-FEATURES- -SPORTS- I Marist student, Helen Marist and quarterback Stahlin, spent the summer Bill Tramaglini squeak by at Biosphere 2, pg.5 Fairfield, pg. 16 THE the student newspaper of Ukarist College VOLUME #52 ISSUE #2 SEPTEMBER 24; 1998 Commuter lounge relocation offers more than before by CHRIS GROGAN Freshman Sandra Martin said StqffWriter she thinks the lounge should have always been located in the Commuter students now relax student center. in a lounge that offers more "This just seems like a better amenities. location," Martin said. "It's The new lounge is bigger, has more convenient especially if a separate study area, and more you want to grab something to computers than the previous eat." location. Eric Stock, vice piesident of According to Carolyn Fielder, commuter affairs, agrees the new commuter mentor, along with lounge is an improvement. the increased amenities, the new "This new location has more location is more central and of space for us to spiead out, and fers better accessibility to stu Circle Photo/Jeremy Smith also there are more computers dents. this year," Stock said. The foundation for the new library has recently been poured. Next to go up is "The commuter population is the steel, according to Tom Daly, director of physical plant. The new library, The transition to the new loca when completed, will have-seating for over-850 students,- mqre.than the old on the increase and this lounge tion was smooth according to library's 325 seating capacity. .. - •£. •*" ' --,---- " suits.the inpreasmg^amount of.—Fielder.-' - ~r= . students spending their time "Except for a few computers here," she said. that we are stillexpecting, ev Thenew lounge is located on erything else was completed on the second floor of the Student time," she said. New library slated Center in meeting rooms A and Sophomore Jeremy,Doran is B. Admissions is now occupy not completely happy with the ing the former commuter lounge new location. until the library construction is "Many of my friends live in for August 1999 completed. Mid-Rise so with the lounge Students agree the new loca tion is better suited to their ... please see LOUNGE, pg. 3 needs. Construction try, according to Assistant Aca library and learning center will demic Vice-President, Richard provide much more than just will continue Lewis. books. "It will contain hundreds of Students will enter on the sec CBS anchor through winter computers and other resources ond floor though one of two for student and faculty to use," main entrances. One will be lo receives Lowell said Lewis. byTIMSORENSON cated on the waterfront side of Some new additions to the li StqffWriter the building, the other on the IhomasAward brary include a cafe, two elec Chapel side- tronic classrooms and a multi On the main floor will be the As students truck themselves media language center. main study area and reference byBENAGOES across Route 9 to the transition Library Director John McGinty section. The rest of the stack News Editor library, construction is more said the library will have seat area will be located on the first than underway on the new li ing for over 850 students, far floor. Journalists and reporters alike brary complex. more than the old library's 325 Included on the second floor flocked to Manhattan last week >sgooc This $18 million project, due seating capacity. It will contain are offices and special study to honor this year's 14th annual News "poet-in-residence" for to be finished in Aug. 1999, is increased digital media and con rooms and computer hookups Marist College Lowell Thomas his rhyming commentaries on being billed as one of the great tain twice as much stack space for laptops. Lewis also said Award recipient, Charles the day's news that frequently est learning centers in the coun- as before. there is the possibility that stu Osgood. Even with all the new tech dents may be able to sigh out Osgood, 65, is best known as ... please see AWARD, pg. 4 nologies and learning areas, Di laptops for use in the library. anchor of "CBS News Sunday CIRCLE POLL rector of Physical Plant Tom Many different departments Morning" and the popular CBS Daly said all work is on sched will be relocating to the third Radio News commentary, "The ule. floor of the building. Osgood File." He was recog INSIDE Do you think the students "They're pouring the founda According to Lewis, Aca nized at a luncheon Sept. 15 at were adequately in tion right now and the steel will demic Computing, the Center for the Union League Club. be going up next," he said. "The Career Services, the Center for Marist President, Dennis TODAY: formed about the numer time table for the main steel Collaborative Learning, Interna Murray said Osgood was the Partly Cloudy ous changes on campus? structuring is the first week in tional Education, Higher Educa perfect choice for this award. hi: 66° October." tional Opportunity Program and "Above all, Lowell Thomas Io:45° YES NO According to Daly, construc the Writing Center are a few of was a storyteller, and no one in tion on the inside of the build fices that will call the library's broadcast journalism today Community. 2 58% 40% ing would continue through the third floor their new home. more closely emulates the style, Features 5 DONTKNOW: 2% winter because enough of the The floor will also be the home imagination and humanity of A&E 11 building should be constructed to the new technologically en Lowell Thomas than Charles SEE RELATED STORY, PG. 3 Opinion 9 by then. hanced classrooms. Osgood," he said. 77th is an tmscimtijic survty taken firm 100 Sports 16 random Marist xtudtnts. Once finished, this three-story Osgood is known as the CBS THBOFOE MEGHOE SEPTEMBER 24.1998 PAGE 3 SEPTEMBER 24.1998 Community PAGE 2 WORLD BRIEFS Construction displaces faculty, staff p^piiiopiiroii Another difference between (C^mmunit Scandal captivates world Marist Abroad, the two locations is the number The' scandal has traveled of visitors to the gallery. outside the United States.- * Admissions, Art "I like Greystone. but we cer V^News, What is your take on the Clinton scandal? The Clinton-Lewinski scan tainly don't get the traffic that dal that has captivated a na Gallery relocated we used to." English said. Club Bulletins tion has foreign leaders such After the library is complete, Do the charges justify his impeachment? as the Palestinian President, by KRISTIN A BRTTO the gallery is scheduled to re Yassar Arafat and Israeli StaffWriter turn to the Student Center. The Gaelic Society Prime Minister, Benjamin Also awaiting the completion The Gaelic Society is providing Netanyahu concerned with Students were not the only of the library is the Marist shuttle buses to A Celtic Day their relationship with the ones moving to new locations Abroad program. Marist in the Park in Staatsburg, New U.S. on campus this fall. Abroad is scheduled to move York on Sunday, Sept. 27,1998 They believe Clinton has Many Marist offices including to the third floor of the library at 11 a.m. If interested, please too much to deal with at the Admissions, the Marist Abroad Circle photo/Kevin Kwas from their temporary office in the contact Tara at x4783 or email present time in his personal Office and the Art Gallery have Student Center. KZBQ. The Admissions Office has been relocated to where Carol Toufali, coordinator of life to be concerned with for all moved as a result of the new the Art Gallery was formerly located in the Rotunda. eign affairs. The reason for International Education, said library construction. Admis Here a student works in the new office. Student this anxiety is that some lead sions is now located in the old she personally likes their new Programming ers think it will produce a Art Gallery space in the Ro Murray. tions, which can be distracting." location bettej. Council change in his policies. tunda, while the Art Gallery has Since Student Center room Since Admissions took the "Before we were in a noisy --" -According to Newsday, moved to the lower level of 384 is the multimedia room place of the Art Gallery, the Gal area, across from the copy cen Coretta Scott King, the widow government officials have Greystone. The Marist Abroad where many tours meet, he said lery also had to relocate. ter and the men's room," she of Martin Luther King Jr., is maintained a similar stand: office has moved from its it made sense to move to the Donise English, director of the said. "Now, things are calmer. coming to Marist College on point on this issue, saying Donnelly Hall office to Student Student Center. Art