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by Joe Miller ’10 Ian Birchall ’10 speaks about News Staff HIS EXPERIENCE AS A COLLEGE Bradley Cafe is well known in the Providence College community as a popu­ STUDENT WHO IS LEGALLY BLIND. lar local nightspot, conveniently located just a short walk away on Admiral Street. by Mallary J. Tenore ’07 down on the right.” He plans to get a seeing After complaints of disrup- Editor-in-Chief OFF tive behavior from nearby eye-dog next summer, which CAMPUS residents, however, PC stu­ or Ian Birchall ’10, he will take to classes and use dents are being reminded of the world is painted in place of his cane. the importance of responsibility. in black and white. “The police are concerned, the neigh­ People are clouds of Benefiting from technology bors are concerned, and they have every Fgrey, objects are formless,Before and an aid introduced right to be,” said Richard F. Kless, director nature is something to be him to new technology for the of off-campus living. smelled, touched, and heard. blind during his junior year of Before the end of the fall semester and But Birchall, who was bom high school, Birchall pur­ Christmas break, Providence College offi­ legally blind, can’t help but chased all his books in Braille cials were asked to appear at a meeting at view the world in a positive and took notes on a clunky, the Providence Police Department District light. outdated Braille typewriter. 7 substation on the comer of Eaton Street “The way I see it is that He often had to wear a back­ and Douglas Avenue. Representing the whatever happens is going to pack that was nearly half his school were Kless and Maj. John Leyden, happen,” he said. “When I was weight, as one math textbook executive director of safety and security. little I was kind of depressed is equivalent to about 55 vol­ Also attending the meeting, which was and I’d ask, ‘Why me?’ But umes of Braille, he said. requested by neighbors through the police, now I try not to let things get He has since stopped using were Lt. Michael Correia, commanding me down.” the volumes and instead relies officer of the seventh district, Brian and His philosophy on life has on a specialized device with a Susan Feeney, the owners of Brad’s, and helped him to adjust to the voice synthesizer and a key­ Brian Van Couyghen, their attorney. place he now calls his second pad in Braille. When he types “We were just there as interested parties home—Providence College. in specific page numbers or to hear the concerns of the neighbors,” Birchall, whose grandfather chapters, the computer auto­ explained Kless. graduated from PC, said he matically reads the material to The location of Brad’s is unusual was drawn to the College him. because unlike other local establishments because of it small size and the “When I’m doing my home­ frequented by Providence College stu­ services it offers to students work, I turn it up to 90 words dents, it is situated in an almost entirely with disabilities. “Something per minute,” he said, grinning. residential area. just clicked when I visited the “I can be done 20 minutes ear­ TIM PISACICH ’07/The Cowl “It really is the only tavern stuck in a campus,” Birchall said. “Some lier than my friends across the Ian Birchall ’10 practices the electric guitar in his room in residential area,” said Kless. “Even though of the other colleges 1 looked hall.” McDermott Hall. it’s on a main drag, there really are not oth­ at didn’t have much support.” Additionally, he can scan ers like it.” After deciding to attend PC, pages from books onto his lap­ Its unique position among numerous Birchall spent the summer top, which reads aloud the New assistant director of houses on the comer of Admiral and before freshman year walking information to him. Durham has posed a problem for those liv­ around campus and creating a This is particularly handy disabilities services steps up ing in the vicinity. mental map of its buildings when he needs to read e-mail According to Leyden, the primary com­ and pathways. By using a cane or check postings on ANGEL. by Mallary J. Tenore ’07 Christiansen began his plaints identified at the meeting included and following other students’ “When a professor posts on Editor-in-Chief duties as the College’s new loud noise, vulgarity, consumption of alco­ voices for guidance, Birchall ANGEL, it’s the best thing assistant director for disability hol outside on the premises, and urinating can now successfully navigate ever,” said Birchall, who Growing up with cerebral support services on Jan. 9, outside on the surrounding property. In one his way. hopes to major in business. “1 palsy, Andrew Christiansen and has already settled into incident, an apparently intoxicated patron “As long as I know the gen­ can listen to it on my laptop wished someone had been his new niche in the Office of allegedly urinated in view of a young fam­ eral area, I can judge where I and put it on my Braille [note­ there to guide him through the Academic Services (OAS). ily member. am going,” he said. “I count taker] and bring it to class.” challenges he faced in school. “I’d like to make sure that “They were upset and wanted to know lights, so 1 know my philoso­ Birchall used to have to Now, he wants to be that guid­ people who are disabled have what could be done about it,” he said. phy class is on the second memorize all of his friend’s ing force for students with a place to go. Even if they While Leyden and Kless repeatedly floor of Accinno, six lights BIRCHALL/Page 4 disabilities at PC. DISABILITIES/Page 4 emphasized that the unruly behavior was not limited to Providence College stu­ dents—Kless said that it is “safe to say” that other patrons are involved—Leyden New e-mail system gives campus a new Outlook said the PC police detail would be told “to concentrate, when possible, on that street.” by Beth Finan ’07 calendar function, some of the improve­ “limping,” and the new e-mail is “definite­ In addition, more staff will be deployed News Staff ments of Outlook Web Access include ly faster.” to that area on Thursday through Saturday being able to see sent mail, save more mes­ Despite the improvements, some stu­ nights. sages, and send larger files. In addition, dents had problems shortly after the trans­ The Information Technology depart­ Many of the complaints stem from because Outlook Web Access is a fer occurred. Help desk manager Jim ment upgraded the campus e-mail system activity around a side door that is used by Windows-based product, it “integrates Rizzo said that the most common issues from Endymion Mailman to Microsoft patrons who wish to smoke. Under a 2005 well with the network (G drive), so you have involved passwords (in some cases, Outlook Web Access over the winter don’t need a separate password,” said the last five digits of the student’s banner BRAD’S/Page 2 recess. The switch Morin. identification number did not work), and took place the night of TECHNOLOGY “From a system-performance perspec­ messages not being transferred over to INDEX Jan. 5 and was com­ tive, it is a brand-new, state-of-the-art sys­ Outlook Web Access. pleted on Jan. 6. tem,” said Morin. Brian Allen ’10 said that the e-mail he Campus Calendar...... 2 According to Edward Morin, manager LiseMarie Curda ’10 said she likes the had saved on the old system did not trans­ Poll Question...... 7 of user support, a new e-mail system was new system “much better” than Endymion fer to the new system for about a week. World...... 8 necessary because Endymion Mailman because it is faster, gives students more This was problematic, he said, because he Week in Review...... 9 was not designed for Web-based e-mail control over their e-mail, and “it is much had received tickets to a hockey game Commentary...... 11 use at various computers, but rather for more user-friendly.” from Ticketmaster and could not access A&E...... 14 people in offices who had computers at Kerry O’Donnell ’07 said Outlook Web them in time for the game. Although he Portfolio...... 19 their cubicles. Access seems “a little bit quicker and will ended up calling Ticketmaster and attend­ Roving...... 22 “We needed to make a transition for stu­ be more efficient once I learn how to use ing the game, “it was sort of annoying PC Scoreboard ...... 23 dents and faculty to be able to access their it.” dealing with it,” he said. e-mail from anywhere,” Morin said. Sports ...... BACK PAGE Morin agreed with Curda and “I like the old [system] better,” Allen Besides featuring an address book and O’Donnell. He said the old system was E-MAIL/Page 3 2 The Cowl News January 25, 2007 Brad’s: Authorities crack down on noise, fake IDs continued from front page the students to act more responsibly in and out of the establishment,” said Leyden. state law, smoking is prohibited in most “Treat the neighbors of PC as you would public places. Recently, patrons have taken your own neighbors at home.” their alcoholic beverages outside as well, Kless identified the situation as a “we” leading to rowdy behavior. problem, saying that “our concern is stu­ “Some of them take their drinks outside dent behavior ... we expect civility and and start arguing,” said Leyden. model citizenship from our students.” He added that in an attempt to cut down He stressed the fact that the College on the disorderliness, this will no longer be works to educate students on these issues permitted. from the time they arrive at orientation, Along with these measures, a bar code and that they are made aware of the conse­ scanner has recently been installed at quences they risk bringing upon them­ Brad’s to discourage the use of fake IDs. selves by behaving inappropriately. According to Kless, the issue of behav­ Additionally, Kless pointed out that act­ ior at Brad’s “rears its head every few ing respectfully, in accordance with the years.” standards of the school, is not an extraordi­ “It’s not a new problem, but it’s gotten narily difficult task. worse,” agreed Leyden. “No one asks the students to lift the While steps have been taken in an effort Statue of Liberty and bring it to San to curb the troublesome behavior, Leyden Francisco Harbor or anything like that,” he CHRIS HUBER ’10/The Cowl and Kless made it clear that Providence said. Located in a residential area, Brad’s has received complaints from neighbors for College students must take responsibility While Brad’s liquor license was recent­ excessive noise and disorderly conduct of patrons, including some PC students. for their actions. ly renewed despite the complaints of the “There is no excuse for any PC stu­ neighbors, the episode has not been com­ dent—on campus or walking back from pletely resolved. The city licensing board the part of Providence College students— area, and I know Mr. Feeney wants to work one of these establishments—for unruly is scheduled to review the situation again will cease to be an issue. with the neighbors, police, and PC to solve behavior,” said Kless. on April 4. In the meantime, Leyden and “I think Brad’s has a reputation as one of the problem,” said Leyden, “We said we would try to get word to Kless expect that unruliness—at least on the better-managed establishments in the CALENDAR > January 26 to February 1 26 Friday 27 Saturday 28 Sunday 29 Monday 30 Tuesday 31 Wednesday 1 Thursday 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Women’s 7:00 p.m. Lecture: 5:15 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Faculty 7:00 p.m. Theology Americorp work­ Ice Hockey vs. New Homeless at Home, LeaderShape infor­ Senate Open Forum, on Tap: Miracles shop, Feinstein 400 Hampshire, Moore Hall I mation session, Moore Hall III with Father John Schneider Arena Slavin 112 Paul Walker, O.P., A 3:30 p.m. Test-tak­ assistant chaplain 6:00 p.m. Local 7:30 p.m. Robert ing Strategies work­ z bands Fly Upright Gruca, classical gui­ shop, Library 104B Kite, Can’t Face the tarist, performance, Falling, and The Smith Center Ryan 7:00 p.m. Friar’s Cadence perform in Concert hall Club: Freshman McPhail’s Coffeehouse, V Aquinas Lounge

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Northeastern UNIVERSITY January 25, 2007 News The Cowl 3 During winter break, fitness center shapes up by Lisa Hofer ’09 training and recruiting of student atheletes. News Staff “Facilities make a strong statement about how serious you are about athletics,” When the PC community left campus said Robert Driscoll, assistant vice presi­ for break last December, the construction dent of athletics. “So the new athletic cen­ on the new fitness center appeared to be ter will help in recruitment.” The ability to little more than a framework of steel gird­ train at the highest level could launch PC ers. Since then, the mild athletics to a whole new playing field. BUILDING winter has allowed for This optimism is multiplied in the stu­ UPDATE huge leaps forward in the dent athletes themselves. “It’s hard to do construction process. cardio off-season,” said Aida Cadres ’09, a “On the last day of finals I noticed that member of the Women’s Volleyball team. they were starting to move along,” said “Right now, we don’t have much to show Kayla Murphy ’09. “They’ve added a lot students in recruiting. The new center is since break; it’s beginning to look like a going to be a big upgrade.” Non-student­ building.” athletes are just as excited for the upgrade. “A lot has happened since [the students] “We’re pumped!” said Nick Caigg ’10 went away,” agreed Mark Rapoza, and Christian Perez ’10. While working Director of Capital Projects and Facilities out in the current overheated, cramped Planning, and project manager for the con­ space, Meghan Londry ’09 said, “There is struction of the new facilities. He noted, such a wait now. It’s going to be so much “We are on schedule for opening the first better and cooler.” Expressing similar sen­ week of August. Everything should be up timents, Nick Caramadre ’10 said, “I’m and running by the time students come definitely looking forward to it.” back.” While there has been some typical Some students are less optimistic, how­ re-arranging of schedules, the building is ever, and are unsure of the progress. “I already 38 percent complete. This specif­ don’t think it’s going to be done in time for ic number reflects both the actual con­ next fall,” said Murphy. Others have been MATT LONGOBOARDI ’10/The Cowl struction of the structure and off-site work inconvenienced by the process. and expended funds. By the end of next Much progress was made on the construction of the new fitness center, slated to “Construction has been a bit of a pain; it week the roof will be up, and from there it open next August. The project is currently 38 percent complete. takes me an extra 15 minutes to walk to will be just a few weeks until the glass work, which is a lot early in the morning,” facade will grace the PC campus, said square feet, three times the size. The num­ Additional services, including a wider said Patricia Wagner ’07, a lifeguard in Rapoza. ber of cardio and weight machines is range of fitness programming, staff to Peterson. Some seniors lament that they Ed Laprey, Director of Intramural and expected to increase three-fold proportion­ teach students how to use the work-out will not get a chance to experience the new Recreational Sports, looks forward to the ally. machines, and an administrative fitness fitness center before graduating. added workout space and equipment. “With the greater capacity we’re hoping professional, will come with the new struc­ “It was supposed to be done towards the “There have been days when I’ve to draw in students we lose to other gyms ture. The Club Sports office, now located end of our junior year,” said John Bartow walked past the cardio room to see every and students who would like to use the in the Slavin Center, will move to the fit­ ’07. “It’s going to really provide a service machine occupied and people waiting to gym but are not right now,” said Laprey. ness center, allowing greater communica­ seeing how crowded the gym is now, but it use one,” said Laprey. The current cardio Even with the expected increase in usage, tion and interaction among administrators, would have been nice if we could have and weight rooms represent 3,800 square machines will wear out and break less club leaders, and team captains. used it too.” feet, about one square foot per student. often because they will not be in use near­ One expected advantage of the new cen­ The new facilities will be 12,000 to 13,000 ly as much. ter will be the effect it will have on the E-mail: More effective or more problems? continued from front page saved e-mails were simply copied from the Morin said that they tried to publicize e-mail designed to help people navigate old mailboxes and put into the new mail­ the change by sending out two e-mails, as Outlook Web Access, and deal with trou­ said. “It was simpler. The mail was right boxes, which “took a long, long time well as speaking to The Cowl for a Nov 2 bleshooting issues. The e-mail linked to a there and not in all kinds of folders.” because some students had lots of junk article. The fact that some students still did Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Web O’Donnell said although most of her e- mail, and you can’t just pick and choose not realize that the e-mail system was site, located at mail made it through the transfer, she lost which mail to copy,” said Morin. being updated is further proof of how dif­ http://itweb.providence.edu/helpdesk/docs two important messages, including an e- Another problem centers on confusion ficult it is to communicate important infor­ /e-mail/exchange.html, which will contin­ mail with a flight confirmation number. people have had regarding when the mation to students who are bombarded ue to be updated. Both Rizzo and Morin, however, said switch would happen and how to navigate with mass e-mails from almost every “As people come to us with questions, that these e-mails are not gone forever. Outlook Web Access when everything was department and organization on campus, and we get the same questions over and “We still have all the e-mails,” Rizzo finally up and running. said Morin. over, we will update the FAQ page,” said said, emphasizing that if someone is miss­ O’Donnell also said she wished “The more e-mails you send, the less Rizzo. ing an important e-mail,* he or she should Information Technology had given more likely people are to read them,” said Rizzo. Although there were a few minor glitch­ contact the Help Desk so the message can explicit instructions about the switchover. “How do you get in touch with people es in the upgrade, Morin said he and Rizzo be recovered. “Unless people come to us “A little more warning or some sort of without annoying them?” questionned expected more problems to be reported. with problems, we don’t know about tutorial would have been helpful because I Morin. He noted, however, the “E-mail is “We were ready to be swamped, and we them,” he said. don’t use Outlook,” she said. an official source of communication on weren’t,” he said. “That’s a testament to Morin said that old e-mails are going to Because she was unfamiliar with the this campus. When e-mail is sent, we the students on how well they picked up on be saved on the old e-mail server until the system, O’Donnell said she ended up expect you to read it.” this.” end of the semester. During the upgrade, deleting e-mails that she did not intend to. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, Rizzo sent a mass A new chapter in the purchase of textbooks

