Volume 77, Issue 7 Smithfield, RI November 6, 2009 Students Beat the Wheat Bakery named bring hope this year’s E-pitch winners to Casa de Sara Larrabee place, and in the category of Staff Writer “most likely to succeed”, was the “Greenan’sGreen Team” Mantay “Do you hate baking?” under the direction of student “YES!” team leader Jeff Roscoe. In Jessica Miles “Do you struggle to find third place, under the heading Editorial Assistant gluten-free desserts that aren’t “crowd favorite” was “Rollin On November 11, a group of just a box mix?” Dough” led by student team students represented by the “ABSOLUTELY!” leader Kevin Mullarkey. Bryant chapter of Amnesty “Well no need to worry, be- The Beat the Wheat Bak- International will debut ‘Co- cause The Beat the Wheat ery, who took home the gold munidad de Esperanza,’ a Bakery is here!” is the newest bakery in town. documentary film chroni- Jacqueline Belknap, Jenifer Located in Cumberland, cling Bryant students and DiLapi, Andre Aboulhala, Rhode Island, this bakery is their work at Casa de Man- Ma7hew Hunt, Kyle Dapkas, specifically tailored to home- tay, a nonprofit organization and Alexia Drapan, are the made gluten-free dessert in Cusco, Peru that shelter’s newest team members of the products. Inspired by her sis- abused women and their Bryant E-pitch Business Com- ter’s allergy to gluten, which children. petition winner’s circle. The is a protein found in wheat, Twelve students and two Elevator Pitch Competition, rye, oats, flour, etc., team faculty members traveled to also abbreviated as the E- leader Jacquie Belknap came Casa de Mantay this past pitch Competition, is held up with the original idea to May on a quest to reach out every semester for all Busi- make a bakery specifically for on an international level. In- ness 101 groups. people with this type of al- spired by a former Bryant Thevent was run by the lergy called Celiac. student’s visit to Casa de Global Entrepreneurship Pro- “We really wanted to make Mantay, Meredith Archam- gram and Bryant CEO. It was more options for people with beault, Katie Gorham, and sponsored by Hanover Insur- this allergy as well as raise Kathryn Varis sought to ance. awareness and provide infor- strengthen recognition for This year there were over mation about this very com- Amnesty International on a 40 teams competing for the mon disease.” Rhode Island is similar level. grand prize of $500 cash actually one of the biggest “We wanted to expand along with bragging rights producers of gluten-free membership and enable and the respect of many major products, so for this young people to have this kind of CEOs from around the local group of students there is a global experience that area. The purpose of the com- potentially very large indus- Bryant always promotes,” petition is to have students try out there for them. said Archambeault. “Once pitch their new business ideas According to the team’s re- we heard about the situation in only 90 seconds, which is search, one out of every 133 [at Casa de Mantay] we be- the time it takes to get from people has an allergy to came really passionate about the bo7om floor of an office gluten, making their target helping through support building to the top floor in an audience very widespread to Jackie Belknap and Jenifer DiLapi won the gold for The and donations.” elevator. (Hence, the name of begin with. “Even if you don’t Beat the Wheat Bakery. (Sara Larrabee) Archambeault, Gorham, the program) have Celiac and are just look- will be found inside our shop ally, the team is still working and Varis prepared a pro- In the first round of pre- ing for a way to shed some posal, which was submi7ed sentations, each group is as- which will guarantee the au- on finishing their entire busi- pounds, or are looking for thenticity of our bakery prod- ness plan by November 30th. to CSI Assistant Director, signed a time slot in front of a something new to try, this Rich Hurley and the Special panel of 4 judges plus one ucts.” I asked DiLapi and Belk- bakery is perfect,” said other When asked how they felt nap if they would ever really Initiatives Commi7ee. member of Bryant’s student team member Jenifer DiLapi. Over 100 student appli- run CEO organization. One or when their names were called start this business, and they It is very evident that this as the winners, DiLapi said, both responded with an “Ab- cants were narrowed down two students out of the group team really knows their stuff to twelve, including Katie are allowed to present in the “We were