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This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hawk's Herald by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. S' HERALD The student uewspaper of Roget WiLLidms University Vol. 20. Issue 16 www.hawbh.:rald.com :\pnl - . 2011 They're Sweetest thing watching Cake Off iced in charity, frosting you Cameras installed behind Willow, Cedar NICHOLLE BUCKLEY ICopy Editor New cameras have recently been installed behind Cedar I Iall and Willow Hall, and they have residents feeling uneasy rather than secure. John Blessing, Director of Public Safety, said that the cameras aren't a punishment or cause of worry; rather, they are merely an additional secu rity measure. Blessing says the cameras are part of a security initiative that the university be ~n undergoing a few years ago. 'We brought in a consultant company to review the cam pus, existing cameras, and blue lights, and determine what we'd need moving forward for secu rity," Blessing said. Blessing said that cameras can be found in the most public or "common" areas of the campus, such as entrances and exits, near residence halls, and rhe Com-
.. ~ ···-·------., gazeoos, which arc known ro be pupular on campus. "The smo_king gaze Sophomore Samantha Casale works on her team's second-place-winning cake, WAIJ.-E, while judge bos have been a major help on and Director of Housing Tony Montefusco looks onward at the Cake Off on Saturday. campus. They tend to be a so See CAKE OFF, page 4 See CAMERAS, page 2 Del ta Sig grants wish R WU business frat seeks to make dreams come true LAUREN TIERNEY IHerald Reporter wishes of children with lifc threatening medical conditions Delta Sigma Pi's Nu Sigma to enrich che human experience chapter, the professional busi with hope, strength and joy. ness fraternity at Roger Wil The fuse wish was granted to liams University, is looking to a boy who was diagnosed with grant a wish for a child through leukemia. His one wish was m the Make-A-Wish Founda become a police officer. Because tion. They will be hosting fun the wish was granted in April, draising events throughout the April is now known as Make spring and fall semesters in the A-Wish Month. The organiza hopes of raising enough money tion has granted over 200,000 to grant one wish in ics entirety. wishes co dace. The Make-A-Wish Founda According to the Make-A- tion was founded in 1980. How far is too far? Their mission is to grant the See WISH, page 3
~FEATURES ~OPINIONS ~LIFESTYLE INDEX ~NEWS News 2 RELEASED ISLAM IN AMERICA FISHIN' AROUND AUTO COLUMN srisfrX'aeaf ··.. ··· 5 ·· .. ·· · ...... · Alleged cannibal Part l of a series on life at Racy Stacy delves into Fiat returns to the U.S. ············································· to be released early an R.I. mosque the world of online F··············eatures··· ····························7 from prison on good dating Opinions ·11 behavior ~)t~~fY.1~:::::::::::::: ~ 4.::::::::::: Page3 Page 12 Puzzles 15 $.P.9~:$.::::::::::::::: :i :$: :':::::::::: PAGE 2 NEWS APRIL 7, 2011 RWU uses one year anniversary to reflect on Deepwater Horizon disaster CLARA MOSES IHerald Reporter the Gulf of Mexico oil spill "A lot of what has to do with The "Blowout: The Legal was unfolding that this was go this issue is it's not just law. It's Legacy of the Deepwater Ho ing to be a big deal and chat it science and it's business," Par rizon Carastrophe" conference . was going to be worth look ady said. is being hdd at Roger Williams ing at. We're a law school and Christopher Reddy, Se- University on April 13. we're one of the very few law nior Scientist at Woods Hole The speakers at this event will schools in the counrry that has Oceanographic Institute, will be covering many aspects and a specialty in ocean, coastal, and be speaking at the conference. effects of the explosion of the maritime law. So it was sort of a He will be focusing on the over Deepwater Horizon oil rig that no-brainer chat we had to pay all science of the spill. occurred on April 20, 2010. attention to this," Farady said. "My pitch is that I'm a scien This disaster killed 11 people The RWU School of Law is tist. I don't make policy, I just and injured 17 others. It also one of five law schools in the try co bring information ro the resulted in millions of gallons country to have a specialty like table," Reddy said. T.EHRANTIMF.s.COM of oil spilling into the Gulf of the Marine Affairs Institute. It Not only will there be a wide 1he Deepwater Horizon_ oil rig as it stood prior to the disaster. Mexico. is one of four schools that offer array of speakers ac the event, "We've got scientists, we've a Master in Marine Affairs with but also a wide variety of people have we learned? What are we being front and center news for got a reporter from The Wash a Joint law degree. attending. So far undergradu doing differently? What are we probably five months straight, ington Post, we've got 9/11 law 'It's really a very unique area ace, graduate, and law students not doing differently?"' Farady and then it just kind of dropped yers, we've really got a nice array of expertise that we have. We're from RWU and other schools said. of the edge," Farady said. of speakers," said Susan Farady, one of the national leaders in in the region are registered co This is because the issues that However, RWU, along with the director of the Marine Af chis field," said Farady. come, as well as law and policy this calamity raised are still very many others, is not about co fairs Institute at the RWU Another school with this ex professionals, and even Coast relevant and important and forget the disaster so quickly. School of Law, who played a pertise is University of Rhode Guards. probably will be for a while. "If you think that a good way big role in organizing the con Island. Dennis Nixon, Associate "We really invite anybody "We must continue to explore co avoid the mistakes of the ference. Dean and Professor at URI, will from the Roger Williams com and exploit offshore oil resourc past is to learn from them, then The School of Law is holding be moderating one of the panels munity and the Bristol commu es as long as we remain an oil that's exactly what this event is the event, so although many at the conference. nity to come and attend. This is dependant society, and we can about," Farady said. "Let's see aspects of the catastrophe will ."We simply must do a better a really fabulous opportunity co not afford another catastrophic what we can learn about this go be covered, the focus will be job of protecting the environ have this range of expercise con accident like Deepwater Hori ing forward and hopefully make on different legal aspects of the ment while we are pursuing vened here.at our little campus zon," Nixon said. some better informed decisions situation and the year that has ocean energy. The conference in Rhode Island," Farady said. "A year ago you couldn't pick in the future, because nobo~y followed it. will explore some of the legal "We chose to use the one-year up a newspaper, or listen to the wants another disaster like the "We realized a year ago when mechanisms co make that hap anniversary as a point co pause news, or look up anything on a Deepwater to happen." pen," Nixon said. and reflect and say, 'So what computer without this oil spill CAMERAS: Acc1sed c111ill1I to lie set ' free ·1r1• pri111 i1 A111st Seftee+ ·'.P~QrMb\~¥fi> . '°' - · · •
