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VOLUME v, ISSUE m OCTOBER 15, 1985

By Mary Ellen Johannson maintaining a viable degree in profes­ They meet in small groups of three sional studies. Referring to RWC's ac­ or four and by their facial expressions, counting area, one Business faculty you know that what they are discuss­ member stated that the accounting ing is important. Some groups meet in curricul urn is designed to meet the re­ the Division pods but others meet in­ quirements set by employers who are formally in the hall or outside of the reviewing the graduate's resume and library. They go for coffee in the are looking for specific courses on cafeteria. Usually their voices are their transcripts. It was emphasized measured and deliberate but that the proposal would make it dif­ sometimes, you can hear loud voices ficult to dquip students with all of the echoing in the hallway, you can seethe necessary courses. However. others animated gestures as they discuss, with urged the senate to not reject the pro­ professorial conviction. their views on posal entirely simply because certain "the issue." elements of it were unacceptable. On "The issue" which has engaged the other hand. a student'S curriculum RWC faculty in such intense discus­ had to contain enough courses so that sion is the General Education Pro­ a major would be covered. Further posal which was brought before the debate noted that the requirement of 4 Gloria sa"agn RWC m\lirons . Pholo bl Mark Rabbetl Faculty Senate on September 26 and skills courses was satisfactory but that again on October 3. The General the number of General Ed courses re­ Education proposal was distributed in quired be reduced from 10 to 8 (with 2 "Gloria": Minimal Damage­ September to the faculty Senate for being waived). In addition, it was their consideration. mentioned that if student quality weot up, basic skills could be reduced . It Major Disruption was also mentioned that although Proposal Not Voted during By Mary Ellen Johansson Brown University requires less courses Later that day, the physical plant First Special Faculty Meeting in their engineering major. their and Evan Evans staff made preparations on campus course's contents are nearly double On Thursday, September 26, 1985, for the hurricane. Loose items such as Because of Hurricane Gloria, the that of some of our engineering although still 400 miles south of Cape trash cans and picnic tables were faculty Senate meeting held on courses. This reason was cited as Hatteras, North Carolina, Hurricane removed to prevent damage from fly­ ~he September 26 was called to order 1'12 reason for not adopting the 10-6 pro­ Gloria was already affecting Roger ing debris. By Friday morning, hours before its regularly scheduled posal. Another question raised was the Williams College. In a memorandum hurricane was tracking a course which time. In preparation for. a vote on the fact that the minor would be elimin­ to the college community issued that would take it west of Rhode Island. w~re proposal, absentee faculty had. ar­ ated and the distribution doubled. The morning, President Rizzini o~t~ined However, high winds and tides pOlenl~al ranged to have their votes tallied by student would lose his leeway in taking the decisions made by the administra­ still anticipated and the severity of the storm was not dis­ proxy and a motion to accept these a variety of courses. It was also felt by tion in response to the potential threat counted by forecasters. Rhode Islaod proxy votes was passed. A motion was some faculty members that a com­ which Gloria posed to the area. Governor DePrete used his executive made to accept the General Education promise could have been affected had Because the hurricane's path was still power to mobilize the state's National Proposal. However, the crucial vote the committee members discussed the uncertain and since several calls had Guard and declared a state of on the proposal was postponed when a professional studies faculty. already been received from concerned emergency. All but essential govern­ subsequent motion was passed In support of the General Educa­ parents, the Administration cancelled ment workers were sent home by mid­ disallowing a vote on the matter but tion, one member said that you must classes as of 1:00 p.rn, Thursday and allowing discussion. Some faculty felt have a general core because : the as well as classes on Friday and Satur­ morning and RIPTA (Rhode Island Public Transit Authority) ceased it was "absured" to continue the distribution requirement's "hunt and .day. operations at 11:00 a.m. . meeting if no vote could be taken. peck" method did not work and that Tlie decision allowed students who The RWC residents who remained However, a suggestion that at least the goal is to graduate "an educated lived within a 200 mile radius the were transferred at 11:00 a.rn. to some views be exchanged was met with person not a technical human being." option of going home. Anyone who either the Recreation Building, the applause. A vote to adjourn early was Another member emphasized that did leave the campus was asked to <:a!1 Student Center or to Units 7 & 8. defeated and the meeting continued. RWC is not solely an engineering their parents informing them of their Lunch had been brought in and served Dean Schiavo, who chairs the school and that although there are plans and also to notify the Student to the students. All across Rhode Senate meetings, briefly discussed differe~t requirements for different Life office. Of the over 1500residents, Island emergency shelters were being what the Senate was about to discuss, schools, there are guidelines on what is 475 students remained behind. Rizzini design~ted (including Roger Williams namely whether the college should acceptable. Also, he was aware that said that RWC prepared to coordinate College) to receive those evacuated have General Education as part of its some members felt that the 10-6 pro­ efforts with local civil authorities as from low lying beach-front areas. At curriculum. He stated that there was a posal would not leave enough courses they prepared for Gloria's expected shortly after I p.m. EDT, Gloria slam- basic dissatisfaction with the distribu­ left to produce a creditable degree. He high winds and torential rains. tion requirement structure presently in flatly stated that this "is simply a false continued on page 6 place. The Senate was asked to argument." He urged that the debate deliberate on the entire package and would break out of disciplines and the retionale of the package. They look at what the student needs. were asked to rise above disciplinary Responding to this, a member said Accrediting Team Visits RWC concerns and self interest groups. that everyone seemed to be in favor of Wednesday, October II at 11:00 Schiavo believed that the proposals By Kathy Cohen a.m. the NEACU team finished its it [Gen Ed) in principle and that the The New Englaad .Associ at i ~n. of visit giving an Exit Interview. In the were reasonable and flexible. faculty should remember that the col­ An Engineering faculty member Colleges and Universities team visited interview the team reviewed their visit lege is creating a literate person, not Roger Williams College Tuesday, and gave RWC a report concerning concurred that the current general ~iv­ simply considering his discipline. October 9, and Wednesday, October what needed work and what was to education is unsatisfactory and that he ing an opinion from the Open DIVI­ was in support of basic education. 