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CHEERLEADERS BID Former Sox role player FOR NATIONALS takes on new mission Michael Hurley Managing Editor Courtney Nugent Features Editor Game four of the 2004 . Two years ago, 10 Ninth inning. Gabe out of the 15 cheerlead­ Kapler stood in right ers on RWU's cheer­ field as the potential leading squad left after first out - and one more wint~r break, leaving step toward the end of 86 five girls at the end of years of agony for Red the season. Without a Sox fans - flew toward , the five girls him. held tryouts for what "This," Kapler said, they hoped would be a "is the truth about what "together" team. athletes think: "Our team had to "'Don't be Bill Buck­ build from the ground ner."' up," senior captain While Kapler Amanda Hudak said. stressed the importance "We had to create a of performing on the Michael Hurley team, traditions, every­ field. he said it pales in comparison to the impor­ , member of the champion , interacts thing. with fans during a meet and greet session Monday night. Kapler spoke to students In September of tance of putting an end to the spreach:lftlom:estie abmdputting.mHnad t&dom~'tri9flt111111!h -· -· this year, the cheer­ violence. women the opportunity trolled everything she boyfriend put a gun to leaders received a bid IRHA s-ponsored to breathe," he said. did, said, or wo1·e and Lisa's head and asked to the NCA National Kapler to come to cam- Lisa, Gabe ex­ embarrassed her in front her, "Are you ready to Championship in Day­ pus to speak to more plained, was physically of friends. die?" tona Beach, Florida than 300 students and emotionally The physical harm Psychologically, Lisa during the first week of at the Hawk's Gabe Talks abused by a came next. Lisa's de­ could not escape the April. Hangout on Mon- Baseball high school scription to Gabe was clutch of her boyfriend, According to day night. He page 5 boyfriend. simply, "He beat me like as he threatened to shoot Hudak, their metamor­ founded the Gabe "It was my a man." her when she walked phosis is because of the Kapler Foundation in love for Lisa that fired These beatings in­ across the stage at gi:ad­ hard work of the team 2004 with his wife Lisa. my passion to speak out cluded full punches and uation, Gabe said. members, as well as Elizabeth Correa The organization is ded- against domestic vio­ violent choking. When­ Accoi:ding to Gabe, their new coach. Captain Amanda Hudak icated to assisting bat- lence," he said. ever she fought back, ac­ Lisa filed a restraining "Last year, Shawn and teammates practice tered women's shelters He said the abuse coi-ding to Gabe, the order against the See CHEER p . 12 for nationals. in Southern . began non-physically, as beatings got worse. boyfriend, but it failed to "We're giving some Lisa's boyfriend con- At one point, the SeeKAPLERp. 6

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~ "" 0 Page 2 The Pulse • The Hawk's Herald· Friday, November 9, 2007 LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~ THE f To the Editor: I wish to congratulate Phil Devitt and Courtney Nugent for two fine articles on senior Tobey Reynolds, HAWK'S HERALD who died in an automobile accident on October 26. Mr. Devitt did a detailed news story that provided Hawk's Herald readers with all of the necessary facts concerning this terrible accident. Ms. Nugent wrote a more personal portrait ofMs. Reynolds, filled with kind com­ EDITOR IN CamF ments by friends and professors that movingly captured the life of a special student. Both stories, which I imag­ ine were very difficult to write, served the RWU community well in the wake of a terrible campus tragedy. S.4RAH CoUllNOYER In the past, I have often been critical of articles and columns in The Hawk's Herald (and I still find "Cou­ MANAGING EDITOR ple of the Moment" out of place in a publication striving to bring the RWU community the important news of the MICHAEt HURLEY day). But the publication of these two articles should serve as a proud moment in the history of our campus news­ paper. Mr. Devitt, Ms. Nugent, and Editor in Chief Sarah Cournoyer deserve praise for their fine work. Bus~ KATIE HEIJSTON James Tackach NEWsEoJTOR Professor of English Editor's Note: PmLDEVITT Send Letters to the Editor to ,, FEATURE.S EoJTOR [email protected] nda uJ rGOOR'J'!V£}" NtJCENT Please keep letters under 500 words. SPORTS EDITOR Letters must be attributed. SnAUN Ho<:AN

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Disclaimer: The l'iews. statements, opinions, depictions and/or representation~ (e.\7>ressinns) contamed herein are solely those ofthe Hawk 1· Herald and do 1101 and are not meant to represem or be artributed to the expres'iions or Roger lVi/liams University. any trustee, officer. agent, employee, studem or representative ofRoger Williams Umv. rs1ty and neither are such expres;~io!1s a!tthor~ztfd. accepted or co11do11ed by the Unfrersity. The Hawk's Herald • Eriday, November 9, 2007 News Page 3 News Briefs Comic hypnotist visits campus Eric Sullivan Herald Staff Dan Hoskins as "weird." Herald Staff RWU law student killed in Iraq Burgo was also surprised that he remembered Special Agent Nathan J. Schuldheiss was You are getting sleepy, very sleepy. Soon your much of the evening, even though when the show killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) near eyelids will start to feel heavy and you will want to ended and be came out of his trance, he was won­ his station at Balad Air Base in Iraq, the Depart­ close them. Then you will fall asleep. dering when the show was going to start. ment of Defense confirmed Friday. Are you hypnotized yet? No? Oh well, I guess According to Burgo, after time passed and Schuldheiss was a resident of Newport, and re­ I am not as good as Frank Santos Jr., the comic friends described what happened, memories slow­ ceived a degree in law from the Roger Williams hypnotist who visited RWU last Monday and ly came