Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU
Hawk's Herald Student Publications
4-30-2005 Hawk's Herald - April 30, 2005 Roger Williams University
Follow this and additional works at: http://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_herald Part of the Education Commons
Recommended Citation Roger Williams University, "Hawk's Herald - April 30, 2005" (2005). Hawk's Herald. Paper 35. http://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_herald/35
This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hawk's Herald by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GOOD LUCK CLASS OF 2005! Roger Williams University
Saturday, April 30, 2005 Vol. 15, Issue 19 Sexuality open book on campus
Meghan Rothschild their bodies and their was packed that night Although The Vagina worried about;' she said. Contributing Writer sexual selves. with many interested Monologues has the "I was happy to hear In high school, women college students who audience roaring mOSI of some things arc Donnal Walking through the were taught abstinence wanted to know how the time, it educates and that olhers have Gabelli School of was the only way. Sex~ they could get more out women about the rights shared similar experi· Business. it's hard not to Ed was focused on of sex.. either for them· and the struggles Ihat ences.'" notice the sexual lenni· embedding fear in any· selves or their partner.i. females still face today. Other women are feel nelegy posted all around one who dared to think "I wenl to the Female Amanda Christie, jun· ing the same way about you. Phrases such as about involving herself Orgasm because it's ior marine biology expressing themselves "'My Vagina is Flirty!" in sex;ual acts. We were obviously an interesting major, has been involved sexually. Rachel or '"[ Heart the Female bombarded with the idea topic;" said Bryenne with The Vagina Beradino. Junior psy· Orgasm" cover the walls thai sex would lead to an Libby, junior communi· Monologues for two chology major, feels that as forms of advertise· incurable STD or preg cations major. "I'm glad year.i. women should be com· menl. nancy. Either way, it I can be comfortable in "The fir.it time I saw fortable with who they Some may find this would ruin our lives. that type ofsituation and The Vagina Monologues, are. obvious display ofsexu· No one ever told us I think many women arc as an audience member, "The more we know ality unacceptable or sex could be pleasurable starting to feel the it changed my life," she and talk about sex and Dave's Clean Up perhaps even ofTen or something that same." said. ·"It made me realize our bodies, tbe better page 3 sive-but not al RWU, healthy human beings In addition, a produc· that every woman has a we're going to feel," she or many campuses need 10 ~ experience tion of The Vagina story and it's OK. If said. "I think women are across the U.S. There is until college. Monologues increased these women could get making a transition from SPORTS a new surge of empow This year alone there awareness of serious up there and talk about being silenced about sex erment happening, and have been multiple lec· women's issues. Clitoral sexuality so frccly, then in high school, to being many are glad to see it. tures across campus mutilation was one. why should I be afraidT' praised for talking about Women are becoming focusing on women and among many. of the top Erin McBurney, an it in college and it's increasingly comfort sex. One such lecture, ics covered by the American studies major. great." able with their sexuality. emitled "I Heart The famous play that is put has attended The Vagina A recent trend hitting Whether it be sex toy Female Orgasm," on annually at RWU. A'(onologue$ and feels campuses is supporting parties or plays centered allowed women and men The play cover.i several it's a great experience. the idea of women on Ihe female genitalia. to leam sometbing about areas, induding comical "I was relieved to hear empowennent. Sex toy women are speakfng out sex; and how a woman reenactments of 17 dif· other WODlen talking parties have become a and takjng control of experiences it. CAS 157 ferent types of orgasms. about subjects that J had Sa: SEXUAL11Y. PAGE 6 Spanning the Globe from Her Desk Gina Lopardo helps to broaden student's horizons at RWU Affairs, but when RWU because the culture is by doing presentations Traci Ham's the acceptance letters. ofT. ContributingWriter began a study abroad Lopardo's face is part of her family's eth "We have affiliations at Accepted Students program in Rome in known around campus: nicity, il is a beautiful with eight different Day, orientation and With her warm smile 1999, she jumped at the she communicates with country and a place she study abroad