The Unfiltered Lens Volume 24 Serving the CCRI Student Body Since 2007 Issue 12

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April 23rd, 2020 The Unfiltered Lens Volume 24 Serving the CCRI Student Body since 2007 Issue 12

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Pg. 2 - To Say 2020 Grading By: Samuel Glassett Policy, Contributing Consultant; Nation, State, & World Section Editor Food Pantry, & Stimulus WASHINGTON has prepared him for a combination of conscientious scien- Check D.C. - On April 21st, a crisis like this one. hydroxychloroquine tists to fund compa- Information Richard Bright, a He states that “to — a treatment used nies with political Pg. 3 - professional virol- this point, [he has] for lupus and malaria connections as well ART ON PAGE 7; Drawing by Creative Non- ogist and immunol- prevention — and as efforts that lack led the government’s Alexis Beckett; CCRI Alumn fiction, ogist, was removed efforts to invest in the azithromycin could scientific merit.” Graphic Art by from his positions as best science avail- be “one of the biggest Rachel Madrid, Director of the Bio- able to combat the game changers in the Richard Bright raising concerns], may- & A Mid-Winter medical Advanced COVID-19 pandemic history of medicine.” explained that his be he wasn’t,” Trump Tragedy Research and Devel- … Unfortunately, this Trump has also criticism is specifical- said. “You’d have to Pg. 4 - opment Authority, resulted in clashes repeatedly insinuated ly targeted towards hear the other side.” James and Deputy Assistant with HHS political that patients suffer- unproven poten- Rogers; A Secretary with the leadership, including ing from COVID-19, tial treatments that A panel of health Martime Heart Department of Health criticism for [his] who are inquiring President Trump has experts at the Nation- in Quarantine and Human Services. proactive efforts to about taking hy- consistently praised, al Institute of Health Pg. 5 - The reason was cited invest early in vac- droxychloroquine, both on twitter and recommended against B Dot Fresh, as his “insistence” cines and supplies “have nothing to during official White doctors using a combi- IMSTA Song regarding the federal critical to saving lose.” House briefings. nation of hydroxychlo- Writing policy for the current American lives. After his removal on roquine and azithromy- Challenge, pandemic. Richard [Bright] also resisted According to Bright Tuesday, Bright has cin for the treatment & Derek Jones Bright, who has his efforts to fund po- via a statement to been transferred to of COVID-19 due to Dead at 35 PHD in Immunol- tentially dangerous NPR, he is “speaking “a more limited and potential toxicities, Pg. 6 - ogy and Virology, drugs promoted by out because to com- less impactful posi- NPR reported on Tues- U.S. Army preferred that the those with political bat this deadly virus, tion” at the National day. Regarding the use of either hydroxychlo- Shark Tank government spend connections.” Bright science – not politics Institutes of Health. roquine or chloroquine Competition, funds on “safe and proposed limiting the or cronyism – has The HHS has not alone, the panel of JOB BOARD, scientifically vetted broad use of chloro- to lead the way.” He responded to requests experts concluded there Weed in solutions” to address quine and hydroxy- plans on requesting for comments regard- was “insufficient clini- Covid_19, the coronavirus crisis, chloroquine, which the Department of ing Bright. When rather than on “drugs, Health and Human president Trump was cal data to recommend & Westerly has been promoted vaccines and other Services’ inspector asked about Bright’s either for or against.” Hospital Uses by the administra- technologies that tion as a “panacea” general to “investi- removal during Plasma lack scientific merit,” despite a clear lack of gate the manner in Wednesday night’s Pg. 7 - according to NPR’s scientific merit. This which this Adminis- coronavirus briefing, Artwork Week David J. Phillip. was controversial, as tration has politicized the president claimed of April 20th, last month the pres- the work of BARDA, he had never heard 2020 Bright’s career in ident suggested via and has pressured of Bright. “Maybe he Pg. 8 - vaccine development Twitter that taking [Bright] and other was [removed after Hydroxychloroquine Chernobyl on Fire 2020, & Rhode Island Photos shot by Rachel Madrid; Photos of Editor-in-Chief Kaicie Boeglin extending a sincere thank-you to all forms of essential workers. Tolls

