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THE HAWKS' HERALD The student newspaper of Roge r \f/1/l,ams Un i ve r s ity
\nl 11 l,,111 J•t www l11\\k,lu1.il,I tum 11 j I Surrounded by sound Spr1nQ concert lineup keeps enerQy h1Qh and bass down low ALISON ROCHFORD IHera~ Reponer Gym Class Heroes, The White Panda, and New Boyz entertained 1,350 srudents at the Spring Concert Thursday night. An hour before the doors opened at 7:00 p.m., students were already lined up outside of che Campus Recreation Center in ancicipation of the night's performance. First !fl line at che door was senior Taylor Verville. "I got my tickets chc first day," Verville said. Line members buzzed with acitcment as the time drew nearer to go inside. Public Safety Oflicets could be heard saying "No bottles, no lightecs, no cigarcncs!" co the eager students. PHOTOS RACHEL DIEP, MARK Fusco See CONCEKI, page A3 Spring Concm armts N,w Boyz. 77,e Whitt Panda, and Gym Cla.rs Heroes delivtrtd on their promise ofan m,rgttic show. Condom proposal no longer under wraps
bathrooms of the Center for Affairs, said his deparunenc is dose, and the highest risk time orposite effect. IIOIIAI.D SCOJ1no Herald Reporter Actually, [they would] send I Student Devclopmem (CSD), con,idesins wcalliog iruu:hina for unprotecrd - ii lace a, as well as sdect rooms that accept one-doUar bills, nil?ht on the weekends." a really good message, bcause The office of Student A/furs laundry if srudcnts arc going to practic.c on campus, and at Baypoim after Senators raised concerns These arc times when chc rec.cnt.ly unveiled a proposal sex, then they should be able to Residence Hall. about srudents being lik.dy m aforementioned establishments co insta11 several condom be carrying quarters. are closed. praaice safely," Goodwin said. dispensers in residence halls and The proposal for the Goodwin, as weU as King, said dispensers suggests a price of '"For a long time, we have Though some on campus may other campus buildings. If the provided condoms through the think that installing condom they feel any potential students plan is adopted, the machines $.75 per condom. After a recent and their parencs who come in presentation at the Apri l 16 school store and the Health and machines might embarrass or would be installed for the start Wellness Educatots (HAWEs)," worry prospective srudencs and contact with the machines will of the upcoming i:.JI 20 I 2 Student Senate meeting, where see the dispensecs as signs of safe he hoped to gathes student King said. The issue with these their parents, HAWE Kirstie semester. establishments, however, King Goodwin said she thinks the The proposed locations of feedback on the plan, John See CONDOMS, pageA2 King, Vice Presidenc of Student said, is that "they cvenruaHy new dispensers would have the the condom machines are the Crowd pleaser: Popular rapper Seventh annual film entertains enthusiastic crowd festival features
SAMANTHA EDSOM IFtatures D Stanley's season INDEX News...... A2 Features ...... B2 HL ceams !told nothing back in their fight for the cup Edi10r's Desk...... A4 Opinions ...... B4 PAGEA6 Sports...... AG Puzzles...... B6 Ben \\'h1tmore Ohvia Lyons Read onlme [email protected] hawloherald.com IA2 NEWS [email protected] One-on -one with WEBBY: WQRI hopes to keep Chris Webby crowds coming for furture events Continued from A 1 THE HAwxs' HERALD I'll read something, something Jat down showed that the team behind with ChriJ \fltbby for an will happen, and maybe J'IJ Badfish was over." before the concert c;iarted. rapper it, especially [S tern], did a great exdmivt interview on Sarurday, think of a metaphor, and maybe Following the success of the "I was rhinking that I just job with planning this concert." April 21, prwr to hi.I performing do .something someone says Badfish concen in ,he fall , Molly didn't want to forq,et any of ch e in conversation, or I'll read a Stern, Events Programmer of words to the song, Van Vooren DiPlacido also remarked at thr 88.3 WQRl·FM concert U1 upon the impact this concen of the Campus Rtcrration billboard, or .something like WQRJ, said, "I wanced co do said, remembering what went front will have on the radio station's Center. that. I'll rype that down in my something different. Not a rock chrough her hcod as Webby phone or scribbte it down when show, but I wanted to do a hip [>?intcd Ute microphone at her. future: "Next year, I definitely hope that we can keep this up, TK£ HAWKS' HEIW.D: How I get back to the house and hop show this time around. I was hoping that someone was our new record of success. The would you describe you r music work on it from chere. And I'm And [Chris Webby) is up-and gcrting a good picture or video last two concern - this one and for people who have not heard always listening to all different coming, but stiU reaJly popular, ofit. the one in the falJ - have been it? kinds of music, because I think so I thought he was a good "it was an amazing show, and that is important, even for a choice." I came back to get a picrure nothing but phenomenaJ." DiPlacido said he remains Chris Wehby: I think ic's rap~r; if you only listen 10 rap, The area in from of the Rec. with him, and he was really wrongfully put into certain you re only going to be able to Center was crowded throughout polite and so was his crew," optimistic for the furore of categories sometimes. People cake your style so far. the duration of the show. The Van Vooren said. "I got to calk the station, even though he may say I'm a weed rapper; aowd was energetic and lively to him a little bit, and l really will not be a pan of i1 come my least f2voriu: is probably HH: Who are your favorite during Ule event. The artists enjoyed it." the fall. "I am not going co be frat rap. Ir's its own breed of artists? gave engaging performances After the concert was over, general manager next year, but music, 1 suppose, because chat had the crowd waving their DiPlacido said, "I thought it the new general manager shares every song has some sorr of CW: Hip-hop wise, Eminem hands in the air, screaming, was it was a great success. We the same ideas I do, and he has different scylc. Sometimes was a huge inspiration. I stiU 0 broke even wilh T-shirt sales, a great team built around him I'm talking about serious shit, listen to him all the time. ~~:~inh~t:nre; m~:be~sg~?th~ a lot of positive feedback, and like I did, and I can see them sometimes I'm obviously nor. I Whether you're white or audience crowd-surfing. everyone loved the openers, accomplishing many, many don't know, I think people who black, if you're my age, then Ac one point during the and especially Webby. Everyone things. have a misconstrued opinion Eminem was the shit when concer,t Wehby bent down and loved the performance. He was "The concert was a great about me just need to listen to we were growing up. But like let freshman Grace Von Vooren very inieraccive with the crowd; success, and I was very pleased a larger porrion of my work to I said, I listen co classic rock, sing into the microphone. Von he got everyone pumped up to have ir as my last event as undcrst211d. They maybe have a Io, of reggae, [Bob] Marley, Vooren was in the front row for and excited. I thought it was a general manager," Diplacido heard one or rwo songs, and Peter Tosh, etc. Some dub seep the entire show, arriving shortly great success for the Station, i1 said. have the wrong idea. So, it's on occasion, and probably hard to put a finger on it. Listen some other stuff too, [like] to it for yourself. The Offspring ... we listed to ..Americana " by The Offspring HH: What made you get into from to back while we were music? driving the other day, which was pretty dope. C\V: My dad's a musician, so I was always around music. I HH: How long have you been grew up around classic rock performing? like Uimi] Hendrix and !Eric] Clapton. So, I develop«! a CW: I would say my firsc pretty broad appreciation for real show was freshman year mwic, in general. I don't know of college. I opened up for - there's something about hip Lupe Fiasco because I won hop; I just fell in love with it, a competition a( Hofstra and have been doing it for over University. That was kind of my half my life at this point, like 12 first rime experiencing al) that; or 13 years. obviously I probably suck«!, because it rahs a while to get it HH: What inspires you? down. At this point, I couJdn't even tell you how many shows CW: I'm always thinking as the I've done. I'd say, in my life, SAM EDSON day goes, things will happen [about] two hundred or so. in my life. I'll sec something, Grau Van \l&oren (right) is overcome after Wtbby poimed the microphone at her during a song. CONDOMS: Dispensers could be coming to your dorm Continued from Al . ·sex practices. of Health Education. She said provides an alternative for assigned to different residence shown to various academic Additionally, King said thac che installation of the machines people embarrassed to go ro halls co provide health deans, other directors in these machines will .. in no way would be mostly a form of the drug store and buy them," education and condoms for Student Affairs, and University interfere with the school's sex .. harm prevention." Goodwin said. " [The machines] the residents of each hall. That Presidenc Donald Farish, all of education initiatives." The dispensers would not only make (condoms] more available initiative, however, has since whom showed support for the The benefits for thCS( machines provide easy access co condoms, to people without cars on been disbanded. program. arc numerous, according co but also discreet access. campus, mainJy freshmen." King said the proposal for Donna Darmondy, Director "[A condom machine] In the past, HAWE.s were the machines has already been Poetry Slam exceeds audience expectations ALISON ROCHFORD I Herald R,poner "Sacrificial poets are those her two poems, "Dear Michelle year." .. He came to MSU, and asked persons who did not make the Bachmann," and "People With While Olivia's poems focwed if we would be interested in Fourteen students participated cut for the acrual competition," Guns Kill People, Duh." on topics such as gay rights scarring a new tradition on in the sixth biannual Poetry said sacrificial poet and "I wanced co write about and gun control, there were a campus that allows people co Slam last Thur,day nigh,, freshman Cynthia Rahming. wide variety of themes from reaJly showcase lheir taJencs making it the largest poetry "It is practically used for the competing poecs. Topics and express chemsclvcs," Merts slam yet. those (sacri6ciall poets to get ranged from love and heartache, Nixon said. "I thou~ht this slam was experience, and as a crowd All oft heir poems co self-refl ection, co social When ir first began three incredible, said emcee and warmer." commentary. 