THE CIRCLE V Volume 29, Number 15 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. March 1,1984 J Marist may rent part of Western by Jane M. Scarchilli rezoning for the propery two weeks ago. The building can now Marist College is negotiating to be rented to several tenants for rent space in the Western various uses, he said. Publishing . building, located Ben Ward, vice president of across from the campus, ac­ Summit Realty of Elmsford and cording to the buyer of the managing agent for the property, property. said that Roe Movers Inc. is the "There have been many first tenant in the building. "Roe conversations with Marist,'.' the is currently occupying 29,000 buyer, Richard Zirinsky, said,, square feet of the building for "and they (Marist) are in the warehouse use," he said. process of conducting feasibility One tenant could not be found studies." to utilize the entire building,, Edward P. Waters, "vice according to the. Town of president for administration.and Poughkeepsie Zoning Board. The finance, confirmed Marist's building was previously zoned for interest in utilizing space in the heavy industry, which does not building. He added that the allow for offices. The new zoning college hopes to complete permit allows for warehouse, negotiations within the next two. office and manufacturing use of weeks. the building. The Western Waters said a definite decision Publishing building was closed by has not been made on what Mattel Inc., the parent company, Western Publishing Company, which Marist may soon rent. Marist would use the building for. inl983. (photobyJeffKiely) "All I can say is that we are trying Western was founded in 1907 Inc. The Poughkeepsie plant was which were received through an struction of the Lowell Thomas to meet the real needs' of the and was named Western bought from the Fiat Corporation IBM grant, arrive on campus this Center. An architect has been students and the institution," he Publishing and Lithographing in 1934. •;--'••• summer. Marist received $2.5 chosen for the center and said. Company. In 1960, it became Marist, which has faced a space million worth of computer groundbreaking is scheduled for Zirinsky, interviewed by phone Western Publishing Company, 'shortage, for several years, will be equipment from the grant. this spring. If all goes according in his New York City office, said Inc. In 1979 Western Publishing further pinched for space when Some of the space problem will to plan, the building will be open that he was able to secure became a subsidiary of Mattel the new computer terminals, be alleviated with the con- by the fall semester of 1985. Wheelchair student, runner plan trek Theft raises concern by Paul Raynis The run will follow the route covered by Marist students Dave Haupt and Mark Wickham, who about mail security In an effort to raise money for the Marist started "Marist Runs For The Disabled" shortly by Joe Lezoli velopes on Feb. 2 and on Feb. 4, Special Services program, two students, one of before they graduated last year." each containing $20. None of the whom will be in a wheelchair, plan to run from Haupt and Wickham made many contacts A recent incident-involving the money was recovered," Waters Prudential Square in Boston, Mass, to the Marist. along the route in setting up last year's run, theft "of money from a Marist said. "We notified the : cafeteria. '•'•'-.. ".:. "The guys last year had already set up the main student's mail has raised concern Poughkeepsie Town Police about The students, Anthony Beilantoni and Frank framework," said Sciaretta; "We just had to ; about postal security af Marist. the matter, but we still have no Sciaretta, will be starting the 200-mile trek, the rewrite the letters, adding that there'll be a According to Linda Zim- clues as to the identity of the 2nd annual "Marist Runs For the Diabled," on wheelchair-runner this year." mermann, a Marist student and perpetrator. The investigation March 14. They plan to arrive at Marist on Mon­ Sciaretta added that response to their effort has part-time employee of the continues." day, March 19, during the cafeteria's lunch been good so far. He said that many hotels and school's postal department, this According to several Marist hours. restaurants along the course have offered free ac­ latest theft incident happened postal employees, the recent theft Beilantoni and Sciaretta are both part,of the commodations. about three weeks ago. Zim- is just one of several they hope Special Services program, which enables students In addition, local businesses have donated all mermann said while distributing will focus greater attention on with physical or learning disabilities to function mail behind the post office boxes what they say is an inadequate the gear that Beilantoni and Sciaretta will need "in Leo Hall