10 to evaluate the school 's academic their satisfaction. sion, one member expressed her views credibility for re-accreditation. NEACU will hand their report to However, adopting the proposal in its that the proposal was better than the present form would lower their total During the NEACU's visit, accord- the Commission of Higher Education distribution requirements but that the ing to Chairman Dr. John S. Robin- of the New England Association of engineering courses to 28, 5 less than senate needs to look at coherence as the average number of courses as sug­ son, Dean of Social Sciences and Dean Schools and Colleges. The commission well as contenl. The member also sug­ of Graduate Studies of Simons CoI- will meet to vote on the report. This gested by ABET, the Accreditation gested that the number of Gen Ed Board of Engineers and Technolo­ lege, the team conferred with students, meeting is expected to be held in courses should be reduced. faculty members, division coordin- Spring, 1986. gists. He pointed out that the average One member who appeared to be number of courses required for certain ators, administrators, the controller The NEACU team consisted of totally against the proposal posed the librarians, President William Rizzini, Robinson, Ms. Doris B. Coster, Dean engineering majors at many of the question to the Senate, "Do we nearby schools was 33.1. Other faculty Vice President Robert M~Kenna, of Students, University of Hartford; presume to know what attitudes these Dean Bart Sciavo. It also sat m on 15 Dr. Marcia M. Folsom, Associate addressed the issue of not only main­ students should have? Forcing them taining ABET accreditation but also continued on page 4 classes. . continued on page 3 PAGE 2 EDITO'RIAL

EDITORIAL_. .• - -- DEMOCRA<:;Y IN ACTION DIJA Ever Wonder? ,- The Faculty Senate debates and carries on the democratic By Whit 8m process. .The issue: Do students graduating from . Roger I would like to begin this week's for the construction of a building that Williams College with highly technical degrees receive article by thanking Hurricane Gloria will be used for architecture classes enough "cross literacy" training to maintain a broad educa­ for answering one of my questi ons. only. Now, I personall y have nothing That being, of course, why there are against architecture classes. but tional background associated with a college degree. Ideally locks on the doors at AM/ PM. I also shouldn't that kind of mon ey be spent "cross literacy" is achieved with a combination of distribu­ want to credit Steve Martovich for so that it benefits all the students? I tion requirements and a minor. A Faculty Senate Task pointing out. quite resourcefully I wonder how th is a ffect s psych might add , that I am in fact. not the students, or wha t benefit humanities Force found that the majority of Roger Williams College only guy on campus with a ponytail. students will see in this? But again , students choose a minor that overlaps their major, and are Well an yway, I've been sitti ng I'm not sure I want to brin g this up. I therefore by-passing the standard 6-course requirement for around all week trying to think of the certainly don't want to make any men­ things that make me wonder, and I tion of that " Raj MahaI" joke, so I the minor. The Task Force concluded that "for most know I haven't used up all the good just won't say anything at all. students at Roger Williams College, no coherent or ade­ ones, but I just can 't seem to think of As long as I'm not bringing things quate experience of general education exists." The Faculty anything. I'm experiencing some kind up, let me not say something about the of block . People have suggested feeling you get when you drive past the Senate will eventually vote on the issue and determine the things, but I'm just not sure I want to guardshack in the morning . Now, the course for future Roger Williams College graduates. use them. Not that I don't think peo ple (person) standing out there they 're any good, but I'm ju st not checking stickers is, presumably, the "What's in it for me?" seems to be the question many sure. first person you see when you arrive students ask themselves. The math major asks, "Why do I There was something about the on campus. I wonder why he gives us a need to know how to conjugate a verb, or for that matter build ings that have a number of doors nasty little glare , and waves us on like as the main entrance, like the Union. we are a parade of inmates entering a that a sentence requires one. I communicate with symbols Someone said, " Dija ever wonder why concentration cam p. I wonder if I and numbers ." The business major wonders why he should people always use that one set of door s should bring it up at all . . . nah . take music. He says, "Hey, I'm going to sell insurance." even when the other ones work and What about the people who use the would ease the congestion problem at section of floor between two flights of "Why take Spanish?" we all ask. Never mind that 420/0 of peak use?" Somebod y else said , stairs as a congregation point, holding America is Spanish speaking. Never mind that the City of " What about the butt cans, which are up all kinds of traffic at either end? I clearl y designed for cigarette use, but wonder what their reaction would be if Providence has a cultural student exchange program with are usually so full of wastepaper that a someone screamed, "GET THE __ Central Falls. Never mind," I don't need to buy a paper. I cigarette would surely cause a fire? OUT OF THE WAY"? But I don't can't read." Are we attempting to build a Technological And the funny thing about this is that even think I want to use that one . most of the time there's a garbage can The more I think about it, the more Tower of Babel? right next to the butt can ." Do you see I realize I really don 't have anything at On the other hand, the graduating student must also be what I'm saying here? I'm just not all to wonder about this week. Tell you competent enough in a highly-specialized technical world to sure if I want to use these . what; forget everything except for the There was another one that arose; first paragraph. I'm just not going to compete with others. The data bases for technology are in­ someone mentioned something about write an article this week. I'll see you creasing at a logarithmic rate. To remain competitive the the expenditure of $4.1 to $4.5 million next time . modern technology student must not only increase his course load to reach a satisfactory competitive level, but to maintain that data base he must continue to study after he Is Rambo Gay? graduates. If he can't be competitive, why bother to go to school in the first place. "Hey, I'll drive a truck, watch TV By Andrew Miller and drink beer." What 's the solution? The Faculty Senate has its job cut out for it. . When discussing the general decay I know this is hardly enough to fill a of our societies' values people often whole paragraph, but I'd like to know

