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direction, moves to fourth in A-10 BY ALLISON FARRELLY public," Hutt said. "It pushes News Reporter the students to put them­ JONATHAN SHIDELER go up two,· with one swing of had two home runs that drove selves together in a more pro- Sports Staff Reporter the bat, really changed the· in five RBis, while Fortunato The University of Rhode fessional way, to present their game for us." batted 5-12 in ·the series. Island Art Gallery, will open·· work in a more professional The University of Rhode Senior Sean Furney (4-3) "Seeing t4e older guys get the Juried URI Student Art way, and to just think about Island baseball team pushed its allowed two runs on eight hits going and start to lead the team Exhibition, the final exhibi- the whole process.'; record above .500 for the first and had eight strikeouts in six is what we needed," Famiglietti tion for the 2012-2013 school Senior art and textiles, time this season (18-17) with a innings of work for the Rams in said. "Once you see guys going year on April19. marketing and design (TMD) three-game sweep at Fordham Saturday's game. Junior Nick up there and getting hits it gets Unlike other exhibitions double major Laura Foray University this past weekend. Narodowy followed Furney contagious." the gallery puts on through- had one of her works of art, a "It's goocJ. to get three wins and pitched one shutout inning Now that the Rams are out the year, this one is juried, five-piece set of oils on can­ in a row," · senior Chris before handing the ball to Rams back above .500 and are tied for meaning an outside judge vas, selected for the show. F_amiglietti said. "We're not sat­ closer Bobby Dean. Dean fourth in the A-10 standings. selects the artwork displayed "I had just placed the isfied and know our best base­ pitched the final two innings, The key from this point will be in the show. This year's show piece in on a whim with no ball is still ahead of us." allowing one run to solidify a 4- to stay focused and get wins. will feature 28 different stu~ expectations as there are This Rams vs. Rams series 3 Rhody win Saturday after- "We're close to where we dent artists' work from 12-4 many talented students in the started on Friday with a 4-3 noon. . want to be," Foster said: "We're p.m., Monday through art department," Foray. said. Rhody win. Senior Mike Despite allowing a run to playing well right now, but we Saturday, and will run until "When I found out my piece Bradstreet (5-3) threw his score on four walks in the third can still get better at-bats and May 7, according to depart- would be featured at the stu­ fourth complete game of the inning, freshmen Steve Moyers be a bit more consistent." ment of art and art history's dent show I was very excit­ season as the Rams cruised past and Brad Applin, along with The Rams only ·mid-week gallery and exhibitions web- ed." Fordham in the Bronx, N.Y. sophom~re Brendan Doonan game is today, when the Rams Rhody was losing 2-1 on site. Hutt explained that the . and Narodowy, held Fordham travel to Boston College to take Ronald Hutt, an associate competitive nature of the Saturday before Mike LeBel hitless through the first eight on the Eagles at. 3 p.m. professor at URI who curates show is one of factors that stepped to the plate. With two innings on Sunday. the shows for the gallery, make it such a c;rucial event runners on in the top of the fifth In the sixth inning, LeBel believes that 'the student art on campus. This year's inning, LeBel hit a fastball over hit his second home run in as show is an exceptional oppor- judge, who remained uniden­ the left field wall for a home many games. The two-run shot tunity for art students to dis- tified, chooses 35 pieces by 28 run -~? ___give Rhody the 4-2 ga.ve the Rams a 3-l .h~fLq,~_whicJ:L advantage; play their work. students, eliminating what translated to a 4-2 Rhody win. "It's just like the theatre Hutt estimates to be more "That was big, that was a LeBel and senior Pat students putting on a play or than 50 submissions. Hutt key change of momentum," Fortunato led the Rhody the music students doing a head coach Jim Foster said. offense this weekend. LeBel work of Beethoven for the "Being down a run and then, to Continued on page 2