0 sophomore Jesse Ramos. "From The sacrificial poets performed were fo ll of heart "All of the poets who r~~h/~ ?11~t:t~:~. t~~ i~a: the poets, to the judges, to the and received scores from the performed completely blew me increasing size and popularity, awesome audience we had, it judges, which did not count away," Ramos said. "All of their however, it now takes place in was such a cool atmosphere." towards the actual competition. and kad really poems were full of heart, and the much larger lecture hall in In preparation for che evem Judges included Maia Farish, had really powerful messages, the College ofArcs and Sciences. each semester, all potenrial John King, Vice Pres ident of powe,jul messages. and I was inspired by all of "The rumour was huge !this contestants have to attend a Srudcnt Affairs, and former them. h 's such a cool fteling year]," Ramos said. ..There slam poetry workshop hosted victor and se nior BradJey to just stand there and listen co were people standing in the by the Center for Student Bcrmonc, among others. everyone's stories through their back, and everyone was loud Development office manager, The judges scored the writing." and supportive, and that always Olivia Worden, followed by competing poets based on both George Zimmerman and gun According to Multiculrnral makes the Slam a lot of fun." actual auditions and a secondary delivery and content of their control (or lack thereof), and I " Student Union (M U) president In addition to the fourtee n workshop, according to Ramos. poems over the course of rwo wanted to address Lesbian, Gay, Bre'Anna Metts- ixo n, the competitors and rwo sacrificial Of the twenty-seven students roun~. Bisexual, Tra.nsgcndcr, Queer co mpctilion was hrs1 created poets, there were also poetry who auditioned, fourteen were In the end, the winner of this (LGBTQ) righ15," McCormick in 2009 by alumni Omar Reyes recitals from Ass istant Professo r selected as competitors, and 1wo semester's Poetry Slam was said . "Especially because rhe in order to encourage ~tudent of English Jordan Smith, were chosen as sacrificial poets. junior O livia McCormick with Slam fell on pride week 1his expression. Bermom, and Ramos himself, _ __T._ h_e_bi-mmunl l'ot!try !11m oua ,tpm1Jlled the u,m m 01S J57 lt1Jt fhu rstl'!l ni¥!_H m J.; mu/em pons nunpl'tffl for tl,r lngheJt t runu"uu•c ffOTt!. J111 Los NEWS I THE HAWKS' HERALD APRIL 27, 2012 J A3 CONCERT: Over 1,300 students pack Field House for anticipated triple-artist performance Continued from Al The fim 80 members of continued to dance. The band members shoU1ed appeased, as the Field House Gym Class Heroes continued lhe line were given special When the lights went down "Stand up!" and "Put your erupted with screams when to play 12 more songs wris1bands to access a meet again, and The White Panda hands up!" as ligh1s Aashed, a large banner featuring lead throughout the night as more and-gree1 with one of the three 8 s1udem.s danced, and the bass singer Trav ie McCoy dropped, and more s1Udents packed bands, and then all srudem:.s :di~:c: sc::;:r:d i\h~mbat~~ vibrated the Field House. and ch e band came out on stage. inro the Field House to see the were subjected ro a pat down shouied, "Roger Williams, how Their parting word was When the band opened with remainder of the show. from Public Safety. you feelin'?'' "Peace!" as they left the srage to their song, .. Cookie Jar," McCoy The band dedicated several Once the doors were opened People rushed back inside the be ser up for Gym C lass: Heroes. not only talked to the audience of their songs m different fans, at 7:00 p.m., over one thousand venue from the haJlway and Spectawrs waited anxiously from ,he mge, bu, he also high such as "Girlfri end" for all of students packed into the Field restrooms as the duo played for the headlining ba nd 10 come fived the from-row spectacors. the couples in the audience, and House and danced as rhey their first song, a remix of La on stage ac 9:30 p.m., only to be "The band matched audience "The Fighter" to adolescenrs wai1ed for the New Boyz to Rowe's "Bulletproof" mashed mec with disappointmem when excitement as 1hey danced who committed suicide come on stage. Shon..ly after with severaJ other popuJar they did not show up until 9:59 around stage and engaged with .. because they were coo scared 0 songs. p.m., due to guitarist Disashi the audience members. McCoy co stand up for themselves," :~o th~~-;~td 1~;; :~1dr ! ili~ The mash-up artists played Lumumba-Kasongo missing his told all of ,he single ladies of the McCoy sa id. DJ came on stage and asked, severaJ of their songs, with mixes Aig.hr and needing co drive from audience to put their hands in The nighc carried on with "Y'all ready for some New including songs by Ke$ha, Lady Philadelphia, Pa. the air and said, "Fellas, you're solos from the various band Boyz?" Gaga, and Adele. The restless studem s we re soon welcome." members, induding a bass solo The hip-hop duo performed from Eri c Roberts. nine of their most famous songs The crowd sa nf aJong as as lights flashed and listeners McCoy preformed Billionafre," screamed. The crowd was but char was no macch for the moving in excitement as soon excitement chat ensued when as they began playing their first the group played their hit song song, "Crickcrz.," bur it wasn't "Stereo Hearrs." McCoy rapped until the duo played their most as a recordinp of Maroon S's popular song, "' You're a Jerk," Adam Levines voice sang the that the audience wenc wild. melody, and fans did not stop As students screamed in cheering. applauding. dancing, appreciation for the band, che and illeg,Jly crowd surfing. New Boyz told them "make When the song was over, the some noise for your own lights went off and the band left fucking selves!" the stage. Some students left The excicemem didn't stop as the concert, while ochers stayed the New Boyz played songs, behind and chanted, "Gym such as, "Better With the Lijhts Class Heroes." Moments later, Off," and "Tie Me Down, all McCoy could be heard saying, che while engaging with the "It's about to get very sexy in audience. here," as the group began ro As enthusiasm increased, so play Prince's "When Doves did security. In addition to Cry" for the encore. the Public Safety and Bristol Students danced and sang police officers, Roger Williams in the dim pink and purple University hired JFA Security to lighting for the last song of the patrol the concen. Spring Conccn. Before the first hour was After the show was over and out, Public Safety had already che Field House was emptied, removed studencs for scveraJ all that remained of the concert i~~1;tor :~:ler was a bare stage and a floor fuJJ =:: of uash and empty smuggled conccng~rs enjoying the from alcohol containers. concert, however, as the New MARK Fusco Boyz left the stage and students Gym Class Hero,s frontman, Trnvi, McCoy hops on the barricade to perform amongst studmts. FESTIVAL: Large pool of entries whittled TheGAVEL down to four-day Your source for Student Senate News selection of films Continued from Al majors were responsible for the media course were among the production of che Roving Eye several anisrs featured in chis FestivaJ this year. Their work year's festival. included reviewing hundreds "People have no idea what of films submitted lO RJIFF, amazing work is being done in creating news releases and this program," McMillan said . public service announcements, "The quality that people are and marketing. getting ... I'd put ii right up "[Marshall] wanted a class that there against any ocher program would also work as something in any ocher school. It's reaJly that someone couJd put on a some breathtaking work."' rCSu mC, and by all means ir The studeni work was screened does thac," said Nicole Wielga, during the festival among the a s1Udent in the class. ''The class work of seasoned professionals, as a whole is about getting co some of which have been lhe quality that people are getting, I'd put it right up there against any other program in any other school. use the skrns yo u learn in class nominated for Academy to apply i1 to something real." Awards. This included 1h c No1 only are students work of di rectors such as James responsible fo r the produclion Spione and Jed Roths1ein. of 1he fes1ivaJ, but aJso the A11 endee.s of 1he festival were festival itself includes film\ also able to a11cnd two panelist cre:u cd by students. diM:u.ssio ns and discuss 1opics "~lhis year, with the such as making it in 1hc film devclopmem of the RWU industry in Rhode Island, and Student Film Production Club some of the thcmC.!. of the (which I advise), we are seeing various films. greait.:r nudem in1erest about "h ~hould be ve ry exciting,'' participating in Rovi ng Eye," Witlga said. "The whole iclc,1 Marsha ll said. "Uhima1cl y of 1his 1ype of nigh1 wa.s rea lly Roving Eye will have a majo; a basis for student~ who arc STAY UP TO DATE WITH SENATE NEWS! • componem tha t showcase~ intere\1ed in film 10 bt able to our own \tud cm work with a pick the brains of the people FRIEND US: RogerWilliams StudentSenate goal o( awa!ds and \ig111ficant who arc currently in !die film FOLLOW US: (a RWU_SENATE rccogn1uon. indm1ry,] and then likcwi \e Studenu from Pmfe\\or for tho,e srndcm ,; w have an Questions? Concerns? • Murray M Millan's digital opponunity to nccwork. contact us at StuSe nat .edu EDITOR C \'\ T (;[T El\OlIGll-1 A4 Amanda Newman Read online EDITOR'S DESK I [email protected] I hawksl,erald.com LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Change is in the air A life lesson SAMANTHA EDSON IFeatures Designer met new people, and joined friends? Would I be the person new extracurricular activities. I am today? U'hy everyone needs to calm Like most people on campus I have participated in events These are questions rha1 I during this rime of year, I've I never had before, and have ca nnot answer. Thinking abour down about the ICC election been getting stressed rccenrly. broadened my horizons in chis "What if?" is nor something Fina.I projects are starting ro be small span of time. A1 some that I do often, bur when rhe I'm probably going to receive entitle him ro li feri me 1enure. assigned, classes are wrapping thought does come up, 1 chink some Rak fo r this, but here goes. Nor does ir make anyone else's up, and another semester is f!i~fa~tt~:~1 c::sy:~~u~:~d about all of U1e changes chat J I'd like to just remind everyone campaign less legitimate. And starting to dwindle down. With stressed about these changes have undergone. Some of the tha1 the recent elecrion for to personally a1tack or question the end of the semester fast