh, how nice, 198 Main Street is here, and they brought the fire engines. I guess they will probably dump the ashes from the paper off of the roof in my honor.

Pulaski Park meanders in. It is nice to have another polack in the room. He rests a case a beer next to the coffin along with a flashlight. Presumably the flashlight is for those going to the

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If this were a State of the Union address, it would be an optimistic one. What has been good about Marist this year seems to outweigh what has been bad.

The best of the year encompasses academic strides, improved facilities and diverse programming to accommodate students who traditionally have not been served as well by the campus as those who fit typical demographic descriptions.

It 's a good sign that the most important part of the college, its academics, is improving. Laying the foundation for its future with rapid expansion over the last several years — and boosting enrollment to pay for it — our focus is turning back to academics, guided by the vision, like it or not, that the Strategic Plan finally supplies.

Meantime, better academic conditions on campus are being felt. Students now have 24-hour access to personal computers, the stacks in the Library are open and more study space is available. A computer lab is planned for the Canterbury Garden Apartments. More students are using the academic support services at the Learning Center, and there is more emphasis on strengthening students' writing skills.

Outside the classroom, there are advancements toward sensitizing the community to those who sometimes get pushed aside. Construction projects on campus like the Donnelly Hall renovation raised the importance of access for individuals with disabilities.

The campus is also trying to make itself less forbidding to students who traditionally have not had recognition or representation, including adult children of alcoholics and gay, lesbian and bisexual students. With student prompting and staff cooperation, support groups have formed to address these and other personal issues.

Marist has not seen success in combatting every area of weakness, however.

There remains racial divisiveness on campus. The Black Student Union and other organizations have been active in promoting recognition of racial and ethnic differences, but the community as a whole has yet,, to appreciate, this diversity through unity.

Perhaps that 's explained by the counterproductive actions of a few on this campus who have spent the year vandalizing computer equipment and library references.

Some of the year's memorable problems are not limited to the campus. Dozens of students, guilty or not, were bullied in the fall by overzealous city officials in cooperation with Marist administrators, who too often were concerned more with the school's reputation than with the housing problems their students faced in a hostile town.

And we still haven't learned how to make Route 9 a safe passage. It seems as though our best defense is to get out of Marist East, as the skywalk to Skinner's is not in the cards.

After all, progress has a limit around here.

Living a liberal dream

It's finally safe During these nostalgic days, one thing will

soon become a memory for all of us, not just for graduating seniors. It's Marist East.

We're anxiously waiting for that white elephant of an academic building to plod to its graveyard this summer when Marist abandons most of it for The Dyson Center.

The color was all wrong. The decor was atrocious. It had to go. Besides, we were dumping money into it that would be better invested in a new building on our own property, and all we were getting out of it were windowless classrooms and a litany of fire code problems.

Now there is word that a new wall may finally satisfy the fire code regulations, which are particularly complicated over there because the space is split between classrooms and offices in the front and a warehouse in the back.

Marist paid about 520,000 of the $35,000 project; the landlord paid for the rest. Isn't it peculiar that after stalling on the fire code problems for two years, we sink that much

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money into it just as we're about to dump it? Administrators have always tried to find

the cheapest way of solving the problems over there because they knew we wouldn't be there much longer. It's understandable that they tried to get the landlord to take as much responsibility as possible for fixing the building, reluctant to throw good money after bad.

But why would they finally repair fire code violations, which are presumed safety risks, just when any danger would have ended?

Feel safe. Barring one more complication, which can never be ruled out, Marist East is presumably up to code, at long last. It's safe for finals.

I had a dream last night. No, it wasn't anything as inspirational as

Martin Luther Kings's dream. I dreamt that George Bush, Dan Quayle, Ronald Reagan, Ed Meese and other characters featured regularly in this space were all huddled in the Oval Office with Lee Atwater and Pat Buchannan, figuring out the damage control for 1:00 Thursday, when I take my final revenge.

Oh well. Maybe in 25 years or so, but until then dreams will have to do. Hopefully the future will hold many more opportunities to make those fellas' lives difficult, but I figure this is my last opportunity to address issues that are closer to home.

For the past two years, this space has seen: little about Marist College and the doings behind the scenes. That's because the person writing it figured that eyes glanced at this part of the page to see one of two things: a commentary on national and international affairs or a non-pharmeceutical sleep aid that works without fail. What you got out of it depends on your point of view.

But, this being the end and all, this columnist figured that a somewhat detached view on the affairs of these hallowed scaffoldings could be an inducement to either greater thought to change in the way Marist does business or the nap of the century, whichever you prefer.

While all generalizations have some cracks built in, the past four years have shown that there are two major misconceptions floating around here, the one held by the some in the administration that the majority of students are beer-guzzling booze hounds and the one held by some students that the majority of administrators are Victorian-age Nazis who get their greatest pleasure in life by making sure that Marist students have as little fun as humanly possible.

As I said, an overgeneralization, but the undeniable bottom line is that the administration does not trust the students, and the students do not trust the administration.

Pity the poor staff and faculty; they're caught in the middle of all this.

Some might attribute this lack of trust to the generation gap, but that's not the answer. As a matter of fact, where this all began is meaningless; the point is that this problem has led to a lack of communication, which has reached a point where it is beginning to tear the college apart (you know us liberals, we looove to paint a gloomy picture).

Students fume about the drinking policy or being stuck out in Canterbury, but they don't bother going through channels because they are convinced that it will do no good. The administration requires graduates to sign a pledge that they won't embarrass the college at Commencement. There is a gap of understanding there.

This is not to say that these convictions don't have a basis in fact. I'm sure that more than one student has been rebuffed in his or her efforts to change things, and anyone who viewed the 1988 Commencement debacle would give at least momentary consideration to putting the graduates in leg irons.

But things can be done. There are rational arguments for changing the drinking policy, such as that it would cut down on DWI and

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keep Marist's "dirty laundry" from surfacing in the community.

This is not to say that these arguments will prompt the administration to allow students to violate state lawxm the premises, but these contentions would have to be more effective than the usual fare of "the drinking policy takes away from our fun" or "we're college students, what do they expect us to do."

With a little more communication, maybe the administration would see that 1988's ceremony was the exception, not the rule, and like Felix and Gloria, maybe the students can be given "One More Chance."

These problems and others show that the students and the administration are out of touch with each other. That has to change. The alternative is to keep going the down the path we are, with students tearing pages Out of periodicals and setting off fire alarms, the administartion shoveling money into athletic scholarships instead of dealing with the adjunct problem on campus.

Each side has its idea of what Marist should be, the only problem is that both visions were made without the input of the other side. That can only change with cmmunication, and communication can only come about through trust.

