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THE HAWKS' HERALD Th, studtnt n,wspaptr of Rogtr Williams Univ,rsity Koritz abruptly Meet the 5 percent
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Withinweeks of formerExec utiveVice President and Provost Forti � ..-. ---. � Laun de Abrunis depam= - ...... -.. ..-.. -.. from Ro«er Wllliwu Univcr• siry, another senior member of the office of theprovost has left the university. Dougla.< Koritz, former A, sociarc Prov06l for Univcnity Studies, abruptly left the em ployof the univcnity early wt week. Koritt was the bead of the .... 8 .--...- .•-- ..- ....- •. --. General Education Commit tee, the faculty-dcrud group of prof The Roger WilliamsUniversi tem, and the games bad ""° tyStudent Senatepick News...... A2 FeatutCS...... B2 Editor's Desk_...... A5 Opinions ...... B4 �et the stalf-illf� is to pcrp � Spom...... -...... A6 Puzzles...... 56 for the Hawks' S4Uon tip-off IA2 I Readhowksherald.com online S l ,[email protected] Newman [email protected] Freshman class asks, FOOTBALL: Women ·play do you love J lot? for charitable cause Continued frompage Al Jars or thn:c for five dollars, and will be on sale until Friday, variousrafllcs hdd at the event. lie rdacioruJ committee mem raisedby the cvenr to the Gloria Gemma.Breast Cancer Resource Nov. 18. All of the items raffled were do bers were very hdpful," Good The winner of the raffle, wick said. "They worked hard Foundation in Pawtucket, R.l. While many upperclassmen nated by I� bwincsscs, such dread the idea of parking in J who will receive asSprinJ! B=k Tanning. the whole day.• the park Senate donated the $581 lot, manymembers of the fresh "All ofthe senators and [pub- man class arc ecstatic for the ing passfor chance ro do junthis. f=,will be The Inter-Class Council determined (ICC) is honing a raffle on Friday by a KORITZ:Farish tohead general in which "one lucky member of ICC freshman will and will be fu( rec.eivc a free mally announced later education revisioncommittee J lot park- that afternoon. ing pass ICC "specilically lsold[s] the after the event the week before Thanksgiving break so Continuedfrom pageAl drawing,• i said Mark Lu the er sumed the leadership mantle for Though the University plans ar iallld,t a, RWUsince 1972. bin, President of �r ba!'tl ty the generaleducation project. to have a new provon hired by "1hcn:WCIO facul � prob the Class of20I 5. ter the y, '"The president is deeply com Jw,e 1, 20-12, according to the ably three to fuwda afttt still The J-lot raffle, mitted to cuminingthe gcncr.1 job description posted onlinc, didn't know he wasn't here.• an Roger Williams Swaruon said. "That struck me education that RWU studcnu there is a less distinct hiring i time framefor the a.uociatepro University, raises break/' as kind of weinl. People who rece ve and ma.king sure that ey vost position,Potter said. mon that will Lubin said. bad lcgitimatc business o< le that's the best possible general Freshman Jamie Warner said ey "In academic affairs, for the be "plaadinto a gitimateprojocu on wh.id, th cduc:acion component that they fund she would "gladly parkinJ lot if canreceive," Poctcrsaid. time being. there'., no immedi discretionary were working [with Koritt]bad fur the Class of 2015," it meant avoiding the RIPTA." no idea wb.,. ro go, bad no Farish did not respond to a re ate plans to hire a new associ i i quest for an interview. ate provost; Potter said. "In Lub n sa d. ideawho wa.< in clwgc,and still The raflletickets arc rwo dol- have no ideawho's in cba,ge.• "[Farish] is in discussion with general, if an organization bas cy Korirz', dcpanun: &om th< mcmben of the facuJ senateas cwo,or three, or fow openings, universitynJicd the question of to the best way to go forward," they will try to fill the more se who would assume leadcrviip Potter said nior opening fim to afford the ov.r the CORE Curriculum ,� When those di.!CUSlion, "teach personsdccred for that opening UleSSDlfflt drort. fruition,•a dearer timetable for some say in fillin_g the subor RWU student arrested A<:conlin a ro Roben Potter, the creation of a new genera.I dinate positions that rcpon to lnmim Jlrovost, Uoivcnity education proposalwill eme�, that person; Potter s:akL l'mldontDonald Farish bas .... Potter said on DUI charge following crash AIIUIIIDIIAII I Managi,g tree, the furoe of which caused the vehicle to bounce olfand A Roger Williams University come to rest approWtlatdy 25 srudco, crashed his car while ng fcc,: away. tnvcli back to bis dorm on The vehicle swtaincd serious Bay Vlcw Avenue in BristoJ ear damageto the frontend, hood, ly Friday morning. and windshidd The report cit On Nov.11, Jonathan Palmer, edtlw the vchiclc al,oappeared 20, was arrested for driving un to be leakingfluids. der the inlluence afttr his 2007 Palmer susrained injuries to Vollcswa,,enJetta crashedinro a his head and lip, and was trans rrcc whileentering the AJmcida poned to Rhode Island Hospi Apartments . w. Accord.in«:to a n:pon from the The police rcpon indicated Bristol Polia: Ocpanmcn,, at that Palmer told the investigat approximatdy 2:23 a.m., Palm ng er attempted to make a right i officer he didn't need ro go ,o the hospiw because •1 had hand rum into Almeida, mok ten beers,I can't feda thing." che rum at a .hiM.rate ofspeed, Palmer also refused to sdbmit and lostwent control of the vcLicle. Hiscar offthe roadwayon to a chemical ""· He is pend ing a courtdate on Nov.23. the right-handside and suudt a M.ukFusco 7h,Pnforming Aro Cmttr, lmmvn"' "the Barn, • hasbun ar RWUfor 25 y,an. The show goes on: Home for the The Barn celebrates 25 years holidays: Public --..