back to him almost as if it were a "dream." University School of Law before joining the Air quickly hypnotized the audience into a state of hys­ Hamilton, who, besides being one of the audi· Force in 2005. teria. ence members to be hypnotized, also played a big Source: WPRI After asking for some members of the audience role in getting Santos to come to the school as a to come on stage and perform a quick test to see if member of the Inter Residence Hall Association ex­ 40,000 Flags to be planted in the Quad they could be hypno~ed, Santos got right to busi­ plained that Santos made some of the material STAND: A student anti-genocide coalition will ness. It only took him five minutes and some sooth­ racier because he was perfo1·ming for an older au­ dience. hold a demonstration on MoQQ.ay, ~tjl. the planting ing music to calmly talk his volunteers into a hyp­ of 40,000 flags to represent the 400,000 dead in notic trance. It was for this reason that the audience saw a Sudan. Ten participants stayed asleep in chairs on few skits which involved the participants being led Amy Torregrossa, president of STAND, said stage. Santos assigned different commands and to believe that the person to the right of them was the demonstration will help STAND to reach its tasks, most of which involved doing something em­ constantly grabbing their butts and that Santos goal of educating all students on the RWU campus barrassing whenever triggered by an outside was passing gas every time he said the word "mi­ of the Sudanese genocide. source. crophone," which he said quite often for the crowd's The event coincides with the International Ed­ In one situation, freshman, Sam Hamilton, had benefit. ucation Week, which begins Monday. the urge to get out of her seat every time Santos Much to the particpants' chagrin, one male said the word ''bathroom" only to get half way to participant was made to believe his private parts Franco-American Relations Grow Stronger the bathroom and completely forget why she had had shrunk in another racy stunt. though Santos On Wednesday, Nocolas Sarkozy, the French gotten up in the first place. Not wanting to create later made him believe that not only had it re­ president, spoke to U.S. Congress which applaud­ more of a stir, she would quickly return to her seat turned to normal, but maybe had gotten a little big­ ed for three minutes before he spoke. just to sit down and hear Santos say ''bathroom" ger, which cheered him up a bit. again. Since Sarkozy's election six months ago, However, though some of Frank Santos Jr.'s French and U.S. policies have become less polar­ Santos also managed to convince all his male skits may have been a little over the edge and in­ ized and both presidents are seeing eye-to-eye on participants to believe that they were members in appropriate, it is nothing compared to what his fa­ issues involving terrorism and Afghanistan, but a body building competition. The boys were glad to ther does. Hamilton said the elder Santos special­ the key issue remains Iran. participate and gladly stood up to flex their mus­ izes in x-rated hypnotist shows. Apparently, President Sarkozy said, "It is unacceptable cles to the delight of the amused audience. One hypnotism runs in the family. that Iran should have a nuclear weapon, but Iran even went as far as to take his shirt off in an effort Though some of his material was over the top, is entitled to civilian nuclear energy." to display his physique better. none of the participants seemed to mind and the On Nov. 19, the U.N. Security Council mem· Santos introduced karaoke singing convincing audience's laughter indicated their enjoyment. The hers will attempt to place tougher sanctions on the participants that they were singers, some of the real question remains, however, is it real? Iran. contestants took turns singing lead and doing back According to Sam Hamilton and Jerrel Burgo, One of the most telling statements by the up dancing to Shania Twain, AC/DC and NSync. it certainly is. French President: "I want to tell you that whenev­ Jerrel Bu.i:go's rendition of "Bye Bye Bye" was "I was such a skeptic going in, I thought it was totally bogus, but now I am a complete believer," er an American soldier falls somewhere in the not only a crowd pleaser but also one of his favorite Hamilton said. world, I think of what the American army did for parts of the night, even though it revealed the fact France." that he knew most of the words to "Bye Bye Bye." Burgo agreed, although he had always believed Source: BBCnews.com However, not all the skits were that innocent. that it was probably real. He said that he had seen Jerrel could only describe the skit where he was his friends get hypnotized before and always want­ made to believe his private parts were singing ed to try it. 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Michael Hurley Herald Staff Though Gabe Kapler came to Roger Williams University with a purpose, he realized most of the questions he would be asked during the Q & A ses­ sion would focus on baseball. Here are Kapler's thoughts. On his future in baseball "I am coming back [to play in the major leagues] next year, and am very much hoping that I have the opportunity to play in Boston." On Boston ''Red Sox fans appreciate role players. They know the value of having guys like on the bench .... They recognize how important 's homerun [in game 4 of the ] was. "Being in Boston always feels warm to me, I always feel welcome. On why he took a year off from playing to coach the Greenville (N.C.) Drive , His ruptured Achillks tendon, which occurred in September of 2005, never fully healed when he was playing the 2006 season. "I didn't feel like I had the spring in my step." Also, Kapler said he hopes to someday manage in the major leagues, and

