Vol. 44 No. 1, February 3, 1994
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Circle suspension lifted see page 3 Snowed in THE Skategate Construction continues Students react to. under snow and ice never-ending saga -see page 6 -see page 7 VOLUME 44, NUMBER 1 Marist College, Poughkeepsle, N.Y. FEBRUARY 3,1994 % Circle photo/Matt Martin * TKe Circle rtitiim THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY 3,1994 THE CIRCLE, FEBRUARY 3,1994 winter flicks top 'best of9 picks SGA lifts Circle suspension Bookstore changes to 6>> Justin Seremet spectacular; it adds to the incredible emotion gotten, into office without Carville and Denzel Washington plays Beckett's and heartfelt trauma of the film. Stephanopolous. ' homophobic lawyer, and his role may be Alternative publisher wanted new self-help format During the lovely period we call winter Some scenes will stun you, while others While Stephanopolous is smart and overlooked. • -^ ;; for the whole school, but thinks the understand journalism. People do by MEREDITH KENNEDY recess, boredom usually sets in. will tear you apart and leave you in tears, . brainy, .Carville stands out as the fiery in There's a fantastic scene in which a gay by MEREDITH KENNEDY paper was inaccurate, negative, and students will catch on. Many turn to the movies, and this past especially with John Williams' wonderful dividual who keeps the campaign full of man attempts to pick up Washington which biased. not understand the functions and Staff Writer ' If a student purchases the incor break, one could find some of the best films score. energy. may leave some audiences laughing. Staff Writer The Circle sent a letter to SGA roles of their clubs and organiza rect book for a class, he or she can Washington continues to be a hot actor last semester offering to discuss on tions," Licari said. The seemingly endless line at the released in years. Do not be dissuaded from seeing this pic From the opening scene of Big Bill wolf Student Government Associa return that book for a complete re and you can be sure you'll be seeing him for ly a different way of governing the Marist College Bookstore just got No, I'm not talking about Chris Elliot's ture because of its length or graphic content. ing down a bowl of cereal to Ross Perot's tion (SGA) lifted the suspension of The Circle's faculty adviser.Den- fund or exchange within the first years to come. paper. Currently, SGA serves as shorter. "Cabin Boy," the tired old schtick of Wayne "Schindler's List" is a film of monumen "I'm in, I'm out" fiasco, this film has The Circle's funds on Monday, nis Gildea said the paper's staff two weeks of classes. Jason Robards also does a great job as publisher of the paper. Marist has instituted, through and Garth* or even Jason Priestly in "Tomb tal importance that must be experienced. everything. Dec. 13, allowing it to resume does not want to remain a club During the semester the mer Beckett's ruthless boss. Senate Speaker Jason Barnes and Nobles, a new help- stone 90120." Not once during this film will you check It even includes the absurd Gehnifer publication during the spring governed by the SGA. chandise must be returned within Although "Philadelphia" sometimes LoMonaco said SGA wanted to ad yourself bookstore designed to cut I'm talking about "Schindler's List," your watch or find yourself dozing. Flowers news conference where Howard semester. three days of purchase, in order to perhaps Steven Spielberg's greatest triumph seems a little too proud of its own message, dress the initial accusations so it "We are looking for a new way back on the long lines and wait. The performance by Neeson is outstan Stern henchman Stuttering John asks the im Funds were returned after The receive a complete refund. in his illustrious movie-making career. ding, while Ben Kingsley stands out as portant question: "Did Mr. Clinton wear a and while the courtroom scenes aren't up to refused to meet. to govern The Circle because SGA Students must now find their Barnes & Noble does not require par with a film like "A Few Good Men," Circle editorial board agreed to Although free to publish, The is in the peculiar position of being books among the shelves instead of While in the past, he has transported us Schindler's accountant and Ralph Fiennes is condom?" Grade: A meet with SGA to discuss the a drop slip, only a receipt, to return to the world of dinosaurs in "Jurassic incredible as a lunatic Nazi commandant. "Philadelphia" is the much-talked-about Hanks succeeds' in breaking the Circle remains on probation. publisher and a constant source of having a bookstore