Vol. LXI No. 4 Providence College - Providence, Rhode Island October 4,1996 “Belligerent, Uneducated Brutes...” He then proceeded to enter through in the car, the PPDR claims that well. he would be charged with “main­ by Mary M. Shaffrey ’97 door and encountered the band Bennett and the assisting officer, With everyone out of the house, taining a liquor nuisance.” With Editor-In-Chief and more students drinking out of Ptlm. Sisson, re-entered the house Jim Forker ‘97, according to the this, the report alleges, Forker at­ and Pete Keenan ’99 red cups. He proceeded to ask stu­ and were able to stop the band from report, approached the officers and tempted to flee, but was appre­ A&E Writer dents who lived there, and was met hended and placed in a police car. The above adjectives are how with blank stares. With this, he Both Testa and Forker were trans­ one bystander described the arrest­ asked students if they did not live ported to Central Station and held ing officers who broke up an off- there to please leave. Again, ac­ for the next session of 6th District campus party last Saturday cording to the PPDR, he was met Court. evening. with ignorant expressionless faces. The PPDR alleges that during Approximately 35 people were At about this time, according to the course of this investigation, a gathered to listen to Rhino as they the report, Brian Testa ‘97 ap­ large crowd gathered outside. celebrated Brian Testa’s 21 st birth­ proached Ptlm. Bennett and asked With this crowd came insults and day. The band was playing acous­ him to leave because they were profanity from intoxicated stu­ tically and according to eyewit­ having a private party. When Ptlm. dents directed towards the police nesses it was no louder than the Bennett asked Testa if he lived officers. average stereo. Rhino began their there, he replied no. With this, When you ask students who set around 9:00 p.m. At 9:51 p.m., Ptlm. Bennett, according to the re­ attended the party, you get a very as stated in the Providence Police port, again asked him to leave and different picture. Department Report (PPDR), Po­ Testa replied “I’m not moving any­ Students state that discrepan­ lice were notified of various noise where.” Finally, Bennett tried to cies lie in every aspect of the re­ complaints. This is where any escort Testa out the front door and port, and that it was they who were by Pete Keenan '99 form of agreement ends. was met with resistance. At about met with the initial profanity and According to the PPDR, Patrol­ the same time, Bennett requested Scott Janovitz ’97 displays the damage done to his guitar insulting remarks. According to man Bennett (Badge #131) got out backup. During this process, ac­ witnesses, no one was on the side­ of his car and asked students on cording to the report, Testa spilled playing. Rhino then fled from the informed them that he was a resi­ walk, and very few were on the the sidewalk and porch to put beer on Bennett. All along, again house, abandoning their musical dent of the apartment. When po­ porch. Most were concentrated in down their drinks, but was met according to the report, the band instruments. With this, the remain­ lice requested identification, he re­ with blank stares and ignorance. continued to play. Once Testa was der of the people at the party left as fused, and was then informed that continued on page 4 Welcome to Providence, Tabitha Soren Mr. President Rocks by Colleen E. Pappas ’99 hind schedule and Air Force One we have a term for selfless service: Asst. News Editor could be seen coming through the Claiborne Pell.” clouds on its way to T.F. Green But it was Reed’s introduction With sunny skies overhead and Airport at around 12:30 p.m. of President Clinton that drew the PC’s Vote a view of the State House in the The delay did not, however, loudest applause and cheers by far. distance, President Clinton’s ap­ dampen the enthusiasm of the The President began by echoing by Erin R. King ’98 18-26. As a result, since 1992, pearance in Providence last Satur­ News Editor politicians have addressed several day was graced not only with beau­ issues concerning young people. tiful weather but with the enthusi­ On Monday, September 30, The “Motor Voter” Registration astic support of a cheering crowd PC’s Alumni Hall was visited by Act, MTV’s personal crusade, al­ of over 20, 000 people. the self-proclaimed “voting poster lows people to register to vote at Downtown Providence was child,” MTV’s Tabitha Soren, who their local Department of Motor brimming with anticipation, as is visiting several colleges this Vehicles; the college loan system crowds of people lined the street election season to answer ques­ has been reevaluated, and the Na­ to gain access to Station park, tions and give young people “a tional Service Plan offers options which is located just West of the reason to go out to the polls” on for young people interested in American Express building. Metal Election Day. public service. barricades had been placed around Soren, 29, has come to be There are currently 46 million the area and many of the surround­ known as a spokesperson for Americans in the 18-26 age ing streets were blocked by police “Generation X,” especially after bracket; a substantially larger vot­ officers. her work for MTV News during ing block than that of senior citi­ The entrance to the park was the 1992 election. She takes the zens. So why do the politicians opened at 10:30 a.m. and by 11:30 cynical stand that the 26th Amend­ a.m. the line had formed down William Jefferson Clinton addresses the crowd at Providence’s ment, which gave 18-year-olds the continued on page 4 Francis Street onto the Memorial Waterplace Park right to vote in 1971, was passed Boulevard sidewalk and across the “only because they were dy­ bridge near Waterplace Park. crowd as the President arrived in Reed’s gratitude towards Pell, and ing in Vietnam.” These days, While people waited in line, ven­ Station Park. Prior to his speech, informed the crowd that the bud­ young people often take that dors sold t-shirts, buttons and Mr. Clinton was presented with a get which had been passed the pre­ right for granted. Soren signs. Prior to the entrance into the key to the city of Providence by vious day had included “the big­ noted that many times, young park, people had to pass through Mayor Vincent A. Cianci, Jr. Lt. gest increase in the Pell Grant people do not vote because one of the eight metal detectors Gov. Robert Weygand also spoke scholarships in twenty years.” politicians do not address that had been put in place and were to the crowd briefly, as did State President Clinton continued to their issues. However, the asked to submit their hand bags Representative Patrick J. Kennedy. praise the new budget deal, which politicians do not address and backpacks to a search as well. Retiring Senator Claiborne Pell, also included new legislation on young people’s issues be­ Before the arrival of the Presi­ whose appearance at the podium the minimum wage, healthcare re­ cause often they do not vote. dent, the crowd was treated to drew cheers from the crowd, of­ form, and immigration. The speech “It’s a vicious circle,” she musical performances by the West­ fered his support to Congressman was one of optimism and hope; the said. erly High School jazz band, the Jack Reed, who will seek to fill theme that ran through Clinton’s “Voter turnout has gone Cranston High School West Pell’s seat in the Senate. speech as well as those of the other down every year since 1971 marching band, and the Holy Cross Reed, with obvious crowd ap­ political leaders was the idea of “ except 1992,” Soren contin­ Church of Christ Gospel Choir of proval, approached the micro­ ued. In 1992, voting in­ Laura Humann ’99 South Providence. phone to thank Pell for his dedica­ continued on page 4 creased 20% for people ages Tabitha Soren in Alumni Hall The President ran slightly be­ tion and stated, “In Rhode Island The Cowl 2 NEWS October 4,1996 News Briefs Inside President’s Forum Presents First Event Congress The first event in the ber 10, at 7:30. It will be an illus­ Stripping of the Altars, was President’s Forum series for trated lecture. awarded the Longman/Wistory by Michael J. Walsh that these changes would not take 1996-97 will be a lecture by Dr. The English Reformation was Today prize as the best historical Student Congress President effect until at least 2002 if passed Eamon Duffy on the English Ref­ a legislated response to the per­ work published in Britain in by the Senate. ormation of the sixteenth century. sonal requirements of King Henry 1992-1993. Dr. Duffy, who has This week in Congress... We And now class updates...The Dr. Duffy, who is a fellow of VIII, in contrast to the evangeli­ the reputation of being an excel­ passed our first bill of the year. The senior class of 1997 is busy plan­ Magdalene College, Cambridge, cal reformation initiated by Mar­ lent speaker, has lectured in En­ Congress unanimously voted to ning 197 nights and will soon an­ and director of studies in theol­ tin Luther. Dr. Duffy’s work has gland, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, approve Bill No. 07 47. The Bill nounce the date. The junior class ogy there, is a Reader in Church concentrated on the condition of and the United States in recent introduced by Kevin Hunter and of 1998 has just finished selling History at Cambridge University. English Christianity prior to “the years. His scholarly interests in­ the Legislative Affairs Committee JRW bids; I hope you all found His lecture, entitled, “New King’s Great Matter “ (Henry’s clude the religious history of En­ basically calls for The Student that someone special to attend the Wars of Religion? Rewriting the divorce controversy), and the gland and the connections be­ Congress to cover the insurance festivities with. (If not, don’t feel English Reformation,” will be changes brought about by the de­ tween art and religion. payments for The Board of Club too bad. I’m personally going solo. presented in ’64 Hall Slavin Cen­ mands of the King and the actions The lecture is open to all, and Sports. The individual club sports Oh well.) The JRW will be held ter, on Thursday evening, Octo­ of the Parliament. His book, The there is no admission charge. are also eligible for further alloca­ November 15-17th. The sopho­ tions from the Congress. more class of 1999 is underway in Speaking of allocations, the Fi­ choosing their JRW Core. Inter­ nance Committee Chaired by views will be held October 6-8th Rugger Cathy Olender, Exec. Board Trea­ from 5-9pm. If you are interested Fall’s Shack City surer, introduced this year’s allo­ you can pick up an application and cation bill. All students with any sign up for an interview in the day night, so the group decided by Erin R. King ’98 Fest’96 interest in the allocating of their not to stay out until morning. Congress office. News Editor student activity fee should attend Campaigning has now begun They left at around 1:00 am. Ru­ our weekly Congress meetings, for the class of 2000 and all RHA Habitat for Humanity ap­ mors had been circulating that the held every Monday in Moore Hall. candidates. The elections will be proaches fundraising much like evening was cut short due to EEE- A Huge Dr. Hugh Lena, co-chair of the held on Thursday October 10th in building a home-except in this infected mosquitoes; however, Curriculum Review Committee, lower Slavin. A question and an­ case, the houses were made of Saad checked with the authorities, addressed the Student Congress swer period for all class candidates cardboard and erected on Slavin and they said it was completely Success this past Monday night. Dr. Lena with a B-B-Q to follow will hit the Lawn. safe to spend the night outdoors. by Jim Shorter ’97 presented his committee’s recom­ Slavin Steps Monday, October 8th. The first Shack City of the One of the evening’s bright President, PCRFC mendations to bring the PC cur­ Also, Midnight Madness is school year was held last Thurs­ spots was the lunar eclipse. “It riculum into the 21st century. The right around the corner. I hope you day, September 26. Students re­ was great entertainment,” Saad First and foremost, the Provi­ Curriculum Review Committee are practicing your lip sync skills! ceive pledges from people wishing noted. dence College Rugby Football had been working on this proposal, I’ll see you all on Monday. to donate to Habitat by sponsoring There will be another Shack Club would like to thank all of our which is now before the entire Fac­ fantastic fans and supporters who ulty Senate, for 22 months. Dr. bought raffle tickets for Rugger Lena was also available to answer Fest ‘96. Thanks to superb ad­ student questions and mentioned /^e vertising, promotion, and personal dedication, the team was able to sell over 200 tickets in advance and another 60+ at the door. In Food addition to those who bought tick­ ets we would like to thank Quick Cuts, the Silver (Yuck) Truck, Slick Willy’s, and Club Eagles for their donations for the door prizes. Committee We would also like to extend our gratitude to the excellent staff at A Real Forum For Change by Heather Deware '98 Stuart’s. Students roughing it for a good cause-until 1:00 AM, at least The mood for the evening was by Adair Rommel ’98 tions. In addition, they are setting up a mailbox for student input. set after the team won its first News Writer Croteau stated the committee their evening of homelessness. City in the spring. All students, league match (15-7) against WPI earlier that afternoon. Rugger This year, the Student Congress wanted as much feedback as pos­ However, Thursday’s event was not even those not involved with Fest ‘96, which took place this Food Committee has made an ef­ sible but hoped that it would be as successful as usual. Habitat for Humanity, can partici­ past Saturday evening (Sept. 28) fort to bring about changes in the “positive feedback, not simply First of all, Father Barranger pate. If you are interested in in Stuart’s, was a huge success meal plan. The committee, headed complaints.” was unable to preside at the prayer working with Habitat, sign up in and everyone had a great time! by Suzy St. Laurent ’97 and Justin One of the major issues that the vigil because of a prior commit­ Lower Slavin on Thursdays for All of the proceeds from this fund­ Croteau ’99, has been working in committee is working on for the ment, so Habitat chairperson Kathy Saturday trips to work within raiser will help pay for the grow­ cooperation with Peter Chojnacki, future, and about which needs stu­ Saad ’97 led the group with a Gos­ Providence. For more informa­ ing expenses of our team. General Manager of Sodexho (the dent input, is to “see about extend­ pel reading. Those in attendance tion on Habitat, stop by the PSO/ Throughout the night we company that runs Providence ing hours for Raymond Cafeteria.” also lit candles to symbolize how Campus Ministry office in Slavin served free wings, kicked it with College’s food services). This re­ He said that they were especially “God is the light inside Habitat,” 211 or visit Habitat on the World MOONSHINE and raffled off free lationship has lead to many im­ concerned about the weekend Saad said. Wide Web at www.habitat.org. provements and the hope for future hours which had been extended to It was also very cold on Thurs- haircuts, Yuck Truck grinders, ice changes in the meal plan. 2:00 p.m. last year, but were once cream, lunches and (best of all) Croteau stated that the again reduced to 1:15 p.m. this two J.S. original “Black Pack committee’s job is not to change year. Rugby” sweatshirts. The grand the actual meal plan, but rather to As for complaints about the This week prize (which you didn’t have to “make food and environment sug­ prices in Mural and Alumni Caf­ be present for) was $300 cash. gestions.” Some of these sugges­ eterias, Croteau said that it “was a on NewsCenter 91... This year’s lucky winner was tions that have been acted upon by subject of concern.” However, he freshman Vince MacNutt. Con­ Chojnacki include preventing stu­ added that not much can be done Listen Monday for Part II of “Much Ado gratulations! dents from having to pay an extra about the situation because these Again, the entire PC Men’s charge for lettuce and tomato in cafeterias are run by companies, About Something,” a special on alcohol­ Rugby team would like to thank Mural Lounge and ensuring that and the companies need to turn a ism. everyone for their continued sup­ the coffee in Raymond is always profit. In order to further address port on and off the pitch. Our next fresh. Croteau commented that students concerns on this issue home match will be on October Chojnacki has been “very coopera­ they will attempt to offer more Wednesday-Election special! 19, 1996 against Roger Williams tive” in all these efforts. specials, Croteau said. University. The committee wants to be able The Food Committee has meet­ Listen to the Class of 2000’s candidates to act on the student body’s behalf, ings every Thursday night at 7:30. discuss issues and concerns. and express its opinion on these On certain nights, which will be (Jet ready/or issues to Chojnacki. In order to announced around campus, the do this, they have undertaken sev­ committee will have an open fo­ 6:00 PM following the daily news and the/Mtdntght eral efforts to survey student opin­ rum around 8:00. All students are ion. The committee hopes to set welcome to attend these open fo­ Sports on WDOM 91.3 FM, Providence Madneafr up an e-mail account which would rums and make the committee allow students to e-mail sugges- aware of their concerns, College Radio 5pecta&lMae4 ••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••a* October 4,1996 NEWS The Cowl 3 Leaders of the Curriculum Review Complete

by Jessica Cotrone ’99 is the day the Faculty Senate will ing what course would fulfill the Future News Writer deliberate on the provisions of the three credits. proposal. The six credits of Social Sci­ On Monday night, before the The last time the curriculum ence remain, although the commit­ Student Affairs. Currently she is by Matthew F. Stauff ’00 weekly Student Congress meeting, was reviewed and changed was in tee is recommending that three of Dean of Students at Stillman Col­ News Writer Dr. Hugh Lena addressed students 1983, adding a Math requirement them be devoted to American di­ lege in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. on the topic of Curriculum Review. and a Fine Arts requirement. De­ versity. The committee feels it is Slavin Center was the setting Dr. Whittaker kept the audi­ Along with Sr. Ann Stankiewicz, velopment of Western Civilization necessary to prepare students for for this year's Ocean State Lead­ ence riveted: she never lost their Dr. Lena is co-chair of the Curricu­ was introduced during the previ­ the “already diverse world out ership Consortium Conference on attention. Throughout her lum Review Steering Committee. ous review. there.” Friday evening, September 27. speech, she used jokes to get her Although changes to the courses The new proposals to the core The Natural Science require­ The Conference is a biannual point across and keep the will not pertain to the present stu­ curriculum consist of numerous ment will also stay at six credits function, occurring since the fall audience’s interest. Mary Teresa dent body, many who attended the changes. Twelve credits in Liberal with minor changes. Students will of 1990, which involves all of Soltis ‘00 explained that this meeting had also helped with the Arts electives, instead of the nine have the option of taking two se­ Rhode Island’s colleges and uni­ method “really connected with Review. already required is one new mesters of the same area of study, versities. Each year a different the audience and made the con­ Over the past 22 months, a ten- change. This would give students such as Anthropology. This will school acts as the host, and this ference enjoyable.” person committee chosen by Fr. the chance to study in depth an area give non-science majors the op­ year was PC’s turn. Dr. Whittaker’s main points Smith has been reviewing the cur­ in which they are interested, such tions of studying one field in depth. The 140 people, including were something she called the riculum of Providence College. as languages. The Fine Arts requirement is also twenty-five PC students, who at­ “Fifteen Pearls of Success.” They Looking fora “new curriculum for Another major change outlined staying at three credits. tended had a wealth of “Breakout were catchy little rhymes or say­ the 21 st century,” Fr. Smith wanted in the proposal is the cutting back Another big change is the pro­ Sessions” to choose from. These ings which perfectly got her point suggestions on adding, dropping, of Civ to meet four times a week posal of a five-course curriculum were workshops given by various across-how to be a leader of the and improving classes. instead of five. The same four dis­ for the entire student body, includ­ faculty and staff members as well future. The committee had a short ciplines will be taught, but the ing all students taking Civ. The as other professionals from the One of the sayings described deadline, with Fr. Smith wanting method of teaching will be committee feels that cutting back area. These seminars were de­ the new curriculum before PC is changed. More seminars and on Civ time would enable the stu­ signed to show the students their accredited next year. Over three- small classroom settings are pro­ dents to handle another course. own leaders within, as well as “Excellence is quarters of the faculty and numer­ posed. The committee views this Besides the changes mentioned how to be a leader in society. ous students have been involved as a “reaffirmation of how impor­ above, a number of others are be­ Tom Sienkiewicz, Head Bas­ easier said than in the 31 meetings which have tant Civ is to our curriculum,” in­ ing proposed, concerning teaching ketball Coach at Roger Williams taken place. There have been 14 stead of a cutback. methods and class environment. University, gave a seminar called done. After all is open hearings for faculty and stu­ Theology and Philosophy are Now the Senate has to consider “Creating a Game