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@ccriunfilteredlens 22 CCRI & COLLEGE NEWS CCRI SPRING ATTENTION STUDENTS: THE FOOD PANTRY IS SEMESTER GRADING STILL OPERATING The Unfiltered Lens POLICY 2020 The CCRI Food Pantry school breaks, and con- follows: the Lincoln Mission Statement is offered on all of the tinues to stay running Campus is room 1313, Circa 2007 FILE BY APRIL 30th! CCRI campuses, for during the covid-19 the Providence Campus all CCRI students. It is pandemic. The main is room 2229, the War- The overall mission of To provide as much flexibility as possible for you to located at the CCRI Fla- purpose of the food pan- wick Campus is within The Unfiltered Lens© is achieve your academic goals, all course grading for nagan Campus in room try is for the students. The Student Union to inform and improve Spring 2020 will default to Pass/Fail, unless you re- 1313. The CCRI Flana- Dean Jenkins, the Dean (on the first floor room quest a letter grade. the quality of student gan Campus is located of Student Life here at 1219), and on the New- life at the Communi- at 1762 Louisquisset CCRI has teamed up port Campus second -All courses will automatically default to Pass/Fail, Pike in Lincoln, RI. The with The Lens to speak floor Admissions Area. ty College of Rhode unless you request a letter grade. Food Pantry is open to on behalf of the pantry. Anyone with questions, Island. -You will have the option to request a letter grade by current enrolled CCRI This sweet lady crafted concerns or regards for We strive to accomplish submitting a form to the Records office for each class students only. The Food the idea of the pantry to The Food Pantry can this standard by re- individually no later than April 30. This request is final and cannot be changed or revoked. Pantry offers non-per- help those students that email the pantry direct- porting and writing the ishable foods, and even sometimes can’t always ly at foodpantry@ccri. truth in an ethical and -A Pass grade will count toward graduation requirements and will fulfill CCRI program requirements. household products as eat. The food pantry is edu. If anyone wants to responsible fashion that -Neither a Pass nor Fail will be calculated in your se- well. This is a service also always accepting talk with Dean Jenkins enlightens the entire mester or cumulative GPA. that will always stay donations as well. The herself about the food college community, -Pass/Fail grading does not apply to Spring courses confidential for stu- pick up locations for pantry, please email her while providing infor- which concluded prior to March 16. dents. It is open over each campus are as at [email protected]. mation in an unvar- -Students may request, and faculty may award, an In- nished manner that complete (I) grade. Under this scenario, faculty will seeks thoughtful re- make additional plans for the student to complete the sponses, dialogue and, course requirements. Students MUST be passing at the Stimulus Fact v. Fiction; of course, action. time the Incomplete is granted, and the 75% completion requirement for an Incomplete will be reduced to College Edition We fully understand a 50% completion requirement. By: Kaicie Boeglin serving students is our -Students may withdraw from courses by April 24, but Editor-in-Chief clear objective and are encouraged to consult our Financial Aid team be- recognize the impact fore making a final decision in order to understand the Many Americans are on payments begin to opportunity costs less and, more importantly, financial aid consequences. edge as they begin to shrink. Fottrell, as well than campus room and the importance of this evaluate their financial as USA Today answer board. However, this endeavor. These changes are ONLY in effect for Spring 2020. futures, due to stress- the question regarding way of saving money We realize we do not The college will resume its standard grading, incom- es and fears revolving college students. Any has cost many college plete, and withdrawal practices for Summer I and II make news but cover around Covid_19. As US person age 17, or kids the chance attain- sessions and future academic semesters. events that stimulate a transfer student, the older, does not count ing any stimulus money. our community, im- thought of upcoming for the additional child Now that the majority prove college life and tuition payments start to payment. Parents will of young adults are out flood my mind. This is receive an additional of work, the stress