Gallery, said she did not We're in a good area here, down Monday, Oct. 5,1998 at 7:30 this issue could lead to Center 368. Although the new space is mind moving to the lower level the hall from the College Activi p.m. in the James J. McCann Clinton's demise good for visitors, it does cause of Greystone. ties Office." Recreation Center. King's mes Jay Murray, associate director a few privacy problems for the "We had no choice but to Although the new area is qui sage is one of social justice. Tim Kaulfers MarkUrciuolo TinaAngiulli of Admissions, said he likes Russia endures tough time people who work in Admissions move, since Admissions took eter and in a good location, there Tickets are available at the Of where the office has moved. since their desks are only sepa our old space," she said. are also drawbacks, she said. fice of College Activities start Sophomore Senior Junior John Lennon had it right "It's a good reception place for when he wrote "All You Need visitors. It's better for us," he rated by partitions. According to English, the new "We don't have the empty ing Friday, Sept. 18,1998. All "It is embarrasing to the na "It is time to make a decision "I think impeaching the Is Love". said. "It's not the best work area," space is about one-third the size space we used to for orientation tickets are general admission. tion. He shouldn't be im and get the whole thing over president would be destruc "Civilians in Russia's capi Admissions was given a Murray said. "You can hear of the old gallery. She said this meetings, but it's working out For ticket sales and event infor peached because it takes away with. It is time for. the country tive. Yes; it is an offense but it tal, Moscow, endure tough choice where to move, said everyone's phone conversa will affect the size of the shows. thus far," Toufali said. mation, call College Activities the power of the presidency." is not impeachable." to focus on other things." at (914) 575-3279. financial times as their Sponsored by the Student Pro economy takes an enormous FOOD FOR THOUGHT? gramming Council. dive. The crash hit the SGA holds press Security Briefs middle class the worst. Nine separate complaints of a party in West Cedar's "O" **lf you are interested in submitting Weekend Weather Their mental health is now events or messages to the club bulle obscene phone calls, from both block Saturday night at 10:40 considered to be at stake, conference to discuss tin board, please email HZAL, or call on and off campus, were re p.m;, resulting in 15 documen- causing many to have ner 99 x2429 and leave a message for Matt. FRIDAY: SATURDAY: SUNDAY: ported to Security over the , tations. Three cases of empty vous breakdowns due to U weekend. Each victim said there beer cans, three open bottles of stress.-People are told to 100 days project >^^/ had been multiple calls of an ob alcohol; and several Jell-0 shots keep tHeir love for something Community Notes scene and threatening nature. were confiscated. or someone alive in hopes of by CHRIS GROGAN maintaining their sanity. StaffWriter Security apprehended five Sept. 25 - Nov. 1 Kevin Two "Science on the Move" Numerous people have a McCurdy's Haunted Mansion t-storms sunny vans were involved in an acci Culinary Institute of America We want to im- scattered t-storms lost their life's savings, as Reminiscent of FDR's admin & Freight Trail. Bowdoin Park, hi: 66° hi: 73° dent in the Donnelly Hall park .students while ripping down a hi: 72° •well as their jobs. A spokes istration, student government prove communica Shaefe Road, Wappingers Fall. ing lot last Thursday around 1 first floor Champagnat window person for the Association unveiled its plan for the next 100 An hour of thrills as guests ex p.m. One van struck the other screen at 1 1:55 p.m. Saturday. "of Russian Bankers said 15 tions with the cam lo: 53° lo:51° lo: 55° days at a press conference perience special effects and live while leaving the parking lot, The group admitted to the crime •to 20 percent of the banking Monday. pus; open the doors Circle pholu/Ke\in Kw-as actors. A Hudson Valley tradi Source: http://www.weather.com (The Weather Channel) twisting the driver's side win and said they were invited to industry-employees have : Student Body President, Col tion. Fri. & Sat. 6-11 p.m., Sun. dow frame. West_Cedar for a party, but it -beenlaid off. To make mat of SGA to the stu Students are seen here waiting in line to be leen McCulloch introduced five 1-5 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. had already been broken up. ters worse, the value of their served dinner in the campus dining hall run by objectives she said SGA will dents; address stu $12/adults, $6/under 12. A resident assistant reported money has decreased, while the Sodexho/Marriott Company. '"—Compiled by Scott Neville strive to complete within the dent concerns more 297-^2288 prices around the area con next three months. tinue to inflate. effectively... and ac "We want to improve commu LOUNGE: New mentor envisions change "Take Good Care of Yourself *eace talks promising nications witlr'the campus; complish everything members to speak about hot open up the doors of SGA to ... continued from pg. I atthe According to Dennis Ross, and more within topics, that is, those areas of the students; address student of the United States envoy, there it would have been easier student interest," Fielder said. concerns more effectively; 100 days." Israel and Palestine are look- to see people," he said. "I hope "Hopefully this will help the strengthen relationships with Marist College ing to make peace after a they move it back next year." commuter students feel more clubs; actively encouraging stalemate that has,lasted Colleen McCullogh It is still uncertain as to connected to the administration academic endeavors, and ac^ Student Body President whether the commuter lounge and for the administration to since March 1997. complish everything and more Wellness Fair A reporter for CNN said the will be permanently located in identify the needs of commut within 100 days," according to the Student Center, or trans ers." stalemate began when Israel a press release. Friday September, 25,1998 broke ground at a controver ferred to the previous location Fielder, who previously was a McCulloch said that introduc 1:00-6:00 PM sial Jewish settlement on the in Mid-Rise after construction freshman mentor in Leo Hall, is ing a SGA newsletter, holding traducing an "Academic Incen McCann Center edge of Jerusalem. Palestin is completed. looking forward to her first year press conferences and sending tive" program for students who Representatives from area wellness oriented businesses ian militants continued it According to Fielder, while the as commuter mentor. She re letters to resident assistants to earn Dean's list status. will be available with demonstrations and samples. when they made suicide new lounge improves commuter places former commuter mentor update them on SGA activities McCulloch said wants to bomb attacks on Israel. life on campus, she also wants Sue Lozinski who accepted a Chiropractors Healthy Cooking Massage Therapy Self-Defense are some of the ways the orga "open up the doors to the SGA, Sources say progress is be to increase commuter's partici high school teaching position. nization will improve communi both physically and figura ing made and there is a good pation in student activities. "I'm excited about the chal cation to students. tively." chance of peace in the near _" A goal of mine is to build com lenge. I've had experience be Vice-President John Svare pre This will be done by advertis future. muters' relationship with resi ing a mentor, and now I will ex A sented a plan to strengthen ing SGA related activities in The dent students," she said. "Also, perience some different aspects Aroma Therapy Fitness Serbs rampage Albania SGA relationships with clubs Circle, having campus walks I want people who aren't com of mentoring," said Fielder. Stress Management and organizations on campus. done by SGA representatives Plus many, many more Some were lucky. And muters to see what we do." Fielder is also looking to the A club council web page is and the introduction of student Fielder hopes to accomplish commuters themselves to con Come to have fun, meet cool people, and leam howto kee p your mind, body some were not. being planned, along with lead public opinion polls, she said. When Serbian troops ram this by collaborating with stu tinuously improve their life here. and relationships healthy! ership