-1HfflldR,paner dents and faculty "took those denu have a spectrum of dilfcr Safety shuttles two barnsdown, pia:c by pi«c, cnt kinds of experience in any A beloved Roger William., i labeled them ... brouitbt them given year." The contemporary Univers ty campw structure is here, and tca.sscrnbl«I them; piece beingperformed this� cdcbnting its annJvcna,y this Wr�t said. Performing aru U Wright's veryown Come yo� .al!Al0S(0flEU) l1tmldlleport,r [who] jusr want to leave their month. F.culty and srudents have a Back.Wright said it is the "fine As the weather gets colder and car[at RWU]: The Pcrfonning Ans Center The procas is aaually quire great 5CIUC of appreciation for [play] done during the regular profossorsbeJlin whispering the 10\'Ulldy known as "the Barn,; ey simple. Ely Bark.ett, Manager the Barn,as th originallyhad school year• written by a Rog,r word "finals, studcnu at Roger has Ii.co serving performing ty of Transport2tlon and Park to perform in • black box the Williams fu:ul member. It Williams University take these arts srudents at RWU for years i ing. sent out a schedule for ater over n the College of Ans was written i!Jthe last 15 years. assigns oflhanks_giving and the as a performancespace, a class and Sciences (CAS). "Two of The play, which rahs place outbound t.ransponation via room building. and .., a home. holiday season fut approach the classroom., then: bad been in a combination of 1972 and ing. With this in mind, many shuttle.The shuttles leavewhen •1rs a place to lie, see fricn4ly divided jusr by • folding cur present day, is a *memory play the dorms dose on Tuesday. faca and dance," said Michelle students have started to plan tain," Wright said. told by a young man who lived i Students can access the sign Binnindiam, a senior dance ahead for the r means of uans- Wright said that the studcna through a very difficult � ponation home forthe Thanks up forthis serviceon the RWU major. This year, the Barn will "'wanted a much more flaible riod in the history of the Irish website or throughtheir MyR celebrate 25 yeanhere at RWU giving break. i space, nor a traditional space," troubles," Wright said.Not hav WU l"'Be.Tobin said it is easily w th "'a set ofvisiu by alumniof Yet, this planning can prove and that is euccly what the ing lived through this himself. ac.c.essiblc for those seeking out the program," who will "work to be stressful,,.given that some Barn istoday. Wright said that he researched suc.h a scrvia. with the studentsand maybe do scudcnts live quite a distance To celebrate the rich bisroiy rcporu and combed through The service has proven to be someworksho ps with them as a es away or jwt do not have a of the Barn,the fr hman classs official rcporu that had been i verypopular, as large number of way to give back what they means of gett ng home at suc.h n:a got show this year was This is the srudentshave al ay signed up writen about it." He said he a busy time. when they were scudcnts here," Rill Speaking, which was per tried to imagine what living RWU has acknowledged the ro ta.Ice advantage of it, evident accordingto Peter Wright, Pro formed in 1986, and was the n:a fessor ofThcatrc. In addition to during that time would have potcntiaJ chaos that can come in the f.m the school al dy first play CWAIIOSISjH«a!dllfjlOftOr The 'f-shiru are blue, yel and with the This isn't chc first time some This past Swulay, StudentSenate orga one has been caught at Roger low,age of Rogerwhite, Wi lliams on imthe nized a Powder ,P(dfgame toraise money front, as well as other school Williamsoz. bottle Universityof beer in theirwith hand,a 40 aspects, such as forthe Glori, GemmaFoundlllion fo r spirit-themeda hawk's head. The back bares Breast Cancer. With I 2 teamsof girls has it butRoger never Williams before himself. been a quote from rapper Jay-Z that ready Illplay, andone team ofboxJcbeer The Inter-Class Council n:;,ds, "You canpay for school, leaders.After four hours of intensegames, (ICC) sells senior class T-shim class." butThey you were can't designed buy by ICC the winningteam was SJi�z:lJni� consistin,g every y=.However, this year, an the sales liad to be sto ped be of Laurinl'lndleton, Kristen Metcalf, p committeeoriginally approved member byand school were cause the design on the shins KatieFusaro, Noelle Marston, Taryn wasdeemed inappropriate. The ey Roussel, Devon Leighton, Michelle T-shirts sportthe imageof Rog administratorsbanned. before th were er Williams holding a bottle, is ex M'e&&Jier and "The design itself not whichcould be construedas al AlexaMaher. By default, the winnhlg cohol, or, more specifically, a 40 