of strengthen our also a common concern $500 for children 16 paying for tuition be- Democracy. among many college and younger, per child. gins to grow. kids across the country. Before this pandemic, Stimulus checks issued The Internal Revenue students already strug- are non taxable. The Service is sending gled to pay tuition out Tax Foundation says money out to individu- of pocket. Millennials, that these checks are als from the $2.2 trillion and Generation Z grew refundable tax credits. CARES Act. Individuals up with horror stories All credits are to be with an annual adjusted of student loan interest, applied to 2020 tax gross income below and student loan debt. returns. The credits are $75,000 are to receive This set a precedent for advanced now based $1,200. Couples that wanting an education, on 2019 adjusted gross file their taxes together, while doing everything income. Unemployment benefits are considered Official Member and jointly make under possible to never take taxable according to the Journalism Association $150,000 will receive out a loan. One of the $2,400. Marketwatch’s biggest ways to save IRS. Any unemploy- of Community Colleges ment benefit or payment Since 2010 Personal Finance Editor, money during college Quentin Fottrell, clar- is to continue living at made to an individual ifies that if an annual home. Although many will be taxed when income ranges higher parents will begin to filing for 2020. than the amounts stated charge rent if they above, then stimulus haven’t already, this Official Member College Media Association

Official Member Student Press Law Center ENTERTAINMENT 3 The Backstage Rage; A Mid-Winter Tragedy EDITORIAL Creative Nonfiction By: Kaicie Boeglin STAFF By: Kaicie Boeglin Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief Kaicie Boeglin Confidence is a virtue currently drifting across such force; I can taste Crash. Editor-in-Chief that is found through the golden floorboards. a fruit medley. As the Copy Editor And now a life is lost. College News Editor exploration. In this case, Meticulous movements hussies backstage spray One word, one accident, one cause, one effect. Opinion-Editorial the version of explora- had her looking like a their smoke in such Editor tion was in the form of a flower in the wind. I can close range, the dark One life spared. Science, Technology, dance. Independence is see the judges transform atmosphere begins to One life lost. & Health Editor Music Editor among the possessions into vultures. Their deteriorate. The friend- And where are we now. in the treasure chest of necks begin to crane in ly scents of strawberry Entertainment Editor my mind. But it is hard- odd positions, and they and passion fruit mask Gone. Samuel Glassett, er to be independent in intensely focus their these girls’ devious She’s gone. Contributing Consultant; the eyes of an audience. attention, to analyze ambition and allude to I’m gone. Nation & World News; The thought of being a if our bodies really do an illicit charm. Amidst Politics Section Editor; solo act can freeze you move to their own beat. the hurricane of cos- A friend lost is myself lost. in the moment, and tear Professionals contain tume changes, sneakers Life goes on... Rose Pauline Johnson, your soul from your the very existence of the screech to create their Until it doesn’t. Lead Artist; body. In a little over two room which has now own tune with the bang Art Communicator; minutes I will have to erased whatever cour- of props thundering Speed, petal, pole, crash. Arts Section Editor; break from this state, age I had. to the floor. Feet dash The only things that come to mind, Staff Artist; and glide this stage with by me in a race with Staff Writer; Are these four words- Film Editor heavy adrenaline soar- The empty and anxious the speed of light as When I think about the fateful night that ing through my veins. zone of readiness is sep- everyone prepares for Jillian Jacobs, The stage is an escape arated from the golden their number. On the my childhood best friend died. Cartoonist; for all dancers, but be- platform by voluptuous hunt, my eyes make fore the show starts, the vampiristic drapes. a beeline to the clock Now all that’s left are these poles. Rachel Madrid, only thing needing to These curtains pour on the wall to find the Staff Writer; be escaped is the back- from the ceiling like time. Descending down They left the broken one to stand diagonal Photographer; stage rage. This is the blood. With a graze of each brick in