WILL FOLEY IHerald Reporter disappearance, according co their outrage at Woodmansee's repom. When police searched premature release. Residents security in place A convicted murderer and al his house, they found several have voiced their anger on vari Continued from page 1 leged cannibal is slated to be lacquere9 bones and a journal ous web forums; there are even released from prison in August detailing how he killed the .6.ve Facebook groups opposing cial place for students. We have technology, and we're always due co good behavior. year-old. Public record stated Woodmansee's· release. How looking for ways to improve che Michael Woodmansee, now that Woodmansee admitted to ever, the most furious person had an assault at a gazebo in the safety and security of our com 52, was convicted in 1983 of wanting to know "what it was is John Foreman, Jason's fa past, chough, and of course chat munity, especially for students, the murder of five-year-old Ja like to kill someone." ther, who, in an interview with is something we take very seri ously. Occasionally we'll have and I think we'd be remiss if we son Foreman and attempted According to reporcs, Wood WPRO, said that " ... if this didn't have this equipment on murder of 14-year-old Dale mansee pleaded guilty to sec man is released anywhere in my some vandalism at the gazebos, campus," Blessing said. Sherman. ond-degree murder and was vicinity, or if I can find him af and cameras could be beneficial Another security precaution Foreman's disappearance was sentenced to 40 years in prison. cer the fact, I do intend to kill [with that]. che university is the check a mystery to police until 1982, His plea was part of a plea bar this man." "We're not going to have takes ing of bags in the Cedar vesti when Woodmansee tried to lure gain negotiated co try and pre Woodmansee is being released cameras everywhere. We're just bule, a practice which has been Sherman into his house. Sher vent the Foreman family from 12 years earlier than his initial slowly adding more to increase taking place for three years - man escaped and went to the rhc grisly details of their son's mandated sentence. safety and secuqty," .. Blessing said. · and which will remain in effect. police, who began questioning death. Blessing said the university is Tony Montefusco, Executive Woodmansee about Foreman's R.I. residents have expressed • looking ac where cameras are Director of University Housing needed and evaluating where Operations and Planning, sup the public areas are. "We've had ports the bag checking in an ef Driver who killed RWU student complaints in terms of certain fort co keep south campus alco parking areas, like, 'Why wasn't hol-free. "Cedar Hall is the only sentenced to 15 years there a camera? My car was van residence hall that affords us the opportunity to be able and try then 21, was riding in the front Pretti and MacLeod were on dalized.' That's why we're in a BEN WHITMORE IEditor-in-Chief to do that. We've advertised to passenger seat of Precci's Subaru their way to a campus party, process of installing cameras. the Cedar residents. They can on Sept. 12, 2008, when Pretti Pretti cold police. These cameras can do a lot of The driver in the 2008 car good," Blessing said. bring water bottles in and out, lost control of the vehicle, slam Pretti was sentenced to 15 crash that killed a Roger Wil unless the S'eal is broken. We've ming into boch sidewalls of the years, with three-and-a-half "For some of the camera sys liams University senior received learned that what they've been Mt. Hope Bridge, hitting an years t
Students' grades become newest thing Boeing alters its estimate for plane on campus to join eco-friendly ranks inspections Boeing_ this week issued a bulletin advising op NICHOLLE BUCKLEY ICopy Editor O'Neill supported the idea, say go-ahead and is set co be imple erators o1 similar aircraft to inspect the planes for ing that he hasn't "seen a school mented, some balked at the idea subsurface skin cracks after only 30,000 cycles. The Grades are the newest thing with paper grades in probably of getting rid of paper grades. Federal Aviation Administration on TuesClay man to go green at Roger Williams 10 years." The Student Senate also raised dated the earlier insr.ections and took it one step University. The process of inputting concerns that some parents pre further, ordering the inspections be repeated every At the end of this semester, grades itself will noc be changed; fer a physical copy of the grades. 500 cycles thereafter, at least until the cause of the students will have to check their teachers will scill go through the Under current law, parents April 1 rupture can be determined. . grades on myRWU because same steps, except the last step aren't allowed to access students' -CNN.com they will no longer be receiving of physically printing will be grades without the student's their grades in the mail. omitted. permission. O'Neill acknowl Rogers O'Neill, the Interim "It is a redundant situation edged chat some parents see the Registrar at RWU, explained now, because as soon as the grades come into the house and Seawater radiation levels drop how the grading system cur grades are posted by the in will sometimes open them, de off crippled nuclear plant rently works-and why it's not structor and we run them into spite their being addressed to working out. "Right now, elec the system, they're immediately the student.The new paperless . Radioactive iodine in seawater around the Fuku uonic grade sheers are senc out available to the studencs on method would ensure rhat the shima Daiichi nuclear power plant dropped sharply to the instructors. They fill in the web, and we're sending out grades were only accessible co even before workers plugged a water leak believed the grades and return them grades seven to Io· days later. the student co which they be to be from its crippled No. 2 reactor, the plant's to us. We take a quick look at It's really unnecessary," O'Neill longed. owner said Wedriesday night. Stopging tne flow them to make sure they look said. "There's nothing that we can of highly radioactive water into the "Pacific Ocean okay, and then we process them Another reason to eliminate do about that unless the student was a key victory for workers who have struggled to in the computer system, which paper grades is to be consistent signs a Family Education Rights keep the earthquake-damaged plant's reactors from is called Datatel. It costs [che with other schools, including and Privacy Act (FERPA) re overheatin_g for nearly four weeks. But the Tokvo university] around $8,500 a schools already on campus. lease to permit the parents co do Electric Power Co. and a tq_p Japenese official .... year to purchase postage and "The RWU Law School stopped that. I am working with Infor warned the fight was tar from over. mail grades. Going - paper sending paper grades out several mation Technology (IT) now to -CNN.com less will save us that revenue," years ago. We also surveyed sis determine if, when we get one O'Neill said. ter institutions that we compare of those student-signed forms, O'Neill spent a month with ourselves to. We contacted 39 we would then send a email Microsoft teams with Toyota to power the previous registrar, NAME different schools to see if they're co the parents giving them the HERE, who had wanted co still using grade mailers. We re grades,' O'Neill said. smart cars implement a paperless grading ceived responses from 23. None So say goodbye to paper system for a number of years. of them are using grade mail grades, because they are soon to Before retiring, NAME was ers," O'Neill said. be Q~V~ ~ an4,9n.~ t11 lfil1 iiff&rt'7&\d"&8 U&&V~,, VYlll\..11 I.II~ WIUh WISH: Chapter looks to raise BU SUMMER'11 $6,500 for child .. Continued from page 1 • 700 undergraduate and graduate courses in over 70 subjects Wish Foundation's website, the tail end of Make-A-Wish a wish is granted through a Month. • Faculty of leading scientists, authors, and scholars four-step process, ·which in "Delta Sig will charge $2 for • 60 courses in 17 foreign languages cludes referral, medical eligibil students to play and the prize ity, finding the true wish, and will be a Make-A-Wish brace • Summer internships in Boston organizations creating joy. The average wish let," said Jennah Ziolo, Vice for the foundation costs about President of Community Ser $6,500 co grant, and nearly all vice for Delta Sigma Pi's Nu Sl,\W\W\tt" 1: May 24-July 1 of the wish's revenue is gener Sigma chapter. Ziolo said the S"'W\W\tt" 2: July 5-August 12 bu.edu/summer ated through donations. Delea Nu Sigma chapter is then going Sigma Pi is looking to raise the to co-sponsor a telethon with full $6,500 in the next year. WQRl. They also plan to team Boston University Summer Term Delta Sigma Pi plans to hold up with Leo's Ristorante and re 13()ST()N a few events over the course of ceive a percentage of the restau the remaining semester to raise rant's pro.fits on a given night. ' L. :\I\ LIZS I I \. funds. The first event they in The dates of these events will tend to hold is a game at Spring be announced ac a lacer time. An equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. Weekend, which will be at PAGE 4 I NEWS I APRIL 7 I 201 1 CAKE OFF: Orgs, campus, community come t ogether fo r cause Continued from page 1 1st place: "Ace of Cakes" 2nd place: "Sweet" 3rd place: "Hawks in a Half Shell" & "Half Caked" Most Valuable Cake (MVC): "The Purple Cows" Cake for Cancer: "Recess" Faculty/Staff Award: "Second Base" Best Dressed Team: "The Peacocks" Most School Spirit Cake: "Bake Frost Poof" Org Award: "Expose Yourself" PHOTOS BY ::by $1100 raised on-site · : Othe pounds of frosting 420 :I BEN GI So number of teams ftl WmTMoRE award categories 9 U ~Is 5 number of judges .