lookingtremely atvisible. a T-shirt, When you you•re only cheerleaders were Ryan Cutter, Brian Tate, oz. bottle of beer. look at the paper proof. so evi and Chase Osgood. Botb winning teams •There is a bottle won dieirowntiersonal llltlcey 4inner pro on the shirr; that wasn't very saidCarol dent;"said. Awad"Ir'• videdby the 86nAppetite staff. Sacchetti, easy sec A turkeydinner wasn't theonly thing Director why toth ey that was�ven out as a prize at the tourna of Swdent would hav,: ment. Therewas also a raffel with prizes Programs and Leadership. provJ':°the fi;, ; thatincluded a Paul Mitchell giftbaske� "At this point, all place." bikiniwaxes, $25 wonbof tanning, and The shirts then I can say is the se tickets to the 'f1 racetrack outside of nior class T-shim went$10. on sale for Boston,and more! Overall, StudentSenate arc no longer for sale, nor will be "We did sell 2 along with everyonewho participated in We loved our one and only bays few given out by the this event raised over $600 to donate to the currentlyof them. they butan, cheerleading team senior class offi- ccrs. Gloria Gelll1!lllFoundalion. Everyone "We don't have a very specific not being sold anymore until should startpractic ing for next years tour reason as to why, furtherICC has notice," not discussed Awad said.making ey other thanas nament!! » that th may comesaid off a littleAwad, inappropriate, die Cha.irof! CC. NibaJ aknow new whatdesign will yet, happen and does in notthe "We wce accountability for end, bur they an, very under and if situation. our ac1ions ap<>logiu: Stay Tuned! said we sr.mcUng"I don't of think the it was really a offended anyone, Alexan it was The next edition of The Gave/ will der P2lios, Senior Class Presi game of whether •1 fur or dent.high demand "The senior and T-areshirts being arc sold in not,"kind Awadof dropped said. thethink ball weas fe ature an interviewwith Senate student leaders and probably Treasurer, Ryan Freed, as we con asRegard a fundraiscr."!�, of the fact that tinue to profile the Executive Board! then: is nothing specifying the should have been a little more responsible in looking closer bottle as an alcoholic substance into the design. There's a com and that I CC meant no offense, plete understanding between Question•? Conce.,ns? the shirts arc currently not the students and the admin �- • ..t ·•at ltuSe.. i�• .,du available, and will not be until stopped."istration as to why the sales further notice. THE HAWKS' HERALD I NEWS LoCAL NEWS Road work not a business breaker I corutrt1ction has become no llll5JOlPIIIUIX umlbutedArtid, ticeably more extensive and in trusive. The projea has moved Toe o · ban-cls, fcncai ttea, noCf. signs and lane from the Bristol County Watct closwes ong ope Streethave Authority's service connections, become the new landsapc in during which mflic would be downtown Bristol. disrupted intcnnittcndy, to the But with only one month left drainage work now under way, in this phaseof the RI. Dcpan which requiresexcavat ion work mcnt ofTramponation's down blod I've Missed the Dance Club's show? never wrinen to The much as any other srudenc who lotthis to my dorm? Let me take Hawks'been Herald befo« but I've lives in any.other building." opporrunity to remind never this outraged at a He thencrosswalk stopped the shuttle everyone who's re:a� this, We've got you covered. decUion our campw has made at the outside the hopefully that includes trans bcfu«. 100s jwt aswe pulled up next portation, of a face that is It's 9:30 p.m.I on a Thursday co it and I stood up but he kept broadcast across this campus night and justI got off the the door shut. every open house, Accepted shuttle. When was on the "It's notbe a stupid rule. You Srudencs Day and orientation; shuttle. with maybe duce othq might one student who and a fact that I believe is I 00 pcop1e I asked to driver to aaually lives here but believe NOTpercent HAVE uue. RWUA DRINK DOES f!C:. me you'reI one out of about "'We:l H: �tlo�� 500 that transport to Bayside WITHINING PROBLEM.THE 1\V WEAREERAGE me, don't drop at bayside dono cs,•Thursday said. nights that really NATIONAL onI Thursday nights." he UNDERAGESTAND DRINK-ARDS then asked hlm, "A rc you He then opened theI door and FOR seriow? Don't you let srudencs b"Ic fu« walking out said back, 1�;t'u'.'ff :Wlai!gwalk off at the crosswalks?" don't can:how many eople -Yes",he p ° relplicd, "�ut not you have co uansponI who Roger.i fC ause when it reachesey on Thursday nighcs, not at don't live here, do, and every -10 , someone cells me th Bayside, too many kids trying student deservesey shuttle service I'maren't stoppinguse at my dorm - to sneak into parties." whether th live where they're making of the emer '"That'shcatd the srupidcstI said, "'Irule I've going or not." gency exit. ever of," live at Seriously RW U? Do you Bayside, It doesn't matter how rhink the problem �rut - Adam Semple many cople try to go pany aicohol and partying he« isso President of the class of 2013 f there, deservehall shunle service interue that you even havefrom to and an RW U tourguidc to my resident jwt as deny me a shuttle ride J Two ofTHE