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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]. The student newspaper of Roger Williams University Bristol, R.I. 02809 Thursday, February 4, 2010 Tanker could close Mount Hope Bridge
Allison Collins News Editor Mount Hope Bay could be the host of a Hess liquified natu ral gas (LNG) carrier. Weaver's Cove, the company that proposed the proj ect, reportedly hopes to complete the $700·million proj ect by 2015. Some organiza tions, such as Save fhe1'ay,~ out in opposition to security • the proposal. and "Save the Bay has been opposed would re to the Hess LNG proposal from its in quire the ception," said John Torgan, the Narra Mount gansett Bay Keeper and a spokesman Hope for the organization. Bridge to Save the Bay is concerned about close the environmental impact, disruption rl· u'l-~ many and economic impact that the LNG times per • AGORE 5, MT, HOPE BAY tank could have, Torgan said. year. LNG TANKER SAFETY & SECURITY ZONE The project includes dredging "It's not a classic jobs vs. environ ~=- parts of the bay and excavating several ment case; it's pretty much the propo V77A ::.r,, acres that are flounder spawning habi m ~ Joe Pangborn, Vice President Meet the man behind &CIO the Internet at RWU Students sw.ipe to print Ben Whitmore Ben Whitmore Assistant News Editor Assistant News Editor The Internet is a fickle commodity around A new pay-to-print system com Roger Williams University. One minute it lets menced Monday that the university users surf with satisfying immediacy, the next hopes will lower both printing costs and its carbon footprint. minute it is too bogged down to load even a Students are now charged a fee to Google search bar. Many students ask: If we print and make copies of documents pay such high tuition, why does our Inter at the library's printing stations, as net suck? Ben Whitmore See PRINTING on page 2 The Internet, however, doesn't suck all the time. Browsing in the library on the I "Students" network generally yields consis-w Q R tently fast speeds; logging on to "Res Net" from one's dorm, however, is a different I reaches out story for most. Keeping the Internet up, running, and fast Amanda Newman On Jan. 28 at 10 p.m., is quite a formidable task. Joe Pangborn, Business Manager Vice President and Chief Information Officer, is ~~~~~~~~ ~~:i~~~~; on.--,-~--. -,~-Q-=-""'.. -=,:---:::::;l=i the man with this responsibility. The Hawks' WQRI, the student Roy Bean Saloon, com- · Herald sat down with Mr. Pangborn to run radio station of RWU, monly known as "the ask him how, exactly, the Internet is set up at did its part on behalf of Bean," in Bristol for a · . both the RWU campus night of fun for a good 1 RWU and why trying to get a fast wireless In community and the cause. The broadcast 88 3· p· ternet connection in the dorms is sometimes world by broadcasting was part of WQRl's new • · ,, ,an infuriatingly impossible task. for Haiti relief. See WQRI page 4L______, See INTERNET on page 3 Page2 N1ews February 4, 2010 Community news and investigative reports PRINTING: Stud'ents get 210 pages on the house News Briefs continued from page 1 copy machine in the library's verslty hopes will generate print frugally, King suggested Learning Commons. neutral revenue. This means they make edits onscreen, well as at other stations The Printing Sustainability Dining Staff receives that after one year's time, the rather than printing out drafts, around campus. Before a doc program employs a swipe card program should be saving the print only the pages they need holiday pay ument can be released to a system installed last semester. university enough money that, from journal articles and other printer, students must pay Students must use this swipe compared to its current cost, long-form pieces ana ask pro .fler a dispute over the using their Unicard or by swip system to pay for printing; printing will reach the break fessors if they can turn in as ing a prepaid print card sold in ining staff contract, and a cash will not be accepted to even point and nearly pay for signments via e-mail. the library. pay for a print or copy, accord itself. eeting between the dining "All faculty and staff have The university now ing to John King, Vice Presi The program is "not in been made aware of the new ~.aff s union representative charges $.07 for black and dent for Student Affairs. tended to create revenue,'' policy so they can keep the :rid the university, eligible white printed pages and $.17 The program is the prod King said. policy in mind as they make i_ning staff received their for printed color pages. Black uct of a special committee Roger Williams Univer decisions regarding what kind and white copied pages cost oliday pay. In the past, as tasked with making "recom sity's charges for printed and of printing is required,'' King $.07. mendations that would en as staff members copied pages are, on average, said. 1ng This charge applies per courage sustainable printing lower than 16 other bench "There's certainly a goal orked their last scheduled one side of a printed page, not practices/' King said. The com marked schools' prices, ac to change the environment re