The Search Is Over Future Leaders Homecoming win Students turn in Freshmen elect class officers the missing Marist sign in record turnout Football team beats Siena — page 3 —- page 5 — page 12 THGCIRCLG Volume 36, Number 5 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. October 12, 1989 Students march to protest racism by Nathan J. Robinson Amid cries of "Stop the hate, before it's too late," 250 college students, including a group from Marist, marched through the city of Poughkeepsie on Sunday to protest racism. The march followed recent recruitment efforts by the Ku KLux Klan in Dutchess County. Members of Marist's Black Student Union, marching with students from five other colleges, made charges of racism on this campus, but they refused to comment on specific incidents. Students from Vassar College, Dutchess Community College, SUNY New Paltz, Columbia University and Howard University in Washington, D.C., walked hand-in-hand down the city's streets on a 12-mile "March Against Hate," beginning and ending at Vassar. The route took the marchers p st the Dutchess County Jail, where the grand drtfgon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana was held earlier in the week. Douglas Tuttle, 24, was arrested October 1 in Fishkill, N.Y., on a weapons charge. Tuttle had been stopped by state police in a routine traf­ fic check, and a loaded handgun and a blackjack were alledgedly found in his car. BSU members who attended the march said it was not held to protest „ - - .- *•* the KKK in particular, but to protest hatred in general. St.. iii., ..V. "We have racism and we have to fight it until it ends," said BSU Presi­ Members of the Black Students union join students from five other colleges in a rally against racism dent Afena Cobham, a sophomore communication arts major. in Poughkeepsie last Sunday night. Cirele photo/Nathan Robinson Alcoholism seeps into student life by Stacey McDonnell wrong with him! Why wouldn't he perience or through the experience give the college students an oppor­ can only have a good time when help himself?" said a Marist stu­ of a parent, friend or sibling. tunity to drink and.become poten­ you party — it's what you're sup­ He lay on the couch, feeling the dent, who requested anonymity. "I According to the National Coun­ tial problem drinkers," said Fries. posed to do in college." results of the excessive drinking. used to get so embarrassed and cil on Alcoholism, alcohol is the "Having a high tolerance for He moved slightly and fell off the ashamed that I wouldn't admit he most widely used — and abused — alcohol is prestigious among Steve Sansola, director of hous­ couch onto the floor. had a problem, that I had a pro­ "drug in America. It is America's students, but the truth is, it is a sign ing and residence life, said nearly His child stood above him and blem dealing with it." number one drug problem among of alcoholism." 98 percent of the problems reported began to yell: "Get up! Get Alcoholism exists almost youth. Alcoholism on campus? to his office are alcohol-related. yourself up! Don't just lay there!" everywhere — in the home, in Because of the pressures to per­ "Yes, there are people who have Sansola said the number of For nearly 17 million Americans, school, at Marist. form well and to be socially active, problems with alcohol on campus, alcohol-related incidents is up this their families and friends, Interviews with administrators, college students have a great risk of but that number reflects the na­ year because the enrollment of the alcoholism is not just an issue, it's faculty, staff and students reveal­ forming a drinking problem, said tional occurrence of alcoholism," college is up. While the numbers a way of life. ed that some students at Marist do Barbara Fries, a counselor in the said Peter Amato, assistant dean of are higher, the intensity of pro­ "I was so mad! My father lay have problems with alcohol and its Health Services Department. student affairs. "There is a myth blems such as violence and van- there on the floor — what was abuse, either through their own ex­ "The parties being held in school among college students that you Continued on page 2 Clean-up crew Panama policy sends problems to student by Paul O'Sullivan find out about it from me!" For most Marist students, last Quintero, who is living in week's coup attempt in Panama Poughkeepsie with his aunt and un­ was just another gunfight in a far- cle, said the government control of off land. the media is only one indication of For Dino Quintero, however, the the total authority of the Panama­ fighting really hit home. nian