chat I went through, bur now changes seemed daunting, like Senior Class President was just the intentions of anyo ne approaching, it brings with ir starting co!Jegc, and others have chat. A student government choosing to run seeks m uproot change, as well as a nice break felt like I would not be able election. ICC, while ir docs che spirit of democracy which from school. I have begun to get through them, like the truly great things, is not the we should pride ourselves on. For some, rhe end of this death of a loved one. Despite be all and end all in rhe grand People like having choices. To semes ter will also be the end or to realize how the difficulties and challenges scheme of things. In short, no deny them of that is wrong. The their tenure ar Roger WIiiiams each of rhese has prese nted me one will care in 1en yea rs that results are in and everyone has University. For others, the end different the with, I have survived, and have you were ch e president of your to deal with lhem. In the reaJ of I.he semester means a break been molded by each of them. class. world, leadership changes all from classes and a nice, restful coming school year The changes I have experienced I'd like to further remind the rime and there isn'( usuaJ1y vacation. OthetS arc preparing have led me to where I am everyone that incumbents are a domino effect of resignations. for work, or summer classes, will be: it will in life today. Seeing friends usually challenged. Do you I encourage everyone to stop and some heople still mighr prepare for graduation, and think Barack Obama cook acting like privileged children not know w at their plans are. ochers preparing for major huge it personally when he found who have had a coy taken away Regardless of what people's bring another set of changes, I have begun to realize out Min Romney dared ro from chem. The situation is plans, everyone is experiencing how different the corn ing school run against him? Just because what you make of ir, and you're some son of change. changes that I will a certain candidate had run making it unbearable. Change is something people ;;:~r~:: ~ ~~~r~r:i,I ha~~:~ unopposed in the past, does not - Thomas Sojka often ta1k about fearing. have to endure and endure an1 adjust to. However, I understand the nervous despite my nosralgia for how apprehensiveness that comes adjust to. things are at this moment in with not knowing what is to rime, I am not scared for what come and about leaving one's is yet to come. Join the comfort zone, However, over they've become a part of my I have come co accept che fact this pasc year, I have come to daily routine. chat change is something people conversation! embrace change, instead of fear I honestly do not know where it. I would be if! had nor taken the e,cfo~:nc:h:~ry~ay. are more Life is about change. When plunge and cried new things. drastic, and o~ers are subtler. Follow one looks back over the past If I did nor put myself our However, the thing about year, one can see how much has there and made myself a little change is chat it happens, and @th ehawksherald and how much they themselves uncomfortable for rhe short no one can actually stop it from hav< changed. As this school term, then I would not have happening, so I have decided to on Twitter! year is drawing to a close, I have gonen to experience all of the embrace ir instead of fearing it, begun co reaHze how much has amazing things I have over this and have noticed that life has changed in my own life. Ac the past year. If I had been scared of become a lot less srressful and beginning of the year, I was change, would I have attended has become more adventurous, ,.,._.,.. _ _ ,,_ sW'ting at chis new school, and chis university? Would I have because I know chat I am ready _____ was worried how things would met the people who have now for whatever it has in store for ...... &• turn out. I lived in new places, become some of my closest me. 1-k --.. • Plllt1 Cl111'1 ••Illy pll1t1 celdest Each week, the RWU Photo Club assigns a topic to photograph, collects student submissions, then votes on the best one. The winner gets printed in THE HAWKS' HERALD! Last week's assignment was Nature. The winning photograph was taken by Ryan Woods. Send submissions to [email protected]. Come join Photo Club! Meetings held: Tuesdays at 9 p.m. in GHH-G05 THE HAWKS' HERALD 2011-2012 The student newspaper of Roger Williams Uni \•crshy STAFF DIRECTORY DISCLAIMER EDITOR.IN-CHIEF ...... AMA NDA NEWMAN • :i.newm:i.n274 @'g. rwu.edu NEWS EDITOR.... BEN WHITMORE• bwhilmor-c:4 \~.rwu cdu Tue HAWKS' H_ERAlJ) is a student public.uion. The views, siatements, opi nions, dcpicrioru., amt/ NEWS SEcnON MANAGER... 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For all other '.n.«lla in DANICA DELIA IHerald Reponer beat Endicott, as well as win the Senior Mitri Najjar is Conference C hampiOnsh ip. embracing his last year at Roge r The begi nning of che season Williams Univers ity and hav ing was disappolming fo r the an outstanding season on the Hawks, bur as or larc, they have lacrosse field. Najjar, a long· been accompl ish ing what they stick midfielder, b co•caprain need to in order to meet their of the men's lacrosse team. He expectations. "We were very leads the team wit.h 36 caused excited about the fres hman turnovers and 33 ground balls talent we had coming into the on the season. A member of season this year," said Najjar. rhe Gabelli School of Business Both goalies are freshmen that have had an outstanding JOSH WEINREB f~r!~~;ti~~!ir B~si:~~ri~ \~ showing rhis season, and RWV right-handed pitcher Josh Orosz pitching in a gamt prior to tht freak accident. currently searching for a job in compete wich each other for a the greater New York area. starting position each game. Najjar just recently had Graduation is right around his senior game on April 14 the corner for Najjar, and he The heroic actions of one against Endicott College. could not be more excited for "My senior game was great; I what is to come. "I am excited, enjoyed sharing it not only with but ac the same time, I know save the life of another my fellow that I am never seniors, bur going to get the 6EOROY BOVEROUX ISporu Manager out, it caused him to choke on ordeal. "We had just about ihe my family as chance to be As ihe Roger Williams ihe seeds so he couldn't breaihe." entire ream go to the hospital, well ," he sa id. .;:· "~,, in college ever Universil)' baseball ream fua:d Arruda ihen began 10 do chest including myself, afterwards," Th e Hawk, again," Najjar off against Becker College on comp~ions on Orosz ro ger Carlson said. defeated ·said. "I am April I 0, it seemed like any him breaming again. The issue There's also a chance Orosz. Endicott I 1· looking forward other normal marchup. Assistant was ihat his body had tensed up could return to the mound this 7, for the firsr ,. to making the Achletic Trainer Louise Arruda as he was convulsing due to lack season. "We'U sec," Carlson said. time since ,, most out of this was at her usual spot on the of oxygen, and his mouth was "It's going co be a process fur him 2002. "It was last month." baseball field, at ihe fur end of even clamped shut. This didn't to gee dear of the concussion defiriitcly an Noihing the home dugout. Then things phase Arruda, ihour.h: "I was and all ihat stuff &om a physical eye·ope ne r co mpares became fur from ordinary. able ro succcssfully d'o the chest srandpoinc. ~uc if there's anybody that made to .Najjar's "Next ihing I know, I hear my compressions, and then, next that can come back, it's Josh; he's me really ex p er ience name, and I saw Josh on the thing you know, he just took a a tour.h kid." appreciate of being co- ground," Arruda said. Carfson was extremely the couple of - . \\ ' capt>.ins with Josh Orosz, a junior right Next thing I know, I impressed wiih how iheir games thac - 'I seniors Collin handed pitcher, was ihe player on opponent, Becker College, arc coming ColJIITESY MITRI NAJJAR Schmitt and the ground. At that poim, no one hear my name, and I · handled the entire situation. up, and ,_ ·J-• ,,_ Adam Vorwald. Rwu iax really knew what was happening. saw josh on the ground "Our team was garnered in right look at my mz 7 ,etaer . "My fellow hut everyone could cell something field, and iheir team was garnered team maces Mitri Najjar and his mother. captains and I was wrong. in left fidd, and ac one point, the and realize this have developed a "It looked like he was having a entire Becker team just went over is the last time I'm going to be very tight-knit relationship with seirure at first ," Arruda said. Soon breaih, and we rolled him over wiih our guys." he said. playin~ with ihem ," Najjar said. eaeh oilier," Najjar said "We after, the piaurc became clear. into recovery," she said. After an incident that hasn't The victory against Endicott were able to work reaJly well ''Orosz was bending over to By ihat point, EMTs and ihe been seen at RWU for quite some did not have to do with jwt together and split up all of our pick up a ball in ihe circle, and Bristol Pol.kc Dcpamnem had rime, the athletic department is the seniors, bur it was really an responsibilities among the three was struck in ihe fuce by ihe arrived to handle the sicuation. doing what's nec.cssary to make overall team accomplishment of us." These ihree captains batter-on-deck," said John King. Orosz was strapped onto a board sure a similar event doesn't for ihe Hawk,. are leaving the sea.son with an Vice President of Stud em AfF.urs. and taken to a local hospital, but occur in the fururc. "We've been Last season, the Hawks indescribable bond, in addition "He was hit in the jaw, receiving 3 talking about [safety precautions] graduated five seniors, including to ihe bond they have created a ~iblc concussion, and started ::e ~wasan! di~e~iln~~ internally," said Athletic Director their starring goalie, entire with their other u:ammates. convulsing on the Aoor." The final diagnosis was a broken David l<,mmy. "Our training midfield, and leading scorer. The Hawks are cum:ndy Right as Arruda started tooth, a minor concus.sion, and staff met wiih Public Safety just "You could s~ we lost a lot," seeded second in the conference. attending co Orosz, she was able six Stitches from the lac.crarions to go over some prococols and said Najjar. Going "I.mo the therefore giving them a bye to diagnose the situation. "I the chjpped tooth and sunflower scuff going forward." season, we didn't know what to for ihe quarterfinals of the looked ar him, and reali7.ed ihat seeds had caused. But ihe hero of ihe day was expect from such a young team, tournament. For the semifinal he had a mouthful of [sunflower] Now, Orosz is recovering nicely, Arruda, the first to come to but once we scaned playing, the game, the Hawks look forward seeds, and ihat he was on ihe according to Head Coach Derek Orosz's aid. "This is why l love potential was obvious, and it to playing che winner of ground, and pretty' much Carlson. "He's had a bunch of chis business," she said. "Not was just a matter of cime once Endicott College versus Gordon choking," she said. "So there were fuUow·ups with our trainers and because I want ihings like Iha, to we scaned clicking and working College. ,"Anyihing less than two different incidents: he got hit our docrors, and he's doing great." happen, but because l know I can as a ream." a Conference Cliarnpionshie in ihe fuce, which knocked him Orosz has had the encirc ream make a diffc.renc.c in someone's The Hawks' expectations would be a disappointment, out, and because he got knocked by his side throughout the entire life." going into the season was to first Najjar said. 1 IDITOI\S ~L~~:;)h,:Sci'Jirrw11.erl11 ( \. I Clfl"iOlX,11 I A6 I {o,h Wt•11ueb {e!