ay before winter break, and per piece of paper. A student mittee was comprised of cording to King. garding printing and every heir first scheduled day back printing a double-sided docu members from many groups "The way to keep prices body that's part of that ment is charged for two rom winter break, they on campus: it was co-chaired low is for students to be more environment is going to have pages. by King and Jerome Williams, sustainable and strategic in 1recive<;t ;pay for the five holi to be adaptive that will hap· At the start of this semes Senior Vice President for Fi their printing," King said. pen naturally." ays from the end of ter and all following semes nance & Administration, and For students wishing to !December to Martin Luther ters, the university applies $15 included of two student sena ing Day. In response to a worth of print credits on all tors and representatives from students" Unicards, a value the academic administration, uestion posed by The worth 210 black and white 1 the library, Internet technolo awks' Herald asking why printed pages. Credits applied gies and the marketing and he university chose this year in the fall semester will trans communications department. o reinterpret the contract, fer into the winter interses Last October, the commit enior Vice President for Fi sion; credits from the spring tee began coming up with semester also count towards anace and Administration, ways to lower the university's summer session classes. $100-115 thousand annual print erome Wimams said, " We Students will not be budget and also to encourage re in challenging times and charged for in-class printing, more economical use of print e certainly respect the work per provisions made by their ing resources, including paper, 1at all our empfoyees do but professors. ink and toner, King said. Students wishing to sup ·e always need to look at The result is the Printing plement credits can either Sustainability program, a $50 ·very aspect of the operation convert their own dollars into thousand investment when to 1f the univ'ersity'." print credits or buy copy cards taling the cost of purchasing in $1 and $5 increments sold at and installation of hardware machines located next to the !Look for th~JuR.s.fo/Y ~online and software, which the uni- Ben Whitmore n at: .ha~~pd.com. LNG: Local group opposes • tanker proposal Mint-Grants available continued from page 1 'resident Roy J. Nirschel an- ! The Coast Guard wrote a letter of rec need today that the Presi ommendation for Weaver's Cove last July, ,ent's Council on Inclusive stating that the Mount Hope and Narra cellence will be accepting gansett Bays were suitable for the project. pplications far Inclusive Ex "We're not opposed to LNG; it's the spe cific impact and the massive footprint and llence Mini-Grants. The destruction that this project would cause on 500 to $5,000 grants ~will Narragansett Bay," Torgan said. romote institutional change The proposal would allow 950-foot-long A Great Leadership Opportunity n matters related to diver tankers to berth in Narragansett Bay after ity," Nirschel said in an email sailing through the bay and under the Mount Hope and Pell bridges. The tankers would o the campus community. unload their LNG onto a platform, and then A Chance To Better Your Presentation Skills Faculty, staff and students it would be sent through an underground re encouraged to apply. pipe to a Fall River storage facility. Skills Needed In the Professional World ini-grant applications are Save the Bay has put decades into clean ing up the bay, Torgan said. ''We're con ue by Mar. 15 and funding cerned that would set us back." Teamwork Experience or recipients will start on July "We have a big fight on our hands here. 1. Hess is a big corporation. They have deep Opportunity To Express Yourself Creatively pockets and they're spending a lot of money to make this happen, so we certainly have a • formidable challenge," Torgan said. $1100.00 Per Semester LNG is the same natural gas that most Student.·Senate needs you people use to heat and cool their homes, just in a liquid form, according to the Center .tu From the US Coast Guard 1awI ,;s, 1 .:;~ I - February 4, 2010 N Page3 Community news and investigative reports INTERNET: Find out how to get The ·Hawks' the most out of your next surfing session Herald continued from page 1 versity (3000 ResHall students, conversations with your friend users. The student newspaper of 1800-1900 faculty/staff/and lab AND each other. This woufd Please be reminded that the The Hawks' Herald: How much Roger Williams University does it cost to provide the cam computers and 600-1200 com quickly degrade your conversa primary use of the networks on muting students on any given tion and reduce the ''through campus is for research and edu pus with Internet access? Editor-in-Chief day). We have divided the put" of your data to your friend cation. Use of the network for KeUeigh Welch Joe Pangborn: Our expendi bandwidth providing a maxi and back. This is like being asso entertainment such as gaming mum of 180 Mbps of band ciated with an AP on a wireless and streaming audio/video is tures for Internet 1 & 2 (the Managing Editor width