The Hawk's Eye September 7,1993 the Dawning of O~~~Je~D!!S:Of Newspaper Professionals

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For more information, please contact [email protected]. o Welcoming the new president, p. 2 o Big "Back 2 School" Bash, p. 7 Take our 0 Ms. Entertainment, p. 5 advice, please 0 Theatre preview, p. 9 p.4 0 The revamped arts section, p. 7 o A look at fall sports, p. 10 Volume II Issue I Published by the students of Roger Williams University September 7,1993 Law dean named new president By Isaac Alpert New president discusses Arts Editor university'S growth Anthony J. Santoro was named Anthony Santoro, the new the sixth presidentofRoger Williams presidentofRoger Williams Univer University at a press conference on sity and its School of Law, is in the August 23, 1993. Santoro, the former rare and enviable position of being Vice President and dean ofthe school all things to all people. Santoro, who of law, was chosen by a unanimous was named president Aug. 23, can· vote oftheboard oftrustees,following notbe fairly characterized as either the recommendations of the twelve an outsider or an insider at RWU. member presidential search commit Santoro, theformer dean ofthe tee. School ofLaw, has been involved at Santoro arrived at RWU in July the University in some degree for of 1991, initially serving as a consult two years. However, his impressive ant to the School of Law. He was roster offormer positions, including selected Vice President and dean of the deanship at the Widener Uni· the School of Law in July of 1992. versity school of law, and the Ralph R Papitto, the chairman deanship at the University of ofthe board oftrustees,laudedSantoro Bridgeport school of law, suggests as being, "anationally respected edu that he is a man who brings a wide catorandleader," anda man superbly range of experiences to RWU. qualified to be president. In addition to an impressive Photo by Isaac Alpert "PresidentSantoropossesses the resume, Santoro brings a great deal Anthony J. Santoro, RWU's sixth president in its Bristol history, right blend of skills, temperament, ofenthusiasm to RWU. He believes is formerly the dean ot'law at both Widener University in Delaware and experience to lead the University that, "we arelimitedonly by ourown and Bridgeport University in Connecticut. to the nextlevel ofexcellence," Papitto imaginations," in terms of what the said. school can accomplish. Santoro replaces Natale Sicuro, Much ofhis enthusiasm for the who resigned abruptly last February. job appears to be a result of his Ex-RIC athletic director PresidentSantoro'sappointmenttook enthusiasm for young people. "I effect immediately, ending the five happen to like students, I came month national search. No successor into...education primarily because I now on the job at RWU has yet been named for his former liked being involved with young By Wayne Shulman good program offering in this particu position, although a search for a new people. In the 20 some-odd years of Sports Editor lar stage ofdevelopment. dean for the school oflaw is nowunder Another strength he noted are way. See A discussion, p. 3 Bill Baird, the former athletic the growing pains of the university director for Rhode Island College, has and athletic department. He said be been named the new athletic director cause the universityhasgrown so rap Freshmen Seminar makes for Roger Williams University. He is idly there is a lot going on. ''I'm now the fifth athletic director in RWU tryingto look atthe program. I wantto history. shore it up a bit, by writing some college transition easier Inmid-July, Bairdwasinformed policies and procedures to see if! can By Chris zammarelll with thedesireto helppreventsimilar by Bill O'Connell, the director of get some standardization. Editor-in-Chief experiences happening to other stu Auxiliary andStudentActivities, that "I want to put the athletic pro dents. he had the position. He said he had a gram on some better footing so we The changefrom high school to One of the main goals offresh very nice interview with O'Connell in know where we're going and how we college is arguablyone ofthebiggest man seminar is to help the faculty early July. are going to get there," said Baird.. changes a person will go through in bond with the students within their Baird was then called back for a A present goal of Baird is to get her or his life. Many freshmen find department. "New students are second interview, where he met with some general agreements lind under the stress put on them when they generally reluctant to go to someone Executive Vice President Robert standing of standardized procedure. enteran institutefor high education they don't know [with problems]," McKenna and Thomas Oates, the "I want the athletic department to be to be too much, and tlley drop out. saidMelchar. "The class letsstudents controller. When offered the position comfortable by providing the best op In order to prevent this, RWU know that someone on campus cares by O'Connell, Baird said he was very portunities for the student body in began offering a class called for them." excited and accepted it. hazard free facilities. This might be "Freshman Seminar." The concept This bonding process is par "Baird was hired by a search overlooked in a program which is ex was to help ease the new students ticularlyuseful duringthefreshmen's committee that I chaired," said panding too quickly." through the transition from high first registration period. "Students O·Connell. "It consisted of adminis Baird is now insisting that each school to college. know where to find their advisors," trators, faculty and the student body. athlete have a physical before they David Melchar, coordinator of Melchar said, "and that the advisors Collectively we felt Bill had the expe step on the field. This will create a Academic Advisement, knows a lot will have the time to help them rience and enthllsiasm to be chosen as good baseline on theirpresentphysical about the plight of incoming fresh thoroughly." are athletic director," men. He spent a good deal of his However, the most important "I wanted to make a contribution See New athletic director, p. 10 freshman year"attemptingto join a goal of the class is to help students somewhere. I thought RWU could be fraternity." While he was successful with the transition from high school a place where I could make a contribu Inside: in that goal, he did poorly academic to college. "Freshmen find them tion. This wasbased on my experience EditorialslLetters 2 wise and finished his first year by selves in a new location at a new as well as the young and growing News 3 leaving school to join the Marines. school with new people and a new program here," said Baird. Features ..4·5 While he later went back to culture," explained Melchar. "The Baird said the young and broad Arts 7·9 school and graduated, his memories based program are strengths of the Sports 10 ortha!disastrousbeginninglefthim athletic department. He said for a See Helping, p. 3 Noteworthy 11 Division III school, RWU has a very 2 The Hawk's Eye September 7,1993 The dawning of O~~~Je~d!!s:of newspaper professionals Welcome back for anot~er acade~ic year at RWU! I hope your summer was as enjoyable the Santoro Era as mme and as restful as mme wasn t. Everyone at the Hawk's Eye has been hard at work getti~g An thony Santoro became the dean of the School of as much work done on the newspaper as possible, which is why my "final" summer Law on July 1, 1992, and oversaw the development of a vacatIOn was not as restful as I would have liked. program in its infant stage. Now, one year later, Santoro Not th~tI'm complaining. I have been and will be working with a first-rate, top ofthe line has been named president ofthe university. group o:mdlVlduals. Forexample, ourprofessional advisor,John Pantalone, is ableto find time Of course, there are those who can claim they smell out ofhls busy schedule as editor ofNewport This Week to give us some tips on everything from something fishy about the selection process, no matter how management to news writing and reporting. Havinghim on boardhasbeen a tremendoushelp. much the Presidential Search Committee insists that As business manager, Chuck Shaw has the overwhelming task of making sure we don't Santoro went through the complete interviewing process, spend more than we have, you know, like the U.S, government does. Maybe Chuck can head etc., etc. down to Washington ... There will also be those who believe that a career law Taking over Chuck's position as advertising manager is Rae J, Polea. Her exuberant professor and law school dean will ignore the liberal arts personality is sure to win over thousands of potential advertisers. She will also be contributing programs and focus solely on the law school and the large, to our sports section. money-making programs, such as architecture. At thehelm ofsports again thisyearis Wayne Shulman. His dependability and allegiance The point is that, especially after four years of a to the newspaper through thick and thin have been a tremendous asset to The Hawk's Eye.

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