TheVol. LXXIX No. 9 @thecowl • thecowl.com ProvidenceCowl College November 6, 2014 PC PRESENTS: IMAGINARY INVALID by Ryan Charland ’18 disorder. While Argan worries over A&E Staff his condition, Argan’s maid Toinette (Katcy Stephan ’16) and daughter PC Theatre Angélique (Katrina Pavao ’16) fight his choice of husband for his daughter The Department of Theatre, Dance, in favor of Angélique marrying her and Film opened the 2014-2015 season true love Cléante (Thomas Aviles on Friday, October 31, in the Angell ’16). Further complicating the matter Blackfriars Theatre with a presentation is Argan’s second wife Béline (Mary of Molière’s comedy The Imaginary Reagan ’15), who schemes to inherit Invalid. The performance was directed her new husband’s fortune. by Professor Mary G. Farrell and based As a comedy, The Imaginary Invalid on Miles Malleson’s translation of the makes surprising use of risqué humor, 1672 French play. especially in scenes that concern Originally commissioned by King Argan’s medical treatments. While Louis XIV, the play concerns Monsieur by no means raunchy, the translation Argan, a Parisian hypochondriac with proves refreshingly modern for an a particular fondness for enemas. audience that may be concerned Molière himself originally played the about the play’s age. In particular, starring role when the play premiered the relationship between Argan and in 1672. However, the playwright Toinette provides many memorable ironically became ill during a moments, usually caused by the performance, and subsequently died different ways Toinette manipulates the same night. Argan, in a magnificent him for Angélique’s sake. performance by Brian Kozak ’17, Another highlight of the evening struggles with his imagined maladies, was Patrick Rogers ’17 as Thomas all while attempting to marry his Diafoirus, the medical student chosen daughter into a family of physicians. by Argan to marry his daughter. Rogers Kozak’s Argan is a skillfull portrayal gives a hilarious performance as a of a man who is convinced that he has bumbling young suitor to Angélique. contracted every possible disease and INVALID/ Page 12 Page 2 News November 6, 2014 PC Prepares for Ebola Outbreak by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 After attending a meeting with other PPE, has been purchased. “The staff The Center for Disease Control and News Staff campus health center directors, the has all been trained on how to properly Prevention, or CDC, says Ebola can health center will be using the Triage take PPE on and off,” she said. only be spread through direct contact student health Screening Tool for Ebola Virus Disease. Gale Gennaro, another member of with blood or body fluids of a person This tool allows the health center to the SERC, was instrumental in ordering who is sick with Ebola. The CDC also follow a protocol if a student with flu- the protective clothing. “We have also keeps a running list of countries where “If you have traveled to Liberia, like symptoms has the possibility of purchased heavy duty disinfectants Ebola has spread. Sierra Leone, Guinea, or Nigeria carrying the Ebola virus. to wash down the treatment rooms,” Kelleher keeps an “Ebola recently, please notify the Health According to the screening tool, if said Kelleher. “The College has been Awareness” update at the bottom of Center staff immediately,” reads a the patient in question has traveled to supportive to guarantee everyone is the Health Center page. This update yellow sign on the Student Health West Africa and has flu-like systems healthy and safe.” contains a link to the CDC website Center front desk. such as a fever, headache, muscle and Kelleher explained that although and the Rhode Island Department of “It’s a good question to ask,” said joint aches, weakness, fatigue, stomach these precautions are being taken, the Health’s website. “The College is also Catherine Kelleher, director of the pains, and diarrhea, the student will chances of Ebola reaching PC are slim currently monitoring the current global Providence College Student Health be given a mask and be instructed to to none. Last week, she attended a Ebola outbreak,” Kelleher wrote. “The Center. “We want to make sure students proceed to a triage exam room. conference in New Hampshire and this College is taking preparedness steps are educated. We’re not trying to scare “If the student has not traveled, we was stressed. “The chances are so slim and following guidelines from state you.” According to Kelleher, the would treat them as we would treat and the likelihood of anyone being and federal public health agencies.” ongoing outbreak of the Ebola virus in any student with flu-like symptoms on affected is so small,” she said. As a response to the Ebola outbreak West Africa and the transmission of the campus,” said Kelleher. “Asking the “Even if someone has had an in West Africa, other groups in the PC virus in the United States has resulted question ‘Have you traveled?’ is the exposure that can lead to infection, they community are getting involved. The in heightened public health vigilance key determining factor in deciding if are not infectious unless they develop Motherland Dance Group is asking nationwide and here at PC. we should go to the next step.” symptoms,” Kelleher said. “Even then, residence halls to donate sanitary and As the ongoing Ebola crisis According to Kelleher, a room in the they are least infectious at the onset antibacterial and cleaning supplies continues, the PC Student Health Student Health Center has already been of symptoms. They become more such as soap, hand sanitizer, bleach, Center is making provisions for the designated as the triage exam room if infectious as the disease progresses, by rubbing alcohol, gloves, and paper unlikely event of Ebola infecting a PC necessary. The appropriate equipment which time it is extremely unlikely that towels which will all be sent to West student. “We all need to stay calm,” and personal protective equipment, or they would be in school.” Africa. said Kelleher. “We want to reassure Boxes for these donations are located people that there is a very slim chance in the Student Activities Office, at the that an event like that will ever occur.” Slavin Info Desk, Campus Ministry, Still, measures have been taken the library, residence halls, and the as necessary precautions in light of BMSA Office. Donations will also be the virus. According to Kelleher, collected at their fashion show on Nov. the SERC, or Safety and Emergency 22 in the Peterson Center. Response Committee, is prepared to “Take away message is to keep calm, take action if needed. “If we ever have be knowledgeable, check the SHC a major emergency that we need a website, and read more about Ebola,” response for, we will go through that said Kelleher. “As always, feel free to committee,” she said. call the SHC and request to speak with The committee is responsible for any one of the providers if you have reviewing the various policies and questions or concerns.” procedures pertaining to the safety After attending the conference in and security of students on campus, New Hampshire, Kelleher explained and is headed by Koren Kanadanian, she feels that PC is very prepared. the College’s director of emergency “We’re in a real good place,” she said. management. Kelleher explained that “I feel very comfortable with what the Student Health Center is working we have done and that will make hand in hand with this committee to everything much easier to relieve all ensure all departments are up-to-date MORGAN PEKERA ’15 / THE COWL anxiety.” and informed. The Motherland Dance Group hung posters (above) around campus to encourage donations. Inaugural Difficult Dialogues Discussion Takes Place by Sarah Gianni ’18 student leaders, staff, and faculty with opinions to be brought to the table, spring 2015, or sponsor an educational News Staff the skills to engage in and facilitate and once the discussions commenced, program in response to the “disputed critical dialogue on a variety of each table shared a piece of what they question” topic during the 2015–2016 campus events complex topics and empower them to learned from one another. academic year as a department or utilize those skills to create an inclusive Looking toward the future, there will student club. As one facilitator said and collaborative campus where all be a variety of ways that all members of when sharing what they took away Wednesday, October 29, 2014, students, staff, and faculty can thrive.” the PC community can get involved in from their dialogues, “It’s about how marked the inaugural Providence The event was facilitated by the initiative. There will be opportunity we make community not just a special College Difficult Dialogues initiative, members of the Public Conversations to join the core implementation team in occurrence, but an everyday feeling.” held in ’64 Hall from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 Project, a group that prevents and p.m. The crowd consisted of a mix transforms conflicts driven by deep of students and faculty who came differences in identity, beliefs, or together to share their thoughts and values. opinions on difficult topics that are Attendees of the program were relevant to the Providence College seated at circular tables, which community. included two facilitators and a mix Father Brian Shanley, O.P., of at least four students and faculty provided opening remarks, expressing members. Members of the Public that we cannot have a community Conversations Project explained that without dialogues, especially difficult the facilitators would present different ones. “The main goal of education is questions to their tables, and each compassion, and it is all about learning person would have a two-minute and engaging in these conversations,” response time to relate their opinions said Fr.