for the Res Hall network network wjth other users. Now, understood and allowed when commodity and research-only Allison Collins networks) and related bundled leaving 20Mbps + burst space even worse, have a younger it does not compromise the se for the Academic & Administra sibling pick up an extension and curity of the network, the users services are well within the 6 Business Manager tive networks. scream incessantly into the on the network, or data con figures ($2ook+/yr). Amanda Newman HH: Is Internet speed faster phone while you're trying to tained in the network. That have your conversation. This being said, non-academic use HH: Is our Internet sub Web Manager would be comparable to a does impact remaining band scription service com Mark Fusco ing at the best price computer infected with a width needed for academic pur "We cannot possibly provide virus just sending out bad poses by our students. We do, the university can News Editor data, or someone running a therefore, limit the bandwidth find? broadband-type access Allison Collins dedicated to each user... " "chatty" protocol on the available to some applications same AP. It takes up the in order to maintain access for JP: It is absolutely the Features Editor - Joe Pangborn bandwidth being shared those involved in research & best price, as can be Kelcie Sweeney evidenced by our ISP's among ALL users associ education so as to prevent ated with that AP. "bandwidth hogging" and en client list which con- Sports Editor when using an Ethernet cable sure that all have access in as sists of ALL higher education in Dan Malkin stitutions in RI, Libraries, the instead of surfing wirelessly? If HH: What's the reason forthe safe a network environment as so, why aren't they the same Internet being different speeds we can provide. K-12 consortium RI Net, along Photo Editor speed? in different parts of the same with all but 2 hospitals in RI MarkFusto (which are working to get con JP:Yes(and nected), several local MA insti ...... •.•:•.• ...... ,...... Assistant News Editor more consistent). • tutions of Higher Ed., plus RI • Ben Whitmore State Administration. Our ISP is The performance • Comparing bandwidth: of any wireless a non-profit (unlike other ISPs • Assistant Sports EditQr network, includ : ResNet: 180Mbps/3000 students= 60Kbps/stu- that could provide RWU ac Rob Sheehan cess), plus it's the only one that ing our campus : dent-basically modem speed wireless net can provide Internet 2 access. • Staff Reporters work, does not . ~ HH: How come the Internet have the same ~ · ~ ff~~Mffft§!llll& l§ZIPlJ41!i ~l•f~& w;f, ao,le, II ; seems faster at home than here throughput as : dedicate 20Mbps/student: 3000 students x - that of a wired at school? Shouldn't the univer : 20Mbps = 60 Gbps to campus-1 Gb equals one Connor Gentilcore sity be able to provide all its network. The students with fast broadband wireless net- : million Kbs Tucker Silva speeds? works on campus • are provided as : • • • . -. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • JP: Here in lies one of the basic an overlay to the HH: What is the university misunderstandings. The aver campus wired network for the building? doing to enhance its wireless age home broadband connec purposes of convenience and Internet service? tion is asymmetrical, which mobility. It is meant to aug JP: Factors such as the number means you can download more ment the existing wired net of devices associated with any than you can upload, and the work. It is not meant as a given access point at any given JP: We will be adding APs in var ious places around campus to bandwidth is managed that replacement for the wired net point in time affects its per way accordingly. The campus' work provided for research and formance. The amount of net better serve several coverage connections are symmetrical, education. work traffic being generated by areas and lower the number of which allows for the same By virtue of the technology em each user associated with a devices associating with APs. amount of traffic to be going ployed in networking, the given access point ( eg. stream But this is expensive-about out as coming in ove ·· the data wired network features a dedi ing video), the distance circuit. cated "connection'' for each from the access point to Average download SJJ<- eds user while the wireless network the associated device, the range from 2 Mbps to 30 Mbps shares its "connection" with protocols being used be tween the AP and device for home-tyf., connec~ions. each user associated with a This is typica1., .,, har ')etween given access point (AP). (802.11a/b/g/n) and the ma 1-2 machines in a household and Shared bandwidth (wireless) is terials (e.g. construction typically costs between also inherently slower than the methods/materials) of the $40/month and $80/month, de dedicated bandwidth (wired), building itself between the pending on subscription speed therefore the performance one networked device (PC, etc.) and carrier]provider. Our 200 would experience would be and the AP, all affect the Dfsdalmer: The copt.ent of throughput of the network Mbps Internet 1 connection is less on the wireless even if you Ben Whitmore The Hawkstth!r.Bld