and focus group meet McCulloch said she is confi paged through Albanian vil dent government, and co-spon Commuter Senators, Erica ings for club leaders, according dent the "100 Days" plan, al Great prizes lages, only 80 percent of the soring activities with other clubs Deragila and Tori Neville have drawing every 15 minutes, most be present towin . to Svare. ready in action since Aug. 27, population of one village es and organizations on campus. plans to improve commuter's SGA also presented a plan for will be successful. caped. Serb forces still man She also is talking with admin presence in student govern Continue the Wellness Spirit.. "encouraging academic en "We are going to do every aged to capture 10,000 refu istration about having a person ment. deavors." thing we can to accomplish Join us at 9:00 PM for an evening of Calypso music in the Cabaret with gees, bringing the total up to from a different area of the col According to Deragila, there Included in this plan is an al these goals and more by Dec. 4, 250,000. lege to come and speak on top are plans to start a tutoring pro cohol awareness program, build when our 100 days are up," she ics of interest to commuters. gram within the commuter popu Hugh Brodie's Steel Drum Band. Thirteen villages were emp ing a college bowl team and in- said. tied and attacked. "I'd like for various faculty lation. Th* drawing for 3 Grand Prizes wffl be at 11:30. (M*ttwi»M«* *>«*<) Spowoml by: CwmBng C*m»r Cotl»9» AetMd«« Hwlng «nd lUoMwrftl Ut» HMlthSwvfc** AtMrtc* 3 by ELIZABETH CARRUBBA make up a four-acre historic dis classroom for learning arid the StaffWriter trict known as the Roselund top floor served as an'bpen bar Estate Stone Buildings, which racks type dormitory. Then, in ARIES: You were bom want to fix up your clearly. But when it's in news. Mercury is the This combination will are all located on Marist's cam 1928, $40,000 turned the stone under thd sign of the place. It'll also help Libra, it also might planet of communica encourage you to be pus. barn into two laboratories and a warrior, and the Moon you communicate mean you're coming tions, and Libra is natu more creative. It may About 140 years of history "The listing was made on the library for the future Marist Col is in Scorpio, also a with the people you up with more options. rally a very talkative al.so tempt you to be still stands on Marist's campus. intact examples of the Gothic lege. The barn became known military sign. Now we live with. If you've had That means you have sign, and Libra tends to lieve that it's not nec Students may remember it as Revival style, the prominence of as Greystone in 1930, the same have Mercury in Li a difference of opinion to make more deci be in a position of au essary for you actu being where their first personal the architect, and the impor year that it became known as the bra, the sign of the don't worry. It'll get sions. That's always thority, especially ally to produce any encounter with Marist took tance of these buildings to the educational building of the new pacifist. It means that cleared up. difficult for Libra. So, where you're con thing. place. Nervously sitting there history of Marist College," junior college. you and an enemy LEO: Check resources. just make your choices cerned. Now, when Li in the office, many students Brown wrote. "The New York Board of Re could actually reach a Find out what will hap quickly and get on bras get to talking, they awaited interviews with one of Detlef Lienau, who was one of gents rewarded the efforts of workable compro pen if you push this with it. If you really also have a tendency the admissions counselors. America's leading architects the Brothers by giving final ap mise. Make that your domino over here. can't decide, take both. to wander. One of your Today, the building, Greystone, and the co-founder of the proval of 'Junior College Manst primary objective. What will be the effect SCORPIO: If there's a jobs is to bring things contains the offices of the col American Institute of Archi Normal Training School,' divi TAURUS: During the way over there down conflict between two back to the subject at lege President. The admissions tects, designed Greystone. sion of Fordham University," he. next few weeks you'll the road? Figure out parties, you'll be able hand. Jamous office has recently moved out, Adrain N. Perreault, a former wrote. get to help others de all the consequences to act as moderator. AQUARIUS: You'll be but the building has under archivist and librarian of Marist, Marist became a four-year cide what needs to be of each possible ac Today you'll under interested in learning, Psychic gone many more changes than wrote Greystone: The History of college in 1946 and its future done, and motivate tion. If that fails, fol stand the other point and in reading, too. It's of view a little better. 4& Famous Psychic that. an All Purpose Building in 1978. rested upon the growth of the them to do it. Get a low a hunch. a great time to get into SAGITTARIUS: With To the Stars Susan Roeller Brown, execu Perreault writes that the Marist library. In 1963, Greystone was partner to help if you VIRGO: You'll be reading all the classics. Mercury in Libra, you'll |over 30 years experience | tive assistant to the president, Brothers purchased the estate so crowded with books and pe need backing in your thinking more about It's also a great time for find it even easier to can help you obtain has done extensive research on in 1903, where it was in exist riodicals that all of them were argument. money. It's kind of sad you to take a painting help others reach a the history of Greystone and ence as a three-story barn. moved out and Donnelly Hall GEMINI: Mercury, to have Mercury go class, or anything else Love ing out of your sign, compromise. That's submitted an article to Marist "The top floor was a hayloft became the new library. your ruling planet, is that will help you de since it gives you a de important today, since 3-feaCtfi Magazine on the historic dis reached by a circular staircase. "The college students took going into Libra to velop your natural ar cided advantage, in it looks like there are tistic talents. Don't trict. Greystone, along with St. The middle floor served as a possession of the emptied ctate phoco/Kevm K»as day. Mercury is the y/ea&fi tellectually. It's kind of some very divergent drift off into a day Peter's and the Kieran Brennan carriage house and had stalls for Greystone and used the space Greystone has stood through 140 years of history. planet of the mind. It's aneCLucfc Gatehouse, were built during several horses at the west end. for quiet study by reason of nice to have Mercury opinions out there. It dream during an impor also a very creative looks like everything Telephone Ppvld-Guardino the mid-19th century and are The bottom floor contained a squatters rights, surrendering rector of Admissions were going into Libra. It will tant meeting. Bnytltneat- to five persons," he wrote. "He energy force. Libra is works out well, possi part of the National Register of blacksmith shop at the east end floor by floor as it was needed moved into Greystone. bring out your artistic PISCES: Mercury is go (423)609'0946 succeeded in taking over the the sign of poetry and bly due to your good Historic Places, which is the and a compost heap at the other by the college," Perreault wrote. "When Dr. Richard LaPietra talent, and that could ing into Libra today, (423)6093)919 last part of the squatters' that's one of your best suggestions. federal government's official end," he wrote. Overtime, offices for the Presi was named Dean at Marist in bring in more money. which could be kind of (423)558-1197 rights area in use by the stu art forms. CAPRICORN: Mer list of properties worthy of In 1909, the brothers turned dent of the college, Academic 1969 the personnel of the Dean's LIBRA: It's nice to distracting. Mercury is Tennessee dents." CANCER: Mercury is cury is going into Li Fax: (423)609-0921 preservation. The buildings the bam into a community room/ and Associate Deans, and Di Office was expanded from two have Mercury in your the planet that symbol going into Libra to sign. It means you're bra today, which is izes the mind. Libra is a* j Httprf/user.lcx.net/-p3ychlo i|| day. This will help you able to think more good news and bad the artist and the poet. figure out how you THEORQIE THEOEOE SEPTEMBER 24.1998 O p- E d PAGE 8 SEPTEMBER 24,1998 Ed PAGE 9 CONGRESSSHALLMAKENOLAW„.ABRIDGINGTHEFREEI)OMOFSPEECH,OROFTHEPRESS THU