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Volume 35. Number 8 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

Senator taps VP for Irish mission by Chris Landry

While Paul Browne was in Nor­thern Ireland two weeks ago The Irish Republican Army was not on vacation.

On a single day during Browne's three-day visit, IRA violence in­cluded four car bombings and a gun-shooting attack on a British patrol. Children were told not to celebrate Halloween with fireworks in fear that the British army might interpret the explosions as IRA uprisings and take defensive action.

"The Northern Irish are ac­customed to a level of tension that we would find shocking," said Browne, who serves as Marist's vice president for college advance­ment and visited Ireland at the re­quest of Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York.

Browne's assignment was to assess the progress of a U.S. aid program aimed at depressed areas both in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to the south.

Since 1923, Northern Ireland, which has a Protestant majority, has been part of Great Britain, while the heavily Catholic Irish

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Republic has occupied the southern portion of the island. Founded in 1969, the Catholic IRA has used violent tactics in its effort to unite Northern Ireland with the Irish Republic.

When Moynihan recently asked Browne, a 1971 Marist alumnus, to become a special unsalaried advisor for Ireland, he was quick to accept. His roots — his mother and father are both natives of Ireland — have given him a special interest in Irish affairs.

Compared to the IRA's forceful means, Browne sees U.S. economic support as a peaceful way in which Northern Ireland can resolve its problems.

"Congress has made a wor­thwhile investment," Browne said. "There is lots of money being spent on weapons and security by Ireland, but this is a more positive effort to attacking the disharmony in Ireland."

When Browne was Moynihan's chief of staff from 1984 to 1987, the Anglo-Irish Support Act of 1986 went intoeffect. Congress has given $120 million to be ad­ministered jointly by the govern­

ments in both the north and the south.

"Someday there could be a reconciliation and unification (of northern and southern Ireland) in a peaceful fashion," Browne said. "The Anglo-Irish accord is a step in that direction."

Browne visited 12 counties along the border of the north and the south from Oct. 24 to 27 to deter­mine if funds were being used productively.

The purpose of the program is not only to improve the counties' economic situation but to assure the creation of nondiscriminatory job opportunities.

Browne concentrated on the counties of Omaga, Strabane, Derry and West Belfast, where employment is low and Catholics have faced severe job discrimination.

"I had to make sure these funds were reaching the regions hit hardest — without religious discrimination," Browne said.

Some areas of Northern Ireland havestrictly Protestant.employers. Over the^ past decade Catholic unemployment rates have reached

Mario at Marist

Governor Mario Cuomo ap­peared before an audience of Marist students,. faculty and staff as well as members of the community when he stopped at Marist to rally support for the passage of Proposition One — a bond act that would call for work on many New York State roads, including Route 9 in Poughkeepsie. For more about Cuomo's visit, see page 5.

(Photo by Bob Davis)

Paul J. Browne. 80 percent, Browne said. The Moynihan plan is trying to change this by funding only fair employers.

The program centers on the development of "incubator businesses." Abandoned factories are set up at low-cost leasing spaces for small businesses. A central of­fice provides financial management

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The word on 8:15s: Yawwwwwwwnnnnn ! by Paul O'Sullivan

Sue Lyons rolls over at 7:45 a.m. and stares at her alarm clock that has been screaming at her to wake up for the past half-hour.

After pressing the snooze button countless times, she realizes her evil alarm clock will not let her sleep one minute longer. She climbs out of bed trying to remember where she is.

Lyons does nothave to get up tc feed the chickens or milk the cows, she has to make it to her 8:15 class, where the three r's are transform­ed into the three b's: bed-head, breath mints and Ban roll-on.

"It's a little early for me," says Lyons, a junior from Oradell, N.J., as she takes a drag on her se­cond cigarette of the morning. "I stayed up to watch Letterman last night — big mistake."

As she walks to Marist East, Lyons said her lavender sweater and jeans are a bit more formal than what she usually wears to her 8:15 class.

"Sometimes when I wake up, I'm either so tired or running so late that I don't even bother to get dressed — I just go to class in my pajamas," she says.

As she enters the room for her persuasion class, one of 90 8:15

classes offered this semester, Lyons sees 15 of her 17 classmates. She explains that her professor, James Springston, puts a lot of emphasis on attendance.

Springston, assistant professor of communications, walks into the room carrying his briefcase in one hand and two cups of coffee in the other. Students are, bleary-eyed, knowing they will not see their beds for at least another hour and 20 minutes.

Pens in hand, the students take notes as Springston lectures about mob mentality.

"Jokes that work at 2:35 just don't cut it here," Springston says as he lays his head down on his briefcase.

Class continues as Springston breaks from his lecture, saying the coffee available at Marist East is too weak. A student tells him a but­ton on the coffee machine makes the coffee extra strong. Springston smiles, as does the student, who may have just earned many valuable brownie points.

Springston dismisses the class at 9:35 a.m. Lyons walks out of Marist East while fishing in her pocket for another cigarette.

"Thank God," she says as she lights up and begins to walk back to her apartment. "I'm going back to bed."

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Dean's day axed; mixup, turnout cited

by Karen Gorman

A lack of student interest coupled with a scheduling mix-up has forced the cancellation of this fall's Dean's Convoca­tion Day, according to college officials.

In recent years, many varied formats — including speakers, debates and workshops — have been tried to increase student attendance.

Berger also cited a mixup in scheduling as a reason for the cancellation, saying that the event was scheduled on the faculty calendar but not on the student academic calendar.

While attendance has been up in the last two years, the event still only attracts a few hundred of Marist's more than 3,000 students.

. A mix-up in the scheduling of Convocation also, played a part in the event's cancellation, ac­cording to Donna Berger, ex­ecutive assistant to Academic Vice President Marc vanderHeyden.

Dean's Convocation Day had been scheduled for Oct. 11, ac­cording to the registrar's office.

The event appeared on the faculty academic calendar but not the student academic calen­dar,' she said. Currently, Con­vocation is being replanned for next year, according to Berger.

"We're rethinking what Con­vocation should be for the col­lege," Berger said. Ideas from students are being sought to find out what they would like to see happen on Convocation Day, she said.

Prior to 1986, the event was held in the McCann Center, but, because of a lack of student attendance, it was moved to the Theater to better accommodate the smaller audiences.

In past years, guest speakers were scheduled for Convocation and students were required to attend. Due to decreasing au­dience sizes, the college no longer schedules speakers.

"I didn't feel we would have the turnout to warrant the ex­pense of a speaker," Berger said.

Debates have highlighted the agenda for the last two years, resulting in improved atten­dance, she said.

The first debate, where Marist students and faculty

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World American remains

returned by Vietnam BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov. 3 — In ceremony at the Hanoi air­

port, Vietnam turned 23 sets of human remains over to an American military delegation. The remains could be those of United States ser­vicemen unaccounted for from the Vietnam War.

The remains were taken by military plane from Hanoi to Honolulu, where the Army's Central Identification Laboratory will try to decide whether the remains are of Americans.

If so, the military will then try to determine the identities of the remains and notify the families, thus lessening the total of 2,387 Americans still unaccounted for in Indochina from the war.

This event marked the sixth transfer of remains under the 1987 agreement between Vietnam's foreign minister Nguyen Co Thach and John W. Vessey, a retired general whom President Reagan appointed as a special envoy.

They agreed to concentrate on the cases of 70 Americans that Washington regarded as the most easily solved and set into motion joint field investigations in the Vietnamese countryside.

With these remains included, this year's figure has reached 92. But only 25 of the sets of remains returned have been idebntified as Americans. In 1987, only eight sets of remains were returned.

Nation — Action on nuclear arms problems

put off in the early 1980's WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 — In the early months of the Ronald

Reagan's first term as president, the Energy Department disregarded warnings that some facets of the nuclear weapons industry were hampered by flaws in management and safety, and rejected sugges­tions to renovate safety programs at the weapon plants, according to government reports and interviews with current and former officials.

Administration officials now acknowledge that health and safety problems are severe, and have closed important weapon plants.

Energy Secretary John S. Herrington is imposing an improved safety procedure after receiving a report early early in his tenure in 1985 that spoke in stark terms of a safety crisis in the nuclear weapon industry.

Recently, much of the blame for safety problems in the weapons industry Yias been b\amed on prior administrations by some of Presi­dent Reagan's top national securtity officials.

"These problems developed over a long period of time," Lieut. Gen'Colin L. Powell, the national security adviser, said last month. "We did not make the necessary investment during the 1950s and 1960s to upgrade these aging facilities."

Documents and interviews show that decisions regarding weapon production made early in the Reagan administation dealt with the in­dustry's safety and its ability to perform.

"We were aware the system was old," Earl E. Gjelde, former chief operating officer at the Energy Department under Donald P. Hodel, said in an interview last week.

"The reports said a crisis was coming," Gjelde said. "But nobody said a crisis was coming next year. It is obviously of a greater magnitude than we thought."

Some of the problems could have been avoided and others would be less serious had the Administration heeded recommendations made in 1981 in a series of reports, including a 14-volume study by a com­mittee of engineers and nuclear scientists, according to some Energy Department officials. j

"The agency did not address the central problem we identified," said John W. Crawford Jr.', the former principal deputy assistant secretary for nuclear energy who was chairman of the $1 million study.

State — Deficit may cause new budget cuts

ALBANY, Nov. 6 — New York State's budget deficit, first estimated at nearly $1 billion, is now believed to be almost twice that amount, and the possibility of an even more far-reaching round of spending cuts looms on the state government's rizon, officials familiar with the state's most recent revenue figures say.

What cuts may occur and whether they will require layoffs has yet to be determined, but the officials warned that the cuts, which would occur this winter, would be felt throughout state government.

The new estimates about the deficit, which have yet to be made public, are based on tax collection information taken in for the first six months of the state's fiscal year. While exact figures are unavailable, people familiar with the figures, which are expected to be made public this week, say they bring the deficit to more than $1.7 million.

Because of the problems in the state's financial matters, pressure to delay the third phase of the tax cuts begun last year may increase on Governor Mario Cuomo and the State Legislature.

The third phase of the cuts is set to begin in January. In July, the first round of cuts were made, but layoffs were avoided by doing away with jobs through attrition.

Governor Cuomo has said that he will not delay the third round of cuts.

According to Dall W. Forsythe, the governor's budget director, he cannot comment on the deficit figures because they had not been ful­ly analyzed. Forsythe did say, however, that the figures showed that "the revenue shortfall has worsened."

Many state lawmakers have attributed the state's financial problems to the state tax cuts. Recently, some of the proponents of the cuts have privately called them a mistake.

Because of a declining income tax rate, which led to a decline in the amount of money taken from worker's paychecks, the cuts have already cost the state nearly $700 million. Current projections place that figure at more than $1 billion next year.

Entertainment Lectures

Catch a Rising Star Discover the hidden talents of your professors

tonight when the College Union Board presents Faculty Talent night in the River Room at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $1.

Towne Crier Cafe Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli will appear at the

Towne Crier Cafe with his son and jazz violinist Richard Carr, Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Cover charge is $12.50.

•Trivia Buffs Test your trivia knowledge at the Hudson Valley

Trivia Championships, hosted by Doug Grunther at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, Satur­day at 7:30 p.m. For information call 454-5800.

Films

Moliere Festival The Marist College Foreign Film Program

presents a selection of Moliere's most famous films this weekend beginning with "Tartuffe" tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Donnelly 245. "Le Misanthope," a film reflecting Moliere's view of human weaknesses, will be playing tomorrow night. Saturday night see "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" and "Le Malade Im-aginaire" on Sunday night. Admission is free.

Science Fare Film The Adriance Memorial Library, Poughkeepsie,

continues its November Science Fare with "Life on Earth," Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Scholarship

Actors Award Albert Schoemann, director of the National

Shakespeare Conservatory, will audition actors in New York City, Saturday, Nov. 19 for the Philip Meister Award. Winners will receive up to $1,000 towards the study in the conservatory's two-year pro­

fessional training program in January 1989. Anyone interested in the award should call 1-800-472-6667 for information and an audition appointment.