I know, sappy liberal talks about the pro--

blems of the world and says we should talk more. Hey, it was good enough for John Lennon and Woodrow Wilson; it's good enough for me.

***** Of course, it wouldn't be a last column

without an overall farewell. To all the members of the Marist community who gave me help and guidance in my four years here, thank you. The fact that you are way too numerous to mention testifies to the quality of the people here. The work and effort you have invested in me for the past four years will be a constant reminder that, in the words of Robert Frost, I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.

Paul O'Sullivan is The Circle's political columnist.

Editor's Note An article in last week's edition of The Cir

cle reported the arrest of a Poughkeepsie man who stole the purse of a freshman student and included the name and a description of the mugger. The article should not have mentioned that he was a black man, as his race was not pertinent to the story. It is not the intent or the practice of The Circle to perpetuate derogatory stereotypes.

THE CIRCLE VIEWPOINT MAY 3, 1990

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Earth enthusiasm

Editor: The brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon

Fraternity would like to thank the administration and the student body for making Earth Day a huge success.

Special appreciation is extended to Bob Lynch and Rich Roder for for their dedication and hard work throughout the weekend.

It is extremely encouraging to see the student body out supporting such a worthwhile event. We only have one world to live on and the more we take care of it and preserve it now, the better off our children will be.

Hopefully, the Earth Day spirit and enthusiasm can stay with us for the rest of the school year and on into the summer.

Scott Kendall President, Tau Kappa Epsilon

Grateful kids Editor:

On behalf of the Psychology Club, thanks to those of you who made our Annual One-to-One Day a success. All of the children had a great time and found it difficult to leave their new-found friends.

Special thanks to Bill Van Ornum, the coordinator of the event, Joseph Canale, our advisor, and Linda Dunlap, who also provided guidance support and time. Thanks also to the the psychology professors who came out and gave us support throughout the semester and helped advertise the event.

Also, many thanks to the following people: Marty Engler and the Hudson Valley Stables, Fairview Fire Co., Texaco, Jamesway, Seiler's Food Service and Marist College Activities Office, Physical Plant and Security.

In addition, thanks to Astor Home, Cardinal Hayes Home, St. Francis Hospital and the other organizations that provided the kids and gave support throughout the day.

Thanks also to the Graduate Psychological Association, especially Jennifer O'Hearn and Robin Mclnerney who donated money to One-to-One day.

Most of all, thanks to the students, which there are too many to name, who gave up their Fridays to make bring a smile to the face of a less-fortunate child. You all know who you are and I appreciate the help that you gave.

Above all, the 1990 One-to-One Day was a great success, making 80 children beam with sunshine. Without the help of all involved, it would not have been as successful. I hope I have not forgotten anyone — every one of you deserve all the thanks in the world for your time, dedication and sense of fun.

Lisa Cerniglia President, Psychology Club

Policy doesn't ring true

Editor: I chose to use a family ring for the Junior

Ring Ceremony. On the front it read, "God be with you, and keep you," taken from the ceiling of a Turkish church.

I had planned to have "Marist College 1991" engraved inside, but I was told "absolutely not" by the administration. Apparently, the ceremony is about blessing the college symbol, not about blessing the junior as a Marist College student.

I give a lot to this school as a student, as evidenced by the number of women's swim team records I hold, not to mention the five designs I just recently presented in the Silver Needle Award Fashion Show.

Not only was I disappointed, but so was my family who drove from Maryland to attend the ceremony.

As a result of this policy, I am not blessed as Marist College junior, simply because I wanted my family ring to represent the college ring.

Just what is Marist stressing here: the importance of money (by investing in rings from Jostens), or the importance of being a Marist College junior?

Kindra L. Predmore junior

Fashion show flash overshadows the talent behind the scenes

by Tom Hanna

Last Thursday night at the Radisson Hotel, the Marist College fashion department hosted the 1990 Silver Needle Fashion Show and Awards. As in past years, the show has received much publicity and many accolades in the local press as well as in fashion industry papers.

The praise is well earned. The show features the work of the junior class members of the fashion department, a chance for these students to show off what they have learned in their three years in the program.

Each student also has the opportunity to work with a leading designer in the fashion world. These designers serve as advisors to the students, as well as awarding one of the Silver Needle Awards.

Needless to say, the fashion program is an impressive one. The director, Carmine Porcelli, took over the program in 1986, and improved the program by adding the Silver Needle Awards and starting the Marist College Fashion Program Advisory Board, which includes more big names in the fashion industry.

Porcelli has made the program here at Marist his life and his dedication to improving the program is one facet behind the rapid rise of the program.

However, Porcelli has been the one who has grabbed the limelight, leaving his students in the background. Students in the fashion program put in endless hours of hard work, working into the early morning hours.

For those students in the show, they must give up their Christmas break, spring break and Easter break, as well as working over the weekend.

These students enjoy the work they do, but do all the hours involved and all the vacations missed go recognized? I'm not really sure about that. When their final pieces are in the show, you could argue that their efforts are recognized, but do many people recognize what went into these pieces?

These students, who worked so very hard, did not even have their names in this years program. But, you could find Porcelli's name all over the place. The designers involved, who are important to the shows success, each received a full page biography, as did Porcelli. Not a word about the student designers. In order to find them, you had to search for them in the pictures that featured each designer.

Needless to say, not all the student designers could be found. But, you could find Porcelli's face five times as well as a full page profile on him as well as his opening remarks.

In publications such as the Poughkeepsie Journal and Women's Wear Daily, articles on the program usually revolve around Porcelli, as one did in W.W.D. last Wednesday before the show. The article dealt with Porcelli's efforts to improve the program, which he has done with flying colors. The only student names involved were of recent graduates in the industry. Again, the current group was nowhere to be found.

But, the icing on the cake comes in the

opening statement Porcelli gave in the program, and the shows finale on Thursday. In his opening statement, Porcelli said "Our demands have been tough, very tough, but they've met them ail-sometimes with tears, usually without much sleep, but they've met them beautifully."

He gives his students praise in this statement, but is education really about tears and lack of sleep? If you were paying $12,000 plus a year for your child to go to college, would you want them to go with sleepless nights and tears running down their faces? Oh, I forgot, they did meet his expectations.

If education is about crying, sleepless nights and kudos for the professors then something is wrong, isn't there?

To Carmine Porcelli, I give you the recognition you deserve. You have taught your students well and have built a wonderful program, and that can never be taken away from you and your staff. Congratulations on the success of your program and 1 wish you more success in the future.

Please realize however, that your students also are vital to the success of the program and deserve and need recognition also.

To the students in the fashion program, continue your hard work. You are looked up to by your fellow students for your hard work, particularly those juniors who had their pieces in the show. Your work is impressive as are your work habits and determination. Hopefully, you will one day receive the recognition that you truly deserve.