CIRCLH CohAPLtWENTC PP TWC GENTLEMAN KT THE inequity at Marist Bookstore END or TUG BM?, WUcteKED ME To INfoRM Amanda Bradley Matthew Coumbes I always find myself disturbed shape the legislatioruand poli the bookstore are written for tion. I do hot believe that-it is I request that each member of You TMM" MtC MEDtCM. UlCToRY CAN BE necessary for diet books to be Editor-in-chief Managing Editor by the phrase "women's is-, cies created that will impact our men. It is unfair and sexist to the Marist community, includ DoWNLoMJGD FROM WI& WEB SITE, N€> TWKT sues." I believe that they do lives in the present, as well as in presume that women have such placed in a section for women. ing students, faculty, and staff. UE'6 NEVER NEEDED To TfrKE VIKGRK... not exist. Every issue belongs the future. This issue, however, a narrow range of interests. Instead, they should be placed Ben Agoes Emily Kucharczyk to women and men alike, though affects us on a daily basis on In addition, the books on this under a category such as fitness challenge such inaccurate and . News Editor Features Editor they may impact women and our campus. Each time one of . shelf are stereotypical of, and and health, as books about re unjust assumptions. I think men in different ways. Some us walks into the bookstore to in some cases, detrimental to, lationships should be placed Americans have developed a Patrick Whittle Thomas Ryan . would argue that childcare, for , pick up the New York Times, we women. The vast majority of the under the title of relationships. sense of "political correctness" Arts & Entertainment Sports Editor instance, is a woman's issue. receive a message about books on the shelf focus on re Women are capable deciding that has allowed ua to consider However, children do not exist women's position in our soci lationships, diets, and exercise. what interests us-we do not how our words and behaviors need a sign indicating where we TaraQuinn in relation to women alone. Per ety. This message is sent via By making relationships and "can impact certain populations Tom Constantino , haps if children were seen as an the sign "Women's Interests." body image the emphasis of this can or are supposed to shop. in America. I do not believe that Opinion Editor Business Manager equal responsibility of men, The problem with this sign is section, the bookstore is per I would like to see a "Women's such an awareness of how sex women would cease to perform twofold. First, the existence of petuating negative stereotypes Studies" sections replace the ist assumptions impact women Joe Scotto G. Modele Clarke a disproportionate amount of such a title assumes and implies about women. Not only does "Women's Interests" section. has become as widespread. We Photography Editor child rearing. In other words, that women's interests are lim this imply that women's only The academic women's studies need to start looking at issues Faculty Advisor by coining childcare a "woman's ited to the material on the des concerns are with maintaining books that ideally would stock through a lens of gender, in or issue," one is making it a ignated shelf. Furthermore, the their appearance and relation the shelves would allow mem der to see how offensive stereo The Circle is the student newspaper of Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. women's issue. In addition, us contents of the books in this ships, but it also conveys the bers of the Marist community types impact women. It is time Issues are published every Thursday. ing the label "women's issue" section are stereotypical of message that these issues to educate themselves, not only that women get a fair share of We welcome letters to the editor, club announcements and story ideas. actually names the male sex as women. To label one section of should be women's primary fo about women's history (which the world's considerations. the social norm. the store as "Women's Inter cus. has been excluded from "main stream" texts), but also as to how The Circle staff can be reached at 575-3000 x2429 or by email at HZAL. So, what does this have to do ests" is to imply that women's I request that the Marist Col gender issues, such as the one Debbie Alfano is a junior Po with us as Marist College stu interests are limited to one mere lege Bookstore challenge these I am writing about, negatively litical Science major with a dents? On a broad level, such bookshelf. This further assumes inaccurate and unjust assump impacts the lives of women. minor in Women's Studies. Professor reveals Core secrets perspectives of women and men that the remaining materials of tions by remedying the situa Editor: As someone who has been on both sides of the desk at Marist, I found the recent %/ilSS {/ 01998 Wiley Miller / diet, by The Washington Post Writer* Group comments in The Circle regarding the Core/LS course requirements rather fascinat W \VSSr E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.wlleytoons.com ing. Given what I hear from my students,- it appears that these requirements are Columnist finds comfort in Eve of Destruction viewed by most as a real pain in the neck and I must admit, when I was a student at Marist, I also found them to be a nuisance—until my senior year. \ . I remember sitting in Capping and theProf. surveyed the class about the impor One perfect Sunday morning, taken lightly, I found solace in My mind would break the bar should turn off my Walkman. write something that no one I ran up Route 9, through FDR's it. Barry McGuire. sang with I have also come to appreci could understand.) WEEKLY WORDS OF WISDOM I tance of the Core: Needless to say, the response from the: students was quite riers between the Wall Street ty- negative—rangingfrom "who kriows?" to "just a bunch of hoops to jump'through - estate, and. past,the rainbow,of. .such conviction that the erid, :.coons and.shoppingzcart \a- ate the. films of .the late, sixties Perhaps 1 ought to just look at to get a degree." Sure, we all reluctantly admitted the Core provided a broad base of out of state licenseiplates that was near and yet it is now oyer dies.; Some had destinations, and early seventies that reflect today as a modern "Jazz Age" information which enabled us to consider ourselves "educated," but in terms of any graced the cars and campers that thirty years later and life has some did not, but no one seemed concerns that I watched in an and go with the awing of things. real value, we didn't see it. Then the Prof, went on to suggest we; consider whether were parked in the lot. On long more or less continued. Hell, sure about where they were re attempt to view the Top 100 films Maybe I sound cynical, but There are only two or not, through Core courses, we developed our capacity to think independently. runs through the Hudson Val Dick Clark is still on the radio ally going. of all time as stated by The sometimes 1 think that we are Did the moral dilemmas faced by literary characters help, us to clarify our own val ley, my choice of music is lim It was pleasant to think that I felt empowered as I dragged American Film Institute. I had sitting on the brink of disaster. ues? Did the methods used to solve math problems or the approaches used to ited to local radio stations. This people were concerned about my tired self through busy already seen most of the clas In this sense it is comforting that tragedies in life: one is conduct scientific experiments further our own ability to formulate strategies for has much to do with the fact the end of everything a few de streets and was able to hold my sics as a kid, but I only recently it has all been sang about be systematically solving problems outside the classroom? Can those same strategies that I use;the cassette player in cades ago. After all, despite all head high amongst the well saw films such as "Midnight fore. be utilized in purposeful self-managementtoward goal attainment? ; t ' ^ ' my Walkman to hold my keys. the chaos and controversy sur dressed commuters and at the Cowboy," "Taxi Driver," and History is packed with atroci not getting what one Did the study of history allow us to better understand the context within which our Dick Clark was counting down rounding that era, it is comfort same time feel level with the "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's ties, bombings, and scandals own world developed? Did the study of social and behavioral sciences foster an the greatest.,hits of that week ing that the song, and not to guys out shining shoes on the Nest." I did not always enjoy that more than match those of appreciation or understanding of the factors that influence bur own experience? Did thirry-three years ago-1965. mention our world, is still here. street. . what I saw, but the insight of today. No one really knows wants, and the other is j reading the works of great authors enable us to recognize and emulate effective After a few. Motown dance Maybe I have a bit of a thing For the past few years, we the films is something not often what is next, which is sort of | writing? Did we discover, through the integration of Core courses, tile importance records, number one was an for those conscious-raising have been reminded repeatedly seen in Hollywood pictures to exciting, though a bit scary. of clarity of thought and of perfecting our.