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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Good 5 Cent Cigar (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE UNIVERSITY OF RII,ODE ISLAND STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1971 Volume 62 © 'Just what this country needs' Wednesday Issue 60 www.ramcigar.com April 10, 2013 Undergrad offers adyice Student hopes to bring composting for study abroad hopefuls

BY NICOLE FONZINO on your adventures .abroad. awareness to campus with new club Contributing News Reporter Researching countries that you BY ALLISON FARRELLY you do a little research you long-term goals for the com­ pdtentially would like to study in News Reporter Would you enjoy doing should be one of the first steps. realize all these big name posting club. homework more if you could Ilene Tillman, university rel a~ sch ools are composting," "There is a possibility that · A University of Rhode Macmanus said. "It's some­ if the money was there we complete it while .sitting next to tions coordinator for the API Island student is attempting the Eiffel Tower? What if you Study Abroad Program located thing URI should . be doing could set up a composting to launch a composting pro­ without question, especially if facility on campus," could get credit for observing in Texas, told prospective stu­ gram on campus with the Michelangelo's David? Would dents, "Research! The more you they want to fit in." Macmanus said. He also help of the newly created URI Macmanus and the hopes to one day h ave com­ you be more inclined to walk to ·know about the place you are Composting Club. class every day if you were able going, the easier the transition Composting Club have been . post receptacles placed in the Conor Macmanus, an in contact with Mike Merner, dorms and around campus. to pass Big Ben in London? · will be. Do everything you can to environmental and natural Last year, 615 University of read up on current events, local a Charlestown based farmer . In addition, Macmanus resources major, has been who owns Rhode Island's hopes that URI's move to Rhode Island students studied traditions and general customs." working with the clup, whose abroad. In the past three years, The cultures of European oldest compost farm and is composting will influence· recognition by Student Senate "more than willing to accept local business owners to make URI has seen the number of countries such as England, Italy is still pending, to implement applicants who want to study and France may be unfamiliar to · all of the compost" collected the environmentally-friendly a c.omposting program in in the dining halls, according change as well. abroad double. The Office of an American student. Food, time both Butterfield and Mainfare International Education at URl zones, and behavior are differ­ to Macmanus. "I'd like to move this to dining halls. Though the details have local businesses as well," offers more than 200 programs in ences that you may experience, "[URI goes through] 300 more than 60 countries. Although but clothing is one of the biggest not been worked out~ Macmanus said. "[We hope to tons of waste each year and Macmanus believes that get] the emporium compost- some students take advantage of differences that students face more than half of that can be the study · abroad programs, when traveling abroad. Many money will have to change ing." · composted in a renewable hands along with the collect­ Despite the unfinished many are skeptical of leaving cultures dress more conservative­ fashion," Macmanus said. " home for four months. ly than Americans do. Dressing ed food scraps. details and hazy timeline, We want to gather support "Technically I think we Macmanus is sure that com­ When I was 14, I had the ·differently can make you stand from students to propose privilege of traveling around out more in a crowd of foreign would have to sell it to him," posting is the right move for composting for the two din­ Macmanus said. "That's one URI. Italy for 10 days with my cousins citizens, and that may not always ing halls." from Florence and Naples in be a wise choice. Locals take their of the things the administra­ · "Why isn't URI doing According to Macmanus, tion has to work through." this?" Macmanus said. "It just Italy. By the end of my trip, I had customs to heart, just as we do in URI stands out in their status fallen in love with the Italian cui- America. Locals of foreign cities Though this project is one makes sense." as a non-composting school, that Macmanus aknowledges ture: T'he- moment-I-'lan'd~d : b"ack-- maydeemyou rudeTfyoudo not . and not in a good way. in the U.S., I made a prormse to follow the norms of their culture may take time to see through "All [of] these other to completion, he has many myself that I would eve~tua~ly such as body gestures or social schools are doing it, and once spend more than 10 days ill Italy. norms. Studying up on a country Last spring semester, I will always benefit you in the returned to Florence to study at end. · the international institute When arriving in a foreign Lorenzo de' ~edici. A~though I country; it would help to was already ill the .mmdse: of immerse yourself completely in spending a long penod of ·jjrne that culture. URI's International overseas, I could not shake the Education Advisor Kathleen urtnerving feeling that I had days Ramcharran said the one piece of before Ileft in January 2012. advice she al~ays gives to stu- You can prepare yourself in ------· - - ~--~-~~ different ways before departing Cot1tinued on page 3