did not miss the opportunity to get work. Michael Bur~ However, "Halfway through the season [as a manager], I got the feeling Gabe Kapler signs an autograph for a fan after his speech on campus Monday night. back" On the chemistry of the 2004 Red Sox "I just didn't love the arena baseball feel." According to Kapler, conversations that formerly circulated through On his favorite childhood teams three of four guys were suddenly spreading throughout the whole clubhouse. Kapler was on the Blue Jays in Little League, so he became a big fan of " bridged the gap between the Spanish-speaking players the major league team. and the rest of the team. "I was also a huge Charles Barkley fan. I was a Barkley freak. I had "Nobody will ever realize how special Millar was." posters all over my wall." He added, "To see and Millar go back and forth is some On Sox prospects to watch for , a 20-year-old first baseman with a "picture perfect of the best comedy ..... They were some of the funniest moments of my life." On playing for the Yankees swing." "Standing up here right now, I'm going to say no. Also, Argenis Diaz, a young with hands like former Sox short- stop Alex Gonzalez. "To go from Boston to New York ... you burn so many bridges." On 's departure for New York On being on the field when the Sox won the World Series "I could barely get a drop of moisture in my mouth. "I don't quite understand why Johnny did that ...but I'm not going to con­ was like watching a movie. I felt like a character in some scene." demn a guy for it. "It "J ohnny is a genuinely nice guy... maybe he wasn't happy in On the scariest pitcher to face Eric Gagne, in a Dodgers uniform. Boston... maybe he wanted to taste something else." On his chances of wearing a Red Sox uniform again On ''The Curse" "I have a great relationship with Theo (Epstein], don't think I won't be ''I love that stuff. It's romantic. But do I believe in the curse? No, prob­ asking him. ably not." 'Tm not concerned about it. I'll play at again." On playing in Japan Class offerred on 3-D Alice program Kelleigh Welch trolled by computers," said McKenzie. Asst. Features Editor McKenzie gave a demonstration of the program on November 6 for in­ For hours, Gregg Kelly sits at the terested faculty from a local school In computer in the second floor lab at the discussion, he described what the the Gabelli School of Business, where program contains. and what students he diligently tries to create an ani­ normally do with it. The program mation where a ball rolls across the c,pntains a large library of images and screen in a lifelike manner. It seems settings. which you can use to create like a simple task, but between the short animations with sound. movement of the ball rolling and As he demonstrated the program, moving forward, it is not as easy as McKenzie stood up on the table to en­ expected. thusiastically express the way "Alice'" The program Kelly is working can represent the real world. with is called ··Alice," a three dimen­ "One great thing about Alice for sional world meant to teach students teaching programming is that I can how to program on a computer. see my mistake right away, and then ''(Alice is) a program of a 3-D en­ I can experiment to correct it," said vironment where you can add any 3- McKenzie. ''Students can absolutely D object you want and tell it what to clearly see their ." do," said Kelly. "It's an intro to cod­ One thmg that students must ing. It's really easy to learn coding in consider with using the program how­ a 3-D environment because you can ever is the amount of time it takes. see it, and once you learn this and go "You can spend hours to build to hard coding with words, it's basi­ these animations and create these cally the same thing, but instead you stories about Alice and other charac­ don't see a cool ball.'. ters," McKenzie said. At Roger Williams, the school of Alice is meant to prepare stu­ business offers a course called Digital dents for more difficult programs in Thinking, a Computer Info System the computer science field. Students class that specifies in teaching stu­ of the middle or high school levels can dents "Alice". According to Professor easily learn the program, and not Brett McKenzie. ..\lice is designed to only learn programming. but also teach students computer program­ math and technology. ming. The class has been around at "Students today are living in a RWU for about three years. and will media rich world, and a media rich be offered for the Spring 2008 semes­ world means that they are used to ter. It has no prerequisite, so any stu­ having animations, which is all con- dent interested can take it. Page 6 Wired The Hawk's Herald • Friday, November 9, 2007 KAPLER: Spreading positive message Cont'dftompage 1 learning what the other needs. protect her. In an argument, he said his wife needs space. Luckily for Lisa. the boyfriend moved away with "I can't wait. I'm impatient." he said. ''But when his family and she was able to move on. I leave and come home two hours later, guess what? "To this day, she still deals with trauma from I come home to a hug. that abusive relationship," Kapler said. "But when our heads butt, the fight can last for Shortly after that t~multuous relationship, Gabe two or three days." and Lisa began dating. He said he knew. even at age Kapler stressed that not exposing children to 17, that he had found his future wife. fights or domestic abuse is the key to preventing its spread. Strong vs. Weak "It is a cycle that gets broken by Taking his wife's a[Domestic violence] is children seeing relationships that past as a mission to work. prevent such occur­ a cycle that gets broken "To be a great parent is to end this rences in the future, cycle of domestic abuse," he added. and using his fa me as by children seeing a former member of Locker Room Talk the Red Sox, Kapler relationships that As Kapler pointed out early in his said he now has the speech, he would be able to relate more ability to help stop the work." to the men in the room than the spread of domestic vio­ women. One way he reached the men lence. - Gabe