-writing skills such that bur thoughts, nounced. It was Barry songs from the late sixties and that these are "good times." The day. I also tried to read the book However, I am occasionally when put on paper, impactthereader? And did we notice that through the painstak McGuire's protest, song, "The early seventies. Over the sum economy my be'eonsidered list that was subsequently pub wistful for the days when scan getting it. ing process of revising our work, we approach excellence? Did the study of fine arts Eve of Destruction." For those mer, my evening commute was good, but is this a reason to lished. I started at the begin dals didn't seem quite so scan " allow us to further develop ah awareness of the knowledge that comes through our who^ did not live through the not complete without listening overlook all the things that ning. Yes, I am still reading the dalous, and "Deep Throat" in - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) senses?; And did we learn to appreciated that understanding5bur"emotions and 1960's pr relive it through your to "Like:a Rolling Stone," by . xould use improvement? Or first chapter of Ulysses. (It re Washington was merely a refer those of others will enhance our relatibnships^-that communication is hot limited to parents' record collections, it Bob Dylan on my Walkman. My should we all just live it up be minds me of my high school ence to an informant. words? Did the study of philosophy provides us with a framework for evaluating was a song about the perils of eyes would fix on the various cause at the rate this country Latin teacher who hated James Tara Quinn is The Circle's personal and professional ethics? - -;> i •. Vietnam* nuclear warfare, and characters walking through the consumes and exploits, it will Joyce. She insisted that it was Opinion Editor. Student questions Marist's apathy of Poughkeepsie murders As I sat in class thinking about his questions, it occurred to me that the objective segregation. Though the: sub bus terminal and sitting in the not last forever. Or maybe I just stupid and pretentious to information, (the facts and formulas,) I learned in Core courses were simply a sec ject matter was nothing to be subway cars. DearEditor, ondary gain. The primary benefit was that those courses provided the opportunity Untitled Since I was a freshman, women, albeit prostitutes and drug-users have been to "bring it home"—to use.my experience in each of those classes to better, under disappearing. Police had a sketch of the victims— light-skinned, dark hair, and stand mysejf. When I reevaluated the construction, or thespecific courses, which by Anonymous under 5'4. This sketch matches most of the women at Marist, and yet we were never ; comprise the Core, I realized how each was carefully 'selected to* compliment the Clinton \s fate is in our hands In the beginning there was aware of the dangers. darkness that had crept into our others so that the "whole is truly far greater than the sum of its component parts." darkness. The air was thick and For many students, it was only after the arrest of Kendall Francois cut off Days of house. I was the light and the More importantly, the Core gave meaning to my major by allowing me to put Psy heavy. Nine souls floated in the heat; the breath of passion. I Our Lives that they were even aware a serial killer might exist in Poughkeepsie. I'm Many have expressed an opin What has changed? We voted hang our heads in shame for the chology in a more holistic perspective. It was more through the Core than my major universe we knew. Twisting, dipped my trembling flesh into sure the suppression of this news was in the interest of maintaining stability on ion that Bill Clinton needs to Clinton into office, so why next two years, and let the world that I learned successes tough to achieve without both cognitive and emotional contorting, we tried to fly with the river of life and all at once I campus, and in admissions enrollment, but my contention is that students should've stand in the corner with a dunce should we punish him? His view the most powerful nation intelligence (not to mention sweat). : „ broken wings. We lived in a understood. I came to know in been made aware of the danger anyhow. , • cap on. After all, he did the un election and reelection was a in the world at its most ridicu So does the Core add to the quality of education, and by extension, to the quality revolution and we were the de that instant the secrets of It is the administrations responsibility to keep us informed. Many of us are not thinkable with a young girl in steadfast conviction: we do not lous moment. Perhaps Clinton of life? It certainly does. Why then do we at Marist shroud its value of mystery? serters. We deserted ourselves humanity's inner nature and from this area, and therefore not aware of what may occur in Poughkeepsie during the White House. care about morality. To want to should not be punished, and we Why not make its importance explicit to our students so they may benefit from the to acquiesce to the dark lord those of my surroundings. No the summer, or before we began school. But what do we know today" punish him for this is hypocriti should be punished by continu personal development for which the Core is intended? Assuming my experience cal. ing to hail this man who is called whose wrath was far worse than longer was the world inhabited I've been on the tours, and even given a few. The official word is that Poughkeepsie was typical of a Marist College student, and considering the feedback I now receive that we didn't know in 1992 the loneliness we found within. If we force the president out by the human race, "Leader of by distant, blurred masses. The is a city, and should be regarded as such. They tell us not to walk alone at night, but from my students, many do not have the foggiest notion of the significance of what when we elected him, or re He trod upon our spirits and we of office, either by making him the Free World." shapes took form of mountains, give no reasons to support their claims. is arguably the most important part of their education. I suppose I was one of the elected him in 1996? His moral inhaled his sins. Defeated by feel he must resign to avoid im However, if Clinton leaves his trees, clouds, and people; mil Students should not have to rely on RNN for information. MQTV and The Circle lucky ones who had a Prof, who took the time to open my eyes to why a liberal arts ity was brought to the forefront our circumstances, the remain peachment or by actually im office, it will be the second time lions of people. Their souls should've kept the students briefed on the occurrences. At Vassar after the arrest, education matters, but I can't help wondering why something so critical was not immediately, in 1991 when he ing eight waited for one to face peaching him, then aren't we in twenty-five years that the merged with the river's life force students were given up-to-date information. 