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Volume 18, Number 16 MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 12601 March 3,1977

in Sunday meeting ByReginaClarjdn

" Mafist College President Linus Foy said Sunday night the grievances presented to him by the students will be resolved by the end of the semester.

Related stories on page 2

"There won't be any dramatic changes tomorrow, but you will see action,'^said Foy, who spoke to approximately 400 people in the college theater.

Foy read the grievances which were given to him by 21 student leaders on-Feb.'21. He reviewed the agreements which were reached between' 12 ad­ministrators and 26 students last Thursday.

One of the demands made by the students was for two-thirds veto power over administrative decisions. Foy said he could not grant this power but that some administrative decisions'could be reviewed."

In order to do this a iudicial

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board will be created consisting of ..faculty; 'administration and students. According to Foy, the board probably won't handle more than two cases a year. • Pete Baudouin, one of the leaders, said the idea for the" board was discussed very briefly

. among the students. "It's a . workable compromise. There are certain things an administrator has to be able to -decide on his own," Baudouin said.

Foy said he was -told, to his surprise, that a similar board already exists-"in the literature somewhere.""He added that he would look for the problems in the present board before setting up the new one.

The' three most -important topics,"according to Foy, are the ; budget, space allocation, and the future operation of the McCann Center.

Foy also said that the ad­ministration would provide a 24 hour study area in conjunction with library hours.-,

In response to questions, Foy said a rebate would not be aiven

to seniors who paid an activity fee. If one were giveh^he would have "to refund money to all alumnus who paid activity fees' for buildings they never used, Foy said. -_ -

- Foy said he doesn't want students in the dorms over semester breaks. "We can't' renovate the dorms when people are-living there," he said.. . Student reactions to President

Foy's talk were mixed. "He tried giving an honest

overlook of his position. He is actually trying-to help us. You have to give him a chance," said junior Tom Conway. • Jack Timm'ons, a sophomore, said, "I'm very skeptical."

"He seems like he is trying. I just hope the committees don't disintegrate," said junior Winnie Saitta. -- " ; "Igive him credit for getting up there," said sophomore Patricia Geany.

Jay Metzger said, "Due to-the pressure he is under I think he did an excellent job.".

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Dr. Linus Foy speaks to student leaders before addressing student body Sunday night. (Photo by a refugee). ;

Eva Plaut dead at 46 By Regina Clarkin

Mrs. Eva E. Plaut, a Marist-faculty member, died Feb; 28 at her home, after.a long illness. Mrs. Plaut,-bom. in-Berlin, Germany, is survived by..- her husband Ted, and two daughters, Julie and Karen, all of Peter Drive, Wappingers.f Falls.. She was the daughter.of. Alfred and Margaret. (Soulman)Wiener • of Berlin, • Germany. She was' 46 years old. : .

Mrs. Plaut had been teaching until last semester. She began in "t'he-faU of 1965.''...-; :-.-.-.• . .

She; graduated: from St. Mar­tin's School, London;. England with a national diploma of design and^art,. and--.received, her masters degree in .liberal studies of "philosophy, with-honors," from The ,Ne'w;-School, for Social Research.-New York City:: .Mrs. Plaut was a Ph.D.can­

didate at .the department of composition "and . literature at

_ New, York University. •> In addition to teaching art and

drawing at Marist, she taught at the. New School for. Social Research"in New York City. She .was-a" guest lecturer-at the'Aft~

. Student League and the Bun-House, both in Woodstock, and. at

.-the Eymard Seminary,- Hyde Park.-..- . --. .;- ::- ; •Mrs.- Plaut was a free, lance

graphic artist producing, for . Esquire, Hartford,- Fire In-_

sufance, and Montgomery Ward. Her wofk_had been" shown at.

; Marist ahd in group exhibitions, '.at the-Albany Institute of;Fine /Arts,"-; Silver.. Mine. Galleries,

Va'ssar . Colleger and the Art" Student League, Woodstock.. - '

,*• She .received.: the -Watson . Trophy Award;-arid awards from

the •<• Woodstock -and. -Dutchess County Art Associations. -S: .-•'

Born on Sept, 15, 1930, Mrs." Plaut -was a member of the Art Student League,. Woodstock -Association,.. Creative.' Con-, temporary ;Art'. Group; and the New, School Alumni 'Association.. ' "A. memorial; service • was held yesterday. •X;,^'v;,-."- - .--.

President Foy addresses students in theater on Sunday night. (Photo by Dr. Winston O. Boogie).

Admissions rejects few applicants by Cathy Ryan _

Although admissions standards at Marist "College, require fresh-men applicants to,have a-high'

.."school average of 80 per cent- or better, or a ranking in the top three - fifths of their'classi'or a score ~of at least 1,000 on the Standard Achievement Test, the admissions screening committee is forced to choose some students with a lower academic standing because of the decrease in high school graduates over the past few years, according to David Flynn, admissions director.

Flynn said the number of ap-' plications received in 1974 was a little over 800. In 1975 there were over 850 received, in .1976 there were over 1,000, and there have been over 700 received in 1977 so far, indicating a significant in­crease each year. . In 1974,.out of approximately 800 applications received, about 700 were accepted and ap-Df oximately. . 350 students

enrolled. According to Flynn, in 1975 over 850 'applications were

.received,..about 750 were ac-- cepted and 360 -freshmen" were : enrolled. ~For 1976 over 1,000 . applications were received, more than 800 were accepted and approximately 365 students

' enrolled. So far this year over 700 applications have been received, and between 360 and 380 fresh­men have enrolled.

The standards for transfer applicants require that they receive an 80 percent grade average in high school, and at least a 2.0 cumulative point average from the college(s) they have attended, Flynn said.:

In September of 1976, the ad­missions office received ap­proximately 190 transfer ap­plications, and 160 students enrolled. Flynn said there are usually between. 180 and 225 transfer applications received in the fall, and between 120 and 165

Continued on page 8

Nine opposed CORE By Rosie Nguyen

Nine faculty, members were opposed to Marist's decision to adopt the "core" curriculum, _ thereby, returning the school to the traditional, liberal arts con­cept. .These- faculty members did. however, strongly favor the concept of a core program in taking a variety of basic courses. They opposed the decision because of reservations to,only this particular core proposal. ' The .9 faculty members are Professor of history Dr. Roscoe Balch; Assistant professor' of biology Joseph; Bettencourt; Professor of philosophy Dr. D.A. DrennenjAssistantProfessor of English .Mr.- Robert Lewis; Associate Professor of .Religious

^Studies.Dr. Florence Michels; "Assistant Professor of Political Science Mrs. Carolyn Landau;

Assistant Professor of Business Mr.CorneliusRussell; Professor of English Dr. Milton Teichman; arid Assistant Professor, of History Mr. John White. \...

Mr. Robert Lewis said-"it should be a series of courses that will acquaint students with' an underlying, rational towards a discipline. Instead, this core program indescriminately lumps together disciplines without working - but between depart­ments commonly thought out courses." He emphasizes that a core .prdgrafn should be a "common experience that has to

• be thought out, specified and described carefully and~un-

• derstood by the faculty. Pressure wasn't "put on. faculty to rethink

: the general'education they want to give students.'.! \ Most of these'f acuity members

- Continued on page 2

PAGE2 THE CIRCLE MARCH 3,1977

Execs & students talk about issues

'.- By Larry Striegel

Despite the walkout of 5 student leaders during a, meeting of 26 students and 12 college ad­ministrators, including President Linus R. Foy, last Thursday in the library, agreements con­cerning student grievances were reached and a forewarned strike of classes was prevented.

Dr. Foy and the administrators agreed to comply with the student request for an ex­planation of college financial records' to work towards in­creased student input in policy decisions, and to set up a 24 hour student study area within the coming week.

However, the student proposal for two-thirds veto power con-cerning administrative decisions; considered by the student leaders to be one of the most important issues, was one of a few items put in the'"workout stage" by the group.

