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-NEWS- I Senior class superlatives announced - PAGE 6 -SPORTS- New Circle editor name for Women's rugby makes history, '97-'98 academic year . p 31 Check out the Inner Circle inside this edition AGE wins first match - PAGE U THE CI Volume 49, Number 20 The Student Newspaper of Marist College April 24, 1997 Students take back the Wallace to receive tx>weU Thomas Award in night at Marist College ^Pgnitiori of contributions to broadcasting both pioneers in the broadcast ing industry. by AMANDA BRADLEY tively involved students were " "He's (Wallace) the one StaffWriter Dana Greenberg and Lauren who's come up with the real Murphy. incisive' interviewing-style," Dana Greenberg, a sophomore, said Massie. is a sister of Kappa Lambda Psi. President Dennis Murray, One in every four women are According to Greenberg, the so head of the selection commit going to be sexually assaulted. rority is very involved in this tee, said it is Wallace's inter On Sunday, April 20, the Marist movement because there were viewing style that has been Women's Task Force, in coordi sisters who had once been vic emulated by a generation of nation with the Sorority Kappa tims of sexual violence. journalists. Lambda Psi, organized the "Take Greenberg said feels the march - Massie said another connec Back the Night" March. is a way to reach out to people tion between Wallace and Tho The procession left from the who may need your help. mas concerns former president campus Chapel after the eight "On the March you show your Franklin Roosevelt. o'clock Mass and circled the support to someone who may According to Massie, on May campus to end up in the Student need it. The march shows people 2, there will be a memorial cer-, Center Rotunda. Following the who have been sexually as emony for Roosevelt in Wash march were brief, but poignant saulted that there are people to ington, and Mike Wallace is presentations given by students talk to and to support them. It scheduled to be the master of on the topic of sexual violence. also shows to offenders that ceremonies for the event. This traditional event, which people will not stand for them," Massie said it is not just jour originated during the late 70's/ said Greenberg. nalistic qualities that make for early 80's, takes place each year The 'Take Back the Night" pro a recipient of this award, on most college campuses and gram was a follow-up for the Katie though. in communities nationwide. Koestner lecture that was held P1K>U>tourles) of Inn MJSMC "We don't just look at them The march is a visual program earlier in this spring semester. Mike Wallace, news correspondent and co-editor of 60 Min as journalists, but at what else of the Sexual Assault Prevention Lauren Murphy, a junior and utes, will receive this year's LowellThomas Award on June 18. has distinguished them in the Movement. Included in the peer advocate, feels the march is mold of Lowell Thomas," said march is a candlelight vigil. The a good visual way to reach out . Thomas-Award .and to join- so .Massie! ,, ." " to the entire campus". ' , \ \~-byvTiM MANSON ..entirc.program is. intended to' -'<~A&E'Edit6r *"" ., many ojFmy.colleagues.who have • ^""sWallace^who is,the-only- re- bring the community together to "The-March shows people-vi **-*.• '•'.cbme beforem'e in achieving this * mainirig original correspondent sympathize with and support the sually and actively taking a role. recognition," said Wallace. of 60 Minutes, has" been "in the victims of violence. It also shows People see and hear the march - .'Mike Wallace,-CBS News Tim Massie, chief college re news business since the" 1940s, to any sex offenders that the pub ers, so instead of waiting for • correspondent and co-editor of lations officer, said the commit when he was a radio newswriter lic will not tolerate their miscon people to go to the lectures, we the long-running "television tee that selects the recipients of and broadcaster for the Chicago duct. go to the people," said Murphy. program 60 Minutes, has been the annual award looks for con Sun. After he served as naval Roberta Staples, Director of Overall, Murphy said she felt , selected to receive-the'i997 nections between the candidates jcommunications officer during Counseling Services at Marist, the march was a great success Lowell Thomas Award on June and Lowell Thomas. World War II, he became a feels the program is an effective with a sufficient turnout. -18 in'New York City. ' "He's from an era where he may news reporter for radio station way to send out the message that "We had a good turnout. By Wallace, who has received very well have known Lowell WMAQ in Chicago. Wallace this campus does not accept vio walking past the dorms, people numerous awards in his career, Thomas," said Massie. "And first joined CBS in 1951, left lence of any kind. came to the windows and saw us expressed his gratitude and there are fewer of these journal the network in 1955, and sub The "Take Back the Night even though they weren't par -thanks for being selected for ists left." sequently returned in 1963, March" fights for the ability to ticipating. Hopefully we made an the award. Massie also said that connec when he was named a CBS be safe at night to walk free of impact," she said. ,.