Alcohol Awareness Learn about the dangers of alcohol at an alcohol

education class sponsored by the Housing Office, Friday at 11:30 a.m. in Campus Center 248A.

Media Ethics Edgar Morin, international media scholar-and

writer, will speak on "Media and Ethics," Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Lowell Thomas 125. Morin is known for his books on the media — Le Cinema ou L'Homme Imagirtaire and Les Stars.

' Intramurals Rosters for intramural pool, raquetball, table ten­

nis, dart league, and water polo are due in the Stu­dent Activities Office today.

Books for Sale The Adriance Memorial Library will sell hardcover

and paperback donated and discarded books tomor­row and Saturday and Sunday. For information call 485-3445.

MIPO Course Dr. Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute

for Public Opinion, is offering Survey Research & Political Data Analysis next semester, Monday nights from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Entrance to the course is by permission only. Inquiries should be made to nr . Miringoff, ext. 438.

Travel

Spring Break in Russia Dr. Casimir Norkeliunas, associate professor of

Russian, is offering students an educational/friend­ship tour to Russia, Jan. 11 to 22, 1989. Any in­terested students should contact Dr. Norkeliunas in Fontaine 209, ext. 207.

Summer in London Junior and senior college marketing and com­

munication majors can work and study in London, England this summer in a program through the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. The pro­gram starts July 8, and ends Aug. 11, Total cost for tuition, room and board is $2,400 plus airfare. In­terested students should contact Dr. Arthur Winters, chairman of F.l.T.'s Advertising and Marketing Com­munications Department, at (212) 760-7705.

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and support for each business un­til it can get on its feet.

The program has also brought Irish workers to Cornell Universi­ty in the United States fof training in hotel management. -

But with constant IRA-British tensions, progress seems uncertain at times.

Browne walked into a West Belfast job center that had lost its lighting because of an IRA bomb­ing. Such drawbacks are common but the people take them in stride, Browne said.

"They complain about broken lights the way we complain of a broken copying machine," Browne said.

Despite the violence many Irish administrators and Browne still feel that peaceful economic develop­ment could bring Irish unification.

As Browne witnessed "in­credibly strong communities" rebuilding factories after two and three bombings he realized that U.S money was not being wasted.

Browne said he will advise Moynihan — in a report to be issued this week — to continue economic support in Ireland.

"Progress is slow and arduous but U.S funds are being spent in a positive fashion," Browne said.

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Communication is key in stopping date rape by Use Martin

"The No. 1 defense against be­ing raped is communication," James Tasker, a nationally-known speaker on conflict resolution and dating violence, told students last Wednesday night in the Fireside Lounge.

At a college like Marist with more than 1000 women, 200 have experienced date rape in the first two years of school, said Tasker, assistant director of resident life at SUNY College at Geneseo.

One in every five college women is raped by someone they know by the end of their sophomore year. An estimate of only one in 1000 rapes are ever reported. And only 2 percent of all rape cases end in conviction.

During a program sponsored by Housing and Residential Life and Student Activities on sex, violence and communication, Tasker said simple direct language is the key to preventing date rape.

People have the misconception that martial arts will almost

Vulnerability and isolation are two factors that increase the chance of a woman being raped.

guarantee protection against rape, Tasker said. "But there is no reality to the way it's taught. It's basical­ly fantasyland," he said.

The majority of date rapes occur either in the man's dormitory or apartment or the women's dor­

mitory or apartment, according to Tasker. "And 75 percent of the time it's someone you know," he said, "especially on college cam­puses."

Tasker attributed the large number of date rapes to a lack of understanding of expectations.

"In high school, the sex-ed classes don't tell you about peo­ple's expectations, wants, desires," he said. "We are all raised very dif­ferently, and people have different wants and needs than you do."

Vulnerability and isolation are

two factors that increase the chance of a women being raped, Tasker said.

With student participation, Tasker used skits to exemplify dating situations that might lead to rape.

"From day one, you have to control your environment," he said. Rather than guaranteeing isolation by consenting to a dinner date and a movie, Tasker said women should set up the date themselves and maintain open communication.

Murray addresses athletics, construction at student journalist's press conference

by Karen Cicero

Marist will examine the alloca­tion of funds, especially for women's sports, in the $1.2 million athletic budget, President Dennis Murray told a group of journalism students Monday.

If the college could find the money in the athletic budget, which represents 2.7 percent of the overall budget, Murray said he would like to add women's soccer, field hockey and softball teams.

Marist offers 10 varsity sports for women compared to 14 for men.

"Our first priority is to the women," he said.

Murray also discussed the IBM joint study, the renovation of Don­nelly Hall and the construction of the new dorm and classroom.

The IBM joint study, a program that will network the entire campus by 1990, will cost the college

President Dennis Murray responds to student's questions at a press conference Monday in the Lowell Thomas Communica­tions Center. (Photo by Tom Nesbitt)

$500,000 to implement, according to Murray.

The first phase of the $10 million venture began last July with the in­stallation of IBM 3090 Model 180 mainframe — one of IBM's largest computers.

The majority of Marist's cost, Murray said, would be spent for the installation of a fiber optic net­work. The cost of the network is only a fraction of what the college would need to spend to remain competitive without the joint study, he said.

"Over an eight year period, we'll save money," he said. "We do many things to remain in competi­tion anyway."

In another attempt to update its facilities, the college will begin ex­terior renovations on Donnelly this month, according to Murray.

The $2.5 million project will take nine months to a year to complete, he said.

Since its construction between 1958 and 1961 by the Marist Brothers, the building has had no major renovations. In the past,

Donnelly has served as a dor­mitory, library, cafeteria and bookstore. Currently, it houses classrooms, laboratories and the computer center.

Interior repairs for the hall, which will be done in the summer so classes won't be disturbed by the noise, include a new heating and air conditioning system, according to Murray.

Murray also addressed other construction plans for the campus, acknowledging the rockpile in front of the Townhouses, the land behind the Library and land near the football field as possible sites for a new classroom building.

The classroom building would eliminate the need for Marist East, where more than 250 classes are currently held. The college's lease on Marist East expires in about three years.

The need for the Canterbury Garden Apartments would also be eliminated with the construction of a new 400 to 450 bed dormitory, according to Murray.

The dorm, which will be built

northwest of the Campus Center is tentatively scheduled to open in the Fall 1990 semester, he said.

An increase in tuition will not oc­cur because of the $7 million cost of the classroom building and the $6 million to $8 million cost of the dormitory, Murray said. A reason tuition will not rise, according to Murray, is the fact that the room fees that students pay do not cover the college's cost to rent space in Canterbury.

In response to a question regar­ding student perception that he is not seen on campus, Murray replied: "If you want to see me, go to college events."

Murray said he attends more than 100 student functions a year.

On other topics Murray said: — Phone service for Cham-

pagnat Hall residents should be available next month but, because of the student's absence during the winter break, the college may wait until the spring semester.

— The college is seeking ways to have the student's art and fashion displayed on campus.

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For visually impaired, readers are vital link by Use Martin

Like most people, Tom McGill looks at his alarm clock first thing every morning.

But for the senior business ma­jor, knowing the time isn't as im­portant as being able to read the clock.

"When I get up in the morning, I like to know I can still see," said McGill, a visually impaired student who may someday lose all sight to glaucoma.

But McGill, who has already lost his right eye to the disease, does not let his impairment get in the way of his job. He is an administrative

assistant to the Office of Special Services and coordinates volunteer reader services for other visually impaired students.

He also uses the reader service himself.

Special Services employees and volunteers record books and homework assignments on tape for more than 50 students. McGill, a Special Services employee for three years, works together with Jeff Dezago, a counselor, to meet these students' needs.

According to Diane Perriera, director of the Office of Special Services, it is often difficult for

visually impaired students to com­plete reading and homework assignments when they have to re­ly on someone else's eyes.

"There's 50 students times I don't know how many classes times I don't know how many books — that's a wail of a lot of books," she said.

Perriera said Special Services recruited 30 volunteers, most of them faculty and administration, when meeting the needs of all visually impaired students became a problem early in the semester.

"A student is often assigned a lot of reading in a short time period,

and they're looking for someone to read that for them," Perreira said.

But while McGill, a Poughkeep­sie resident, is helping other visual­ly impaired students, he is coping with his own impairment. He said he worries about losing the rest of his sight.

"Everyday it's kind of like a time bomb because I could get glaucoma in my left eye," he said. "I'd like to get my education out of the way and get settled in a job before my eyesight goes. And it's almost guaranteed to go."

After surgery five weeks ago that replaced his right eye with a pro­

sthetic one, McGill was forced to drop three of his courses, and won't graduate with the seniors in May.

In his two remaining classes, a notetaker helps McGill with in-class notes, and he uses a telescope to see the blackboard.

He already foresees problems completing his degree. "I've heard the capping course is going to be hard, and since I'm losing credits now, I'll have a lot of classes to take with that course," he said.

Perriera said classes like capping courses present a problem for

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Comprehensive Colleges Rank School (State)

1 Wake Forest University (N.C.) 2 Trinity University (Texas) 3 University of Richmond (Va.) 4 The Citadel (S.C.) 5 Worcester Polytechnic Inst. (Mass.) 6 Santa Clara University (Calif.) 7 Fairfield University (Conn.) 8 Villanova University (Pa.) 9 SUNY College, Fredonia 10 Rollins College (Fla.) 11 Providence College (R.I.) 12 Simmons College (Mass.) 13 University of Scranton (Pa.) 14 St. Mary's College of California 15 Creighton University (Neb.) 16 St. Joseph's University (Pa.) 17 Stetson University (Fla.) 18 Assumption College (Mass.) 19 Trenton State College (N.J.) 20 Oral Roberts University (Okla.) 21 University of Redlands (Calif.) 22 University of the Pacific (Calif.) 23 Calif. State Poly. U., San Luis Obispo 24 Siena College (N.Y.) 25 Florida International University

Which college is best? Ratings raise questions

by Karen Goettler

the best college in — and how do you

What's America • decide?

Those are good questions, say college admissions officers in response to this fall's release of col­lege rankings by U.S. News and World Report magazine.

The magazine published this year's rankings in a special guide for prospective students, but local admissions officers say they have doubts about how much good a high ranking does a college and also about how the rankings are determined.

Marist College did not rank in the top 25 in its category — com­prehensive colleges — but some Northeastern schools that did are Fairfield University (7), the Univer­sity of Scranton (13), Trenton State College (19) and Siena College (24).

U.S. News divided colleges into five categories by size and judged their educational quality using five factors: student selectivity, stan­ding, faculty quality, retention and

library budgets. It listed the top 25 institutions in each size category.

Harry Wood, vice president of admissions and enrollment plann­ing at Marist, said the rankings can have significance for prospective students and their parents, but are most likely to help schools with low visibility.

Schools such as Le Moyne Col­lege in Syracuse, N.Y., which rank­ed 10th on the list of smaller com­prehensive colleges, can use the ranking to give itself instant credibility with students and parents, Wood said.

Wood, the former director of admissions at Siena, said Siena has used its ranking in its pitch to pro­spective students in the past and will most likely do so again.

According to Wood, rankings do not affect Marist's admissions process.

"There's nothing there for us," he said, "so we proceed with what we have."

Marist prefers to focus on specific advantages it has to offer students and noted ac­

complishments of the school, such as the Marist Institute for Public Opinion and Lowell Thomas Award recipients, according to Wood.

Tim Zenker, associate director of admissions at Vassar College, said the school's move up from 24th to 15th on the list of national liberal arts colleges hasn't chang­ed anything in the admissions strategy.

"The move isn't substantial enough to change all that much," he said.

Zenker, who has worked at Princeton, Wesleyan and Brown universities, said the difference in rankings between such schools is as significant as the difference bet­ween getting a 97.1 and a 96.7 on a test.

Although it is nice to be recognized, Zenker said he is suspect of ranking methods.