employee do it books. Books can be returned all events that led to the paper's for them. Park," or given a humorous look to Nazis Look for this film to clean up at April's film by Jonathan Demme ("Silence of the AIDS/Hollywood barrier as we finally have news. It is an awkward position for year long, not just during finals suspension for the last two issues Christopher R. Ranc, the in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Spielberg has Oscars as Spielberg will at long last get his Lambs") that stars Tom Hanks as Andrew a movie that confronts the issue head-on. both groups," Gildea said. week. of the fall semester. bookstore manager, has been delivered a powerful three-hour drama which due. Grade: A* Beckett, a gay attorney who is fired because Since Hollywood is chock-full of AIDS ac People on the senate Gerard A. Cox, vice president Student Body President Kent employed with Barnes & Noble for Whether or not the bookstore depicts the greatest travesty in the history of On a much lighter side, political buffs will he has AIDS. tivists, expect to see Hanks walk across the Rhinehart said SGA would do 1 and dean of Student Affairs, held do not understand jour will buy back a book though, is mankind, the Holocaust. Oscar stage. Grade: B six years and says he believes enjoy "The War Room," a fantastic Not only does the film focus on AIDS the meeting in his office on everything it could to help The Cir based on how many the store needs Liam Neeson stars as Oskar Schindler, a Along with "Schindler's List," another nalism. People do not students like the new system. ddcumentary about the fanatics of the Clin discrimination, but it also deals with the Wednesday, Dec 15. He said he cle achieve an alternative club for next year and if there is a member of the Nazi Party who, using his film you can count on seeing at the Oscars "It provides the students with a ton/Gore campaign of'92. treatment of gays as well. believed that bot'.. groups needed to understand the functions status. surplus of that book. own wealth, saves 1,200 Jews from exter-. is "The Piano," Jane Campion's haunting choice of books and is more time It's a behind-the-scenes look at James Car "Philadelphia" does bring out a lot of discuss why the suspension was mination in death camps. film starring Holly Hunter. and roles of their clubs Cox said he believes that if The efficient," Ranc said. •Ranc said the sister company to ville and George Stephanopolous, the two emotion through Hanks' great performance, enforced. Spielberg doesn't hold back a thing as we Hunter plays a mute woman trapped in a Circle is not funded by SGA it Bill Hausheer, a junior from the Marist bookstore, Barnes & men that literally put Clinton in office but the scenes, at times, tend to be a little "I felt that both groups needed and organizations. see Jews shot, put in gas chambers, and load hopeless marriage who can only express should be funded by the Division Scotch Plains, N.J., said he likes Noble on Route 9, may be able to themselves, and the incredible belly-flop of overdone. to discuss and find out why things ed like cattle into Auschwitz, the most herself through her piano. -Nella Licari, VP Clubs of Communication and the Arts. the new set-up because he can offer some mass market books at the Bush/Quayle campaign. One particular scene that has Hanks' went as far as they did and I am a notorious of Nazi grounds. You can be sure that Hunter will at least get browse through the books and find a slightly lower price, but textbooks Although it's not in wide release, you can character singing along to one of his opera neutral party. The basic problem "There should be instructional Not only is every scene painfully effective find it at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. favorites seems almost as though it was an Oscar nomination for this one, even LoMonaco said he believed it those pertaining to his field of are different. seemed to be that they did not talk facilities within the Division of study. in its rawness, but Spielberg's use of black After seeing this documentary, one can created to be a vehicle for an Oscar though her most memorable lines are silent. was a misunderstanding and lack Communication for learning. "Nine out of ten times you will to each other," Cox said. "I bought one art book because and white and the occasional use of color is honestly say that Bill Clinton may have never acceptance. Grade: A of communication that led to the Students should not have to rely on not find most textbooks in a Four representatives each from extreme result. it would help me with my career.