Hawk's Herald Student Publications
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU Hawk's Herald Student Publications 10-14-2005 Hawk's Herald - October 14, 2005 Roger Williams University Follow this and additional works at: http://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_herald Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Roger Williams University, "Hawk's Herald - October 14, 2005" (2005). Hawk's Herald. Paper 40. http://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_herald/40 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hawk's Herald by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • .. "", • ", f I RWU sophomore killed in car accident Timothy Mannion President Roy J. Nirschel posted a con Editor dolence message to Goldner's family in the gueslbook on the home's Web page. An RWU student was killed early "Words cannot express the sadness we Sunday morning, October 9, in a car acci feel and share with you in the loss of dent in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Jason," Nirsche1 wrote. Jason Goldner, 19, was eastbound on "We are with you in this tragic loss and Route 6 when his Subaru lmpreza v~red in our prayers in the days ahead." off the road, hit some trees, spun around, For jUneroJ injOnnation. viti! www.good and struck another tree, police said. 'winjUneraJhome.net or cali (913) 625-5703. Gardoef" was proooonced dead at the scene. His passenger, Nicholas Hamilton, a ''-- RWU sophomore, was taken to Day ""DIe....,__ b ' . Kimball Hospital in Putnam; Conn. with ...........ub...ale .... ..", b non-life-threatening injuries. Hamilton tMfluIaib'. 1tIII".perWof ..... has since returned to campus. • sa I u,-... According to Vice President ofStudent cMMeto N8ed ORa'" • "± Affairs John King, Goldner was heading _ 01.,...._ wIIIdI';" hack to his apartment in Providence from bqf Dr' pnmatwel7. J oIJ_wID the University of Connecticut. Goldner ......., ',.[........ was supposed to visit his family in .........oIthdrrn-d.n.e Bedford, N.H. the next morning. I ......oIDr I&..- .. Goldner was a criminal justice major. call a WiIlftol ... ......ti'7IlIII3 to pa.,.ide tIUtIIfuIt He is remembered by his parents, Dr. ...c..u __...... Wayne L. and Laura Goldner, his sister sIDee tile oftIU8 eftIIII. Heather, and brother Evan. A-WMniee ...... A memorial service for Goldner will be .......... .,stl'iI~.I 1ft held Saturday, Oct. 15 at II a.m. at edaMI_deepNt Ii)'IIIpIdIly todie ...,....6i •• Goodwin Funeral Home at 607 Chestnut Street in Manchester, N.H. Calling hOlm -PreIideDt RoyJ. N'usc:beI. are Friday from 5·9 p.m. ELS students help build the "bridge" Sarah Cournoyer Brazil. Over Columbus Day weekend. six Herald Staff new international students arrived. Students from around the world enroll in the forty plus locations in the United Have you seen any international faces States and the United Kingdom, for vari around? A host of new students are now ous purposes, to further their English stud part ofthe RWU community after the Sept. ies. Business and career choice is a major 12 completion of the ELS program home. reason for registering in the program. ELS Language Centers was created in Students also come for graduation I% I, and although it is similar to the requirements, or during the summer, and RWU ESL program, they should not be sometimes school groups will come to confused. ELS once stood for English study for a few weeks. "I came because I Languages Services, but now the program need English for a career and for the uni , solely focuses on teaching English and versity in Korea," said Moon. • American culture. According to some students, life and Students in the ELS program leam the atmosphere at RWU is distinctly different language through general English, reading, irom their home country. writing, and elective classes. Some of the "Tbere are !oIs of computers and the elective courses may include Business library is very comfonable," said South Korean Idioms or American History, but instruc student Kyong Hwan Min. "It's a beautiful tors take a non-native angle in each of the campus with beautiful and kind pt.'qlle." courses. After a student reaches a certain Some students enrolled in the ELS level of proficiency in English, they can program live in the residence balls, but opt to take a mainstream RWU course if ()a.ie,1e Amrden other students live with host families, they choose. •' The EIB students, professors, and directors gather outside their new building. some of whom are RWU staffand staff. "I am going to learn English here for "Students are surprised at how inte· one year, and then I am going to take real exposes the campus to international people While some students remain for as lit grated they are in the Roger Williams com Roger Williams classes next year," said with new ideas