by Rick Kurker ’09 Amanda Little ’09 said she needed five carries the books required for most of the on the first day of school. new books this semester, four of which she courses at Providence College. If students Rebecca Smith ’08 said that she also News Staff found on Half.com. are worried that their books may not be in bought her books at the PC bookstore “I was able to buy the four books on stock, they can pre-order the books online when she arrived at school on Tuesday, School is back in session, and during the Half.com for $45 when they would have before the start of the semester to ensure Jan. 17. past week students have been dishing out cost around $88 if I had bought them at the that they receive them in time for school. “My books cost nearly $400,” said money to buy their textbooks for the new bookstore,” Little said. This would prevent problems such as the Smith. “I feel the prices are reasonable. semester. As always, most of these text­ She also said the price she paid included one Ben Lannin ’09 experienced. To my understanding, the bookstore can’t books are available in the $3 shipping per book, regardless of price “Getting textbooks from sites other than control the prices, so the worth of most Providence College or weight of the books. the bookstore can be a bit of a risk,” books goes down over 50 percent after it is ACADEMICS bookstore, but many stu­ Other sites students have used to buy Lannin said. “I was able to save $90 on used.” dents have resourcefully textbooks at cheaper prices include abe- one book alone this semester, but several Alden Jones ’08, who spent about $300 found other places to purchase books at books.com, eBay.com, and amazon.com. of my other books were out of stock com­ on his books for the semester, said he does cheaper prices. “I bought some of my books through pletely and never arrived. It’s always a not think the bookstore’s buyback prices Some students have used Half.com, a Amazon.com,” said Asha Chana ’09. good idea to check the speed and credibil­ are very reasonable. Web site that boasts “big savings” and “Their prices are a lot lower than the nor­ ity of the Web site in addition to the price “Books don’t become obsolete just “incredible deals.” This Web site in partic­ mal prices of new books.” of the textbooks alone.” because someone read them,” he said. ular serves as a place where students can Chana also said the Off-Campus Tom Longmoore ’09 said that he “My $100 history textbook is in perfect sell their old books via the Internet to other Bookstore on Smith Street provides both ordered his books online through the book­ condition but I didn’t even get a third of its who students who may want to purchase new and used books for very fair prices. store prior to the start of the semester. He original price.” them. The Web site is not limited to text­ “Students can get discounts there,” indicated that a major advantage to this Other students said they were able to books, however. Video games, novels, Chana said. method of buying textbooks is that stu­ borrow the books they needed from DVDs, and CDs are among the many other Chana also noted, however, that the PC dents do not have to worry about delivery friends, which saved them money. items that can be purchased on the site. bookstore is convenient because of its problems or shipping charges because the Regardless of where they are bought, Because the merchandise is used, the location on campus. The bookstore, locat­ textbooks can be picked up right on cam­ however, college textbooks are sure to prices are relatively low. ed on the ground floor of Slavin Center, pus. He said was able to pick up his books lighten students’ wallets. 4 The Cowl News January 25, 2007 Birchall: Seeing PC in a different light continued from front page walking down to Accino and I’ll have eight other students in McDermott to try to start “I love talking to young kids in the state people stop and ask me if I need help with a wrestling club at PC. and steering them away from the mistakes phone numbers, but he now has a cell anything. If I need help I ask for it.” Helping others who are blind has also been I made when I was younger,” he said. “If I phone that reads aloud the numbers on his He didn’t always used to be that way, a healing grace for Birchall. He frequently help one kid, that kid will pass it onto the contact list. “I learn through listening and however. While attending East Providence speaks at elementary, middle, and high next kid. I tell them you can’t get too upset memorizing,” he said. High School, Birchall was a shy student schools across the state to encourage other about things; sometimes you just have to Before he began using his current lap­ who seldom sought help. His peers often students who are blind to live life fully. let life happen.” top, Birchall had to lug around a 50-lb. teased him when he walked through the cast-iron typewriter with a bell that would hallways. sound at the end of each line. Though it “Sometimes kids would laugh and say, Disabilities: ‘Door is always open’ enabled him to take notes in Braille, it was ‘Watch this, he’s going to walk into that clumsy and loud, and annoyed those wall,’” he said. continued from front page around him, including his fourth-grade Since coming to PC, however, the teas­ CCD teacher who refused to let him use it ing has ceased and frustration manifests don’t have a disability we can talk about in class. Birchall said his teacher asked itself in other areas. “The times I get dis­ different strategies” that may help them that he write the Hail Mary without his couraged the most are when I misplace determine their needs in the classroom, typewriter and began to scold him when he something. I’ll look in the most unusual said Christiansen. He replaces. Nicole could not physically do it. places for hours and it ends up being right Kudarauskas, who left to care for her chil­ This experience scarred Birchall, caus­ in the middle of the desk,” Birchall said. dren. “I want to make sure that students ing him to stop attending CCD classes and Also saddening to Birchall is the fact with disabilities have equal access to the Mass. It wasn’t until he went to 10:30 p.m. that he cannot see his family’s faces. curriculum.” TIM PISACICH ’07/The Cowl Mass at PC last September that he realized Though he used to be able to see colors as According to Bryan Marinelli, director he wanted to renew his faith in God. He a child, his eyesight began to deteriorate as of OAS, there are about 160 PC students Andrew Christiansen, the new assis­ has since enrolled in the College’s Rite of he grew older. with a documented disability. Marinelli tant director of disabilities services. Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) pro­ “One day I couldn’t see as much and I offered the job to Christiansen, who was Christiansen said. A student who is in a gram and is planning to be confirmed in walked into a fence. It swung out and chosen from among 30 to 40 other appli­ wheelchair, for instance, should not be April. knocked out my two front teeth,” he said. cants. “He makes me and us better. He referred to as “wheelchair-bound,” but “Now I drink in every word they say at “The last time I actually remember what looks at every possibility before making a rather as “a student who uses a wheel­ Mass,” he said. “Now I’m actually learn­ my parents look like, I was in the third decision,” Marinelli said. “You always chair.” ing the prayers.” grade. I have baby cousins and I’m never want someone who will make the whole Though people tend to be more educat­ Along with participating in RCIA, going to know what they look like.” operation better.” ed about disabilities than in the past, com­ Birchall said he would like to try out for As assistant director, Christiansen said mon misconceptions are still frequently the Board of Programersm or run for Student A passion for music and helping others he hopes to attract students to OAS who made, Christiansen said. He noted that Congress. When Birchall starts to feel sorry for may not know there is help available for people tend to equate mental disabilities himself he turns to music. Using special those with mental, physical, and learning with physical or learning disabilities, Overcoming obstacles software on his laptop, he can read music disabilities. After receiving documenta­ when they are often unrelated. Though Birchall says he now feels set­ and jam to Led Zeppelin and the Beatles in tion of their disability, Christiansen can This phenomenon, known as “the tled on campus, the thought of attending his room in McDermott or at home with then help the student determine how he or spread effect” in disability literature, college was initially daunting. his father and brother. He plays his bluish- she can gain equal access to the curricu­ affects students at Providence College “Orientation was one of the scariest green Ibanez guitar every day, so much so lum. and beyond. things I’ve ever done in my entire life,” he that he cannot read Braille with his left If a student is blind, for instance, “Just because you’re deaf or blind said. “I came here not knowing anyone or hand because of his callus-worn fingers. Christiansen will order his or her books doesn’t mean you have a learning disabil­ not knowing where I was.” It was at orien­ He also plays the electrical drums, though on tape. For those who are hearing- ity,” he said. Because he has a lack of tation and the Board of Programerm ’s annu­ he tries not to play them too often in the impaired, Christiansen will arrange to control over his motor skills, Christiansen al trip to Newport, however, that he met thin-walled rooms of McDermott. His goal have an American Sign Language inter­ said some people mistake cerebral some of his greatest friends. before graduating is to play on stage in preter attend classes with them. palsy—a neurological disease—for a One of his biggest regrets, he said, was McPhail’s. Other students with whom Christiansen learning disability. requesting to live in a single. “I just leave In addition to music, Birchall said he works have “silent disabilities,” such as But there is nothing wrong with my door open all day and people stop by,” enjoys reading, playing two-dimensional episodic depression and dyslexia, which Christiansen’s intellectual performance. said Birchall, who already has roommates Super Nintendo video games, and can be harder to detect. When working After graduating from Columbia lined up for next year. wrestling. As a former wrestler in high with students who have been diagnosed University with a degree in English, “I love it here at PC,” he said. “I’ll be school, Birchall is working with a group of with depression, Christiansen may ask the Andersen received his master’s degree students’ professors to assign deadlines from Harvard University. He then worked without penalty or that they give the stu­ as a researcher for the Institute for dents extra time on exams. Community Inclusion in Boston and later MONEY FOR COLLEGE “A lot of this job is figuring out what served as the disability services director people need and hooking them up with for St. Paul Community College. the right resources,” Christiansen said. Having triumphed over his own obsta­ Preparing disabled students for life cles with cerebral palsy, Christiansen said beyond graduation is one of his priorities. he believes he can better understand the “I’m really concerned with helping stu­ plights of students with disabilities at PC. dents leave PC with the skills they need to “Managing a disability is almost like enter the work force,” Christiansen said. taking an entire course all in itself. It’s NOW “Employment rates for people with dis­ taking a really important independent abilities are very low. Perhaps 20 percent study,” he said. of people with disabilities work full As director, he wants to make sure stu­ time.” dents don’t have to face this challenge Part of being director means not only alone. helping those with disabilities, but edu­ “I’d like to have it be that everyone cating the greater community as to how who ever thought they would have a need they can be more receptive to students would feel comfortable stepping for­ with disabilities. When referring to stu­ ward,” he said. “My door is always dents with disabilities, one should use open.” what is known as “people first” language,

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A group of approximately 50 Providence College students, two priests, and a campus minister attended the March for Life on Monday, Jan. 22. It was spon­ sored by the PC For Life CAMPUS organization, but not all NEWS who attended were mem- | bers of the club. “Students who care about the issues are not always able to make it to [PC for Life] meetings, so it was wonderful to see them come to the March,” said Katie Angeloni ’08. Since the passing of the controversial legislation Roe v. Wade, the March for Life has been an annual occurrence beginning in 1974 to voice the pro-life stance. According to Kate Connolly ’08, chair of PC For Life, a PC planning committee began meeting in October 2006 to organize the event and make housing arrangements. “The committee is open to anyone—it is a group of volunteers. This year’s commit­ tee was all members of PC For Life,” said Connolly. Traveling by bus, those attending the March left Saturday morning. Upon their arrival at the Our Lady of Mattaponi, Connolly said students witnessed a skit that “educated people about the reasons behind pro life.” They also attended a prayer service and were engaged in com­ munity building exercises, including an Emmaus walk. “The exercise was based on the Bible story of two disciples meeting Jesus on the PHOTO COURTESY OF CARA SACCEHTTI '08 road to Emmaus,” said Claire Pevoto ’10. “Students were paired with someone else Approximately 50 PC students attended the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., this past weekend. From left are and they were supposed to let Jesus guide Lynne Shea ’10, Cara Saccehtti ’08, Nina McCorry ’10, Katie Caliva ’10, Emily Vistica ’10, Claire Pevoto ’10, and Kait their conversations.” McCoy ’10.

" ending at the Supreme Court. Pevoto, a first-time attendee of the “We all had a wonderful time ... it was Usually, the group from PC consists of March, marveled at the number of people great to be able to express our feelings ... I think [the march] went really mainly upper classmen, but according to present. I think the people who went are thinking great—the group came together Connolly, the group this year was “more of “It was amazing to see so many people more about pro-life issues,” said as a community . . . We also a mix.” there for the same reason, who all believed Angeloni. “I think older students wanted to give the same thing,” Pevoto said. had a lot of fun. younger students the option of attending. The younger students came away inspired, ready to act, and do more,” said Connolly. Kate Connolly ’08 Angeloni also pointed to the Class of 2010’s participation in Campus Ministry. “Campus Ministry worked out a great HOUSE FOR RENT ------way to reach freshmen and get them involved,” Angeloni said. Many of the Sunday afforded students the chance to members of the planning committee were explore Washington, D.C. In the evening, freshmen who had great enthusiasm.” they attended a Mass at the National Pevoto was a member of the planning Basilica, located on the Catholic committee and dealt with the spiritual life $1000 CASH - Signing Bonus or University of America campus. According and prayer aspect. to Angeloni and Connolly, thousands of “We led rosaries on the bus and put on college students and youth group members events, such as the Emmaus walk,” said Referral Fee were present and more than 100 priests Pevoto. “We also had a spiritual adoption concelebrated. ceremony, where we prayed for an unborn “ft was a beautiful Mass, where you child.” leave feeling supported and part of a com­ According to Connolly, the rally served munity that is national and beyond,” not only to let students voice their opin­ I need 9 tenants for 43 Eaton Street Connolly said. ions, but to bring students together. Before heading to the March on “I think [the march] went really great— for next year. Monday morning, students were treated to the group came together as a community,” breakfast and Mass at the Dominican she said. “The younger students came House of Studies. The March, beginning away with [the message to] ... be the at 1:00 p.m., left from between the opposite of apathetic. We also had a lot of Washington Monument and the Capital, fun,” she said. I am offering a $1000 Cash referral

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ing that this is one reason why she said she According to Dr. Shelia Adamus, pro­ by Chris Donnelly ’08 College celebrates King’s legacy is pursuing engineering. fessor of chemistry and chair of the depart­ For some, Martin Luther King Day was News Staff “I don’t really notice it,” said Kathleen ment, the majority of the graduates in | not a day off; in fact, the Balfour Center Foote ’10, an applied physics major who chemistry for the Class of 2006 were i termed it a “Day on.” feels the gender difference “may be more women, but she said this year’s graduating PC students honored the legacy and In recent months, there has been much of an issue” in higher level courses. class of chemistry majors has more men teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr research conducted on the topic of women The field of engineering does not seem than women. with a week of events geared toward rais­ in the sciences. The focus of the research to be a popular field for women at PC, “[The gender ratio in Chemistry] varies ing diversity awareness. Students worked was to determine what factors have con­ especially in contrast to the number of from year-to-year,” said Adamus. “There in tandem with the Balfour Center to tributed to the under­ women in who are majoring in the biology. are some years where it seems really off. organize the first ever event promoting the representation of Of the 50 seniors majoring in biology, 38 We are kind of all over the map. Our sam­ importance and relevance of Dr. King’s ACADEMICS women in the fields of of them are female, and of the 72 freshman ple size is pretty small.” teachings. science. majors, 60 percent are female. The Class “When I look at my organic chemistry “I think Martin Luther King Day has Recent releases of several works have of 2006 saw 36 females graduate with a class I usually know the guys’ names first become more of a day off, especially renewed attention to the topic of women in degree in biology in comparison to 12 because there are fewer of them,” said amongst maybe colleges like PC, where the sciences. The works include: a collec­ males. Some of the women in the Class of Adamus. “Among my colleagues we don’t there aren’t a significant number of stu­ tion of essays entitled “Why Aren’t more 2006 have gone on to medical school and really discuss women students versus men dents of color,” said Polyana De Oliveira Women in Science?”; “Top Researchers others are doing research for pharmaceuti­ students.” ’07, president of the Board of Multi­ Debate the Evidence,” a published article “It helps to have another woman in the cal companies. cultural Student Affairs. “I know across in the journal Psychological Science on class with you,” said Katharine Skaar ’08, the country people work together through­ how gender roles affect excelling in sci­ a chemistry major who was aiding Dr. Jay out the day volunteering in and for various ence; and the biennial report, “Professional ------Pike, professor of chemistry, in research­ organizations and causes.” Women and Minorities.” With interest ing how to stop cancer cell progression. [The gender ratio in chemistry] Students were encouraged to sign a shown by academics across the country, it She said she decided to study chemistry pledge card declaring their recognition of is important to examine PC’s own science varies from year to year. There instead of physics because she thought it the dignity and worth of every individ­ department. are some years where it seems was “more hands on than physics.” ual—a key message of the week. On Some of the most striking gender imbal­ really off. We are kind of all “I don’t think a college tries to recruit Tuesday there was a screening of Dr. ances occur in engineering. The for a specific sex,” said Lawson. At PC, King’s “I have a Dream” speech followed Professional Women and Minorities report over the map. Our sample size there are no specific incentives or scholar­ by a discussion on affirmative action. stated six percent of mechanical engineers ships, for example, to encourage women’s is pretty small. “We talked about how the ‘dream’ has­ are women, and 13 percent of the aero­ participation in the sciences. n’t really happened yet,” said Oliveira, space and civil engineers are women. Of Of the 10 professors listed as current who attended the screening and discussion. the 32 students who have Engineering- professors of chemistry, four of them are “When I looked around, I realized I’d Physics-Systems as their major, six of Dr. Sheila Adamus women—including the department chair. never been in a more diverse setting at PC them are women. There are 13 professors listed by the and turned to one of my friends and said, ‘I “[The gender ratio] is fairly noticeable,” Department of Biology and three of them wish we’d learned this in Civ with a class­ said Audrey Chihara ’08, who said she is are women—including Crafts, who is also room that looked like this!’ because there participating in the 3+2 engineering‘pro­ the advisor for students seeking a career in was a great discussion amongst students gram, a program in which a student the health professions. There are six pro­ “Traditionally there have been more and faculty coming from different perspec­ spends three years at PC and then two fessors listed as currently teaching in the women in the life sciences than the physi­ tives.” years at either Columbia University or engineering/physics/systems department cal sciences,” said Dr. Carol Crafts, profes­ On Wednesday, students debated the Washington University in St. Louis. sor of biology and director of academic and two of them are women—including feasibility of peace through violence after “[The gender ratio] changes year-to- advising. According to the Professional the chair of the department. watching Martin Luther King: A Personal year,” said Dr. Lynn Lawson, chair of the Women and Minorities report, 49 percent “I am glad at this school there are no Portrait. engineering/physics/systems and asistant of biological scientists are women. obstacles placed on women,” said Cara The celebration comes to a close professor. “Some years you might have Sacchetti ’08, a Spanish major on the pre­ Crafts also said there was a time when Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at St. Dominic six majors and three of them are women.” med track. Sacchetti said she has noticed women were discouraged from going to Chapel with a candlelight vigil and tribute “There are fewer women in [engineer­ the difference between the number of medical school by being told that the path in which students will present readings, ing]. I feel a woman might have a better women in her Spanish class and the num- I to becoming a doctor was not conducive to songs, and poetry in honor of Dr. King. chance in the job pool,” said Chihara, not­ ber of women in her pre-med courses. having a family. —Alison Espach ’07

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by Amanda Silk ’08 World Staff \

