Students can shake hands with about 75 potential bosses at the annual Career Conference next Thursday in the McCann Center. The gathering lasts from 4 to 7 p.m. Desmond Murray, the assistant director of field experience, said anywhere from 500 to 1,300 students attend, and both students and employers benefit.
Plans are in the works for Marist to hold a high school marching band competition next fall at the new Leonidoff Field. Arthur Himmelberger, director of the Music Department, said he's been thinking of it for a few years. "But by the time we set a date with the athletic department to use the field, the schedule for the fall has already been made," he said, and the bands are already busy.
Pirates will take over the Marist grounds at this year's "One to One Day," sponsored by the Psychology Club. Children with special needs from the ages four to eight invited for activities at Marist and are paired with Marist students for the day, and volunteers are encouraged to dress up as swashbuckling buccaneers during the event.
Students frustrated with midterm grades have four more weeks to sign up for a tutor. Karen Tomkins-Tinch, coordinator of Learning Skills and International Student Program, said the deadline is there for a reason. "We stop assigning tutors two weeks before finals," she said.
Mr. Marist 2007 was an extravagant affair hosted by two of the best looking men at Marist, and featured six other pretty good looking guys. Ricky Ruff, Mat Taylor, Brandon Cartica, Matt Competello, Jay Thalacker, and David Hochman all competed for the title, while Stephen Krill and Michael Mayfield hosted the evening's events.
You're walking down the street and you hear a dog whimpering down an alley. You take a few steps in and see a huge dog stuck in a wire cage meant for a dog half his size. His mouth and paws are bleeding from his attempts to escape and patches of fur are missing exposing bruised skin.