Kapler was by explaining "locker room talk." "This is a man's When in a locker room, and other issue as much as it is a woman's issue," he said, guys share stories of one night stands, or use deroga­ adding that it is important to "redefine what strong tory language toward women, Kapler said there is a and weak are." choice. He recalled a conve1·sation he had with Kevin ''You could say, 'That's somebody's wife, some­ Michael Hurley Gabe Kapler spoke Monday night. Millai· about baseball, specifically about what makes body's mother, somebody's sister you're talking hitters strong. He said hitters like about.' Kapler said that it is important for people to and appear to have nothing on their "That's the most righteous way to go." "break down that boundary, so that it spreads and minds when they step in the batter's box, while a ­ Another option, Kapler said, is to simply get up takes the edge off." ter Jike "gets fiery" and "has demons." and walk away. After his speech and question-and-answer ses­ Kapler said that the person who can conquer his "It's not always easy to do ... but that's what a sion, Kapler held a meet and greet, during which he demons is a much stronger pe1·son than the one who leader does. A leader does not participate." was nothing but warm and genuine. Signing auto­ "has it together all the time. Kapler, who is listed at 6-foot 2,210 pounds, and graphs and taking photos with fans lasted more than "Strong certainly is not losing your temper and is known to many for his bodybuilder-like frame, was an hour, but Kapler did not leave until each fan had beating someone up," he said. not afraid to expose his sensitive side. the opportunity to meet mm. "It's OK to have rage and fury. We have to learn "Am I weak if I tell my wife about my feelings?," Kapler's closing advice to anyone in a volatile re­ how to deal with that rage and fury. That is strong." he asked. "Am I weak if I smother my kids with af­ lationship was simple. fection? Am I weak if I hug my teammates?'' "Don't be afraid to talk about it. Don't be silent," Settling Arguments Kapler said that at the end of an unsuccessful he said. Kapler said that while he and his wife have the 2006 season, "Nothing made me feel better than "There might be somebody who is strong enough perfect relationship, they have reached that level by telling me, flat out, 'I love you."' to intervene." 'Baffet 'reclinique for aau{ts ------­ ULTIMATE BODY BRONZING Point 'Variations for Personalized Airbrush Tanning aavanceastuaents

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Theodore Applebaum seeming to transcend the screen. Herald Staff At the other end of the spec­ With the threat of war with Iran looming trum, Cruise's performance as Irv­ large. OJ Simpson's latest criminal foray being ing comes across as wooden and re­ discussed on all the major networks and a large hearsed. His lines are delivered as percentage of college students watching idly as it if he is reciting a series of mono­ all plays out on our televisions. "Lions for Lambs" logues alone on a stage. But he says enough is enough. may deserve the benefit of the Directed by screen legend Robert Redford. doubt he1·e, as the rigidity may . who also stars along with Meryl Steep and Tom have been intentional. After all, he r·@~~ Cruise. the movie attempts to inject a sense of is playing a politician. purpose into a nation gripped by apathy, a media The third story is there to re­ full of headlines without stories, and a govern­ mind viewers that each decision we ment which attempts to cover up its mistakes do 01· do not make has real life im­ with even larger mistakes. plications for others. Here we see "Lions for Lambs" follows three separate sto­ Adrian Finch (Derek Luke) and rylines with themes all rQvolving around the Ernest Rodriguez (Michael Pena), question, "What are w~1..go~ng to do riow?" · two soldiers involved in a military Redford is convincing and likable in the role operation to regain the ''hearts and . . . . , . UnitedArt~sts of professor Stephen Malley, a man who attempts minds" of the American people. Meryl sn:eep an~ Tom Cruise co-star m the pol1hcalfilm, 'Lwnsfor Lambs. to motivate the stereotypically lazy but gifted col­ Therr · personal s t rugg1 e £or sur- The film is now m theaters. lege student Todd Hayes (Andrew Garfield) to do vival serves as a reminder of the bashing, chances are they will come away happy. something about the troubling state of our world. horrors of war (as if we needed one) in a gritty But if they are looking for the unexpected, some Garfield, an industry newcomer, seems at home and seemingly realistic manner. kind of enlightened take on our country's present wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a who-cares atti­ In ''Lions for Lambs" there is little shrouding situation, they will have to keep looking. tude. of the film's underlining messages. It is a movie Though the film contains some strong and ef­ Streep brilliantly inhabits the character of Ja­ warning us of the perils of being sheep, sitting fective acting, it comes across as too preachy and nine Roth, a journalist struggling with her role in back and following our leaders - again. The unexciting. I would feed ''Lions for Lambs" to the the crumbling media. In an interview with Sena­ movie seeks to be something larger than just an­ dogs. tor Jasper Irving (played by Cruise) she searches other anti-war flick; it hopes to be anti-apathy, a 'Lions for Lambs' is now in theaters. for the meaning behind the latest bit of govern­ call to arms even if those arms are pens. But it is ment propaganda she is being fed. Later, in a dis­ in this greater ambition that it fails. Rating: turbing scene, she attempts to convince her editor Those who enter the theater apathetic are {:]{:ct? {;J{:J that there is mdre to a story than its headline. likely to leave feeling the same, and vice versa. If Her struggle is incredibly convincing, at times viewers go into this movie looking for a Bush r·············c·oupte···o1·i1t·e···M·o·m·e·ni·~·············1

