Buddy Cianci makes national Coming to a theater near you... headlines post-PC visit Page 9 Summer ‘08 movies Page 15 The Cowl Est. 1935 Vol. LXXII No. 24 www.TheCowl.com Providence College • Providence, R.l. May 1, 2008 Providence College Blacks Out S.A.V.E. Week Ends With “Take Back the Night” by Kylie Lacey ’ll by Devin Murphy ’10 News Staff News Editor On Thursday, April 24, at 8:00 p.m., The Providence College campus was S.A.V.E. Week was wrapped up with the plunged into darkness yesterday afternoon Women Will-sponsored event “Take Back after a transformer, located behind Accinno the Night.” “Take Back the Night” origi­ Hall, popped. The failure lasted nearly nated in 1978 in San Francisco following seven hours, from 2:20 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. an anti-pornography rally as an outlet for The City of Providence and National Grid those who had been affected by pornogra­ Electric Company are responsible for the phy to speak out about its negative effects. upkeep of the malfunctioned transformer. Currently, the night is held primarily on Peter Garofalo, shift supervisor of the college campuses for victims of sexual Office of Safety and Security, witnessed assault, or friends or family of victims, to the incident. According to Garofalo, the talk about their experiences and the after­ cross pieces on top of the telephone poll effects the assaults left on them. nestled behind Accinno Hall started Providence College’s “Take Back the burning. A short while later, a loud pop Night” was held in the Feinstein was heard, followed by flying sparks, Courtyard. Attendees were invited to enjoy and then the college lost power. hot chocolate and coffee throughout the National Grid Electric determined night, as well as speak to the counselors that a cracked insulator caused the prob­ that were available. lem. The crack caused the cross wires to “In case any part of the night becomes overheat and subsequently for the trans­ overwhelming for you,” said Maggie former to pop. Garczynski ’10, vice president of Women The Office of Safety and Security was Will, “there are going to be counselors in the the first to respond to the incident. They back for anyone to talk to about anything.” first blocked off the area around the tele­ Garczynski opened the night with some phone pole and transformer to ensure the statistics she viewed as unsettling. safety of pedestrians. Next, they called the “It is very upsetting that we are here,” she Providence Fire Department, which said. “One in every four women will be sex­ responded within minutes. National Grid ually assaulted in her lifetime, and college Electric Co. arrived on the scene approxi­ students are four times more likely than any mately 15 minutes later. other demographic to be attacked.” “Initially, the Fire Department closed According to the Rape, Abuse, and the street for 20 minutes,” said Garofalo. Incest National Network (RAINN), a “It looked a lot worse than it was. We were woman is attacked every two minutes. right here So we knew what it was. We “And of those women that are attacked, called the Fire Department and they in- only six percent of their rapists are ever tum notified National Grid.” convicted,” Garczynski said. “This stems Maj. Jack Leyden, executive director of from the fear and guilt victims feel, along Safety and Security, and Koren Kanadanian, with the difficultly in proving assault.” director of emergency management, got to She then shared a story close to her work fast to notify students, ensuring them heart, that of the Petit family of that the situation was under control. Leyden MATT LONGOBARDI ’10/The Cowl Cheshire, Conn. Daughters Hayley recorded a message, which was broadcast to At approximately 2:20 p.m. yesterday the Providence College campus lost power (with whom Garczynski was friends), 17, and Michaela, 11, were raped and students via cell phones, informing them due to a blown transformer. Power was not restored for seven hours. that a transformer behind Accinno Hall had subsequently murdered. popped and the College would not have “The story of Hayley and the Petits power until it was fixed. Safety and Security shows that this can happen anywhere, at did not deem the situation severe enough to any time ... to anyone,” she said. broadcast an emergency message over the Safety and Security Warns However, Garczynski said she has feel­ campus alert system. ings of hope. “Some parents called, but we assured them Students About the Civ Scream “Statistics show that sexual assault has that everything was okay,” said Garofalo. “I by Rick Kurker ’09 Development of Western Civilization fallen 60 percent in recent years,” she