Today's forecast 59°F Missed the newest episode of Archer? Let's hope it gets warmer from here. See page 2. Page 2 • The Good Five Cent Cigar • Tuesday, Aprill6, 2013 CONTIN-UED 'Archer' .season finale brings surprises BY CONOR FAGAN tourists was easily my hadn't been whittled down to Contributing Entertainment Writer favorite of the series. The the level of an expository dia­ After packing yet another finale wasn't without a final logue machine throughout season with evil robots; copi­ dash of controversial plot the course of two seasons, points, however, the last of sounding off the team's loca­ ous sex, l'T!eta jokes involving other contemporary TV which was enough to knock tion and mission in an exas­ shows and infuriatingly unex­ any ISIS fan on h is or her still perated tone at the beginning plained hints as to the identi­ shapely behind. and middle of each episode as ty of Sterling's father, FX' s You heard it right folks: if on cue while all of the other animated smash hit "Archer" Lana Kane is p regnant. characters pranced around crash-landed into the final Admittedly, the announce­ having sex and talking about ment wasn't as ham-fisted episode of its 13-episode run Kenny Loggins. On top of all and out-.of-left-field as it last Thursday. this, it's difficult to imagine With hilarious back-and­ could have been. Writer what sort of comedic value forth dialogue and some of Adam Reed has been drop­ the presence of a baby woul_

Among these awards is the developed she is while Artworl( Dean's Award, whose four accompanying you out of the recipients are chosen by large "hell in the sky." No matter From page l supporter of the arts at URI what is going on, while bat­ said he didn't agree with all and ·Dean of the College of tling countless en emies of the juror's selection, say­ Arts and Sciences, Winifred (ranging from some pretty ing that this was a step into Brownell, Ph.D. tough bosses to overshadow­ the real world for students. "[Brownell is] a big sup­ ing armies that seem to come "This is a hard real-world porter of the art students," out of nowhere), her assis­ lesson for a lot of the art stu­ Hutt said. "We really appre7 tance is the key to your su r­ !ients," Hutt said. "I came in. date that." viva{, and perhaps your sani­ and looked at what the juror Hutt encourages all URI ty. had selected ... ! had no say students regardless of their Although it's far from a [in the selections]. [After see­ major to come see this year's perfect game, "Infinite" earns ing what she selected and show. its title of being the best game rejected,] I'm like 'wow, "One of the main inven­ of 2013 thus far, and will be that's really nice that one she tions of art galleries is [to] raising standards for not just rejected and I don't really like really try to enlarge the con­ video games, but entertain­ that one she selected."' text of art for our students so ment in general for the rest of This year's show features they see a wide variety of dif­ the year. Not only pushing its multiple mediums including ferent types of art," Hutt said. own limits within the infa­ animation, sculpture, paint- mous "Bioshock" series, it . ings and printmaking, brings a new sense of realism according to Hutt. with new innovations in com­ "Getting into the show is bat, exploration, while show­ an honorable mention," Hutt From page 3 ing just how crazy a video

----~ said. strings to bring us so far into game could be. Foray agreed with Hutt in this alternate reality that we DeWitt and Elizabeth regards to the prestige of the find ourselves stuck. Dewitt share some great chemistry show. is a man we don't quite throughout the game, and "The show is a great way understand, yet we believe you truly feel these two for students to showcase their every second that his mission opposites reacting to one work," Foray said. "It is a to retrieve a specific package another push the game to great opportunity in that it is of importance to the fate of make you care that much allows you to receive recogni­ Columbia and its inhabitants. more about their survival. tion for the work you've done With the entire world seem­ Raw, powerful and stunning and in that it then has the ing to come down right on "Bioshock Infinite" is truly potential to be viewed by top of you, it's the experi­ one of the best games to come professors, faculty, the dean, ences that you share with out this generation. and others interested in art." your A.I partner in crime, Several awards for first Elizabeth, · that propel the place and artistic excellence game to new heights. and first place awards are No matter the situation given out every year at the "Infinite" puts you through, show to students whose art­ you hctve to marvel at how work is dubbed exceptional. interesting, .helpful and well- The Good Five Cent Cigar • Tuesday, April16, 2013 • Page 3 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 'Biosbock Infinite' breaks preconceived expectations, encases p ayer in excellent storyline, different story