Tom Hanna is a junior majoring in communication arts.

Apathy: only a student problem? by Ferris Thomas

It's obviously spring here in the Hudson Valley, and the weather makes me realize how much I will miss it here at Marist. This

^ fall I'm leaving here to transfer to another school — not because of Marist itself, but because I am changing my major.

As I look back on all that has happened in my soon-to-be two years here, I have a hoard of memories to take with me. From Sheahan to Taylor and beyond; from condoms on campus to the infernally unfinished Donnelly, I must admit that I've been more than satisfied with all I've learned here.

I think the one thing that I've noticed more and more in the past few months is the growing phantom of student apathy here. The point I would like to raise is, is it student apathy or something different: administrative apathy?

That's an idea no one's really addressed yet. Is it really the students that don't care, or the administration by and large that turns its head the other way in search of better

things to occupy their time? After having made the original decision to

come here my senior year of high school, I heard that Marist was a "party school." Mr. Byrne5obviousIy thought so. That reputation isn't necessarily right on the money. "Suitcase College" perhaps, but not a you-know-what to the wall party school — a reputation that both Marist and the City of Poughkeepsie are seemingly trying to defeat.

Perhaps if the college would relax their obnoxious habit of being utterly reputation conscious and, in turn, relax their ever present choke hold on the students, then perhaps this mysterious apathy would disappear on both sides of the board.

Three times now I have been told by people in the administration and housing offices that, almost verbatim, if we don't like it we can leave. My rebuttal to this is that the "love it or lump it," "my way or the highway," rationale just doesn't work too well. With a majority disagreeing, perhaps change, or at least the open-mindedness to consider change ought to be in the works.

The majority isn't always right, but neither is that elite minority. There's a happy medium to be struck, and until the two sides can agree there will always be this so-called apathy.

There's the problem, and I have the solution. Perhaps an end to this administrative apathy in Marist's great generation of growth. The college ought to look past its moment of greatness with the campus-wide changes going on and take a moment to face who they often forget they are here for — the students. Then maybe, just maybe, the apathy would melt into nothingness.

I have enjoyed my stay at Marist. I have made friends here that I will remember always and I am only leaving because I've found that what I need isn't exactly here. This fall I'm leaving the Hudson for stranger climes, but I'll be back.

Ferris Thomas is a sophomore majoring in communication arts.

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Special Report The Winner's Circle May 3, 1990

1 Mark Aldrich and John Zbionski

Somewhere between A and Z, in the middle of seniors Mark Aldrich and John Zboinski, Marist lost more than a few students in the now defunct Science of Man honors program.

This month, diehards Aldrich and Zboinski, who stuck it out after about 20 of their classmates abandoned the program, will be the college's last honors graduates.

Working on their senior thesis now, Aldrich and Zboinski have seen the class dwindle from six students in their sophomore year to three students last year until the two commuters became the class.

Zboinski, a biology major who plans to go to podiatry school after graduation, said the program enabled him to take the top Marist courses and broaden his perspective.

"Science of Man allowed me to see the human side of science and how science came about from the humanistic view — how it developed from the people," he said.

Although the program provides little recognition for its graduates, Aldrich said, he enjoyed the experience.

"The things that you learned made it all worthwhile," he said.

2 Janet DiSimone and Jason Suttile Info-tainment is out and poetry is in, at least for the editors of The

Mosaic who are reviving Marist's literary magazine. Discouraged by the hap-hazard assembly of last year's issue, which

sold five copies, Janet DeSimone, a junior English major, took it upon herself to breathe new life into this Marist tradition.

With a little prompting from DeSimone, Jason Suttile, also a junior English major, joined her and together they convinced Bob Lynch to give the Literary Society the $1,700 needed to cover the magazine's printing costs.

"I wouldn't be able to handle it if we lost that Marist tradition," Lynch said. "Not only did Janet and Jason go with it, they got it out and people are buying the magazine. They did a great job."

After four trips to the printer and 42 poetry and fiction entries, 35 cents is left in their budget. But the club's 25 members are already gearing up for next year.

And that sometimes means anticipating the problems that the group may face.

"The hardest thing to do is get people aware that there is a literary magazine," Suttile said. "The staff we have works great together."

"But next year when we graduate, we don't want to see it end," DeSimone said.

\ wouldn't be able to handle it if we lost that Marist tradition. Not only did Janet arid Jason go with it, they got it out and people are buying the magazine. They did a great job."

3 Tom Goldpaugh

4 Phil Koshkin

10 Larry Van Wagner

Some people at Marist always make the headlines. Whether it's Linda Dunlap whose research on child development has found its way to the New York Times, Lee Miringoff who recently splashed the cover of Empire State Report or the men's basketball team whose name is recognized nationwide, Marist is constantly projecting its image into the community. But this year's Winners Circle, the second of its kind, isn't a listing of the most prominent Marist students, faculty and staff. Rather, it attempts to seek out the lesser-known faces, the people who balk at the spotlight but have nonetheless made significant contributions to the college. From a foreign student who's more than making it in the United States to the man behind Marist's community involvement, the following are the not so well-acclaimed --and sometimes downright unnoticed — movers and shakers of Marist.

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Tom Goldpaugh likes to ask just one question and get an 80-minute answer.

The 40-year-old English professor throws a question out to his students and hopes it will spark enough interest to last the entire class.

"I want to get students to stop looking at the world the way they do," Goldpaugh, a Brooklyn native, said.

"After they step back and examine how they view life, they are able to make decisions, both inside and outside the class. Let's face it, once a student gets out of college, there's not going to be a teacher there to tell him how to think," Goldpaugh, who taught at Marist for four years, said.

Many of his students respond well to Goldpaugh's high energy, hands-on approach.

"I like his style and the way he encourages us to think for ourselves. I think he usually gets the most out of his students," said Michael Stec, a sophomore from Scotia, N.Y.

"He who does not take part in the actions of his times can not be judged to have lived," said the late Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Phil Koshkin first heard Holmes' words in a history classroom in the eighth grade. He took them to heart.

Koshkin, the director of the community service program at Marist, has spent the last two years bridging the gap between Marist and the community.

The community service program provides a $500 tuition credit for students who during a semester spend 12 to 14 hours weekly at local agencies.

During his time at Marist, Koshkin has seen the program grow from 12 to 66 students who do public relations, work with children or senior citizens at 24 organizations.

"I feel in my small way that I am making a difference," he said. "I think I'm also helping students make a difference. I'm tickled pink when we succeed."

Michele Mottola certainly has succeeded with Koshkin's help. The junior accounting major, who's been with the community service

program since its inception in 1988, received the service award at the ring ceremony last Saturday.

