Happy holidays from The Circle...see you in '86 Volume 31, Number 10 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. December 12, 1985 Combination Murray and students of services meet about apartheid forms PDC by Dave Rakowiecki brella group of the Student by Donald R. Godwin Democrats, it still has extensive Members . of the Progressive plans for the future, which include Almost two months after the ex­ Coalition and faculty represen­ becoming a separate and recogniz­ pected completion date of the tatives of the Young Republicans ed organization on campus, Con­ Byrne Residence renovations, the and Student Democrats met with cra said. Counseling Center, Health Services President Dennis Murray last week Already the coalition has par­ and Campus Ministry have moved to discuss the issue of apartheid ticipated in a protest march at an into the building to form the Per­ and what members of the Marist IBM branch near the Oakwood sonal Development Center. community can do about it. school on November 17, and plans According to Deborah Bell, In a one hour meeting, which to stage upcoming events' such as assistant dean of student affairs, Progressive Coalition spokesman an Apartheid Awareness Week. the three services moved in on Joe Concra called "a success," the Apartheid Awareness Week, ac­ November 26 and 27, but did not issues of apartheid, divestment and cording to Concra, is tentatively open for service until after the a joint administration-coalition ef­ scheduled for the week of February Thanksgiving break on Dec. 2. fort to educate students were 10. During the week, members of Renovations to the Byrne discussed. the coalition will pass out fact - Residence, which formerly housed The coalition's first goal; accor­ sheets on world wide human rights the college chaplain and Campus ding to Concra, is to educate and issues, along with red Ministry and is located directly inform Marist students about wristbands which have become a behind Champagnat Hall, were worldwide human rights issues. symbol of the coalition's solidari­ delayed because ot many construc­ Apartheid, the system of white ty. Most events the coalition has tion projects on campus, according South African minority rule, is on- planned will be in the Spring to Bell. ly-the first such issue they will semester. The new center encourages address Concra said. Members of the coalition have students to utilize the lounge area "The administration is more been invited to discuss apartheid at of the building, adding that there than willing to work with us," a conference in Hartfoid, Conn., are areas accessible by reservation Concra said.-"Maybe we can set a the weekend of Jan. 31, Concra for meetings and lectures; Bell said. > ^precedent "for student and a'd- said..The group also plans,to hold • '• ~"ln the past, it was someone's. -"ministration-cooperation."-^^ :- an "event in-conjuctiori"\viih Na­ r. -house. Now that it isn't; people wiUV] " -? President Murray>.describing the" tional -Divestment _Day, .which is>-. be-more prone to go to it," she coalition representatives as ar­ April 4. said. ticulate and well informed, said, Another meeting with Munay is - But Jane O'Brien, director of "It's good that they took the in­ scheduled for after the conference. health services, said she was itiative with this meeting so we A more ambitious project the frightened the first morning that could develop an institutional plan coalition will undertake, according students weren't going to use the to show our revulsion with the to Concra, is a newsletter. "We new center. situation in South Africa." want a biweekly or monthly "Usually I get a lot of calls for Murray went on to say, "We're newsletter, because The Circle has appointments, but the first morn­ very supportive of their plan to become too conservative," Concra ing I received none," she said. educate and inform and will pro­ said. "But by the afternoon, we were vide support and resources." The coalition, however, is booked." Murray also expressed his per­ plagued by a lack of funds, Con­ Since the PDC opened, there has sonal position on apartheid as be­ cra said. Since it is not an official been no indication of an increased ing one of anger. "I share the organization, they have no budget use of the student services, Bell moral outrage .