Plan." This dents to voice their opinions and still a required six credits, with the proposal given to them. Cer­ session focused on setting goals, said and done, concerns on this topic. three Philosophy credits devoted tain legislation and recommenda­ then creating a “game plan” that The final report by the commit­ to Ethics. They are recommend­ tions have to be made before pre­ works best for that individual. more is said than tee, given to Fr. Smith, is com­ ing the three-credit Math require­ senting it to Fr. Smith. Once in “Having a passion for your work prised of two parts: one, a review ment be changed so that it is called his hands, he can either accept or will make you enjoy what you are done” of all departments and programs a “Quantitative Reasoning” re­ reject the proposal, then pass it on doing and [it will] no longer seem on campus, and the other a pro­ quirement. This new title mainly to the Board of Trustees. The com­ like work,” he said. posal for a new curriculum at implies a Math credit, but would mittee hopes all this will take place Sienkiewicz also gave advice those people not willing to accept Providence College. October 23 allow for some flexibility in choos­ within the next year. on how to be successful in the change as the “illiterate of the working world. He explained that future...those who cannot learn, one must have enthusiasm, since unlearn, or relearn.” “people want to be around enthu­ She also attacked the lack of siastic people.” values in society and the need for Work Study Gets Easier Another session was held by people to reinstitute those values. lines and establishing an automatic Wayne R. Haigh of the Edgewood “Excellence is easier said than by Robin Erickson ’98 in the Food Services program. rehiring process.” He proudly ad­ Professional Center in Cranston, done. After all is said and done, News Writer Last year, about 140 students held RI. This workshop provided a more is said than done,” she re­ jobs there. This year, there is less mits to having “reduced the base for building a deeper under­ marked. Shorter lines, less paperwork, need for student workers. amount of paper shuffling by two- standing of basic human motiva­ Jenn Evangelista ‘00 said that less hassle, and more jobs. This One of the biggest changes thirds.” tion and communication. Karen Dr. Whittaker’s speech gave her was the experience for students in came with the creation of the au­ Each year, about WOO­ Witiw ‘00 learned that everyone the “motivation to carry things the work study program this year. tomatic rehiring process. This HOO students receive and accept is one of four main personality through, achieve [her] goals, and Thanks to John Canning, Director simply meant that anyone who work study positions. There are types and what those personalities the reasons to do it.” of the Work Study Program, the held a work study position last also many who do not receive it in were. She described it as “help­ At the end of the night, every­ application process was revamped year, and wished to continue it, did their financial aid package, but ing me to find out the best way to one was given time to exchange in order to better accommodate the not have to go through the whole who need a job. They must wait communicate on other people’s phone numbers and addresses students. Canning admits the pro­ application process again. This until the third week of school, af­ terms.” with the people they met from cess went more smoothly for sev­ contributed to much shorter lines ter all the work study students have The highlight of the evening other schools. Lorna Hessinger eral reasons. First, there were in Slavin, less hassle securing a had a chance to find their jobs, was the Keynote Address, given ‘99 said the conference “made me fewer freshmen with work study job, and less running around try­ before they can pursue one. In after dinner, by Dr. Sharon E. realize what I should be looking this year, and second, there were ing to get all the paperwork com­ previous years, one would have to Whittaker. Dr. Whittaker’s work for and what I should be doing to fewer students actively seeking pleted. “We tried to put an end to in education covers all aspects of make myself better.” jobs. A decrease in jobs also oc­ the harrowing process,” Canning continued on page 4 curred, due in part to the change explains, “by eliminating the long Balfour Center Presents New Peer Mentors by Tammy A. Ledoux ’99 the mentors to pass on to their explained money management. men feel independent, but the gen­ Comissiong explained some News Writer mentees. It included topics such The multicultural fresh­ eral consensus is that they are attributes of last years program. as scheduling and procrastination. men have the additional pressure happy that they have it. It is so “The peer mentors were spending The Balfour Center held its an­ Assistant Director of Counsel­ of being immersed in a predomi­ successful because most people a lot of time with their mentees and nual Peer Mentor Graduation on ing Claire Rodrigues helped the nantly white campus. “I talked like it,” said Fonte. they became friends. Some great Friday, September 10. The pro­ peer mentors to identify any prob­ about unique things that occur with Dean of Multicultural Affairs friendships have come out of this. gram consists of PC student vol­ lem that the freshmen may be hav­ multicultural students and stressed Willesse Comissiong feels that the The peer mentors wrote letters to unteers who serve as personal ing and to give them referrals to the importance of appreciating cul­ program is successful enough to be the freshmen over the summer and counselors to those freshmen who counseling services. “I asked the tural background differences,” said expanded. “In part of our out reach some came to PC to meet the fresh­ receive Balfour Center scholar­ peer mentors to explore how they Rodrigues. “Some come from and to expand services, we hope men during their orientation. Ev­ ships. felt first coming to PC,” said more diverse high schools.” to develop a program that can be eryone of our peer mentors wanted 20 students graduated from the Rodrigues. She explained that the “A peer mentor is an important offered to all students.” All fresh­ to be a mentor when they were a program and are now meeting with typical freshman has a lot of pres­ person. They are. a navigator, a men could opt to have a peer men­ freshman.” their freshmen mentees. sures, including academic and resi­ leader, and a role model,” said tor. “If we have, people who pre­ “I wanted to give as much as I The mentors attended four dence pressures. They do not have Rodrigues. fer to have someone from the same got from my peer mentor. I really training sessions, totaling 10 the security of home or confidence Joaquim Fonte ’98 is the coor­ background we could accommo­ loved it,” said Fonte. hours, dealing with time manage­ in their classes. dinator of the Peer Mentor Pro­ date that. Students could also get I would like to publicly thank ment, counseling services, aca­ Rosie Boyle advised the men­ gram. He is responsible for pair­ a cultural mentor instead. It is a our presenters and the departments demic services, and money man­ tors about the features of the Aca­ ing upperclassmen with their good way to get people to meet that sent us those presenters,” con­ agement. Freshman Dean Wanda demic Services Office, and Profes­ freshmen mentees. Each mentor each other,” said Comissiong. cluded Comissiong. S. Ingram created a workbook for sor of Accountancy Judith Morse has 2 to 3 mentees. “Some fresh­ “We are really hopeful about it.” The Cowl 4 NEWS October 4,1996 Providence Welcomes Mr. Off-Campus President Incident and is mentioned in President continued from page 1 Clinton’s campaign book, Be­ continued from page 1 tween Hope and History. building a bridge to the 21st cen­ Another notable speaker was the living room, listening to the get out of here!” and ignoring met with roadblocks. Late yester­ tury.” This had also been the Dawn Fayerweather. The Cranston band. Janovitz’s repeated statements that day, Lt. Ryan of the Public Affairs theme of President Clinton’s ac­ resident spoke about what ad­ Ptlm. Bennett entered the apart­ he did in fact live there. Division of the Police Department ceptance speech at the Democratic vances she was able to make in her ment and immediately began or­ By this time, the only people commented on the alleged abuse National Convention. life through the education she re­ dering students out of the house, left in the area were the members carried out on Forker and Testa. The President spoke for about ceived with the help of a Pell while using explicit language. of the band, who asked Bennett His only remarks were that they 35 minutes, rarely glancing at his Grant. Bennett proceeded to ask those simply if they could return into the should contact the Internal Affairs notes, always with his eyes toward The rally in Station Park proved inside who lived there, and was house to retrieve their equipment. Division (272-3121, ask for I.A.) the audience. Clinton focused on a success not only for the Presi­ met with silence. He then told Bennett^ccordin^^hgTjaBDl^ and lodge complaints. He stressed reminding the people of his ac­ dent, but for the other Democratic everyone that they were going to complishments in office over the leaders of the state as well. In the be charged with B&E, and when past four years. The President re­ city of Providence, for this past someone asked what that meant, frained, in fact, from attacking or Saturday, President Clinton defi­ by one accounted he responded even directly mentioning his op­ nitely proved to be the man of the “breaking and entering, you f***- ponent in the November election, hour. up.” Former Senator Bob Dole. Among the 20,000 people who At this point, students began “This country is in the best attended the rally were about forty leaving the party and cops began shape of any nation in the world students from PC, some members the process of trying to determine to go into the next century and our of College Democrats, and others who lived there. When the cops best days are still ahead if we vote just interested students. learned that Forker lived there, on November 5th to build a bridge Eileen Murphy ’99 remarked, they asked him to produce identi­ to the 21 st century,” said President “Regardless of your political fication, but he said he could not Clinton. views, seeing the President of the because he did not have it on him. Prior to the speeches of State United States was an awesome With this, Forker states, Ptlm. by Pete Keenan '99 Democratic leaders and the Presi­ experience.” Bennett grabbed and forced him Brian Testa ’97 (left) and Jim Forker ’97 dent, two particular members of “He was charismatic, exciting,” outside, pushing him roughly the Rhode Island community ad­ continued Murphy, “It was inter­ down the stairs. Lisa Macri ‘97 no. They proceeded to ask, “by that the quantity of complaints dressed the crowd. One of the esting to see a real political rally then saw the cop slam his head what law would we be breaking if would not have any affect on the speakers was Marilyn Concepcion. because how often do you get the against the car and place him in­ went back to get our equipment?” quality of these statements. Currently a sophomore at Brown chance to do that.” side, to be dealt with later. He was to which Bennett replied, shouting There have been numerous re­ University, Concepcion dropped Likewise, Mike Sullivan ‘97 never handcuffed. Later the next in their faces, “By my law!” ports that Ptlm. Bennett was on the out of Central High School but was commented, “The President is a morning he was eventually The band members dispersed Providence College payroll that able to get her life back on track very moving speaker.” charged with underage drinking for the time being, but when they evening. Fr. J. Stuart McPhail, by joining City Year, which was “He enthusiastically and pas­ and hosting alcohol nuisance. returned, approximately ten min­ O.P., Vice-President of Student the model for Clinton’s sionately made his case for another Macri, who was at this point utes later, much of their equipment Services answered these reports by AmeriCorps youth program. four years,” stated Sullivan. “ You standing on the steps overheard had been destroyed by what they explaining that the school hires a Concepcion spoke this year at the couldn’t help but come away in­ Bennett say, “There’s one more I assert as police nightsticks. Most police detail to cover the off-cam­ Democratic National Convention spired.” have to get,” to another officer. of the damage to the equipment pus region and it is done on a vol­ When the cop tried to re-en­ was irreparable, including a 32- untary basis. Ptlm. Bennett, that tered the house, Testa approached year-old guitar worth nearly evening was one of those volun­ him and inquired “what’s the prob­ $1000. teers. MTV Host Speaks lem officer?” By eyewitness ac­ According to both Testa and By all eyewitness accounts the counts Ptlm. Bennett lunged to­ Forker, the abuse did not stop once party was not out of control and wards Testa, and proceeded to pull they arrived at the jail. Through­ people were not drunk. Further­ To PC Students his shirt over his head, tearing it. out the night they were physically more, someone who wished to re­ In the process, Bennett assaulted and verbally assailed, and further­ main anonymous stated, “It was a Web and Yellow Pages is affiliated Testa, repeatedly striking his cov­ more did not find out until the fol­ small, quiet birthday celebration continued from page 1 with Project VoteSmart. For poli­ ered head and pushing him against lowing morning what they were that turned into everyone’s worst ticians’ voting records, call Project the wall. Mike Quinn ‘95, a mem­ being charged with. nightmare.” generally listen to the concerns of VoteSmart at 1-800-622-SMART ber of Rhino, witnessed the entire Many students who witnessed Forker and Testa are still await­ senior citizens more attentively (“It’s like l-800-MATTRES...and incident and commented, “it was the entire incident were horrified. ing their court appearances. Nei­ than those of young people? leave the last ‘S’ off for Savings,” the most one-sided display of vio­ “I have been at parties that have ther have ever associated with dis­ The answer is simpler than Soren joked.). lence I have ever seen. I was been broken up before and there ciplinary problems at Providence many would believe. Senior citi­ Special interest groups like the shocked, and when it was over, I is a right way to handle a situation College, and according to the zens vote. In large numbers. “The Sierra Club also provide informa­ was scared to death.” Testa was and a wrong way. The way in Providence Police Department government wants to shut up the tion about candidates’records. For then handcuffed tightly and placed which this officer handled things Report neither have outstanding people who complain the loudest,” instance, the Sierra Club [(202) in a patrol car. He was later was a disgrace. The entire situa­ warrants in any of the 50 states. Soren explained. Especially in 667-4500] offers facts about a charged with resisting arrest. tion to him was a joke, when in In fact both are what many would Rhode Island, senior citizens know politician’s stand on environmen­ As all this was taking place, actuality his actions were far from call respectable students. Testa, for that the best way to be heard is by tal issues. Scott Janovitz ‘97, a resident of the humorous,” commented Dave example, is the on-campus re­ going out and voting. Some students were disap­ house, called 911, and asked for Canal ‘98. cruiter for RI Big Brothers. The “MTV’s audience is not as dis­ pointed by the visit. One student assistance, explaining the situa­ The Providence Police Depart­ school investigation is still under­ interested as many people think,” suggested that perhaps they were tion. He was put on hold, and ment was contacted numerous way, and anyone who knows any­ Soren said. However, the expecting a lecture from a politi­ eventually told that a patrol car was times that night and throughout the thing about the incident is urged network’s political coverage is cal insider of sorts, but instead got on its way. Janovitz then went out week by parents and friends in to contact Fr. McPhail or Ron based on the premise that “if you a discussion with a professional onto the porch, where he where he hopes of attaining some answers Kelly, the school’s judicial officer. make it fun, they will come.” That journalist. Or maybe people ex­ alleges Bennett shoved him down as to what happened and why. For is perhaps why MTV has had its pected a flashy, MTV-style multi- the steps shouting “I told you to the most part, these people were biggest voter registration drives at media event. In the pre-event press concerts. conference, Soren explained that The “Choose or Lose” and she hoped to offer a “question and Work Study “Rock The Vote” campaigns are answer session...to discuss what it Allocations Problems aimed at educating people so they means to be politically active, and tions, with an incorrectly added total. Changes by Erin R. King ’98 The bill reads “$316,145” as a total. can have a “dialogue” with their how political activism connects to News Editor______public servants. “Choose or Lose” personal happiness.” However, the total is actually continued from page 3 The Finance Committee of Student is MTV’s name for their political Liz Benson ’97, Board of Pro­ $318,095. Congress has arrived at a tentative al­ Also, Section B of the bill, as well coverage; Soren explained it as grammers President, said that BOP spend hours in line trying to get a locations budget for the 1996-97 as a resolution introduced at the same “choose a candidate, or lose out on was generally pleased with Soren’s job. Chanda Star’98, a work study school year. Bill Number SS 04 48 meeting, unnecessarily restate a power a vote for your country.” visit. “She answered a lot of student, explains that “last year, the was presented to Congress at Monday which Congress already has: the power Soren’s main point is that “any people’s questions,” Benson said. lines were so long and frustrating night’s meeting, and is expected to be to reevaluate allocations whenever it voting you do needs to be BOP was also happy with the turn­ that Ijust gave up. It wasn’t worth voted on at next Monday’s meeting, deems necessary (see Chapter 4, Sec­ informed...If you don’t watch TV out at the Voter Registration table. it.” This year, however, she noticed lt should be noted that the bill is now tion 5 of the Student Congress Consti­ or read the paper, go straight to the Soren was quick to remind the the difference in the way things public knowledge, according to Stu­ tution). campaigns.” For the two major crowd that she is not a Washing­ were handled. “The process was dent Congress President Mike Walsh Anyone who would like to share parties, call their campaign offices ton insider, by any means. How­ much easier and I found a job ’97. their thoughts and/or complaints on the to have information sent directly ever, she did provide one piece of much faster.” This is just what However, there are several startling, allocations bill should attend the Con­ problems with the bill as presented, be­ to you. Clinton’s campaign office information which could come in John Canning hoped to hear after gress meeting this coming Monday, sides the fact that several clubs and or­ handy if you want to let Bill know all the work he did to improve the October 7 at 6:00 PM in Moore Hall phone number is (202) 331-1996; ganizations are unhappy with the III, before the bill is to be voted on. Dole’s is (202) 414-6400. Soren how he’s doing, or just say “Hi” situation. “Things went much amounts of money they have been al­ The first half hour of the meeting is also cited a book which has helped to the First Family: the White smoother than I expected,” Can­ located. open to public comment. her get information: Vote Smart: House fax number is (202) 456- ning admits happily. Page two of the bill includes a com- Next week’s Cowl will include a 2461. plete list of all clubs and their alloca- full update. October 4,1996 COMMENTARY The Cowl 5 IN OUR OPINION... Protect and Serve? As the truth about the student-po­ lice clash off campus this weekend un­ folds, we feel it is necessary to address the issue and make appropriate sug­ gestions for the Providence College community. First, with conflicting reports, we are unable to fault either students or the Providence Police Department without due process. We are, however, intent on being a voice for Providence •this WecKeWb, Wt/t baiieo to hirc College students. It is for this reason To TWlfecr H’MTroM "»£ Ce*. that we have presented both sides of the story in this weeks News section. In this way, we hope to be a counter­ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR balance to the lack of investigation Conservatives, Not Liberals History of presented in the Providence-Journal Are Extreme Bulletin. Extremists To the Editor: treme,” not liberals. To the Editor: The Cowl investigation gives cause I have never responded to an Next, Lalor charges liberals for Your friendly amateur historian for alarm and concern. It appears that editorial, but after reading Kieran praising Dr. Kevorkian’s assis­ is baaack!! And he wishes to com­ Lalor’s “Liberal Extremism”, I tance in an overweight woman’s ment on Editorial writer Kieran there are a large number of students have no choice but to react. In his right to die. This is simply inac­ Lalor's “Liberal Extremism” com­ article, Kieran proclaims that the curate, and again, I must side with mentary in last week’s Cowl. He whose voices are not being heard and media dubs conservatives “ex­ the media in naming conservatives said, “It seems that the mainstream the Police Department is not helping tremists”, while in reality, “extreme.” The overweight news media, liberal activists, po­ extremism’s roots dwell within lib­ woman may have realized the re­ litical pundits and of course the to alleviate their concerns. Numerous eralism. I beg to disagree. His percussions of her suicide, or she