?1 • " M PC 'Q x '1 lump sex and violence together , why viewers are shown all the graphic Messenger Staff" especially in relation to the media. detail s in violent scenes depicting, for This is slightly ridiculous, becau se they example, the Vietnamese (who must Editors are two entities that couldn't be fur­ by now surely be repenting for their ther apart. It is tr ue, however. that foolha rdiness of the last decad e), the Mary Ellen Johannson News you C3n'( turn on a television set Russians, or the youth gangs that are Ann Pace News trying to take control of the stree ts. Evan Evans Editorials without someone gelling plugged one But when scenes portray material o f a Do ug Cloutier Entertainment way or another. It seems that Miami Vice and Hill sexual nature, they cut right from the 'Jennifer San Souci Business Manager Street Blues are two program s that couple's introduction to the afterglow. John Mongillo Sports have managed to escape the shoo t-em­ How many of you know that a recent Amy Duggan Advertising Manager up syndro me by com bining good cast survey ta ken among ju nior high Henry Alderman Production and plot. But what about the others schoolers revealed that 97"70 of all Cynthia Mattos Copy Editor -The A -Team, Magnum P.I. - (not on­ fifteen-year-olds think tha t after the ly do I not know all of these shows , sperm meets the egg, there' s a com­ Reporters but I'm not going to waste my time mercial break? Kathy Cohen Steve Martovich Kelly Burgess listing to them)? I will comment, The point of all this certainly isn't however, that what has happened to that explicit sex should be a part of Contributors the movie industry is another sad story regular television programming. What Andrew Miller " Commentary/Cartoonist altogether. Aside from Back to the is the point then? Hmmm? As Nietz­ Whit Hill Commentary Future, there hasn't been a non ­ che said, "One no longer loves one's psycho hit in almost a year. Why are ideas once one communicates them." Photographers people sur prised when their kids grow As usual, this outrage of mine has lost Mark Babbitt Donna Rocco Elias Roustom up to be vigilantes, like Bernhard steam as it has hit paper. I guess it Goetz, when they are reared on heroes strikes me as funny and a bit sad that Advertising Staff like Rambo, characters played by as a society we accept and condone Chuck Norris and Charles Bronson , murder on television daily, but cringe Am y Duggan Susuan Kenyon Colleen Sharon and now Arnold (please help me ta ke at the thought of our kids watching my shirt oft) Schwarzenhegger, whose people make love. What was that Facully Advisor characters have also turned psycho. If about role models and kids emulating Phil Szenher violence is the essence of today's what the y are? . television and movie industry, then The Messenger is a bi-weekly publication why not just prog ram segments of by and for Roger Williams College students: pure knifings, shootings and sawings? This way we could cut out all the plot Address all correspondence to : nonsense and get down to the good The Messenger • Roger Williams College • Bristol, RI 02809 stuff! £ WWWWWW bC tJ NEWS PAGE 3

IEEE Receives 2nd Grant WROG Goes FM By Mary Ellen Johannsen N.D.S.L. Awards The IEEE Student Branch at RWC has been awarded a grant of $675 by Students receiving N.D.S.L. awards the IEEE Providence Section. RWC through the Financial Aid Office for was officially notified in a letter to Dr. 1985-86 may sign promissory notes Ralph Chassaing dated September 26, starting Monday, October 7, 1985. 1985, and signed by Donald W. Tufts, Notes may be signed in the Financial Chairman of the Providence section. Aid Office between the hours of 8:30 This is the second year in a row that am and 4:30 pm. N.D.S.L. awards RWC has received the grant. Members cannot be credited toward your of the Providence Section include semester bill unless the promissory Brown University, Southeastern notes are signed . Massachusetts University, and Univer­ Thank You sity of Rhode Island . Dr. Chassaing was very enthusiastic about the grant National Direct Student Loan saying that it will be used for work in voice/speech synthesis to be carried out next tcrm in Digital Signal Processing.

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Professor English and Director of Photo by Mark Babbeu Freshmen Advising, Wheelock Col­ lege; Dr. Dennis M. Lucienco, Chair­ man, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and Associate Pro­ By John Mongillo evidently our application is going to be fessor of Mathematics, Western New After a three-year delay issued by amended. Once it is amended and I England College; Mr. Edward J the FCC, WROG still awaits its educa­ sign it, it's just a mailer of submitting O'Harra, Librarian, Manhattanville tionallicense, which would enable it to it again to the FCC and waiting for the College; and Dr. Nicholas Sharp, go FM sometime in the early part of wheels of bureaucracy and the Federal Director of Nontraditional Studies, 1986. WROG will continue to be a Government to move forward." he Virginia Commonwealth University. non-commercial radio station and will added. RWC faculty put together a self­ remain on 88.3 on the FM dial. Although WROG expects to receive "Oh.]eaM . .. And f 5~ppo5e )011 K"t those study report explaining its strengths mnT.l~ However, the new permit would allow its permit by February, problems' still 5uctIOn at the muting too!" and weaknesses. The NEACU team the station to broadcast in stereo at lay in store. "We need this time , used this report as a guide in their 100 watts. because we have a lot to do," says visit. The team's purpose was to In November of 1982, RWC Presi­ WROG Financial Advisor Rick Writers' Block thoroughly evaluate the school dent William Rizzini and former Daniels. There is the problem of Cured through this self-assessment and to WROG General Manager Todd Reiss acquiring the proper equipment need­ validate or critize it. formulated a two-hundred-page ed for being an FM station. "We need .Send $2 for catalog of over 16,000 RWC has been accredited since feasibility study for the station to to buy an antenna. It's going to be for­ topics, to assist your writing efforts 1976. The school received accrediting become FM. The study acknowledges ty feet tall and it will probably be on and help you beat Writers' Block. visits in 1977, and 1979/80. 