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— NEWS — — SPORTS — Meet the candidates for Student Some professors have inter- W&^\ Hockey team beat Rutgers, Government President esting past jobs before Marist '_ y now preparing for Nationals -PAGE 3 -PAGE 16 \ -PAGE7 . *U TH Volume 48, Number 11 The Student Newspaper of Marist College February 8, 1996 As snowflakes pile up, so does cost of removal by STEPHANIE MERCURIO to the walkways were the worst Staff Writer part of the storm. "Just the other day I tripped on The blizzard of '96 may be over, a concrete slab that was pushed but Marist College is still recov­ out of the ground," said ering. Slomscinsky. "Something needs After spending $15,000 to clean to be done." up the near-record snowfall,. The concrete slabs will settle Ralph Short, supervisor of back into the ground in the grounds at Marist, said the col­ spring, according to Short. The lege will have to pay more than slabs pushed out of the ground $8,000 to repair additional dam­ because maintenance heated ages. them to melt the snow. Concrete slabs in the main en­ Throughout the week of the trance, as well as in the walk­ blizzard, Short said workers put ways were pulled up, and three- in 18 to 20 hour shifts, working fourths of the fence in the Hoop two days straight. lot was bent; Not only did the ground's staff "I haven't walked around the work to clean up Marist, student Circle phoio/Chris Bcrinato campus to see the extent of the volunteers helped as well. Damage from plows, like the bending of this fence in Upper Hoop lot seen here, adds to the expensive damages," said Short. "I don't 'The students helped with task of snow removal. Last month's blizzard alone cost the college $15,000. want to know what they are. A shoveling the stairs and side­ lot of work will need to be done." walks," said Short. 'They were . For the most part, Short said such a big help, we couldn't have Water emergency cost Marist $7,000 gotten it done without them." the damage was done by large cooking purposes. loaders scooping out the snow. Jane Rosick, a sophomore, said by CHRIS THORNE she thought the workers did as Thirsty anyone? The additional water distributed "There was no place to put all Staff Writer cost about $4,500. of the snow, so loaders had to good a job as they could. During last week's Raimo had nothing but the high­ scoop it out," he said. "They "There was so much snow, it water emergency, When water use was cut short 4 est accolades for the students couldn't tell where the curbs are, was difficult to see the lights and Marist was forced two weeks ago due to the" water and how they dealt with the situ­ so a lot of the damages were done fences because of the depth," to ship water on hazard, Marist College came to ation. that way." Rosick said. "I don't think the * campus. Here are the rescue of its students. "The students were great," Gyna Slomscinsky, a sopho­ damages could have been some of the numbers: avoided." ' On Jan. 24, residents of the Raimo said, 'They understood more, said that the damages done Town and City of Poughkeepsie, - 538 cases of bottled water what was going on, and that there including Marist, were advised were shipped to Marist. was only so much the college to boil their drinking water_be- - An additional 1,200 gallons could do." cause of possible contamination. was used by Dining Services Senior Bill Trond said that he According to Jim Raimo, Direc­ for cooking and drinking. was very impressed with the tor of Housing and Residential - a total of $7,000 was spent school. Life, the college decided to pro­ on water. 'They were very generous and vide bottled water. very fast," he said. "It was decided that would be Housing turned the responsibil­ However some say they could one of the things we could do to ity over to Sodexho, the college have functioned without the aid help the students," Raimo said. dining service. of bottled water. The first order was for 250 cases Joe Binotto, director of dining "I used the tap water anyway," of one-liter bottles. Raimo said services, placed the orders. said one student. he estimated the cost was about "We ordered another 288 cases Raimo said the students under­ $2^X). ; • ; ; v:• .