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Cover-up Conspiracies surrounding the Kennedy deaths

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

Police arrest trespasser at Gartland

by JOHN CAMPBELL Staff Writer

A Beacon man who entered three North End residences last semester was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing last Thursday after entering'a Gartland Com­mons apartment, according to the office of safety and security.

Jake Corton, 22, walked into the unlocked apartment around 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 8, according to Stanley Still, police chief.

Corton was on probation for a similar incident at Bard College in Annandale-on-the-Hudson, and is also the man who was caught trespassing in Townhouses C-5 and B-3, and Garltand apartment G-8 last January, police said.

According to Joseph Leary, director of safety and security, Corton was apprehended after be­ing seen walking across the grass in front of G-section and detained by Marist security officers until the police arrived to arrest him.

Corton is currently in Dutchess County jail pending $500 bail, police said.

Tonya Brandt, who lives in Gartland Commons apartment G-12, said she felt someone staring at her in her room while she was half asleep on the top bed of her bunk-beds.

"I opened my eyes and saw a figure in the dark wearing a green hat and a dark coat, and then he

...see INTRUDER page 2 ^

Name that tune

Circle photo/Laura Soricelli

A member of the Bill Perry Band plays to an audience at the Student Talent Night in the Dining Room last Thursday.

Scheduling revisions taking place

Proposed changes will prevent three-day weekends

by CHRIS LANG Staff Writer

Three-day weekends and "party nights" during the week may become a thing of the past due to changes in the new academic calendar and schedule that will be instituted for the 1991-1992 school year, accor­ding to Marc vanderHeyden, vice president for academic affairs.

A presidential committee has been formed to create the new calendar and schedule, and members are currently exploring various possibilities for the 1991-1992 calendar and schedule, according to vanderHeyden.

Dr. John Ritschdorff, associate professor of mathematics and head of the committee that is creating the new schedule said the specifics of the changes in the calendar and schedule are unknown.

But some options being considered are: — Starting the semester earlier to allow for some sort of a "midterm

break." — Starting classes earlier in the day. — Reducing the time between classes from 15 to 10 minutes. — Creating 50-minute time slots for select courses that would meet

three times a week (i.e. Monday/Wednesday/Friday). — Reinstating the former free-time slots, which two years ago were

Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Friday at 11:25 a.m. — Increasing or decreasing the number of reading days. "We must create changes in the current schedule. We .must put back

the free period that we used to have because everyone wants it," said vanderHeyden. ' . . • • • • •

The final proposal for the new calendar and schedule will be submit­ted to President Murray for final approval in late December or early January.

But, "Right now we are still collecting information and weighing the various options for the new calendar and schedule," said Ritschdorff.

Ritschdorff said the committee is also in the process of making up a questionnaire that will be sent to select students, faculty members, and administration asking for opinions about possible changes for the calendar and schedule.

...See CHANGES page 2 •

Think twice about throwing out your papers by DAN HULL

News Editor

' "Recycle Now!" That is the message the college is sending

by installing cardboard boxes on every dor­mitory floor and public area for depositable bottles and cans last week as well as boxes for every office desk for office paper.

"As active as we are consumers, we should be just as active to recycle," said Connie McCaffrey, director of Housekeeping. "If we don't start doing something with gusto, we're not going to have an environment."

In keeping with nation-wide efforts to pro­tect the environment, the college has increas­ed the number of recycling programs to four over the last year. The programs — two of which have started since June — include recycling computer paper, office paper, card­board, and depositable bottles and cans McCaffrey said.

The college also recycles scrap metal resulting from renovations, such as the vacating of Marist East, McCaffrey said. She said the money received by recycling totally defrayed the removal cost.

Andrew Molloy, a professor of chemistry and environmental science, said the scrap metal of upcoming renovations in Donnelly Hall will also be recycled.

Starting Jan. 1, 1991, residents of Dut­chess County will be mandated to recycle newspapers, paper, glass, cans, metal and plastics and businesses will be mandated to do the same as of Sept. 1,1991, said JoAnn Crimes, assistant to executive director at

Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency.

A New York state law to go into effect in 1992 will require business and residents to decrease their solid waste weight by 40 per­cent, said Lou Rey, a spokesman for the

McCaffrey said the laws were only a catalyst for starting the programs. She said environmental concerns and enthusiasm from students, faculty and staff about recycl­ing also SPARKED the programs.

In addition to the boxes for depositable

College steps up effort to recycle

• Recyclable Paper (Don't crumble)

White memo paper White letterhead

stationery Computer paper Message paper White photocopy Any plain white paper Index, tabulating card Sticky yellow notes

(3M Post-its) Envelopes

(except plastic types) ColorecLpaper

Nonrecyclable Materials

Carbon paper and self-carboned paper

en or brown folders metal/plastic tabs I binders, loose-f notebooks

arable and dow envelopes

ofoam plates and cups, soda cans, food

Metal, wood, cloth, plastic

Cardboard, books Newspapers, magazines,

film

Department of Solid Waste Management in Poughkeepsie.

McCaffrey said paper and depositable bot­tles and cans make up a large part of Marist's solid waste.

bottles and cans, 400 desk-side boxes are to be placed in every office on campus.

"If any student would like a desk-side box, they should let me know and I'll get more boxes for them," McCaffrey said.

Housekeeping staff will empty the desk­side boxes daily and store the paper in porter areas. The National Recycling Company, located in Marlboro, N.Y., will eventually empty the bins every week, she said.

The depositable bottles and cans boxes will be emptied weekly by Housekeeping staff and most likely returned at a local beverage center, McCaffrey said.

She said the boxes that were filled last Fri­day were empty on Monday, indicating that students may have taken the bottles and cans.

Although she does not advocate taking the bottles and cans, she said it was not a pro­blem because at least the bottles and cans were taken out of the mainstream of garbage.

McCaffrey said she anticipates the cost of recycling to be limited.

"The system can be set up so that any financial benefit goes to defray the cost of the program," she said. "We hope that each program will become self-sufficient or at least cut a major part of the cost."

"We're asking everybody for their par­ticipation and not to use the boxes for gar­bage," McCaffrey said. "Anyone who has a suggestion can also see me in Donnelly 101."

The boxes for depositable bottles and cans and office paper are the most recent efforts toward campus-wide recycling.

The campus-wide recycling of office paper was initiated by a pilot

...see RECYCLE page 2 ^

THE CIRCLE ODDS & ENDS NOVEMBER 15, 1990

Up to Date

hat's Entertainment

Tonight • Journalism Professor John Hartsock will

present a lecture on "Latvia in Revolt: The Singing Revolution" at Bard College.

• The Foreign Film Program presents "L'Ami De Mon Ami," at 7:30 p.m. in Don­nelly 245. Admission is free.

• A "Coalition for the Homeless," spon­sored by Campus Ministry and Sigma Phi Epsilon will be held in the Fireside Lounge at 7:30 p.m.

• The Marist College Council on Theatre Arts will present "Company," a a musical comedy about married life by Stephen Son-dheim, at 8p.m. in the theatre. Admission is $2 for students with ID and for senior citizens, all other guests are $4.

Friday • The 21 Society will have a social at 9

p.m. in the new dining room. • Foreign Film, see above. • The Musical "Company" will be

presented in the theatre at 8 p.m. Please see above.

Saturday ••-l :A

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

• A dance will be sponsored by the Hispanic Club at 9 pm. in the Fireside lounge.

Sunday • The Musical "Company" will be

presented at 2 p.m. in the theatre. • Foreign Film, see above. • "Tequila Sunrise" will be presented in

the theatre at 8 pm. General Admission is $1 with student ID.

aking The Grade

• Last call for all students interested in making the trip to Kiev. The courses that will be offered are Soviet UnionToday and Political Thought III. For more information contact either Casimir Norkeliunas, assoociate professor of German and Rus­sian, at Fontaine room 209, extension 2207 or Joanne Myers, assistant professor of political science, at Fontaine room 315, ex­tension 2234.

Circle photo/Laura Soricelli

'Company' cast members rehearse a scene from the musical-comedy to be presented Nov. > 15 through 17 in the Theater.

MCCTA to perform 'Company' "It pokes fun at marriage and

relationships. It has everything from physical comedy to lavish production numbers," said musical director Susan Rabat who is also the resident director for Cham-pagnat Hall.

Rabat said "Company" is her first play at Marist but has musical­ly directed five other plays at State University of New York at Bingmington.