said. Marie Putko ’10 said she also shares this know some students were inconvenienced.” Asst. News Editor classes, students gather at the upper cam­ Safety and Security verified that all stu­ pus quad to scream in unison at midnight. hopeful view. dents and employees were not in any dan­ Providence College’s “Civ Scream” is However, more than just a scream tends “I think this is a great end to S.A.V.E. gerous situations following the loss of a well-known and widely-attended event to take place at the Civ Scream, and Maj. Week—the turnout looks good, the lawn power. No one was stuck in any elevators at Providence College that has become a Jack Leyden, executive director of Safety is full. I think it shows that S.A.V.E. on campus during the blackout. However, tradition each semester. On the night and Security, said that he would like to Week has had an impact on the stu­ before the final examinations for the dents,” she said. BLACKOUT/Page 6 emphasize the importance of safety at the event this semester. After Garczynski spoke, all students “Three years ago, some kids tried to were invited up to share their own stories, INSIDE THE COWL light a couch on fire,” Leyden said. “A few or stories of friends or family members. World Commentary staff members were injured trying to put One girl recounted blacking out after a out the fire.” night of partying at Old’s, and waking up Sudan gears Seniors’ last Leyden said that while security was try­ to a man kissing her. up to collect chance to ing to gain control of the crowd, a student “My closest friends don’t know, and neither does my family,” she said. “It its census give their was arrested for disorderly conduct and opinion locked up overnight. The student received makes me angry.” six months’ “filing,” which means that the Another victim shared what she viewed Page 8 Page 11 charge is filed if there is no trouble for six as an injustice. Roving months. The student was referred to the “[My attacker] could continue on with Office of Judicial Affairs and was not his life,” she said. “I couldn’t—I couldn’t CW reviews The quad’s allowed to participate in graduation. do the things 1 ordinarily would do. It’s the latest most exciting “It was a devastating blow to the stu­ upsetting having your friends expect you night of the dent, to say the least,” Leyden said. to be the same person when yousre not.” Apatow The student apologized a year later, Some victims said they experienced a rom-com year... Leyden said, and is now interested in law lack of support from those they had been Page 16 Page 19 enforcement. Even though the charge from able to trust in the past. One student the night of the Civ Scream was filed, the shared the effects of her attack on her rela­ Portfolio Sports student discovered that it could possibly pre­ tionship with her boyfriend. They amica­ LAX ties for vent him from becoming a police officer. bly broke up after her attack, and she The rap “That night altered his life,” said Leyden. began to spend her weekends drinking too top spot in education of The student, who asked to remain much and see’ing different boys every tourney anonymous, graduated from PC in 2005. weekend. According to the young woman, . i a violin lover He said that he was confronted .by the PC after their breakup, he said some things Page 20 Page 28 SCREAM/Page 5 NIGHT/Page 5 2 The Cowl NEWS briefsbriefs May 1 tions and makeup demonstrations, and many students and faculty misunderstand the about the event, 1 also fielded so S.T.E.P 1 Steps into New Role as gave out free samples. Also, nutritious distinctions that the Church makes about tive responses to the event. Per Simply Healthy foods and herbal teas were offered. LGBT people, “ said Lee Ann Byrne ’09, think this is important to the even The on-campus organization formerly “We wanted to get students to experi­ event organizer. “Because homosexual acts it shows that homophobia is a known as S.T.E.P 1 (Students Together ence different ways to release tension and are opposed by the Church, many assume that here,” said Byrne. “Also, to ha Educating Peers) has officially changed stress, and the timing is ideal because it’s LGBT people can be treated differently. In dialogue, you must engage suppc their name to Simply Healthy in order to right before finals and graduation; it was a fact, the Church takes a strong stance against opponents, and this is something reassert themselves on campus and more great success,” said Gates. homophobia and encourages us to treat eveiy to do this year.” definitively state their mission as student According to Simply Healthy, the person with dignity, including members of -Lauren Bal peer educators.