No ranking system has been able to stand the test of time, according to Wood, because it is difficult to come up with a fair and accurate method.

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J I .> Making a mockery of things by Mary Strieker

Here a mock, there a mock — everywhere a mock mock.

Making a mockery of reality — mock elections, mock debates, mocktails — it's quite entertaining.

Wouldn't it be nifty if we could expand this practice of mocking to all walks of life: Mock presidents, mock teachers, mock grades. Why, you ask is this mockery more enter­taining than reality? It's simple — in a life of mockery, nothing mat­ters because it's only a sham.

If the republicans were to win in a mock election, we might want to throw up, but we wouldn't commit suicide because it's only a mockery of reality. It didn't really happen. Do you see how entertaining this is? Nothing evil happens in the world of mockery.

If our professors gave us mock grades of a D + , D- and three Fs, it wouldn't be so bad when your parents called to ask why you're wasting their thousands of dollars. AH you'd have to say is, "Ma, those were mock grades." You'd both get a big laugh. When you told her that the person who gave you those grades was merely a mock professor, mom would be rolling on the kitchen floor. You see, when you live in the realm of mockery, everything is entertaining.

Although many, including myself, have pooh-poohed the idea of mocktails in the past, it's time we realize how wonderfully enter­taining this idea can be.

"Hey Bubba, give me one of them strawberry mocktails." "Sure thing Millie." You see, what Bub­ba doesn't know is that mocking Millie holds the secret to mocking mocktails in a leather flask underneath her leather miniskirt. Millie and her fellow mockers get mockingly intoxicated to the utter dismay of Bubba. What a mock!

If mocktails aren't your mock, how about entertaining your party guests with some mock hors-d'oeuvres or perhaps a mock game of Twister. Imagine the look on your friend's face when you tell him to put his right hand on the black circle that isn't there.

"Hey Millie, there ain't no black circle." "That 's right Bubba, and there ain't no Twister. It's all a mock!"

" O h Millie, you mischievous mocker, you sure did get me that t ime."

The best thing about mocking is that everyone can join in the fun. Although it takes time to become a magnificent mocker like Millie, practice is all it takes.

I appeal to you, my readers to spread the word of mock to every man, woman and child you meet. Soon, mockers of the world will unite and turn this country into what we've always known in our hearts it was made to be — a sham.

Mock and you shall be heard. Mock and you shall be mocked back. Mock. Mock.

Note: The total absurdity of this week's column may be attributed to an overload of anxiety and stress due to the evil George Bush and his supporters.

Addresses Abroad Each year a group of Marist students leaves our campus to study

in colleges and universities all over the world. One very important feature in their lives is mail from home.

So if any of the following students are known to you, please write! I know a letter will compensate for Thanksgiving or Christmas away from home. Marist Post Office carries special reduced rate Airogrammes which are helpful.

Students still considering a year abroad should contact the MAP office in D120A as soon as possible, since the deadline for applica­tions for 1989-1990 is November 30th. It could change your life!

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Cuomo Comes Calling From Bush signs to autographs, last week's rally had it all

by Bill Johnson

Amid a plethora of Democratic placards — and a few Republican ones, too — Gov. Mario Cuomo shook hands and autographed campaign posters at Marist last week, rallying support for the state's transporta­tion bond issue.

Before a group of about 250 residents of Dutchess and Ulster Coun­ties — including Marist faculty, students and staff — the governor pro­moted his plan to improve New York's roads and bridges. Flanked by flags and a banner that read "Rebuild NY ' 8 8 , " he appeared with state, local and college officials during the rally, held Thursday morning on the lawn near the North Entrance.

The bond, a $3 billion loan, would finance the widening of Route 9 past the college and other projects throughout the state. Opponents claim the bond, which would accrue nearly $2 billion in interest, would put the state in too much debt. Cuomo said the state could afford the bond, whose only alternative would be a gas tax of 12.S cents per gallon.

According to Cuomo, everyone agrees the state's infrastructure needs rebuilding and that it will cost $3 billion. But politicians disagree over how to pay for it.

In his speech, the governor urged cooperation and sacrifice to repair neglected roads and bridges, which he called "the omission of decades."

In the college's case, cooperation and sacrifice would mean a willingness to part with some of its property to make way for the expansion of Route 9 to four lanes from Poughkeepsie to Hyde Park. That project is in­evitable, college and state officials agree.

Cuomo said everyone should share the expense of maintaining the New York State's roadways. A gas tax, affecting those who use the roads most often, would cost an average person $370 a year, he said.

"God forbid this bond issue goes down," Cuomo said. "If that hap­pens, it will be a mistake, and a tragic one for this state."

"If you go to the polling place and vote no to the bond issue," he told the crowd, "you vote yes to a tax on gasoline."

" N o tax increase" was the motto on the placard that Cuomo showed the crowd.

Opponents, including many Republicans, support the use of a

Governor Mario Cuomo (above, right) called for voters to vote for a referendum that would allow New York State to bor­row funds from the federal government to repair problem road­ways. Many audience members were armed with signs to show opinions for and against (he proposed bill (right). Senator Jay Rollison, Cuomo and Marist president Dennis Murray wait their turn to speak to the crowd (below, right). Signs promoting presidential tickets were also a staple among rally-goers, as shown by senior Tim Bolton (below).

designated fund to finance highway repairs. According to Cuomo, there is such a fund, but all the motor vehicle fees that contribute to it still are not enough to finance the work needed.

Other politicians, including state Sen. Jay P. Rolison Jr., a Marist trustee, Assemblyman Larry Bennett and Dutchess County Executive Lucille Pattison, also spoke at the rally.

President Dennis Murray, who escorted Cuomo across campus, was first to speak, praising Cuomo as a politician who "is not afraid to tackle difficult issues." The bond issue has not been widely popular in this campaign.

A group called "Vote Yes!" sponsored the rally, one of several around the state Cuomo has attended to campaign for the bond issue.

The governor's appearance at Marist was announced on campus only one day earlier, but a few symbols of political sentiment swept in with the November chill.

Just miles south of the home of former president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a band, led by Harry Castiglione, commissioner of elections for Ulster County, played "Happy Days Are Here Again" and " I Love New York." Students gathered, bringing signs that supported the referen­dum and opposed a gas tax; surrounding trees already held theirs.

Local politicians milled around, sipping coffee, and when CuomoJs blue and yellow helicopter flew overhead before landing on Leonidoff Field, the crowd positioned itself around the platform. Motorists on Route 9 were slowing down, trying to decide what was happening.

Cuomo arrived, the band picked up its tempo and Dukakis-Bentsen signs soared. Opposition was minor but was heard; a few Bush-Quayle signs sprout up, and one student improvised with a Busch beer sign.

"I t ' s always good to be at Marist, a great and growing institution," Cuomo said. " I wish your basketball players were the same height as Lee Miringoff — I'm a St. John's guy."

Again to Miringoff's chagrin — he's the director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion — Cuomo said he dislikes polls and doesn't believe that Michael Dukakis is trailing George Bush in their race to be presi­dent. When asked what Dukakis had to do to win, Cuomo replied, "Show u p . "

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Good luck to you, Mr. President

On Tuesday, the people of the United States of America voted for the man they felt was best to serve as the forty-first president.

Both George Herbert Walker Bush and Michael Stanley Dukakis fought tooth and nail to earn the right to lead our country. But why?

To be the scapegoat for an entire nation's ills? Many problems face our country now and the next president is going

to be expected to solve them all — in all probability, an impossible task. A major problem the chief executive will be faced with is an enormous

federal deficit. While both candidates said they were against raising taxes in their campaign speeches, there may be no way around them once in the White House..

Is it the president's fault that beaches were closed last summer due to medical waste washing ashore? Should he be held solely responsible for the invasion of drugs into nearly every aspect of American life?

Let us face the facts. The president of the United States is ultimately held responsible for all of the nation's problems. Yes, the chief executive is responsible for developing and implementing new plans and policies, but he does not work alone.

The person who holds the position of chief executive in our country works in conjunction with the members of the legislature — those peo­ple who we elect to represent our views — in order to try to form a more perfect union.

The federal government is not a body separate that can produce public policy without the input of the public. Government officials act on the problems that we tell them — through correspondence and public out­cries — to act upon.

As for solutions to these problems, we as citizens have the last say on what policies are to be used by voting on referendums and by making our opinions known to our elected officials.

Of course, if those solutions do not solve the problems of our nation, then we blame the president — and that's too bad. It is time that people began to realize what it means to have a government for the people and by the people.

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To the editor: The members of Sigma Phi Ep-

silon Fraternity would like to cor­rect some assumptions made about us and our fraternity in general. The brothers and pledges of Sigma Phi Epsilon at Marist College are tomorrow's leaders. These are the people who, at this time, hold many important positions on cam­pus, not to mention the number of activities that we are all involved in at Marist.

The members of Sigma Phi Ep­silon hold such positions as Presi­dent of the Student Body, Student Academic Committee, Commuter Union, and others. These people are greatly involved in the everyday decisions concerning Marist College.

We also do many things representing the Marist Communi­ty. Every year we hold two blood drives for Dutchess County (one per semester), we hold a daffodil sale to benefit the American Cancer Society, and we also participate in the March of Dimes Walk-a-thon. This led Sigma Phi Epsilon to be voted Service Organization of the Year by Marist College.

Since it has to go back seven

years to find something that we supposedly did wrong, then, we must be doing something right. In our opinion, and the opinion of many people at Marist, Sigma Phi Epsilon is an asset to this institution.

It was unfair to attack and de­nounce us before knowing us and holding us responsible for the in­stances that are referred to in the letter (Rutgers, SUNY Albany, etc.) and for past events that may or may not have been caused by our fraternity. Sigma Phi Epsilon believes in Non-alcoholic Rush and Non-hazing. We take precautions to make sure that things, such as the events at Rutgers and Albany, don't take place at Marist. We feel that hazing is a pointless process that doesn't accomplish anything except to make people feel in­competent and embarrassed. This is not our goal. We want people to feel important so that they will go out into the "real world" after col­lege and make a success of themselves. We feel that their ex­periences as a Sig Ep will help them accomplish that goal.

The Brothers and Pledges of Sigma Phi Epsilon

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by Paul O'Sullivan

Many would argue that giving a drug addict a hypodermic needle is like giving an unloaded gun to so­meone with suicidal tendencies.

Then again, in a society where AIDS is running rampant and where intravenous drug users are a high-risk group, letting an addict use a dirty needle is like giving the AIDS virus a pair of running shoes.

There is no clear-cut answer to the question: "Should the govern­ment provide needles for drug abusers?" — each side has its good and its bad. But what is happening in New York City is at least an ef­fort to find an answer.

On Monday, the city began an experimental program that distributes clean needles to drug ad­dicts in exchange for used ones in order to slow the spread of AIDS. Mayor Edward Koch and Dr. Stephen Joseph, the city health commissioner, both favor the program.

However, the program has come under fire from law enforcement officials — most notably Benjamin Ward, the city police commissioner — who feel the program promotes drug use and in some ways con­dones it.

About promoting drug use, well, I guess we will have to wait for some statistics after the plan has been in effect for a while. But as far as condoning drug use in some way, I would have to say that peo­ple like Ward are absolutely cor­rect. In some ways, the city is giv­ing the addict the gun, having no doubt that the addict will provide his own bullets.

Normally, I would be against the whole idea of handing out needles,

thinking between the lines

and I think most would agree with me. But the spread of AIDS has made this an abnormal situation. I think, in this case, we have to sacrifice our high ideals to save some lives.

Let's face it: if a drug addict needs a fix, he or she is going to get it somehow, with or without a clean needle from Mayor Koch. No one is suggesting that this policy is a good idea in the context of the drug problem, but the spread of AIDS makes it necessary that all options be tried.

Koch is not taking this experi­ment lightly. Originally, this pro­gram was scheduled to begin last week. It was cancelled because the health clinic selected to distribute the needles was next door to an elementary school.

