Volume 76, Issue 19 Smithfield, RI April 24, 2009 Bryant hosts Special Olympics on May 3 By Jenna Morris work finally come together on the day of games. “I think this event sends a very posi- Staff Writer tive impact on Bryant. It gives students a Bryant University will host the Northern Rhode chance to come and be a part of an amazing Island Special Olympics on Sunday, May 3rd. The organization,” says Assistant Games Director, Special Olympics committee held the first ever Kick- Stephanie Kirk. Off event in the Rotunda on April 8th, which proved The games this year will be dedicated to to be a huge success. The student body at Bryant Mack Qualls, a former athlete from the Lin- clearly showed an interest in the Special Olympics coln North Stars who recently passed away. event on campus, and over 120 students signed up His coach, Barbara Crosby, attended one of to volunteer at the event. the committee’s meetings and told us of The Special Olympics committee has been hard Mack’s story and brought pictures of him, his at work planning, promoting, and raising money for teammates, and family. He was a very dedi- this event for months. The volunteer committee has cated and positive athlete, who continued to planned numerous events to raise money for the participate in all of the Special Olympics Northern Rhode Island Special Olympics, including games, even after he lost his ability to speak an Uno’s fundraiser on Thursday, April 23rd at the and walk. His teammates all loved him and Smithfield Crossing Uno’s. will greatly miss him at this year’s event. The committee cannot wait to see all of their hard People with intellectual disabilities and (Courtesy of Rhode Island Special Olympics) their families have many obstacles to over- Lauren Gainor has been on the Special Olympics come, yet the athletes in Special Olympics and the committee in the past, and looks forward to watch- other people involved with this organization are so ing the event come together this year. “When I saw dedicated to these games and are an inspiration. the games take place in my freshman year as a gen- “Too often people at Bryant, including myself, com- eral volunteer, I couldn’t get over the smiles of the plain about small and insignificant tasks, yet no one athletes, families, and volunteers. So for this year I ever stops to think about what life is like for those can’t wait to see the smiles and look of accomplish- with intellectual disabilities. I can only imagine ment on the athletes’ faces. Many athletes look for- what these athletes and their families have over- ward to this event all year, and the fact that I helped come in their personal and social lives… This event make this happen means so much. I can’t wait to be has helped me keep faith that there are good people around hundreds of other individuals who are as out there who are willing to give their time and ef- passionate about Special Olympics as the committee fort for nothing in return,” says Lauren Gainor, and I are. The Special Olympics committee has Games Director. worked endlessly to put together this event, and I These obstacles have been experienced firsthand think to see this day take place would mean so by Nick Mancuso, this year’s Student Senate Liai- much to them.” son. “My brother Thomas was born with Down Syn- If you would like to volunteer at this event, drome. Since then I have worked tirelessly for please contact Todd Degnan at [email protected] Lauren Gainor, Games Director, Nick Mancuso, inclusion, creating support networks for people or if you would like to donate money please contact Student Senate Liasion, and Stephanie Kirk, As- with special needs, and making sure that we all get Tom O’Connor at [email protected]. sitant Games Director make up this year’s Spe- afforded the same opportunities regardless of our cial Olympics E-board. (Jenna Morris) abilities and disabilities.” Got marketing? Purple Cow moooves into Bryant By Ma'hew Juszczyk judged by company representatives and CEO advi- that features live music, healthy foods, and free sor Mike Roberto. Participants were asked to de- yoga lessons. He also suggested using viral market- Contributing Writer velop a logo that is simple and elegant and to create ing by engraving the company’s website address in Bryant’s CEO organization recently held its third an alternative to the relatively ineffective catalog four different live strong wristbands. Janis empha- annual Purple Cow Competition. The competition, that All That Matters dedicates 95% of their adver- sized that the occasional use of flyers and radio is designed to help local businesses enhance their mar- tising budget to. In addi- important, but keting plans and find new ways to compete, teaches tion to the need for a should not be the students about real world business challenges and redesigned logo and new company’s major allows students to combine what they learned in the advertising media, All focus. According to classroom and adapt it to help companies. The That Matters also wants to Janis, one way to event was organized by Emily Murphy and Haley focus on changing their attract men is to Trenholm. message to appeal to a use humorous bill- This year, All That Matters requested that Bryant male audience. board advertising. students help them re-tool their marketing plan. Caitlyn Vandervelde Katie Colton The company’s owner, Joan Dwyer, dropped out of (Class of 2011) suggested (Class of 2012) con- college in search of her passion and “learned a lot that the company expand cluded that the from trial and error.” According to Dwyer, the true into the radio or TV mar- company could spirit of an entrepreneur is the “spirit of independ- ket by developing a com- save monetary re- ence” and that it is important to act with conviction. mercial that highlights sources by e-mail- Her company is currently in its 15th year of opera- some of the company’s ing their catalog to tion and is the largest yoga studio in New England, core competencies. She customers instead employing more than 60 workers and offering addi- also suggested the use of of printing them. tional services such as healing and self-development monthly specials and dis- By regularly e- workshops. count cards that would mailing customers, In response to All That Matter’s need for new help create an incentive Colton felt the marketing perspectives and ideas, students submit- for people to visit and be- (Amanda Dunn) company could ted a written proposal to the CEO Executive Board, come customers. Van- stay in touch with and six teams advanced to the final round to be dervelde proposed that one way to attract more existing customers. Colton also likes the company’s male clientele could be use of mini calendars, but felt the company should the company’s work- feature their name and logo more prominently. She place stress manage- also felt that incentives like referral programs and ment program, which coupons could result in more effective viral market- could be expanded ing. Colton suggested that the company could at- rapidly by coordinat- tract more men by planning an open house that ing with other busi- conveys the benefits of the company’s stress relief nesses. programs. Daniel Janis (Class Burr Tomlinson (Class of 2011) felt that to in- of 2010) developed crease male participation, All That Matters could his marketing proposal separate males and females in the classrooms and around a theme of workshops. Tomlinson proposed that the company “what matters to you?” could cooperate with the University of Rhode Is- and emphasized the im- land’s sports teams to treat injured athletes. Further- portance of taking risks. more, Tomlinson mentioned that the catalog in its Janis suggested that the current form was too lengthy and that it should be company should do streamlined. more in the public rela- Margaret Gorman (2011) & Timothy Lagarce tions sector by having an event in Providence See ‘Purple Cow’ on page 2 page 2 april 24, 2009 Purple Cow Continued from Front Page (2011) thought that the company’s ho- catalog and organizing it by services wants to see the company reposition First place winner, Daniel Janis won listic aspect would be useful for hospi- would likely lower costs and make it its brand to focus on: power, serenity, $100.00 for his proposal, second place tals and to those who are sick and more readable. and fitness by pursuing a major fit- winner, Burr Tomlinson won $75.00, threatened by major diseases and that Tyler Murphy (Class of 2011) con- ness intensive, edgy atmosphere to at- and third place winner Tyler Murphy physical therapy offices could use ducted market research when he de- tract a male audience. He suggested a won $50.00. The judges thanked the some of the services of All That Mat- veloped his marketing proposal for balanced use of TV, radio, newspa- participants and were appreciative of ters to create long-term customers. To All That Matters. From his research, pers, and flyers to convey the new the creative and feasible ideas that attract men, Gorman proposed target- he determined that four words enter company brand. were presented by the participants. ing golf courses and shops through the minds of potential customers The company representatives from CEO would like to thank all those in the use of flyers. With regards to the when they view the company’s adver- All That Matters and CEO advisor attendance, with a special thanks to company’s dependence on the catalog, tising materials: peaceful, harmony, Mike Roberto used a rubric to deter- the participants. Gorman suggested that separating the spiritual, and meditation. Murphy mine the winners of the competition. Students recognized at Media Banquet By Brigit Clancy its members. The New Staff Member of the Year awards. The Production Assistant of the Year was award was awarded to Kaleigh Durkin. Writer of given to Dan Agostinucci. Best Frame Up Award Variety Editor the Year was given to Cristine Cox. Staff Member of was awarded to Jeff Smith. Most Reliable Cine- The Seventh Annual Media Banquet took place the Year was given to Michael Yakavonis, the Editor matographer Award was given to Alberto De Coste on Thursday, April 16th in Bello Grand Hall. The of the Year award was given to Michael Adams, and Calla and Lani Aulicino. Show of the Year Award Media Banquet allows students involved in the Jessica Miles received the Editor’s Choice Award. was given to Jessica Clark, Devon McCarty, and media organizations on campus to come to- The Ledger, Bryant’s yearbook, presented three Christopher Claude for the Morning Delight show. gether and be recognized for their great Production Excellence Award went to Mark achievements with an award presentation. Laslo. This year’s Media Banquet featured WJMF 88.7FM, Bryant’s radio station, pre- Susan Hogan as the keynote speaker. Hogan sented four awards. New Show of the Year is a reporter on WPRI’s Eyewitness News. was given to Eric MacCarthy for his radio She has earned six Emmy Nominations, in- show “The Mac Attack.” Outstanding Show cluding one Emmy for her investigative re- of the Year was given to Ali Duncan, Kaleigh porting. Hogan described her journey Durkin, and Daniel Hackenson for their show through the world of communication, begin- “Double D and the Hack.” Board Member of ning with college. She graduated from Syra- the Year was awarded to Chris Macksey. The cuse University, with a degree in Consumer General Manager’s Choice Award was given Studies. She later began her television ca- to Erik Archila and Kevin Javier. reer working at WCVB-TV in Boston. Hogan The Media Student of the Year is an award spoke of her desire to produce and report given to one student involved in one of her own stories. Her desire brought her to Bryant’s media organizations that recognizes Bangor, Maine where she began her on-air outstanding achievement. This student career as anchor and consumer reporter at demonstrates leadership in the campus the ABC affiliate. In September of 1992, media, shows a commitment to the campus Hogan joined the Eyewitness News Team as community, emonstrates responsible and ethi- the consumer reporter, where she has been cal decision making in the student media, pro- ever since. Hogan is admirable for her drive vides new and creative ideas to improve the and dedication to the world of communica- publication or broadcast, and fosters enthusi- tion. asm and dedication amongst other staff mem- After Hogan concluded her inspiring bers toward the campus media. The Media speech, the seniors within each media organ- Student of the Year was awarded to John ization were acknowledged for their efforts Crisafulli, the Editor-in-Chief of The Archway. throughout their time at Bryant. Each was Crisafulli has been a member of The Archway given a round of applause for their achieve- Meagan Sage, Archway Advisor and Larry Sasso, Archway Technical since he first arrived at Bryant four years ago. ments. Advisor honored Editor-in-Chief, John Crisafulli with the Media Stu- He has grown to be a tremendous leader since he first became involved. His dedication and Following the recognition of seniors, dent of the Year award. (University Relations) awards were presented to the students in- leadership are only a few of his qualities to be volved in each media organization. Each organiza- awards to its members. Section Editor of the Year admired. tion—The Archway, The Ledger, the Media was given to Monica Ryl. Staff Member of the Year Congratulations to the award recipients and to Production Club, and WJMF 88.7FM—presented its was given to Erika Rybiki and the Editor’s Choice all of the students involved in each media organiza- own awards to its members. The Archway, Bryant’s Award was given to Christina Knips. tion for their outstanding achievements and efforts. student-run newspaper, presented awards to five of The Media Production Club presented five Art Expo shows stu- Kinsey Sicks dents in a new light By Fira Zainal this event allows students to see their peers and their own friends A beautiful success Staff Writer in a fun, new light,” says Morey. Do you have secret dreams of “With regards to the body art becoming an artist or professional portion, every time we organize photographer? Or perhaps even the Art Expo, we get a lot of great aspire to be the next Kat Von D entries with really interesting and off of L.A. Ink with your impres- engaging stories behind them.” sive collection of tattoos? Then So see, maybe you’ll finally you should display your work find out why your friend really (and body!) of art at the upcom- got that tattoo at this year’s Art ing Art Expo 2009 this April 29th, Expo. If the anticipation of find- organized by ing a familiar the Arts and name among the Culture Club. ‘The event was first started art pieces on dis- The annual play is not reason Art Expo will to promote art at Bryant in aenough for you, be running in unique and unconventional don’t fret. Morey its third year adds, “this year here at Bryant. way.’ we’ve made it an The brainchild even bigger event of members of with more submis- the Arts and Culture Club, the sion categories, a ton of great event was first started to promote food, various prizes and a wine art at Bryant in a unique and un- bar.” All proceeds from the event conventional way. “It’s definitely will also help fund the Special a new and interesting way to Olympic, says Morey. “Not only share art with your peers,” says would we like to promote aware- Arts and Culture Club President ness for our club and this particu- Diana Morey. With categories lar event, but all of it is going for (Nick Poche) a really terrific cause!” such as photography, art and On Wednesday, April 20 SASS hosted the Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet The even body art, it’s no wonder that Interested in submitting your the judges have received a record art? The Arts and Culture Club is Kinsey Sicks in the Main Gym for SASS’ final event of the year. The quartetper- number of entries for this year’s still accepting entries! Mail your formed several numbers singing about political satire. (Left to right) Kinsey event! submissions to aculture@organi- Sicks’ Trixie, Nick Poche (Laverne DiFuzzio), Mike Adams, Michelle Thompson, Why an Art Expo at Bryant zations.bryant.edu. To get your tickets to attend Art Expo 2009, Kinsey Sicks’ Winnie, Meagan Sage, Kate Rosales, Kinsey Sicks’ Rachel, you may wonder? “Even though Cristine Cox, Brian Waddell (Shirley Queeney), Kinsey Sicks’ Trampolina, and Bryant is a smaller campus and contact Diana Morey at many people know each other, [email protected]. Kelly O’Connell. april 24, 2009 page 3 Bryant’s Relay for Life sha)ers records By Amy Angeloni The Fight Back Ceremony was held at 6:00am, and was a time to gather Contributing