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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Good 5 Cent Cigar (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1971 Volume62 © 'Just what this country needs ' Friday · Issue 16 www.ramcigar.com . October 5, 2012 Nursing. school names interim Political science ·class puts Dean, searches for replacement focus on election campaigns BY KIMBE;RLY DELANDE Island], we're making steady said the College of Nursing News Reporter BY GILDA CENTENO exactly how the system progress," Sullivan said. has made it their initiative to Contributing News Reporter · works," Pearson ~aid . . "We're responding to the not just teach students, but University of Rhode · An interestiry~ fact in the IOM' s report by looking at ensure that they are getting Political science professor speCifics . of vote'r hi'rnout, is Island nursing professor, our eurriculum and working experience out on. the field: Shanna Pearson ~ Merkowitz the' difficulties that jlre in · nurse-scientist and scholar to increase the number of Nursing students currently Mary Sullivan has been challenge to Univers·i,ty of pface when voting in ( the · nurses with bachelor degrees gain these skills by learning Rhode Island students in her Unit~d States. She. said the narned interim Dean of the and graduate degrees." in community health centers, · College of Nursing. She suc upper~ level. CO~lfS~ . . . The ·. curre~t proces:s is one t~~~ is Responding to the 10M's which helps nurses with course s mam obJective IS to time sake with time ceeded Dayle Joseph, who : hmita~ report would mean that there bc'i.chelor degrees practice at a focus the analysis , tions au:ing' Election Day; retired from the dean's posi o~ in-de~th . more nurses able to give qual higher l'evel, according to of election campaigns. There this is without taking into tion irt the spring. ity care to more patients, Sullivan. As interim dean, Sullivan is also specif~c focus on voter account '\>the constraihts that Sullivan said. To illustrate "Nurses who graduate turnouts and reasons for elec- hinder voters, such as. current said she wants to "help the this point, Sullivan said that with bachelor degrees are college move forward in toral campaigns. location · versus regis'tran't hospitals, nursing homes and expected to practice at a high With prior expe_rience location. Merkowitz . accomplishing its goals and care facilities with more nurs level," Sullivan said. "They in professional management . described a scenario of URI initiatives." While a national es that have bachelor and are expected to make judg search is being conducted for of electoral campaign for. a student, as example of restric . graduate degrees have lower ments about their practices major Maryland · candidate, tion to vote. She said not a permanent dean, Sulliv BY AUDREY O'NEIL organization .at University of choose the next project for the nities about -the ,benefits of the tank so that the kids can News Reporter Connecticut, Engineers organization to focus on. The developing environmentally kind of see what the tank is, Without Borders. organization selected a school sensitive designs. they can look at the posters, Students in the "It sparked my interest, so in which the community had· "One of our biggest focus and understand why this big University of Rhode Island I looked on the URI Website recently received flushing toi es is to. not only bring a solu- · con<::rete block is right there Community are coming and there wasn't any chapter lets, but "the waste was being tion there because that does and was built." . together to find sustainable, at URI, so I emailed one of my drained into the local river, n't really help them in the Although ESW has affordable and effective solu professors about starting that which was causing pollution. long run. Our purpose is to installed a septic tank for the tions to global engineering and we started meeting and "They just received the educate them and implement community, they are still problems. Formed in got some students together toilets but they have no infra the solution in their way of w~rking on finding a solution September 2010, the URI and · we started talking," structure to deal with the living so that they can repro for the project. Chapter of Engineers for a Vigeant said. "We got denied wastewater that it produces, duce it and take ownership of "Currently, we are focus Sustainable World provides from Engineers Without so they just drained the waste it and maintain it and see the ing on this project; it is not assistance to developing com Borders because of the group to the local river and the river importance of it," . Vigeant one hundred percent com~ munities. The organization limit so we started out with is completely