Tickets are $2 with student I.D., S3 for faculty and $4 general admission.

by JENNIFER RIVERA Staff Writer

The Marist College Council for Theater Arts presents "Com­pany", a two-act musical comedy by Stephen Sondheim on Nov. 15-17 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Theater.

The play, set in New York City, is about the good and bad aspects of marriage.

Bobby, the main character, is a confused 35-year-old bachelor with three girlfriends, and he is painfully

contemplating marriage. All of his friends are coupled, and through each of them, a different aspect of relationships is shown.

"Everyone can relate because we (college students).are at the age where we would contemplate mar­riage and adults have been there — either divorced or married," said Russ Caputo, a junior from Matawan, N.J.

Caputo plays the character Paul, a man very much in love with his fiance.

...Continued from page 1 "When we get the questionnaires back in early December, we will syn­

thesize the responses, see where things stand, and then get serious about the changes in the new calendar and schedule," Ritschdorff said. "Right now everything is still wide open."

Ritschdorff said the committee has even looked at the calendar and schedule systems used by other schools to get ideas for the "difficult task" of creating Marist's new calendar and schedule.

"Obviously, the task of creating the new calendar and schedule is very complex and there are many various interests at stake," said vanderHeyden. "Everyone has a different opinion of when classes should be held and what the ideal schedule would be."

"The problem in creating the new calendar and schedule is that we are dealing with finite space and finitetime and we can't stretch that," said vanderHeyden.

Ideally, vanderHeyden said he hopes the new calendar and schedule will benefit the Marist Community by advancing good teaching and good learning, allowing for a better usage of facilities, and creating more time for activities ouside the classroom.

RECYCLE— ...continued from page 1

^program started by students in Brian Hill's "Political Process and Environmental Issues" class in April. The pilot program became self-sufficient.

"We were generating about 4,000 pounds of recyclable paper every two weeks," said Molloy. "That's exclusive of newspapers.''

Molloy has also been recycling computer paper from Donnelly of­fices for the last two years.

Molloy.said more than five tons of computer paper was recycled during the last academic year, and the proceeds were used to purchase books for the environmental science program.

Although about a ton of card­board is recycled each month,: many students are unaware of the program, McCaffrey s a i d . "

INTRUDER-...continued from page .1

snuck onto the bed underneath me extremely quietly," said the senior from Rennselaer, N.Y. "He was fooling around'with an alarm clock and a picture frame and then went out to the living room, walked around and then left."

"He was definitely on the bed underneath for eight to 10 minutes, because I watched the clock," she said.

She said after Corton left the room, she listened for her upstairs apartment door to close, and the outside door downstairs to close. She said she locked the front door and called security.

Editor's Picks • The women's basketball debut, against the

Irish National team at 3 p.m. Sunday.

• The 21 Society, Friday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the New Dining Room.

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Tom McLain, assistant director of Safety and Security, 3aid the apartment door and Brandt's room door were both left unlocked. Cor­ton walked into the apartment and then into her room, he said.

A large cylindrical bin for card­board waste was placed in the Champagnat parking lot in June, she said.

"Seller's have been very cooperative, but the student's just don't know about it," she said.

McCaffrey said the college is looking into new recycling pro­grams involving non-depositable glass and sanitary paper.

She said Marist is checking with Hammond Industries, located in Westbury, N.Y., to possibly recy­cle napkins, paper plates, paper towels and toilet tissue.

She said Hammond Industries Would pick up the paper and a sub­sidiary company would recycle it and sell it at a lower cost.

"That would be the ideal recycl­ing effort everywhere," McCaffrey said, "that 's Capitalism at it's best."

"These break-ins have been in the papers and the students still don't lock their doors," McLain said. "We have been extremely lucky no one has been hurt yet."

On Jan. 25 of this year, Corton claimed to be a maintenance worker while trespassing in Townhouse B-3, according to a stu­dent who lived there at the time, and questioned him as he was leav­ing the premises.

In the first of two incidents on Jan. 27, Corton was found in townhouse C-5 — again claiming to be a maintenance worker who was checking the pipes in the bathroom.

In the second incident, Corton was accused of taking $30 from a pocketbook in Gartland apartment G-8 before being chased out. He was charged with criminal trespass­ing, said Leary.

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Speaker: Kennedys killed in conspiracies by SCOTT DALY

Staff Writer

The murders of President John F. Ken­nedy and his brother Robert F. Kennedy were part of conspiracies that were covered up by the federal government, a speaker told students last week.

The assassinations were most likely con­ducted by members of an anti-Fidel Castro movement, organized crime and lower echelon Central Intelligence Agency officers.

John Gordon, a consultant to the TV net­works and and member of official assassina­tion committees, spoke to a crowd of 85 peo­ple in the Theatre last Thursday about the two assassinations of the Kennedys.

"Both killings were part of a well or­chestrated assassination plots," said Gordon.

He said the Mafia could have put out the hit on the President because he was having an extra-marital affair with the girlfriend of a major crime boss. Or the Cubans could have done it out of revenge for the failure of the Bay of Pigs, or it could even have been the CIA that initiated the murders.

Gordon said the governments theory of one gunman could not be true. He said there was too much evidence to prove that there is more than one assassin.

"The way that JFK was shot, the trajec­tory and the amount of times he was shot pfoveT'that^ne^manicould not have killed him;^ne;said:v ',\T\ v

Gordon said he believes there were multi­ple gunman in JFK's case and at least two in RFK's case. He said the killers of JFK were behind him and off to the side, pro­bably in the now famous, grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza in Dallas.

Lee Harvey Oswald was not the killer of JKF. Photographs and testimony even went so far to speculate that Oswald was not in the sixth floor window from which, the government said Kennedy was shot, added Gordon.

RFK's killer, Sirhan Sirhan, did not act alone, Gordon said. Sirhan probably did not fire the fatal shot, but no one will ever know because a tracking of RFK's wound, (where the trajectory of the bullet is traced through the body), was never properly done.

The Warren Commission, headed by former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren, conducted the official in­vestigation into JFK's assassination and con­cluded that it was committed by a single gunman.

The commission also came up with the Single bullet theory which said that only one bullet inflicted all the wounds on the Presi­dent and also the wounds to Texas Gover­nor John Connolly.

Gordon said these theories could not be true. He said ballistics tests of the bullets fired, and tests on the degree of injury to the President's head were not even remotely con­sistent with the Warren Commission's findings.

Gordon said the case has been officially closed on the JFK assassination by the government and every attempt to reopen it has failed.

According to Gordon, RFK was shot by two gunman. The first one was Sirhan Sirhan and the second one most likely was a securi­ty guard named Thane Eugene Cesar.

Cesar was walking behind Kennedy after he made a campaign speech in a Los Angeles hotel. Gordon speculated that Gordon could have assassinated RFK on purpose because Kennedy was waging war on organized crime and they wanted him dead.

Or, Gordon said, Cesar may have acciden­tally shot RFK when he raised his gun to shoot back at Sirhan Sirhan.

Gordon said this man was never inter­rogated fully and was never mentioned in any government findings. There could have been convicting evidence that Cesar shot RFK, but the government looked the other way he said.

As far as the murder in Dallas, Gordon said he could not say who exactly killed JFK

Student gov't recognizes Americans in Persian Gulf

Yes, those yellow ribbons on campus are to remind you of something — something that goes beyond academia and life on the Marist campus.

In an effort to increase awareness about the crisis in the Persian Gulf, Student Government has tied these yellow ribbons around lampposts and trees and distributed hundreds of ribbons to students this week.

They acknowledge the American troops and hostages in Saudi Arabia, including the 42 soldiers who have died, according to Kevin Desmond, student body president.

"We want students to become more aware and conscious that there's something larger than Marist going on," said Desmond.

The effort is just one part of a program that Student Government has created to help increase understanding about the situation in the Persian Gulf. The larger part will take place at a forum of teachers, administrators and students today in the Campus Center, where they will voice opi­nions and discuss the crisis and the possiblities of war.

"We're not saying whether the crisis is right or wrong," said Des­mond. "But there is a need to build up a consciousness and understan­ding that is proactive, rather than reactive."

"A lot of people don't read the newspapers and realize what's go­ing on, but its important," said Antonella Licari, a public relations officer for student government. Licari has been organizing the ribbon-tying around campus. "If we go to war, a lot of our friends could go," she said.

While President Bush has called for an increase in the current number of troops in the Persian Gulf from more than 230,000 to at least 400,000 in the next few weeks, a number of Marist students have been called to active duty, and still others face the possibility.

"It is important that everyone is aware of this issue, and the ribbons and the forum are just a starting point," Desmond said.