- N .EW YORK TIMES to start charging for online- services WILL FOLEY IH erald Reporter through both the NYtimes. com and the NYTimes app for When the populariry of print smart phones. However ,for ed newspapers began to decline, more casual readers of the pa new sources started turning per, rhere are ways to side-step to the Internet as a medium the fee. While online, should through which ro inform the a site redirect a reader co the public. Times, they will nor be stopped Many papen,; have several sto or charged for access. Rather, ries available online, and typi only those who go online and cally charge for the entirery of directly to the Times website the paper. Some newspapers, will be charged. Essentially, the such as the New York Tunes, editors of the Times are hoping have relied on web advertise that die-hard readers will want ments in. order to profit from co subscribe to the Times. web content rather than insti Should a Roger Williams Uni tute a subscription fee. Now, versity student wane access to however, the Times is encour the Times website directly, they aging more frequenc readers to coo will have to pay. The univer pay a subscription fee. sity's subscription co the Tunes Subscribers will have virtually was only on a trial basis, and as unlimited access co archieved of now. 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APR ·L 7 , 2011 BRISTOL BEAT PAGE 5 Alum thrives as editor of web•only .news publication DARI ELLE TERRY IHerald Reporter towns from news to events, and as soon as breaking news hits, ion, Patch has grown vasdy munity is chac Patch is going to they have question answer sec which keeps Bagwell very busy. over the past year. New local put East Bay Newspapers out of With the school year coming tions where anyone can post le helps that she is very familiar sites have been emerging and business, but she says that is not to end, many students are on whatever they want. The sites with the town, she said. the popularity of existing sites what Patch is here for. the hunt for jobs. Whether you encourage interaction. Bagwell grew up in Brisco!, has been growing. Bagwell said "I think it is good thac we're are looking for a full-time job "I think [visitors] like the went to RWU, and still lives that the Bristol/Warren com- here and East Bay Newspapers after graduation or a summer is here because a more informed job, it can be a stressful process. community, more outlets for However, alumna, Sara Bagwell information makes a bener gives hope to our student body. community," Bagwell said. Only a year after graduation Bagwell's efforts at Patch and she is the editor of the on have been helping co keep the line local news site, Patch.com. community in-the-know. She "I never would have expected writes, edits, manages, and gets to be an editor at 22 years old!" involved in the town. As busy Bagwell said. as this keeps her, she said she is Patch is a relatively new, in loving her first professional job teractive, hyper local news site after graduation. that is community based. The '"Ir's fun. Personally, it has ex website is a little different from ceeded my expectations for a other news outlets, though, first job, for any job. It can get because they only publish elec stressful, like any job, but the tronically. Parch does not pro self-gratification that you get duce a print paper or have a our ofir in the end is completely broadcast station; the only way worth any stress that you would to access pacch is to go online. get put through," Bagwell said. It is a new form of a media that After graduating from RWU has been created for the chang with a degree in communica ing media market. _ tion, concentrating in journal "Were online because a lot of ism, Bagwell said chat she has people are online and unfortu found a job that makes her nately print media is dying," happy. She feels as though she Bagwell said. Sarah Bagwell Editor ofthe Bristol/Warren Patch, works on her laptop in Sip N' Dip. is getting more eJ(perience then Bagwell is the editor for the she ever would never be able to Bristol/Warren Patch website. fact that they can comment on in town. When she discovered munity has been accepting of learn in the classroom. Since Patch is a hyper local the scories, post their own an that the Bristol/Warren Patch this new news outlec. She said "It's just opened my eyes to so site, there are several through nouncements, and I think an was looking for an editor, she that people come up co her all many other things that J didn't our Rhode Island for different other benefit co it is the fact chat jumped at the opportunity, say the time saying how much they know about in my own town, individual communities. These we do update so frequently," ing, "This is my town, no body love Patch. so it's been a very enlightening Patches cover everything in the Bagwell said. else can have this!" Bagwell said. According to Bagwell, the experience," Bagwell said. 1he website can be updated Bagwell said that in her opin- only concern from the com- Bridges. to Bristol nte following community participants have agreed to offer discounts to RWU faculty, mff and students. Please show your RWU card to take advantage of the offers! 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Rf all !oaitions· 450 Hope s1. B:r•sto1 Rt f '·.. ·:-·. L ·-·- ·~-fl. _ M>-1-~~nae 401-253-1130 PAGE 6 BRISTOL BEAT I -APR IL 7 . 2011 An Offer You Can't Refuse News briefs from Bristol ARTICLES COURTESY IBristol Phoenix Tuesdays are college night After beating dogs with metal pot, at Leo's Ristorante police say man hit their rescuer ERIC DICKERVITZ IBristol Phoenix by getting the dogs out of the apartment, Lt. Steven Contente $8 Never Tasted so good Police received a report at 11 :45 said. But, when she attempted p.m. that an -ongoing beating to rescue rhe dogs, police say inflicted on dogs in a Bay View Mr. Loman punched her in the Meal inclues: Avenue apartment could be face three rimes. NEDGRACE.WORDPRF.SS.COM Salad & Garlic Bread heard through the walls. Loud There was blood on the kitchen banging also was heard coming and bathroom floors, according & from the second-floor residence to police, and inside the apart Pasta with your choice of: Goose trouble by the officers who responded. mem was a pot with a broken According co police, Christo Meatballs Fecal matter from geese has handle that police believe was become a major concern in pher M. Loman, 26, of 36 Bay used to beat che dogs. Police Chicken or Eggplant Parmesan Bristol, says Walter Burke, di View Ave. had allegedly used a also found marijuana and a rector of the town's parks and metal pot co beat at least one of smoking pipe on the counter. recreacion department, causing his dogs, either a pit bull mix or Mr. Loman was charged with a Lab mix, for urinating on the ~ more beach closings in town domestic simple assaulr and {"v ~A. than any other pollutant. The kitchen floor. A witness to che battery, mistreatment of ani ~ '?. Eastern Rhode Island Conserva incident reported Mr. Loman mals, disorderly conduct and -~~ "9-A tion Commission (ERICC) has had also picked up a dog and possession of marijuana. He t-~~et~ offered to help all towns control boQy-slammed it onto the A.oor. was arraigned and released on ~~~ ~t'~O~A the goose population. Silver A woman inside the residence $4,000 bill. ·~ Creek marsh has been identi had tried to stop the beating fied as a major breeding area for wild Canadian geese, so that's where the ERICC will begin to cover goose eggs in cooking oil, Water authority audit extended _ a process that kills the embryo i_nside. The group will also spray The audit of the Bristol Coun- scratch." Auditors had to go Flight Away, a substance made ty Water Authority missed its through a number of ratepay from concentrated grape juice, March deadline, announced ers' cards manually because the on fields often overrun by geese. Town Council Chairman Ken information had not been en When sprayed, the product is Marshall at the council's March tered into a computerized filing unpleasant to the birds, caus 31 meeting. The reason given system. Mr. Marshall said there was that the auditors, B&E would not be any additional ~ SU-TII 7am-9pm ing them to leave the area. The ERICC has offered to provide Consulting, ran into "a num- cost 1:0 the towns for the extra FRI-SAT 7am-1opm the services for free, waiving the ber of issues and a lot of things work. $5,000 fee. had to be pur together from liloking ·for the "perfect" summer job? Look no further than at GOLD MEDAL BAKERY! Work lots of hours during the summer and make lots of money for the following school year! Earn TOP $$$ as a Machine Operator or Shipper }. Earn $14. 