the wall, against the new one. Staff Artist; Digital Designer debut show, and I now my hand, I lose myself my vision intensifies We decorated both. know that backstage is a in the feel of the opu- on a group entranced in place where dreams can lent fabric. The echoes practice. Their bodies But this leaves me unsatisfied. Eileen James, English Professor; either thrive or die-, due of gossip bombard my flowed as one. The mu- We decorate poles to commemorate the exact Lens Advisor to comotion and inner ears transporting me sic took each individual reason she died. turmoil. back to reality. Ado- body and transformed The Unfiltered Lens is lescent shrieks cry out them into one machine A distraction in disguise. always accepting writing Rows upon rows take for attention as stage with interchangeable I hope the next driver has better eyes, and submissions, as well as up the massive black managers howl for parts. A trickle caresses learns how to truly deviate their lies. new writers. hole of a room. Lights maturity. Snickers and my side as I look down are strung around the murmurs bounce off to find a soft supple I wonder what she would want now that she’s If a spont on staff, or the perimeter of the ceiling the walls like insults on hand. The night’s mas- gone? editorial board are of interest you , please in colors representent bullets hurting everyone ter of ceremonies was I know I want to exact revenge I can never of a galaxy. A singular in the room. Strands of the overall high school conttact the editorial board at, spotlight smiles upon hair and beads of sweat sweetheart Nicholas. I act on. each act like the sun on decorate the faces of use my glance to follow ccriunfilteredlens the world, only taking the girls fighting over his hand up his arm @gmail.com meer breaks in between. opportunities. This cur- until I was eye to eye Slick black painted tain was the only thing with him; he proceeds Here at the Lens we look walls create an abstract providing protection to ask if I am ready. for writers that come from absence that contrasts from the judgement and After a second gone all walks of life. By this the glorious magnitude destruction of the war pale, and seeing my life we mean hobbies, majors, of the stage. My vision backstage. Stuck in a flash before my eyes, notes that almost every trap; There is no turning I hastily decide I am. ART ON PAGE 7; Photo by Rachel candy cane swirled seat back. The only exit is I hear a whisper that ART ON PAGE 7; Graphic Art by is full. To find an empty beyond these drapes. As encompasses the mes- Rachel Madrid; Titled “BMO” seat was as if finding my glance pokes from sage, “Don’t worry. I Waldo was my special- the rear to the front promise I will say your ty. Hundreds of eyes of the house, I use the name right.” The boom now fill this vast abyss, blood stained drapes to of a dropped micro- peering up into the soul shield my body. phone shocks my heart of the one on stage. and removes my breath. Yet, their existence A variety of aromas A couple seconds later unphased the angel overtake my nose with my eyes go wide to the sound of my name roaring through the loud speaker. My turn has arrived and I am no longer dismal. I decide I am not here just to survive and make it by. I decide I am here to thrive and that in order to make it out alive I will never stop dancing through life. 4 OPINION-EDITORIAL

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James Rogers; A Martime Heart in Quarantine By: James Rogers & Kaicie Boeglin // Editor-in-Chief

James Rogers is a capacity is needed. Typ- for Tall Ships as a com- Annapolis to Bermuda be set up with a yoga able how alone one can Deckhand working ically when underway, munity. I can think of a that was scheduled for swing, or weights for still feel when they live aboard the Vessel this involves standing lot of boats, run largely mid June was cancelled lifting. That’s pretty with 11 other people. Pride of Baltimore II, a a rotating watch on by non-profit organi- outright. much it for things the square-topsail schooner deck. This means I’m zations and in the red crew does that’s out of I Never would have owned and operated by on deck, ready to handle during the best of times, The crew and myself, the ordinary. been able to accomplish Pride of Baltimore INC. sails as needed, steer- that are facing dire are more or less con- the things I have if it James is also a born and ing, keeping a lookout, outcomes. Many boats fined to the secure gated Honestly, I will admit weren’t