The five students who walked out halfway through the four hour meeting before the agreements were made said later that they felt "nothing^ was being .ac­

complished at the time." The meeting was called as a

result of a protest earlier in the week in which a group of 21 student leaders walked into Foy's office and presented him a list of grievances in seven catagories concerning academic, ad-. ministrative and financial issues while over 300 students stood outside and cheered. The group had warned Foy that they would call a student strike of classes if they did not see some changes by the end of the week:

The administrators who at­tended the meeting, conducted in the reading room of the library, were: Foy, vice-president Ed­ward Waters; Louis Zuccarello, academic., dean; Gerard. Cox, assistant academic dean; David Flynn, admissions director; Thomas Wade, development director; and athletic director Ron Petro; and Anthony Cam-pilii, business manager. Other administrators there were An­tonio Perez, dean of students; Fred Lambert, assistant dean of students; Dolly Bodick, coor­dinator of college activities; Peter Amato, residence director;

and dining services director Joseph Lurenz.

During the first part of the meeting the students presented what they said was evidence backing up their grievances' while the administrators listened. Cases concerning ad­ministrative decisions made without student advisement were given, and students detailed issues such as the high costs of dormitory maintenance, the lack of a 24-hour study area oh campus, housing and room reservation procedures, the amount of funds provided for student activities, and the budgeting of the college dining service. • '-.'...••'••'

After some discussion, Dr. Foy suggested that the problems be divided into subgroups so' that individual administrators could work on problems in their specific area. But. the students rejected this idea saying that they did not want "committees because they believed that the issues would not be solved.

During this time, the students were secretly passing a ballot among themselves, (see related

story) Each member of the group was asked to mark whether he wanted to stay to continue the discussion; or to leave. The ballot was passed back to junior Mel Crilley, who signaled the group to walkout. When Dr. Foy saw most of the group get up to leave he asked, "Where are you going?" The five walked out of the room while the others sat down to continue.

Later, other students said that while a few believed nothing was being done, some felt that the students - and. administrators were just beginning to com­municate.

After the walkout there was more, sometimes loud discussion, between the two groups, who. tried to exchange views "on the -issues. Much of the conversation concerned the breakdown of communication during the school

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2 Who left are back By Dave Ng and Pat Larkin

Andre Green resigned as student government ~. president after he and four other students walked out of talks between student leaders and ad­ministrators on Thursday.

Michael Dwulit and Mel Crittey, two of the ttoe who left the meeting, returned to the group representing the Marist students.

Shuiane Ferrante, Guy Greco, and Green have not rejoined the student leaders.

The five walked out on. the meeting late Thursday afternoon and went to the Campus Center to discuss their plans. They decided the student body should be. in­formed of the walkout.

During dinner, the five

students entered the: cafeteria. Green "addressed more than 330 students through the use of a public address system. He said President Foy wanted the student leaders to break up into com­mittees and added, "committees are the reason we're falling apart." Green also said student demands were not being honored and the administrators , were stalling. ' • • ' • •

Green then resigned as S.G. president and also said Mel Crilley had resigned as Chief Justice of the Judicial Board.

Secret Ballot

According to sources, during' the meeting a ballot was secretly passed around to vote on whether the student leaders should walk

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out or: stay, then one of -the student- leaders wrote under the .-. "walkout" column, "first let them do some talking, we are on the offensive, they are on the defensive. %- , .

The vote was nine for walking out, eight said to stay, and five students checked under .the third category, sources-, said. ;Mel Crilley - interpreted' the third category of five votes as a vote for leaving the talks, thus making the vote 14r8 in favor of leaving. Kevin Cavanagh said the third category was meant to be in favor of staying.

Green told the dinner crowd the vote was 12-8 in favor of leaving."

As the only speaker over the P.A. system, Green told the crowd, "you as Marist students have got to make the committee work for yourselves!" „

~ Runaround

Afterwards, Green said his reasons for leaving were

• because, "we were getting the runaround.;. arid double crossed."

At the time Crilley walked out, he said the committee was "no longer functioning the way it was suppose to." Crilley had also tentatively resigned as a member of the Leo House Council, and as Chief Justice of: the Judicial" /Board. Since then, he has changed his mind, saying "the workout of the new college

-judicial board and the parameter on which it works out will give the students a hew voice in student government," -J

Michael Dwulit said he was asked -by the people she represented to rejoin the leaders! According to Dwulit, people he "didn't even know" asked trim to rejoin the committee.

For differing personal reasons, Ferrante, Greco, and Green have not returned to the group. ^;

/ Ferrante said she attended the student .leader meeting •• on February 25 to see what decisions

. would be made. Ferrante said she "didn't agree with the decisions" and told the com­mittee that she would not rejoin them. - ' ^

Greco said, "it was a matter of principles ... I agree with their goals but not with their methods ... • I don't "hold anything^ per­sonally against the committee'."

decisions and the students who are affected by them. The groups agreed that the normal methods of interaction had become inefficient and would have to be reopened or changed. .?

The remaining 21 students said they were satisfied with the evaluation but said they wanted some "concrete" changes which they could bring back to the student body. Foy reviewed each of the grievances and told students that he would either work on each problem with the respective administrator, or agreed to solve the problem as quickly as possible.

Afterwards Foy said he was pleased with the meeting. "It took an hour and a half to get people started," he said, "but the administration got a. sense of where the students, are coming from. It gives us a base from

v which to operate." ,

Green uses P.A. without permission

ByDavidNg

Andre Green, former student government president, ;used "inappropriate procedures" in acquiring the public address system when he spoke to more than 300 students ; at. dinner

•'•Thursday,.according to sources. Green left talks with ad­

ministrators and then discussed plans with four students who also, left the meeting:.

Later, Green asked William Dombrowski and Kevin Stack, students, to set up a public ad­dress system in the cafeteria by 5:20 p.m.

Stack asked Green why he needed the PA system. According to ..Dombrowski,. Green replied," "You'll find out when! mkke'the announcement." '";•'•' .*;** J- , ,-\

No permission

Dombrowski asked Green if he had permission from Dolly Bodick, the coordinator of campus activities. Dombrowski said Green "didn't really reply.",

According to established Campus Center policy, the acquisition of any campus center equipment must be cleared by Ms. Bodick and members of the C.U.B. .;

. Green did not ask Ms. Bodick, for.permission for use of the PA system. :

Ms. Bodick termed the

procedures used by Green as "inappropriate.'' She was never contacted by Green concerning ' the useof.the system, she said.

Dombrowski and Stack went to Ms. Bodick's office and asked Pam 'Muse,...the , secretary, if Green had received permission to use the system in th§ cafeteria. AccordingVtb Stack; Ms. Muse was "nebulous" in her answer.

Stack told Ms. Muse tha.t he and Dombrowski would set up the system anyway. .•.'•,.'.'-,-' "While Stack and Dombrowski

were setting up the system, Frank Guido, manager of the dining service, said that per­mission for the system to be set up inthe cafeteria had to be cleared by his office. At" that time,' "Stack' Yenioved^the mlcr6phorie"fronvtne system." -

When'Green arrived in the cafeteria, Stack told him that he would have to talk to Guido.

' Green said he wanted tomake a "few announcements'- ac­cording "to Guido. Guido then gave permission to Green. Guido later said he "didn't know anything > about" what Green would say. He "felt he deserved the courtesy" to: know .the reasons behind Green's an­nouncements. • When asked later about the incident, Green said he had a right to the PA system as a Marist student.

Core Continued feel that more time was needed to study the curriculum change and to perhaps look at other alter­natives. Df: Florence Michels suggested, a multi-disciplinary ; course,- . ''The Nature - of; Evidence," as an alternative to the proposed core.' >

She said that while attending a-workshop in Guided Design, an educational-innovation, at. West Virginia University, "we had the opportunity of gathering" first, hand: knowledge about a multidisciplinary course. The ' most important goal was to help each student learn how different

. professionals in the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities gather evidence and use it to make a decision so the student could not- only compare the different techniques but also develop the skills needed for professional work;" -s ,

Dr.>• Milton'? Teichman,. ;wjio attended the Guided Design workshop with Dr. Michels, also had personal reservations con­cerning the core. "Although there are.qualities of the proposed core that I admire , and \ think are valuable, my overall reservation is that core is too close in' character to the, traditional

"requirements" we use to^see in the college curricula." Dr; Teich­man also had specific reser­vations against the core relating to the groupings of certain required courses.