55/hr after training ' Possible internship after completing 1 summer • ~ PLUS $1.00/hr shift differential > Opportunity to qualify for end-of-summer bonus. {Average bonus is $400) >PLUS"" Work only 3 days per week (10·U ha11r shqts~.M11$t beab~ to work nights/weekends/holidays) > May work part-time during the school.year for $1,5.00 scholarship 85· well -ariN/IJt/ .fair ·*'1ool ScMdule/ ¥-sr~~~~iot1~ To apply, complete Application #1 at www. oldmedalbaker or apply in person at 21 Penn St. Fall River, lVlA 02724 APRIL 7 I 2011 .FEATURES PAGE 7 Resident athletic trainers honored in March KINSEY JANKE IHerald Reporter schools in Rhode Island," King The Rhode Island Athletic give back to the surround here 8 to 10 hours a day during The month of March is most said. "That [was] anywhere Training Association adver ing community, it also lets the the week. We're here on campus often associated with the begin from high schools to secondary tises throughout the state, get campus community get a better a lot even,, though people don't ning of spring, NCM basket schools to colleges and [even] ting recognition at Providence look at the athletic trainers that see us. ball, and exotic destinations for King, himself, started as a ma college spring breaks. But for rine biology major and then the sect of professionals in the moved onto being an education sports medicine field, March is major before "stumbling" upon about more than Irish holidays sports management and ath and the starr of baseball: it is letic training at the University about gaining awareness for a of New England. A year ago, job chat not many give credit to. King received his Masters in For athletic trainers across the kinesiology from the University country, the third month of the of Rhode Island, and was pub year is not just March, bur rath lished during his time there in a er as National Athletic Training national newsletter, lending his Month. thesis on kinesiology to a study "A lot of people call us train done on the role of collagen in ers and don't understand what the structure of the heart when kind of impact we have on the put under stress. community and the impact we King expresses that while the have on the schools we work athletic training department is for," said Josh King, head ath funded by RWU to work with letic trainer for Roger Williams the varsity athletes specifically; University. "So National Ath they also deal frequently with letic Training Month is really non-varsity students, staff, and good because we focus in on a faculty that need assistance. The lot of PR (Public Relations) as &.r" department might not always have the most time for non an entire. ,, group throughout the nauon. achleces, but they consistently - MARK.Fusco make time to sit down with National Athletic Training Month is sponsored by the Na Head Athletic Trainer Joshua King poses in from ofan athetics Wall ofFame in the Roger Williams students and cry to help them tional Athletic Trainers' Asso University Recreation Center. get on the right path to getting ciation, and the Rhode Island help. · Athletic Training Association is "We're still here as a refer what RWU goes through when the corporate side of things. We Bruins games and sponsoring oftentimes go unnoticed. ence," King said. "We're still they give back to the Rhode Is all got together at Brown and canned food drives at commu "We work seven days a week," health care professionals." land community. filled a mini van of food that I nity events like blood drives. King said. "Sometimes on the "last year we had a monster dropped off at the Bristol Food While the point of the food weekends we're here anywhere food .drive _becween _all _Qf_tb~ Pantry." drive that RWU puts on is co from 10 to15 hours a day. We're IQnorance is Alumna· spreads # at Haitian camp not an excuse' said, about being one of the few at chose faces and make a total, MICHELLE LEE IHeral~ Reporter When Leah Beidler is asked Americans for miles around her. you would never be able to sup what she docs for fun on vaca From 2008 to 2009, Beidler port a child in school." Local Muslims hope to end stigma tions from her busy workdays and her sister, Caitlin, who is As of now, the Making Roots with the Making Roots orga the Assistant Director of Mak organization sends about 17 ERYN DION IHerald Contributor respect. Before praying, the nization, her answer usually ing Roots, Started a summer Haitian children to school each face, hands, and feet must be involves her meaningful and in camp called "Camp Hope" as year. Beidler and her sister per Part 1: washed. The mosque has sepa spiring trip to Haiti. This Roger a trial and error project. The sonally sent one boy, whom It is a calm, cool spring night, rate washrooms for men and Williams University alumna, camp was used as a platform co they check on weekly. standing in the parking lot of women. The men's is located graduate of the class of 2005, branch out and work with the "The organization bas a lot the Masjid-al Islam mosque right outside the door to the has travelled in and out of Haiti people in the community. And of people who seep up and in- in North Smithfield, RI. The prayer room, while the women's since 2006 and tries to go back sun is setting: the last rem is located up a set of wooden at least two to three rimes a year. nants of its light cling to the stairs, our of sight. Graduating wich a major in horizon as the metal minaret of The room itself is a large, open elementary education and a mi the mosque punctured the sky square, big enough co hold at nor in psychology, Beidler had like a dark needle. The wooden least rwo hundred people com an initial idea that she wanted playground behind the mosque fortably, with enough room to to go overseas and work, but she stands still, save for a single allow them space to kneel and didn't know what that dream swing swaying in the warm bend over. Protruding from the exactly looked like. breeze. ceiling is a medium sized dome, One Thanksgiving, Beidler's The building is constructed of a staple of mosque architecture. father came home with an ad red brick with huge windows The walls are painted white, and vertisement for a teacher in and wooden double-doors the floor is covered in a luxuri Haiti. The downfall was that it framed in stone ogee arches. ous red carpet with a repeating wouldn't be paid. Then, as the clock hits 7:30, arch design. "It cook me a year to think and a voice pierces the silence, pro- . Bur the room looks strange pray about it," she said, before jeered chwugh the loudspeakers ly empty tonight, and even she finally committed to live in mounted on che four corners though the 12 worshipers, all Haici for a year. of the mos ..