Writer support of all participants to take On Friday, April 17th Relay for Life charge and really learn how to battle took place on the Bryant University the disease. Survivor Sarah Risko Track. The event began at 4:00pm from Bridgewater State University with the Survivor’s Lap. There were spoke about her life as a cancer sur- 19 Survivors in attendance this year, vivor and why it is important to be walking because they are fighting, or aware of the dangers of the disease. have won the fight against cancer in The ceremony ended with participants their own lives. A new addition to this knocking down piñatas labeled cancer, year’s lap was the virtual survivor to symbolize how we are all working which allowed over 12 students to to fight to find a cure for the disease. walk to honor cancer survivors who The event was a huge success, shat- could not attend Relay because of dis- tering all previous Bryant Relay tance, illness or other reasons. records. This year over $80,000 has al- The emotional Luminaria Cere- ready been raised, and donations are mony was held at 9:00pm, where Lu- still coming in through August. The minaria bags lined the track and were success of this event was in large part lit with candles. Bryant Alumni ’08, due to the amazing director, Bridget Pat Sullivan was the honorary speaker McNulty and Assistant Director Katie during this ceremony. He delivered a Shea who devoted countless hours to truly memorable, and touching speech planning this event. about his mother’s battle and ultimate Vice President of Colleges Against loss of the fight against cancer, ex- Cancer, Nickie Archambault had noth-        plaining the true reason why he Re- ing but positive comments about this lays. After the touching speech, a year’s committee. “The Relay commit- Smithfield resident who resides next tee chairs continue to expand this to Bryant and was moved by the event with creative ideas to get the speech came to the track to make a do- whole Bryant community involved. I nation in honor of Sullivan’s mother, consider myself very fortunate to be which was presented to Sullivan. able to work with Bridget and this Colleges Against Cancer Secretary year’s Relay for Life committee. I have Stephanie Barone commented “Pat never had the opportunity to work gave an incredible speech that touched with a group of more passionate and every person standing in front of him. dedicated individuals. Our event was He is a wonderful inspiration to the a huge success because we had an ex- Bryant community and we all know cellent leader and a committee who how truly proud his mother would continuously supported her efforts to be.” A silent lap in memory of all of do more for the cause. Everyone in- those who have lost the battle to can- volved should be very proud of them- cer concluded this ceremony. selves”. Amongst all of the emotions tied to Each year, Relay for Life gains more an event such as this, there was time support from Bryant University. In for fun. Fun Enterprises was around terms of fundraising, participants and all night drawing caricatures and team, numbers increased tremen- making photo key-chains for Relay dously this year. On behalf of Col- participants to take home. Amazing leges Against Cancer and Relay for performances by Bryant’s very own Life, thank you to all who participated Professor Swift, Rich Ferri, Mandie and supported this event. Truly know Dunn Band, Professor Houston, DJ that every dollar raised goes towards Kevin Javier and WJMF were enjoyed fighting this disease, and every dollar throughout the night. The first annual does count. We hope to see you all Relay for Life Dodge ball tournament back on the track next year. was held at 1:00am, and Team Pink Kitties took home the prize

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rugby field behind the Unistructure. Students from New England underwritten by area universities also participated in the training. page 4 april 24, 2009 Spring Weekend musicians raise money for a worthy cause By Kevin Douglass Musicians are icons. They are heroes, and to be a part of something that they Contributing Writer make themselves a part of is an absolute Entertainers of today are some of the thrill. We love Chad for “The General” most highly paid individuals in our and for “Mr. Larkin.” But we should love world. The reason why athletes and mu- him more for his selflessness and advo- sicians have become so wealthy is be- cacy for equality and for love. Last sum- cause they have exorbitant numbers of mer, Dispatch reunited for three sold-out fans and followers who pay their bills. Madison Square Garden shows, and they We pay to watch them, to hang up their did it for the love of their fans. They also poster and to wear their shirt. We love did it so that they could make a differ- them so much because they are good at ence and donate every penny to Zim- what they do, but sometimes this causes babwe relief efforts. Chad’s on tour right us to lose perspective and get lost in their now promoting Calling All Crows and fame. We judge them based on their tal- donating all ticket and merchandise sales ents, but is this truly the best way to to the cause. choose our idols? We really should be We all love the feeling we get from judging these icons based on how they philanthropy and giving to something use their (well, our) hard-earned money. that is bigger than ourselves. Relay for Chad Stokes Urmston, of well-known Life last weekend was a great success, local bands Dispatch and State Radio, but the dollars raised were not the only chooses to put his hard-earned money to- reward from the event. Even more re- wards a worthy cause. His personal expe- warding was the satisfaction of joining a riences in the slums of Zimbabwe opened team and coming together as a commu- his eyes to a new world of hardship. We nity to make a difference. Over 1,000 are blessed here in America while other Bryant students came out to walk for a parts of the world are in sheer turmoil. cause last weekend. And now as we enter Chad uses his high-energy rock concerts Spring Weekend, WJMF calls on you to to spread awareness and call his fans to get out there and rock for a cause. The action. He became so inspired to create 2009 Spring Stock stage is set with three change in the world that he formed Call- awesome bands and the best weather we ing All Crows, an organization dedicated will have all year! Please come out and to mobilizing musicians and fans to pro- show your support for Aston, Baylock, mote human rights. They are commi8ed and Crash Romeo. And also show your to promoting public service and have set support for charity and help such a fun a mission to end violence against women weekend event make a difference for and bringing peace to Darfur. Though people in this world who need help the Chad was the founder, the foundation of most. Calling All Crows is its fans. Students can purchase raffle tickets on This year, WJMF and the Spring Stock Friday a7ernoon and also at the concert bands are teaming up with Calling All on Saturday, two for $1, or ten for $3. The Crows to spread awareness and raise raffle drawing for the prizes will take money for this worthy cause. Just by place at noon at Spring Stock and win- going to the concert and cheering on the ners must be present with their tickets to bands, you will show support. You can win. Check out CallingAllCrows.org to Greek Corner also purchase tickets for the raffle with learn more about Chad Stokes Urmston some pre8y sweet prizes like a Nintendo and his commitment to compassion and By Andrew Pantuosco Wii and an iPod Nano, with all proceeds equality. Thank you all so much for your support and enjoy your Spring Weekend. And the Winners Are... going to the charity. As Greek Week came to a close this past weekend, the Greek community gathered for a recognition banquet to honor award recipients in myriad cat- egories. Greek Week was won by Delta Kappa Epsilon, on the fraternity The Student Senate wishes all students good luck on finals and to have a side, and Delta Zeta, for the sororities. Not only were the winners of peaceful and relaxing summer! We look forward embarking on the 2009- Greek Week announced, but also many other award winners were recog- 2010 academic year! Remember, we love to hear from you, so send any nized. ideas, suggestions, or concerns to Amy Angeloni, Student Senate Secretary Some awards won include: at [email protected]. Most Spirited Fraternity – Phi Kappa Tau Most Spirited Sorority – Sigma Sigma Sigma Best New Member (fraternity) – Justin Trelegan (Phi Kappa Tau) Good luck to all seniors in the future, and see everyone else in the Fall!! Best New Member (sorority) – Lindsay Gonsiorowski (Delta Zeta) Bryant University Student Senate Greek Man of the Year – Mike Barnett (Delta Chi) Greek Woman of the Year – Rachael Hylan (Delta Zeta) Students devote time to Peru women’s shelter this summer By Brigit Clancy near Bryant. We will also be hosting a Ronzio’s success. It is so exhilarating to know that we have night where we deliver all the pizza and potentially the potential to help these women who at one point Variety Editor will be doing a song and dance as we go…. We also had close to nothing. After speaking with a few Maddie Archambeault (’10), Katie Gorham (’10), did a Paddington Bear fundraiser where we sent a people that have been to the [women’s shelter], I am and Kathryn Varis (’09), all members of Bryant’s stuffed Paddington bear (which was originally cre- so excited to meet the women and be able to give chapter of Amnesty International, have worked tire- ated in Peru) as well as a book and a jar of mar- them the hopefully fourteen suitcases of donations lessly for almost a year to collaborate a service trip malade around to the faculty suites to get donations we are planning to bring for them.” to Peru, planned for this summer. Twelve students, for Paddington to return to Peru. The majority of Gorham said, “We are all excited about going. accompanied by two professors, will travel to Peru our money, however, came from the Special Initia- This has been such a long journey and knowing that to volunteer at a local women’s shelter from May tives Committee after reviewing and passing our we are actually going to be there in a month is so ex- 21st to 31st. proposal.” citing after almost a year of hard work. Even better, “We wanted to do an event for Amnesty [Interna- The three members of Amnesty made a presenta- the group we have attending is absolutely fabulous, tional] this year that was bigger than any we had tion to the Special Initiatives Committee a couple of and we are all confident we will be able to make a done before,” said Archambeault, the Vice President months ago to request money for the trip. “We positive impact on the casa.” of Amnesty. “We were interested in doing a service Archambeault stated that this trip made her ap- trip and initially thought about Haiti or Kenya but, preciate Bryant and its resources offered to stu- after speaking with a friend who travelled to the ‘It is so exhilarating to know that we dents. “This trip has really made me appreciate [women’s center] in Peru we became really passion- being at Bryant. The fact that this idea Katie, ate about this cause.” have the potential to help these women Kathryn, and I had in September has become a real- The group will be working eight hours each day ity reminds me what a good choice Bryant was. This at the women’s shelter. “We will be varnishing who at one point had close to nothing. would not have even been plausible at most other floors, cleaning, cooking, and various other tasks,” schools but because of the dedicated staff and stu- said Archambeault. dents here, 12 students and two professors get to While the trip is mostly to volunteer at the shel- wrote a proposal that ended up being around eight- take our resources to Peru and help women who ter, Archambeault said they will also have some fun een pages long with details about the country, safety have close to nothing.” and tour Peru. “We are also going to spend some issues, cost, why we are going, every detail you Gorham also articulated her appreciation to the time in Lima and travel to Machu Picchu!” could imagine,” said Archambeault. “We then met individuals involved in the planning of this trip. Archambeault, Gorham, and Varis had to devise with Rich Hurley (an Assistant Director with the “Thank you to everyone, on and off campus, who a way to raise money to fund the trip. “We have Center for Student Involvement) a bunch of times to supported us along the way, including Rich Hurley, held some successful fundraisers as well as send let- revise the proposal. We finally presented to the Toby Simon (Director of the Women’s Center), Pro- ters to businesses and home to our families asking committee and answered their questions.” fessor Enos, Professor Gomez, Professor Houston, for donations,” said Archambeault. “We held a pan- Archambeault and Gorham expressed their ex- and our families. We never could have made this cake breakfast in Smithfield last weekend and sold citement about travelling to Peru and about volun- trip a reality without them!” Dunkin Donuts in the Rotunda. We are going to teering. “I get more excited every day!” hold a scavenger hunt for tons of raffle prizes rang- Archambeault said. “I cannot believe it is in ing from Visa gift cards and gift cards to restaurants only a month. We have a great group of dedicated people coming so I am sure it is going to be a huge april 24, 2009 page 5 Study Abroad Spotlight: Ledia Dulaj and Roslyn Fucello Name: Ledia Dulaj and Roslyn Fu- confused as to why were being told cello to fight, but then it clicked that he Class of: 2010 was joking with us. It didn’t matter University: Universidad Pablo de to us because we were splitting the Olavide cost of the tickets anyway. Location: Sevilla, Spain How was the school different from Partner: API Bryant University? Semester Abroad: Fall 2008 The school was much bigger in size as it had 10,000 students. Most of the Reason for going: hallways are outside and students Ledia: I wanted to improve my hang out on the lawn. Also, if you Spanish but also emerge in a culture think the Bryant quiet section in the different from mine and truly take library is quiet you haven’t been to everything in. I chose Sevilla because the Pablo Library. it was a very traditional Spanish city How did this experience change in the south where it was warm all you? the time with palm trees which is Ledia: It changed me in a way that I completely different from New Eng- learned a lot about myself and I land. learned to be truly independent by Roslyn: I chose to study abroad be- living in a different country and cause I really wanted to see if I could traveling to different countries every live in another country. Sevilla was a weekend. It was truly a life changing perfect fit because of its climate and experience but also a self discovery. its location in Spain. I really wanted Roslyn: Studying abroad has made to live in a place that was rich in cul- me realize that sometimes it’s okay Ledia Dulaj ture and where English was not spo- to take a step back and relax. I am ken. more independent now and comfort- Best experience/memory: able with traveling on my own. Best experience was living with our Would you study abroad again host mom and dealing with many of given the opportunity? the cultural differences whether it Ledia: I would definitely study was eating dinner past 9 pm or hav- abroad again given the chance. It is a ing a strict siesta time at 2 pm. Our wonderful opportunity that teaches host mom always wanted to talk and you a lot about yourself but also be one of the girls and any time about others. I made many friends spent with her was one of our best that I still keep in contact with and experiences. living in a different country truly Funny cultural experience: makes you appreciate all the things When we were buying our train tick- that you take for granted in your ets to Madrid to go home there was home country. only one “cheap” ticket left and the Roslyn: I would most definitely rest were offered at the expensive study abroad again given the oppor- rate. The guy selling us the tickets at tunity because it is a once in a life- the train station told us to “pelear” time experience. Living and learning (or fight in Spanish) for the cheap another culture is something that ticket right there at that moment in you can’t get just from visiting a the train station. We were a little place. Roslyn Fucello Help Wanted Ad

