The Cowl Vol. LXIV No. 21 Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island March 30, 2000 Car stolen from Dressed to impress Raymond lot by Lyn Soderlund ’03 News Staff Area deemed “a vulnerable The Board of Programmers, along with the Balfour Center, section of the College for theft presented a fashion show on Saturday to raise money for the and vandalism" Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless. The annual show gate. “I think that the camera by Laura Menenes ’03 raises money for a different should be (directed) on all of News Staff charity each year. the lot, not just the guard,” said Melissa Chaves ’01, who After parking her car in the Holmes. organized the event, got the idea section of Raymond lot closest Raymond lot is the only to work with the Rhode Island to Huxley Avenue at about parking area in that situation, Coalition for the Homeless in 7:45 a.m. on March 20, Reilly said. Surveillance her Urban Sociology class. Jennifer Holmes ’01 found her cameras in the remaining lots “Dr. Hirsch (the class car missing late Wednesday oscillate in order to monitor professor) does a lot of work morning. The theft of the 1998 the entire lot. Reilly said that downtown with the homeless Buick Park Avenue from the these cameras have been and is on a lot of boards that Raymond parking lot was efficient thus far in revealing help them. One of the themes reported to Providence College suspicious activity within the of our class was homelessness, and the Providence Police lots. and we had a lot of guest Department on March 22. But adding more cameras speakers come in. That’s where According to Philip Reilly, is not necessarily the answer, the idea to work with the Executive Director of Security, Reilly said. The setup of the Coalition for the Homeless the exact time of the theft is security office is not came from,” explained Chaves. unknown, but most likely conducive to an increase in the The event was also seen as a occurred on Monday night. number of surveillance good opportunity for students to People need to know about their experience multiple styles from different areas and cultures. safety. 1 don’t think (on campus “It’s fun to participate in something that blends cultural A model saunters down the runway sporting one and academic clubs together. lots are) very safe now. of the latest casual fashions. Jennifer Holmes ’01 There should be more experiences to see stuff outside With purple light illum­ American food from the 274 Reilly noted that Raymond lot cameras. While it would be of Abercrombie and Fitch,” said inating the runways, as well as Social Club. was full of activity during the ideal to have someone model Jennifer Borges ’03. black and white balloons, Unlike the clothes, the food night of March 20 because a monitoring the cameras Members of BOP and the sparkles covering the tables, and was not donated. “We had to hockey tournament was taking throughout the entire day, the Balfour Center went to local multi-colored programs, a buy the food from the Security Department is “short- place at Schneider Arena. businesses in Providence and to festive mood greeted the restaurants, but that cost was handed,” because security The stolen car, which was the Emerald Square and audience in preview of a lively included in the ticket price,” recovered a few blocks away officials and work-study Providence Place Malls asking show to come. said Chaves. from the College, was later students are busy performing for items to be donated to the To complement the fashion All of the models featured in returned to Holmes. Damage other tasks in addition to show. Stores like Delia’s, Foot show, audience members the fashion show were volunteer to the steering wheel only was monitoring the cameras. A Action, Mr. Tux and Park enjoyed a buffet dinner that Providence College students. evident. No one has been greater number of cameras Jewelry Boutique provided a included foods from many “There were 40 models, all would only increase charged with the theft as of yet. variety of different looks for different cultures. Local volunteers. They were so great,” Surveillance cameras are complications, said Reilly. models to feature. Frey Florist restaurants provided the food, said Chaves. located in each of the College’s In hopes of discovering the contributed all of the flowers including Asian food from Four This year’s show “Do You parking lots to monitor activity perpetrator, security officials that complemented the clothing Seasons, Portuguese food from Remember?” began with a look in these areas. However, the examined surveillance tapes and overall atmosphere of the O Dinis, Spanish food from El camera situated in the section from the night of March 21, show. Paz Dorado, and African- Fashion, page 5 of the Raymond lot nearest to but to no avail. According to the Huxley Avenue security Reilly, “We reviewed the tape gate “(is) directed (towards) and you cannot make a the gate itself,” said Reilly. determination (as to the Students disrupt dinner The College has not presence of a thief).” experienced any prior Holmes expressed concern St. Patrick’s Day celebrations escalate, forcing security to close the cafeteria problems of theft in the area over the theft of her car said that the dinner started on a “At that point people were surrounding the gate. because it occurred in a section by Caitlin Fitzpatrick ’01 quiet note until around 5:30 starting to get difficult. There It was not until Holmes of Raymond lot that is close News Staff p.m. when the cafeteria started was at least one student reported the incident that she in proximity to the Huxley Dinner at Raymond Caf­ to get busy. throwing things at the people learned the scope of the security gate. “You think that eteria was disrupted last Friday “At first it just got really loud, on the tables. That’s when we camera does not encompass there’s a guard there and it (the evening by several intoxicated which is fine. There were a few called Security for the first the entire lot, but rather students who created a students at that time who were focuses solely on the security Stolen car, page 5 Cafeteria, page 6 disruption by standing on tables very, very intoxicated. and throwing food. Also, the Eventually there were just so students displayed destructive many intoxicated students here Keep your car safe: and threatening behavior at one time. That is when it Lock all car doors towards Sodexho staff and other escalated from people just Lock the steering wheel students. Security responded to having a good time,” Render the safety concerns and closed said. Don’t forget to set Place items of value out of visibility the cafeteria down for ten A group of students stood on Close all car windows minutes in an attempt to get the a table and proceeded to sing your clocks ahead for crowd under control. while others took to tearing Daylight Savings, Park in a well-lit area of the lot Ed Render, the cook at down decorations and throwing Raymond on Friday evening, food. Saturday at 2 a.m. Dave Regan explains why Top stories, sports scores, we should get out of the movie listings, 19 things to Big East conference, now. do off campus-The Cowl hits Check out Sports for the the web on Thursday, March story, page 31 30th...Check it out at www.providence.edu/thecowl The Cowl hits the web, again. Check it out at www.providence.edu/thecowl The Cowl 2 News March 30, 2000 PC women making history Three graduates discuss where their education has taken them since their college days by Jennifer Moran ’02 with a social purpose to it.. .that is what Major. She went on to receive her CPA attracted me to Washington...to make News Staff and then her MBA from Bryant College. college available to those who couldn’t She began to work for Miriam Hospital This month is Women’s History afford it.” (in Providence) in 1983 as an internal Month-an opportunity to acknowledge Flanagan said that she has learned a auditor. Coletta worked her way up the the many successful women who have lot throughout her professional career. professional ladder and is currently the walked the halls of Providence College. This does not happen accidentally, Chief Administrative Officer of Miriam Many women have left their mark at PC though. She advises students to find Hospital and is also the Senior Vice and gone on to prosperous andfulfilling something that they love to do as she has, President of Life Span. professional lives. As a result, these rather than a career from necessity. “You Coletta is very positive about her women are role models to the female need to be willing to take opportunities undergraduate career at PC. She student body at PC. In this article, The when they come along, and (at the same especially liked the Development of Cowl examines three such women. They time) not expect life to come in a Western Civilization classes, and the serve as living proof of how far women perfectly laid out plan.” overall liberal arts component of her have come over the years. Having worked in Washington DC education. Coletta explained that her for numerous years, Flanagan stated, education from PC helps her today in her After Sarah Flanagan left PC in “(Whenever) I am in a male-dominated professional life. “Having a broad 1979, she pursued a career focused on environment I feel a partial responsibility background makes you more versatile,” higher education. She graduated as a to do a good job to ensure that I don’t she added. Humanities major. She then headed to reflect poorly on women’s responsibility Coletta takes great pride in her Washington DC where she worked in a to do good work.” professional life, but also in her personal non-profit educational foundation. She also commented on the life. Whenever anyone asks her what she Flanagan worked on various diminishing stereotype of women. “Less does, she does not limit herself to her committees related to education and and less it is assumed that women who profession. She says “I am a mother of youth until she acquired her present work must have certain political views. three, I live in Johnston, RI and I work position: Vice-President for The political structure in Washington al the Miriam (Hospital).” She Government Relations at the National helps that. Women work in all (political) explained, “I recognize that I have a life Association of Independent Colleges parties.” and a job, and I don’t have to give up and Universities (in Washington DC). “I sense myself in an ‘in-between’ one for the other.” She has been at the position for five generation. Women in the 1950s had Coletta stated, as Flanagan did, that years. more struggles. (Yet) it doesn’t mean she would advise female students to take “Higher education has always been that I don’t (There) is still a ton of work advantage of all opportunities that come my expertise,” Flanagan said. to do for women,” Flanagan said. their way, both personally and According to Flanagan the Whereas Flanagan is an example of professionally, Government Relations effort represents influential PC women in the arena of Coletta said that she acknowledges over nine hundred private colleges, PC politics, other women have made the fact that she is relatively young in being one of them. important strides in the business world. her profession and, therefore, is very From top to bottom: Coletta,Class Flanagan explained that PC, “(Left) Sandra Coletta has lead a veiy successful lucky. Coletta hopes to stay with Miriam of 1980, Wade, Class of 1996, and me with a broad education, a sense of professional career. Coletta graduated Flanagan, Class of 1979 ethics, and a desire to do something from PC in 1980 as an Accounting Women, page 4 Spring is here... Scholar visits by Lyn Soderlund ’03 News Staff As part of the “Scholar-In-Residence” program started by the Women’s Studies Program, cultural anthropologist Dr. Barbara Miller visited Providence College from March 26 to March 30, attending classes and giving lectures on the inequality between men and women in today’s society. “We chose Dr. Miller because of her record of scholarships, her experience as a director of women’s studies, and reputation of feminist activism, said Professor of English Jane Lunin Perel. “This is the first time I’ve ever done this,” said Miller. “I’ve visited other behavior in India, specifically the colleges, but I just gave one talk and left. daughter neglect and son preference in By the time I leave, I’ll have visited 14 Indian culture. classes. I’ve had such lively talks with “I went (to India) and lived with the the students and faculty.” people, ate what they ate, tried to talk During her visit, Miller hoped to have with them honestly-it’s kind of like a positive influence on the campus. you’re spying,” said Miller. “Given my overall interest in gender While Miller considers the situation inequality, I hope to bring my learning in India gender inequality, many people and views based on 20 years of in India disagree with her. “They believe research,” she said. “I also want to find promoting sons over daughters is their out what’s going on in your Women’s right. Some people believe that all Studies Program and what the students cultures should be judged on their own are looking for. I’m really impressed terms, but there needs to be a moral with the students and faculty here. I think ground.” the Women’s Studies Program is doing In response, Miller created the term a commendable job with limited “critical cultural relativism,” meaning resources.” that although we want to appreciate a According to Miller, a cultural culture from the inside, we need to anthropologist “studies living people- critique it morally and in terms of power. what they do and why they do it.” For All cultures are interesting, but all Warm weather and sunny skies drew many students to an the past two decades she has studied Miller, 3 impromptu Aid Charlemagne show on the quad this Friday. Providence College 51st Student Congress Election Results ROTC News - Daniel F. Tower, Executive President of Student RHA President-John Spinella ’02 Attleboro, MA, a Providence College Congress-Pat Bench ’01 RHA Vice President-Amanda Vilnit ’O'. Sophomore majoring in Political Executive Vice President of Student RHA Secretary-Monica Erwin ’03 Science, was awarded an Army ROTC Congress-Steve Muzrall ’02 RHA Treasurer-Kathleen Pantaleo ’02 3.5-Active Duty Scholarship. This Executive Secretary of Student BOSSA President-Jennifer Perrault ’01 scholarship pays up to $16,000 a year in Congress-Maureen O’Reardon ’02 BMSA President-Tanisha Brown ’01 tuition, $450 a year for book costs, and Executive Treasurer of Student BMSA Vice President-Ndaya Irene a $200 per month stipend. Cadet Tower Congress-Chrissy Connolly ’01 Kasanda ’02 was contracted into the Providence BOP President-Melissa Chaves ’01 I AB President-Vanessa Gormley ’01 College Army ROTC program on March BOP Vice-President-Kathy Hebert ’01 IAB Vice President-Justin Hill ’01 23, 2000 by Captain Ellis Hopkins, the BOP Secretary-Katie Miller ’01 Board of Club Sports President-Jen Battalion Recruiting Officer. BOP Treasurer-Bill Sugg ’01 Dean ’01

March 30, 2000 News The Cowl 3 Polling retraction and explanation Building a community The Cowl wishes to apologize for ommitting the sample size for the last poll. It should have read, 200 randomly selected by Kristin DiQuollo ’02 Providence College students took part in this poll. News Staff The Cowl conducts pplls based lipon the ative importance of certain In an effort to campus issues. Those cojraucting the ppi 1 contact a ihinimum of 200 Providence “stabilize” the Elmhurst College students reskjftig on-campus to gauge theirtopinions on the issue at community, Providence hand. Participants arc/chosen at random from a rostei\provided by the Office College Community of Academic Records, and each su yject is asked r their permission to Relations, in conj­ participate before thelinformation is obtained. Using standard recording forms unction with Roger and questions provide^! by The Cowl’s poll supervisor, tl/e paper’s staff members Williams Medical Cent­ record the data, and th\ subsequent results are tabulate by the aforementioned er and Rhode Island supervisor. All data is \viewed by the News Editc/and is considered public Housing, has developed record. Any inquiries cbqceming polls condu£t€d by The Cowl should be the Elmhurst Home directed to the Editor-In-ChfeLqf the publication. Ownership Program. -Compiled by Special Projects Founded at PC in 1996, the program serves two purposes. It helps make home Senate passes new ownership more affor­ dable for full and part - time PC employees and their adult children, and bill to increase it also helps revitalize the neighbor-hood surrounding the school, explained Louise MLK Scholarships Mauro, Director of according to Hirsch, are paid out of the by Ryan Ainscough ’02 Community Relat-ions. College’s general operating fund. The Asst. News Editor The College fac­ President, therefore, feels that an ilitates real estate In the third attempt in two years, the increase in the number of scholarships transactions by reco­ hoto by John Englishmen '03 Faculty Senate passed a bill early this would cost more money than the budget mmending homes for 95 Oakland is one of many houses in the program, month to increase the number of Martin could provide. The Faculty Senate agrees sale in the community to potential services, stated Mauro. Luther King Scholarships offered by the with this assessment. buyers. PC students have also reaped benefits College. The new bill differs from the “We certainly understand that,” said By providing a one-time $3,000 from the Elmhurst program, for it now previous two attempts because it Hirsch, “and agree with that. We can’t grant, reduced closing costs, and requires homes in the community to pass decreases the number of additional really continue to fund additional competitive mortgage rates for buyers, a minimum housing inspection, scholarships to 40 and proposes a slower scholarships out of the general operating the program allows participants “a including those often rented by students process to phase them in. fund. So the additional scholarships need break” in their home buying endeavors, residing off-campus. Along with this bill, another was to be funded through the increasing Mauro added. Also, by “increasing the To date, three homes have been bo­ passed proposing a publicly announced endowment.” number of owner-occupied homes in the ught through the Elmhurst Home fundraising campaign in order to support This increase in endowment will be neighborhood and reducing the number Ownership Program, and Mauro has these new scholarships. The campaign the work of the fundraising bill. On the of homes owned by absentee landlords” established a goal for the future. “If I would seek to raise 16 million dollars. heels of the successful Campaign 2000, in the Elmhurst neighborhood, the area can build up my inventory (of homes for Concern was addressed in the which increased the school’s endowment can slowly work toward building a sale), that will be the key to my success. meeting, however, as to how affective from 23 or 24 million dollars to well over stronger, long-term community. I would love to see an increase in the the legislation process will be, taking 100 million, the Senate hopes that the However, certain criteria need to be number of owner occupied homes in the into account its past success. school will be able to put forth a similar, met for participants to benefit from the area,” she said. The new bill is an attempt on the part although smaller effort, for these program. Mauro later noted that Providence of the Senate to comply with Rev. Philip scholarships specifically. College is not the first school in the In order to receive the grant and other A. Smith, President of the College, who The campaign would be announced such financial incentives from the nation to sponsor such a program. vetoed the previous two bills. publicly by the President, thereby school, buyers must live in their property Trinity College, the University of “We are reducing the number of establishing its priority on the College Chicago, and Yale University, among for at least five consecutive years, the scholarships again. We are attempting to agenda. The proposed completion of this property must be currently owned by an others, also encourage neighborhood compromise with the President and campaign is the 2008-2009 academic absentee landlord, in an estate, or bank stabilization through offering employees respect his concern about how much this year. held, and the property must be located like incentives. costs,” said Dr. Eric Hirsch, Associate According to Joseph Brum, Vice in a specific area of Elmhurst. Additional information regarding the Professor of Sociology and Chair of the President of Alumni and Development, Homes for sale on Oakland, Pem­ Elmhurst program, including Faculty Senate Admissions Committee, the term endowment can be compared broke, Pinehurst, Tyndall, and the qualification guidelines and listed which proposed the bill. to a giant investment account. The inclusive sections of Chad Brown and properties, can be found on the The original bill called for an increase College does not touch the endowment Eaton Streets are eligible. Community Relations page of the PC of 100 scholarships, which would double and the interest from it is used. Although By partnering in the program, Rhode website (www.providence.edu/college- the current number. In a second bill, the the College would continue to offer the Island Housing offers an additional relations/CM.html). number was reduced to 60 scholarships. scholarships at an increased amount year $3,000 grant to buyers as well as loan Both called for an increase of five after year, this sum of money would only scholarships every year until the need to be raised once. The sum of 16 Sovereign intended goal was achieved, whereas the million dollars would pay for the forty Miller current bill calls for an increase of two scholarships on a yearly basis. per year. -Continued from page 2- MLK, page 6 conversion The current MLK Scholarships, cultures could use some work. Maybe they could learn from other cultures complete through dialogue and discussion,” Miller said. ATMs in lower Slavin were Female infants are generally Chapel Update switched to Sovereign Bank this week­ neglected and starved in Indian society, end, leaving many students with ques­ because they are seen as strong, while tions. The Cowl will follow up next males are viewed as fragile, said Miller. * Steel workers completed the weld­ week with a closer look at how this con- Therefore, when a male is sick, he is ing of the “high” steel on the drum of rushed to the hospital, while females the Chapel. never get medical treatment. In northwest India the mortality rate of * Rafters are being installed on the females ages 0 to 7 are twice that of lower roof on the east side of the struc­ males. ture. Many cultures have begun participating in sex-selective abortion, or more specifically, female-selective * Metal studs are being installed on the abortion. Several million female fetuses upper drum of the Chapel. These studs were aborted in Asia in the last decade. will be used to secure the plywood and The only time a male is aborted is if he wooden “skin” to the structure. is misdiagnosed during an ultrasound as * With on-sight drainage complete, the female. Although there are many laws site contractor will trench accross against sex-selective abortion, they are “Grotto” Lane and connect to catch ba­ * Stone work continues on the south­ rarely enforced. sins located in front of Mai Brown east wall, while blocking has begun on Many debates have been brought up Hall. the final wall on the west side. to explain sex-selective abortion. One major debate is that the women are Special thanks to Mark Rapoza, Direc­ tor of Business Strategy, for the simply exercising choice. Miller says * Metal studs and framing are being infomation provided. this is not the case at all. installed in the lower level. “Women in patriarchal cultures are Compiled by Caylen Macera ’01 Scholar, page 5 The Cowl 4 News March 30, 2000 TMKTnF College bans JL JL JL jhLvJ CokTPDrcc second mp3 site in LI IN VjI Jti three months Father Kenneth Sicard spoke to the Congress last meeting with regards to by Kristin Stanley ’01 The fee for the connection is a fixed changes that may be made in on-campus residence facilities. Due to the trend News Staff monthly rate, because the connection in rising numbers of entering students, preference will be given to freshmen doesn’t carry anybody else’s and sophomores first when making room selections in traditional dorms. As of March 13, access to Imesh communications. The carrier, therefore, Overflowing sophomores will be given space in on campus apartments. Juniors through the College computer network can assure a given level of quality. ATI will be given preference in the apartments next, then any left over space will be has been terminated. This decision was channel provides a maximum given to seniors. Some seniors may have to move off campus who would the second of such actions taken by the transmission speed of 1.544 megabits per normally wish to reside on campus. This process will begin to affect the class College. In January, students were second. “If the school does have a T1 of 2004. prohibited from accessing the mp3.com system it is probably inadequate, and Clubs and Orgs: music databases at Napster, com. they would need to install a second T1 Reviewing several constitutions this week and next: Circle K, Ranger Challenge, The Imesh system is similar to that system,” Poulin added, due to the Democracy in Evolution, Wrestling, College Democrats of Napster. Stud­ number of students We will also be working on activity status, rewriting the Guide to Writing ents use both and faculty using a Club Constitution, and possibly adding a Presidents Meeting for new websites to down­ the system at one presidents. load music from the time. A single T1 OCRO: Internet. Access to system is rated to We are planning to speak to Ed Chase about sending the off-campus surveys mp3 through both run at 70% cap­ out to the students through e-mail. We will then add drop boxes in the Nap-ster and Imesh acity, and “a school mail room and outside the congress office. We also plan to leave surveys allows mp3 to dist­ of this size is outside the Congress office to make it easier for students to return the ribute and promote artists’ music to a probably running at a rate of 98-99% at surveys. broad audience and allows the public its peak hours,” he said. Academic Affairs access to the music catalogue. The mp3 However, the decision to terminate We got a few responses to the letters that were sent out to the faculty website contains 250,000 songs from Imesh, affirmed Poulin, is well within concerning the preceptorials/seminars. Some of the professors that showed more than 40,000 artists. This collection the College’s right to control on the interest felt that it was a little late in the year to start up the program allows the consumer to search, preview network. “The school does have the now, so we will start it up in the fall. and download music at no charge. right to terminate any site regardless of Legislative Affairs: The termination of Imesh was caused whether it is a bandwidth problem or Two new pieces of legislation by a dramatic increase in network traffic. not,” he stated. a. Recommendation from the Mascot Committee An e-mail sent out to the student body The usage policy for access to b. Introducing the Circle K Club Constitution stated that “90% of the entire campus Information Technology Resources Two Pieces of old business with copies to be handed out Internet bandwidth was being utilized by signed by each incoming freshman a. Weight Room recommendation from Student Life the service called Imesh.” A bandwidth states: “The privilege of the use of the b. New Rules of Order is the amount of data that can be College’s Information Technology The Biology Society Constitution was passed with a unanimous vote. transmitted in a fixed amount of time. Resources is with the understanding that -compiled by Marybeth Campbell '00 The system Providence College pays its use will be in conformity with the annually to install allows for a specific mission, educational goals, and values amount of traffic that is allowed in and of Providence College. The use of the out of the school. College’s technology therefore should be Successful PC women “The network this College has supportive in its educational and research provided is an academic network; it’s not role along with its values and standards. -Continued from page 2- Scouts that, according to Wade, “Tells built for entertainment, as is America With this privilege comes resp­ and to help it to further succeed. them that it is ok for girls to like science On-Line,” said Executive Director of onsibility.” A more recent alum of PC, Anja and math.” Computer Services Rebecca Ramos. The termination of Napster, and now Elisabet Wade, shows that previously Wade added, “Women definitely have The College is not looking to prohibit Imesh, may only be the start, said male-dominated maths and sciences are the ability to make important all access «to entertainment. However, Ramos. If the system level becomes also successful fields for PC women. contributions in this field (science) as “A single website impacts the system unbalanced again it is possible and Wade graduated in 1996 as a Chemistry well as any other. You never know, the drastically,” Ramos said. The e-mail probable that access to more enter­ Major and a Women Studies Minor. She cure for cancer could be floating around stated that “The majority of effort tainment systems will be terminated. went on to graduate school at The Johns in some little girl’s brain right now. supporting and configuring the network Again, however, Poulin criticized the Hopkins University, where she studied Good ideas can come from anyone and must be directed towards the primary school’s reasoning. “If the termination for three years. She received her masters there’s a lot of potential to improve goal of unrestricted access to academic is for the sole reason of entertainment, degree in May of 1998. quality of life out there. It seems silly to resources on the Internet. Entertainment then the school needs to install new Wade started working in the limit that potential by continuing to purposes are secondary.” equipment,” Poulin added. Antimicrobials Department at DuPont reinforce old fashioned gender roles and “When non-academic use is pre­ Many students agree with Poulin, Pharmaceuticals in September 1999. In stereotypes.” venting the system from working citing the school’s need to improve the regards to her job, Wade said, “Recent In regards to her experience at PC, correctly, we start looking into why,” system rather than restrict access. “I advances in chemotherapy and HIV Wade said, “PC provided me with a great explained Ramos. The firewall the think that it is stupid to prohibit use of treatment are keeping people alive longer education, not just in science, but in school has installed allowed for a local Imesh because another (mp3 provider) when several years ago the diseases humanities as well. I loved Civ. The Internet service and Provider to pinpoint will come up. So why bother taking it would have killed them. However, this whole college experience gave me a lot the problem. away? Just let us have it,” said Imesh increases the number of people who are more confidence and poise.” Eric Poulin, representative of user, Joel Ferreira ’03. susceptible to systematic fungal Wade also added some advice for PC Industrial Strength Design, Web and Ramos acknowledges the need for infections, so the market for antifungals female undergrads, “Don’t be afraid to Network Consultation Services, said T1 student input, though. If students are is growing.. ,1 work in the lab developing seek out mentors and learn from the connections to the Internet are a popular interested in discussing ways to improve assays and testing potential drugs.” people who have gone ahead of you and leased line, and is likely the connection or better the network, Ramos Wade also works for Habitat for when you have a chance, don’t hesitate utilized by PC. A leased line is a recommends forming a discussion group Humanity and Engineering Your to help those who are coming up behind permanent telephone connection through Student Congress. Tomorrow, which is a program for Girl you.” between two points that is always active. ~ Local News Update ~ • After numerous complaints from customers, Fleet Bank says it will change the policy that blocked Sovereign Bank customers from transferring their accounts to Fleet. Fleet said it wanted to give Sovereign a chance to survive in New England so it would not accept former BankBoston customers. Sovereign completed its takeover this week of 90 BankBoston branches in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Fleet and BankBoston were forced to sell the branches in order to win regulators’ approval of the recent merger.