- ...... .;- MaxKaskons ·Kate Swenson Ashley Aliengena Sophomore business major junior biology and psych double major Junior english major I. "I think the posters are pretty ridiculous. I think "I rhink I really like the general idea. I think it's "Well, the first time I saw them I started seeing that the whole crack down on alcohol policy here imperative that students know the difference be them up in New Res and I didn't even really know has gocten a little out of hand. I know the school is tween what's an open container and what's not be the point that they were trying to get across. They trying to build a good reputation, but at the same cause I've seen a lot of questionable things on cam weren't really clear, they were just like 'you broke time I feel like they're trying to shut down the so pus where you see kids walking around with a red the seal' but like what does that even mean? I feel cial aspect. People are allowed to drink, 21 +, and Poland Springs bottle. You know somcthing's not like they're kind of attacking the students. They we have plenty of kids here who are legally allowed right. I've also heard a lot of backlash about them. seem kind of confrontational. That same idea like, to do it. I just don't think that the school is going I think they're a little abrasive. Maybe [srudencsj why the scare tactics? They could be going about about it the right way with the posters. I saw one should have been aware about the campaign com it in a different angle. I get the fact that they are that was like 'It's only water, why are you getting ing out or at least who put it out. There has been a crying to make a statement but they could be do mad?' I just don't think that anyone has the right to lot of talk about was it the HAWES or Res Life. I ing it in a different way. Maybe even putting more come up to me and tell me to pour something out. think that was a little confusing." information on the posters. They were so simple It's a little ridiculous." that they don't even make a point." PAGE 10 I.------FEATURES !APRIL 7, 2011 HOPE: Sisters A I ,~t~,, empower Hatians J111hn.y htntt Continued from page 7 Date Auction," which helped ti," Beidler said. raise $1,500 dollars to send rwo Beidler hopes in the near fu- Haitian boys to school. ture to build a home for street "The [RWU] students arc al- boys in Cite Soleil, a city five ways greac," Beidler said. "I love minutes outside of Porc-Au their effort and joy." Prince. The city, which is con The organization tries to do sidered to be a part of the slums, at least four fundraisers a year, is "unimaginable," Beidler said. Beidler said. "I don't even know how to ex- "It's definitely hard because plain it in words," she said. we're very small and still work- Her hopes for the home is to ing on networking," said "equip and empower" she said, Beidler. and to continue working with Swoop: Behind the beak The Making Roots organiza- leadership development. tion is made up offour branches, Even before the earthquake conduct a interview with each Although Swoop is open to GRIFFIN LABBANCE IHerald Reporter two being Camp Hope and The in 2010, Haiti was already in a student who returns an appli much of the campus, some Planting Project. The other two constant struggle. Students may be surprised to cation. From there we choose students feel t:bac the mascot are: Redemption Art Commu- "1 remind myself that a lot of hear that the identity of the whomever seems to fit the role should be seen at major sport nity Mural Projects, a program them are in a relief mode for largest, most spirited bird on and is full of school spirit," Sal ing events. Junior and Varsity Beidler's sister runs to bring life," Beidler said. "What I love campus is being kept top secret. vato said. athlete Danica Delia said she communities together through about Haiti and one thing I Roger Williams University's Currently, Swoop is a well- feels that Swoop should be mak painting murals and providing chink will always capture me is mascot, better known to the ing appearances at the weekend jobs. There is also Mercy Relief, in the midst of this misery and student body as Swoop, is one sporting events. who provides help to the Hai- hardship, there's such a sense of of the most well-known figures "We choose whoever "This pasr weekend there was rian people in times of epidem- love and community and pco on campus, appearing at sport seems to fit the role and a lacrosse doubleheader. and it ics and disasters. plc who truly love co embrace ing events, social gatherings, would 'have been a greac place Beidler said over the past few each other." and different themed weekends. is full of school spirit." to see him," Delia said. years it has been hard to watch Beidler's next trip back to Hai Overseen by Scudenr Programs Any suggestions or comments a great number of young boys ti will be this July, when she will and Leadership, and more spe regarding swoop are welcome to join gangs as a sort of rescue look for land to build the home cifically, senior Kim Salvato and -Kim Salvato be posced on Student Programs from their poverty. for street boys and run Camp sophomore Amanda Studley, and Leadership's Facebook "I think specifically boys [join Hope for four weeks. the school's mascot is shown page, Salvato said. these gangs] because we've seen "Haiti has done more for me through a select group of stu known addition to varsity ath Salvato commented that the a lack of male leadership in Hai- then I could ever do for it," dents' personalities. letic pep rallies, and university department is utilizing the page "Currently we haye six stu hosted community gatherings, much more for publicizing dents serving as Swoop," Sal bur Salvato said that the depart events and is currently having a vato said. She added that each ment and she encourage other give-away for the 500th person scudent-has an opportunity to clubs and groups on campus to 'like' the page on Facebook. apply for the position of the to request Swoop for their pro If you think you have what it ISLAM: Mosque welcomes guests school mascot. grams. takes co be the next Swoop, be "We release applications to "You can request Swoop on the look out for applications Continued from page 7 the student body at the begin through OrgSync, an online this coming faJL foreign, srrange, and some ning of each semester and then nerworking site," Salvato said. the pxayer rogm. But as shy as thing they will never come in he seems, be greets every man contact with. But t:bat ill slowly coming to worship like family, changing as Islam becomes with a friendly handshake and more mainstream. In the Unit warm smile, sometimes kiss ed States alone there are 2.4 mil ing them lightly on the cheek. lion Muslims, which is a sizeable The mosque draws .in Muslims population. With this growing from all over Rhode Island and population, mosques, like the Southern Massachusetts, bur one in North Smith.field, are be Shahbaz is familiar with all of coming a familiar sight as mem the regulars. "We usually have bers bcco~e prominent fixtures about seven or ten people com in the community. One of their ing .in for regular, daily prayers," ma.in functions, besides being a he explains. "But on Fridays, place of worship, is to be a place for Jum'ah prayer, we can get up where people can learn about Is to 200." The mosque is always lam. 