for the opportu- raised Rhode Islander or taking care of ships have cancelled sailing facility we are docked it’s been pretty rough, nities my parents pro- with an inspirational maintenance as needed. programs indefinitely, at, versus the boat di- especially in the past vided. They were both mind, heart, and soul. Since the lockdown and have laid off count- rectly. The most traffic couple weeks since sailors themselves. My Although his official job started we’ve gotten to less sailors and office out from the crew is to we’ve been banned Mom was a cook, and title is Deckhand, he is get into bigger mainte- staff alike. From a more the local liquor store, or from sailing. It has Dad was a captain. They an unlicensed merchant nance. I first left home personal point of view, from the Cook to pick been a long time since I were pretty well re- mariner upon The Pride to pursue this career in I’ve cancelled plans for up groceries. We try to really got to do anything garded in the traditional of Baltimore II. The early April 2018, about a couple international minimize our contact for myself- for more sailing industry. I’ve maritime industry has a week after graduating trips. I was going to join with the outside world than a few days at a had pretty big shoes a wide range of jobs. high school. When I up with another ship in as much as possible. time, and I’m currently to fill, and sometimes The vessels that James joined, I was a part of a the southern tip of Ar- We are more or less exploring other things I feel vastly overshad- typically works on are world circumnavigation gentina. But they ended comparable to a family, to do for a while. Being owed, which can be labeled as Tall Ships. aboard the Barque Pic- up having to cancel all considering we all eat, away from loved ones frustrating. But because The name refers to a ton Castle. Since then, their planned trips, and sleep, and live in such when you don’t know of them I had the op- style of maintenance my travels have taken making a three-month close quarters. what is happening is portunity to grow up and traditional rigging me around the world; non-stop voyage back scary. I was on the other sailing, and had expo- rather than the actual through the American to their homeport in the We have started having side of the world when sure to the possibilities size of the vessel. Tall Great Lakes, as far Netherlands, to wait out fires in our parking lot my Dad passed away. I of a maritime career. I Ships have remained an South as Cape Town, the storm so to speak. I once or twice a week. hadn’t seen him for five was incredibly lucky, extremely specialized and as far North as would’ve been with that We collect wood to months, and didn’t get but anyone can do what niche of the maritime Nova Scotia. It’s been boat for about a month burn from the derelict to see his ashes for an- I do, all you need is industry since the last over two years since before I came back to pier next door, which is other five. This is some- passion. days of the cargo clip- I first left, and in that the States to my next only accessible by boat. thing that weighs pretty pers. The following sto- time I have spent no job. The start of which That’s definitely the heavy on me, pretty ry is by James himself, more than one month at has been repeatedly most entertaining thing much all the time, espe- as he unravels this life home in Rhode Island, delayed but not out- we get up to during cially with leaving my during quarantine. cumulatively. right cancelled yet. Two quarantine. We also Mom alone in times like and a half weeks ago built an adaptable play/ this. I’ve been thinking As a Deckhand on any I am currently employed the stay at home order exercise structure out a lot about what I could vessel, my duties are to in Baltimore Maryland. started in Maryland, of junk we had laying do, or where I could go fulfill the needs of the The Pandemic as a and they banned us around the boat. This for a while to sort of ship in her day to day whole has been pretty from sailing. In addi- structure has built in take a second to reas- operation in whatever devastating, especially tion to this, a race from monkey-bars, and can sess myself. It’s remark- OPINION-EDITORIAL MUSIC 5 Livin’ Like A Local Chapter XXI: Rocker Dead at 35; Derek Jones B Dot Fresh By: Kaicie Boeglin // Editor-in-Chief By: Rache Madrid Falling in Reverse Guitarist, Derek Jones, dead at 35 as confirmed by group frontman and vocalist, Ronnie Radke. Derek Jones had been the co-founder, Staff