polluted," said. plete yet. We just put in the addresses local and global Students for Global Vigeant said. "So we decided Vigeant also believes that tank and we are working with sustainability problems. Sustainability and became to install a septic tank and we edu_cating the children of the a professional engineer and Civil Engineering student recognized and made our first went back to install the actual community will help. he estimated that this would Marc Vigeant formed the URI trip. Then we found out about tank in August of this year "This is also why the solve eighty percent of the Chapter of Engineers for a Engineers . for a Sustainable and it is the first tank that school is a really good place problem because it is collect Sustainable World and is the World and applied and have their community has ever had to do that because the kids ing the solids but it doesn't president of the organization. been working with them." and they were really open to will grow up learning about really treat the water that is Vigeant became interested in ESW recently traveled to it." it," Vig1:1ant said. "Right now still going out so the liquid is finding an organization his Guatemala .for an assessment The organization also we are :working on building sophomore · year, when his trip ·in 2011 to survey and focuses on educating commu- some posters to put around friend introduced him to the Continued on page 2 Today's forecast 76 °F . Nickel Brief: Couldn't make it to the Big Learn about an attempt to Sean concert last night? Sunny! break a world record in the next issue of the Cigar. See page 3. Page 2 • The Good Five Cent Cigar • Friday, October 5, 2012 CONTINUED work with a group · of kids Engineering who have been . extremely hard workers and extremely Nursing From page l helpful and I am so grateful From page l for that." he said. still passing through, so there ~1 orientations. Recently,' fac is still bacteria and it is not ulty of the College of Nursing completely clean," Vigeant have been attending work said. "We are trying to come shops that , will certify the up with a· solution to either Class College as a "safe zone" for disinfect that water or use it From page l people of all r aces and sexual as like a drip irrigation for orientations. crops because they grow a lot determinant in future "Increased diversity in of corn there." employment as professional nursing faculty isn't just a The organization is inter- campaigners. She provides challenge for Rhode Island, ested in helping other. com- the basics of this important but for the country," Sullivan munities in the future but is skill in the course, with hav said. "Nurses work with peo I committed to maintain a ing students create an in ple of all backgrounds, so it's I • long-term relationship with depth analysis of their own only fitting that-people of all the communities they assist. exit polls. Pearson said, backgrounds take up the pro . "We are open to working designing their own exit poll fession." with other countries and a big and collecting their own data For Sullivan, who ha.s part of it is maintaining a are some of the key skills to been a professor at URI since relationship with the commu- be gained in the exit poll proj- 19?7, the most rewarding part nity so that if there is a prob- ect. · of her. profession is seeing lem with it we can help out," "The point of the exit poll students grow as they under Vigeant said. "I think if we project, is actually for them to stand new concepts and went to all different countries get experience in what people ideas. Sullivan also said see all of the time, we would be w]:lo analyze elections, actu ing what students who have able to bring solutions but I ally do," Pearson said. graduated from the College think that is has a bigger With an overall consen are accomplishing with their impact in .the long run if we sus by the students in the lives is also satisfying, which stick with one and build our course, that voting should be is an experience that won' t go relationship and help out con- readily easier to perform, away as she takes on her new tinually rather than just bring Pearson points to the course responsibilities as the interim something and leave because a~ being important in under dean. that's basically was has hap- standing what · the United "It's been really neat pened to them, they get intro- States means when defining meeting people I've never duced to something and are its government as a demo met before on campus, and not taught how to, ma~ntain __ cratic. . working with them on differ;. it." · ''A lot of peoph~ think the erii: committees a·s the interim Vigeant is looking for- United States is a perfect dean," Sullivan said, "but ward to continue working democracy, that's just far seeing students blossom is with the community in the from true," she said. the most rewarding part of future and is appreciative my job." towards the students in the organization. 