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If- and only if- they monoronous pieces of gar- sad to think that You Tube has video, The Gregory Brothers, were deemed good enough for bage that I have ever had the become a platform in which a "band" that specializes in Realizing a dream is the a record deal, they would be misfortune of running across. all have equal access to noto Autotuning news clips, found ultimate reward for anyone noticed by the general public. This girl is, for lack of a better riety. The fact that songs like Dodson's interview and turned aspiring coward success. It can This made for a much more word, BAD. Had she written "Friday" can rank higher than it into a video that racked be the culmination of a season, selective process, whereas artful lyrics about her relief of a song from someone like Bob up 56 million views in five a year, or a decade. It is truly nowadays everyone and their the weekend's arrival and com Dylan on the iTunes chart is, months, raising enough money individual. Regardless of what brother can upload a video to bined it with a great voice, I quite frankly, pathetic. through iTunes downloads to one is interested in, however, YouTube and find their song a would have been more inclined On the flip side, there's "The move Dodson and his family there are a few things that any hie - some of them "accidental" co give her song a second listen. Bed Intruder Song." Unlike into a better home. one looking to succeed must or "unincencional." However, the song had the Black, who put "Friday" on Contrary to my feelings on put forth. Hours of practice, Let's look at two hallmark exact opposite effect, solidify YouTube, 24-year-old Antoine "Friday," I find this accidental good work ethic, and a love examples of "songs" that would ing my view that it is way too Dodson had no idea he would song hilarious to the point that for one's craft arc the prerequi never have made it out of a easy to get noticed. le is really become an lncernet celebrity I dressed up as Dodson for sites to reaching any pinnacle. talent office ten following a home imru Halloween. He may not have Indeed, success and fame in years ago: "Friday" sion where his sister was been the most talented "singer" any area are the end results of by Rebecca Black nearly raped. However, in the world, but Antoine hard work. and "'The Bed In- when news cameras Dodson was able co get a good Or is it? Though this may truder Song," by the showed up at his house laugh from many light-hearted have long been the case, it ap Gregory Brothers. to ask him what had Americans. pears that the tide is turning, at happened, the curly Music used to be about cal least in the music field. "What First up: Friday. I haired, bandana-wear ent. Names like The Beatles, was once an industry based on may love the day, ing Dodson proceeded Led Zeppelin and The Roll auditions, record deals and the but I can't stand to address the television ing Stones were synonymous talent of one's voice seems to "Friday" the song. cameras directly. He with aptitude. However, many be deviating cowards You Tube For those who are spoke right into the deserving individuals who try views, word-of-mouth, and lucky enough to camera, celling the resi to land record deals today often hilarity. Indeed, it could be have not discovered dents of his Huntsville, find themselves outdone by argued that the quality of the this unfortunate Ala. housing project people who, I believe, quite American music industry has excuse for a song - (who he presumed frankly don't deserve to be declined drastically in recent don't bother finding would be watching) there. It's sad to think that the times. it. Containing lyrics "OBVIOUSLY we have girl with the great voice has Who's co blame? There are sach as "Everyone's a rapist in Lincoln Park. less of a chance nowadays of many culprits, but I think getting ready for the He's climb.in' in yo becoming famous because the there is but one platform that weekend, weekend" windows, snatchin' yo kid who wrote a few thoughts everyone can poinc fingers at: and "Lookin' for people up, so y'all need on paper and recorded a video You Tube. Think about it. For ward to the week to hide yo kids, hide yo of himself "singing" will take staners, it used to be that aspir end, weekend," this wife, and hide yo hus her spot. ing arrists would attempt to get internet 'hit' is quite; band 'cause they raping It has been said that one iYets their work known by audition po~ibly one of the BLOGLYRic:s.NET everyone up tn here~ what tliey <1e5erve; '1e?S"l1ope ing through talent services and more car-clawing, Antoine Dodson became an overnight While Dodson him- that's still true. playing in bars in order to get headache-inducing, lnternet sensation this sumrner. self didn't upload the ofthe· week Videos of tsunami impire change forget seeing a reporter go- JENNA MULVEY Herald Contributor I ing through a pile of random In March, a powerful earth items and finding an old photo RWU's greenest? quake occurred in Japan that album. He mentioned that no lasted for five long, grueling one would ever know who it per billing. Thar's right; RWU ings to grace our fine campus. minutes. I remember turn- belonged to because the house -...~ MARK FUSCO Photo Editor I no longer mails the majority of l lowever, the university has ing on the news and watching where it cam Ariz:s new health rare law punishes unfairly RELIGION IS BECOMING EXTINCT smokes the same amount, so someone a fine for not being KAITLIN ROANE IHerald Contributor JARED WOLF IHerald Reporter of Darwinian Evolution. I see how could the state charge able to lose weight, when it is abstinence-only sex education A recent study done by Recently Phoenix, Ariz. has someone who smokes a pack predominately out of his or her producing teenagers that are researchers at Northwestern proposed making substantial a day the same fee rhey charge control? ignorant of the real risks of University and University of changes regarding healthcare someone who smokes once a · l could see if Arizona wanted sex. Almost one-third of the Arizona showed that religion . throughout the state. Members month? A standard fee would to charge every diabetes patient total sex education programs in may he withering away in a of Arizona's Health Care Cost definitely provoke controversy for not getting an adequate ou,c.. country teach abstinence handful of countries. Census Containment System have and ic would be impossible for amount of exercise or indulg exclusively. Is it really a surprise data from Australia, Austria, suggested that the state take Arizona to keep crack of every ing in. foods that could put him that teenage pregnancy rates, Canada, the Czech Republic, after some private health plans single person in the state that or her in danger, but that is and likewise, abortion rates, are Finland, Ireland, the Neth and begin charging members may pick up a cigarette. unrealistic. l believe it is wrong four- to live-times higher here erlands, New Zealand, and who smoke or engage in other Similarly, how could the state to force someone to pay for his compared to countries where Switzerland all indicate that "unhealthy behavior." Though possibly charge someone who or her inability to lose weight. absrinence-only sex education the number of people with a in theory it could potentially was urged co lose weight for In my opinion, Arizona's js virtually nonexistent? religious affiliarion has been save Arizona a lot of money, medical reasons, but failed to Health Care Cost Containment .I see religion restricting HN going down compared to previ in practice, the plan has some do so? According to Monica System should not fine people vaccines, letting not thousands ou$ years. flaws. Coury, a spokeswoman for for engaging in "unhealthy but millions die unnecessarily "For societies in which the To begin, Arizona's motive the state Medicaid agency, the behavior." This plan is based off each year. Similarly, stem-cell perceived utility of nor adher here is all wrong. The state state doesn't care "how much of the assumption thac every research, which could lead to ing is greater than the utility is not making these changes you weigh [but whether] you're one's bodies work equally well cures for a very long list of seri with its residents' and have the of adhering, religion will be driven toward extinction," the ous ailments, is being resisted, best interests in . ability to burn study said. "People no longer because the interests of a three mind or in or '1n my opinion, Arizonas Health Care Cost Containment System off calories in day old blasrocyst, which can see the slate of benefits as being der to improve should not fine peopk for engagi-ng in 'unhealthy behavior."' the same way. neither think nor feel, appar as great as they probably did their quality Further, how ently trump the interests of of life. Rather, does one even 100 years ago. It's become less socially useful." a father of three in endless last year, Arizona's Medicaid define unhealthy ?