Writer, Staff Artist, Photographer, Digital Artist lead guitarist, and second vocalist for Falling in Reverse. On April 21st, 2020 Ronnie Radke took to social media to confirm the musician’s death. The rap game today been doing this for the Fest. B Dot claims he has never been as big past 5 to 6 years. B Dot does not plan on stop- On Twitter Radke wrote, “I’ll never forget when you picked me up from jail in your old tour van to start falling in reverse. Your spirit will be interwoven and explosive. With also takes inspiration ping any time soon. He through the music I write forever. Rest In Peace Derek Jones. My heart is tools, equipment, and from big names such as has recently started a RI broken.” software at everyone’s Lupe Fiasco, who got based independent mu- disposal, people are him into rap, and more sic label called Gansett After Radke, many others took to their social outlets to express their sorrows. now taking advantage recently Tory Lanez. Music. B Dot’s pro- FIR’s bassist Tyler Burgess shared photos on Instagram, with the caption, and shooting their shot B Dot’s goal is to be duction Gansett Music “I’m heartbroken. You introduced me to metal bands I’ve never heard of. You always had a special food spot every city we were in saved in your phone. All with an aim to be big. as versatile as possible had shows lined up for the flights and drives from Vegas to LA. The s**t talking on the bus. I’m gonna As more people begin while having a story- 2020, unfortunately due miss all of it. I love you Derek.” to pool into the game, it telling ability, as well to COVID-19 pandemic has become hard to find as possessing a melodic most of them have been Before Jones and Radke formed Falling in Reverse, Jones had been in the quality tunes. Especially sound in his work. postponed or canceled. band A Smile From The Trenches. He was in this band from 2007-2010, ones that don’t contain when he parted ways and found himself falling in with Ronnie Radke. Jones managed to meet his decade mark with Falling in Reverse before his passing. a repetitive beat that is B Dot’s main goal is to His single 2018 single Falling in Reverse were conquering a tour when the country was declared to similar in every other use his platform and his “Attention” was the be in a state of emergency. Due to lock down cancellations were made; this song. One local artist in music to bring about song that first caught sets Derek Jones’ last show as March 3rd, 2020. particular, that I’ve had a message. He wants my ears. Rhythm, the pleasure of com- his listeners to be able melody, tone, and Last year, Falling in Reverse cancelled part of their tour to allow Derek and ing across, breaks the to relate and feel to his feelings wise; I found friends to mourn the death of Derek’s fiance Christina Cetta. Christina Cetta died in late 2019 due to cancer. It is in high hopes that these lovers can now stigmas of an over used music. He is also a huge myself truly relating to be together again. and washed out sound. advocate for express- his words and the best He goes by the name of ing who you are and part was it is definitely B Dot Fresh, an aspir- being yourself. B Dot something I could get ing rap, hip-hop artist has stated that people down too. His newest originally from Massa- have reached out to single “That’s a Lie” chusetts, and currently him to tell B Dot what is a jam. The lyrics are based in Providence RI. his music did for the relatable to almost any- individual. This is just one, and the beat truly Picture to the right is of B Dot’s ambitious another thing that keeps bumps. I can see how, Christina Cetta and Derek Jones originally published to We and our partners use cookiesjourney didn’t to startpersonalize off motivating your and experience, driving as his to flow show is impecca you -ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. × Christina’s GoFundMe page for with music. He has B Dot to do what he ble. This single is cur- her cancer medical expenses; always been a writer, truly loves. So far he’s rently his number one March 2019 This browser doesn't supportincorporating Spoti fyhis Webfeel- Player.performed Switch through -browserson Spotify or download with 8,000+ Spotify for your desktop. ings and emotions into out Rhode Island and streams. He currently everything he writes. Massachusetts. He has has an EP in the works, His work included short recently done a show and plans to drop it this Song-Writing Challenge stories and poems. From at Fete Music Hall in