shared among the entire uni- were alone on an access point. to a users computer. represents the interests, views Think of wireless as a bunch of $1500/AP when you take into cltid opinions of its contribu HH: How can students get the account installation, wiring, and telephone exten- tdrs, not those otftO,et • • the port cost of the PoE switch •·• ••• •••••••••• ,• ••••· •• •••••••••••• s1ons m your most out of their Internet con- Williams University. required to connect the AP to : ..,, _ Tai king ·cost: : house. If you are nectivity in their dorms? • . . • on the phone the network. It will be a multi ·~ Reshall cost:'" $200k+/yr • alone speaking JP: If you need increased speed year project as it was to install :: for access : ~ith your friend at and stability for your comput the current "base" coverage. • • his/her house, the ing experience, plug into the :. Home cost fc>r aver()ge : connection is wired network provided. For the full interview •.. . connection:-$50/ me • clear, there is little {There is a wired port for each : -."' . . : to no "noise" on student in each residence hall please see The Hawks' • Cost of home-qua,l 1ty • the line. This is like room.) If you require mobility Herald's website. ~ :. Broadband : a wired connec- and need to get connected in a \1\1\1\NV. hawksherald.com ~ for all tampUS users: : tion. Now, let location where there is no con u; e' . . · • other members of venient wired port (e.g. group .. $50/ mo x 3000 • your family pick study space), use the wireless Ass(>Qat,cr§&legiate Press ; students=$l.89Y1/year : up the other network provided. This will en sure the best experience for all • ·· _. • 9 .~• .,.~. • · ·· ·· ·· ·• -•"'·• . -. • • .• .• phones and have ' ~ //NI Page4 0 p1n1on1 11 ews February 4, 2010 Letters to the Editor, commentary and editorials (/ What really grinds my gears The Hawks' Ok, so maybe you have one staring at his photo, thinking of vorite to date, "he's juss a no really bad day. You want to let out ~he perfect, words, the perfect good dirty dawg!" (really your frustrations, drop the occa ipo.werfuUittle~...' · ·. that.y .ou though. .. I thought the -awg went Herald asked: sional "fml." So go ahead. We all will send s~~"throumtpe In- out in the late 90s?) These com- need a little emotional release temet..• btit~at .g~Js_it? Un- ments go on and on and on, tak- from time to time; it's well-de Dke you, he~S mt ~g on ,, ing up precious space on my served, and every once in awhile Facebqok. ,$tqR,~oting th~ already crammed homepage. Any it's nice to know others feel the afldthe fearless; 8eyo~e~~ :. ) way, you get the picture ... you same way as you. But don't abuse helJ>.~l'lJ?w. JUs,t•!UOY'! on, ·· gog up our mini-feeds and send the privilege or other people's pa.. ~~ously better ofF.· l •. our Blackberrys into a frenzy with "What did you do tience. ·a'i;'tome on... you've.:';.;~ .. the constant updates. He cheated I don't need a minute-by ing t~e frustration$'~ , ~ / on you last time you were to- minute update of what your lying, past month and a halt-.· .. -• . ~- - . gether. He's still cheating on you. over winter break?" cheating, dirty boyfriend did. I something isn,'t.w . o.· r[dng.· ~·· · . •.• ¥·.. . . Or maybe he's just pretending to don't care that you want to live What makes ~t,,even '"' • ' . . .,, ·cheat on you because he wants to Connor Gentilcore vicariously through Carrie Under ,though, is th~ of . . ·. · . get away from you for good. Herald Staff Reporter wood and take "a Louisville slug ~-0,~~n wha'~Atl o the ·Whatever the reason, try to sort ger to both headlights." I don't . ··ed. Jo·ve.rs. . fl. ~.-.· ..: . · this out on your own. There's only need a paragraph's length of song ~~el~~ so much Carrie and Taylor I can lyrics highlighting your frustra ~:~~- • . · ·w.?P- takein24hours. Liz Perkins, tions that is updated at the top of every hour. You're sitting there, -~~~1f~:&,».. ... ·.. , ::4 - Class of 2013: · Ethel McAllister is a contributing columnist "Over break, I slept in every RWU students need to learn day that I could, and hung out with my friends some e-manners and boyfriend at Allison Collins sponding to the questions I had forgotten about, but night. My whole saying that my reaction was unprofessional. News Editor I, of course, I had no idea what reaction she was family flew in for Christmas for the first time in Last week, I accidentally forgot to log out of my talking about, until I scrolled down on my Blackberry a couple of years. My friend from my old town e-mail on a computer in a graphic design lab in Global to see the message. came to visit me before I left." Heritage Hall. I didn't even realize my mistake until I I sent her an e-mail and called her to apologize, received a response to an e-mail that I had suppos but what I'm most upset about is the fact that some edly sent out last Tuesday while I was at the Lower one couldn't simply log out of my e-mail account in Commons having lunch with a friend. stead of sending a rude message to someone who I Noel Perreault, Class of 2013: I had sent a couple of questions to a woman that had a professional relationship with. I interviewed about a week and a half before, which