dictator, General Manuel An­ Quintero is a native of La Con- tonio Noriega. cepcion, Panama, which is about Things have been getting hot in an eight-hour drive from the coun­ Panama ever since Noriega was in­ try's capital, Panama City. When dicted on federal drug smuggling he first heard about the coup at­ charges in the United States in tempt, he was working in the Don­ February 1988. Events came to a nelly Hall Computer Center. boil a month later when the U.S. "I remember thinking, *Wow, I cut off its supply of money to hope everything is all right,' " he Panama, where the American said. dollar is the standard form of The next day, when he got a currency. chance to call his parents in La This strategy has not been suc­ Concepcion, he discovered that cessful in forcing Noriega from everything was indeed all right, but power, but it has succeeded in mak­ his parents wondered why he was ing things difficult for Quintero. calling. Since there is no supply of Members of Tan EpsUon Pbi, pictured above, joined Tan Kappa Epsflon on Sunday in cleaning up trash "They knew nothing about it money in Panama, all of the assets <m campus and near the river. ^^ photo/Nathan J. Robinson (the coup)," he said. "They had to V V. i 'J- Page 2 - THE CIRCLE - October 12, 1989 October 12, 1989 - THE CIRCLE - Page 3 AM& Glass Stolen letters Entertainment Pirates of Penzance To Your Health From Russia With Love Speech questions Rendezvous with Romance Pirates of Penzance, a Tony Award Sexual Harassment Get a glimpse of glasnost and earn brought back For the true romantics, "Rendez­ winning modern version of Gilbert and Affirmative Action officer Terry three credits during Spring Break. Visit vous with Romance," a dance produc­ Sullivans' musical, will be playing at Sa'well will speak about sexual harass­ Moscow, Leningrad and Vilnus on a reform for Jews — for a price tion with tangos, waltzes and jitter­ the Ulster Performing Arts Center Sun­ ment tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Lowell 10-day tour of the Soviet Union with Marist faculty members. For more in­ by Jennifer Becker by Chris Landry bugs, will be staged at the Bardavon day, Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. Ticket prices Thomas 005. "This present emigration is a gift Opera House on Oct. 14. Tickets for rangefrom $18 to $22. For more infor­ formation about the $1,500 trip, con­ from heaven," said Berk citing the tact Dr. Norkeliunas at ext. 207. Soviet Jews may or may not be annual flow of Soviet emigration Only a week after the college of­ the 8 p.m. show are available by call­ mation, call (914) 339-6088. Special Olympics enjoying actual reform, said reaching 50,0000. fered a $500 reward for it, the miss­ ing 473-2072. Help handicap children go for the Stephen M. Berk, who has a Ph.D. Then Berk gave a brief history of ing Marist College sign was return­ Marist Theater gold. Become a volunteer for the in history, while lecturing on "Gor­ the Jews in the Soviet Union. ed to the Office of Safety and Ode to Shakespeare The Marist Theater Company will Special Olympics. Although the majori­ Essay Contest bachev and the Jews" last Tuesday The Jews were not allowed to Security last Thursday. The New Day Repertory Company present Brighton Beach Memoirs, the ty of the events will be held in Sauger- The Vector Marketing Corporation is in the Theater. show any manifestations of Jewish Joseph Leary, director of safety will present "An Evening of Excerpts ties, the equestrian event will take sponsoring an essay contest on the The lecture, the latest in the rituals and if they continued to and security, could not disclose the first part of a trilogy highlighting Neil identity of who returned the letters. place at Roseview Stables in Hyde topic "Beyond Your GPA: What More William and Sady Effron series on practice their religion, they were of Shakespeare" at the Vassar Simon's life, tomorrow and Saturday at Leary safd Security and Town of Brothers Institute Theater in 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Park. For more information, please call Does It Take to Be Successful After Jewish studies, focused on the imprisoned or given poor rations. College?" There's a Dec. 1 deadline. reforms Gorbachev is trying to in­ In the 1920's, the Soviets were Poughkeepsie police still have no Poughkeepsie on Oct. 13 and 14. The Theater. Mr. Carle at (914) 331-2885. solid leads to who stole the six let­ $10 tickets can be obtained by calling For further information, call (215) itiate and the effect they will have trying to route out Jewish national 544-3020. on the Soviet Jews.