BY ALEX MCD EVITT sky. As Booker DeWitt, we Con tributing Entertainment Writer play a bounty hunter looking for a way to start over again­ For the longest time$ I've to repay debts that the fallout always felt video games don't with his former comrades cre­ have to be just a form of ated while they gained power. entertainment or a way for Set in 191 2, "Infinite" some 12-year-old to claim he's wastes no time getting back the ultimate Call Of Duty into what makes the Bioshock champ. universe so well crafted, yet Ever since owning a horrific. Everything on the Nintendo 64 in the late 90s, surface seems so perfect, with I've been fascinated by the of the casual ·environment in the blips of colors, characters and land of Columbia being some levels of utmost frustration. of the best-made interactive The simple process of button­ worlds that I've ever mashing madness or explor­ explored. What makes­ ing stages for hours upon "Infinite" s o expansive, so hours, really separates what a fleshed out and perhaps the game and a movie does for more polished game that I've the average person. played this generation is the While it can be explored P!loto via vgfaq.(:om attention to detail, both on the many .times, a movie offers part of the world we're open the same set path that the This image shows a cover photo featuring the Bioshock Infinite logo. ---- to explore and the journey director himself puts you breath away and been worth to purchase. Not .only did 1k brought to us by Infinity we're led -on. through. Nothing changes in We, as the player, are its delivery. This decade has the entire $60 retail price. To Games' latest product blow Gam~:;;s and is produced by be honest, no game has come me away, it also set a new 2K. It brings us to the time given a lot-of customization seen some pretty impressive options that we almost forget games and experiences, close to this high standard precedent for what video before Rapture, the location of save for a few exceptions. games can do with story­ the previous Bioshock install­ that "Infinite" is as linear as stringing stories that span any shooter can be. In its exe­ vast amount of genres and However, I think I might have telling, entertainment and ment. This time, we're ~ution~_~_pulls all of the playing styles. Rarely, howev­ to raise my expectations for playability. brought not under the sea or . er, has a game taken my the next game that I'm willing "Bioshock Infinite" is into the earth, but into the Continued on page 2

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Men's track finishes in first place Rams softball drops two at twice during pair of track meets Charlotte· during weekend EMILY JACOBS Saturday was not as exciting, as BY BRANDON MAXWElL seniors Victor Boonham and facing in the meets· at George Sports Staff Reporter the Rams were blown-out by Sports Staff Reporter Nicholas Guscott and sopho­ Mason and Brown, Copeland The ·University of Rhode Charlotte 12-3. The Rams were mores Tyler Oliveira and said injuries hampered the unable to stop the 49ers' · . The University of Rhode Island softball team struggled Island men's track ..team fin­ Jalen Young finished second team's performances in the in Charlotte, N.C. while play­ offense. They scored in four out ished with a total of two first in the 4x100-meter relay with Bulldog Decathlon as well. ing the University of North of the five innings played. place finishes in the Bulldog a time of 41.16.' Oliveira also "The kids who went Carolina-Charlotte on Friday Of .the 12 runs scored by finished fifth in the 1OOm . down to Georgia, neither one Decathlon, the George Mason and Saturday as they lost a pair Charlotte, 11 came with two Spring Invitational and the dash in 10. .72 seconds. In the of them were able to finish the of games, 4-3 and 12-3. outs. In the second inning, the Brown Invitational late last 110-meter hurdles, junio"r decathlons because of injuries The first game on Friday 49ers had a seven-run rally week: Mark Castilletti finished in so we're very disappointed went back and forth,. but .the with two outs. The Rams 14.54, good for· sixth place. with that," he said. "This late The Rams continued its Rams were on the losing end. scored two of their runs in the busy schedule last week, com­ Redshirt junior Anthony in the season, those injuries Both the Rams and the 49ers first inning and the third run in Davidson placed second in peting in three events. The might even impact the cham­ scored in the first inning, but the top of the fifth. the 400-meter dash. · . team won the hammer throw pionship season, so that's not Charlotte