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The publication of the federal rule Wednes- Staff Writer The regulations were published Wednesday day follows years of President Obama recently made public his wishes for high- a4ernoon in the federal work in the Bush ad- register and promoted speed passenger trains in the United States in the upcoming ministration to begin years. The idea, which many Americans look at as European, is by President Barack developing the regula- Obama at an Earth Day quickly becoming a reality in this country. This comes a4er the tions. federal stimulus package which passed in February included speech on a wind farm Michael Olsen, a for- in Newton, Iowa. several billion dollars specifically for this reason. High-speed mer Bush Interior De- trains are among several environmentally friendly ideas which They lay out the partment official, said rules for leasing, siting, the Obama administration is trying to put in place. the rules will allow There are several possible corridors for the trains, including permi5ing and build- projects to move ahead ing wind turbines and a local, New England rail. The government has identified 10 in both Massachuse5s potential locations for development, including a line connect- other types of renew- and Rhode Island. able energy in federal ing Florida to Washington D.C. and a major Chicago hub net- "This is very signifi- work. These will all have tremendous effects, not only on our waters, at least three cant," said Olsen, a miles offshore. country, but on our environment. lawyer for the firm President Obama looks at this project as a “legacy” mission, Wednesday's an- Bracewell & Giuliani, nouncement was wel- something that will define his Presidency. "Imagine whisking who represents a wind through towns at speeds over 100 miles an hour, walking only comed by both energy company called environmental groups a few steps to public transportation, and ending up just blocks Deepwater. That com- from your destination," the President mused while unveiling and companies who pany is working in have long wanted to the plan April 16. His eagerness towards the venture suggests Rhode Island. that the rails should be completed in the upcoming years. develop wind energy "There are compa- offshore. Obama hopes that this will solve problems such as climbing oil nies right now ready to prices and clogged highways. Such issues, which have plagued "We're very encour- go," Olsen said. aged," said Jacqueline this country for decades, may now have a resolution. The federal rule Trains won’t be zooming around the country tomorrow. This Savitz, senior cam- runs more than 500 paign director for will be a several year, $10+ billion dollar project. But, in the pages long and in- opinions’ of many, it is a worthwhile investment. In my opin- Oceana, an international marine conservation cludes details about not only wind but also group based in Washington. She said the or- ion, high speed trains can change our country for the be5er. projects to capture wave and ocean current en- Today, we rely far too much on cars which are guzzling gaso- ganization long has wanted to reduce the use ergy, known as hydrokinetics. of fossil fuels because of climate change's im- line at astonishing rates. These cars not only raise oil prices, but "This will open the door to major invest- contribute to the deteriorating environment. The fuel efficient pact on the oceans. ments in offshore clean energy," Obama said in She said, however, that work should move trains will solve many of these issues. Internationally, countries his Iowa speech. use public transportation more and more every day. In Europe, forward carefully. In a plan similar to some offshore oil and "We support wind energy," Savitz said. "It many families don’t even own cars, using trams and trains to gas drilling leases, states would get about 27 get around cities and towns. The high-speed trains will be a doesn't mean we want to go willy-nilly in percent of the revenues sent to the federal gov- planting wind farms everywhere. They should good start for the United States in a transition to public trans- ernment from offshore wind and hydrokinet- portation. go through the normal environmental impact ics leases. process." Potential hazards for the wind turbines, House panel to target ‘predatory’ mortgage lending By Barbara Barre" new or refinanced loans with adjustable rates, not jumped 24 percent over the same period last year, realizing that their monthly payments soon would according to RealtyTrac, which tracks foreclosures. MCT Campus escalate beyond their means. Dean Baker, a co-director of the Center for Eco- Consumer advocates also say that lenders o4en nomic and Policy Research, a Washington research Once again, Congress will take up legislation to paid brokers bonus fees, including some known as center, said that lawmakers and the public realized bar mortgage companies from steering homebuyers "yield spread premiums," for steering borrowers now that predatory lending didn't affect just low-in- into houses they can't afford. into higher rates than those for which they'd quali- come borrowers. The House of Representatives voted on the mat- fied. "Two years ago there was this idea it was a poor ter nearly two years ago, but the measure died in a Buried in the bill's legalese, however, are details people's issue, and if these people can't look out for Senate commi5ee. Since then the economic and po- that could make a difference in whether lenders or themselves, it's just too bad," Baker said. Now, he litical landscape has changed dramatically. investment companies down the line shoulder the said, "people realize how widespread this problem The foreclosure rate has skyrocketed, the national risk, whether homeowners can recover from bad is." unemployment rate has jumped, and most of the loans before or a4er going into foreclosure, and Against this backdrop, consumer advocacy American public blames financial institutions for whether state laws will protect homeowners or groups and mortgage industry representatives will the recession. Democrats have increased their num- leave them to a weaker federal law. testify about the bill Thursday before the House Fi- bers in the House and Senate, and they now hold The details have led some consumer advocacy nancial Services Commi5ee. The commi5ee's chair- the White House. Also, Congress has twice voted to groups to withhold their support, at least for now, man, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is a co-sponsor of bail out banks that are foundering because of the and the mortgage industry is still trying to exert its the bill. toxic housing loans on their books. influence. A commi5ee vote could come as soon as next To prevent more bad mortgages from being ap- "I think there is a deeper level of understanding week, with a full House vote to follow. proved, two North Carolina representatives — De- about the need for more aggressive regulation of "They're going to feel a need to do something," mocrats Mel Wa5 and Brad Miller — are again lenders," Wa5 said this week in an interview. "The Baker said. "And then the question is, will it be pushing a "predatory" lending measure. The bill, whole industry needs a set of good regulations something for show or will it have teeth?" based on North Carolina law, aims to do a simple around it." thing: Make sure that homeowners can afford their But in the current economy, more regulation loans. could hurt borrowers if lenders lose flexibility on "It seems inarguable," said Julia Gordon of the the types of loans they can offer, said Rep. Patrick Archway Investment Fund (AIF) Durham, N.C.-based Center for Responsible Lend- McHenry, R-N.C. ing, who will testify about the bill Thursday before "When you restrict lending opportunities you re- the House Financial Services Commi5ee. "People strict people's access to credit," McHenry said. All returns as of April 20, 2009 are surprised that wasn't required before." McHenry, a member of the House Financial Serv- The bill, called the Mortgage Reform and Anti- ices Commi5ee, said he supported ge5ing rid of Predatory Lending Act of 2009, would end bonuses "bad actors" in the mortgage market, but that this S&P 500 YTD Performance for brokers who steer borrowers into higher-priced bill wouldn't do that. loans. It would require brokers to confirm borrow- "It's moving in the wrong direction at the wrong -6.68% ers' income, and it would prohibit brokers from time," he said. making new loans or refinanced loans that don't The practices that the bill targets affected not just offer tangible net benefits to borrowers. homebuyers but also borrowers who refinanced AIF YTD Performance In the past, brokers o4en failed to confirm in- their mortgages. comes or homeowners could get away with lying In the first three months of this year, the number -4.21% about their salaries. Borrowers o4en signed off on of families threatened with losing their homes www.bryantarchway.com april 24, 2009 page 7 Greer, Hoagland lead rout over Bellarmine Courtesy of Bryant Athletics Conn.) to cut the home lead to 3-2. But it would take Max Weisenberg Led by four goals apiece from captains Zack (Long Beach, N.Y.) and Greer 61 seconds Greer (Whitby, Ont.) and Kevin Hoagland (Glaston- to respond, as Weisenberg took Greer’s bury, Conn.), the Bryant University men’s lacrosse pass from the right side just as he hit the team earned its ninth win of the season with a 14-4 top of the crease, bouncing the ball past victory over Bellarmine University at Bulldog Sta- Knights goalie Scott Bowles. dium Saturday afternoon. Greer and Rob Maiorano (Easton, Greer’s seven points on the day paced the Bull- Conn.) tallied goals just 12 seconds apart dogs (9-5), while line- to give the Bulldogs a 6-2 lead before mates Hoagland and sophomore Gary Crowley (Scituate, Mass.) fellow senior captain sent Bellarmine to the locker room down Bryan Kaufmann (Put- by five, 7-2, with his only goal of the game nam Valley, N.Y.) (3 with just 10 ticks left on the clock. 4 goals, 1 assist) chipped “With a good team like this, you don’t in four points apiece. want to let them hang around into the sec- Bryant would hold the ond half,” Pressler said. “I think with a 7-2 Knights (6-7) to just one lead at halftime and by getting the first goal per frame while the two goals of the third quarter, we really 14 Bulldogs stayed on the put the game away. offensive for much of the “But I’ve seen Bellarmine score in contest. bunches and come back, and to hold this “Looking back on our previous 13 games, I team to only four is just a great credit to thought today was without question one of our Jameson Love and the entire defense.” best,” said Bryant head coach Mike Pressler. “It was After the break, Bellarmine came back just a complete effort from everybody. We played with a new goalie, David Haas, but still well in every phase of the game and that was our couldn’t keep the Bulldogs out of the net goal from the beginning. It was good to get out as Kaufmann came out with the first two there, get ahead early and get a win against a good goals of the third frame. team, especially a good offensive team.” Davis scored a man-advantage goal Greer led an impressive Bulldog attack on Saturday, net- with 5:52 to play in the third to make the It didn’t take long for the Bulldog offense to get ting four goals and three assists while Hoagland and Kauf- to scoring, as Greer turned a strong early Bryant score 9-3, but just 10 seconds later possession into a 1-0 lead just 39 seconds into the Hoagland notched his first of three- mann added four points each. (Bryant Athletics) game with an unassisted tally after curling around straight tallies to get back a seven-goal lead. The senior attacker scored his second of the game’s - final tally seven seconds later before the the right side of the cage for a low shot. score went final, 14-4. Bellarmine would even the score in the fourth trio with 3:39 to go in the frame after his ball drib- bled past an unaware Bellarmine goaltender, and Faceoff specialist Andrew Hennessey (Wading minute off a Jarrett Davis goal, but that was as close River , N.Y.), fighting the flu and questionable for as the Knights would get to the Bulldogs all after- scored again to open the fourth quarter, again unas- sisted. today’s game, continued his stellar play, winning 17- noon. of-23 faceoffs on the day with a trio of ground balls. Back-to-back goals from Kaufmann (unassisted) “Obviously when you’re pulling goalies in and out, playing musical goaltenders if you will, that “Just think an unbelievable effort from Andrew and Hoagland (assisted by Kaufmann) came within Hennessey,” said Pressler, citing the severity of his 37 seconds of each other for a two-goal Bulldog ad- tells you they aren’t happy with their play in goal,” said Pressler of Bellarmine’s numerous goalie illness. “And he still goes 17-for-23 with three vantage less than five minutes into the contest, but grounders and only one turnover. Just an unbeliev- from there the teams would play to a draw through changes. “They tried to keep us off-balance trading between a righty and a lefty, and I thought our guys able effort from No. 40 when we needed him the the remainder of the first quarter. most.” Bellarmine’s Jordan Wong notched his first goal adjusted to that very well.” With 12:12 to play in the contest and Bellarmine The Bulldogs outshot the Knights, 46-31 on the of the season to start the scoring in the second day, picking up 44 ground balls to Bellarmine’s 29. frame, taking a spectacular pass from Alex Porter back to its starting goalie, Greer struck again, as- sisted by Robert Stufano (Garden City, N.Y.), to Bryant played well in clearing situations, going 21- from out front and landing right on the doorstep of for-25, while forcing seven failed clears from the vis- Bryant rookie netminder Jameson Love (Darien, bring the score to 13-3. Austin Bright’s goal with 8:30 to play would be nullified by Greer’s - and the iting Knights. URI sneaks past Bryant in extra innings Saturday Courtesy of Bryant Athletics in the contest. Bryant evened the game again in the top of the The Bryant softball team waged battle sixth, as Ali Chouinard with the University of Rhode Island for the (Swansea, Mass.) came in to 4 second time this season, and for the second score on a wild pitch by Stacey time the Rams came away with an extra in- Stanovich to tie the score at 2- ning win, taking a 4-3 win over the Bull- 2. The junior drew a one out dogs in Kingston on Saturday. It was the walk, moving to second on a fifth win in the last six games for the Rams, single by Laura Bowen (Hud- who took the season series two games to son, Mass.) and then to third 3 none after beating Bryant, 3-2, in nine in- on a groundout by Ashley nings back on March 28. Coon (Levittown, Pa.) before racing home to score on the The Rams were able to get on the score- wild pitch. board first, putting together a short two- Bryant starter Samantha Houseal (Mount Joy, Pa.) went out rally to go up 1-0 in the third inning. the distance in the contest, going all eight innings while After Courtney Prendergastt was hit by a allowing four runs and striking out four. The sophomore pitch to reach first with two down, Leah was able to get two big outs in the bottom of the seventh, DiBussolo hit an infield single to shortstop getting a fly out and a strike out with the bases loaded to move Prendergastt into scoring position. and one out to escape the jam and send the game to extra Wilson followed with a single to center, innings. scoring Predergastt to put the home team Playing in their third extra inning game this season, the on top. Bulldogs were able to take the lead in the top of the Stephanie Mirando (North Haven, eighth, as Bowen hit a single to left field that scored Conn.) knotted the game up at 1-1 in the Leonard from third to put Bryant up, 3-2. Bowen was two- top of the fifth, hitting a solo home run, her for-three with an RBI. Coon also had a hit in the inning to first of the year, over the fence in left field. extend her hitting streak to a team-best five games. The blast pushed the senior’s hitting streak The Bulldogs had yet another close contest with in After Stefanie Poedubicky sacrificed Alison Hartzell to a season-best four-straight games. state rival URI. (Bryant Athletics) over to third, Jackie Kampmeier hit a game-tying triple URI reclaimed the lead in the bottom of down the line in right, knotting the teams at three apiece the inning, scoring one run on three hits to grab a 2-1 edge. With the bases in the bottom of the eighth. Houseal got Amanda Sbei to fly out to left for the loaded and one out, Darci Borden flew out to Kim Leonard (Milford, Mass.) in second out of the inning, but a passed ball allowed Kampmeier to come home foul territory down the right field line to score Prendergastt for the second time from third and give the Rams the win.