10 1972 the Board of Trustees, WROG's the top of Dorm 2," says WROG For · info., call TOLL-FREE there was an initial visit. Board of Directors, and the Student General Manager Pat Delany. Accord­ 1-800-621-5745. (In Illinois, call •••••••••••••••••••~ Senate, which is funding the station, ing to Delany, the station will also 312-922-0300.) Authors' Research, : ' as the organizations responsible for need an excitor, a stereo generator, Room 6OO-N, 407 South Dearborn, the station's move to FM . The study and a new mixing board. "We already Chicago, II 60605. also consists of technical information, have an FM transmitter and three new such as proposed frequency, antenna turntables. The turntables (Technics height and ;location, and a detailed 40 SL - 1200 MK 2) are the best we can topographical study of the area be­ buy for what we want," he added. tween Providence andlNewport. Delany said he couldn't yet disclose Yearbooks Are However, in January of 1983, the the cost of the new equipment because station's request for its application WROG is still in need of an engineer. was postponed. "After the application Complicating matters some, was filed by our attorneys with the ap­ WROG will be working with different Here!! proval of the Board of Trustees, we personnel, such as engineers and other were informed by the FCC that there laborers, who will help build the sta­ 1985 yearbooks would be a delay," says Rizzini, tion. "Since it's an old application, The delay was caused by Channel 6, everything is subject to change, "says who had filed a notice for a suit with Daniels. WROG is also in need of sta­ are on sale the FCC against potential radio users . tion personnel and started screening The television station claimed that people in late September for openings. these new applicants (WROG was just "We want a professional attitude once one of several applicants) would in­ we go FM," Daniels added. in the Student Center terfere with the television band, caus­ Because the station is going FM, it is ing front end loading. Subsequently, now searching for call numbers other the FCC froze all applications for a than "WROG", which are taken by from 11 :00 AM 'til 6:00 PM period of six months. "The FCC was another station. "We might have a re-writing all its regulations." con­ publicity contest for coming up with firms Rizzini. Because the FCC altered our new call numbers as well as a new Tuesday, October 8th. its regulations, Channel 6'5 lawsuits motto," says Delany. WROG's motto were lifted against new FM radio ap­ is currently "The Rock". plicants in August of this year. With the broadcasting power of 100 The price is $20 When the decision was reached, walls, WROG will be heard from RWC's attorneys advised the station's Providence to Newport, a big ad­ engineers "to study the decision, vancement from being only partially which restricted the areas around heard on campus. And although and photographs not used which a band could be established," WROG will probably receive its per­ according to Rizzini. "WROG has mit before the spring of '86, it will had an engineer (WROG Consulting most likely begin operating as an FM are also on sale Engineer Edward Perry) check, and station until the fall of '86. for 25¢ a shot. PAGE 4 NOTEWORTHY

continued from page I A point of semantics was raised and purpose here is to teach and that the addressed by several members. One better they define and focus this pur­ questioned the 25% figure which pose, the better they will do their job. reflects what portion of a curriculum While Dr. Silverberg was reading ATTENTION: ALL READERS must be taken in the liberal arts. Deal' off the changes, Dr. RulphChassaing, Schiavo informed the group that the an outspoken Gen-Ed opponent, and figure was taken from the book of ac­ Dean Schiavo became embroiled in a creditation guidelines set forth by the sometimes heated exchange which MESSENGER COpy DEADLINES New England Association of Colleges nearly resulted in Dr. Chassaing's and Universities. He emphasized that ejection from the meeting. Faculty it is indeed "a measure by which the members shifted uncomfortably in college will be judged." He pointed their seats as the matter was resolved ' COpy DEADLINES ISSUE DATE out that the accreditors were scheduled peacefully. Discussion began again in to arrive Monday, October 7, and this earnest and resumed at the intensity of October 28, 1985 November 4, 1985 would be one area that would be the previous meeting. November 18, 1985 reviewed. There was discussion as to November 12, 1985 December 9, 1985 what continued a liberal arts course Discussion Continues December 2, 1985 and the discrepancy that one course, such as economics, could be classified One faculty member began by as business in some schools and as specifically questioning the Engineer­ liberal arts in others. Math and natural ing department and asking whether the NOTE: Club Presidents - the Messenger urges you to keep the sciences were classified as liberal arts proposal would endanger its accredita­ but one faculty member, emphatically college community informed of your club's activities - spread the tion with ABET. The Coordinator of word! Submit news releases to the office. stated that he felt courses in basic the Engineering department responded Messenger skills were not liberal arts courses. by saying that they could continue to Another member chided the Senate meet the absolute minimum but It body as being "paralyzed by their would be difficult to do so and that 8hfAaO~ing middle age" that they were acting as if each Division is concerned for the 4he Pre1,grlAm Ir{l'rm4tit'naP they were wearing blinders and were future. The Computer Engineering unable to refocus their own thinking. major would lose one of its two totally There were two separate motions free electives (50"1.) and this was a ma­ Meeh",g made requesting that the 10-4 proposal jor concern of the department. Other be reduced to 8-4 or 6-4. Both motions effects of implementation were ques­ were defeated. tioned when a member focused on the In reference to the AD HOC com­ adult learner and the transfer students. t 19B~ mittee itself. a motion was made that The impact on them and on students 1ues, Del. 1.9 would allow any Senate member to sit in the Evening Division . he felt, could on the committee. One response was be crucial. that the current members were the.on­ Another member posed the ques­ Iy ones who had responded to the tion . "Are we a college or are we a Dean's open invitation to form the technical school." Again, the reasons 1he MUMj committee. Commenting on this. one Place for technical course-work and why member succinctly stated that he employers want to see it on resumes "never knew the committee would were discussed. On the other hand, a have that much power" adding "both faculty member addressed the Napolean and I would have liked to philosophical underpinnings of college have that kind of power ." The majori­ 6pm education. He believed that college ty of members believed that a more was preparing them for the world and academically representative group that the college presently was giving