Secretaries' strike looms over Marist community - page 3 it Lean On Me" Sucessful Eastside principal ^THE speed Cross Country team visits Marist races well - See page 5 CIRCLE See page 12 Volume 45, Number 2 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. September 29,1994 Two students suspended in townhouse incident males from East Haven, Conn., were suffered a possible fractured rib, said me." and residential life, said he could not by MEREDITH KENNEDY involved in the incident, Leary said. she was thrown across the B7 living Jarjura and Muni's suspension comment about the incident. Staff Editor Muni and Jarjura have been room by Jarjura. ~ were placed by Peter Amato, asso­ Jarjura said he went to B7 that placed on suspension for one year, "I went behind Joe to try to stop night in response to a fight that oc­ Two male Marist students re­ ciate dean. and Dubois' on-campus housing has the fighting, and he turned around Jarjura said he met with Amato curred earlier involving student Chris ceived a one-year suspension follow­ been revoked. and looked atme and then threw me Cullinan. ing their'arrest on Mon, Sept. 12. voluntarily on Mon Sept. 12 and was Jarjura. said he does not under­ across the room," Reilly said. treated as guilty from the beginning. "As far as I know when a guest Joe Jarjura, 19, and Rob Muni, stand why he is being punished for ;•; Jarjura said he did not recall how gets into a fight they have to leave, 20, were formally charged with as­ "Dean Amato told me that be­ protecting himself because he did not Reilly was injured, but those at the fore I said anything, I should know those guests were unregistered. They sault in the third degree, a misde­ throw, the first punch. ;' fight told him she had jumped on should have been escorted off cam­ meanor; according to Joe Leary, di­ that lam in serious trouble, and that "I got hit and a fight occurred," his} back. ;: .•'•'•••• .'•..- this was a serious matter," Jarjura pus. They beat up a Marist student," rector of safety and security. Jarjura said. "I defended myself and "They're telling me Natasha Jarjura said. Jarjura was also charged with said. my friends defended me." jumped in, on my back," Jarjura said. Amato said he could not com­ Cullinan said he had no comment harassment, and appearance tickets Reilly said she walked into the "I swung my back around to get her about the incident. were issued for a later date, Leary ment on the incident because it in­ middle of the fight and saw people off and that's how she got hurt." volves the disciplinary process of the Reilly said she was aware that said. everywhere. Reilly denied that she jumped on an incident had occurred earlier that The confrontation occurred at college, and the case is confidential. • ' "By .the time I got downstairs, Jarjura's back and said she believes Dubios now resides off-campus night but did not know the details. approximately 1:45 a.m. Sat Sept. there were people all over the place," he knew what he was doing. Jarjura said he is trying to appeal 10, in townhouse B7. and is banned from the townhouse Reilly said. "They were oh the /'This makes me mad, because section of campus because her three the suspension but will have to wait Two junior female residents, kitchen table and the couch. Onewas people keep saying it," Reilly said. male guests were not registered with to see if Gerard Cox, vice president Elizabeth Dubois, 20, and Natasha (lying) on the floor." "I did not jump on Joe's back. He housing, Reilly said. and dean for student affairs, will Reilly, 20, and three non-Marist : Reilly, who according to Leary, looked Jim Raimo, director of housing allow him to present h s c- New RDs bring fresh to campus In addition to classes and ah in­ by BLYTHE MAUSOLF ternship, she worked as assistant director in a resident hall for approxi­ Staff Writer mately 700 first year students. The Office of Housing and Resi­ On her decision to leave, Martin dential Life hired not one but five said, "I .was finished with grad new Residence Directors this year, school, plus I was at Bridgewater for because the staff was-reduced-to _six years, and I needed to leave. "I eight with the "elimination of - Can­ . could, have stayed -and -gone; into terbury. different"areas, but if you don't get The new members of the Hous­ a different type of philosophy in your ing staff differ in ^experience and studies, you're just turning your background. • wheels and not really getting any­ Assistant Director of Housing, where. John Padovani said, "We look to After interviewing for many build a team