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Thank you! --./ ·-- The Good Five Cent Cigar o Friday, October 5; 2012 o Page 3 CLASSIFIEDS Help wanted Dance Instructors needed Tuesday Big Sean, Pusha T rule the Ryan Center la,st night modern; lyrical Wednesday-hip-hop call holly@ 401-744-0386 to fill one BY MARTIN LANNAN At about 8:30 p.m., Pusha T Fake" <;~.s well as "High," both played both Kanye West and Contributing Entertainment Writer or both days took the stage. Pusha Ton, of featuring the duo Chiddy Bang. 2Chainz' verses, giving fans the living <;::lipse fame, ran through a set of "Marvin Gaye • and full effect of the powerful track. Tonight's performance £ea new, as well as classic, tracks. Chardonnay" and "Memories" If you ·are a fan of G.O.O.D. 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For more My Last," like a Big Sean concert and more friendly staff and only' a handful 11·13 and October 18·20, 2012 at 7:30pm Big Sean.set the pace for a highly like a G.O.O.D Music Group of ejections contributed to a po~~ October 14 & 21, 2012 at 3:00pm energetic performance. As his set mini tour, to .no one's. disap itive concert experience. This Robert E. Will Theatre continued, he smoothly touched pointment. The best part 'about reviewer had a great time. Box Office, 401·874-5843 on fan favorites such as "Too "Mercy" was that OJ Mo Beatz_ 1 Tickets available on· line at www.uri.eduftheatre Free Post Performance Panel Discussion, 'End of Watch' a homage to good cops "The Cost of Health Care" BY AUGIE KING subgenre is notable more for the unpredictability, as well as edit Sunday, October 141 2012 Entertainment Editor likes · of "Serpico," "The ing out scenes with cartoonish following 3 pm performance. Departed" and most notably acting from the gang members. Cop movies, in general, "L.A. Confidential" than for The heart of the movie iS especially the highly acclaimed movies such as the new "End of truly with the pairing of ones, are much more predomi Watch." Although our heroes in Gyllenhaal and Pena, who have MARVIN'S nantly about corruption in the . this movie aren't portrayeq ..a~ r~rn.CI.J~~le chemistry together. police force. While there ii'f 6£ saints, it's refreshing tobe' ablido - -From their first · scenes together, ROOM course truth in the major pres enjoy a cop movie. where I don't the film immediately conveys ence of corrupt officers, there is · have to knock it down for not their friendship genuinely and also a large amount of them who presenting the seedier side of the playful bickering naturally. aren't so, and do the job because them, particularly for the LAPD. Improv must surely have been they believe in the ideals it stands "Watch" is a blend of con- used for mariy of the "riding in by Scott for. Buddy cop movies aside, the ventionally shot scenes and the the car" scenes, as the pairing found footage style typically doesn't f~l s,cripted and forced, found in the horror genre_ but believable and organic. Their ·officer Brian Taylor (played by girlfriends, played by Anna Jake Gy1lenhaal) is taking a film Kendrick and Natalie Martinez, course at a local college, and he's also do a great service to human filming his experiences out in the ize and relate the pair to the wild with his partner Mike viewer, even if they don't have Zavala (Michael Pena.) Through much effect on the plot. ZOIZ HOLIDft~ ftRT COMrETITION the use of a handheld camcorder, By the end, regardless of the hood mounted camera, and those flaws, "End of Watch" sue hidden cameras on their lapels, cessfully manages to hit its emo director David Ayer (who wrote tional beats and leave its imprint. the Denzel Washington classic This would not have been possi ."Training Day") find all kinds of ble without the two incredible vantage points to really put the lead performances, as well as Original art is being solicited from the URI student community for President audience in the perspective of Ayer's immediate and personal David Dooley and Reverend Lynn Baker-Dooley's Holiday Card. Each year this duo out on the gritty streets. approach to the material. With its the President of the University sends a holiday card to a select mailing list. Ayer's not entirely successful in-your-face style, "End of in his implementation of the Watch" captures the chaos and The winner will have a copy of.their work sent to thousands of leaders in shaky camera stuff. Often times, grit that television shows such as various professions i.n Rl and elsewhere. An on line animated version will it's much too chaotic and incom- "Cops" achieve on a weekly basis also be produced, if