HAWICS' HERAW'sp hotogr.,phcn were snapping away at Wednesday night's Dance Club: Burle,que show. To sttwbat ' you missed, or to ttlivc!cry the excitement, cbcck out our photo p1 .. on out Facd,ook. 5=d, "lhe Hawks' Hcr.Jd" on Faceboolc And while you'« the«, don't forgsget to like us to suy up-to- Protcsa do not solve issues! Assessing the root of an issue based . The photographwas taken by President of the RWU PhotoClub. solely:.. ow on fact:r, isthe start of solving an issue. Occupy Wall Succt JeffLos, h manyprotcstors undersc:and:How &nandal statements, IRS c.axcodes, currency,ng and inflati'?n? manygood o� the pro�cstors Photo Club did not ha"' a pbato oontatthis HeyRWU photnfans, sony to disappoint)'OU all bu .!.::.RWU we« complaini when the economy was m the rrud-90s and bctw THE HAWKS' HERALD 201STAFF1- DIRECTORY2012 The student newspaper of Roger Williams University DISCLAIMER e :E?J::� e ere =i� � ..•.•••••===: TKI HAw ll:.S' Hu.Alo isa student publiation. 1:h views, statemenu, opinions, de ctioru, and/ an: t r , � �··-;;j/; or rcpre:scnutioru (ci:pf'CSllions) contain d h in JO!elythose ofT M:t HAwx.s £ and MST. NEWSEDITOR..______... 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Hu.u.n• Suia:202, CamptiRo.radon Ccmer • I Oki. mry'R.wd • Brlllol,R.I 02809 (;Ef fNOUGH, I Ben Whitmore Josh Weinreb BWhitmore416@g. rwu.edu [email protected] Read online SP hawksherald.co,n RT S ______.:,_-=--=:.=:... 1 A6 ketball bonanza: Hawks season previews NBA lockout keeping you down? Are you dii�g to teed your basketball craze? No problem, IN'f,!fis got you covered! This w.. k, THE 1-v.wKS Haiw,o meld ing your RWU Hawks baskerhall teams. Meet Men's team the head coaclics,l\lil'll ai)Qut)jJlj/,l s1aq1t ayers, and take a look-ar th.,,cason .aheM'iM ?""'DrH•wk, a, they look to cotiinu�tluirdo rrunatingplay. hl 200!l, � improv,d to � .APd tcacbed dhi,.Jlil,.fioal, of the Commonwealth Coast Conferenceto urnament. "Ev• cry day to practlec Coach Thom,e�n broUWlt great en• ergy "1!ic h we fell offof," said senior captain and forward Paige Congdon. "She brought so much -,tructure and or� tion which is what wi needed to be a succcssfu) team." fLa,t year] wasgreat, it really:exceeded my o:pccta• dons," Thompsonsale!. "Wh� I got herelast )'OU I felt lllcc therewu 10mc goodtalent ill!d they Just ially aeodedd\lr_ IOllle dlccctlon.reaJlr The best to thing ro JIU!was that team wanted N"" Addld ..... 1hc Hawks 2™iuated be maclied and anything that we i11Stalled they their mp scnioo last season,which. to PuFla jumped on boan! wich right away and I think nagan, a scniot c;iptain on this year', Hawb thatle d to a blg of o'ur succOS5.' 6cantloss. "Wi.loorfuur , ...-= -rs New Additlomt Tho Hawks pined thiec gall said. -rbcy....- wm big__co�-ntrlburon� and I new lioshmen r�uad that both ·coad, iblnke die bigg!!stthin �,--iifillliil'1hoee ps � 1lmfu on and Congdon are �ited about. hug gaps that we lost.' To ooadi Tully,'1-loss Llsa Lutz. a forward, has started in some of cxpctience that those scnion brought will «rinunages impR>Sivdy. "I expect big ddinitcly be mi,scd. "A nylime that yoll lose th.ings out of Luiz," Thompson said. ieniors it's goingty to impact you when they ·s&e's shown great consistency in the wen: the qu ali student athletes_ that they prCS$Ul!,n andor is ipllL so�d, claesn't ¥' """'· ¾were gr<,at on eythe� mab-1,jot misraliesaru1 ·i,1a � were great o!l'The cou rt, thwa,:pt allybai\tI love a ltldthat pfayswith st11denu and theyor p rovided a tn,m,:n � of,passi on and she has that." dous amount l�ership, prob- La11ttn Snqnpcr, a point guard, ably the best lcadenhip we haw '-" couldconoiliute Nitthe ...... Hawb ever had. I dllnlr. what ·"" really ...... �---- lsw n,u ee inl d ·•· t- aiiahas ,hewn some liood £..."'II""' thar's what wc'n: going tohave w11r �robi61�a·l!iR'lml' W1lffllffll!;'ll"lllltrHnt an point guanl for us," Thompson ally fillthat void." said. A guard/forward, Amanda Kanehas alsojoined the Hllwb � Stdi Return this ycat .U•· &r.hman. "J don't ing for hi.,8th ,cason ashead think she under1t1nds how good coach is Michael Tully,who In she is right now," Thompson said. the 2008-2009 sea.son became •�• super-ralcntedand just needseg th� Iiawks all-rim• wil>ningat to work on adjusting to the coll e ooadi,passing ThomasSien game a little bit." kiewia with his 90th career victory. Tu lly 1w had least Coaching Stall\Thompson now en• 12 wins in six of his Ja.,t rcrs he, second year as head coach of sev BaI sketba ll lockout: Can't we all just get along? JOSNWEINREB AsstSports E,jito, of $300 million last season. And the ownersey hold all the leverage Any now with the lockout taking a here. Th have been pumping chance ofhaving an NBA turn for the worse on Mo�day, out offers, many of which have season this year was lost last it's onJy a matter of time before been rejected by the playm' Monday night when labor ralks David Stern must cancel more union, making their side look completely broke down, lead games off the calendar. worse. ing to a dissolved NBA players' So, what do the ownen want What do the players wam? exactly? The owners basically