"Phil is very dedicated," Mottola said. "Without him, the Community Service Program wouldn't be as successful as it is now. He's interested in the students and he takes his work personally."

Koshkin also coordinates Marist's involvement with special events such as "Coflege for a Day," an event that brought 40 kids from the Beacon Community Center to Marist.

5 Learning Center Whether you're an exchange student who has only taken English for

two years m a high school classroom, or a regular on the Dean's List who s looking to have your paper proofread, the Learning Center offers a variety of services to improve the academic life at Marist

"Our objective here at the Learning Center is student success through academic support," said Barbara Carpenter, director of the Learnine Center. . 6 ,

Apparently, an increasing number of students consider the center a? valuable tool to improve the quality of their work.

Last semester, the number of students having their papers proofread rose by 68 percent.

"I feel that the Learning Center is a very important resource and they (the staff) are always more than willing to aid me in whatever I need," said sophomore Nancy Petrucci, who uses the Learning Center's services regularly.

She's not the only one. "We estimate that between the review sessions, the proofreaders and

the pre-college students we've had over 4,000 student contacts so far," said Carpenter.

In 1976, when Larry VanWagner came to Marist, it didn't have a swimming pool not to mention a men's swim program.

All that changed in the past 14 years though as VanWagner quietly built the Red Foxes into one of the strongest swim teams in its conference, making it Marist's most winning sports team over the last two seasons.

The list of accomplishments include a 29-2 record in dual meets over the past two years with a 20-meet winning streak and a convincing first place victory in the Metropolitan Collegiate Swimming and Diving Conference this year.

And many people say success in an intercollegiate sports program starts at the top. At the top of Marist's swim program is VanWagner.

For the second straight year, VanWagner was named conference Coach of the Year.

"Commitment is the major word in our program here," said VanWagner. "I want my athletes to have a commitment to themselves. I want them to realize more of their potential than they ever have before. Winning is just the end result of that commitment. I have been very lucky the past two years because I have had a very committed group of young men," he said.

9 Laura Trevisani The crowd at Marist's final women's home basketball game erupted

into a frenzy when Laura Trevisani's last-second shot made it through the hoop.

But the basket didn't decide the outcome of the game. Marist was already ahead by 25 points. And all the women knew that when they pressed, fouled and scrapped St. Francis (N.Y.) it was to get her the ball.

The Coach Ken Babineau knew it too when with two minutes left, he removed all his senior players except Trevisani, a reserve guard, for the last time.

Babineau wanted Trevisani, a four-time letter winner and "one of the hardest working players that I've ever coached," to have last chance to make a shot that would end her career with a bang.

Trevisani was the team's only non-scholarship player and never really received as much playing time as more prominent players did, Babineau said.

"Looking back over my four years, I have to say that my teammates were all very supportive of me," said Trevisani. "I love them all. Even though I was recruited by other schools, I never saw myself at any other place than Marist."

Commitment is the major word in our program here...winning is just the end result of that commitment. I have been very lucky the past two years because I have had a very committed group of young men."

8 Joe Stanford What Joe Stanford and his staff stumble across may change the life

of one of his fellow Marist students. In fact, it may give life to one of them. Stanford, a computer science major from nearby Red Hook, founded

Emergency Medical Services, a group of about 50 students who unofficially assist the college in a medical crisis.

The cost of liability insurance is preventing Marist from officially recognizing the program.

"I founded Emergency Medical Services because I care about people and I want to help," he said. "It's hard when someone says you can't help."

But Stanford certainly has offered his assistance in other areas. Stanford's community involvement includes his posts as Northeast

regional representative for the Boy Scouts, national vice president of the Explorer's, a volunteer fire fighter in Red Hook and a member of the Dutchess County Disaster Team.

At Marist, Stanford is a member of the Commuter Union, the Computing Society and the graphics research group. He works as a systems operator in the Computer Center and tutors computer science courses at IBM.

6 DinoQuintero 7 Special Services

Stories by KAREN CICERO and CHRIS^SHEA

Photos 1-8 by LYNAIRE BRUST

When everybody packs the car for summer vacation, Dino Quintero will still be at the computer.

One of Marist's foreign students, this 21-year-old sophomore from La Conception, Panama, hasn't seen his parents who live in the war-torn country for two years.

"It's hard to see people leaving when I'm not," the computer science major who lives with bis aunt in Poughkeepsie said. "I try to keep myself busy — that's the only way."

By most standards, Quintero has been a little more than busy. At Marist, he is vice president of the computer society, a member of

Sigma Phi Epislon, a PC Technician in the Computer Center, a note-taker for Special Services and math tutor for the Learning Center.

Despite all these activities, Quintero's coworkers say he never turns down anyone.

"He's in the background but he always does a good job," said Mike Brenner who also works in the computer center. "He's an all-around good guy."

Quintero will spend the summer tutoring math to IBM employees, working in the Computer Center and in his "spare" time playing softbaO.

Although Diane Perreira, director of Special Services, insists what she and her staff do on the first floor of Champagnat in the Office of Special Services is far from special, many people would say otherwise.

"They're always there when you need them," said Sean Kelly, a sophomore from Monroe, Conn. "There's cooperation on both sides — between students and Special Services."

Kelly is just one of about 115 students, half of whom are physically disabled, that the office works with, Perreira said. For these students, Special Services arranges such things as recording textbooks on audio cassette, hiring personal aides to take care of students' everyday needs and providing academic and social counseling.

Special Services provides the remaining students, who are learning disabled, with tutors to help them keep pace in their studies, and they offer extra support and counseling.

Last month, the office organized a Disability Awareness Week with more than five events designed to increase student consciousness about the obstacles disabled students face on campus.

Student workers in the office regularly wear the T-shirt "We make education possible...not special," Perreira's original slogan.


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To understand, you gotta speak the language This is it, or so they say. Time

for me to go away. It's been great and its been fun; but alas, I must run.

Before I go I've something to say, not to Marist, for I've said enough.

It's to my housemates those wonderful blokes, who all reside at the Talmadge LOC.

From our stoop, we've seen it all, shootings, stabbings and playing ball.

From shakedowns in the park to drug deals gone bad, it's all so very, very sad.

We lived, we learned, we even developed our own language: Talmadge Talk.

Granted it's not nearly as complex as Latin, but it got the job done.

I'd like to further explore this phenomenon, and for those of you who don't get it, good. It's my last column and I can do with it what I want.

LOC SWEET LOC adorned the walls and pretty much summed things up.

The guard with his white tee shirts won't be forgotten. Then again, neither will little Loyd, fat-tie and the ugly stick chick.

"Buddy, did you feed the dog?" "No, man, I just gave him a

cookie." "WAHH, I'm driving a Porsche

ain't I? hhhmmmm." "For Heaven's sakes, keep the

JD away from him he might go on another bender. We won't see him for another three weeks."