-most U.S. citizens to work with and most of their pro­ said. However, she added that she feel regarding the conditions over jects are paid for by members, he doesn't anticipate a decrease in the there," Murray said. "It's an ex­ said. use of the services by students. plosive.situation and if there isn't - "We have no money," Concra - ' The areas moved together A Christmas tree lights the a change there will be a revolution: said. "Anything we do oris printed because they all deal with aspects way for residents of Cham­ It's important that the U.S. is on up comes out of our pockets and ' of the student that may easily relate Waiting pagnat House VI. Campus wide the right side in that revolution, to.have people give us spare change to one another, said Bell. decorating contests helped the and that's the side of democracy." - or a buck on their way out the door "It's a natural blend, since they students get into the holiday While the coalition is still a is great. I've never seen any other work so closely together," she said. for Santa spirit, (photo by Mark Marano) young organization and an um­ club do that." Continued on page 11 College stretches Marist's new debate team off to fill key positions to a flying start in Northeast by Regina Rossi The coaching staff is com­ by Anthony DeBarros Elleanor Charwat; and the assistant terested students to join. academic vice president and dean prised of head coach Jim "We are definitely looking Although at least eight positions of academic programs and services, The Marist College debate Springston, an assistant pro­ for new people, and they in Marist College administration shared by Elizabeth Ross and team is off to a good start in fessor of communication arts, wouldn't be behind because are currently being held by tem­ Gregory Kilgariff, are also assum­ this, its first year, having recent­ and assistant coach Mary Anne they would be debating against porary or "acting" staff, Marist ing those roles in an "acting" ly been ranked as high as tenth Mullen, a graduate assistant. other novices," he said. offieials say there is no danger of capacity. The director of alumni af­ among colleges in the- Springston, who has been At present, the members of slippage in those areas. ; fairs chair is currently vacant. Northeast. coaching for the past 15 years, the debate team are: Roger Ar­ According to Personnel Coor­ Marist Executive Vice President The team, presently,ranked said he has been complimented danowski, Susan Berger, Kevin dinator Mary Sledge, the vice presi­ John Lahey said a search commit­ twelfth, has beaten schools such by other coaches on how well Coughlin, Andrew Farrell, dent for college advancement, An­ tee to locate a permanent vice presi­ as Columbia,"Suffolk, William the team is doing. "We're win­ Robert Hatem, Margaret May, thony Cernera; and vice president dent of academic affairs, has been and Mary, and number qiie ning way more than we're sup­ Howard Mills, Michael Pacyna, for academic affairs, Julianne appointed. The committee is to be ranked Cornell. Two and a half posed to," he said. Doug Scanlan and Melanie Maher, are both assuming those headed by Louis Zuccarello, pro­ more points would put the team Next semester the team, Winters. roles in an "acting" capacity. fessor of political science at Marist, in fifth place nationally among which at present comprises ten - The director of fashion and Lahey hopes to fill that vice other teams just starting out. members, will be involved in Springston said he sees the design/merchandising program, presidency as well as the vice presi­ Roger Ardanowski, captain eight tournaments. They will addition of the debate team to Paula Weinstein; the Computer dent for college advancement posi­ of the team, said he attributes also be adding Individual the Division of Arts and Letters Center director, James Falanga; tion by July 1,1986. The academic the success of the team to Events to their involvement in at Marist as an attempt by the the director of the Learning Center, affairs position was left vacant by natural talent oh the students' the competitions. Springston college to increase its offerings Barbara Carpenter; the Fishkill the resignation of Andrew Molloy part and the "excellent" said that because of these plans, within the communications coordinator, Karin Mycrson; the Continued on page 2 coaching staff. it would be a good time for in­ curriculum. director of degree programs, Page 2 - THE CIRCLE - December 12, 1985 December 12, 1985- THE CIRCLE - Page 3 Search for safe thieves BOOKSTORE County gov't battles issue of South Africa by Brian O'Keefe THANK YOU held in Barclay's Bank, an institu­ should pay full attention to the son, who represents district #10 personal views. tion widely known for its holdings human rights issues here in Dut­ (City of Poughkeepsie). continues Despite rejection of two'related "To use county taxpayer dollars BUY BACK in South Africa. Efforts to overrule chess County." - " The second proposal called for to make foreign policy is a very TO ALL proposals this fall, the Dutchess the chairman's decisions failed to by Sharon Barriaga Sherwood Thompson, the only the County Executive to cease dangerous precedent," said Pat­ County government remains in reach a majority'vote.