The forum will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the theatre, but the entire campus center has been reserved for the event so smaller groups can break off and talk, Desmond said.

but there is some photographic evidence of possible shooters. One possible killer accor­ding to Gordon, is the father of "Cheers" bartender, Woody Harrelson. Charles Har-relson is seen on film being escorted by police officers from a railroad box car behind the grassy knoll. He was never questioned and is now serving a prison sentence for the murder of a judge in. Illinois.

Gordon said JFK's body was damaged during the flight from Dallas to Betheseda Medical Hospital outside of Washington D.C. and that the ensuing autopsy was done incorrectly.

"The autopsy was performed by an inex­perienced surgeon who had never perform­ed an autopsy before on a shooting victim," he said. "Besides, JFK's body was not the same as it was when it arrived at the hospital"

He said there has been some speculation by others that JFK's body was worked on during the flight and that evidence was covered up.

Gordon started his research on the Ken­nedys while getting an advanced college degree from Indiana University.

"It is unlikely these cases will break," he said. "No one will be able to get any help from the CIA or the FBI. If it does break, it will be at the state level."

New course Brass bonanza blowing away

Circle photo/Laura Soricelli

Three musicians of the Bill Perry Band jammin' at the Student Talent Night last Thursday in the Dining Room.

Canterbury lab up and running after more than a month of delays

aims to help students in job hunts

by BRIAN McNELIS Staff Writer

Think it'll be tough looking for a job after commencement?

Wondering what companies are expecting of you in interviews']

Unsure of where you stand in the pool of graduating college seniors?

Then "Employment Practicum" — a new course being offered next semester — might be for you.

The Office of Career Develop­ment has established this new class for the Spring semester — and despite a "TBA" listing in the registrar's course book, one section has already been filled.

The course will help students in the search for employment after graduation, according to Deirdre Sepp, director of career develop­ment. It will run for two hours, one day a week for seven weeks, and students will get one credit.

"We're teaching this to help students get a jump on the job market," said Sepp. "And to get them geared up for their job sear­ches."

It will help students prepare a resume and find contacts on the outside, develop a job search plan and effective networking skills, and offer students a realistic look at what to expect after graduation and what different companies are look­ing for, Sepp said.

by JOHN CAMPBELL Staff Writer

After more than a month of delays, students living in the Canterbury Garden Apartments have a computer lab — saving them the ten-minute commute to campus.

Carl Gerberich, vice president for information services, said the delays involved waiting for new IBM computers for the Adult Education lab and installing the replaced computers in Canterbury.

The computers were finally in­stalled three weeks ago in apart­ment 74A, and will most likely be emulated to the mainframe system next week, information services said.

"We took the five best com­puters from adult education and put them (at Canterbury)," said Gerberich. "Right now we're waiting for emulation cards so the

students can get access to the main­frame from Canterbury."

According to Christine Mulvey, manager of telecommunications, the target date for their installation is November 26.

Gerberich said the lab at Canter­bury is a learning experience because for the first time informa­tion services will be responsible for maintaining a lab off the main campus.

"Last year the mainframes in Champagnat were vandalized and we want to see how the computers are treated by the students," Gerberich said.

Jim Raimo, director of Housing and Residential Life, said apart­ment 74A was rewired and modems installed, as well as bars placed in the windows and the locks chang­ed for the beginning of the

semester, when the lab was suppos­ed to open.

"Right now we are getting ready to install a letter-quality printer," Raimo said. "We're also going to be installing new chairs and lamps to make the students more comfor­table."

Abdul Kamara, a graduate stu­dent with an assistantship, main­tains the lab and helps students with any problems which may occur.

Kamara lives in the apartment directly across from the lab and is accessible during the hours it is open. He said a suggestion box for students' comments will help make the computer lab a better for students.

"I'm a student myself and I can relate to their problems," Kamara said.

"Employment organizations have different approaches to hiring people," Sepp said. "And often students don't understand those differences."

This is the first time the class is being offered, and it is unknown whether it will be offered again after this semester.

However, one section of the class has already been filled, Sepp said. The Monday section, which will be taught by Pam Meeds on Monday from 2:35 to 4:D5, was filled after the Monday registration period.

A second section was added and will be taught by Deidre Sepp on Tuesday nights from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m.

This class will only be offered to juniors and seniors. "It will help seniors better cope with the reduc­tion going on in the market," Sepp said.

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ARfc YOU KhAUY . TO DEFEND AMERICA?????

* DID YOU KNOW THAT 210,000 US- TROOPS ARE IN SAUDI ARABIA * DID YOU KNOW THAT 42 AMERICANS HAVE DIED—SO FAR...

* DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION? * MANY ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-22 (OUR AGE!)

STARTING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1990 THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT WILL BE TYING YELLOW RIBBONS ON THE MARIST CAMPUS

TO SHOW THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE U.S. TROOPS IN SAUDI ARABIA, AND THOSE WHO HAVE DIED.

THINK ABOUT IT... THERE WILL BE A STUDENT/FACULTY/ADMINISTRATION

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MARIST-VOICE YOUR OPINION

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Kid conference: Higher education Local children get a preview of life at college

by CHRIS SHEA Editorial Page Editor

Seven-year-old Sabir Archer came to college last Friday, and he liked what he saw.

"I want to go to Marist when I get older," he said. "It's my favorite college."

Archer, along with several other students attending a unique area school, went on a tour of the col­lege in order to be made aware of opportunities the future holds in higher education.

The event, sponsored by the In­ternational Student Union and the Community Service Program, is one of three similar programs to be conducted over the next month,

Phil Koshkin, director of the Community Service Program, said the purpose of the event was to give the children an opportunity to view what college life entails and the dif­ferent facilities that colleges have to offer.

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

Circle photo/Chris Shea Manuel Mercader (center) and Mike Rodia (right) talk with some young students visiting

from the North End Resource Community Center on the set of MCTV's show "What's Up?"

parents because the parents felt the the system did not cater to all of the children's needs, said Koshkin.

The children, who ranged in age from seven to 14, are educated at the North Side Resource Com­munity Center in Poughkeepsie.

Parentsteach the children from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. The school is head­ed by Marshall Shamsideem, coor­dinator of the North Side School and a leading figure in the Moslem religion in Poughkeepsie.

The tour involved International

Student Union members and com­munity service program volunteers taking the children to all areas of the campus showing both the social and academic atmosphere.

"What we tried to do was give the kids something to strive for,"

said Manuel Mercader, a junior in the ISU.

"We want them to see what goes on as far as the lifestyle goes. We wanted to show them the social at­mosphere, not just the academic at­mosphere," he said.

The children saw different parts of the campus from a freshmen dorm to the Lowell Thomas Com­munications Center, where they were given the chance to work a television studio firsthand, a com­puter lab and a radio production room.

According to Koshkin, the children reacted positively to the tour.

"They all seemed happy and ge­nuinely intrigued as to what hap­pens on a college campus. Hopeful­ly seeing how interesting college can be will be an enticement for them to do well in school."

Koshkin said the children are of above-average intelligence and have a disciplined lifestyle instilled in them by their parents.

"It's a definite advantage for the kids," Koshkin said. "Whatever they learn in class can be reinforc­ed by the parents at home."

Weekend storm causes damage by STACEY MCDONNELL

Managing Editor

The storm that blew through the area Sunday night took its toll on the North End, according to Tom Daly, director of the Physical Plant.

: Three of the four Gartland Commons apartment buildings had no heat or hot water from about 11 p.m. Sunday to sometime Monday as a result of the high winds, Daly said.

The winds disrupted Central Hudson Gas and Elec-tric's power supply. As a result, the Gartland power feeds of the heat circulation and sewage pumps had low voltage, he said.

The motors of the pumps burnt out, Daly said.

"Everytime Central Hudson experiences a problem, something happens here," Daly said. "We're lucky that it was only the supply to the Gartland area, in­stead of the supply to the whole campus."

All the pumps were sent out to private contractors and rebuilt. Daly also said extra pumps have been ordered in case such problems occur again.

Panels of metal sheeting above the front entrance to townhouse A-l fell to the ground, and the smoke detector, which is located in the metal that fell,'was~ swinging above the door on it's wires,' as a result of the winds.

Ryan Applegate, a senior from Elizabeth, N.J., said the contractor who originally built the townhouses in 1981, was called to fix the house.

"We think the damage happened because the wind changed directions," Applegate said. "Because we are the first house, we received the brunt of the damage.''

Panels from the side and back of the house also fell, he said.

Daly said the fire alarm has been repaired.