That shows me the mayor is try­ing to be very careful about this policy, and he will bend over backwards trying not to promote drug use. But obviously he sees the

AIDS virus as a greater threat than the drug problem. That is his deci­sion and whether it works or not, he is going to be held accountable for it.

In the end, Koch may be criticiz­ed for making a mistake, but he will not be accused of the greatest crime of all, standing around and doing nothing. You may not agree with what Koch is doing, but at least he is doing something.

There is a danger that this pro­gram may actually encourage some individuals to use drugs. That can­not be denied, nor can it be helped until we find out whether or not this program is effective in curbing the spread of AIDS.

If it is not, obviously it should be eliminated. If it is effective, the N.Y.C. health officials must deter­mine if it is effective enough to outweigh the harm done to the "war on drugs."

One thing is certain: this policy is not the solution to the AIDS or drug problems. However, it must be tried. The effect on the drug ef­fort may be harmful, but if the ci­ty administration does nothing, the effect on the war against AIDS will be devastating.

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viewpoint by Gil Thomas

Learn to think, not to learn

"A very large number of peo­ple cease, when quite young, to add anything to a limited stock of judgements."— Joyce Cary

I came to Marist College to experience higher thought, not education. But education I have found. Thought, much less higher thought, I have not.

You see, I am a young black man, a product of 'social thought.' Some critics have said, "The hate, that hate pro­duced." But frankly, I like to say, "The truth, that truth pro­duced."

"Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise, so help me God."

— Martin Luther I read history, current hap­

penings, and anything else that I can find. And I find that an 'Age of Consciousness' has declined. Civil Rights, Vietnam, and student activism seem gone. I am fortunate that I lived through the Sixties (though I would still take the Sixties class.)

Many of my peers feel that activism is ridiculous. They say, "That's a radical statement." I say, to think that thought will be denied, because of lack of participation, is a foolish thought.

"To a degree, academic freedom is a reality today because Socrates practiced civil disobedience." — Dr. MX. King Jr.

As long as the stimulus exists, i.e. problems, people will react, and think their way through them! The Zeigeist, i.e. the spirit of the times, will seek to help overcome our problems.

Look at the recent student

demonstrations in China' and South Korea. Look at the results of the Soweto massacres and the plight of Nelson Mandela. The Palestinian peo­ple are continually being van­quished; how can we sit and just be?

"The real aim of colonialism was to control the people's wealth."— Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

Do not go that far away from home...

look at Broadway, in Newburgh, Wappingers, and Main Street in Poughkeepsie. It is everywhere, even Marist. They teach about the Great Books, it is just too bad, but minorities and women did not write a single one.

Too close to home. Take a global view, like the. AIDS epidemic. It may very well kill more than a quarter of the world population. What of the Greenhouse Effect; along with deforestization, it may multip­ly world hunger to the ninth power, over time (G = HVt). Even the rock singers may be so sick with AIDS, or so hungry, that even they will not be able to help despite their money.

"A fight against an exponen­tial enemy is primarily a race against time."

— Stephen Jay Gould Since 1972, voter turnout

among 18-24 year-olds has decreased by 18 percent. This age group constitutes IS percent Df the total number of eligible voters. More than half of these young people are projected not to even vote this year.

"Knowledge is one thing, vir­tue is another; good sense is not conscience, refinement is not humility."

— John Henry Newman

I look around, trying to understand, trying to be me. What is the cause for this 'amoral morass?' The age of the 'bumper sticker' mentallity. Vote Bush — "He won't sell guns to the Iranians." Senator Quayle - oh no, "He won't eat barbeque with General Noriega." How about Senator Bentsen - "He'll know what to do if the president dies."

"A great majority of our nine million college students are not in school because they want to be, or because they want to learn." — Caroline Bird

Most of all, I am bothered by the many so-called blacks, who do not like being referred to as such; nor do they care to be dark. They say with their mouth, but not their heart nor mind, "My grandfather was Cherokee, I am not really black."

Who are you telling, go back to being negroes then? Being black is an addition to your Afrocentrism; it is a state of mind, a consciousness, and not a color. Therefore, you may quit — even from being black! Then maybe, the flame will grow from a spark, and the few that remain will know that they are needed — to think.

"If we — and...I mean the relatively conscious Whites and the relatively conscious Blacks, who, like lovers, insist on, or create, the consciousness oj others — do not falter in our duty now, we may be able, handful that we are, to end the racial nightmare, and achieve our country, and change the history of the world.

— James Baldwin Gilbert Thomas is a junior

majoring in computer science.

November 10, 1988- THE CIRCLE - Page 7

Cafeteria revisited: More than memories

by Wes Zahnke

I dined in the cafeteria last Fri­day for the first time since last spring.

You know what, I was not miss­ing much.

For starters, I had to pay $4.25 for this luncheon feast of grilled cheese sandwiches and sausage grinders.

Mmm, just like the hospital us­ed to make.

Of course, you are paying for much more than merely the food, it's the atmosphere.

The cafeteria is chock-full of many luminaries that will live on in the minds of Marist students until the day they die.

Let us then stroll down memory lane, or the big cafeteria in the sky.

Naturally one would have to begin this journey at the point of entrance and start with Marge.

Marge and her sweet, mother­like manner have been well documented in the past; however, I happen to know that the surface of this angelic figure has barely been scratched.

Marge has been a lead spy in a vicious spy ring for many years.

Her cover, up until this point, has remained intact.

I'll admit it was a pretty good ploy, and had it not been for a rather bizarre incident which transpired a few weeks ago, I might have been gullible enough to go on believing this act.

I was walking along the bank of the Hudson, minding my own business, when out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Marge talking to a very irregular looking man, who was attired in a leather trench coat and Seattle Mariners cap.

This seemed rather odd, as I overheard Marge saying something

a day in the life

to the effect that it wouldn't be long before the bugs were in place and the targets were in range.

I was befuddled and quickly tried to regain my composure as I sped to the cafeteria.

This is when the picture came in­to clear focus.

On the loading dock stood a group of cafeteria employees on break.

One of them was talking in a manner that I thought was rather suspicious.

"OK, then, I'm glad to see you all made it," the leader said. "If you could just get out your opera­tions manuals and turn to Chapter 6, entitled 'The Uzi — My Friend and Yours.' "

This was too much for me to handle as I glanced furtively about the gathered mass of cafeteria folk.

Most notably present were the famous look alikes planted in the cafe by some evil force: Whoopi Goldberg and Meadowlark Lemon.

They kept talking about the need to make an example or a statement for their cause.

I was repulsed and on the brink of nausea when I heard their cruel and twisted means for attaining their demented goal.

They had been drugging the food in the cafeteria for the last nine years with a drug that grew along the shores of the Baltic Sea in a lit­tle village named Hiothime.

The effects of the drug were far-reaching and very mind-altering.

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Letter s Continued from page 6

incidents that occurred due to stu­dent behavior.

The expectations that the college has of its students are reasonable, help to maintain normative social behaviors and in many instances, parallel closely with state and federal laws.

If an individual chooses to be a part of a particular community, she/he accepts to live productively by those community norms. If that becomes difficult, then a decision must be made by that individual to make appropriate changes or look to be a part of another community more suitable with his/her unique values or norms.

I have worked in- a number of colleges in residence life where I

have had an opportunity to work with various young adults. While at Marist, I have been very for­tunate to work directly with many of the student staff who support Marist students during their four years of college.

Did you ever realize that the same staff member who reports an incident to a professional staff member is also the same person who might:

A) Go with you to the hospital at 2:00 in the morning to help you with an emergency because no one else was there to help? or,

B) Help you choose the right classes or help you with some homework? or,

C) Get you involved in a campus

club or organization or, D) Just stop to say hello or in­

vite you to have dinner with them Do you realize that the RA's play

a major role in working with the Resident Student Council in coor­dinating programs and also organize many educational and recreational programs on their own?

If an incident should occur in­volving a staff member who demonstrates behavior which is atypical, then the incident should be reported by the press as an ex­

ception. It is simply unfair to associate an isolated incident that may have occurred with an in­dividual staff member to all the stu­dent staff within the Housing and

Residential Life program. Steve Sansola

Director Of Housing & Residence Life

21 Society To the editor:

I would like to thank everyone for the support that the 21 Society has received. So far our first two events were extremely successful and I hope to continue this success.

In order to continue, we need to clarify our policy of admittance. To begin with, 21 Society is a social for those students twenty-one and older. In the past we have allowed guest of these Marist Students to

attend as long as guest pass and positive ID was presented, but this police has changed.

We found ourselves in a position where a Marist student presented themself with a guest pass and false ID. This was a serious offense that might have led to the end of the 21 Society. Instead we took the lesser evil and now we no longer permit guest.

I have received a lot of com­plaints and, therefore, I am trying my best to explain the issue. If we are to continue with the 21 Socie­ty, we can not be responsible for guest.

I hope to see you tomorrow, for the next 21 Society.

Hope B. Larson

Sketchy Tales at Marist College by James Ferguson

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Accounting club gets job advice

by Michael Puglisi

To help senior accounting ma­jors become better prepared for screening tests given by accounting firms, the Accounting Society an­nually invites major accounting firms onto the Marist campus to meet with its members.

Five out of the eight major ac­counting firms, known as the "Big Eight" in the accounting world, have been on campus this year, ac­cording to Brian Wenzel, co-president of the Accounting Society.

During their stay, the represen-titives of the firms give a much broader definition, to the members of the Accounting Club, just what accounting is all about through in­terviews and sessions that help them set up goals for the future, said co-President Brian Sasso.

According to the two presidents of the club, it is extremely difficult to have these firms join them on campus but they are making plans for a visit from another "Big Eight" firm next year. .

Every year the Accounting Club tries to get as many firms as possi­ble before the senios have their in­terviews, said Wenzel. Both Sasso and Wenzel agree that these visits by the firms definetly help make it easier in the interview process.

According to Sasso, the inter­view process eases tensions that students might have.

To prove the fact that their methods are successful, the Ac­counting Club won an outstanding service award from Student Government last year.

Cafe Continued from page 7

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After a high dosage people would walk around in beige slacks and bright cardigan sweaters, chan­ting "We love missiles, yes we love missiles. We love missiles because they kill," to the rythmic beat of Frere Jacques.

Not knowing which way to turn I quickly threw myself into the huddled group, ripping the manual from the clutches of the leader, and turned to meet my attackers.

"Stop," I cried, "You are all be­ing misled by these warmongers. Come join me on the other side where we preach nothing but goodness and low-starch food. Besides, would you trust this man leading you into battle?"

As he reached for his piece I picked up a block of cheese and thrashed him in the skull.

Naturally I had phoned the CIA earlier and they were on the scene as I took a deep breath and helped myself to a piece of cheese.

President Murray soon came to thank me for a job well done.

He assured me that the problem had been caught at the opportune time and asked if I needed anything.

"Well, doc," I said, "it was all in a day's work, but now that you mention it, I could use an academic building!"

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The going can get weird out in the working world

by Carrie Boyle

For eight consecutive hours Kevin Garrity sat at the end of a production line and waited for any loose-capped mayonnaise jars to work their way down the conveyer belt.

If a loose-capped jar came his way Garrity would quickly take it off the line, screw it on tightly and put it back on the line with enough time to check the next jar.

"It was kind of like the "I Love Lucy" episode in the chocolate fac­tory," said the senior from Bayonne, N.J.

Over the summer, Garrity work­ed for Best Foods International, a factory that makes Hellman's mayonnaise and Mazzola corn oil. He worked the graveyard shift from midnight to 8 a.m., Mondays through Saturdays for $11.50 an hour.

"I had no social life what­soever," said Garrity. "My life was mayonnaise."

The hours went by quickly for Garrity with the help of his student co-workers. One night a mini mayonnaise war broke out when one of the workers brought in paint pellet guns.

"The last day was like getting released from prison," said Garri­ty. "I'll never go back again. I don't care if they pay $20 an hour."

In Highland, N.Y., at the Regent Champagne Cellars, seniors Melissa Hayes and Melissa Car-rigan are exposed to a different type of a social life.