Theplaycn want to incorporate union and aneagu antitrwc lawsuit against the l e for unfair want a more fair and balanced revenue sharing into the NBA, collective bargaining. The play• system. In the years bcfure the just like the NFL ha., done. en' union, after a four•hour lockout, the players union en Revenue sharing means a ream oyed 57 percent of the basket like the Knicks and the Celt meeting y,with union officials j and pla cs, decided to n:ject ball n:lated income (BR!), so ics. who make tons of money first and foremost, the owners in attendance and merchandise, a "'take-it-or-leave-it" labor of to fu by the owners, who under want bring that down to a shares a pan of their revenue the leadmhip of Commission moreey even spJit of the revenue. with a ream like the Oippei, er David Stern, continued to Th also llavc been juruding and the Timberwolves, who to threaten that the owners were theary ideas of a $45 millionhard ue not in big cnoui:th, markets sal cap, tncaning reams could create a profirabfe business. �HAN"-il-� ._,T"il'I I ION I k£[TERS done negotiating, and that the y Der,lt Fis her sp eaksto media aft er th, playm union dissolved players muse accept the offeror onl pay up to $45 million to This would be a great installa th, risk a much worse offerfur the their players, which is going tion into the NBA, consider to be difficult considering char ing that exactly 22 out of the ary union. eagu no hard sal cap and guaran- ]ems, but now these problems So fu, the NBA has officially many reams want to keep their 30 teams in l e arc loosing all-stars who feel they arc worth money. Unlike the owners, the t :�:d: j;i!0 are coming to light in ap ex cancelled ll4 preseason games,games c;: �!:Ifurthe tremely ugly -way. Distrwt on and 221 regular season a lot more than a ream with a union wants the new CBA to be hard salarycap can afford. The a five-year deal, and is willing co NBA? With the news that the bothsides, sabotageand schem and it is estimated that by the players' union is dissolving, it ing behind closeddoors, and it'� end of chis month, the league owners also discussed a $62 take a $500 million pay cut in million dollar sal cap. The order co see that happen. How sC ' PHaro: Mwc Fusco, ., -"'J -� .., lu.umw10NI01JV1A LYONS c·Jla , T, . C- �J .., ust in t UMi two mont 'S. • .rys • avmr Nigh, Club in Brisrol has a stack of -" . ntar/y JOOeon faeatedfak, IDs Rog,,Williams Un ivmi.. m,Jn,a ullJlw•·· •'lv m·•d - r.1, ,._ h For students, failing with a fake is sobering business I to! bars like Gillary's. IINSEYJAN KE I IIICHllll LEI Herald ReporteB Being underage, �iris in heels and short dresses litter the sueett, theirm shrieks and Mike has chi t giggles echoing up and downt the road as they cli b out of cars. ability over some The t is brisk, and -mos of du: students do not mind it as srudentst ro a - t ey � th clamber into the growin8 line in front of Gillary's Tavern & end a night ou N:ghtclub. Thet boys, :ill ed in some vasiation of a poloand at a barby usiqghis . . � Jeans, either wa ch wnh smiles on their faces, or wrap supporting fake ID. The ID hem am� around che waists of their fe male counterparts. t' It :s Thursday night in Bristol, R.I., and the students of Roger w� i�ct!r� ID Chief is a Chinese Wi lliams Univetsity are pulling their IDs and twot crumpled dol lar billsee out of their pockets for the cover cha.rRc o hand over to company where underage Stu t the chs bouncers that man the front door of thet popular bar. dents can order fake IDs. There In the United States, the federal government ou laws anyone un is a standard order form chat inw der the age of 21 to imbibe any sortt of alcoholic beverage. Bars, be filledout and then ID Chief con- . r ta ts, and hquor st res across he counr abide by this law, tacts the buyer. via e-mail to have thet � �. � ry Gillarys included. But with the appearance of businesses like ID ID photos sent. Once dia.t is comple ed, y Chieft and the growing demand from srudcnts to be completely another e-mail is received regarding pa obli erated on anym given collegem campus weeke nd, che law often mem: information. Mike ordered cwoIDs for a total of$!00, falls to the side as ore and qre kids are drinkingt illegally. but en ded up wiring $700 over to China be- t .Gillary's, like most bars in college towns, isn' new to che fakee cause he aernd a bunch of his friends filled ou a, 11? bwin , and usually coruiscates four to eight fakes on colleg � group tr)lgb.ts, wich the number dwmdh ng on the other six nigh.cs. While ord . The websiteenoouragcs srudcnu to the bouncers arc dose to experts on ext amining IDs and being able order in a group and advertises that express ship� o differentiate betweena gov:ernmen -issued. one and a fake, there ping now only takes three to fourdays. Livin in Nanruckett fort the summer, Mike used �re still many kids who think a funnyt face or a slight movement g his ID for the first ime a bars andfaa liquor Kores on mtoID sh adow cantrick a mbouncer in o thinlting that che pica.t.