Democratic Party consider any phone calls were made to the Police De­ shaky argument fails to support may not have. The “radical left” ideology to the right of center as that “extremists” are liberals. by no means ignores ramifications extreme.” In the past, I think they partment by the Cowl since the inci­ Kieran uses the exhausted issue of suicides, but instead, they real­ were correct, concerning retired of abortion to make his claim. He ize that it is Kevorkian’s clients Senator Barry Goldwater’s [R-Ari­ dent took place and most have been states that abortion is applauded by own prerogative; they are free to zona] “extremism” remarks when met with roadblocks. When dialogue “extremists” (liberals, and that the choose whether to die or not- re­ he accepted the Republican presi­ President allows this. Kieran, in a gardless of the pain they cause dential Nomination in 1964. He finally occurred, the Police Depart­ Democracy, a right to privacy is their families or to tender conser­ said, “Extremism in the defense of ment was defensive and condescend­ basic. Although abortion may be vative values. Perhaps the reason liberty is no vice. Moderation in “appalling” to pro-lifers, I think it “extremist” has been chosen to the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” ing- almost as if they had something would be far more appalling if a represent conservatives was in or­ Goldwater interpreted the lines, to hide. They are supposed to be here mother’s right to abort a fetus was der to relay the true stances of without reference to context, as an violated simply to satisfy the moral these politicians, Kieran. expression of unvarnished patrio­ to help us. whims of conservatives. To your tism and love of liberty. Regard­ argument, I must conclude that Laura Vivenzio ’98 less, his statement made many There are many options open to the conservatives are in fact “ex­ Americans - including myself - students involved and we encourage very nervous. As a result, Presi­ dent Lyndon B. Johnson’s cam­ anyone who can be of help to them to Problems With Geography paign committee capitalized on Goldwater’s faux-pas. Their first please come forward. To the Editor: in Liberal Art Studies in the region campaign commercial was the We feel there needs to be a review I was walking last week around (according to US News and World “Daisy Girl” spot: a beautiful the Post Office in Slavin and sud­ Report) opinions are formed by child, plucking petals, counting in of the process by which officers can denly something I read from some people who don’t have a clue about a high trill, is overtaken in her “volunteer” to work on the PC off- BOP’s posting on the wall struck general geography or elementary count by a deep male voice in a me. The posting listed different education. What have you done missile countdown. The mush­ campus detail. There should be more restaurants, and under the names, in high school? Maybe it is not room blast blots out the end of the of a collaborative effort between the it was described the type of food your fault, and like somebody commercial with the unspoken that each restaurant served. There wrote in the Cowl lately: “Public message that Goldwater is for patrol officers we hire and the school, was nothing surprising on that, high schools should change, and bombs, his opponent, Johnson, until I saw written the name of a more private education should be against them. This commercial, so that both act in concert for the restaurant: “Spain,” the phone offered.” I don’t know, maybe so. along with another nuclear fallout greater welfare of the students. number, and the type of food: But if you are giving any informa­ segment all but branded Goldwater “Mexican.” Mexican! tion about any kind of issue that as a baby-killer. One commercial Whoever wrote that, you’ve you are not sure about, do your that really struck me, showed dis­ A Brand-New Stuarts done a great job. Everything that homework. Why, if you have the membered fingers tearing up a so­ has “Spanish” or “Spain” on it, number of the restaurant, didn’t cial security card, while in the To the Editor: allowed such quick progress in my must be Mexican. For you, Argen­ you call? Didn’t you feel like tak­ background a voice repeated one Doesn’t Stuart’s look great short time as the new manager of tina, Chile, Ecuador, must be part ing 20 seconds of your time to call of Goldwater’s opinions on the lately? The karaoke machine, Stuart’s. Audra has continued to of Mexico as well. They all speak and find out about it? I’m afraid uselessness of social security. This neon “Open” signs, framed art­ offer her support and ideas to Spanish, so everything must be the that if everybody leaves the school commercial made Goldwater the work, blinkerboard and leather Stuart’s although it is not her fo­ same, right? Food, people, cus­ with those kind of ideas about enemy of the old people- and old couches make a big difference. As cus this year. Also, the class of'95 toms, etc. other cultures, the rank of the people vote. Because of his ex­ the manager of Stuart’s I would left a generous gift specifically for I am not saying that you should school is going to decrease dra­ tremism remark, Goldwater was like to take full credit for these use in upgrading Stuart’s. This gift know every kind of food that each matically. I’ve taken more than 20 savaged by these TV commercials, positive changes in the Stuart’s at­ was used for the purchase of the country has, but if you didn’t seconds to know other countries receiving only 52 electoral votes mosphere, but I cannot. These karaoke machine, leather couches, know, Spain is a country in Europe and cultures, and I think it’s been to Johnson’s 486. changes were in large part due to neon exterior sign and piano. where there are no Taco Bell res­ one of the greatest experiences of In conclusion, I have great re­ the determination and creativity of Please join me and the rest of the taurants. People don’t eat nachos my life. I can see a little bit fur­ spect for Senator Goldwater in urg­ last year's staff. Father McPhail, Stuart’s staff (Dorian Osmani, or enchiladas. Spain, has totally ther now. I hope someday you can ing President Richard M. Nixon to for whom Stuart’s was named, and Cyndi Ross and Rose Hurlbut) in different cuisine, and I dare say, do it too. The world is not only resign after it became known that Sharon Hay, the Director of the thanking Father McPhail, Sharon, one of the most healthy diets in the America and the rest is Mexico. he was involved in the Watergate Slavin Center, have committed re­ Audra and the class of '95 for the world. By the way, although my name break-in cover-up in 1972. This sources and their encouragement support and commitment to mak­ It is like saying that the typical may sound Spanish, which it is, was the last straw for Goldwater. to the project. Audra Cooke, last ing Stuart’s a first-rate entertain­ English food is based on hamburg­ I’m from Europe, from a city He said, “I was wrong in protect­ year’s graduate assistant manager, ment facility for the Providence ers, chicken wings, and so on. Be­ called Madrid, which, by coinci­ ing him as long as I did...There are did much of the research and pur­ College community. cause in America, they speak En­ dence is in Spain. I am Spanish. so many lies you can take...Nixon chasing. In many instances I sim­ glish, therefore, they must eat ham­ should get out of the White House ply followed through on the plans K.C. Ferrara burgers, right? It is sad to see that Jose Luis Sanchez today!” she had in place. This is what has Assistant Director, Slavin Center in a school that is ranked second MBA student Russell P. Demoe ’73 The Cowl 6 COMMENTARY October 4,1996 PEROT DESERVES SPOT IN DEBATES Commission on Presidential Debates Undemocratic

In addition, he personally funded because it includes five that is unconstitutional and President Clinton has expressed by Jamie Lantinen '97 most of his campaign. In 1996, Republicans and five Democrats, undemocratic. They are exercising disappointment in the decision to Editorial Editor however, Perot is a legitimate but this does not mean that it is fair. their power so that an archaic two- exclude Perot, whether or not he The debates are the most politician with an official party and The members of the Commission party system can suppress the feels that Perot’s presence would anticipated and cherished part of is being funded largely by that are not elected, and yet they play views of a large number of help him win. It is cowardly that American presidential elections. party. Most important, however, a major role in who will be the next Americans, thereby keeping Dole has expressed no such Beginning with Richard Nixon and is that he earned the support of 19 President. themselves in power. The sentiment on the decision to John F. Kennedy, the debates have percent of the voting public in the Perot challenged the decision in commission rejected Perot, exclude Perot, whether or not he added flair to the election process. feels that Perot’s presence would Since then, winning has relied less take away votes for the Republican on party affdiation and more on the There is no reason for any contender to be candidate. For Dole, his support opinion of the people. The debates of the decision demonstrates his have worked their way into excluded from this essential part of the process: endorsement of a system that is as American culture as an influential bound to the political status quo as factor in determining our leader. he is. Regardless of the motives This means that many Americans constitutional, moral, rational or otherwise. of the Republican and Democratic rely on the debates as a means to candidates, their reactions to the assess the potential ability of the last election. This is a tremendous the courts this week, along with the because the Republicans and decision leave an indelible candidates. The recent barring of feat for any candidate, let alone an Natural Law Party Presidential Democrats fear that his inclusion impression in the minds of voters. Perot from this year’s debates has unknown. It is a disgrace that this candidate, and lost. They are would threaten their legitimacy Although Perot’s challenge to demonstrated that even this commission can ignore the votes attempting an appeal, but it is and ultimately their power. When the decision of the commission in ostensibly democratic practice is of millions of Americans. It is unlikely that an Appeals Court did Americans agree to a two-party the courts seems to be failing, the yet another corrupt part of the inexcusable to have permitted decision will be made prior to the system? It is certainly not outlined issue must be pressed in the American political system. It Perot to debate in 1992, and refuse Hartford debate this Sunday. The in the Constitution. A plebiscite Federal Election Commission as shows that the parties - not the an officially endorsed Perot in judge in the lower court ruling has never been held to decide well as the next Congress. There people - are in command. 1996. stated that there was “perhaps which two parties can vie for is no reason for any contender to Ross Perot, who was allowed Perot is correct in criticizing the unfairness in the process that power. If the two “major” parties be excluded from this essential part into the forum in 1992, was barred Commission on Presidential excluded” the candidates. are certain of their authority, which of the process: constitutional, from this year’s round of debates. Debates and the system for However, the judge also said that they claim is vested by the moral, rational or otherwise. The contradiction of these two planning debates. The the courts have no jurisdiction in American people, then what do While some claim that a two-party decisions is even more apparent Commission rejected Perot on the the matter. The only other they have to fear by allowing other system must be preserved, simply when we look at the two different grounds that he is “not electable,” alternative for the two candidates parties to become involved in the because it is the American way, Ross Perots: Perot in 1992 and despite the aforementioned would be to file a complaint with debates? After all, if a candidate there are thousands of people Perot in 1996. In 1992, Perot was validity of his candidacy. Most the Federal Election Commission. is on the ballot in November, we whose voices are being suppressed a newcomer to politics, unproven Americans are not aware that the By law, however, the FEC does not should at least have a shot at because they support a candidate in the public sphere. He entered Commission is not independent of have to respond to a complaint for hearing him or her face-off against not part of the democratically the race in February, pulled out in party politics. We are told that the 120 days. the others. established parties. That, certainly, July and reentered in September. Commission is “bipartisan” The powers that be are It is commendable that is not the American way. attempting to preserve a system The Cowl Established in 1935 Editor-In-Chief...... Mary M. Shaffrey '97 Confidence in the Managing Editor...... David Canal '98 Advertising Manager...... Suzanne Hargadon '98 Asst. Advertsing Managers...... Tom Keegan '98, Pete Keenan '99 Advertsing Staff...... Brian Houlker '98, Jocelyn Kepko '99 Editorials Editor...... Jamie Lantinen '97 Classroom Asst. Editorials Editor...... Amy Rodrigues '97 Editorials Staff...... Elizabeth L. Duryea '97, Mike Sullivan '97 Lori Andrade '98, Kieran Lalor '98, Kristen Martineau '98 listen to him or her. Some classes if we are unprepared, but that is by Elizabeth L. Duryea '97 News Editor...... Erin R. King '98 simply do not allow for discussion another issue altogether. Editorial Writer Asst. News Editor...... Colleen E. Pappas '99 if the material is straight facts or What is it that we are so afraid News Staff...... Robin Erickson '98, Adair Rommel '98 Remember when you were in figures which have been tried and of? There may be a professor who Jessica Cotrone '99, Yvonne M. Arsenault '99 elementary school and your tested as truth in that field of study. does not agree with anything any­ Tammy A. Ledoux '99, Kristina Newman '99, Matthew F. Stauff '00 teacher asked a question of the Regardless of your professor or one says but still encourages dis­ A&E Editor...... Michael P. Sablone '98 class and you could barely keep your major, there are classes that cussion. You try to participate but Asst. A&E Editor...... Venessa Anderson '99 your bum in your chair because we all have to take which include he or she continually disregards A&E Staff...... Erica Donohue '97, Megan Southard '97 you were so eager to answer it? discussion as an element of class your ideas and opinions. There is Eric Cutler '98, Pete Keenan '99, Joy Kealey '99 We have obviously lost much of no confidence to be found in ex­ Features Editor...... Lori McCrevan '99 the lack of inhibition to express pressing yourself if you are always Features Staff...... Patrick Canole '97, Ali Fallon '98 ourselves that we had as a child. I We cannot being told that you are wrong. But Sarah Antoniello '98, Emily Benfer '99 have noticed in some of my classes there are those of us who never Katie Fournier '99, Brian Kenney '99 that when asked a question, many make the effort to contribute in our Ellen Mastrostefano '99,Sarah Valente '99 students are reluctant to provide an blame our classes. Are these people antici­ Sports Editor...... Cory R. McGann '98 answer-even if they know the ma­ pating failure before their opinion Asst. Sports Editor...... John Carchedi '98 terial. The opportunity for discus­ or answer is disputed? Sports Staff...... Todd McKeating '97, Mike Friess '97 sion is obviously squelched when silence on The things which have stayed Kim Galipeau '99, Ken Martin '98, Gladys Ganiel '99 the professor offers an issue to de­ with me in all of my years of Clubs Correspondents...... Christine Kayola '99 bate and no one is willing to offer the time of schooling are the moments when I Ryan Donaghy '99, Erin Moore '99 an opinion on the subject. We have failed or made mistakes. Just Photography Editor...... Jennifer Piehler '97 dread professors who nominate this past week I was discussing lit­ Asst. Photography Editor...... Heather J. Deware '98 people to speak or provide an an­ day at which erary criticism I had read for a Photography Staff...... Jim Rosenberg '98,Jim Mascia'98 swer to a question, but what are class and referred to the author as Rachael Watt '99, Laura Humann '99, Kelly Spillane '99 they supposed to do, talk to them­ a she rather than a he. My profes­ Roving Photographers...... Matt Metivier '99 & Amy Rizzo '99 selves? I would rather offer an class is held- sor corrected me on the simple Graphics Editor...... Danielle Casillo '98 answer or opinion than sit in ago­ mistake and I felt silly, but I felt Graphics Staff...... Matt Coholan '97, David Gere '97 nizing silence with my head down even sillier when I mentioned the Pete Mitchell '97, Tara Hurley '98, Viengxay Sihapanya '98 to avoid eye contact with the pro­ that is an critic to another professor in con­ Copy Editor...... Christina Zuromski '99 fessor. Ifwe are in college to learn versation and made the same mis­ Copy Editing Staff...Juli-Ann Drozdowski '97, Kristen Connolly '98, and grow (and we are paying as take concerning the author’s gen­ Rebecca Carr '99 Stacy Dawid '99, Elizabeth Hackett '99, much as we do) we should take indicator of der. I never would have realized Denise Giannino '99, Alicia Moskwa '99, Gretchen Murray '99 advantage of every opportunity to my mistake if I had not spoken up; Computer Big Ragoo...... Tom Keegan '98 test our knowledge against the laziness. now that I have made this mistake Computer Staff...... Whitney Drew '98, Stephanie Damiani '99 other students in our class and in two discussions, I will never Circulation Managers...... Chris McTigue '98, Matt Kelly '98 learn through interaction with our forget that M.H. Abrams is a man Circulation Staff...... Kate Talbot '99 professors. time. We cannot blame our silence and not a woman. Ifyou make the Faculty Advisor...... Fr. Vincent DeLucia, O.P. There are professors who do on the time of day at which the effort to contribute to a class dis­ not encourage discussion or par­ class is held- that is an indicator cussion or ask a question of your ticipation and would rather listen of laziness. An eight-thirty prob­ professor you might be surprised Subscription rate is $20.00 per year by mail - student subscription in­ to themselves talk for fifty min­ ably would not seem so arduous if at how much you can learn, even cluded in tuition fee. Published weekly during the school year by Provi­ utes. Unless the professor has a we motivated ourselves to speak if it is something as simple as the dence College, River and Eaton St., Providence, Rl 02918. Correspon­ good story to tell along with the up and get involved in what it is correct gender of a literary critic. dence can be mailed directly to The Cowl, Friar Box 2918, Providence material he or she is trying to im­ that we are learning. It is admit­ College, Providence, Rl 02918. part to the class, I would rather not tedly difficult to contribute in class October 4,1996 COMMENTARY The Cowl 7 Catholic Schools Reaganomics Wrecked Provide Model Education America job growth during the eight years two-fold. Teachers' unions possess taxes drop by 15 percent. Obvi­ by Kristen Martineau '98 by Mike Sullivan '97 enormous power and oppose any­ ously, the poor did not benefit as Reagan was in office (2.1 percent) Editorial Writer Editorial Writer thing that threatens their au­ much from Reaganomics as the is lower than that of Presidents The decision all parents must tonomy. Catholic schools possess Reaganomics: key to economic wealthy. Kennedy, Nixon, Johnson, Carter make- where they will send their that threat. Also, there is still secu­ prosperity for all or one-way ticket Another myth about the 80’s is and Clinton. In other words Presi­ children to school- is a painstak­ lar discomfort with anything asso­ to disaster? This perhaps has been that Reagan attempted to balance dents Kennedy, Nixon, Johnson, Carter and Clinton all were more ing process. Some families move ciated with religious institutions. one of the most argued subjects in the budget but that Democrats in successful in creating jobs than to certain areas of their state in or­ The value of Catholic schools politics since Reagan ran for presi­ Congress would not let him. This dent back in 1980. Although is ridiculous. In 1985 Reagan sent Reagan was. Also according to the der to ensure a better education for cannot be overlooked. I attended Department of Commerce, Bureau their children. It is a well known Catholic school until the eighth Ronald Reagan retired from the a budget proposal to Congress that of Economic Analysis real GDP fact that certain public schools are grade. When I went to public White House eight years ago, his called for $588 billion in spend­ growth between 1970 and 1980 better than others. Certainly, a school, I realized how much fur­ brainchild of supply side econom­ ing. The budget bill Congress sent was 2.8 percent while real GDP more affluent area is likely to have ther ahead I was in my English and ics, also known as Reaganomics, growth between 1980 and 1990 more money to provide for History classes. We had a spell­ still lives on today. Bob Dole and The truth is schools, hence it will have the ing class, a literature class, and a Jack Kemp are even promising that was only 2.6 percent per year. The newest books and equipment. grammar class when I was in a if elected they will return our gov­ that the economy actually grew more in the Why do parents consistently over­ Catholic elementary and a Catho­ ernment to the days of “trickle 70’s under Nixon, Ford and Carter look the quality of Catholic lic junior high school. At the pub­ down” supply side fiscal policies. than it did in the 80’s under Ronald schools while trying to search for lic school, the three were com­ They and others claim that because decade of the Reagan and George Bush. the “perfect” public school? bined into one. of Reagan’s policies