"Let's see. I have ten bucks to last me until Friday. If I go to Pizza Bob's and spend two, that will leave me with eight. Thursday night is $1.50 import night. I'll go there for three with no tips and that will leave me with $3.50. Then I can go for lunch to Napoli's and get a chicken parm., two slices and a coke."

"I don't know man. Last time I saw it it was lying right here and now it's gone. You know what really sucks is that someone in this house stole it, one of my friends, not even a stranger. That's what really sucks."

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"NNNNNNNGGGGGUUUY-YYYYYY."

"To the best of my knowledge, only 15 people are coming over to watch the game, so cannit Mr. Jen-nikowski."

"Hey, buddy, you guys got any iced tea or pillows. I'm heading to Wyome this weekend then to War-shington. I've also got to run a 10 mile k this morning."

Knock. Knock. "Who is it?" "Timmy, are you coming to

church this morning? It smells like a brothel in here."

As we sped up route nine, Buddy gave us a lecture on the finer

Russian exchange program eyed by MATTHEW WARD

Staff Writer

An exchange program targeted for next year will allow Marist students to take courses at the University of Kiev in the Soviet Union.

JoAnne Myers, assistant professor of political science, said that Marist will take at least 20 students plus faculty to the Soviet Union to take 10-day courses including "Political Thought III" with Myers and "Soviet Union Today" with Casimir Norkeliunas.

Any students interested should talk to both Norkeliunas and Myers and take "Introduction to Politics" and one additional philosophy course.

Myers said she is reluctant to put a cost on the trip but she suggested it will cost at least as much as the

trip this past spring, $1,500. The full exchange program is a bit more distant, Myers said.

The idea for this exchange was conceived this past March during the Spring Break visit to the Soviet Union. Myers says she has already received three letters from Soviet students who are interested in the program.

Myers suggests that students take a semester of intensive Russian before the exchange to give them "a working base."

Only half the courses will be taught in English, Myers said, expecting that journalism, politics and language will be offered.

The knowledge gained by being there "is worth volumes," Myers said. Marist students who have visited the Soviet Union in the past have called it one of the best learning experiences.

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Talmadge is here with a few empty kegs. I hope they don't start trashing the place. They're not at home, you know.

U2 just stopped in. They played a song that only had two notes. It sounded quite passionate, nonetheless.

Mel Brooks! Look everybody, Mel Brooks!

The entire class of 1990 walks into the room. They all look like I owe them an apology. I probably do, and just don't remember.

Stephen King comes up to my coffin. He gets one look at my picture and screams. Wiseguy.

All my faithful readers just dropped by. They all looked very relieved. Actually pandemonium is probably a better word.

It has been a long day, and calling hours are over. My mind now relaxes to the pulse of "Comfortably Numb." I am too tired to think much more. Dusk has set in and the dark of night follows soon.

Turn out the lights, the party is over.

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"Dude, I got a little news flash for you. Mustid is Mustid. Dude, I ain't so sure I'm into that."

Yes, the quotes could go on forever. The memories will last.

What we had was real. What we had was meaningful. What we had was lewd and disgusting, but all in good fun.

Will we ever forget the Little Lou Leglock? The Body, Bra and Lutes school of liquid output?

How many times did we awake

to hear, "Oh my head, I'm never going out on a Wednesday night again."

The wheeluh ball, may it rest in peace, did us right for many a hoop outing.

What of those great financial opportunities at the Census Bureau and Pete's Mobil Car Wash.

Well, fellas this is it. Thanks for the memories: Muldey, Bert, Jenkoski, Dwyer, Wheeler, Kennedy, STX, Bell, Callahan, Beseth, Lutolf, Bear, Paison.

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In Brief Murray to receive equal rights award

President Dennis J. Murray will receive the Americanism Award from the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith this week.

The award recognizes leadership in the area of equal rights advancement.

John E. Mack III, chairman of Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation and chairman of the awards dinner Saturday at the Radisson Hotel in Poughkeepsie, said Murray "exemplifies the spirit of Americanism and the spirit of democratic heritage that the Anti-Defamation League stands for."

President at Marist for 11 years, Murray has also been active in the United Way and the American Heart Association.

The league will award its Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously to Rabbi Erwin Zimet, the late Jewish leader of Dutchess County.

"Thomas Jefferson said that one of his goals for the country was that we have an aristocracy based on talent and virtue," Murray said. "In this country, people are to be evaluated for what they are and what they do, and not on their race, religion or country of origin. It is important that we reaffirm these ideals."

Two students petition graduation pledge

Two seniors will meet with President Dennis Murray to discuss the petition they have circulated throughout the senior class to remove the graduation pledge.

The pledge, first used last year, states that the seniors will not consume alcoholic beverages before or during the commencement ceremony. If a senior does not sign it, he or she will not be able to-participate in the ceremony.

Seniors Bill Bastian and Tim Lydon said the petition expresses the students' disappointment of the "administration's blatant lack of faith in our ability to behave as responsible adults." • • • ..

"We're not saying that we want to drink there," said Bastian. "That's not what it's all about. But for them to just assume that the students here would be so rebellious because of past experience, we're not the past graduating classes."

So far, 75 of the 626 seniors graduating have signed the petition.

JiOaident Blacks out campus A blackout struck the

Poughkeepsie area last Thursday, leaving about 2,300 customers, including Marist, without power.

The blackout occurred from about 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m..

Tim Massie, a spokesman for Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp., said a crewman working on a power line caused an electric arc. The arc disabled the two circuits that lead to the Reynolds Hill substation, he said.

This substation directs power to Marist as well as the City of Poughkeepsie police station, Massie said.

Freshman John Suzuki, from Forest Hills, N.Y., lost a 10-page paper he was typing in the computer lab in the Lowell Thomas Communications Center.

"First it got dark and the screen went blank," Suzuki said. "When I realized what just happened I went berserk."

Jeff Raymond, a senior from Bogota, N.J., said, "After five minutes, the professor just told us to leave." Power was restored in time for 4:10 p.m. classes.

The workman, Blaine Kilmer of Kingston, is in fair condition at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., said Massie.

Kilmer suffered first- and second-degree flash burns to his head and neck, Massie said. He also suffered third-degree burns to his ears, he said.

—Matthew Ward

Vice President for Academic Affairs Marc A. vanderHeyden said it is unfortunate the pledge is necessary, but it is the only way the administration could be assured students will behave.

Last year's senior class responded positively to the pledge and the graduation ceremony was successful, said vanderHeyden.

"If there will be continued evidence that such a pledge is not necessary in the future, I would love to see it disappear," said vanderHeyden. "But we have to see first some evidence that the students will indeed do that, and we have very little evidence of that so far."