>~ IC,l Cuthffo Read on line SPORTS J 11 't'1t1rd196 7~""g.__n_,,,_,.c_rl_11___c.l_" _'1-'lijj;_<[email protected] 11 .ed11 hawksli c:mfd.com I ------"--'=--=~ Track: FULL SPEED AHEAD The RWU Track and Field team eyes CCC Championships Sunday, and beyond JOLYN WIGGIN! Herald R,port,r hampiomhips. The 4x800 relay rwo-day event, sh~ scored 3,623 from Lh e compelition due ro a get personal bcsrs and contribute ,.he Roger \Xlillia,rn, University team , consisting of AJcxa ndra poims, which ranks her 14th for ham.string injury. co the ream's success. Many of the Ho nk.ala. L,urcn R.i ccudi, Nina varsity track .md fi eld tc:un i<; in the ECAC Championships, and "This is an amazi ng group of team members described how the it /> fourth )'L'ar. However, 1hc G roseclose, and Zydanowicz., also quaJifies hc.r for the New England athletes, and ic is gre:i. t ro h:tvc so ream communicates really well, mok fi rs t pl.tee, and broke d1c ta.lent and bond the ), tudcnt C h~mpionships. many seniors who have been able and each member encourages the R\XIU record wich a cimeof 10:01 , a1hle1es haw is make ir seem as Also on April 20 at Holy Cross. to sec 1he <..-volurio n of [the track other, whether they are a sprinter, though 1hc team h:tS been around long di51ance runner, or on the fo r ages. men's or women's ream. Many of the athletes h:we 1l1e two coaches split up the already qu,tlified for New responsibilities co help tailor Engb.ncb and the btern College 10 the team. Rocha focuses on Athletic Confe rence (ECAC). both men and women sprinters, Those who have not qualified hurdlers, and jumpers, but hope m earn a spar by qualifying oversees the entire ream, and :u the Commonweal th Co.1St helps our wherever she can. Conference Championships Livingston trains the distance (CCCC). After the ECACs are nmners, mid-cUstanc.c runners, the NationaJ Collegiate Athletic and over 400m race. For the first A~iarion (NCAA), fo r which three years of the track and field nobody has qualified for yet. but program, Tom Conely trained in each event, the top 20 men and the throwers, umil he resigned at top 22 women qualify, and the the begi nning of the season. ~~ :1~!:i~sc~i~~:timisric "One of the best chinl',' about the [track and field) tc:am are "I hope to ,ce people qualify the coaches, and the closeness for New Englands, ECACs and becwcen each athlete," said junior NCAAs, and to see the team Lauren Riccardi, distance and succeed as a whole," said assistant relay runner. "Coach Livingston coach Sean Livingston. "Right secs reachable goals for his athletes now should be when the arhlelcs andhimscl(" are feeling their best, memally "Another great thing abouc and physically." rhe coaches is that they know Currcncly, rhe New England when to be serious and when qualifiers are Meg Breault, Alyssa IO have a good time," said Bunon, Austin Bobrow, Emil junior Eric Pamode, sprinter Porndos, Hannah Zyndanowia, and rclay runner. "[Rocha) and Alex Honk:tla, Nin~ Groseclose, [Livingston] want to get co know Lauren Riccardi, Tom Bove, us not only as athletes, but a.s Counney Anderson, Jamie people, which makes a grear Goodwick, Tommy Franco, dynamic for the team." Luis Garcia, Eric Patnode, Ian To prepare for the mttt, the Mooney, Megan Krauss, Hannah track team tapers off their Noel, Maria Lobalbo, Steve training and focuses on getting Carnevale, Dan Herbein, and mentally prepared. All of their Ben Lane. The ECAC qualifiers are Meg Breault, Emil Pornelos, '.:X?r %~ti~"t~:i ~ Tom Bove, Alex Honkala, Nina brought the a~=s ro their peak Grosceclose, Lauren Riccardi, performance. The athletes do nor Hannah Zydanowicz. want to overwqrk muscles befoR: On Saturday, April 21, the the mttt, so they focus mon: on ILLUSTRATION JosH WEINREB - Photos Courtesy Sean Livi7fgsto11 Hawks t.ravded co Connecticut technique and trying ro gtt their College ro compete in the 2012 founh consecutive confcrcncc Silfen Invitational, where the which qualifies chem fo r the freshman Thomas Bove set a and field) program," said head win. However, there is one more wom tory. The fact char he is on si tting on NICK SCHWALBERT IH,rald R,po,i,r plug up the real leak chat the Red Sox TOM JACKSON IH,rald R,porter have, which is down in their bullpen. the fence of the biggest rivalry The Red Sox have been on a The bullpen hasn't been able to close Yes, last September was catastrophic in spons whilst being downward slump ever since the start out games, which isn't the o nly reason for the Red Sox, and certainly o ne side's manager is of rh e season, but is it Bobby for the Sox underperforming chis some blame must be placed ludicrous, let alone Valentine's fu ul t? I don't season, but it's certai nly che ca use on fo rmer manager Te rry travel time. believe so. The Red Sox of all the high-scoring games Francona. Although they The Red Sox need weren't even chat good chat teams have had against weren't drinking in the club a manager who is last year, finishing them. They acquired Andrew house, the managerial staff invested, one who third in the AL East Bailey from th e Oakland had ro be changed; bu1 bring wi ll stand alongside with a 90-72 record, Ath letics m be the new ing in a media-obsessed out his players. After re- and they didn't even closer with the departure sider who hasn't managed cent reports of appar make rhe playoffs. So of Jonathan Papelbon, bur a real team since 2002 (the ent altercations with clearly there should have he'll be our until July after New York Mets) is not the s~~dtstotis M!~:re~:i~~ been new additions to thumb surgery. C urrent solution. the team in the offseason closer Alfredo Aceves has an While simulraneously manag- questioning Kevin Ulat would enhance 1heir ERA of I 8.00. He's nor the ing the Ulird highest payroll in the chances at a turn o nly pitcher struggling, as the Major League, Bo bby Valentine Yo:~i!i:;0 ~~r~~~~ around 1his season. entire ream has the worst plans on doing multiple radio pedtiveness, But because of all ERA in baseball at 6.27. shows throughout Boston. Ac I am cenain the money spent O nce again, Val entine cording to Gordon Edes of this position on (laye rs like didn't have say on chc ES PNBosco n.com , Va len is not fo r Car Crawford man er or his pitchers. tine stated he plans o n Valentine. and Bobby It's not like doing both daily and So, is Bob- Jenks and Valenti ne doesn't weekly radio seg by VaJ cmine the ex rcn,;io n realize that the ments in Boston. the man of Adrian Red Sox aren't In fac r, he has for Bost0n? Go n za l e z., li ving up to al read y signed Well , let me the Sox. ex pectati o ns a contract 10 put it chis way: were unable eithe r; he appear weekly no1 only is he 10 pursue has accepted wi th M ichael bad for ,he Red the players tha1 the Kay on ESPN Sox organiz.a1 io n, ... wait fo r i t. .. bm the man claims ~o e c e ~.;~::Je New Yo rk! Yes, Val he invented the their .s quad. entine pbns o n do· wrap. Yes, the wrap - Valemine didn't ing an ES PN radio li ke the kind we get in segment each week Upper Commo ns. have the lime to go 1h rough and in ami-Bos10n 1erri - APR IL 2 7 , 20 1 2 THE HAWKS' HERALD SECTION B 682 CoURTESY o, Boe McC.um!Y Hawks catch their stride Five RWU runners pound the pavement ofthe Boston Marathon &IIFFIN WIANa IHtrald Reponer some point in my life," Ashby co run as a bandit again for explained. This past winter, her second time. "I ran it with With over 25,000 people in The Boston Marathon Ashby made a decision that she [senior) Jon [Lemoine) for the attendance, 26.2 miles of track, would nor be running track second year in a row," Krai.za two Roger Williams Universiry by the numbers for the university, and that she said. She added that she didn't students and rwo differcnr wanted to train for the Bosto n do any proper training program stories, ir's all one race. • From Hopkinton, Mass., • The coral prize money Marathon instead, training to prepare for the race, but said, For many athJeres, 'Marathon to Boston, Mass. (26.2 miles) distributed among the top char consisted of 600 miles in "Thats what works for me. I fi nishers of the I 16th Bosron Monday' is a day that is marked 18 weeks. This came our l O be ran it lase year with a uaining Marathon will be $806,000, on calendars years in advance. • l l 6Ul Marathon about 40-50 miles per week. "I program to prepare and ran For two RWU runners, the day plus an addirional $220,000 had planned to run as a bandit a longer time rhan this year." in bonuses if records arc of the I I 6th Bosron Marathon, • The fidd consists of over runner, meaning chat I wouldn't When the day of the race came broken in the open, masters, had been on both their minds 26,000 runners, representing have an official number, bur my around, both runners had to or push rim wheelchair si nce last year's race, bur what athletes from every stare in the coach called me and said chat deal with che same conditions. got them each to this day were nation and over 90 countries. divisions. she had a number for me, as Marathon Monday saw record The race record was 38,708 rwo different paths. she was running fo r rhe chari ty hears soaring into the high fo r 00th anniversary in Celebrity Participa.nt.5 Senior and srudent athlete rhe I buildO n Bosron," Ashby sa id. 80s, causi ng race officials co I 996. There will also be well Lauren Ashby has been a While Ashby trained widi her allow runners to keep their cap over a half-million specrarors Kristine Lilly, two-time numbers and run in nex t years runner her entire life. "I have coach from high school, another lining the course. Olympic gold medalist soccer RWU srnden t took a different race, something chat never run throughout most of mr scar and Needham, MA happens, according to Ashby. life, a li ttle over 12 years, approach in preparation co the • The Boston Marathon rcsidenr maradion. Senior Jess K.raiza "The heat made the race 150 A.