•••;,• of half-liter bottles, which were standing kept the situation un­ The first batch was delivered to for students who needed it," der Control. the resident halls and was dis­ Binotto said. tributed by resident assistants An additional 1,200 gallons of "The college pulied together as and resident directors. Once it water were delivered to the din­ a community to deal with the was received and distributed, ing services for drinking and problem," Raimo said. Java adds animation to Internet for web lovers New software speeds up use of graphics by CRAIG MURRAY ing up computer programmers a piece of Java animation on it's Staff Writer and web enthusiasts all over the Academic Computing Home world. Page (hup:// The World Wide Web is a vital "Up until now," says Barbara www.academic.marist.edu). The part of both academic and leisure McMullen, Director of Marist's exciting thing about Java is how pursuits here at Marist. How­ Department of Academic Com­ quickly its animations are trans­ Circle phoio/Chns Bcnnato ever, just when you thought you puting, "the web has been an en­ mitted over the Internet. In the were close to mastering die vast vironment for everybody. Pub­ past, to view animation on the THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN - Demolition has reaches of cyberspace, another lishing on the web hasn't re­ Web, animation files had to be resumed on the former Mid-Hudson Business Park to make way recent development has ap­ quired much technical expertise, downloaded off of a web page, for Wal-Mart Developers hope to have the center open this fall. peared in an attempt to forever and really hasn't required any and possibly after 3-4 minutes of change the look of cyberspace knowledge of programming. This downloading, the animation as we know it. aspect of the Internet really could be viewed. With the com­ Sun Microsystems, a computer scares computer programmers piled Java script, the animation platform and software develop­ and so, with Java, Sun is trying is transmitted with the home '•: Arts & Entertainment.....,10 • Valentine's Day is com- page, and the end-user hardly * • CMn usNews...,..:....:;....3 , Wednesday! See ment firm in California, has spear­ to regain the computer industry's P ing next headed the development of a monopoly on the Internet." realizes an animation is being i'-MovleU^SIZZIll - whathistoryliosbchindthis programming language called Java is a computer language transmitted at all. :Opinion7Letters......;.,.. .'..8.,'. romantic holiday. Java. based on C++. It is an intelligent, However, due to software re­ : No, this new technology has compact tool for creating anima­ quirements, the moving marquee ".Sports ....„........t...;...l6 " ; -Paged nothing to do with your morn­ tion and performing calculations. located on the bottom of the '- vWbridNews. ,'„"„,^'.,..,..2-:-'- -,-' \ . ••' ing cup of coffee, but it is wak­ Marist has already incorporated Please see Web, page 4... THE GiRCLEy February 8; 1996 THE CIRCLE, February 8,1996 old. connection with fires that broke administration is unwilling.to state Assault on an infant • . The other charge stems from a out in five vacant buildings over ; flatly that it would defend Taiwan if July 1995 incident in which the the last month, police said. ' the islandwere attacked'by China, candidates tackle issues facing students . HORNELL, N.Y. (AP) - A 25- mother poured boiling water on New York John Kennedy, 20, of Defense Secretary WiUiamPerry said year-old woman has been charged the child, troopers said. Schoharie, has been a member Tuesday. , . with assault after'she poured toilet The girl, now 19 months old, of the Schoharie Fire Depart­ Perry said he" is concerned but not bowl cleaner in her infant daughter's suffered internal injuries requir­ ment for four years. alarmed that China is using "mili­ food and poured boiling water on the ing hospitalization from the first and C« - He' was arrested Sunday on tary maneuvering" to try to influ­ child in separate incidents, troopers incident and suffered second- five-counts of third-degree ar­ ence Taiwan's democratic presiden­ said Tuesday. degree burns from the second son for allegedly starting fires at tial election March 23. An abuse investigation begun Sun­ incident, police said. Morgan Beyond four vacant residences and a va­ Asked what the United States day by the Homell Police Depart­ and her 4-year-old sister Brianna cant hotel in Schoharie County, would do if China threatened to at­ ment resulted in Elizabeth VanScoter have been removed from"the News from the Associated Press state police said. tack, Perry said he could not be more being charged Monday with two VanScoter home by Child Pro­ Kennedy was on duty battling specific than the commitment spelled counts of second-degree assault, ac­ tective Services and placed with at least three of the fires, accord­ out in the Taiwan Relations Act. cording to.state police in Bath. a foster family, troopers said. Fireman an arsonist ing to Schoharie Fire Chief John That document says belligerent Police said VanScoter is charged VanScoter, of Bath, was being held Wolfe. actions meant to determine the fu­ with putting toilet bowl cleaner in in Steuben County Jail in lieu of LOUDONVILLE, N.Y.

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