— Dan Hull

Security guard dies For the third time this year, the American flag was flown

at half-staff on campus to observe the death of a Security worker.

John George Gomes died of a stroke on Saturday, April 21, at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie. He was 59.

Gomes, a retired corrections officer for the State of New York, began work at Marist in 1980 as a van driver. In 1984, he moved to Marist East, where he worked the security desk at night.

Gomes "was very-well liked and will be greatly missed," said Tom McLain, assistant director of safety and security.

Gomes' survivors include a wife, two daughters and a son. —Jim Dreselly

College to implement digital phones

Administrators are about to pull the plug on the campus telephone system this summer, replacing it with a "highly integrated digital tele-information system," according to Carl Gerberich, vice president for information services.

Gerberich said part of the reason for the change is the current phone system in place just wouldn't be large enough to accommodate the new Dyson Center.

"The old system does not have anything near the capabilities the new system will have," Gerberich said. "The new phones will be digital as opposed to analog, and the system will be able to handle computer communications as well," he said.

The Marist-IBM Joint Study will cover part of the cost, but the amount has not been determined, Gerberich said.

The first phase of the new system will require replacing all the phones on campus with digital phones, he said.

This will allow computers to share the same phone lines instead of having to use separate ones, he said.

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The first phase of the construction on Donnelly Hall is finished, but there is still a long way to go before the building is complete, said Mark Sullivan, executive vice president.

The initial phase, which included exterior reconstruction as well as extensive renovation to the inside of the building, is complete, he said.

However, bids for the second phase, which includes more interior renovations, just came in two weeks ago, said Sullivan.

The final phase includes extensive renovation to those offices not yet finished, a renovated science labs and improved electrical, mechanical and fire alarm systems, according to Sullivan.

Sullivan said he hopes the last phase of the project won't cost more than $2 million. The total cost of the project was first billed at $2 million before construction began two years ago.

The administration and the Board of Trustees will evaluate all bids this week, and if one is accepted construction will begin immediately after Commencement and be finished by next fall, Sullivan said.

—Laurie Aurelia

LAX ...Continued from page 16

a pair of assists. "I think we played really well,"

Messuri said. "The entire team worked together — it was probably one of our best games this year."

The high scoring did not roll over into Sunday, however, as Stony Brook took a 6-2 lead after the first period and kept on going to down the Red Foxes 21-9.

"We were hanging for a while," Messuri said. "We knew that because of their good fast-break offense we had to slow the pace down and be patient. We tried but it didn't work."

Steve Maloney led the attack for the Red Foxes, tallying five points — three goals and a pair of assists. Andy Harrington scored twice in the loss.

Marist was outscored in each of the four periods which Messuri said surprised him.

"I thought it would be a better game than last year's when we lost by eight," he said.

HONOR ROLL ...Continued from page 15

that Maloney is, did have their scoring moments this season. Tallying 56 offensive points between them, they accounted for another 26 percent of the Red Foxes' point total. More importantly, the work the pair did as captains seemed to take some of the work off coach Mike Malet — allowing him to enjoy what he could of the 6-8 season thusfar.

Despite being denied national grants in its past two attempts, the men's volleyball team has made giant strides. Since the program began three years ago. Tom Han-na, who began the program his freshman year, remains the club's captain and president. Hanna has to be commended for having the patience of Job when it comes to the volleyball program — a program that has taken more knocks than Rocky in all his movies combined.

Finally, credit must be given to the rugby team as a whole for the turnaround that program has scene over the past couple of seasons. Club president Steve Batta has redefined the team's "bad boy" image and concentrated more on the team's on-the-field performance and it is paving off.

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THE CIRCLE, MAY 3, 1990, 15

YEAR REVIEW .Continued from page 16

"We just didn't have it — it was a tough way to end a season." With all the problems that the team faced, much of the credit for the

team's success must be attributed to Magarity. Despite losing in the first round of the^NEC tournament, many still

thought he deserved the conference's coach'of the year. "He's got my vote," said Wagner^coach TirrrCapstraw. Not everyone feit'as^Capstra^did^'KbbertiMorris'^coach Jarrett

Durham was awarded the honor; One" Marist coach did receive coach of the year honors, though. Following a 16-6 record this past season — 14-4 in the regular season

— Marist hockey coach Bob Mattice was awarded the Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference's coach of the year.

Mattice, who had been the coach at Our Lady of Lourdes high school in Poughkeepsie, was the missing link the team needed in order to gel, according to the team's assistant captain Kevin Walsh.

"He made an enormous difference," Walsh said. "He brought the whole program together."

"Nobody could have done a better job," said senior captain Steven Murray.

The hockey team was not the only one sporting a rookie coach this past season — the football team had one of its own.

Rick Pardy, who took over as head coach when Mike Malet took the position of assistant to the athletic director, led the Red Foxes to a 4-5-1 record — and renewed hope for the future.

Among the changes Pardy initiated was the upgrading of the conditioning program — making it a year-round process — and the more efficient use of a passing game.

Marist quarterback Dan O'Donnell set numerous passing records for the Red Foxes last season — including most passing yards, attempts and completions.

The women's basketball team completed its season without an NEC title.

The Lady Red Foxes finished the year at 18-9, losing in the semi-final round of the NEC tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson University.

One of the major stories to come out of the spring season was the cancellation of the President's Cup.

The regatta which Marist has traditionally hosted each year was called off because the crews had to go to Albany to compete in the New York State Championships — a qualifying race for the Dad Vail Championships held May 11-12.

This year marked the third time in six years that the regatta has been scratched — in 1985 and 1987 the race had to be cancelled because of bad weather on the Hudson River.

Laxmen to face formidable finale Even though there is only one had four points in the win. Eversen

game left in the season, the Marist and Glascott each scored four times

It's not the dean's list, but...

lacrosse team is in no position to coast.

The Red Foxes (6-8 overall, 5-2 in the Knickerbocker Conference) will host the University of" Maryland-Baltimore County next Friday for the final game of the season.

"With the exception of our opening game against St. John's (which Marist lost 21-1), this will be our toughest game," said team co-captain Alex Messuri.

Despite the tough competition, Messuri said the game will provide some benefits for the program.

"Marist has begun to upgrade its schedule," he said. "And that will continue oyer the next couple of years. (The UMBC game) will give some of the younger guys on the team a chance to see the level of competition that we're moving up to."

Before the UMBC game, however, is the annual alumni game which takes place this weekend.

About 50 alumni will be returning to take the field against this year's team for a game that usually proves to be a good time, according to Messuri.-

"It's always a fun game," he said. "They always try to come in and kill us — but they never do."

Messuri said the game also gives the alumni a chance to check up on the program.