\hby said. Running is part • Tedy Bruschi , three-time percent harder," K.raiza said. of Ashby's day-ro-day rourine, has seen its fair share of marked her third ma r.uhon in hot wcadier, with the Super Bowl champion with Boston this spring. "The first Bur just like the other more and when her coach made her thermometer rising to 97 the New England Patriots year I ran, I ran as a bandit, and than 20,000 runners, Ashby a special promise, Ashby saw degrees during the 1909 race • Bruce Fordyce, of So uth chen last year, I ran for the Jeff and Kraiza pushed through the that came to be known as Africa, nine-rime winner of Coombs Foundation, where I hear and finished the race. i~~tt~rdr~~l h"::rur~~e~"u~r~ "The Inferno" and the 1976 the Comrades Marathon and raised $5,000," Kraiza said. This "The Boston Marathon is the high school, my running coach .i Run for the Hoses" char SO-mile world record holder spring, Kraiza had coo much race that runners work toward, (Kelly Fox) rold me that if I ran scarred in I 00-dcgree heat • Ryan Sutter, winner of on her plate between being a because you need co qualify for four yea rs of cross-country and and finished with on lookers season one of AB C's The varsity athlete and a student it; runners train for years just to crack in college, rhat she would dousing winner Jack FuJrz Baclulorette to raise rh e minimum amount run a marathon with me at with hoses to cool him down. of money, so Kraiza planned S« MARATHON, page B2 Tisk, Tisk INDEX Racy Stacy gives the inside scoop Delta Sig elects new president...... B3 Do laptop distract in class? ...... 85 on what NOT to do during Spring Quad becomes a bit greener...... 83 Rainy day wear ...... 85 Weekend. Graduation tip #2 ...... 83 Comic ...... 86 PAGE B4 C\ 1 c,1-rc-,ouc1P I B 2 Samantha Edson Read onlme sedson026@g. rwu.edu I l,awks,:_:li•::m:::l:_:d·::'o:::»::._' ______...:_-'----- MARATHON: Kicking back with Coach fulfills Matt McGinley long time Breaking it down with the promise drummer ,~Lr~r::do~~c::~vi1!::~:~and AMANDA NEWMAN IEdit01 -in-(hief all over the place, so 10 pur we had one named the Balboa, Continued from Bl a tour togeUler with just any which was really popular, and gee inco the race," Ashby sa id. Allhough the race was long arcist? I mea n, off the top of my we had one named the Jerry AJthough the rempcrature was and the hca_t made !t worse, all THE HAWKS' HERALD sat doum head, I'd say Phil Collins, but Garcia, and that was really good; high, both Kraii.a and Ashby runners fin1s~ed w1th a sense for an exclusive interview wirh you gona balance that our, so as i1 was focaccia bread, smoked explained that the reward from of accomphs_hment. Rosen Gym Clan Heroes' drummer, another anise, I'd say KRS -One, turkey, and a IOl of imcresring finishing the race is more ,?1an also agr~ed with ~th Ashby Matt McGinky. before the band\ who's a rapper from New York, ingredients, so I liked to make worth the pain afterwards. The and Kra1u, and said that the Spring Concert prrfonna~1u who was incredibly inAuemial char one a 101. hi&h you get when y~u fi~i sh exper~ence a~ the end.. of the ~cc last night to talk ahout mus,ca/ and who kind of was a bridge, isn r describable; runnmg 1s a was mdescnbable. _ I real1~ d inspirations, dream tours, and to me, to hip-hop in general. HH, How do you guys go lifestyle, and a mentaliry for ~hat I can aca_:,mpl as~ 3;1yrhmg sandwichrs. Before I heard his music, I was abour putting together the me," Kraiza sa id. Ashby added 1f I set my mind to u, Ros~n mostly listening to rock music, setlist? to Kraiza, and said, "I met a said. Kraiz.a and Ashby sa id THE HAWKS' HntAI.o: We're and then, through his music, woman who will be running lhat even though they were still glad to have you guys here for was able to see this whole other MG, Ir's kind of a balance, in her l 00th marathon next recovering from the race almost the Roger Williams University world of hip-hop. especially ar this poinr in our year; ir was a honor to run a week after, they were already Spring Concert! You've been in career - we have fou r albums with people who have worked looking forward to the next Rhode Island a lor larcly. HH: Do you have a favorite that we've released, so you want so bard to accomplish all that marathon. "You see runne_rs song ro perform? to · make sure you're ar least they have." AJong with the who say chat a marathon will Man McGinley, Yeah ir's acknowledging every aJbum, high spirits of the runners, · be their lase one, bur once you crazy - I was just saying to [my MG: le changes, from time to and it gees rough, because the crowd in Boston and che finish, you can't help chinking rourmares] today char we as a rime ... Usually it's whatever is for us, the longer we become neighboring rowns that the race about the ncxr one," Ashby said. band have only come to Rhode the most new song in our sec. commercially relevam, you're travels throu£h kept spiri cs high She added that she was already Isla nd a handful of times, but in When we put out an album, we always picking up some new throu~ the hcac and the long looking into running the New this two-week span we're going don't just put all of chose songs fans, so they're going co be less race. Spectators were amazing York Marathon in the fall. to be spending four to five days in the sctlisr; we usually phase familiar with your old material, throughour the race; people had When all was said and done, in Rhode Island. The campus is in new material, but larely it's but at the same time, you've hoses and were doing everything almost 4,5?0 runner~ had beautiful here - we wenr down been "The Fighter," a song got these diehard fans who've possible co keep runners cooled deferred their run unnl next to the bay earlier, and kinda which we're abour to release as been coming out since day one. off," Ashby said. Running with year, 2,5?0 runners _were trea~ed walked from down here all the a si ngle. Wej'ust shoe che video You catch a lot of shit for it as Kraiza were three friends chat for medical anenuon, leaving way to pasr where the soccer for thar, an kind of took the an artist, too, because [fans] she described as key roles in a few in critical condition, field is ar ... documenrary approach, as are like, 'Ohhh, they didn'r finishing the race. "Along with and 1,200 normal runners it follows a young Olympic play some obscure song,' and Umoine, J ran with junior Phil were treared afterward, but HH, The shell path? hopeful from the Bronx named it's so important to somebody, Ernst and junior Claire Rosen,n the runners who finished John Orozco, because che spirit so you're always going to Kraiza said. She added chat accomplished something that MG, Yeah we walked off of the of what he's doing embodies disappoint people. We kind of running with friends helped her they'll never forget. Kraiza shell path, and we found this chat song. And also, it's nice to go into the serlisc knowing that ewh to the finish of the race. summed up her drive to finish really cool, dug out area with shoot a video and not necessarily we're going to make sure we're When you're out running 26 the race by saying: "Running rocks on it - have to be the main focus of it, playing all the hirs, and then we miles, you have to make ir fun the marathon is an addiction, to not be rhe stars, is something try and incorporare enough of somehow," Ashby agreed. She it's something that you work HH: Fort Chronic? new and refreshing, not only for the songs that we feel are really added that her sister joined her so hard for, and when it's done, us, but for our fans. We've spenr imporrant on the albums rhat at mile mark 21 and finished you can't hdp but want to do it MG, Yeah! Ir looked like six or seven years establishing may nor necessarily be a single, the race with her, which she again." some kind of scrucrure - it was oursdves as a band and now ever, and incorporate those as said really helped the end of the impressive, chere was a fire pit to get co the point where we much as we can. lime becomes race. inside of it - there was acrually can son of take a backseat and a big factor, because when you have a different visual acsthetie have four albums and you're ~~i::r:Y· !~~e t~d:Zb·u~~j elevate the song is pretty cool. rrying co s~uecz.e those into 60 though, because there we re like We do a performance secrion minutes, its definitely tough. beer cans and shit inside of it, [in the video], so there's enough For us, from my perspective, like all it would take would be a large pan of the show is just like two hours of a few people listening ro Travis talk, and I've cleaning it up and it would be always fclr he's kind of like a beautiful It's such a cool thing, standup comedian, and humor it's a shame people don't wane to take better care of it. But it's ~ha~a~e 1:rt of our music and really cool. HH: Did you ever anticipate HH: So what's it like playing Gym Class Heroes would ger at coUeges? this big? MG: We've been playing MG: We've always taken colleges si nce before we were things one step at a time, so even in colleges, so that's J didn't anticipate success, something that we've grown really, but I desired it. And l accustomed to, and playing co think I've always wanced to kids who arc closer to our age achieve something. And a lot range feels like we're playing of that was just based around co peers; we're playing to kids hearing, before we'd even who idencify with every word reco rded our music, a record Travis [McCoy, lead vocalfat} is of a friend's band, and they speaking, so it's definitely cool. sollnded incredible, and I was MARK Fusco jusr like, 'Well, they did this, HH: Do you guys have any Co.founder and drnmmrr of I want co do that, roo, and I pre-show rituals or things you Cym C/ms Herors, Matt want to make it even better.' absolutely musr have while you McGi11/ry So, ro me, that's where the tour? drive has always been - we've always seen someone doing MG: There's a few, it seems [o f us) ried in. something that is inspiring, like everyone kind of falls into and we'd ask ourselves, why their own routine; a lor of us HH: What would you be aren't we doing that? So I do stretches and stuff. Usually doing if yo u weren'1 anises? think we're aJways challenging we'll have music goi ng on the ourselves, and as an artist, it bus ... I like to have a beer or MG, I don', know. The lasr job is imporraot to your overall two .. . just think anything I I had was making sa ndwiches at development [co continue to before showtimc char can make a deli, and I rea.Jl y enjoyed it, challenge yourself]. I lhink you me inspired for a show. It ca n be like a 101, so I don'r know . shoot yourse.lf in the foot if you very'casy, I think, fo r musicians maybe I wou ld have continued expect success, because rarely is to just fall into, OK, 1his is wha1 on the sa nd wich pat h. My boss success going 10 bC deli vered to I do, and just go on stage and be was super cool; she gave me a your front door, or prese nted a mach ine, a.nd you go rhrough lot of responsibili1y, and she was the mechanics of i1, bur a1 1h c toJou. Ultimately, your dri\•c really helpful, beca use a t 1.h e an determi nation is gonna end of the day I don'r think sa me ti me I was rea ll y focused result in success. And always music should be abour that. on my band and try ing to ge t keepi ng the focus on quali ty, Ii shouldn't be about goi ng us 10 1hc nex t level so wh en I and making sure what yo u're 1hrough 1.he roucine of i1. I doing is imponam to you, and think you can eas il y play a cd :J1~u ll~1~~J1cdn:~1 r~1~1 d~ir~~fl ~,lk'e honest, and something char you and achieve 1he sa me cffoc1 a~ from any of 1hc people who believe in, will ult imately bring a live show, so for us, i1 '... more were ro rt of :iCOm ing us she was abou1 doing what we can do you closer co success. But I've understanding of that, and when always had a re.1lly difficulc lime to ca1ch a vibe and gel u~ in I m'.cdcd to cake three or fo ur determini ng [success!. bcc;mse rhe mood 10 really impress the day~ off to go play some show-. crowd. 