Allison Faiola Bryan Kaufmann Year: Junior Year: Senior Sport: Women’s Lacrosse Sport: Men’s Lacrosse

Faiola scored eight goals and Kaufmann scored his 200th career Top had two assists in two games last point with a goal and an assist in a week with four goals against 14-8 win over Presbyterian last week, LIU. She currently has 101 goals becoming just the third Bulldog to for her career and is 2nd on the achieve such a feat. Kaufmann added team with 30 on the season. four more points off three goals and Dogs an assist on Saturday vs. Bellarmine. page 8 april 24, 2009 Many teams annually blow the most important position in the NFL Dra2 By David J. Neal workout without anybody rushing you." Former Houston general manager Charley MCT Campus As former Baltimore coach Brian Billick said Casserly insists quarterback David Carr, the Texans' Monday, all the busts — Ryan Leaf, Jim Drucken- first ever dra8 pick and 2002"s No. 1 overall, didn't NFL coaches and scouts give the Zapruder-film miller, et al. — had physical ability. Yet nobody develop partially because Houston's offensive line treatment to any game tape involving quarterbacks knows how they'll handle the money, the media and fell apart even before the franchise's first game. Carr they might dra8. They scrutinize expression and in- fan scrutiny, likely being the franchise's most promi- got ba9ered into NFL backup status. The same thing flection in every potential quarterback's interview nent player. And there aren't many ways to project happened to 1971's No. 1 overall, Jim Plunke9, in answer. Everything measurable gets measured. Per- that. New England before he revived his career with haps no athletes in any sport get so thoroughly According to Michael Holley's Patriot Reign, a Oakland in his 10th season. studied. New England scout got suspicious about UCLA's Back then, NFL teams had to translate wishbone Why then do NFL teams let future Hall quarterbacks to the NFL as of Famer Tom Brady languish until the the formation swept the na- sixth round while spending high first- tion. Spread option quarter- round picks on busts Akili Smith and Joey backs add another degree of Harrington? Why will whichever quarter- difficulty to the dra8. back who goes higher — Georgia's The first quarterback Ma9hew Stafford or USC's Mark Sanchez taken in 2005, No. 1 overall — no kind of predictor of who will have Alex Smith out of Utah, and the be9er NFL career? (if both aren't busts, the first one taken in 2006, that is) How can they get quarterbacks No. 3 overall Vince Young wrong, even early in the dra8, as o8en as out of Texas, spent their col- they get them right? legiate lives destroying de- Myriad reasons, to which you can now fenses out of a spread option add the proliferation of spread-option of- offense. Neither will begin fenses in college football. But the annual this season as a starter. tradition of teams blowing the call on the Also, you be9er believe game's most important position, the play- longtime NFL scouts think ers they theoretically know the most they've seen this before. The about, began long before colleges began Run 'n' Shoot boosted the modernizing the single wing. numbers of University of Former NFL coach Steve Mariucci said Houston quarterbacks David there's a consensus on what teams look for Klingler and Andre Ware, in other positions so it's easier to identify two early 1990s first round the physical a9ributes. For example, Mari- flops for Cincinnati and De- ucci said, almost everyone wants an offen- troit, respectively. None of sive le8 tackle who's 6-5 or 6-6, weighing the University of Florida 300 to 330 pounds with long arms. But As many NFL owners and coaches can attest to, there is no such thing as a “sure quarterbacks to come out of successful quarterbacks come in all shapes pick” when it comes to drafting a quarterback. Just ask San Diego. (MCT Campus) Steve Spurrier's Fun 'n" Gun and sizes these days. "The parameters of had great NFL success. other positions are narrower," Mariucci said. Cade McNown when they had a problem ge9ing Gruden said he wanted to take one of the spread Also, he said, miss on a cornerback, you can shi8 enough receivers for his workout. The scout accu- option quarterbacks to add an element to Tampa him to being a nickel corner and he still might have rately figured issues had mushroomed between Mc- Bay's offense similar to the Wildcat formation the a long NFL career. Miss on a le8 tackle and you can Nown and his UCLA teammates and those Dolphins helped popularize last year. move him somewhere else on the line (Oakland did leadership problems manifested themselves in But, he also said, "I just don't know how many this with 2004 first rounder Robert Gallery). Miss on Chicago a8er the Bears took McNown in 1999's first hits a quarterback can take. I don't know that I've a quarterback, though, and, well, you've just got a round. seen a quarterback other than Florida's Tim Tebow quarterback bust. The vicious cycle comes into play with quarter- who can take the hits you'd take in the NFL." "Forget the physical abilities," said former Oak- backs, also. First round quarterbacks o8en go to bad land and Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden, a well- teams. Bad teams o8en have subpar players and known quarterbackphile. "You've got to evaluate the coaching staffs in flux. The surrounding jetsam and intangibles — pocket presence, leadership. Those the flotsam sucks the quarterback down until he be- are things that are tough to evaluate on tape or in a comes one with it. Mountain West submits proposal that could alter the Bowl Championship Series By Sco3 M. Reid The plan, BCS coordinator John Swofford said, repre- MCT Campus sents "a significant change on a number of fronts from Playoff Possibilites? governance, to revenue distribution, to selection process The Mountain West Conference on Tuesday formally and more. It would be a significant and fundamental The Mountain West would greatly ben- presented to Bowl Championship Series officials a pro- change to the process and consequently it deserves a de- efit from their playoff proposal, with posal that both sides agree would "fundamentally" liberative (consideration)." two teams from the conference ending change the way college football determines its national A8er listening to and questioning Thompson for 90 champion. minutes Tuesday at the BCS' annual meetings at The in the final AP Top 25 polls. Langham hotel, the commis- While Mountain West 1. Florida (48) 13-1 1,606 commissioner Craig sioners from the BCS confer- Thompson acknowledged ences will present the 2. Utah (16) 13-0 1,519 BCS adoption of the pro- proposal to their confer- 3. USC (1) 12-1 1,481 ence's schools at league posal that includes an 4. Texas 12-1 1,478 eight-team playoff was a meetings this spring. longshot, he said it was im- The commissioners will 5. Oklahoma 12-2 1,391 portant that the BCS at then report reaction within 6. Alabama 12-2 1,264 least consider deciding their conferences at a BCS who plays for the national meeting in June held in con- 7. TCU 11-2 1,193 title with a "more perform- junction with the College 8. Penn State 11-2 1,153 ance" based procedure. Commissioners Association 9. Ohio State 10-3 1,013 Under the Mountain meetings in Colorado West plan, an eight-team Springs. 10. Oregon 10-3 997 playoff would determine Swofford, who also is the 11. Boise State 12-1 938 the national champion. The Atlantic Coast Conference 12. Texas Tech 11-2 916 four existing BCS bowl commissioner, said it's "pre- games would serve as the mature" to say if the pro- 13. Georgia 10-3 903 first-round sites for the posal has any traction within 14. Mississippi 9-4 857 seeded tournament. The the other BCS conferences. 15. Virginia Tech 10-4 713 winners of the four bowl The BCS last year rejected games would advance to a the so-called Plus One plan 16. Oklahoma State 9-4 534 semifinal round, and those The Utes went undefeated and still didn’t get a shot that called for a single game 17. Cincinnati 11-3 506 playoff following the BCS winners would meet for at the championship, thanks to the BCS. (MCT Campus) 18. Oregon State 9-4 467 the national title. The semis bowls. and national championship game would rotate between The Mountain West pro- 19. Missouri 10-4 435 the four BCS bowl sites. posal comes at a time of mounting Congressional and 20. Iowa 9-4 317 Additionally a fi8h non-playoff BCS game would be public support for a college football playoff. Even Presi- 21. Florida State 9-4 246 added. Seven automatic bids would come from the con- dent Barack Obama said in a "60 Minutes" interview last ference champions of leagues playing at least 20 games year he supports an eight-team playoff. The plan coin- 22. Georgia Tech 9-4 223 per season against other top-tier conferences and main- cides with the conferences scheduled signoffs on a four- 23. West Virginia 9-4 144 taining a combined 40 percent winning percentage in year deal BCS bowl package with ESPN starting in 24. Michigan State 9-4 138 those games. The remaining three berths would be de- January 2011. So far the Mountain West has not signed termined by a 12-person selection commi9ee made up of the ESPN contract but likely will regardless the BCS' 25. Brigham Young 10-3 137 representatives from 11 conferences and Notre Dame. final stance on the conference's plan, Thompson said. (Courtesy of ESPN.com) april 24, 2009 page 9 Bulldog Bites Bulldogs shine on track Defense wins in Black & Gold Spring Game Courtesy of Bryant Athletics land Championship qualifying standards. Engel took seventh in a time of 22.85. O’Con- Sophomore B.J. Aponte (New Britain, CT) rushed for 68 yards on 18 carries but it was the Bryant defense that stood Several Bryant University track & field ath- nor would also earn a top-10 finish in the 100 meters, finishing fi8h in 11.51 seconds. tall Sunday as the Gold (Defense) defeated the Black (Of- letes posted personal and season-best marks as fense) 39-26 at the annual Black & Gold Spring Football the Bulldogs enjoyed yet another successful Andrew Fitzgerald ran a season-best 56.78 in the 400 meters, finishing second overall Game before more than 2,000 sundrenched fans on a gor- weekend. Competing at the Holy Cross Quad geous afternoon at Bulldog Stadium. The game concludes Meet, the women finished seventh while the while teammate Zach Perron was third (57.06). Other highlights include John Mi9on’s fi8h- the spring football season for the Bulldogs who will open men, behind three first-place finishes took the 2009 season hosting Southern Connecticut State on Sep- home second in place finish in the 800 meters in 1:55.99, just shy of the New Eng- tember 5. The Bulldogs return 10 starters back on the defen- the team stand- sive side for sixth-year coach Marty Fine. The nucleus held ings. land standard of 1:54, and freshman opponents under 100 yards rushing per game en route to a A week a8er 7-4 record last fall, Bryant's first competing in Division I. an abbreviated Drew Clark’s run- ner-up finish in the Kevin Menawonu (Providence, RI) led the way with eight meet at Brown tackles while Nick Candito (West Boylston, MA) had six for University that 1500m, blistering his personal best of the defense, which finished the scrimmage with 13 tackles saw several for a loss and forced four fumbles. events cancelled 4:02 with a great due to an icy- time of 3:59.87 sec- rain, the Bulldogs onds. The school Golf finishes 4th at Mount St. Mary’s Invite took advantage record is 3:57. The men’s 4x400 or more spring- The Bryant University golf team combined to shoot a like temperatures meter relay team took home first- final round of 294, 15 shots better than their first round per- to turn in one of formance, taking home third place out of 13 teams at the the best overall place with a best time of 3:20.01. Mount St. Mary's Spring Invitational on Tuesday. Fog de- performances of layed the final round of play, but it did not put a stop to the the season. The women also posted several out- play of Jason Thresher (West Suffield, Conn.), shooting even The men fin- par for the tournament with his 71 in the final round. ished second to standing marks in the meet. Freshman Thresher finished tied for second individually. Mike Pyne Holy Cross, but (Foxboro, Mass.) also had a top-15 finish, shooting a 77 to tie came out on top Kim Warner en- joyed her best jump for the 12th spot. Alex Daley (Hudson, Mass.) and Scott of Central Con- Congdon (Foxboro, Mass.) came up big in the final round, as necticut, Maine, of the season in the long jump, placing they each shot one-over par for the day with a 73. Daley was Colgate, AIC, tied for 14th overall with a 153 for the tournament while Stonehill and sixth in the event The men’s side was highlighted by a first place fin- with a new PR of 16 Congdon tied for 20th with a 155. Kyle Hoffman (Pawtucket, Hartford. Plus, R.I.) rounded out the scoring with a 160 overall, shooting a with the New ish from the 4x 400 meter relay team, which posted feet, 7 inches – well (Bryant Athletics) ahead of her previ- 79 on Tuesday to tie for 38th. Bryant plays its final tourna- England Cham- a personal best. ment of the year, as they compete in the Northeast Confer- pionships loom- ous best of 15-2. Casey Fenwick turned in Bryant’s best time ence Championships for the first time in the history of the ing on the horizon in a few weeks, Saturday’s program starting on May 1. performance by the Bulldogs is a good sign of this season in the 1500 meters as the senior placed 12th overall in 5:00.60. Classmate Jus- things to come down the stretch. Women put up 20 goals, still fall to LIU Junior Alex Engel captured first-place hon- tine Douvadjian also posted the team’s best mark in the 400 meters this season with an ors with a personal-best mark of 48.29 seconds The Bryant University women's lacrosse team equaled a in the men’s 400 meters. Engel, in posting the eighth-place finish in 1:01.74. Katie Pelletier was 10th in a new personal-best time of season-high 20 goals but came up short falling to Long Is- team’s best mark of the year in the event, was land University 22-20 Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs led not far off from Hafiz Greigre’s 400m school 1:02:57. In the sprints, Sherika Nicholas turned in 11-9 at the half but couldn't hold on as the host Blackbirds record of 48.31. Teammate Mike DiBella also used a 13-goal outburst in the second to pull out the win. ran a personal record (PR) with a fourth-place the team’s best time in the 100 meters at 13.59, good enough for 13th overall while also run- Bryant (3-12) fell behind 21-16 with just over four minutes to time of 49.67. play in the game but four consecutive goals, two by Delia Thomas O’Connor also placed first in the ning a season-best time in the 200 meters as well at 28.17. Glover and one from Allison Faiola and Lauren Sheridan 200 meters, finishing in a personal-best time of with a minute left pulled the Bulldogs to within a goal at 21- 22.20 seconds. The mark also meets New Eng- The teams will compete at the Brown Springtime Invitational Saturday. 