• On Tuesday, anti-smoking activists called on the state to spend up to $22 million annually on tobacco control programs. The American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and the American Lung Association put together a plan which discusses how the money should be spent. The coalition’s primary focus is on programs to limit tobacco use among youths. «

• For the 1 1* consecutive year, state lawmakers are considering a bill to lower the blood-alcohol limit from .10 to .08. The state Transportation Department is warning lawmakers that Rhode Island could lose millions of dollars in road construction funding if the limit remains the same. Opponents of the lower limit say it would penalize social drinkers who do not pose a threat to others on roads. They also say it will hurt the restaurant and bar business.

• The question of whether race played a role in the shooting death of Sergeant Cornel Young Jr. has reached all the way to Washington. Congressman Patrick Kennedy has asked the Congressional Black Caucus to examine the shooting. Kennedy introduced legislation in a speech Monday that would create a task force to study racism in police departments and other government agencies. -Compiled by Kristin Stanley '01 March 30, 2000 News The Cowl 5 Car stolen from Ray lot Student fashion -Continued from page 1- pink button down shirt and khakis from -Continued from page 1- “We have had some rashes of auto back at fashions from previous decades, Paul Harris. lot) should be safe, and it isn’t,” she said. theft around (this) area of the campus” starting with the 50s. Models strutted the The show then headed straight into “The guard was attending to the gate over the past two or three years, said runway in clothes varying from poodle the cultural category, where outfits from duty,” responded Reilly, who feels that Reilly, who characterized the area skirts to overalls. Master and Mistress different cultures were exhibited, although it would be preferable to have around Schneider Arena as “a vulnerable of Ceremonies Ben Nadeau ’00 and including Cambodia and Africa. Ircania “more eyes in more places,” the security section of the College for theft and Leann Medina ’02 provided colorful Guererro ’03 came out in a Dominican guard on duty that night is not at fault. vandalism.” In response to recent car descriptions of each outfit along with red silk skirt and a white tube top. She “People need to know about their thefts in the vicinity of Douglas Avenue biographies of each model as they floated down to the end of the runway safety...and should be informed about and Veazie Street, PC security patrols debuted on the runway. where she swiveled her hips for the prowlers in the area,” said Holmes, who this neighborhood frequently. In For the business wear category, crowd. had never heard of cars being stolen on addition, security officials patrol other models walked the runway in various This brought the show to club wear. campus. “I don’t think (campus lots are) streets on which the College owns suits and dresses, largely from Brooks Models showed their fun side as they very safe now,” Holmes added. property, including Italy Street and Brothers and Paul Harris. paraded down the runway and showed Nevertheless, she needs to keep a car on Dante Street. After the business section of the show, off their dance moves to a delighted campus, as do many of her peers, for While the Security Department Special Guest performed “Thank You” crowd. Ducha Hang ’03 set the mood student teaching. monitors activity that takes place on by Boyz to Men as the models got ready with an eye-opening black leather dress Reilly pointed to Theft Opportunity property owned by the College, the for the athletic wear portion of the that tied across the back and knee-high Security Alerts, which are issued by PC Providence Police Department is program. black boots. At the end of this section, Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant responsible for patrolling the “off- Various models walked the runway the models gathered at the end of the Marshall as a means of preventing auto campus” perimeter of the College, such wearing a variety of athletic outfits, runway to dance and give the audience thefts on campus. After patrolling the as Pinehurst Avenue and Eaton Street, including items from Nike, And 1 and the feeling of being in an actual club. various parking lots on campus at least on Friday and Saturday evenings. Champs. Andre Hansard ’03 came out The last portion of the show was the every other day, Marshall issues letters Providence Police duties are extended wearing a navy blue Nike warm-up suit formal category. Nedzar Erilus ’03 wore to those students who have placed items during certain times of the school year with a white visor and sunglasses. The a tuxedo from Mr. Tux, complete with of expense (such as car phones and CDs) (St. Patrick’s Day and the start of the Flipz, a highly energetic dance group, white gloves, cane and top hat. Borges in open visibility within their cars. year) to ensure “the safety of the students performed at the end of this portion of looked elegant in an iridescent olive Delivered to students’ campus and the welfare of neighbors,” stated the show. green gown with spaghetti straps. mailboxes, the letters serve an advisory Reilly. Then came the urban section, where The night ended on a positive note, purpose and remind students to place Reilly also noted that “this particular most of the clothes were from Delia’s or not only for students involved, but such items in the trunk or glove student didn’t know if her car was locked Pepe Jeans. The crowd livened up as audience members as well. “I liked the compartment “so potential thieves don’t or unlocked.” Because no traces of models danced their way down the different categories they presented. see these things.” Reilly also suggested shattered glass (evidence of a break-in) runway. Caesar Alvarez ’01 donned (BOP) didn’t focus on just one type of locking the car door and steering wheel were found in the area around the black pants and a lime green T-shirt, both clothing. I would definitely wear most (with devices such as the Club) to deter original parking space, he believes that courtesy of Pepe Jeans, while Kelly of those outfits. Overall, I had a great car theft. Holmes’ car was in fact unlocked. Martel ’03 wore an orange tank top and time,” said Elizabeth Cabral ’03. gray drawstring skirt from Delia’s. After “I had a lot of fun. It was a worthwhile Scholar visits the urban section, the new A Capella experience and a great chance to interact -Continued from page 3- group Strictly Speaking energized the with people I don’t get around to seeing not exercising choice, they are being “If anyone values peace and life, they crowd with a toe-tapping performance. on campus,” said Borges. “It’s a chance steered in the direction of the patriarchal will find a way to keep females alive,” The highlight of the casual category to step outside of your own character and society’s beliefs,” explained Miller. 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Roch “I saw students running and throwing Render, who has worked in college safety concerns and a colossal mess to also confirmed that a large percentage salt and pepper shakers,” he added. “I settings for more than five years, said deal with. On Friday evening many staff of the students in the cafeteria at that was concerned about myself and my co­ that there was more than one point during members remained working until point were intoxicated. “The evening workers.” the evening when he asked himself if he midnight. was way out of control. These students Safety concerns among the em­ should get his staff away from the crowd. “I have been here for over 12 years could care less if Security were here or ployees prompted Security to be called “It was a difficult situation. On one and this is the worst it has ever been. It not,” he said. for a second time. Around 6 p.m. the hand it was a public safety issue. The is nice to have fun, but not at other In addition to the students on the cafeteria closed its doors for ten minutes weather was bad and students needed to people’s expense,” stated Edmonds. tables, Roch said that there were in an attempt to get the crowd under eat. On the other hand, many of the Students were charged during the numerous food fights and profane control. employees here were frightened,” incident and a report was sent from the language. “We have an entire crate full Shannon Brennan ’02 was at the fr­ Render said. Security Office to Ronald Relly, the of bent silverware that people ruined,” ont of the line waiting to enter the Natalie Hatch was serving ice cream Judicial Officer, who is currently he said. Roch explained that the cafeteria when the doors were closed. “I that evening. “The kids were rowdy and investigating the incident. The Cowl will employees were trying to keep the aisles was shocked that they slammed the doors yelling. At first I was just listening. continue to follow the story. clear of any obstructions as a safety in students’ faces and not let them in to measure, but it was impossible to keep eat. I was also shocked that students up with the mess the students were could get so out of control and force the making. school to bring in Security.” Brennan “They were tossing bread around like said she also observed two students MLK bill passes frisbees,” said Ginny Edmonds who was escorted out of the cafeteria by Security. working the door that evening. “Some Render said that some students pro­ -Continued from page 2- the Senate and the Administration on the of them had been drinking all afternoon. ceeded to kick the doors open to let other Before the bill was passed, however, content of the specific MLR bills as they They were not interested in eating. It students waiting outside enter without some faculty members questioned the have come forward. I don’t think there’s was such a mess.” swiping their ID cards. Several students lack of success that repeated bills have a disagreement between the “They left their trays all over the were also threatening toward the women had in the past. Administration and the Senate on the “It just hasn’t been effective,” said desirability of increasing diversity on Paid Advertisement Dr. Patrick Reid, Professor of Theology. campus,” he said. He suggests the Admissions Committee The idea behind the scholarships, “try and cooperate more by showing a according to Hirsch, is that currently willingness to see what the President minorities are turned away by a nearly wants and talk with him, rather than all-white campus. Increasing passing bills he feels obligated to veto.” scholarships, therefore, would increase “(The issue’s) at a stalemate right diversity and this increased diversity, in now,” said Reid. “There must be a more turn, would attract even more minorities. effective way. I think it’s only alienating The priority being placed on diversity, both parties.” however, is more than just an ideological Hirsch agrees that the past legislation concern, according to Hirsch. The New has produced no headway. “We’ve England Association of Schools and compromised more than halfway while College Accreditation team “looks the President hasn’t come any distance forward to learning that the institution towards us,” he said. has succeeded in addressing its own On the other hand, Hirsch has hope goals for the achievement of diversity for this bill. “We’re hoping that we’ll at of race, gender and ethnicity,” according least get some kind of positive to its report. This team will reevaluate response.” the school for accreditation, according As to the;prospect of a discussion in to Hirsch, in the next three years and will addition to the legislative process, as expect to see results. Reid suggested, Hirsch said, “I would “We want to know what (Fr. 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by Jay Higgins ’03 World Staff contract negotiations Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush who, both by Lauren Ricci ’00 put in place an agreement that works for together, they win.” relieved that the Primary battles are World Staff over, now must spend their time picking our flight attendants and allows the Perhaps most excited of all were the up the pieces their political campaigns company to compete in the marketplace. passengers, whose plans could have have left behind. Passengers breathed a sigh of relief We are very pleased that we were able been severely interrupted by the As the general election intensifies, early Saturday morning when US do so and that there will be no impending shut down. As the deadline the two candidates have been analyzing Airways and its flight attendant union interruption in service or inconvenience approached, many chose to switch their the past months and determining the best came to an agreement over a new for our customers.” reservations to other airlines, or make strategy to boost their popularity now contract Although the deal was reached Attendants picketed outside many arrangements for other forms of that they have claimed their respective three and a half hours past the midnight ballots. A majority of the time will also airports around the East Coast last week transportation, like trains and rental be spent launching lines of attack deadline, the airline suffered no major in support of their cause. Had the two cars. against their opponent. This fall’s race delays or cancellations. sides foiled in reaching an agreement, the “We didn’t know if we’d be able to to Presidency should be one of the Lynn Lenosky, Chief Negotiator for attendants planned on causing serious get back,” explained Carolyn Galbreath, closest and hard-fought in decades. The the Association of Flight Attendants problems for the airline by disrupting a US Airways passenger to the New latest polls out of Washington show the said, “The contract is a five-year many of its busiest routes. York Times. two candidates as deadlocked. agreement flight attendants can be Their strategy, called Chaos, or The last time a significant action was The most urgent task for Bush and proud of.” Create Havoc Around Our System was taken by employees towards and airline Gore over the next few months will be to repair the damage their party rivals The deal comes after years of designed to randomly disrupt operations was February 1999, when American caused through campaign accusations. frustration for the flight attendants, who while allowing most attendants to Airlines pilots staged a sickout. Another goal for the candidates is to find have been working without a contract continue working. In response, US solid footing in America’s electoral since 1996, when their last one expired. Airways threatened to shut down the Terms of the New Contract: mainstream - the political center where The new contract gives the airline’s airline if an agreement had not been - Contract is good for the next five presidential elections are won or lost. 10,000 attendants a pay raise, which reached by the midnight deadline. years Among other key campaign topics, was one of the most important points - Employee Salary is increased by 5 education will be one of the key issues “By the middle of the week, we were in this upcoming election. Bush has of negotiation. pretty much going around the clock,” percent claimed to make education his top Although it is the nation’s sixth said Ernest W. DuBester, chairman of the - One year after the contract is signed priority if elected, (an issue that polls largest airline, US Airways feared cost National Mediation Board. employees will receive another 2 well with women) as opposed to Vice increases as a result of a new contract. John J. Sweeney, President of the percent pay raise President Al Gore’s promise to make In a statement printed in the New York AFL-CIO congratulated the attendants - Employees receive time-and-a-half campaign finance his centerpiece. Times, US Airways said: “The A.F.A. saying, “The flight attendant’s win for holidays including New Year’s Day, While Bush has outlined a new reading leadership and the company’s proved the age old lesson: when working Memorial Day, and Christmas program, Gore has hit upon the financial aspect by proposing spending of $ 115 management worked extremely hard to women and men join together and stay Sources: New York Times billion over ten years to continue President Clinton’s program aimed at reducing class sizes by providing more money to hire teachers. About 30,000 Following the New England have been hired with a final goal of 100,000. Both candidates realize the importance of being named the “Education President.” path to success... Along with Bush stressing his message to the American public about ..... not only reforming schools he has also focused on reforming the military and renewing the spirit of America. He has attacked Gore in statements regarding the Clinton-Gore White House fund- Fresh Samantha SL raising abuses back in the year of 1996. The Governor lashed Gore’s finance business. reform effort which raised over 30 by Kim Cutrone ’00 also never use concentrates or highly “Although the business is run by processed ingredients. million dollars in soft money - the large, World Editor unregulated contributions that flow to family members, we are still very “Fresh Samantha is in the super parties - for the Democratic Party. Although New York City is often much a business”, says Kim Mayone, premium, refrigerated juice Gore has responded to Bush’s claim considered the capital of big business Communications manager for Fresh category”, says Mayone. “It has to be by going on the attack himself. He has and industry, New England is gaining Samantha. Commenting on the many refridgerated because we use fresh commented on Bush’s sweeping tax-cut on the Big Apple when it comes to advantages of a family run business, ingredients and pasteurize the juice to plan as “reckless and risky.” He told the sprouting small family businesses into she says, “There are a lot of ties at the make it safe”, seperating it from the American public that the Governor was profit giants. Following in the the top level. Everyone shares a common many other beverages on the market. jeopardizing the future of Social wake of famous New England moguls vision since there are no mixed Although it may seem a lot to go Security, reminding them of the Toms of Maine and Ben and Jerry s, agendas.” through for a bottle of fruit juice, “the governor’s conservative mindset. Gore Fresh Samantha juices, out of Doug Levin now presides as the difference is in the taste”, says will also most likely mention some of Portland, Maine, are following the CEO of the company, but that doesn’t Mayone. “When you taste a Mango the failures Bush had in leading Texas, pattern set by the two New England mean he is holed up in a board room Mama, you taste mangos because such as the condition of the environment success stories. all day. Similar to Tom's of Maine and there are a lot of mangos in that and health care there, which ranked “The Hip Sip from Maine” began Ben and Jerry’s, the corporate leaders product.” extremely low in national surveys. when Doug Levin and Abby Carter of Fresh Samantha still have their The juices are shipped cold to Obstacles are stacking up for Gore married and decided they had had collective hands in the business. most major markets along the East as well. It should be stated that the Vice- enough of the city life. After seven “They are here all the time”, says Coast and boast such lively titles as President has an obvious connection years in advertising in competitive Mayone, stressing that the success of “It Ain’t Easy Being Green” and with Clinton, and because of this, some New York City, Abbey and Doug the business lies partly in this fact. “Raspberry Dream.” Each juice is voters might feel as if Washington needs decided to move to Maine and join the Combined with the family loaded with nutrients that come from a certain change in the White House, family sprout business, started by orientation of the business, the juice the natural ingredients. Because there injuring Gore’s chances. A large part Abbey’s parents in the basement of itself largely contributes to the is less processing, the nutritional of this campaign has been been based their home. In 1992, the family company’s widespread success. Part value and natural flavor of the fruits on his promise to return morals to aquired a small fresh carrot juice of their success lies in their juice and vegetables are preserved. America and the position of Presidency. processor. In a matter of month’s making philosophy. Fresh Samantha With such great success in their Most people want an overall change in Fresh Samantha was born. Naming compares their juice making to baking midst, the company continues to the White House, and Bush warns the their carrot juice after Doug and great bread. “You need to make it expand. The company opened a juice general public that voting for Gore is Abby’s two year old daughter, the every day without preservatives.” bar in Portland, Maine, reaching out not what America needs. family’s success led to expansion, This is the reason why Fresh to the customers who love their moving out of the basement and into Samantha holds that their juices taste juices. Direct contact is what Fresh Source: AP a 44 acre facility in Buxton, Maine. better than most mass-produced Samantha likes best. The family Even with the company’s large beverages, such as Snappie and Mystic based juicers are concerned with two scale growth over the years, Fresh beverages. Preservatives and artifical things overall: great tasting juice and Samantha continues to be a unique sweeteners are never added while they great people. March 30, 2000 World The Cowl 9 OPEC The World to increase in brief,,.

