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Lacey Allain women on campus from violence." er's class organized and held a show- ences, as well as statistics from Judi- cause "there are so many feminist Armw Reporter Spitale and group members con- case of artwork, all of which was cial Affairs regarding rape on cam- issues that occur not only in the tacted Campus Safety for their created by women. The goal of this pus. The group surveyed students, world, but on this campus. Being an Donna Decker's Introduction to research. They plan to work with project was to expose the impor- asking for their personal definitions activist in this sense not only gives Women's Studies class was recently Campus Safety on how officers can tance of women in the arts, and it 'f rape. Presenters and audience us a voice to use, but credibility to given its final project, in which stu- effectively respond to sexual assault featured works of blown glass, paint- members also took pledges to help use that voice." dents were assigned to choose and incidents. Their group will present ings, sculptures, and photography, prevent rape. Introduction to Women's Stud- present a feminist issue. Jade Spitale, this research on Dec. 10 in Fitzwa- Another group from Decker's Many students in the course are ies is a one-credit course which will a sophomore member of Women' ter 101. Other groups chose topics class presented on Dec. 3 in the hoping to obtain a Women in Lead- be offered this Spring with Andrea Studies, says, "[Decker] wanted us such as rape on campus, domestic Warehouse Theater, addressing the ership certificate. Lauren Caduto, Bergstrom. The class and certificate to go out into the community for violence, women'n the arts, and topic of spreading awareness of rape a sophomore student intending to are open to all who are interested. research...our group drafted a docu- women in the media. on campus. This event featured slam graduate with the certificate, said it ment for Franklin Pierce to protect On Nov. 22, a group from Deck- poetry, stories from personal experi- is particularly important to her be- Hellogoodbye, Metric, and Paramore rock Mohegan Sun

Marissa Hebert The show started a little after diverse set than Hellogoodbye. Its ceeded to do flips in the air while the audience on its toes. Arrow Staff 7:30 p.m. as Hellogoodbye made the energy was great as well. simultaneously playing their instru- Throughout Paramore's entire first appearance. Within seconds, In all actuality though, the whole ments. time on stage, the crowd was wild. The night of Nov. 17 was packed they had the crowd cheering as the crowd was mainly waiting to see Par- The performance included an Every single voice in that arena was full of great entertainment for my band played many songs from its amore step onto the stage, and once amazing light show, complete with screaming the lyrics to every song, roommate and I. Just one week be- most recent album "Everything is they did, it was not hard to under- lasers, strobe lights, and three huge and the effect was exhilarating. The fore, we had spontaneously decided Debatable." The set ended with its stand why. vertical panels streaming a live cam- energy was great; the lights were to buy a pair of Paramore concert ever-popular, "Here in Your Arms." Paramore provided the most ex- era feed of the concert, great; the performances were great. tickets, and come that night, our lev- Its energy was great, and the crowd citing show I have ever seen. Its To give the other band members Overall, it was an amazing con- els of excitement were through the really fed off of it, in time for the stage presence was amazing. Or- a break during its two-hour set-list, cert, and an experience that I shall roof of the Mohegan Sun Arena. next band. ange-haired Hayley Williams rocked Williams would smoothly transition never forget. Somehow, we had managed to Metric, a Canadian new-wave vocals, dancing all through its set. into little interludes from time-to- get the perfect seats-in front of the band, came on next. I had nev- She would often address the crowd, time, in which she sang cute little stage, and far enough back to get the er heard of the band prior to that keeping the show interactive. Gui- snippets of her songs with a ukulele. best sound. Needless to say, we were night, so I had no idea of what to tarists Jeremy Davis and Taylor York It kept the show fresh, with the mu- stoked. expect, They played a larger, more were not to be outshined as they pro- sic.always changing its pace to keep Artist in focus: Emma Priester

Sarah Rodriguez tos have been taken. Priester is an English major and her photography skills in the editing ty. Such works consisted of blown Copy Editor world once she establishes her ca- glass, poetry, pottery, paintings, and reer. For right now, photography is photography. In a world where the advancement an escape. Priester had photography dis- of technology is taking over every "It's nice to do something that I played: one landscape of Pearly Pond aspect of human life, senior Emma enjoy doing rather than what I need at sunset, one architecture shot of Priester is a purist when it comes to to do," said Priester. the seats at Fenway Park, and one photography. For her Introduction to Women' portrait of a friend. "I "I prefer the dark room," said Studies course with Professor Don- usually don't shoot architec- Priester. "To me, it is the most true na Decker, Priester and three class- ture, but I love this photo because form of photography." mates decided to put on an art show- this was the first time my family Though digital photography has Photo provided by Emma Priester case as a final project on Nov. 22 at went to the stadium," said Priester. captured her attention in her pho- Lakeside Educational Center. tography courses, Priester prefers to "You only have the image you wants to go into publishing after The FPU Women in the Arts stay with a medium that cannot be took to work with. Nothing else," her time at Pierce. She hopes that show displayed various pieces of manipulated or edited after the pho- said Priester. there will be an opportunity to use work by women in the communi-