"When a lot of them played the program was not the size that it is now," he said. "Since they contribute money for the program, they want to make sure it's being put to good use. They always take the game more seriously than we do."

The Red Foxes split in their action last weekend, dropping Saturday's game at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, then rebounding to defeat Stony Brook at home on Sunday.

Last Saturday, the Red Foxes outscored the Merchant Marine Academy 7-1 in the second period — after a scoreless first — on their way to a 17-2 win.

Scott Zalucky led the way for the Marist offense with five points — two goals and three assists.

Edgar Glascott and co-captains Messuri and Kevin Eversen each

• while Messuri tallied two goals and

...See LAX page 15

by The Circle's Sports Staff

There are many times when coaches will refer to a certain situation as "a team effort."

While we are not trying to promote the idea of individual competition between teammates, there were a number of athletes which stood out in their respective sports — in fact, too many to name — and they deserve the recognition on The Circle's Honor Roll.

Although the success of the men's basketball team can — and should — be called a team effort, without juniors Rod Henderson and Steve Paterno the team would not have notched a 17-11 record.

Paterno's team-high 14 points per game and the all-around play of Henderson were important factors in the success of the club. Both will be key performers on next year's squad and should be able to contribute in the same way.

The women's basketball team posted an impressive 18-9 record over the winter months, thanks in part to Danielle Galarneau and Kim Smith-Bey.

Galarneau led the team in rebounds, minutes and field-goal percentage this year and without a doubt she was the team's most consistent inside scoring threat. Overall, she was also probably the team's most valuable performer throughout the year. -

At the beginning of the year Smith-Bey was not a starter. That soon changed, however, as she proved herself to be the soul of this year's squad. Whether it be pulling down a gutsy rebound, or shutting down the opponent's top scorer with some in-your-face defense, Smith-Bey was the player coach Ken Babineau looked to.

For the first time ever, the Marist hockey team made the final four of the Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference this year — also marking the first time a team from outside the conference's top division — the Empire — has made it to the final four.

Although much credit must be given to conference coach of the year Bob Mattice, the team leaders deserve just as much credit for the success.

Captain Steven Murray, besides having impressive on-ice stats (5 goals, 19 assists) and receiving an honorable mention for the league's scholar athlete award, was instrumental in keeping the team together as a unit, Mattice said.

"At the beginning of the year they were a couple of different cliques," Mattice said. "By the end of the year they were a team."

While Murray handled any team problems, it was assistant captains Michael DeCosta and Kevin Walsh who did the administrative work in addition to their on-ice production.

"When (Mattice) came in as coach last fall, all he wanted to do was coach," DeCosta said. "That's what he did — we took care of the rest."

Under the direction of first year coach Rick Pardy, the football Red Foxes finished the year with a 4-5-1 mark, improving their record of a year ago.

It was an aggressive defensive backfield that was the key ingredient in the success of the Red Foxes this year. Bob Mealia, Steve Merenda, John Gahan and Greg Chavers led the charge for Marist as they sparked the defensive effort with aggressive blitzing and tough single coverage assignments.

Last year, as the men's tennis team was rounding out its spring season, Stan Phelps was in Australia.

Phelps returned to the squad this year from his year of studying abroad and gained the number one spot on this spring's squad. Although it was a tough adjustment at first, Phelps played consistent enough during the year to win the singles consolation bracket championship in the Northeast Conference championships.

With his graduation this spring, the Joe Bubel era comes to an end for the Marist men's swim team. Bubel was the most successful swimmer this program has ever seen, end of discussion. He was named most valuable swimmer in the conference tournament the last two years and led the Red Foxes to their first ever conference championship this year.

Before he went down with a knee injury, Shawn Scott was the soccer team's leading scorer. When he was in the game, Scott was always a threat to score even though he played for a team that often had trouble putting points on the board.

When Scott went down with the knee troubles, many thought Marist's offense might evaporate completely. It didn't happen though, due in large part to Mark Edwards' picking up the slack. For a stretch of nearly a half-dozen games, Edwards was the most dangerous scorer on the team. He was the only Marist player to be named NEC player of the week this year.

The lacrosse team still has a game left to go on its schedule which gives senior Steve Maloney a chance to add to his team-leading point total before the season ends. Maloney — barring any major miracles — will finish with the most points for Marist. He has racked up 40 points so far this season, nine more than his nearest teammate and nearly 20 percent of the teams total offensive production this season.

Co-captains Kevin Eversen and Alex Messuri, although not quite the individual offensive producers

...See HONOR ROLL page 14 •

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THE CIRCLE SPORTS MAY 3, 1990

Crew gearing up for Philly race

by JAY REYNOLDS Sports Editor

Following the New York State Championships, the most of the Marist crews are in good position for the Dad Vail Small College Championships, according to crew coach Larry Davis.

Of the seven crews which took part in the .regatta in Albany last weekend, three finished second and none finished lower than sixth -r-except the women's freshmen heavyweight eight boat which was forced out by an injury during its race.

The weekend was not without its controversy, though.

In the men's varsity heavyweight four race, Marist appeared to have won the race but was awarded second place when race officials ruled that Marist did not row a true course.

"I'm not saying we rowed a great course," Davis said. "But for a course with a floating start and

no buoys, J don't see how they could rule the way they did.

"It was just weak logic and poor judgment."

Davis filed a protest with the race officials, but the ruling stood.

'Tm-still a little irate," he said Tuesday.

Despite the weekend finishes, Davis said Marist has a good chance of pre-qualifying for the Dad Vails.

"I think we.are in a strong position right now," he said. "If we haven't pre-qualified, we should at least be given preferential treatment — we should be in pretty good shape."

Finishing second along with the men's varsity heavyweight four were the men's varsity lightweight four and the women's varsity heavyweight eight.

Joining those three boats at the Dad Vails will be the men's varsity lightweight eight (which placed fourth at the championships last

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Circle photo/ Lynaire Brust Marist's Tom Arcuri returns a forehand shot during last weeks tennis action.

Before moving forward, let's take a look back

Netters end with .500 week

by JAY REYNOLDS and MIKE O'FARRELL Staff Writers _ _ ^

Marist athletics has entered the 90s. New players, new staff, new decade. Some teams had seasons to be proud of — others,

well... It was Director of Athletics Gene Doris who said

last fall that Marist's decision to switch from the Northeast Conference to the East Coast Conference was part of the "foundation work being done" in the athletic department.

Although the planned move would not be a big one for the basketball program, it would develop others.

"In the other sports," Doris said, "I think the ECC has more of an emphasis on the sports than in some cases the NEC had — which will help our program."

It was also Doris who said last winter that lack of credibility, lack of league competition and lack of league stability led Marist to back out of the ECC and remain in the more stable NEC.

