Vol. 53 No. 15 , March 30 , 2000
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-FEATURES- -SPORTST . Using sunblock pre The Marist Baseball vents the likeliness of team is off to an im skin cancer. Find out pressive start Find more tips on p. 16. out more on p. 16. ih&£tiule*it newipctp&rof Volume 53 Issue 15 on the web at www.academic.marist.edu/circle March 30, 2000 Security turns parking lots into living nightmare byJEFFDAHNCKE McLean, assistant director of them happy," Leary said. "I wish • News Editor safety and security, and Bruce we could park everybody right Wagner, assistant vice presi Parking problems are nothing at the foot of their bed, but its dent for human resources, but new on the Marist College cam just not there." apparently did nothing to alle pus, but measures by security Security uses three tactics to viate the aggravation many stu to enforce parking policies have enforce parking regulations: dents are facing. resulted in students complain ticketing, booting and towing. ing about a situation they deem Joe Leary, director of safety Tickets are issued for offenses out of control. and security, said that students such as parking without'a per are complaining about problems • A town meeting organized by mit or parking in a fire zone. that arise every year, and there Student Body President Ryan Boots are placed on the cars of simply is not that much that can Hunter last month attempted to serious repeat offenders, and be done to change the situation. deal with parking concerns. The towing is used as a last resort "It's impossible to get every meeting was attended by Tom . Circle photo/Mike Haigh body happy, or "even most of ...please see PARKSNG,pg. 3 Overcrowded lots have students screaming bloody murder. Unity Day successful bringing people together for afternoon from Margaret Rowland, who by DOUGLAS DEISS coordinated with Pepsi to do "It showed that every StaffWriter nate 100 cases of Pepsi One to This past Saturday, Marist the event,"-Taylor said. "That one could come to students put real meaning be was a big help." gether for one com hind Unity Day. The event began outside on mon purpose:" Last weekend, the Student the campus green, but the Government-Association (SGA) weather made a small intrusion. Ryan Hunter sponsored its third annual The sky looked as if it wanted SGA President Unity Day. Previously called to storm at any second. What Diversity Day, this year the began as a few drops led to a what society, is trying to do to name was changed. fear of a downpour and the ru day. "It brings' everyone together Student Body President Ryan ining of the rented sound equip for a commoagoal that normally Hunter said there were a couple ment. wouldn't," Hunter said. reasons for the change. " An executive decision was "Sometimes we overuse words made to move the entire Unity Along with the representation and people get tired of the Day inside to the Student Cen of clubs, -many events took word," Hunter said. "We asked ter and die Cabaret. place throughout the day.. ourselves what do you do at What followed this decision Among those speaking in lec diversity day, and we decided brought real meaning to the en tures included Greg Moses, that you unify, hence the name tire day of unity. As students Bruce Luske and Associate Unity Day." from the clubs grabbed their Dean Steve Sansola, with top ics ranging from "Spirituality The SGA has been planning materials to move inside, every and Unity" to "Service to die this event for many months. one else grabbed anything from Community." ''We have been preparing cases of soda to pieces of stag Photo courtesy Leslie Bates since early fall. Our goal was to ing and helped cany it in. In The musical performances in Gartland has devoted 43 years to the college. make it the best one we have side, even.more were ready to cluded Timecheck, Sirens, the had yet,'-' said Michael Taylor, do what they could to get ev Marist College Band and Gartland rewarded director of public relations for erything set back up. Poughkeepsie's Sam Hill. SGA. "It showed that everyone WMCR, Marist College Radio, Taylor went on to say that the could come together for one had its first live broadcast out for decades of service SGA had help from a multitude common purpose to make this side" the studio during Unity day a success;" Hunter said. Day. Steve Vittoria was the DJ byAMYCRUSBERG sive involvement at Marist. of sources... The community helped by throwing in many gift The SGA succeeded in its goal for the entire day. StaffWriter The Board of Trustees elected Many students were pleased Gartland to Life Trustee status certificates. The sailing club to