Dr. D.A. Drennen said, "I felt ..that it was a political decision in effect rather- than curriculum decision." He did feel,.though, that: "many .people devoted, a great deal of time arid energy to the planning."

John White said "What Fm opposed to is what I see^ as a failure of thecore curriculum to really takein account the liberal arts tradition." ,-.

All -these \ faculty members, despite their' vote, said they in­tend to work and support the core curriculum, which is. to begin next, fall;' Dr. Milton Teichman said, "despite my reservations, I • will support, the core i very

• diligently and :do niy best to see that its best qualities are realized." v Mr. Robert Lewis says, "I hope that the core will become suc­cessful as the faculty talk with

.one another and define more clearly certain courses." -

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Personality of the week..

9 More weeks to go Marist'76 grad found stabbed

byPhilColangelo

After 'knocking around' for four years working with un­derprivileged children at a day care center, Lorry Plover, 26, thought she would like to "know how to help children deal with their problems.". Two years ago she enrolled in the University Year for Action (UYA) program at Marist. In nine weeks she will have reached her goal and be a licensed teacher..

In the UYA program, a student spends his junior or senior year off campus working with people in the community in the fields of criminal justice and education. In return for the work, the student receives 30' credits, money for room and board,- and funding for his tuition.

Ms. Plover got started in the program by accident in 1975. She had been taking .a chemistry course at Vassar College which was instructed by Dr. Malvin Michelson, chairman of the UYA program at Marist.

Ms. Plover did well in the course, but told Dr. Michelson that she wouldn't be able to-continue her education because of a lack of money.

Lorry Plover Dr." Michelson suggested that

she look into the UYA program, which she took an interest in because of her previous ex­periences working with children at the Mother Hubbard Nursery School in Fishkill and the P o u g h k e e p s i e F a m i l y Development arid Day Care Center.

She enrolled in the education program at Marist and spent one year talcing primary and special education courses at Mount St. Mary's College in- Newburgh, which is associated with the UYA program at Marist.

Last semester she taught the -fourth and fifth grades of the Franklin Elementary School in Poughkeepsie.

This semester she is still at Franklin but she also teaches a class, of eight children with learning disabilities. She also earns extra money tutoring two children.

Ms. Plover says it \really doesn't matter if she teaches normal children or those with learning disabilities.

After two more weeks at Franklin, she will be transferred to another school to teach a regular class for seven weeks. After completing her assign­ment, Ms. Plover will become a licensed teacher.

Ms. Plover, who has a 3.5 in­dex, .was born in Staten Island. She attended Dutchess Com­munity College as a liberal arts major for one year but dropped out for financial reasons.

• ' She said the four years she spent out of school, working with children "put.a completely dif­ferent perspective on things." She says it made her more goal -•oriented and aware of where she wanted to go in the future.

By Daniel Dromm

A Marist College graduate was found stabbed to death in her 90 Montgomery St. apartment, early Sunday morning, according to the City of Poughkeepsie police.

Cynthia J. Kelly, 26, a class of 1976 English major, was discovered by a friend and neigh­bor'clad only in a T-shirt.

Although an autopsy report has not yet been released police say the body had several stab wounds.

There were signs that Mrs. Kelly, who lived alone, struggled

College may get MALS by Pat Larkin

A proposal for a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (M.A.L.S.) was the topic of discussion at a teacher colloquim last Friday in Donnelly Hall. — .

According to Dr. Peter O'Keefe, director/of .continuing

- educetion,^r.one„>o£-xtiio ,',-major:, reasons- for- theTproposal:.is: that the "undergraduate Uberal arts education is at best fragmented, incoherent and lacks any sense of continuity." Someteachers at the colloquim believed before a graduate prograrii is organized the undergraduate program should be improved. .'-;*--'

O'Keefe took a survey of students at Marist asking them if they would be interested in the

.graduate degree; He sent out 317 questionnaires, of which 107 were-returned.- 48 said they are in­terested in the degree -while 85 percent said they were thinking a b o u t i t . ."'•.. ;. ? .; '•'.-.-•'.'•.•

.: .Some teacheLS Jelt thej survey - did riot cover eriqugHTst derttss

and should have involved more schools. - :'""' , Tuition for the degree, if

passed, would cost $75 per credit, nine dollars less than the present undergraduate- credit cost. O'Keefe said there are enough qualified teachers on campus to

teach the courses needed to complete a Liberal Arts degree. He said interested teachers could add one extra course to their teaching load and would receive $1200 per course. .

O'Keefe estimated the cost for the first year of the program at $37,000. He said an enrollment of 15 full time students'would enable

:" the< program to 'break- even-.- cv - ••' ' The~ requirements for 'art

M.A.L.S. degree would be a ^"successful completion of 30 credits and submission of an interdisciplinary thesis or project on a topic chosen by the student and approved by an advisor," O'Keefe said.

Cafeteria may be improved, Students will decide fate by The Circle Staff

The Marist College Dining Service is planning to renovate the cafeteria beginning next fall if they make a profit and; get student support for the project, says Joseph Lurenz, director.

The improvements will be made in three phases during vacations, and may take up to three years to complete, said Lurenz. /-

The funds for the im­provements will come from dining service profits: Lurenz explained a certain amount of money was designated as profit wheri the dining service budget was drawn up for the school year, and at the end of the year the money is automatically put back into the service. '-..•••

He said the student dining service committee will decide what the money will be. used for.

-However, the projected profit may not be realized this year because extra money is being spent on food due to rising costs and student demands for better quality. . •;"•'.

The first phase of the planned renovations, which Lurenz said will cost "about $17,000," entails reorganization- of beverage distribution. Beverages will be placed along the rear wall to make them "more accessible." Also, oak paneling will be;.in­

stalled on pillars; and carpeting will be put in the coves which line the windows on one side of the cafeteria.

In phase two, partitions, eight feet high and eight feet-wide, will be added to form booths. Lurenz said the cost for the second phase would be "about the same as the first." '••

Phase/ three, /which he estimated at $35,000, will include the addition of new tables and

chairs. . Lurenz said he favors the

improvements because they will add atmosphere to the cafeteria, and make food more palatable. He added that although costs have gone up, the service uses choice meats and grade A vegetables, .and. provides five salads each night as well as added extras such as cheese and crackers. -

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with her attacker but there was no sign of forced entry into the apartment, according to Lt. Ronald Quinlan of the city police force. He said that there ap­peared to be nothing taken from the apartment by the assailant.

It is believed that Mrs. Kelly was killed sometime Saturday night, police said.

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Kelly Tuesday morning and her body was flown to Ohio, for burial, where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Berger, live.

Police have not determined a motive for the murder and no suspect has been arrested. •

Psych majors mix theory and action

by Michael Brennan

"Our.program is the most extensive one of its kind of any college that I know of," said Midge Schratzr Assistant Professor of Psychology and director of her department's undergraduate internship program. "It is a fulltime 12 credit program and is mandatory for all psychology majors."

Marist psychology majors involved in the internship program work at such local area agencies as the Dutchess Mental Health Center, the Dutchess Rehabilitation Center, . the Poughkeepsie Rehabilitation Center, the Astor Clinic, the Cardinal Hayes Home, and the Dutchess- Office of Probation. The work includes psychological testing, play therapy, and acting as assistants to probation of­ficers, as ..well as a Wednesday afternoon seminar conducted \>y Ms. Schratz.

The program began in 1968. At the time participants were paid a

,,: substantial salary that took care of travelling and miscellaneous expenses. The salary was cut to merely gas money in 1971, and soon after that support was terminated due to increasing costs.