(e on . the island.oo He gives credit to the thar people the isaau tally oft che . t 11 e say he l ks 21 and dia.r bouncers or cashiers never These oonsist ent a tempts at trickery leadthe bouncersy ro repea question him. the same sen ence overoo and over, lDs and mon , everyone! And "People think I looke 21 so when I go in theyt as be swe to actually l k me in che qe when you givem me your ID." y sume it and then th check just ro check i ," he The bouncers.t upan being handed an ID, will im edi atelyt checkt t . the b1rch da e, but there arc a few other telling characteris ics ha said. One of thet many roble� with studenu getting go into spotting a fake. Gillary's has often busted ekidsy chat have p caught t t IDs proda.imin_g them to be blue-eyed when their es arc dearly wi h IDs isdue to the faa that the informa� tion on the ID is no heir realinform t ation. Mike, brown,ee or a girltrying to pass asher !D's height of5'3" when the who is ftom Maine, ordered his ID ot bee his home h ls she is we aring are puttingt her at 5' 11". y scate's ID aswell as thC c.orrca heigh , e color Thereet are IDs out there tha arc c.ompletdy credible and com and binh date. pl ely believable, evenary to chose with a keenly trained eye. When Emily",t a 20-year-old RWU ju ever a bouncerqo at Gill 's doubts his own skill, he refers co a small s opped usin paperback b k entitled We I.D., a publication chat is 6lled with nior, g her fake ID after being rejected at a bar in photosara of th, real ID for each state, along with each !D's specific Providence. She had been w- ch cteristics chat prove its validity. ing the ID she got from a mu- tual friend's boyfriend whot m Fakin' It works at bar and oonfuca. es Eight onths away frombeing 21, Mike* is already one tof the many RWU srudents who have experienced the nightlife a Bris- IDs and then passes chem FAKE ID, page B2 M.w< Fusco See Getting over INDEX Twilight RWU , m The Wo men's Center Exp anding...... B3 Stop Co plaining...... B5 5 tips on what students can do other than engaging in any [wilight The American Experience Club ...... B3 Political Three Way ...... B5 PAGEactivities. B5 Racy Stacy: Meet the Parents...... B4 Puules...... , ...... !Bt,i GH Olivia Lyons I Read �l ine o1yons457@g. �u.edu haw/CJherald.corn I B2 FEATURES \�;� .�u.edu Women's Center expands in hope of reaching out to community utcd to a varietyof influences. AIIJINWIIAIKI I Hmld R,porter •1 think that ,ome of {our For ycan, dubs and organiza growth] can be connected to the new Gender Resource Cen tions have p�yed a aucial role in campw life and srudent in ter, as we can collaborate with volvement. Ra nging from pro the otherey groups within it," g,ams, fund,:ai.,crs and socials, Stanl wd. cl.abs and organiz.ations arc The Gender &:sowcc center is places for students ro explore a newlycreated gro up of offices l certain personal inrcresu. which hoascs The Women's Bu[ one group on campw has Center, The Locker Room, a masculinity discussion group, been doin_g more than the aver age dub fur the past few years. and alsoSexuality Advocacy fur The Wo men's Center strives Eve ryoneey (S.A.F.E). co serve as a ttSOurcc for the Stanl added that along with campus communicy revolv the Gender Resource Center, ing around iss_ucs pcmining to she b.u seen many other sru women. dcnt dubs, organizations, and The Women's Center works to groups on campus reach out ro the Wo men's Center. coverey a broad range of topics. Th promote programs pro ·we wa nt to have this grca1 moting sexual violence aw:ll'e rdatioruhip with the campw ness to chcatria.l performances community because it benefits and to walks ccntcrcd on raising both groups in getting more awareness about different cam students to know about theey work both groups do." Sanl pus-rclarcdey Wucs. Jen Stanl , Director of R ti.on Society. MMIUCl'llALI.OIAN\ Kmld Reponor "We're casy�ing and looking fur dedicated people who want to do th.is and arc:actually ex 1hc American Experience Oub is one of Rag wicked �deals.com The newest way to shop in the East Bay. I -z�·Hla.w> NOVEMBER17, 2011 I B3 FAKE IDs: Students take risks to drink Continued from pageBl A bo,.,,a,di Gi/1,ujs Tawrn11nd Nifl,t.l,J, dispilly,d11 1111 along co frimda. The ID that alcohol at a noro. Her ID had ting rojected]." to you. They can tell you're not has the ability to buy bis own Emilywas using does not have worked twice before at thac Having the confidence to pull 21 just bi:the way you walk in alcohol. herpiauro or ,al infurmation ,am,bar in Providence but fell offthe persona is also a factor in the store. •t just drink for social pur on ir. victim to the tnp that many u i Buying in luRe quantities is poses, I • Basic Drawing I Catch up or • Current Issues in Government and Politics • Families, Death and Violence in Short Fiction · • Global Public Health get aheacl. • HR Management • Introduction to Astronomy • Macro Economics • Managing World Class Operations • Nutrition, Diet & Health Use your • Organizational Behavior • Perspectives on the Good Life • The Future of Media: winter wisely! 