the 80’s were How Ronald Reagan and his A recent Wall Street Journal Catholic schools are a valuable a time of unprecedented and ex­ supply-sidcr friends ever con­ article tried to answer why the resource. Liberal groups are con­ plosive economic growth which 80's was a vinced the American people that Catholic school model is taboo. In stantly attempting to enact pro­ benefited everyone. The truth is you can cut taxes, increase spend­ New York, the annual cost per-pu- grams to prevent drop-outs and that the decade of the 80’s was a huge disaster ing and balance the budget all at pil is $2,500, one-third of what tax­ teen pregnancy, yet they ignore huge disaster for all but the the same time is beyond me, but I payers spend for public schools. Catholic schools which have suc­ wealthiest few and supply side do know that we will be spending Also, the RAND Corporation con­ ceeded in preventing these prob­ economics failed miserably to for all but the the next couple of decades paying for it. Over the course of the eight ducted a study in New York on lems. Catholic schools remind us meet any of its goals. years Reagan was in office our public school and Catholic school that everyone is able to be edu­ The most common myth about wealthiest national debt tripled to $3 trillion. students. Twenty-five percent of cated. Reaganomics is that everyone got Last year $ 180 billion of our fed­ public school students graduated The biggest reason that Catho­ their taxes cut. Right wing Repub­ from New York high schools and lic schools are not utilized is due licans keep repeating this claim few. eral budget went to pay for the in­ only 16 percent took the SAT. to the fact that liberals ally with over and over again but that still terest on our national debt, which Ninety-five percent of Catholic teacher’s unions and pour millions does not make it true. While in­ back to him only called for $583 exceeds our current deficit of $ 160 school students graduate and 75 of dollars into the public school come taxes did decrease during the billion in spending, $5 billion less billion. In other words if Reagan percent take the SAT. Naturally, it system. Also, tax credits for those Reagan years payroll taxes for than Reagan asked for. Over the had not borrowed so much money can be argued that students who who send their children to Catho­ Medicare and Social Security went course of the eight years he was in we would actually have a budget up. Since payroll taxes only ap­ attend Catholic school come from lic school were recently declared office Reagan asked Congress for surplus right now. The only rea­ ply to the first $61,000 of annual families that can afford private constitutional, but New York Gov­ $16.1 billion more in spending son we borrow money now is to education. However, this does not ernor Pataki would not support the income they obviously hit the than Congress actually approved. pay the interest on the money explain why wealthy parents still plan. middle class and working poor Strange way of trying to balance Reagan borrowed while in office. do not send their children to Catho­ Unless we step back and real­ much harder than the wealthy. the budget. While Reaganomics may have lic school, even given the higher ize the value of Catholic schools When all was said and done the Many Republicans also claim greatly benefited the wealthiest in graduation rates. they will remain a wasted resource. poorest 40 percent of the popula­ that the 80’s were a time of unprec­ America, those who belong to the middle and lower classes will be Most of the elite are still unin­ We need to move away from our tion experienced higher federal edented job growth and economic terested in what the Catholic secular thought and accept the edu­ taxes in 1989 than they had in growth. Yet again they are wrong. suffering its effects for years to school can offer. The reasons are cational value of Catholic schools. 1980. Meanwhile the wealthiest According to the Department of come. fifth of the population saw their Labor Statistics the rate of annual The Cowl Illegal Immigrants Do Not Editorial Policy 1996-97 Deserve Free Education I. Commentary articles and let­ ters to the Editor are welcome from any member of the PC stu­ hind legal immigration at sensible dents. Officials are forced to de­ not consider the real victims of this by Kieran Lalor '98 dent body, faculty or adminis­ levels and favor education of all vote much of their creative energy process. Educating illegal immi­ Editorial Writer tration. Submissions from those legal immigrants. However, the to solving the problem of educat­ grants punishes those students that outside the PC community may Financing education is often a cost of educating illegal immi­ ing illegal immigrants. This leads are in the country legally, because be printed if space permits. controversial topic, but the issue grants is an unnecessary burden on administrators to neglect the prob­ their teachers and administrators II. All submissions to the Edito­ becomes particularly heated when our schools and causes a negative lems of legal immigrants and are distracted by the problems pre­ rial Department are subject to funding the education of illegal ripple effect throughout education. American-born students and does sented by educating illegal immi­ the editing of the Editorial staff. immigrants is discussed. Cur­ Illegal immigrants require more not permit them to enhance the grants. Moreover, taxpayers are If there is a specific part of your rently schools are required to edu­ individual attention than do native- education of those students that are also punished. Illegal immigrants letter you do not wish to have cate all children regardless of their born students or legal immigrants. natives or who have legally immi­ do not pay property or income altered, please see a member of immigration status. To educate This need for special instruction grated into the country. taxes, yet reap the same rewards the Editorial staff prior to pub­ those children whose parents broke forces school districts to start more No other program is as costly as those who do. It is ridiculous lication. U.S. immigration law to enter the bilingual programs and more En­ or as commonly used by illegal to deprive taxpayers high percent­ III. All letters must be double country is a horrendous waste of glish as a Second Language (ESL) immigrants as education. The Los ages of their income to educate the spaced and limited to 250 taxpayers' money. The simple fact classes. Bilingual teachers de­ Angeles Unified School District child of someone who broke fed­ words. Letters must be signed; that the U.S. offers free education mand a higher salary than do their spends $500 million annually edu­ eral law to get that child an educa­ however, if you do not wish to to anyone who can sneak into the mono-lingual counterparts and are cating illegal immigrants and ex­ tion. have your name appear in print, country draws waves of illegal so rare that bilingual teacher aides pects a 20 percent increase next Those who oppose educating please contact a member of the immigrants, who would not have are hired to further tend to the year. The Center for Immigration illegal immigrants do not oppose Editorial Staff or the Editor-in- come if free education was not needs of illegal immigrants. Like Studies estimates the total cost of immigration in general. My own Chief. Complete anonymity waiting for them. It should be un­ the bilingual teacher, the bilingual educating illegal immigrants for grandparents immigrated legally to may be granted if the subject is derstood that opposing illegal im­ teacher aid commands a higher the entire country at $5.4, billion. the U.S. only a few decades ago of a particularly sensitive na­ migration is not racist or even anti­ salary than the typical aid. Ninety two percent of these funds and I am certain that immigrants ture. immigrant, but simply common To accommodate illegal immi­ will come from the states, despite often make the best Americans. I IV. The staff respectfully re­ sense. Laws are made to be en­ grants, school districts have the fact that it is the Federal gov­ do, however, oppose educating il­ quests that all articles contain forced and anything that causes adopted a number of solutions ernment that forces the states to legal immigrants because it de­ no personal attacks. people to break the law, such as such as experiments with year- educate all children, legal and il­ prives legal students of the re­ V. AH submissions must be de­ offering free schooling for illegal round school years, increasing legal. sources they deserve and lowers livered to The Cowl office no immigrants, should be eliminated. class sizes and conducting class Those in favor of educating il­ the quality of education of legal later than Tuesday prior to A desire to become educated or with two full-time teachers. These legal immigrants and their children students. Furthermore, it is wrong Thursday publication. to have one’s child educated is one solutions are costly and unpopu­ claim that children should not be to reward those who break the law of the primary forces that drives lar with teachers, administrators, punished because their parents by educating them or their chil­ people from their homeland to the the parents of legal immigrants and have committed a crime. This is a dren. United States. I stand firmly be­ the parents of American-born stu­ rather effective argument if you do The Cowl 8 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT October 4,1996 Towards The Resonating the Arts Sounds of the

cleaners, florists, and the like. by Erica Donahue '97 Violent Femmes Legislation has already been A&E Writer passed which exempts artist who City planners are working hard choose to live downtown from per­ to revitalize downtown Provi­ sonal and income taxes based on just a little younger than my par­ of expansion, and maybe some dence. Reconstruction of the ca­ sales factors. Before the plan can by Venessa Anderson '99 ents, at a concert among the rest improvisation, this section of the nal system, the expansion of the go into motion an assigned task Asst. A&E Editor of the crowd was definitely unique. concert was the least enjoyable. Providence Performing Arts Cen­ force must develop a system for The opening act was finally There were about four songs in a ter stage, and the building of the artists to find out information like What do three middle aged coming to a close and the whole row that I wasn’t too familiar with Water Park are examples of this whether or not they qualify as an guys, a band founded in 1981, a audience waited with anticipation and were a bit too hard-core for effort. The next move (literally) “artist” and if so, where there is xylophone and a timeless rock-n- for the Femmes’ first appearance. me. The band was screaming, towards this goal, city officials available housing for them to roll sound have in common? How Of course, with their first steps on screeching, and using the speak­ hope, is to create a stronger art choose from. They also will be ‘bout these two little words: Vio­ stage, the crowd went crazy. The ers to make dissonant sounds. community. notified that the plan calls for a lent Femmes. first notes resonating from their in­ There was one point that I just The plan is to attract local art­ three year cap. As of yet, none of This past Thursday I had the op­ struments were the deep, scary, could not help but cover me ears ists to live in the city by building the proposed buildings are ready portunity of adventuring down­ black sounds of a branch that had because it literally hurt to listen. lofts for them and offering the art­ for the transition. What makes this town to Lupos. As I arrived I been hollowed out. Brian Ritchie, This section, however, did not found that there was a line (or the acoustic bass guitarist, xylo­ last too long. Gordon Gano again The hope is that these artists maybe “several” lines would be phonist, electric bassist, stick took the limelight and re-struck the more appropriate) that spanned at blower, shell player, one string nostalgic sound of the happier and will contribute to the culture least a whole city block for the guitarist and all around good guy, dancier Femmes. As the fanfare seven o’clock show of the Violent stood with a towering presence, was coming to a close the xylo­ of the city and be the Femmes. As my friend and I fi­ trumpeting this huge stick. Once phone was broken out, “Gone nally made some headway and the crowd recovered from this Daddy Gone,” was played and the motivation for a renewed shoved ourselves in a decent place frightening experience they be­ crowd went even more wild (if it to “settle down,” we began admir­ came more comfortable and that was possible). sense of community. ing the rustic scenery. Glancing started to become enveloped in the They had to come back for an to the right of us we could see hun­ entrancing sound of the Femmes’ encore because there was not one ists tax breaks. Presently, there are plan so significant in the eyes of dreds of people piling through the music. person, of the five hundred or so approximately a dozen vacant its creators is that it is the first piece door with employees trying (with In general, the Violent Femmes that were there, that was not buildings in the downtown area. of legislature of its kind in the some success) to keep them under played a variety of their repertoire. screaming. Plus, the Femmes These buildings were formerly United States. The bill is based on control. To the left, hundreds They started with some of their hadn’t played “Add It Up,” yet! used for commercial business, but a similar bill in Ireland. If every­ more were shoving themselves to older works like “Blister in the Just to tempt the audience even city officials have new plans for thing goes as planned Providence the other side of the building while Sun,” and “Kiss Off,” to get the more, the first encore was a Jew- them. The owners of these build­ will be the center of attention for a directly in front of us was the not crowd in the mood and all hyped ish-type song that made you want ings have been working with plan­ while. too-decorated, ordinary stage that up. Once the audience was all to swing and break glasses. Fi­ ners on a proposal to renovate Planners must deal with the fact these three sages of music, the Vio­ worked up and the crowd surfing nally, after two hours of tempta­ these commercial buildings into that nowhere in the Department of lent Femmes, were about to step residential ones. These lofts would Education’s plan is art mentioned. up to. then be rented out to artists and in This seems contradictory to what My friend and I had decided return, these artists would receive the rest of the city is trying to ac­ that the safest place for a concert tax breaks. The hope is that these complish. They hope to work with like this was to sit on the balcony. artists will contribute to the culture the department to establish some I know, call me boring, but I’m of the city and be the motivation kind of an arts program for stu­ really glad I did. There were for a renewed sense of community. dents K-12. hordes of the late teens and early Planners speculate that an estab­ Another challenge is the Provi­ twenties crowd smushed together lished art community will produce dence Mall. Proponents of the re­ like ants on the bottom level. Your a kind of domino effect creating vitalization plan feel this would typical concert-goers made their new businesses and more night hinder their efforts. There has been appearances; however, what sur­ life. Ann Hudner from the Com­ talk of possibly moving a few of prised me a bit, was seeing an munications Department at RISD the proposed twelve cinemas into “older crowd." There were adults stated that the model for the newly a vacant building downtown, and at this concert who were probably revitalized city is Boston - where other small problems such as park­ in their late thirties, and were there many businesses flourish in an ing still need to be worked out. in strong numbers. Not like their area within walking distance so Despite the difficulties, how­ appearance should have been a was getting up to the required tion, “Add It Up” was played. No that the people do not have to leave ever, planners have been meeting surprise to me, knowing the level, (which was exactly why I Violent Femmes concert would be the city. Residents can expect once a week and expect to have Femmes have been around since was on the upper tier) the Femmes complete without that song, and of more restaurants, concerts, dry things in order soon. 1981, but seeing adults, probably settled down to some of their course, the Femmes use it as their newer, or at least non-1983 album, secret weapon. music. This is where the testoster­ So, my evening ended with a -mail to upmgeyoyo.com. one played its key role. Charac­ bang. The Violent Femmes did not KPMG terized by a lot of guitar riffs, drum let me down. It’s funny, if you caribbean ,or two solos by Victor De Lorenzo, lots asked my specifically why I like The Global Leader" the Femmes and why I think they have stayed around for so long, I don ’ t know that my answers would be exactly what you were looking for. I like the Femmes because their music makes me happy. Granted, it could be a little vulgar for some minds, but the Femmes take you away to a world where 4/30/97 everything makes you smile and dance. Their appearance at Lupos DRV CLEAflinG did not destroy this image, in fact, it only enhanced it. I think the Violent Femmes have been able to PURITY stay around so long for the same coin LAUnDRV reason. 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spawned two sequels, a multi-mil- tically. For example, Luke eos, and everything else are all ater near you on February 14, by Eric Cutler '98 lion dollar toy line, and a slew of Skywalker looks like a body­ there to simply whet your appetite 1997. (What better way to say, “I A&E Writer rip-off movies that pale in com­ builder, completely opposite from for the ultimate: the return of Star love you,” on Valentine’s Day than parison. But you already knew the scrawny teen a trip to a galaxy hen was the last time that. played by Mark far, far away?) you saw the Star Wars What you might not have Hamill in the film. The Empire trilogy? Last week? known is that Star Wars is making Other action figures Strikes Back and Last year? Are you a comeback. Everywhere you look include buff ver­ Return of the Jedi watching it right now? you see that famous logo on tee- sions of Darth will follow soon If you are, put the paper down and shirts, hats, and posters. Last year, Vader, Chewbacca, after. finish watching it. I apologize for the home videos were re-released Boba Fett, Han Lucas has interrupting you. Have you ever in a special collector’s edition set, Solo, Yoda and oth­ more surprises up watched all three movies in one digitally remastered by George ers. Most figures his sleeves after sitting? Did you wish you were Lucas’own THX technology. You can be found in that. He is cur­ Luke Skywalker or Princess Leia can also read about the new adven­ your local toy store rently writing the when you were a kid? Did you tures of Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie for under six bucks. script for the ever pretend that your vacuum and the others in the Rebellion in Some of the toys, prequel sequels. cleaner was R2D2 and walk a series of novels by some of sci- like Princess Leia, (For those who around the house talking to it? Am fi’s most popular authors. Obi-Wan Kenobi, didn’t know, Star I rambling? If you can relate to There is even a new toy line and Lando Han and Jabba share a tender moment Wars is actually any of the ques­ Calrissian the fourth install­ tions, then read were produced in lim­ Wars. For those of us who haven’t ment of the saga and is originally on. ited quantity, putting had the opportunity to view this titled, “A New Hope.”) The ten­ Star Wars them in demand. To masterpiece on the big screen, our tative story lines for the first three first premiered find them, you will time has come. George Lucas and films are the death of the Jedi on May 25, probably have to go to his production company, Knights, how Senator Palpatine 1977. It a flea market or col­ Lucasfilm Ltd., have totally re­ became the Emperor, Anakin grossed $322 lectibles store and shell stored the trilogy adding new Sky walker’s turn to the Dark Side, million at the out 45-50 dollars for scenes that were cut from the origi­ and his subsequent transformation box office mak­ each. Kenner also re­ nal nearly twenty years ago. Does into Darth Vader. Filming should ing it one of the leased some of the anyone remember that famous begin at the end of 1997 with a ten­ most successful most popular vehicles scene between Han Solo and Jabba tative release date sometime in films of all including the Millen­ the Hutt in Star Wars? No? That’s 1999. time. In addi­ nium Falcon, the X- because Lucas decided to cut it The Star Wars trilogy is not like tion to winning 're off to attack the Death Star . Wing Fighter, the TIE from the film. He didn’t like the any other movie. Most movies several techni­ Fighter, and the way Jabba looked. (Jabba the Hutt stay with you about as long as it cal Oscars for special effects, it from Kenner, makers of the origi­ Landspeeder. These was originally a fat guy with a lakes to find your car in the the­ was also nominated for Best Pic­ nal action figures. Their figures ships don’t differ much from the Scottish accent.) That scene will ater parking lot. Star Wars is dif­ ture, Best Director (George are much different from the origi­ originals. The only problem with be put back in with a computer­ ferent. Obi-Wan was not just talk­ Lucas), Best Supporting Actor nals though. Their faces look them is that some of the action fig­ ized image of the fat, disgusting ing to Luke, but the whole world (Alec Guinness), and Best Origi- somewhat like the characters in the ures do not fit into the cockpit. lump of Jabba that we know and when he said, “The Force will be nal Screenplay. The movie movies, but the bodies differ dras­ The toys, the tee-shirts, the vid­ love. Look for Star Wars at a the­ with you...always.”