The interns follow a demanding

five-day a week schedule. In addition to their activities and the weekly seminar, they must maintain a careful journal of their work. Emphasizing the seriousness of the program and denying the notion that student interns are little more than free help doing menial tasks, Professor Schratz says: "The agencies are not just getting free employees, but they're providing training and close supervision. The program," she adds, "is a capping process in which skills learned in.class are put to actual use."

As a sort of payment to the agencies which serve as placements for the program, Marist gives free courses to members of those agencies who wish to avail themselves to this opportunity. -. Marist psych interns seem to' agree ' -with Dr": . Schratz' evaluation oi the program. They stress the importance of getting out of the classroom and into the challenging work. Senior Bob Goodwin echoed Dr. Schratz' "capping process" description of the work. "As a jcombination of textbook theory and personal involvement in pscyh - related work, the program is a vital tool."

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Letters tothe Editor Good job

Editorial •

Watch the Transition No w that Marist 's awakening is almost two weeks^old, the novelty of

:he ;noveirient is beginning to wear off. I t 's no longera newborn thing which we will kindly nurture with happiness and love. We are just

. aeginning to realize the responsibility which comes with change.

We're asking'for that responsibility, though. We want it because when others made our decisions for us, things did not work out. The marriage between administration and students was reaching conflict level, and both parties forgot that without each other, the union cannot last. So one side gave birth to new. thoughts-and opportunities for a better institution.

Back to Reality

Good morning students, we have a. treat for you. Now you com­plained that you weren't getting a fair shake, so now we'll give it to you. But, can you keep it? -Will you become complacent in your new found luxuries? Of course you deserve them, you paid for them. But, don't forget what it took to "get them or-you'll lose them again, and all .you'll be able to do is complain some more.

Faculty viewpoint <

>er issues... by Robert Lewis, English Department

These thoughts are prompted by the recent student protests, with which I sympathize but which only register, I fear, the surface tremors of a more profound malaise. I hope that-in the ensuing weeks other faculty will also speak to the question of Marist's problems and its promise. ^ ' ' . , ' •

Let me suggest that there is currently among many faculty and students -1 will not speak for administration - a certain weariness and jadedness, a dwindling vivacity of spirits, even, at times, a polite cynicism. The causes are complex and go beyond the perimeters of Marist Collegelnto the economy and into the society's faith, or rather lack of such, in the value and meaning of education. And of course this too is not the whole story: there are signs at the college of renewed

' energy .and idealism, particularly in the impetus to "curriculum reform. .But these initiatives will flicker out unless there is a lively concensus a"bout two things: the value of sociability and the value of liberal study. If there is not, we will bore each other to death, eyeri as the teacher gets more adequately salaried (perhaps) and the student more efficiently certified.

In appealing to sociability, I am not envisioning a milennium; I don't expect all the'tensions inevitable in a complex 'organization -arguments over wages and promotion quotas, C.U.B. funds and tuition increases, - to dissolve in the bath of brotherly sentimerit.-But I would project a modest increase in happiness if we could affirm our relationships with each other as distinctly valuable, in and of them­selves, - to be nurtured and cultivated, in and for themselves. We should meet more often, talk and converse and debate (generously, magnanimously). We should banter and be serious; we should flourish wit and witticisms, puns and pleasantries. We should dramatize our ideas and feelings and idiosyncrasies, and entertain those of others. And we should do all this, and more, not because we have to solve a particular problem, or because the regular (paper) channels of communication have failed us and because now we have to talk to each other - but simply because it is good and natural to do so, and because at an institution of higher learning there should be at least as much high spirits and urbane delight as there is a t the office coffee break:

If the prime purpose of our college were instruction,.narrowly defined, in vocational .skills, then I. should think we would do best to emulate the efficiency of the mail-order technical schools. We might design superior instructional kits, market them 'en masse at rock-bottom prices, and certify the greatest number of students with the fewest number of messy personal confrontations. But our prime purpose is learning; and learning is embodied in people, a part of the fabric of their character, and all the more vivid and valuable for that embodiment. Learning is not transmitted abstractly, but through people, faculty and students; to each other.

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Dear Editors: In the turmoil of day to day

living here at Marist there .are those among us t h a t never receive proper recognition. We mean to direct this comment toward the maintenance staff of this.college.

The t a sk of keeping this complex in a safe, presentable, and organized condition is an immense job. On one side they find a destructive faction of the student body whose major field of study a t this learning institution seems to be in the field of

Stepping out

Tothe Editors: The most impor tan t issue

encompassed in the demands presented to President Eoy was the. right to override the ad­ministrative vetos. Lack of that right has made student govern­ment impotent. Leo Deli is not primary, longer gym hours are not primary, even qualitatively better food is not primary. Those things, although important, must

Please think To the Editor:

I believe the assembly on Sunday night of the Marist students and President Foy shows that there is very little intelligence within the Marist community. I can make this statement freely since I was told that "I too have very little;; in­telligence'- — • v" '•*"<Z-'•'.""-"•

I am referring to Dr. Foy's comments concerning the club football team. When he said, "how many seniors are on the team?" I said to myself.why. doesn't he just come out and call us a bunch of jerks. Dr. Foy, what gives you the right to insult; people? I think you owe the members of the football team an immediate .apology!

Also, what has been decided? I'll tell you what's been decided, nothing! Dr. Foy is a very in­telligent individual who con­vinced the Marist students (I'm basing this on crowd reaction) that the problems were being

demolition engineering. On the other side they find an endless number of staff and ad­ministrators who seem to have the inclination that the .main­tenance staff is gifted with some divine power which should enable them to give."A-l" priority to their countless daily demands.

Although there are things which elude their 'detection, (such as a faucet'that has been leaking on second floor - Sheahai:

. for the past year), we would like to credit them with-an efficient snow removal program that surpassed the.Town and City of Poughkeepsie "both. This past

hot- overwhelm in our minds the basic issue of self-government. This underlying issue was ad­dressed in numbers three, four, five, six and seven of the "basic. demands."

There are, at least oc­casionally, issues of such im­portance that any compromise is a defeat, issues of such urgency that any indefinite delay (such as can be brought about through' strangulation in committee) is worse than a defeat. This is one of those issues.

worked but. Let us ask, what has been

done? What are they doing now? Why do the demands we made have to wait until April to-.be heard by the Board of Trustees? Since the Board of Trustees only meets once a month, how can any accomplishments be made in a .single meeting?. .Remember , " lafter _, the I April, "meeting'Jtliere. ' 'won't ' be* another - meeting until - May,- when we're out of school.-

How will we know what was decided?

Students, we look like fools to the administration. We hear a

>few encouraging words from Dr. Foy. and we-throw our support to him. If they have our support, I -' see no reason why theyr will rush to solve anything.-I laugh when I hear the phrase "good:-faith." They are sitting down and talking with us in good' faith. What does that mean? - ' ;

What I got'from this meeting was no conclusions, no direction, and no answers. And what do we do as the people it affects, most,

week a maintenance staff member was viewed driving a pick-up truck through campus. Between Leo and Champagnat he stopped the truck for no obvious reason. He got out of the truck, picked up a discarded beer can and threw it away. It is this and other displays of the pride these people put into their work for this campus which we think should be brought to iight: The management of WMCR would like to extend its thanks. . '-'•

WMCR Management VinCapozzi

" Gino DiMartino Chris Paccione

A walk-out by the committee of. 21, as.'... a unit, _ would have demonstrated a;unity of purpose, a solidarity and seriousness that would have created an equal seriousness on the part of the administration, instead of the flippancy implied. in the com­mittee-proposal. A unified stepping out the door wouldhave meant stepping toward a meaningful degree of self-government.-

Christopher Faille

we support it. Are we stupid? Do we not have minds of our own to see that nothing is being done? Can we think? ^

We, the students,-still make Marist College. We should make them know_that we want our. demands met, and the demon­stration a week ago is not enough to-'brihg. aboutujuick .results..'By:. supporting thenvwe.will -make it-, easy on them? We are taking the pressure off them" and that-will slow down the action.