Officials approve work on Donnelly at inter session

by DAN HULL News Editor

The U.S. Department of Education approved the college's pro­posal to begin final renovations of-DonnellyHanxluring-trte~vrinter

' intersession ahead of schedule, but Executive Vice President Mark Sullivan said the renovations are more likely to begin in May as scheduled.

"It's up and the air right now whether we'll start (during winter intersession) but more than likely we won't," Sullivan said.

He said the Board of Trustees has to discuss the project, followed by "internal discussions" of the Buildings and Grounds Commit­tee, and back to the Board of Trustees for final approval.

The Department of Education has paid the college $375,000 of a $500,000 grant towards the renovation costs and therefore ap­proves Marist's construction contracts, Sullivan said.

If the Board approves the project, renovations of the Business, Financial Aid, and Registration Offices would start as soon as possible to produce the best results over the five-week winter break, Sullivan said.

He said other renovations would include shifting the cafe and student academic services, which would most likely occur next semester.

The cafe would be moved adjacent to the top portion of the greenhouse, he said. And the Offices of Career Development and Field Experience, Higher Education Opportunity Program, Lear­ning Resource Center and Academic Counseling would occupy the same general area, but include the area where the cafe is currently located, he said.

Get it 'to go': a Subway man on the run Drug dealers like meatball subs. Except Jamaican drug dealers;

they like turkey and bacon subs.

Crackdealers prefer steak and cheese subs with lots of mayonnaise.

How do I know? I sell subs.

I sell subs to drug dealers, nurses, bums, college students, security guards, hotel guests, Metal-heads, and Walgreen's clerks to name a few.

They all like something different. Nurses like ham and provolone

cheese, while Metal-heads eat roast beef, probably because they thrive on the taste of fresh cow's blood.

Marist students like everything from BMT's with "the works" to plain tuna.

Vassar students like veggie and cheese subs on whole wheat bread, which is typical.

I've been selling subs for Subway for five months now. I know subs.

Not even Bo knows subs like I know subs.

Over the summer I worked at a

Subway in my town. It's not quite the same as working on Academy Street.

For example, none of my co­workers at home carried a gun.

After being fired, none of them went on to bigger and better things...like armed robbery. They didn't have to worry about not be­ing able to go home because drug dealers were waiting to kill them.

And they didn't tell me exciting stories about being stopped at a stop light and seeing a guy get shot six times.

ThevSubwayJat home had a catf* dy dispenser for M United Way by x

the register. The .Subway a a Academy Street has an emergency button which immediately calls the police in case of a robbery.

Luckily for me, I get to leave the store whenever there's a delivery. Yes, I am Subway Man.

If you don't want to take your chances coming into the store, I'll bring it to you.

They used to have a guy named Kent dress in blue tights with a big red " S " on the chest, red briefs and

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a cape doing deliveries. The " S " of course stood for Subway. He quit becausejie_was sick of getting his cape^caught- in his car-door. ^ Novy4 do it. Donned in my "Put

a foot-in your mouth, Subway" tee-shirt and a pair of jeans, I set out to calm gurgling tummies.

I meet all kinds of people, too. But I have the most fun with

stupid people. I once made a delivery to a dor­

mitory on campus to the stupidest person on the face of the earth. I met him in the lobby.

"Are you waiting for Subway,'' I asked.

"Huh, uh, no," he said. After going up to his room and

finding no one there, I came back through the lobby on my way out.

"Is that Subway?" he asked. "Yeah, didn't you hear me ask

you if you ordered it when I came in?" I asked the poster child for birth control.

"Yeah, I didn't think you were talking to me," he said.

Realizing this was the stupidest person on earth, I simply told him the bill was $10 and tried to avoid confusing him further with conver­sation. He gave me S10.

No tip. I thought to myself, "Here is liv­

ing proof of what can happen when pregnant women drink too much cough syrup."

Most people aren't as stupid, they're just unfamiliar with the Subway menu.

Nevertheless, when you have to deal with the public all day like I did at home, you tend to label so­meone as stupid if they don't know exactly what they're talking about.

You tend to get annoyed when someone asks you if you sell hot dogs or hamburgers; or how long is six inches; or my personal favorite, what is wheat bread.

The only real annoying thing about Subway is that after work­ing there, I always smell like food.

It took me a few weeks to make this discovery.

After working on Saturday nights, I would always catch up with my friends at the bars.

We would be hanging out for awhile until someone always said, "Are you hungry? I don't know-why but for some reason I just got hungry."

So if for some reason you're feel­ing hungry, give me a call. And if I'm not busy serving Metal-heads and drug dealers, I'll stop by.

Dan Hull is The Circle's Hnmor columnist.

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8 THE CIRCLE EDITORIAL NOVEMBER 15, 1990

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CIRCLE Use Martin, Editor

Stacey McDonnell, Managing Editor

Chris Shea, Editorial Page Editor

Mike O'Farrell, Sports Editor

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Dan Hull, News Editor

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Shaping up the academic schedule The college is weighing the options of changing the

academic calendar and schedule. And while some of the pro­posed changes are good, others could cause problems.

Here's how some of the proposed changes shape up:

— They want to push the beginning of the semester back to start the year earlier, and allow for a mid-term break. While a good proportion of colleges do start their semesters in late August, it cuts the summer short. Many students re­ly on their summer jobs to supplement tuition, and cutting the summer short cuts money short, too.

A mid-term break, while not essential, does help take the pressure of school work off the students' shoulders. But,.: in light of the increasing diversity in demographics of the student body, it is sometimes difficult for those students who live outside the tri-state area to get home. It could work better if the break included more than just the Monday off, as it was in the past.

— Starting classes earlier in the day. This would likely mean 8 a.m. classes rather than 8:15s. But that extra 15 minutes in the morning is helpful, especially to the faculty and the commuters, and pushing it back will be painful.

— Reducing the time between classes from 15 to 10 minutes. This is not a good idea. Many students rely on that extra time to talk to their professors after class, as well as run errands around campus.

And some professors keep students in class longer than the time alotted. Those students will find it tough to make it to their next class on time. The academic committee may want to consider reducing the time between the 4:10 class slot and night class to a 40-minute gap.

— Reinstating the free time slots during the week. This is a necessity. They should never have been cut and moved to Friday in the first place. The free time slots, which used to be Tuesday at 11:25 and Friday at 1 p.m., give clubs and activities more of a place during the day, and don't restrict events until after 9 p.m. — when most of the activities, lec­tures and events occur now. They also allow students more options in seeing their professors during office hours.

— Creating 50-minute time slots that meet three times a week. This could work well with core classes at the 100 and 200 level, since those are generally the largest and tend to have a majority of underclassmen.

The five-day week is traditional. In theory, full-time students should be going to class five days a week. And 50-minute time slots three days a week may allow faculty to accomplish more in class. The topic will be fresh in students' minds, and the attention will be better.

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In a day where only 35 percent of eligible Americans turn out to vote, I think we pro­bably should ask why the National Football League has suddenly acted, it seems, to raise the social consciousness of the entire country.

Just in case you missed it, the NFL an­nounced plans to move the 1993 Super Bowl out of Phoenix, Ariz, because the voters of the state rejected a bill to declare Martin Luther King Jr. 's birthday a state holiday.

The loss of the Super Bowl, if it actually occurs, would cost the state of Arizona millions.

Now, there are two obvious questions which arise here.

First, why on earth wouldn't a state want to declare King's birthday a state holiday? The man was a hero to millions and one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century.

The second question is, since when has the NFL had any kind of political activism? And isn't it kind of suspicious they are starting now?

The first question, concerning the voters, is hard to answer. While the bill was voted down by only a slim margin (a percentage point or two), it's strll difficult to understand why the holiday was voted down. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is, after all, a holi­day in 47 other states.

It's not fair to declare Arizona a state full of racists. After all, how many of us use Martin Luther King Jr. Day to think about and contemplate the brilliant life and tragic end of a great man?

Not many. Which is worse: Not having a holiday or

having one for the wrong reasons?

Don't most of us use the day off to sleep late and not give a second thought to the man who made the holiday possible?

I'm not sure.

But this isn't the sad part. While it isn't easy to understand why the

Arizona voters sacked Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it is easy to understand why the NFL couldn't pass up the chance to make a political statement.

It's called free publicity. It 's also called a disgrace. „ Remember, this is coming from a league

that has been around for decades, and yet until 1989 never had a black head coach, and still hasn't had a black general manager. This, even though, the majority of players in the league are black.

Now suddenly they are coming off like the strong arm of the NAACP.