Skateboarder suffers injury in Barlow ·circle,

BY JACOB MARROCCO that the skateboarder was SPORTS STAFF REPORTER rushed to the hospital after the ordeal, but that he did not A skateboarder fell and suf­ know the specific location. fered a serious head injury last The accident occurred at night in Barlow Circle, accord­ approximately 10:40 p.m. last ing to URI Police Officer Mark night, and the first responders Chearino. arrived about two minutes Chearino said that the later. After about 10 minutes on skateboarder, whose identity the scene, the skateboarder was has not been released, was not lifted into an ambulance and wearing a helmet and that no was taken to the hospital. vehicle was involved in the accident. Chearino also said

Today's forecast Interested in seeing the 65°F newest horror film, 'Evil A cloudy, Dead?' but warm day. See page 2. Page 2. The Good Five Cent Cigar • Wednesday, Apri!IO, 2013 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 'Evil Dead' provides viewers with scares, little momentum

BY AUGIE KING in comparison to the torrent Entertainment Editor of violence' and gore on dis­ play here. A~v arez achieves The . "Evil Dead" trilogy all of this <\llmost entirely from "Spider~Man" director through practical effects, and . Sam Raimi is one of the more the hard work put into them famous in the horror genre, at pays off with their startling least partially because each shock value and cringe­ installment is so different inducing .. mornents. Once the from the last. climax draws, closer, it only While the starter is ·a gets more and more over-the­ straightforward brutal horror top until reaching a final kill movie, its sequels would play that is spt:;ctacular in its glee­ up comedy in increasing ful abandon. ' amounts until the concluder, Alvarez's ~heart is in the "Army ·of Darkness," con­ right place, and his intentions tained very little traces of ito diversify his iteration from horror .any more. Now, as the 1981 original (when . he much as I love the first one, isn't referencing or recreating (and it is still a great little B­ specific bits)_are mostly suc­ movie), the crudeness of its cessful, although even he appearance makes it riper for can't escape m~ny of the tired a reimagining than many tropes of the genre. Some of other hallowed horror clas­ the more e#ectively done sics. With that in mind, the jump scares <\re -often over­ prospect of young blood com­ shadowed by hackneyed ing in to rejuvenate the origi­ ones, and the movie has a nal in remake form had me couple look-atway-look-back excited, . particularly because scares too many, as well as newcomer Fede Alvarez was another predictable bit with a determined to return to the · mirror. Also, and skip to the horror elements that begin next paragraph if you want to the trilogy. avoid . a minor spoiler, the After a prologue that minority character (in this establishes the grim mood, instance, Black) is once again Alvarez and his co-writer the first todie. Come on, this Rodo Sayagues admirably is 2013, we should be over avoid the cliche ''of kids going this by now. . to a cabin in the woods to Even with these issues, party. There is a real reason this remake of "Evil Dead" for this group to go there: can be enjoyed if entered with their friend Mia is attempting the right mindset. There are to kick a drug habit cold certainly many callbacks to turkey with their help along the originals, although this with her ·estranged brother definitely . feels more like David. This provides a bit Alvarez's "Evil Dead" than ' more of a backbone to the Raimi's "Evil Dead." The gore characters than I expected, and violence are very and I appreciated that there extreme, so the faint of heart was an attempt at creating (and stomach) will want to \!tbe ~oob 5t C!Cigar actual characters we can care skip out. Additionally, the for. tone is one of dark horror, so From there, as is expected don't go in expecting the in an "Evil Dead" movie, they slapstick humor that . was IS NOW HIRING! find the book of the dead, injected into "Evil Dead 2." someone reads it, and then it This is a hardcore effort in all hits the fan. Or at least it mainstream horror, where We are looking for should have. The largest horror movies are usually problem here, and one that toned down for mass audi- · looms over the whole movie ences, that is often fairly once the demons are entertaining even though it unleashed, is that every time doesn't all come together into Writers the movie feels like it's gear­ an unrelenting stream of sus­ ing up to the next level by pense. building momentum it stops Sports • Entertainment • News dead in its tracks. There is a pervasive start-stop-start­ stop feeling to the pacing that Photographers, often kills the building excite­ ment and tension, leaving only · the dread-induced atmosphere to carry it along Advertising Sales Reps when the thrust lets up. Taken as individual parts and scenes, the set pieces are Advertising Clerks fairly impressive on their own. If there is one thing that is unquestionably great about · Productions Staff this remake, and boy is it incredible, it's the gore factor. Raimi's first two "Evil Dead" Inquire at [email protected] or movies certainly let the blood flow liberally (to put it mild­ Room 125 in the Memorial Union ly), but they look restrained I I I,,