Sunday night' was sad. We, the students,- are nothing more than poor sheep who follow the shepherds. Wechave ~to be led because, apparently we cannot lead ourselves. . . •[ . . If this, letter makes a,;lot. of people m a d , good. Because maybe we will start to think arid see that the administration is making us look like fools.

•. Think and act, that 's all I'm "asking: Please THINK!

: Robert F.Dembia .Hopeful and concerned

-. ' -• Marist student

. Commuters Meeting

There will be a meeting of the Commuter Union on Friday and every Friday thereafter^ in the Browsing Library of the Campus Center. Both commuters and resident students are invited to come.

for the committee's legal fund.

Swimming

Dean's List Available

The dean's list for last semester can be picked up in the commuter- lounge, the library and the ihformatiori desk in* the CampuSiCenter. Don't wait. Get a copy and see your name in lights.

Beginning Swimming V PHED 1083J - listed for-slot four will have to change to slot eight, arid will start April 4.

Safe Energy

Sonny Rollins and Nucleus will perform a - jazz rock concert at Red Hook High School, March 24, at 8 p.m. to benefit the Columbia County Survival Committeer

The Survival Committee is an organization concerned with both the- protection of the Hudson River and the generation of energy by safe means. Concert proceeds will help" pay expenses

Help.Needed

Anyone wishing to work. on. lights for the Children's Theatre production of "Winnie-the-Pooh"

; should; contact Ken Porkka "in room C-714 or P.O. Box.C-598. No experience necessary!

People are also needed to work on the stage crew committee for the Children's Theatre produc­tion. If interested please contact Gino DiMartino room L-109 or P.O. Box"L-59.

Billy Joel Tix

Tickets for Billy Joel at the

Civic; Center on Sunday April 24 are available outside the cafeteria or by contacting Sue Smith, Cost is.$7.50. Get them whilethey last, v

. Special Ed.

: Freshmen interested in ear­ning .tea_cher certification in Special Education can. pick up preliminary registration forms/ from the ...Teacher .'Education Office this week. Course in­formation' is also available. „ The completed "form must be returned to •:• the Teacher Education Office, Donnelly room 218, before March 28 in order to qualify for enrollment* in- the required - courses for Fall ,1977.

Summer Employment

The Marist College 'Little People's Summer -Workshop would r like, to ,announce that applications for summer * em­ployment-may be picked up in room 271 (CUB. Office) in the

"Campus Center.

MARCH 3,1977 THE CIRCLE PAGE 5

Battle of the bumps By Ken Healy

-' Waterworks Road, the nor­thern entrance to-the Marist campus, will ~ be temporarily repaired within the next few days according to Poughkeepsie City Manager William Cranston. The road is not part of Marist College and * therefore cannot be taken care'.qf by the college.

The road belongs to the city of Poughkeepsie although it is located in the Town of Poughkeepsie. The road was built to service the waterworks at the bottom of the hill but according to Cranston the; road is not necessarily the responsibility of the city because he wasn't sure who.the road actually, belonged

"to. He also said the road was primarily used by Marist

.students and wasn't a " top priority. —

Cranston also said he had not seen the road when asked if he knew what kind of condition it was in.-When he was informed that the road is almost im­passable at two points he replied "Marist has two otherroads; you can use them."

Andrew Pavelko, maintenance director, said he had informed the city manager of the condition of the road earlier in the winter and that nothing has yet been done and he didn't know when the road would be repaired.

The condition of the road has been . directly responsible for damage to several cars which use the road. Pavelko also suggested that if claims for the damaged cars were filed with the city they might be more responsive to maintaining it. He said, "The college would be overstepping its boundaries if it were to fix the

It's not our road, but it's our problem. (Photo by Smash! Stefonic)

road. The road is a study in politics... we are at the mercy of the good will of the city."

Dean to visit Inter-House By Alison Hickey

After speaking with ad­ministrators" and students in the library on Thursday/Dr. Antonio Perez, dean of students, told-the Inter-house Council Friday that he planned to attend all future meetings to-help strengthen communications between students and administrators. Perez said -at the meeting on Friday, ."I'd like to be here to get a better feel of what's going on .around campus."

According to the constitution of the Inter-house Council,' the council "was formed in order to legislate campus wide residence policy and to assist the Director of Residences fbr.Gampus Life.in-.. the ^'performance-' ' of" "hisJ

residential responsibilities. The Inter-house Council was also formed to assist in coordinating the activities of the various House Councils and to act'as a facilitator for matters pertaining to the well being and interests of the resident students at -Marist College. To carry out these functions the Inter-house Council may legislate policy in any area of residence life which it deter­

mines to be important to the campus wide population.

Peter Amato, director of residence, said at Friday's' meeting of the council, "I will go along with what this body votes on.".He explained to the council that Perez, has the power to veto .council decisions and President Linus Foy has ultimate _ veto power over Perez.

The Inter-house Council is made up of student represen­tatives from each dormitory, Director of Residence, Housemasters, the Academic Dean and faculty members. Members include, President and

Leo Hall representative Jim Shannon, Vice President and Champagnat Hall rep. Mike Marchesano, Director of .Residence! Peter Amato,. Dr. -Gerald Cox, Academic Dean, Leo Hall rep. Shirlarie Ferante, Gregory reps; Mike Brennan and Jeff Blanchard, Benoit House rep. Louise MaUnpwski, Sheahan Hall reps. Tom Crane and Peter .McFadden," Champagnat Hall rep. George Gsmbeski, faculty rep. Joe Norton and Housemaster Father Richard LaMorte. The council plans to update their constitution in- future meetings.

* * U ' u s»^l^._ Football Con tinned

Levine, however, this isn't so. He said Marist has been rebuilding for the past few years after going through a period where the Vikings had lost three games in-five- years with a national championship at the club football level. "If you're "not always winning people start com­plaining" said Levine, "nobody

Issues Continued

Outclasses should be more vivid, alive with challenge and response. Our student activities, our faculty and departmental conclaves, our contacts should be more frequent, more varied, more social, more festive. If we are not interested in, and interesting to, each other then I don't see that an increase in the Dean of Student's or the Academic Dean's budget will mean very much.

But if we cannot restate convincingly the value of liberal study then I feel we will become uninteresting to ourselves and incapable of' sociability. We will then fulfill Thoreau's dour observation:, "We meet at meals ... and give each other a new taste of that old musty cheese we are . We have had to agree on a certain set of rules, called etiquette or politeness, to make this frequent meeting tolerable."

It must be said, again and again, arid with conviction: art , poetry, philosophy, history, language,. religion, science, mathematics - all these matter. They are not oddball electives; not pesty related field requirements. They are not genteel accessories to a professional course of study; .they are not anachronisms, vestigial leftovers in an age of specialization. They matter centrally. They form the ultimate rationale for, everything else at the college, from our U. Y.A. programs to ouri graduate and undergraduate professional programs, to bur promisingsports programs - all of which I applaud.

They matter, if for no other reason than because in no small measure they help to make us interesting to ourselves. They instruct

. the mind-in its own nature and potentialities; they activate the creative power of memory; they evoke and educate the feelings. They give to the otherwise threadbare present moment in consciousness, depth and resonance and.texture. They strengthen and fortify the spirits (especially against the job you may riot get). The motto of the humanities might be the title of Marianne Moore's charming poem -"The Mind is .an Enchanting Thing." The mind is" not siinply a repository of data; not simply an instrument for problem-solving. It is '-'aril enchanting thing." The humanities, rightly taught, increase self-delight and sociability, decrease beer and boredom/ .

