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'.;." . Vol. 7 No. 6 MAY 4, 2007, Page 24 New basketball coach hired Take a look (Continued from page 1) where Coach Flynn had us pel them into playoffs next at the Terror last year," adds junior Brett year. "I hope that we will be Foelber. successful and that he can be seniors! For the two years Flynn the missing piece that this coached at McDaniel the team team needs to get back to the has improved immensely and Centennial Conference they hope to keep that up with Playoffs," states Arrington. Curley next year. Smith With two-month-old baby states, "1 look forward to twins and his first head coach- Find all of your favorite Kevin continuing the positive ing job, Curley will have his senior athletes on the fol- momentum that Bob Flynn hands full on and off the court lowing pages. developed. I am confident in the coming season. The that Kevin will keep the pro- team and the entire McDaniel gram moving in a positive community look forward to direction." seeing what Curley will bring The team thinks that this Green Terror Men's new coach will be able to pro- Basketball. vide the last big push to pro- Hatton's ethics a plus for men's lacrosse ence as an assistant coach at world. After a short time lacrosse is small, he believes den. Asked to name the RYAN BARRE Binghamton in there, he realized that the part it's important to make as biggest difference with being CONTRIBUTOR University upstate New York for a half a of his life he felt most passion- many connections as possible a head coach, he said, "l have This year's rejuvenated season, as well as three years ate about had become 0 miss- in order to learn as much as to wear a Jot more hats now. McDaniel men's lacrosse pro- as a graduate assistant under ing piece. In 2003, he decided possible. Although nobody .Ihere is so much more respon- gram has gained the attention Townsend at McDaniel. to move back to his home state can question his work ethic, sibility" He realizes he now of the campus and community Hatton has been around the of New York and rekindle his everyone who knows Hatton must play the role of coach, as a result of the team's game of lacrosse ever since he relationship with the game he will tell you that his ability to parent and friend, finding a biggest off-season change. can remember and at the age once cherished. communicate with others healthy mix of each, which is After Coach Jim Townsend of 28, he is "thrilled to be Understanding that he is comes natural. one of the hardest things for a left to begin his second tenure here." However, it wasn't "not the greatest X's and O's "Matt is a people person, coach to do, according to as head coach at Renssalaer until nearly four years ago coach ever," Hatton is grateful and truly loves meeting new Hatton. Polytechnic institute, the pro- that he saw a lacrosse coach- for the things he has learned people," said Jamie Smith, the Hatton does his besr to help gram turned to a familiar face log career as a possibility. and the people he has met as athletic director at McDaniel. his players excel both on and in Matt Hatton to turn things After graduating from an assistant under the skilled Despite everything Hatton off the field. The preparation around. The emergence of Hobart College in 2001, technicians he has coached has learned as an assistant, he that he puts his team through Hatton's head coaching career Hatton moved to Boston to with. knows his duties as head may at times seem demanding comes after gaining expert- pursue a career in the business Knowing that the world of coach carry a much larger bur- (sec "Hutton" 011 page 21) New Leroy Merrit fitness center opens EMILYSWEENEY of metal and really mo~ern.. abo~t the usefulness of new "more traditional weights" would be a positive change. STAFF WRJTER Overall, people like this equipment. Currently, the have not yet been sent to the Thi h b look. "Nice" ~as ~een used a equipment available for use school. acc~m s~~~:d. t~o f: e it ~~~ You can finally go inside the lot to describe It. In fact, are the cardia and some selec- Smith says that one of the P . ' . glass building. No, this is not a Ashley Tuck '09 tried to avoid tortzed machines. For those reasons for the new fitness see~ed fal~ly e~pty. S~ if ~ny· reference to metaphoric glass using the word too much in not fluent in gym-speak, the center was the need for more one IS cons.Jdermg g.etbng Into ceilings and elevators; the new her impression. She noted two cardia equipment are those space. Seibert, who is teaching a gym-going routine, over- section of the gym, opened Friday, April 20th, does have :i::~~~:cc~:~r ~c~s~~:ean~u~~i~ :~~he~fp!~C:l~.ikes, treadmills, ~a:s~Ofn!; =:;~t~r~r~:~ ;;~~e~w:~s~t~:a~:tr~~~ an elevator, but it is not glass. Green Terror design on the Jamie Smith, Director of that the increased space nng IOta shape. Nor is it working at the machines. Athletics, says there are now moment. However, a section Michelle Alexander '09 almost three times as many of the Merritt Fitness Center among her positive comments cardia machines as in the old can now be accessed. Just give about the visual impression of weight room. The selectorized the lady or gentleman at the the fitness center noted that it machines currently available main desk your McDaniel ID is "very bright." This feature in this center are pin-operated, and follow the directions comes from the window-like meaning that you set weight which lead you past the appearance of the entire front levels by putting a pin under bleachers, to the door on the wall. One flaw in the visual the weight. right, through a room that, for impression of Merritt Fitness Greg Wagner '07 eppreci- now, has no use, and through Center (that admittedly will ates the "up to date equip- a final right door into a piece be fixed later) was pointed out ment." He says the machines of the new fitness center. by Nick Moschini '10: The now have higher weight lim- Entering, you are facing the stairs scuffed and splintered its. According to Wagner the back of the room, with a view grey painted wood, amidst the old 'leg extensions had a limit of the help desk and a sprawl rest of the room's glass and of 220, whereas the new ones' of new machines. And then metal. is 290. there is an open staircase up The good looks of the build- Tuck and Moschinl com- treadmills. Entering it feels ing being established, there men ted on the lack of free like a spy training facility: lots are also positive comments weights. Smith says that these