show that numerous clubs Priority points would have a donated generous amounts Of and organizations with all dif with the way the day weWt. earlier this month as a result of "Although I would have en- new name had they been given his 43 years of devotion to the food from the Cabaret. ferent purposes could get to to Jack Gartland for his exten- Marist community. His new "The biggest help of all was gether for a day and accomplish ...pleasesee\JM£Y,pg. 3 position allows him to continue to participate on the board de WEEKLY POLL spite extensive travel plans. President Dennis Murray said INSIDE •Gartland's new status resulted from his. great service over the TODAY: Do you fake and past four decades. bake at a tanning "It is an honor that is granted to someone "who has served with hi: 55 salon? great distinction on the board," lo: 34 Murray said. "It allows some YES NO one to stay involved and par Community. 2 ticipate on the board as time 56 44 permits." features... ..5 Opinion..... ...8 See related story of page 6. Gartland made many contribu tions to Marist, dating back to ^&E:^:;................;„.11 This is an unscientific survey takei rom 100 Marist students. ...please see GARTLAND,pg. 4 Unity Day extended the diversity shown in the Rotunda Sports ....16 THE CIRCLE THE CIRCLE MARCH 30, 2000 News PAGE 3 March 30, 2000 PAGE 2 Popularity of college continues to rise IN YOUR OPINION byKATEMOYLAN is upset with the increase in the staying on campus, as well as Staff'Writer size of the Marist community. staying on to graduation," "By enrolling as many stu7 Murray said. "It's something Marist College appears to be dents as they have been it we can't control." the hot spot for what sources makes the college less attractive Sean Kaylor, vice president for find to be a growing number of to students such as myself who admissions and enrollment, at college- bound students. came here because of the small tributed this fact to the quality If you could choose anyone On March 2 the Marist Board size," Morales said. of current Marist applicants. of Trustees met and discussed Other students are worried "Competition among appli Security Briefs from the week for president who would it admissions and enrollment for about the services and facilities cants is becoming more intense Tune into Sports Radio the 2000-01 academic year. each year," Kaylor said. He said WMCR - Marist College Ra before spring break. Stay tuned that are becoming increasingly for new briefs appearing in the According to the Marist Board difficult to take advantage of. that 10 years ago Marist ac dio - Friday - Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. be? Why? cepted 78 percent of their appli - 9:00 p.m. Tune into 88.1 for the next issue. Report, the quality of the aver "I think that before accepting age applicant to Marist College so many students they should cants. Currently the school ac latest sports talk, sports up cepts less than half. dates, and coverage of your fa Looks like Marian Hall is the < is increasing each year. Statis take precautions to make sure "We're not trying to grow," vorite Marist teams. If you have life and death of the party scene tics show that this year's appli that they can accommodate Photo courtesy Victor VanCarpcls Kaylor said. "The worst thing any questions, call the Sports at Marist College. Only one cant pool is currently expected those that they already have," The new library has increased the image of the college. that we could do is not admit Director, Mike Koller at x4724. could imagine the amount of to be 6400 students, as com said D.J. Tardiff, a junior infor hash that was confiscated from pared to last year's 6179. mation systems major who was enough students to«fill the istration. said Jessica Smith, a junior com two students of Marian Hall Of those 6179 applicants, 3400 forced to move off campus this freshman class. By doing some On the other side of mis issue munications major. thing like that the quality of the is the fact that because of the Literary Arts Society Needs Thursday around 8 in the were accepted. The admissions year due to a lack of housing. The average applicant for the evening, March 2. office expected only 850 to en Tardiff said mat the main prob students as well as the ethnic increase in the quality of the 200-01 academic year has an Submissions roll. However, 960 of the ac lem areas are housing, parking and geographic diversity of the average applicant, Marist is be SAT score of 1140, and an aver The Literary Arts Society is The Poughkeepsie Fire Trucks' cepted applicants enrolled. and computers. school suffer." coming more respected as an age GPA of 90.