With teams leaving the ECC at a blistering pace, Doris said Marist was concerned.

"If this were business, I think anybody who was running the business would start to look into the options Marist had in order to protect itself," he said.

When the NEC voted unanimously to allow Marist to return — a requirement for reinstatement in the NEC — Doris said that was the best route to go...for now.

"Right now the NEC provides us with a good potential for growth," he said. "As far as conferences in general are concerned, I don't think that we've seen the end of conference changes."

Doris stepped into the director of athletics job on July 24,1989, replacing Brian Colleary — who resigned April 28 to take the director of athletics job at Du-quesne University.

Doris said one of his main goals is to continue Col-Ieary's efforts to concentrate marketing efforts in the New York area.

"I think it is essential to keep the link in the metropolitan area," he told The Circle last September. "We have a lot of our alumni working in the city and they want td have the ability to see a Marist (basketball) game so they can brag'a little bit — be a little proud."

Alumni — as well as students — could be proud of the men's basketball season this year.

After losing John Kijonek and Miro Pecarski to graduation, the top two recruits to academics and point guard Reggie Chambers for "personal reasons," the preseason outlook for the team was not the greatest.

Many predicted the team would finish near the bottom of the NEC but it finished with a respectable 17-11 record and third in the NEC despite not having a proven scorer.

Marist was the only team in the NEC this season to defeat each of its conference opponents at least once. However, the Red Foxes' offense stalled in the second half of their first-round conference tournament game against Wagner.

Marist lost at home 69-63. "(In the second half,) we took some bad shots and

we were unable to come up with the big plays," Marist coach Dave Magarity said after the game.

...See YEAR page 15 •

by MIKE O'FARRELL Staff Writer

The men's tennis team wrapped up the spring season last week after playing four matches in four days.

The Red Foxes were able to win two of the matches; however, they dropped the last match of the year to Mercy College 7-2. The loss evened the overall record at 7-7 with a 6-5 spring season mark.

Against Mercy, the Red Foxes had one singles winner and one doubles winner. Freshman John Favazzo was the lone singles winner defeating his opponent 6-4,6-3.

Rob Kirk and Jon Petrucci, two seniors, paired up in the final match and defeated their doubles opponents 8-3.

Coach Terry Jackrel said she was pleased with the team's effort toward the end of the season but mentioned that there was a bit of a let down.

"We had a good year," she said, "but it was hard to play four matches in a row at the end of the season — especially when it was so hot.

"There was a let down because of it, I think we lost our competitive edge."

On April 25, the Red Foxes earned their last victory of the year when they defeated St.Rose 8-1.

Number one player Stan Phelps struggled to beat his opponent 7-5, 7-5.

Junior Jim Cagney, playing the number two spot, won easily 6-1, 6-3. Chris Trieste beat his opponent 6-1,6-0 while Favazzo continued to play well knocking off his foe 6-0, 6-0. Jamie Breen won his match 6-2, 6-2 and Tom Arcuri won his 7-6 (7-2), 6-1.

Cagney and Favazzo, and Petrucci and Don Pingaro teamed up to form the two successful Marist doubles squads. The victory over St. Rose was the final win of the season for Marist.

On April 24, Marist was handed a tough 5-4 loss by Quinnipiac College.

Cagney continued his fine play in the number two spot to defeat Steve Eisler 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 — finishing the season with an 8-3 singles record.

Favazzo was the only other singles winner for the Red Foxes. It took Favazzo three sets to dispose of Lance Dellacroce, 7-5, 4-6, 6-0.

Favazzo, just a freshman, finished his singles season with a 10-2 mark and he also compiled a doubles mark of 10-1.

"It was a good year for us," she said. "I'm anxious for next year as the team should be even stronger and more experienced. We had a good showing in the conference tournament and the guys were pleased with themselves so I can't complain."

Promises, promises ...and still no baseball There I was, sitting in the

bleachers at Fenway with a couple of dogs and a hot pretzel while quickly going to work on my fourth frothy lager.

We had taken my Chevy to the park and we were ready for the game to start — I don't think it already had — when the guy next to me noticed my Marist sweatshirt. Turns out he graduated in 1982.

"Great day for a ball game!" he said. "You know, when I was at Marist, I always wished I could watch a Marist baseball team play, but they said the team would be starting in 1986. How's this year's team?"

Embarrassed, I informed him that Marist still does not have a team and returned to my pretzel and frothy lager (the hot dog dogs were gone by now) and began to ponder the question of how people get those wooden ships into those little bottles.

Sorry O faithful readers, I just lapsed into a Wes Zahnke column-writing mode.

Four years ago when most of this year's graduating class was going through the rigid admission process, all indications were that Marist would have baseball by 1988 at least — and definitely before we graduated in 1990.

Then things began to become a little clearer:

The Lowell Thomas Center was supposed to be opened in the fall of 1986. Missed that one, didn't we.

Canterbury was supposed to be a ghost town by the time we left — now they're installing a computer lounge.

And how about the Marist Mall? Enough said about that.

With all these goings-on, could we have really expected Marist to go against tradition and begin a baseball team when they said they were going to?

Thursday

Morning

Quarterback

Jay Reynolds

Imagine some high school senior trying to decide between a school like Marist, which says it will have baseball in the near future, and a school like Arizona State, a school with a highly-respected baseball program.

That example might be a little extreme, but there is something about the idea of a brand new baseball program that interests people.

A baseball program almost seemed a reality when Marist an

nounced it was leaving the Northeast Conference to join the East Coast Conference last year.

Baseball was one of the programs Marist would have had to start as a result of joining the ECC and former Director of Athletics Brian Colleary said the team would hit the field in the spring of 1991.

Ha ha — fooled you. Marist realized the ECC was

basically going nowhere and so decided to stay in the NEC.

Director of Athletics Gene Doris now says the plans are still there, they've just been pushed back a year and the team wiD take the field in 1992.

OK — I don't want to play "Doubting Thomas" here, but I'll believe it when I see it.

For now, though, for a good game of college baseball, try Dutchess Community College.

It's embarrassing that a two-year school like that can have the perennial winning teams that it does —

at a good level of competition. Marist could use a program like

that — and who knows, maybe the school would even keep the team in Poughkeepsie for parents' weekends.

While we sit here getting old waiting for baseball at Marist...

We might as well invite New York Ranger fans to sit with us while they wait for hell to freeze over.

Ditto for Knicks fans. This is it Red Sox fans — Bill

Buckner's back. To the University of Michigan

coaches: Would one of you let Illinois win something (chess, jarts, ping-pong — something), the alumni are getting frustrated.

And to you 1986-present Mets fans: Who are you rooting for this year?

Mike O'Farren is now The Circle's sports editor...so leave me alone.

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