I believe this puts the NFL at the top for the "Hypocrite of the Year" award. (By the way. George Bush is a close second.)

Not that the NFL has any business nos­ing around in politics anyway, especially the kind of special-interests lobbying it was do­ing before the election. By announcing it would consider moving the Super Bowl beforehand, the NFL was tampering with the election.

Let's see if we can't straighten things out a bit. The NFL is a sports league. The Super Bowl is a game. (Although usually not a very close one). The ratification of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday, on the other hand, is a political device.

Obviously there's a difference. Now there's rumors starting that the Na­

tional Collegiate Athletic Association may be getting into the act, too.

The NCAA holds two football bowl games in Arizona which now might move elsewhere.

It's a case of an organization (whether it be the NFL or NCAA) trying to do the right thing for the wrong reasons.

Both organizations should stay out of politics and stick to playing ball.

Chris Shea is The Circle's Editorial Page editor.

THE CIRCLE VIEWPOINT NOVEMBER 15,1990

Letters to the Editor

Editor:

- Recently in Bro. Donald Kelly's statistics class students were asked to do a statistical analysis. The topics for these analyses rang­ed from how many hours a week students talk on the 'phone to how much money students spend drinking each weekend.

If you are like most and you just received your mid-terms back, you may be asking yourself why you didn't do as well as you thought. Whether it be one class or five, you know you could have done better somehow.

Perhaps you're one of those students in the analyses who watches 49 hours of T. V.

. a week, talks on the phone for 10 hours a week, and spends $70 a weekend on drinks.

Or possibly you're one of those students who falls in the mean and watches 21 hours of T.V. a week, talks on the phone for 3 1/2 hours a week, and spends $22 a weekend on drinking.

In either case, you are using valuable time and money on things which don't pertain to studies at all.

Some students at Marist spend $15,000 a year on their education, but most are getting a paid vacation. Instead of taking advantage of the educational opportunities they are given, many can be found babbling profusely around the unfinished perimeters of campus.

It students were to redefind their reasons for being in college, I'd gamble to say that their priorities would change.

The moral of the story may be found in the immortal words of Joseph Conrad, who said, "The mind of man is capable of everything — because everythingis in it, all the past as well as all the future." .

My hope' is that the reader will not only look at the statistical value of this article, but that he or she will also engage in an eye-opening experience.

Richard Angelo Sophomore

In defense of internships Editor:

This letter is in response to "The Bottom Line" column in last week's issue on what Kevin St. Onge called " the exploitation of Marist students."

The author suggests the college demands that all student interns receive monetary compensation for their time. What St. Onge refuses to recognize is the fact that the ex­periences, networking and hands-on skills earned at an internship will benefit the stu­dent many times more than any monetary rewards.

1 have participated in two internships in my school career, one of these currently. In my first internship, as a senior in high school, I interned at a real estate headquarters in Westchester County.

Because I was an unpaid intern, I was able to float through five different departments in 10 weeks. In this way I was able to see all sides of the business. During these ten weeks I followed many managers and asked endless questions. I also made numerous contacts and received a letter of recommendation from the owner of the agency. Upon conclu­

sion of my internship, I was offered a full-time summer job in any department I wanted.

At no time during this internship did I feel "exploited" or consider myself to be a "cap­tive market." Because I was unpaid, I could spend my time in whichever office I chose.

My present internship works in much the same way. I am a senior now, interning as a peer counselor at the Office of Career Development and Field Experience. There are very few things that I am told to do, ex­cept reasonable reading and writing assignments to earn my college credits. The rest of the projects we (there are five of us) choose according to our interests and/or ma­jor. Once again, the experience and network­ing that I am gaining here greatly outweigh amy monetary compensation that could be offered to me.

If I were paid at either of these internships, my supervisor would have been more inclin­ed to tell me what I could do. What would have been the difference between my intern­ship (or Co-op) and an entry level position?

Gerrit Roelof Junior

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People do some stupid things, but no (me Jakes responsibility

KEVIN ST. ONGE

People have to start taking responsibility for their actions.

Accountability and responsiblity are being replaced by pseudo-scientific excuses made credible by the discipline of psychology.

Alcoholism was once considered a bad habit before it was upgraded to an addiction and now a disease.

There may well be scientific evidence showing a physical dependence on alcohol but that does not lessen individual respon­sibility for activity during a drunken stupor.

The old excuse of "society made me do it" does not wash anymore but, as John Leo pointed out in U.S. News and World Report early this summer, several academic disciplines combined with psychology are fill­ing the "alibi gap."

People make mistakes in judgment. Peo­ple do stupid things.

If we listen to psychologists, there is an ex­planation for everything from A (abuse) to Z (zoophilia — 302.90 in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," presumably a sexual disorder of some kind that involves animals.)

Pathological gambling, coded 312.31 in the manual, reportedly led to the demise of Pete Rose. Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry supposedly suffers from alcoholism, (303.90) while telephone scatologia (302.90) was used to explain the unusual, most people would say obscene, phone habits of former American Universi­ty President Richard Berendzen.

People make mistakes in judgment. Peo­ple do stupid things.

Why not leave it at that and hold people responsible for their actions? No excuses.

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

The success of Alcoholics Anonymous cer­tainly indicates such disorders are not beyond control and the first step to recovery is not to take that next drink. In other words, ex­ercise responsibility.

Fortunately the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health" is being revised for 1993.

Early indications are that 1 out of 4 psychological explanations for unusual ac­tions will be discarded.

That fact alone indicates an attempt at over-explanation.

Society should place an emphasis on responsibility and not look to psychology for exoneration.

BY THE WAY . . .

Mike O'FarrelPs "Thurday Morning Quarterback" of Nov. 8, went one step to far.

It would be nice to have Marist students at all athletic events cheering their teams on to victory. RAH, RAH, RAH.

It is appalling students can't get excited about how well their teams are doing.

The new Student Booster Club is a welcome addition to the Marist community and it should go far towards fostering in­creased fan participation at athletic events, (not to mention attendance, writing the weekend sports schedule on the corners of all the blackboards was a great idea but so far only basketball and football have made the chalkboards)

The problem is Mike O'Farrell is making the same mistake Chris Baustista did earlier this semester in a letter to the editor claim­ing, "Marist athletes deserve our support."

O'Farrell maintains athletes "represent each of us" when they compete and insists they are somehow serving the college.

Marist athletes do not deserve our support simply because they put in long hours of practice. Despite the noble appeal, they are not competing for us. They involve themselves in athletics for personal reasons that have nothing to do with Marist College.

Leo described a court case in Los Angeles that essentially allowed Kevin Mitnick to disassociate himself from his actions. Mit­nick apparently tapped into a corporate com­puter system and stole on expensive security system. Note the word "stole."

The judge, according to Leo, considered Mitnick the victim of a "new and growing" impulse disorder — computer addiction.

What a sorry state of society. Actor Chevy Chase makes the argument

for personal responsibility when he talks about the Betty Ford Center, a clinic for

Scholarship athletes are paid to play. Those athletes not on scholarship presumably play out of love for the sport. Reading into it anymore than that, is doing everybody a grave disservice.

It really is a shame Mike O'Farrell and the Student Booster Club are so convinced athletes somehow "deserve" recognition solely because they are athletes.

Using that line of argumentation, Mike O'Farrell deserves recognition solely because he is a sports writer, having nothing to do with whether he's any good or not.

For student military reservists, country comes first by TINA LaVALLA

Up until recently, the Middle East crisis has, for most of us, seemed relatively distant and irrelevant to our daily routine. But in speaking with two Marist students who have already been called to serve in Saudi Arabia, the conflict is now beginning to affect our community directly.

Two students have been called to their respective military bases, and although they were sent back to await further instructions, it is highly likely for them to leave at a moments notice.

In discussing the possibility of serving in Saudi Arabia, the student serving in the Air National Guard (who wishes not to iden­tified) said he had already spent time in Saudi Arabia during the summer. His attitude was that it was his duty as a member of the arm­ed forces to serve his country, and that he recognized the possibility of war when he first joined.

"But what about leaving everything behind?" I said. "And don' t you have se­cond thoughts now that there's a good chance that war will break ou t?"

His answer was that defending America had to be done by someone, and it was bet­ter that a person qualified do it, rather than anyone else.

Likewise, the student in the National Guard had even gone as far as to have volunteered for a six months tour. WHY? was my first thought. It seems crazy to even think of sacrificing so much for a war that would accomplish so little in the scheme of things.

His response however, was that respon­ding in the event of a crisis, was one of the requirements included in exchange for the rewards the National Guard has provided him. He already has close friends in the Mid­dle East and it only seems proper to assist.