600 students attended the briefings, discussed before senior year—and for many students, not at all. came in second at the Demo the fury of his evil. Many years mighty USA has aborted its and beckoned me to experience and yet across the city, Marist remains oblivious. cratic Primary in New Hampshire passing the blame? To force we waited and no one stepped Moving forward however, perhaps, the best and most lasting lesson we can teach leader. It would be foolish to life as I had never dreamed. This Marist is a community unto itself, and for many reasons that is good. But we to Paul Tsongus. He issued a Clinton out of office, we are ef forward. So I, the youngest, our students is that, regardless of major, the actualization of the Core's potential is project such an unstable posi world voice spoke of finding need to realize our community is surrounded by a larger one, where we aren't pro statement about his marital dif fectively admitting an irrespon rose from out of the shadows that which makes them "educated" and that which makes them better prepared for tion, especially to such an un purity within the anguish and I tected by Route 9 and the Hudson. ficulties, and from then on the sible vote (since our knowledge that had become our safety to "life after Marist." stable world. With the economy begged it to show me the way. Republican Party began issuing of the President has not been embrace the light. changed by the scandal). Rather as it is today, we need to pro- It replied with a tone of ten thou- Jennifer Femmlnella Beth Teed a brutal assault on Clinton's Scared but desperate, I be Junior morality. then force him out, we should Department of Psychology ... please see CLINTON, pg. 10 came the sun. I overcame the ...please see UNTITLED, pg.IO THEOHGIE SEPTEMBER 24,1998 Q&EsL PAGE 10 Freshman comes to terms with college life and laundry SEPTEMBER 24.1998 A& PAGE 11 "So this is college life," I think environment.). But would one Marist mainframe. other adjective than 'painful.' editorial board, its purpose will Vinee Gill offends my stereo, texas style to myself as Ifrantically search also be bold to assume that for Personally, I think "that rather While I'm not thoroughly con be to address various issues out the dormitory bathroom for $20,000 per year electric hand than a picture of the student vinced that podiatry is covered and about bur collegiate soci some means of drying my newly dryers could be installed? center rotunda, the 1998-99 fly by tuition costs, I do have some ety that have potential room for byPATRICKWHITTLE my first listen to Mr.'Gill's CD celebration of life, love and re gress. watched my brother ride the washed (and needless to say, After all, Marist is the techno ers sent to the homes of high reassuring information for those improvement. All I ask of you A &EEditor made me.want to throw it off of gret in the land of grits and I think Vince Gill has a bright quarter-operated bull outside extremely wet) hands. But alas, logical college of the future. school juniors and seniors students who are concerned the reader is to bring an open an 80-foot cliff. He does pos honey? Try, "The pain of lpsin' future ahead of him if he my local supermarket. Espe there are no paper towels in Admissions counselors love should have a bulldozer on the about on-campus medical care: mind and a mild sense of humor. Ordinarily the thought of lis sess good range and keeps his him cuts like a Randall knife/I chooses to cross over into more cially if it was snowing at the sight, and I have reluctantly bragging about such wonders cover with the inscription "come The toxic stench emanating Before I rap this premier edition tening to, let alone taking the Southern drawl modestly under learned a few chords on the mainstream American popular time. been reduced to wiping my as the 'IBM/Marist Joint Study' to our beautiful river front cam^ from the sewers near the up however, I would like to of valuable time write about a Vince wraps. When our boy rips into banjo was the key to life." music. I see great things in the Vince Gill's new painfully full- hands on the pant legs of my and the $20 million library pus." It should also be noted McCann Center can clear even fer those who have not yet at Gill CD, would have horrified me. the occasional emotional out I must give credit where it is possibility of a techno remix al length release "The Key" really jeans. project (though they insist that that for the sake of aesthetic the worst cases of sinus con tempted to dry their clothes us However since Big Vinny was burst is when "The Key" begins due though. If you've ever lost bum. Possibly he could join a made me think about why other Now one can understand the IBM is not an acronym for 'I balance, this photograph should gestion. ing that state of the art equip courteous enough to send The to fall short. His attempts at love a love or basically had anything Buddhist monastery and do a countries are fed up with Ameri argument against supplying the Bought Marist'). And though include a porta-potty with its But seriously now folks, I'm ment provided by Maytag, three Circle a free CD, his new release songs really hit me where it bad of any kind ever happen to nifty all-chanting album. Thich can export. I have come to the dorm bathrooms with paper tow we are $300 poorer, all of us to proud declaration 'JOHNNY- sure all of us have, or will at one words to live by: LAUNDRY IS "The Key" was newsworthy. hurts, over and over and over you, there is something on this Nhat Hanh, are you listening? conclusion that this kind of els. The last thing anybody ken ring users reap the benefits ON-THE-SPOT' clearly visible point realize that though it is a HELL. The best way to describe his again. Repeatedly. With the CD you can relate to. Gill truly Perhaps he could even don a music is essentially a scam to wants is their floor being of these technological ad in the foreground. quality institution, Marist Coir music is to paraphrase Kyle from force of a fully encumbered does have a lot of passion in checkered suit and go ska. I balance the influx of bad Euro- flooded as the result of some vances. This of course, is done Speaking of the library con lege is not necessarily the land Douglas Guarino is a freshman "South Park"; it is cheesy and pickup truck. The "stand out" his work, and I can feel that he think there is quite a market for dance music we have been really does mean it when he plaid cowboy hats out there. disgruntled (and might I add as we fight with our roommates struction area, what is the deal of milk and honey that we once Journalism major. lame yet eerily soothing at the number on this thirteen-track flooded with. MTV should se socially challenged) resident over who's turn it is to use the with all that gravel? I mean sure, may have dreamed it to be. same time. assault on the eardrums has got says, "I'd get up off this barstool There must be some genius in riously consider making their clogging a drain. (Not to men single network jack in the dorm it looks nice from a distance, but Though it may seem somewhat I am decidedly not a fan of to be "I'll Take Texas." I'll take if you'd play something we his work that I am just not privy next "Celebrity Death Match" an tion the fact that paper towels room so that we may be granted walking on it when going to trivial now, if this column is in country music. In fact, the only deportation to just about any could dance to." It is just diffi too, because judging by his se encounter between Big Vinny are costly and detrimental to the access to the 'user friendly' class can be described with no deed approved by The Circle time I have ever watched "The state, country, or province over cult to accept this obvious sin lect discography he has been and crew and Ace of Base. Un Nashville Network" was when this CD. Big Vinny's duet with cerity when it is delivered quite prolific. There is even a til then, 1 will always have a spe Student addresses campus apathy my roommate's remote control Patty Loveless on "My Kind of through a voice with all the "Christmas With Vince Gill" cial place in my sock drawer for CLINTON: fate ran out of batteries and I was Woman/My Kind of Man" left subtlety of the warbling of a video. I am sure it is pure cin "The Key." ... continued from pg. 9 Untitled I wonder if the average Marist sion? too lazy to make the eight-foot me more than a bit loveless. castrated sparrow. Can spar ematic brilliance, but I could student realizes how privileged This brings me to the point of trek to the idiot box. Conversely, What's the best lyric on this rows even be castrated? I di probably get the same effect if I vide a steady anchor to the continued from pg. 9 ness until the dark walls fall. I they are to be in a school with my analysis. Does the indi world economy by rallying be as many resources as Marist. vidual have a responsibility to hind our President and proving will crack the whip inside my sand melodies, "Enter the river; realm until I am Master of my We are given ample opportunity their community, local or global? that nothing can rock the sturdy embody us. We will carry you to be involved in our surround Perhaps some people are read foundation of the USA. We mind. Only then will I be free to the core. There you will find from the chains of shame that ings. We join clubs under