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All our APRIL 27, 20 12 B3 FEATURES I THE H,,wKs' H ERALD Graduation tips: Learn to Poetic• rmagery• deal with rejection ---·-~---, Student creates at art series video of peer's KATLYN PROCTOR IFeatures Editor we tend to focus on our our moms to send us links 10 weaknesses when we are dealing possible jobs via Facebook. That slam poem with rej ection, instead of using is up to us co find. lnsread, ask Let's fuce ic . W ith today's Inspired by his paem at this it to our benefit . your parents to prootread y~ur KINSEY JANKE IHerald Reponer current economy, job sea rching fa ll's poetry slam, Quigley knew Morivacion speaker Al Dunca n cover letter 'iO th ey snll feel like has become harder than ir has he was talented, and wanted to eve r been. Not only do college agrees: "Failure, rejection th ey arc contributing to your A group of students hu?dle and disappointment aren't success. collaborate in order to make seniors have co perfect rheir around a computer, Jaws sure his mlents continue to be resumes and imerviewing skills, al ligators; you can fight them." slightly open, eyes wide. ll1ey're Stay realistic. Many of us noticed. but competition fo r jobs is at It's important to remember to 3. not ,.,·a tching a video of cats, stay focused on your strengths. will have to st.m with an entry· The video, a mixed product an all-t ime high . In addition scaring at an iPhone autoco~recc of three diCferenc design to competing aga inst recent In turn, channel your rejections level position. Thar's OK. You website, or scrolling a Twmer inro a personal challenge and have 10 start somewhere, and programs, was an ass ignmenc college grads, seniors are aJso cimcline. A vo ice carries out for Assistant Professo r of Art competing with people in their keep on pushing on. as long as it is doing something from th e speakers, srrong Here are some tips on how to char you love, il 's not shameful. Mu rray McMillan's Video field with years of ex perience and lilt-ing, and irs words are and Ani mation cl ass. Quigler, that they don't have. stay focused while dealing with showing up in grayscale type, rejecrion: 4. Overcome procrastination. wanted to "work across media' Don't let chis deter you from matching th e vo ice's cadence and combined her skills and sending out applications. One of rhe fine tools that many perfectl y. A couple paragraphs passion for graphic des ign to get Many of us have probably 1. Se:t goals. Even if it is as of us have learn ed during our of ve rse by Jesse Ramos have simple as applying for three jobs rime in higher education is the message across. applied for over 20 jobs, and gone viral, alJ thanks to Becca "' First, I needed co lay out have heard back from maybe a week, achieving a goal will procrascinario n. \Vhen it comes Quigley. to job sea rching. get rid of all of the cype compositions two of them. That's why it is keep your confid ence level up The Roger W illian1s Universiry is in Adobe ll1usrracor. This was important to learn to deal with and will cause you co feel good it. This the one homework sophomore is a graphic des ign perhaps the toughest pan, rejection. h 's not a time ro fed about yoursel( ass ignment that you don't want major, minoring in vi~eo/ because there's a lot of text, and sorry for ourselves, even though to procrastinate on. animation and markenng. each pare of the poem needed to rejection seriously messes with 2, A,k your family to be ll1e protcr, a YouTube video creatively tell a different story," our sel f-confidence. As humans, supportive. None of us wanr cal led Kinecic Typography: Quigley explained. "After that, Slam Poetry," has 273 views as I imported the rype into Adobe of press time, but has stormed AfterEffects, a 2D animation across the RWU campus with a program. From there, I needed Eco-Fair welcomed vengea nce. to match the animation of rhe "I think the reason why it wenr wo rds co the cadence of Jesse's viral on Facebook was because so voice, which rook a very long many people recogniz.e [RamosJ time. Lastly, I used FinaJ Cut by university as a face on campus, and admire Pro co edit the video, and add his work and talent," Q uigley fini shing wuches." said. "Many peorle respo nded Despite the minimalistic and Open-air quadfest has to the message o the poem, as simple look of the video, the well the execution though the as acrual animation took Quigley animated cypography. It's just a around 30 hours to complete. students thinking green medium that I do not think the Even after all the work, the campus seesoften." Along with these great who performed at the event to sophomore isn't totally satisfied. SIIAIIA SIMS IHm~ ileportff Jesse Ramos, a fdlow organizations, th e rwo campus create a soothing atmosphere "Frankly, this video feels A few groups on campus clubs also talked with Bon They even had free oysters from sophomore whose face is indeed unfinished co me," she well-known on the RWU hosted the Earth Fair on the Appetit, and coordinated for Matunuck Oyster bar, another explained. "Later on, 1 hope to campus, has been a longtime D'Angclo quad for a day of eco the day of the fair to fall on the big hit with the students. revisit it and spice it up, once friend of QuigJey, and a perfect friendly fun last Thursday. same date as the farmer's market Berry thanked rhe sunny day I have the knowledge and the The Eco-Reps and Students for and low carbon diet day. for the success of rhe event. "We candidate ror what the project time to make it better." a Sustainable Futu.re came up The best part of che fair may made a lot of great connections emailed. with fun activities that would have been the dairy cow from wi th students, and hopefully be good for Earth Day, They Rhody Fresh, which anrone showed the student population reached out co chc community could go up and touch. The chat RWU celebrates Earch through some local businesses cow that was brought in from Day and ca res deeply about who were more than happy ro Rhody Fresh milk was a big susra.i nabi li ryi" he said. MAN help. They had a Rhody Fresh hit on campus," said Man The event raised a lot of money dairy cow, as well as some Berry, Eco-Reps Program fo r the Plant a Billion Trees WbilR treats from nearby MaplevilJe Coordinator. found~rion. The Students for ex{)eflSA,e ....,,.l'l GIN Farm. Save rhe Bay, a non Aside from the cow, there a Sustainable Future collected. sllilNIN~ profit organization cttaced to were mns of other actractioru. batteries co recycle and plastic protect the ocological health There: were giveaway goodies, bags for a project of their own. WHILE of the Narragansett Bay, had such as reusable water bottles. This evenr was an eco·friendly GILLIGAN their own cable, offering plemy Other srudent groups were also success, showing rhe campus of information ro rhe students rc:prcscnted on the quad, such and che community that RWU Mta'IINS isli~:PMke about their organization. Even as the Musician's Guild, and the truly ca res about being green. chc campus Zipcars made an A cappella group Hawkward, A fram, from th, fim v,ru ofRamos and Quigkys collaboration appearance by having a booth. Delta Sig.finds itselfa new CEO H Id Report the following week, you make sure that runs smoothly, and maybe they wane to be like in that call, and I just have to get THOMASASOOLA I era tr your speeches. Ultimatel y, also hosti ng all the events ch at the future. We've done a CPA it done," and then I move on to there's a vote right then and we do. exam for all accounting majors, my next task. THE HAWKS' HERALD rtuntly there. you know, we had a review sat down with Chris Pena, HH: What do you hofe to session for when they're about HH: ls there any pressure thr nrwly rlrcttd Prtsulmt of HH: What are your duties accomplish as president. ro go rake it. We've had the: on you due to your position? Delta Sigma Pi, Roger William as president? owner of Narragansert Brewery University's business fraternity. CP: Well, righ t now, our big come and speak; we've done CP: Well, I thi nk with any CP: My job is to overlook goal this semester, which I think tours of the BMW of Newport; type of position you do take on, HAWKS' IIERAu>: So, you how our executive committee we've done a lremendous job different things that are going there's pressure. There's pressure were recently elected as of, is making us more visible to to broaden yo ur perspective as to nor let down the people that president of the business ~roili:~.nfo ;:v~!i~~k. ~~hfik th e Gabclli School of Busi ness a business major. elected you, yo u know? I have fraternity? it's 10 or 11 • ot.her brothers (GS B), because chey are a huge been very open with brothers in who make up the executive proponent of us. There's a lot of HH: Has your position che fraternity; I'm always asking Chris Peiia: Yes, we had our council. What that entails is professors like Professor Bosco, affected your academics at them what they think we should elections back in Nove mber, we have fundraising, we have Professor Brickley, Professor all? do next, keepin~ them involved and I was elected as the new professional eve nts, and we have Bernardi, who really look out in the process. J m always asking president for the fracerniry. community service. Then we for us, like when