. - ----·· :• Heather Dowds and Tom Caddigan ~ ~ :• ! Reporting by: Courtney Nugent ! • • : Heather Tom : • • • • : How did you meet Tom? How did you meet Heather? : : I met him two ways. One through the Musician's Guild and the other We actually met through her roommate last year. Her roommate asked me : : through my roommate last year, Izzie. Izzie.and Tom would get to- to play a song with her at Expression Session and Heather just happened to : : gether and do covers of songs for the open m1c the campus holds every sit in on our practice. I asked her if she wanted to try singing the song. I : : Thursday at 9:00 in the Hawk's Hangout. One time, I sat in. on,them guess it all just started from that. : : rehearsing and met Tom. Everyone knew I was there, but didn t really • : say anything to me, except Tom. We hung out a few times after that, • What were your first impressions of her? • : then I asked him to go see Catch 22 and Less Than Jake at Lupos, My first impressions of her were that she was really quiet and very pretty. : which I guess you could call our first date and that night he asked me Oh yeah, and that she can sing pretty well also. : out. That was one year ago last month. • What is the most attractive quality about Heather? . If I had to choose one thing it would definitely be her stnile. I can't help but : What is the most attractive thing to you about Tom? smile every time I see it. Her eyes are a very close second though. Oh God ... his eyes... his smile ... his hair, but ifl had to pick one thing, it would be how he looks when he sleeps and if you've seen the back­ What is the cutest thing she has done for you? ground on my phone. you know it's true. WAJ.T. I lied. He also makes She crocheted me a blanket for our one- year anniversary. It's amazing. the most. adorable puppy face when he's sad. 'I'hose two are the most • • attractive things. How do you like to spend time together? : We like to spend time together any way we possibly can. It's just great to be: When you get into fights, what does Tom do to make it up to around each other. : you? • : Weird thing. We really don't get into many fights. What are Heather's favorite • : but if we disagree on something, he usually .• band? Color? • : makes that puppy face and I can't help but Heather's favorite band would ei- : : laugh. Also. we're both big on talking things out. • ther have to be The Who. or • : so sometimes we can just sit there and talk it out. • Against Me! Her favorite color is • : ~s corny as that sounds. easily pink. • • • • • : What is your favorite way to spend time to- What colo1· are your eyes? • : gether? • My eyes are blue • • Just hanging Out. fm kind of addicted to • "House," so I roped him into that and we spend a • good deal of time catching him up with all the Want to be Couple I : episodes. Also, since we are both huge on music, of the Moment? : we go to concc1·ts together a lot. • • What is your favorite band? Know someone who • • • The Who. Against Me!, DropkickMurphys. The should be Couple of • Doors. Pink Floyd. Regina Spektor, Reel Big Fish. • • Big D and the Kids Table- the list could go on for- the Moment? • ever. • • Color? Send suggestions to I : Hands down pink. Mostly light and pastel pinks. Hawksherald@£tmail.co_m : What color are Tom's eyes? • : Crap .. .! don't know. Kidding. they are blue. • • • ····························~··············· · ••&••··· ···· ············ ······ ·········································· ···· The Hawk's Herald· Friday, November 9, 2007 Wired Page9 Male pageant raises money for charitY Courtney Nugent more Steph Olesen, co-chairs of Mr. helping the kids," Cate said. Featnres Editor RWU, find the opportunity to work The impact of Kristin Forget a On Saturday, Nov. 17, 10 Roger with the contestants and their per­ student who died in December of last Williams University students will sonal assistants (PAs), rewarding. year due to complications with can­ compete in a male pageant for the "We may yell at them when they cer, also influenced a number of the title of Mr. RWU 2007. Although the miss deadlines and tell them to do all contestants as well as the PAs and ten contestants compete against each these things, but then we watch them their desire to raise money for Chil­ other in categories in order to receive dance and it comes together," Lyons dren's Miracle Network. the title, they work together to help a said, in regard to the opening dance "After I saw Kristin get up and cause. number the contestants and their talk during last year's show, I knew l Tl e seventh annual Mr. RWU PAs perform. "The dedication they had to get involved," sophomore Lisa­ pageant, which this year features show is really touching." Marie McNulty said. McNulty acts Matt Cate, James Damiano, Jon Fer­ For many of the contestants, as a PA for junior O'Koren. gione, Kevin Golisano, Corey Kou­ learning the dance moves has proved After Forget's friend Jacques nick, Nick Longo, Pat McHeffey, Tim to be challenging. Aubuchon came to a meeting to dis­ O'Koren, Jordan Viola and Mike ''Learning the choreographed cuss Forget's appreciation for their money for the final donation to Chil­ dren's Miracle Network. Zarbo who practiced and collected dance is hard for everyone but we are hard work and dedication, IllJlDY con- ~ money for a number of weeks before all putting a lot of effort in and it is testants said that the pageant hit Although collecting money gets the event, will donate the money to coming out well," Viola, a senior, closer to home. more difficult as the competition Children's Miracle Network, helping said. "During his presentation, you grows closer, contestants are think­ premature babies live longer and Senior Matt Cate agreed. could have heard a pin drop," Dami· ing of new ways to make the process healthier lives. "I don't really do stage things; I