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The lime and date of the first meeting will be announced. The Cowl 10 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT October 4,1996 Stinkfest Groove double, non-stop dance remix CD. by Michael P. Sablone '98 This included multiple versions of A&E Editor over half the original songs on. It was incredible. The non-stop of their artistic/insane style. and sick personal problems. Nev­ Moby by Pete "Shaggy" Keenan '99 remixing was near to impossible Before you even try to ap­ ertheless, /ENIMA strongly bears "That's When I Reach For My A&E Writer to notice. You do not ever realize proach their music, take a look at the anger and rage which has be­ Revolver" that he has just interwoven three the coverart and jewelbox. Com­ come Tool’s token trademark. %'%'%’ (out of six) songs without cuts.. It is something Tool ing from the same technology that If you did not like Undertow, So, you have just released that has to be experienced. Plus it /ENIMA produced those hologram baseball you probably will not like this al­ arguably the best record of the is a great CD to play at your very 1/2% (out of six) cards, the coverart depicts white bum. /ENIMA specially caters to year, turned the definition of the own kickin' dance party. fire and floating eyes meandering the sick brand of psychos which word "Techno" upside down, Along with the title track, Fear is a very natural emotion. around the page. Not that tame, Tool attracts. Full of bizarre gui­ systematically argued against "Revolver" also includes three Everyone is afraid of something. but it gets worse. The next bit of tar riffs, and ingenious sound ef­ deforestation, for animal rights, other new songs using Moby's I am very afraid of spiders. Spi­ strange design is a hologram that fects such as crying babies, Tool conveyed a vegan attitude, and trademark pessimism: "Lovesick," ders creep, they crawl, they spin shows an eye rolling back in the most definitely has developed a rocked everyone's world? Well, if "Displaced," and "Sway." Also scary webs, and they bite. Spiders socket. Weird, yes, but it gets niche of their own within the dark you are Moby, which you probably available is the remixed version of reduce me to infantile capacities, worse. The next installment of contorted alleyways of alternative are not, then you produce your next the single. This includes a nine causing me to drop into fetal posi­ their gallery of oddities is a holo­ music. single which seems to ignore minute Rollo and Sister Bliss vocal tion, convulsing uncontrollably. gram that shows the band sitting Song highlights (and there are everything your last album gained. remix, along with the orchestrated very few of Or do you? For all of you lucky to version of "God Moving Over the these) include be reading this in Europe, you Face of the Waters" from the Forty Six & 2, know that the album Animal Rights soundtrack to Heat. a softer, slower is already out in stores. Well, us The strange thing about song in which in the good old U.S. of A., we have "Revolver" being the first single the lyrics are to settle for a measly single, "That's off of Animal Rights is that Moby even decipher­ When I Reach For My Revolver.” did not write the song. Clint able, and In order to (again) destroy the Conley did for his old band seems to be an pithy amount of journalistic Mission of Burma. This almost anthem to pain. integrity I had I will now tell you gives me a reason for not enjoying The first just who Moby is. I did not do it the song as much as I enjoy the single, until now just as a test to you title. If you are a fan of Moby, the Stinkfist, also faithful readers out there. I wanted song almost sounds like the harder seems to bear to see how long I could keep I punkier songs on Everything is some aestheti­ someone interested in a subject Wrong. I say "almost" because it cally pleasing that they knew little about. If you is sung by Conley, who sounds characteristics. are a Moby fan than you do not eerily like Gavin from Bush. In Lastly, Pushi* count in this experiment so read fact at some points during the song, mixes the on. Moby is a techno artist who the whole thing sounds like a grainy singing has been a part of the dance scene rougher, grittier Bush. "Revolver" style and ex­ for quite some time. He first starts out with a decent beat and perimental caught mainstream attention with then the fuzz guitars kick in. Once guitarmanship this single "Go." He has the great he gets past the chorus of the song, which attracted talent to instinctively know what it is not half bad. I'm just sick of Tool’s fans to do with random blips, boops and fuzz guitars buzzing throughout originally. The instrument noises. In 1995 he other twelve songs. Maybe I am just hearing released Everything is Wrong an tracks lack the something that is not there, but I incredible album that really can distinctly hear a slight same quality These guys are tools. Except for Hugo (the Blue Chihuahua) brought him to the forefront of the Dinosaur Jr. sound to the song. which Tool has music world. His producing Regardless, you can tell that Moby The smell of the garbage can in my on a couch, laughing, as a naked developed in past work, although talents have gotten him many an produced the song, because it has kitchen scares me. Actually, it’s man with his legs behind his head the songs do maintain the same offer to remix, or just plain pangs of techno beat to it. an indirect fear. The true fear be­ rocks back and forth on a Boor. intensity level of anger. produce many of the rock worlds Lyrically it is sub-par. Most of hind the garbage can is that some­ Nobody ever doubted that these Tool is living proof that anyone biggest stars. the anonymous rave shouts heard time soon,- someone else is going guys were demented. A fourth who can shout into a microphone The best part about Moby is the on previous albums are replaced to smell it, and we will have pesky hologram hidden in the back of the in the “same of the primal scream wide range of remixing he does. with an actual narrative: "A friend detectives poking around my room theory” will get paid a lot of money jewelbox shows a map of Western For instance, after he released confined on page 11 looking for the corpses which are North America with the state of in the music industry. With few Everything is Wrong, he did a emitting the smell. Those people California sinking into the Pacific exceptions, /ENIMA has thor­ who eat broken glass and walk on Ocean. The story of the drown­ oughly disappointed me and unless hot charcoals are pretty scary too. ing of Los Angeles in documented you are as cracked and warped as The A&E guide to better living Something that never fails to in song anima. Maynard James Keenan, I do not through music reviews (As scare the piss out of me is Tool. Supposing you were not recommend this album. And, if Something strange is afoot with shocked by what was inside the you were wondering, the name determined by jalepenos and these four gentlemen. They are album and you actually listened to Tool comes from the band’s inten­ certified crackpots, barnone. Ei­ the music, you would notice that tion to be an “aid or tool in under­ Midwestern states that we like). ther that, or artists; take your pick. Tool has gotten angrier and less standing lachrymology.” Tool has just released /ENIMA, musically inclined since Under­ Lachrymology? It is the scientific/ their third full-length album. They tow. The music lacks the same philosophical/psychological study WWW - Ohio have been somewhat dormant the enraged charisma that the last re­ of crying. last couple years with their 1993 lease had. Everything is less in­ I hope these guys made enough WW« - Iowa platinum album, Undertow. In the telligible. While Undertow had money off of their past releases - Wisconsin last three years they have hired a songs which most people could because no record producer in his - Indiana new bassist, Justin Chancellor, relate to in some dark fashion, right, or left mind should give who came to them from the Brit­ /ENIMA seems to be more of a per­ these guys a dime for the sorry, ** - Missouri ish band, Peach. 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What most bands lacked with Cobain harmonizing with and then he'd sign his name/ sign Nirvana duction that a CD could ask for. was not the talent, but the origi­ himself in echo. it with complete community/ From the Muddy Banks of the Novoselic remarked that “We nality. It still sounds fresh today, “Breed”- Not done justice. That's when I reach for my Wishkah even if you have heard it millions Channing’s drums fall short again. revolver/." It makes me wonder if (out oc s;x) ended the year with a brief West Coast tour. The bill included Pearl of times. Noveselic’s bass also is This song was an OK song with Moby has changed from his I hate my generation and all the Jam and Nirvana and was head­ brought to the forefront during his drumming, it just needs Dave passive, yet moving instrumental baggage that comes along with lined by The Red Hot Chili Pep­ Cobain’s solo, showing that the Grohl’s expertise. It’s not all soundscapes, to actual action. I being a 20 year old. Well, that’s pers. The second show of this tour most overlooked musician in the Channing’s fault, he just got re­ sure as hell hope not. The best part not entirely right. I hate the labels was on December 28, 1991 at the band (except Pat Smear. Right placed by the best drummer of the of Everything is Wrong were those that society has tossed on us like past two de­ instrumentals. rags. I’m tired of having to defend cades. Tough "Displaced" is a nice short myself. I’m tired of looking act to put acoustic guitar ditty with a twist. around and seeing the same yourself up I have no clue how he did it, but people, just with different colored against. At Moby seems to have brought out eyes. I’m sick of trying to carve least Ringo the sound that one makes when out a likeable niche in the music was easy to strumming an acoustic guitar and world, trying to find a band that make fun of your fingers move across the has some shred of dignity and for Pete Best. strings. I have no clue what this is originality. I used to have heroes “tourette’s”- called, but Moby in his producing in that sense. I found an unwill­ Besides genius brought it out to the front ing “savior” in a dirty, geeky, Smells Like of the song and twisted it. It has white-trash kid from the lumber­ Teen Spirit, to be heard to be understood. jack backwater part of Washing­ this is the Unfortunately I do not know the ton. How many heroes have we most rocking first thing about how musical been told to have, how many have song on the instruments work, or even how to left us before their time, or at the album. Taken read music, so I’m the wrong one right time for them, just not for us? from the to be writing this review. The point I left my landlocked Waste Land Reading Fes­ is that it sounds new, and new is and went under the shadow of the tival in 1992, better than rehashed old garbage. redwoods, and drank from the it simply ex­ Ever hear a punk-techno song? Muddy Banks of the Wishkah. plodes. Just Neither had I until I listened to There I found Nirvana. when you "Lovesick.." It starts out with a In case you have been stranded think it is go­ traditional techno, hyper-drum on an island for the past six or ing to slow loop, but then added over it is a seven years, with your fingers down, the three-chord punk riff. Then Moby plugging up your ears, Nirvana next beat decided to just add really distorted, consisted (the band dissolved af­ shows you fuzzbox vocal screams. To ter the death of Kurt in April of why so many completely confuse everyone, the 1994) of Kurt Cobain on vocals people tried song just ends a minute and three and guitar, Dave Grohl on drums, to copy the seconds into it. Krist Novoselic on bass and, added A phrase you thought you would never hear again: "Look, it's the new Nirvana CD" “whisper to a One of the coolest words in my later, Pat Smear playing rhythm scream” tech­ literary vocabulary that I never get guitar and walking around bare­ Del Mar Fairgrounds. For watever on!) actually could play. By the nique and failed. to use is "onomatopoeia." It means foot. Originally scheduled to reason, our set was particulary ag­ end of the song you cannot help “Blew” begins by Krist saying that a word sounds like it sounds. come out as a double album with gressive that night - ‘Drain You,’ but choose one of the three to imi­ “thank you for your patience.” By For instance the word "slither" Unplugged in New York, From the ‘Aneurysm,’ and ‘Smells Like tate and play along. It’s the most the time it slows down, you won­ sounds like a slither. Which finally Banks of the Muddy Wishkah came Teen Spirit’ were all taken from catchy punk-pop song ever. der how long the wait will be, brings me to my point that the final out on Tuesday, October 1st. this recording.” “Lithium” is a song that I have when the next band will take the song on the single "Sway," does Filled to the brim with 16 live re­ In order to make this easier to always loved. One of the reasons forefront, and how long until the just what it says, it groves and cordings (plus the intro), that read, I figured it would be better is that it is Cobain at his lyrical music picks up again. draws on all four (including for me to just go through the best best: “I’m so happy,/ cuz today I The swirling shape on the back Incesticide) of the band's major songs on the album and add my found my friends/ they’re in my of the CD sums up the mood releases, Wishkah is sure to be a own liner notes I review. It may head/ I’m so ugly/ but that’s OK which you are thrown into in the hit both commerically and musi­ not be conventional, but was Nir­ so are you.” How could you not course of 54 minutes. The ride is cally. The recordings are all of vana really that conventional? like this song? The vocals are so dizzy, but worth the price of ad­ above average quality. They run I have a new appreciation for clear in this recording that it mission. Most songs do not vary the gammut from a 1989 Astoria “Aneurysm.” It proves to be one sounds like he’s right next to you, from their original form on CD, but Theatre show in London, to a Se­ of the best cuts on the album, wailing “I miss you I’m not gonna that doesn’t really matter that attle Center Arena show in Janu­ which is surprising to me because cry/I love you, I’m not gonna cry/ much. What the songs lack in jam­ ary of 1994. It covers the too I never put that up as one of their I kill you, I’m not gonna cry.” ming they make up with in inten­ small sampling that Nirvana gave best songs. What really caught my “Heart-Shaped Box”- You can sity and sheer power. to the world, and in that sense it attention was the strength of Dave actually hear the background vo­ This album will probably be does its job of showing the band Grohl’s drumming. Instead of cals on this, so that’s worth it. It hailed by all critics of our genera­ at various parts of their career. cushy, faked sounding snare hits, also is a rare exception to the rest tion, scoffed at by our elders. If you hate Nir­ of the songs; That’s expected. Just try and ig­ vana, and could instead of ev- nore everying (including me) and care less about e r y t hi n g come to your own conclusion. Just what some dumb coming in spend the $12 it will cost you to slacker has to stereo, the sit back, with no distractions and makes you want to sway around, whine about, then mixer (Craig listen to the premiere song writer free form floating, with no this album is for Overbay) ac­ of our generation (yes, even better destination inparticular. It is the you especially. It tually mixed than Lou Barlow). If you never most recognizable Moby song, shows the sheer in­ the song, caught Nirvana live (I was sick— putting you in a trance and slowly tensity that they switching honestly, I did have a ticket) then moving you over an abyss played with, an in­ channels for here is the next best thing. If you enveloped in sound. It is the tensity so real, so the song. It enjoy From the Muddy Banks of longest song on the CD, near the passionate, that adds just a the Wishkah then I would also sug­ end it culminates in a softened even if you do not little bit to the gest investing in a VHS copy of thunder crackle, leaving a slightly understand what song musi­ “Nirvana! Live! Tonight! Sold twisted mood hanging in your ears. the hell Cobain cally, but Out!,” a collection of live perfor­ Overall the single is a good says, it’s hard not to when you mances interlaced with interviews sampling of different styles. There get caught up in the hear it you with the band. Along with great is a rock tune, a punk tune, an fuzz guitar, throb­ Kurt, Krist, and Dave notice and clips from the most famous Nir­ acoustic guitar instrumental and an bing bass, and exploding drums. they instead come across more like appreciate the difference. vana concerts, it serves as a wor­ ambient dance track. They all All Nirvana did was blend semi-automatic rifle shots. “Polly (new wave version)”- thy memorial for the band. It transition well into each other, punk songs with a touch of pop, “Smells like Teen Spirit” re­ Taken from a ’89 show in London, shows a side of the band that is making for a new, pleasant leading Cobain to comment that mains a mystery to me. Nirvana shows Kurt less tormented than in rarely seen, their sense of humor. listening experience. Try it out, “I’m the first one to admit that rarely played it after it got over later songs. His voice does not I looked into the Neitzschian you might like it.. If you do, just we’re the 90’s version of Cheap played, but I suppose they had to waiver as much as it does in later void and I didn’t find it empty. I wait until the spring when Animal Trick.” Cobain’s haunting lyrics, put it in. Listening to the song recordings. It also shows that found it inhabited with the prob­ Rights comes out and then we'll all raw voice and ability to scream again reminded me that this was switching drummers from Chad lems of the music world rolled into be surprised together when it is like the best three year old trying the song of the past decade. In four Channing to Dave Grohl was defi­ a little neat ball, spiraling, hur­ completely different from what we out his new set of lungs provide years you will not see a more im­ nitely for the better. dling, careening into the abyss that expect. Ahhhhhhh, I love the perfect front for the band. portant single—mark my words. “Sliver,” the most mainstream is Nirvana. surprises. The Cowl 12 CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS October 4,1996 GREASE *fluthor of wtiew i wa§ paeRTo ON BROADWAY! OCTOBER 26TH-27TH Csrnjzrjzlda Santiago Leave Sat. at 8 am, see the show Sun. October 10th at 1pm, and return to PC that night! Feinstein Tickets on sale in the B.O.P. Office 4pm Sun. 