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Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU Hawk's Eye Student Publications 4-22-2002 Hawks' Eye -- April 22, 2002 Roger Williams University Follow this and additional works at: http://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_eye Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Roger Williams University, "Hawks' Eye -- April 22, 2002" (2002). Hawk's Eye. Paper 86. http://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_eye/86 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hawk's Eye by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. s y VOLUME 12, ISSUE 9 Roger Williams University MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2002 They came, they played ... Zox kicked butt By Garry Dow was awarded the grand prize, which the by the Super Bowl Champions. members quietly accepted from the Although they failed to place, if there coordinator of the event, Joe Dustin, Staff Writer had been a "Sex Pistols in drag" catego before quickly escaping back off stage. ry, they would have surely taken home Zox, a band that can be described as the grand prize. It had all the dressings of a profes "Sublime meets Dave Matthews," "We're the most#!@* up thing you'll sional rock show. T-shirts and CDs rocked out for over 20 minutes, playing see tonight," announced Jay Layne at were being sold out front, security was four songs that fans and newcomers the start of their set. checking IDs at the door and, of course, alike enthusiastically responded to Mixing a little bit of "on the edge" the occasional "special person" was before calling it a night. The high-ener type humor with raw punk, Chris walking around with an "all access" gy Brown-based quartet seamlessly Eighmy, Tripp McCreary, Jay Layne, pass dangling from his neck like a giant blended together a strong rhythm sec and Matt Butler received enormous "Look at me, I'm cool" sign. tion with ska style guitar and classical response from the crowd, and for a brief It was the first annual Roger violin playing. The band is a regular at amount of time, inspired a mosh pi! to Williams Battle of the Bands, held in the Met Cafe in Providence as well as form in front of the stage. the Paolino Recreation Center, on the many colleges and universities in and There were seven judges who evalu evening of Saturday, April 13. Just shy around New England. ated each of the seven bands in four dif of 400 people from several different Other winners included RWU's very ferent categories: originality, tech Rhode Island schools including Brown, own acoustic style duo, Chasing the nique/tightness, showmanship, and RIC, RlSD, RWU, and URI showed up River, which came in third place, and crowd response. Each of these cate to watch, listen, and support the seven another Brown-based band, Recore, gories was rated on a scale of one to different local college bands on hand to which picked up second place. The five, with five being "rockin '." After compete for the $200 grand prize. other bands that performed were each perfonnance, the judges, who rep "I think the show was very entertain Orange (RISD}, Super Bowl resented several different RWU organi ing," said Elizabeth Whiting, an RWU Champions (RWU), Come September zations including CEN, WQRI, IRHA, student who attended the event. Spencer Swain, fiddler for the (URI), and Coheety (RIC). DJ Epic, and the Department of Judicial Affairs The fog machine blasted out its ethe Brown University band Zox, plays whose real name is James O'Connor, and Community Standards, tabulated rial substance, keeping the stage kept the crowd entertained spinning and averaged the scores. draped in rock ambiance all night. with all the gusto of Boyd Tinsley records during set changes, which aver "I couldn't have been happier with When the fog had settled, the band Zox at the Battle of the Bands. aged qnly 10 minutes. the turnout," said Dustin.· "I can't wait (named after their drummer John Zox) A notable, almost comedic, excep for next year's." (Photo by Rebecca White) tion to the evening was a performance Students rally to stop ehanging reSlderrces:. what's new with domestic violence housing in 2002 By Laurie Schorr setup of the new residence hall. "It is Jessica Latimer an attractive place to live, it is compara ble to Bayside and Almeida in many Staff Writer In This Issue News Editor respects, and it offers yet another option to students." Roger Williams is leasing space in a In addition to the space behind the A peaceful ra1ly was held on Tuesday, local hotel and will be opening the April 9, at 5:15 p.m. where members of King Phillips Inn, RWU plans to use the Almeida Complex to more university space in the King Phillips Tower for six the student body assembled to protest students, among other changes to physical, verbal and sexual violence "Oak Suites;' which will be offered to accommodate student housing for the graduate students enrolled in the law against women. Approximately 30 2002-2003 school year. members of the student body marched school. Two residents will live in each "Oak Hall," located ·behind King suite. Other aspects of the ti)wer, around the campus starting behind t1ffi Phillip Inn off Metacom Avenue in Student Union in honor of the 4t including the restaurant and the other Bristol, is the newest addition to RWU hotel suites, will remain unchanged. Annual Take Back the Night rally here residence hall accommodations. The at Roger Williams. This occurred during "The space in the tower will augment Oak Apartments will be offered to the space offered in Almeida, since the 'Be Safe Week' in conjunction with the sophomores, juniors, seniors and trans P.E.E.R.s, and was organized by the law school numbers are also growing," fer students and have floor plans simi Stegman explains. Approximately 40 to Director of the Women's Center Jen lar to the Bayside Apartments. The cost Stanley and other active members. 50 law school students tend to live in of living at Oak Hall will also be com RWU residential housing each year. Tuesday was also the official unveil parable to the cost of living at Bayside; ing of the Silent Witness Project, where During the upcoming summer the apartments are made up of two to months, RWU plans to furnish the Oak students made life-size silhouettes to three bedrooms, a living area and a represent women and children that have apartments and suites with cable, furni kitchenette. The apartments will house ture, air conditioning, carpeting, and died due to violence. These were carried four to six residents. Transportation via on the march, as they had been in past blue light emergency boxes. There will the RWU shuttle will be provided to be four Resident Assistants at Oak, and years, but this was the first year that and from campus, similar to the trans RWU made their own cutouts. These the unit will have its own programming portation provided for residents at and activities, just as other on-campus were made the week previous to the Baypoint and Almeida. A food plan march, and are going to stay in the residence halls do. will not be required but will still be In addition to new space offered to Women's Center for future marches and available to those residents wishing to other related activities. undergraduate students, the Almeida maintain a 15- or 19-meal board plan. Complex, also located off Metacom Although only a small portion of the Altogether, Oak Hall will house 110 student population was in attendance, Avenue, will no longer be limited to residents, and the housing will be students 21 years of age and over. The the efforts were tremendous and have offered next year as well. lasting effects to show that there is no apartments will now be open to all This space was previously rented out sophomores, juniors, seniors and trans tolerance for violence. as family housing and is unique in that "Wouldn't it be wonderfuL.if we fers who wish to apply and who demon each room has its own private entrance. strate good judicial and academic stand were all able to speak, with one unified All the rooms look out onto and enclose voice - at one united moment? What ing. To accommodate for the additional a central courtyard. residents, apartments will be divided an abuse shattering sound we would "I think it will be interesting to see make! Until that time, we will not give differently than in previous years; the what kind of a community develops at one-bedroom apartment singles will up ... We will not give in, and ... We will Oak," Dean of Student Affairs Richard NOT go quietly into the night," said by Stegman said, referring to the unique Dr. Faulkner, Ph.D. Continued on page 7.•• Monday, April 22, 2002 Page 2 1 ·· COMMEN"TARY I Playing the blame game: but who is right? By Jason Mattera The Hawk's Eye Staff War in general has ramifications on the beliefs and opinions of those who are directly and indirectly affected. Currently, the Middle East crisis between Israel and Palestine bas shaped the lives of its descen dants both home and abroad, which can be seen by the rising number of Palestinian suicide bombers, now Editor-In-Chief women, and the siege that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has placed on Yasser Arafat and Palestinian Sara Clark refugees. Even though this war is taking place thousands of miles away, Arab Muslims and Jews at Roger Williams posses finn, obdurate sentiments.