Geeks and gadget-lovers had reason to celebrate after two world-renowned tech­ nology showcase events, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Macworld were held simultaneously earlier this month. Would you purchase Apple “Macworld is the premier event for Inc.’s new iPhone or do you Creative Professionals from all genres,” Paul Kent, Vice President of San think it’s overrated? Fransisco’s Macworld Expo, told Macworld.com. “We are the only show in the world that brings together photogra­ phers, videographers, musicians, fine artists, new media professionals, and a myriad of other disciplines making it a Woodstock for Creative Professionals.” According to the Consumer Electronics Association, The Consumer Electronics Show, held in Las Vegas, is “the world’s largest annual tradeshow for consumer CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION technology and America’s largest annual The InFusion, by Torian Wireless Ltd., allows users to listen to any radio station tradeshow of any kind.” in the world that streams through the World Wide Web without the need for a “We would buy it because it has Macworld Expo computer. It was an Innovations Award Honoree at the CES earlier this month. iPhone everything in one. It would probably be The iPhone can be described as a com­ bridges the gap between computers and FP-T5894W TV, which is the first wireless cheaper to have everything together.” bination of an iPod, a smartphone, a digital T.V. It connects to the user’s widescreen plasma T.V. With a 58” plasma display Leslie Francis ’10 camera, and an Internet communications digital T.V. and home network, and will with 1080p native resolution, FilterBright2 and Allison Cohen ’10 device. The iPhone has a sleek design. The allow users to watch movies or T.V. shows, Plus technology, and 10,000:1 contrast keyboard, dialing pad, and click wheel are play music, or view pictures from a com­ ratio, the product will be controlled by a not physically part of the phone. Instead, puter on the T.V. wireless AV center that can be positioned they appear on the 3.5” touch screen as Apple TV has a 40GB hard drive that up to 300 feet away. The T.V. will be avail­ needed. can save up to 50 hours of movies and able in September for $5,799. An impressive feature that was devel­ T.V., or 9,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures Microsoft Vista oped by Cingular/AT&T for the iPhone is from one computer with iTunes. It can Microsoft’s new operating system, the Visual Voicemail feature which dis­ connect to as many as five other comput­ Windows Vista, was formally announced plays a list of messages and allows users to ers, but it can not store data. Apple TV will at CES as well. One of the biggest differ­ choose which ones to listen to, just like an be available next month. ences between Vista and older operating e-mail server. Consumer Electronics Show (CES) systems is the way files are organized. Despite all the excitement sparked by Microsoft Sync Vista streamlines searches and does away the iPhone’s debut, analysts are quick to Sync is the result of collaboration with file hierarchies. Vista also has a note some potential problems. The iPhone between Ford and Microsoft. According to ReadyBoost feature which allows the hard “I probably wouldn’t because I already requires a two year contract with CNet.com the product “will be a fully-inte­ drive to swap memory with a USB device. have an iPod and a cell phone.” Problems are anticipated, however. AT&T/Cingular. Also, the touchscreen grated, flash memory-based system that Tara Raiti ’09 may not work as well if it is scratched. enables drivers to call hands-free and to Vista requires 3D Aero Graphics, which Finally, one of the most common com­ control a range of digital audio via voice will not be available with the Windows plaints with the iPod is the inability to commands and buttons mounted on the Vista Basic. Also, Aero drains laptop bat­ change a worn-out battery because of the steering wheel.” tery life. case design, and the energy-demanding With the ability to read text messages Lastly, Vista has a “User Account iPhone may employ that same encased bat­ aloud, play songs through voice command, Protection” feature which protects against tery design. and a “find similar music” command, Sync rogue spyware downloads. Apple’s iPhone is expected to be avail­ will be available as an option in eight of While the feature has good intentions, it able in June in a 4GB or 8GB version. Ford’s vehicles by fall 2007. requires users to answer a series of pop-up Apple TV Samsung Wireless TV questions for every download, which can. Apple TV is a unique device that Samsung announced the release of its be time consuming. Missing teen was too ‘terrified’ to attempt escape “Yeah I would because it seems like its By Jim Hanrahan ’09 nized. Police visited Hornbeck again years Stockholm Syndrome, a condition in the wave of the future.” Asst. World Editor later when Devlin called the police which a hostage feels a unique bond with Pat Reilly ’08 because someone had taken his parking his or her captor. The highly-publicized recovery of two space, at which time they had identified Whether this is an actual case of the syn­ missing boys earlier this month has Hornbeck as not being Devlin’s son but drome is still unclear considering the lack renewed attention on the puzzling abduc­ left it at that. According to the St. Louis of details available. Jerry Dunn, director of tor-abductee relationships common in Post-Dispatch, he may have also once the Children’s Advocacy for Greater St. cases like that of 15-year-old Shawn posted a message on the Web site created Louis, told The Missourian that “most peo­ Hornbeck, missing for four years. to help find him. ple do not understand how skilled perpe­ The two boys were found on Jan. 12, trators can be at controlling a situation . . . when police, acting on a tip, went to the High-Profile Kidnapping Cases perpetrators often use fear, terror, and home of Michael Devlin as part of their 2003: Elizabeth Smart is recovered after nine threats to psychologically control victims.” search for William Ownby, 13, who had months missing: She reportedly began to In a recent interview on Oprah, been missing for four days. identify with her captors so much that she Hornbeck told Winfrey off-camera that Years earlier, however, Hornbeck was chose not to flee during repeated outings. It is during the four years, he was “terrified” to taken from his neighborhood while riding not known whether she exhibits a real case of contact his parents. To this, Akers said his bike on Oct. 6, 2002. He would be Stockholm syndrome. “There has to have been something held “All I want my phone to do is make taken to a town 50 miles away and forced over his head . . . There’s no way in the calls and receive them.” to live in a tiny two-room apartment for 2006: Natascha Kampusch is recovered after world that if he was able to do whatever he eight years missing. She eventually escaped Ben Werth ’09 wanted to do . . . there’s no doubt in my four years. on her own, but mourned the suicide of her During this time, Hornbeck maintained mind he would have (come home).” captor. She denies she has Stockholm and a semi-normal life, spending time with syndrome, however, acknowledging her captor Devlin, once a manager for Imo’s Pizza, friends, playing video games, and possibly as a “criminal” who ruled by intimidation. told The Post that in 2002 he started to having a girlfriend. Neighbors said they become detached from close friends, “I “Of Course! I want my phone to do saw the boy riding his bike around at night, But why Hornbeck did not reach out to guess you could say I was lonely. All my everything, but because I have Verizon wearing dark clothing; they considered his family for more than four years friends starting getting married and having I probably won’t get it since it’s a Devlin’s treatment of the boy normal, remains a mystery. Authorities believe that kids,” he said. “Hanging out with friends Cingular phone.” despite his reputation as an odd, reclusive Devlin may have instilled fear in the boy just becomes a lower priority (for them).” Kevin Yurch ’09 man who habitually kept his blinds drawn. by telling him if he were to attempt any Devlin has pleaded not guilty on charges Throughout those four years, Hornbeck kind of contact his family would be that he kidnapped the boys. came in contact with the police over unre­ harmed. For more information on the search for lated issues. Hornbeck had reported his Retired Missouri University psychology missing children, visit the National Center bike stolen to police only 10 months after professor Wayne Anderson told The for Missing and Exploited Children at their Compiled by Julianne Spohrer ’07 he was kidnapped, but he was not recog­ Missourian his behavior could be a form of Web site, www.missingkids.com. January 25, 2006 World The Cowl 9 Week in Review Oddly Compiled by Nicole Chismar ’07 Enough Local The survey included about 7,000 gas Steve Speariett told CNN. Portuguese consulate may close stations across the nation, and according to Other goods found on the shoreline Rhode Island and Massachusetts’ CNN, Lundberg cited a decrease in the included vehicles and several hundred bar­ When you’ve got to go, Portuguese-Americans came together at demand for heating oil due to this season's rels of wine. Kennedy Plaza on Sunday to protest the mild weather as a main factor in the price can you take it to go? proposed closing of the Portuguese drop. But, she also predicted that with Entertainment Unique souvenirs are a way that many Consulate. The citizens were also joined colder weather looming reductions in price Hilton admits to reckless driving procure to remember a great trip or adven­ by several congressmen and state legisla­ would become much smaller. Paris Hilton pleaded “no contest” on ture. But one British man recently took his tors, The Providence Journal reported.. "It's unlikely we will see price drops of Monday to reckless-driving, the unusual souvenir collecting hobby to an “We have to question the government’s this magnitude in the near future,” she Associated Press reported. Hilton was unusual extreme. decision to close the consulate in the state saiod. “I'm not sure it's bottomed out, but arrested on the evening of Sept. 7, 2006 While at the Royal Oak Pub in with the highest concentration of the bulk of the price drop has already after reportedly weaving down several Southampton, a man Portuguese-Americans,” Secretary of State occurred.” Sunday's price was aproximate- Hollywood streets. was caught on video A. Ralph Mollis told the angered crowd. If ly $.15 cents below what it was last year. The terms of her plea-bargain include 36 surveillance removing closed, the government's Boston office months of probation, fines equating to a urinal from the pub’s would serve as the sole resource for New International $1,500, and mandatory attendance at an bathroom. England's large Portuguese population. Citizens take off with ship’s booty alcohol rehabilitation program. The man then hid Roughly 10 percent of Rhode Island In London this week, hundreds of Brits Judge Michael Sauer, however, gave his “prize” in a large natives are of Portuguese descent. reportedly made a run for the beach. Hilton the option of reducing her probation sack and walked casually out of the bar. Citizens scavenged through the remains of upon completion of 40 hours of communi­ After the story gained widespread atten­ National a sunken cargo ship, the Napoli, after it ran ty service. tion, the man turned himself in. Police Study explains gas price fluctuation aground near Sidmouth. Navy helicopters Assistant City Attorney Ellen Sarmiento gave the man an “official caution” after Gas prices have plummeted to a nation­ rescued the 26-member crew in stormy told the Associated Press, “The city attor­ interviewing him. al average of $2.18 per gallon in the last seas, but the “severe structural failure” of ney believes that this is a fair disposition to two weeks, according to a survey conduct­ the vessel forced the Navy to beach it. the case. Meanwhile, the heiress insists Sources: Reuters ed by gas-price guru Trilby Lundberg and “Around 15 BMW motorbikes were car­ she had only a single margarita that her team. ried off the beach last night,” police officer evening.

The World News MySpace canning the Spam Think fast! “Spam King” faces end to alleged profile Phishing Can you identify all of these

by Sarah Vaz ’07 settle a spamming dispute for $100,000. Pop Quiz newsmakers? World News Editor Microsoft planned to use the settlement money toward its own anti-spamming If you’ve ever been victimized by spam efforts. or phishing schemes, relief may be in Spammers were able to send fake mes­ sight. So-called "Spam King" Scott sages by planting viruses that create fake Richter has been slapped with a lawsuit by login pages which ask members to re-enter social networking Web site MySpace.com. their username and password. The spam Citing violations of both state and feder­ program could then access their accounts al anti-spam laws, MySpace filed the com­ and send the unwanted ad messages to a plaint against Richter and his person’s “friend list,” which in some indi­ OptInRealBig.com Web site on Monday, vidual cases meant tens of thousands of A B C D E Jan. 22. other members. A victory in the lawsuit would be a 44 boost to the beleaugered News Corp.- Goodin, another notorious owned company, under fire from parents, activists, and consumers alike recently. spammer, faces up to 101 years in High profile child-abuse cases, a Quick­ prison for violating the 2003 time worm last year, and allegations from Can-Spam Act. a political group that the site refused to run an advertisement critical of parent-compa­ ------99 ny CEO, Rupert Murdoch. F G H I Regardless, MySpace Chief Security The laswsuit alledges that Richter Officer Hermanshu Nigam, said the net­ If you answered all nine correctly, and enjoy forming improperly gained access to MySpace working service is “committed to protect­ accounts and then used the bulletin feature ing [its] community from phishing and on those accounts to message all the users’ spam” even if that means legal action complete sentences, we want you on our staff! friends with unsolicited product advertis- Thanks to the conviction earlier this ments. month of Jeffery Goodin—another notori­ Pick up a writer's application in lower Slavin, room G05.

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The BBC notes that the United States why the Chinese are so dedicated to build­ QUICK FACTS by Erin Egan ’07 has developed technology that could ing a larger navy. With no real intention of World Staff destroy enemy satellites, and the Bush engaging in war, “prestige could well be administration has repeatedly shot down a part of it,” the article stated. China tests missile Successful weapons testing in develop­ global treaty banning weapons in space. The same article notes that Chinese ing nations like North Korea and China has China claims it is not a power hungry state-run television aired a documentary understandably put the rest of the world ill country ready to acquire and demonstrate series called “The Rise of Great Nations.” On Jan. 11, China tested a at ease recently. its might in such a Machiavellian fashion. It described the “vital ingredient” in the medium-range missle to destroy an China’s own display of power came int Some believe this may be China’s success of Japan, America and Britain as old weather satelite. he form of an anti-satellite missile test last attempt to put pressure on the United being naval power. week which stirred discomfort similar to States to accept an anti-weapons treaty for Financing large defense programs has Japan, South Korea, Britain, that felt in October when North Korea suc­ outer space and send a message to become characteristic of developed Australia, and the United States cessfully deployed a nuclear weapon test. Washington that they must address the nations and rising powers are eager to par­ expressed concern According to the recent Economist arti­ problem. ticipate in the trend. about the test, leading to increased cle, “Space Invaders,” China’s actions The worldwide status of militia and militarization of outer space. have caused countries such as Australia, warfare is also starting to change. Nuclear Japan, and South Korea to join a “chorus weapons programs are starting to sprout in Some scientists suspect the blast of Western criticism” which deviates nations such North Korea and Iran and the could have created more than sharply from past support of the country. United States has been able to prevent that 300,000 space particles which may The BBC notes that coupled with recent Developing thus far. eventually damage nearby orbiting increases in China’s defense spending and Experts believe a strong initiative must satellites. the modernization of its nuclear weapons Nations be taken to ensure these types of weapons and naval programs, “to U.S. officials the do not end up in the hands of terrorist cells, The United States has been able to space test is one more worrying sign of however. knock out satellites with missiles Beijing’s military ambitions.” Worse yet, they could end up in the The developed world, however, should since the mid-1980s but banned Countries have been forced to take hands of an international Al-Qaeda that be cautious in deeming China’s actions as testing after its own October 1985 notice of China’s new efforts. Outside of has been deemed “on the march” as threatening without drawing attention to its anti-satellite campaign, the Economist opposed to “on the run” as believed by missile test. their own military power. in “Coming over the Horizon” questions Economist journalists. 10 The Cowl ADVERTISEMENT January 28th-February 3rd is WELLNESS WEEK! Come check out these great events!

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On Sept. 7, 2006, police raided the by Kelly Jones ’07 Thomas L. Friedman, Op-Ed columnist Iraq. Indeed, a marketable “War On home of Katharina Plett and arrested her Commentary Staff for The New York Times and frequenter of Terror!” seems like it should have been for home schooling her 12 children. National Public Radio, is a supporter of a harrowing enough to keep detractors at Home schooling is illegal in Germany and POLITICS surge—not a surge in troops, mind you, bay. Then there was the need to spread is becoming increasingly but what reads like a surge in real democ­ democracy worldwide, in a culturally forbidden in many other EDUCATION racy. The only possible aid more troops cleansing manner laced with intentions of European countries. It does not matter anymore who sup­ can lend, says Friedman, is relief for Iraqi manifest destiny. The most obvious cause Fortunately, Plett’s ported the war in Iraq and who didn’t. It police in training during a phasing-out of for our invasion, according to Friedman, husband and children were able to flee the was going to happen anyway, whether U.S. control. Since President Bush is remains America’s need for its favorite country the previous day. However, this Senator So-and-so voted yea or nay, or unwilling to provide a timetable or an exit natural energy resource. The world’s oil gravely oppressive action was condoned whether you agreed with his or her vote or strategy and insists on the priority of mili­ supply is rumored to be dwindling: Why by the European Court of Human Rights, not. tary action, he cannot be trusted to deploy not get our hands on some while we’re which released the following statement: And yet, the media coverage of the race troops for successful missions; pumping busy distracting pundits and housewives “Parents may not refuse the right to educa­ for the next presidency will most likely the Middle East full of Americans with with colorful scales of terror? tion of a child on the basis of their convic­ harp on which candidate backed George heavy artillery will not help those coun­ Unfortunately, either Americans are too tions.” This cleverly worded statement in W. Bush and which one opposed him— tries become more peaceful. entrenched in their oil addiction or corpo­ fact dodges the heart of the matter: Plett American policy regarding the Middle rations and moneymakers have no need for was providing education to her children, East is so uncertain and so without a satis­ CC------“hippie technology” (in other words, envi­ and was denying the German state’s fying strategy, that both Democrats and ronmentally friendly energy). Whatever “right” to educate her children. Republicans actually seem to agree not to Our president has not upheld his the case, the next presidency should Father Richard John Neuhaus of First discuss future plans, concerning them­ office, the Constitution, or the address this issue in conjunction with his Things correctly pointed out that in light selves with the only aspect of this conflict expectations of the American or her plans for the Middle East, hopefully “of the catastrophic demographics of that cannot be changed: The past. people, and we’re letting him making America more self-sufficient and Europe, one might think that governments This article does not claim to cover get away with it. environmentally savvy as well as repairing would be more solicitous of people who every nuanced facet that lead to the current the damage we’ve done abroad. are having children at all.” In fact, the most conflict. We can (and should) certainly Which leads me to my last point: No one prolific families in Europe are overwhelm­ learn from history. But it is important to ------5 5 likes us. We pretend to not know why ingly those with profound religious con­ keep in mind that our situations in the According to Friedman, the use of more when it’s painfully obvious. Our president victions, especially Muslim and devout future are open—we can determine the troops would simply draw out a losing bat­ has not upheld his office, the Constitution, Christian families. People of both faiths course that America takes next, keeping tle. Instead of allowing our military to or the expectations of the American peo­ have been vocally against the infamously the past well in mind to avoid pitfalls, but expend more lives, the American people ple, and we’re letting him get away with it. graphic sex education that Germany man­ not succumbing to a quagmire of accusa­ should help their country spend less on oil. We are not holding him responsible for his dates for all students, as well as the bla­ tions that could keep us from progress. “Bush must enlist the entire American peo­ decisions, and we have no plan for assum­ tantly anti-religious academic regimen. Both the situation in the Middle East ple in this war effort, not just 130,000 mil­ ing the responsibility after he leaves office. Even non-religious families, however, and President Bush currently rival each itary families,” says Friedman, meaning If Friedman is correct and the citizens of have deeply criticized German students’ other in unpopularity. With the recent buzz that both the war and its peaceful solution the United States of America take the poor academic standing, which is not on about sending 20,000 more troops over­ can be fought and attained by every citi­ opportunity to show off their great democ­ par with the rest of Europe, and still they seas, it has become even more meaningless zen, military or civilian. racy, not only will countless American and cannot take it upon themselves to give to ask, “Should we have gone in there in This theory is based on the idea that Middle Eastern lives be saved, but the for­ their children a decent education because the first place?” It is more important to there has always been more than one agen­ eign image of the citizens of the United of the state’s insistence that each child ask, “What should we do now?” da operating behind the decision to invade States will have a chance at redemption. attend their schools. How can the state honestly decide that it is the best education provider? Anyone who has ever tried to interact reasonably with any government agency Shocking developments for one student: (the Department of Motor Vehicles comes to mind immediately) can tell you that if Coming back home isn’t such a bad transition for everyone anyone lacks intelligence, it is those gov­ ernment employees who insist on locking themselves into their ideological ivory by Shannon Obey ’08 towers. We must not allow these bum­ Commentary Staff bling bureaucrats to soley decide on issues as important as education. Fruitful dia­ logue with citizens is necessary, and STUDENT LIFE European governments are not willing to listen. Everyone told me I might experience culture shock while going to another coun­ try, and I believed them. But I did not ... In my home-state of believe them when they said I would get it Connecticut, and indeed in many coming home again. It is a strange feeling: states across the nation, public Being away from family and friends for so schools are becoming increasingly long and then getting thrown back into a group of lives that have been going on intolerant of parents who attempt without you; creating your own family of to practice their First people who went through the same experi­ Amendment rights . . . ences as you did and suddenly not being SHANNON OBEY '08/The Cowl around them anymore. Yes, it is different, Despite missing the beautiful areas of Prague, the arrival home was a ------5 5 but I refuse to believe that after being away smooth and welcoming transition. from somewhere, it is a shock being placed Fortunately, European parents have back in a culture you knew for 20 years. ging, and eating my food when I put it do and driving skills to regain, but pretty found an outlet by reviewing American While I was studying abroad for the down on the table. The street outside my soon the only thing that needed adjusting home schooling Web sites, as it is estimat­ semester, despite knowing this would not house no longer had a million barrels cov­ was my sleeping patterns. ed that two million American children are be the case, 1 longed for things to be the ering it while it was being repaved like it I found myself having the same redun­ currently home schooled. Even in way they were when I left it, however did when I left, but instead had about 10 dant and vague conversations as when I America, however, there are increasingly illogical it was. But everything at home new unnecessary lights stopping traffic left last August. Except, instead of them vocal critics of home schooling, which is was indeed different. right when you start accelerating. Suffice saying, “Are you excited about going protected in the States by a little-known Suddenly I was an only child—my sister to say, it was very different, but the abroad? Where are you going again?” they and greatly jeopardized Supreme Court had gone off to college for the first time changes were not negative—nor were they all began with, “So, how was studying ruling, Pierce v. Society of Sisters of the and my brother had moved out. I no longer shocking. abroad? Where did you go again?” When I Holy Name of Jesus and Mary. The rul- had my very clean roommate following me However disillusioned I was about the would respond, “Prague and it was amaz­ around with a sponge and mop, tidying changes at home, I did not actually believe ing,” people would stare at me awkwardly EDUCATION/Page 13 every surface I touched. Instead, I had a that everyone and everything would dog running around after me, tale wag- remain the same. I had some catching up to CULTURE SHOCK/Page 13 12 The Cowl January 25, 2007

The 4-1-1 on by Eric Fulford ’08 Commentary Staff Cafe 412

by Aiden Redmond ’08 Commentary Staff bers of the Cafe’s elite group, “The Mug Club,” to e-mail the owner to receive a LOCAL NEWS cash refund for their mugs. While I don’t know if my favorite hot spot has been offi­ cially closed, being a proud member of this club, it made the thought of such a loss all Being on vacation from school is usual­ that much harder to bear. Not only does ly a very relaxing time in a student’s aca­ Cafe 412 have the hands-down best pizza demic career, and this most recent month­ around, but the chill atmosphere was a long Christmas holiday was no exception. more than welcome change from the mad­ For me, there was not a whole lot at houses that each Providence bar has turned Providence College that I was aching to into since the closing of Prime Time over come back to on Jan. 16—outside of a nice the summer. It hurts to walk by the estab­ evening with my friends at our favorite lishment, and it feels as though I’m being local establishment, Cafe 412. On my taunted with the thought of the possibility drive to school that day, I received a phone of Cafe 412 being gone each time I walk call from one of my friends informing me down Douglas Avenue. It is a shame that a that the best bar/restaurant in Providence greater amount of the student body may had a “FOR SALE” sign in the windows never get to fully experience and appreci­ and note attached to the front door inform­ ate the greatness of Cafe 412 if it is closed, ing passersby that the owner did not renew but I will always have the memories, and I “Nice to see that they still care about the important his liquor license. The note also told mem­ guess that will suffice for now. things back home.”