The Good Five Cent Cigar • Wednesday, AprillO, 2013 • Page 3 CLASSIFIEDS Announcements Campus Ministry International Bible 'Hannibal' successfully revives story of serial kilfer Study: Thursdays 6 p.m., MCC 203 [email protected]. God Bless! 'BY RYAN GIBBS der at the scene. Graham is move quite slow- that is, until the indicated in an interview with Help Wanted Contributing Entertainment Writer recruited to the FBI by Jack last 10 minutes. You're almost led · IGN that he plans on adapting Connecticut Job Opportunity Rhode Crawford (Laurence Fishburne) to assume that it would'be spread some of Harris' novels as further Island based uniform company looking I have to admit that I had no to investigate a series of murders out throughout the course of the . seasons of the . show, and even for an energetic, detail oriented manager interest in watching the pilot for of young women. The plot takes next few episodes in an introduc­ introduce more characters from for our Manchester, Conn. store. Seeking NBC's new series "Hannibal" student who lives in the Greater several intricate twists, in which tory arc ~ It is not. I'm not particu­ them. until I discovered that Bryan Graham's gifts of empathy and lPushing Daisies") and two Hannibal Leder is played by quite successfully {as most good from "D.ead Like Me" has been tively and profitably. Please submit other shows that are. solidly in Danish actor Mad Mikkelsen. He pilots should). . rumored to show up in a later resume to [email protected] my top 25 ("Dead Like Me" and doesn't show up until the 20- Like many of Fuller's proj­ episode. As his other shows were for consideration. "Wonderfalls"), I will watch any- minute mark, and is introduced ects, ''Hannibal" has been crafted watched by a handful of people, Volunteer Opportunity! Student · volun­ thing that he does. I seem to be as a psychiatrist assisting teers needed at South County hospital. Go with care to details, and despite it will be interesting .to see how the only person who liked his . Graham and Crawford on the being a gory drama about charac­ he will reintroduce the characters to www.schospital.com for iriformation or "Munsters" · reboot, · call Nadine McCauley at 401-788-1982 case. Lecter is also hiding a secret ters. from the Hannibal Lecter he .plans to import from his ,, "Mockingbird Lane," from last that should be obvious to anyone LMnu ' · novels, it is a joy · to watch comedies into a drama, if he's Pt. Judith. Academic Year· 2013-14. 2 year. that is even slightly familiar with because of how well written; shot actually planning on going Bedroom. 1 Bathroom. Furnished House "Hannibal" tells the stqry of any portrayal of the character. It and acted it is. It's probably the through with it. includes washer/dryer, cable, i)ltemet, the early days of Dr. Hannibal will be interesting to see how this best pilot ·I've seen from NBC The series feels much less trash pickup and electric. Max 2 persons Lecter, the cannibalistic serial show plays with the relationship since "Grimm." People seem to like many network crime I foren­ $1,100 month 860-303-16222 psirnp­ killer · from "The Silence of the between .Graham and Lecter, as enjoy comparing this show­ sic dramas and instead feels more [email protected] Lambs" and its related films and NARRAGANSETT- LARGE 4 bed, 2 at this point, Graham doesn't based on its pilot and plot synop­ like a cable series in its look and bathroom house, deck, parking, furnished, novels. Usually, the shows Fuller seem particularly to like or trust sis alone - to Showtime' s feel. As such, it's considerably have done are dark comedies trash removal, $425 each. Lecter as the other ~aracters do. "Dexter," especially if they less flashy than the likes of "CSI" [email protected]. Close to c~us. often focusing on the macabre. It's also unclear if these charac- haven't read the original Thomas and · "Bones." Hopefully, As you might expect, there is no ters have equal weight as leads, Harris novels that this show and "Hannibals" intriguing take of an comedy in "Hannibal," which or if Lecter is a supporting pro­ is based on. older property will not meet the marks a bit of a tonal shift from tagonist in a series named .after "Hannibal" matches the tone same fate as Fuller's last few net­ his best known work. him a very interesting direction of those novels, falling . short of work projects, making him able Hugh Dancy plays Will for the show to take. being so faithful as to make mul­ to put the plans he has for the Graham, a gifted, but socially The episode' 8 plot is also tiple seasons of this show series' future irito motion. awkward profiler who is infra- quite interesting, as it seems to improbable. Indeed, Fuller has duced in an impressively-shot opening scene in which we see I the streets of a foreign city when Graham's gift of expertly recon­ structing the timeline of a mur- I Abroad you arrive." Tracl( I often reminisce of getting ·- --- From page