appropriate. ,. prehensible to .follow, especially and then one-ups them by per during close encounters like a sonifying the officers behind the nght in a criminal's apartment. It camera and creating an emotion Winifred Brownell, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will pick a was a grievance during the first · al connection that those shows second place winner. half of the film, although Ayer's haven't really achieved. hand becomes steadier and more Guidelines: Work in any medium accepted. Please provide an image only. coherent as it proceeds forward. The climatic firefight is int~nse URI Publications will design the card with the award winning art. Multiple and turbulent in all the right entries accepted. All submissions must be submitted digitally with a ways, with many close calls and minimum of 309 dpi to: [email protected] nail-biting moments to put you on the edge of your seat. To · emphasize the terror of the situa !7- Deadline: Friday, October 5th, 4 p.m. tion, I believe Ayer should have Notification: October 26th kept our perspective completely Questions: Email [email protected] focused on Brian and Mike instead of occasionally cutting to scenes of the gang members plot Please include the following information with your submission: Name, ting their revenge on our duo. College/Majors, Year.?f ~~~duatio.nJ Ad.c,Jre~s, Email, Phone. · The film would have attained a •••••••••••'•'•.• ' •' •.•. ~• .•.,. .., .. • '•'•'ll,' lil'•'•'• ' •.• ' •••-•••••••lll!l•••e.. .greater sensation of suspense and ' '· '. '. ' , · .. ·; Page 4 • The Good Five Cent Cigar • Friday, October 5, 2012 Rhody SPORTS. Women's volleyball Women's rowing team looks ·for share .. team falls to ·Brown of spotlight, chance to defend title BY JONATHAN SHIDELER . "Errors really hurt us as a Sports Staff Reporter team," Schneck said. "We BY TIM LIMA here and· joined," Johnson summer and came back fit, need to play cleaner and more Staff Sports Reporter said. strong, and ready to go." The University of Rhode , consistent throughout the While the team strives to The Rams are currently The majority of .attention Island women's volleyball match." win a conference champi preparing for their first com is given to Rhody's big- . team was defeated by ·non Senior Annie Nelson also onship every year, significant petition that will ·occur on conference opponent Brown money sports teams such as had a double-double in the changes to the way a national October 21 at Head of the University in four sets basketball and football, leav match with 35 assists and 15 champion is crowned have Charles in Boston. While their ing the talented Universityof Wednesday night. It is the digs while fellow senior occurred, adding a whole new first real test is still a few· Rhode Island rowing team first time the Rams have lost Ashley Tennant had a team level of hope for the Rams. weeks away, 'the team prac relatively unknown. to the Bears in five years. high Hi. Junior Jill Anderson "This year is probably the tices six days a week to pre- Rhody's record overall now Defending Atlantic-! 0 . , '· had a strong all-around game most exciting yet," Johnson pare. Conference champions, the stands at 6-11 with a 2-2 with four block assists, four said. "For one, 'it's my senior record in the Atlantic-10 Rams have lofty goals of kills, and a pair of solo blocks. year. Secondly, it has the most . · Conference. beginning this season as they Senior Ashley Tenn,ant up for stake." The Rams jumped out to ended last. Hannah. I ohnson, had a team-high 16 digs as Johnson is referring to the a senior rower on the team, an early 22-15 lead in the first well as. three assists. new rules initiated by the explained the teams' accom set but failed to dose the door With Atlantic-10 oppo NCAA allowing the field of as Brown r,allied back with plishments last year. "[It] was nent Fordham University boats to be decided by not a great year for us," Johnson seven straight points and coming into town this only a coach's poll, but also said. "We raced against some eventually stole the first set Saturday coach Schneck by automatic qua_lifiers from big-time programs and per 26-24. knows his team needs to turn conference championships. "It's tough to drop a first formed well, putting little their play around if they want This will provide the Rams set in that manner," head Rhody on the radar for many to succeed in their conference with a stronger opportunity coach Bob Schneck said. "I other teams." · and believes that his team can to earn national attention, for This competition includ think losing that .,set .r~(illy do so as long as they play the field is larger. Just 16 ed traveling overseas to made the team pljiy_te'n.fa'tiye clean and consistent against teams last year, the