she found an open more equally in the college environment. along the way. ' -amount of postal security. Beilantoni, a sophomore'from Port Chester, letter and a torn envelope on a Last year, a Marist student was 'The Forerunner sporting goods store on the shelf. - N.Y., has a learning disability. Sciaretta, a Main Mall donated shoes, running-outfits, and caught after stealing several Junior, from Levittown, N.Y., can't walk due to rainwear for the run. " "I brought the letter and en­ hundred dollars from other a'birth defect. velope to Diane Lawrence, our students' mail over a period of The two say that the run is simply their way to Sciaretta's wheelchair was donated by Mobility mail services supervisor at the approximately two months. help keep a good thing going. Unlimited, a Rhinebeck-based company that time, who took the matter up with Lisa Ash, a Marist student and "The Special Services Office has helped me out designs wheelchairs for a variety of sports. security," Zimmermann said. part-time employee of the a lot," said Beilantoni, "and I want to return the The wheelchair, which was made from an Joseph Waters, director of school's post office, said there favor." -- • aircraft-aluminum alloy, weighs only 19 pounds. security at Marist, said the have been other incidents since "It's the least I can do," said Sciaretta, who'll But Sciaretta said he's sure that it will be able to student whose mail was tampered that time. One, she said, occurred be covering the distance in a custom-made stand up to the beating that the Poughkeepsie-to- with was expecting money from late last semester when several of wheelchair. "I'm doing if because I want to see Boston trek is bound to cause. her parents. a student's friends said they sent the Special Services program continue." continued on page 7 "The girl's father said he sent her birthday cards, all of which his daughter two separate en­ '...--•"• continued on page 2 Senator: Keep drinking age, stiffen by Janet Lawler from a different angle," Rolison the senator's bill "after the fact." Awareness Committee has not Thatcher said. "The raised said, "and one I feel is more "It deals with the problem after officially reviewed Sen. Rolison's . drinking age saves lives. Raw data Young adults would have their direct. Instead of prohibiting someone has committed an of­ bill. proves it. In 1979 and 1980, driver's licenses revoked, until everyone under 21 from drinking,. fense, which may have caused - "My reaction is that his bill statistics show that fifty percent age 21, when convicted of DWI or we are singling out for punish­ personal injury or . property would put a much greater of alcohol-related accidents in driving under the influence of ment only those who have proved damage," Kaplan said. responsibility on the young Dutchess County involved people drugs, according to new " their inability to handle the State Police Captain J. Baker, driver," Stephen Bentley, co- under 21 years old." legislation proposed by State responsibility of being a licensed of Troop K Headquarters in chairman, said. "Anything that Senator Jay P. Rolison Jr., driver in New York." Pougkeepsie, said the troopers will save lives must be considered, Sen. Rolison said he doubts Poughkeepsie. Governor Mario Cuomo is will continue to crackdown on but as long as it's not that the Legislature will boost the currently pushing for New York's DWI motorists under current law.- discriminatory against young age. The bill is designed to reduce minimum drinking age to be "We're put on the roads how drivers." "By taking away the licenses of the number of alcohol-related hiked to 21. .-"-.-•'• enforcing the law," Captain Dutchess County STOP." DWI first-time offenders, until age 21, auto accidents in New York in­ Rolison noted 99.5 percent of Baker said. "With new coordinator Wayne Thatcher said we can make our highways safer, volving drivers from ages 16 to all 18 to 20-year-old drivers were legislation, our job will remain that the senator's bill may be provide stiff penalties for those 21. In 1981, drivers in this age not involved in any alcohol- the same. We'd see no drastic punitive rather than preventive. who break the laws, and make group comprised 23 percent of the related traffic accidents last year. change because currently troopers "I haven't read the actual bill these young offenders earn back total population involved in such The president of Dutchess are arresting the drunken drivers, because it hasn't been released the privileges and responsibilities car crashes, according to Rolison. County's Remove Intoxicated regardless of age." yet. But, I'm more in favor of the they took for granted," the "My bill attacks the problem Drivers, David Kaplan, has called Marist College's Alcohol drinking age being raised to 21," senator said.