Back at Marist

Hey everybody, Mike Walsh here. Thanks for joining me for my first NCAA Tournament update. Most of us arrived last night or this morning. I was at Shadows for the selection show party briefly and the place was packed. Everyone erupted with cheers when we found out we were going to Berkeley. California for the second straight year! We are a 12 seed just like last year, only this time our opponent will be Georgetown. They earned the 5 seed thanks to a 13-3 Big East record, 25-6 overall. They are led by 5-11 BE Freshmen of the Year Sugar Rogers, (yes creative chants and jeers are on the way) who dropped 18 a game this season. The Hoyas don't appear to be very big which is a benefit for us, Rachele should be able to get her shot off consistently. And if either the Allenspach-Johnson or Yarde-Johnson tandem can control Rogers we have a better than decent shot at the upset. I'd love to see Elise get some minutes on her but at 5-5 she gives up 6 inches to Sugar. I'm also going to look for a big game from Kate Oliver, if she can get to double digits, I like our chances. Anyway after rehearsal and a nice cookout today we got word that we are leaving on a charter out of Newburgh in the morning with the team and administrators, should be fun aside from the 7am report time. Thanks for checking in, expect more consistent and humorous updates as the trip commences tomorrow. Goodnight for now, and FIRE UP!

~Walsh

March 12 Movie Previews

Green Zone- March 12

Matt Damon pairs up again with director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum) in an interesting war-time thriller that takes on current issues and a current war. Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team are set on a mission to find weapons of mass destruction hidden in the Iraqi desert but instead they find a complex cover-up. The ensuing melee of explosions and shootings pits American against American as Miller tries to find the truth.








Our Family Wedding- March 12

Two dads (Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia) of different racial and cultural backgrounds and very big egos find out their children (America Ferrara and Lance Gross) are engaged. They must learn what it means to be a family by accepting each other and learning to get along but the initial clash between them creates some hilarity. Most of it looks a little too farfetched and freaky to hold up this comedy: a goat eats a whole bottle of an ED drug.









Remember Me- March 12

Robert Pattinson fans get to swoon over him once again as a human but this time with a bit of personality. He plays a rebellious young man called Tyler who does not get along with his father (Pierce Brosnan). By some chance encounter he meets Ally (Emilie de Ravin) who of course understands him and they fall for each other. But a happy ending will not come easily for these two lovers as secrets come out and they are threatened to be torn apart.







She’s Out of My League- March 12

This movie asks: How can a 10 go for a 5? And apparently supplies the answer to that question of why would a hot girl like a not-so-hot guy, exaggerated yet again for the movie screen. Kirk (Jay Baruchel) is an average Joe working as a security guard at an airport when he finds the cell phone of a gorgeous and successful woman, Molly (Alice Eve), and she falls for him. It’s hard to say where the plot will go in this one and it looks like all the good laughs may be in the trailer.

The last issue has been distributed and we're hopefully, for the most part, home and getting unpacked. There is one correction I want to make before I end this blog for the next few months, it's on the Spring Concert Article:

The Student Programming Council (SPC), which hosted the Jack's Mannequin & Matt Nathanson concert last Sunday, April 26, actually sold 1050 tickets, more than the estimated 300 people.

Last Issue of the 08-09 Academic Year

The end of the year is fast approaching and I am busily putting together the last small parts of the magazine to update this blog and take a break from looking at the same pages for the last 4 hours.

The last issue of this year, the May 2009 Issue, should be ready to distribute by Friday, May 8th. It is looking pretty fine if I do say so myself, and my housemates have told me the same as well. The work of various editors in learning and then actually doing the layout was very helpful. Next year everyone should be able to learn and experience this as I intend to request the Lowell Thomas computer lab for at least one evening before the issue is due, there will be food at these layout sessions!

Our last social last Thursday went well despite the few numbers, it allowed us all to enjoy the massive amounts of food I provided. Hopefully we will all have more interaction as a club next year since now I have a better understanding of how clubs work with SGA and with their members. With everyone's help we can surely make this magazine the best it has been thus far. Enjoy the summer and keep writing!

Dennis Murray Reads the Generator!

That's right! Marist's President does in fact read our humble little magazine.

Here is the email a few of you may have received that helped with the article he references:

I am writing you in regard to the article entitled "Top 10 Things Marist Could Improve" in the March 2009 edition of The Generator. I thought you came up with some interesting ideas, and I have asked the Vice Presidents of the appropriate areas to look into them. I can't guarantee specific changes, but I can promise that we will look at your suggestions seriously.

Thanks again for the constructive suggestions and best wishes for the remainder of the semester.

Dennis

Dennis J. Murray
President
Marist College
Phone: (845) 575-3600
Fax: (845) 575-3337
E-mail: Dennis.Murray@marist.edu

May Issue

Assignments are out of the last issue of this year but there are still articles available. Most of these are either events or just very basic ideas that can be expanded upon. Email editor in chief sarah.holmes1@marist.edu if you would like to take an article or if you have your own idea.

Miscellaneous:
SPC Comedy Club: Eric O’Shea
River Festival- 4/24
Gaming for Hope- 4/4
Preview of Humarist’s Big Show on 5/3
Wednesday, April 29- Salsa dancing lessons, 9pm in the Cabaret.
Thursday, April 23- Lecturer Barry Drake will be coming to talk about music of the 70's. He does a different decade every year. It'll be at 9pm in the Nelly Goletti.

Opinion:
NEW: Cafe Bocca review -located just a few minutes from Marist on Mt. Carmel Place
Earth Day
first months of Obama’s presidency

Theatre:

Urinetown, musical- this weekend

Music:
Pie Boys Flat- Wednesday 4/1
SPC Coffeehouse: “Fooling April”- 4/15
Bardavon Spring Music Concert- 4/25 and 4/26

Movies:
Reviews
Wednesday, April 8- Dive-In movie. We'll be showing "Yes Man" at 9pm in the McCann Center pool.

Literature:
Poetry Month

Fashion:
Silver Needle Fashion Show preview 5/8
Fashion Trends on Campus

Next Meeting

The March issue is out on campus and I've gotten some nice feedback on the quality of the articles this time around as well as the overall look.

Now let's build on this and make the next one even better. Our next meeting in Monday, March 30, at 9:15pm in the student center alcoves.

There will be some delicious cookies and we will be going over assignments for the last issue of the academic year, the May 2009 Issue.

Come with ideas or see what upcoming events you want to cover.

Hope to see a lot of people Monday night!