20 heading into the final minute. But LIU's (4-12) Annie Kalata scored with 33 seconds left to put the game away. Bryant standout freshman Mary Green had five goals in the game to give her 25 on the season while Glover and Faiola each finished with four goals. For Faiola, her four goals in The years can’t compare the game gives her 30 for the season but more importantly, By David Niles any sense. Rajon Rondo has developed into a marked the 100th of her career. She now has 101 career Staff Writer potential star but the team is still extremely goals. Glover also had three assists in the game to give her lacking a defensive and inside presence. A seven points on the afternoon. Along with the 42 combined team built around two aging swing men isn’t goals, the two teams combined for 84 shots on goal in the When it came time to write my last article going to cut it. The Celtics have gone from game. Bryant freshman goalie Lauren Filippone made 10 in 2008, Boston/New England was at the pin- Championship contender to a team that could saves. Bryant scored 20 goals in a game earlier this season nacle of the sports world. The Red Sox were be upset in the first round. It had looked as if against Central Connecticut. defending World the Cavs had surpassed Series Champions. them and now there is no Boston College downs Bryant, 16-8 The Patriots had question it is the case. just come off a per- Compound this with the Boston College scored nine times in the first two innings fect regular season, rumors that KG’s injury to put the Bulldogs in an early hole that they could not Super Bowl ap- may be worse than previ- climb out of, as the Bryant baseball team fell, 16-8, on a wet pearance and Tom ously thought (long and rainy day in Chestnut Hill on Tuesday. The Eagles, who Brady won his first term). Could the Celtics entered the week ranked first in New England, were able to MVP. The Celtics run be over all ready? even the season series at one game apiece after falling to had just had their Then we come to the Bryant, 8-5, earlier this season in Smithfield. The Eagles’ An- best regular season Patriots. Can Tom Brady drew Lawrence and Mickey Wiswall combined to go eight- in over 20 years return to form? Will the for-ten with five home runs and 13 RBI. Wiswall started and were on their loss of Sco9 Piolo have everything in the first inning, as the Eagle clean-up hitter hit way to winning effects we haven’t consid- his first of three home runs in the game by driving a grand Banner Seventeen. ered? Is Randy Moss get- slam over the fence in right center field off of Bryant starter Oh, how things can ting old or unhappy? Chris Foundas (Needham, Mass.), putting Boston College change. How come there has up 4-0 in the first. Wiswall homered again in the fifth, this The Red Sox been such a shi8 away one a solo shot, and then smacked a two-run bomb in the have traded ar- from developing players eighth. He finished with three long balls and seven RBI. guably the best and towards free agency? right handed hi9er Is the Laurence Maroney in their team’s his- experiment over? What tory and their has happened to the BryantMark your Oncalendars! Tap other long de- once-dominant defense? pended-on slugger Maybe it’s not all can’t catch up to a doom and gloom. A8er fastball. Dice K is Saturday, April 25: all, who wouldn’t make Women’s Lacrosse HOME vs. Villanova, 1:00 pm on the DL, J.D. the Garne9 and Allen Drew is a 14 mil- Baseball at Le Moyne, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm Just ask Tom Brady if he preferred the last 15 trade if it only amounted lion dollar a year to one great (champi- part-time player, NFL minutes he has played in comparison to Sunday, April 26: (MCT Campus) onship) season. And as the team is without the 2008 season. long as there is no salary Baseball at Le Moyne, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm a real option at cap in baseball, the Red Sox will always be shortstop, and Ellsbury hasn’t developed the So2ball at Fairleigh Dickinson, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm competitive and in the running for a World Se- Track & Field at Brown (Brown Spring Invite) way he was projected to. Mike Lowell and ries. The Patriots are ge9ing back their MVP, Jason Varitek are aging before us and the they still have one of the greatest coaches of pitching staff has been inconsistent at best. all-time and their division still is lousy. Tuesday, April 28: Remember when Danny Ainge traded for Maybe this past year wasn’t as spectacular Baseball HOME vs. UConn, 3:30 pm Ray Allen and Celtic fans not so silently ex- or successful as the one prior, but who knows So2ball at UConn, 4:00 pm pressed their mystification? Then Ainge com- what the upcoming season will bring? That is pleted the process by swindling his former the reason we will continue to watch, cheer, teammate, Kevin McHale, in a trade for Kevin live and die with our teams. And that is what Garne9. Well, with KG sidelined this postsea- makes sports so great. son, the Celtics are that team that didn’t make “What are Studentsyour plans for Summer 2009?”

Speak“I have an internship Out in Con- necticut, and I plan on visiting Kaleigh Durkin in New York City!” -Jamie Vincent ‘10 “I’m still looking for a job, so I’m just spending my time soaking up the sun. Irish tan” -Dan Holland ‘10

“I am working all summer wait- ing tables, and enjoying life without RA’s” “I will be managing The Bryant -Jarrod Gibbons ‘11 Center all summer, and nailing an “A” in Business 400” -Maria Acosta ‘10

“Jersey Shore. All day, every “I’m working and making mad money at P.W.C.” day” -Pratik Parikh ‘10 -Gabriella Rossi ‘12 april 24, 2009 page 11 Teaching is Evolving When our parents to learn. Create a community, where students class to learn and to apply what we are reading were in school, I am are not afraid to speak up, where every stu- to the world around us. We know you’ve got sure that professor dent tries their best, and where failure is not years of experience under your belt, stories meant something com- thrown at student’s faces. Instead, encourage from the corporate world, and stories from pletely different than success. If professors believe in us, then we be- your own family. Humanize yourself. Do not how we view professors lieve in ourselves. College is no longer a ver- become the professor of bolded regurgitation. today: what they teach, sion of Animal House. We work hard for our We’ve been there, and done that, all through how they teach it, and high school. Bring in information that is rele- the role they play in stu- vant, or we’re quick to zone out. The second dent’s lives. It’s no we leave your classroom, we want to apply longer the days of what we just learned and discuss it at lunch By Michael Adams writing on the black with a group of friends. We’re sick of being board in medieval bored and sitting in a desk all day, drilling out Opinion Editor cursive, or lecturing papers that will be rendered useless when we the entire period. We demand much more of graduate. Bring on the projects that encourage our professors. We want them to be our men- student creativity and give us a chance to tors, to engage us in conversation, and to sup- think for ourselves. port us in our non-academic adventures. The With all of this being said, I think a select relationship is more or less give and take, group of professors has taken this new per- rather than a position of absolute authority. spective of teaching to a level above and be- While these professors are certainly hard to yond my expectations. Professors are gaining find, many schools, including Bryant, are mak- feedback on how the course is doing, where ing a step in the right direction. (MCT Campus) they are excelling, and where they could use I am not advocating for a complete overhaul some help. If professors give us the outlet to of every academic department here on campus. grades, and it needs to be recognized that we give feedback, we will give it to you. Profes- I am simply advocating for a new perspective. do our work, want to get involved, and work sors are using the whole class period for a dis- Teaching is an ever-evolving discipline. New closely with professors to bring positive cussion on current news, bringing in You Tube theories are constantly being developed and change to our surroundings. It’s like the ‘60’s. videos to demonstrate class theories, making implemented, strategies are being created, and I’m sure you remember. We want to reshape their own power points, and even creating learning environments are being turned upside everything around us, and make it better for projects that help us apply what we have down. To me, this is positive change. Adapting those that come after us. With this student learned inside and outside the classroom. to the next generation of students is something change, should come a shift in teaching style. While there is a small movement here of what I that every professor should be doing on a con- A ten page paper may not be the way to drill will call the “next generation of professors”, stant basis. Our brains are like sponges, wait- concepts into our heads. Maybe, it’s a hands-on this movement needs to spread. Set an example ing to be filled with information; information project, actually applying those bolded words for fellow professors, regardless if professors to fuel our needs and wants, our desires and we read in our textbooks or maybe it’s bring- have been teaching for one semester or forty expectations. Information that is relevant to ing in more real-life experiences, questions years. Everyone has experiences, even stu- the world around us. that make us think, and not just power-points dents. Listen to the people around you, and What needs to be realized is that students from the textbook publisher. Wipe the bore- embark on a journey towards improvement. are unique—it’s no longer one size fits all. Stu- dom off student’s faces and do something in- Make a positive impact on students, and we dents have different needs, wants, interests, teractive, something that catches their will come back clamoring for more. Send a learning styles, and views on the world. Em- attention. We’ve already read the book (at least message that you could care less about making brace this diversity, and create lessons that cul- some of us have), so why does it need to be re- an impact, and we won’t. tivate the undying passion our generation has gurgitate the following morning? We come to Knowledge is more than information; it is power American ing a flyer inspiring some sort of tivism almost into a joke of an excuse progress in bettering humanity both By Bryan Regele culture has counteraction to governmental policy. for drug use even when such was a domestically and abroad. Staff Writer evolved into a It was simply a time incomparable to smaller part of a greater movement The United States is still in a posi- critically today where involvement has been that brought about much positive tion of great global influence as seen flawed system of consumerist individ- limited to presidential elections and change for our nation. in the current global effects of our eco- ualism. We no longer use our personal relatively toned down lobbyist Professor Basset is surprised that nomic folly. Foreign nations are, how- rights as a powerful force to inspire groups. more action is not taking place on col- ever, beginning to criticize the change but instead file them away Professor Carter attributes the dif- lege campuses today. He points out continued self-centeredness of our na- only to be spoken on when we feel ference in reactions among college that even while he was attending tion through acts of terror, public they have been violated. Our focus is students and their relatives to the loss school in the 1980’s, protests against protest, and a general consensus of narrowed so much on ourselves that in personal connection that the mili- the United States’ policies in Latin mistrust in our governing bodies. In we cast ballots based on personal in- tary draft brought to households in America had a strong presence among order to keep our respected status and come tax advantages rather than ex- the 1960’s. He suggests that if reinsti- students. Asking me of my input as a these opponents at bay, we must make tended policies incorporating benefits tuted today, the draft would bring out student myself, I responded that progress back to universal welfare and for masses of fellow human beings. activism among away from our individualistic focus of Has our culture really become so ma- Americans very sim- today. terialistic and self-centered that we ilar to that of the ‘Through these conversations with my As students we have the advantage have lost our connection to humanity? Vietnam era. In professors I have gained both a better com- of both freedom from life commit- Though I personally hope this is not order for the united ments such as careers and families the case, the evidence of today is not hope for peace and parison to the past and understanding of and a wealth of information at our fin- too promising. equality that existed today in regards to political activism in gertips in campus libraries and faculty Our nation today is at a critical back then, Carter be- members. As a united educated force, point. We continue at war with an lieves that a modi- our culture.’ we also have the ability to form coali- enemy whom we do not entirely un- fied system for tions that have an easy reach to on derstand, together suffer in an econ- forced involvement be initiated by the though I do participate in events here and off campus media outlets in our omy that is at a despairing low, and government - one that allows for opt- on campus that inform me of impor- area. Instead of merely acting out stand divided on the important social ing out of combat in Iraq in exchange tant global issues such as the recent when we feel that our personal rights issues of gay rights, gun control, abor- for a commitment to community serv- Ishmael Beah and Raise Your Voice have been violated, we should use our tion, and environmental protection. ice either here in America or abroad. events, little was being carried out by personal right of free speech to voice Though a new war, a new economic Another Bryant professor, Thom Bas- individuals after becoming informed our concerns on the issues of today. crisis, and new issues, our nation has sett, agrees that such a policy may in- on the subject matter. Bassett connects Our current President Barack Obama undoubtedly been at similar points spire participation. this observation back to the consumer has continually shown a respect for like this before. Additionally, however, Bassett sug- nature of Americans today, suggesting college students since the beginning of The strongest comparison is the gests that the real problem lies in the that we as students have brought the his campaign, so it can be expected late 1960’s when the Vietnam War, the corporatization of culture that has oc- philosophy to the educational arena that we would have his attention in Cuba controversy, voting rights, and curred over the past decade. By this where we simply consume informa- our calls for governmental action. poverty initiatives were all still burn- Professor Bassett implies that we as a tion for our own personal benefit of In the end perhaps Dr. Carter is ing hot. America as a nation is not far nation have become too focused on possessing the knowledge on the is- right that it is necessary for a draft to removed from this era; why then our own personal bottom line benefit sues rather than using it as a source of be reinstated for large scale participa- should we be concerned about coming to realize that communal goals can power and initiating progressive tion to occur as it indeed did fuel par- out of such a similar situation today? still be attained. He interestingly change. ticipation in the 1960’s. Since we have The most obvious difference is the points to former President Bush’s sug- Through these conversations with the attention of the President, how- approach we are taking to current is- gestion that the best thing an Ameri- my professors I have gained both a ever, I feel that by merely stepping out sues in the political activism of the can could do after 9/11 involved going better comparison to the past and un- of the consumption philosophy by majority. Sociology Professor Dr. out to shop as an example of how we derstanding of today in regards to po- using our knowledge as power, we