a.no said. "The meaning behind com­ fun for those giving donations. According to my rwu, the Mr. am not too coordinated." peting became a lot different because "I told my [cross-country team] RWU pageant has raised more than Cate said that knowing he is she actually went here." that if I raised $60 in a day, I would $50,000 for the organization in the helping out the community put The ten contestants were also shave my legs, I ~ get a hair cut if past five years. things in perspective. able·to visit Baystate Children's Hos­ I raise $850 and I will shave my head Junior Kristy Lyons and sopho- "It's important knowing we are pital in Springfield, Mass, to see di­ if I raise $1000," O'Koren said. "I rectly how their contributions would know I am probably going to have to help children. shave my head. It's all in good fun." "Going to the hospital was really Even with the time commitment hard," senior Mike Zarbo said. "I the Mr. RWU contestants put into usually don't let things bother me, making the pageant come together, but being at the hospital definitely they are grateful for the experience to got me choked up. It put a lot of make a difference in the loves of oth­ things in perspective; not everyone ers. has their health." "I think about the pageant 24/7, Junior Pat McHeffey agreed. not just while I am at practice," soph­ ''When I was in the hospital, I omore Konnick said. "I know I am saw a baby girl who was the size of helping out a good cause and that is my band," McHeffey said. "If people why I'm doing i~." could see that's where the money is The show will begin at 7 p.m. in going, it would make a world of a dif­ the Recreation Center Field House on ference:" November 17. Tickets are $3 for Along with competing in the Mr. RWU students and $5 for general ad­ Courtney Nugent mission. (Above) Mr. RWU contestants practice their dance for the competition. (Above Right) Tim 0 'Ko­ RWU pageant, contestants and PAs ren vows that he will shave his head ifhe raises $ 1000 for the cause. carry around water bottles to collect

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Notes Continu.edfrom p. 12 "My dad was like, 'Well, you Evan Solis said Bell is "the best The women's rugby team won the New passion to play the game and can only go to practice twice a player I have ever played with." England Rugby Football Union Championship 22- watch the games with him. He week,' but if you go twice a week Like Cook said, with Antoine 17 ovel' the Coast Guard Academy on Sunday af­ was really, really good." you don't play on the weekends. "the team always comes first." ternoon. The win extends the team's winning Antoine's fathe1-, better It's like a gamble," Bell said. "So "If my teammates were terrible, streak to 7-0 and gives them a shot at the nation­ known as "Grand Jo" among his I figure it's safer to go to school I'd never score 18 goals," said al rugby championship title. followers, is highly recognizable, which I did." Bell. The Hawks will take on Gettysburg College on especially in his homeland of He attended Bridgton Acad­ Not only was Antoine's on­ Saturday Nov. 17 at Stonehill College in Easton, Cameroon. emy, a Maine prep school where the-field spirit unique, but so Mass. "In Cameroon it is crazy," attendees stay for one year. were his yellow cleats. Bell said. "People know his car. There, Bell roomed with Matt "They are designer shoes and The men's swimming and div in g t eam de­ If they see his car they start wav­ Smith, who is now a senior at really, really thin so you can get feated Wheaton College 137 -98 on Friday after­ ing." RWU. a good feel of the ball," Bell said noon, giving them their first win of the season. The As Bell continued to grow up "I was his captain in soccer of his bright kicks. "The yellow is team's overall record now stands at 1-2. in France, he remained an avid up at BA," Smith said. The two just because I like to have fun The team will be back in action this Saturday soccer player. At age 13, he ex­ grew dose for the year they spent when I play." at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth In­ perienced the greatest game of together at Bridgton. ~'ffe is one "Someone should only wear vitational, starting at 11:00 am. his life in Paris. Bell was a mem­ of the family basically . .Iilegavd dleats that flashy if his or her ber of the Bordeaux Pro-Youth his flowers on Senior Day to my game can back it up. Antoine ,..., The women's swimming and diving team Team, who was playing the Real mother." definitely has the game," said lost 173-67 to Wheaton College on Friday after­ Madrid Pro-Youth Team at the After leaving BA, Smith senior captain midfielder Kevin noon. The team has yet to obtain their first victory DannonCup. came to RWU while Antoine Canty. of the season. "The stadium is like, mythi­ went to Kutztown University in Now that the Hawks season Junior Cara Naylor broke her own records in cal," Bell said of the place that Philadelphia. is ovel', where does that leave the I-meter and 3-meter diving events. Naylor's holds one of his fondest memo­ "T got the sense he bated it Antoine? "This is my last year scores of 217.8 in the 1-meter event and 208.65 in ries. "It's where the French Na­ there at Kutz so I told him that I playing," he said. "I've made my­ the 3-meter event broke the previous records of tional Team used to play." am one of the few people he self at peace with not playing 210.5 and 205. Being the team's striker, the knows in The States so come to soccer awhile ago." The team will be back in action this Saturday one who scores all the goals, it's RWU and the rest is history,'' Antoine has learned an im­ at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth In­ easy to imagine the pressure Bell Smith said. portant lesson through his expe­ vitational this Saturday at 11:00 am. faced. In a stadium so large that Upon his acceptance to riences in soccer. "'People can fot­ it could fit almost every citizen of