the ing this arid saying, 'why do I TUbing, way of the white-trash warriors should embrace the embar the way." have shackled me since the be pretense that we will make a dif have to know about how a po rassed President and move on. So I merged with the waters of ference. Yet, I look around and tential business endeavor will ginning." - byCARLITO circle of friends from Long Is rack) to the top of Esopus Creek. ment and you bought it hook, Our history should remind us the world and journeyed to the from what I see we must be per effect the environment?' Well, right the fastest and most vio . Now those whom I must at Staff Trash land and they eagerly made the. Rosy, a well respected, highly line and sinker. How do you feel that the presidency is bigger core. My tear drops lead me fectly contented. Or at least our legally and historically, perhaps lent. A fallen tree protruded out tempt to lead from what we trek up for the weekend. decorated admiral in the tubing about yourselves now? then any one man. Our history straight to enlightenment. My. lack of action can be interpreted this you do not. Ethically, how over the river, lying eighteen knew, I must ask if you will fol When you think of stereotypi While I'm on the subject of community, assumed the role of Anyway, Rosy took the point, has two hundred years of iner eyes were unveiled to the com as such. ever, we all have a responsibil inches above the surface and low. Do you have the.strength cal white trash past times,,what friends, I can presently count the expeditiorrleader and led us to I headed the right flank and tia, and our Constitution pre plexities of what we Nine were In last week's circle Edward J. ity to work toward the improve Watson was headed right for it. to face your own demons and activities come to mind? Per number of friends that I have on the tumultuous waters below. Leonard took the rear as we con vails regardless of human mis truly facing: war. The rhythm of O'Keefe articulated a dilemmas ment of the human condition. Rosy ordered him to abandon to forgive thatjwhich you can't haps, you envision dozens _of my lefthani Actually a two- j The water was frigid; but after tinued down Esopus Creek. takes. Why are we afraid to dis the world's blood bear deep I have been dealing' with for The human condition includes tube but his ego got the best of control, pan you embrace those drunken monster truck fans tail- toed: sloth could count my : swimmer's pud and hypothermia What we saw next could only miss a president that has dis within my veins and I came to quite some time. What is the all aspects of our surroundings. him. Falsely assuming that he who would have oppressed you gating outside an arena loving friends so if you're desperately • set in, we had no choice but to be described as a bad acid trip. graced the office, regardless of know that the' answer was in secret? Instead of what is the Whatever we take from, we have could steer out of harm's way, forever and accept that your the fact that Carzilla is waiting seeking companionship like accept it. We were in God's country and the world climate? On the same simplicity. The warriors needed secret to 'the. liberal arts educa are obligated to replenish. he rode right into it. Thrown future is what you will make of inside for them. Carzilla ...you myself, call me at 1 -800-SOCIAL The ride opened with a spiral- in a place void of urbanization, token,, why are we so afraid to to abandon their armor and tion, I ask, what is the secret to Therefore, the liberal arts edu from his tube, he struggled to it? You must learn to guide your know... the giant metallic beast LEPER. ing rapid in which the entire sources of entertainment are lim move on and forget this embar scream their silent ghosts until engaging people in their sur cation can be compared to learn stay above the surface and rassment? self and be-free from inhibition. that eats cars and breathes fire. Anyway, one Saturday morn group fell of their inflatable ited. After rounding a comer, clung to the tree for dear life. I they were no more. For a time I Do you have the will to truly live roundings? ing a trade, the trade, of being ing after my friends arrived, we It seems we are desensitized Or maybe you picture a couple transports. One member of the my stomach dropped as my eyes actually saw him mouthing the stood on the outside and and not only fulfill a role that I believe the two are heavily an ethical citizen, a self aware embarked on our journey. Des in our age to making decisions of. scrawny, fellas wearing half . team, Kevin Leonard, codename fell upon two men and two Hail Mary and although the rest watched the scenes within until others have written for you? intertwined! The secret of the individual acting to benefit the tination ... Esopus Creek. Forty- about morality. I am sure that shirts and dp-rags playing Schizo-trash, got sucked into sheep. I was speechless and of the team and I should have I was ready to join the war. I Join me know and we will begin liberal arts education is to en whole. We must ask ourselves five minutes later, "we arrived at most people believe adultery is horseshoes outside, their trailer. the most treacherous sector of revolted. No they were not do helped him, we were too busy now knew the way to purity so I to dispel the mysteries .of the liven our minds. We are given how we can.'give back to this Rubber Ducky Tube Rentals. not a good quality of leadership. The archetypal white trash ac the rapid. He was flung from ing that. Get your mind out of laughing. began on my .path. I knew that I future. I will breathe trie pas access to trained'scholars who campus, which we take from so Upon reading the sign, my in Why, then, are we so quick to ; tivity is low priced and high en his tube, manhandled by the the gutter you filthy animal. Some stretches were quick and must do it alone before I could sion I have found into each of spend their lives educating oth freely. ' .'; fantile friends and I naturally felt say "but it doesn't really effect ergy. Handball, WWF wrestling river and thrown mercilessly Two tubes were docked on the semidangerous, while others help others.. you but you must go alone from ers. They do not embark on this Apathy is defined by the need to sing the song with the job of the president?" What and go-cart riding are several and violently onto a large rock. riverbank and Sweet Home Ala were slow and relaxing. The ride Through winding forests of there. The pain will intensify journey becauseit is profitable, Webster's dictionary as 1) ab feeble attempts to imitate Bert is so horrible about making a examples. It was obvious that he needed bama played on an inexpensive lasted an hour and a half and shame I searched. I searched before it dissipates and you but rather because it is reward sence or suppression of pas and Ernie. decision on pure morality? We ing in its own merit. For the record; I have the ut help and Rosy didn't hesitate. transistor radio. The men were the team made it out unscathed. for MY core. I crept upon my must face it on your own. lean sion, emotion, or excitement 2) When we pulled into the park He fearlessly attacked the rapid, should have the strength as a If we want to move forward, most respect for white trash. obviously drunk, holding cans If you are interested in tubing, sadness and the flames of my only promise you it will be worth lack of interest in or concern for ing lot, there were several leapt from his tube, grabbed nation to say (assuming that we we have to have a firm under Although financially deprived of Budweiser and sporting cut Esopus Creek is located in fear. I trudged through the heat it. Will you join me? things that others find moving people drinking out of the back Schizo-trash and floated safely want to, that is), "You betrayed standing of where we are and fashionably stuck in 1986, they off dungarees. I'm not sure if Phoenicia. Get off exit 19 on the and scaled.the mountains no This question I have asked or exciting. Perhaps we can add of. a Duster. The Duster is to ; to the river back. Leonard was us. Leave in shame. We won't what events occurred to bring are still the glue that holds this the sheep had been drinking or thruway (87) and hop on route one dared. I was first .to walk, many .times and still remain to this definition and say that white trash as Ecto-1 is to the bleeding profusely from the tolerate this!" Such a bold, us to this point. The liberal arts country together. not but they were being some 28 west. If you're a rookie, I from