I was surprised to learn of such dedicated, patriotic souls floating around our campus, because honestly, it is the few and far bet­

ween college student who would be willing to dedicate themselves to such an important commitment, not to mention the possibility of sacrificing their lives to "drawing a line in the sand."

Of course, this is not to say that as col­lege students we aren't dedicated...we are, but just to different things that seem pale by comparison.

Before interviewing the reservists, we agreed that there are two different issues in the crisis. One: Saddam Hussein is a dangerous leader, and that the seizure of Kuwait undermines the stability of the region.

The second issue being, that all we're fighting for is oil, and that Hussein's actions aren't a valid reason to have American lives lost.

It seems that Bush is trying to "flex our muscle" to the world, in order to prove that we are still a superpower amidst a new global balance. But must we defend every nation who runs into trouble?

The Bush administration has been calling up to 180,000 extra troops for "Operation Desert Shield."

The amount of American troops leaving for Saudi Arabia is the most amount of U.S. forces deployed since the Vietnam war, yet, the Bush administration has failed to an­nounce what goals will be achieved by being there. It is only with a clearly defined American position, minus the fiery rhetoric, that the President should proceed in diplomatically solving this crisis.

In discussing the two sides of the issue with the reservists, their commitment, despite the opposing view, still stands strong. They are looking at the impending crisis with the eyes of an American soldier. A soldier commit­ted to serve and protect the interests of the United States.

But at some point in time, they may even question the validity of the cause.

Tina LaValla is a senior majoring in political science.

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This year, nine faculty members were recommended for either a year or semester sabbatical, five of which involve leave for the entire 1990-91 school year.

Each year, the college suggests faculty members take a sabbatical leave. Approved by the Research and Sabbatical Committee, a leave may be taken for study, writing, research, or any activity con­tributing significantly to the enhancement of the faculty member or the Marist Community.

Here's this year's list of faculty who took the college's suggestion for sabbatical:

Donald Anderson, assistant pro­fessor of English, is working on a novel, "Bit Players", which he hopes to complete and have published by the summer of 1991. According to Anderson, this work has been in the makings for the past 8 years but he's been too busy to work on it.

Anderson plans to bring the creative process into the classroom. "Being away from writing, I've missed the excitement and frustra­tion of creating. I'll get back into it with my students," Anderson said.

Dr. Anderson will be returning in the Fall of 1991.

Dr. Richard LaPietra, professor of chemistry, will be taking his sab­batical in the Spring of 1991. He plans to research computers in the teaching of chemistry at the in­troductory level.

According to LaPietra, using computers to do chemical calcula­tions will simulate real-life ex­periments and challenges.

"Computers will supplement textbook learning and provide what can't be found in books. Students may work more independently with the computers and I'll be more of a mentor when the computers are used," LaPietra explained.

LaPietra said the computers will not substitute for the laboratory setting, which he feels is necessary for students to handle the chemicals and equipment.

Eileen Appleby, assistant pro­fessor of social work, is completing her work on her doctoral disserta-

. tion in which she is researching the connection between self-advocacy and self-esteem among visually handicapped students in higher education. She plans to assess how other institutions are using this pro­gram in a college setting.

Marjorie Schratz, assistant pro­fessor of psychology, plans to write a graduate-level textbook for use in the developmental psychology course she teaches. She intends to include information on human

development in hispanic, black and oriental populations which she believes is lacking in most graduate level psychology books.

Thomas Casey, assistant pro­fessor of philosophy, will use his Spring 1991 sabbatical to produce a guide to the Robert C. Pollack Lectures on American Philosophy which consist of 48 ninety-minute audio tapes. Robert Pollack is a graduate professor of .philosophy at Fordham University. Casey plans to produce a subject-author and cross-reference index for these tapes and the topics discussed.

John Ritchdorff, associate pro­fessor of mathematics, will use his Spring sabbatical to dp research on expert systems. He plans to study computational models of expertise with emphasis on knowledge representation, knowledge- acquisi­tion, learning and instruction.

He plans to address the human factor and technical aspects of these systems as they apply to use by faculty, students and others.

Catherine Newirk, associate pro­fessor of medical technology, is us­ing her 1990-91 sabbatical to par­ticipate in a portion of a three-year Fellowship program for Physicians in Bone Marrow Transplantation,' Hematology and Pathology of the New York Medical College In Valhalla, New York.

Helen Gengenwarth, assistant professor of computer science and math, is completing work on her doctorate by studying parallel pro­cessing, a process that allows multi­ple processors to function both simultaneously and at a distance from each other.

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LETTERS — ...Continued from page 9

Does anyone care?^- [faery* =v

Editor:

I am very disturbed with the ap parent lack of concern with the pre sent military buildup in the Middle East. The U.S. is presently involv­ed in the largest military action since Vietnam and few people have expressed outrage to the possibili­ty of the loss of American lives.

Conservative figures put American loss of life close to 1 million over the few weeks alone. Is anyone afraid? .Does anyone care? Have we become so involv­ed with ourselves and our own lives

that we will allow Bush to commit our armed forces to war without question?

It does not make sense to me, It would seem that in a place like Marist that there would be some opposed to war. There are many here who have family and friends serving in the Middle East. Are they not afraid? If so, when will they express that concern — hopefully before bodies begin ar­riving in bags.

Miguel David Gelpi Office of Admissions staff

Cartoon was offensive

Editor: The desert war for 18 miles to the

gallon will be a costly one in human lives, not just of Americans, but of a huge Iraqi civilian population which is not responsible for what Saddam Hussein has done.

That is why I found your Nov. 8 cartoon offensive. It stereotyped Arab peoples as carpet-makers, camel-riders, "Aladdin Lamp"-makers and bluntly, as imbeciles.

This is the same kind of pro­paganda material used during the Vietnam debacle which portrayed an entire people as "gooks" and "little men in black pajamas."

• As Chris Shea noted in;, his perceptive.editorial't we'didn't learn anything from that war. We still

aren't interested in who the "enemy" is, but blindly follow our leaders who, according to the New York Times, "have very few Arab experts in the State Department or Pentagon" and know next to nothing of Arabic history and culture.

So while we sit here writing in an alphabet originally cooked up in the Middle East and count our blessings in Arabic numerals, I sug­gest that this time around, we dispense with the knee-jerk pre­judice. This time we should really do our homework and ask some questions. This time we should at least know WHO we are killing and WHAT we are dying for.

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Friendship — what exactly is it all about?

Did you ever jump off life's vicious merry-go-round for a mo­ment to ponder the concept of friendship?

Lucy had Ethel, Fred and Barney, Wordsworth had Col­eridge. Even the Lone Ranger had Tonto (which I always thought made Silver a bit jealous).

Try and remember who your friends were back when you were four years old. Basically anyone who was thrown in the sandbox with you became your life-long buddy. (Even if baby Hitler was thrown in, you would have played with him.)

In grade school you were friends with many people, but did indeed have a "best friend."

In high school it seemed people traveled in packs. Three or four cars were needed just to transport everyone wherever it was they were going.

Of course you were always closer to certain people than others. There was the person you'd hide in the bathroom and sneak smokes with in between classes, or the person you'd always cut Chemistry class with or the one you'd always hang out in the nurse's office with and catch up on the gossip.

But, all in all, everyone was close and had a good time together.

Then graduation struck (gulp) and someone was going away to school, another person was staying home and someone else was backpacking through Europe. Whatever the reason — the solid

group became jackhammered into tiny, separate pieces.

You thought you'd be friends forever. Well, forever suddenly got shorter. (A few of you are still tight, but the number has dwindl­ed significantly).

This brings us to the college years and the bonds we have made or are making now.

As a freshman you're basically thrown in with a complete stranger (this person could be a direct descendant of Manson — who knows?) and expected to instantly mesh with him/her.

After a week you both will know everything there is to know about one another; every deep dark secret. After two weeks, both of you will have planned to name your firstborn child after the other.

Sounds great — if it really work­ed that way. Sometimes it does, but most times it doesn't.

After.the first year, you get to choose your own roommates. You have now reached the peak of in­dependence in friendship.

No one ever said that maintain­ing a friendship is simple. It is a dif­ficult, yet highly rewarding task. However, it does require effort.

People often become selfish and totally consumed in their own pro­blems and their life's events, that they tend to lean just a bit too much on their solid buddies. Even worse, they start to take them for granted.

Pardon the cliche, but friendship is a two-way street; give and take, laugh and cry. Friends are an ex­tension of yourself.