The people that come into the winery can best be described as "toothless, uncivilized individuals" who get a tour, taste a number of wines and eat cheese and crackers all for $6, according to the girls. - On Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the girls set up cheese and crackers, serve wine and work the cash register for $6 an hour.

"The smell is unbearable after

going out the night before and hav­ing to smell and sometimes taste the wine," said Hayes.

Jay Cody, a senior from Troy, N.Y., and Pierce Redmond, a senior from Unionville, N.Y. also deal with a somewhat uncivilized group of people, working at Sidetracked, a well-known bar on Parker Avenue in Poughkeepsie.

Formerly a bouncer at the River Station, Cody has been bartending at Sidetracked since last semester.

"It's fun watching people in the beginning of the night all neat and fairly calm, and then by the end of the night they're all messy and drunk with drinks spilled all over them," said Cody.

Working until the early hours of the morning for $5 an hour plus tips, Cody says is a, "fun job, but a hectic one."

Redmond, a bouncer, agrees that even though he must turn down the under aged students and remove drunks, it's a good job.

"It's a good time. I'm out with everyone else and making money at the same time," said Redmond.

Dealing with people in a bar is a task in itself, but what about dealing with the characters of New York.

For the past two summers senior Craig Lynch, from Bronx, N.Y., has had to watch for pick pocketers, shoplifters and even plant theives working as a security guard at Rockefeller Center.

Working 50 hours a week for $10 an hour, Lynch dealt with 1,000 people a day.

Lynch had to control a crowd of sly folks who tried to rush to the head of the line. Excuses ranged from having a death in the family to having to go on a business trip.

One woman came to Lynch claim­ing that it was an emergency for her to get to the front of the line. When Lynch asked why, the woman said she had a hair appointment at 4 p.m.

' 'Working in Rockefeller Center was an experience of a lifetime. I met people from all different coun­tries," said Lynch.

Standing in front of local shop­ping centers handing out free samples of Capri cigarettes looking like hot dog vendors at a baseball game, was an easy way for the girls of Garden Apartment D-l to earn fast money.

"Many people found it offensive and told us that we were handing out cancer boxes," said the girls.

Breaking into the radio business is something that senior Joe Beckerle has done as a disc jockey at WCZX-FM.

"I had worked at WEOK and was trying to advance to WPDH. There were no openings so I sent a tape to CZX and they hired me," said Beckerle.

From midnight to 6 a.m. Beckerle plays the top rock'n'roll from the '60s, for $3.75'an hour.

On his first night it was an all-request weekend. Alone in the studio, Beckerle found himself bombarded with calls while trying to learn the trade of announcer. To relieve the problem, he simply threw a switch that tied up the phone lines so anyone who called would get a busy signal.

"It's a good learning experience for me. I would encourage anyone to apply to their local TV or radio stations. They're more likely to hire college students," said Beckerle.

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Junior Laurie Auriella receives her membership into the Alpha Chi National Honor Society from Cicely Perrotte, Marist Abroad program direc­tor, at the induction ceremony held in the Theater last Friday. (Photo by Tom Nesbitt)

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many learning disabled and visually impaired students because possible tutors for the class have already graduated.

"We've used every route at our disposal to find tutors, but it's just hard to find good tutors," she said. "You're always in a risky situation when the tutor is in the same class with the student because what if suddenly they don't understand something?"

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argued the question "Should Education Be Painful?," drew a good turnout, said Berger of the 1986 event.

Florence Flour, a senior com­munication major, remembers being required to go to the debate.

"I didn't want to go because I never went to Convocation Day before, I just wanted to stay in and sleep," Flour said of her then-sophomore experience. "I was really suprised, though. The debate was really in­teresting — it wasn't one of those boring issues."

Thirty people had to sit in a nearby room and watch the debate on video because of the overflow crowd in the Theatre, said Berger.

Last year's Convocation debate, where faculty argued over "Are College Professors Responsible for the Closing of the American Mind?," had about the same turnout, said Bercer.

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New Marist frat awaits appeal by Nathan Robinson

A petition containing the signatures of about 1,400 students is the latest step by the members of Tau Kappa Epsilon in their effort to become a recognized fraternity on campus.

The group must wait for permis­sion from the Council of Student Leaders and the college administra­tion to allow more fraternal organizations at Marist.

According to members of the group, the signatures on the peti­tion are of students who want more fraternities and sororities at Marist.

The vote for approval was on the agenda of the Council of Student Leaders at press time. "The vote could come at any time," said TKE Second Vice President Robert Burnell, a junior from Rockville Center, N.Y. "

TKE organized in Oct., 1987, and currently has 22 members. The group has been recognized by the

international TKE organization since May 1988.

Fraternities offer students a brotherhood with fellow students, said Burnell.

TKE member Mike Flynn, a sophomore from Pompton Plains, N.J., said that he didn't know many TKE members before he joined, but now they are his good friends.

There are a wide variety of peo­ple in the fraternity, yet they are all "brothers," according to Burnell.

Fraternities help unify Marist and get people to be more school-spirited, said Burnell.

Fraternities are an alternative to the "same old boring routine" at Marist, said Burnell. "If it's a fraternity event, you know it's go­ing to be fun," he said, "unlike school events which can be stale."

TKE plans to sponsor many events, including an anti-drunk-driving campaign, recycling of aluminum cans, and Softball games

with local children. Greek life is a positive alternative

for Marist, said Burnell, denying that the fraternity would follow in the footsteps of other fraternities.

"TKE is at Marist and abides by Marist rules," said Burnell. Other schools have different policies so the fraternities behave differently, he said. Hazing, the controversial induction into a fraternity, is not a problem because the national TKE chapter does not allow it.

Responding to an anti-fraternity letter by faculty member Bro. Joseph Belanger that was printed in The Circle Oct. 20, Burnell said, "I think if he sat down and talked with each member of the fraterni­ty for a couple of minutes, he wouldn't have judged us like that."

Rushing, the recruiting of new members, is now taking place as TKE hopes to raise their member­ship to 50.

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Literary scholars to convene at Marist by Molly Ward

Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Dickens and others will come to life when 240 literary scholars gather at Marist for the annual conference of the Mid-Hudson Modern Language Association, Nov. 28 and 29.

The keynote speaker at this year's conference will be Dr. Joseph Browne, of West Chester University in Pennsylvania. He will discuss the impact of author T.S. Eliot, as a remembrance of the 100th anniversary of Eliot's birth.

Scholars will discuss papers they have written in one of 60 areas of literature. Some topics this year are Irish literature, film studies, and computers and the humanities.

Marguerite Hefferon, instructor of English, and Robert Lewis, associate professor of English, will discuss their papers on the age of romanticism and religious themes in literature, respectively.

Dr. George Sommer, professor of English at Marist, founded the Mid-Hudson MLA 14 years ago after attending an overcrowded literary conference in Canada.

Within a month, Sommer had organized the first Mid-Hudson conference, with 34 papers in 11 different sections. Although the conference has since grown, Som­mer said the close atmosphere will remain.

"Everyone comments about what a nice intimate conference it is," he said. Because of Dositive

feelings towards a small con­ference, and lack of space and time, Sommer said this year's meeting is as big as it will ever get.

The conference attracts different people every year. Sommer said two-thirds of the speakers each year are new to the conference. "We are continuously getting fresh people," he said.

Aside from the conference, the MLA, under Sommer's director­ship, prints a national journal of literature, Mid-Hudson Language Studies.

Marist students and faculty are invited to attend the two-day con­ference in the Campus Center. Pro­grams can be obtained through Dr. Sommer or the English department.

by Karen Gorman

The Marist College Council of Theater Arts will stray from traditional theater from Nov. 17 to 18 with its performance of Little Shop of Horrors.

The play, based on the book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and the music by Alan Menken, is MCCTA's first production this year and was chosen because of its unique combina­tion of music, drama, romance and humor.

Christina Lawless, executive board president of MCCTA and a cast member, feels that this performance will improve the quality of MCCTA productions.

"It's out of the ordinary and more technically challenging," Lawless said. "This play is dif­ferent then anything Marist has ever done because it's not a traditional play that people are really familiar with — it is a relatively new play."

MCCTA's executive board chose the play because it believes the production's originality will promote greater student participation in the club.

The executive board chose Mare Fakler, a 1987 graduate, as director "because she is familiar with Marist Theater, and was in plays when she went here (Marist)," Lawless said. "She also lives in the area, so the board decided that she would be great."

According to Fakler, the play has been given a large budget because of its recent broadway popularity.

Lisa Meo, a senior and tne play's producer, feels that the play's uniqueness will attract a larger audience.

"I think that this is one of the first times we've gone out on a limb to try something different like this," Meo said. "I think the play will attract good crowds because it has everything — music, drama, romance and humor."

Little Shop of Horrors was originally done as a movie in the 1950s and then became a play.

According to Mark O'Neill, a senior from Blue Anchor, N.J. who plays the lead character of Seymour, said the stage version is better than the movie.

"The play is more involved than the movie and the ending is different," said O'Neill.

Doing the stage version of the movie allows the cast and crew to do different things, according to Fakler.

"The play is not a replication of the movie, it's our own ver­sion," Fakler said. "We add our own personal touches."

It is musically narrated by three "tough" girls acting as a Greek- like chorus.

The play's 15 cast members have spent long hours practic­ing the music, choreography, and lines.

In the past MCCTA has done performances of Hair, Godspell, Dark of the Moon and Grease. But the cast says this one is different.

"I'm really excited about this play because it is so challeng­ing," Lawless said.

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New era is born by Tim Besser

At 7:42 p.m. Monday night a new era of Marist men's basketball dawned at the James J. McCann Center.

Gone were 7-foot-4 Rik Smits, point guard Drafton Davis and the post-up offense Red Fox fans are used to. In their place were 6-foot-ll Miroslav Pecarski, back from a year with the Yugoslavian NationalTeam, freshman point guard Reggie Chambers, and a newly-implemented motion offense.

But despite the changes, the Red Foxes fell to Marathon Oil for the third straight year, losing 90-67.

Certainly this team is not as good, at least now, as the Smits-and Davis-led squads that twice went to the NCAA Tournament. But the fans shouldn't get down on this team. It is going to be a solid team and should challenge for the Northeast Conference crown.

But it is a different team, a more exciting team to watch. Chambers creates things, he adds a dimension that did not exist the last four years. Davis was great at feeding the ball to Smits and kept the of­fense under control. Chambers is at his best when he almost appears to be out of control. He fearlessly drives to the hoop in the face of players that tower over his 5-foot-10 frame.

Monday night Chambers missed several layups while going 0-for-9, but he kept plugging away. That will be the key for this team. It will struggle early. It has a tough schedule. It will get hammered a few times. But, like Chambers, it has to keep driving.

Pecarski returned with a bang, scoring eight points in the first seven minutes of the game. But suddenly the shots wouldn't fall. The ball came into him at the low post less and less.

"When I got (the ball) I was anx­ious to score," said Pecarski. "I was shooting off balance. It was my first game back and every time I got the ball I wanted to score."

Scoring will come for Pecarski. Chambers' layups will begin to find the hold. The offense will become more efficient and turn the ball over less. But it will take time. Remember, when Smits came to Marist he was not even a starter. Everything will come in time.

Smits and Davis are gone, that's the way college basketball is. Now it's time to get on with the new era, the era of excitement.

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backstroke, Tom Bubel, freestyle and breaststroke, and Brink Hartman, who does the individual medley.

Competition will be more dif­ficult this year for the Red Foxes as their schedule has been adjusted to face tougher teams. Two dual meets versus weak foes were dropped in favor of dual meets against New York University and SUNY Albany.

Coach Larry Vanwagner is optimistic that Marist will be able to reach its goals.

"We lost only one senior and we have a strong team coming back so our expectations are high."

Leading the team this winter are returning conference cham­pions Scott Timmes, 50-yard freestyle, Joe Bubel, 100 yd but­terfly, and Paul Barrese, one-and three-meter diving.