It's not just me either. If you forget to log out of she never responded to. I had forgotten that I even your Facebook in the library, someone is going to change your status to something embarrassing or in sent them to her. 11 1spent a lot of Someone went into my sent messages, and appropriate, which is almost guaranteed will result in wrote this woman an e-mail that said "f*** this, im a confused phone call from your mother. time working, done." People on campus need to grow up. If someone and also spent First of all, I would never say or write that to any forgets to log out of an account, they're probably just one. Secondly, if I were to write that to someone, I'd busy. You guys aren't in high school anymore. It's time hanging punctuate it correctiy. time to stop sending rude e-mails from other people's out with my I didn't even know about it until the next day accounts, stop changing Facebook statuses and focus when she e-mailed me back apologizing for not re- on your own lives. friends." WQRI: Event raised $900 .for Haiti Kathleen Kiely, Class of 2013: continued from page 1 the WQRI executive stein Center for Service RWU is currently "I went on a ski board, which was on Leaming and Community looking to raise $s,ooo in "community outreach" hand to keep the Engagement, expressed donations for Haiti. If this trip in North initiative, created by crowd's energy high and similar sentiments. goal is reached, the Uni Conway, New Kelly Ahern, Events Coor ensure the night went "It was so exciting versity will match it by dinator for WQRI. Fol smoothly. because WQRI put the donating up to $5,000 Hampshire with lowing the devastating "It was our first [off University at a total of more. my friends for earthquake in Haiti, the campus] remote broad $3,362 for Haiti relief," "We're thankful to Bean, from previous con cast, and it was a great said Ferrara. That num the RWU students," four days. I saw tact with Ahern, knew success," said Tucker ber is made up of per Ahem said. "They really a moose, it was WQRI could collaborate Silva, WQRl's Programs sonal donations, both came together for a pretty cool." with them to encourage Director. "What's even from faculty and staff as cause." a wide audience to hefp better was that it was for well as community mem If you're interested out the Haitians. a great cause." bers and students. in making donations to She contacted Ross The 'great success' "I think it really Haiti or want to find out Cordio, an RWU student translated into a great speaks about the RWU more about WQRI and and events planner for chunk of donations: to community as a whole," the Bean, visit them on the Bean, seeking to gether, WQRI and the Ferrara continued. "The facebook.com. Kiah S. Westgate, Clas~of 2015: broadcast live from the Bean raised a total of students are incredibly Bean, featuring Haiti re $900 during the hour and creative and generous... I lief as the night's theme. a half broadcast. "Some have no doubt we'll "Over winter break, I spent time with my fam Together, she and Cordio students were throwing reach our community ily and friends. I had a close friend of mine decided to generate in $20s, among other do goal." funds by asking for $1 to nations. You could from Atlanta $5 donations in the fonn tell that everyone come over to of a cover charge. who walked "It worked out per through the door Wont to publish your opinion? visit with all of fectly," Ahern said. "We wanted to con- her classmates. I wanted to bring WQRI tribute as best they out into the community, could," said Cordio. Have a letter to the Edi'tor? even showed and the Bean wanted to "It shows a lot one of my help us help Haiti." of character for the Using WQRl's new RWU students," Send it to us at friends from remote broadcasting Ahern said. "They home the RWU equipment, the Bean's were there not only campus and Thursday night deejays, for themselves, but [email protected] Kevin Page and Abby for Haiti as well." picked up my Brown, played and mixed KC Ferrara, di books early." songs well into the night. rector of the Fein- No·ononymous submissions, please. They were assisted by ·' February 4, 2010 Opinion Pages Letters to the Editor, commentary and editorials Letter to the Editor: Creepers I WTFs of the week: This writer finds that piece How is this a valiant act? Simple: I fidentiality laws, did I stumble r''What really grinds my gears" admit my mistakes and learn upon this horrifying revelation? A from the Dec. 4 issue of The from them. A la The Elephant kind soul gave me the actual text Hawks' Herald] entirely and ut Man and his primal biting ques to the petition and formal re terly offensive, not to himself tion: "STOP! Please! I am NOT an sponse from RWU P-Safe using specifically, but to those who animal. I AM A HUMAN BEING." my birth name and reducing my may fit the stereotype of the Want facts to go with this humble, selfless, and optimistic now definable "creeper'' in claim? Sure. In the interest of attitude (the reality of my own American society. While one can anonymity and confidentiality of moral code) to mere savagery. I understand the motivations for stm see the persons I writing such an audacious piece, know of whom were