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But then,I realizedthat at collegefee ls like thenee week If they spent half as much time Somethingas ,ecmjngly aroundhere without any due people acru.ally don't can,at all. end. Wida so much time, a.cruallydoing their work in to to insia:ni/iant asgrabbing a meal a, when: I'm supposed Some people will even come it's never been easier to hang stead of complaining, it would withsome friends, or maybe overand alk ro you or sit with out with mends without par save them a bundle of worry. gor ey by yourself, an easily tum into Reallstially, this all lOWlds youIf th secyou 're sini ng by ents or siblings botheringyou Then there's the procrastina something crrrifving - espoci.al a-Dy. lei ncw:r h.avcto ear on yound£ It's one Jess thing to consundy. tor, quality of work. Those ly if you're a &e.lunan in col the 8oor;ahcr all, thisisn't wony about now. In high school, we went to who procr.stinatc will o&cn say lege. There are alwa)'I somany high school (yes, some people Abouta little las than a school for a.round six hours ey will BS their work. think ry th people and 10 many things ate lunchon the Aoorat my month into school, I realized eve day with the same classes, ing that aslong asth ey have IOina:on at thesame timein hW>or school -ob, du:wonder> how completely inaccuratemy meaning homework was due something fur the reacher, their ibe Commons; and letus noc an all-girlsschool}. Also, Ic! thoughts abow:the Commons fur everyclass the nat day. The u.,de will hold. But for how furg,,t about the ever po ular, neverbe our of option,for a were. Ir used to freak me out so fact wasthat making time for fo ng? Nobody canget byln life r y, meals some- amiety-6llal d Democrat: Independent: Republican: No! Yes, but... Yes! CHRISTOPHER MUNSEY Herald Contributor PATRICK CONNELLY MATTHEWPAIGE Herald Contributor HeraldContributor Clean energy is needed more than ever, so we can be thankful that we have a presidentty who has made a commitment to it. Oil availabili is a The �ment �blazons th•�nt major issuein thiscountry, and we The president reci!M!l!!I P 7,ck his decision needto admit of newsp• •rs everydayWl!h an ugly figure: 9.f to ourselves that the resource will not be on the Tra nsCanada pipeline until 2013. � _ around percent. Given this number, whenever a projtct foreycr. So the question is: Is there a point co mak• What we have in the white house is just another comes about chat can create jobsto we should ju.mp crurc?A, fa n-of-th miU litician who cares only about dJ,e%! ::1rof nfrastru r � � po on it and put Americans back work. :, =. ��� hu reelecaon. If I remember correctly, President 5 In 2008, Tr ansCanada pro Barack Obama campaigned on the idea of new posed a pipeline Recently, P�d•�t Bara<;k Obama put the Kev ' sm:tchm from Canada to the oil refineries of cl energy. So now he's only "thinking• about g stone XL Oil P1pelme proJcct on hold, stating char � the Mid-Western states of the U.S. This pipeline we do not know how much of an effect a project giving the go-ahead on this pipeline? The only reason why he's takin his time on this would create tens of thousands of jobs in ron like this will have on the country. The project g structing the i line, plus hundreds of thousands decision is because his jobs biU did!l't pass Conto p pe proposes to extend an already existing pipeline of jobs after the fact This is not co mention the gress and this pipeline roject has the ability t,oct another 1,700 miles from Canada to the Gulf of p It would decrease the dependence we have on Mexico. That means that farm towru across the create a bun-load ofj obs. If he were true to hls 1mpomto from tyrannicalregimes, such as.Ve nezu word he wo�d tell th• oil companies and the right • Midwest could potentiallysee this project sprout _ _ _ ela, et oil. wmg 011-addicted polmaans to suck ic. g up in their backyards. This &ct is why it wouldseem that no one would Unfortunatdy for him, he doesn't have the same My issue with this isn't so much its effect on the oppose this project, and that politicians would politicalcapital as he did wben pushed forhealth to environment, or what sort of damage this could be oing out of their way gee their name on a care refonn or when he hired theto same peo le who � do, but why we arc wasting so much of our time p proJ th t would create so many job&. helped causethe financialcrises try and fix it. � � on oil. While high-ranking democrats, including Secre Th p ident should ign offon thisproj ect. Lees ary ary Of course the country still needs it, and a lot of � � � t of State Hill Clinton, have shown support, . face n: Jobs arc what this country needs. What he _ It, but what iswrong with the toinfrastructure we President Barack Obama has instead ushed the should do is set cxtrcm.dy strict regulatioru on this to to p alreadyhave? Oil is not going be around muchit project the side in order avoid alienating his pipeline. longer, and with each passing year we will need core "'anti-fossilfuel" supporters. Personally, I chink one million dollars per drop less and less. So, why would we want to build a Not only is this project good for the economy, of oil spilt would be a good starting point. He major project right down the center of the coun and the many people without obs, but it is safe should also tell Tr ansCanada, "You reallywant this j try that may notjust even be needed twenty-fiveto years for� c cm:ironmcnt. The pi line is monitored at pi eline?to Well I Hy want clean energy, so you're pe from now? It doesn't make sense me. � _ ";" all nmes, and any I would result in the pipeline gomg mvest 'X amount of dollars into several . .