Improving upon a third place finish in the conference is the top team goal.

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Men's hoop team trounced by Marathon Oil by Jay Reynolds «<TK;C „„O->C ^tr™** ,v „„« •»- r;ay,* «„»* » Monnni., ,.;>i u_ir. .„..ik<>» ii» has tn oet to." "He is a verv creative Diaver and

The men's basketball team has much to work on before its season opener against Louisiana State University, which is just 15 days away, according to Coach Dave Magarity.

Monday's exhibition loss to Marathon Oil (90-67), though showing some positives, gave Magarity a good idea of where the team stands.

"We got a chance to look at some people (Monday) and see how they reacted in certain situations and see where we are as a team," Magarity said.

One focus of the improvements will be the new offense which the Red Foxes are using this year — the "flex."

'This year's offense is not as basic as in years before," Magari­ty said. "It is a tough offense to run and to teach but we have the personnel to run it."

The flex offense involves much more screening and posting-up than the offense of past years. In­stead of lofting the ball inside to the big men, this offense involves more passing and motion.

The greater number of passes in­creases thejrisk of turnovers, and Marist committed 22 Monday.

"Right now, turnovers are our main weakness," said senior center Miroslav Pecarski. "We're not making the right decisions on of­fense."

"We are making a lot of impulse passes —.and they are just not the

right ones," Magarity said. Magarity applauded the limited

.success of the team's press defense, which helped force 21 Marathon Oil turnoves.

"We just put the press in four days (before the game), so that is a bright spot for me," he said.

Pecarski said he was unhappy with his performance Monday, scoring 10 of Marist's team-high 12 points in the first seven minutes of the first half, but missing all five of his shots from the field in the se­cond half.

"I just could not get back into the game in the second half," he said. "I started well but my shooting was off in the second half."

"Miro, right now, is about

halfway to where he has to get to,' Magarity said. "Offensively, he is not far from '87 when he left.

"In the next four to six weeks, he will become more of a force," he said. "He has got to be a force for 40 minutes — not five minutes here and there."

Freshman guard Reggie Chambers, though going O-for-9 Monday, proved he wants to make things happen this year.

"My role is to come off the bench as a sixth man and lead the team the best I can," Chambers said.

"Reggie will play a lot of minutes this year," Magarity said. "He was a little out of control (Monday) but he did have the green light.

"He is a very creative player and that's how we are going to play this year," he said.

Some of Chambers' creativity may take some getting used to, ac­cording to Magarity.

"He can be very unpredictable at times," he said. "You've got to understand, in high school he played with some of the best players in the country. Sometimes he's making passes to people who aren't ready for them."

"We know where we stand now," Pecarski said. J 'Wemust play hard and-be patient. LSU is much better than (Marathon Oil) and they will have more motivation to win."

St. John Fisher sends gridders to fourth loss in row

Marist's Gregory Chavers (30) and Pat Kerr combine to haul down a St. John Fisher runn­ing back during Saturday's 3-0 loss. (Photo by Tom Nesbitt)

leers romp to pair of victories by Kevin St.Onge

The hockey club opened its season in the Metropolitan Col­legiate Hockey Conference last week week with two convincing wins at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center.

Saturday, the Red Foxes routed Seton Hall 14-4. Earlier in the week they crushed New Paltz 16-2. Both games were stopped early by the 10-goal mercy rule.

The Seton Hall game was won at 17:57 of the second period, not on a goal or a defensive play but a penalty on Marist skater Steve Murray. Murray and Seton Hall goaltender Steve Smith were each charged with major and miscon­duct penalties, sitting them down until 2:57 of the period.

At the time, Marist had a slim 4-3 lead after a Brendon Mac-Donald goal at 18:32 put Marist back on top following the second

goal of Pirate Jim Brennan's hat-trick at 19:04 of the period. Smith had kept Seton Hall in the shootout with excellent net-minding, but his scuffle with Murray hurt the Pirate's chances as Marist explod­ed for eight goals while he was in the penalty box.

Dropping to 0 and 3 on the year, Seton Hall coach Anthony Palmieri pointed to the loss of Smith as the difference in the game while Red Fox coach John Lentz was cautious in his appraisal.

"This was the second game in a row that the mercy rule has been used, and that could hurt us down the line," said Lentz. "Only play­ing 40 minutes, our conditioning will be suspect in a close game that goes the full three periods."

Early penalties hurt the Foxes as Seton took a 1-0 lead at 17:57 of the first but goals by Andy Giber-ti, Murray and Ivan Pavlak closed out the initial period with Marist on

top 3-2. Rob Goyda's three-goal second

period powered a potent Red Fox offense that put over 50 shots on goal in a shortened game.

Two quick scores in the third period by Scott Kendall and Brian Young ended the game at 16:50.

Mike Rodia got the start in net for Marist, and played well allow­ing only two goals in each of the first two periods.

Scoring Summary: Rob Goyda — 3 goals . . Brian Young — 3 goals, 3 assists Andy Giberti — 2 goals Steve Murray — 1 goal Ivan Pavlak — I goal Brendan MacDonald — 1 goal, 1 assist Patrick Corbett — 1 goal Scott Kendall — 2 goals, 2 assists Charlie Broe — 2 assists Kevin Walsh — 4 assists Mike Lutold — 1 assist

Men harriers end season on down note by Kevin St.Onge

The men's cross country team closed out its 1988 season with a disappointing performance at the New York State championship meet.

"We should be in the top tenr" said Coach Rich Stevens last week.

It didn't happen as he had hoped, as the Red Foxes were 13th in their season finale.

Rochester, Hamilton and Col­gate, all top-notch cross country teams, took the first three spots on the course at SUN Y Binghamton as Marist was unable to place a single runner in the top 30.

Scott Kendall regained his top position on the Marist squad with a time of 28 minutes, 40 seconds to place 37th after finishing behind Kevin Brennan last week.

Brennan closed out the season ranked number two for the Red Foxes with a placing of 46th and a time of 29:01.

Two freshmen also placed in the meet, Paul Longo and Peter Antes finished 71st (29:25) and 88th (30:16) respectively.

Also running for the Foxes were Mike Coakley, Senan Gorman and Steve Pierie.

by Jay Reynolds The football team finishes its

season at home Saturday against Jersey City College after dropping a 3-0 decision to St. John Fisher last Saturday.

Trie Jersey City game was add­ed to the Red Foxes schedule after the game against St. Peter's College was cancelled when the Peacocks dropped their football program.

The Red Foxes (2-6) will be look­ing to break a four-game losing streak in which they have been shut out three times.

The only scoring last Saturday came just over five minutes into the game when Cardinal kicker Jeff Monacell hit a 36-yard field goal to cap a 70-yard drive which took St. John Fisher 13 plays following the openning kickoff.

Coach Mike Malet said he was pleased with the Red Foxes' defen­sive effort.

"We couldn't have had a better game out of our defense — they played outstanding," he said.

Leading the defense for the Red Foxes were defensive backs Fred Christensen (9 tackles, 3 passes broken up) and Greg Chavers (6 tackles, 3 passes broken up). Linebacker Joe Hagan and defen­sive end Pat Kerr each had eight tackles while linebackers Stephen

tady

Whelan and Brian Cesca each had seven. Whelan and lineman Dan Heffner each had a sack.

The Marist defense was able to hold off the Cardinals in the second half after a 71-yard pass from quarterback Todd Lewis to wide receiver Neil Brophy gave them a first down and goal from Marist's 4-yard line. A delay-of-game penal­ty, a sack and two incomplete passes thwarted the drive.

"We had our opportunities of­fensively," Maltet said. "We just didn't take advantage of them."

Despite having 240 yards of total offense in the game and the ball in­side the Cardinal's 20-yard line five times, the Red Foxes were unable to score. Place-kicker Kevin Kerr missed a 25-yard field goal attempt — his only attempt of the game — in the first quarter.

Quarterback Jason Thomas led the Marist offense, completing 14 of his 32 passes for 127 yards.

Wide receiver Tom Flavin had nine receptions for 85 yards to lead all receivers in the game.

Punter John Woodhour kicked five times for 168 yards including a 52-yard punt in the third quarter and wide receiver Stephen LoCicero returned four punts for 49 yards including a 42-yard return in the second quarter •

swimmers win opener by Mike O'Farrell

The women's swimming and diving team got off to a good start with a victory over Vassar College and a good showing at the MSC Relay Carnival.

First-year coach Rena Patier-no has inherited a good nucleus of athletes from last year's squad, including six members swam in the ECAC meet last year.

Led by co-captains Jackie Hackett and Karen Oitzinger, Jean Cleary, Jackie O'Brian, Mary Dolan, and Kindra Pred-more are also back for another year. Senior Lisa Burgbacher is back to captain the diving team.

In the Vassar meet, Marist downed the Lady Brewers 131-111. Sophomore sensation Predmore led the charge by win­ning four events. Predmore took individual firsts in the 1,000-meter freestyle, the 100 butterfly, the 500 freestyle, and was a part of the victorious 200 medley relay team. Oitzinger, Cleary, and O'Brian were the

other members of the medley team.

Mary Dolan also swam well. Dolan finished second in the 500 freestyle while capturing first in the 100 breastroke.

Burgbacher captured both the one- and three-meter diving competitions.

At the relay carnival, the Lady Red Foxes won the 250 butterfly relay.

The first two meets proved to be a nice beginning for Patier-no's swimmers.

Hackett believes that the team will have another suc­cessful year.

"The addition of Trenton State may be tough, but overall, I think that we will have a suc­cessful year," she said. Marist has also added Fairfield and Montclair State to the schedule.

The team is looking to be a powerful squad once again. With the help of some ex­perienced swimmers returning from last year, the Lady Red Foxes are primed for a good seasori.

Mermen set on improving by Chris Shea

The men's swimming and diving team has some high ex-pections for this year.

The Red Foxes are coming off a successful year in which they went 7-3 in dual meets, and placed third out of 18 teams in the Metropolitan Collegiate

Conference. There are 22 members on the

squad, 18 swimmers and 4 divers. The team lost only one senior to graduation, and gain­ed a group of 10 promising freshmen. The new recruits are lead by Jeff Fitzsimmons,

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1988-89

Each October 15 the hopes and dreams of college basketball teams across the country are born. At that time, everyone dreams of a berth in the NCAA Tourna­ment, for a few a na­tional championship. Memories of past failures and disap­pointments are forgotten.

Such is the case at Marist. Here is a closer look' at the 1988-89 men's and women's basketball teams.

FOUL! Bobby Reasbeck goes to the hoop last year against Wagner.

Reasebeck is among nine players back from last year's team, which was co-champion of the ECAC Metro Conference.

(Photo courtesy The Times Herald-Record/Tom Bushey)

Magarity's new recruits plug big holes by Tim Besser

Graduation and the French government have left the men's basketball team with many questions going into a year when it is playing probably its toughest schedule since going Division I.

The loss of Rik Smits, who is now playing for the In­diana Pacers of the NBA, and Drafton Davis to gradua­tion and Rudy Bourgarel to the French military has left gaping holes in the Red Fox lineup.

But, Coach Dave Magarity is confident he has the players he needs to plug the holes and make the transi­tion to the post-Smits era as smooth as possible.

The'team is bolstered this year by the addition of five freshman recruits and the return of Miroslav Pecarski, who spent last season training with the Yugoslavian Na­tional Team.

With the change in personnel comes a change in both the offensive and defensive schemes. The Red Foxes will look to press more on defense, while running a motion-oriented offense which will feature the jump shooting that put Marist 13th in the nation in 3-poiht percentage last' season.

Leading the Marist bombers this season will be 6-foot-4-inch junior Joey O'Connor of Metuchen, N.J. O'Connor averaged 7.4 points per game last year and con­nected on 48.2 percent of his 3-point shots. O'Connor, who transfered to Marist in 1986 from Nevada-Reno, will also see time at point guard this year, according to Magarity. • Steve Paterno, a 6-foot-3-inch sophomore guard/for­

ward from Spring Lake, N.J., will see a lot of minutes this year, said Magarity.