Many of the ties that are made in these four years are stronger

than any you have made or can make. At times they might wear thin, but it's up to you not to let them break.

Show your confidantes what they really mean to you. Hug them, scream at them, take them out for a drink — but let them know you care.

All the problems and worries on your mind now will all work themselves out. Years from now you won't remember them. However, the friends you make now, you'll never forget.

They say a dog is man's (or woman's for all you feminists) best friend, but I don't buy it.

You can't go ice skating with a dog. You can't play football or fly a kit or share a double scoop ice cream cone. A dog won't sit up with you after you've been dumped for the sixth time by the same guy. You can't gaze up at the stars and share your fears of life and the future with a dog.

(Besides, you don't have to walk your friends or train them. Well, at least most of them you don't.)

So, what are you waiting for. Call up your friends and tell them you love them and that you'd be lost without them. I hope that after reading this article, my friends will already know.

Janet DeSimone is a senior ma­joring in English.

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14 THE CIRCLE, NOVEMBER 15,1990

Hockey loses 8-7, searching for first win by MIKE O'FARRELL

Sports Editor

The Marist hockey club played its second game without a victory Saturday, losing its home opener to the Community College of Morris, 8-7.

The loss drops Marist to 0-1-1.

Head coach Bob Mattice said he was disappointed with the team's erformance.

"I saw a lack of concentration on everyone's part," said Mattice. "We didn't stick to fundamentals. I'm very disappointed, especially after the way we played last year. We were outskating teams last year, we dominated teams."

"When you lose your home opener, it is disappointing," Mat­tice said. "The fans got their money's worth in excitement, but they didn't get their money's worth in good hockey."

"This is our first year in the up­per divison, we really didn't know what to expect from CCM," said captain Kevin Walsh. "We knew that they had a tough team last year, but we were a little uncer­tain."

The teams scored three goals apiece in the first period.

Marist took an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Noel Smith on an assist from Walsh.

Ed Sherako scored the first of his two goals on an assist from Scott Kendall and John Walker.

Andy Giberti scored the final goal of the first period at 5:00 on an assist from Scott Brown and Kevin Reynolds.

CCM took the lead 4-3 with a goal at 12:28 of the second period before Walker scored the first of his two goals at the 10:00 minute mark of the second period, tying

Circle photo/Nathan Robinson

A member of the Marist hockey club faces off against a player from County College of Morris (N.J.) in their 8-7 loss Saturday in front of one of the largest crowds in recent years at the McCann Ice Arena of the Mid-Hudson Civic Center.

the game at 4-4. He was assisted by Kendall and Tom Regan.

CCM then scored two unanswered goals to pull ahead 6-4.

"The defense looked slow and sluggish," said Mattice. "They were unable to get the puck up to the forwards."

Walsh agreed. "It was a definite letdown of

basic fundamentals," he said. "I really think this was an off night for us because we played real well in the opening game against Southern Connecticut."

Walker closed the gap to 6-5

when he scored his second goal on an assist from Sherako.

At 1:49 of the second period, Marist was awarded a penalty shot when a Red Fox shot had failed to cross the goal line and a CCM defenseman covered the puck in the

.crease, which is a penalty.

Brown took the shot and he made good, tying the score at 6-6.

In the third period, CCM took a 7-6 lead at the 16:52 mark.

Sherako tied the score with the final Marist goal at 15:16 of the period. He was assisted by Walker and Kendall.

CCM scored the final goal of the game with 10:21 left in the third period.

Marist played the final 1:23 shor-thanded when Paul Lloyd was whistled for holding.

"On the positive side, I know what the guys can do," said Mat­tice. "Every once and a while, you have a game like this. They will be back."

The first line of Sherako, Ken­dall and Walker drew praise from Mattice.

"They all played well," he said. "They scored four of our seven goals. They did a nice job."

Kendall said that the team needs to come together.

"We're not a team, we're very much just a bunch of individuals," he said. "That has to change."

"I don't think we played as well as we should have," said Kendall. "It 's not so much the skill, but more of an attitude problem."

This weekend, Marist has a home-and-home series with Rutgers University. Friday night, the Red Foxes will take oh Rutgers at 7 p.m. in New Brunswick, N.J. Saturday, the teams will do battle in the Mid-Hudson Civic Center at 8 p.m.

Walsh said the series will be tough on Marist.

"Rutgers is strong," he said. "They won the entire league last year. This will be a good test for us."

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President's regatta returns to Hudson

by JIM SAVARD Staff Writer

After a one-year hiatus, the President's Cup Regatta will return to the banks of the Hudson Satur­day at 7 a.m.

"Last year, the regatta was cancelled because we could not get enough participation from other schools," said head crew coach Larry Davis. "Our regatta was scheduled for the same day as three other major regattas."

Fifteen teams were invited to race, and five accepted, said Davis. Competing with Marist will be For-dham University, Manhattan Col­lege, St. John's University, SUNY Maritime and Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute.

"This year's regatta is still a lit­tle bit smaller than we would like to have it to be," said Davis. "However, we are just happy to have it back."

One reason, for the small turnout is the Frostbite Regatta in Philadelphia.

"Our regatta is being held on the same day as the Frostbite," said Davis. "That is why we couldn't getmore teams to participate in the President's Cup."

"We are looking forward to hav­

ing the chance to nost the regatta with all the teams we invite par­ticipating," said Davis.

Fordham will be the toughest competition for Marist, according to Davis.

"They will certainly be the big­gest challenge we will face," he said. "We have seen them in some races this year, but we have never raced them head on. We know they are tough and we are ready to face them head on."

The weather will be a factor in the racing, said Davis.

"If the weather holds up and our team performs up to our expecta­tions, we should win," he said. "If the .weather doesn't hold up, it is hard to predict an outcome because anything could possibly happen with lousy weather. The Hudson is so unpredictable, it is hard to tell what will happen. Anything can happen on this river."

Marist will be racing different sboat combinations, said Davis.

"We will be racing our men's and women's varsity and junior varsity teams and both four and eight-person boats in the race," said Davis.

The President's Cup is the last race for Marist during the fall season. The spring season will begin in March.

Malet resigns as lax coach Mike Malet has resigned his posi­

tion as head lacrosse coach effec­tive immediately in order to meet the increasing demands of his post as Athletic Business Manager, Director of Athletics Gene Doris announced Friday.

In his seven years as head coach, Malet posted a 52-39 mark, in­cluding a school best 12-2 record in 1986,

—' "I'veTound it increasingly dif­ficult to devote time to coaching

with the demands of my office," said Malet.

"Going into this year, Mike and I had discussed the possibility that it might be too dificult to coach," said Doris. "It became apparent that it would be too difficult and considering the complexities of ad­ding more sports, his decision is in the best interest of the college."

No successor or interim coach has beeirnamed. -A- search" will-begin immediately.

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Sophomore forward Sedric Viazey attempts a short jumper in the lane during an exhibition game against U.S. Verich Reps Ertday. Thfi^e.d,Eoxe.sJostJ07-:9.5.. ..__,

...continued from page 16

"He looked good for a kid who hasn't practiced in three days," Magarity said. "He wasn't able to finish off shots he normally would have if he were healthy, but I was pleased with him."

The biggest concern for Magari­ty was on defense.

"Our press is half way there," he said. "It's too early to judge it. I was a little disappointed with the defense at times. There was some confusion with the press in the se­cond half because we were unable to trap anyone. We gave up some easy buckets."

Magarity also said that the Red Foxes need more points from the front court positions.

"We need more points up front," he said. "We want to be able to establish some type of in­side game that will be a threat."

Sophomore point guard Andy Lake scored eight points and dish­ed out three assists.

"Andy is a key now," Magarity said. "He is on the/ball all the time and has more to worry about. In the past, he has had the scorers mentality, and he can't lose that, but he has to keep things going for us offensively."

Tomorrow night, the Red Foxes play host to the Greek National Team in the final exhibition game of the season.

"We will take a different ap­proach on Friday," Magarity said. "We will be in more of a real game situation. We have to get ready for the opener with James Madison."

The Red Foxes open the regular season on Nov. 24 at James Madison. Marist lost to James Madison last year 73-58 in Madison Square Garden.

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Gridders win first ACFC title <*"£* by MIKE O'FARRELL

Sports Editor The Marist football team won its

first-ever Atlantic Collegiate Foot­ball Conference championship

. Saturday when it destroyed Brooklyn College 40-0 in the pour­ing rain at Leonidoff Field.