of people with differ­ middle school guidancepositions, she ent talents and experience." So they put out a few housing applications, come together and each as a unique butnone of them seemed to be a contribution to the staff." match. The additions are spread through­ "From the first time I got on out the campus Sam Johnson is in campus, I just laughed, I felt so New York Gubernatiorlal candidate George Patkl talked with Marist students Wednesday, September 21 sL comfortable. When I left here I said, Sheahan; Sean McGuirk is in Circle photo/ Kathy Link Champagnat; Kelly Martin is in I have to be at Marist," Martin said. Marian; Jeanine Belcastro is on the "When its a good match between North End and in Gartland is Kelly the housing office and the person Frost. being hired, you're on the same Student leaders express concern- Last year at this time, Sam John­ wavelength and once that happens son was beginning his senior year at you can only go up." Martin said. Western Connecticut State Univer­ After being very involved in Security budget cuts an issue sity, with a major in Human Re­ Greek life at Bridgewater, she is sources Management. interested in offering some of her in The Hoop Lot were replaced, and ation is still being worked on, and He was an active participant of experience to the Greek organiza­ by BRIAN FRANKENFIELD emergency phones in all parking lots students have to understand that it student government and a resident tions on campus. Staff Writer have been repaired and weather- takes time. assistant. .Although, Sheahan would have proofed. Security has also added two Despite all these improvements, Johnson said he came to Marist been her first choice Martin is ex­ Marist students making progress full time campus foot-patrols, and a upperclassmen may find some things for a few reasons, "The size of the cited about making some changes in is what the Student Government's five hour foot-patrol at Beck's Place. missing. The student escorts have school, that is, the on campus popu­ Marian. Safety and Security Committee is all about. Leary said he is pleased with the been eliminated from Marist's secu­ lation is bigger. And I worked in a "I like to be involved in more concern for safety. rity team due to the New York State public institution and Marist is pri­ than just the housing area of Marist. On Nov. 11, 1993 the 12-mem- "The Student Body Government Security Guard Act of 1992. The law vate, so I wanted to get a When on duty, I'm usually the one ber committee filed a-safety and shows excellent awareness of safety went into effect in the 1994 school differentperspective." doing it by bike. I make a lot of security report with former student on campus," states Leary. "In work­ year, and states that any person do­ He said he feels his youth was time ,for students and try body president, Kent Rinehart. The ing with the students, veryseldom are ing any type of security work must an asset in Marist's selection of him. toincorporate that into who I am," report outlined everything from se­ their requests irrational. Most con­ be a registered Security Officer. Johnson described himself as, "a Martin said. curity foot-patrols to the quality of cerns are very legitimate." Registration in N.Y. state could cost young fresh mind with lots of ideas Like Martin, Jeanine Belcastro lighting around campus. Leary said that the lighting situ­ Please see TOUR p. 8 ... and energy". ''.'"••".' conies fresh from the completion of Following this report, a memo He said he was looking forward graduate school at Boston Univer­ was sent to Executive Vice Presi­ to working with the freshman in sity, where she majored in Vocal dent Mark Sullivan, and Director of Sheahan. Music Performance. Security Joe Leary requesting a tour He said he sees it as a challenge After graduating in May, she said of campus problem areas. The tour The Circle and his goal is to keep his students she wanted to look for a housing was agreed upon, and conducted one active and on top academically. position similar to the supervisory early Thursday evening last April. He would like to help Marist position sheheld as a student, and Student Government officers Jen non-scientific poll build as a community, on an educa­ Marist was her choice. Nocella, Matt Gillis, Rebecca Ryan tional, social and cultural level, in "I wanted to look at a private and Holly Olson circled the entire order to help students open up to the school because of the quality of the campus, from The McCann Center The Circle conducted a non-scientific poll from Sept. 20th. to real world.