oil production USA Ban on nude dancing Clinton violates privacy The Supreme Court ruled that US cities A federal judge ruled that President and states may ban nude dancing in or­ Clinton had violated privacy laws when der to combat crime and secondary ef­ he released letters of a woman, named fects associated with such entertain­ Kathleen Willey, who accused him of Shortage still predicted ment. The ordinance requires that danc­ making sexual advances in March of ers don pasties and a g-string and is 1998. Willey also appeared on CBS’s meant to reduce crimes such as prosti­ “60 Minutes” with her allegations of the tution which may occur where dancers president. Canada, Mexico, Colombia, and the by Alicia Nidetz ’02 are entirely nude. World Staff U.K. U.S. Senator Jack Reed is confi­ International Despite Wednesday morning’s an­ dent that prices will fall due to the More bodies found in Uganda Protests rock Haitian capital OPEC agreement. Reed is pushing nouncement by OPEC that it will in­ Fifty -three bodies were found in a Port-au-Prince was almost closed down crease oil production, analysts predict Energy Secretary Bill Richardson to small pit inside the house of a Ugan­ on Wednesday due to violant election a shortage of oil that will cause oil put pressure on the oil industry to in­ prices to soar to $2 per gallon or more crease production at oil refineries. dan cult leader.. Eightie- one bodies, in­ related protests in the Haitian capital. this summer. This would prevent shortfalls in sup­ cluding those of children-have been Protestors pledging allegiance to former The Organization of Petroleum Ex­ ply towards the end of the summer. At found in total. These murders are President Aristide erected burning bar­ porting Countries explained that nine the same time, United States Repre­ among 600 which are associated with a ricades of tires at street intersections and members will increase production by sentative Robert Weygand agrees that cult formed to split from the Roman set cars on fire. more production is needed, especially 6.3 percent. This is a total increase of Catholic Church in Uganda. 1.45 million barrels a day. This is not in Mexico. enough to affect prices analysts say. President Clinton referred to Health and Science Oil prices have tripled from just one OPEC’s decision to increase produc­ NASA blamed for failure 146 college students sick year ago. tion as a “positive development.” He While motorists will most likely be added, “These increases will help sus­ Analysts concluded that the Mars Po­ Three Merrimack College dorms were waiting in long lines this summer to tain worldwide economic growth and lar Lander spacecraft most likely failed effected by a mysterious illness that sent pay outrageous prices for gasoline, it provide greater balance between oil last year because its engine was shut 146 college students to the hospital. is the Northeast and California that supply and demand.” down prematurely. The mission’s loss Usually lasting 48 hours, the so called OPEC is to meet in Vienna on June will be hardest hit. Both areas are sup­ can be pinned on inadequate manage­ virus is characterized by vomiting, di­ plied by a small number of refineries 21 in order to review progress and ment, testing and financing. NASA has arrhea, and nausea. Unsanitary food that are required to produce cleaner­ adjust production again if needed. burning gasoline than the suppliers in announced a shake up in mamnagement handling is highly suspected as the the rest of the country. Sources: chicagotribune.com, in light of the findings. cause of the medical emergency. The U.S. Department of Energy ______prop).com, oso.com claims the large increase in price is due to the fact that inventory levels of gasoline have dropped to dangerously Gloria Steinem shunned by small Catholic college low levels. In fact, inventories are lower than they have been since the 1960’s and are recovering at a slow rate. Refineries have increased pro­ duction, but federal energy officials by Lauren Ricci ’00 mont state representative to quit her job our future and our past.” say it will be months before inventory as spokeswoman for the school. The Vermont House recently granted levels become acceptable. World Staff ABC news reported that Kathleen same-sex couples the benefits of mar­ On the other side of the issue, an economic analyst for the American Pe­ Trinity College, a small Catholic O’Dell Thompson, Vice President for riage through civil unions. troleum Institute, John Felmy, said women’s college in Vermont took back Trinity said that the invitation for Administrators at the financially that the federal energy officials are an invitation to Gloria Steinem to speak Steinem to speak on the campus in strapped college feared that Steinem worrying too much. He feels “We last week, fearing the feminist would Burlington was withdrawn because “the could put financial support at risk with don’t believe that there will be any speak out on issues which were contrary local environment around Catholicism in her appearance. shortages as long as the government to the Church’s positions. Vermont currently was not going to al­ does not interfere by imposing price low the conversation to be about women, Sources: abcnews.com controls or allocating fuel.” Felmy The change in attitude caused a Ver­ explained that the federal energy offi­ cials are too pessimistic because of the heating prices that New England suf­ fered through this winter. Heating oil topped out at $2.10 per gallon in Rhode Island this February. New England is said to be the most vulnerable because of the lack of pipe­ lines and refineries in the region. All gasoline must be shipped into the area by truck or by tanker. Presently, the average price of gasoline in Rhode Island is $1.58 a gallon, a large in­ crease from last year’s price of 99 cents a gallon. Even though OPEC has decided to increase its oil prices, the effect may not be seen in prices for awhile. It takes six weeks from the time the oil is produced until it reaches the pumps here. Six weeks ago the price of one barrel of crude was $30 and today it is $34. Consumer prices are predicted to rise to cover the in­ crease in price of crude. In the United States, Americans use close to 20 million barrels of petro­ leum in just one day. Our total domes­ tic production, including imports, only totals 19.4 million barrels per day. Of that 19.4 million, 8.1 million barrels are domestic, 4.9 million bar­ rels are OPEC imports, and 5.7 mil­ BOSTON lion are non-OPEC imports. Our top OPEC imports come from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Iraq, and Nigeria. Our top non-OPEC imports include The Cowl 10 Commentary March 30,2000 The Cowl Guest Commentary Letters to Pttovw&WB CoueGe's STUDENT NEWSPAPER s/nce I93S the Editor Editor-In-Chief Politics, science & Carrie Spiros ’00 Delinquency in Associate Editor-in-Chief Matthew F. Stauff ’00 the national drug policy Raymond Cafe Managing Editor I witnessed a very disturbing scene on by John J. Colby drug users. Jed Kukowski '00 St. Patrick’s Day in Raymond Cafeteria. Professor of Psychology Some will argue that frustration with At dinner, students were running from Advertising Manager ONDCP’s lack of success in reducing the employees, taking bread and cakes out of Lee McLaughlin ’0i Speaking at Providence College last nation’s drug problem does not mean the cafeteria, yelling at employees for not Advertising Staff week, Barry R. McCaffrey, the Director necessarily that the agency’s policy should Erin DiVencenzo ’00 of the Office of National Drug Control be abandoned. Maybe more jails and still letting them in, using words which were Lisa Forsberg *01 Policy (ONDCP), held up his agency’s longer prison sentences are needed. While unnecessary, and a huge food fight was strategy manual and proclaimed, “This is lobbyists for the prison-construction going on. News Editor what I do.” But what Mr. McCaffrey does industry and unions that represent prison I overheard two of the workers talking; Rebecca Piro ’00 and what is found in ONDCP’s strategy two of the ladies who swipe our cards daily Assistant Editors: guards continue to advocate for more jails, manual are not easily reconciled. The nearly every other thoughtful person has at Ray. One of the women asked the other, Caylen Macera ’01 “Why would they have acted this way? Ryan Ainscough ’02 manual describes a balanced approach to given up on imprisonment as a strategy to drug problems that includes prevention use with non-violent drug-users. It is not Why would they do this to us?” The only answer I could think of was that there are World Editor and treatment. Mr. McCaffrey, however, hard to understand why. According to the Kim Cutrone ’00 advocates for military style solutions, Department of Justice, between 65 and 70 many people at this school who are so including involvement in other countries percent of persons jailed for cocaine and stupid that they think that being drunk is Asst. Commentary Editor domestic wars and a media campaign that heroin use and not given treatment for their an excuse for everything. Daily they use Joe Creamer ’01 enriches marketing firms and big-city drug abuse find themselves back in prison the excuse that they were drunk to brush Dan Reed ’02 newspapers. That media campaign within three months of their release. The off the fact that they were being rude, obnoxious, and mean. Arts & Entertainment Editor includes ads in the N.Y. Times that failure of multi-billion dollar punitive Jessica Tabak ’01 discourages women from using cocaine measures, including prison, to effectively Assistant Editor and tells parents, “how to plan a funeral address drug abuse is precisely the reason Svendson, page 4 Julia Kenny ’01 for your 12-yearold.” If Mr. McCaffrey’s so many law enforcement officials, at least advocacy was less about military 52 federal judges and many elected Features Editor intervention and ads that will never be read officials have lost confidence in ONDCP’s A hypocritical Jeremy Bolt ’00 by the intended audience, and if he truly approach to reducing the nation’s drug promoted prevention and treatment at an problem. Administration? Sports Editor effective level, he would likely receive Many of the ineffective methods that Joe Valenzano ’00 more support for his efforts. are de facto part of Mr. McCaffrey’s The recent suspension of the Assistant Sports Editor “Providence 3” for the posting of Dave Regan’00 To his credit, Mr. McCaffrey is ONDCP strategy were adopted to enhance offensive fliers has resulted in a John Zilch ’01 forthright about the failures of the so- the re-election bid of members of called War on Drugs. He referred to the Congress. While MR. McCaffrey maelstrom of media coverage. From Copy Editor “War” in a Christian Science Monitor sometimes speaks out against over-relying coast to coast, both print and visual Marybeth Campbell ’00 story in January as a “disaster.” But what on punitive strategies, he does so with an media outlets have jumped on the story Copy Editing Staff is disturbing to Judge Myron H. Bright of eye to being in step with powerful interests with various intentions ranging from Norah Brandone ’00 the 8lh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal, in and out of Congress. One powerful outright sensationalism to the Rebecca Hartshorn ’00 former Kansas City Police Chief Joseph group that is treated with kid gloves by embarrassment of the Church. With such Nicole McIntyre '02 McNamara, and former Mayor of ONDCP is the alcohol beverage industry. a plethora of coverage, even the most Jason Ranucci ’00 Baltimore, Kurt Schmoke (to name just a It is no accident that Mr. McCaffrey and dedicated “newswatcher” has Laura Bergemann '02 undoubtedly had trouble separating the Erin Newman ’01 few officials), is McCaffrey’s continued his boss, President Clinton (handsomely truthful “meat” from the “fat” of Maria Monaco ’02 efforts to increase funding for military­ funded by the beverage industry in two sensational journalism. The National Jen ZuWalick ’02 style solutions while prevention and elections) avoid mentioning alcohol when treatment, strategies ONDCP supports in they identify problem drugs. And alcohol Catholic Reporter (NCR) delivered a Photography Manager tis strategy manual, receive short shrift. has been excluded from ONDCP’s costly thoughtful and intuitive editorial “filet” John Englishmen ’03 The ineffectiveness of ONDCP’s anti-drug media campaign even though in its March 17, 2000 edition. Entitled approach has become so untenable in the alcohol abuse is associated with 100,000 “Try Conversation rather than Clubs & Organizations face of evidence indicatingf its failure that Condemnation”, the editorial drew a Heidi Giesinger ’01 deaths a year in the U.S. Only nicotine is even Covemor Gary Johnson of New associated with more deaths annually parallel between the suspension of the students and the decision of a Dominican Roving Photographers Mexico, a conservative Republican, has (400,000) than alcohol. Knowing the risks sister’s retreat house in Virginia to cancel Colleen Logan ’00 called for an end to the War on Drugs as it associated with various drugs and Istvan Teleki ’01 is currently implemented. The positions knowing who likely sees ONDCP’s a presentation by three women who hold of these officials, mainstream as they are, sponsored ads in the N.Y. 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by Dave Holman ’03 morning. I ran into this problem before dorm that will be occupied several nights Commentary Staff both Thanksgiving and Spring Break. after my departure. I really do not think Before Thanksgiving, I heard a nasty it is too much trouble for a good kid, such As maligned as the school’s existing rumor that we had to clear out of the as myself, to quietly stick around in admissions goals have been recently, you dorms by 6pm that Tuesday night, and I Aquinas. Beef, chicken or ham... would think the Administration would at confirmed the rumor with my RA. I am not specifically faulting either It’s what’s not for dinner least try to keep them consistent. Do you Luckily, I happen to have quite a few the Admissions Office or Residence Life on Fridays during Lent remember that fantasy student in relatives in the Providence area. regarding this situation. Admissions has Providence College’s Strategic Plan? Between Thanksgiving and Spring designed goals they would like to The one from some random Midwest Break, I heard that one could apply to achieve in attracting students to PC. state, who attended a Catholic high Residence Life to stay on campus during Residence Life is simply carrying out school, excelled, and ended up at PC? these nights surrounding the breaks. I their existing policies. It is obvious, Aside from a few details, I was that tried this, but was informed that I would though, that there is a disconnect Lenten student. I do not bring this up for some have to find a friend who was staying in between their goals and reality. One part off the wall ego trip, but rather to raise St. Joseph’s or the apartments and stay of the Administration is trying to attract some questions regarding my personal with them. Rather than bother with the this Midwest model student and the other Menu experiences as this “type” of student trouble, I decided to go stay with part of the Administration is not making Providence College is trying to attract. relatives again. it too comfortable for people under these My troubles simply trying to stay on What if I was an introvert without any “model” circumstances. We are expected campus one night after classes ended to friends or just did not have any friends to attend classes, sometimes until examined catch flights the next morning point to a in St. Joes or the apartments? Even if I 4:30pm, and clear out by 6pm. No flights by Erin Simmeth ’03 disconnect between the Admissions did, what is the likelihood of them leave Providence in the afternoon and Commentary Staff Office and the Office of Residence Life. sticking around that night also, since get me to Montana in the same day, or The Providence College’s Strategic most PC students are within a few hours any other small airline market state for When I walked into Alumni Cafeteria Plan 2000/2005 looks to attract drive? What if I had ventured 2100 miles that matter. If I am not able to leave town, Friday evening expecting to find the Tomorrow’s PC Student, “Eric.” “Eric to attend school in Providence, Rhode then I am relying on my good luck in usual variety of meal choices, I was attended a parochial school in the Island, and did not happen to have finding a place to stay or having a friend surprised to see a short list of dinner Midwest where he received several relatives in the area? If any of these on campus in one of the available dorms. options on the dry-erase menu board. At awards in creative writing and graduated conditions had applied to this imaginary The cohesion of the school’s admissions first I was charmed by the idea that my in the top five percent of his class.” Such Eric, he would have had a far more and residence policies should not rely on school was supportive of the traditional an admissions policy reflects a coriscious difficult time sticking around for his luck. Lenten season, but when I thought about decision by the school to focus upon this flight home or wherever he happened to A few simple changes would be easy the meaning of the sacrifices and how kind of student and puts on, arguably, an be heading on his Spring Break. and rather painless. First, there should the school enforces it, it occurred to me even greater focus upon academics. I do I know that there were a handful of be ample notice of when students are that the well-intentioned menu might not take issue with this, seeing as I students staying in my dorm the night expected to leave the dorms, especially actually be contradicting itself. The probably have benefited from it in one before spring break since I had the odd for freshmen. In doing so, Residence cafeteria’s strict adherence to the way or another due to my similarities to chance to run across a Residence Life Life should keep in mind that students meatless mandate does not allow PC our dear Eric. list of those who were staying additional need to buy plane tickets at least three students the choice to make a sacrifice. As an unsuspecting freshman, I have nights on campus and their reasons why. weeks in advance. For situations like Instead, the Lent Menu forces cafeteria gained some experience in dealing with So as one can imagine, I am still Spring Break, where there will be other Residence Life in attempting to stay on wondering why it is so much of a hassle eaters to make a quasi-religious sacrifice campus to catch a flight the next to stay on campus one more night in a No place to stay, page 13 without any meditation or devotion to the reasons behind the Lenten dietary restrictions. The Lenten Menu is in keeping with the traditional dietary restrictions for Liberty and justice for all... Fridays in Lent, which were adopted by the Catholic Church to simulate Christ’s 40 days of fasting in the desert before His crucifixion. Lent is meant to be a Does that include gay citizens ? period of reflection, meditation, and penance in preparation for the coming of Christ on Easter Sunday. Since Friday couples enjoy such protections. Some woman sexually. Many members of our by Ryan Mcleod ’01 was the day of Christ’s crucifixion, this of these obstacles and hardships are the society repress such desires due to the Commentary Staff has traditionally been set aside as a day right to visit injured/sick partners in the socialization that we all undergo as for Christians to make their own small Americans have debated the question hospital, inheritance of partner’s assets children. Gay and lesbian people do not sacrifices in penance and preparation for of whether homosexuals deserve the at death, and inclusion into their choose a gay or lesbian “lifestyle.” His coming. The dietary restrictions are same rights as heterosexuals from the partner’s health care plan. I support Rather, they choose to recognize that a traditional way for Catholics to take Atlantic to the Pacific in the last few Vermont’s decision based on the last line they have sexual feelings for members part in the repentant and meditative spirit years. This debate strikes me as eerily of the Pledge of Allegiance: “liberty and of the same sex and act upon them. of Lent. justice for all.” similar to the discussion that ensued Others point to the Bible as proof that Therefore, it is natural that our school, during the civil rights struggle fifty years If there is a debate in America, there God condemns homosexuality. It is as a Catholic institution, would want to ago. Anti-civil rights activists argued the is a discussion here at PC. Over the last important to realize that our ancestors support the traditional abstinence from foundations American society rested few months, I have spoken with various 2000 years ago considered slavery, in meat for Lent. However, it is upon would crumble if black people were PC students on this issue, and have found addition to polygamy moral. There is questionable whether or not it is truly in granted the constitutional protections some who have raised the stereotype of no doubt that those who wrote the Old our best spiritual interests to remove all they deserved. Anti-gay rights activists meat products from the food services , have recycled this argument, replacing not only from the main courses in American society with the institution of Raymond, but also from all side orders, the nuclear family. Simply put, people It is time for us to stop box lunches, and even the normal variety resist change because they do not want of dishes in Alumni on Fridays during to rock the boat, even when they realize punishing gays and Lent. For if we are given no choice their position is flawed. between eating meat and abstaining, are In the last few weeks, there have been Providence students really making a two conflicting answers to that question. lesbians for the way God sacrifice? A true sacrifice can only be On Tuesday, March 7th, voters in made if a person deliberately avoids California passed Proposition 22, which temptations and denies themselves some states that “only marriage between a man created them. luxury in the spirit of Lenten asceticism. and a woman is valid or recognized in This current situation, where all meat California.” It passed by a margin of 61 products are made unavailable, denies percent to 39 percent. Last week, the people choosing a gay/lesbian and New Testaments represented the best Catholics the right to make a sacrifice. Vermont House of Representatives “lifestyle,” and others who point to the and brightest of their era, but regarding The school has every right to enforce its passed a bill allowing civil unions Bible as proof that homosexuality is matters such as slavery and polygamy, own religious traditions in the services between same sex partners by a vote of immoral. we have learned that we can do better it provides to students. However, would 76 to 69. It is expected to pass the Some oppose same sex unions than our ancestors. a stronger Catholic message and Vermont Senate by an even larger because they fear the unknown. Many It is time for us to stop punishing example be made if students were margin. of us have never knowingly met a gay gays and lesbians for the way God allowed to make a choice between meat, Both measures define marriage as a man or woman, and we unconsciously created them. All of us are alike, fish, or vegetables? Then, those students “union between a man and a woman” attach negative stereotypes to gays and sharing the same hopes and dreams for who made the decision to deny (Baker v. State of Vermont, 1999). The lesbians. One such stereotype is that the future, and taking enjoyment in the themselves this indulgence once a week difference is that Vermont has recognized people choose a gay/lesbian “lifestyle,” simple things in life— watching a for these 40 days, would be making a that same-sex couples face numerous because they are fat and ugly or they movie with a friend, sharing a good true statement of their devotion to obstacles and civil hardships without the simply cannot find a heterosexual bottle of wine over dinner, or watching Catholicism and their spirit of legal protections afforded heterosexual partner. In reality, people are bom with a sunset with their partner, whomever repentance, meditation, and sacrifice couples and has acted to ensure that all an innate capability to love a man or a he or she might be. during this holy time of Lent. The Cowl 12 Commentary March 30,2000 The United States: Top dog of international politics With the end of the Cold War, Russia is no longer enemy # 1