Gregg Lee Carter remembers the early now feel like consumerism contributes litical activism in our culture. Just have the ability to save the globe from 1970’s as a time fuming with participa- to something much greater than the knowing why activism has dropped its current crash course with wide- tion from students, parents, and individual. off, however, is not enough, in that it spread suffering. There simply is no grandparents in forms of public Bassett instead holds that in reality alone will not carry us out of this cur- better way of insuring a better future protest, formal organizations, and out- a much more effective form of change rent crossroad which our nation is at. for humanity than speaking up today; ward civil disobedience through draft would be something similar to those Instead I feel compelled to urge you as so we need to take advantage of our dodging and destruction of property. of the 1960’s. The problem, he pro- an individual to step out of this trend great blessing of a democracy and in- Carter recalls college campuses as poses, is that conservative and corpo- of individualist perspective and real- dividual rights to inspire the changes places where it was impossible to rate America have twisted this ize that communal participation simi- for our universal well being. walk down a pathway without receiv- historically significant method of ac- lar to the 1960’s can indeed lead to page 12 april 24, 2009 How Do You Define Torture? A secret is a secret condemnation of the tactics used by Bush can Observations By Drew Green for a reason. People be enough to sanction the actions of the CIA Compiled by Bryant Students Staff Writer keep secrets to pro- operatives or the policy makers that enabled tect against a back- the operatives’ tactics. This issue deals specifi- lash of accusations. The same is true for the cally with how to define the abstract notion of Bridge (no longer) Over Troubled Water memorandums that were recently released by torture. This is also all speculation of what The bridge is open now! It’s looking mighty fine, President Obama detailing the various tactics could come and will be dependent on Obama’s with the shiny new brick, too. Now campus does employed by CIA operatives in interrogation further dealings with the prior policies. not seem twice as big! scenarios. There are many issues with the re- In the mean time the administration needs lease of this information. First, it raises your to deal with the fact that they released these Just Dance! moral belief of what you consider torture. If memos and that their release has – and will you do not consider near-drowning torture continue to – spark the argument of whether We would like to congratulate the Velocity Dance then you probably would believe that the tac- the decision was in the best interests for the Team on a job well done at the dance expo. It was tics used were justifiable under international country. This is not just an argument that the done very well, and we loved all the “single ladies”. and domestic law. That is all interpretation of release of the memos in some way increases law and an individual’s concept of what tor- the danger posed to the United States, but that Kinsey Sicks was Downright Amazing ture is. For the Bush administration, torture the information needs to be detailed further. Those of you unable to make the performance obviously did not incorporate such tactics as These two opinions are obviously the poles of missed out on quite possibly the funniest and most simulated drowning. Maybe my contrasting an argument that centers on national security view is just versus human entertaining act to ever hit this campus. We were because I rights. VERY impressed. am too The release of morally these memos Spring Weekend Guest Rate is Ourageous strict as a should not prove We’re all for celebrating on spring weekend, but if liberal to to be Obama tak- we want to bring a friend on campus $30 is a li5le see that ag- ing a stance of steep. It seems that this rate increases with inflation gressively human rights harsh inter- over national se- every year. Hmm....but, people are still buying them. rogation curity. However, techniques some of the infor- Have you found anything new or interesting on that not mation regarding campus? If so, send it to [email protected]. only simu- the tactics – while late, but not specifically create a sit- noted – was par- uation of tially admitted by Bryant Said What!? close to the Bush admin- Compiled by Bryant Students fully experi- istration. encing What the drowning is problem eventu- “Good Evening, Archway Office. . . I’m not a on some Leon Panetta, Director of CIA (MCT Campus) ally boils down homeowner!” level inhu- to is gathering in- mane and a violation of human rights. What- formation versus morality. If enough quality ever the circumstance the Obama information is obtained through aggressive “You have a penis, but you don’t! Which one of you administration has already condemned the tactics, then should we forego our morality to is lying? Who is Kinsey Sicks?” tactics used by the CIA during the Bush ad- protect the country? It is a perplexing question ministration. The next step could be to sanc- and one that places the defendant of either “Have you ever reached so far inside your belly but- tion the people responsible for the policies. side in a situation to be criticized for their While Obama has not said he will do either views in regards to the other. Although the ton that it hurts?” or, there is a chance that a commission will be Bush administration found ways around the set up to deal with the CIA operatives respon- issue by classifying the techniques described “I could entertain the masses just by myself. Stop it!” sible for the implementation of the tactics. Ad- in the memos as non-torture tactics, it is a hard ditionally, the policy makers could be sell to claim that any kind of induced physical “How is that not a child? I mean, what is that?” sanctioned for their role in the creation of or mental harm of another person for the pur- these former policies. It is an interesting pose of gathering information is morally just. prospect to see if either of these happens. Al- This may be too general of a way of interpret- “Sex is like jelly beans. . . sometimes you just want to though, the people who committed these vio- ing what torture is, but really I, nor anyone know what you put in your mouth.” lations in policy and action had declared them else who has not experienced torture, knows not to be torturous that is the only means by the true definition of torture. It’s not the re- “I would like to dropkick a goose. I think it would which they are not tortuous; confusing, yes. sponsibility of the person being interrogated The issue is that the domestic laws that deal to determine what is tortuous, but the respon- make a cool sound.” with torture – which is forbidden – are not too sibility of the people who make the laws that clear in terms of what is torture. The vague- define interrogation techniques to understand Prof: “MIM is coming!” ness allowed for the Bush administration to the moral consequences of their actions. Class: “MIMS!” circumvent the laws by giving their interpreta- Prof: “All of the MIMS are coming!. . . Who the hell tion of what torture was. The question I have is whether the Obama administration’s recent is MIMS?” Send quotes to [email protected] Le-er to the Editor Dear Editor, I felt compelled to write this letter after reading the April 10th “Observations” column. There was an observation made about the @Bryant announcements, and since I am responsible for sending out the ma- jority of those announcements, I wanted to respond. The first line: “We get a truckload every week.” Staff Contact Information made me laugh because there really is a truckload. Not to mention the multiple emails that have been de- If you need to contact The Arch- nied that you don’t see. The irony here is that I collect these requests from various student clubs, organi- way or any staff member, please zations and departments on campus. These are the same groups that continually complain about receiving John Crisafulli feel free to use the contact infor- them. You are the driving force behind these emails, yet most of you claim to delete them before you even Editor-In-Chief mation listed below. Assistant Editor: Jessica Komoroski The Archway read them or block them completely ahead of time. Business Manager: Stephen Doyle Most of the clubs and organizations are completely dependent on the @Bryant announcements to ad- Advertising Manager: Alyssa Tyson Bryant University, Box 7 vertise their events, and are often dismayed if an email is denied due to not meeting the deadline or be- Editorial Assistant: Mike Yakavonis 1150 Douglas Pike Photo Editor: Amanda Dunn Smithfield, RI 02917 cause it is a repeat request. Some students do not accept this denial, and have even gone to different Assistant Photo Editor: Ashley McNamara offices to enlist help in sending their message. For a University that has Marketing as a major, I find this Campus News Editor: Jessica Miles Location: Bryant Center, 3rd floor dependency troubling. Where is the creativity? Since the majority of the Bryant community deletes these Opinion Editor: Michael Adams emails, why not try a different approach? The @Bryant system offers an easy way out. Assistant Opinion Editor: Linsey Morse Phone: (401) 232-6028 Variety Editor: Brigit Clancy (401) 232-6488 Sports Editor: David Giardino As for the second point in the observation about offering up a better way to distribute these three years Fax: (401) 232-6710 ago, I believe at that meeting we discussed an option to the current system and came to the conclusion that Assistant Sports Editor: Casey Mulcare Interim Business Editor: Joe Pelletier it too contained multiple flaws. It was suggested that all of the emails be put into one giant @Bryant an- Copy Editor: Emily Murphy, Alissa Foley E-mail: [email protected] nouncement. The only pro to this plan, that I can remember, was that it would limit the number of emails Web Editor: Joe Pelletier Advertising Email: that go out. The cons were multiple and heavily outweighed the pros. An example would be: Monday is Public Relations Manager: Kaleigh Durkin [email protected] Photographer: James O’Reilly www.bryantarchway.com the most requested day, and sometimes I have 25-30 emails to go out. If I put all of those emails in one Advisor: Meagan Sage giant @Bryant, which one goes first? Which announcement goes last? Will the members of the commu- Technical Advisor: Larry Sasso The Archway is printed by Mass- nity read through 25-30 announcements to see what might be of interest to them, or will they give up after web. reading about 5? How unhappy will the people running an event be if their announcement is number 23 on the list and they get poor attendance? Guidelines for Comment… I believe that the solution lies in reducing our dependency on the @Bryant system, and in return the We welcome your comments and submissions on editorials, articles, or topics of importance to you. Only letters including author's name, and phone number will be considered for publication (phone numbers will not be printed, number of emails will be reduced. I challenge the student clubs and organizations to come up with new they are for verification purposes only). ways to advertise their meetings and events and put to use what they have learned as a Bryant student. Letters to the Editor of 300 words or fewer will have the best chance of being published. Also, except in extraor- dinary circumstances, we will not print submissions exceeding 500 words. All submissions are printed at the dis- cretion of the newspaper staff. 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If you are interested in purchasing multiple copies for a price of 50 cents each, please contact The Archway office. of the newspaper or Bryant University. Please note that newspaper theft is a crime. Those who violate the single copy rule may be subject to disciplinary action. april 24, 2008 page 13 WOW: To Binge or Not to Binge….. About a year ago, one of Researchers at Duke University found that those who mature aging, liver problems, and a jaundiced appear- the Today Show anchors was binge drink could be risking serious damage to their ance. Five drinks at a typical bar can cost anywhere from interviewing a devastated brains now and increasing memory loss later in adult- $20 - $50. Five 8-ounce margaritas will run you about mother as she talked about hood. 2,000-2,500 calories. Consuming five 10-ounce rum and the death of her 21 year-old Binge drinkers have the highest risk of injury, in- Cokes will cost you roughly 1,600-1,800 calories. Not to son. Her son was a college creased risk of violence, and impairment in decision mak- mention hangovers, dry mouth, and other physical side student and had participated ing. Binge drinkers also increase their risk of heart effects. That headache that comes with indulging in one in “21 for 21.” For too many cocktails is a result of the brain’s blood those of you reading vessels dilating, causing a throbbing pain. Dehy- this familiar with that ‘Binge drinkers have the highest risk of injury, dration causes the brain to pull from its lining, inten- phrase, no explanation sifying the pain – OUCH! A heavy bout of drinking By Jennifer DiPrete is needed. For those increased risk of violence, and impairment in affects nearly every system of the body for up to 24 Staff Columnist of you not familiar, decision making. Binge drinkers also increase hours. For more information on the Anatomy of a simply put, it is con- Hangover, stop by the Office of Health Education lo- suming 21 shots of alcohol on one’s 21st birthday. their risk of heart disease, high blood pressure cated in Health Services, Hall 16. This woman’s son died as a result of complications and type II diabetes.’ Should someone exhibit any of the following signs due to this behavior. Surely this tragedy did not and symptoms of alcohol poisoning, call DPS or 911 have to happen. As a Health Educator who happens to immediately: work on a college campus, I was overwhelmed with feel- disease, high blood pressure and type II diabetes. A study •Unconscious or semi-consciousness ings ranging from sadness to anger. Sadness because just in the American Journal of Epidemiology associated 4-5 •Slow respiration (breaths) of 8 or less per minute or listening to this woman and watching her body language glasses of alcohol a day with elevated risk of developing lapses between breaths of more than 8 seconds would make anyone with a heart feel her pain. Anger be- liver cancer in both men and women. •Cold, clammy, pale or bluish skin cause based on all we know about the dangers of binge College drinking contributes to 1,700 deaths of col- •Vomiting drinking, this behavior continues to occur. Even worse, it lege students between the ages of 18-24 each year, along •Confusion or stupor is rationalized as a “rite of passage.” Abusive drinking re- with: •Seizures sulting in violence, injury, and worst case, death is NOT a •Almost 100,000 students between the ages of 18-24 be- Do not leave the person alone! Try to wake the person up, rite of passage. The lines seem to have become blurred coming victims of sexual assault or date rape continue to check breathing, turn the person on his or her between drinking socially or moderately, and a no-holds- •400,000 students having unprotected sex side to prevent choking on vomit. barred approach to alcohol consumption. As we close in •More than 150,000 students developing a health problem Enjoy the spring weather and all this time of year has to on Spring Weekend, may the following serve as educa- related to alcohol offer. As a reminder, the legal drinking age in the US is tional points to remember well beyond the upcoming •25% of students reporting academic problems caused by 18. If you don’t drink, there’s no reason to start, if you do weekend. alcohol use (NIAAA, A Call to Action: Changing the drink, do so in moderation keeping yourself in control. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse Culture of Drinking at US Colleges) And above all, look out for one another. and Alcoholism (NIAAA), overconsumption of alcohol A study in the Journal of Nutrition reported those who can lead to irreversible brain damage. Final exams are binge drink had more abdominal fat than those who con- Happy spring! Be safe and be well! right around the corner. I’m sure many of you can do sume moderate amounts of alcohol or those who abstain. without any damage to neural connections and memory. Other physical side effects of binge drinking include pre- Simon Says: Let’s be careful out there This weekend is Spring is impaired from too much alcohol she can’t give consent. assaulted because you may be the first person they are Weekend. This month also Impaired is different from tipsy, and I know you know telling. It's also important because your response will ei- happens to be Sexual Assault the difference between the two states. You need to be ther help the person to heal and hopefully seek counsel- Awareness Month. Although aware of someone’s level of intoxication. ing or, may hinder the person's ability to get help. I’m not sure the creators of OK Toby, but what if both people are drunk? Well Because the incidence of sexual assault is far too com- this month had college spring guess what? Two people may be drinking but usually one mon in our culture, it's worth the space in this column to weekends in mind when they person is trying to up the sexual ante. And usually that talk about the best way to respond to a disclosure. invented the month., but they person isn’t as drunk as the other person no matter what The best thing you can do is listen. Just listen. When should have. he or she says. If both people are drunk and going at it, someone trusts you well enough to disclose an incident I’m not going to mince then it may be hard to tell who is upping the sexual ante. that was painful and assaultive to them, it's a good idea to words in this last column of But one of you (in heterosexual situations) is trying to just be there, be in that moment. Sure, you may wonder ByToby Simon the year. Why? Because I’m penetrate the other person. Most rational people would about the circumstances surrounding the assault. You may Staff Columnist frustrated and angry. wonder why your friend chose to drink heavily on that Frustrated that after all night, why your friend trusted someone they just met, these years of sexual assault awareness and talking or why your friend didn't report the incident to the po- more openly about sex, rape on campus is still way lice. But it's best to keep those thoughts to yourself too prevalent. Men are still behaving badly and when someone has shared their sexual assault experi- women are still reluctant to come forward to report ence with you. these incidents. And when women are brave Remember that bad judgment is not a rape-able of- enough to come forward to report, they are still fense. And after just listening, one way to respond is to being treated like they’re to blame for what hap- let that person know that you are glad he/she has told pened or worse, that they’re making it all up. you about the experience. Sadly I find that many of the Bryant women I talk The next best thing to do is ask a simple question: to who have been assaulted, don’t want to report How can I help you? Or what can I do to help? the incident because as they say “I don’t want to Chances are that person may not know what you can get him in trouble.” do, but asking the question that way versus assuming Oh really? He’s just ruined your life, but you you know best what to do for your friend, will really don’t want to inconvenience him? You think that help a victim move in the direction of regaining con- for some reason, because you passed out from too trol over his/her life. much booze-- and he decided it was ok to have sex Someone who has been sexually violated has had with you-- that it was somehow your fault? Or be- that highly personal and intimate decision taken away cause even though you told him, as you were walk- from them. They have lost all sense of control over ing back to your dorm that you didn’t want to have their life, their body and their decisions. As people sex with him, he didn’t seem to get the message move from being a victim to becoming a survivor of and managed to pin you down on your bed and sexual assault, they often work on the issues of how to penetrate you. Or worse, you trusted a guy friend regain a sense of self as well as power and control in to not take advantage of you, yet he did anyway (MCT Campus) their lives. and somehow you wonder whether you were to As we head into Spring Weekend, I hope that every- blame. one has a terrific time. I really do. The weather fore- So yeah, I’m upset that after twenty five years of talk- say that’s the person who is upping the ante. And that per- cast is great so let’s make this a weekend to remember. ing about this, not a whole lot has changed. son better get consent. And if guys are really and truly Please don’t contribute to national sexual assault statis- Hey guys-- avoiding being a perpetrator is not rocket wasted, they are not going to get it up. So there’s no ante tics. To quote a great police drama back in the day: "Let’s science. If you really want to be a better lover (because I to be upped is there? roll and let's be careful out there." know you all think you are already good lovers) follow Drunken sex is sloppy sex. It usually isn’t very good these simple rules. Talk to a potential sex partner about sex. Why take the risk that you may be having sex with If you or someone you know is sexually assaulted, call the consent. It is a turn on for women. Ask her if she’s ok someone who is too impaired to consent? Trust me, there Women On Call at 401-258-4209. This is a 24/7 sexual with what you’re doing sexually, find the words you need will be other opportunities to engage in sexual activity, in assault response team staffed by Bryant administrators. to get consent, whatever those words may be. Use the your life time. Most likely within the week you’ll have All calls are confidential. Call any time, day or night. Chris Peaks approach if necessary but please, make sure another chance. you get consent to sexual activity before engaging in it. Spring weekends are notorious for risky and danger- This means that you can’t have sex with someone who ous sexual encounters, sexual misadventures, and sexual has passed out from too much alcohol. Duh. If she’s assault. Don’t become a statistic. passed out or asleep, she CANNOT give consent and if And while I’m at it, it is important to know how to re- she doesn’t, it could be rape. This also means that if she spond to someone who tells you he/she has been sexually

Have something to say? www.bryantarchway.com page 14 april 24, 2009 Bulldog Flicks: 17 Again By Luke Stankiewicz The film 17 Again what a situation initially had a lot of like Mike’s would Staff Writer things working against entail, such as his it. A predictable plot wife’s inexplicable and an ex-Disney Channel star were only a couple attraction towards a of them. In spite of this, the movie turned out to be boy who looks ex- surprisingly good, and even though I didn’t want to, actly like her high I ended up an Efron fan by the credits. school sweetheart. Mike O’ Donnell (Matthew Perry) is a middle The movie is consis- aged pharmaceutical salesman who was just turned tently funny too, down for the promotion he’s been working for over such as a scene the past 16 years. On top of this, his wife (Leslie when teenage Mike Mann) wants a divorce, his kids barely want to see (with the brain of him, and he’s living with his nerdy best friend Ned adult Mike) un- (Thomas Lennon) who sleeps in a bed shaped like a leashes a tirade on a pod racer. Flash back 20 years ago and you see a dif- school bully who ferent Mike O’ Donnell, this time played by Zac happens to be dat- Efron. In his high school days he was a good look- ing his daughter. ing and popular basketball star who had the girl of Any scene between his dreams and a bright future ahead of him. So the school’s princi- how did everything end up so badly for Mike? At pal (Melora Hardin) the last game of his high school career, with talent and Ned are guar- scouts looking on, Mike had to make a choice. Does anteed to be hilari- High School Musical Hairspray he play the game of his life and go on to play for the ous, especially their Zac Efron, who found fame as Troy in and Link in , Syracuse Orange, or follow his (recently discovered) first date. Scenes stars as Matthew Perry’s 17-year-old counterpart in this new flick. (MCT Campus) pregnant girlfriend out of the stadium and tell her like these and many others offer unexpected twists met her husband’s brother at some point, or at least he loves her? You can imagine what happens. that make the movie worth watching. It’s well paced known he had a kid? I guess it doesn’t really matter Many critics had many reasons to be biased and never becomes too heavy, two things that usu- though, because this movie isn’t Back to the Future, against this movie, and it shows in the reviews. For ally kill movies in their attempt to reach beyond it’s a throwaway. one, Zac Efron is still the kid from High School Musi- being merely “entertainment.” This movie is ok To me this movie was like going to Salmo every cal, and unfortunately for him the immense popu- with just being a diversion, a distraction, and does a day. It’s good yet inconsistent, and we always wish larity of the franchise is inversely proportional to great job of it. it was better. I be- his respect as an actor. Also, the film’s premise is Of course, I cannot say the movie was perfect. lieve that Efron has This movie earned clearly quite generic, the classic body switch do- The biggest flaw was the staggering number of plot a future in film; I’m over deal that we’ve seen a hundred times before in holes and inconsistencies. For example, would it not just not sure where 3 out of 5 bulldogs films like Big, 13 Going on 30, and Freaky Friday, to be reasonable to believe that Mike’s old basketball yet. Most likely, he’ll name a few. Admittedly, this is what I thought coach would at least be a little shocked by a kid who be a leading man in going into the movie and fortunately I was wrong. looks exactly like the Mike he knew from 1989 walk- romantic comedies One thing that this movie does extremely well is ing onto the team twenty years later? Also, teenage and possibly dra- that it stays original where many similar movies Mike tells (adult Mike’s) wife that he’s her brother-in mas. But I digress. I would have fallen into the cobweb of repetition. The law’s kid in order to explain the striking similarity give 17 Again 3 out movie explores some of the different aspects of between him and her husband. Wouldn’t she have of 5 Bulldogs. Celebrity Round-Up Harper’s Island kills Parade maga- Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton By Carlos Ramos By Coburn Childs A group of family and friends travel to zine has released was crowned Miss USA 2009 this past Harper’s Island—37 miles off the coast of Seat- Staff Writer its annual “What Sunday, but Dalton was probably over- Staff Writer tle, WA—for a destination wedding. It is to be a People Earn” issue shadowed by first runner-up Miss Cali- week of joy and celebration, but what they don’t for 2008. It seems as though the eco- fornia Carrie Prejean’s answer to know is that the festivities will be anything but fun. There is a killer among nomic recession is not affecting the pay- legalizing same-sex marriage. them… checks of the celebrities in Tinsel town. Her response to the question: “We So begins Harper’s Island, CBS’s new show that runs on Thursday nights Beyonce and Jay-Z earned a com- live in a land where you can choose at 10, from now until July 2nd. Each week, one person—sometimes more—is bined $162 million, while Tyler Perry same-sex marriage or opposite mar- killed off, and the audience is left to wonder just who is causing all the may- with his entertainment ventures earned riage,” Prejean said. “And you know hem. Anyone can be a victim, and everyone is a suspect. By the time 13 an amazing $125 million. But no one what, I think in my country, in my fam- weeks are over, everything will be revealed to the audience. And only a few comes close to an iconic doll that has ily, I think that I believe that a marriage characters will be left. been around for 49 years; Barbie and should be between a man and a The story centers around Abby, a Harper’s Island native who left seven Mattel made a whopping $3.3 billion. woman. No offense to anybody out years ago when her mother and five others were murdered on the island. The race to reach one million follow- there, but that’s how I was raised.” She is returning for the first time to face her dark past and conquer her ers on Twitter came to an end last week At the box office over the weekend fears. Good luck with that! Abby’s estranged father is the local sheriff, but when Ashton Kutcher became the first 17 Again, starring Zac Efron, took the Abby is less than thrilled to see him again. Henry, the groom—and Abby’s Twitter to reach this historic mark. number one spot bringing approxi- best friend from childhood—just wants his wedding week to go smoothly, CNN and Britney Spears later followed mately $23.7 million. while the rest of the people in the wedding party just want to have a good in reaching this mark. In the number two spot was State of time. These include the bride Trish, her rich father and stepmother, the Many new couples announced they Play starring Russell Crowe taking in groom’s fun-loving Uncle Marty, the clichéd bridesmaids and groomsmen, are expecting a baby. Congratulations approximately $14.1 million nation- and some island residents who join the fun, among others. to Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo wide. The cast consists of little-known actors, but this works to the show’s ad- and her husband Chris Ivery, and Fan- Rounding up the top three was last vantage. There are enough people playing sizable roles and smaller ones— tastic Four’s star Ioan Gruffudd and his week’s number one Hannah Montana some of which seem expendable—but you will still wonder who will be wife Alice Evans. Meanwhile, country The Movie starring Miley Cyrus bring- killed next. Warning: there are surprises! The writers have a tendency to de- star Brad Paisley and Kimberly ing in approximately $13.4 million, al- velop a character who you think will play a big role, only to kill them off in Williams welcomed a baby boy last Fri- most a 59% difference from the movie’s that episode. This has happened more than once, and when it does, it seems day. opening weekend. somewhat self-destructing of the show. If CBS wants to keep viewers, they Tennis pro Andy Roddick and swim- Just two weeks until the summer need to keep around characters that we care about. suit model Brooklyn Decker tied the blockbusters start appearing in theaters. Thankfully, the show works on a lot of levels, mostly due to the fact that knot last Friday in Roddick’s hometown Movies opening nationwide this week- we have those well-established characters to root for (for now at least). One of Austin, Texas. Guests were treated to end include: the Disney documentary a musical performance by Roddick’s Earth, Fighting, Obsessed, and The Soloist. See “Harper’s Island” on page 15 longtime friend Elton John.