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unrequested lunch item that dif­ not well. She was the one thing that utterly confused. by Patrick Canole ' 98 by Lori McCrevan '99 fered from the normal approved he loved in the world, and she was “You do now,” I told him. Still Features Writer Features Editor menu. One day my friend Ray the one that held him together. She confused. “Me,” I explained Lunch in high school was the found himself with a peanut but­ “I’m coming over tomorrow,” gave him a reason to get up in the knowing that my cheeks were turn­ major daily social event, filled ter and pumpernickel sandwich he told me and hung up. morning. They were in love...they ing pink. with all the cliques, rituals and that he had no intention of eating. I had no time to ask why, but I used to be. He said nothing. popularity hierarchies of high What was he to do with this lunch could guess. I returned to my When they saw each other the I watched him. school itself. By senior year, it oddity? A suggestion was made movie and popcorn. I was happy first day of school, they were cor­ “You want me to stay?” he tended to be the same thing day in a half joking tone that Jordan, that he had chosen me. dial. Since then, they stopped be­ asked. after day. Same people, same the insane member of our group, He knocked early, and I ing polite and just ignored each “You never asked me what I table, etc. Once you found your take it apart and reassemble it on crawled out of bed to answer the other. Maybe it is the best way. thought,” I tried to explain. “You place in this caste system, attempt­ Dave’s head. This is funny be­ door. At least I got a laugh out of ing to move was not only frowned cause Dave has ears that point par­ him. upon; it was impossible. ticularly far away from his head “Nice slippers,” he commented My regular group consisted of (Dave has also had to deal with as he looked me up and down. I didn 'tknow what about seven people, all guys (not other major setbacks in life, such I glared at him and let him in. I that we were afraid of girls or any­ as a genetic defect that causes him pointed to the chair and he seemed to say, and he had thing of that nature, we just liked to believe that Tevas and shorts are to understand that he was supposed being guys). For some reason 90% appropriate attire on snowy days, to sit there. I would have invited things that he did of being “one of the guys” con­ and friends who enjoy a good him to do so in words, but I usu­ sisted of tormenting each other. laugh at his expense). By the time ally cannot speak until I've had my not want to say. All but one of us bagged our $40 worth of various goods and coffee. I mechanically made a pot lunches. This meant the same cash were being offered to Jordan of coffee and sat down across from thing for lunch everyday. My to perform the task at hand, he was him. We said nothing for a few friend Alex was particularly fond ready for action. (He probably minutes. I didn’t know what to say, There are no lives for me to clean said you were leaving without of bananas. This meant he had a would have done it just for the en­ and he had things that he did not up that way. I still have a picture even asking if I would miss you.” banana every day. Being an ath­ joyment of it., but the bidding went want to say. I sipped my mug and of them on my wall. Neither of “I never thought....” he started. lete, he would regularly spout off so fast that no one bothered to ask waited. them has asked me to take it down. “Who was the first person that about the nutritional benefits of the him what it would take to get him “I’m leaving,” he stated. “You don’t have to leave be­ you met in college?” I prompted. banana (not quite every day, but to do it). He quietly got himself “What? You mean now?” I was cause of her,” I tried to tell him. “You,” he replied. often enough that it seemed like into position, put a piece of bread astonished. I knew that he had of­ “Give me one good reason to “Who was the first person to every day). We got pretty damn on each side of Dave’s head, and ten contemplated the idea of drop­ stay,” he demanded. fall in love with you?” I continued. sick of him and his bananas. pressed hard. Not even having to ping out, but I never dreamed that “Your math tutor.” Now it was his turn to blush. This naturally evolved into the turn around to know who had done he meant it. “I don’t have one.” He looked You are never alone. “Banana Game.” It began once it, Dave yelled “F—ing, Jordan!”, “I’ve already gone to see the Alex peeled his banana, using the in a fit of rage only possible from dean. All I have to do is tell my same long peeling strokes every someone who had recently become parents.” day. Amazingly intelligent but the middle part of a peanut butter “Do you mind if I ask why?” easily distracted, Alex would be sandwich. As he got up and chased “School is not my thing,” he engaged by one of us in his favor­ Jordan outside, Dave slipped and said as if I was supposed to accept Thought of the Week ite topics (computers, soccer, Star fell because of the newly fallen that. Trek, whatever). Holding his ba­ layer of wet snow. By that point, “No, math is not your thing. nana high up in his hand while fac­ all he could do was go to the bath­ There is a difference.” For loneliness is but cutting ing the person he was talking to, room and clean out the consider­ “You know it is more than just he inevitably left his banana in a able amount of peanut butter that that,” he tried to reason. adrift from our moorings and strategically dangerous spot. The had lodged itself in his ears. Jor­ “Is it?” floating out to the open sea; an winner of the Banana Game was dan escaped in that combination of I guess the two of us needed to the person who snuck up behind hysterical nervous laughter and believe that he was leaving be­ opportunity for finding ourselves, him without being detected, and desperate sprinting of someone cause he hated his major and he decapitated the banana with a but­ who knows his life is in danger, was failing math. But that was far our real selves, what we are about, ter knife. Nobody knows for sure yet can’t help but find it funny. from the truth. where we are heading during our what happened to Alex after high Had Dave caught Jordan, I’d have She happened to be one of my school... no doubt that we would have been best friends and his worst enemy. little time on this beautiful earth. Of the people whose mothers attending his funeral the next day. Anyway, instead of the two of still made their lunches for them Which only goes to show: don’t them getting married, it looked like (I graduated from that club in 6th wear Tevas if you can’t trust your divorce court. Metaphorically, of grade), the unforgivable sin was an friends. course. But all joking aside, he was - Anne Shannon Monroe It's the Thought that Counts

Your instincts keep telling you you wouldn’t be caught dead in. by Ali Fallon '98 don’t know what I am talking The life expectancy for a cheap Features Writer that it is the watch that you have Even if you get gifts that you about. This is when you rewrap a bottle of wine has to be at least a been longing for since summer. know you will never use, it is im­ present that you got, and give it to dozen different givings. No one “It is better to give than to re­ Finally, your mom hands it to portant that you keep them for a someone else as new. There are ever opens the stuff! The good ceive.” Some of our more selfish you. You rip over the wrapping substantial amount of time. If you several things to remember when bottles are the only ones that get members of society may not agree in two seconds flat only to don’t, you may get caught! For attempting this. One, it’s best not consumed! The other ones just with this old saying. I suggest that discover...not the watch that you example, let’s just say that your to give a recycled gift to someone keep being passed around to other they take another look. Apart from have been dreaming of, but in­ girlfriend, the one who bought you who is friends with the person who people, as housewarming gifts, to the philanthropic reasons, there are stead, bright red electric socks! that ugly tie, calls you up bubbling gave it to you. Two, never do it hosts at other parties. It’s a great several other uncomfortable situ­ Although you feel like throwing with excitement. After searching with objects of supposed sentimen­ big cycle! ations that may arise when you a temper tantrum, you fake a If you try to return a gift that receive a gift. smile and manage an unenthu- you do not like, don’t expect it to From a hunk of cheese for siastic thank you. Your mother go smoothly! You don’t have a Valentine’s Day, to a pedometer as tells you that she thinks that The important thing to receipt, therefore, the store will a going-away-to-college present, they’ll be perfect for when you only be able to give you the sale anything that we receive from an­ go skiing. True, but there is a remember is to always price of $7.95, fora wool sweater! other person (regardless of how major problem! You don’t ski! Of course, you now have to won­ bizarre it may be) is a present. We And since you live in Florida, smile and be polite when you der, was that all that was spent on get them on birthdays, on holidays, this gift is basically useless. You you? After you spent $125.00 on and for a whole array of other rea­ know exactly where they will are the recipient of a gift. the portable CD player that was sons. Generally, gifts are given as go: into the depths of your closet given in exchange! (Not to be an expression of gratitude and/or to never be seen again, along petty and count of course.) recognition. Even so, there are with those lime-green polyester The important thing to remem­ times when it is with complete sin­ pants that you got from your ber is to always smile and be po­ for days, she has finally found and tal value. This is just asking for cerity that one says to someone aunt last year, and the sweatshirt lite when you are the recipient of bought a $250 dress that matches trouble. And finally, make sure who just gave them a gift, “You that has a picture of superman a gift. On the surface it may not it perfectly for the JRW. You’ll be that you don’t pass along a gift that shouldn’t have!” on it that you got for your 20th seem so, but whether it is another in a real jam if you don’t have it! is somehow marked for you (i.e. a There is one last present with birthday, or that ugly tie. (You one of those books on who knows It is also very dangerous to try card inside to you, a plaque that is your name on it sitting under the know, the one with all the pastel what that you’ll never touch, or a to give a gift that you received to engraved with your name). tree. All night long you have been polka dots on it that your girl­ deluxe set of five nail clippers, it someone else. We have all tried Wine is an exception to this. In dying to be able to open this gift. friend gave you.) The one that is the thought that counts! doing this. Don’t pretend as if you fact, it is a very recyclable gift. October 4,1996 FEATURES The Cowl 17 Sites of the State I Don't The Two Faces of Newport Sleep

mail and put the Internet in the places. I recommend heading for the Cliff by Sarah Antoniello '98 by Kate Fournier '99 Features Writer computer labs and, even worse, in Features Writer For lunch, there is a plethora Walk. There are signs everywhere, our rooms, could be solely respon­ of fine eateries. Sardella’s is a so you will not get lost. The Cliff I don’t sleep at college. I nap. sible for a large number of the stu­ Ah Newport, the Northeast classy dining choice, and there are Walk puts the visitor between the I’ve been here three years now and dent body’s academic under­ shopping mecca for yuppy travel­ fancy delis and restaurants all over famous mansions of Newport and I can count the number of good achievers and experienced pro­ ers and area college kids! The sea­ the downtown. A popular choice the crashing waves of the ocean. night's sleep I’ve had on one hand. crastinators. If I weren’t so over­ side city has been the focus of is the Red Parrot, which offers jazz It is a well-groomed, historical I don’t think I’m alone on this ei­ tired, I would think that this school many Cowl articles lately, most on certain nights of the week. For path, winding around the back­ ther. I’m sure there are some of gets enjoyment out of depriving us of them pertaining to the freshman the more frugal spender, I highly yards of the mansions which once you out there who, like my room­ of sleep. class trip. Most of the student body recommend Gary’s Diner. I re­ housed America’s wealthy elite. If mate, Miss 4.0, have your life to­ Roommates can be a huge sleep here at Providence College has cently ate the best cheeseburger the man-made splendor is not tally in order and can handle all of inhibitor as well. Especially in the been to Newport. By no means there for a very minimal price. enough, the ocean also evokes what college throws at you, and dorms, where there are three of you does this mean that you intrepid Gary’s has a fifties atmosphere, awe. In the moonlight, the sea can still go to bed before eleven sharing a teeny little living quar­ adventurers can stop reading this complete with jukebox and antique appears both powerful and intrigu­ and be up by seven every day. But ter. How I survived two years of column. Perhaps I can offer some for those of us who can’t even re­ eating and sleeping and dressing new information about the city. member to do our laundry until we and studying in this itty bitty room For those of you who have some­ realize we’ve been wearing the with concrete walls and poor cir­ how managed to miss every oppor­ same pair of underwear for the past culation is beyond me. It kind of tunity to visit Newport, this will three days, keeping a healthy sleep sounds like prison when you think serve as a gentle nudge to push you schedule is nearly impossible with­ about it that way. But besides the in the right direction. out our moms there to constantly poor living conditions we college Newport has two faces- two nag us. students endure, such as bad food distinct atmospheres- which can I mean, I try to get seven hours and scary little dust globs that col­ only be experienced by planning of sleep every night, I really do. lect everywhere in our rooms, we to spend an entire day and evening But that would involve sleeping can usually get by and pretty much there. With the morning sunshine, until 11:00 every day, and I’m not make it unscathed the four years the fresh salt air wafts into the his­ sure my 8:30 teachers would ap­ we are here. toric downtown. The shopping preciate that. I’m not sure my Where am I going with this? area is full of optimistic and eager mother would either. And I’ve Oh, yeah. Sleep. I can’t count the shoppers whose footsteps drum the even tried going to bed by mid­ number of times I’ve stayed up all narrow cobblestone streets. Bril­ night every night, but that is just hours of the night talking about liant flags catch the breeze in the not possible at this school. As far absolutely nothing with my room- Brick Market, and a tantalizing coca-cola machine. It is also one ing. This is the second face of aroma of fudge and freshly baked of the most popular diners in New­ Newport, and is actually my favor­ cookies fills the air. People are port. ite. everywhere, the young and the old The lazy circling of the seagulls Newport offers so many sights, alike, their arms weighed down by above the masts and the faraway sounds, and smells that it’s impos­ bags. The shops along the street deep bellow of the fog horn accen­ sible not to enjoy a visit. It is lo­ The Development of vary from those offering Irish tuates the peaceful contentment of cated to the southeast of Provi­ keepsakes to Express and the Gap. late afternoon. dence, and the drive is only about Western Civilization There are kite shops, card shops, In the early evening the sink­ forty minutes. Just follow the hat shops, and music shops. There ing sun meits into the bay, casting signs. Buses run to and from it as is even an Animation Gallery, its dying rays around the clusters well. See the different aspects of program at PC is where cells (though they are ex­ of sailboats rocking in the gentle the town for yourself, and discover pensive) from favorite Disney and waves. . The sounds of traffic fade something new in Newport. determined not to let Warner Brothers cartoons can be away in this tranquility, and the Purchased. Of course, there are the lights of the city wink on in the / want to add a correction for last bakeries and ice cream shops, dwindling light. As night ap­ week's article. Vincent Van Gogh us sleep. which offer candy, milk shakes, proaches, Newport does not fall did not paint The Scream. Munch •udge, and taffy. Plan to walk off asleep. Of course, there are bars is the artist. I apologize for my the pounds that you gain in these and restaurants open until late, but mistake. in advance as my teachers assign mates. I also can’t count the times my papers and all, do they really I’ve desperately wanted a good expect me to not wait to the very night’s sleep before an exam the last minute to write them? And same night my roommates decided exams are just the same: I just can’t they absolutely had to watch a six Slick Willy’s stay up late enough studying for hour marathon of the Brady Bunch them. There is always something reruns. If its not some vitally im­ ice and shoppe I missed or some reading I never portant television show, its an earth cream yogurt got around to doing. And there’s shattering emotional crisis that always one more thing I can find can’t wait until morning. locccted/ ua lower SloA/wi/ Center 0 to do to procrastinate just a little I guess I’m not really being fair. bit longer. I mean, I think I’ve spent just as The Development Of Western much time eating Ronzio’s or Civilization program at PC is de­ rollerblading in front of Ray at □ daes- Fr<* o„ a termined not to let us sleep. How 1:00 a.m. as I have doing home­ Ice Cream or Sun J many times have you been up at work. Okay, I’ve been guilty of an ungodly hour cramming for a sitting in front of the T.V. doing Yogurt Cake 865-2758s^pus c Civ exam? The Intramural Ath­ absolutely nothing for hours at a Serves 8-10 people Strawberry letics Board is out to get us too. time when I could have been sleep­ For any special Did you know our ice hockey ing, too. And maybe, if I did all Sundaes! games are scheduled at midnight? this work I’ve been complaining occasion Ten-thirty Mass just encourages about during the day when I was $20. 00 delivered late night behavior as well. The supposed to, sleep would be more Specialty Drinks! stupid fire alarms that are inclined of an option for me. So, admit­ ShaTesl to go off at 4:00 in the morning on tedly, I may be the biggest cause occasion don’t help either. And the of my lack of sleep. But hey, I’m need/ cv qvute Mu del smart person who gave us each e- only 19. Pizza slices JUUdshdesF o served after FREE T-SHIRT 7:00 PM only + $1000 Awtwmn/Hot Cider Credit Card fundraisers for fraternities, sororities ■for cocfaMy vdgbt- & groups. Any campus 865-2758 organization can raise up to $1000 by earning a whopping $5.00/ VISA application. Try Del's Lemonade! Call 1-800-932-0528 ext. 65. Qualified callers receive FREE T-SHIRT. The Cowl 18 FEATURES October 4,1996 Chaplain's Corner Poetry it's Blessed are Life your the Wasted