for Commentary. Our country is far too As nice as it is to hear about the stock nations and could lead to the decay of by Dan Reed ’02 wrapped up in itself, and our disinterest portfolio of every person I meet, isn’t our own culture. When ancient Rome Asst. Commentary Editor in the rest of the world is going to come there anything else to talk about? became confident in its military might, back and haunt us. For those of you who Remember when we were scared of So we need an enemy. We may need its society became decadent, and this Russia? It was the Soviet Union then, are not aware of it, the United States is to be invaded by space aliens to get one, eventually helped to bring the once- not exactly the most beloved nation in of course, but it was the menace of the though, because no one on this planet powerful empire into decline. While I Red Army and their nuclear arsenal that the world. Iranians refer to us as the has the strength to challenge us. Saddam doubt President Clinton will play the “Great Satan,” most Europeans find us dominated the news and galvanized the Hussein tried, but we wiped the floor fiddle while Washington burns, the obnoxious, and many South American with him, even though he had one of the threat of future problems is very real. country as recently as ten years ago. All that passed away when the Cold War neighbors find our interference in their ten largest armies in the world at his Interaction with other nations could eliminate this threat by providing new ended with the collapse of Communism throughout Europe. Suddenly, our developments in art and literature and So we need an enemy. We may need to opening our eyes to interpretations of enemy was gone, and we had no more events that differ from our own. An bad guy for the movies, no more be invaded by space aliens to get one, event like a Russian Presidential captivating footage of Russian tanks election may reflect a fundamental parading through Moscow. We became, though, because no one on the planet change in the views of that nation’s and still are, the world’s only has the strength to challenge us. people. superpower, the top dog of international Despite my longing for the good old politics. days of the Cold War, we do not really That brings us to Vladimir Putin, affairs objectionable. Maybe, just disposal. I admire his spunk, but he can need an enemy to scare us into Russia’s newly elected President. His maybe, our pretentious, “Our army only hope to hold our national interest communication with other nations. landslide victory over his Communist could kick your army’s butt,” attitude for a few months at a time. The Iranians, What we do need to realize is that our opponent is front-page news in the New has worn on some nerves. with their flag burning and name­ national interests are not so important York Times. Why? Is he threatening to How have we become so cocky? calling, used to at least be good for a that we can ignore the remaining 5.7 destroy capitalism? Is he banging his Well, I would venture to guess that, sound byte, but they just elected a more billion people on this planet. Though shoe on a table at the UN? (One Soviet without an enemy to focus our attention moderate government that wants to Vladimir Putin’s election may not make leader actually did that.) No, and that on, we end up becoming so secure in work with us. Everyone else, it seems, you lose any sleep, the news should at is a shame, because maybe exactly what our national strength that we ignore the is scampering to cozy up to us, so our least hold your attention for a few our nation needs is someone to worry rest of the world. This leads to search for an enemy looks pretty bleak. minutes. We need to pay attention to about. conversations such as, “Did you see the I fear for our country if this condition the rest of the world even when it Yeah, that sounds odd, but I’m not Dow went up another 100 points today? continues. Our blindness to the rest of doesn’t seem quite so interesting. just saying it because it’s a slow week I made another ten grand in the market.” the world cannot endear us to other Wrongful Tobacco Kills This anti-smoking advertisements by Maryssa eed R ’00 can make a difference in the attitudes of convictions Commentary Staff people, especially younger teens that are Tobacco takes its toll on us both easily influenced by television. Recent Sheppard murder case, there is a by Kevin McPhee’01 physically and emotionally. The anti­ studies on the effects of advertising show possibility that reparations can be made tobacco commercials seen on television that young teens are half as likely to start Commentary Staff to the family of Sheppard. Recent are shocking and “in your face.” The smoking after they have viewed the advancements in DNA analysis can help In recent years, films such as The campaign for negative tobacco commercials. Fugitive, The Shawshank Redemption, and Sam Reese Sheppard prove once and for advertising is being taken to new heights Often times, people only realize the all that his father did not kill his wife. So The Hurricane have opened our eyes to and extremes. Viewers are exposed to consequences of their actions by far the DNA analysis of blood samples the plight of people who have been commercials showing the possible experiencing them vicariously or wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. found on the crime scene indicate the effects of tobacco in a straight forward through messages that do not beat around Sadly, this is not Hollywood presence of a third person, possibly, manner: “Tobacco kills.” The only way the bush. The main objective of these embellishment, and these are not isolated Richard Eberling, a window washer that to crack the stubborn exterior of some advertisements is to make people think, incidents. Instead, they are a result of worked for the Sheppards. DNA evidence people is to say it like it is. and this objective is accomplished. corrupt law enforcement personnel, lack suggests that a bloodstain found at the Aggressive commercials do not target People need this kind of reality check in scene could be Eberling’s. Unfortunately, of evidence, sensationalism by the media, smokers only. Often we see their daily lives. or racial prejudice. The sad state of affairs due to the prosecution’s delay, this lawsuit advertisements for drinking and driving Adults who have been smoking for is that many people have been wrongfully did not reach the courtroom until after that are confrontational to the viewer, as a long period of time are a more difficult Eberling’s death. Since DNA analysts convicted and have lost years of their lives well. A little boy is celebrating a birthday audience to convince because they are in prison, yet all of them cannot be have said that he is one of many that could party in a home while not as impress­ immortalized in film. Instead, we must fit the sample found at the crime scene, relatives clap and ionable as young attempt to aid them to obtain compensation they will never be certain if it was him. cheer. Through the teens and are most from the government for the pain and loss The one armed man has evaded the long silence the screen likely already they have endured. arm of the law once again! Actually, turns black and the addicted to nic­ A most recent example is the lawsuit Eberling was a window washer with both caption states, “John otine. Teens who by Samuel Reese Sheppard against the of his arms, and the one-armed man was Doe killed by a drunk are contemplating state of Ohio for the wrongful just an embellishment for the television driver. October 6, smoking may series and film, but the thought of an evil imprisonment of his father Sam Sheppard, 1989-July 12, 1999.” think twice about who was erroneously convicted of killing perpetrator with a prosthetic limb makes There we all are glued to our seats in his wife. The original murder case was you hunger for justice a bit more, doesn’t it after getting a reality check on the inspiration for The Fugitive television it? front of the tube feeling those cold television. series and the film version, as well. It has Regardless of the appendage count on prickles. This is the type of effect that There are still a great number of been 46 years since Sam Sheppard was the elusive suspect the Sheppards seek advertisers want smokers to experience individuals who believe that negative convicted. However, the saga is not over justice. Unfortunately for many after the bold, blatant advertisements tobacco advertisements are a waste of for Sheppard’s son, who seeks recompense wrongfully imprisoned people justice and against tobacco abuse. Whether or not money and time. They feel as though on behalf of his father’s estate for wrongful freedom are as far-fetched as co-ed these commercials stop people from one’s opinion cannot be changed based imprisonment, and is determined to clear cellmates. The bottom line is that although smoking, they may deter those upon a thirty second break in between his father’s name. The first trial was a we do not live in a perfect world where contemplating it from actually starting television programs. What does it hurt circus, tainted with the sensationalism of mistakes are never made, we should be to smoke. to try? We know that there are many the media, shoddy police work, and lacked able to live in a country that makes amends The advertisement that affects me the other efforts to try and stop smoking, but concrete evidence to prove Sheppard’s for mistakes and cruel injustices that cost most is the commercial for “Splode” evidently they are not as successful as guilt. Sheppard had been interrogated so many people their freedom. There is soda. A few men are bungee jumping in they need to be. Is it really a waste of while he was sedated at the hospital, and no quick and easy way to ensure that a dangerous spot as they catch a can of money if even one life is healthier then questioned again without a lawyer. wrongful convictions and imprisonment “Splode” while plunging down. The last because of the effects of the The prosecution used these versions of his will not occur again in the future, because man to jump catches the can as it advertisements? story versus the testimony he gave during we cannot always detect people’s motives explodes and sends him plunging down The new campaigns for anti-smoking his trial, and pointed out inconsistencies, or secret agendas, nor can we entirely in flames. We then see the words on the commercials are taking risks and and that led to his conviction. After serving prevent mass media sensationalism from screen, “Only one product actually kills grabbing the attention of the viewer. ten years in prison, Sam Sheppard was tainting the potentially impartial minds of a third of the people who use it. These “slap in the face” advertisements freed when the United States Supreme jurors. Therefore the federal and state Tobacco.” This type of commercial is are what Americans need to help combat Court reviewed his case and determined governments must find a way to enact a effective because it leads you to believe this dirty habit. These advertisers are they are advertising one product and that the overwhelming pre-trial hype system that guarantees compensation for tired of the indirect attempts to stop then-surprise-they smack you with a new denied him a fair trial. people from using tobacco. Just say it In this final chapter of the Sam The Fugitive, page 13 concept: death. the way it is: Smoking kills! Congratulations to our new Commentary Staff writers! Ryan McLeod ’01 Erin Simmeth ’03 Kevin McPhee ’01 James Kabala ’02 March 30,2000 Commentary The Cowl 13 Drug policy debate Delinquency in Raymond Cafe -Continued from page 1- -Continued from page 1- product) but discourage pregnant women Administration and Congress expect that billion for treatment was rejected, Being drunk is not an excuse for killing from using cocaine (the product of a small those dollars will do anything more than however. So much for the RAND report. someone in a car accident. It’s not an criminal industry). One wonders how fund right-wing death squads and extend Mr. McCaffrey is apparently resigned to excuse for rape, and it is not an excuse to many cocaine-using mothers Mr. the civil war in Colombia where both the outcome: two billion dollars for be rude to people who are only trying to McCaffrey thinks read the N.Y. Times. government and rebel forces promote drug military intervention, nothing more for do their job. Conversely, how many readers, including production as a source of income. On the treatment. No one is allowed to come in Ray prospective mothers, have alcohol point of that government’s corruption, Each day the citizens of the U.S. spend without having swiped their card or problems? The answer in order is, few Senator Leahy (D-VT) quoted in the N.Y. approximately $104 million to wage the paying. Food cannot be thrown around, and many. Yet, not a word about alcohol. Times (3/21/00) said, “The reality is that War on Drugs. At $50 billion dollars a and food is not to be taken out of the Mr. McCaffrey does know what (Colombian) army officers who commit year they should be getting more than the cafeteria. These have always been the measures could reduce the drug problem atrocities almost never go to jail... and same old politics, a failed 20-year old rules, and workers on St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S. He is surely familiar with a human rights investigators have fled the national strategy, and a return to the were called every bad name you could recent RAND Corporation report that country after receiving death threats.” Vietnam style interventionism. But imagine for attempting to enforce these showed that treatment for drug abuse was Returning to the matter of his request, the getting a more effective drug strategy will rules. found to be seven time more cost-effective reader may wonder how Mr. McCaffrey not happen until the policies of the No matter how young you are, how than law enforcement, 10 times more made out with the Appropriation’s ONDCP, promoted by its Director are uneducated you are, or how drunk you are, effective than interdiction and 23 times Committee. He did well, at least for the guided more by science and less by there are some things which will always more effective than attacking drugs at their Colombian army: Led by the Republican national and international politics. be wrong: it is wrong to make racial source. Yet, just last week, Mr. McCaffrey majority, the Appropriations Committee John. J. Colby is a professor of Psychology at comments; it is wrong to swear at bus asked the House Appropriations not only voted to approve the $1.6 billion Providence College and the Project Director for a drivers on the way to a BDB or JRW; it is Committee for $1.6 billion to send to request for military aid to Colombia, they community substance abuse prevention grant from wrong to pee on the seats of a bus, it is the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, an Columbia to arm the Colombian military added on another $428 million to support agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human wrong to steal CDs from a DJ; it is wrong so that they can fight drug producers. Few other South American armies. Mr. Services to yell, “Show us your tits” to Jewel when individuals outside of the Clinton McCaffrey’s half-hearted request for $ 1.3 she’s performing in Alumni Gym; it is wrong to litter hallways with food, trash, and throw-up, expecting UNICCO workers to clean it up; it is wrong to pee Administration hypocrisy in sinks at a stag; and it is wrong to yell and swear at people who are only trying -Continued from page 10- to do their job. It makes me sick to my stomach to think of all the things I have seen students editorial opted to view the incident a dialogue could expose College offensive words, and played an do in my four years at Providence College. through the eyes of an educational and officials as business men who may be especially degrading version of Being drunk does not excuse anyone from informational publication dedicated to construed by many as valuing a selective Nirvana’s “Rape Me” over loud speakers their behavior. More people at this school truth. The publication commented on the brand of morality over a true holistic at the “Take Back the Night Rally” for need to grow up and take responsibility administrations refusal to initiate or Catholic response. While the fliers were the past two years. for their actions. insist upon dialogue and education no doubt offensive to the Catholic While Dan, Chris and Pat packed Although nothing can be done to repair surrounding the incident. NCR majority, are there not more offensive their bags, Fr. Smith welcomed with the damage done on Friday night, I remarked, concerning the motivations of fronts to the faith in our midst if not open arms a government official who sincerely apologize to every Sedexho the administration, “Personal umbrage directly under our nose? seeks to fund, to the tune of 1.6 billion employee on behalf of all students for the and fear of upsetting someone higher up, The administration’s rush to defend dollars, what many believe to be an behavior I was witness to. I hope that which seem to have driven the college a sacred Church icon was preceded by unjust and bloody war against the poor every employee will see this as an authorities’ reactions, make a poor basis an apathetic and downright rancorous and disenfranchised peasant farmers of exception instead of a rule, and I hope that from which to dispense wisdom. It’s an response to campus service staff who Colombia. Might I add that, at Gen. that is true. even worse foundation for trying to sought simply to bring their wages to a McCaffery’s speech, Fr. Smith had no Kara Svendsen ’00 determine what is a just rebuke or level that could provide basic food and trouble sitting next to self-proclaimed punishment.” Perhaps NCR said it best shelter for their families. “pro-choice” Catholic Jack Reed. when it declared, “The losers here are The administration, while chastising True faith is not exercised fully in a No place to stay not the Virgin Mary — her image has students for gross assaults on the Virgin, rush to defend idols and icons. While it -Continued from page 11- survived more severe blows from more welcomed to campus human resource is certain that all faithful must defend the residents staying or there are not any serious enemies — but the college professionals from Phillip Morris, outward physical and spiritual signs of pressing holidays, students with authorities. Providence College couldn’t notorious peddlers of death to American their faith, to become preoccupied or extraordinary circumstances should be see a teaching moment when it was children. While the corporation (PM not overly concerned with such a defense able to stay in their own room. If staring it in the face.” PC) solicited the best and brightest of borders on idolatry and ill guidance. supervision that night is the issue with While Fr. Smith and company have our respected Catholic institution, the Faith is lived in action, through the breaks such as Thanksgiving where there suddenly felt the compelling need to executives back at home busily defense of human rights, through attacks will be no RAs on the Tuesday night, then organize and facilitate a dialogue on the graduated to the international on true injustice and immorality, through students with extraordinary circumstances suspension, the administration’s attempt exportation of poison to the youth of the the refusal to bend or break while the should be excused from classes that day is a clear cut case of “too little, too late”. so-called “third world”. torrent of secular offense rushes at the so that they can catch their plane and make Smith’s student-less panel (like the oft- While Fr. Smith and Company faithful like a raging river. Faith does not it home. I am not suggesting any major referenced “woman-less” abortion angrily fired off a quick response to the exist in a vacuum just as God doesn’t policy changes; I am only proposing a few debate) seems a tardy yet typical PC 3, the Los Angeles Police exist outside of the world. Jesus chose minor shifts that would reflect a focus and response to student revulsion. I am Department, perhaps the nations’ most to meet injustice head-on by living in its common message from the reminded of the ongoing “presidential egregious violator of domestic human midst, on earth, amongst sinners. It is my administration. Failure to change in these conversations” which allow “normal” rights, happily sought new “peace” belief that if Jesus was here today, He small areas or even respond to the students the opportunity escape the officers through our campus newspaper. would be far less interested in the questions raised here suggests a lack of oppressive fear generated by the While the disciplinary committee (yet punitive punishment of three students commitment to this “Eric” admissions wayward souls (NSDS, the again, sans students) met to sentence the who perhaps acted inappropriately than policy and even a lack of concern for Underground, Students for Diversity, supposed agents of immorality, another he would be in the wage and living recruited students once they have been etc.) who dare call for institutional batch of acceptance letters were sent to condition of the worker who no doubt hooked into PC. change beyond the elimination of a new 5,000 prospectives thereby picked up the flier that the “faithful” meatloaf from the Raymond Cafe Main assuring yet another orchestrated class administration tore down. We all have a The Fugitive Course Line and share their “true” of predominately Caucasian scholars. right to be upset about the fliers, and -Continued from page 12- grievances with the President (and his While some of the “hate mongers” perhaps, if done judiciously, publicly, those that have been wrongfully convicted entourage, of course). While I appreciate were still in high school, the college was and with good-intent, some could and imprisoned. Wrongfully convicted this authoritarian olive branch, I believe fancifully posing janitor Alex Morriera appropriately buttress a request that the people, who have been vindicated and are that the NCR has raised some issues that as a student (complete with A&F outfit students should justifiably face sanction. seeking recompense, should be able to can’t wait until the forum in ’64 Hall. and backpack) for the campus However, for obvious reason, the receive it automatically once they have The College has refused to use the publication distributed to high-schoolers administration yet again missed the boat had their convictions overturned without posting of the impertinent Virgin Mary and prospective transfers nationwide. to true Veritas. Indeed no one is exempt the hassle of another. These reparations fliers as a teaching tool largely because Perhaps Dan, Chris, and Pat are from immorality, especially not our should be automatically granted, and also of the truth it may reveal. Fr. Smith and sitting at home waiting for justice to be administration. appropriate to the time served. Injustices company simply can not expand the served for the offenders who, in front of do occur, but they should be rectified, dialogue on why the fliers constitute an over 150 students, faculty, and security Brendan Hurson ’00 especially when they cost a person their offense to the Catholic faith because such officials, tossed water balloons, freedom and their livelihood. Letters*Thank you for writing* Letters*Thank you for writing* Letters*Thank you for writing*Letters*Thank you for writing -To Our Readers- If you are planning to submit a Letter to the Editor for any of our up­ coming issues, please keep your submissions to under 250 words. Also, if you can submit it on disk as a Microsoft Word or Text Rich document, we would appreciate it. If you wish to write a longer piece, consider submitting a guest commentary. Contact the office to find out more-x2214. The Cowl 14 Arts & Entertainment March 30, 2000 & the beat goes on