-gony because of his pancreatic Personally, I agree. I under program was criticized when it doing something you should be behavior? If the state sees it as cancer. stand the role that religion has halted several organ transplants doing to manage your disease." something that could put one's I think, as a society, we have had in society and how it once in order to save money. Thus Our weight is largely prede life in danger and should there fooled ourselves into thinking had a purpose. It explained our this is simply an effort for the termined by our genes, which fore make them pay more, do<;s that the rather regrettable re origins; it answered the why are state to save a few bucks while also determine our energy chat mean they're going to start sults of religion, rhe inrolerance we here quescion. It relieved giving off the impression that levels, feelings of hunger ancf charging people for driving or and oppression, are behind people of the fear of death by they want their residents to live satisfaction, and the way our walking across che street? us. Bue if one is so inclined to a longer, healthier life. bodies absorb sugar and far. Though I do support charging providing the prospect of an afterlife. But with the advance look, they will see that wr:; still The plan would entail Health problems associated smokers, it would be absurd ment of science and reason, 1 have a long way to go. charging smokers $50 a year with being overweight, such as to charge all smokers the same th.ink that the time of religion If the researcher's predictions and applying a similar fee to diabetes in chis case, are a result rate and would be impos- are accurate, and the religious has come and gone. diabetes patients who do not of metabolic processes, such sible to decermine who should demographic will continue to What I see religion doing follow their doctor's orders to as our insulin levels, that are pay less or more, based on shrink significantly, I think it's now is holding society back. lose weight. Though I sup meanr to protect us in times of the amount of cigarettes they safe to say that many of these I see religion corrupting the port Arizona's effort to charge privation. In other words, body smoke. problems will not-so-mysteri school systems, teaching smokers simply because smok weight is more than a physical I see many flaws in this plan ously vanish. the hypothesis oflntelligenr ing can also put non-smokers trait because our genes essen and I believe it is largely unfair In my opinion, it's encourag tially in.Buence ir. Therefore, to diabetes patients in the state Design as ifit ;'ere as ;alid ¥. in danger, this idea raises the well-established science ing. some concerns. Not everyone how could the state charge ofArizona. Racy Stacy: Fishy online dating, confessions ofCharley Prinn have to make yet another fake look disheveled from the street. me to have a threesome with less to say, I couldn't justify account. Unfortunately, looks are still them, complete with pictures talking co someone who prob Pros: It seems like every judged, even if they are just on and a personalized message that ably couldn't pass an I.Q. Test. time I am at a dub or parry, a screen with thoughtful words said, "We could have so much 4/4; 2:32 a.in. -:-- One of my some awkward kid, reeking of typed below. fun together." favorites: "So, do you have a beer, stumbles over and starts If you find that you have too 3/23; 10:08 p.m. - "Sweet job? I need a woman who can rubbing all up on my junk. much free time on your hands heart, how about we have a support me while 1 play'video Or even worse, uies to make and are considering adopting night full of wild and intimate games all day." He was 27 and forced conversation, usually an extracurricular activity into sex. No introduction, just didn't have an employer listed, ending with me giving him your schedule, cry opening strangers. It'll be fun and awk so 1 think he might have been my phone number out of picy an account on Plenty of Fish, ward. ru pay for everything." serious. and then having to deal with because it provides hours of 4/4; 1:25 a.m. -\Sub~: For me, there were too many his pestering texts for the next en tertainmenr, and may even "H·1, " Message : "S up." 'vrwow, fish in the sea, and most of rwo weeks. The bright side of b.e more fun than Facebook what an endearing way to them were minnows that I did people creeping you out online stalking. Here is a brief log of start a conversation! I wanted not want to catch. I chink I RACY STACY IHerald Contributor is that you can ignore them my most interest.findings: to respond to that one right will cake my chances with the completely - without the guilt. 3/8; 10:11.a.m• . -1his one away! Actually, embarrassingly sometimes-awkward human For the past month, ~. have It's like eating fat-free ice cream was actually pretty creative: enough 1 did because he was interactions of the real world, been partaking in a self-created after 11 p.m.! "I have already married you really cute and was actually my meeting people the old-fash social experiment. On March Cons: I think it has depleted and then divorced you in my age. He replied instantly With ioned way. 3, I created an account on my confidence in society. After head. You get the dog; 1 get the another sparkling two whole plenryoffish.com, a free online reviewing over 200 messages couch. Sincerely, Your Dis words: "Whaddup sexi.'' Need- dating service that has become that were sent to my fake pro tressed Ex-husband." very popular lately. Under the ,.. file, I have calculated that only 3/11; 6:17 p.m. -A 40-year 35 alias of a 19-year-old female 13 of these guys are people old man told me that he would named Charley Prinn (inspired that I would actually consider like to take me shopping and I 30 by Hester Prynne from The going on a date with ... and could "buy whatever I wanted." Scarlett Letter) who lives in I was still skeptical. Five guys After reading that message, I 25 'Bristol, R.I. and is studying blatantly asked me to hook strongly considerep contacting ~ fi w psychology at URI, I began the up with them, even though l the producers of How to Catch ::t 11 ~ investigation co see.if love really dearly said I was looking for a Predator. ~ 15 could only be a click away. a relationship. I even got two 3116; 5:20 p.m. - A 36-year ... I found a picture on Tumblr marria.g_e proposals. A lot of the old man wrote me three 10 of a hot, blonde chick that people messaged me just to say strangely worded paragraphs s looked pretty amateur and how beautiful they thought the about his two children. Al posted a fake profile chat said I · random girl that they thought though it was interestin~ to 0 J.~-- was an avid snowboarder, who was I was, which ls sad because learn that his son was a 'cuddle 18 19 20 Zl 22 13 24 25 16 27 26 29 30 31 33 34 3S 40 45 was aspiring to open her own I always thought that one of bug" and his daughter was a Ages Dance Therapy Clinic upon the perks of online dating was "brat," I'm not sure that any graduation and was double that you really get to know girl in college is ready to help RACY STACY jointed in both her thumbs. the person. However, that is raise children with someone Above is a graph ofthe ages ofthe first 200 guys who contacted Just to be safe, 1 also speci not the case. Just like window nearly twice her age. fied that I "didn't believe in shopping, the store isn't going 3/23; 8:06 p.m. - A very me; the average was 23 years old, but the ages ranged from high Facebook," just so I wouldn't to be crowded if the displays good looking couple invited schoolers to fathers. •..,•.,.i.._.,...... _..-.. _t..._1 '"•"•""""""' APRlL 7, 2011 I OPINIONS I PAGE 13 Has Obama lived up to his promise of cha..-ge? One of the greatest attributes to the former image of the United States back. I word change is just how many degrees Coming into office, he campaigned Change we can believe in! WOO- ability of private firms co lobby Con it has. Ir can mean having a different at heavily on bringing the war in Iraq to HOO•. Unfon~arcly, most of Obama's gress? Nope, lobbying firms are stronger titude about an idea, altering a routine, an end, and this August he did this. In camp~1gn promises were lies char the now, just in case you have not been fol or transforming the face of a nation. 