RWU, Antoine began playing get cultural and racial The women's cross-country team finished Bermuda, he made the "PK" - or soccer for the Hawks while boundaries for 90 minutes,'' he in 23rd place in the 2007 ECAC championships on Penalty Kick - to win the game. studying marketing and brand said of his beloved sport. He Saturday afternoon. The team ended the day witb As he continued to play, Bell management. Keeping his posi­ takes with him his experiences a total score of 614 points. realized the high demands that tion as striker. he made continu­ here at RWU as he continues on the sport had. With a constant al impressions on his teammates. to get his MBA in mru·keting. The men's cross-country team gained a back and forth lifestyle of going "He is one of the best for­ As for those he leaves be­ 25th place finish on Saturday afternoon in the to school, making the trip to wards this school has had and he hind, O"Donovan sums it up in --- 2007 ECAC championship race. Williams College practice, playing, and doing shows this with his back to back Antoine's language: "As Je man­ ultimately won the day. with a total team score of homework, he began feeling a CCC Player of the Year Awards," querai jouer le long du cote vous 45. strain said Brandon O'Donovan, junior home," he said, which translates on his left- midfield player for the a-s "'I will miss playing alongside life. Hawks. you man." Senior center midfielder Come see the softer side of 1Senate •.• SOCCER: Wins first Mondays at 6:30 tourney game, ECAC Cont'd.from page 1 the net to give the Hawks the win in the Senate Chambers in with a sliding shot from inside the with 11 seconds to spare. right box by junior Kristin o''Gor­ Wednesday's victory marked the man. ninth win of the year in the net for The Hawks kept the momentum sophomore goalkeeper Jen Garside, throughout the rest of the half, out­ who made a total of six saves in the shooting the Colonels 10-4 into the game. Garside was named the RWU final minutes of the game. With sec­ female athlete of the week for her onds remaining in regulation time, contributions to the Hawk's win over senior Caitlin Mayo earned a free • We~tern New England College in tbe kick when sophomore Amanda da­ CCC semifinals and her achievement Cunha was knocked down inside the in keeping the championship match .,..,.. box during a score attempt. against Endicott scoreless to force an It looked a·s if the game might go overtime period. into overtime, but senior Mary da- ''I was really e:itcited about that,'' Cunha headed Mayo's free kick into Kiablick said. ''I think she has really stepped up in the playoffs." PICKS: Jake's best bets the Patrots got hosed on so many downs. But apparently it'"did. calls is ridiculous. There was one bad Onto this weeks picks. Again my pass interference call in the game picks are in bold. and things like that happen. There Cleveland at Pittsburgh are bad calls in evexy single game, in Minnesota at Green Bay every sport. To blame anything on Philadelphia at Washington the refs, win or lose, in any sport, is Jacksonville at Tennessee ...,..., just plane silly. If the Patriots ru:e as Atlanta at Carolina good as everyone who said they Denver at Kansas City Check us out at: would blow them out, then one or two Buffalo at Miami bad calls shouldn't prevent them St. Louis at New Orleans 1 http://studentsenate.rwu.edu from still winning by two touch- Cincinnati at Baltimore ./' Chicago at Oakland or IM us at: Jake's record so far: Dallas at New York (Giants) Overall: 22-23 Detroit at Arizona Se:n;ateRWU Last Week: 8-5 Indianapolis at Sand Diego Monday Night: 4-1 San Francisco at Seattle (Monday Night)

- - - l ------The Hawk's Herald • Friday, November 9, 2007 Sports Page 12 Best Bets: Jake is not Career ends for RWU talking about the past Jake Dumond team in the NFL, I don't argue soccer star Bell Herald Staff that. But in the NFL, there is Last week, I applied some so much parity that any team changes to the way I will be can beat any other team on Michelle Bazinet picking games for the rest of any given day. The Colts were Herald Staff the year. I decided to pick undefeated going into that Getting stuck in traffic every game each week, with­ game as well, and lets not for­ or spending a few hours in a out using any spreads, because get they are the defending car isn't so dreadful for An­ this is the way the writers at super bowl champions. toine Bell. For him, weekend ESPN do their picks each Since all the Patriots fans trips are out of the question. week. I was skeptical about seem to make up excuses for Calling up your parents and picking 13 games last week when they lose or when they speaking to them in a differ­ but it finally paid off. With an play a close game, I decided I ent language seems unreal. 8-5 record last week, the most would be the bigger man and When your mother, fa­ wins over .500 all year, I im­ not mention that Peyton Man­ ther, and little brother live proved my overall record to 22- ning only lost by four points in Africa, it's not as simple 23, only 1 game under .500. without even having Marvin as crossing a couple of With a big week this week, it Harrison on the field. bridges. For Bell, this is a isn't unfair to say I can be on Also, I wouldn't put it past reality, and another of his my way to a pretty good sec­ the Patriots to pay off Adam many journeys. ond half of the season. Vinatieri for missing the first "My family lives in Shaun Hogan I decided that this week, I field goal of the game. Seri­ Senior AntoineBell plays in the team's Sept. 1 season opener against ously, what is it with all these Africa. I only have one Utica College. The Hawks lost the match with a.final score of0-1 am not going to talk about all brother, and he lives in the games I won and lost and Boston based athletes who Cameroon. It's at least a 30 the same about his star tures began when he started how each game last week play on other teams and just hour trip," he