1944. Three minds collided at Evolution of beat entering Columbia University, and a chemical mainstream (ironic because, by reaction catalyzed by peyote, morphine, definition, it is the very negation of and other illegal substances resulted. “mainstream”). Television and movie Writing ensued. Not for the purpose of clips of beat influence. James Dean, publication or fame, but for the benefit Nicholson in Easy Rider, Cuckoo’s Nest, of their being. For themselves. Because performance poetry and such. it was the one true holy expression of Why make the film or honor these the soul. bohemian dead-beat druggies? Because Together and in the following order: they started the revolution. Against war Kerouac. On The Road fame. Lived and conformity and anything they were free for seven years and wrote told to hold dear. Promoted wild spontaneous prose for three weeks that individuality, peace and endless became the testament of a generation, exploration. Those who never yawned dubbed that generation the “Beat or said a commonplace thing but burned, Generation,” and died a bloated man burned, burned like fabulous Roman with a bloated liver. Beatnik icon. candles in the night exploding like Ginsberg. Howling scholar and Zen spiders across the sky and in the center lunatic. Activist and last you see the blue light pop. Everyone survivor of original beatl.---- goes “Awwwww!” poetics. The Source of absolute William S. Burroughs. Directed By: boundary-less literary form. Mr. Naked Lunch. Gaunt Chuck Workman Chicken scratch? Cryptic character with a ghost face. and unclear? Free thought Surreal presence and Running Time: from mind onto the page, tortured soul. Junky of 88 MIN nevertheless. Like jazz goes enormous capacity and WheeeH! from the soul, disturbing excess. Currently words fly as freely and Squeeze it all into an Playing: quickly as firing synapses. hour and a half. Clips of In select cities The Source surpasses Jack, Allen and Bill. ^^^Jmany of its kind. Many Interviews with Ken Kesey, Gregory films and documentaries on beat life Corso, Michael McClure, Timothy (including a potential production of On Leary, and the Big Three themselves. The Road starring Leo in the future). People who were there. Those who were Source covers the heart of the movement part of it all and knew the men best. The and major characters. Excellent footage The father of a movement: Jack Kerouac striking an antihero’s pose in New ones who packed themselves into a small (some poor sound). Know lots about the York City when the days were hazy and the beats were young. bookshop in San Francisco and listened beats? Go learn more. Know nothing? attentively to Ginsberg read Howl and Go get a crash course. bobbed their heads and let out a thousand READ ON THE ROAD. ON THE new millennium. The source. The root. “Yes”es when moved to do so. ROAD. ON THE ROAD. ON THE by Matt Duchnowski ’01 The rebellion of a million youths as Johnny Depp reads and performs the ROAD. ON THE ROAD. ON THE A&E Staff documented by literary geniuses works of Kerouac, John Turrtorro ROAD. ON THE ROAD. ON THE The Source by Chuck Workman. Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs, all attempts Ginsberg and Dennis Hopper ROAD. ON THE ROAD. ON THE Documentary. of whom looked at the world and said “I tackles Burroughs. All inacurately but ROAD. ON THE ROAD . .. The Source. Where things started and don’t like it.” Not an ounce of it. effectively. who they started with. The social 1...... 1 111 pioneers of an underground movement which reached its first climax during the Three Words be 1960s under the assumed name of “Hippie” and continues evolving into the

From the folks at High Fidelity, the new John Cusak movie coming out this week­ end, we bring you some very important Top 5 lists:

Top 5 Names For a Three- Legged Dog: 1. Tripod 2. Wobbler 3. Leggums 4. Lucky 5. Footfault

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Top 5 Songs About Crime: ■ Y 1. “Carjack” Moistboyz 2. “Rasta No Pickpocket” Lee Perry 3. “Somebody Got Murdered” Connecticut The Clash 4. “Smuggler’s Blues” Don Henley School of Business 5. “Bumin’ and Lootin’” Bob Marley When the top Accounting firms recruit, they turn to UConru ! March 30, 2000 Arts & Entertainment The Cowl 15 Wonder Woman her kids or her by Michelle Smith ’01 boyfriend, A&E Staff George, (Aaron “She brought a small town to its feet Eckhart), who and a huge corporation to its knees.” starts to resent his When you keep in mind that Erin role of constant Rear Window Brockovich is based on a real story, you babysitter. will leave the theater nothing short of Though she strug­ by Ben Sweeney ’00 amazed. Steven Soderbergh does a nice gles with her A&E Staff job directing this story of one woman’s problems at struggle to bring justice to a group of home, the case What can I possibly say about Rear people who put their trust in her. becomes her life. Window? It’s awesome, great, super, At the heart of this movie is the issue After visiting wicked good. This is one of those of environmental justice. Erin hundreds of fam­ times when you have the opportunity Brockovich (Julia Roberts), a single ilies that have to see a classic on the big screen, so mother with three children, lands a job suffered because you have to go. It has been fully in the law office of Ed Masry (Albert of PG&E’s de­ restored and cleaned up and re- Finney). As she looks up files for her liberate care­ released into the theaters of the world. boss, she notices that real estate files and lessness, she Don’t wait until Fr. Gumbert makes you watch it health records are together in the same cannot do any­ Directed By: in Feinstein. file. Baffled and curious, she pursues it thing short of Alfred Hitchcock See it at the further, eventually discovering that the devoting her Avon, where, $28 billion dollar corporation Pacific entire life to Running Time: though it may Gas and Electric has been using bringing justice to 112 Min be cramped, chromium-6 in their plant processing. all these innocent at least most This is not a big issue in itself, but victims. Currently of the seats problems arise when she discovers that Julia Roberts’ Playing At: PG&E has not gone to any measures to performance is Avon Cinema don’t squeak and you can contain the chromium, thus wonderful. Her get rock candy across the street at contaminating the groundwater in the screen presence is Esta’s. surrounding area. Erin links this to the very strong, main­ Rear Window is Alfred Hitchcock’s series of tumors, cancer, miscarriages taining a consis­ film in which he stops flirting with the and nosebleeds in the families tency and believ­ idea of voyeurism and starts whacking surrounding the plant and seeks out ability throughout you over the head with it. The story justice. the film. Pos­ involves photographer L.B. Jefferies The movie is a struggle between sessing a flippant (Jimmy Stewart), who has been stuck Erin and others attitude, short Don’t mess with Mama: Julia Roberts plays Erin in his apartment with a broken leg and around her, espec­ temper and Brockovich, the file clerk out for justice in the names of Directed By: nothing to do except watch his ially her boss, Ed. fiery determin­ victims of Big Business. Steven Soderbergh neighbors through his window. He It is very difficult ation, she also eventually begins to suspect one of his for Erin to prove shows her caring and loving side with lawyers in paperwork and sidestep the Running Time: neighbors of murder and starts to she has the her children. The audience learns issue quite easily. With this in mind, the 130 Min investigate with the help of his ritzy “smarts” to not who Erin Brokavich really is and not fact that Erin Brockovich was able to girlfriend Lisa Fremont (Grace Kelly). only work on a only sympathizes with her, but roots make Pacific Gas and Electric pay $300 Currently The real story, however, is that Hitch case, but one of her on in her struggle. million in damages is pretty damn this size. Because Playing At: Another good performance was is pointing out that we have become a I Showcase Cinemas incredible. Similar to A Civil Action in society of voyeurs and the movie of her provocative delivered by Albert Finney. Notable many respects, Erin Brockovich brings industry is the best reflection of this. choice of clothing to put his full faith in Erin until the to the mainstream American audience That’s it, go see it. and her extremely short temper, she very end, Ed allows the audience to see the reality of corporations and their has to struggle for others to see her as the reality of the situation. Accusing a potential power, and it is because they she truly is, and not how she appears multi-billion dollar corporation of take very little responsibility for their Here on Earth on the outside. Spending day and environ-mental and health neglect is no actions that they cannot be trusted. One night on the case, she doesn’t spend small task, especially for a small firm must always be wary. by Erin Keller’02 as much time as she would like with like his. Corporations are able to bury A&E Staff You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll fall in love... if you’re a girl. Sure, it looks like your ordinary, run- of-the-mill Upper-Crust-Boy-Falls-For- Poor-Girl-After-Destroying-Her- Avon Cinema, 260 Thayer St, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50, 11:50; Sun- Thurs: no The Skulls: 12:10, 1:10, 2:35, 3:50, Mom’s-Road-Side-Cafe-With-His- Providence, 421-3315 11:50 show; Sat: no 7:25 show 5:00, 7:10, 7:40, 9:45, 10:10, 12:05, BMW- And-She-Likes-Him-Despite- West Beirut: evenings at 5:15 Final Destination: 12:10, 2:25, 4:45, 12:30; Sun- Thurs: no 12:05 or 12:30 His-Destroying-Her-Mother’s Road- The Cup: evenings at 7:20, Sat & Sun 7:15, 9:40, 11:50; Sun-Thurs: no 11:50 show Side-Cafe-But-Oops-What-About-Her- matinees at 1:00 show The Tigger Movie: 12:40,2:55 Poor-B ut-Faithful-Boyfriend mov ie. Boys Don’t Cry: evenings at 9:20, My Dog Skip: 12:00, 2:15,4:35 Beyond the Mat: 4:50, 7:30, 10:05, And in a way, it is. Yet, by not making Sat & Sun matinees at 3:00 Sat: SNEAK PREVIEW of Return To 12:25; Sun- Thurs: no 12:25 show rich boy Kelley (Chris Klein,) poor boy City of Lost Children: showing at Me at 7:30 shown with Whatever It Mission To Mars: 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, Jasper (Josh Hartnett,) and shared love midnight on Fri & Sat Takes 7:45, 10:15, 12:30; Sun- Thurs: no interest Samantha (Leelee Sobieski) 12:30 show; Sat: no 7:45 show either pure as Showcase North Attleborough, 640 Showcase Seekonk Route 6, Route 6, Prince of Glory: 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, Directed By: snow or devi­ S. Washington St. (Route 1), North Seekonk, Mass. (508) 336-6789 9:40, 12:15; Sun- Thurs: no 12:15 Mark Penarskj ous as hell, Attleboro, Mass. (508) 643-3900 The Road to El Dorado: 12:15, 12:45, show something Running Time: American Beauty: 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 2:30, 3:00, 4:40, 5:10, 6:50, 7:20, 8:45, Romeo Must Die: 12:45, 1:15, 3:45, different is 96 Min 9:35, 12:00; Sun- Thurs: no 12:00 9:30,11:20; Sun- Thurs: no 11:20 show 4:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:30, 10:00, created in the show Here On Earth: 12:00,2:30,4:50,7:30, 10:20, 12:00, 12:30; Sun- Thurs: no Currently movie Here Mission to Mars: 12:15, 2:45, 5:05, 9:55,12:00; Sun-Thurs; no 12:00 show 12:00 or 12:30 show; Thurs: no 7:15 and Now. Playing At: 7:35, 10:05, 12:30; Sun- Thurs: no Whatever It Takes: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, show Showcase Cinemas What is 12:30 show 7:25,10:05,12:10; Sun-Thurs: no 12:10 My Dog Skip: 12:20, 2:40, 5:00 created is not especially powerful, nor is it without a Romeo Must Die: 12:30,1:00,3:45, show; Sat: no 7:25 show Ghost Dog: 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50, cop-out ending, but you saw the posters; 4:15, 6:45, 7:10, 9:30, 10:00, 11:30, Erin Brockovich: 12:30, 1:00, 3:40, 12:20; Sun- Thurs: no 12:20 show you knew what you were getting into. 12:10, 12:30; Sun-Thurs: no 11:30, 4:10,6:45,7:15,9:45,10:10,12:25; Sun- Sat: SNEAK PREVIEW of Keeping Rising stars Sobieski (Eyes Wide Shut) 12:10, or 12:30 show; Thurs: no 12:30 Thurs: no 12:25 show The Faith at 7:45 shown with Mission show and Klein (American Pie) are good, American Beauty: 12:45, 3:45, 7:10, To Mars taking on the task of making their sappy The Road to El Dorado: 12:10, 9:55,12:20; Sun- Thurs: no 12:20 show relationship not appear too contrived or 12:40, 2:20, 2:55, 4:30, 5:00, 6:30, High Fidelity: 1:15, 4:15, 7:35, 10:15, Showcase Seekonk 11-12, 775 Fall tired. Though the West Side Story-ish 7:00, 8:30, 9:15, 11:15; Sun- Thurs: 12:35; Sun- Thurs: no 12:35 show River Ave, Seekonk, Mass. (508)336- economic gap makes for predictable no 11:15 show The Cider House Rule: 1:10, 4:00, 3420 7:00,9:50, 12:20; Sun-Thurs: no 12:20 strife, the film makes up for it in the The Skulls: 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:40, The Green Mile: 1:30,6:30; Tues: no show characters’ often atypical actions 10:10,12:30; Sun- Thurs: no 12:30 1:30 show show Sat: SNEAK PREVIEW of Return To The ^nth Gate: 10:15 (refreshing for this genre). And even though it’s way past time to hang up High Fidelity: 1:20, 4:00, 7:30, Me at 7:45 shown with Whatever It Snow Day: 1:15, 3:20; Tues: no 1:15 Takes show the tradition of having poor farm girts 10:05, 12:25; Sun- Thurs: no 12:25 show Next Bfst Thing: 5:15 wear expertly applied make-up scene 12:20,3:30,6:50, Showcase Seekonk 1-10,80fl^BR