2010 the war was officially ended, and A:nencan,pcople ate up like cheese lowing the news. One thing is sure, though: change slowly but surely, troops have starred fnes (thats. ri.ght, America, we not only How about LGBT supporters? Aie doesn't come easily. co come home. Our time in Iraq isn't elected an idiot but we are also fat). On you glad chat while the courts argued In 2008 the county clung ro this over yet, but the steps to its end have Nov. 4, 2008, I saw a nation vote for a about the right of homosexuals to join word, hoping that it would be rhe first been laid out and are being followed. man who n~ade .promises of great change the army he sac by when he could have seep ~o a better tomorrow after almost Anocher example would be his promise and as I wme this now, I see a man . simply made an executive order to do a decade of mistakes. The person that to end the military policy Don't Ask whose approval rating is hovering just away with "Don't ask, Don't cell?" embodied it was President Barack Do~'t Tell, which forbade gays and ~bove 45 percent. Change we can believe How about his promise to reduce Obama, and so far he's done a decent lesbians from serving in. the armed tn was a he, bur let us track these failed earmarks? Nope, the Republicans are the job with rhe follow through. The prob forces. This was a major campaign issue promises in this week's breakdown! leaders in trying to push through anti lem, though, is that the expectations of that affected a large commµn~ty within Obama promised that he would in- earmark legislation. the country were just too high at the our country, and on the election trail, crease the taxes on the wealthy, but he My favorite promise was to make the time. Of c-0urse a president should be Obama pledged ro bring this policy to u~held the Bush tax cuts instead. I liked government use plug-in electric vehicles, able co make his or her country bet- an end, which he did. this, so I'm not going to complain, buc which he decided to break when he ter, but the There have if you were a realized his own been bumps self-righteous "Tr.,+, l ,+ , car would then be · public needs to "Obama has begun to bring that former ' ske1}ic of the unfortunatery, most o1 Obamas sueh as t h e · · · prohibited. understand that . ,/' h 1 l . d " b k ,, . · f th rric e down campaign promises were lies that the it takes time. image o1 t. e unite, vtates ac . I How is healch cGuantanamo ostng o e economic A merican. peop le ate up l'ki e ch eese fries ,, When Obama care? Is chat fixed was inaugurat Bay, but these system then yet? Nope. 'lhe ed in January CHRISTOPHE.RM UNSEY have mostly you should ANDYPLOOCA economy? Nope. 2009 most peo t. happened not. How about his .. j Herald Contributor Herald Contributor ple, sueporter~ Mi because of Obama promise to end ofnis or noc, s.,,,-_)' some son of promised . ·~ai'f.'~1jcfr% thought from .,_ ·~ government to do"Se''the chat moment policy or Guantanamo OMG!Never on things were Congressional Bay deten mind, he just sent going to get better, and fast. Anything issue that stopped them from being ful tion facility, bur instead, he has decided troops to Afghanistan and che jets ro less would be unacceptable. I think the filled. The fact of the matter is that he that ~cs existence might be useful for the Libya. Now, how about never starting a average voter needs to gauge the situ is sticking to his promises. The problem holdmg of suspected terrorists. How war without congressional approval? ation a bit. He inherited two wars, an is that he is noc doing it at the God-like about his promise co stop torturing I'm going to run for president. Every economic crisis, and an international pace that was expected. This is the rea suspected terrorists? We still wacerboard one will gee jerpacks and free food for image of our country that was anything son why so many people have changed and ship folks off to Eastern Europe and life and l promise world peace! I cannot bur pleasant. Now even I admit, just their minds about Obama. The public Pakistan ro get worked over so I guess promise those things in good conscience because he has a lot on his plate doesn't had huge expcctarions of him that were that promise is broken. because I can't follow through. Just mean that his presidential honeymoon made up of two pans, a list of promises A lucid government, where the people like in 2008, Obama made a freaking phase is going to last all four years. He to keep, and to take care of all of them will know what is going on and be able million promises to everyone and their hasn't followed through with all of his at a rapid speed. 1his, though, was nor to review bills and legislation before they mother all in the name of "hope" and campaign promises, but what president possible to do because we live in the are passed, was one of his big promises. "change," and he has broken nearly all can say that they did? real world. He has been able to stick co Insert a big middle-finger here from the of them. admini~tration It doesn't matter though, because some What is most important, though, is 1many of the promises he made while Obama ro everyone who that he has begw1 co reshape our coun 'campaigning to be president, but the believed chat malarkey. Remember that people think he can't do wrong because try into something we all can appreci people aren't getting the instant gratifi 1,073-page Stimulus bill char cost us he is a demi-god or something. Change ate. In 2008, just before the election, cation they are used to in all other parts nearly $4,000,000,000,000 (four trillion 'Ye ca.p believe can go fu • itself, because • the .United States was at a point in its of their lives. for those confu~ed by all the zeros) that it most certainly f'i'**ed us. Accountabil history where it was almost unrecogniz Being a president is obvi<;'msly toi.1gh, the government passed without reading, ity in 2012 anyone? Good luck and God lee alone let the public see.it. Surely, he bless. .aQ.le from what it had been just 10 years so before compl~g, ask yourself if ' before. 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'1H~M£1H (.lOb .LO llO.l.LOW}: COH.1.EU' Wll(£' LCDE1 caused several big-wigs in the be at least somewhat optimistic on the radar. Alas, however, HENRY LOUGHLIN ISports Editor spores journalism industry to about the strength of the team. they lost twice more. However, After all, the latter player was the mini-crisis that has been No matter what the sport, it portray this as a crisis, us- given praise by Alex Rodriguez: generated over this minor is definitely tough to start off a ing words like "doomed" and phrases like ''it's all over." This i::hat is saying something! stumble is completely unwar new campaign without a win. ranted. After all, the Sox were Yes, zero-for-three is a posi is not what many would have If the team needs any ad ditional motivation, then they considered :'our of it" in rnid tion no team wants to be in. wanted to hear a few days back. should look no further than July of 2004, posting a record After all, losing the first game Despite the current plight of Friday, when the Yankees visit barely above .500, only to go of a season is enough of a the Red Sox, I don't see a cause Fenway. There is no doubt chat on to win the World Seri.es for confidence blow; never mind for concern. After all, like I each player finds additional im the first time in 86 years. dropping the next rwo. said, the Red Sox are only in petus when the old rivals come Yet, regardless of early It may have been a small the first week of the season! to cown, and this occasion is no season results, it is importahl consolation chat these defeats If the Sox were on a winless different. Any player will tell to remember this: nobody came to the defending Ameri streak after, say, two weeks, you that the best remedy for remembers who wins in April: can League Champion Texas then I mighc be a liccle worried. defeat is victory, and who bet it is all about getting the right Rangers, but a winless start to However, with the signing of ter to get it against than your result when it matters late in the season is not a great way to players like Carl Crawford, a worst enemies? the season. ring in the new term. deal worth $142 million, and I agree that the Sox are off to To make matters worse, the the emergence of young players a poor start and were hopeful paor form displayed in these like Jose Iglesias, currently in that the first loss was just a blip early days has apparently the minor leagues, one has to ·-·'---4....,.t...- ._ ·-·-&..