in many may find the said "airing of 'I became a volved. I cannot face them grievances" entirely vile and tan "head Iine" of vile ever without a deep tamount to a stigmatic label. seated guilt of not ever Want to hear of a depressing and unsubstantiated knowing the possible in reality? No? Oh, then I'll give my terpretation one comment dozen readers of this response rumor... ' an individual perceived something to think about. Imag from a kindly worded ine if, having had little social in "Hello." And they refuse teraction and adolescent people those involved, no names will be to answer my simple inquiry: why skills in high school, that a said mentioned. Summers ago, I be and how did this one mistake "loner'' may be borne of unsub came a "headline" of vife and un turn into a scandal among the P stantiated claims and vicious ru substantiated rumor casting any Safe administration? This bold ac mors about the school. Being a "reputation" I owned into a per tion effectively "blacklisted" my child of the information and tech manent darkness among those status at the University within nology age, where does this said involved. The catalyst? Facebook. the circle of persons involved "loner" tum to? That is correct, The result of a few poorly and professionals at Public people; those individuals with worded, or nonsensical email Safety before I ever set foot to poor social integration among communications? The persons in· begin my academic tenure here those of their own age turn to volved banded together to sub at Roger Williams. none other than Facebook or mit a formal petition and call to Has the American condition AOL Instant Message chat. action to RWU Public Safety for devolved to "guilty before , While I do not nor ever did ever labeling my stupid thoughts proven innocent?" 1 witl never ~nillrJJ !IOi"il' Mark Fusco consider myself a bona-fide on those sleepless nights akin to know. •'L "creeper," I did admit to my own a viable threat to the University For a university that claims to be so geen, why self and others who would lend on the level of a rapist or mur -Anonymous Student are the lights in the Commons always on. No one 1s me their ear that some actions derer. Nothing is further from Class of 2012 in there are 11:45 p.m. on a Wednesaay. Electricity on Facebook, MySpace, AIM Chat the truth. consumption makes up a significant portion of the and even texting were classified These scars to my psyche submitted Dec. 11, 2009 university's carbon footprint, so why don't we try as "stupid" and may cast a debili have never been healed in about to reduce it by shutting of some lignts? tating light on a man's "reputa 16 months from the initial trau tion" and "worth to society." matic experience. How, per con- t~.11uo•v1tJo••1 .u; .u;ru1•v4 Bri·stol Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition www.bsap-.org 401-396-5700 And RWU Health Education Office Ext 3413 • Binge drinking for women is four or more drinks in a sin9le setting~ Frequent binge drinkers are fivetimes more likely to have unplanned and unprotected sex. Being drunk may be y0 ur excuse but it doesn · t change what happened. woke "f to11aorro~ fu,/,.,, ''°' o/,"'t youraeN. C•F"l:/.I.. _.... --.brfpnjo Did~you Know? The first newspaper affiliated with Roger Williams University started years before RWU was even a four year college. It was called The Triangle and started in the '4o's. The Hawk's Herald started publishing under that name in 2004. This is the first issue of The Hawks' Herald. We moved the apostrophe. Big changes people-big changes. The newspapers affiliated with Roger Williams College and University have been named: The Triangle, The Quill, The Griffin, The Messenger, The Hawk's Eye, The Hawk's Herald and The Hawks' Herald. 9 Th~ ~u~l! One issue of the paper had a major typo-the date said 1897 instead of 1987. - ,...... ,... ,,, 1111""""" __ ...... 1 . -- February 4, 2010 Featu1res Page7 Stories that spark your interest A Message from the Editor Kelleigh Welch Editor in Chief Ladies and gentlemen of the Roger wanted to read about, what they wanted Williams University community, I am proud to see in a new design, as well as how they to announce the first issue of the spring felt about the previous design. edition of the Hawks' Herald, completely The next step was to take your an redesigned. swers, and create a new design. Once we As part of the yearly routine of the knew what the student body wanted, we Hawks' Herald, we attend the national As were able to create this layout. sociated Collegiate Press Conference, We looked over various fonts to use where we sit through numerous sessions for headlines, cutlines, text, etc., as well that taught us skills to improve our news as tried to establish different sections tha paper. This past year, myself and a few of would remain regular. We wanted to pro the editors ventured to Austin, Texas, and vide a clean but modern look to the found a common theme in the conference: paper, and added sections to the paper redesign. that appealed to the students, such as a ·tti:.~.-~.--~.~:.;"'$: At the start of the fall 2009 semester, lifestyl~ section that provides tips a~d in- I,.• ., .