countless hours on the feel to it. We are so much better,” road. “It was a lot of Sayward commented. “We are still commitment, but we all having a blast. But now we are more stuck to it,” Sayward dedicated.” recalled about the The upcoming album includes new group’s early days. songs that the group has worked on this Last year the group year, as well as songs that were not was so serious about released on the previous album, including performing that they put “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel, out their first album, “Rainbow Etude” (an African-American Feature Presentation. Spiritual), “My Sharona” by The Knack, “Last year,” Doug and Jordan Knight’s “Give it to You.” remembered, “the album “It’s a lot harder to pick my favorite was paid for out of the song this year,” said Doug. “‘Thank You’ pocket of every member by Boyz II Men shows our energy and of Special Guest.” The our true harmonic and vocal skills. album included songs ‘Thank You’ is the culmination of the such as “Thriller” by talent and energy of the group. When we Michael Jackson, first thought about singing it, we didn’t “MLK” by U2, think we could do it. But now we sing it “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with the greatest of ease.” by Deep Blue The group has come a long way from Something, and “Poison” just a couple of kids singing. With by Bel Biv Devoe. The approximately forty gigs under their belt album even featured so far this year, “This is our best year On top of the world...or at least the soccer field: PC’s own Special Guest is ready to “When I’m 64" by the yet,” smiled Doug. “This is about as release its sophomore effort, A-l Top Dog. Beatles, sung by the four much as we can handle as well as being original members: John full time students and putting out a full Chris Saulnier,” Sayward said. “The idea Sayward ’00, Aaron Wade ’98, Chris album.” On April 6th, they will be hosting by Ralph “40” Tavares, Jr. ’01 was always there, but one day we Saulnier ’99, and Brian “Dr. Slick” a concert along with Anaclastic, PC’s all­ A&E Staff decided to try it out as a group after Cannell ’99. female a cappella group, and Strictly “I was giving Special Guest a talk class.” The first song ever performed by “I feel that for a young group, Feature Speaking, the newly formed co-ed a about top priorities and this a cappella the group was “When I’m 64" by The Presentation was a good first album,” cappella group. The concert will benefit group,” remembered Doug Ramsey ’01, Beatles at the Freshman Parents’ says Neal Ferriera ’02, the group’s the business club AIESEC. Music Director for Special Guest. “One, weekend in 1996. Business Manager. “Last year was our Special Guest’s second album, A-l to have fun with it. And two, because it “What made us ‘famous’ at PC was first real active year and we had a bit of Top Dog, is due to be released sometime is very important and because we take Beatles night,” Sayward said with a a rough time getting our feet wet. But... during the last week of April. In the great pride in what we do, it should be laugh. “There were all kinds of bands we have grown leaps and bounds. The meantime, check out the Special Guest your A-l top dog priority besides on the flyer for the event and since we fact that we are all such good friends website Studentweb.providence.edu/ academics...I said ‘A-l top dog’ like didn’t have a name for our group, they really adds to our tightness as a group. -sguest fifteen times in this one speech because put ‘featuring special guest’ on the flyer We feed off of each others’ energies and BOTTOM LINE: Well, children, I hate it was the first thing that came to my for our name. That’s where we got the that shows in our performance and the to put a damper on this article, but this head. After everyone laughed and made name Special Guest.” quality of our music.” will unfortunately be my last one for The fun of me, they seemed to realize how This small group started with four Two weeks ago, the group spent a Cowl. I could not stop writing from the much Special Guest meant to them.” guys out to have a good time and has whole weekend in the studio recording paper without doing at least one article For the past four years, Special Guest, since grown to be twelve members their second album, A-l Top Dog, so on the one group that has brought me the first male a cappella group at PC, has strong, all of whom have sacrificed many named for the dedication of all the nothing but happiness. Thank you and been entertaining the entire campus and hours for practice, given up nights at group’s members. “This is such a much love to my best friend Doug, who packing Stuart’s to capacity. This group Clubbie’s and Primetime, and spent different group, but it still has the same begged me to join. I owe him infinitely. of twelve talented singers has been making crowds laugh, sing along, and dance at their many concerts, both at home and at places as far away as Goucher College in Maryland. When did No fooling all this Special Guest madness start? John Sayward ’00, one of the It’s going to happen on April Fool’s founding members of the group, reflected on how it all began. “It was the Day, but we swear it’s no joke. first semester of my freshman year, and a bunch of us got together, mostly kids from I Cantori like Aaron Wade and For those of you who like cutting edge, quality theatre but lack the What are you doing after the funds necessary to go to shows, play? Try something new... Trinity Repertory Company is AQUA VIVA running a promotion this Saturday, April 1, that is perfect for people like you. From 10 am until 8 pm, The Trinity box office will be selling $10 AV tickets to people under thirty for Jails, Hospitals, and Hip-Hop, a one- EURO man show written and performed by 3ISTRO Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle 28do Atwells Avenue Award winner Danny Hoch. The Providence, RJ02903 show, which has been called “ Phone 401.273.6664 Shakespeare for our time and our Fax 401273.6679 place” by Platform, is going to be at Trinity April 17th and 18th at 7:00 and Enjoy a brief trip to Europe with our famous "tapas," "little 19th through 22nd at 8:00 pm. Tickets dishes," known to all. must be bought in person. One ticket Our menu features over 50 per ID. hot & cold tapas. Full bar menu and extensive wine and beer list, as well as Trinity Repertory Company’s theatre and box office is located at 201 Washington specialty drinks. Open for lunch & dinner. Take St in Downtown Providence. Any questions? Call the folks at the box office at out available. 401-351-4242 March 30,2000 Arts & Entertainment The Cowl 17 19 things to do off uso’s So Good campus... by Erin Keller ’02 A&E Staff The USO show “GI Fine Arts Jive” visited Providence College last weekend, • This, and my heart by Lynn and with it came the Yamamoto (thru 4/30) RISD most audience friendly Museum 3PM show this platoon has • Image and Enterprise- seen in years. Walking Photographs of Adolphe Braun into ’64 Hall, audience (thru 4/22) RISD Museum 3PM members were instantly • Sculpture - Michael Brennan transformed into World (thru 4/15) AS220 Cafe Gallery War II soldiers attending 5-9PM Free a USO show complete • ECLIPSE - Seze Devres with singing, dancing, (paintings) (thru 4/15) AS220 showgirls, big band Upstairs Gallery 5-9PM Free music, and comedy • Terry Allen: Works on Paper skits. What was most (4/6 - 4/29) RIC Free impressive was that this • Corwin Buttterworth: Paintings innovative work was (thru 4/15) AS220 Open produced and directed Window 5-9PM Free by students. • Joelle Jensen: Mixed Media The show began (thru 4/15) AS220 Brick Wall with joint Masters of 5-9 Free Ceremonies Jinx Duran (Joe Bonfiglio ’02) and Gloria Summers Deja vous: If this looks familiar, it’s because we ran this same exact picture of GI Jive last week. We’re hoping to be forgiven for this because this time we put it in color. Music (Jacqueline Oswald ’02) serenading the crowd with sentimental favorites popular Taking a break provided the show • Acoustica (3/30) AS220 during WWII. Oswald has by now from the musical U.S.O. GI Jive stopping number “You’d 9:30PM $5 proven that she has one of the most spectacular, the Be So Nice to Come • Ida, 33.3, Geoff Farina (3/31) beautiful voices on campus, while troop performed Directed by: Home To” with a rich 9:30 PM AS220 $5 Bonfiglio successfully conveyed true the famous Abbot Christina Eger & voice and lovely stage Trisha Rojcewicz • The Granola Funk Express and MC charm. The female quartet The and Costello presence. She had a great Treehouse Union (3/31) 8PM Richmond Sisters and male quartet The comedy skit performance, not to The Living Room $10 Showtimes: Jersey Four quickened the pace with “Who’s on First?” Sorry, guys, but the run’s over. mention an outstanding • Witch Metal and others (4/1) songs like “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” expertly executed If you blinked this weekend, you directorial debut. 8PM The Living Room $8 “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” and “Jump by Joe Bonfiglio, missed a good show. The show did have a • Hardcore (4/2) 8PM The Living Jive and Wail.” And the “volunteer” GIs Chris-tian Banach few setbacks, particularly Room $8 and USO female dance crew named ’02, John M. Chipelo ’02, Jason O. Davis in the beginning and in the time between • Tempest Trio (4/3) 8PM RIC Uncle Sam’s Steppers performed some ’03, and Tony Janeiro ’01. The four numbers. Compared to the quick, tight $19 (reservations required) very impressive swing dance moves. Abbots, taking turns confusing choreography, the dialogue both before Sandra Colavolpe ought to be thoroughly Bonfiglio’s Costello, were a riot. Eric the first big number and in between congratulated for her flawless Bosworth ’02 was comical as Private songs seemed, at times, strained and Theatre choreography, and the dancers should be Bernie Wilson, a band member who is slow. In addition, as those who have commended for their non-stop action and drawn out of his introverted shell. attended a show there before know, ’64 • Meshuga (thru 4/9) $10 on enthusiasm. Additionally fabulous were Another notable personality was Ryan Hall is not the best arena for plays. Uncle 3/16 and 3/23 $26-$38 regularly the costumes, designed by Christina D. Walsh ’02. While authentic slides of Sam’s Steppers, who never danced on Trinity Repertory Theatre Eger ’00. The GIs’ uniforms, the swing those who served in World War II were the stage but on the floor, could not • Thick Cut Bacon (thru 4/9) dancers’ dresses, and the Hollywood shown on screen during intermission, always be seen, which was unfortunate. Perishable Theatre 8PM starlets’ gowns represented well the Walsh went through the audience telling Yet even from the last row, I saw enough clothing of the time. Finally, the force jokes and asking questions. Always in to know that these dancers worked hard that made it all possible, the twenty­ GI character, Walsh gave 110 percent. to perfect their moves. Etc. person band led by director Christopher But there was no doubt as to who All in all, bravo to the MCs, singers, Kelton, provided impeccable sound. stole the show, both figuratively and dancers, band, and GIs that made this show • Rhode Island’s Ballet Theatre Both the singing and dancing forces literally. Playing famous bombshell the blast that it was to attend. It was a (3/31-4/2) Carriage House came to a powerful climax for “Jump Angie Devereaux, Christina D. Eger refreshing concept, an eneigetic piece, and a Theatre $ 12 Jive and Wail,” the finale, making the performed two wonderful solos. 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— Compiled by Erin Keller ’02 The Cowl 18 Arts & Entertainment March 30, 2000 music The Boys Are Back by Julia Kenny ’01 Asst. A&E Editor The world is divided into three categories: people who like pop music, people who cannot stand it, and those who listen to it but would risk losing their notes reputation and any respect from their The Melvins peers if they let on that they liked it. And The Crybaby as far as I can tell, a very hefty minority (Amphetamine Reptile Records) fall into this third group. They are the people that hide their posters of the The Melvins have long been Backstreet Boys underneath an hailed as the kings of the sludge-core acceptable Monet. They are the people scene, and they continue to live up to who slide their Tiger Beat across the their title on their new album, The counter at CVS, buried under a pile of Crybaby. The album is a strange one Cosmos and Mademoiselles. They are as far as Melvins albums go, as every the people who swear that their little song is co-written by and features sister’s Hanson CD “just happened” to guest musicians. Nearly all of the find its way into their own collection of songs vary greatly from each other, U2, Dave Matthews, and Lauryn Hill. and there is little cohesion between What I’m trying to say is that I’ll the tracks. The highlights include a understand if you read this article after fifteen-minute epic featuring Tool, all your roommates are already asleep, two Hank Williams songs featuring or hide it under the Sports section and Hank Williams III, several songs furtively steal a glance at it when you Sure, we’re just chillin but does our hair look OK?: The boys featuring David Yow from the Jesus think no one’s looking. of ‘N SYNC sit back and wait to see how No Strings Attached Lizard, and a cover of Nirvana’s I do have a more legitimate reason flies with fans and critics. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” with Leif for reviewing ‘N SYNC’s latest album, beautifully done. The a capella “I Garret on vocals. It’s a great find for abound with hard-driving beats and lines No Strings Attached. It has broken all (like “Life would be much better once Thought She Knew” closes the album, veteran Melvins fans but definitely records for album sales, including those and it’s a good song, but here that ‘N not entry level stuff. you’re gone” and the bitter “Even the set by Garth Brooks and the previous good guys get burned”) that border on SYNC’s major flaw comes through. — by Ben Sweeney ’00 record holders, their Boy Band rivals the “Hi, you need some anger management When all five sing together, they don’t Backstreet Boys. Over a million copies classes.” “Digital Get Down” is a very blend into one sound. You can still pick Natalie MacMaster in one day. But huge record sales were thinly-veiled ode to cyber sex... out each individual voice, which isn’t the In My Hands to be expected, since basically every something that I’m hoping will go right purpose of harmonizing. That’s perfect (Rounder Record Corp.) female between the ages of eight and over the heads of everyone under the age for the faster, dance-oriented songs, but eighteen bought the album. That doesn’t of sixteen. not what’s needed on softer, slower ones. I got all excited when I saw this mean it’s good or can withstand the Most of No Strings Attached is fast The rest of the album more than CD in the store. It was right before scrutiny of the exact market it’s not and in-your-face. Think dancing. “Bye makes up for this short-coming. It’s St. Patrick’s Day and my Irish blood aimed at: middle-aged music critics. Bye Bye” deserves to be a certified hit. radically experimental when it comes to started to take over, so I picked it up I’m not going to even try to Lead vocalists Timberlake and Chasez Boy Band standards, with songs that on a whim. MacMaster has gained distinguish them from the other Boy growl out “It’s Gonna Be Me,” with its “change it up” mid-song, artificially plenty of recognition, including East Bands out there for you. It would be a rhythmic, semi-slow groove that manipulate voices, play with different Coast Music Awards, a Juno, and two lost cause. Let me just say that these contrasts well with its strong bass. beats, and feature funky background Canadian Country Music Awards. guys seem to be hard-working and most “Space Cowboy” features Lisa “Left vocals contributed by various artists you One of my roommates even concerned about earning industry respect Eye” Lopes of TLC, and has an almost wouldn’t think would be caught dead recognized one of her songs. So I was and longevity. Collaborations with Phil space-age background sound...hence its working with such a group. Yes, each thinking this was going to be some Collins, Gloria Estefan, and Richard title, I guess. “Just Got Paid,” which song is either about love or having a good good stuff. Marx have moved them in that direction, refers to “parties pumping” and “booties ol’ time. But you get the impression that MacMaster has been labeled as a even earning them a Grammy for shaking” on a Friday night, refuses to a lot of effort was put into this album, as “Celtic performer with major performing the title song to the movie let you stay in your seat. A definite if ‘N SYNC (accurately) realized that crossover potential.” And she does Music of the Heart. After dumping crowd-pumping song is “Bringin’ Da their reputation and chance to establish have it...when she sings. She’s a basically everyone who worked for them Noise,” which is non-stop energy, and themselves as legitimate artists was wizard on the fiddle, but unfortun­ and jumping record labels to Jive, ‘N the chorus hits you harder each time you riding on it. You be the judge of whether ately, this is what most of the album SYNC was left hanging when it came to hear it. they accomplished this. is: instrumentals. The two songs that their half-finished album. As a result, There are the requisite ballads. To those who are on the fence about feature vocals (“In My Hands” and the five of them took on much more “That’s When I’ll Stop Loving You” is getting No Strings Attached: swallow “Get Me Through December”) are responsibility in writing and producing rather bland and, dare I say, lame. It was your pride and buy it. You can even do pretty good. MacMaster has a soft the music. And I say they did a pretty written by Diane Warren, the “genius” it anonymously over the internet. See? alto voice that blends with the almost good job. When listening to No Strings behind power ballads made famous by Now you have no excuse. But I’ll celestial-sounding music. There’s a Attached, you have to keep an open mind Celine Dion. But “This I Promise You” understand if it calls your sock drawer guest appearance by Alison Krauss, and consider that the music is made for (my bet to be the next single) is Home when it’s not in your stereo. another up-and-comer. There isn’t no reason other than your pure enough of this, though. The remain­ enjoyment and entertainment. It’s not ing twelve tracks are al! some poetry set to music, nor intricate variation on Irish jigs and reels. Some orchestra] arrangments, nor soaring, 2000 Providence College show a definite jazz influence, but inspiring vocals. It’s fun. this just doesn’t work. The pure, The boys consistently refer to this simple Irish music is good, but when album as “edgier” than their earlier work. Poetry & Fiction MacMaster tries to spice it up, she I think that some of their anger from meddles too much, and it loses its being screwed by their management was Contest Winners Celtic flavor. Most songs start off channeled into the album. It’s not the promising and just devolve into a “bubble gum” pop Boy Bands are Verse Poetry: mess. notorious for and that ‘N SYNC has First: Amanda Glenn ’01 At least the cover is green. previously been guilty of. Songs like — by Julia Kenny '01 “Bye Bye Bye” and “It Makes Me Ill” Second: Stephanie Blank ’00 Third: Erin Carey ’03 Are you reading? Honorable Mention: Will Bemat ’01 Maybe you should be writing, too. Prose Poetry: First: Tom Scalzo ’00 Anyone interested in writing for A&E should Second: Colleen Lee ’00 come to 104A Slavin and pick up an applica­ Third: Mark DeRespinis ’01 tion. On it, you will be asked a series of gruelling questions that only a true and noble Short Fiction: writer will be able to answer. If you answer First: Matt Farley ’00 these questions incorrectly, you will suffer an Second: Courtney Vien ’00 eternity of damnation. Third: Victoria Paglariani ’03 Honorable Mention: Bill Flynn ’01 Any takers? Congratulations to all the winners! March 30, 2000 Roving Photographers The Cowl 19 Who would you write in for President of the United States and why?

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The Rock. “Monica Lewinsky. He’s the ‘People’s’ She knows what’s up in the choice. White House.” Todd Wallace ’00 Cathy West ’00 Jed Zip Junior Mama Spiros Steven Spielberg, Hillary Clinton, She says so! if he can't direct our because she's the country, no one can! man! The Cowl 20 Features March 30,2000 (Destination Unc(e Wa(+er’i Imagination To/> ^ine ------unnecessary crime? This young man was not the typical by Colleen Lee ’00 “New Englander,” hence he was suspicious. He also sat for two stops and Spring Break does strange things to people. Take your uncle for instance. He Features Staff stood for three, once his friend boarded spent his two weeks away from school (your uncle got an additional week off for the train. Was he merely a college good behavior) basking in the neon glow of Atlantic City, playing bingo and Everyday we cross the paths of so student striving to differentiate himself flirting with all the available sexagenarians (look it up). Upon returning to the many people, people whose lives and by means of his dress or was he on his climatic chaos that is P.C., your uncle noticed some small facets of campus that destinations are a mystery to us. way to distribute food to the homeless could use changing. These minor flaws have always been around, but your uncle Wouldn’t it be fascinating to learn about in the Boston Common? simply did not notice them before. Perhaps time away from P.C. has heightened each person we encounter and to take the Better yet, what did all these people my awareness of imperfection. In any event, I thought it important to pass along time to build a relationship with her or think of me, the short-haired woman, my observations in the hope that future generations of P.C. students will not have him? Or, at least, to imagine what their wearing big sneakers, reading an obese to put up with any unpleasantness, however minor. With this in mind, we give lives are like? No longer would the book? Perhaps I was simply on my way you: crowd seem so faceless. back to school after a weekend away. Or, Cruising into Boston on the ‘T’ last maybe I was editing a controversial Uncle Walter’s Top Nine problems with the P.C. campus: weekend, I realized how much more book, soon to be banned by America’s 9.) Uncomfortable couches in the library and Slavin: Why would the school make exciting and satisfying it is to occupy my public schools. it so hard for us to take naps on campus? These couches are so uncomfortable brain with those strangers sitting across Indeed, I was neither of these. My that you are forced to stay awake and study. Oh. from me than it is to be consumed by destination lay on Tremont Street. I was 8.) No PERMANENT outdoor basketball hoops and flowers: These orientation my own selfish thoughts. meeting my sister and her family for teases fooled us all. For instance, adjacent to me sat an lunch and then a brisk walk down the 7.) The racy statue of Mrs. Slavin: Mr. Slavin is wearing what appears to be a older man with white hair, wearing beginning of the Freedom Trail. cape but it looks like his wife is naked. Maybe she’s not, but people are talking. brown dress pants, wing-tips, and a gray They say all roads lead to Rome. Not 6.) The location of the graveyard: Welcome to P.C.; here’s our graveyard. Kentucky sweatshirt. He folded his right last Sunday, they did not. All roads led 5.) The hill between Accinno and Guzman: When it’s icy, people fall, and when arm neatly across his chest, while to Boston. And on each and every one it’s not, people have trouble making it all the way to the top without a break. We holding up his chin with his left hand. of those paths trod hundreds and even need a railing, desperately. Perhaps he was returning from Sunday thousands of people we choose to ignore 4.) The sign at the top of the stairs in Slavin (it’s there, trust me): Below an arrow Mass, calling to mind all that he had everyday. Up until a few days ago, this pointing to the lower level read the words: hair salon, laundromat, mini-mall and heard. Or, maybe he was hurrying home failed to bother me. Now, whether I am post-office. How many freshman have raced into Alumni with a heaping bag of to host a March Madness party, on the ‘T’ or in my bubble here at PC, it laundry, long, straggly hair, and a fistful of letters, only to be sent home crying reviewing his grocery list along the way. will be impossible to neglect the faces by the taunts of upperclassmen? Let’s be kind to the freshmen, and get rid of the Across from him sat two middle-aged that pass before me. sign. women with thick English accents, Who knows who you might 3.) The recent construction in Slavin lawn: For some reason, a tree was dug up, a gaping, dumbfounded at a young man encounter next - the future President of huge pit was dug, the hole was filled in, and the tree was NOT replaced. I hope nearby. His black pants, hemp the United States, a soon-to-be world- it was worth it. necklaces, chain-link belt, red sneakers, renowned novelist, or a very caring and 2.) The two-foot high wall bordering the library side of campus: Are would-be and matching bandana screamed for loving individual. If you choose not to campus intruders unable to get past this formidable defense? Either surround the attention. Could it be that these women see those around you, you cannot even entire school with a fence or don’t. were merely tourists in Boston shocked begin to imagine their lives, let alone 1.) The Library Rugs: purple, gray, lighter gray, still lighter gray, off white, and by the youth of America? Or, were they yours. And as Muhammad Ali once said, purple. These colors are conducive to sleep, vomiting, and pretending it’s still private detectives in disguise, seeking “One who has no imagination has no 1975, but not studying. out a young perpetrator of an wings. ” "I'm so bored with the U.S.A."