friend to tell them that they’ve had is a by Fr, Joseph Barranger, O.P. enough, or to help them from mak­ leaf College Chaplain ing an ass of themselves in front What is the definition of a true of the entire school. I spend a great Long by emily Benfer '99 soul, recognize your own lumi­ friend? Each of us may have a dif­ deal of time in hospital emergency Features Writer nous light and realize its ferent definition, but there are rooms with students, and I have remarkaBle impact. probably some qualities on which seen just how friendless some can Song during this, the time of uncer­ an elation so sweet, so sincere, we could all agree. For example, be. Thank God there were so many tainty, easily questioned is the idea surrounds your existence, awak­ a friend is someone who is there surrogate friends at the Stag. Total by Sarah Valente '99 of leading a life in an undefined, ing a memory so fond, so clear as for you in the good times and the strangers befriended the friendless Features Writer Bleached out world, we occupy a to be the present, a crystal Breath bad. A friend supports you when and helped them home. One won­ celestial sphere so vast and unfa­ moves your soul and disrupts the you are down, gives you a swift ders how many campus rapes the miliar as to call for the constant leaves, each leaf, individual, ex­ The sound of wind through the kick in the butt when you need it, members of the B.O.P. have helped quest towards certainty and peace amine their uniqueness, one trees and is willing to be honest with you to prevent because they care of mind, finding ourselves in the dances, one spins, another allows The smell of new autumn leaves even if the truth hurts. A friend enough to take care of the students overwhelming expanse of cre­ the wind to persuade it into a hori­ A clean set of sheets on your bed doesn’t abandon you when you are that unable to do so for themselves. ation, we look for the one unify­ zontal position, all move to their Knowing what someone else is in trouble. It is usually in a mo­ Although the B.O.P. deserves ing element to Bind us together, own liking and fulfill their own thinking when nothing is said ment of crisis when we find out much credit for working hard to lessening the void and silencing calling, appreciate the difference who our true friends are. provide great programs and events, the lamentations of distress, we so that you may call it your own, Now picture this crisis. You find unity and sameness in the for as each leaf is separate and A bases loaded double right find yourself at a campus event, knowledge of our difference. unique so are we. we all move when the game starts such as the Stag. You’re wasted honor the uniqueness of an­ with a separate rhythm, walk an The worst part Hitting the bullseye in a game (legally wasted because you are other in order to cultivate the dis­ original step and see a new vision. of darts twenty-one.) You are having a hard tinctness within, at the core of in this the time of question, is seeing them A fire in the fireplace when it’s time keeping it together and you every life exists a Brilliant light strengthen your flame, practice cold outside try to concentrate on holding up a alone and aban­ possessing the strength necessary your independence and further A brand new car to take your wall. You try to talk to people but to survive every darkness, the your insight to self, take care to doned. Room­ friends for a ride everything that comes out of your power to warm with the radiation understand many lives to Better mouth sounds like Japanese. Your mates and of its glow, and the vitality that is understand your own. “friends” are on the other side of the room saying things like: “I A walk in the rain just to get wet • • *.» • •••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • friends are Winning the jackpot in an im • • know Bertha is wrecked but I’m • • not going to let it ruin my night. often nowhere possible bet After all, it’s the Stag!” Never Blowing out all the candles on • Alcohol impairs judgment. The • mind how Bertha should get home. in sight. your birthday cake Never mind that she can’t get her­ Jumping off a dock into an icy • more one drinks, the more one’s • self home. Never mind that there cold lake : judgment is impaired. The more : is an equally wasted guy who is their greatest accomplishment is A fresh batch of cookies made by trying to drag her back to his room. the way they quietly care for their • one’s judgment is impaired, the • your mother Great friends? Caring roommates? peers. They don’t advertise that Hearing the words “I love you” I don’t think so. The worst part accomplishment, but they ought to • more one drinks. And it goes on • from your significant other about some campus events is not be thanked for it anyway. The way a hug feels when you’re seeing people in bad shape, hold­ Much is said about the special : and on. STOP the cycle before it : sad or upset ing up walls and passed out on the “community” atmosphere here at Knowing that your best is as • begins. Who knows where it can • floor (although that is pretty bad). PC, and much of that is true. But good as it gets The worst part is seeing them alone we can still do better. What should : lead. : and abandoned. Roommates and set this [Catholic] school apart friends are often nowhere in sight. from the others is the way we care • - A Message from Step I • Being happy in life can be as easy The implications of finding for one another. The true test of our as pie yourself friendless in this kind of friendship is how well we care for If you think it’s quite hard situation are obvious. The Cowl one another, even when it is incon­ well just give it a try has recently published an excellent venient. If we fail to do this, then Be spontaneous, yes, but also ad about campus rape. Perhaps we we fail not only our friends in stick to a plan need to publish an ad next to it re­ trouble, we fail ourselves. It could Corner Life is a long song so sing as minding us that six [female] stu­ even mean that we fail to save a loud as you can available if a chair seems too con­ dents were taken to the hospital for life. And so, to all the faithful by Yvonne M. Arsenault '99 fining. The TV is usually on, so intoxication during one campus friends and roommates, and to all Features Writer serious studying may be difficult. event. While it is true that every those friendly strangers who are so Unfortunately, exams and If you would prefer not to leave person is responsible for his or her willing to take care of their studying are an integral part of the the home front to study, there is own behavior, everyone needs a peers....thank God for you. college experience. As hard as it always the hall lounge. Every may be to force yourself to sit dorm has a lounge, though some down and start to study, sometimes are a little nicer than others. For it’s even harder to find a place to example, Aquinas Lounge has sit down and study. comfortable couches and a num­ Pens and the It’s amazing how many places ber of tables, but it can get busy. on campus there really are to study. Then there are the weird places Slavin Center is full of nooks and that one can find in the dorm: a Environment crannies! Slavin pit is a comfort­ shower stall, the end of the hall,

Freshmanable, quiet place, especially at the stairwell. If you really need to Obviously pen overcrowding at the world’s population lives in the night, where you can go to get get work done, being a little cre­ by Brian Kenney '99 the local landfill is not a big issue: United States. That’s a lot of some serious reading or studying ative always helps. Features Writer it is the big picture that we should waste for one country. done. Alumni Cafeteria is also a Last but not least, is the library. Did you ever use up all the ink care about. Every day we use If we make products that last great place. It tends to be quieter If you really want total seclusion in a pen? This question was posed products once and then toss them longer and use them until their full at night, yet it’s not so quiet that and the sound of silence, the li­ to me in an environmental studies in the garbage without thinking life is up, we can cut down on the it’s eerie. There are obviously brary is a great place to be. There class I had in high school. My about the consequences. We live energy and resources that we use. plenty of places to sit and it is a are plenty of cubicles upstairs and answer to what I thought was a stu­ in a disposable society where noth­ Recycling is a good idea, but it is great spot to get together with a down if you don’t want to see the pid question was no. Why would ing lasts so that more can be mass only part of the solution. A lot of group to study or work on a world at all - sometimes you may I care about something so trivial produced. 25% of the world’s min­ energy is needed to recycle prod­ project. get lucky enough to find a cozy as whether I used up all the ink in Stuart’s Center has a relaxed chair to read in. There are always a pen: what’s the big deal? atmosphere that is perfect if you those couches in the sunken lounge Well, the idea of this question Did you ever use all the need to get some casual work for those who like to be leisurely. was to make us think how waste­ done. It’s not the place to go if you Even if you have a group project ful we are. Nobody in that class ink in a pen ? have some serious studying to do, to work on, you can go downstairs raised their hand to say that they but if you want to get something and there are plenty of tables and had ever used a pen for its full life. What's the big deal? to eat or watch Monday night foot­ chairs; just keep looking. If you think about it, thousands of ball while reading your Civ home­ There are numerous places on pens are mass produced everyday. work - it’s a great spot. campus where you can find a cor­ The average student probably car­ eral resources and nonrenewable ucts. I’m going to try to do my If you have the munchies or ner to study and get some work ries about nine pens in their book energy is used by the United part no matter how little it may missed dinner, Mural Lounge is a done. Whether it be Alumni, Mu­ bag, and if you are like me, you States, and 25% of the world’s seem. I’m proud to say that, for great place to go to grab a bite to ral, Slavin, or the library, once you probably lose about half of those pollution is produced by the the first time ever, last week I used eat and get some reading in while find your spot, the work is surpris­ pens every week. So what’s the United States. This is a striking a pen until it was empty. munching. Again, there are plenty ingly easier to do. big deal? statistic seeing that only 4.7% of of tables and some bench seats are October 4,1996 GRAPHICS The Cowl 19

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Ramble On PC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK <______> by Todd McKeating '97 Baltimore’s Brady Anderson and Sports Writer Oakland’s Mark McGwire are the fourth twosome to hit 50 home ♦Sign of the Times, Part I. Bal­ runs in the same season. Can you timore Oriole’s second baseman name the others? Answer later. Roberto Alomar spit in the face of ♦Baseball lost another great Major League umpire John player and person this season. Hirschbeck Friday night. This was Detroit’s Alan Trammell an­ a culmination of events between nounced his retirement after 20 Hirschbeck and Alomar. Alomar seasons with the Tigers. Trammell was quoted as saying that ended his career the same way he “Hirschbeck had become real bit­ began it: with a base hit up the ter" since 1993 when his son, John, middle. He is a six time All-Star, 7, died from a rare, progressive dis­ .285 lifetime hitter, and 169th ma­ ease. The following day, jor leaguer to drive in 1,000 runs. Hirschbeck had to be restrained in He teamed with Lou Whitaker to the Orioles clubhouse from going form one of the most formidable after Alomar. This is the same double team combinations in Ma­ Alomar who sat the last .week of jor League history. the season in Toronto to protect his ♦Ohio St. made a strong claim .300 plus batting average. Hey for a National Title as they Alomar, don’t become like Albert pounded Notre Dame 29-16 this “Don’t Call Me Joey” Belle. Saturday. Behind Ohio State’s Maria McCambridge '98 John Moog '99 *Thumbs up for the San Diego huge offensive lineman, Orlando (Dublin, Ireland) (Williamsville, NY) Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals. Pace and the rest of the line, OSU’s Women's Cross Country Men's Tennis There may not be a more deserv­ Pepe Pearson rushed for 173 yards. Maria finished first and led the Lady Friar cross John recorded a 4-0 mark at the prestigious Yale ing player in all of baseball to fi­ They may be turning heads for the country team to victory over 22 schools at the Roy Invitational over the weekend to win D singles National Championship, but they nally be playing in the post-season Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota. flight. He posted wins against Mike Presley of than Tony Gwynn. Gwynn, who face fourth-ranked Penn State Sat­ Her time of 16:35 established a course and meet Dartmouth, Dusty Rawlin of Brown, Jason Bakin won his seventh batting title this urday. record. of Harvard, and Jose Hernandez-Ore of Harvard. season, got the eighth inning, ♦Iowa State’s Troy Davis is game-winning hit Saturday that making a case for himself in the ______/ made the conference title possible. Heisman race. Davis, who leads He joins Rod Carew, Rogers the nation in rushing, rushed for Maris and Mickey Mantle are the John Daly, along with all the other more will try to knock off the de­ Hornsby, and Stan Musial as the 378 yards and four touchdowns in other twosomes with 50 or more great golfers, do not play in every fending American League Cham­ only players in Major League his­ Saturday’s victory against Mis­ home runs in a season. tournament. Give the kid a break. pions, Cleveland Indians, while the tory with seven batting crowns. souri. His 378 yard performance ♦What is the big deal if Tiger ♦Sign of the Times, Part II. Ot­ New York Yankees will look to Kudos to the St. Louis Cardi­ Is the third highest total in major Woods decides not to participate tawa Senator Alexandre Daigle move past the Texas Rangers, who nals and especially to Ozzie Smith. college history. He is currently won their first division title. In the What a way for the future Hall of averaging better than 6 yards a National League, Los Angeles will Famer to end his illustrious 19- carry and 229 yards a game. take on the defending World Se­ year career, with none other than ♦The Oklahoma Sooners are ries Champs, the Atlanta Braves, a post-season appearance. On Sat­ smarting from a 31-24 loss to while San Diego, takes on the St. urday, at Busch Stadium, 52,876 Tulsa, an 0-3 record, and a Tulsa Louis Cardinals and Ozzie Smith. fans bid “The Wizard” good-bye victory in Norman for the first time Will the Bronx Bombers awaken and retired his No. 1 jersey. Hey since 1919. The Sooners are the ghosts of past World Series or Ozzie, you are truly number one amidst a six-game losing streak, will the Indians bring home the in baseball fans’ hearts. with the toughest part of the Big brass to the Rock n’ Roll Hall of ♦Three unbeaten teams, the XII schedule ahead of them. Fame, or can the Rangers win their Panthers, Chiefs, and Vikings all ♦Heisman Watch, Part II. first World Series in franchise his­ fell from their lofty unbeaten Florida’s Danny Wuerffel threw tory. Maybe it is time for “The perches this weekend. Indianapo­ for 279 yards and three touch­ Wizard” to win his second World lis remains the lone unbeaten team downs against Kentucky,while Series ring, or can the Braves re­ in the NFL. The Panthers were playing only the first half. On the peat. Maybe San Diego will fi­ dumped by the other expansion season, Wuerffel has 10TD passes nally win one, or will the Dodgers team, Jacksonville, 24-14. San and only one interception. Look win one for the Skipper. Only time Diego, behind five field goals by for this darkhorse, offensive line­ will tell. “CATCH THE FEVER.” John Carney, defeated the Chiefs man Orlando Pace from Ohio St. 22-19. Minnesota simply ran out Behind his 6-6, 330-pound frame, of fourth-quarter comebacks Ohio St. rushed for 206 yards and in the Buick Championship? He was detained at Pittsburgh Inter­ against the New York Giants, los­ allowed just one sack against Notre has enough money to qualify him­ national Airport for disorderly con­ ing 15-10. Dame. self for the PGA requirements, duct after he made a joke about a *As another baseball season ♦From the circles of Badmin­ maybe he is tired. The kid is 21 bomb. closes out, here are a few numbers ton, Indonesia’s Chandra Wijaya years old. Maybe if the media did ♦The Major League playoffs you can take home with you. and Sigit upset Olympic Silver not build him up and give him a are finally here. This is when you There were 4,961 home runs this Medalists Cheah Soon Kit and Yap god-like stature, there would not will find non-baseball fans tuning season, the most in 128 seasons. Kim Hock of Malaysia. be this problem. Greg Norman and in for the October Classic. Balti­ Seventeen players hit 40-plus ♦Hank Greenberg and Jimmie home runs. This breaks the previ­ Foxx (1938), Ralph Kiner and ous record of eight players in 1961. Johnny Mize (1947) and Roger CLASSIFIED APARTMENTS EARN EXTRA INCOME Earn $200-$500 weekly mailing phone cards. For *** FREE TRIPS & info, send a self-addressed CASH! *** Pembroke Ave stamped envelope to: Inc., Find out how hundreds Wanted!!! P.O. Box 0887, Miami FL 3 Large Bedrooms of students are already Individuals, Student Organi­ 33164 v______/ earning FREE TRIPS zation and Small Groups to Apartment for rent Pem­ and LOTS OF CASH Promote SPRING BREAK New Kitchen: New Cabinets, Stove, broke Ave near P.C. 3 large with America's #1 Spring TRIPS. Earn MONEY and Bedrooms, new kitchen Refrigerator and dishwasher Break company! Sell FREE TRIPS. CALL THE New Gas Baseboard Heating appliances, stove, refrig­ only 15 trips and travel NATION'S LEADER, INTER erator, dishwasher. 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They ran real fast times, finished 19th (25:01), senior Nick 109) On Or* Before October £>, 1996 but they had to work very hard in Kent crossed in 25th (25:08) in his the first mile to get to where they first varsity race of the year, and needed to be at the mile mark.” sophomore Zack Ventress placed Now, I know what you’re all 38th (25:22) to round out the scor­ 1. Most popular group listened to by PC students______thinking. The Providence ing. women’s cross country blows out “We were looking for a top opponents on a consistent basis. three finish going in,” recalled Why write such a long article on Donnelly. “We’re all very confi­ 2. Article of clothing that every PC girl owns______this particular blowout. Well, good dent right now. It’s a big plus that readers, for the first time in 1996 Ben and Paul are running so well.” the Friar X-C squad ran against “They’re proving to themselves respectable, quality programs, what I felt they had coming into 3. Most popular TV show watched by PC students______such as Missouri, Colorado State, the season,” pointed out Treacy. and Oregon. The interesting part “They did the work over the sum­ is, the Black and White treated mer and it’s showing. You make these foes the exact same way they the sacrifices, you put in the work, 4. Most common last name at Providence College______treated the URIs and Central and the rewards come.” Connecticuts in the early, prepa­ Now the Friars have three ratory meets. weeks off until their next meet, the “It was a big win for us,” said New England Championships, to 5. Most difficult building to have class in______Treacy. “We’re still ranked num- be held at Franklin Park in Bos- "It was a big win for us... 6. Most popular lecture. we’re still ranked number 7. Most popular excuse given to PC professors for missing one this week, so I guess class

the other coaches think 8. How many times jeans are worn before they are washed. that as well" 9. Most common thing to do when procrastinating for studying for an ber one this week, so I guess the ton. Of course, this down time is other coaches think that as well.” anything but a vacation, as the Fri­ exam Not to be outdone were the ars will spend these three weeks gentlemen, placing third and fall­ training, and training quite hard. ing only to first place Wisconsin, Two weeks after the New 10. Most popular reason to call parents. the number two ranked team in the England’s, on November 1, the nation, and second place Northern Black and White return to Franklin Arizona, ranked as the country’s Park for the crucial Big East 11. Most popular food eaten at Providence College, third best squad. Championships. For the women, Here’s the kicker. The Friar’s the Big East’s symbolize their L. J number one man David Healy was toughest challenge aside from the running his first race in five NCAAs. months, and according to Treacy, “We’re going in the right direc­ was “flat.” The senior co-captain tion,” Treacy said of the Lady Fri­ Sexual Assault, finished an uncharacteristic 42nd ars. “We got three weeks of hard (25:26) and the sixth Friar to cross work ahead of us now before New the line. If Healy has a normal England’s, a great opportunity to Relationship Violence race, Providence has an excellent get some good work done. This chance of winning everything. week there are four Big East teams “You put Dave in his usual po­ ranked in the top eight in the coun­ sition as our number one man and try. That means (the conference) Support Group we win the meet,” stated Treacy. is going to produce the national “So (Minnesota has) given the champion. We have to be looking at winning that meet and putting1 Group will provide a Supportive and Safe Environment to discuss a guys an awful lot of confidence. “They got out well, they packed ourselves on the road to winning very difficult and painful subject and will work on ways to deal with the fabulously,” continued the coach. the NCAA’s.” emotional consequences of being a victim of sexual assault or relation­ “There were always seven or eight As for the men, a victory on of them there throughout the race November 1 will mean reaching ship violence - depression, anxiety, shame and isolation. and in the positions we wanted their first goal on the way to a per­ This group is for you if... them in, in the top 30 or 40 fect season. throughout the race. They held on “I think it’s a team that could 1. you are in the process of identifying and coming to terms with any great. So, really happy with where surpass themselves by the end of type of sexual assault, acquaintance rape or violent experience. they are right now.” the season,” added Treacy. We The Friars were paced by se­ had a goal of winning Big East and 2. you have experienced subtle coersion, physical pressure, physical vio nior co-captain Mike Donnelly’s making top ten. That looks very lence, attempted sexual assault, or forced sexual behaviors by a realistic right now.” stranger, friend or acquaintance. 3. you would like to gain a sense of control back over your life and want to share your experiences without fear of being the only one feeling MIDNIGHT this way on campus.