•.; ., · -•:''"' , the Hawks' Herald transitioned into a year formation about love, health, and letsure. . ... _ . . · ,,_.., .4\ with a newer and younger staff, with the One of our biggest changes, thei;ill expectations of the campus community to masthead, made by business manager provide them with timely and relevant Amanda Newman, breaks away from the news. However, as part of this duty, we traditional masthead that extends across must also present the news in a visually ap the entire page and instead takes up the pealing way. left side to provide a new area for teasers. As the semester progressed, the edito We wanted to bring a new look to the rial board realized that the layout of the Hawks' Herald, one we could call our own, newspaper was not our own, but the mim and provide the campus community with icking of our predecessors. Although we news in a new way. respect the work and contributions of past So what you are holding in your hands editors, many of whom we have worked in the product of two months of work. We with, we realized that it was time to create would love to hear what you think about it, a layout that represented us. so please send us an e-mail with any feed With this realization, and the help of back at [email protected]. design-based sessions at the conference, we spent the end of our fall semester and Enjoy! winter break creating a new look for the Kelleigh Welch paper. ..<er n Chlef_.~11'! - ~ ·- - -- The process was not as simple as it may seem. We surveyed students on their expectations for the paper, what they All photos were scanned at and provided by the Office of Archives in the University library. Page8 Lifestyl1e February 4, 2010 Food reviews, entertainment, sex, health and more Read this Albums for your iPod Interesting articles from other publications "Man's snake gets hooked on ciga that puberty tends to happen earlier Lady Antebellum Need You Now rettes" for obese young girls. The study goes http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/811367 on to suggest that the excess fat in -the-snake-whos-hooked-on-ciga boys may inhibit and delay the onset Ke$ha Animal rettes of puberty. Researchers have deter A three year old pet snake from mined that fat tissue in males is con Taipei, Taiwan, has become hooked verted into estrogen, which could Various Artists Glee: The Music-Season One, on cigarettes, sources say. The viper, cause the delay, but cause the in Volume2 named Po, appears to have a nicotine crease in girls. 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According to that the snake does have a tendency the vernal equinox, spring is expected to "get very agitated" if Lau does not to come on March 201 2010. In an arti offer a cigarette to the snake. cle from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, it stated that records from the Punx "Study Suggests Obesity l!v'ay Delay sutawney Groundhog Club showed Boys' Puberty" that "Phil has seen his shadow 98 http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Well times since 18871 hasn't seen it 15 nessNews/childhood-obesity-delay times," and was unaccounted for nine puberty-boys/story?id=9720987 times. The traditjon of the groundhog A new study implies that-obesity irr is=t:Ae=r:esult-of a=GeFmaA- belief that-!!+ young boys may cause a delay in their a hibernating animal sees casts a puberty. 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They 2/9/2010- Anna Maria College had won three games in a row be home - 8 p.m. fore dropping their final game be Overall 11-8 fore the break in a very close match against Wesleyan Univer Swimming sity. Upcoming events After the holidays the squad 2/6/2010- Trinity college -Trinity went back to work where they Conn. - 1 p.m. participated in the U.S. Merchant Overall: 6-1 Marine Academy Tournament. The team got off to a slow start in Wrestling their first game against Colby Upcoming matches Sawyer 2/7/2010- Rhode Island College - and was Portland Maine never 2/7/2010- University of Southern able to re Maine - Portland, Maine gain their 2/10/2010- Worcester Polytechnic stride. In Institute- home - 6 p.m. the end 2/10/2010- Bryant University theteam home - 6 p.m. lost the game 56- Womens': 73. Basketball Dur Upcoming games: Will Boshes teams from their re 2/9/2010- Anna Maria College - ing their spected conferences, consola Herald Staff Reporter home-6p.m. The Indianapolis Colts 2/13/2010- Regis College - Weston, tion (AFC} and the New match Once a year there Mass.