l credit for observing From page 4 . Michelangelo's David or doing dents traveling abroad is to homework in my apartment that "Keep an opened niind." In lowed by the Mason Spring Florence, I spoke their language, overlooked the Amo River. Your Invitational at George Mason celebrated their holidays and experience abroad is what you University and the Brown make ·of it. The memories of liv­ Invitational in Providence. tried to learn the ins and out:; of "This weekend, we're . the city. ing in another country will remain vivid in your life forever; Believe it or not, locals are going to split the team up," Copeland said. "We;re send­ not as kind to those holding Just know that it is possible to ing some decathletes· to maps. Try to interact with the survive a semester abroad. If you locals and be friendly. Learn their are on the fence, take that chance. Georgia and sending the language and avoid going to Almost every student who has sprinters and some of the studied abroad says that once places deemed "American." Just jumpers and throwers to because Americans flock to a cer­ you go to another country, you Virginia at George Mason will never want to come back to [University] and the remain­ tain restaurant or club does not the·United States. mean you have to as well. You der of the guys will go to To learn more about study­ Brown for a meet· on only have four months to live as:a foreigner does and the rest of ing abroad, visit the International Saturday, so it's going to be a your life to live like an American. Office located across the street busy weekend for everyone, Ramcharran also told stu­ from the Parking Services build­ but we're trying to get ready dents to pack light before they ing. You will have the chance to for championship meets as leave to go abroad. She advised meet with an advisor who will we get further down the to, "be sure you won't be helpless help you plan your trip abroad road." with struggling with luggage on and guide you step by step. Copeland also said that he hopes to find a balance between the team's intense ., by phil flickinger (www.blundergrads.com) play while also trying to avoid any injuries. IS lMIS YoUR NORMAL PfOPLE "I think what we need to l.lft ... WHAT THIS ISN'r improve on is just being FI~ST TIME USE' Pffifl.b~NT GIVES YOu SHAMPOO; IT'S ready for the competition," f>O.f ·N6 LAUNJR'( INST'EAP OF THAT l,_fSSION f C6NPIT1t>NEA . he said. "As we get later in FOR 'fOU~SEL.F ~ SJiAMPDO ... the seasol}, things will get a lot more aggressive, a lot more intense and we have to . bring that intensity level to the track every day. Additionally, we need to stay healthy so trying to do those - two; they're kind of going in opposite directions. If you get intense, you obviously are risking injuries and things like that, so we're trying to find that happy medium." 'I I I I I'

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Page 4 • The Good Five Cent Cigar • Wednesday, AprillO, 2013 · · Rhody SPORTS Rhode Island baseball defea1s Quinnipiae Senior leads Rams golf to win at Rhody Invitational University with strong bullpen pitching BY EMILY JACOBS third overall. Sports Staff Reporter BYJACOB MARROCCO · "We had a great day out of Sports Staff Reporter Nick Fairweather," Burke said. The University of Rhode "We proved again just how good Island golf team ·The University of Rhode won the Rhody we can be while leaving a num­ Invitational this weekend at the Island baseball team pulled ber of shots on the course." Green Valley Country Club in out a win against Quinnipiac Fairweather shot an 83 on Portsmouth, R.I. University 7-3 yesterday Sunday and finished with a 159 afternoon at Bill BeckField. The Rams came away with overall, tying for 13th place. The the victory on Sunday with a The Ranis manufactured weekend went well for him, as he score of 622. They were led by the their seven runs on only five finished with a total of four hits. The Bobcats' pitching excellent play of senior Branden birdies in the tournament. Chicorka. Chicorka shot a staff plunked six Rhode teall7 Another standout on the . Island players and walked six best 71 on Sunday, which was weekend was Andrew also the best score of the tourna­ more while allowing four Fiorenzano, who finished with ment. Along stolen bases on the afternoon. with a score of 77 on ·· an 81 on Sunday and a 77 on Saturday, he finished with a "Usually those walks will 148 Saturday. With an overall score of score," Rhode Island head and was the top finisher of the · 158, Fiomnzano ti'"d for _eighth weekend. Chicorka also recorded coach Jim Foster said. "I think place · in the tournament. He 25 pars, the most of the invita­ when I look at the sheet recorded 20 pars throughout the there's going to be at least tional. weekend. "Branden is our strongest three or four of those walks "It is nice to win a tourna­ that scored. We stole some player," Burke said. "He played ment," Burke said. "But for us it's terrific· on Sunday, and believe bases, they didn't hold run­ r only a step towards the ultimate -he will play his best when we ners very well and we just goal-of winning New Englands took advantage of it." compete in the New England and the Atlantic-10 Championship." The Bobcats jumped in Championship.'' . front of Rhode Island early The