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Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU Hawk's Herald Student Publications 4-27-2012 Hawks' Herald -- April 27, 2012 Roger Williams University Follow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_herald Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Roger Williams University, "Hawks' Herald -- April 27, 2012" (2012). Hawk's Herald. 178. https://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_herald/178 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hawk's Herald by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A p RI L 2012 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<signer Rapper Chris Webby drew RWU student work a large and cager crowd of students in front of the Campus "Roving Eye allowed RI IFF to ALISON ROCHFORD J Herald Reponer Recreation Center on ApriJ 21 screen amazing new work that for Roger Williams University's Roger Williams University 1 0 srudent radio station 88.3 honed c.he sevcnc.h annual b~fi~rri~:~0~ i~th:u;C:::J.~ WQRI-FM's annual spring Roving Eye Film Festival this The festival first came to concert. The show featured two week, which was almost cntirdy RWU as part of a documentary srudcnr-compri.sed opening produced by students as part of film coucse taught by Marshall, aces, Broe.her Teresa and DJ a class. and exclusively fearured Joey. "Students are responsible for documentaries. It has since The conccn began at 4 p.m., every element of the event ... expanded 10 be a part of the film and lasted until a little aft.er 6 they have co undertake c.he minor program, and includes p.m. Brother Teresa performed entire event production, all in various types of films thac arc fim, followed by DJ Joey, and the course of three months," both long and short. around 5 p.m., Wehby strode said George Marshall , Adjunct "Within a few years, under onto the stage. Professor in the film minor. the guidance of Assistant Dean Man DiPlacido, General According rn Marshall, c.hc of Humanities and Performing Manager of WQRI , said Roving Eye Festival began as a Arts, Robena Adams, and c.he crowd numbered '740 subdivision of c.he Rhode Island Dean Roberc Cole, the festival [srudencs] ... and if you looked International Film Festival expanded to be part of the outside lhc gate, ir probably put (RIIFF). new film minor program, and us over 800 hundred [people!, "Each yeas, the [ Rhode Island wrapped into {the course] 'Film most likely." Internatio nal Film} Festival 400: Curation and Film Festival DiPlacido sa id the search receives thousands of entries, Production,"' Marshall said. for lhe headliner of chis show but only screens a linlc over two Wirhin the class. 14 smdencs "started in the fal l, as soon as SAM EDSON hundred in August during the from across several different main Fcsrival,· Marshall said. See FESTIVAL, page A3 Rapper Chris W,bby lnoks our at a large m,dem crowd. See WEBBY, page A2 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.