and different cultures. tle as one week, others stay for twelve munity," said Academic Director Morgan Kwang Jun Choi, a South Korean student. "The culture is very diffeient here," roonths. It depends on the need of the stu· Foster. According to Kovitcb, the program According to the center's Director, Leanne said Sun Jin Moon who also comes from dents; however, the average length of stay is always looking for more host families, Kovitch, RWU began the program this South Korea. '"For example, in Korea, men is approximately five months. an opportunity that benefits both parties. year to further internationalize the commu and women 00 not live in the same build This year, ELS has already had stu "It's like traveling the world without nity and to bring in a more diverse student ings. They are oot allowed alone together dents from Turkey, Korea, Taiwan, Spain, leaving the couch.'· population for the community to meet. [t in a dorm. It is very different here." Japan, Chile, Poland, Columbia and Vtsit rhe program at www.ekedu. • In Work "When the Kayakiug this Study music hits on the • you, you feel Bay page 3 DO pain" page 7 Issue page 4 , 'r- The Hawk's Herald· Friday. October 14,2005 page 2 ~:::::::;:~:2~~~ _Aa- _ bJs ..I_·t _ t __ to do! My _1I.tsRr dIe oIdIIttlJ-.I __ II ,.w.... __............ ...... II .. ""1 we wllllIe_ to .......ww ..I do? Streetcar breaks a tire at the Barn ....II7H 111. p_ Anya Metlitsky Play director and theatre professor Herald Staff' William Grandgeorge explains that A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the ..the Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar great American classics and perbaps the Named Desire will be perfonned at the Bam only one we haven't done in the 37 year by the RWU Theatre group on Oct 14 and history of the theatre departmenL.. IS at 8 p,m, capping a six-show run. '" don't know if we are doing it jug.. The play takes place in New Orleans tice, but I think everyone has worked post·WWU. Main Character Blanche extremely hard and really found the char· DuBois, played by Kristin Henry, is a frag aeters," said Henry. ile yet neurotic w~ ~g for a Stage manager Zack Gregus, who place to call her own after being banned usually graces the stage, said '"{Acting] is from her bometown ofLaurel, Mississippi. different than being a manager because 1 Other RWU players include Sam Brown get much more appreciation for [this). (playing Stanley Kowalski), Emmie "I think it has gone very well. Miniter (Stella Kowalski), Todd Hiller (Streetcar] is a classic, integral pan of (Harold Mitchell), and Lindsey Meyers American theatre." (Eunice Hubbell). The Thcatre Main Season Series has ''-1 thought [the play] came together 19 coming attractions left in the semester, very well for the short rehearsal period," including October 21 and 22's One-Act said Hiller. "I'm very pleased with the first plays, and November's "Laramie Project." three pcrfonnances, and-the Dext three will To purchase tickets for Streetcar, call be even better." the Theatre box office at x3666. Hollywood & the Media: Not a match made in Heaven Ok. _ COlI toIaIJy ..... tIIia_1O Will Grapentine Hollywood to be politically progressive in itoid...., Herald Staff its ideological views, the land of the stars warTy because in due time t!Ii. wiD pass and you won" be dJe I'ocus was not always the liberally extreme place what eve ODe'S . about iL.. W 5 America is a country that is known to it is today. In the golden age of Hollywood love the movie. Most oftime people go for (in the days ofJohn Wayne and Bob Hope) r=mmend Irying 00110 ever lei it bappc:n apin. Try watching your oleo escapism, but recently at the bolt office stars knew to be patriotic public figures, to bol intake, if not for your pride but for YOID' safet}. Otherwise you're there has been a growing slump in ticket love their country and entertain its resi going to be known as the girl wbo pees her pants when she drinks. dents. It wasn't untiltbe 19605 (with films sales. What could bring this newfound dis ?tEq &' 9Is1f interest in American motion pictures, offi like Easy Rider and MASH) that a new cially admitted by Hollywood produces, to generation of Tinseltown began spreading the minds ofAmericans today? Something ils ideology through subliminal (and not SO that divides most of America today, .. poli subliminal) productions. Such bias is com tics! Recently, after seeing the new Nicolas monly seen today (most recently the time Cage film Lords ofWarbarely make a dent leading up to the 2004 election). Herald Staff in box office numbers, it came as no sur Last year, films like the Manchurian prise that it was mD't likely due to its Candidate· and Fahrenheit 9/11 also Editor in Chief: Timothy Mannion spwred unsuccessful returns as thinly dis unmistakable politicaf"tnessage.