University of Delaware The .Rams will compete in placed second with a 629, and after a ground out from senior the New England Championship Bryant University and Sacred third baseman Chris Migani this weekend, · which they scored sophomore leftfielder H~art University tied for third haven't won· in almost a decade. with a.score of 636. · Brian Ridutys. Sophomore The championship will be held in The Rams left day one in first shortstop Scott Donaghue Middletown, R.I., at the Newport place after Nick Fairweather shot immediately followed up National Golf Club. Tee time is with an RBI single to drive in a team-best 7~, tying him for set for 10 a.m. on both days. Alexander Suben I Cigar freshman rightfielder Mike Palladino. A bases-loaded Rams relief pitcher Rob Curran helped shut out the Quinnipiac walk to freshman centerfield­ Bobcats in the final eight frames of yesterday's game. er Steffen Herter tacked on Men's track wins two at the third and final Quinnipiac run of the day. Rams junior "Obviously the bullpen came innings before redshirt senior Milan Mantle was pulled after in and did their job and ·threw Rob Curran replaced him and Sam Howell Invitational" two-thirds of an inning, sur­ eight shutout innings. We picked up the victory. Curran BY BRANDON MAXWELL meter dash with a final time rendering three runs on three didn't get the hits we wanted, went four innings and Sports Staff Reporter of 21.63 seconds. Junior Mark hits. and three walks. · but that's the style of baseball allowed only two hits with as Castilletti placed second in Rhode Island clawed back that we play. We put a lot o.f many strikeouts en route to The University of Rho.de the 110-meter hurdles with a in the bottom of the second pressure on the other team." securing his first decision of Island men's track team won time of 14.62 seconds. inning after a single from red­ The Rams broke the tie in the season. two events at the Sam Howell Redshirt senior Ronald shirt senior leftfielder Chris the bottom of the fifth inning The Rams' next game will Invitational this weekend. Woodley placed fourth in the Famiglietti brought senior after redshirt senior second take place today against Both redshirt junior triple jump with a distance of rightfielder Kevin Stenhouse baseman Pat Fortunato drove Bryant University at 3 p.m. Anthony Davidson· and sen­ 22'8. The team of senior across the plate. A bases­ in LeBel, who had reached Rhode Island . defeated the ior Rainford Thomas had first Victor Boonham, s-ophomore loaded walk to sophomore after being hit by a pitch. Bulldogs, 1073 in their meet­ place finishes in the 400- Tyler Oliveira, graduate shortstop Tim Caputo Foreman, freshman designat­ ing last year. meter dash and high jump Nicholas Guscott · and brought in another baserun­ ed hitter Chase Livingston '!We'd like to have some respectively. Davidson had a Woodley finished third in the ner for Rhode Island. and Famiglietti each followed more quality at-bats,"· Foster time of 47.65 and earned · 4x100-meter relay (41.41), In the bottom of the third, with an RBI of their own, said. ''I think Bryant's a very Intercollegiate Association of qualifying as-well. Finally, in a sacrifice fly from freshman extending the Rhode Island good team this year and it Amateur Athletes of America the 4x400m relay, the team of Connor Foreman drove in lead to four runs. should be a good game. I (IC4A) recognition. Thomas Boonham, Young, Castilletti redshirt senior third baseman Rhode Island's bullpen think they're going to be also qualified for IC4As with and Davidson finished fifth Mike LeBel to tie the game -cemented their victory, ready for it, I think we're a height of 6'8.25. out of 31 teams and qualified "There was · nothing after _freshman pitcher Kevin throwing 8.1 shutout innings going to be ready for it. for IC4A's with a time ~of Sustad loaded the bases to while only allowing six hits Hopefully·the bats will warm exceptional about either per­ 3: 14.34. start the inning .. and no walks. Redshirt soph­ up as the weather's warming formances," head coach John ''If you don't qualify, you "[Today's game] is more omore Brendan Doonan up." Copeland said. "They were can't score any points in the like the way we want to do pitched the Rams out of their_ well within their capabilities ·IC4As so our guys, I think, things," Foster said. early jam and lasted 3.1 winning the two · events. are at the poin't where they Thomas has been extremely realize that they have to qual­ successful and consistent at ify early to get into the fastest that height, so we're pretty sections at the championship happy where he is at this meets as we go," Copeland · point. Davidson came back said. "I think we're right strong, so I'm pretty happy where we should be." Have something to say? with that .." The Rams ':"ill continue Along with Davidson and the season with three meets Write to the Cigar today at Thomas' first place perform­ scheduled for the tail end of ances, the Rams also had five the week beginning on more IC4A qualifications and Thursday with the two day [email protected] four . New England Bulldog Decathlon at the Championship qualifiers. University of Georgia, fol- Davidson earned his second IC4A bid of the meet with a second place .finish in the 200- Continued ori page 3