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Should global wanning be given the cold shoulder? In one of her first moves last week since becoming Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California, announced her plans to create a “Global Warming Committee.” According to breitbart.com, “Pelosi set a goal of the Fourth of July for finishing a global warming bill that would ‘truly declare our energy independence.’” Pelosi’s proposal, however, has left even some Democrats uninspired. Democrat John Dingell of Michigan, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, stated, “We're just empowering a bunch of enthusiastic amateurs to go around and make speeches and make commitments that will be very difficult to honor. . . I’m unaware of anything they will do that will be of any value.” Instead of focusing her attention on a non-existent junk science phenomenon, perhaps Pelosi and other congressional liberals should turn their attention to Fundamental Islamic terrorist states such as Iran, which is continuing to advance its weapon capabilities.—Mark Scirocco ’10

A love letter to winter. Dear Rhode Island,were you planning to tell me winter was coming? Here I am prancing around in my flip flops and figuring I might not have to fork over $1,000 for a spring break getaway with these 70-degree days and bam! Snow. Its like I'm a 50s housewife and you just told me the boss is coming to dinner—no warning, no preparation, and I have nothing in the oven. This week I had to buy a snow brush for my car in place of a bikini, and believe me, the bikini was way cuter. Please return to the eternal Indian summer and tropical Christmas agreement we previously established. If you answered “yes,” then please come to Your fair-weather friend—Colleen Flynn ’07 The Not So Good Shepherd. Over the vacation I went to see The Good Shepard. The The Cowl office, Slavin GO5, and pick up an previews looked good, and I went into the theater expecting an exciting spy thriller with some historical context. While spies and history were featured, most of the movie turned application. Commentary needs YOU. out to be a psychological analysis of the main characters along with the occasional shot at the intelligence business as being full of cruel and emotionless people. My real prob­ lem is that the movie was depicted in a way different from what it really is. If the movie was previewed as being an in-depth look at the personal lives of several individuals instead of being a typical spy movie, then I would have known exactly what to expect. The Cowl It seems as though more movies today seem to try and edit together a handful of the best Providence College’s StUdent Newspaper since 1935 scenes while failing to accurately reflect what the film is truly about. This may be a great way to fill theaters, but it can also provide for some disgruntled movie goers like this Publisher: Rev. Brendan Murphy, O.P. one.—Kyle Drennen ’07 NEXT! I would like to applaud the creative team at MTV for producing intelligent pro­ Editor-in-Chief: Mallary Jean Tenore ’07 Roving Photographer: Ricky Labontee ’08 gramming that ends up being as useless as finding meaning in anything Tom Green does. If you haven’t watched shows such as My Super Sweet Sixteen, Exposed, or Parental Associate Editor-in-Chief: Kristina H. Reardon ’08 Head Copy Editor: Megan Gorzkowski ’08 Control, you truly have not lived ... the meaningless lives the participants on the show Asst. Head Copy Editor: Carrie Terbush ’08 have. I cannot deny that I have fallen victim to the horribly addictive pull these shows Managing Editor: Rebeka Fluet ’07 can have on a viewer if one happens to be channel surfing, but I would personally like to Copy Editors: Kim Caron ’07, Steve Next shows like these in favor of the music television the station used to feature. News Editor: Jen Jarvis ’07 Vittorioso ’07, Mary Kate Nevin ’09 —Laura Bedrossian ’07 Asst. 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A truly taxing issue Education: Parents vs. government

by Laura Bedrosslan ’07 the government that she lives under, or at Commentary Editor least to help fund services such as Animal continued from page 11 Control, would mean that the paychecks attempt to practice their first amendment SOCIETY me and my fellow Americans earn would ing, judged in 1925, overruled a Ku Klux rights and the rights won as educators in remain more intact. But as no gold-to- Klan-backed law in the state of Oregon Pierce v. Society of Sisters. Milk-Bone standard has yet been which would have made state education In one case, a single parent is exasperat­ People debate feverishly over the approved, perhaps this may take more time compulsory for all school-aged children. ed at the fact that he is unable to temper the biggest problem our country faces today. to enact. The law was so far reaching that not state’s decidedly one-sided curriculum that With the ongoing “war” in Iraq and the To combat the high taxes, we must focus even private schools were deemed accept­ feeds his daughters in kindergarten and alleged and continual threats to our nation­ our attention to those who come into this able educators. However, the Sisters first grade. Although the topics covered al security, I, for one, cannot help but won­ world everyday, yet go unnoticed by the rightfully fought and won against the state in each class are directly opposed to his der what this new year and new semester I.R.S. until they obtain non-under-the- on the grounds that denying parents the family’s religious beliefs, he can do noth­ will bring. But as January comes to a table-paying jobs—which I never had choice of sending their children to a reli­ ing when the school insists on teaching close, one can already see the free tax (wink wink, nudge nudge). It would be gious school is a direct violation of the against them. This is tantamount to a forms that may unequivocally be called strange to tax babies—they lack sufficient First Amendment. From that ruling, par­ Jewish family being unable to withdraw “horrible monstrosities.” Phillips motor and language skills. The answer to ents were granted the liberty of choosing their children from school if the teacher Memorial Library has so thoughtfully all of our tax woes is clearly to start mak­ who would educate their children. insisted the Holocaust did not occur, or a placed these forms on a table in plain view ing children pay taxes. Throughout the years, this has proved Quaker family whose children would be to make our young student lives easier. If Some may ask, “Now what would you vital in securing the rights of each parent taught the virtues of war and told that paci­ you haven’t guessed it by now, I’m dis­ tax them on?” The answer is simple: as the primary educators of their children, fism is futile. cussing the “plug in any year here” Everything. Does your child own toys? especially on religious grounds. Clearly, a state monopoly over educa­ Internal Revenue Service tax forms. These Tax toys. Similar rules to adult and child Yet, in my home state of Connecticut, tion is merely one step away from tyranny forms enable each John and Shaniqua Q. taxes must be created. Does your child j and indeed in many states across the and indoctrination. Actions against home­ American to pay their due to the U.S. eat? Well, the government would like to, nation, public schools are becoming schooling must be fought if we are to Government. At this delicate and, to me, or at least those who run it, and perhaps increasingly intolerant of parents who insure true and continued liberty. most annoying time of year there can be someone in the administration wants a little disagreement over what is a huge shotgun to potentially go quail hunting problem—taxes. with, so let’s add that onto the budget too. Admit it, if you’re not one of the lucky Taxes must therefore and rightfully be ones to claim “exempt” when filing for placed on those children who eat, whether taxes, you loathe having to: A) purchase it be food or the mud pies kids like to make Would you like to see some of nifty computer software to expedite your in the yard. payment; B) shell out a hefty sum of Of course, children need some breaks; money to get someone else to do your they are after all cute and generally stupid­ the most opinionated writers on taxes or C) have your parents complete er than most adults (I hope). Encourage either A or B for you. As a disorganized children to open up small businesses like The Cowl duke it out on a topic and nervous tax payer, I choose option B Belgium waffle stands, dog-walking serv­ and hope to God that my accountant files ices, and lemonade entrepreneurships. you care about? correctly for me and that my accountant’s These will undoubtedly help children, and fee is far less than the tax return my hey, we can add on “luxury taxes” to those accountant better be getting me. The dogs like Maddie who enjoy getting process of filing each year is a tedious walked. necessity if one wants to avoid later com­ Does a child have an imaginary friend? plications with the I.R.S., but I am tired of Well, there are their dependents. it. This may seem like a cruel idea, but do Each and every week I look at my pay­ children not receive the same freedom as check from my already low-paying restau­ adults? Freedom and democracy come at rant job and see where my hard-earned an ugly cost—our government. cash goes—to the government. I am by no Unfortunately we have to pay for govern­ means suggesting that the government stop ment and the budgets the government sees all taxation—that would be absurd and fit to run our country—such as a gazillion government employees (in some cases) dollar defense allocation just to ensure that deserve to get paid for what they do. But our government’s budget triples that of all there are ways to increase the taxable pop­ our enemies’ budgets combined. Without ulation to allow for a larger disbursement the help of children and possibly our pets, of taxation so that taxes may be decreased. we risk having our taxes increase even The first, yet highly difficult option, more with perhaps even more instances of would be taxing America’s huge popula­ tax evasion. So kids and pets, get off your tion of domesticated animals. Perhaps tak­ butts and start loathing the beginning of ing a percentage of Maddie’s Snausages the year like most adult Americans do, (This is really what happens at a Commentary staff and Milk-Bones each year to help pay for unless you’re wealthy or in the Mafia. meeting ... and yes, our writers work out alot.) Culture shock: The honeymoon never really ends And while the classes feel ridiculously E-mail us at continued from page 11 short (once a week I would suffer through as though they expected me to elaborate, three hours of each class, which gave us a [email protected] but there was nothing more to say. No very nice break Friday through Monday) words could describe it; although, every the novelty soon wore off, and now I am now and then I would throw in the “every­ back to checking my watch, wondering if with a subject you would like to thing was wicked cheap there, it was the professor will be ending early so I can great” and they would nod knowingly as if begin the sprint down to Smith from third- they knew that the beer they pay $2 for floor Harkins. see covered, and it will be the was only $.12 cents there. Regardless of how my views may have I looked forward to making the trip back been influenced, it took me a lot longer to to Providence College a little bit more than adjust to Europe, but the transition back to topic of discussion in I do every summer. Suddenly, I was not in the states did not take more than a day. traditional dorms anymore with the quick According to Wikipedia.org, culture "The Heart of the Matter." walk to classes, but instead in the enor­ shock has three stages: The honeymoon mous Suites and hiking about a mile to phase, where everything is great; the class. No matter how long the walk, how­ “Everything is awful” phase; and the ever, I still dreaded going out in the cold as “Everything is OK” phase. much as I did before, and who can beat For me, arriving back into the states has being able to crank the heat up as high as been a constant honeymoon and although I you want when you return? know it will eventually change to the OK I could no longer talk about the person phase as the work begins to pile up, there sitting next to me on a RIPTA bus as I is no way I am shocked by this culture. Let two or more of could on trams, because my fellow bus rid­ This is my home, and although I learned I ers would actually be able to understand could very well be happy somewhere else, everyone's favorite English. But you get used to this very fast I could never be anything but happy in the by lowering your voice. Not quite a shock. place where I belong. writers argue out subjects YOU want to hear about. www.THECOWL.com The Cowl _ Arts and Entertainment Page 14 January 25, 2007 Special Guest is here to stay PC’s all-male a cappella group released its fifth album this month, entitled Huxley Ave.

by Jess McCauley ’07 Smith Center, we’ve had to open up the A&E Staff balcony to get more people in,” said Lade. The group also does many off-campus I like to think I can carry a tune. When gigs, especially recently with the release of I sing in my car, the windows don’t shat­ Huxley Ave., singing at many high schools ter, and if I’m humming walking to class, in the area, which proves to be a lucrative nobody’s ears start to bleed around me. effort. After all, what 14-year-old girl can Clearly, however, my resist buying a CD of sweet grooves that CAMPUS impressive vocal acco- features 13 college hunks on the cover? FEATURE lades pale in comparison One of Special Guest’s most popular to Providence College’s endeavors are the Valentine Song-o-grams. own all-male a cappella group Special For a worthwhile donation ($5), the talent­ Guest, an outfit that is celebrating the ed songsters will serenade anyone of your release of Huxley Ave., (its fifth album, choice on campus. (Dear Special Guest, I and its first in two years), a collection of live on Pembroke. Love, Jess). On any the current membership’s velvety vocal­ given spring evening, the group can be izations. found performing outside of Ray Cafeteria Special Guest, which is in its 10th year to students indulging in post-meal “fro- of existence, was the first a cappella group yo,” and they even have a super special at Providence College and has boasted Special Guest performance under their anywhere from nine to 15 members in collective belt. “Last semester we woke up recent years, said Dan Lade ’07. “The at six in the morning and went and sang to number of people we have in the group is a couple on their anniversary,” said Lade. dictated by the kinds of parts we need but Clearly fans far and wide have reaped the also the talent pool that comes t6 tryout. benefits of the group’s dedication to song. For example, two of our tenors graduated The outfit’s ambition led it to work on last year so we looked to fill those spots, its songs in the studio last July at Viscount but we ended up taking one tenor and one Records in Cranston, a location where bass, our only freshman, because he had a Strictly Speaking, PC’s coed a cappella great audition,” said Lade. group, has also worked. “We recorded in The audition process requires a poten­ two days total, which is pretty fast consid­ tial Special Guester to perform scales to ering the [15] tracks we put down, which get a feel for the voice, and then he is also were all songs we had done between the asked to prepare a song that can be taken fall of ’04 and the spring of ’06,” said MATT LONGOBARDI ’10/THE COWL just from the radio. So easy, even an Lade. “It was just a good time hanging out English major can do it. with all the guys and recording.” Lade and half-sung hit originally by Jason Mraz, of “Fix You” by Coldplay is impressive Lade speculates that most of the guys in Matt Maurano ’06 mixed and mastered the and “Shout,” Otis Day and the Knight’s vocally as well. The guys have clearly the group are in it for the good times rather records themselves, with Maurano acting classic party anthem. These two upbeat been practicing—and not just in the show­ than as a medium to refine vocal skills. as music director, a position that he later crowd favorites bookend the record nicely er. “Back in the day there used to be a lot passed on to Lade. and are great examples of how Special The most amusing portions of the of music majors, but right now there are Lade and Mike Fulvio ’07 went back Guest makes both old and new its own. record are the two skits that punctuate the no music majors in the group, only minors after the musical element was finished to The group also executes a hilarious rendi­ serious performances. Special Guest does like me,” said Lade. “Still, everyone in the design graphics for the CD itself. “The tion of “Get It On” by Montell Jordan, in a dead-on Reading Rainbow theme song, group has some type of musical back­ idea of Huxley Ave. came from a conversa­ which the guys hit some impressive falset­ complete with concluding remark of “. . ground, whether it be that they are in other tion that Fulvio and Maurano had. They to notes and perform the Spanish-sung .but you don’t have to take my word for choirs or play an instrument.” The absence were naming some Beatles’ CDs and said section of Sublime’s “Caress Me Down” it.” There is also a discourse on love ver­ of vocal majors is mostly due to the fact ‘Abbey Road,’ and then came up with for an extra layering of love. Special sus “gettin’ it on” that results in an that being in an a cappella group while try­ Huxley Ave.," said Lade. Once the title was Guest also hit some songs that seem to be Anchorman-sty\e impromptu rendition of ing to prepare for a senior recital is very in place, the group only had to risk vehic­ tailor-made for a cappella, including “It’s “Afternoon Delight” that would make taxing on the vocal chords, so people usu­ ular homicide across the landmark PC Alright” by Huey Lewis and the News, even Ron Burgundy not mad, but ally choose one or the other. street to capture their homage to the Fab “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to impressed. Special Guest certainly recog­ “It’s a different style, so switching back Four’s famous record, an image that Yesterday” by Boyz II Men, and a version nizes its audience, and its good-natured and forth can be dangerous, and you risk graces the cover of Huxley Ave. of “My Way” that would make any old presentation of songs you know and love hurting your voice,” said Lade. I had the privilege of procuring a copy school crooner proud. is entertaining for all. With good-humored attitudes and vocal of Huxley Ave. for my personal listening I was most impressed by the guys’ abil­ If you are interested in buying a copy chops that could soothe any savage, it’s pleasure and, not having had the chance to ity to provide a sonic fortitude and versa­ of Huxley Ave., e-mail specialguestacap- not surprising that Special Guest has see them perform, was pleased to see a tility that you don’t really expect from just [email protected], contact any member, received an unquestionably positive mix of standard a cappella fare and unex­ a group of voices. On “Amber” by 311, or check out the group’s next performance. response from the PC community. pected contemporary hits. The record fea­ they create guitar effects and percussion The group will also be selling Song-o- “Every show that we’ve had in the tures “Geek in the Pink,” a half-rapped that mirror the real thing, and the climax grams in Ray around Valentine’s Day.