actually did live like that, and maybe anything at all except getting a job, there are some that still do. Maybe I can making some money and raising a family. by Thomas Scalzo ’00 realize this dream someday. But if it is Not to say these are not admirable goals, going to happen, I’m going to need to but they appear to be the extent of what Paid Advertisement Features Staff write. I talk about writing a lot, but I people want. No one seems willing to don’t often get around to actually putting truly believe in something, possibly anything down on paper. because there isn’t much to believe in. One rainy day last year, as I sat in a I sat in that cafd,and I wondered what To be honest, I don’t know myself what musty bookstore I cafd staring at I should write about. I didn’t really come there is to rebel against, but even if there hundreds of old, rotting books stuffed on up with anything that day or the day after. were something staring us all in the face, Attention soggy wooden shelves, I decided that I In fact, days and months went by without I doubt anyone would do anything about wanted to be a writer. I wanted to have my feeling strongly enough about it. my books up there alongside all the great anything to be able to write convincingly You might think by my above Smokers authors, gathering dust and mildew, about it. I began to give up hope, and comments that I am trying to use my The Center for Behavioral watching over the countless coffee house my apartment on the beach began to fade position here at The Cowl for evil instead and Preventative Medicine at connoisseurs too wrapped up in their in my imagination. In desperation, I of good; for preaching and complaining and passing along my uniformed political the Miriam Hospital, a own little worlds to give them any notice. turned to the great writers I was trying That was my dream: to create to emulate. views onto all you loyal readers out there. Lifespan partner, is conduct­ magnificent, potentially life-changing As I sat and thought about them and Nothing could be further from the truth. ing FREE research studies to works that would go unnoticed in my what they wrote, I realized that they I am simply trying to publicly justify that learn more about why people lifetime. wrote well because they had things to the reason why I never actually write smoke. At the time, I didn’t see any faults write about. Many of the great writers anything is because there is nothing in Your participation would with my plan. The lives of all the writers from the 20,h century that I have read all our country violently stimulating enough I’d ever read were always so interesting wrote about some aspect of the world to write about. I guess I should amend require two one hour visits and exciting. I figured I could just move that they didn’t like. There was always that last statement; there is nothing to the Miriam Hospital over to a beach somewhere and write. I’d get something wrong with the world that violently stimulating in this country that a one month period. a cheap apartment with worn wooden deserved to be complained about. There anyone cares about. I know that there You will be compensated floors and a wobbly ceiling fan. I’d have was always a cause to be found that was are problems and causes out there to fight $50.00 for your time and a small shelf for my books, a rickety desk worth fighting for. There were major for, but it feels like no one cares. by the window, and a single mattress What I want is a rebellion. Any effort. social problems in this country that great shoved in the corner. There would writers of the time were able to draw on rebellion will do so long as there is If you are a cigarette smoker always be one or two flies buzzing for incentive and direction in their work. something out there to believe in and over the age of 18 and are through the open window. Sometimes, Now, I’m not saying that America is to write about. Maybe we could all interested in learning more I would just stand at the window, looking perfect nowadays or anything, but things rebel against the fact that no one cares about the studies, out over the ocean as the last bits of sun are pretty good for most people and there about anything? That would give me disappeared. isn’t much of a rebellious feeling against something to write about, but the Please call: 401-793-7985 Well, the apartment on the beach is a anything. Nobody in my admittedly question is, would anyone read it? I Paid Advertisement I nice idea, and maybe some writers small world seems to care much about March 30, 2000 Features The Cowl 21 Ideas Space Filler

article, for example. It’s really a outfit would be the best and stuff like metacognitive exercise that will achieve by Matthew Farley ’00 that. It would make things more fun. by Beth Brunet ’00 at least one end. It is not an exemplary We should get Mark McGwire to Features Staff piece of work by any standards, but it come to campus every once in a while Features Staff will fill space. just to hang out with everyone. Maybe Face-to-face, we turn away, tum red, I have been compiling a bunch of his periodic appearances on campus Countless academic and social turn silent. But as the silence grows, we ideas lately. Here are some of them: would convince the people who took the demands are placed upon us every day. weaken and fumble meaningless words, We should hire some pilots to baseball team away to bring it back. ‘Papers next Wednesday. Get ‘emdone.’ phrases, even grunts, once again, to fill advertise upcoming events in the sky Instead of the cafeterias, we should ‘How do you feel about graduating? space. So, not to disappoint the delusions with their plane’s exhaust. That would get McDonald’s to open up on campus. What do you plan on doing with of others, we walk a straight line, save a lot of paper and it would keep any That way we could get better food. yourself?’ ‘How do you feel about him?’ deviating only in private moments. We more of those horrible, unsightly little There should be speakers all over ‘Do you want to see her through the pass up an indeterminable number of white stands from popping up anywhere campus that play music all day long. summer?’ In response to this never- opportunities to engage in conversations else around campus. During classes, they would play quiet, ending parade of questions, and in the of some significance that might have The campus should hire more Unicco solemn, classical music, mostly Bach, absence of ‘real’ answers, mediocre workers so that we can have people come but also some Handel and Mozart. made lasting impressions on our long work and nervous laughs have become into our dorm rooms to clean them During the ten minutes between classes, memories. At the same time, we break two of the most common and celebrated silences that, left uninterrupted, may everyday. the speakers would play pump-up kind art forms mastered by today’s college have lead to or served as the context for, Professors should be forced to of songs like “We’re Not Gonna Take youth. some deeper, inner revelation. reimburse students for books that they It” and “Shout” and “Eye of the Tiger” To meet the conditions laid out by the Am I discouraging the practice of are forced to buy at the beginning of the and “Hang On Sloopy.” During the rest administration we cram like heck to space-filling? Absolutely. We must go semester when those books are NEVER of the day, the speakers would play any finish work on time. We deliver written to all lengths to avoid it and the very used in the class. great songs and at night they would play and oral products that are “just okay” superficiality from which it is derived. Every other Wednesday should be Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks over and according to our own self-evaluations Nevertheless, if we don’t fill space, if Lemonade Stand Day. On this day, over and over. and self-criticisms. In essence, we fill we don’t act superficially upon demand, anyone who desires to open a lemonade What else...let’s see. We should space. We make ten pages because all we may never leave this place, this place stand somewhere on campus is allowed have statues made of students by art ten pages were required. Take this where we are now. to do so. Now that I think about this, majors and then have them displayed on these stands shouldn’t be limited to campus. That would be so cool. lemonade. We should have pizza stands How about this one: students should and grilled cheese sandwich stands and get together somewhere on campus all lettuce stands. It would be a whole lot the time and discuss things. It would be of fun as well as educational for business like those ancient Greek city states that Quote of the Week: majors who need hands on experience we learn about in Civ class. in sales and stuff like that. I think Tom Scalzo should be allowed If I had paid attention to what others were Every third Friday of each month to run for Freshman Class Treasurer even should be formal day on campus. Some though he’s a senior. thinking, the heart inside me would have died. businesses have dress-down days. But I think new professors should be hired we wouldn’t do that because college kids based on how funny they are. —Bob Dylan always dress down (except for when All the plays put on by Blackfriars they’re trying to get a job). So, on every should be written by students. third Friday, we would all get dressed PC should offer a class in roadmap up for classes, and it would be fun. It reading. would be just like the Oscars, with Finally, I think that writers for The people spreading rumors about whose Cowl should be paid by the word. Bed Head

sickness sweep over me. There was no by Jill Yablonski ’00 resistance. Nothing to slow me down. Honesty doesn’t really get you anywhere Features Staff in life, but I’ve come accustomed to the consequences, so here we go. When my Rapunzel is dead. I killed her off hair was gone and only a messy boy cut about three years ago when I chopped was left, I looked into the mirror and off maybe two and half feet of hair. said, “I’m not as ugly as I thought I was.” Friday night I finished her off for good. Now yeah, I understand that there is a Not that I ever.fully bought into all that certain amount of exaggeration in that fairy tale stuff, but I’m a sucker for comment, but let’s just leave it alone and symbols. Completely off the main not analyze it to death right now. It’s subject while simultaneously being just that my face felt so exposed framed somehow related, when I had really long in brown and left to fend for itself. hair strangers either a), stated the My vanity has taken control of me obvious (i.e. “Hey, you have really long now. Everywhere I go I stare at hair.) b.) told me they liked it or c.) makeshift glass pane mirrors in search ignored it as any proper person should. of what I can label as “feminine” on my But within three weeks of knowing me, face. I told you once that if I were to acquaintances and others didn’t hesitate shave my head I would have to don pink to ask me when I was going to cut it, or clothes and short skirts, but lets face just flat out told me to cut it. Eighteen reality for a moment. I’m sticking with years fell to the pressure of two and half the grey. Even if it’s true that as I was months encased in 17x 10 feet of concrete watching the Oscars, I called to tell my and so many acres on this caged-in elitist mom that my hair looked a little like wannabe microcosm of the world. As Sarah McLachlan’s, but later realized it for me, I guess I respect others enough looked a little more like Edward not to pseudo-gently tell them what to Norton’s. Oh well. At least I don’t look do. Oh, and by the way, I like you better like one of those freaks on the ‘T’ my with bad hair, anyway. brother had mistaken me for. So if you Cutting off my hair made me dizzy- see me stranger or not I’ll give you three literally. As I shook my head fast, as I choices. A.) Ignore it . B.) Ignore it. shook my head hard I began to feel a C.) Ignore it. I suggest choice C.

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forming my thoughts. It blocked out all brings a warm, fuzzy feeling to my deep­ by Jennifer Pereira ’03 of the perplexing life questions. I was by Tracy Kennedy ’02 est, darkest soul. too busy concentrating on the seemingly It is your beautiful eyes, your gentle Features Staff ethereal combination of foreign words Features Staff touch that releases me from the chains set to familiar music. Through a of my worries. With a look, you send “This world is but canvas to our cooperative effort, the music and my How can I sit and write about love? into a world of happiness and tranquil­ imaginations” imagination morphed the hallways into It is a subject so simple, and at the same ity. Your smile sends a surge through the streets of Paris. The students became time, so complex. How can I embody me, relieving all my pain and sorrow. -Henry David Thoreau American tourists about whom I knew everything that is felt by each individual Your arms, wrapped around me, are a nothing, and the void was lost along person who is lifted to the clouds on the shield, protecting me from all the world Throughout the years, I have with the rest of my baggage. wings of true love? I cannot. I can hurls at me. Your gentle voice floats into continuously edited myself. It is my Unfortunately, I began to rely on merely describe how you have made me my ears, and I am whole. Your serenade, belief that the seed of my incessant need coping instead of healing. It was a great feel from the first time that our eyes “Is it ok if I call you mine” makes me to perfect,the essence of my shock to leave that comfort zone, find locked. But how can my trivial words feel like nothing can compare to this. individuality, was planted in early my baggage, and empty out the stale convey to you all that you are and all You can call me yours forever. childhood as a means of escape. It contents. I had a new destination: that I feel when I am with you? My heart Love is wonderful. It is wonderful eventually proved to be a necessity later college. I doubted this journey to the bums to be released by its cage. You are because it has the power to raise you up in my life. point where I began loathing it, and my everything to me; you are everything that and the power to crush you. It can During my infancy, my birth father imagination did not have enough fuel I could ever need. You make me feel change the strongest man to a whimper­ proved to be negligent. He cared neither left for me to escape this new place. My beautiful in a way that I have before ing puppy. It can make you feel like for my mother, nor for me. His insides were so empty I swear that, for never imagined. there is nothing else in the world. That selfishness carried him away, thus months, I was two-dimensional. I have told you, I love you, over a it is all that you need to make it through leaving behind a beautiful lady and Finally, I decided what I needed was million times. I have murmured it and the day. To me, it is. Your day can be innocent child. I was not aware of what to re-edit myself. Only this revision shouted it and whispered it over miles going downhill fast, but like a roller was happening and developed into a included the body of who I am that is of phone lines. The first time, in fact, I coaster, the mere thought of love can young child who suppressed actually my soul. I could not believe wrote it in your yearbook—Do you re­ send you right back into the sky. I don’t tremendously adult emotions. how many errors I found, the most member? I wanted for you to remember care if I’m a sap, but love is what keeps Though the feelings of abandonment significant one being not believing. God it always and to be able to relive it when­ me moving, love is what draws me did not reach my means of is who I needed and who I wanted. He ever you felt the longing that our dis­ home. comprehension until adolescence, once had to lead the way because on my own, tance creates. It was the first time that I Ok, now I know that my loyal and they arrived at their destination the I never found the Eiffel Tower within ever said it to anyone before, at least in faithful readers are probably wondering effects proved emotionally devastating. the confinements of my secondary that way. But I do love you, and I will why the hell they are reading all this I was extremely frustrated and wondered school. How oblivious was I to think love you forever. mushy stuff (right. Dr. Home?). Well, “WHY is it that I can absorb foreign that it could fit in the two-story building? It is hard sometimes, knowing that as a writer, I reserve the right to com­ languages like a sponge, but can NOT God helped me realize that, though I had such a distance separates us. It is so dif­ pose about whatever it is that that my figure out why someone could care so a sure case of denial, I was not a failure ficult to see people here together. But I heart decides, because, basically, my little about something so innocent?” for having taken those twists and turns. am content in remembering that you are heart is where I write from (like you Eventually, languages became a He reassured me that trying to figure out out there somewhere looking at our star couldn’t tell). Next week, I’ll try some­ means of coping. I began walking what I wanted was necessary in order to in the darkness. Knowing that some­ thing a little less sappy, ok?? 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by John Zilch Jr. ’01 of basketball is changing, so if you did as awful as I did, don’t be so hard on Assr. Sports Editor International yourself. The best way I can describe myself: Remember the days when giants The fans lose out of games that they can Happy-go-unlucky. such as Big Country Bryant Reeves and -Continued from page 32- Each year, when the NCAA men’s Greg Ostertag would roam the paint? watch their favorite teams play. ESPN This is the second time in basketball tournament brackets are Well who was the dominant center this did not televise this Cubs-Mets series, professional baseball’s history that it has and neither did their local networks. announced, I run home and plug in year? Instead, the game of college played games at neutral sites. Two years Besides, they would have had to get up predictions which usually don’t come basketball is evolving into a training ago the San Diego Padres hosted the very close to the final outcomes. I become a camp for guards. As the thirty-five at 5:00am to watch the game. They also same Mets who are now in Tokyo, in chain viewer-1 sit and watch game upon second shot clock dwindles down, you’re have the number of home games that Mexico. This has all been done in an they can attend reduced, resulting in game, my emotions change with each more likely to find a team work it around effort to expand the interests of baseball some fan disappointment with the score that flashes up onto the screen. the perimeter of the three point line only beyond the North American continent. organizations. Heck, if I received CBS-points for every to shoot a desperation shot with time Though it is a good idea in theory, I game I tuned into, I’d be watching the dwindling down, than a pass inside. While the cultural exchange that is find that baseball interests are already taking place should be praised, the tournament from my new yacht. While the theme this year was three- served in those areas of the world, and Amazingly, I did okay in the first round point shots, penetration moves, and jump effects of the series should not be. This proof of that can be found in the recent is just an attempt by baseball to line their due to the fact that I picked mostly shots, a bounce pass down low was rash of signings of Asian and Hispanic pockets by introducing their product to favorites. My demise began in the unusual. The inside-outside game would players. This trip does nothing for the an untapped market. Good old- second round. No-name teams such as confuse the hell out of the announcers. two teams involved, and I am actually fashioned capitalism, but bad baseball. Tulsa and Wisconsin stole victories from “Oh this is awful Verne.” quite surprised they agreed to do it. The If the fact that baseball was more a Cincinnati and Arizona, respectively. As “It seems as if a seven foot monster jet lag from flying back from the series business than a game was ever in doubt, I watched those two games, I flipped has ran onto the court.. .He’s wearing a will be with them for about a week, this definitely proved the theory. over my couch and pulled some gray hair jersey that seems to belong to the team... which puts them at a severe disadvantage Anyway, since baseball is underway, out of my head, respectively. and he just grabbed the ball.” when they start to play back in the U.S. predictions are in order, and this year I In the year 2000, there wasn’t a true What the sport is losing are the Not to mention they both sacrifice feel like going out on a limb. AL East: Cinderella. The title usually goes to the physical battles occurring down low. home games on their 162 game schedule Boston, AL Central: Cleveland, AL squad that exceeded the public’s These days, the big men trudge up floor with their season opening excursion to West: Seattle, Wildcard: Blue Jays (I just expectations and then their own. One to set picks in hopes of giving their best the Orient. This hurts the team’s can’t write the team from New York, its could make the case for Gonzaga, but I snipers a clean look. Does this take away chances, albeit minimally, and also has physically impossible), NL East: argue that they were a true Cinderella. from the game? a negative affect on the fans. The teams, Philadelphia (my heart at work here), NL Although the Zags knocked off Absolutely not When the final four with their loss of home games and jet Central: Houston, NL West: Arizona, powerhouse St. John’s, they failed to resumes this weekend you need not lag effect early on, will probably have Wildcard: Cincinnati. advance past the Sweet Sixteen where worry that you will be deprived of any something to overcome in the standings But hey, I’m just a Sports Editor, what they were matched up against a six- kind of effort. Players today are just as once they get themselves oriented again. do I know? seeded Purdue. likely to dive on the ground for a loose So, this year, Cinderella wouldn’t ball as they would twenty years ago. show up for the ball. Instead, five or six Abrasive Bob Knight is still as likely to wannabe’s pulled off near-miracles. Two throw his backup point guard at the Club report of them, eight-seeded North Carolina backboard. Most importantly, a senior and Wisconsin, rode the Underdog who will most likely make millions in The sailing team raced March 25th The Women’s rugby team hosted Express all the way to the final four. On the future, will still lay his head on his at the University of Rhode Island’s In­ Mount Holyoke and won the defensive top of that, fifth-seeded Florida advanced coach’s shoulder to cry as his team wins vitational Regatta. Skipper Justin Stang battle 6-0. Shannon Murray scored the and two six-seeds made it to the elite or loses during any round of March ‘01 and crew Melissa Moore sailed in only tri for the Friars. eight. Out of the four conferences, the Madness. the A Division, while skipper Tyler Information provided by Midwest proved to be the sole, true For the sports fan, like myself, college Cagwin ‘02 and crew Lori Dambroski Sarah Blanchard ’01 bracket. Michigan State and Iowa State, basketball is perhaps the most ‘02 sailed in the B Division. Out of nine 1 and 2, played in their Conference final. entertaining sport around. Even teams, Stang and Moore placed sixth. The Men’s team also played the vic­ Nostradamus would have a migraine with all of the March Madness Cagwin and Dambroski placed fifth out tors as they romped Fairfield University figuring out this tournament, so how am backdoor marketing moves, off-court of nine in their division. Other compet­ in their first matchup of the spring sea­ I supposed to figure it out? How am 1 controversies, and statistics, the ing schools included Brown, Dartmouth, son. PC won 22-Hat Fairfield. Senior going to win my pool’s pot of bragging efforts of the players will always be Harvard, and University of Rhode Is­ Dave Connelly and Junior Brian rights without throwing two weeks in the foreground of the mind and land. Panedosi both scored in the game. salary at Dionne Warwick? always create an unpredictable game. 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RI O2‘)i or [email protected] or Email at campstaff@ gsri.org or www.gsri.org — EOE M/F/D/V www.gsri.org — EOE M/F/D/V March 30, 2000 Sports The Cowl 29 Providence Place Athletes of the Week Llewellyn Cole “Luuuuuuu” talks about his Brooke Rubin experience at Providence College forced to lead the young team with Division III teams.” by Alison Carton ’01 encouraging words and keep the team Cole has spent the academic portion Sports Staff morale positive. “We started coming of his PC career studying elementary Llewellyn Cole was the only senior together at the end, we were playing education and plans on teaching third or on the PC basketball team this past year fourth grade. “No matter what I do next and the last remaining member of the year, when I am done with basketball, I memorable 1997 elite eight team. Cole will find myself back in the classroom. I was a sophomore red shirt that year but have always loved kids and I would love still practiced and traveled with the team. the opportunity to positively influence He said that it was the highlight of his their lives,” said Cole. PC basketball career. The team has gone The Harlem native said his plans for through many changes and growing next year are still up in the air; he might Rubin posted a 2-0 singles record pains since that amazing season but they play basketball in one of the lower-level continue to push forward in pursuit of a last week, while playing the No. professional leagues around here and similarly successful season. Cole has work his way up, or he might play 1 singles position. On March 25, spent his final three years here working overseas and travel around Europe. “I Rubin defeated Boston through those changes, trying to use the would like to go to different countries just University’s Selin Nassi, 6-4, 6- experiences he had from his first two for the experience. I wouldn’t mind 2 then on March 26, she defeated years to help the new players. traveling around overseas, playing Rutger’s Donna Krouzman 6-4, “It was a disappointment not to make basketball,” stated Cole. 3-6, and 6-4. it back to the final eight because once Cole says he will miss everything you make it that far you aspire to get much better. 1 think that now most ot about PC next year especially his! back there again and again. I knew that the guys are used to playing in the Big teammates and the other friends he has] Chris Houston if we played well and worked together, East so they will do much better next made here. “I am going to miss playing we had a shot at making it back there year,” stated Cole. and miss my teammates. I will miss the again.” Cole spent his first three years of high whole college experience which I have Cole said this season was frustrating school at Stepinac High School in New really enjoyed,” said Cole. for everyone. “There were a lot of new York City and then transferred to a prep Cole’s most memorable game of the players and the team had to try and keep school Maine Central Institute in Maine season was his last home game against everyone together,” said Cole. “We had for his final year, where he roomed with the University of Pittsburgh. a lot of team captain meetings, we just Luther Clay from URI. “The Prep “That game-was definitely the most kept reminding everyone that we were schools are a level above high school sentimental game for me, I got really right there and just needed to finish off basketball. The competition is better emotional when they called my name for the games.” As the only senior, Cole was because we get to play a lot of good tfoe last time.” Standings Weekly Softball (Overall) Lacrosse (Overall) Houston tallied nine goals and Team Losses one assist in PC’s two lacrosse Team Wins Losses St. Joseph’s Schedule games last week. In the Fri­ Notre Dame 22 8 Mt. St. Mary’s Villanova ars’ 15-3 win over Siena on 11 6 Providence Softball March 22, Houston tallied a Connecticut 15 9 Quinnipiac career high five goals. On Rutgers 6 5 Sacred Heart 3/30 vs. Sacred Heart March 29, he scored four goals Seton Hall 6 6 Marist doubleheader 2:00 p.m. St. John’s 12 and notched one assist in PC’s 14 Canisius Providence 9 8-7 loss to Denver. 11 Siena 4/1 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 10 13 Wagner doubleheader Noon Boston College 3 8 Manhattan 4/2 at Notre Dame doubleheader Noon

