The Circle

Lady in Red: Breakin’ Up is Hard To Do, So Don’t

Dear Lady in Red, My boyfriend and I have been together since high school. We have been making our long-distance relationship work, but now it seems harder than ever. We're both juniors and between our course loads and commitments and friendships at our separate schools, we have kind of started to drift apart. Full story

Getting Carded This Holiday Season

As we approach holiday season, and some shoppers find themselves genuinely out of ideas, one common product may represent the image of a reasonable compromise. The gift card has the unique ability to somehow find middle ground between the seemingly impersonal touch of plain cash and a personal gift that shows an intimate connection. Full story

Staying Grounded on Campus

In the haze and smog of today's bleak postmodern society, where people remain wrapped up in their own private interests, it is difficult for one to really comprehend what it is truly all about. It would almost appear that there is no longer any compassion! There is no love! Everybody delights themselves in looking out solely for numero uno. Full story

Penn State Scandal Raises Questions of Pennace

As Americans go, and possibly as far as human beings go, with our innate curiosity for gossip and polarizing issues, who doesn't love a good scandal? It would seem that no one loves the most recent scandal to rock not only the collegiate or regional realm of news, but national news as well. Full story

Greek Myth Movie Not Exactly One for the History Books

When you're making a film about Greek mythology, it's usually either a hit like "300" or miss like the "Clash of the Titans" remake. "Immortals," however, is neither. Some of the sequences rival the epic battle scenes we saw in "Troy," while other scenes wouldn't fit in a sequel to "Percy Jackson and The Olympians. Full story

Parking Problems

Let's be honest 3:00 in the morning is not the time nor place to meandering around an empty parking lot in Poughkeepsie. Marist property or not, parking behind a questionable grounds-keeping building off of West Cedar Street and walking home is not ideal. Full story

Don’t Emulate Denmark: Keep Food Taxes Away

Would you support a tax on people who celebrate the "wrong" religion? How about a tax on people who are attracted to the "wrong" sex? A tax on these aspects of our personal lifestyles would be viewed with contempt in our society, because, in a free society, governments cannot deem such decisions to be wrong. Full story

Dear Lady in Red

Dear Lady in Red, My suitemates are complete and utter slobs. They have broken almost everything that we've purchased for our rooms and we aren't even through the first semester yet. They never pick up after themselves. My roommate is probably the worst. Full story

Two boys, at the front gate, with their bare hands

Casey Fisk

All of these recent vandalism incidents leaves students feeling like they are playing campus Clue.

Full story

Occupy Wall Street: A personal look

Christina O'Sullivan

A Marist senior ventures to the headline making New York City demonstration.

Full story

The B-52s Bring Down the Shack

I arrived at the McCann Center 20 minutes late on Parent's Weekend for the B-52s concert, in a frantic scramble to acquire a pass and gain access inside of the bizarre, almost psychedelic time warp which awaited me. Once I sweet talked my way into two passes and flashed a genuine smile of excitement and delight to the man manning the door, I found myself amidst a sea of people ranging from visiting young siblings up way past their bed time, to the average Marist student looking bored and despondent as they texted their friends about what would be going on later once their parents retired to their hotel room. Full story