In Case You Best Motion Picture Achievement in Directing Original Screenplay Babel Babel - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Babel - Guillermo Arriaga The Departed The Departed - Martin Scorsese Letters from Iwo Jima - Iris Yamashita Missed lt... Letters from Iwo Jima Letters from Iwo Jima - Clint Eastwood Little Miss Sunshine - Michael Arndt Little Miss Sunshine The Queen - Stephen Frears Pan’s Labyrinth - Guillermo del Toro 2007 Oscar The Queen United 93 - Paul Greengrass The Queen - Peter Morgan Nominations January 25, 2007 Arts & Entertainment The Cowl 15

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by James McGehee ’08 soon or some other nonsense. Well, that’s by Joe McCormack ’07 Lyrics are, however, a possible weak­ A&E Editor because they never seen it of course. A&E Staff ness of the album, especially if the listener Unlike Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center, does not realize the context: Guitarist Saen MOVIES: Cinema is changing faster United 93 is necessary. MUSIC: In a year that saw new albums Fitzgerald wrote most of them over three than a pubescent teen. (Hey, I am allowed “A lot of types really got gushy over that from Tool, Pearl Jam, the Flaming Lips, days, soon after he broke up with a long­ one awkward analogy a year.) For any who Little Miss Sunshine movie. Now I’m not the Mars Volta, the Decemberists, and term girlfriend. It is love-sick music, have attended retro cinema night at your saying it ain’t good or nothing. It’s funny Brand New, perhaps the best album of much like Interpol’s latest album. Antics. community center, where a live organ per­ enough. I have to mention it, because it is 2006 was the self-titled release by As Tall Though the lyrics are elegantly construct­ formance usually compensates for the the surprise independent hit of the year. As Lion, a four-piece out of Massapequa, ed, if the listener does not know this con­ auditory void, this should not surprise you. And it’s funny enough, sure, but that does­ N.Y. Out of all that promise, only ATAL text, they can seem to contain too much Film has been continually evolving since n’t make it good. Some critics are saying delivered with an album that redefines its self-pity, (especially the idea of “sleeping its birth in the late 19th century. Yet, the art it’s really a dark film in disguise, but that sound, is consistent from start to finish, alone,” which is repeated profusely). now stands amidst its most significant evo­ ain’t true exactly. It tries to learn you some and pushes pop music where it does not Late in the album, Nigro drops in a mas­ lution since “talkies” replaced silent films. life lessons at the same time it makes you normally go. terful folk song with enough melodic sim­ Digital editing is now the standard, and laugh, which it does good at. The charac­ Following the release of Lafcadio, the ilarity to cohere to the album, but stripped experts predict a total conversion to digital ters are a little one-dimensional I think, group’s 2004 debut LP, ATAL brought in down to acoustic guitar, organ, piano, and cinematography in the near future, and so is the whole movie. bassist Julio Tavarez, a long-time friend vocals. The song, called “I’m Kicking although traditionalists such as Spielberg “Summer blockbusters almost made me and accomplished singer-songwriter. Myself,” places Nigro’s dulcet voice in an pledge to continue shooting their movies wish I was back with the Widow Douglas Tavarez lends the band Latin soul and earnest folk lament that hits a high point on film. being civilized. I won’t list all them off silky voice, at times sharing lead vocal on an album full of high points. The lyrics On the audience’s end, attendance at because they were bad mostly, especially duties with singer/guitarist Daniel Nigro. are full of self-delusion: “They say that theaters drops annually as more people Lady in the Water which was just plain Tavarez catalyzed the band’s transition anything can be replaced./I found another take advantage of HD technology and opt made for idiots. Pirates of the Caribbean 2 toward a new sound that weaves vocal girl to pass the days./She is beautiful, she to view movies in their homes. Netflix, was even more of a disappointment. It melodies and harmonies from multiple has your face.” which has announced plans to soon offer lacks the whimsy that made me enjoy the singers over heavy backbeat and dance­ There were, of course, other great digital downloads, makes this very con­ first one so much. able grooves. ATAL used to be compared albums besides As Tall As Lions in 2006. venient. Consider also illegal free down­ “The big story of 2006, besides the gen­ to U2 and Sunny Day Real Estate; it is The Hold Steady put out an album, Boys loads, a widespread plague which weighs erally good Borat, is the work of the now more akin to the Police and the Mars and Girls in America, full of Americana, heavily on studios’ bank accounts. “Three Amigos”—the Mexican-born film­ Volta. drug-references, energy, and interesting These are the topics on which most ana­ makers Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del This is groove of a completely different character portraits. It only falters where it lysts love to dwell. What they ignore large­ Toro, and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. quality than Panic! at the Disco or the gets sentimental and, at times, in its musi­ ly are the films themselves. How is the Cuaron’s Children of Men’s dystopian Killers—drum and bass-driven, not synth- cal execution. At its best, it moves like visual storytelling medium, not the tech­ vision haunts long after you see it, like driven. It is sparse when it needs to be “Chips Ahoy!” with lines like: “I got a girl nology, evolving? This much harder ques­ them witches Jim used to complain about. sparse, full when it needs to be full; it and she don’t have to work, /she can tell tion presses on me so much so I cannot Cuaron has always explored more about moves with jazz melodies and atmospher­ which horse is gonna finish in first. . . personally give you a year 2006 in review. characters in society than the inner dimen­ ic keyboards. There were times on came out six lengths ahead,/we spent the So I asked my friend Holden Caulfield to sions of characters, so the hero is no differ­ Lafcadio, like the end of “Acrobat,” when whole next week getting high.” write in, but forgot just how much he ent from any other hero. And the film’s the band wanted to swing, but merely The Crane Wife by the Decemberists detests the cinema. Huck Finn volunteered criticism of immigration policy is heavy- swayed. On As Tall As Lions, the swing is also did not disappoint its listeners, but and he mostly has good thoughts: handed. But I’m sure Cuaron is a pretty low and dirty, especially on the Miles lacked the emotional range of 2005’s “Readers of The Cowl, you don’t know great filmmaker still, because this film and Davis inspired “Stab City”—complete Picaresque, without joyous anthems like about me without you have read a book by its visual magnificence resonate deeper with a terse trumpet solo—and the ironi­ “The Sporting Life” and “Sixteen Military the name of The Adventures of Tom than even the Mississippi probably. cally titled, “Love Love Love (Love Wives.” It does, however, have the year’s Sawyer. See, I don’t write much because “Inarritu made Babel, and everyone is Love).” In other songs, most notably the best song, “Yankee Bayonet.” Aunt Sally says I can’t hardly put words always saying Babel is so depressing and masterpiece “Song for Luna,” the killer Albums by The Flaming Lips, Mars together, but that ain’t no mind. I general­ makes you want to go kill yourself and all; “Ghost of Yorke,” and the disco-tinged Volta, and Brand New had a lot of poten­ ly watch many movies any given year so but that ain’t what I got from it at all. It’s hidden track, the swing disappears and the tial but way too much filler. 10,000 Days I’m what you call an expert. I was itching hopeful mostly and keeps you on edge. band drives forward with purpose and (Tool) was simply disappointing. As Tall for a good movie most all year and didn’t “Guillermo del Toro’s Pans’ Labyrinth conviction. “Luna” sweats honey like the As Lions, much like 2004’s Funeral by the see a really good one until I rented United [Editor’s note: See Deanna Cioppa’s summer night it depicts. Arcade Fire, earns the title as a sleeper 93 in October. Director Paul Greengrass review of Pans’ Labyrinth on page 16] is “Love. . .” was the album’s first single. candidate by crafting a focused album full brings us back in feeling to the very day of my favorite film of the year. It’s really It features a sing-along chorus and some of movement and melody, finding beauty September 11, 2001. While watching 1 beautiful in all ways. All the American of the album’s best lyrics: “What if noth­ and joy even in sorrow and misfortune. remembered where (was and what I was directors together have not done anything ing is just that/and suffering’s the only DOWNLOAD: thinking that day. Too many people refuse as great as what these three Mexican film­ thing we’re good at?/Dreaming, picture “Yankee Bayonet” — Decemberists to see the movie because they think it’s too makers have this year.” that;/a whole world in a slumber.” “Song for Luna” — As Tall As Lions

Performance by an Actor in Performance by an Actress in Adapted Screenplay a Leading Role a Leading Role Borat - Sacha Baron Cohen Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond Penelope Cruz - Volver Children of Men - Alfonso Cuaron Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson The Departed - William Monahan Peter O’Toole - Venus Helen Mirren - The Queen Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada Little Children - Todd Field & Tom .Perrotta Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Kate Winslet - Little Children Notes on a Scandal - Patrick Marber Scotland For a listing of all nominees, check out www.oscars.org 16 The Cowl ______Arts & Entertainment______January 25, 2007 Picks Labyrinth is of the beautiful and bleak

Week Part political fable and part fantasy, Pan’s Labyrinth is being hailed as a fairy tale for adults By Owen Larkin 07 A&E Staff

by Deanna Cioppa ’07 A&E Staff

I am a movie-cringer. If the violins Movie begin a suspenseful staccato, if a shadow appears over the shoulder of the heroine, if everything seems to be going too much according to plan, you’ll inevitably find me pressed as hard as humanly possible into the crevices of my seat. It’s my way The Jerk of dealing with tension, so get over it, OK? Directed by Carl Reiner I can safely say that I have never cringed more than I did during Guillermo del This comedy resides within the Toro’s masterpiece, Pans’ Labyrinth (JEl ranks of such classics as Laberinto del Fauno). It has been some Caddyshack and Ghostbusters. time since I have experienced so brutal a Steve Martin plays a white man who movie, let alone a brutal movie mas­ is brought up in near-seclusion by a querading as a fairy tale. This is some­ southern African American family thing that stays with a person. until he goes to the city to try to find Without giving too much away, Pan’s the rhythm that was not given to Labyrinth (dialogue in Spanish, with him at birth. He is, as the title English subtitles) centers around the world states, a jerk, and offers some of of young Ofelia Vidal, the step-daughter of the most hilarious situations and the tyrannical Captain Vidal of the Spanish one-liners conceivable, thanks to military. the genius of Steve Martin. Set in Spain in 1944, Ofelia’s world is tom apart by the ugliness around her—her father’s death, her mother’s remarriage and difficult pregnancy, her unyielding step-father, and life in an old mill used as a military outpost that is surrounded by GRAPHIC BY KATIE LEVINE ’07 bands of Spanish rebels. How a child deals with war: In Pan’s Labyrinth, Ofelia has to confront real and Music Ofelia, a whimsical child, begins to live imaginary terrors, each as scary as the next. in a fantasy world so blinding and brilliant it is hard to separate its cast of characters child’s imagination just as princesses and could conjure up, it was the Captain I from the real ones around her. It is there warriors are. Guillermo del Toro hits the feared the most, because he was real, or at she meets Pan, a faun and guardian of her nail exactly on the head; his Pan is not the least could be. secret world. In order to join and rule the charming furball of Narnia but the giant, From start to finish, Pan s Labyrinth is a mythical creatures in this secret world, creaky, and somewhat unreadable product work of intense abandon framed by unwa­ Ofelia must complete several tasks before of a real imagination. His monsters, in the vering control. It is not often that a movie Stevie Ray Vaughan the next full moon; otherwise, she is form of the Pale Man and the Captain, are like this comes along—a terrifying beauty The Sky is Crying doomed to life as a mortal. Juxtaposed not merely nasty adults but true embodi­ of a piece in both its fantastic and reality­ Sony against this is the violent reality of gueril­ ments of evil and gruesome in a way only based elements. Please do not miss this. la warfare, espionage, and adults who If you are a Stevie fan, or simply possible in nightmare or war. GRADE: A like the blues and the electric gui­ refuse to believe her experiences. In the The labyrinth itself is a confusion of end, Ofelia must learn to rely on her own tar, then this album is a must-have. shadow, stone, earth, and sinister in an goodness and the convictions of her heart Along with some lesser-known irresistible way. A grey pall casts itself to survive both worlds. songs, the album contains a over reality and fantasy alike, suggestive Pan s Labyrinth If this is where the film began and superb version of Little Wing and of the origins of true ‘fairy tales’—of say ended, it could be chalked up as yet anoth­ Boot Hill, along with some other the Minotaur or Sirens—without the car- Directed by: Guillermo er fantasy flick to come and go. The fan­ bon-copied centaurs and sprites. Stevie classics. del Toro tasy of Pans’ Labyrinth is so dark and dan­ The cast is impeccable. As Ofelia, Ivana gerous, so seething, and yet so beautiful, Baquero is a mixture of innocence and Starring: Ivana Baquero, that it becomes as much a reality to the rebellion, trust and mistrust—capable of Sergi Lopez, and Doug audience as the historical fact of war. It the most beautiful imaginings and most Jones has become too easy to forget what “make- painful desperation. The standout, howev­ believe” often entails as a child—a mix of er, is the villain. Sergi Lopez as the Runtime: 112 minutes nightmare and dream. Monsters of the Captain presents a truly hatefill persona, most gruesome and terrifying sort are playing guile against brutal savagery. readily available to be plucked from a More than anyone or anything that Ofelia Rated R

So you think you know arts and entertainment? The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Set in Barcelona, Spain, during the Take the A&E Quiz: mid-19th century, the story follows a boy as he tries to unravel the mystery behind a dark and nearly forgotten author. Somewhat of an How many Academy Awards has director ode to the art of reading, this book is full of murder, suspense and lust, and will captivate any reader who Martin Scorsese won? gives it a chance. Once you become engrossed in the story, you will be hard-pressed to think of any­ thing else until the final page. If you know the answer to this question, come apply to the A&E Staff in Slavin G05 January 25, 2007 Arts & Entertainment The Cowl 17 Taste of the Town with Katie Levine ’07 Asst. A&E Editor

Tortilla Flats tangy cucumber salad. We also tried what 355 Hope St. they called “traditional combinations,” Providence, R.I. which included tacos, burritos, tamales, (401)751-6777 and enchiladas (with varied and interesting filling combinations). We ordered two At 6:00 p.m. on a Friday, Tortilla Flats is enchiladas ($7.95), one filled with chicken packed. A large bar that juts out into the and the other filled with chicken, raisin, room is the focal point of the restaurant, and cinnamon. Both were absolutely deli­ and it is busy with people waiting for a cious, and we enjoyed every bite. table or just enjoying a drink. The restau­ The menu is vegetarian-friendly, since rant’s Web site boasts that its atmosphere any item can have its meat substituted for reflects Tortilla Flats, the “mystical place” vegetables. Their menu is huge, so 1 am John Steinbeck created in his early novel sure that everyone could find something to of the same name—but its stated goal of suit their tastes here. There is an extensive breaking away from the commonplace bar, and the menu boasts that they stock chain restaurants is achieved with only numerous beers from Mexico and Latin mild success. Its good food, extensive America, along with delicious margaritas, menu, and bar-like atmosphere, however, sangria, and daiquiris. make it a great place for a few drinks and They also had a coffee and dessert menu a casual night out. that we were unfortunately too full to try. I Although we waited 30 minutes for a would highly recommend this as a good table, Tortilla Flats was not uncomfortably PHOTO BY KATIE LEVINE ’07 place for dinner and drinks for those of you crowded, and the wait ended up speaking who are of age (as our waiter did check our to the success of the restaurant. The place camole dip and tortilla chips ($6.50). The were few and not quite up to par, the burg­ IDs). is relatively small, but we were seated in chips were crispy and fresh, and the gua­ er was juicy, delicious, and perfectly Even when we left at around 8:00 p.m., one of the many wooden booths that sur­ camole was chunky. Although it was rela­ cooked. We also ordered a vegetarian que­ people were still waiting for tables and the round the walls and add to the Tex-Mex tively good, it was not worth the price sadilla ($5.95), which was filled with pep­ place was bustling. The restaurant was atmosphere. when other places often give you unlimit­ pers, onions, and spinach. The portion was loud and the tables were close, but neither Tortilla Flats has a menu that includes ed complimentary chips and salsa. We perfect, and the dish was something we of these factors was uncomfortable. You Mexican, Cajun, and Southwestern cui­ also tried a frozen margarita and a glass of would definitely order again. have to be in the right mood, however, to sine, and offers dishes such as hamburgers, Tortilla Flats’ own homemade sangria, Tortilla Flats offers a traditional selec­ enjoy the atmosphere at Tortilla Flats. The salads, fajitas, nachos, and fish. They also which were both delicious. tion of Mexican food with a wide variety. bill for one appetizer, two drinks, and four serve alligator, served breaded and deep Our entrees were promptly served on The most expensive entree we ordered entrees with tip and tax came to approxi­ fried—and I would guess that this is one of colorful dishes, and everyone enjoyed were chicken fajitas ($13.95), which came mately $70, well worth a trip to Tortilla the only places in Providence serving alli­ what they ordered. We ordered a ham­ with mushrooms, peppers, onions, and side Flats. gator. burger ($7.95), which was not on the menu dishes of Mexican rice, guacamole, sour We started with an appetizer of gua- simply to create variety. Although the fries cream, lettuce, tomato, and a deliciously GRADE: A-

Wii love it

Nintendo’s new gaming system Wii is made for playing in groups, making it

a perfect addition to a college dorm NINTENDO

by Chris Tompkins ’09 released this holiday season, is supposedly can be uncanny sometimes. On my room­ A&E Staff symbolic of this point. According to a mates’ Wii there are Burt Reynolds, Bill spokesperson, the two lowercase “i” letters Cosby, and George Bush characters. Ever since you met those two delightful are representative of two people standing Sometimes it can be more fun seeing how plumbers in Dinosaur Land, Nintendo has side by side. It is also an easy word to say a character comes out than actually play­ been the name you’ve trusted in gaming. I and can be pronounced in most languages ing the games. can remember devoting entire months of more easily than the original name, which This kind of fun is also a lot less frowned my youth to Donkey Kong Country and was “Revolution.” upon by the administration then an analog Mega Man. However, in the wake of the The expansive ad campaign pushes the game like Beirut. Other great old multi­ fifth and sixth generations of game con­ social gaming angel even further. Nintendo player favorites are also due to come out soles with PlayStation2, 3, and Microsoft’s hired the Academy Award-winning soon. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is in pro­ XBOX series, Nintendo has fallen to the Stephen Gaghan (Traffic) to direct com­ duction right now and Mario Party 8 is due wayside. mercials, which feature a wide variety of out in March. NINTENDO Late 2001 was the last time the compa­ people including farmers, the elderly, and If you get tired and just want to veg out Nintendo Revolution: Wii Sports ny revamped its console with the fairly hip city folk all enjoying the console with in front of the T.V. there are also some requires gainers to stand up and swing successful GameCube. It may not have each other. games out now that do not involve a work­ the controller in order to play the been as well received as PlayStation2, but When it comes to actual game play, the out. For instance, the enduring Link was game, making it more than your typical it has certainly maintained a cult follow­ Wii is a new and interesting experience. I one of the first to make an appearance on videogame-playing experience. ing, especially in college dorms around the got the chance to sit down and play a few the Wii with The Legend of Zelda: country thanks to perennial favorites like of the best from the newest generation. Wii Twilight Princess. It is a great return to an sole is about half the price of PS3, and the Super Smash Bros. Melee. Sports is a lot of fun with a group of peo­ old favorite and is not that difficult but still games are on average $20 less. The graph­ With games like this in mind, it is easy ple. On a Friday night while you are just fun, with more than 40 hours of game play. ics on the Wii are nowhere near PS3 but to see how Nintendo has become synony­ hanging around your buddy’s room before Once you figure out the controls, it one thing I have noticed with the newest mous with social gaming. Smash Bros, going out, killing time with Wii is great. becomes just like the Zelda you grew up generations is that on some games—such may not be the favorite of serious gamers,, When you actually are forced to get up out with. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double as an XBOX favorite, Gears of War— and Nintendo is not, for the most part, alto­ of your seat and swing an implement Agent and Red Steel are popular favorites game play is sacrificed for graphics. So gether appealing to the Final Fantasy around in order to play a videogame, peo­ as well. much time is spent on making the game crowd—but that is what so many love ple tend to get a lot more into it, which In relation to the PS3,1 would definite­ ascetical ly pleasing that you end up with about the company. It markets to everyone makes for a more lively experience. ly recommend the Wii for those who only about 10 hours of game play. It really and attempts to create games that are effec­ Designing Mii characters to play the Wii appreciate the classics because I am sure depends on how you prefer to play, but in tive and firn with a group. Even the name sports is also pretty awesome. You can we will see all kinds of new takes on old the college environment the Wii is a per­ Wii, Nintendo’s newest gaming system make a character that looks like anyone. It favorites and more casual games. The con- fect fit. 18 The Cowl Advertisement January 25, 2007

