Volume 82, Issue 11 Smithfield, RI February 5, 2015 Inside The magical world at Bryant University By Sarahanne Kent Harry Potter, created by the marvelous J.K their properties. This ties deeply into ancient Staff Writer Rowling, through the eyes of Muggle history. medicines used throughout the history of To learn about the intricate history of humankind. The fourth panel consists of this magic at Bryant University, one has to look information about magical creatures, and no further than the six panels, neatly set up how real these creatures were to our history. along the first floor computer section of the Harry Potter had to take a class all about library. The panels consist of various magical caring for these amazing (and sometimes edition aspects of the Harry Potter series and how dangerous) creatures under the direction of they connect with the Renaissance, science, Rubeus Hagrid, the friendly half-giant. The and medicine in the Muggle world. The fifth panel gives us more insight into the traveling display was brought to the university world of fantastic beasts and their use in the by the National Library of Medicine, through ancient, real world. Harry Potter had to read our very own research and instruction a book entitled “Fantastic Beasts and Where Business: librarian, Allison Papini. Papini thought that to Find Them” by Newt Scamander during his this particular display would be great for the Hogwarts studies. J.K Rowling later published Keystone pipline job university because “Bryant students came of this book, giving the Muggle world some creation age when Harry Potter was published.” The fascinating history about these creatures, panels, she believes, are also an important some of which are detailed in these panels. way of tying the literary world to real life. The final panel discusses fate and many The six panels consists of various different of the topics that the deep thinkers of the subjects, brought about at some point within Renaissance were engrossed in. Harry Potter Page 5 the seven books of the Harry Potter series, has to deal with many of these moral and that actually stem from real history. The first ethical issues through the series, providing panel is mainly a synopsis, summarizing the the reader something to think about, as well. connection between magic, “Renaissance Not only are there six enlightening panels traditions,” and “15th and 16th century on display in the Bryant University Library, thinkers.” The second panels talks of basilisks but there are also fascinating wizard cards Sports: You don’t have to journey from Platform and dragons and their legendary origins that one can pick up for free at the library’s Super Bowl champs! 9 ¾ to find magic this semester, nor need you from our very own history. Harry Potter had front desk. In the Harry Potter series, wizard sit through a long, boring History of Magic to fight both a basilisk and dragon during cards usually consisted of a picture of a class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and the series, however he couldn’t have done it famous witch or wizard and a description of Wizardry to learn about it. Instead, you can without the knowledge that the old legends his or her accomplishments. The wizard cards find magical history right here in the Muggle provided him with. The third panel focuses came with Chocolate Frogs- a wizard candy- world at Bryant University. Walk, run, or fly on Herbology, which was a class that Harry and were tradeable amongst the by Hippogriff to the library anytime before Potter had to take during his studies at March and experience the magical world of Hogwarts, to learn about magical plants and See “Magical World”, page 3 Bryant’s good IDEA program By Matt Gillen Page 7 Co-Editor-in-Chief Bryant University’s third Annual IDEA program – the school’s revolutionary method Opinion: to build and grow design thinking skills in freshman Whats important to students’ minds – kicked off the NFL? for the class of 2018 on January 19th. Design thinking is an extremely useful school for any future professional, business or Page 11 otherwise. The method is known for its seamless combination of empathy, creativity, and rationality to solve real life problems. Variety: Considered a form of Top movies of 2015 solution-based thinking, the strategy focuses on beginning with a potential solution or goal in mind rather than Cohort 26 gathers around team mascot. beginning with a problem. Following this train of thought, answers. Finally, in the Jennings, Matthew Macleod, “We Revolve Around You”, the mentors guided students Implement stage, individual Christina Pane, Colleen Sheedy, encapsulated their concept through the design thinking teams created storyboards and and Bianca Williams. Their perfectly in the literal sense steps: Inspire, Ideate, and prototypes to illustrate their Cohort’s mentors were Allison of its design and figuratively Implement. Once initial pre- solutions. They were required Butler, Susanne Carter, RD for in that the motivation for the training was completed and to present these to their cohorts Hall 16, and Ashley Chabot different sections all centered on each student cohort was aware and mentors each time to gain (student). The team won with a accommodating the variety of of their location, they began feedback and then return to new food court design concept customers it saw. the Inspire step, defining improve projects for the final that they coined, “The Sphere”. The next victorious team, their challenge and potential presentation. The Sphere would be a two made up of Mike Dalton, obstacles. This included visiting Beginning three days before floor food court specifically Shannon Hickey, Amanda Moss, the areas, observing them, and classes started the for spring 15’ designed to be open and Shrey Ruia, and Yizi Wang, were interviewing people. semester, the event went until adaptable to the many different tasked with discovering a way to Next during the Ideate Wednesday January 22nd where segments of shoppers. The idea help customers of Home Depot step back at Bryant, students three teams were announced as came into fruition after the group and Michaels become better at Page 14 processed and analyzed winners for their hard efforts. observed and interviewed the ‘do it yourself’ (DIY) projects. their observations, posed The first team to win covered types of people at the food court Those members from Cohort 26, ‘how might we’ questions to the Emerald Square Mall Food and realized there were many Team E were mentored by Srdan fuel improvement, and then Courts. The members from diverse groups that frequented proceeded to brainstorm Team A in Cohort 32 were Jozef it. Their slogan for the structure, See “IDEA”, page 3 page 2 News February 5, 2015 Bursting the ‘Bryant Staff Bubble’ Matt Gillen & Kat Larsson Co Editors-in-Chief Web Editor: Daniel Chan Dino Update Editorial Assistant & News Editor: Molly Funk Opinion Editor: Autumn Harrington Variety Editor: Sarah Rudkin Paleontologists (unfortunately, not Ross Sports Editor: Kaitlyn Graham Geller) unearthed a 50-foot dinosaur in China. Business Editor: John Logan The skeleton was found by farmers in a fish Copy Editor: Sarah Rozenburg Who Ya Gonna Call? pond in Qijiang city. 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