summer with exclusive Sponsered by IMSTA there, he realized the Providence with Spoc- help from Chicago leg- IMSTA announces the 2020 Song-Writing Competition. This competi- similar qualities that ka Summa, and also end Martin $ky. Anyone tion provides aspiring and established song-writers the opportunity to writing poems and rap opened for Post Malone can find B Dot Fresh attend Black Rock Studios in Santorini Greece. IMSTA accepts song had in common. That’s at Lupo’s Heartbreak on social media such as submissions of songs in any genre. Live-judging is held at every IM- where it started out, es- Hotel, now known Instagram, and Twitter. STA FESTA location. All song submissions will be reviewed, and you pecially since he could as The Strand. This His music can be found will receive an e-mail notifying you if you are one of the Finalists and effectively portray the past summer this man on Spotify, and Apple must attend judging. 1st place, and 1st runner-up are awarded at Judging emotions reached for in performed at his first Music. promptly at 5:00 pm at each IMSTA FESTA. his writing more. He has music festival, PVD Black Rock Studios is considered one of the most beautiful studios in the world. Each year Black Rock hosts Songwriting Camps at their picturesque location on Santorini Island in Greece. This camp is attended by some of the most talented songwriters in the world. TheThat's Grand Prize winner will attenda BlackLie Rock Studios songwriting camp the following year. They will receive free airfare from the continental USA and Canada to and from Santorini and free accom- modations in Santorini courtesy of Black Rock Studios & IMSTA. ThisBy year IMSTA B Dot FESTA isFresh in New York celebrating music technology. The event and competition will be held at the SAE Institute NY, on September2020 19th. •The 1 eventSONG takes place from 11 am to 6 pm. IMSTA FESTA is a FREE event open to everyone in the music making community; professional and semi-professional musicians, songwriters, music producers, and audio engineers, as well as music students and educators. Please visit imsta.org for competition rules and regulations, guidelines, and any other details.PLAY ON SPOTIFY SAE Institute New York 218 W 18th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10011 US

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By: Whelve Rose By: Pauline Kate Castro Johnson 8 NATION, STATE, & WORLD Tolls in Rhode Island By: Kaicie Boeglin Editor-in-Chief RHODE ISLAND from the RhodeWorks no matter how many - Many eyes have tak- tolling program. The tolls a tractor trailer en notice of the toll RhodeWorks law goes through. gantries being built prohibits tolls on pas- along I-95 in Rhode senger cars and small The state along with Island. The Rhode everyday trucks. Rhode Works, deter- Island Government mined the toll rates website, ri.gov, has “Tolls are to be col- based on the needs a page sectioned off lected along six major of repairing Rhode to explain the state highway corridors Island’s bridges. The tolling system. The at twelve locations”, month of February RhodeWorks bridge according to ri.gov. was an open com- This satellite image was collected on April 17, 2020. Actively burning fires, detected by tolling program is a “The Rhode Island ment period sanc- thermal bands, are shown as red points. Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observ- response approach Department of Trans- tioned by RIDOT. ing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Caption: Lynn Jenner to repair bridges portation (RIDOT) This was in response and roads by tolling will repair or replace to their proposal to Chernobyl on Fire April 2020 only specific types of bridges with this raise the toll rate at By: Rachel Madrid trailers, and trucks. revenue. RIDOT location 4, which The tolls collected has contracted with is soon to be opera- Staff Writer, Photographer, Staff Artist, Digital Artist at each location in Kapsch TrafficCom tional at Route 95 at Rhode Island will to design, build, oper- Oxford St., in Provi- UKRAINE - On April across the exclusion been deployed to extin- be attributed to this ate and maintain the dence. This raise was 26th,1986 the Cher- zone, and right near guish the flames. The unique program. electronic tolling sys- from $2.25-$4.50. nobyl nuclear power the power plant itself. Ukrainian Government RhodeWorks publicly tem for ten years. The This was after RI- plant suffered an as- This means that all of claims that winds have states the