World Championship bout at McCann?- page 12 Charlie THE Sacrifice A profile of Marist's An interracial couple most famous . overcome society's "cafeteria worker • prejudices _ page 3 — page 5 CIRCLE VOLUME 42, NUMBER 2 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. FEBRUARY ii, 1993 by MATT MARTIN further damage. games. "Most of the original documents Assistant Editor • , "It may not. be as bad as are in the financial office, but it still The recent spell of winter originally thought," said Gene puts a lot of pressure on us," Doris weather took its toll on the James Doris, director of athletics. said. "It's going to make things J. McCann Recreation Center, "However, you can't put a price on difficult for an extended period of when a pipe exploded causing an inconvenience." time." . estimated "$50,000 in damages, Mike Malet's office was hit McCann staff said. A Christian Youth Organization hardest by the flooding. Close to 250 people had to be basketball game as well as in­ Malet's desk was directly under evacuated as fire alarms rang tramural basketball games were the broken pipe. throughout the building, said cancelled on Sunday night, "It was like standing under employees. - however, all other events will be Niagara Falls," said Malet, assis­ "I didn't know, what happened. tant athletic director. "It was one of the more interesting things that We had to get the people out," said 6 Srinivas Velamati, a McCann It was like standing have happened to me since I've supervisor; This included many under Niagara Falls." been here at Marist." swimmers from the pool, clad in "Unfortunately, all of the nothing but swim suits. Mike Mallet, assistant photos and other items in my of­ The pipe, part of McCann's athletic director fice have been destroyed," he said. mile-long sprinkler system, froze Athletic Secretary Karen Kara above the lower-level office block also lost many of her belongings. in the administrative wing. held as originally scheduled. "My kid's insurance papers are . Mike Malet, Karen Kara and Dr. "When I first heard that a pipe sitting here wrinkled on my desk, Howard Goldman's offices were had broken I thought we had lost and there was still water in the inundated with water approximate­ the (basketball court) floor," said copier when the repairwoman came ly half-a-foot deep in areas, which Doris, recalling similar events dur­ in today to check on it," said Kara. flowed into the foyer and out the ing his tenure as AD at Fordham. Like Doris, she was taken by sur­ front doors. prise by the turn of events. "There was about an inch of "Insurance will probably cover "After I was called about what water flowing from the offices in­ most of the damages, but we may happened, I expected the ceiling to to the hallway and out the door," have to lease a new copier," he be broken. I didn't expect to see said Steve Sullivan, the. McCann said. water rushing out," Kara said. "I mechanic. "That's why all the ice The damages included two com­ had to hold a bucket over Mike's ati is outside." -—••£-,• puters and. printers, assorted ."(MaleUs)_desk,.,whi|e_Jie tried_Jo Sullivan, who was at McCann on trophies," financial" and "medical' salvage some of his" belongings."" Water damaged material litters Mik'e'MaletVdesk* after the his day off to play racquetball/was - records,", as "well as'much of the flood. ' Circle photo/Matt Martin able to fix the pipe to prevent any merchandise sold at basketball ...see McCANN page 11 • Marist may stick iieedle in Fashion Show's money cushion finance the April 29 fashion show, have the money, where is President Needle Fashion Show and Awards, she also wants to broaden the ap­ by CAROLINE JONAH is necessary because some services Murray going to get the money?" but added he is worried about the peal of the dinner in conjunction Staff Writer for the event must be paid for in said vanderHeyden. impact of the new program. with the show. advance and a large portion of the vanderHeyden added that not "In the immediate past we had A pin cushion may be more at­ show's budget comes from ticket having a cushion to rely on will en­ more money incoming for support Donnellan said the students who tainable for the fashion program sales, which can't be projected yet. courage individuals involved with from the outside," vanderHeyden attended the meeting last week were than the "cushion" requested to "It's hard to plan based on ticket the fashion program to work said. "We don't know the response more involved in the show than in finance the 1993 Silver Needle sales. It's important with any event harder to" come up with a solid of the outside to a new