"His ability to shoot and rebound became very obvious last year. He is a major perimeter threat," said Magarity...

Another sophomore guard, 6-foot-3-inch Bobby Reasbeck of Wheeling, W.Va., got off to a good start last season but then tailed off, said Magarity. Reasbeck

. should also see a lot of time this season, according to Magarity.

John Kijonek, a 6-foot-6-inch senior from Hamilton, Ontario, who transfered to Marist from Iona, played in 21 games last season for the Red Foxes.

"I know what John is capable of doing," he said. "Sometimes he is out to lunch, but he is very talented. He sat out so long and has not come back yet. It con­tinues to be a problem."

Six-foot-4-inch sophomore Reggie Gaut of the Bronx needs to shoot the ball more and get back to where he was at the beginning of last season, said Magarity.

"Reggie got too much too soon last year," said Magari­ty in regards to the large amount of playing time he receiv­ed. "Reggie's a good athlete and his weaknesses were not exposed early. He's a good man-to-man player. As we got into the season teams played more zones, collapsing on Rik, and at that point (Gaut) struggled."

Of the five freshmen on the team, Andy Lake has had the best preseason, said Magarity.

"He is one of the most intense, competitive players I

have had," said Magarity. "He's a fabulous athlete. An­dy is finally concentrating on one sport."

When at John S. Burke High School in Goshen, N.Y., the 6-foot-3-inch Lake competed in soccer, basketball and tennis. Magarity said he may red shirt Lake because of the number of guards on the team this year, even though he has had a good preseason and scored nine points in 11 minutes during the 90-67 loss to Marathon Oil Monday.

Magarity expects a lot from his other freshman guard, 5-foot-10-inch Reggie Chambers of Hempstead, N.Y.

Chambers is the first man off the bench right now, but Magarity said he will play more and more as the season progresses and expects him to be a top-notch point guard in the future. When Chambers is at point guard O'Con­nor will switch to the shooting guard spot.

In the front court, the 6-foot-11-inch Pecarski is ex­pected to carry much of the offensive burden. It is something he will have to get used to.

"Miro is Miro, not Smits. Never in his is career has Miro been the primary offensive threat," said Magarity. "He is an exceptional rebounder and an excellent offen­sive rebounder."

Miro works on his individual offensive game every mor­ning with the coaches, according to Magarity.

"We have been in his face," said Magarity. "We haven't let him just come back. He has to pay his dues."

Curtis Celestine, a 6-foot-7-inch junior who transfered to Marist with Kijonek, is still bothered by the stress frac­ture of his right tibia suffered last fall.

"Celestine still has problems with the stress fracture," said Magarity. "The orthopedic surgeon said it is close to being 100 percent healed. I can tell when its bothering him. It has hampered his career.

Six-foot-5-inch Ted Sharpenter is in his third season as a Red Fox and is one of the top inside players on the team, said Magarity.

"He has had an up and down preseason," said Magari­ty. "Curtis is a little ahead of him."

George Siegrist, a 6-foot-6-inch sophomore from near­by Hyde Park made the team as a walk-on last season and played well enough to earn a scholarship this year.

"He earned (the scholarship)," said Magarity. "He didn't get one penny last year and was commuting from Hyde Park. He never complained."

The other two big men on the team are freshman recruits Tom Fitzsimons and John Slattery.

Fitzsimons is a 6-foot-9-inch 185-pounder from Jackson Heights, N.Y. 185 pounds.

"When he grows into his body he's really going to be something," said Magarity.

Slattery, from Clearwater, Fla., is very aggressive and a solid 6-foot-8-inch rebounder, said Magarity. He will get better offensively, he added.

The other two members of the team are walk-ons. Matt Schoenfeld is in his fourth and final year with the Red Foxes. Greg Clarke, a freshman, was a recruited walk-on, said Magarity.

John Kijonek soars betweem two Loyola (Md.) players to score last year. Kijonek averag­ed 6.7 points per game. (Photo courtesy The Times Herald-Record/Tom Bushey)

Men learning to play without Smits, Davis

The Red Foxes will be pressed to replace Rik Smits, left, and Drafton Davis, the leaders of last year's ieam.r'/vioros courtesy Marist Sports Information)

by Tim Besser

There is one question men's basketball Coach Dave Magarity is going to hear a lot this year. How" are the Red Foxes doing now that Rik Smits is playing in the NBA?

Magarity is already tired of answering the question.

"•It's like the NCAA thing last year," said Magarity, who is in his third year at Marist. "I just don't want to talk about it.

"At the first team meeting in September I told the team that Rik and Drafton (Davis) are gone and that's probably the last time we'll talk about them. They were both great players."

However, not talking about Smits and Davis and making up for their absence on the court are two totally different subjects.

"When you lose a player whose jersey you retire it is a special in­dividual, basketball and other­wise," said Magarity. "Losing two in one year is hard to deal with. Those two created basketball as we know it at this institution.

"We positioned ourselves to pick up the pieces. Those four cham­pionship banners were not just those two, it was everyone that comprised the teams."

The.addition of freshman point guard Reggie Chambers should help the team adjust to the loss of Davis. Though a radical departure from Davis' methodical style, Chambers does make things hap­pen on the court and gets the ball

to the open man. Perhaps the hardest void to fill

will be the leadership Smits and Davis provided. When the game was on the line, the team knew that somehow Davis would get the ball into the hands of Smits, and

.somehow Smits would put it through the hoop.

Thus far, Magarity said no one has stepped forward to plug the hole left by Davis, and he doesn't know if someone will.

"It's usually the role of the point guard, but that's not always true," said Magarity. "It's early, but'I don't see anyone to take his place. Drafton's absence is at times very conspicuous."

When Smits got the ball he would either put the ball in himself, or, later in the year when other teams were collapsing down on him, feed it to an open teammate, one of his intangible leadership qualities, said Magarity.

A more tangible missing element will appear in the boxscore. No longer can the team pencil in 20-25 points for the starting center. The scoring slack will have to be made up from various points. The team will look to increase its outside shooting and will not just look to get the ball inside, said Magarity.

The Red Foxes will also look to score more in the transition game, rather than going down and setting up, said Magarity. It won't be a run-and-gun offense, but the team will rely more on its speed.

Pecarski dreams of NBA after missing Games of '88 by Jay Reynolds

Miroslav . Pecarski is running sprints in Spain as his Yugoslavian National team prepares for the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, which are just days away. For the last 16 months, he has been train­ing with the team, earning a spot on the 12-man roster.

Suddenly, a sharp pain in his left leg forces him to stop running. The pain is diagnosed as a strained muscle.

Because team officials were not pleased with the way the leg was healing, the Yugoslavian team flew to Seoul and Pecarski flew to Poughkeepsie, nearly a month ahead of schedule, to begin his senior year at Marist. Yugoslavia won the silver medal.

"I was very disappointed at first after coming so close to achieving one of my lifelong dreams," Pecarr ski said. "Then I overcame that and talked to my parents. I said: 'You can't do anything about it; I got injured, that's life and you've got to go on.' I was planning to come back anyway, after the Olym­pics, so I came back early."

Another of Pecarski's lifelong dreams is to make it to the National Basketball Association and this year will weigh heavily on that dream.

"If I play well this year, I definitely have a chance to make the NBA," he said. "Many scouts have seen me play and they will follow me this year — now it's up to me."

Pecarski, the 6-foot-11-inch center from Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, gave up a year of eligibility with the Red Foxes to play for the Yugosla­vian National team last year in preparation for the Olympics. Dur­ing the 1986-87 season, Pecarski led the Red Foxes in rebounding,

averaging 8.4 per .game, and rank­ed third in scoring with an average of 12.4 points per game. He was also named second team all-conference and to the all-tournament team his sophomore year.

"We are very excited to be get­ting Miro back," Head Coach Dave Magarity said. "His presence. should help us to fill the void left by Rik(Smits') departure.

"I think it will be a much more-mature and experienced Miroslav Pecarski that fans see," he said. Playing for the national team will have that effect on him. At the time he left, I thought he was on the verge of being an excellent player."

Through the 127 games he played for Yugoslavia, in addition to the seemingly endless hours of practice, Pecarski said he feels more mature as both a person and a player.

"I feel I have a better understan­ding of the game," he said. "I have improved my skills and I feel much better about my shooting. When you play that many games and practice that much, of course you are going to improve."

"Basketball in Europe is more physical compared to the American college game and the paint is wider," Pecarski said. "I had to adjust when I got to Europe because I would post-up and I would have a long way to go to the hoop. Here, now, it seems so close to me."

In Yugoslavia, Pecarski practic­ed all day as there were no classes to attend. Now he finds himself juggling his time between basket­ball and schoolwork, where he is carrying 18.credits.

"I'm close to my degree and I know I'm going to get it because I owe it to myself and to my parents," the communication arts

major said. "It's something you need to achieve in your life. To go to school for four years and not graduate is stupid."

"When I came back, I had a real tough time coming back to the classroom and it might have af­fected me at the beginning, but now I'm back on track," Pecarski said.

Every day, Pecarski works out at 7 a.m. with Coach Jeff Bower, lifts weights, practices with the team in the afternoon and studies for his classes — a schedule that most students could not handle.

"It's kind of tough, but nothing comes easy," Pecarski said. "I always hope for the best and I believe in the goal of making it(the NBA), but if I don't make it, I want to get a degree so I have something to fall back on."

On Nov. 25, when the Red Foxes open their 1988-89 season at Loui­siana State University, it will be the first time in years that Marist has not had a 7-foot player.

"This year we have a different team with not as much height as last year and years before," Pecar­ski said. "Now that I'm the tallest guy we're going to have be a much smarter team and play more ag­gressively. I think we have a good team for this year."

Pecarski said he is excited about this year's schedule, which includes LSU, the University of Connecticut and conference rival Fairleigh Dickinson University.

"I'm glad to have the kind of schedule we have because we can't go to the NCAA's this year (due to NCAA probation) and we have to have some motivation," Pecarski said. "It's enough motivation to look good and play well, but also, playing against teams like these and trying to beat them is great motiva­tion."

Magarity has high hopes for season with five new recruits

by Kevin St.Onge

Reggie Chambers? Andy Lake? Tom Fitzsimons? Greg Clarke? John Slattery? Do these names' sound familiar? Marist basketball fans can expect to hear these names often in the next four years. They are the latest additions to what pro­mises to be a high-powered Red Fox basketball team.

With every season come new ex­pectations and hew players. Red Fox head coach Dave Magarity is expecting big things from his new recruits. "We went out and filled our needs. All five guys are athletes capable of playing on this level," said Magarity.

From playing high school ball at Flint Hill Prep, Hempstead, N.Y., 5'10", 180-pound guard Reggie Chambers figures to play right away.

"Passing and playing within my ability are probably my best assets," said Chambers who had an impressive performance in the Red and White scrimmage, scoring 19 points and dishing out a handful of assists.

"Here, we all have a specific role to play," says Andy Lake. "In high school I did a little bit of everything, but here I can concen­trate on improving specific parts of my game."

Lake is a 6'3" guard from Goshen, New York. "Andy has had an excellent pfe-season, he's a real hustler," said Magarity.

The unexpected loss of Rudy Bougarel has left the Foxes short on big men, but 6'9" Tom Fitz­simons hopes to measure up.

Coach Dave Magarity, third from left is happy with this year's recruits, (left to right) Tom Fitzsimons, Grege Clarke, Reggie Chambers, Andy Lake and John Slattery.

(Photo by.Lynaire Brust)

"Tommy is a young freshman at 17 years old, but he still has some fill­ing out to do,", said Magarity.

The Jackson Heights native said he is enjoying playing against top level athletes, and he is learning how to play a more physical game.

Another recruit this year is 6'8" John Slattery, a Clearwater, Florida native who came to Marist from Maine Central Institute. "It feels great to be on the court with these guys. They're Magarity describes as hard-working and aggressive.