would be more sensitive to the differ­ them insufficient tools for living as ing needs of the college community. adults. He agreed that techological This motion passed and members had courses must be part of the curriculum one week to submit their names to the but that "tools for learning" must Dean. also be taught. Another comment in­ One comment seemed to express terpreted tools for learning to be con­ what constituted the basic issue at strued as being able. among "other hand: "How can we'l debate the things. to critically read a newspaper, number of courses and not consider to read the stock market report, to the course content and the coherency basically understand insurance and of our programs?" that these skills were necessary tools Very few faculty left the meeting for living. early and many had shared their views in the discussion. A humanities divi­ continuedon page 6 sion member commented that it had been a long time since such "collegiate ,,~~ FAClORYOUTLET debate" rang through the halls of ~ CRAFTED fOOTWEAR RWC and he believed that it should continue for another week. A motion was made to adjourn. All votes were •• • • • •• • •• •• • •• ••• • chalked on the board. )rhe hour was • late and the high level ofattention sus­ • NEW MUSIC BIOGRAPHIES tained by most members for over two • Brian Jones: The Inside Story of a Rolling Stone • hours had obviously taken its toll on by Nicholas Fitzgerald, Pumum, 256 PIl. $7.95 (Hardbound) some of the participants. Dean • • Schiavo and the Sargent-at-Arms, Dr. • Szenher, were trying to add the • Jagger by Carey Scholfield. Beaufort Books. 248 pp. $8.95 (Paperbound) The Beaded Moe numbers of votes on the board but • • were experiencing some difficulty do­ byQuoddy••~ ing so. Dr. Chassaing rushed up to the • • Crodle your foot in the noturol comfort board and wrote "too much general Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga • education" across the top. The Senate • by Stephen Davis. Morrow. 353 pp, $15.95 (Hardbound) of true moccasin construction. broke into laughter, easing the tension • Soft full-groined leather in the room. The motion to adjourn • on a duroble long-wearing sole. passed and faculty began filing out of • Nowhere To Run: The Story of Soul Music • Hand-beaded and hand-laced. the room. Despite the light vote on Wide range of colors at by Gerri Hirshey, Penquin, 384 pp, $6.95 (Paperbound) which the' meetrng'S'concluded, Dean • • this special sale price. Schiavo firmly reminded Senators that • they would be back next week and he • PRESE NT YOU Il urged a vote would be taken then and True Adventures of the Rolling Stones • STUDE NT ' D no later. · . (original title - Dance With The Devil) -$16~oo FO il THIS 5' SPECI ALSAVING No sooner had the meeting ended • by Stanley Booth Vintage. $4.95 (Paperbound) • Regulo

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continued from page I Aftermath med ashore near New Haven, Connec­ continued from page 4 ticut, and roared northward with the When The Messenger asked eye passing directly. over Springfield, students what they did during the hur­ into a structure will not achieve its Massachusetts. RWC students, along ricane. these were some of the goal. It will not enrich the student." In with 225,000 other Rhode Islanders, responses: response to what the economic impact lost power due to the high wind which "went out in my backyard and would be if the proposal was im­ toppled trees and branches on power played with my umbrella in the wind" lines. William Nott, Director of RWC plemented, Dean Schiavo said that its "went to the beachIf annual cost had been grossly Physical Plant, explained that there "read the newspaper by the window overestimated. There would be a are } emergency generators for each light" change in focus and in emphasis and building and that these are tested "took a nap" that the implementation, in the end, weekly. Those generators were able to "listened to my radio" would be actually cheaper. power essential lighting and heating "climbed a tree" The Sargent-at-Arms was forced to plant operations during the power "went for a ride" interrupt a faculty member to inform outage. Rizzini, commenting on Ifhad fun in the recreation the Senate that the time agreed upon cooperation and coordination of ef­ building" for adjournament had been reached. forts, said that the "kids were wonder­ "sat on Bristol Harbor taking pic­ The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 ful" and "my hats off to everybody" tures of sail boats as they were washed p.rn . for all their cooperation. "Val and her ashore." kitchen staff' remained on campus Although RWC power was back on More Debate at Second Meeting and fed everyone including about 35 for classes Tuesday, some faculty and firemen, town police, and town Public staff remained without power and The few days preceeding the second Works Department workers. Captain water as late as Thursday. The city of meeting, faculty members could be Shaw, Director or Security, and Dean Warwick sustained wide areas of seen discussing the issues raised by the Haskell and her staff, all remained on power outages some of which were not proposal. Faculty spoke of attempting campus to assist. The Physical Plant alleviated until 8 days after the storm. to "understand what his [other faculty staff also stayed until the storm had In some of the West Bay communities, members] feelings were and why they passed. huge piles of massive tree trunks and felt that way." Reasons were set forth limbs still crowd the curbsides as and explained to other members. Opi­ Minimal Damage on Campus residents continue clearing their prop- nions were focused, redefined, and erty. . synthesized. Resolutions and alternate The college lost 10 trees, mostly Major insurance firms have sent proposals were suggested . Memoes located along the Bay. Three windows special teams of adjustors into the area were written and proxies were again Photo by Mark Bab~U were broken at Almeida. Minimal to handle claims arising from the prepared and notarized. Faculty ap­ damage was sustained because of the storm. peared to be anticipating a second preparation and the less threatening RWC escaped the full brunt of the Senate meeting where the issue could path of the storm. Due to continued storm. Although not the monster be discussed without the pressure of Ladies: power loss, classes were cancelled on storm it had been prior to coming early adjournament and with views Monda Se tember 30. ashore, Gloria left her impressions on and opinions better defined. Ironical­ RWC : ly, 4V, hours before the meeting, Lea:rn AI" -reading by flashlight power was disrupted on campus for -eating coldcuts and going without just under an hour. Some faculty "Dallas" members wondered uneasily whether it -an extra long weekend and. would postpone the meeting. They -a reprieve from the quizzes and were prepared to continue the S[Lr tests that would have been. diologue. • The Senate convened at 3:30 p.m . and Dr.. Joel Silverberg, AD