program." previous years. Fashion Show and Awards. to have a cushion," said business plan and proposal. vanderHeyden added that even "I think (the meeting) went very President Dennis J; Murray and Donnellan. There are also concerns because though the college is committing well and the administration seems Dr. Marc vanderHeyden, vice As a result of the meeting the this year the fashion program is the same amount of money as in to be behind us," said Candace president of Academic Affairs, met fashion program will submit a se­ putting more emphasis on the din­ the past times are much "tighter" Chestnut, a junior from Germany. " with fashion students and the new cond business proposal to Murray ner its self and the program's now. Fashion Director Moya Donnellan this week, again requesting the newness. "We have to be careful with ; "It was a positive step. We had last Wednesday to discuss the cushion. "It can be successful or end up money. We can't risk the chance of nothing to lose and (Murray) was fashion program's growing con­ vanderHeyden said Marist may being the biggest mistake," Don­ running a deficit - that's the last open to our ideas," said Mally cerns about the financing of 1993 not have the money the fashion nellan said. "That's why they want thing we need," said Roncal, a senior from Middletown, Silver Needle Fashion Show and program is requesting. a business proposal - to ease vanderHeyden. N.Y. Awards. "I don't think President Murray fears." Donnellan said her main concern Donnellan said a "cushion," a has a cushion to give. If I don't vanderHeyden said the school is is presenting the students and their .President • Murray was money advancement to help have the money, and Moya doesn't committed to the annual Silver work in the best light possible, but unavailable for comment. Sex forum features 15 days of safe sex talk However, Marist housing of­ advertise the word condom, or get them for themselves elsewhere. by JEANETTE MARVIN have them at our programs. We officials that Planned Parenthood ficials had questions concerning a "We don't feel comfortable giv­ was not coming to campus to Staff Writer number of the scheduled activities. needed to be sensitive about the ing students condoms," said way we advertise our program," discuss pregnancy or abortion. The shocking statistic that by the Condom Twister, Safe Sex Padovani. "If a student wants con­ "They are coming to Marist to Menu, the viewing of certain films said Kelley. doms they can go to a grocery store time she was thirty one-third of the She searched through the student talk about sexually transimitted population could be HIV-positive portraying prostitutional over­ and put down their money. I think diseases and AIDS," Kelley said. tones, including "My Own Private handbook and her resident assis­ we look at the student as an adult prompted Jennifer Kelley to take tant handbook and found no policy Objected movies were changed action. Idaho," the passing out of con­ or individual, it's not up to us to due to unhealthy relationship por­ doms and a scheduled visit from concerning condoms at Marist, she dispense condoms." Kelley, the resident assistant for said. trayals and existing copyright laws, the ninth floor of Champagnat Planned Parenthood met with con­ Condoms will be available dur­ said Padovani. cern from the housing administra­ Kelley said that when she con­ ing the tour, said Kelley, but R. A.'s Hall, said the figure also made her fronted one housing official with "We didn't feel that (the movies) want to try to get condoms on tion, said Assistant Director of and staff members will not be ac­ portrayed healthy relationships," Housing and Residential Life John Marist's lack of policy she receiv­ tively distributing them. campus. ed the reply, "you're not dealing Padovani said. "The content Kelley's concerns impelled her to Padovani. The condom twister game, the wasn't the best. We thought they "We have an obligation to make with any college policy here, your safe sex menu and the visit from help organize the "Love Safe Sexy not breaking any policy, he said, were glorifying unappropriate sex­ Tour '93," two weeks of nightly sure programs fit into the climate Planned Parenthood were approv­ ual behavior." of the college," explained you are dealing with college ed by the administration after a programming concerning modern politics," she said. The films in question (Angel and sexuality which began Jan. 31 and Padovani. "Marist College is .a meeting with Kelley on Feb. 1. Wild Orchid) would have been Judeo-Christian college steeped in As a second, year resident assis­ "Our'concern was that Planned will end Feb.