So let the committee of 21 and indeed the whole student and faculty community turn a t an appropriate moment away froiri refrigerators, keys,: food, .and parking, to the more profound i s sues : , to . the relationships between faculty •• and students, their respective misconceptions about each other and their underlying affection and respect for each other; and to. the enduring value of a liberal" ar ts education.'about which students are terribly; confused and faculty terribly reticent^".•••' .'•"--.'. .;. . .

was complaining all the years we* were winning." . Levine'also responded to some of Foy's other Sunday night comments. He said that Foy's figure of $25,000 a year for

• football was much too high. "The figure I have is a lot lower, around $17,000, which we raise much of by ourse lves . " In reference to Foy's remarks about members of the football team's academic performances he said, "Our player's grades stack up against the grades of the rest of the student body, they are also as good if not bettecthan the grades of other athletes, he said. In fifteen years I don't know .of fifteen guys who flunked out arid the ones that did I had little to do with getting in here in the first place. One guy can leave a bad reputation for the whole team for several years ."

As far a s the small male population of Marist goes, Levine said other schools not much larger than Marist support big time teams. "Look at Dartmouth and Colgate. I 'm not comparing us to them, but they play very competitive football with ' not much more guys than we have. Anyway we had less than 900 males when football began here fifteen years ago."

Last ly Levine urged tha t football should be carried on at it's present level. "We just want to improve our program, not move it up to a varsity level," he said. "We have no desire to turn Division III. (Division III is the lowest level of varsity • com­petition.)

He said football is a'tradition at Marist and . an asset: . to the college. I t draws people to Marist and satisfies them once they are here at a comparatively low cost, he said.

"Part of the business"

Amato comments

by Rosie Nguyen and Suzanne Breen

In one week's time, Marist students showed that they are .still consciously aware and concerned about important issues at Marist, according to Peter Amato, director of housing. "Last week's rally demonstrated that there are many responsible

"students on this campus." Concerning his involvement in

the administrative committee which met with the 26 students Thursday, Amato considered his role. "My position was to structurally carry out the job description of running residence halls." In reviewing the com­plaints about the dorm situation, he said he did not feel personally attacked because "dealing with problems in the dorms is simply part of the business."

Amato, present at last Thur­sday's meeting with students and arkninistration, was "personally

and professionally" happy that the students made a statement. Amato did not feel that the 5 students who walked out affected the credibility of the group.

Amatq felt that dividing-the group into different committees would accomplish more. "I think dealing with a body of almost 40 people makes it difficult to get any work done," he said.

Amato says he is willing to personally work with students on problems in the dorms. "I would participate on any committee students asked me to be on that I could mentally and physically contribute to," he said.

He viewed last week's meetings with students as a change toward a new direction for Marist College. "Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a new process that will allow the blocks in the communication process to be removed, leaving practical resolutions to these problems."

CUB prez resigns By Cathy Ryan

Senior John Dowling recently resigned as the College Union Board (CUB) president.

Dowling said he has no , rese rva t ions about leaving because he suggested to 3 members of the CUB to assume the presidential responsibilities until CUB elections at the end of this month.

John Blue, CUB coffee house chairman, videotape chairman, and a member for 4 years, Pete Baudouin, CUB social committee chairman, and Tom McTernan, CUB treasurer were chosen by Dowling because of their in­volvement in and knowledge of the CUB. Paul Conway, CUB vice president, assumed his position approxmiately one month ago.

Dowling said the reasons for his resignation are "more per­

sonal than political. I care about what is going on at Marist, but I no longer have the enthusiasm I once had, which I feel is a very impor tant element for a pres ident ia l posi t ion, ' ' sa id Dowling.

Dowling said he needs more time for himself. "Since this is my last semester, more of my tune must be used in pursuing career opportunities."

"Although I have disagreed with many things that have happened recent ly , my resignation is not the outcome of this disagreement."

The CUB president is the executive officer of the CUB, and his duties say: he should preside at all meetings of the CUB, and that he serve as the CUB representative on the joint boarci of student leaders.

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Frivolous Sal's II offers its clientele a mixture of .old-fashioned decor and the modern sound of rock music. Located on Academy Street, just south of the Main Mall, the bar is open every day of the week at 11 o'clock in the morning.

Sal's II offers its patrons a 15-stool bar with plenty of tables for dining. The walls, floor, and bar are made of old-looking wood. The tables have red tablecloths while the stools are upholstered in the same color.

On the. right wall as you enter, there are three yellowed pages of the Poughkeepsie New Yorker, the forerunner of the Poughkeepsie Journal, dating back to 1943.

In the back, there is a small stage, for bands which appear every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. However, there is no room for dancing.

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At night, the bar becomes a hangout for the college and high school crowd from the area. The usual pinball and electronic games are available.

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Violations In Effect This Semester

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C. Parking in Firelane or Loading Zone

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ByKenHealy

There will be*football at Marist next year as long as the Athletic Department receives the $5,500 Athletic Director Ron Petro has requested vThe budget committee will have to decide where the money will come from, according to Petro, because "it is obvious that the student government isn't going to support it next year," he said.

Petro supports continuing football at Marist for several reasons. Football has become a tradition at Marist and it is popular with the alumni, he says. It is a good public relations tool for the college and last year'the team was supported by" the student's increased attendance at games. These reasons were given in Petro's recommendation that the Athletic Department fund the team with $5,500 next year. This will put the football team under the control of. the Athletic

Department to the extent that any of Marist's varsity teams are, he said. The recom­mendation favors that the team be funded for the next two years and at the end of that time the'." program will be re-evaluated to determine it's future. \

This past season was the team's most successful, finan­cially, in recent history. The team was able to meet it's budget of $13,000 by raising $9,328 on it's own. Next year's budget lias been projected to be $18,000, a $5,000 increase over the 1976 budget. According to Petro the large increase is due to the huge hike in insurance premiums which all -teams, not only football, will have to face. The team has also allocated $2,300 for new equip­ment and $1,474 for hew home and away uniforms, he added.

Since the new equipment and -uniforms are one shot deals, the•. budget for the 1978 season could be less than the 1977 budget, said

Petro. The evaluation that the program will undergo at the end of the 1978 season will consider the worth of football at Marist in terms of ,cost, participation, image,"and if the program is viewed as a plus in the future of 'Marist. . ' ' . . r

After, President Foy met-with students last Sunday in the theater, many people questioned the future of football at Marist. President Foy said the sport w6uld'"be evaluated on it's own merits" and a l l ec i s ionwould have to be: made deciding the future of the Marist Vikings. One of the questions Foy raised was "if a school of 900 males could have a viable football team.'-'-Foy-. also pointed to the fact that the-! students had decided to stop funding football through student funds, and there "was a large turnover in members of the team."- According to Coach Ron

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Rednecks cop title New gym policy By Tom McTernan

In one of the greatest comebacks in an Intramural basketball championship game, the "Rednecks" wiped out a 22-point defecit in the first half and posted an 81-73 overtime victory over the "Sprockeyes" last Thursday before a capacity, crowd in the Marist gym.

The "Sprockeyes" bad opened up a commanding 40-18 lead late in the first half behind the play of Rich Mason and Bob Fitzgerald and a tough man-to-man defense that shut out the "Rednecks'" outside shooting attack. * ' ~.

Phil Cotennec, Kevin Wolff and Chip Erhardt led the "Rednecks" rally from a 42-24 half t ime deficit. While the "Sprockeyes" / appeared to be tiring from their fourth game in four nights and playing without the services of the injured Dick Fleischmann, the "Rednecks" tightened: their defense and got timely shooting, first- from Wolff, then from Cotennec.

A 25-8 spurt rriidway through the second half wascapped by

three straight layups by Erhardt and a technical foul on the "Sprockeyes" that Erhardt connected to give the "Red­necks" a 56-54 lead with 6:47 remaining.

A two-minute stretch of torrid snooting followed with Steve Forrestal and Wolff matched by Fitzgerald and Pat Intintoli, resulting in a 64-64 tie with4:55 on' the clock. - Forrestal hit two straight shots' from the left of the-ke'y to make it 68-64 with 3:51 left. Less than a minute later, however, John McCarthy had a three-point-play and Intintoli connected on a short jumper and the "Sprockeyes" were back in front at 69-68. : Wolff then made one of two foul shots with 1:20 to go arid both teams missed opportunities in the final minute to send the game into overtime.

