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Weekend Forecast: Mix of clouds and sun; highs in the low 60s The Cowl Vol. LX I No. 4 Providence College - Providence, Rhode Island September 19,1996 Health Making The Grade Alert: U.S. News and World Report Ranks PC Second Mosquitoes receive enough financial aid to Report, PC was ranked third. Dr. college presidents. The perception by Kristina Newman’99 meet their needs. Thomas Canavan, Vice- President that other college presidents have Bring Virus News Writer Also, the amount of aid a stu­ of Academic Administration, of PC is important because the sur­ dent receives here remains fairly pointed out that Providence has veys distributed by U.S. News and to the State Providence College has been consistent throughout the four consistently been ranked high in World Report are based on the ranked second in the North among years he or she is in school. For the region, and will work hard to presidents’ thoughts about the by Erin R. King ’98 “Regional Universities,” accord­ example, the freshman class has an sustain its rank. He stressed that reputations of the schools. News Editor ing to the U.S. News and World According to Dr. Rhode Island is currently under Report. The magazine published Canavan, this year’s siege. The threat of mosquitoes its tenth annual guide to America’s ranking suggests that carrying the Eastern Equine En­ Best Colleges in its September 16, PC is doing the “right 1996 issue. cephalitis (EEE) virus is causing things” in terms of its people to avoid areas where these The guide ranks 1,400 accred­ range of programs, insects thrive, especially in South ited four-year colleges and univer­ graduation rates, and County. The air carries the distinct sities. Surveys are sent to college faculty size. Another presidents, deans, and admission odor of insect repellent. important area that de­ directors. The magazine then uses According to the Oxford Com­ termines the rank of a panion to Medicine, encephalitis is the responses it receives from the school is the financial “an inflammation of the brain surveys to determine the ranks of support it receives (which) occurs in association with the schools. Schools were ranked from its alumni. Dr. severe central nervous system in­ in the following areas: overall Canavan explained fections.” Once infected, the ill­ score, academic reputation, stu­ that a high rate of dent selectivity, faculty resources, ness must be treated in the Inten­ alumni giving is based retention rate, value added, and sive Care Unit. on the satisfaction a The virus, which usually mani­ alumni satisfaction. student finds from his fests itself in horses, can be spread U.S. News and World Report or her educational ex­ to birds and humans through mos­ also publishes a Best Value section perience after gradua­ quito bites. The virus primarily in­ in its annual college guide. Among tion, and contributes habits mosquitoes that bite only regional universities in the North, some of his or her suc­ birds, so humans are not usually PC is ranked fifteenth. This rank cess to the education affected. However, the most im­ is based on the school’s quality to The new Feinstein Resource Center is one reason why PC students are received at the college. mediate threat comes from mos­ price ratio. In other words, PC ahead of the game In this category, PC is quitoes that bite humans, found in provides a good education in com­ the Rhode Island towns of West­ parison to its tuition costs. average discount of forty-four per­ the college must “retain the ele­ ranked fourteenth. erly, South Kingston, Little In a related ranking, PC is sev­ cent from the tuition bill. The en­ ments: concern with admission, Providence College’s improve­ Compton, and Hopkinton. Some enth in the North for its discount tire undergraduate student body retention of students, and the qual­ ment in the “Regional Universi­ infected mosquitoes that only bite price. A college’s discount price receives a discount of forty-one ity of the faculty, student life, and ties” category of U.S. News and birds were found in the state as refers to the amount of money that percent, which is not a substantial education.” World Report is a positive sign that well. is deducted from the total tuition change. Dr. Canavan went on to say that the school is moving in the right The Providence area is not in bill. These deductions come from This is the second straight year it is extremely important to be con­ direction. After all, there is only immediate danger , but PC’s Stu­ financial aid awards. At PC, fifty- that PC’s rank has improved. In cerned with how the college’s one more position for PC to dent Health Center