all holding hands, solutely!” “We would have to and did their homework. praying and hoping that our see where we were all at in Gorham, Meredith Archam- first round, and again, stu- They told me how celebrities beault, Kathryn Varis, dents have only 90 seconds to name would be called, but at our studies and in our lives,” are promoting these new the same time we didn’t want Belknap said, “But we both Megha Choolani, Raisa pitch their business plan to gluten-free products because Dugan, Todd Degnan, Alex this panel. to trip up the stage or stumble have experience in the restau- of their health benefits and on our words.” Belknap rant business because of our Jelly, Emily Deschenes, Priya Then, based upon their also how new studies are Patel, Ronnie Blanchard, scores, the top 12 are admit- added, “It was a lot of pres- families, so I think we could being tested to show that chil- sure, but it was exhilarating be very successful,” DiLapi Kevin Concannon, and ted to the finals. In the final dren with Autism who use Alyssa Rollins. Professors round, all the teams and the and an awesome experience.” added. gluten-free products are im- The team’s future is fo- Congratulations again to Patricia Gomez and Tony team members are called up proving with their symptoms Houston were also chosen to on stage, and in front of over cused on creating an adver- “The Beat the Wheat Bakery” of the learning disability. tisement for the next for its victory in the Fall 2009 a7end the trip. 200 people and 14 notable “The Beat the Wheat Bak- The selected students judges, they must again pitch upcoming competition on No- Bryant E-pitch Competition, ery” is also very concerned vember 11th. On this day in and also to the top 12 finish- went through a training pro- their idea in 90 seconds and with cross contamination. gram, including a basic take 2 minutes of questioning the Rotunda, all the same ers and all of the other teams “Our bakery is completely Business 101 student teams who have worked so hard up Spanish language course. from the judges a6er they are gluten-free,” Belknap said. finished . Finally, a6er a long will again compete for a spot until this point. Also, be on “That means that no type of on the back of next year’s the lookout for a “Beat the See ‘Comunidad de day of judging, the winners substance that contains gluten Mantay’ on page 4 are announced. In second business text book. Addition- Wheat Bakery” near you! In this week’s Archway Bus iness - Biz with a conscience Sp orts - Soccer double OT win Opinion - Men suck Variety - Paranormal Activity page 2 november 6, 2009 How to be a be$er lover Sara Larrabee some questions and comments for the ries, as de- Staff Writer men who wrote these things down. scribed by However, throughout the discussion Katie Logan This was the topic at last week’s the group as a whole was able to clar- who is the meeting of the Sexuality Series hosted ify some ideas and come to a mutual Treasurer of by the Bryant Women’s Center in col- understanding of what the men were AWA, is “to laboration with the Alliance for trying to say. educate stu- Women’s Awareness (AWA). The And we cannot forget about the dents on the room was packed with students, both ladies! The women had much more to right and re- male and female, of all different ages, say, so this is just a limited account of spectful ways ethnicities, and classes, to talk about what they wrote down. Under “good to have inter- one thing; how to become a be7er lover”, adjectives such as fast but slow course. It is no lover. too, mechanical, same position all the secret that stu- Toby Simon, director of the time, the 1-minute man, cheesy, and dents have sex Women’s Center and advisor for 15 year olds were all up on the sign. In and are going AWA, started the gathering off with a the next category, “be7er lover”, to have sex, so very graphic and visual explanation of needs more experience, flowers, cre- we are trying the male and female reproductive or- ative, sleep over, tries new things, and to give them gans. It was very in- multiple rounds the informa- teresting to know ‘The Sexuality Series is a four were all dis- tion they need how much the guys cussed. And fi- to make the and the gals knew week program that runs once a nally, the right choices.” about each other’s year to raise awareness of sexual-category that The President physical a7ributes, ity issues.’ made up the of AWA, Star and I have to say, the most of the Hopkins, girls definitely kicked bu7 in this meeting, the “best lover”.