Cotennec opened the extra five-minute session with five of the "Rednecks' ." /seven straight

-points that clinched the victory for the team that includes several members of the "Good Old Boys," who won4ast year's title

game. Cotennec led both teams with

23 points, followed by teammate Wolff with 22.

Fitzgerald, who electrified the crowd with long-range shooting all night, matched that with 22 points for the "Sprockeyes."

The "Rednecks" had also finished tied for first during the regular season and advanced to the finals with a 53-41 romp over "Salt and Pepper" in last Wednesday's semifinal round. Erhardt led the way with 15 points, while Richie Crump led the" losers with 17. . . .

It wasn't as easy for the "Sprockeyes,"- who had to win a first round game on Tuesday and then beat the "No Mads" 76-74 in overtime on Wednesday to reach the championship game. Mc-Carthey had 33 points and Fit­zgerald 15 against the "No Mads," who were paced by 19 points from Doc Morrison and 16 by Keith Yearwood.

Next year, the intramurals move to the McCann Recreation Center. Don't be surprised if they draw a capacity crowd there, too.

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Students to vote on CUB changes

By John Hancock Circle Intern

Students will vote on changes in the College Union Board con­stitution in a referendum tomorrow.

The major change will provide a wider scope Of participation for the Marist 'community. The present constitution states that only full-time students and ad­ministration as well as tenured faculty are members of the college union. The new provision, if passed," will allow part-time students and teachers as well as all staff members to be included in the college union. .

The second change involves the change of the vice-president's title to "Marketing Manager." According to CUB .Treasurer Thomas McTernan, there have been four vice-presidents sb far this'year arid "none.of them knew quite what he was getting into when he took the job.'? "'

McTernan „ said the ; .vice-president- is in charge of publicizing events and presiding

over CUB meetings and that if. the new title is adopted* in the referendum, the "title will give a better" idea of what the job en­tails." Junior Paul Conway is the present Vice-President. .

A minor change will add the position of "program advisor" to the constitution. The position was added to the CUB this year and if it is passed will be formally

•added, to the constitution, Mc Ternan said. .- • .

Another minor change-involves taking a vote away from the CUB's faculty advisor. Mc­Ternan said the advisors often serve on a monthly basis and only sit in on meetings. 'Voting will take place in Donnelly Hall.

Weekend Activities

N CUB activities for this weekend include a n . "Afternoon of con­versation and : relaxation" on Friday from 2 to 5'p.m. in the Fireside- Lounge. Coffee, soda and cookies will be served. Ad­mission is free. r : ' v ?

Tomorrow night, the CUB will co-sponsor a mixer with the senior class featuring the Andy Gooch Band. There will be 1.0 kegs and there may be a bar where students can buy drinks. Admission is $3.

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New hours , and security regulations became effective yesterday as aresult of Monday's meeting of the new Open Gym Committee and Athletic Director Ron Petro.

The new policy is designed to allow greater use by the Marist community and cut down on increasing vandalism.

The gym will now be open to all Marist students, faculty and staff at the following times: Monday-Friday 4 p.m.-midnight Saturday 3p.m.-9p.m. Sunday lp.m.-lOp.m.

Security personnel will be on duty at the door at all times. The following regulations are also in effect:

1. Any Marist student or employee entering the gym will leave his-her ID at the desk with security. ID's will be returned when leaving. This policy was instituted because of concern over loss of ID cards when playing in the gym.

2. Each Marist student will be permitted to bring in 2 guests. The guests must sign in with the

security person at the door. No guests under 16 will be allowed, unless children of students , faculty or staff.

3. Students bringing guests must remain with their guests. When the student leaves, the guests must also leave.

4. No food, drinking or smoking allowed inithe gym.

Please note also that the gym will close for the semester break on Friday, March 11, at 6 p.m. and will reopen on Sunday, March 20, at 4 p.m.*"

Any complaints or problems should be brought to the attention of any of the following members of the committee:

Tom McTernan (chairman) Hector Tejeda John Blue John McGraw Greg Giles Jerry Scholder Jim Nystrom Brian Mahon Stan Kieltyka Dennis Goff The committee will meet again

with Petro after the break to review the new policies and discuss plans for the new gym.

Food committee elections held

By Wendy Stark

Elections are being held this week in the dorms for 20 representatives to the Food Committee after last semester's committee was abolished by its eight remaining members last Thursday.

The committee was abolished because it was ineffective, unorganized, and lacked dedication by the members, said acting chairperson, Jeni Guarino who was appointed Feb. 15 by Jim Dasher who resigned.

"The meet ings never ac­complished anything. Of the 20 appointed • members only five were constant attenders. We never had a meeting with all 20 and we only reviewed what we ate the week before when nothing could be done about it anyway" she said.

A former committee member, Joan Flynn, said she resigned because the committee was purposeless. "Main issues were avoided and trivia was discussed. One member wanted music in the

cafeteria, while another wanted , whipped cream on jello. The

committee didn't represent the students , but the l ikes' and dislikes of each member."

Miss Guarino said Dining Service Director, Joseph Lurenz and Manager, Frank Guido agreed the committee was ineffective. "As far as they were concerned the committee served no purpose," she said. "Guido was discouraged because nothing concrete was ever said. They agreed with me that the com­mittee needed some in­novations," she said.

The innovation of an elected representative from each dor-matory floor should make .the committee more effective Miss Guarino said. "Starting with a clean slate we should accomplish more" she added.

Miss Guarino, who is running for election to the, committee, said she hopes to have all election results by Tuesday, so the new. members can attend the weekly committee meeting that af­ternoon.

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Women defeat Pace in finale High On Sports By Tom McTernan

. The women's basketball team closed out its first season under coach Eileen _Witt on a winning note with a 56-46 conquest-of Pace in the Marist gym Monday.

Marist'took a slim 22-19 lead into the second half and expanded it to 38-26 with eleven minutes left. The Red Foxes and a small turnout then watched the lead dwindle-to~just two points (40-38) with the reserves in before the startersT'returned to pull ;the game out of danger. . '

"We were terrible in the first half," said Witt. "We were

missing layups and taking too long to get the ball upcourt. In the second half our passing was better and we didn't lose our poise when they made it close."

Asked about the Pace rally, which began when she removed all five starters, Witt replied* "I wasn't concerned about it, but they (the fans) were. People came up to me after the game and told me that I almost blew it. But it never occurred to me that we would lose."

They didn't. Ann Goger and Robin Smallwood reeled off six straight Red Fox points to make" it 46-38 with 5^48; remaining.

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Dena Kenny drives tor a layup against Pace. (Photo by Hoss Cart-„w right).

Smallwood, a senior, led Marist with a season-high 18 points. Wanda Glenn added 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Goger had 10.

Goger had 20 points and Glenn 19 in the Red Foxes* 76-61 loss at Manhattan in the Bronx last Wednesday. Marist fell behind 46-17 in the first half and their strong second-half, comeback fell way short.' •-

The 4-11 final record wasjvell below Witt's preseason goal of a .500 season, but she noted, "We, should have won five of two "games we lost?' She felt injuries' and poor playing conditions played a major.role in losses to New Paltz; Mt. St. Vincent and Concordia."

Witt continued, J ' ln some games we had trouble getting started (Manhattan and Ramapo) while in others we just lost our. composure under pressure." -

According to the coach, the team's main weaknesses were a lack of height, speed, a balanced

.scoring attack and players with all-around skills. "Only Wanda Glenn (13. ppg.), Ann Goger (10.0) and Robin Smallwood (9.4) were able to shoot well but not

-always at the same time. When you have only one player in five who can shoot the other team knows who to guard."

Along with Smallwood, the team - will lose defensive specialists Dena Kenny and Reggnay Green, and rebounder Anne" Cullinane to May graduation.-

Despite their record, the coach feels-that the women showed good "improvement and main­tained a good attitude, - adding

rthat Marist will be further strengthened next season with several quality ballplayers" she's now recruiting. - v -

"I'm very optimistic- about next, season," she concluded."* That's'what a good attitude is all about these days.' - ' ;1_ 1 -.

