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THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1971 Volume 61 'Just what this country needs ' Wednesday Issue 25 www.ramcigar.com October 26, 2011 Campus Affairs Chair hosts blue light Speaker discusses use of safety walk, assess hazardous areas robots in ocean research BY KIMBERLY DELANDE cost-effective way. Robots BY HENSLEY CARRASCO the blue lights and phones, "It's normal to find some Contributing News Reporter have been built in order to col­ News Editor Juhr said she takes note of the [not working], especially with lect data about the ocean in a streetlights and floodlights the hurricane and a few light­ The seventh installment of Every semester, the method that is not only cost­ that are non-functional or ning storms over the past the fall honors colloquium, effective, but safer for humans. Student Senate's academic flickering on campus. Juhr month," Juhr said. "There are 'Are You Ready for the affairs committee coordinates Researching the ocean, accord­ said any dark areas that look different wires that have been ·Future?', was held to celebrate ing to Bellingham, is beneficial a safety and lighting walk as though they can be better [not working] or [have] been the ·50th anniversary of the around the University of to humans because it contains lit are also accounted for. cut with all the construction University of Rhode Island's a Rhode Island's campus. wealth of resources we don't Normally, Juhr said, a going on around campus." graduate school of oceanogra­ know nearly enough about. Campus Affairs Chair preliminary walk is held An area of concern to phy. To commemorate the Christine Juhr coordinates the "The ocean is invisible to before the official safety and those conducting the walk event, technologist James us," Bellingham said. "While walk. lighting walk takes place in was the Fine Arts Center's Bellingham, hurricane "We hold the safety and we don't actively think of it in order to note the progress on commuter lot, which had researcher Joseph Cione and our day to day lives, our lighting walk to check on all any lights that have been "major problems" because roboticist Chris Roman dis­ [of] the blue lights on cam­ actions have a huge impact on reported for repairs. With the both of the blue lights and cussed how drones and robots it." pus, to check the telephones, notes she took from last phones in the lot were not are being used to study the [and] to see if .the red button Joseph Cione, the second night's walk, Juhr said she functioning. ocean floor. lecturer to take the stage and works," Juhr said. "We come plans to coordinate a follow­ "I'm really happy with James Bellingham began in contact with the person on his presentation focused on up walk, which will be held the results," Juhr said. "We by informing the audience how vehicles have been devel­ the other line and we tell "within the next week or so." found a lot of things that need why developing robots to them we're checking the oped to collect data on hurri­ Juhr said there are at least to be fixed, but we also found explore the ocean floor is vital canes. Cione, who is also a part phones. We found [three] 90 blue lights in various loca­ a lot of easy fixes. All [of] the to the science's progress. phones that were out of the National Oceanic and tions on campus. Not all of blue lights that are out should Humans, Bellingham said, Atmospheric Administration tonight." them are incapable of being cannot be physically sent out In addition to checking Continued on page 3 damaged. to do oceanic research in a Continued on page 6 Students start after school program While abroad Israeli coast - . BY BROOKE CONSTANCE WHITE the project for the · Mandela type thing where we could didn't have before she went. archaeology News Reporter homes during the Apartheid have a health and safety day "Being with those kids because blacks weren't and have lots of interactive made me realize that kid dig, assisted Four University of Rhode allowed to live in cities, but games." needs education on all levels Island students thought they they had to live outside them They called the group and so now I want to get my would just be taking classes in order to stay close to the Vuk'u Phile, which means rise masters degree in public by students when they went to South work. Many of the people and shine in Xhosa, their health," Griffith said. They BY GUS CANTWELL Africa to study abroad in the who lived there during native language, and is a learn English in school News Reporter spring of 2010, but instead theApartheid still live there common expression there. because all business is done in they started an after-school today. "It started out with just English but if their English A new archaeological program that is still meets Griffith said there are a lot the four of us leading the pro­ isn't up to par, they are limit­ project, in conjunction with today. of problems with the town­ gram and then ballooned out ed to factory jobs." the University of Rhode The program came about ships and that there's a lot of to a bunch more international The program is still con­ Island, is sending students to because URI students, Bridget crime. students leading 10:..30 kids tinues even after the four URI Israel to uncover pieces of Griffith, Joseph Attwater, "One of the families that who were anywhere from students left because another history on land and underwa­ Joseph Puleo, and Megan lived in the township told us ages 2-18." group of international stu­ ter. Banner, who were studying at that their kids· were getting Griffith said, "They did a dents took it over, Griffith The Israel Coast Nelson Mandela Metropolitan into a lot of trouble after lot of singing and dancing said. Exploration (ICE) Project University in Port Elizabeth, school and how it would be and they loved interactive Banner is going back in began in 2009 with URI felt like they weren't experi­ great if we could put together activities where they were January and is going to pick Philosophy professor William encing all of South Africa by a program to teach them life always moving around." up where they left off. Griffith Krieger and his partner, Jacob only staying in the city close skills and keep them out of They read books with the hopes to receive a Fulbright Sharvit, the head of the to the university. trouble," Griffith said. kids, taught them about recy­ Scholarship so that she can go underwater unit at the Israel "I was scared that I wasn't She said parents were cling, and how to be healthy back to South Africa in Antiquities Authority. The going to see the real South telling them kids would come among many other things. January 2013. pair, who act as co-directors Africa because it's so easy to home from school and get "I loved working with Currently there is an for the program, worked with stay in the nice parts," involved in drinking and these kids because they are so exhibit on the honors floor of URI history professor Bridget Griffith said. "So when we drugs and the HIV rate was valuable and are so willing to Lippit Hall of photographs Buxton doing survey work in had the opportunity to go into high. learn and absorb," Griffith from the student's trip. The 2010. The first official pro­ the township of Booysens "They wanted us to teach said. "These children are the photo's are on sale and all the gram trip took place this past Park and talk to these people, their kids how to have self ones who will lead South proceeds with go back to summer. we really wanted to do it." esteem, do their homework, Africa and make it the great "Rise and Shine." Krieger explained the Booysens Park is an infor­ help them read, and simply country that it could "The exhibit is called Rise excavations uncover the mal settlement mostly full of give them something to do so become." arid Shine because I wanted to changes in Israel's coastline "Mandela homes" and they don't get into trouble," Griffith said being in depict life in South Africa and shacks, Griffith said. Griffith said. "We kind of South Africa gave her a lot of Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 Nelson Mandela funded turned it into a summer camp direction in her life that she Today's forecast 55 °F Nickel Brief: Check out the review of last nights Girl Talk See what the Italian Film Rain again ... concert.