you have any C P: I don't think it has. I've them how I'm doing personalJy, have alumni relations, bas icaJly questions, need any resources, always been a very involved what they think I should be HH: How was the election to keep in touch with them and they're aJways there, and they person. Befo re picking up the doing, I'm always looking for process? make sure they're doing what definitely guide us in the right pres idency, I was a pan of the that feedback. I don't believe they need to be doing, making direction. execut ive committee, I was CP: Basically, what happens any good leader is going to be sure they're doing it effectively vice-pres ident of professional is, at the end of our academic so meone who jus1 sticks wi th for people who are parr of our , HH: Generally speaki ng, activity, and while I was doing or fraternal year (usually th e their own ways; rhey have co be fraternity. Also, run our weekly what do chc members [of that, I was also the business end of November) we have our able co work wirh everyone, and meetings - we mee1 every Delta Sigma Pi] usually do' manager fo r WQRI, so th ere I new elections, which include a that's whar I've been trying ro Sunday nigh1 - and just making was - was on two executive nomination process, and then I do since I was elected president. CP: \Veil , there are three board !) along with my academic major d1ings we do - we foc u.S schedu le, and I've jus1 lea rned HH: Anythi ng else in on funclraising, com munity to be able co handle that, with particular }'o u'd like to say to rhe service, and professional eve nts. making ~ure my academics srudencs and fuc ulty of R\VU? Fundraisin g is hu ge for us, do gc1 done first, and th en because we arc nor under the whatever else time I have I puc CP: O ne big thing that school, so we do not receive a it 1oward 1h ar and it's able to be I learned rece ntly is if th e budget line from the school, and an even balance. Some people opportunity prese nts itself, take any mone)' chat we do have as a look at me and they're like, it , because eve n if you have chap1er is fundraiscd internally. "How do you do it?" and I say doubt, you don'1 know what So, everything that we do, I don't know, I just go about that opportuniry's goi ng to open when we purchase anything, my d:i.y, :i.n d my fr iends wil l be up. I mean, I've been blc::ssed to we make the purchases, so we like "Oh, what arc r.ou doing have been offered posit ions like ha v<' members invo h•cd in that. wday?'' and !'It say 111 h.1 ve no th e vi ce- pres idency, I've been We .d,o h,1ve members in volved idea, juq bec.w ~c of how my blessed to have bee n offered the with c.:ornm unity !)ervicc - we Khcdulc i.s; I rea lly ca n't st ick pres idency, blessed to be the jm1 did a food drive. and we IO somc1h ing. I really just have business manager fo r \XIQRI: ab,o involved the whole Gabclli ro be very free, ve ry open, just th ose are all thing~ that. go in g in school, whcrt· we'll have them in case so mebody docs need 10 to them, were there doubts? Of bring cam and drop them off ge1 in t0uch wi1h me. Jmt 1his course, because I didn't know j EFF Los at 1hc loc.11 food ,;helter, 1hing!) morning, I received an e-mail what rhey would email, blll as like that. \Xie do professional Pnin, 11 pmior, hns bun im10/,,ed t11ith Drlu, Sigma Pi 1hroughot11 - WC need a list of people - 'iO you get into it. jm1 continue m event,, like bringing people · his rmire tnrollmmr tit RWU. ri~ht 1h cn and there, right out adapt as you go .rnd com inuc in from different ind tMric.s, ol th e grog, I had w he like to rake th em, became yo u don't give 1he ,tud cnt, ,omcone th.u '' K, I m·ccl to nuke this call , W:lnt (0 mi,~ ,In)'. EDITOR.', C•\ N'T GET ENOUGH' Alexandra Artiano Lyndsey Burns Read onli ne OPINIONS I [email protected] /burns/ [email protected] I lwwkslierald.com IB4 lacy Stacy: Poetry ~!~~. ~pi~~ ...~~~.~,~- EVAN VIOLA IHerald Reporter There were so me cackles, and n's not nearl y enough No-- a t n O t t O O O n L'lSI Thursday evening, I left I scarred sinking into my (no1 - I'm nor raJking abour pre- wh d my apartment at about 10 so-soft) chair. The a1mospherc senta ci ons. I'm talking about 1 0 Sp r i n g Week en d :i~,~:h ,;::,:e;~npu : ::tr:ont ;;~1:~:i~~ 1;c~~r~v~~~dc::1c1"'° ~h;:~d~~~:~~~n: :i~!i~1iffe r- of the Commons, reading on a actually be co mfo rtable. ent level. sandwich board rhat the Poetry When the nvo "sacrificia l po- I rhoughc this rv(m should be when those pictures that are a Sb.m location was CAS 157 ets," those meanr to give a feel in the Field Howe. little roo, ahem, exposed are (not the Upper Commons), for how the rest will perform, Topics included everylhing published to Facebook. Just when lhe library's clock rang irs took the microphone, I knew from love, 10 growing up in make sure whatever you wear hourly jingle. I would enjoy the next rwo a deeply oppressed home, allows you to move without When I pushed the lecrure hours. Michelle Bachman, Trayvon showing off your lady parts. hall's door open, I was a fCVt ______Martin, and even an analogical- Don't run around yelling minutes late, and greeted by a ly-packed ex-boyfriend diss to a "Oh my god! I'm so drunk!" boisterous crowd that occupied How often do students guy who had apparendy 'drive n Even if you are, rhese are almost every chair. Looking have the chance to all the way from home' ro hear. thoughts that you say in your around, I saw che most diverse My feeling of regret for nor head, or to a friend once the audience of any Roger Wi1- stand in front oftheir ever givi ng ir a shor was out- bathroom door is closed. Iiams University event I had peers ancfshare original weighed by my feeling of ex- You do nor need ro advertise eve r been to: there were scu- writings on any topi·c. ) citement. I was excited for each something thar could get you dents, facu lry and staff, friends I •hink it's not nearlv of the poets, and rhe passion in trouble or make you look and strangers. The room was "' ._, that exuded with their Rows. It sloppy to your peers. teeming with interaction. enough. was a room void ofignorance, Don't have a private At first I was shocked at how or "coolness," or anything conversation in a public many people were in the room, ______hurtful. l11 ey were speaking RACY STACY jHerald Contributor place. Spring Weekend offers as I had never been to a "slam" the blues-truths thac had so many fun events and a Kids and parents say at RWU before. I sported a seat The event is basically rap, for beckoned to them in the midst chance for students from every in che last row, and shimmied all chose who think poetry is of media, political injustice, Christmas is che most year and every residence hall wonderful time of the year, but to it quickly, because people for women and children. It's racism, and hate. to join together, so don't cake were scill filing in behind me. rap with a deeper message, I realized that I have wanted for college students, chat rime rime away from that campus would be Spring Weekend. As By the time the emcee, Jesse akin to old-school hip-hop and to attend events like the Poetry unifying experience by having Ramos, calmed everyone down, unlike popular rap, when it was Slam for the last four years, and the shons get shoner, the days a personal conversation in the get longer, the weather gets there were about 15 ro 20 sru- about coping with a struggle I just simply haven't looked midst of a crowd of people. dents lining the back wall. and nor groping on a bubble. hard enough. Ir made me rec- wanner, and there is something Save the pillow talk for later, ro do on every night of the As he introduced the contes- As each poer went up, they onci1e with the fact that RWU in your room, when you don't rants and judges for the event, spoke their own identities- really does have people chat are week. I hope you all made have people yelling all around 2000 decisions at the concen he made a few wisecracks to words that resonated with pushing for change and peace you. warm the room a bit: " ... And their deepest, truest rho ugh rs. and equality-and thar chese fast night. If nor, here are some No sloppy hookups. simple ways co redeem yourself right here in the front, we have How often do srudents have events are only the stepping No matter how drunk you Mrs. Farish as another judge- the chance co stand in front of stones. for ihe rest of the weekend. are, no one is interested in fall down in public. oh! ... Got a wink-got a wink their peers and share original Don't seeing you and some random Throughout the weekend, you eating each other's fuces. Ir will be on a variety of surfaces. makes everyone involved feel Quadfest and the fireworks will weird and nor know where be hdd on the fresh-cur grass to look, no marrer how many that Facilities works so hard to other places there may be. make look like it came straight Enough said on that topic. Freshman Experience: from a golf course. Block Jn fact, save this activity for Party and other locations, bedtime, coo. however, are made our of hard Don't unleash yonr Stral on Summer plans for after the first year of college and possibly blood-drawing Public Safety or the Raident concrete. Regardless of the Alsistanu (RA.). surfaet, try your best to stay With finals quickly those are nor nearly as long as my closcsr friends every day , classy and perpendicular 10 KAITLYN FERACO IHerald Reponer approaching, you may be summer is. Some of my friends is going to take some major it. you do fall , do not make If feeling the crunch-time srress Wair a minute. It's almost are going to be hours away adjusting co. Bur, on the plus a scene by yelling, crying, or summertime already? Freshman buildup. However, that does from me, and I won't be able I O side, we won't have ro round cursing your life. nor mean you need to take year has seri ously flown by. waJk down rhe hall co see them everyone up and walk to Say heel to the heels. our all your srrcss on the first Bur you know what they say: anymore. How on earth are we dinner every night! Thar may Normally I would never tell "Time Ries when you're having RA, Public Safety officer, or going to make it through the just be the one positive thing in a girl to tum down a gorgeous fun." As clichC as chat may administrative figure who whole summer, friends? this negative situation. pair of stilettos, bur for chis be, it's true! Of course, my approaches you. Your "bitching The majority of college Nso, what are we going to weekend, I would strongly freshman year wasn't perfect, them out" is only going to students arc also getting jobs or do without waking up t0 the advise you to go with some make matters worse. If you are and I had my fair share of internships ove r the summer, beach every