said. striker who finished his following in his father's foot­ played out. This week I am talk about how much they The role Bell fills in his RWU career last week. steps. He began playing soc- talking about one thing and loved their Boston teams. family of being a son and a ''He is the same humble, cer at age five in France. He one thing only, Patriots versus So it might be crazy to say big brother is something caring individual" Cook said. played any position other Colts. that Vinatieri missed the kick that is consistent, regardless Antoine was born in than goalie to avoid compar­ We all know how big of a on purpose but think about it, of anything else. Cairo, grew up in France, isons with his father, who game it was; we all know it is it really that crazy. One of "I've been to Spain, Ger­ and visits family in played in three World Cups could be the difference be­ the most loved Patriots of all many, Italy, Great Britain," Cameroon. He spent his and was awarded the title of tween home field advantage time, who has NEVER in his he said as he flips through childhood traveling wherev- African Goalkeeper of the and even an undefeated sea­ entire career missed a field his memory with a smile, as er his father's professional Century. son for each team. We all goal in the RCA dome just if he is appreciating all that soccer team took him. He Antoine's father, Joseph know how it ended. happens to miss his first one he has gotten to accomplish moved to the United States Bell. was his source ofinspi­ To say the Patriots were against his beloved home team in his 22 years. and won the hearts of his ration as a child. going to absolutely destroy the in the biggest game in the NFl Head men's soccer coach peers and teammates at '1 would go to all his Colts is completely absurd. in the past 10 years. Is it real­ Jim Cook points out An­ RWU. Come graduation in games and all his practices," Seriously, I completely under­ ly that crazy? toine's demeanor when May of 2008, his journey will he said. "He gave me the stand the Patriots are ex­ Also, for all those who say_ asked what has remained only continue. tremely good and are the best Antoine's many adven- See BELL p.11 CHEER: Participating Women's soccer wins in national competition Cont'd from page 1 round of ECAC after CCC loss Simmons became our new coach. He was on the same page as us, and that was lacking in our team before," Shaun Hogan Hudak said. "Everyone has a competitive attitude." Sports Editor Junior Alexa Allon agreed. After a 1-0 overtime loss to "The organization and dedication of our team was Endicott College on Saturday not emphasized by the first coach," Allen said. "Shawn in the Commonwealth Coast has completely changed our team into a wonderful, ded­ Conference Championship, the icated, spirited group of girls who have a common goal of women's soccer team came being be the best." back to win the first round of The process to compete for a bid to Nationals proved the Eastern College Athletic difficult since RWU does not attend many competitions. Conference 2-1 over Curry Col­ "Organizations came to school to a camp we held," lege. Hudak said. With the win, the second While judging the squad, an NCA judge assessed the seeded Hawks will advance to team on criteria that would set them in a nationally com­ take on the number sixth seed­ petitive category. The squad was judged on crowd lead­ ed Keene State on Saturday af­ ing ability, their potential to grow and the squad mem­ ternoon. Saturday's game will ber's overall attitude. be a first for both teams, as As a small, new team with a great deal of growth po­ they have never played each tential, RWU's cheerleaders received their first bid to other before. the National competition. "It was really disappoint­ "[NCA] is one of the most known national competi­ ing to lose in the finals, be­ tions," junior Gianna Rinaldi said. ''It cost a lot of money cause I definitely think we're to send a team to nationals." one of the best teams in New The team will compete at the Division II level at Shaun Hogan England," Emily Member·s of the women's soccer team celebrate following their 2-1 uicto­ NCA against schools like Salem State, UMASS Dart­ Kiablick said. "But it's great to ry ouer Curry College in the first round of the ECAC Diu1Sion III on mouth, Wesleyan and NYU. be recognized as the second Wednesday.· In order to send the team to nationals, it will cost seed in the ECAC, so we've Before Wednesday's game, minute 26 when a shot attempt $25,000. The squad bas a number of fundraising ideas moved on." Kiablick said that Curry was from Cuny freshman Brooke in order to raise the money. Kiablick said that her one of the strongest teams in DeLuca found the back of the "We are going to be holding a competition for local team has never made it to the the CCC and that a win would net, raising the score to 1-0. cheerleading squads to attend," Allen said. "We are also ECAC tournament before and depend on how well the Hawks Although the Hawks out­ holding a clinic next semester that is going to be brin· that it is a credit to the dedica­ were able to defend against the shot the Colonels 7 -5 by the ing in a good portion of our money." tion her players have shown on team's top players while coun­ end of the first half, the score Rinaldi expressed excitement about the squad's abil­ the field this season. tering offensively. remained in Curry's favor at ity to hold other squads in the area. "Starting the season off Both teams came out halftime. The Hawks came out "We really enjoy getting involved with the commu­ strong and maintaining that strong, matching each other in a full throttle in the second half nity and this overall would be a great experience." throughout the whole year is shot attempts and defensive and tied the game two minutes not easy to do and they defi­ blocks for the first 26 minutes. See WOMEN'S SOCCER p.11. nitely did it," Kiablick said. However, things changed in