govern- first tolling gantries DOT had raised the tronomical meltdown, the radioactive material made it harder to put out ment website that all went live on June 11, toll at location 13 which was caused by that has seeped into the these fires. According collected tolls go to 2018. The rationale by more than 100% routine power main- environment for over to NASA, these winds repair the bridge, or behind the Rhode- last fall. This oc- tenance run by inad- 30 years is now being have allowed the fires to bridge group, asso- Works tolling pro- cured on Route 6 in equately trained and burned and released into spread, and reach over ciated with that toll gram was to toll the Providence over the sleep deprived person- the air. Radioactivity 50,000 acres. Emergen- location. vehicles that caused Woonasquatucket; nel. That then resulted has peaked while air cy workers did what the damage that needs the raise was from in explosions in reactor quality had drastically they could to put out the This program is part to be repaired.” $2.00 to $5.00. No. 4, which created plummeted over the past fires this week. This in- of the RhodeWorks fires that released 5% of week due to these fires. cluded using planes and legislation. A legis- The vehicles that are “This should serve the radioactive reactor It’s not just the area that helicopters to extinguish lation that became being tolled are trac- to reinforce concerns core into the neigh- this has affected, but the the flames. an effective law in tor or truck tractors as over the unbridled boring environment. capital city of Ukraine, February of 2016 as a defined in 23 C.F.R. power and discretion Years later, it was across Kiev, now has the worst In various, recent news way to rebuild Rhode 658.5, pulling a trail- given to RIDOT and Europe. 350,000 people air quality in the world. articles posted by NBC Island’s infrastruc- er or trailers. further feeds the sus- were evacuated from Even worse than Chi- News, Forbes, and ture. RhodeWorks is picion and skepticism what is now the ”exclu- na. Due to radioactive BBC; the fires were an organizational sys- The toll rates vary of Rhode Island’s sion zone”. Two deaths particles being released started by a villager tem for the planning, from site to site, with business owners and happened on site, and into the air, it is possible who had set brush on execution, manage- a range from $2.25 to taxpayers about the 50+ within later weeks that air currents could fire to clear land for ment and funding, to $9.50, and a median end game of this due to overexposure to carry them to neighbor- farming, just as his bring the state’s roads cost of $5.63. For scheme,” said Chris radiation. 6,500 across ing countries such as ancestors did. This and bridges into a RFID or E-ZPass Maxwell, President Europe also contracted Belarus, Romania, and highlights problems state of good repair equipped tractor trail- of the Rhode Island thyroid cancer. Cher- Bulgaria. between age old tradi- by 2025. The full ers, tolls are limited Trucking Association nobyl, to this day, is tions and the modern budget for the Rhode- to once per day, per (RITA) considered the worst Fortunately, the country age of caring for pub- Works legislation is direction. And there nuclear accident in hu- has received heavy rains lic safety. As Ukraine roughly $4.9 billion, is a cap of $20 for a The RIDOT did not man history. that put out most of the and the majority of the for over ten years. through-trip on I-95, respond to the RITA fires. As of April 16th, world are on lockdown, One tenth of this as well as, a daily request for comment. Fast forward to April some of those fires have Chrenobyl continues to amount will come cap of $40 per day 10-11th, 2020 where reignited, and more than burn. Radioactive ash The government wildfires are now raging 1,000 firefighters have continues to fall as the tolling page says that world watches. “RIDOT cited [that] the reason for the [toll] increase was a cost-benefit analysis To ALL of those at each location, to serving the determine whether the proposed toll rate frontlines “generates adequate currently, AND revenue [to] pay back the cost of the to ALL of those project, and yield in training to additional funds for bridge reconstruc- serve; THANK tion.”

The drawingYOU! to the left Photo on Left; The new gantry at the Thurbers is of Avenue curve -- RIDOT PVT. Summer Anthony; is proposing a 100% To learn how to join the rate increase at the Army visit goarmy.com location. Photo: RI Truckers