-1 p.m. is an event that draws Orleans Saints (NFC) Overall: 8-11 against will square off in what Vaughn the team got out to an the whole country's interest. Some could hopes to be a Super Swimming early lead and never lookeq bacl<. Bowl for the ages. After sometime away from the toris!Oer this day-to · Upcoming events be a holiday. It's not The Indianapolis 2/6/2010- Trinity College - Trintiy, court and following an early loss Colts flirted with per the Hawks finally got back to Christmas, nor Easter Conn. -1 p.m. not even New Years. fection all season up Overall: 5-3 form by winning in a landslide, 75- until week 16 when 74. This is a happening that to some is con they would take their Co-ed Sports The team then entered the first loss to the New deep part of their schedule with sidered a holiday. On Salling Sun. Feb. 7 the 44th York Jets. A big rea Upcoming Events four games at home and one son for the loss was game on the road against West Super Bowl will be 2/27-28/2010 10th Bob Bavier Team played in Miami. This the amount of Race @ Charleston in 42os & FJs - ! ern New England. Th~y started game has a different starters that were Charleston, S.C. this stretch with a lo$ against pulled, not due to in Umass Dartmouth, than were feeling then ones in years past. There is jury but to rest. Lead Equestrian able to win a close game against by four times Most Nichols College. no Cinderella team to 2/13/2010 Wesleyan University take America on an like teams over the past few Valuable Player Pey Show (Windcrest Farm) Herbon, After back-to-back-to-back ton Manning the Colts head losses the team rebounded amazing ride all the way to years. For the first time since Conn. - 9:30 a.m. against New England College on Miami, one was close, but not 1993 the top two seeded See BOWL on page 11 the road. After their strong per formance, the team then dropped a near win at home vs. Endicott College, 52-55. After a well played game that almost ended in a win, the Hawks were back in Bristol against Colby Sawyer. The team immediately BasebaJI Brts: Spring traJning begins soon found themselves trailing and at one point were down by 14. Dur ing the start of the second half, the team came out quickly and Tucker Silva his wide range and powerful arm in cen droia and first baseman Kevin Youkilis, began to mount their comeback. Herald Staff Reporter terfield, thus shifting outfielder Jacoby Beltre and Scutaro will solidify the Sox in After cut- Ellsbury to left field. While some may find field, proving to be one of the best in the With the football season concluding, ting the lead this move questionable, consider the en league. to nine, the there are merely two weeks until Spring ergy the speedy Ellsbury will preserve in The most significant move made by team never Training for baseball begins. When play his legs by manning Fenway Park's short Epstein was signing ace John Lackey to a ers arrive in camp, all attention will imme left field. That energy may in tum benefit 5-year, $82 million deal. While some con looked back djately turn to a Boston Red Sox team while scoring his offensive game. sider signing a 31-year-old pitcher to a an impressive with a different make-up. Another move to solidify the Red Sox long term deal uncharacteristic of the Red This past offseason, General Manager 52 totals defense was the signing of third baseman Sox, Lackey provides significant depth, points in the Theo Epstein took a different approach Adrian Beltre and shortstop Marco Scu playoff experience, and insurance in case second half. than past Red Sox clubs, strictly focusing taro. Beltre, 30, is a defensive wbiz at ace Josh Beckett does not re"sign with Their very on pitching and defense. However, this third base and is considered to be one of the team after 201 o. strong second half allowed the shouldn't come as a surprise under Ep the best in the game. The signing of Bel With a rotation of Josh Beckett, Jon team to run away with a 81-75 vic stein's reign as the GM of the Red Sox. tre clearly states the end of third base Lester, John Lackey, Daisuke Matsuzaka, tory in front of an excited home In the club's 2004 championship year, man Mike Lowell's tenure with the Red Clay Buchholz, and the insurance of Tim crowd. the first in 86 years, Epstein made a bold Sox, pending a major injury to another Wakefield, the Boston Red Sox are among Travis O'Dell led all Hawks move by trading superstar and fan fa player. the elite pitching staffs in baseball. players with 17 points and was fol vorite shortstop Nomar Garciaparra in ex Although Scutaro, 34, is known for With several new faces added to the lowed by both Matt Grossbard change for defense, landing shortstop his defensive skills at short stop, he had mix, the central focus of this season's and Pat Flanagan who each Orlando Cabrera and first baseman Doug his best offensive year with the Toronto club is to maintain run prevention Mientkiewicz. Thus, sacrificing offense for Blue Jays last year posting a .282 average through an elite defense. Even though chipped in with 15 points. defense and run prevention. The team is now sitting on an with a .379 on-base percentage. Even the offense has taken a step backwards, 11-8 record as they continue to In this situation, Epstein sacrificed of though Scutaro doesn't bring former Sox the defensive minded 2010 Boston Red play TCCC opponents. The squad fense by not re-signing outfielder Jason short stop Alex Gonzalez's defensive cal Sox will be a championship contender. Bay and not pursuing prized free-agent iber to the position, he has proved he can It happened in 2004. Why can't it hap will be in action next against the outfielder Matt Holliday. In tum, he University of New England at handle the position quite effectively on a pen again? home this Saturday afternoon. signed three-time Gold Glove outfielder daily basis. Mike Cameron. Cameron, 37, is known for Adding to second baseman Dustin Pe-