/ By Thomas McTernan

INDOOR SOCCER AT RPI SATURDAY

The Marist soccer team seeks its third straight tournament victory when they compete in the RPI Indoor Tournament Saturday. The Red Foxes were runnerup in last year's tourney. :" ' n t L

Last month Marist captured the Germania tournament at Dutchess after winning the ECAC Regional tourney here in November. "On Sunday Marist dropped a 7-6 decision to Army in a scrimmage at

West Point. Firmino Naitza scored three goals, while brother Zenone tallied twice and Vito Aprigliano once in the five-period exhibition.

INTRAMURAL ALLrBTAR TEAM NAMED ~ :\J

The fifstintramural basketball all-star team has been selected by a special panel appointed by the CIRCLE sports staff. A game against a team from either New Paltz or Dutchess is being planned for after the

The twelve players selected by the panel were: Chip Erhardt of the champion "Rednecks," JohnvMcCarthy and Bob Fitzgerald of the runnerup "Sprockeyes," Mario La Paix, Doc Morrison and Keith> Yearwood of the "No.Mads," Sal DePalma of the "Mountain Men," Richie Crimp and Kevin Geraghty of "Salt and Pepper," Jeff Hackett of "Ace Heads I," Tom Luke of the "Bombers," and Greg Giles of the "Bullets."

"REDNECKS" NAMED ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

The "Rednecks," the Intramural basketball champions, have been named Marist College Athletes of the-Week for the week ending February 26. They become the first intramural team ever to be named recipients of the award.

Last Thursday, the "Rednecks" beat the "Sprockeyes" 83-71 in overtime to capture the championship. Their thrilling comeback before a packed crowd in the gym makes them deserving of this recognition."

NOTES FROMTHE SPORTS DESK:

Steve Blenk scored the only points for the Marist track team in CTC Indoor championships at Princeton Sunday with a third place finish in the hammer throw ...

The second wrestling clinic directed by Joe Sabateila will be held in the gym tonight :..

C.W-. Post has been selected to the ECAC Regional Basketball Tournament to be held at Kean State this weekend.. . ' Full coverage of the Spring Sports at Marist will begin in the next issue of the CIRCLE ...

THIS .WEEK INMARIST.SPORTS (March 3-9):

Saturday, March 5 - Track: IC4A College Division Indoor Champs - at Princeton

- Soccer: at RPI Tournament - 1 p.m. Sunday, March 6 - Track: IC4A College Division Indoor Champs - at Princeton" -

Cagers end difficult season By Tom McTernan

C.W. Post failed to show for its season-ending contest with Marist at Dutchess last year; But last Saturday they assured Ron Petro's worst season in 11 years as head coach here with a 103-85 romp over Marist at Greenvale. The 8-16 closing record marks the Red Foxes' lowest number of wins since they went 6-17 in 1965-66.

For all practical purposes this game was over before in­termission. Bob DeBonis (17 points) and George Johnson (16) combined for 33 points as C.W. Post" ran away to a 60-40 halftone lead. The Pioneers completely demolished Marist's man-to-man defense with their quickness and overpowering rebounding on the offensive boards.

"The man-to-man defense was used because I knew they had some good shooters," said Petro. "But we didn't help out and keep up with our men. Anytime you give up 60 points in a half, you

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somewhat in the second half, but the Red Foxes were unable to make a significant dent in the Pioneer lead until the substitutes took over in the final minutes.

"We seemed to be going through the motions,, just playing out the season," noted Petro.

Glynn Berry was the only bright spot for Marist, scoring 22 points on 10-for-14 shooting.' Also in double figures for Marist were John McKee with 16, senior Walt Janeczek with 12 and Mike Sheldon with 11. De Bonis finished with 22 points for Post while Johnson added 20.

In reviewing" the season he termed "an obvious disap­pointment," Petro pointed out, '"we had just one starter back from Jhe previous year and played the first semester without our best guards (Berry and John Moro)." Berry was academically ineligible while Moro had tran­sferred from West Point last January. -

Because of'this inexperience, Marist went just 2-6 in December. This stretch-seemed to set the tone for the long season ahead, with only the 79-77 upset~over. Monmouth striking a discordant note as ..an outstanding team performance.

According to Petro, the Red Foxes started getting things together when Berry and Moro became eligible in.'January, but the coach added, "the five-week (Christmas) break really hurt us against Nyack and Kings.. We couldn't regain our competitive drive the first .week back." •' '

Leading the team in most of-' fensive categories was center Neil Lajeunesse. The 6-6 junior suffered a late-season slump but still topped the team in scoring average (17.4 ppg.) and rebounds (9.3). Petro said, "Neil did a tremendous job for his first full year of varsity ball. He's a good shooter but could help us more on defense next season." _

Berry and Moro, both juniors, figure to be the incumbents at guard this fall. Berry was a major offensive factor in the final weeks, finishing with a 14.7 average and .534 field goal percentage, best among the regulars. Moro chipped in with 5.4 ppg. and aggressive defense,

' and as Petro pointed out, "Both of them will be helped by playing with us right from the preseason next year."

The third guard, Ollie Jones, averaged 9.0 as he gradually worked his way into the offense and gained valuable experience. _The forward position .was

probably the team's weakest area this season, with a lack of height and experience depth. Walt Janeczek, the only senior on. the squad, enjoyed his ' best

-varsity season, averaging 8.8 ppg. The three-year veteran was praised by Petro as "a player who always gave 110 percent and provided the leadership that kept

'the team together." — ' The other starting forward .was

another junior, John McKee, who averaged 10.3-points 'and 6.0

. rebounds. Petro pointed out that he does'not think-McKee has yet reached-his potential, -adding,

-"John has to make up his mind to

play from the start," alluding to the fact that McKee played only two games last semester due to personal reasons.

Three freshmen forwards got experience on the varsity this season that should benefit them in future years. Mike Sheldon, -John McHale and John Cogswell are counted on to help alleviate the frontcourt depth problem next season as they continue their development into full-time starters.

Petro feels that the defense and a lack of quickness were the team's major overall weaknesses. These were reflected in the season foul statistics which show Marist committing 588-fouls to their opponents' 452, giving their foes 722 foul shots to their 464. "It's not the officials, it's us. We were slow and played poor on defense

and that is why we're not as good as we thought we could be. Our major concern for next year is whether we can improve on our quickness. You can have the experience and the knowledge, but without the quickness you'll have trouble winning often."

Next year the Red Foxes begin playing in the nearly-completed McCann Recreation Center. Petro feels that the facility will make a big difference in motivation and attitude, resulting from better organizations and practice sessions. Petro added "We ex­pect to win. We want to be the best team in the area. People will be-paying to watch us play good teams so there'll be pressure on us to win." , What he means is that there'll be no room for an 8-16 team in the McCann Center next winter.

Admissions Continued students are accepted.

He said they usually receive between 25 and 30 applications in January, and accept between 15 and 20 students.

Flynn said he thinks the opening of the James J. McCann Recreation Center will be a big

.help in the admissions process. "It will definitely be a plus in regard to student activities, and intramural and intercollegiate sports."

Flynn said he would like to rasie the number of-applicants accepted, but "there are too many factors I have no control over." He; said competitivene'ss among colleges is one reason', because the applicant considers the. curriculum, facilities,

-placement and costs of Marist in v

comparison to other colleges. Also, an applicant may choose

a community school, therefore eliminating room and board costs. ' Flynn said the rise in tuition

has not caused any decrease in the number of applicants because "it is comparable to the tuition rise in other schools, so we haven't priced ourselves out of the marketplace."

Applicants are screened by an admissions committee consisting of Flynn and Admissions Counselors John Noonan and

.Ellen Fitzpatrick. N . The admissions office operates

under a ''rolling admissions" policy; each .semester-- ap­plications are accepted up until the first day.of classes;;:

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