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For the rest of us, there's always TheCowl.com. PortfolioThe Cowl January 25, 2007 Page 19 The evolution of a freshman: You 've come a long way baby by Nicole Amaral TO stop at every stop automatically. That pret­ Portfolio Staff ty yellow cord is not just there for decora­ tion. No more accidentally sailing into the You went from being careful and stu­ annals of Providence for you. Now you dious to considering 4:00 a.m. a reason­ ride with confidence, even striking up a able hour to go to bed. You went from get­ conversation with the old guy sitting in ting up on time and eating breakfast to front of you, throwing in some useful tid­ knowing exactly how long you bits on the fall of the Roman Empire that ESSAY can sleep in before dragging you learned in Western Civ that day. You your disheveled self to class. offer him your last doughnut and hop off at You’ve learned to suppress your Providence Place. habit of studying in the nude so your room­ If you’re a girl, you’ve learned that the mate won’t hate you. For all of you fresh­ three boxes of designer shoes you brought men out there, congratulations on surviv­ with you from home aren’t exactly neces­ ing your first semester of college. sary. You’ve discovered the danger of You’ve learned a lot of things since wearing your favorite pair of heels in Ray coming to college, and not all of them are while carrying a full tray of food. Wiping related to academics. Chances are you’ve out in the middle of the cafeteria, then become a slightly different, stronger per­ enduring the walk to the bathroom with son. You are no longer that timid creature cranberry juice awkwardly splashed across you were upon first arriving at campus; your shirt, is a fond memory that will stick instead, you now stand your ground, start­ with you for years and years. You’ve also ing gang tackles at the bookstore to get the learned to take “wet floor” signs more seri­ last in-stock copy of your literature profes­ ously. Sneakers and sweats are now your sor’s last-minute addition to the booklist. weekday garb of choice. You have become more resourceful. The You’ve gotten to know more than just fact that you’ve thrown away all your uten­ the people on campus. You have a sils rather than actually washing them does “favorite” shower that you will wait for if NICOLE AMARAL ’ 10/The Cowl not faze you as you decide to make a late- it is already occupied. The water pressure night peanut butter and jelly sandwich. is just right and it feels almost like home— watched incredulously as you deftly brutal all-nighters. You’ve been thinking Those chopsticks you didn’t use from last you don’t even notice anymore that you’re whisked your clothes out of the washer and of carving in your own philosophical dis­ weekend’s Chinese take-out may not work wearing flip flops and the person a few into the dryer, then into the basket and up sertation in the tradition of Boethius and quite as well as a knife, but they get the job stalls down is humming a particularly to your room, a nifty skill you learned after Socrates, further putting your Western Civ done, and that’s what’s important. They awful rendition of Shakira’s “Hips Don’t finding your clothes strewn across the knowledge to practical use. even allow you to make a sort of sandwich Lie.” floor after you forgot to immediately With your first semester behind you, shish kebob so your hands aren’t sticky You also have a favorite bathroom stall retrieve them. you can now proudly consider yourself a while you type out that paper. You excited­ (it’s almost always stocked with toilet After finals week, you got to know the lean, mean collegiate machine. There will ly take pictures of this innovation and paper) and washing machine (you can’t library cubbies intimately. You have close­ be further challenges to tackle, of course, immediately post them on Facebook. quite say why it’s your favorite, but you ly followed the scrawl on them. You know but the worst of it is over. You’ve learned You’ve become a master of the RIPTA. find yourself inevitably drawn to it each which carrels contain heated political the basic skills that will take you far in life. You’ve learned the hardest lesson of the time. Some things are just meant to be). debates, amusing anecdotes, cries for help, Take some time out of that work you’re public-transportation impaired: unlike that Over break, your mother was shocked at and “Sexy’s” phone number which you’ve doing (or . . . not doing) and give yourself good old school bus, public buses do not your efficiency doing the laundry. She been almost tempted to dial after a few a well-deserved pat on the back. Musings from your everyday coffeeshop

by Katie. Caliva ’10 distressed me. He is a supporting character Portfolio Staff in this novel of my life, a character so minor that he wouldn’t even get a charac­ The cafe was filled to capacity. Granted ter description in the appendix. Yet look at there were only 20 of us, but in the small the effect he has had on me. It’s 1:00 a.m. space and the concentration of navy and and I still have to read for Western Civ. gray college hoodies, it seemed like more. Instead I am writing about him, about how Cha-ching went the cash reg­ much it bothers me that I didn’t just say, ister, followed by: ESSAY “Hey, that’s an awesome book,” or at the “Thank you, have a nice day,” very least, “Hey, what the hell are you in the practiced sweet tone of a toasting?” He is important in his utter cashier as the hiss of the espresso machine insignificance. Important because my life entered. Click-click-click was the sound of would be the same even if I had never fingers flying over the keyboard as stu­ encountered him. dents hurriedly typed their papers with He represents every person I will never rapidly approaching deadlines. Pencils know, even if I might have the desire to scratching, cell phones ringing, and soft know him. He is every person I sit next to coughs from slightly ill patrons. The nois­ on the RIPTA, see every day in class for a es sounded in a perfect rhythm, almost as semester, sit a safe three seats away from if we were members of an avant-garde in the dining hall. band. It would be weird, wouldn’t it, to sit Tap, click, cough, ring, hiss, scratch, down with a random person eating alone in tap, click...CHA-CHING! “Thank you, Ray when you too had no company for have a nice day.” lunch? It would be random, awkward, and But we were not members of a band, TIM PISACHICH ’07/The Cowl abnormal. So instead we plug into our performing for the ever-present literary iPods, read The Cowl, or pretend to be legends portrayed in the mural above us. drank his espresso straight, no syrup, milk, were drinking. I did not know, but I doing work. We were in fact 20 separate and distinct or sugar added to mitigate the strong liq­ returned the salutation and we each took a It’s even more of a shame in close quar­ individuals. We were sipping 20 different uid. I found myself wondering if that was long draught from our cups. Then, after ters, like in my cafe. Nothing draws the forms of coffee and sitting in 20 different his philosophy toward life. Take it as it our brief moment of unification, he and I patrons together except for their actual positions. I wondered if within the 20 dif­ comes, for changing it only masks its true once again retreated behind our invisible, physical proximity. That night we were 20 ferent heads sporting 20 different styles of flavor. I found myself wondering a lot of yet impenetrable walls. That was the end. distinct and separate individuals connected hair, many of the thoughts were the same. things about him; if he was reading That was our only interaction even though only by the desire for a warm place to sit In the end we were just a room full of col­ Kipling for fun or profit, how old he was, we were less than a yard away from each and work. We inhaled the same air, filled lege kids with more in common than we why he seemed averse to washing his hair. other. The brevity bothered me. with cinnamon, disinfectant, and coffee. probably realized. The young man next to He smiled almost conspiratorially at me I wanted to talk to him, to find out if all Yet even that did not bind us together. me looked as battered as the copy of when I pulled out my pile of books and my analyzing was right, to tell him how The authors on the wall watched as we Captain's Courageous that he was reading. papers. He raised his paper cup gravely in much I love the book he was reading. I felt all went on serving our 20 distinct and sep­ His hair was unruly, and slightly greasy, a toast. But for whom was the toast pro­ somehow akin to him even though we arate agendas. These artists of the written his clothes the typical college grunge and posed? Was it to us, our youth, and our were in fact complete strangers. And I word were no doubt wondering how we his bag both ripped and stained, tossed vitality? Was it to our minds? Perhaps it knew that I would never know anything had missed their messages of what might haphazardly on the floor beside him. He was simply to the delicious coffee that we about him, not even his name, and that fact happen if humanity kept itself divided. 20 The Cowl Portfolio January 25. 2007

Four juniors studying in Europe wihh check in with Over There us periodically throughout the semester, Stories from Students "Abroad narrating life from the other side of the Atlantic.

Galway—please don't rain on my parade

by Audrey LeBrun ’08 our first night out in Galway. The pub’s Contributing Writer stone walls, dark wooden tables, live music, and abundance of Guinness delight­ When I pictured myself in Galway, ed us. The day’s disappointments were Ireland, I pictured rolling, green hills, quickly forgotten as we chatted with beautiful cliffs, fun evenings out at the locals, pretended that we knew how to cozy pubs, and a warm, dry apartment Irish step dance. As we walked home in filled with laughter and hap­ the rain, past street musicians and the STUDY piness. As I stood in my sound of Irish brogues in the air, the wind ABROAD empty bedroom on January 3, didn’t seem as strong, and the walk was I had some serious thoughts actually kind of nice. about marching right back to Shannon air­ Since that fated first day in Galway, life port and catching the next flight home. Not has vastly improved. Although I never only was I soaking wet, but none of my leave my apartment without a raincoat four roommates had arrived. The wind packed, and although my skin is surpris­ had nearly blown me over as I tried to ingly moisturized by the natural, swipe into my building, and the green inescapable dampness that lingers in the grass I had envisioned was drowning air, I am learning that Ireland will be rainy under inches of mud and water. I unpacked most days, but that does not take away my belongings and promptly marched from its beauty. across the street to my friend Kelly’s apart­ I went for a run today, and I saw the ment. The look on her face when she rolling, green hills that I have dreamed of answered the door immediately revealed for the past year; those hills served as a her utter disgust with our situation. As we validation in my mind. I have the opportu­ sat in her frigid, empty apartment, we tried nity to live in this beautiful country for five to remember why we had decided to live in months, and no amount of rain, no lack of this wet, cold, windy country. America roommates, and no forceful winds will PHOTO COURTESY OF AUDREY LEBRUN 08/The Cowl seemed pretty appealing in those first prevent me from extracting everything I ing diligently to correct their skewed my food, but such things will be waiting moments, and the prospect of five months can out of this experience. (By the way, images of most girls my age.) With each for me come May. Maybe I couldn’t see in Ireland made me feel a little sick. my roommates did move in, and they’re passing day, with each legal Guinness, the sunshine through all the clouds on that Fast forward several rainy hours: Kelly pretty fantastic. While shows on MTV like with each over-priced burger I eat at Super first day, but I can see it clearly now, and I and I decided to put on our rain gear and Super Sweet Sixteen have corrupted their Mac’s, I am growing to love this country. know that the next few months will only hike about a mile downtown to experience view of American girls, I have been work- Sure, I miss peanut butter and pepper on get brighter. A view of Salamanca, a view of independence

by Jana Simard '08 Salamanca. If you asked me to tell you my ta every day will be healthier and live water, as it is so expensive. All are differ­ Contributing Writer favorite part of this city I couldn't. The longer. I have learned to not only love this ences, but good differences. combination of so many beautiful things part of their culture but also believe in it. My personal motto for studying abroad Mark Twain accurately captured the makes Salamanca come alive every morn­ My senora’s mother has taken a 40- minute this semester is “open eyes, open heart.” essence and importance of taking advan­ ing. Whether it is the perfectly dressed siesta every day, and two days ago she This is an opportunity I have been looking tage of opportunities, and stepping out of people, the buildings made of “golden turned 95. During the siesta hours of about forward to for years, and it is finally here. one’s comfort zone into the unknown stone,” the fountains, the parks or the huge 2:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., everything in the To give a small glimpse of how real it is, exciting world when he said, white storks that fly gracefully throughout city closes. People return home to spend and how fulfilling my first three weeks STUDY “Twenty years from now you the city, it has captured my heart. time with their families, eat, laugh and have been, one evening I left my house ABROAD will be more disappointed by There are many different things which rest. after dinner for fresh air. After walking the things that you didn't do one must adjust to when going abroad. But La cena, or dinner, is not until 9:00 p.m. through the streets, I found an old tower than by the ones you did. So throw off the what amazes me most about the Spanish or 10:00 p.m. The schedule of eating has with many stairs leading to the top. As I bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. culture is the complete love for a healthy, been a challenge; I not only eat smaller stepped onto the top platform and pulled Catch the trade winds in your sails. happy life. The morning begins with portions, but I also eat healthier and walk myself through the narrow opening, I Explore. Dream. Discover.” desayuno (breakfast) which consists of everywhere. opened my eyes to a breathtaking view of Twain was a man who knew exactly toast, cafe con leche, and fruit. La comida, There are also many differences in the Salamanca. The sun was setting, and the what fresh experiences were like and val­ or lunch, is the biggest meal. Salamancans Spanish home. For one, people never walk painting in the sky was unlike anything I ued them wholeheartedly. His words com­ chat about their day and what they will do barefoot around the house; I have yet to have ever seen before. Red, gold and light mand the human race to experience those that night. see my padre’s feet! My senor also sits at pinks filled my eyes. At that moment, three verbs: Explore, dream, discover. After lunch, is of course the siesta. This a separate table from my senora, a small standing there by myself, I thought: This is There is something captivating and is very important for los espanoles, part of their tradition. They are also very it. This is life. This is my independence. enchanting about the small city of because they believe those who take a sies­ concious of their use of electricity and

PHOTO COURTESY OF JANA SIMARD '08/THECOWL January 25. 2007 Portfolio The Cowl 21 A good read? Life as a book by Sarah Arnini ’07 Portfolio Staff

I live my life like a novel With a cast of fascinating characters, Saints and sinners, young and old. And somewhere in between.

The plot is not always so clear. But I know somewhere Go strong to the hoop There is a beginning. Middle by Dan Meehan ’07 And the End. Portfolio Staff Sometimes I think I am stuck When the big hand moves its index finger, On the same page. on the x or the y, the dot gets bigger, On the same page. a person is filled in, Perhaps I have read the same pages skin and bone and cheeks and blood, One hundred times over and a funny thing called gender, My sister’s soul that did not arrive, Or maybe they just repeat themselves. seems to be a joke by the big inventor, is relinquished and distinguished, rather than deprived, to let the brainstorming begin, and filled with a modem woman’s skin, It is so easy to get lost in the pages. wrapped in blanket-melting love. and the lips, though flush, touch, Sometimes I linger in a moment of time. while the cheeks, though blushed, must, For all of the back-handed compliments, give heed to thoughts within, Other times I speed read and undecidedly coy containments, that though she’s of flesh, you still oblige Missing important details. a lack of anything better is, to caring for her brother with a watchful eye. I need to slow myself down, not go so fast or I might miss clues the most bitter side of love, Foreshadowing key events in time. But with bitter biting back to the fingertips, Collective coincidence in flimsy fault, Eventually the small things come together and melting the infrastructure of the lips, guessing and relenting and waiting is all, And make much more sense. no better are the circumstances, and it worked for once, command, neither below nor above. and the mice scurried in hurried glee, And so I go along, for this withholding brain is a vault, Wishing to read and re-read pages past Though it is in a traditional sense, clearing straws in milkshakes and malts, Or to skip ahead to the good parts— sullen and repugnant with no point of reference, to cleanse the palette and stir up again, When things get frightening or boring. more telling to write a hundred lines, a mixture as sweet and tender as could be. of doubt within the hundred more devout, and The temptation strikes, every so often though drinks may turn to bouts, Because this is about as lovely as I can get, To want to skip ahead, I’ve said a million times, and the sound of your voice couldn’t make it better, yet, To see what will happen refining my lines serves proper penance, your words of secretion and reverential fame, And if it’s worth reading. to convey this soft, proper, and honest sentiment. cut through the fog of my anxious disdain, Sometimes temptation is strong and transform letter pearls in the parlor of my brain, To want to skip the boring parts- while the snowball homily becomes a refrain, I have been told however, as it is the cyclical brilliance of emotion I don’t regret, This is not the way to read a book. to bless your presence by stubbing my stubbornness, Every moment counts. this I cannot forget. I have not yet reached the end of the book. ’ Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's But that is just fine with me! I am really enjoying the story so far. that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you It is a journey and a quest. really think, making the private world public, A search for self And a search for God. that's what the poet does. - Allen Ginsberg It has friendship and family, It is filled with love and loss, And a sense of hope amidst suffering- Pain juxtaposed with joy.

I am not quite ready for the end— I’m taking in each character and page. I must be aware that sometimes the end of a good book Comes much too soon. Tiffany&Earl Making PC an emotionally stable place, one better ata time...

Dear Bachelor, Dear Bachelor, Chill out. You're Women have a 21, 22, or maybe limited pool of male even 23, and you suitors. And judging have your whole life from the fact that you to be married and This Week... are this desperate, it permanently seems as though you attached to another are helping to make human being. What you 're my wifey this pool even small­ you should be er. I could make focused on is enjoy­ assumptions about ing your last glorious months here. you as a person: You are unattractive, over­ Because really, do you want to be tied weight, can recite The Lord of the Rings... down to a whiney girl who wants you to Dear Tiffany and Earl, But those problems can be amended. buy her a diamond ring? Instead, you I came to college to expand my mind, meet new friends, and find a wife. Call The likelihood of correcting these issues should be going out and embracing your me crazy, perhaps, but I believe a lot of other people secretly think the same by May seems less than likely, so with our last few chances at complete freedom- way. The problem is I'm a senior with only a few months left and I haven’t time frame we have to take a lesson from without the added responsibilities of mak­ found the one. Well, actually, I haven’t even found a girl who comes close to the new hot series Maui Fever. Yes it is ing someone else happy. my idea of the one. Should I just abandon my ideals and go for the next best true, the brain-trust at MTV has done it And, more than anything else: Do not thing, or should I accept my future as an eternally lonely and depressed bach­ again, showing us that men can use their settle. Settling leads to divorce, or at the elor? surfing skills to attract and conquer tourists. very least unhappiness. No one wants to —Wanting a Wifey My recommendation to you: Watch the be unhappy for the rest of his life just to show. Take pointers and find your wife. Set fulfill a silly goal he made in high school. your sights low and cruise for impression­ So, drink a beer and cheer up—college is Send us some mail, because the able freshmen girls. Promise them the almost a memory. world and they will be wrapped around SPAM is starting to creep us out. your finger—and your ring will be around hers. Tiffany Write to Tiffany and Earl! Earl AskTiffanyEarl@yahoo. com 22 The Cowl Roving Photographers January 25, 2007 What was the best part about your winter break?