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by Kim Galipeau '99 ars have begun to work extremely The Friars blanked Bowdoin 7- After being invited to play at chance to play together since last Sports Writer hard after an unfortunate loss to 0, with every singles player win­ the National Clay Court Champi­ season,” comments Vivar. Central Connecticut on September ning easily in two sets each, as well onships this past weekend, Dylan Playing in this tournament, this Providence College tennis has 20th. as easy wins from the three Williams and Felipe Vivar went in doubles team got the chance to been having a season full of con­ Junior Monica Martinez feels doubles teams. First doubles pair, cold after having little practice to­ compete against teams of very fidence boosters. that the team is now playing really Martinez and Claire Curry, de­ gether, and though they came out high standards. “It’s a shame we The women’s team is now 4-1 well. “After the loss to Central feated their opponents in an im­ with no wins they gained the ex­ haven’t gotten more opportunities after two outstanding wins against Connecticut, we have now gotten pressive 8-0 shut-out match. perience that most athletes can to play against teams of that cali­ Bowdoin College, and Tufts Uni­ more confidence,” admits Due to the unfortunate diagno­ only dream about attaining. ber,” said Williams. versity. It is apparent that the Fri- Martinez. sis of mono for sophomore Katie “We played okay, but we were “The level of play was awe­ Burke, the PC women’s tennis just a little bit rusty,” admitted Wil­ some,” said Vivar. “It was the best team had to make some changes liams. “Things just didn’t click. competition I’ve ever played in.” in order to prepare for Tuesday’s We had chances in every game, we Williams and Vivar now know match against Tufts. just didn’t take them.” what it’s like to play against teams Junior Cahira Castellini moved This tournament was the first of a higher standard. With the ex­ up to 5th singles with sophomore time that Williams and Vivar com­ perience that these two players newcomer Kristen VanDusen play­ peted together as a team this sea­ have gained from this competition, ing in the 6th spot. The doubles son. “It was tough to play like we they are now looking forward to a teams also changed slightly with did last year. We haven’t had a successful season. -Kim Galipeau Castellini pairing up with Jessie LeMasters in the 2nd position and sophomore Kiley Garraghan com­ ing out on the court to play with freshman Kim Bergin in 3rd doubles. Victory The girls obviously adjusted well seeing as how PC came out with a victory of 8-1, stretching their winning record to four wins and only one loss. Postponed The Lady Friars look ahead to an action-packed week, as they net. Gibbons and Rutgers’ forward hop on the bus to play St. John’s by John Carchedi '98 Gina Ressa both went for the ball. and UMass-Amherst, and then Asst. Sports Editor Ressa won the race, tapped the ball come back to PC for a home court On the bright side, no win will away from the sliding Gibbons, advantage match against URI on ever be sweeter than the Provi­ and slammed it into the open net. October 9th. dence College women’s soccer Bright figured into the third The men’s tennis team got their team’s first in 1996. goal with 16:39 left to play in the first taste of competition this past Unfortunately, losses to Yale, game, sending a brilliant cross to Rutgers, and Boston College this Diane Vitunic in front who blasted John Moog: kicking a$$ and taking names (in that order) continued on page 23 past week have postponed the cel­ the ball just over a leaping Gib­ ebration, as the Friars have now bons. dropped to 0-11 on the year. PC’s best opportunity came The latest discouragement with 11:13 left in the contest. came last nigjit at Chestnut Hill, Freshman Ellen Powers stormed Volleyball Continued MA where the Eagles dropped down the left side, beat her man their visitors 4-1. BC fired off 13 with a beautiful change of direc­ shots in the first half alone, com­ PC will face a tough North have a good program,” mentioned tion-heading straight down field continued from page 24 pared to PC’s 4. The pressure fi­ Carolina team tonight at 7pm in Coach Mendes on tonight’s match­ then slamming on the breaks and nally paid off at 17:40 when Eagle which gave Providence the serve Alumni Hall and will play their up. “But if we play well, our game, turning towards the goal while the Deidre Byrnes beat Friar goalie back at 14-7. Jones, the outside annual Alumni Game Saturday at no errors, we can definitely hang defender kept running. Powers Sheila Gibbons from the left side. hitter who had twelve of PC’s noon. in there with them and win the then laid a near-perfect, seeing eye Providence battled back six forty-five kills, put away game one “North Carolina is a tough game.” cross intended for a charging (15-7) with a winner down the line. team, they are big and quick and minutes later when PC junior Tara Ricardo. With two defenders on Game two was more of the Largess headed home a feed from same for the Lady Friars. After Kelly McKusker from six yards trailing 4-2 on several nice points out. But the big blow came at the by Brown outside hitters Tomo 33:10 mark when Boston College Nakanishi and Leyla Godsmith, substitute April Parker banged PC went on a thirteen point run and home the eventual game winner won game two 15-4. Sparking the from point blank. home team were freshman Colleen The second half was a carbon Lee who had thirty assists and copy of the first. Boston College blasted 12 more shots at Gibbons fourteen digs and sophomore Me­ and capitalized on a pair for the 4- lissa Crotty who had three key 1 final. Providence only shot the blocks down the stretch. ball five times in the half. In the final game Brown “We’re competitive against showed signs of life keeping the these teams, we’re just not scor­ score tied for most of the early part ing,” explained Largess. “We’re of the game. Tomo Nakanishi’s not getting our shots off and we’re jump serve pulled Brown within not capitalizing on our opportuni­ one at 9-8. The next point, how­ ties.” ever, may have been the boost PC That was roughly the story Sun­ Shayna Ross '00 needed to close out the match. day against visiting Rutgers. The After a volley which lasted nearly Scarlet Knights outshot the good a half minute, PC gained a side- her back, Ricardo slid and nar­ out which halted Brown’s momen­ guys only 17-16. But, despite fe­ rowly missed redirecting the cross verish attempts all day from for­ tum and propelled the Black and into an open net. White to a 15-10 win. The win wards Shayna Ross and Jesse The 3-0 loss was the second continues a PC unbeaten streak of Ricardo, the overwhelming major­ shutout PC has suffered in two 29-0 versus Brown dating back to ity of Friar efforts came from out­ games, as the Black and White 1977 and lowers the Bear’s over­ side the 18 yard mark. Rutgers were defeated 4-0 by Yale last all record to 4-8. produced more quality opportuni­ Wednesday. This past weekend Providence ties, and the end result was a 3-0 The week has added to the sea­ traveled to Hanover, New Hamp­ Knight victory. son of frustration. But the win is shire for the Dartmouth Invita­ “We have to make the transi­ coming. Admittedly, the club is tional Tournament. PC placed sec­ tion out of defense,” surmised Lar­ working very hard, and a team can­ ond in the two day tournament gess. “Right now, we’re in a de­ not work this hard without any re­ with wins over Dartmouth, UNH, fensive mode. When we move the wards. and Central Connecticut before ball up field the whole team has to “We’re sick of losing,” Largess losing to St. John’s in the champi­ become part of the offense.” noted. onship game. Senior captain The visitors grabbed a 1-0 lead The Friars are off until next Becky Loftus, who leads the Lady at the 14:57 mark of the first half. Thursday, October 10 when they Friars with 203 kills and 84 blocks, Just 1:36 into the second, Knight host New Hampshire. So, the cel­ was named to an all-tournament Uchenna Bright chipped the ball ebration will just have to wait an­ team for the third time this year. Junior starter Heidi Brady has been leading the team to victories from the right side over a mass of other week. players and directly in front of the October 4,1996 SPORTS The Cowl 23 Dan Davenport Tennis Takes On The Continued

continued from page 24 felt confident once I got there,” commented Moog. “I didn’t ex­ WORLD weekend at the Yale Invitational. pect to win, it was quite a big sur­ Sophomore Jamie Williams prise.” won his first round “A” singles Competing against players scene. He won the regional Quali­ spill on his bike and wound up in Gladys Ganiel '99 match in two sets, before having from Dartmouth, Brown and fying Trial race May 19 in Colum­ the emergency room with second Sports Writer to withdraw from the tournament Harvard, Moog won each of his bus, OH, breaking the Jr. course degree burns. His bike was dam­ in the third set of his second round matches in two sets. Dan Davenport doesn’t just run. record by five minutes and defeat­ aged during the crash, and he says match due to some painful back “The competition was very Even though he is a member of ing the unbeaten North American he had to put it back together and spasms. good, and it was a great experience Providence College’s high profile champion. All this came after tear­ then ride 45 minutes back to his “It was a bit of a shame that I to play against those teams. cross country team, Davenport ing his achilles tendon four days house before he could get medical couldn’t carry on,” stated Will­ “I served really well,” contin­ also hits the roads on two wheels. before the race. attention. “It took me another two iams. “I was capable of beating ued Moog. “It was definitely my The junior from Middletown, CT “I raced very well, but did se­ weeks to recover from that,” he him, and I think I had a very good best college performance.” just returned from Ferrara, Italy, vere damage,” Davenport says. He says. “But it’s just part of the chance to win.” Based upon his performance, where he represented the United then spent two frustrating months sport.” Williams still won’t be able to Moog is now looking forward to States in the Jr. World Duathlon trying to recover, but every time Davenport ran cross country in play at the moment, and the team what he hopes will be a good sea­ Championships. he began training he reinjured his high school and “was injured a will have to do all they can to make son for him. Davenport placed 54th in the 10 achilles. Finally he returned to lot,” so he turned to biking as an up for this temporary loss. As far as the rest of the team kilometer run-40 kilometer bike- Providence for treatment. “(Ath­ alternative. Soon he started to Athlete of the Week, sopho­ goes, though they did not win at 5 kilometer run event and gained compete in time trial bike racing. more John Moog, won four the Yale Invitational, the Friars valuable international experience. The duathlon was the next logical straight matches winning the need to continue to work hard as “I learned a lot,” Davenport says. step, and he has pursued his goals championship at the “D” singles they near the critically important “But I don’t think you can com­ with the full blessing of the PC level. ECAC Championships taking pete at the international level well cross country staff, Ray Treacy and “I was going into the tourna­ place the 2nd weekend on Octo­ your first time.” Andy Ronan. Davenport works ment with no expectations, but I ber. Davenport had more to over­ most closely with Assistant Coach come than his inexperience. It Ronan, who has been helping him took him 30 hours of straight travel gradually increase the volume of just to reach his hotel in Italy, and his training. when he arrived he learned that his Right now Davenport’s PC run­ race would be held one day earlier ning regimen has him focused on than planned. The international the Friars’ next meet, the New governing body had also decided England Championships. But he Hey, to allow drafting, or riding in is also looking ahead to next sum­ packs, in the race, a practice that mer, when he plans to try his hand is illegal in the United States. in triathlons. He thinks that more Davenport says that he anxiously options will open up now that the led several packs and his seasoned triathlon is an Olympic sport. foreign competitors took advan­ Eventually he would like to at­ tage of him. “I should have photo by Jennifer Piehler '97 tempt the Ironman. “I’m incred­ (tOiAl brought my own food, too,” he re­ Dan Davenport '97 ibly humbled by it (the Ironman),” marks. “Everything was closed the Davenport says. “I started to day of the race and all I could find letic trainer) Kurt Barto worked cramp up in a lousy two hour race, Providence College's Men's to eat was pizza.” He also thinks magic,” Davenport says. With and the Ironman takes nine hours.” that because he drank a different Barto’s help he could soon resume In the meantime Davenport will Soccer team is home against sports drink his stomach cramped full-time workouts, but he had just continue to balance his training badly in the last 5K run. five weeks to prepare for the run­ and his studies. So maybe next Davenport, though, realizes that ning portion of his event. year, with a healthy body and more West Virginia on Sunday!!! it is all part of learning the inter­ That wasn’t Davenport’s only experience, he can make waves on national ropes. He has already es­ summer injury, though. He took a the international circuit. tablished himself on the national Friars Tuning Up For A Big Week by Mike Friess '97 leading to a 2-2 tie at the end of pressure, the Bears were able to the win column. These are two in the tournament.” After the two Sports Writer regulation. Both Providence goals slip a shot past junior goaltender huge games because two wins will league games this week, the Lady were scored by Wagoner, who had Jamie Soteriades, who did have probably put us ahead of the rest Friars tackle cross-town rival The Lady Friar field hockey another great week. She now has eight saves in the game, for a of the league and solidify our spot Brown on October 7th. squad experienced a hard-fought, nine points on three goals and three Maine victory. up-and-down week, defeating assists in only six games. “They dominated the first half, Holy Cross by one goal and then The first goal came as a result while we dominated the second losing to Maine by the same defi­ and the overtime period,” said cit, with both games coming on the Coach Barto. Maine outshot road. The squad has definitely "The team Providence 19-16 in a close, heart­ stepped up its play since an 0-3 breaking game for the Friars. start. showed a lot Coach Barto had nothing but good On October 25, the Lady Fri­ things to say about her team’s ars traveled to Worcester to face nearly completed road trip. “They the Crusaders of Holy Cross in a of poise and played really hard and showed a regional match-up. Within the first lot of character.” The Friars record minute and fifteen seconds, sopho­ character in now stands at 2-4, going into a more forward Mirandi Balg took very important part of their sched­ a pass from All-American candi­ coming back ule. date Paula Wagoner, a junior The next two games on the midfielder, and scored the game’s schedule are against Boston Col­ only goal. Despite the close score, twice." lege on the road October 2nd, fol­ Providence dominated the game, lowed by Rutgers at home on the outshooting Holy Cross 17-8. of a great individual effort by 5th. With all of the Big East teams Freshman goaltender Andrea Weyl freshman forward Erica Hebert, huddled around the 2-3 or 2-4 earned the first win of her career who made a great move off of a mark, two conference victories stopping six shots en route to a broken corner to feed Wagoner for would probably solidify the Friars shutout victory. the first Friar goal. The second invitation to the post-season tour­ Three days later, the Friars trav­ goal was a result of what Coach nament in Connecticut. Coach eled North to battle the Black Barto called, “A great team effort.” Barto looks forward to the upcom­ Bears of Maine. “The team Great Providence ball movement ing schedule. “We’re ready to play showed a lot of poise and charac­ led to a Jamie Shipman feed to and we’re playing well. All we ter in coming back twice,” said Wagoner, evening the score and need to do is minimize a few mis­ Coach Jackie Barto. Maine and forcing the overtime. In overtime, takes that have been costing us, All-American candidate Paula Wagoner had a huge week with Providence traded goals twice, despite consistent Providence and we will definitely advance in five points in only two games The Cowl 24 SPORTS September 28,1995 NAILBITER Eisenhut Scores Game-winner With Seven Seconds Remaining In the Second Overtime

Providence outshot the Cross by Cory R. McGann win for the Friars, who improve knows if Eisenhut even gets a shot “I figured one of the crosses I 22-15. Providence played the sec­ Sports Editor their record to a sterling 5-3-2 in that fateful second overtime. put in was going to score” ex­ (trust me ifyou haven’t followed plained Eisenhut. “Kevin Jones Who the hell are these guys? the team so far, they are MUCH got on every single one of my Is this the same team that beat better than their record indicates. crosses. He had a hell of a game.” number four ranked URI 1-0, yet MUCH BETTER). Of course, a shutout wouldn’t lost to a very average Seton Hall Eisenhut (breathlessly) de­ be possible without some serious team 6-1 ? scribes the goal: "It started off with help from the defense. With the Is this the same team that took Tony Czar, he did a nice move on help of Gary Corrigan, Joseph third-in-New England Yale to two the corner... he got it in and Andy O’Connell, Jeremy Krause, Jim overtimes to squeeze out a 1-0 win, McConville and Kevin Jones were Riccobono, Rafael Haegney, and and do the same against 0-4-1 Holy both scrapping for it... I’m not sure Keith Kostrzewski, goalie Dan Cross? who gave it to me but it was Pires notched his fourth shutout of Yes, it is. definetly a heck of an effort and the season. Along the way, he Everything they do, however, they put it right in the corner and stopped nine shots, a few coming is gold to this very young, very either I had to put it away or in the heart-stopping overtimes. precocious team. They take every (laughing) get killed.” Pires recognized how important win (no matter how strange) with Eisenhut was obviously the this game was to the Friars. “Es­ a smile, and every loss with a story. He put in the game winning pecially after that big loss Satur­ shrug. day we wanted to come out here Happy-go-lucky, I believe is and get a win... we had to get a win the term. Michael Eisenhut and Kevin Jones, both freshmen, were the story of the game on Tuesday against (rival) Holy Cross.” So when the PC soccer team The person all smiles, however, took two overtimes and a last sec­ was Eisenhut. With sweat dripping ond play to down the overmatched ond half with a man advantage goal with seven seconds left, for Every time the ball got anywhere down his face and breath coming Crusaders 1-0, they did it with a (due to a red card). Providence Pete’s sake. Yet the freshman near Jones’ feet, the Crusader out in spurts, he declared exactly smile, a shrug, and a “well, that played loose. Providence played Jones seemed to be the one who goalie would close his eyes, hold what he (and the rest of the team) was kinda fun” attitude. confidently. was really setting the story. The his breath, and pray to God that his was feeling at that point. That’s what happens when, Yet it took last second heroics man behind the scenes, so to speak. sweeper would get to him in time. “We dominated the game, in suddenly, you find yourself play­ by freshman midfielder Michael Without Jones’ constant pressure Jones, and the rest of the team, my opinion.” ing relatively well. Eisenhut on Tuesday to seal the on the Holy Cross goalie, who knew it was only a matter of time. America's Team Home Friar X-C Shines in First Major Test Sweet by John Carchedi '98 test with flying colors, flying away good two miles, and they ran Asst. Sports Editor in a blur from the other 22 teams strong to the finish. Maria just had with 41 points. The second place a stronger finish, that was it, that Few consider Minnesota an in­ Boston College Eagles only mus­ was the only difference that was triguing place to visit. Even fewer tered 77 points. between them right now.” consider running long distances as “The team looks strong, really After McMahon crossed sec­ Home fast as your body will let you until good so far, but it's still early," ad­ ond, Providence senior Heather feeling pained and sick after a fat mitted senior Krissy Haacke. Couture grabbed ninth place to play our first game at home,” guy in a bright orange vest and a "This was like a Pre-NCAAs. (17:17), super sophomore Sarah by Ken Martin '99 commented Providence Head Vol­ handgun starts the process a good there was tough competition in Sports Writer Dupre grabbed twelfth (17:21), leyball Coach Karen Mendes on Minnesota, so we just wanted to and freshman Dana Ostrander con- Try to recall an occasion in the recent home win. “We played see where we stand." tinued to impact, placing 17th which you were away from home some very tough teams in the past Well, they kicked a$$. (17:29). for an extended period of time. several weeks that readied us for Those Friars rounded out the Maybe it was a vacation, some sort Brown. We were very comfortable scoring, but in case one or even of summer camp, or perhaps a se­ finally getting a chance to play at two had faltered, Haacke’s 22nd mester abroad. Whatever the case, home and the players were rear­ "Marie and place finish and Gladys Ganiel’s 23rd place effort would also have Maria been enough for a Providence vic­ tory, that’s how strong this club is. "We were very comfortable looked as if “The girls got out slow, but they came through the field pretty well finally getting a chance to they could and packed very well at the finish,” continued on page 21 play at home and the play­ take on any­ ers were rearing to go" one in the Sarah Dupre '99 country" it was probably nice to get back to ing to go.” the comfort and familiarity of Go may have been the opera­ time. home. tive word as the Black and White But that’s exactly the type of The Providence Women’s Vol­ captured game one of the match in Friar duo Marie McMahon and weekend the Friar cross country leyball Team, who had been on a convincing fashion 15-7. Provi­ Maria McCambridge continued to teams were looking forward to. month long nineteen game road dence jumped out to a quick 10-2 assure that they will determine the America’s favorite harriers, trip, may have had that same feel­ lead high-lighted by solid defense National Champion (no pressure, men and women, sparkled Satur­ ing of contentment as they re­ off the bench from senior Sarah though). On this day, it was day at the Roy Griak Invitational turned to play their home-opener Parsons and two key kills from McCambridge that got the edge, in Minneapolis. The Friars had versus Brown University Tuesday junior starter Heidi Brady who had literally edging out her teammate been looking forward to this meet night in Alumni Hall. The Lady seven total on the night. With by four seconds (16:35 to 16:39) to see where they stand compared Friars made use of the home-court Brown threatening to rally late in for first place. to the nation’s top squads. PC advantage taking a straight games the game PC got a crucial side-out passed this first major meet/test “Maria and Marie looked as if victory from the Bears 3-0 and on a combined block by sopho­ they could take on anyone in the with the Lady Friars winning upping their overall season record more Sherryl Jones and senior country,” lauded Treacy. “It was a handily and the gentleman grab­ to 11-9. Paul McNamara '98 bing a very respectable third. good race between the two of them “Overall we were pretty excited continued on page 22 The Lady Friars passed this first up front. They ran together for a