HOC committee member, began the discus­ sion by listing suggested revisions to D[r[NSE: the original Core Curriculum pro­ posal: Buckle I. To retain the minor, with 5 courses as an elective option. Course Includes : 2. Course proposal would be sub­ mitted to the Division Curriculum Them Kicks Strikes & Blocks committee for their approval and then The art of throwing to the College Curriculum Committee and how to defend yourself for approval. from weapon attacks. Up. 3. Three persons would conduct a study on the proposal's impact on rransfer students and Open Division This course is for beginers students and report these findings to that wish to learn to defend the Faculty Senate. themselves. No experience is 4. Affected majors were changed to required. read : Civil Eng. Tech. - I course adjustment; Accounting ~ 2 course The meeting will be a short adjustment; Marketing - 2 course meeting to decide when the adjustment. classes will be held. 5. Regarding ABET requirements for engineering technology, this revi­ It'sThe Law. sion would allow 91 hours out of a 124 program and for engineering, would allow 29 courses out of 40. EET IN THE SNACK BA 6. On page 46, the sentence HURSDAY 17 AT 7:99...... "Courses designed to explore the creative process in literature or the arts" would now read "Courses designed to provide direct creative Children are the hope ofthe world experiences in literature or arts and to provide analysis of the creative proces­ We invite you to keep that hope alive ses underlying representative artistic works. and growing. An added criteria was added "to provide direct involvement in the creative process in order to explore the The Columban Fathers internaldynamics of particular art forms and to develop confidence in in­ For information write to: Rev. Michael Molloy, tuitive processes. Columban Fathers, 310 Adams Street, Quincy, MA 02169. 7. On page 47, to add to the end of the page"At least one ofthese courses Name _ must be taken in an area of the sciences and must include some Address _ laboratory experience. [This require­ Tel. _ ment may also be satisfied by a one­ year sequence in the natural sciences.] ENTERTAINMENT PAGE 7 They Did •••••••••••• ••••••• Make Us Alternative Laugh Music By Douglas Ooutier ••••••••••••••••••• By Douglas Cloutier The audience for "We Can Make ••••••••••••••••••• You Laugh ," o n Wednesday, October 2 was well rewarded for attendance, BEFORE Hurricane Gloria took the repaid in full belly-laughs from 3 first-planned Homecoming weekend outrageou s comics. The evening was out to lunch, PCB played a rousing part of "comedy week" in "That The dance gwup 5t.rbound in gym for dinntr on Friday, October 41h. concert on Thursday, September 26 in Photo by Mark Babbell Place." front of the Union . Vocalist/guitarist The constant delivery of quips, Peter Calo's four some mixed funk, R puns, and routines began with a bang & B and a full-time percussionist. when Master of Ceremonies, Joe hold a "deadpan face" and not "pud­ The Octette Bridge With Jean-Do Sifantus on drums, Jim Dunckel, took the stage. .Within dle on the floor" through all 3 comic Orlean on other skins, and Deena minutes and with effortless skill he en­ routines to win $25. Anderson singin', the group kept ticed the spectators to laugh at his very The first .name drawn was a non­ Club students sitting on the walls from glance . His character routines includ­ existent Mike Hunt. Everyone, in­ twelve o'clock to one-thirty with ed a cranky grandfather and a wimpy, cluding Dunckel and company, took a upbeat and sunny sounds. country type who bragged about his minute to recover . Those who liked the show, as well as "biiig truck." James Spencer, Lauren Dean and those who didn't, should request their The first half of the program pro ­ Shelley Bonocelli were among the six * * * so ng, " Fine Line, " on WFNX or ceeded from there, with Dunckel in­ who were treated to the spotlight. The WBCN . troducin g the other two co mics in three judges included Bud Conlan and RI Premiere of Speaking of radio stations , WJHT turn . Mike Merran, Dunckel was amazed is located approximately 90.4 on the When the bald " Wild-inan" came that RWC students "took us for $75." FM dial. The D.J . working on Sunday out, a guitar strapped around his The masters of the funnybone were Broadway Play! night, September 29, got a call from shoulder, he had only to look at the generously eager to give away the an RWC student at 9:45 pm . "John", audience to cause hysteria. Then mon ey (or the judges were too In the early 1930's the eight (non­ who was never fully identified, iden­ things got better when he imper­ critical), because the students always too-saintly- Irish Catholics) Donovan tified Madonna's " Like a Virgin" as a sonated an egg, folding his ears down . got a second chance. sisters of Rhode Island , all married trivia song the D.J. had played a snip­ He sta rted a running joke, " Of cour se . Those who attended (and the cafe save one, fo rmed a contra ct bridge pet o f. Congrads, "John", even ya did!!" that lasted the whole night. was packed) really saw a show to club that met twice a mon th, ever-so­ though they weren't giving away a The second half took on a game remember. As if to predict the out­ faithfully, for 13 years. The third an­ prize. "A lot of people out there prob­ show format, where the comics took come, the boys announced that they niversary of this unique , sisterly bridge ably knew," said the hesitant jock, "victims" on stage and tried to make are in the final ballot for " College club was recorded in a feature story in "but he cared enough to actually call them laugh . Each contestant had to Entertainers of the Year. n The Providence Journal in 1934, and in." Indeed . fifty years later the son of one of these •• • • grand old gals, Phillip James Barry, X began their careers as an L.A . formerly of Warw ick and now of New punk band. Their debut LP, 1980's Art in Motion York City, made a successful Broad­ Los Angeles (Slash) , was "hard, raw By Douglas Cloutier block .) Astrid's (Jeannine Brunelle) way play out of the story of "the and original, and rock critics around and Cedric's relationship was never On Friday, October 4, the Cof­ octette bridge club". the country loved it," according to feehouse Theatre presented Edward truly developed, although she tries . After negotiations over the past five Rolling Slone magazine. Wild Gift Joeksy (Karen Lunde), Frenzy (Dan months with the Williams Morris Hart's"A Writer on the Block ." (1981, Slash) was even better received, Sugler) and Scumbo (Shawn Alan Agency and Samuel French , Inc., of "This play is a culmination of four making several top rock charts. Belyea) all were engaging, but it was New York City, permission was years' work, two previous finished The X gang has a new LP titled never clear why they stuck by Cedric granted to the Roger Williams Stage . versions, and a number of abandoned Ain't Love Grand, on Electra, about Company to produce this play on the