advises that the eight percent of undergraduates last year’s U.S. News and World reputation is perceived by other achieve, and that is number one. following precautions be taken: ♦Avoid traveling to swampy ar­ eas and the beach front. ♦Avoid walking around outside from dusk to dawn. ♦When you must be outside to Assault Rumors Addressed go to class or the cafeteria, wear long sleeve clothing, pants and continued Reilly, “and this doing something like this was in which concerns all students. socks, and spray yourself with in­ by Jessica Cotrone ’99 ‘streaker’ in the library was never the area, I probably would have When asked what students can do sect repellent containing DEET. News Writer ♦Avoid open water containers. identified.” been more cautious:” to be safe, Fr. McPhail replied, ♦Avoid open trash containers. In the late evening of Saturday, Flyers warning the students to Kim Booth ’99 agrees. “If I had “When something occurs, report Measures have been taken to May 12, 1996, a PC student was “be more secure” were posted in not heard people talking about it it so we can check up on it. People slow the spread of the virus, such physically attacked on campus in the dorms and Feinstein area in the when we got back to school, I are not doing anyone a favor by as the spraying of insecticides over the Feinstein Center area. Five early morning on Sunday, May 13. would have never known it hap­ keeping it to themselves.” heavily infested areas. But until minutes beforehand, PC Security Security in the area was increased, pened, and I stayed (on campus) A Safety/Security Bulletin the first frost of the season, the area had patrolled the area and found with bicycle guards also patrolling until Tuesday.” Board is set up in lower Slavin to the vicinity safe. However, the the area. Fr. J. Stuart McPhail, O.P., inform people about incidents that continued on page 2 student walked alone just minutes Many students on campus at the Vice-President of Student Ser­ occur on and off campus. Fr. later and sustained injuries severe time of the incident, however, were vices, who, along with the Office McPhail urges students to look at enough to be brought to the hos­ the board regularly, and stated, what’s pital. “All I really want the students to Rumors have been rampant on When something occurs, know are three things, one, look campus about the identity of the at the [Safety/Security] Board; inside: attacker. One rumor claims that report it so we can check up two, feel free to ask me any ques­ the perpetrator had attempted to tion which concerns you; and PC’s Bad Rap...p.6 attack two other students on pre­ on it. People are not doing three, to check up on any rumors vious occasions, but they were you hear about. If they are just On-campus art able to get away. Another rumor rumors, I will tell you. We do not exhibit...p.ll suggests that the person who ex­ anyone a favor by keeping it get anything out of hiding things posed his genitals at the library from students.” Raymond Cafeteria-a fresh late last semester was the attacker. to themselves. All students are urged to get look...p.l5 Head of Security Philip Reilly help immediately if they have has stated that these rumors are not aware that anything had oc­ of Residence Life, ordered the been assaulted or threatened in any false, indicating that, “No positive curred. Some are very upset about posting, feels that the flyers did a way. The sooner that the authori­ “Curls For The ID of the assailant was given by the “lack of information,” as Kerry sufficient job informing the stu­ ties are notified, the sooner assail­ Girls”...p.2O the victim. Race or ethnicity was Hughes ’99, stated, “I was here dents. “I received many calls af­ ants can be apprehended. In the not able to be determined.” until Tuesday and did not hear or ter they [the flyers] went up, so case of an assault, victims should Mens’ Soccer heats #4 “No attempted attacks of this see anything (posted). If I had obviously people saw them.” contact the Rhode Island Rape URI...p.28 nature were reported to Security," known that someone capable of Security on campus is an issue Crisis Center at 421-4100. The Cowl 2 NEWS September 19,1996 News Briefs PC Celebrates Mass on the Internet Class Grotto Help For Your by Whitney Wallace’98 of 1998 Campus Ministry Career and Valerie Politano ’99 New York, N.Y.-Simply by PSO________________________ Update visiting http:// The Grotto Mass, despite some www.studentcenter. sound difficulties, and the threat of com on the World Wide Web, by Maura Sichol ’98 rain, turned out to be a great suc­ Providence College students Junior Class President cess.

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