Bryant College Thursday, November 7, 1996 Volume 65 Number 9 B ant tax team heads to the finals Tim Krumwiede Northeast teams which competed liam and Mary, Saint Louis Univer­ on errors in the return; prepare a started with the strong foundation Tax Team Advisor in New York, Bryant's team is the sity, The University of Akron, Tho­ detailed federal income tax liability team members received in their in­ •••••••••• only one to advance to the finals . mas Moore College, University projection; discuss tax planning troductory tax course. As additional A team of four Bryant College Congratulations to team members of Illinois, University of Michi­ options for the fictitious taxpayer; preparation for this event, Bryant senior accounting majors recently Brian Moran, Andrew Pratt, Chris­ gan, and University of North and prepare three brief memoran­ team members developed their own competed in the regional competi­ topher Quinn, and Chad West. Carolina-Charlotte. dums on tax implications and plan­ problems and solutions based on a tion of the Arthur Andersen Tax Arthur Andersen will fly the Bry­ Tax Challenge is the leading ning options on various issues and list of potential tax challenge top­ Challenge held at New York Uni­ ant Tax Team to Chicago, where intercollegiate competition for ac­ alternatives the fictitious taxpayer ics. Additionally, team members versity, one of nine locations around Limousine Service, complements counting students. At the competi­ was facing or considering. Each met several times to work tax cases. the country hosting the Challenge. of Arthur Andersen, will be waiting tion, teams develop a series of solu­ team was allowed seven hours to An important part of the prepara­ The results are in and the Bryant to take the team to St. Charles. Once tions based on an analysis of the complete the case. Participants were tion for this event was for the team Tax Challenge Team has been se­ in St. Charles, Bryant's team will business and personal financial ac­ provided with the internal rev­ members to learn to work effec­ lected as one of ten finalists for this compete for scholarship money tivities of a fictitious taxpayer. enue code, the income tax regula­ tively as a group. By working to­ year's Tax Challenge National against teams from Brigham Young The regional competition case tions, pencils, erasers, and a bottle gether as a cohesive group, the team Competition to be held November University, California State Poly­ required students to review a tax of aspirin. was able to complete a 37 page solu­ 22-24 in St. Charles, Illinois. Of the technic University, College of Wi 1- return for a prior year and comment Bryant's success in this event tion at the regional competition. Accomplished accoun • ng Election results r esaway National 50 45 Robert A. Provost, 60, of In­ CFE (certified fraud examiner). CPAs. He was an Air Force vet­ 40 dian Trail, an accounting pro­ He developed and was coordi­ eran of the Korean War. 35 fessorhere at Bryant for 30 years, nator of the CPA review pro­ Besides his wife, he leaves a 30 died Friday, October 25, in South gram at Bryant. He was previ­ son, Mark Provost of Coventry; 25 20 County Memorial Hospital. He ously a senior accountant at Price three daughters, Nadine M. Pro­ 15 was the husband of Delores WaterHouse from 1961 to 1964, vost and Nicole M. Provost, both 10 (Ogara) Provost. and a controller at Brownell & of Narragansett, and Noelle M. 5 Born in Attleboro, Mass., the Field Co. from 1964 to 1967. Leite of Seekonk, MA.; a sister, 0 son of the late Arthur and Eu­ Provost was a 1961 graduate Rena Schiller of West Chester, Chnton Dole Perol gene (Larochelle) Provost, he of the University of Rhode Is­ PA.; and a granddaughter. lived in Narragansett since 1969, land. He was a member of the A Mass of Christian Burial previously living in Warwick. Rhode Island Society of CPAs was held at St. Bernard Church, tatewi e . n RI Mr. Provost was a CPA and a and the American Institute of Tower Hill Road, Wickford. Presidential Congress - 1st District Clinton 60% Kennedy 700/0 Dole 27% Cicione 28% Post office supervisor dies Perot 11% Rollins .8% Nader 1% Scwass .65% Sandra D. Langford, 52, of eryday performance. As stated by men ted by David Simpson, Con­ Raposa .55% Farnum Pike, the postmaster at Madeline Houde her co-worker troller of Bryant, "Over the years, Bryant for 23 of thirteen the kids [in the post office] have Senate Congress - 2nd District years, died years, "Like worked hard but have been treated Reed 63% Weygand 65% Sunday, No­ the post of­ well." Mayer 35% Wild 32% vember 3, in fice motto, Besides her mother, Ms. Lovejoy 2% Ricci 1.5% Rhode Island through rain, Langford leaves a son, Sean M . Cashman 