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Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU Hawk's Herald Student Publications 10-7-2005 Hawk's Herald -- October 7, 2005 Roger Williams University Follow this and additional works at: http://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_herald Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Roger Williams University, "Hawk's Herald -- October 7, 2005" (2005). Hawk's Herald. Paper 2. http://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_herald/2 This 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]. , " Katrina Relief Effort Whirls Through Campus Danielle Ameden directly to the Red Cross, and said the News Editor RWU community has made patchwork donations. "To get the $6,000, we've got ten pennies, nickels c- everything Under the initiative of President Roy which was great," he said. J. Nirschel, the RWU community has On the university's Hurricane Katrina shown its heart by collecting $6,300 in web site (www.fWU.edu/katrina), monetary Red Cross donations for Nirschel's message to the community Hurricane Katrina relief that are being asked for everyone's help, using whatever matched by the President's office for a means they had. toral donation of nearly $13,000. "All ofus share in offering sympathy As Katrina was wrecking havoc 00 to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans, RWU's administration their worried relatives elsewhere. This dis began orchestrating a relief effort that has aster and the profound need for help rein inspired and enveloped the campus com force the importance ofour Core Values as munity and encouraged them to give back. a University. Each of us can and should As the hurricane was hitting New help in a meaningful way." Orleans, Students, faculty and sraff have given Associate what they can, dropping change into Red Dean of Cross cans at campus and athletic events, Diversity and locations like the Office of Storm clouds hover over the Louisiana horizon just hours before Hurricane Katrina Jason Pina's asked, "What can we do to International and Multicultural Student stTuck the area, causing billions 0/dollars in damage and leC!:ving thousands homeless. respond to it as a campus? And also be Affairs, the Dining Hall, Jazzman's Cafe, able to have the campus participate active and the Student Union Snack Bar. Associatioo... parents have been packing up clothes and ly?" "What I found was that people said Many students, like senior Melissa stuff like they and sending it. I would love The comprehensive relief campaign that, 'Well, I gave to x, y and z [other Scully say they're more apt to donate time to actually go down there and help with has prompted the RWU community to organizations], but I'm definitely going to than money to the relief effort. "It's hard the process of rebuilding. [New Orleans] make cash donations to the American Red give to the school because - one - the on college kids because they are strapped had so much culture. It's a ·big loss to the Cross, volunteer their time at the R.L school is making an effort,' and also for money. country." Community Food Bank, participate in Red because it's being matched by the "A lot of people didn't give money Feinstein Service Learning coordina Cross training, donate pints of blood, and President's office." because they don't have a lot of money. tor KC Ferrara believes, in light of Walmart gift cards, pre-paid phone cards RWU's Faculty Association made a With the gas prices, people can barely do Katrina, RWU's Red Cross Blood Drive and non-perishables items. significant donation of $250 in honor of a lot ofthings." on October 18 will be a success. "We are Pina has spearheaded the campus' Professor James Tackach and his "superb Junior Chris Sturk agreed. "Right hoping people feel more inclined to give cash donation drive that will send money service to the faculty and to the Faculty now, I don't have anything to give. My to the community and be disaster ready." RWU Stiffens Judicial Policies Ellen Casady the Internet or from busted friends. New Herald Staff revised handbooks are given out to every freshman, but not to the rest ofthe campus. Many students feel that the new handbook For many students at RWU, a typi should be given but to everyone every time cal Friday night usually entails a party the policy is changed. fully equipped with beer and the infamous "I think less people would be upset jungle juice. Jacqueline Urankar, sopho with the new policies and not be set off more, was doing just that the first weekend guard ifthey were handed out a new hand back at school until she managed to get book every year. Because really who is written up for consuming alcohol on cam going to read the new version online every pus by her RAs. year?" said Chris Richard. WbiJe underage drinking is a prob The new Alcohol policy for the lem on all college campuses, it still hap 2005-2006 year for Roger Williams stu pens regardless of rules and regulations. dents reads as followed, "first violation is Last year, first time offenders like Urankar, a formal warning, wellness referral, $50 would get written up by the RAs on duty fme, and parental notification; second vio then receive a letter by Judicial Affairs lation resident hall probation, wellness usually only giving them a warning. referral or educational sanction, $ I00 fine, However, this year new drug and alcohol and parenral notification; third violation is have been insralled. Instead of receiving a university probation, wellness referral, conventional written warning, Urankars' removal or ban from residentiaJ halls, and parents were notified and she was hit with parenral notification." a $50 fine. Many students, like Urankar, The committee that worked to get were unaware of these new policies, until the new drug and alcohol policy to campus "fier being caught and having to sign the was headed by Vice president of Student delivered fine notice, from their RA, days Affairs John King and Director of Jndicial later. While the student handbook changes every year, the only way most students hear about these changes is either through see JUDICIAL, p. 5 • In Belly Library9ll: New season; this Dancing add it to New coach; • Bonanza your buddy New odds page 3 list page 7 Issue page 6 The Hawk's Herald· Friday, October 7, 2005 page 2 Hi girls, I've got a question for your column••• "From Bayside, Some of my roommates are kind of slobs, They usually keep their mess in their room, but when they use dishes, with Love" they stay dirty in the sink. for a week or two. I've talked to tbem about this a "A Campus Carol" couple times, but they still don't seem to get the hint and wash them quickly. Once upon a And just as quickly as the boy found What can I do without being a pain? time, a little fresh himself enveloped by the Jager smoke, he Baffled in Bayside man farm boy was reappeared in the house where his friends granted accept were preparing to offer him another type Dear Baffled, ance to Roger of alcohol. Not being one to tum down a There are two ways you can handle this problem. You memmned not Williams Palace free shot, the boy quickly forgot about the wanting to be a pain, so the first (passive way) ofdealing with this issue by the magical image shown to him by the spirit and dis is to go to the dollar store and purchase a dish bucket. That way, they can admissions fairy. missed it as though it had never hap Chris Villano The boy entered pened. And just as soon as the shot of put their dirty dishes in the bucket by the smk and you can place a towel Herald Staff the palace with tequila went down, a new spirit carne over that bucket so that the sink is free and clean and so you and your dreams of days right back out and sucked the boy into a guests won't be subjected to their dirty dishes. You should also purchase when he could drink legally and get into new time rift. your own separate dishes, that way as theirs pile up you can keep yours bars without relying on a poorly con clean and out of the way. If you would like to take the more aggressive structed Kingdom of a New Jersey fake. Tequila Spirit: "I am the spirit of birth approach, you need to tell your roommates that you are not their mother At the stroke of midnight on October 2 days present; I have come to deliver a and you refuse to pick up after them. After having a conversation about 2004, the little boy's dream came true on message to you. Do you see that boy bent respecting each other and why the messiness needs to come to an end, the enchanted streets of Providence, against the wall over there? Well that's give them a few days to mend their ways. Ifthat doesn't occur, you may Rhode Island. He ran wild througb those you in about two hours, violently throw want to get your RA involved. streets, painting the town with his glee. A ing up and in a great deal ofphysical pain. year later, this same delusional boy would If you don't change your ways, this will 'M£g &' Q\s')[ head back to those same shimmering be YOll." streets to celebrate again with his friends.