“Making snow angels.” “Getting a New Year’s kiss from Mike.” J.M. Aubuchon ’08 Pat Selby ’08, Ryan Malone ’08, Mike Alosco ’08

“Jamming out in the clam jam suite with [Roving Photographer] Ricky [Labontee]!” Kate Pluta ’07, Nicole Player ’07, Danielle Palumbo ’07

“Spending a great week at Mount Tremblant!” “Sleeping until noon and going out every night!” Caitlin Schlesier ’07, Mike Bock ’07 Katie Lahey ’07

Break? That woman never lets me off the hook. What’s wrong with my hair, anyways?

—The Donald, on Rosie

People.com January 25, 2007 Sports The Cowl 23 Friars Swr eb o ar d

Scores — Standings — Statistics — Schedules — Standouts Standouts

Herb Hill Katie DiCamillo Men’s Basketball Women’s Track Senior—Kinston, N.C. Sophomore—Garden City, N.Y.

Hill contributed a double-double in the Friars’ win DiCamillo won the 3,000 meter in a time of over Rutgers on Saturday, Jan. 20, finishing with 9.54.00 to help the Friars finish fourth out of 10 20 points and 13 rebounds, and added 12 points teams at the University of Rhode Island and four blocks in a loss against Villanova. Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 20. Scores Schedules Friday 1/19 Friday 1/26 Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Maine W, 3-0 Men’s Track at Terrier Invitational TBA Women’s Track at Terrier Invitational TBA Saturday 1/20 Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Maine L, 2-0 Saturday 1/27 Women’s Ice Hockey at Northeastern W, 5-0 Men’s Track at Terrier Invitational TBA Men’s Basketball vs. Rutgers W, 78-63 Women’s Track at Terrier Invitational TBA Women’s Basketball vs. Marquette L, 79-77 Men’s Ice Hockey at New Hampshire 7:00 p.m. Men’s Track at URI Invitational 3rd of 11 Women’s Ice Hockey vs. New Hampshire 2:00 p.m. Women’s Track at URI Invitational 4th of 10 Men’s Basketball at Connecticut 12:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball at DePaul 8:00 p.m. Men’s Swimming at Norwich 12:00 p.m. Sunday 1/21 Women’s Swimming at Vermont 12:00 p.m. Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Maine W, 3-2 (OT) Sunday 1/28 Tuesday 1/23 Women’s Ice Hockey at New Hampshire 2:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball at Seton Hall L, 60-46 Men’s Basketball vs. Villanova L, 82-73

Standings Men’s Hockey East Standings (1/25) Women’s Hockey East Standings (1/25)

Hockey East Overall Hockey East Overall Team W L I Pts. W L I Team W L____ T Pts. W L T New Hampshire 13 2 1 27 18 4 1 Boston College 10 4 0 20 16 6 2 Boston University 9 3 5 23 12 4 6 New Hampshire 9 1 0 18 17 3 3 Vermont 9 4 2 20 14 8 2 Providence 8 1 2 18 11 10 3 Boston College 9 6 1 19 12 8 1 Connecticut 7 4 1 15 12 10 2 Maine 8 6 1 17 15 6 2 Boston University 6 6 1 13 14 8 2 Massachusetts 8 6 1 17 11 8 3 Maine 2 8 2 6 7 13 2 Northeastern 5 9 4 14 8 11 4 Northeastern 2 11 1 5 3 20 1 Providence 5 10 1 11 6 16 1 Vermont 1 10 1 3 3 18 2 Merrimack 3 13 0 6 3 18 2 UMass Lowell 2 12 2 6 3 17 5 24 The Cowl Sports January 25, 2007 Swimming sinks in Maine

Lamb placing first. by Greg Hartwell ’07 Lucky for The Cowl, this writer was Sports Staff able to meet up with Nemeth, who explained how the team had spent nine While the students were away for winter days soaking up sun and swimming fever­ A recap of the week in Providence sports break, the Providence College Swimming ishly in Florida over break. Swimming 4-5 and Diving teams hit the pool to take on hours a day for nine consecutive days and Sims shares Player of the Week honors Draft. Konopka was the 29th pick overall the University of Maine on Sunday, Jan. then traveling took its toll. On Monday, Jan. 22, Providence junior in the draft. He is the first Friar ever to be 14. Despite a strong per- “It was a hard meet for us,” said goaltender Tyler Sims was named the drafted by an MLS team as well as the SWIMMING formance by individuals of Nemeth. “Coming off of our training trip, Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the only goalie taken this year by the Wizards & DIVING both sexes, the men fell to we hopped on a bus to take a six-hour trek Week. He shares the distinction with Ben in either draft. the Black Bears 176-114, to Maine which proved to be difficult for Bishop of the University of Maine. Each In four years playing for the Friars, while the women were many on our team. Maine also had a slight goalie recorded a shutout in his two-game Konopka finished third all-time in defeated 186-92. advantage over our team, having a scholar­ series at Providence last weekend. Providence history in number of games “I thought that the meet went well,” said ship program which is nearly double our On Friday, Jan. 19, Sims stopped 28 played by a goalie. He finished with 77.7 Head Coach Jonathan Caswell. “We were size.” shots in a 3-0 defeat of the No. 4 Black percent save percentage, allowing just 57 tired from our trip to Florida; we flew in As Nemeth explained, points are allot­ Bears, his fourth career shutout and the goals over four seasons. Friday and drove to Maine for our meet ted to the top ranks in a meet, so the lack first for the Friars since Jan. 20, 2006, In 2006, he was named to the All-Big Saturday. Regardless, I thought we com­ of numbers hurt the Friars. However, the nearly a year earlier. He matched that East Second Team, only the second Friar peted well.” outlook is still bright. number of saves the next night, but also to earn conference honors. His strong play The men had a number of individual “We are going into this last dual meet allowed three Black Bear goals. helped the Friars to 13 victories, one shy standouts at the Maine dual meet. Among with the hopes of having as many people This week marks the first time this sea­ of the school’s record, and Providence’s PC’s top performers were freshman Mike qualify for the Big East that we can,” said son and the third overall that Sims has second straight NCAA tournament appear­ Loftis, who placed first in the 200-yard Nemeth. “We have a lot of swimmers on earned the honor. He now has a .901 save ance. In the process, Konopka became the freestyle, and freshman Tim Reilly, who both the men and women’s team close to percentage for the season, having allowed first PC goalie to play in back-to-back took first in the 100 and 200 yard back- the Big East cuts and we hope this week­ 51 shots and stopped 466 shots thus far. NCAA tournaments. stroke. Sophomore Nick Trilla placed first end will yield positive results for them.” Before being selected in the draft, in the 1000-yard freestyle, and he and With the loss to Maine, the men’s record Konopka was invited to the Adidas MLS Reilly finished first and second, respec­ falls to 4-4 while the women stand at 4-3. Player Combine in Florida. tively, in the 200 butterfly. Sophomore Following the cancellation of Providence’s Justin Rich finished first in the 100 yard dual meet versus UMass Dartmouth on Duncan named Rookie of the Week butterfly. Jan. 20, the Friars will travel up to Providence freshman forward Jackie Unfortunately, the women were not as Vermont, where the women will take on Duncan was named the Hockey East successful as the men versus Maine. UVM while the men face Norwich. Association Rookie of the Week following Senior captain Annie Nemeth led the way “Up at Vermont we want to have more her contributions to the Friars two wins for the Friars, capturing first place finishes kids qualify for the Big East which is four last weekend. On Saturday, Jan. 20, in the 100-yard breaststroke as well as the weeks away,” said Caswell. “Our last meet Duncan scored her first goal as a Friar in 200-yard individual medley. The Friars at the Big East, our goal is to have the the team’s 5-0 blowout at Northeastern. also competed in an exhibition 400-yard majority of our team competing. This On Sunday, Jan. 21, Duncan’s second freestyle with senior Emily Corcoran, weekend we are not as concerned with goal in as many games put the Friars’ on sophomore Christine Bonagura, junior winning or losing; we are focused on qual­ the board in the first and set the pace for an Jessica McCarthy, and freshman Carrie ifying.” exciting overtime win against Maine. The Friars are now 11-10-3 overall and 8-1-2 in Hockey East play. Duncan now COURTESY Of SPORES INFO has three assists in the 17 games she has played this season. This is the first time Zr,rn Chris Konopka drafted this season that a Providence player has Senior goalie Konopka was chosen by been named the rookie of the week. Series the Kansas City Wizards in the third round Preventing Cervical Cancer of the Major League Soccer Supplemental —Erin Redihan ’08

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No matter how been ‘so close, but so far.’ It seems every you’re playing, you still gotta love it.” time it can make a run, be it a winning It is going to be tough, but if any team streak or even a game as of can make this kind of comeback, it is this MEN’S late, something seems to get one. HOCKEY in the way to stop the The Friars travel to the always packed, momentum. On Friday, Jan. always loud Wittemore Center in Durham, 19, however, for the first time in the 06-07 N.H. to play the Hockey East’s top team, campaign, the Friars had a winning streak. national No. 2 New Hampshire Wildcats. After a narrow 3-2 overtime win against UNH is a team that plays a fast-paced, UMass Lowell, the Friars hosted and high scoring game. Not only is this team defeated No. 4 Maine at Schneider Arena tough and talented, but the rink is a bit 3-0. larger than most, creating additional chal­ The rink was packed to see the Friars lenges for the Friars. and the Black Bears, with a more divided “The angles are different,” said Sims. crowd than usual. Maine, being a perenni­ al national power, has a strong hockey fan­ ££ base that travels with the team. The Friars We’ll be fine with the noise. would send them to their hotels disap­ We’re used to it. The size of pointed. the rink will be something to The first period looked to be much of MARY PELLETIER ’09/The Cowl adjust to. UNH does a great the same for the Friars, filled with scoring Junior goalie Tyler Sims (left) and sophomore Nick Mazzolini have been chances and great saves by the opposing instrumental to the Friars’ recent success. Sims recorded Providence’s first shutout job with their speed, especial­ goaltender, Ben Bishop. Maine had their this year on Friday, Jan. 19, while Mazzolini assisted PC’s third goal in the 3-0 win. ly at their rink. We need to share of chances as well, but Friar goal­ limit their offense, and create tender junior Tyler Sims rose to the occa­ Sims stopped 28 shots in his shutout of want to win both, but sometimes the some chances for us. sion, rejecting every Maine shot that came Maine, and earned himself Hockey East bounces don’t go your way. The got some Head Coach Tim Army, his way. Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors. by me on Saturday, and Bishop played “He made some big saves Friday, espe­ “Any honor in this conference is great,” great.” on playing at UNH this weekend. cially when it was 0-0,” said Head Coach said Sims. “It’s a testament to the play of Army, overall, was also pleased with his Tim Army of Sims. “He held us in the my teammates.” team. ------55 game.” On Saturday, Jan. 20, Maine’s Bishop “I thought we played well both games,” This could create some problems early on “Tyler’s been playing very well we do had a shutout of his own, as the Bears he said. “We got a good jump Friday. We as he adjusts. He does, however, have need big stops and he did that for us,” said avenged their loss with a 2-0 victory. He got a lot of loose pucks, we had good legs. some recent success there. senior Co-Captain Tony Zancanaro. joined Sims as the Hockey East Co­ And any hockey player thinks along with “We’ll be fine with the noise. We’re The Friars entered the second tied 0-0. Defensive Player of the Week. their legs. We’ve fallen behind a lot this used to it,” said Army. “The size of the The game remained that way for most of With the split, the Friars have now won year, but Friday we jumped out ahead.” rink will be something to adjust to. UNH the period. With just over 1:00 to play, two of their last three and are poised for a The road ahead for the Friars is certain­ does a great job with their speed, especial­ while short-handed, junior Jon Rheault late season run. Nine conference games ly not paved with gold and there will be ly at their rink. We need to limit their scored his first of two goals that night on a remain; they are currently in possession of many tough games ahead. But when asked, offense, and create some chances for us.” breakaway. the last slot in the Hockey East playoffs all involved say they are taking it game by It will be a challenge for the Friars, but The Friars held a 1-0 lead when the third and are in contention for a better seed. game and building as they go along. All they should be able to build off this period began. For much of the final frame, Going 1-1 at home on a weekend may are confident that they can make some momentum and, who knows. A bounce fans were on the edges of their seats as not seem like much, but doing so against noise in the final third of the conference here and there, and the Friars may get their both goalies saved some tough shots. The such a talented and highly ranked oppo­ season and try to make a run in the play­ second upset in as many weeks—this time Friars finally broke through, adding some nent does wonders for the confidence of offs. on the road. insurance with just under 7:00 left, as the team and proves that the Friars really There have been many bad bounces and The game at New Hampshire this week­ sophomore Cody Wild gave the Friars a 2- can skate with the best of them. breaks for this team, but they have never end is the beginning of a three-game road 0 lead. The Friars finished the Bears off “We were playing well and we know we given up. Army points to the senior leader­ trip for the Friars, who will travel next to with an empty-netter by Rheault with 1:11 can beat anybody, even the game we lost, ship of his co-captains Zancanaro and Vermont for two contests on Friday, Feb. remaining in the game. we outshot them by maybe 10,” said Colin McDonald, as well as other upper- 2, and Saturday, Feb. 3, before their next “When you get as many shots as we get Zancanaro. “We’re out shooting teams so classmen on the team. home game against Boston College on you’re bound to get something,” said were going to win games.” “The locker room’s been great,” he said. Friday, Feb. 9. Zancanaro. “Finally we did,” “It’s a good split,” said Sims. “You “We have guys that play together and work PC runs well at URI, gears up for Terrier Invitational

by Mollie Quinn ’09 place wins for both the men’s and women’s Sports Staff A teams in the 4x800 meter relay. Although the team is gearing up for an important meet, the Terrier Invitational The Providence College Men’s and hosted by Boston University on Friday, Women’s Indoor Track teams are off and Jan. 26 and Saturday, Jan. 27, Treacy running after successfully competing at the decided not to rest any of his runners. He URI Sorlein Memorial Indoor Classic on noted that all of the dedicated runners are Saturday, Jan. 20. According to Head training every day, constantly striving to Coach Ray Treacy, the meet was a perfect shorten their times. way to open the season and pre­ At BU this weekend, Treacy wants the pare the team for next week- team to accomplish at least three NCAA TRACK end’s competition. and 10 Big East qualifying times. Based The Friars, who concluded on last weekend’s performance, consisting the meet with 12 Big East qual­ of 12 Big East qualifiers, the team is ifying times, have every reason to be opti­ already ahead of its goal. mistic and excited for the upcoming sea­ son. Strong individual and team perform­ ances allowed both the men and women’s Any improvements over last teams to overcome powerhouses such as year would make this season Connecticut and Rhode Island in various extremely successful. I’m events. hoping to run the mile in The men’s squad saw a solid perform­ under four minutes. ance from junior All-American Max Smith Junior Max Smith who completed the 1000 meter in 2:25.45, capturing first place. Also leading the -55 pack for the Friars was senior Martin Team success on the track is a direct Fagan running the mile, sophomore correlation to the energy and camaraderie PHOTOS COURTESY OF SPORTS INFO Charles Dewey running the 400 meter, and felt amongst the team. Grad student Aine Hoban (left) and junior Max Smith (right) head into this freshman Hayden McLaren running the “There is a very close-knit feeling pres­ weekend’s Terrier Invitational with high hopes following their success at the URI 800 meter, all winning their respective ent on both men and women’s teams,” said Sorlein Memorial Indoor Classic on Saturday. Both runners finished first in their races and scoring for the team. Treacy. “At the meets, everyone is excited respective events—the mile for Hoban and the 1000 meters for Smith. The women’s team had stand-out per­ for each other, as well as their own individ­ formances from sophomore Katie ual performances.” believes that the indoor season is a good said. “I’m hoping to run the mile in under DiCamillo and graduate student Aine Smith returned for the indoor season step up to the spring season. four minutes.” Hoban. DiCamillo, completing the 3,000 from the semester break in top condition Smith is definitely hopeful for this sea­ With one meet successfully accom­ meter in a time of 9:54.45, and Hoban, due to the fact that he had the opportunity son, knowing that he is a lot fitter than last plished, the remainder of the season looks running the mile run in 4:57.23, both took to intensely train outdoors at home in a year. hopeful for the Friars and leaves them with first place. warmer New Zealand climate. Although “Any improvements on last year would a feeling of confidence that will allow Powerful teamwork resulted in first- he prefers running outdoor track better, he make this season extremely successful,” he them to outrun their opponents. 26 The Cowl Sports January 25, 2007