went ahead first after "We were taken out of the In the Brown meet, Rams working out too well." at the George Mason Spring scoring two runs. game early," Layton said. Invitational and the pole sophomore Sam Snyder fin­ For the team's upcoming The game remained close "Charlotte made really good vault at the Brown ished second in the shot put meet at the UConn Classic as the Rams tied the score in the contact all weekend." with a mark of 51'8.5 and · Invitational. Rams senior this Saturday, Copeland said second inning. However, the Rhody's Lauren Klepchick third in the discus with a dis­ William Janes won the ham­ he h6pes the team will have a 49ers regained the lead in the performed. well in both games. tance of 163'4. Finally, senior chance to recover in time for mer throw with a distance of bottom of the third. The Rams The freshman doubled and sin­ 59.86 meters, qualifying him Andrew Piscitelli finished the quickly-approaching were able to tie it up yet again gled in the first game, marking for Intercollegiate Association second · in the discus with a championships. in the fourth, but the 49ers took · her second straight two-hit mark of 164'9. ''I'm looking forward to a of Amateur Athletes of advantage of an error in the game. In the second game, With so many factors America (IC4A) contention. sunny day and that's not bottom of the fifth to take the Klepchick walked and scored a Senior Jonathan Bartlett won going against the team this what we're getting," he said. lead. run, but ended her three-game weekend, Copeland also said the pole vault with a height of "We're taking a group of With one out in the bottom hitting streak. 16'0.75. The height of the he was disappointed with the semi-injured athletes into a of the fifth, Charlotte's Sophomore Megan Congro Brown Invitational, but not rainy, vault qualified Bartlett for the cold environment and Samaptha Slade lofted a fly ball hit her first career home run on IC4As. the George Mason meet. that does not bode well for to left field. Rhode Island's Friday. It vyas a solo home run "The Brown meet was a what we're trying to do for that came in the second inning. "The consistency is defi~ Emily Hendricks appeared to :very poorfy run meet," he the rest of the season. So right nitely something that we're be in position to make the Erika Szymanski took the said. "Some of our kids didn't looking for," head coach John now we're trying to figure out catch, but the ball hit off of her loss in the first game, pitching Copeland said. In order to be even get to compete because what we're going to do with glove and Slade took second six innings and striking out where we need to in IC4A' s, of darkness and that kind of that. We're trying to convince base on the error. seven batters. Sam Bedore was thing. The meet was very, coaches that · we should we need to come up another Following Slade was tagged with the loss in the sec­ very poorly run so we didn't change the·day of the meet or level and from a team stand­ Lindsey Holloman.· Holloman ond game, as she and Caitlin getmuch out of that one. The something of that nature so point, we need to get some took advantage of the Rams Kennedy pitched a combined meet that we went to down at we're not in peril going into people healthy enough so that error and Slade being at second five innings. George Mason, we got an the championship season." we can compete at the IC4A base by lining a double to drive "We had been preparing awful lot out of that one. level." in Slade - the go-ahead run. for this game, and are disap­ We're very pleased with what Aside from Janes and "It was a tough loss for us, pointed with the outcome," went down in Virginia and Bartlett, the team also had after we had fought our way Layton said. "We are going to eight other IC4A qualifiers. In we're just hoping that we can back," Rhode Island head make sure all of our pitchers get through the injury situa­ the George Mason meet, the coach Erin Layton said. are well-rested and not tired tions between now and the Rams' IC4A qualifiers includ­ "Charlotte was able to make when we need them the most." end of the season. We're kind ed redshirt senior Thaddeus good contact and they took The Rams retur~ to Rhode of struggling with that thing Kusiak, who finished third in· advantage of the errors our Island for a doubleheader at in­ the hammer throw with a dis­ right now, so it's tough." team made." state rival Providence College In addition to the prob­ tance of 54.66m. The team Of The second game on Tuesday. The first game starts lems the team was already at 2:30p.m.

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