� Instead of putting money into this, or even being turned offWithin minutes, and alerting a clean energy companies." ages �ving this company invest their own money in ruponse teamto repair the lealcand any dam at ever happened to the Rood ole day, of poli it, why not put the cash rowards something moreto -� _ assoon aspossible. uc1 s making backroom deals with com anies? parun useful? For cnmplc, researching alternatives our � p Even though the state de ent, the agency s sec che president take offthe �aves, like he _ fossil fuel addiction. � that IS empow• to approve the project, showed did when he jammed that "AffotdaJ,le Health Catt � The projec1 also has not garne«d much suppon; suppon It hasstill delayed a decision Wltil after . forA merica Act" through Co . JUSl w�ksago so mern:bersof Congress srood up ngress the 2012 dection. With the time frame of tbis _ . I reallydon't knQWwhat's more frusa:ating: t)ie and voiced �cu opposmon to theto project on both dday, it leavesto no doubt that President Obamahad _ current government situation, or watching the sides of the aisle. The downside the president's something do with this postponement l•o just completely im lode againstthe Pao while dtcision is that the pipeline has only bccn ut on p If che president is serious about stimulating the J' your roommate won't shut up aboutWCS We lker. hold, after more researchty is done this coul very economy, and putting Americans back to work, he well become a reali . This project will just be a needs to put politic., aside. wasteof time and cffon. Five tips on how to get over TWILIGHT IIAl'fCIJNCAIINOlfjHeraldR,port er you that mermaidsare my pick, but there are plenty of options - fairies, I am the one percent. No, not the elves, titans, and wiurds would make for an entertainin one percent of wealthyWa ll Sueet g flick. Even movies about dngons and werewolves would executives our nation is fighting. I'm a more roler:able than another "Twili u• member of the one rcent of students w pe Myspin-off like ..T he Va mpire Diaries. at Roger WiUiams University who opt out ofthe "Twilight" phenomenon. prediction (and hope) is that vam pires arc going out of style quick and I haven't been counting down the to ey our c.ampus will soon need adopt a days until Stephanie M ers' latest in new fictional obsession. stallment remieres, nor will I be lining p 3, On- ACROSS 106 Fracas I Acpplauds 107 unding place 6 Cover with liquid 109 Cry of contempt 11 Analyze: grammatically 110 Cunc 16 Swim 111 Campus club, forshort 21 Stickct 112 Ether was one 22 Sound (prefix) 115 Mcxican di!h 23 Auguries 117 Ordinary language 24 -Le,lie Flynn 115 Doorway 25 Ancient mukctplace 119 Baldwin or Guinness 26 Heap 121 Dwindle 27 Portcrh�usc, e.g. FoUowed 122 f 28 Permis.:..1on 123 •-- a Kick Out o Garment size (abbr.) 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DOWN 42 Standard, forshort 85 124 78 abokov 79 Name in a palindrome 1 Vise 44 Ta rt 87 ��:� �b:; 126 r:c-;x6� Blow up 2 Light-colored beer 46 ��e 89 128 ABA member 80 Thong nc 3 Home 47 90 129 f 4 Pay-- -view 49 cashmere 91 Town in Maine 130 Ship o 1492 f Bring down 85 Writen o vcne 5 Wo od strip 51 tfc�:! 92 131 g��nus =�86 ���F t necklace 6 Pale color 52 End 93 Charter 133 � Man from Mars Massage Prisonerforever 87 Negli�ent 7 Roadster 53 94 135 Favoring 8 Crcre's Mount - 54 Ethical 95 Old interjection 138 Poinde,s 88 Ledgerentry 96 - and dandy Famous 89 Swamp 9 Small cut 56 139 f ry Coin substiNte 58 -or later 97 Holiday song 140 10 Efface �J:.'% r theneedy �� �:� e� -§;';���� 11 Bearing 60 � :�eather 98 142 f ::ftla Unfashionable Flat bread 95 One layer o many 61 99 143 Swindled l; %\r· 62 Takes fromthe top 101 Olympic contender 145 96 item Betrayer n 100 Hone's gait 14 Caters' 64 6}�nJo� 103 147 get IO I Feel poorly Arctic inhablant 65 104 Dabbler in the am 150 H,ve�a bite 15 Lumps For men only Garden area 102 Care for I 6 Circularband 67 107 152 I Dashboard item Have being 69 Three wise men 108 Heap 154 Nothing 04 17 Tw o-faced god Regret 105 Gcnw of macaws 18 Vagrant 71 Sailor 110 156 ors who ase wked with retoolingrhc CORE Cur riculum, and served in a leader ship role in the LivingLeaming Communitiesp �. His depanuse from the Uni ¥cnityrook somefaculty mCfll benby swpria<:. "No offiaa1 notice whatso ever about bi, depanuse [was made] ro anybody; said Mi chael Swanson, Profor of American Studies and History. "The only notice Is on bi,door upstain that says he's no longer available.And that didn't go up While the social procatcn In America Mco,:d,e&,,e.,...__ _...... ,...,.dlllta for ""o or three days." baw, bem busy dmding die population Of me 2,160 can ..-,I ID anda mp 10 lineNd...... , of can A, of Tuesday, there was no "99-pa