•"1 could not be more pleased, tions between Wallace and Tho assaults, rapes, and muggings, The group plans on continu nor more flattered,- than to be mas include their interest in said Staples. ing programming in the future to . selected for the 1997 Lowell travel logs and that they were Please see AWARD, page 13... The.march this year was almost help the campus be aware of and exclusively run by and planned deal with these very significant by Marist Students. Two ac issues. Marist gains local recognition for *tWm *• ^dKEIil^^i^^S^IHfi creating international news service ^mr jM^^K^^^^^^B^m&ft ";•" wV^S^^^B dia all over the world," Hartsock the page are a selected index of by LEAH SHELTON said. "Historically, the global publications, not a comprehen StaffWriter news flow has been controlled sive list. Hartsock said it would i aHlriWFr^ : i^Btfl ^^^^^HH^L^^^^^^B ** '^^^Bllii^^^l by CNN, Reuters, and UPI. All be too difficult to include all on ^^^^•k^!^ ^^ Marist is now providing inter world news has been filtered line newspapers. ^^H^H ., -ME& J^M national news for the world. Via through a few western-view or 'The toughest thing was com •••K • ', ji^^a^' III K- ^^^^^^^^^^^H^^^^^KHSRMII^^^^^B a web page with links to over 130 ganizations. This circumvents ing up with viable criteria. We countries, internet users can this and we can see what people realized that we could not give a J^^^n&HEyfl *%~ .fflH^HHBSIH view international news publica are saying about themselves, not comprehensive list because the tions firsthand. And it all started what we are saying about them." web is always changing. The at Marist College. The list of publications includes challenge was trying to select A course taught by John The Barbados Nation and Sun what publications would be ap Hartsock, Ph.D. in the fall of 19%, day Sun, Respekt, which is pub propriate because there is no ^^^HH^^^^^V/ '^^B^^^^^m utilized the internet in comparing lished in the Czech Republic, and regulation, anyone can learn communication systems around Ghanian Newsrunner, from HTML, make a website, and call the world. Instead of reading an Ghana. Some of the newspapers it news," Hartsock said. American interpretation of are written in English, while na The page will also benefit Marist events occurring in foreign coun tive language publications are because of its ability to be viewed tries-, The Marist College Inter also included. around the world. Students from national News Report offers us - "It provides a window into abroad can come here knowing ers the opportunity to view ac other countries' culture and po that they will be able to read the Photo courtesy of Columbia Records tual on-line newspapers from The Student Programming Council staged its second major litical systems, in both English news from their home countries around the world. and their native languages," he firsthand, not an American ac- concert event of the year Saturday, when Toad the Wet "It is an opportunity to have Sprocket performed in the James J. McCann Center. said. immediate access to foreign me Please see NEWS, page 13... Please see concert review, page 11. The works which are linked to THE CIRCLE, April 24,1997 3 Marist and Beyond April 24, 1997 Grant for join venture linking Marist Senators raise objections to GUnton education tax pk^ Or are we talking about a program to to local high schools awaits approval WbrldNews by ROB WELLS for college expenses; tax incentives for AP Tax Writer student loan forgiveness. The package provide tax relief to families who al will cost $38.4 billion through 2002, the ready are sending students to colleges Bnefs by BEN AGOES Together, they will donate more than , WASHINGTON (AP)—The Treasury Department has said. or universities?" Graham asked. $400,000, Molloy said. Summers said the $38 billion pack Asst. News Editor - v from the^ Associated Press. r Clinton administration's education tax Witnesses told the panel the Clinton He said it is important for people to real package was sharply criticized at a education credits would inflate tuition age primarily is aimed at middle-class Bill Nye the.