Remember, Cowl readers ... we want to hear from you! Just e-mail your questions HOOPS MIDSEASON either about PC sports or sports in general to [email protected], and we'll do our REPORT CARD best to answer them—and stir up a little by Kevin O’Brien ’07 for a difficult transition period as Curry debate if we can! Sports Editor was reincorporated into the lineup after his suspension. Curry does seem to have Exclusive to The Cowl, here are the regained his confidence at this point, Thanks, grades you couldn’t see on CyberFriar: which is important for PC’s stretch run. The Cowl Sports Staff Sophomore off-guard Weyinmi Efejuku Frontcourt: Center Herb Hill has really is also much-improved from last year, hav­ come into his own as a senior, developing ing boosted his averages to 14.0 points, 4.6 For men’s basketball so far this year, what has been the most pleasant surprise into the consistent low post threat that the boards and 2.5 assists per game. He has, and the biggest disappointment? Friars have lacked since the graduation of however, been somewhat sporadic in his —Dan Finnegan ’07 Ryan Gomes. His current averages stand scoring, and some consistency would cer­ at 16.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.3 tainly help his effectiveness. For example, With wins against two ranked teams— In terms of the team as a whole, the blocks per game, but Hill’s true value is after dropping 24 on Seton Hall, Efejuku Boston College and Marquette—a 13-6 most pleasant surprises of this season are highlighted by the fact that opposing teams managed only 2 points the next week at record, and an RPI ranking of 63, the clearly the wins against BC and Marquette. are game planning specifically to stop him. Louisville. His athleticism may be unpar­ Providence College Men’s Basketball In the win against BC the Friars displayed Shooting at a .680 clip, the redshirt senior alleled in the conference, but he needs to Team has plenty to be happy about. a growing sense of passion and confi­ should be one of the frontrunners for the overcome his latest injury and play more Yet this season’s biggest surprise has to dence, while against Marquette, Big East’s Most Improved Player Award. consistently for the rest of the year. be the Friars’ frontcourt. Led by sopho­ Providence proved it was more than capa­ Sophomore forward Geoff McDermott GRADE: B- more forward Geoff McDermott, who is ble of competing in the Big East. has blossomed into a jack of all trades for the first player ever to lead the Big East in There have also been a number of sur­ the Friars, as he leads the Big East in Bench: It’s a young group, but they’ve both rebounds and assists; senior center prising individual performances. One in assists with 5.3 per game and is second in done a good job when called upon. Kale Herbert Hill, who is fourth the nation in particular has been the dominating play of rebounding with 10.2 per game. Hill and has been starting for the injured Burch field goal percentage, shooting 67.7 per­ senior Herbert Hill. Hill entered the season McDermott have helped the Friars to dom­ lately, but he was a spark off the bench ear­ cent, and is No. 12 in the nation for blocks having never averaged double figures, but inate the glass this year, as PC is currently lier in the season. His fellow “beef broth­ averaging 3.2 per game; and sophomore is now scoring at a clip of around 17 per second in conference rebounding margin. er,” freshman Ray Hall, has been effective big man Jon Kale, who has muscled his game and is cleaning the glass with rela­ The first place team: UConn, who the throwing his weight around inside as well. way into the Friars’ starting lineup to give tive ease. He now stands a legitimate shot Friars will try to take down on Saturday. Perhaps the most pleasant surprise has PC a tough interior presence, the big three to make the first team All Big East roster. The final frontcourt spot has shifted been freshman guard Dwain Williams. A have been the catalysts to help launch this Freshman guard Dwain Williams has between junior Charles Burch and sopho­ late signing, Williams is the Friars’ best team to its early season success. also made a name for himself. Coming into more Jon Kale. Burch has been plagued three-point shooter (.453 from beyond the Only a few teams in the Big East, such the season, the backup guard situation was by injuries throughout the year and has arc), and he did a good job deputizing for as Georgetown and Pitt, will be able to very much up in the air, but Williams has been able to offer little offensively, averag­ Curry during his absence. With teams challenge the Friars in the frontcourt with more than solidified that role. He has ing less than 17 minutes per game. Kale is starting to key in on Hill, the shooting abil­ their size and strength. If the Friars contin­ become one of the most feared long range a tenacious rebounder, but he has looked ity of Williams and fellow freshman Brian ue to play physical, using their front court shooters in the league. His performance overmatched in some games. McKenzie could become crucial to to their advantage, it will lead not only to a against Villanova (18 points), was proba­ Bottom line: If the Friars are going to unlocking opposing defenses. Big East Tournament bid, but possibly an bly the best display of shooting my eyes make any noise down the stretch, it will be GRADE: B NCAA as well. have seen since Jimmy Chitwood torched the big guys leading the way. The only thing holding the Friars back South Bend Central in Hoosiers. GRADE: B+ Overall: As deep into the season as we this season has been their struggles on the As for the biggest disappointment: Just are, it’s still too early to tell how success­ road. Away from the Dunkin Donuts hearing the words “Brown game” makes Backcourt: It’s often said that college ful this season will turn out for the Friars. Center, PC is 0-4 and has been outscored me cringe. It was one of the worst displays basketball is all about guard play, and this An NCAA tournament berth is looking by its opponents 324-260. If Coach Welsh of basketball I have ever seen and fortu­ is where the Friars are showing their more and more unlikely, but for such a can help his young team overcome their nately for all of us Friar faithful, the boys youth. Sophomore point guard Sharaud young team, a successfill run in the Big road struggles, the Friars should become a in black used it as a wake-up call instead of Curry has elevated his game this season, East tournament and the NIT would have dark horse favorite for the Big East dwelling on the loss. Now let’s just hope averaging 16.9 points and 5.1 assists per to be considered a success. The Cowl Tournament come March. we play well enough to hear our name game, but his four-game suspension in late picked PC at 16-13 and 7-9 in the Big East called come selection Sunday. December and early January hurt the team before the year, but a good stretch run —Mike Springer ’08 —Dan Ollquist '10 in a couple of ways: It left the Friars with­ could certainly see the Friars surpass that. out their sparkplug against Florida State, Stay tuned, Friar fans. Marquette, and Seton Hall, and also made GRADE: Incomplete PC: Near upset vs. Marquette continued from back page Eagles 49-34 in the half. “We started being more aggressive over­ Tuesday, Jan. 23, hoping to avenge a home all, offensively and defensively,” said loss in their first Big East match against Seymore. “Even though they did score, the Pirates back on Tuesday, Dec. 5. they weren’t scoring as easily as they were “I think it’s going to be a good game,” before. I just thought it was a tougher said Providence Head Coach Phil Seymore effort.” before making the trip to New Jersey. “We Bove, who had just two points in the split with them last year so hopefully we first 20 minutes, lit up the floor in the sec­ Great summer internship . . . minus the paper can beat them on their home court.” ond with 15 points. Her trey with four Unfortunately, the Friars were not able minutes left pulled the Friars within four, to return the favor and fell to Seton Hall, 71-67, and her jumper a minute later gave cuts. 60-46. Although they jumped out to an Providence its first lead with 2:49 to play. early 2-0 lead, Providence quickly found Although the Friars would lead by as much itself down 13-2 and unable to recover. as four when Marandola made one of two The Pirate defense was just too strong. foul shots to put them ahead 75-71, the Although the Friars had a height advantage Golden Eagles fought back. over Seton Hall, they were clearly over­ The game came to a strange end when Get paid to learn from financial matched on the boards, as the Pirates held freshman Emily Cournoyer was called for industry leaders and gain real the advantage in rebounds 50-35. a foul with no time left on the clock. After world business experience. Seton Hall led by as much as 21 at one conferring, the officials decided that a point, 50-29, a gap which the Friars would fraction of a second remained and awarded narrow but could not close. Sophomore two free throws to Marquette’s Danielle The MetLife & New England Financial Catherine Bove led Providence with 15 Kamm. Kamm made the first but bricked 2007 Financial Fellowship Program points. Her classmate, Chelsea Marandola, the second shot. Bove grabbed the and senior Shauna Snyder added 12 and 11 rebound and hurled the ball at the Friars’ Be ixe of oriy 100 college students from points respectively. basket as the buzzer sounded. The shot hit across the United States chosen for this pad On Saturday, Jan. 20, the Friars took on the backboard and bounced off, leaving the summer internship. their third ranked team of the season, con­ Friars at the short end of the 79-77 final. ference rival No. 19 Marquette at home. 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The rest of the half did Although the team has lost some www.FFPmetlife.cofn/news not go much better, as the team went into momentum in its last few contests, there is the locker room at halftime down 45-28. plenty of time to come back and make a The young Friars did not seem to have an push for the 12-team Big East tournament answer for the sharp-shooting Krystal in March, a feat they missed by one game Ellis, who finished with five three-pointers in 2006. Currently, PC is tied for 12th with and led the Golden Eagles with 24 points. Syracuse. If the season ended today, the MetLife It was a different team, however, that team would make the tournament because came out to start the second. Though they it beat the Orange earlier this season. In S U M M E R I N T E R N S H I P could not stop them, PC began to chip the coming weeks, it will look to improve away at Marquette, outscoring the Gold its seed. January 25, 2007 Sports The Cowl 27 Women’s hockey scores big vs. NU and Maine

comforts of Hockey East once more to by rew oucher ’08 D G visit No. 2 Wisconsin. Again, Providence Sports Staff couldn’t score, falling 3-0 and 5-0. “It’s pretty tough getting shut out, espe­ Providence College’s Women’s Hockey cially traveling that far to do so,” said Team has had a brutal schedule this year; it Feldman. “One of our intentions in the sec­ basically reads like a “Who’s Who” of ond game was not to leave Wisconsin NCAA Division I. But finally, after three- without a goal, but in both games they got and-a-half roller coaster ahead early and that was enough.” WOMEN’S months, the worst is over. But after Wisconsin, the weight was lift­ HOCKEY And that’s because the ed: No more non-conference games for PC Friars will be playing the during the regular season. rest of their regular Reason games against Given a chance against then 3-18-1 (2- Hockey East opponents, where they have 9-1) Northeastern on Saturday, Jan. 20, PC consistently done well during the ’06-07 capitalized. Freshman Brittany Nelson net­ season. ted her first collegiate goal eight minutes To illustrate the discrepancy between into the first, and PC never looked back. league play and non-league play for Goals from four different players, includ­ Providence this year, it is not necessary to ing freshman Jackie Duncan who also net­ look beyond the team’s record. The unim­ ted her first NCAA goal, ran the score up pressive 11-10-3 overall mark silently and to 5-0, and senior goalie Jana Bugden discreetly conceals the team’s quiet turned aside 16 shots to claim the shutout. strength in conference games, as the Friars “Once we got back [to Hockey East have run up an 8-1-2 game in 11 league play], we knew the first goal would be contests. For all you math majors out there, big,” said Feldman. We definitely had that means they’ve gone 3-9-1 out of some fire going into the game at Hockey East play this year, against some Northeastern. We also know that we have a really strong contention. lot of Hockey East games left and those are The team maintains that the rough the games we really want to win. We knew schedule was a trail by fire to initiate it [Saturday] would tell us what kind of team among the ranks of the nation’s elite and we had, and it turned into a positive sign hopes that the rigor of the schedule will for us.” pay off in the future. The validity of that Another positive sign was the offensive remains to be seen, but recent results indi­ contribution of Duncan and Nelson, fresh­ cate there may be reason to believe that men who had been unable to find the back things will continue to improve for the of the net this year. COURTESY OF SPORTS INFO team when it counts—this season. “College [hockey] is a big adjustment Junior Jenna Keilch scored the game-winning goal in overtime in the Friars’ excit­ Over Christmas break, the Friars faced from high school,” Feldman said. “It takes ing victory over the University of Maine on Sunday, Jan. 21. out-of-conference tilts against Dartmouth a while to get used to it, but they’re start­ and Harvard and came up empty, dropping ing to get it. They understand the game rebound goal from the improving Duncan chances and quality “Grade A” scoring 5-0 and 2-0 decisions respectively. Then, more. They’re doing what they need to and early in the first, Maine pulled ahead 2-1 chances off faceoffs. Sure enough, with Providence posted a rare non-conference starting to get points. It’s good to know by taking advantage of some lucky Bugden pulled for an extra shooter, that’s victory over Cornell, by a final of 3-1, that group is building up as the season goes bounces and power plays in the second. exactly where the team found itself with before trouncing Hockey East doormats on. And it’s always always good when the Maine’s first goal, as a matter of fact, pin- under two minutes left to play in the game. Vermont 7-0. In the game, junior Sarah younger kids are doing things [offensive­ balled around traffic in front of the PC net Imagine then the irony when a faceoff play Feldman lit the lamp three times for her ly]-” before careening wildly into the cage. the team practiced all week worked per­ first hat trick at PC, and senior Sonny The momentum continued into But this time, it was Providence show­ fectly in the game, and senior defenseman Watrous put up a Sidney Crosby-esque 6 Sunday’s game against a tough and ings its resolve, and ironically it came as a Kristin Gigliotti’s howitzer struck net and points on two goals and four assists. resilient Maine squad that had forced the direct result of the team’s work in practice. resuscitated the Friars’ chances in the Of course, the momentum wound up Friars to settle for consecutive 1-1 ties ear­ The Friars had been working on 6-on-5 sit­ game. being short-lived, as Providence left the lier this year. However, despite an early uations in practice, and in generating From there, the Friars went on to snatch victory from the throes of defeat, as a Maine penalty in overtime gave the Friars a power play. Junior Jenna Keilch fol­ lowed up her own play and deposited the puck behind Maine goalie Genevieve Special Event Turgeon to give Providence a 3-2 win, and more importantly, the two points it badly needed from this must-win game. “[Playing out of conference] was rough, but it’s good that we have our Hockey East games left now to kind of make up for IDEALIST CAREER DAY" that,” said Feldman, “You can either get to the NCAA tournament by being ranked or Interested in a Career That Makes A Difference? by winning Hockey East, so now we want to focus on that. 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They’ve gone out and played well Tim Welsh & Co. in big games, but it’s just that that type of ballhandling is too shaky to win.” Especially on the road. The Friars sport know ballhandling a robust 13-2 home record, but are 0-4 on their travels this year, thanks in part to an average of 21 turnovers per away game. must improve Part of the issue may be the discontinu­ ity in the backcourt. Sophomore point guard Sharaud Curry, the team’s floor gen­ by Kevin O’Brien ’07 eral and second leading scorer, was sus­ Sports Editor pended for four games due to an undis­ closed violation of team rules. He was vis­ ibly rusty upon his return, shooting only 4- With apologies to Clint Eastwood, there 17 in his first game back, a 78-63 loss at are three ways of looking at the Providence Louisville. His backcourt mate, fellow College Men’s Basketball team’s season sophomore Weyinmi Efejuku, has been thus far. struggling through an injury that he picked The good: Wins over up in the Seton Hall game—an injury MEN'S Boston College, Rhode exacerbated by a flagrant foul from BASKETBALL Island, and Marquette. Rutgers’ Frank Russell in the closing min­ The bad: Three Big utes of PC’s 78-63 win on Saturday, Jan. East losses, a blowout at the hands of 20. Florida State and an inexplicable perform­ “We’re shorthanded,” Welsh admitted. ance against Brown. “Weyinmi obviously is a shell of himself The ugly: A nasty penchant for turning right now with his injury from the other the ball over and coming up empty handed night.” on the road. Other walking wounded include junior The latter things have pulled the Friars forward Charles Burch, who has missed back down to earth after a promising start the past two games, and freshman center to the Big East season. An upset over then Ray Hall, who just returned from an ankle No. 15 Marquette on Jan. 1, followed by a injury. But the Friars certainly aren’t ready MARY PELLETIER '09/The Cowl 22-point thumping of Seton Hall two days to use injuries as excuses. Sophomore Geoff McDermott and the Friars came up short against Villanova on later, got the Friars off to a 2-0 conference “They just played tougher, they played Tuesday, dropping their Big East record to 3-3 so far on the season. start for the first time in four years. But PC harder than us,” sophomore forward Jon proceeded to drop three of its next four, Kale said after the Villanova game. “It’s boards. They were almost one to one on back home and get a win, so it’s frustrating most recently an 82-73 defeat at the hands hard to come back from a deficit when our glass, so that’s not good,” Welsh said. (to lose).” of Villanova on Tuesday. people are just outhustling you.” PC’s leading scorer Herb Hill was held Now the Friars must take to the road and The most telling statistic: The Friars Nowhere was that more evident than in to only five rebounds and 12 points, as try to right the ship. With a 13-6 overall turned the ball over at least 20 times in the rebounding column. The Wildcats Nova’s aggressive man-to-man defense mark and 3-3 record in the Big East, each of those losses. were the first team to out-rebound the stifled the Friars’ interior game. there’s still plenty of time to turn things “A lot of [the turnovers] are unforced. Friars in seven games, grabbing 33 boards “It’s frustrating just to come out the way around, but first things first: The team has That’s the issue. That’s the thing that’s to PC’s 27. we did and not execute,” Kale said. “We to learn how to win away from home. upsetting,” said Head Coach Tim Welsh. “They had almost as many offensive feel comfortable here (at home); we feel “We’ve got to try to play well on the “Maybe the young guys aren’t ready for rebounds as we did on our defensive like, when in doubt, we can always come road,” Welsh said. “That’s the next item, is to try to get ourselves refocused and play better. We’ve played well on the road in past years, so we’ve got to understand that FRIARS FALL SHORT AGAINST PIRATES we need to go on the road now and try to steal a couple, make up for this (home loss).” by Erin Redihan ’08 The task won’t be an easy one, with a Asst. Sports Editor Saturday trip to Hartford on the docket to face UConn. The Huskies are young and It looks like no one told the Providence inexperienced, and they’ve already lost College Women’s Basketball Team (12-8, more games this year (six) than all of last 2-5 Big East) that rebuilding a program year (four). But they’re also athletic and takes time. This season was supposed to solid defensively, and they own a 12-2 be a learning curve for mark at home this year. WOMEN'S the Friars. “We just have to go back to practice and BASKETBALL The team is young, work hard this week until we get to UConn with only two seniors and remember what got us here, Kale and two juniors playing regularly. The said. Friars play in one of the toughest confer­ The Friars and Huskies tip off at noon ences in women’s basketball. They are on Saturday. coming off an 8-19 season, which saw them win their first Big East game in near­ ly three years. This type of team is not one that should be taking nationally ranked programs down to the wire—or beating an undefeated squad, as was the case with then-No. 13 Louisville. But these Friars are doing much more than expected coming into the season. If asked before the season whether they would stand a chance against a team with a perfect record, the easy answer would have been no. After watching their excit­ courtesy of sports info ing win over Louisville, however, it is time to count the Friars as a competitor in Sophomore Catherine Bove’s 15 points in the second half against Marquette on any game regardless of the opponent. Saturday, Jan. 20, helped jump start the Friar offense to bring the team back into The Friars came into their matchup with the game while her trey against Louisville on Wednesday, Jan. 3, sent the contest Louisville fresh off a New Year’s Eve vic­ into double overtime. tory at Harvard. The Cardinals came in less than a minute remaining to send the signs of its youth. Providence has had its having won their first 15 games, only to game into a second overtime. Bove led the share of trouble within the Big East, drop­ For an explanation of these grades, lose 106-94 in double overtime. team with 31 points. In the end, it was the ping four straight contests to West as well as further coverage of the Providence led by as much as 13 with Friars who pulled away with the victory. Virginia, Connecticut, Marquette, and six minutes to play but the Cardinals This marked the first time since the Syracuse, a streak the team will look to men’s hoops team—including a showed why they are ranked and staged a 1998-99 season that PC has scored 100 reverse this weekend when it faces special midseason PCI from Mike comeback to knot the score at 76-76 at the points in a game and the first time in five DePaul. Springer ’08 and Dan Ollquist ’10— end of two halves. years that it has beat a ranked team. The Friars traveled to Seton Hall on In overtime, it was the Friars who came Since that impressive victory over the turn to page 26. back to tie the game with Bove’s trey with Cardinals, Providence has started to show PC/Page 26