The Red Foxes finished the season with a 7-2-1 mark, the best Marist record in the school's 13 year history of Division III foot­ball. Marist posted a 5-0 record in conference play.

"Winning the conference feels real good," said second-year coach Rick Pardy. "The guys worked real hard for this, they showed a great deal of character."

Marist wasted no time in getting points on the board against the Kingsmen.

The Red Foxes forced Brooklyn to punt on its first possession. The snap was high and Marist had first and goal on the Brooklyn four-yard line.

Two plays later, junior fullback Chuck Mullaly scored his eight touchdown in the last four games on a one-yard run.

The extra-point failed, and with less than three minutes gone, Marist was on top, 6-0.

The Red Foxes made it 8-0 with 3:53 left in the first quarter when Brian Minhoitz scored a safety off a blocked Brooklyn punt.

On its next possession, Marist marched 44 yards before freshman tailback Donald D'Aiuto scored his first of three touchdowns on the day. This one came from three yards out. Brian McCourt added the extra-point and the Red Foxes were on top 15-0.

•• Marist made it three scores on three" possessions wfieii senior quarterback Dan O'Donnell scrambled in from two yards, cap­ping off a 57 yard drive that lasted three minutes, 25 seconds.

McCourt's kick was good, giv­ing the Red Foxes a 22-0 lead at the half.

In the second half, the teams played 12 minute quarters due to the sloppy conditions.

The conditions did not affect D'Aiuto, however, as he scampered 70 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the second half.

Circle photo/Matt Martin

Junior offensive guard John Higgins (77) leads the blocking attack against Brooklyn Col­lege in Marist's conference-clinching victory Saturday at Leonindoff Field.

With only seven seconds gone in the third quarter, Marist had in­creased its lead to 28-0.

D'Aiuto did it again on the next Red Fox possession. This time, the tailback scored on a 76-yard touchdown run, giving Marist a 34-0 lead with 7:21 left in the third quarter. •

D'Aiuto's last touchdown run put him over the 1,000 yard mark for the season. It also gave him 232 yards on the day, a new Marist single-game record.

"Don did a great job," said Par­dy. "He had help though, the of­fensive line did a solid job in giv­ing him the initial holes that he needed. Once he got those, he did the rest."

The final Marist touchdown came at the 10:47 mark of the fourth quarter.

Sophomore tailback Christian Mosello scored on a seven-yard run to make the score 40-0, Marist.

Pardy said that Marist wanted to "finish" this game.

"We've had problems putting teams away," he said. "During the year, the third quarter was a pro­blem for us; we didn't want that to happen in this game. We wanted to shut them out, and we did."

The weather played a major role in the game. Marist gained 309 yards of offense, all on the ground. The Red Foxes only attempted one pass play.

Brooklyn could only muster three yards of offense on 47 plays. That is an average of just under three inches per play.

"Defensively, we shut them down completely," Pardy said.

"They were a one-dimensional team with good receivers. However, we practiced real hard and were confident that would not be a problem. Even if the weather had not been so bad, I think the outcome would have been the same."

Pardy said that this year's team was solid as a unit.

"There was camraderie and family on this team," he said. "You need that to be successful. This team was always ready to play. They were always mentally prepared and they bounced back well after letdowns."

"This was a year in which we surprised a bunch of people," said Pardy. "After being beaten by Iona in the first game (56-14), we had to prove people we were a good team. This team did that. At times I think that they overplayed their abilities."

home opener; Greeks next

by MIKE O'FARRELL Sports Editor

The men's basketball team was defeated by the USA Verich Reps 107-95 Friday night in the Red Foxes' first exhibition of the 1990 season.

After holding a 52-47 lead at halftime, Marist was outscored in the second half, 60-43.

"I saw some good things out there," said fifth-year coach Dave Magarity. "We really had no of­fensive continuity, but that is my fault because we played 13 guys in different combinations to give everyone a look."

Marist started the game leading by as many as nine points, thanks in part to Steve Paterno who open­ed the scoring with three 3-point baskets. The senior guard finished the game with a team-high 15 points.

"I was pleased with- the up-perclassmen," said Magarity. "They did a nice job, it was tough having Reggie (Gaut) in foul trou­ble, but they did a good job and we got some things going." Gaut, who fouled out, finished with eight points.

One question mark before the game was how well the seven newcomers would play.

The newcomers played well in the first half, but the inexperience began to show in the second half.

"The young kids played inex­perienced in the second half," Magarity said. "They are still lear­ning ev'erytime on the floor and they did O.K. Right now, they just need some time to grow."

Two bright, spots were Fred In­gles and Izett Buchanan.

Ingles, a junior college transfer, scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds. "Fred's experience is starting to show, he played well," said Magarity.

Buchanan, who had missed three practices prior to the game, tallied 14 points and snared nine rebounds for the Red Foxes.

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A bond between Marist gridders and cagers Friday marked the beginning. Saturday marked the end. Friday night marked the long-

awaited beginning of basketball season. College hoops!! "The Road to the Final Four" starts now. It doesn't matter if Marist makes the journey to the NCAA tournament. What matters is that this is hoop season, the start of the most exciting college sport.

Saturday afternoon marked the end of football season. The Red Foxes finished with the best record in school history and nearly gain­ed a Division III bowl bid. That didn't happen, but it doesn't mat­ter. What matters is the turnaround the team has made in the past two seasons under coach Rick Pardy.

Basketball and football are two very different sports — especially at Marist.

There is not as much emphasis put on the athletic programs here at Marist compared with other schools. There is not as much pressure put on the athletes at Marist like there is at other institutions.

Here, the basketball team is Division I and receives the most emphasis because it is sponsored by the Reebok Corporation.

Football, on the other hand, is Division HI and really doesn't get the same recognition that basket­ball does.

However, take a closer look. You will notice that there are in­deed some interesting comparisons — at least this year anyway.

On Friday night, the men's basketball team began the 1990-91 season with an exhibition game against the U.S. Verich Reps, los­ing 107-95. Considering it was the first time the team has played against new competition this year, it was a good showing.

On Saturday afternoon, the football team ended its season by winning its first Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference Champion­ship, dominating Brooklyn Col­lege, 40-0.

Friday night, the basketball team debuted its seven new players to those that did not attend the Red/Black scrimmage two weeks ago.

These new players began their careen as Marist athletes. They are preparing themselves for what lies ahead. The newcomers may have lacked confidence, but that will come as they gain experience. The rookies are learning a new system, a new idea.

Thursday Morning Quarterback

MIKE O'FARRELL

Saturday afternoon, 14 seniors played their last football game at Marist College. Their career at Marist is over.

The seniors have improved from the first game they played four years ago. Each game they became more confident in themselve and in each other. They have worked hard for what they have accomplished. They have had their day in the sun.

The basketball team lost its game — big deal. It was an exhibition. That game was a tune-up for the season. It was a chance for the Red Foxes to test themselves against a tougher opponent.

The football team won. That vic­tory was a culmination of an entire season. There were nine games before that one, and each of those nine games had a part in the win against Brooklyn.

" The basketball team is trying to perfect its play in order to reach the same plateau as the football team, a conference championship. The Red Foxes know what lies ahead. It isn't going to be easy with a schedule that includes James Madison, Siena and the Universi­ty of California at Santa Barbara. They are looking ahead.

- The football team can relate to this position. The gridders were faced with a season-opener against Iona and then three straight non-conference battles against Coast Guard, RPI and St. John's. The football team survived the tough non-league schedule. The players can now sit back and reflect.

The basketball team added a key member to the coaching staff. Drafton Davis, whose old Marist jersey hangs from the rafters of the McCann Center, has joined Dave Magarity's staff. Davis brings ex­perience to the program. He has been through the program and his experience and knowledge of the game will be a positive force on the team.

The football team lost a key member of its coaching staff. Of­fensive coordinator George Maier. announced his resignation from football after the Red Foxes won

the conference title. Maier, who came to Marist two years ago from Pace University was instrumental in teaching the offensive philosophy of Rick Pardy. His ex­perience and knowledge of the game will be missed.

To most, there is no comparison between basketball and football, and normally, there never would would be. It is like comparing ap­ples to oranges, they would say.

How can you compare a slam dunk to an end-around? How can you compare a blocked punt to a free-throw? In reality, it can't be done.

But in reality, it is possible.

At Marist this year, the com­parison of basketball to football is real.

While basketball and football each have its own unique identity and style, they also have some in­teresting factors that relate to each other.

Sure, they may be far-fetched, or even a bit coincidental, but they are real.

This past weekend proves that. Mflte O'FarreH is The Circle's

sports editor.