With the capability to play both guard positions, walk-on Greg

Miro Pecarski slams the ball.through the hoop against Pitt in the 1986 NCAA Tournament. Pecarski is returning to Marist this year after playing for the Yugoslavian National Team last year. (Photo courtesy Marist Sports Informntinr,)

Men's 1988-89 schedule Date Opponent Time November 25 Louisiana State University 29 MOUNT ST. VINCENT COLLEGE December

3 ST. PETER'S COLLEGE 5 University of Connecticut

10 Siena College 12 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY 28 Loyola Marymount University 30 University of San Diego January

3 George Mason University 5 St. Francis College (Pa.) 7 Robert Morris College

10 WAGNER COLLEGE 14 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY 16 Long Island University 18 University of Richmond* 23 Loyola College 26 ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE (PA.) 28 ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE 30 FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY February

1 Monmouth College 4 Wagner College 8 St. Francis College (N.Y.)

11 LONG ISLAND UNIVERISTY 13 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) 15 MONMOUTH COLLEGE

. 18 Fairleight Dickinson University 20 DREXEL UNIVERSITY 23 LOYOLA COLLEGE

8:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

10:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

* — at The Meadowlands HOME GAMES IN CAPS Northeast Conference games in bold

Clarke of Seat Pleasant, Maryland, looks to earn respect. "I have to prove myself on the court," says Clarke.

"Greg will become a valuable asset to this team as he becomes more consistent with his shot selec­tion and ball handling," said Magarity.

Although this year's crop of freshmen is mostly guards, all five are athletes with the ability to run the floor on the break or slow it down and run the half-court game. As a group, what they lack in size, they make up for in quickness.

Men's 1987-88 statistics Player Rik Smits Rudy Bourgarel Joey O'Connor Steve Paterno Drafton Davis John Kijonek Bobby Reasbeck Ted Sharpenter Reggie Gaut Curtis Celestine George Siegrist John McDonough Matt Schoenfeld

Games 27 26 26 27 27 21 27 26 25 18 16 12 9

PPG 24.7 10.7 7.4 5.7 5.3 6.7 4.3 3.8 3.3 1.8 1.4 1.1 0.4

FG% 62.3 52.4 47.6 42.5 35.0 51.8 44.2 52.3 44.6 50.0 33.3 38.5 28.6

FT% 73.5 55.0 60.0 73.5 745 '0.0

;.6 ).0

,8.5 46.2

100.0 42.9 0.0

RPG 8.7 6.8 1.8 2.7 3.5 3.3 1.2 2.2 2.4 2.2 0.8 0.8 0.2

Min. 861 775 652 481 871 467 382 311 339 150 73 61 27

Babineau predicts Foxes will battle for crown by David Blondin

The one word : that describes women's basketball" Coach Ken Babineau's attitude toward this coming season, is confidence.

Despite 'compiling an 9-19 overall record last year and being 6-10 in the conference, Babineau said he feels that his team has come of age and is the team to beat in the Northeast Conference this year.

"Realistically we should be one of the top teams in the Northeast Conference," said Babineau. "We should be fighting it out with Wagner for the championship."

Because Wagner College is one of the few teams-that did not suf­fer heavy losses to graduation, Babineau said Wagner should be especially strong. •

Marist lost starters Michelle Michel and Sue Blazejewski to graduation.

Babineau says maturity is the main reason forMarist's improve­ment this year.

"The last two years we we're mostly freshmen and sophomores," Babineau said. "This year we're mostly sophomores and juniors."

The Lady Foxes have not had a winning season since 1984-85, and if the Foxes plan to have one this season they will have to score more consistently than last season, and Babineau says he knows it.

Defensively, Marist is sound. But last year's inconsitent offensive production will have to be remedied for the team to win this

year; said Babineau. "We came out and scored well,

and then other times we didn't, Babineau said. "We must be con-,

•sistent in terms of scoring produc­tion. We must score in the 50 point range to., be successful..

Six times last year Marist failed to put 50 points on the board and twice it failed to score 40 points. Meanwhile, Marist scored 70 points four times including an'82 point ef­fort in. a win over Delaware State.

One other critical area for the Lady Foxes is turnovers. Totalling 614 last year, many of them com­ing in crucial situations, Marist must eliminate costly turnovers.

Three turnovers late in the game cost Marist a 51-49' decision to Wagner late last se$son.

Cutting down the turnovers and improving shooting, The Lady Foxes' multi-dimensional offense could be a horror show for op­ponents and make the Foxes strong contenders for the NEC crown.

"We have an interesting com­bination of talent," said Babineau. "We're not the type of team that can have one player keyed on. We can post down low or shoot the 3-pointer.''

Babineau said he plans to play a running game, building his team and picking his starters with tran­sition basketball in mind.

Senior co-captain Jacalyn O'Neil and junior Danielle Galarneau are two returning starters who are ex­pected to provide the team's best inside play this year, Babineau

saidi -'.•/'•-O'Neil, a captain last year as

., well, leads by example. Averaging a team'high 10.1 points per game, she was the top scorer for Marist with'285: points. • Galarneau will be seeing most of

her-time at center, but is also capable of playing forward. She earned a starting role mid-way through last year and was the team's top rebounder, averaging 7.2 per game.

The. other returning starter is sophomore co-captain Maureen Dowe. Dowe, who spends most of her playing time at point guard, fit perfectly into Babineau's system last year. Leading the team in assists with 84, and finishing third in steals with 28, she started 16 of the 21 games she appeared in last year.

With two starting spots open, Babineau will be looking to fill them-with players who can play the type of game he wants.

Transition basketball is the type of game Babineau said he likes to play.

Junior forward Monica O'Halloran is most likely to get the starting job at forward, Babineau said.

"O'Halloran. is the best transi­tion player on the team," said Babineau. "She runs real well and has good shooting capability."

Babineau said he looks to use a four way rotation in the low post position. Backing up the two starters O'Neil and Galarneau are senior Susanne Lynn and

sophomore center Ruth Halley. v "Lynn is a very good shooter from 15 feet in, and iscapable of playing forward or center,''said Babineau. "Defensively is where she needs to improve the most if she is to gain a starting spot."

Halley is the team's only center with the potential to bea dominant inside player, said Babineau. With work on her shooting, which has been inconsistent at times, Babineau says he expects good things form her in the future.

At shooting guard, battling for the starting position are spphomores Nancy Holbrook and Mary O'Brien, both of whom have good 3-point shot capability, said Babineau. O'Briencan play either point or shooting guard and is ex­pected to see time, backing up Dowe as well, said Babineau.

Holbrook is basically a shooting guard and dosen't figure to play point guard, Babineau said.

Holbrook missed the final 13 games last year due to injuries. This year she is expected to contribute much to the the Lady Foxes, said Babineau.

Another key player Babineau ex­pects to make large contributions to the team is junior Kim Smith-Bey.

Smith-Bey is capable of playing either forward or guard and will probably back up O'Halloran at the small forward position.

The Lady Red Foxes open their season at home Nov. 26, against Brown University. Game time is 3:00 p.m.

Women's Coach Ken Babineau said his team is the one to beat in the Northeast Conference this season.

(Photo by Lynaire Brust)

Co-captain keeps spirit going; team aims for top of conference

Women's 1988-89 schedule

by David Blondin

Marist women's basketball Coach Ken Babineau is very clear on what type of play he wants to see out on the floor and the type of player he looks to put out there.

Basketball is a team sport which requires 12 to 13 players coming together to meet the team goals, said Babineau.

Senior co-captain Jacalyn O'Neil is probably the person on the Lady Foxes that best exemplifies that attitude, which may explain why she is a second year captain.

"I really don't have any personal goals," said O'Neil. "I just want to work hard and put everything together."

One of three returning starters, O'Neil said she does her best to give 100 percent all of the time.

Her hard work paid off last season as she led Marist in scoring, and was second in rebounds, averaging 5.8 per game, and in free throw percentage.

Her performances last year led the Lady Foxes to the quarterfinals of the ECAC Tournament (now Nor­theast Conference), in which she was Marist leading scorer with 20 points during their loss to Fairleigh Dickinson University.

"Basically we just want to prove we're a good team," O'Neil said of the team's attitude. "If we don't win the conference, we will be up near the top (of the conference).".

Helping Marist come together as a team has put added pressure on O'Neil and her co-captain, junior Maureen Dowe.

"Since we have no assistant coach, coach Babineau has had to do everything himself," said O'Neil. "We try to help out by dealing with the problems between the players."

With only two available starting positions, everyone is battling for the starting roles, O'Neil said;

Jacalyn O'Neil O'Neil said she feels the Lady Foxes will be a bet­

ter team because of intense pre-season play arid hard work.

O'Neil and her sister, junior Jennifer O' Neil who also plays Marist, have been playing together since elementary school. • .

"Its great playing with her," said Jacalyn of her younger sister. * 'We complement each other very well, her with playing outside and me inside. Its different not having her out there."

Jennifer is out with an knee injury and won't be available for action until at least January, for Marist.

Date Opponent November 13 McGILL UNIVERSITY 26 BROWN UNIVERSITY December

3 • Lady Friar Classic 4 Consolation

Championship 6 Brooklyn College 9 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

12 SIENA COLLEGE 22 MONMOUTH COLLEGE 29 Central Connecticut St. University January

4 St. Francis College (N.Y.) 7 Long Island University 9 FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

14 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY 18 Monmouth College 20 Loyola College 24 WAGNER COLLEGE 26 ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE (Pa.) 28 ROBERT MORRIS February

4 Wagner College ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE (N.Y.) LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY Manhattan College COLGATE UNIVERSITY Fairleigh Dickinson University LOYOLA COLLEGE Fordham University

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Promising transfer will sit out one year 1987-88 statistics by Kevin St.Onge

"Explosive. Defensive intensity. Super quick." Sounds like a linebacker — maybe a defensive end? Nah, that is how Lady Red Fox basketbal.L. coach Ken Babineau described his only new recruit of the '88-'89 hoop season.

"She is a consummate athlete with a great attitude and she'll play an important role in the future of our program," says Babineau. "She" is Claudia Butler, a sophomore transfer from Boston University.

Known as "Woody"; to her team, Butler comes to Marist from Rensaleer, New York. She joins returning point guards Maureen Dowe and Nancy Holbrook in the backcourt, adding depth at that position for the next three years.

With oniy two seniors departing from last year's young-but-improving squad, Babineau was limited in his recruiting. Hoping to fill a vacancy at the-no. 4 spot, power forward in the Red Fox system, the coach picked up the smooth ball-handling point guard instead.

The NCAA requires transfers to sit out one year, but Butler will"

, have three years of eligibility re­maining. The five years to complete four years of play will work in Marist's favor, as Babineau will now have the flexibility to recruit frontcourt players, particularly a center.

Butler, like all true athletes will experience that frustrating feeling of sitting on the bench, knowing she won't be able to play. Instead, her contribution will be in practice, pushing Dowe and Holbrook, as she learns the Marist system.

Player Jacalyn O'Neil Michelle Michel Danielle Galmeau Jennifer O'Neil Maureen Dowe Nancy Holbrook Susan.Lynn Sue Blazejewski Monica O'Halloran Mary O'Brien Kim Smith-Bey Annette McKay Ruth Haley Laura Trevisani KatyPatemo Tarisai Kambarami

Games 28 28 28 18 21 15 28 28 28 28 22 16 23 15 4 1

PPG 10.1 7.1 6.6 7.9 6.5 8.2 4.1 3.7 2.8 2.4 3.0 2.9 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0

FG% 39.0 39.1 38.0 37.4 27.8 32.2 45.7 31.4 42.0 28.5 44.8 34.0 37.0

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FT% 75.8 69.3 50.6 76.9 64.5 73.3 42.1 61.5 63.6 63.3 41.1 63.6 50.0 40.0 0.0 0.0

RPG 5.8 4.0 7.2 3.8 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.5 2.3 1.5 2.6 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.0

Min. 752 698 701 393 659 395 416 474 300 ?96 235 120 133 39 13 1