attempts. It is currently undergoing so strongly. the glories of broke'" relationships. yet another complete revision, because For her part as Cedric's pushy Bristol Campus from October 10th The LP reflects the real life situation business manager Giselle Yourous, through October 19th, Thursday, Fri­ it is "art in motion," wrote the author of the now 'estranged couple, Exene Keri Krutsh proved the most in­ in the program's flap . day and Saturday evenings at 8 o'clock . Cervenka (vocalist) and John Doe teresting character. She acted prettily with a special 2:30 matinee for The show was a "reading," when (bassist / vocalist). students and senio r citizens on Sun­ the actor s only sat in chairs and read while ordering him to "Writel!" and The group, rounded out by guitarist selling his sweat to the market. By the day, October 13th. their parts. Placed into that simple Billy Zoo m and D.J . Bonebreak on end she was told off-very politely­ Through open casting from the slot, the plot's delightful development drums, went to Accept (Heavy Metal) -by her former employee, who had community, the following cast was was all in dialogue, lighting, and the producer Michael Wagoner on their use of props. left writing novels for plays. selected for the Roger Williams' new album . A recent review of the LP The most attentiv e part of "Writer The plot revolved around a writer premiere of J.P . Barry's sentimental in Rolling Stone called X ". . . the on the Block" was how the same comedy: Karin Lunde, Keri Krutsch, who was depressed over a bad writer's most down and dirty L.A . outfit to actors took the parts of 9 muses in block. Cedric Clement, by name, Jessica Stockton , Ginanne Carpenter, flirt with the top 40 since the Doors." Cedric's dreams. The lighting would worked sitting in the tub of his condo. Lisa Jo Thomas, Lisa Sazama, Laura X has survived on the same lineup Given this unusual set, we watch go yellow, actresses would shift their Knight , Kristen Poole and Dan Sulger , since it's beginnings, when they re­ scarves and each actor would play two portraying a reporter from The Provi­ Cedric tell his friends " Joeksy" a leased singles like " We're Desperate" different muses throughout the play. dancer, "Scumbo;" a punk musician, dence Journal. o n L.A.'s Dangerhouse label. The best part was that the muses and Reser vations will be available "Frenzy, " an artist, and girlfriend Troubles developed when they moved "real people" also played by the through extensions 2088 and 2015 in "Astrid Jensen" to " leave me alone!" to Electra records for Under The Charlie Stratton played Cedric with actors held common personalities. the theatre area, or directly through Black Sun (1982), then More Fun In "Writer on the Block " was well believable conviction . (Hart himself the college switchboard at 253-1040. The New World (1983). Some fans worth seeing, but I can't wait to see it wrote the play to break a writer's decided that the band " sold out" for again. more green, when the real reason was Slash Record's inability to distribute ATIENTION COLLEGE MUSIC NEWS their records. The name to watch is innovative In September, 1982, Rolling Stone STUDENTS! Stanley Jordan. His newest release described their music as "a walk down Modern Furniture for Sale Magic Touch features a unique version an unlit tenderloin alley at four a.m., Perfect for Dorm Rooms of Eleanor Rigby and Jordan's own an uneasy tension in the air, the threat Touch of Blue. The Princeton of violence imminent." Please Contact graduate is being said to "revolu- X is playing at the Leroy Theatre on Belcourt Antiques _ tionize and redefine the guitar." The "Rocktober" 18, with Del Fuegos album is highly recommended. opening at 7:30 p.m. The theatre is at 5202 Main Street, Warren Sax man David Sanborn's latest, 66 Broad St. in Providence, tickets are 245-3787 Straight from Ihe Hearl, is a nice live $12 and $13. recording. Sanborn who backed Roger Waters on his solo project, Pros and •••••••••••••••••• Cons ofHitchiking, burns on the title , Wise N' Shine cut and does a nice job covering James Ingram's One Thousand Ways. 'Wondnful! Jus. wondn-ful! . .. So much[or @ Genius is 90070 Perspiration instilling tht m with a .ltnSt of eee," PAGE 8 . SPORTS The Voice of a Goalie Frisbee GodsAbsent on Saturday By Stephen Martovich The next time I schedule an Flying Wazoo. URI came. out in a Ultimate Frisbee Tournament in this . zone defense which proved a challenge town it'5 going to be on a nice day. to break. The wind forced us to make Don't get me wrong, I think bad short passes and that's what it took to weather shows a player's true beat the zone. Against the wind six character. You can tell right away who completions equals a gain often yards. the die-hards are when the first game The real problem came after a turn­ ends in the rain and half the team goes over when we would fall into our home. But, this tourney was supposed traditional man-ta-man defense except to be played two weeks ago, until a nobody had a man . Our new found By John Mongillo Photo by Mark Babbeu hurricane shut down the state for four unintentional zone did not provide MacAskill. Yet, the boisterous goalie The homecoming game against Gor­ days. I should have known then that much defense . URI held a 6-3 lead at can sometimes get carried away. "I the Frisbee Gods were not with us on halftime. It was about this time that don College wasn't until Saturday talk to the referees. I've had my com­ afternoon, but the voice of goaltender this one. Nevertheless, to get a big the rain came down hard. ments and have been (yellow warn ing) Scott MacAskill was already hoarse, homecoming crowd and boost the That cut halftime short. Our big carded a few times," he said, adding as if he had just left a Springsteen sport is worth putting up with a little homecoming crowd was reduced to a that he was once thrown out of a game show. "It's always like this during the wind. So, when Saturday afternoon mysterious beardedman with an um­ as a sophomore for "throwing an season," said the men's soccer tri­ washed up we were there and ready for brella off in the distance. But the spirit elbow" to an opponent's face . captain. the first pull. of Ultimate is strong and would not let With in the rules, MacAskill is an The senior from Peabody, Massa­ Now, it has occurred to me in recent the day stop there. Besides, the keg aggressive player I constantly coming chusetts then pleasantly talked about weeks that the game of Ultimate is was still full and waiting. out of his goal to challenge opposing foreign to many folks. So, please The second half went much like the how quiet he is the day of a game. forwards. And at 6 13/1,195 Ibs., his However, the silent facade diminishes allow me a moment here to raise the first, although it must have been com­ fielding range helps complement his once the familiar No. I black and public's -" frisbee literacy ." ical. I tried not to laugh. Someone bold playing style. Throughout a silver jersey steps onto the playing