field will throughout the match, "which Henley, England where the all their opponents. now be 22. is a tough way to play." · Rams partook in the famed "As a team we need start "We have set our goals Rhody seemed like they Women's Henley Regatta. looking at the big picture," high, and we are determined The team is made up of 43 were ready to bounce back in Schneck said. "We have a big to achieve them," Johnson athletes, of whom 7 are sen the second set, which they game against Fordham that said. "We want to keep our iors. Unlike many sports, won 25-20. Sophomore Catie we need to win, I think we title as Atlantic-10 champi though, they are comprised of Steffen and junior Britta have to execute better and ons, therefore qualifying us Baars tad helped wHi tile set · m<(yi:>e .. ~hange' ' sotne' .. parts both recruited rowers, arid for the NCAA Championship. those who are just learning as they combined for 11 of the around [iJ,l the lineup]." If we do that, it will be the the sport. In a nutshell, row 16 kills. Saturday's battle of the first time in school history Brown then went on to ing is perhaps the only team Rams will start at 5 p.m. in that the rowing team qualifies that is comprised by both ath win the third set 25-22 and Keaney Gymnasium. for it. Our team has a lot of the final set 25-17. letes who agreed to attend pride, and we hope that it will URI to be on the rowing team Steffen got her .~earn _h,igh · be a banner year for our team, sixth double~douh'1e'' of ' the and also those just getting our athletic department, and their feet wet for the first season as she firu~hed. ' ~itfi' 11 our school community." kills and 12 dig's. Baar~tad time. This is very rare for col Lotte Sherman, also a sen~ iegiate varsity sports. finished with 11 kills and two ior on the team, expressed digs. Unfortunately both "Some of the greatest much of the same sentiment. · rowers on our team had never players accounted for 21 of "This year our team looks the teams 32 total. errors in the rowed a day in their life good," .Sherman said. "Our match. before they came to school team worked hard over the The State of Rhody Sports: news and notes from men's basketball, football, women's volleyball, hockey teams BY MIKE ABELSON finish 15th out of 16 teams in· ·i ng, 'Thank you,"' Mattison . rowing captain Grace Sports Editor the league this year. The only said. "These doctors and Rignanese who was a match team that garnered fewer nurses also work with the for an 18~year-old girl last The Atlantic-10 votes was Duquesne recipients, so they understand January. Conference reieased its pre University. St Joseph's the need that exists. They see "I had no reservations season awards list for men's University was named pre the families who are hoping. about going though with the basketball and University of season number-one. S~.int for help. Seeing their donation," Matt.ison said. I'm Rhode Island freshman Louis University and VCU response to what was hap~ happy to be able to give the Jordan Hare was named to the rounded out the top three. pening really made it clear opportunity at life for a child. All-Rookie team. The 6-foot- that this was the right thing to Knowing that within hours of 10 forward from Saginaw, It's becoming ·clockwork do." them taking my marrow sam Mich., who was ranked in the for the Rhode Island athletics Mattison is the third ple, the recipient would get top 150 overall recruits last family~ member of the URI football was pretty exciting to hear." year by several major recruit . For the third time a mem family in the last 18 months to ing websites including ber of URI athletics has donat donate marrow. He was The Rhode Island Rivals.com. ed bone marrow that has found to be an exact match .women's ice hockey team will Also making the team helped to save a life. found through the football hold its annual alumni game were Butler University's Defensive backs coach team's annual bone marrow Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Kellen Dunham, Temple · Ryan Mattison went under registration drive on behalf of at the Bradford R. Boss Ice University's Daniel Dingle, the knife at Massachusetts Be the Match and · the Arena. The game will be Virginia Commonwealth General Hospital this week in National Marrow Donor immediately followed by the University's Melvin Johnson, Boston to donate the marrow Program. Mattison join's sen second half of the men's and highly-touted Xavier which went on to save the life ior center Matt Greenhalgh, team's weekend series against University guard Semaj of a young child. . who successfully donated Rutgers University. Christon. "Everyone there was so marrow to an adult man in gracious, and they kept say~ 2011 and. foq ner women's The Rams were picked to ·. '· .-.~··~ . ··. ;. ·,