day? Summer will cure Rats or sandals. It's berrer approached, sray calm and be personal struggles, but I've which makes it all the more be filled with grcar beach days, to look careless and free rather met so many great people, cooperative. Remember that difficult to visit each Olher. I and am cerrain everyone than limping around like a I they are only doing their job, finally got ro live away from know I hope to be wo rking hobbit as you carry your shoes ( see rhe benefits in raking notes AMANN PEIXOTO IHera~ Reporter will be lost in the evenrrour hard enough, my mind would raking notes with pen and on a laptop. laptop ca tches a vi rus. I your Like many srudents, I wander to Facebook and paper. The learning sryle of the But despite the benefit s this laptop gets a virus, then yo u're sometimes have trouble playing soliraire. If you a.re a Sllldent will vary, and I see that alternative method of Oote put in a tight predicament in paying attention during srudenr 1har can successfully some students work better with taking offers, I also see the regards to studying for tests class. Sometimes ir's that take notes on a laptop without pen, some work heller wirh problems char are :u;sociated and finals. Another hassle is I'm too tired, sometimes I'm using the Internet for fighti ng laptops. It all comes down to with in-class laptop use. I always making sure yo ur laptop distracted by ocher, more boredom, then how you will use that freedo m. think rhe Internet would be a is charged before goi ng to class. pressing ass ignmenrs, and I admire your big distraction if I were taki ng You can bring your charger other rim~, my mind wanders 1 no tes during class. You use rhc wirh you, sure, but lhcn ro anything that doesn't have t ra~7h:· there s finding a nearby outlet, to do with class. Morning students and Lhen there's always rhe classes on either Mondays or that cannot off chance you' ll forger your Fridays are the wom for me, But despite the benefits resist the charge r. and paying auention is che last this alternative method Intern et, I think rhat using a laptop then you thing I want to do. However, I ofn ote-taking offers, somehow manage 10 sir up and 10 cake notes is a useful way may be 1ake notes every day regardless. I also see the problems 10 lea rn , bur the student must beu er While on the subject of paying that are associated with be able to res ist the lmerne1. off I ha ve never used my laptop attention in class, specifically in-class laptop me. note-takihg, it makes me think to rake notes during class, but of students who use their I don't think I could ignore lhc Internet laptops to take notes during as ifi1 didn't exis t. class. Secretl y, I am 1·ealous; Intern et to go on F:icebook I prefer pen and so metimes I think t 1at typing or Twiner, and the nex1 1hing paper becau!ie it up your notes ins1cad of you know, you co mplcrcly consiamly crossing wo rds out fo rce~ me lO t'!t ke miss the lesso n the professor is my notes slowly and think wi 1h a pen makes it so much leachi ng. Even more lhan that, eas ier to lea rn. Plu s, their notes about any 9ucs1ions I have rel ying on a laptop for your ,1bou1 di e lecwrc, If 1 were always look so much neater notes means you probably have and organit.cd rhan mine. I do using rny l.1ptop on a particular 10 back thost: files up, or they day when paying attentio n is OPI IO Tl!E l-l AWKS' H ERALD _____A_ P_R_IL 27, 2012 1 BS Political Head to Head: Should Obama use his executive power? Democrat: Independent: Republican: Yes! Not really Yes! CHRISTOPHER MUNSEY PATR ICK CONNOLLY MATTHEW PAIGE Herald Con tributor Herald Contributor Herald Contributor I'm about to say something I'm not supposed to, and be forewarned, I'm going 10 take you for a loop during che course of chis column with something Pres ident Obama has said 1h at he ~n1e balance of power between the three branches recently is that Republicans everywhere wou ld probably of governmenr is at the core of how our countr)' 1 :ill:gn~::t~~;u~:er~ i~i;:rc: ft,~filthi~ ~~:~:~~ rake issue with. Obama's use of direct presid ential works. Bur sometimes it can be necessary for !~ power is nothing new. Is it good? Eh, I'll save that a prcs idenr to act outside of these bounds for ag~nda. \Vatch om, everyone: President Obama's issue for another day, but for sure, Obama has no1 senous. the greater good. President Obama rece ntly exercised any more power than most presidents. Would you look a1 this power move from announced that he would be more willing to use So then, why does it matter? During lhe course his executive powers ro combat a stall ed Congress Obama? Just laying it our on the line, basically of rhe 2008 election, and even right before in the hopes r.hat this will f'urthcr his domestic telling the right-wing Congress, "Screw you campaigning really kicked in, Obama and se nior policies. To most people, this could be seen as an guys, I'm going m shove whatever I want down democrats were very critical of Bush's use of abuse of power, bur I feel differently. A president your throats, just like Bush did!" Gotta love it. presidential power. For the record , Bush didn't use should never act outside of their powers if they do This is coming from lhe fo rmer senator who any more executive power; however, he did nor have not need ro, but when the circumstances call for basically built a reputation on bashing Bush's use an initiative called "we ca n't wait." this, he or she must. Congress has been unwilling of executive privileges, and now he's just Ripping So the shift in Obama's opinion, or his perceived to work wi th the president in a bipartisa n manner, the script. I would like to know if the president is opinion, has changed almost 180 degrees, so certain measures muse be taken co ensure surprised co be in this situation, I mean, after al l, prompting one political pundit to call it "nothing that the president can still carry out his agenda. he was like a kid in a candy shop during his fim short of remarkable." And this is Where the problem If Obama follows through with this, he wil l two years in office: he had a democrati c majority lies. While a candidate chat doesn't follow through fuce some harsh criricism. The use of executive in both chambers, and he got al most everything on all of his promises is called a presi dent, a power is nothing new, rhough. During the last he wanted passed, including that health care bill candidate who completely changes his stance on a el ection, many Democrats were very critical chat had more pages than Wa r and Peace. And now number of issues after election is jusc ca.li ed a liar. when evaluating the Bush presidency, specifically that the economy is slowly picking up (but not The latter is what we have here. pointing out that he had crossed the li ne with fast enough for the American people who thought Now, everyone look back into thei r 2008 minds, his use of executive privileges. Obama wi ll have they voted for a miracle worker), the republicans or what is still left of chem, and chink of al l to make sure that w~en he chooses to use these have taken the House with many new ultra campaign promises Obama made. Which were powers, he doesn't cross the line into the previous conservatives like the Tea Parry, and election season accomplished? We have a health care bill that is is basically in full swing. What did he expect? looking to be torn apart by the Supreme Court, and : : ~t;;r~:o~.u~d r;_s ~~~t;J:~:: :tlfl !!~~ ~nuch Now whether this is right or wrong is pretty easy a budget which looks to raise taxes on the middle office, Obama is still plagued wi th a Congress char to answer fo r my two fellow Herald comribut0rs. and upper classes. seems to disapprove of anything he does, so he The left is going to say it's a power the presidency What happened to closing Girmo? Ending the must do what needs co be done to make sure that comes with, and the right is going to say it 's a way wars in the middle-east has a time table, but whar is he can deliver on his policy promises to voters. of abusing the powers the president has. For me, the status? And rwo words: gay marriage. The president is also not approaching this from do I agree with this move by the president? No, Quite frankly, the only change I have seen is the a standpoint that he is the be-all and end-all of not really, bur nothing is getting done right now in percentage increase in taxes on my W2. power. Obama knows that there are certain areas Congress; no one is playing nice in the sa nd box. One thing 1 have learned since being in Europe where this will not work in, but he also knows I would at least like co sec something happen in is that the central planning in government doesn't chat he must do chis to accomplish what he wants. O.C., rather than hearing the left blame the right work, and people will riot to protect their handours. There really isn't much of a choice. The option of and the right blame the left. Let's avoid that. being bipartisan is almost complecely off the table, Is it right? Not really, but it is better than Yesterday, I suggested someone move co che U.S.A. so now other measures must be taken. complaining and doing nothing. They asked. "What can I do there?" "Anything you want," I replied simply. Let's make sure that stays true. Mastering the art of big girl food Fashion Col1111: MARY CONCANNON IHerald Reporter 18th birthday), it's my lack to learn my way around the As a Resident Assistant (RA) of a stove, oven, and working kitchen whenever I'm at home in underdassmen res idence refrigerator that have me the for a break. I've been testing Rainy day wear halls for the past three years, most worried about becoming out recipes fo r appetizers my college experience has been a big kid. (chicken dumplings), entrees far from typical. It's not easy A MicroFridge is an (parmesan-crusted chicken), being che person people come acceptable form of culinary and desserts (su per-soft to when things go wrong, but equipment as a fres hman at molasses cookies - yum), and KRISTIN DONO IHerald Reporter some of the main struggles Roger Williams University. I I'm gecting the hang of the related to my res ident assistant remember making inventive basics. microwaved cuisine, like My favorite new "big girl With rai ny days frequenting hood are less apparent. Bristol a little too often, it's Case in point: my lack of s'mores and egg whites, with food" recipe is for pea pesto my shortage of cooking devices always a battle to overcome the room mates leads to lack of gray skies and pull together oucfos co trade and try on as a freshman, and being fully ~h~~tj;;F::T ~~:~~~ 0 0 before a night our. Monthly satisfied with my creations. 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