out of the discarded; to alone. It saddens me that I must apathy is a disease,that binds Ghostbusters. My friends and '• temple and in dire need of medi strong national position might core curriculum is designed for One activity that may have what flirtatious because the men highly recommend a helmet and stand unharmed among the rage leave the people of my blood our hands arid renders us con I picked up on their vibe and cal assistance. be the best example of leader that purpose. It is important for failed to breach your con were dancing with them. They additional padding for the that burned within. I began to behind. Yet when I look back tented with that which we instantaneously transformed. ship the world could behold. the average citizen to have a m sciousness is tubing. For ten Since he was the least liked of circled the two animals; laugh knees, elbow, chest, and groin. understand that the hatred was on my past trials and find the should be enraged. The shirts came off and the beer The biggest detriment to our basic understanding of political dollars you can rent a tube and the team; we took a vote on how ing, stumbling, singing, dancing If you want to go tubing and what I was taught by the one light in every situation and real Look around you. Is every guts were unleashed. We felt it nation at this time comes from science, history, literature, and indulge in ninety minutes of re to handle the situation. There- and poorly recreating the you're not white trash, you will who controlled me. The dark ize all that I have learned, I am at thing as it should be? Or is was necessary to consume at the vicious insider political philosophy. More importantly, laxation with brief stints of ex suits of the vote were unani sheep's mating call. have to undergo a temporary man who had begotten me to, peace. When I wake up in the there something that motivates least one beer to completely wars. The national constituency with a core curriculum we all hilaration. mous ... leave him on the shore The team was quite perturbed transformation or the veteran serve his purpose cared not for morning I am ready to embrace you to action? Do inequities ex blend in so we each downed a can save our nation from world have the same basis when we Several weekends ago, my line and let the coyotes have by this atrocious site and we tubers will either mock you or me or my fellow eight. We were the day even if it is not the hap ist? Do you contribute to them? can of Milwaukee's Best. embarrassment by rising above branch off into our specified friend Rosy told me about this their way with him. were about to come unglued assault you with inner tubes. I nearly instruments for his pur piest I will know. I remember my Use the tools that your educa Which is hopefully not the best the Ken Starr reports and mak fields. phenomenon and I was in So we headed on down the when Rosy reminded us that we did not require any transform suit of wickedness and we were stunted roots and see how my tion is providing you with. the city of Milwaukee has to ing a bold, national decision. trigued by it. I've always con river which had simmered down had a job to do. The second ing but many of you probably playing by the rules of his game. soul has been nurtured back to What good is all of the busi Get involved. End the apathy offer. Disgusting details are not an sidered myself to be white trash to a relaxing drift. Oh by the section of rapids got ugly. James will. If you are interested in more I began to cleanse myself by health. I am proud. When I ness knowledge in the world if on this campus. Not because it issue. An issue is whether or spewed from the womb of up We got our tubes and hitched way, the above anecdote was a Watson, codename information on tubing, contact screaming with arms out stand on the hill and look out the person wielding that power will benefit you by fancier hous not we consider the presidency per class society, sol found a ride on the complimentary complete lie. Not one word of it Sasquatchtrash, was manning the Student Activities office. stretched, "I am free! I am alive! on the river that guided me so doesn't know the environmen ing the following year but be a special office, in which we this type of activity to be quite Rubber Ducky taxi (Actually, it had any truth to it. It was merely the left flank and he ran into a And no, I would not advise that Feel me live! No one will im well I can hear the world voice tal, economic, or political ramifi cause you have the power to hold the president to certain compelling. We notified our was a special-ed bus with a tube a yam spun for your entertain little bit of trouble. Along the you try it in the Hudson River. pede me on my path again. I say, "You've done well." I know cations of the actions they are enrich the human condition. codes of moral standards. We will bend the wind to carry my then that I'm alive, breathing the taken. What if the person hired the President and pay his mended wings. I shall fly to the breath of passion and living doesn't have the ethical foun Michelle White is a junior lib salary. It is for us to decide intensity of my emotions and well. The air feels light against dation to make a jnoral_ rleci- eral arts student. whether we the employers con there I will remain; encroached my wings. Now I know what sider our own reputations re BKeaosr amongst the hatred and sad freedom is. flected in our workers. We arc Cancun *. Nassau * Jamaica * Mazatlan * Acapulcc the holders of power, and it is for us to decide. * Bahamas Cruise * Florida * South Padre Do you have an opinion? Travel Free and make lots of Cash ! Bill Mekrut is a senior Politi Top reps are offered full-time staff jobs. cal Science and English double major. He is The Circle's po Call Tara at 2429. Lowest price Guaranteed. Call now for details! litical columnist www.dflsstrQvel gott| $00/838-6411 '<'•-. <• THEOBOE, THEaRGLE SEPTEMBER 24,1998 ~ A&E~ PAGE12 SEPTEMBER24,1998 ~ A firE PAGE 13 "Rounders" takes the Hudson river arts festival turns heads "Skunk") eyes there seems to audience on by CHRIS KNUDSTEN be a lack of support lately. StaffWriter "It just seems like there's this sion of film noir,'the movie Also, Director; John Dahl did, big nationwide problem, there's by JESSICA COOPER dragged at times.-The massive not provide much background no unity anymore, the hard-core Staff Writer number of in-depth poker games on the deep friendship between Book review: "A The Toasters headlined a free kids won't support ska and vice to which the viewer is subjected the two main characters and concert at Waryas Park for the versa while the punk kids are "Rounders", the new movie clutters the overall dark tone. therefore, left me asking, "What Hudson River Arts Festival. somewhere in between," Chris starring Matt Damon, left me Only the most skilled of poker the hell is Mike thinking? He Knight of the Word" They played an intensive set said. "People just need to come feeling dizzy and disappointed. players can follow the numer should drop Worm and con by NIK BONOPARTIS who has come to possess magi that lasted for about an hour of out and see more bands instead ous tricky moves of Mike who, tinue his life in the positive di This new movie, starring the . "" Staff Writer cal powers through her family pure swing ska that led the of sitting around watching remember now, is a genius poker rection in which it was moving!" charming, handsome, and tal heritage. When she returns to crowd onto the stage; including MTV." Another surprising disap "A Knight Of The Word" is ented Damon as Mike player. 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The Opening the day on the stage preachy about it. counting cards and reading two-hour movie. Teddy spoke With a poor and take a strange twist in the Ameri stranger tells her that the Knight was Marist College's very own "People have to make their people's "poker faces". Unfor Even Damon, who usually actually humorous version of a can Northwest. Brooks, known Of The Word John Ross, who 1 MidHudson Pork who have own decisions so we're just try tunately, he isn't as adept at plays smart characters and is Russian accent arid was more previously for his award-win had saved her life, is in peril, and been together for the last three ing to help, you know." Chris picking friends. His best friend supposed to be playing a smart interested in the Oreo cookies ning Shannara series arid his urges her to travel to Seattle years. They were asked to play said. 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