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Harper’s Spring Awakening takes on PPAC By Brigit Clancy the second act. She is a very symbolic character that can be interpreted in so many ways. She is also the only Variety Editor character who wears bright green in the show, symbol- Island Winner of eight Tony awards, including “Best Musi- izing the flowers blooming and spring. She’s a butter- Continued from page 14 cal of 2007,” Spring Awakening is a contemporary rock fly.” musical about a group of teenagers in a repressive soci- Steffi believes that Spring Awakening is a timeless of the things that doesn’t quite work, how- ety in 1980 Germany who are navigating their way story that tackles themes that will always be part of ever, is the scare factor. While the show is through the hardships of puberty. Steffi D, who is star- human nature. “Any teenager will recognize him or being marketed as horror, it really isn’t. It ring in the national tour of Spring Awakening as Ilse, herself in one of the characters,” said Steffi. “Any adult has some gruesome moments—some of said, “It tells the timeless story of coming of age and will remember how hard the journey through puberty them surprising for network television— having questions about the changes that are happening was. Whether you are going through it or have gone but overall it is a plot-driven mystery, not a in your mind and body that are both frightening and through it, you can relate to this story. If you are a par- mindless kill-fest. Suspenseful? yes. Scary? exciting at the same time.” ent, bring your teen to the show and then have the no. It is an interesting premise that you Spring Awakening was originally written by Frank ‘birds and the bees’ talk! Because at a certain age, teens don’t often see on television: set up a story Wedekind in 1891; in 1999, singer Duncan Sheik, best stop believing in the stork!” that will only last for one season, kind of known with his hit “Barely There,” and Stephen Sater Spring Awakening has performances at the Provi- like a reality show. Instead of voting people came together and adapted the play to a rock musical. dence Performing Arts Center until April 26th; the tour off, they are killed off. The writers of “The juxtaposition of the classical story with the mod- will then continue to the Colonial Theatre in Boston Harper’s Island have also said that if a sec- ern rock score is trying to show the dichotomy between from April 28th until May 24th. “Come be moved by the ond season were to be done, it will be an then and now and how nothing has changed,” said music that is like poetry set to music,” Steffi said. all-new setting with completely different Steffi. “Everything is open to interpretations in the songs. The characters. In Spring Awakening, Wendla tries to explore the lighting, the set, the choreography and the direction is The action is only a couple of episodes mysteries of her body, but is told to be quiet by her so beautiful. We are painting a picture that is so mov- in, and so far it is entertaining. As of this mother; Melchior tries to help his friend, Moritz, who is ing and real. Come be entertained and maybe learn writing, five people are already dead. But struggling through puberty. When Wendla and Mel- something... Or just watch and listen to us tell this story many more are suspects. Could the killer be chior accidentally meet, the two fall in love. Wendla that has to be told.” JD, the shady brother of the groom? How soon discovers she is pregnant. Moritz drops out of about Jimmy, the too-nice-to-be-true ex- school. He cries for help, but does not even listen to his boyfriend of Abby? He lives on the island friend Ilse. Moritz later commits suicide. Melchior is ex- and seems to be a little too happy that Abby pelled because the Headmas- is back for a visit. Maybe it’s Chloe, a ters believe he is responsible bridesmaid who is way too obsessed with for the “crime” of Moritz’s the island’s dark past? Or Cal, her suicide. Melchior and boyfriend who doesn’t seem to fit in with Wendla must go against all the rest of the rich, uptight family? And odds to be together and to what’s with Madison, the creepy flower girl raise their child. who has a fondness for chanting an eerie Spring Awakening features “one by one” every time we cut to commer- a talented and bright cast. cial break? Steffi plays the troubled Ilse, The characters on Harper’s Island are a 15 year-old girl who runs very interesting, keeping you wondering away from home “to live as a who will go next and who just might have a bohemian in an artists’ motive to kill. While the writing may not be colony to escape her fate at the strongest, it works for what it is: an en- home” in the national tour of tertaining murder mystery that plays out in Spring Awakening. “Ilse is the Clue fashion, constantly keeping you guess- mysterious, colorful out- ing. Of course, the show has many notice- sider,” commented Steffi. able flaws. Some cheesy acting, bad “She has grown up before dialogue, and overly-coincidental situations her time. She is an old soul in are laughable, but what do you expect from a girl’s body. Unlike all the a show like this? characters in the story, she While Harper’s Island isn’t a show for has gone through her ‘spring everyone, it is nevertheless an entertaining awakening’ already. bit of cheesy fun. Since it only runs for 13 Throughout the show, she is weeks, I am going to keep watching—and like a phantom overseeing guessing—until the end. If you are a fan of the action of the play and re- murder mysteries, plot twists, and interest- mains very mysterious until Don’t miss out on seeing the ‘Best Musical of 2007.’(Broadway World) ing characters, you should watch too! No more Salmo or Mom’s Cooking, oh no! By Erin Madore First cut up the chicken – set aside – then (on a Newman’s Own “Raspberry & Walnut Dressing” clean cutting board) cut up the peppers, pineapple, Croutons Staff Writer onions and broccoli all into bite sized pieces. Heat Cut the tomatoes in half and cut the chicken into Yes, it’s true. If you are moving out on your own up a skillet with the Vegetable Oil and once hot add bite sized pieces. Heat up a small pan with the olive (which does NOT mean you’re crashing in your par- the chicken, make sure to cook thoroughly on both oil and once hot add the chicken – stirring every ent’s basement) you’ve hopefully realized that along sides. While the chicken is cooking boil 1 cup water couple minutes. While cooking put spinach, toma- with the freedom and fun comes the brutal fact that – once it comes to a boil add the rice and follow the toes, mandarin oranges, carrots and croutons in a you won’t have the convenience of Salmo or your directions on the box. Once the chicken is no longer large bowl and drizzle the dressing over – then toss mom’s famous mac & cheese to save you from star- raw (looks white) add the peppers, onion, broccoli well! Pour out onto a plate and add the hot chicken vation.Yup, you have to cook – not only that, you and pineapple – stirring every minute or so. The rice breast (or let it cool first) and you not only have a have to go food shopping too. should be done by now so just let it sit. When the healthy meal but it’s really yummy and kinda sweet. This may seem like an easy task compared to broccoli is dark green and everything looks a bit Since none of you are living in the kitchen – what your Finance finals or making it to graduation browned and doesn’t feel hard anymore add 4 table- about the rest of your place?? Well, to begin with – dressed and sober, but you’ll come to find out that spoons of the pineapple juice from the jar and mix your first apartment is just that – it’s an apartment it’s not as easy as you think. Even for you town up for 4 minutes or so (putting on a cover when and nobody expects you to have all Pier One furni- house residents that make Raman noodles and you’re not stirring). Finally, add the sweet and sour ture and perfectly matched curtains and rugs. Have scrambled eggs, you’ll quickly realize that working sauce, stir really well and add the rice – let it sit for fun with it and make it your own space (especially 9 – 5 and living on your own comes with a whole a couple minutes and EAT! J since you don’t have to share or confine yourself to barrel of monkeys not expected. And I’ve been there Italian Style Pork Chops and More one little room) but keep in mind that you’re really too – there were many nights when the only thing I Approximately 2 servings – 30 minutes only enjoying your home for a few hours each night knew how to cook was spaghetti with marina sauce A dinner to make mom proud. and weekends. So, make it your own personal space (which isn’t bad, but you need something differ- 2 Pork Chops to relax but don’t feel like you have to spend thou- ent!). After living on my own for… too many years 2 tablespoons Vege Oil sands – Ikea is a great place to start (just make sure to say, I’ve gained a lot of know-how that can help ½ cup Italian Breadcrumbs to read the directions when you build anything – make the transition smoother. So, here we go. 1 Egg they’re tricky little buggers). My main arena where I have come to be some- Box of Quick Mashed Potatoes what of a pro is the kitchen. Cooking is a great way Add 1 tablespoon butter if you want Some other quick suggestions: try to buy in bulk to unwind after a stressful day and literally get 2 cups Frozen Broccoli for meats and freeze the extra that way you always away from your all electronics (your eyes will thank Stir up the egg yolk in a bowl and pour the have some in the freezer. Buy extra shampoo, condi- you just as much as your tummy). Oh, and it’s a breadcrumbs into a second bowl – place next to tioner and soap because it really sucks getting in the great way to save some moolah (very very impor- each other. Dip the pork chop in the egg and then in shower at 6 am to realize that you are out of any (or tant) and not gain another Freshman Fifteen (and the breadcrumbs; this will make the breadcrumbs all) – it’s much easier to get the one under your sink you can even take them the next day to work – beats stick! Heat up a skillet, pour in the vege oil and once than run to the corner store all wet and soapy. Don’t buying Subway everyday). So, here are three ex- hot add the 2 pork chops and cover – these will take forget to hide a key outside somewhere – this will tremely easy, quick and cheap recipes that anybody about 10 minutes on each side to cook until there guarantee you never get stuck outside in your can do and will help you mix up your nights! isn’t any pink in the middle. While the pork chops bathrobe (or worse, all wet and soapy because you Sweet and Sour Chicken are cooking boil a pot of water for the frozen broc- ran out to buy conditioner!). Approximately 3 servings – takes about 20 minutes coli and cook for 5 minutes. And follow the direc- Finally, without sounding too corny, this is a So yummy and delicious you’ll forget about order- tions for the mashed potatoes. Once the pork chops great time to actually listen to your parent’s advice – ing in. are done you’re all set – bon appetite! remember, they’ve lived on their “own” for many 1 Chicken Breast Mandarin Chicken Salad years and probably have some sprinkling of sugges- 1 Pepper (any color) Approximately 2 servings – 10 minutes tions that can help you get over the bumps of your Vegetable Oil – 2 tablespoons For those hot summer nights this will keep you cool. new lifestyle. And don’t think of graduation as leav- Jar of pineapple rings with juice 1 Chicken Breast ing behind the best years of your life – trust me, the 1 cup water Handful of cherry tomatoes next four years are going to be even better. 1 medium sized Onion 1 tablespoon Olive Oil So, to all the seniors out there – Congratulations 1 cup uncooked brown rice Can of Mandarin Oranges and Good Luck! 1 handful of broccoli Handful of baby spinach 1/3 cup La Choy Sweet & Sour sauce Shaved carrots – apx 1 large carrot