Ultimate Frisbee is played with two commented that it was a matter of game, MacAskill can be seen pacing in field. "When I get out there it's time seven member tearns, (or however luck to catch the disc in that weather. and out of the goal, while encouraging to get myself physically and mentally many happen to show that day.) The URI trudged their way to an 11 -6 win and directing his teammates. "Being pumped up," said MacAskill. "I yell a object is to move the disc (frisbee), on their way to winning the tourney. the goalie I can see things that they with passes only, into the endzone. The Wazoo then sat down to watch lot because it keeps me into the don't see, and I let them know," he game." Play begins with a pull or throw off. A Bryant slide short of victory against said. long high pull allows the defense time the URI zone. Bryant pulled together MacAskill hasn't wandered from It wasn't until his junior year in high any games so far this year, as the four­ to set up. A turnover occurs whenever their own zone in an attempt to school when MacAskill began playing year RWC veteran finishes up his final an offense has a pass dropped, thrown counter the trouble. Turnovers came soccer . He said soccer was just a season. Last fall, MacAskill posted a out of bounds, intercepted, blocked or often in the wet game, but the players warm-up for playing a more familiar if the thrower is stalled for 12 seconds . moved slow in the mud. 1.0 goals against average, which was sport - basketball. "I never played the fifth best in the NAIA. Presently And then there are a lot of other rules In the end, the weather and the zone before, so when I came out I asked the (as ofOctober 7th), his goals against is which you can only learn by breaking proved too much for Bryant and URI coach,' what can I play?' And the them. But, most important, there are was victorius. Yet, there was still a 1.0 after 10 games. "I have complete coach said, goalie." remembered confidence in Scott, and when a goal is no referees, only a communal feeling matter to be settled. Bryant was to MacAskill . which solves disagreements in the take on the Flying Wazoo for the con­ scored against our defense it's a good MacAskill is a Marketing major and goal," says head coach Bob Frye. quickest way. No referees also means solation prize - pride. presently has an internship with Town Part of his success lies in the great there is no one to call the game for Bryant won the game which was and Country Transportation in War­ communication he has with his team­ rain. played entirely during the hardest of ren. "I'm an assistant to the market­ mates . "I feel that when I don't com­ So, when Saturday afternoon the rain. Afterwards the saturated ing director there. It's a start for me," washed up we were ready for the first egos .and the crumbled paper cups municate with the rest of the team, he said . Later on, he hopes to get into everybody seems to fade away, and pull. soaked into the earth and left it as if it sales, a line of work which may be when thai happens the opposition can This Triangle Tourney consisted of were untouched. This day was meant tailor-made for him. URI, Bryant College, and RWC. The make a strike against you," said for wind and rain and if we had only first game was between URI and the waited, Sunday was everything it is supposed to be. Good day. Lady Hawks Soar Into "/qIDltIki kl JaM HbdIok By Anne Lamorlello What does it mean for a team to be the old Protestant work ethic in force . Sportsline ranked No. I in New England, No.3 This year's squad is balanced By Anne LamorielIo in the East and No. IS in the country? behind the drive of team captain Ask Coach Joel Dearing. Senior , Sharon Castelli, an All­ While the Lady Hawks volleyball That balance has to be distributed "What it means is if we can hold Conference and All-Tournament team has been clearing a decisive path through some very young ranks as the this position, we can make the player last year, and the individual to the NCAA's this year, the men's Hawks suit up nine freshmen, six playoffs for sure." whom Dearing has been building the soccer team seems to be making in­ sophomores, three juniors and only Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Lady Hawks offense around. roads in that direction, too. one senior. Claus. The Roger Williams College As of October 2nd, the S ' 2" setter This is the first week. Currently Three players giving immediate women's volleyball team is one of the led the team in points serving with 114. S-2-2. Coach Bob Frye's booters were relief to Frye's squad are tri-captains best in the nation. The NCAA posted She also has II aces 10 her credit. ranked just outside the top ten in New Scott MacAskill (Peabody, MAO) those rankings the week of September Against Eastern Nazarene, whom England Division III competition by (senior) goalkeeper, John Gammon 30th, when the Lady Hawks were 9-0. the Lady Hawks defeated for the first the ISAA National College Soccer (Dallas, TX) (junior) forward and Since then, tlie squad has added time in four years at the beginning of Poll. The Hawks were ranked No.8 in Dave Bolton (Londonderry, NH) three more wins ifor an unbelievable the season, Dearing labelled Castelli as New England the week of September (junior) back. 12-0 match record, a 26-3 game record "our most consistent server." She led 23rd with 13 points and a record of In their last nine games, the Hawks and a whopping 422 total points that game in total points (16) scored 4-1-1, its highest ranking thus far. are 4-0 on the road and 1-2-2 at home. scored. . on her serve. "Up to this point," said Frye, "the Gammon leads the Hawks offensive In that pole, the Lady Hawks are "That's the beauty part of having reason we're winning is that we have a attack with 4 goals, 2 assists followed the only Rhode island team ranked in an experienced player on the team," good balance. That's the reason we've by two freshmen, Rob Tuohey (2 the top 10 in the East, the only team said the coach. The Lady Hawks have been so su~ sf~l." goals)' of Hebron, CT and Tim Col­ representing New England in the East also received standout performances '. y . ~ bert of Scituate, MA (I goal, I assist). and only one of three eastern colleges from Amy Beaulieu (senior), attacker, . l . ranked in the nation . who made 99 aces last year, Kelly Har­ ~'J It is the first time the Lady Hawks rold (sophomore) and Wendy Bonner, have received such national recogni­ (junior) middle-blockers, who have tion. racked up a total of 109 points on their And they will have their hands full serve, 76 and 33, respectively. Harrold ~" the season progresses, as . Dearing also leads the squad in aces with 31. has built into their schedule a few Completing the picture are Pam ,/ obstacles. Browne, attacker and Kristin Thomp­ The nc' ;onal ranking for the Lady son. setter. Dearing also sees promise Hawks has oeen no stroke of luck or in newcomers Celia Cornish and first­ early Christmas present. It has been year player Joanne Carberry.