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by senior co-captain Jami Servidone as by Matt Young ’01 explained that the key to the Friars win the Bulldogs. However, a two out rally Sports Staff she scattered four hits. Junior Kerri against Yale in the first game was that came up a bit short as Mariah Fike struck Jacklets also got into the offensive act they enjoyed some success offensively. out Melissa Peterson with the bases On Tuesday afternoon the Prov­ as she picked up two hits. “We hit the ball today finally, we’ve loaded. idence College Lady Friars Softball team In other action the Lady Friars been struggling a little bit offensively, but Despite the loss coach Fulmer traveled to Connecticut to take on the played host to the Yale University finally the bats were out today,” said remained positive saying, “We took a lot Fairfield Stags. The Friars swept a pair Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon in their Mangini. out of this game. We are excited because of games on the afternoon, improving home opener. The Friars split the “The first game was huge because we we tend in situations when we are down their record to 9-11 overall. The Friars doubleheader, winning the first game were on a five game losing streak at that we don’t often come back, that is one of won the opening game 2-1, and the by a score of 3-1, while dropping the point, and offensively we had been our objectives we are working on second game 9-1. second game 2-1. struggling really bad,” said Head Coach improving.” He added, “For us to get The Friars held off the Stags in the In the first game, junior Robyn West Dana Fulmer. bases loaded, even with two outs and still first game as they scored their only two went the distance on the mound as she In the second game, the Friars ran into have a chance to win it, that’s where we runs of the game in the fourth inning. The picked up her fourth win of the season. offensive difficulties. want to be. Stags made a bid to tie the game in the “I struggled a little bit today and our “We weren’t hitting very well in the “We didn’t come through but next bottom of the seventh but they stranded defense was definitely there, that’s what second game. We came back in the time no doubt same situation we can,” the tying run at third base. kept us in it,” said West. “We started seventh and hit the ball well, but it was added the coach. In the second game the Friars took hitting, we haven’t been hitting lately, too little too late,” explained junior The Friars are back in action when advantage of a grand slam by junior Kerri but our bats are coming around.” Lynette Rosa. they travel to Notre Dame on Sunday Jacklets to get the victory. Gwyn Mangini, the Friars leading In the bottom of the seventh the Friars, April 2, and compete against their first On the afternoon, the Friars were led hitter with a .324 batting average down one run, looked to steal one from Big East opponent of the season. Paid Advertisement Friars fall to Denver Meet the man who walked Local across America and Hartford Seven Times! sports -continued from page 32- The Story of Rob Sweetgall by Sheree Thornton ’01 defeated Duke University, one of the reversed roles, as Leahy put in a pass from is an amazing journey of Sports Staff top teams in the nation. Houston a minute later. Leahy then personal growth, Boston lost its fifth straight to Orlando A 3-0 run in the fourth quarter was closed the gap to one at the 4:32 mark, determination, and re­ on Tuesday night in a 122-87 blowout. not enough to put the Friars over the netting a pass from junior Jeff Merklinger. The Magic’s “bread and butter,” Daryll top as they lost their first game of the The Friars had one more attempt to birth. Armstrong, was ejected in the third season to the University of Denver, 8- score with two minutes remaining, but You can meet quarter after getting hit with his second 7, at Glay Field this past weekend. junior Jim Dooley was called out of technical. But backup point guard, Providence got on the board first, as bounds after retrieving a pass, and Denver Rob Sweetgall in person, Chucky Atkins, filled the Orlando’s floor Houston put in ran out the clock and share in the journey. leader shoes and added 21 points. The his first of four With the record w with possession. Celtics set an all-time franchise low for goals on the “We were third quarter scoring with 11 points. Ron afternoon, on a have there is a playing a good Rob Sweetgall: Mercer had a game-high 23 points for pass from Leahy, team, and we let Walking Off Orlando against his former team. with under 11 certain level of them get ahead of Boston’s standout starters Antoine minutes left in us,” commented Weight and Stress Walker and Paul Pierce combined for 13 the first quarter. confidence..,But we Houston. points by shooting 4-for-24 from the Denver took a “Especially in the Tuesday, April 4, 2000 field. 5-2 lead at the realize the vacation second quarter, we “Out with the old and back in with half, however, really let them get 7:00 p.m. the new.” The New England Patriots with Mike Law is over and we have up on us. We John Clarke Science “diss”-missed veteran offensive tackle scoring a hat showed them that Zefross Moss, 33, and re-signed trick in the first to work hard. we wouldn’t go Building, Room 125 linebacker Tedy Bruschi, 26, to a two- 30 minutes of away in the second Rhode Island College year contract, but financial terms of his play. The half, but we came 600 Mt. Pleasent Avenue deal were not disclosed. Last season, Pioneers’ Geoff on strong too late.” Bruschi recorded a career-high 138 Bieging netted Chris Houston "02 Houston and Providence, Rhode Island tackles and averaged 9.2 tackles a game. Denver’s first Leahy both The University of Rhode Island has goal at the 8:37 mark, unassisted. finished with five points on the day, while This workshop is FREE, their hopes up for a new convocation and Providence sophomore Steve Heo senior goalie Brian McCarthy made 14 ice rink that is estimated at $66 million netted an unassisted goal early in the saves in the losing effort. but seating is limited. for both. Current plans set site work for second quarter to up the Friars’ score “Getting four goals — that’s just a E-mail the convocation to begin in three months, to two. result of playing hard. It’s what happens michelles @doh.state.ri. us with formal groundbreaking targeted for Houston led the Friars’ charge in the when you finish the opportunities that are early fall, and the ice rink will begin soon second half, scoring the next three given to you,” said Houston. or call 222-5087 after. Providence goals. His first came with The Friars begin a three-game stretch to reserve space. The NCAA 2000 Frozen Four will 12:21 left in the third quarter and, after at home this weekend, facing off against Leave your name, phone begin April 6 at the Providence Civic two more unassisted goals from Mount St. Mary’s at 1 PM this Saturday. Center. The Ocean State is in for an icy Denver, scored an unassisted goal of his From there, PC will host Stony Brook at number, and the number battle. The teams heading into the own with three minutes left in the 4 PM on Wednesday, April 5, for a non­ tourney are St. Lawrence (27-7-2), who of seats requested. quarter. Denver struck once more, league contest, and Marist College on are ECAC regular season champions, however, as Bieging put in his third goal Saturday, April 8, at 2 PM. North Dakota (29-8-5), the WCHA of the day at the 1:27 mark to give the “With the record we have, there is a Sponsored by the champions, Boston College (28-11-1), Pioneers the lead, 8-4, with one quarter certain level of confidence,” concluded who aren’t any kind of champs, but were RI Department of Health remaining. Houston. “But we realize the vacation is the nation’s top-ranked team in the The Friars rally began with 12 over, and we have to work hard. That and the preseason, and defending champions and minutes remaining, as Houston netted means preparing for each game Providence Journal Hockey East playoff champs, Maine (27- his fourth and final goal of the afternoon individually, and taking it one game at a 7-5). time.” Paid Advertisement

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p March 30, 2000 Sports The Cowl 31 Beauty in the Big East?

So what is Providence College do­ to upgrade the facilities here. Well then, leader of Big East sports. But the times by Dave Regan ’00 ing here? if that’s the case, then Providence should do change, yet those people who run Asst. Sports Editor This is not meant to be a blazing not be in the Big East. Very simply, PC Providence athletics up there in Alumni To say that it has been a rough year criticism of players or coaching staffs should realize that the Big East is too large Hall find themselves stuck in the 80s. for Providence College athletics would that are at Providence. All of you do for our teams. We should know our role, We’re not there anymore ladies and be grossly understating the facts. The an incredible job with what you are and leave the Big East. gentlemen. We’re outmanned, we’re Friars, this 1999------given to work with. Think about it logically for a outclassed, and it’s not the fault of the 2000 academic The coaching staff is given the un­ minute...I’ll wait. coaches and athletes. End of story. year, have been The enviable task of recruiting against Bos­ OK? Good. It’s always the coaches who get fired non-competitors ton College, Seton Hall, UCONN, etc Now, get past the shock value of that for losing records, it’s always athletes in almost every Penalty The players that come here to Provi­ statement and realize that our teams are who take the blame for bad games and sport, either going Killer dence are given attractive offers to play not able to compete with schools that performances. through another here that are hard to pass up. pump and pump money into their athletic Not anymore.. .it’s time to realize that stage of rebuilding or just being out- Now excluded from this argument programs, sometimes at least double what the upper levels of PC athletics also share manned by larger, more powerful are both the Men and Women’s Hockey Providence gives to athletics. Other Big much of the blame here. Coaches and schools. Yet Providence College sits up teams, as well as Men’s Lacrosse. These East schools field full scholarship teams players have to work with what they are here on our little hill and proclaims that three teams are exempt because they where Providence has to split just a few given. this school has a proud tradition of ex­ don’t play for the Big East. For hockey, to field an entire team. What they are given is just not up to cellence in both the classroom and on the men regularly stay in the top half of Other Big East schools give their par with every other Big East school. So the field of play. the Conference in one of the best teams facilities they don’t have to share if Providence isn’t ready to compete at a One half of that is true. PC does of­ leagues in the nation, Hockey East. with the rest of the student body. PC, level with every other Big East school, fer one of the best educations on the East Women’s Hockey at PC was one of the meanwhile, makes two or three teams then it’s time for Providence to move to Coast, and all the good studies that founders of the women’s hockey move­ share the same field of play. Friar athletic a conference where it can compete on money can buy prove that theory. But it ment in the US, and regularly find them­ teams find themselves at a major disad­ an equal playing field with everybody is on the field of athletics where this soon selves near the top of the ECAC stand­ vantage in the Big East, where the de­ else, and let a school that is ready to to be alumnus remains highly concerned. ings. With Lacrosse looking like they mands are high and right now it doesn’t make the commitment to Big East ex­ Improvements just are not coming fast are on the way up with a 5-1 record in look like this school can meet the rigors cellence have the opportunity to shine. enough for Providence to keep up with their conference, things look good right of a competitive conference. If athletics around this campus are the rest of the Big East Conference. now. So if PC is serious about sustaining going to become less and less of a prior­ About twenty years ago, Providence Which still leaves the problem of its athletic programs, it should move to ity, then why continue to send our teams College was one of the founding schools Providence College in the Big East. another conference: The Atlantic 10. out to the proverbial slaughter week af­ of the Big East Conference, with a pow­ Quite frankly, we don’t belong here The A-10? Yeah, you know them. ter week? erhouse men’s basketball team leading anymore. As the Big East has grown, They have Temple (for every other I came to PC back in September of the way, but in two decades time, things the member schools in the Big East have sport but football), UMass-Amherst, URI, 1996 because it was a Big East school, have changed a great deal. grown by leaps and bounds. Meanwhile and more. The A-10 has proven itself to and I was going to be able to see Big East Teams have been added to the Big Providence has remained stagnant, with be worthy athletic competition against the athletics. Good basketball, good sports. I East. Football has gained at least three no real growth in either the sports of­ rest of the country. leave in May of 2000 having seen a few berths in the incompetent Bowl Cham­ fered or facilities. Boston College, The A-10 regularly fields teams in magical runs here and there, but not much pionship Series. The NCAA always in­ meanwhile, a school Providence strives NCAA post season competitions and tour­ else. vites at least five Big East teams to to be, has redone and renovated almost naments. And if basketball is the cash cow I came to PC not only for the education, the Big Dance for the men, the Big every single athletic facility on their of this school, then new natural rivalries but because PC was supposed to be ready East is also a Women’s basketball campus, including Alumni Stadium and with UMass, and two possible games a to win not only on the Big East level, but power with UCONN, Notre Dame, the Conte Forum, both state of the art year against URI could only help bring on the NCAA level, and that happened. and now Boston College rising to the facilities for hockey and football. back the lure of PC basketball. Baseball won the 1999 Big East champi­ top of the class. Men’s Soccer and Now, the argument will be raised Over the years, PC has done every­ onship, and look what happened to them. Women’s Soccer are also major play­ that Providence College does not have thing they can in the Big East. In fact, They never had the chance to repeat. ers in the Big East. the money or the student body to be able Providence for a while was the athletic

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Diversity seems to have Rubin and Carton played ag­ ranked Terriers and dropped the good,” said Rubin. “It was a by Virginia Cheng ’03 been the buzz-word on campus gressively at the number one match 1-6. great win for me. It was very Sports Staff the past two position and won by a score of Rubin had the only victory windy out so I had to figure out years, so I Off the The Providence College 8-5. Gillooly and Maloy won for the Lady Friars at the num­ ways to win in the wind. It was feel it is time Women’s Tennis team took on by default at number three, put­ ber one singles position, win­ also the first time I had played for the Spo­ Bench two tough opponents last week­ ting PC over the top. Vlasek ning 6-4, 6-2. Rubin has won against her so I just played my rts Section end as they fell to Boston Uni­ and LeMasters put the icing on five of her last six matches and game and I.was able to win.” of The Cowl Joe versity on Saturday and de­ the cake and sealed the 6-3 vic­ currently holds an 18-5-1 indi­ LeMasters played an ex­ to weigh in feated Rutgers on Sunday. tory for the Friars with an 8-6 vidual record on the year, 5-1 tremely tough match at third on the issue. Valenzano The Lady Friars, led by singles. She stayed even with On sophomore Brooke Rubin, split her opponent during the entire Wednesday morning at 5:06am the singles points with the Scar­ match and dropped each set by EST, the National Pastime let Knights before clinching the just one break, 5-7, 4-6. began yet another season, match with a sweep in the LeMasters recently broke the though this time the first pitch doubles. Rubin toughed out a Providence College Women’s took place in Tokyo, Japan. marathon three-setter at the Tennis record for most wins O.K., so its not exactly number one singles position to with 62 victories in her career diversity, but we rarely get the keep PC even with Rutgers. as a Lady Friar. The only chance to have a lead that Junior Alison Carton played a doubles match of the day was involves a campus issue. steady match at the number two also a tight contest. Gillooly The aforementioned pitch position and defeated her oppo­ and sophomore Katie Lafayette was a strike by New York Mets nent 6-3, 6-3. Freshman teamed up and played a very lefthanded starter, Mike Courtney Maloy picked up PC’s aggressive match before falling Hampton, though he proceeded third point by default at sixth in an extremely close tiebreaker. to throw more balls than strikes singles. The Lady Friars are now 5- in his five innings against the Senior Jessie LeMasters 1 on the spring, 14-2 overall. Chicago Cubs. He walked nine dropped the first set 2-6 at They will host Temple on Fri­ in five innings of work, making fourth singles but picked up her day at 3:00, then they will hit his Mets debut less than game as the match progressed. the road for matches against marvelous. She stayed close with her op­ Marist and Seton Hall on Sat­ There were many cultural ponent in the second set before urday and Sunday. differences, as one might finally bowing out 5-7. Sopho­ photo by John Englishmen ’03 The Men’s team had the expect, in the first game played mores Gina Vlasek and Lindsey week off and will resume com­ outside North America. These Sophomore Brooke Rubin won her singles matches against Gillooly each dropped their both Boston University and Rutgers. petition on Saturday at home ranged from structural matches at the third and fifth against Rutgers at noon. On differences in the field to the positions respectively, leaving win at number two. for the spring. Rubin was proud Sunday they will head to Seton behavior of fans. One of the the Lady Friars and the Scarlet Against Boston University, of her win against such a tal­ Hall, and on Wednesday they reasons Major League Baseball Knights tied at 3-3. PC was unable to overcome the ented opponent. will host Boston University at agreed to this “cultural The doubles tandem of strong playing of the nationally “The girl I played was really 3:00. exchange” was to get a feel for the distinct qualities of Japanese baseball. One of the things Japan wanted was to respect the American’s and their pastime by Lax drops second straight, 23-7 behaving like American fans. With both sides mixed up at by R.J. Friedman ’03 last night’s (morning’s) game, Sports Staff Japanese officials banned the trademark drums and After a 5-0 start led by great noisemakers fans use at games. goaltending and an outstanding MLB officials said that in the offense, the Providence College remainder of the series those Men’s Lacrosse team’s perfect aspects of the Japanese fans season came to an end this would be reintroduced. I dare week, dropping two say it must have been a shock consecutive games to fall to 5- for the two teams to have fans 2. PC’s most recent loss was clap and cheer calmly during Wednesday, March 29, as the the game, as they are probably Friars were lambasted by the used to drunken heckling and University of Hartford, 23-7. brawls in the bleachers. In a closely played first half, One of the other differences Hartford led 6-5 after 30 evident in the opener was the minutes of action. The Friars condition of the field itself. took a quick 2-0 on goals by Both pitchers complained the senior Brian Walker and mound was shabby and poorly sophomore Chris Houston to kept, while several hitters start the game. Hartford photo by John Englishmen ’03 slipped coming out of the responded by scoring the next Junior Jeff Merklinger is speared as he tries to turn the corner. “Merk” is a big part of the batter’s box during the game. three goals of the game, taking Friars’ eyebrow raising play early on. Once again a cultural shock, the lead at 13:13 of the second since they are used to pristine quarter. Each team alternated scored his second of eight goals goal of the game with 36 With the victory, Hartforc manicured stadiums where scoring as the Hawks closed out on the afternoon, and after a seconds remaining in the improved their undefeatec there are no questionably the first half with the lead. Friar goal by senior co-captain contest. record to 6-0, which includes < prepared sections. The second half was a Ken Leahy, led the Hawks to Hartford dominated in all win over nationally-rankec different story, as the Hawks tally 16 unanswered goals to categories, out-shooting PC 52 Brown University, who offense came out on fire. earn the win. PC freshman to 16, and winning the ground Valenzano, page 28 Hartford senior Cameron Roller scored the final ball battle by a 75-25 margin. Friedman, page 30 Local Club Penalty Inside Softball Sports Update Killer Sports... page 30 page 30 page 28 page 31