1% Hospital. She sleet, and Gallagher of North Providence; a Potter .5% was the snow, we daughter, Kacy M. Pimentel of wido w o f were here." North Scituate; four bro thers, A lfred H. Sandy trained Mic.hael P. Mountford and Kevin Langford Jr., the students K. Mountford, both of Smithfield, and had been who we re Donald W. Mountford J r. ofBarry, s u ffe r ing hired to work VT, and Chet I. Mountford of from varying in the post of­ Providence; three sisters, Sheila degrees of fice, a favor D. Turner of Glocester, Donna C. cancer for the which many of Comfort of Smithfield, and Jill A. past two years them did not Masso of Scituate, and two grand­ B orn in Sandra Langford fo r get . sons. She was the companion of Providence, O fte n ti m es Raymond Martini of Pawtucket. she was one of eight children of students would call or visit years The funeral will be held Friday Marjorie E . (O ' Donnell) after they had graduated from Bry­ at 8:30 a.m. within the Tucker­ Mountford of Smithfield and the ant. According to Irene Lanaway Quinn Funeral Home, 649 Putnam late Donald W . Mountford. She of the post office staff, "The stu­ Ave., Route 44, Greenville, witha was a lifelong resident of Smith­ dents were very important to her." Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 field and a communicant of St. Madeline and Irene recalled a time a.m. at St. Philip's Church on Philip Church. when the three ofthem transported Putnam Avenue. Burial will be in Sandy's devotion to her job and bag upon bag full of groceries to Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East to Bryant was evident in her ev- del>Litute student workers. As com- Providence. Page 2 THE ARCHWAY Thursday, November 7,1996 Caption puts a Reality check La la la .. .1 just love to study. I live to damper on study; books are my life. Exam here, exam there, and soon an exam every­ where. When not studying, it's my success chance to work. Money makes the world go round and pays the bills in a suitable To Whom it May Concern: manner. Money and studying together make my life complete. I could ask for I am writing after having read F.J. Talley's "Interna­ DANIELLE PORTER nothing more. If the genie were to pop tional Flavor" article in the 10124/96 edition of The Editor-in-Chief out of some old lamp right now, I would Archway. sacrifice my three wishes to some un­ The International Student Organization worked very MELISSA CRISCUOLO fortunate soul out there who hasn't yet diligently to pull off such a successful United Nation's Managing Editor discovered this wonderful meaning of Festival. I was initially pleased to see their efforts recog­ life. Quite simply, life couldn't be any nized by F.J. Talley's 'Comer,' only to be disappointed better. And then something happens to to see the incorrect caption beneath the photograph on the left. It states: "Many students gather around the Japan IAN WELLES make my whole philosophy on life go to Photography Editor the birds; someone dies. It happens ev­ table at the United Nations Festival ..... The students in eryday, but the effect of such a sponta­ the photograph, as well as the flag on the table, are from South Korea. LETIEN neous occurrence can never really be de­ Whoever wrote this caption obviously did not visit the Sports Editor termined until it happens to someone who means a lot to you. There's no way table or the table from Japan to learn more about South Korea and Japan. This is, unfortunately, another example EILEEN DEMJEN to prepare yourself for death; the true Advertising Sales Manager grief is not realized until the bitter end of how racial stereotypes are frequently made without has come. full knowledge of the people they allege to represent. Ifwe are truly going to "internationalize" our campus and demonstrate ANNE BRADNICK Looking back on this calendar year, respect for peoples from other parts of the world, we all must Production Manager I've noticed a very peculiar trend; Bry­ ant students, alumni, faculty, and support make a more sincere effort to learn about these cultures and be more careful with making generalizations. JONATHAN MATITNAS staff populations have all had a signifi­ I would thinkthatacorrection to thecaption is in order and that Production cant (more than one) number of deaths. What's incredibly unfortunate is the an apology to the students featured should be made. JOYCE CHANG young ages at which most of them have Photographers left us; the odds should have been in their favor... Very truly yours, JANINE CHAMPIGNY Having never lost any relatives or friends Julie Nora NIGEL FUBARA throughout my youth, it came as a shock MYRON GORHAM to me when people I had seen everyday Academic Coordinator MUKESH VASANDANI would suddenly die.