organiza homecoming. She thinks and friendly personality, opportunity to become everyone from Studcnt has studied extensively. tions," she said. that students have myths Gina Lopardo is very involved. These respon Life to Academic She has lived in many A strong advocate of about going away and open when talking about sibilities have evolved Affair.i. She is proud to pans of Rhode Island, trying new things, make up excuses. herself and her position over the years and it bave been a pan of the but would love to live in Lopardo has never fig ""I cannot believe that at RWU. Her office became a full-time posi RWU team that hosted a Italy for a few years. ured out why some stu· there aren't more stu· shows students that she tion a year and a half delegation of students Since Lopardo has dents do not go abroad. dents going abroad," is fun and friendly. Her ago. Shc is also currently from the University of taken over, the abroad She tries her hardest to said Lopardo. "1 think desk has little toys on it taking courses at URI to Basmh and Baghdad. program has really taken get students interested and the walls are deco cam her master's degree. Compared to where rated with pictures of A typical day for Lopardo came from, this other countries. A vase Lopardo is a busy one. "I is not a job she ever of fresh, pink tulips sit get here at 8:30 a.m. and expected to have. on the edge of her desk. I'm usually here until "I went to URI and She bas pictures ofher around 5 p.m., when I graduated with a major nephew and eight· don't have special proj· in Italian language and a momh·old dog Lacy, a ects or infonnation mlDor in art history," pomeranian mixed with meetings or pre·depar said thc Providence pug. ture orientations going native. With a smile on her on." But she has always face, Lopardo said ofher She has appointments had a passion for travel new puppy, "She is very with students and ing and enjoys sharing cute, I wish I could bring answer.i a lot of e-mails her experiences. Of the her to work with me and phone calls each many foreign countries everyday." day, as well as being in she has been to, Italy, Lopardo has been at contact with program Greece, Austria, France RWU for six and a half providers. She is in and England are among years. She started out as charge of going through her favorites. an assistant to the Vice all the study abroad But her very favorite President for Academic applications and writing locale is Florence, Italy, RbiJ}e Moffa Gina Lopardo has been the coordinator ofstudy abroadfor a yeor and a half
.. - -- the Hawks Herald page 2 From Providence,with love "Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me; Other times I can barely see..."
f""'Y. reading Hany Pourr or at the in tbc pOOce n:pon) immo Lopardo ofpeople, and go out ent cultures first hand," to represent America in a , Another Issue that the programs, and Lopardo'said of one of positive way. Use yOlE students face when helped me figure out (cont'd.frompage 1) side the nonn." "1 loved it, I want to the reasons students senses whatever you do, going to a non-English what program r want everyone should take go back, I did not should go abJ'oad. especially when drink speaking country is the ed," said·Kennedy. advantage of this want to leave," said "Students grow in ways ing." language barrier. Lopardo wants to opportunity if they Erin McBurney, jun that they can't compre A common worry "There are language . leave students with the can." ior, of her Ireland trip hend until they go," about going abroad is barriers, but we make thought that they have Tim Kennedy, junior, during winter inters "1t was awesome; it that it may not be safe sure that all the classes many choices to think recently came back ession. "It was a dras made me open my eyes enough. Not only does are taught in English about when g010g from London, and he tic experience ofinde a lot. Seeing how peo Lopardo think that it is, unless the program is a abroad. also thinks that many pendence, but it was ple viewed Americans she knows so from language immersion "Research your students should go great being able to was different," firsthand experience. one," said Lopardo. options to find out abroad. travel to other coun- Kennedy said. The past two years 'Lopardo IS helpful what will work best for "Oh, definjtely, tn·"es. Lopardo agrees. '1t is she has traveled with and cares about each you. But definitely everyone should go "Going abroad puts impoltant to be responsi students for orientation student that she make a plan to study abroad. It's an amazing a different light on ble when you are there, not in Italy. "Break the idea encounters. overseas. It's an expe experience, you can studying, it is being everyone . loves in your head that it is "She was very nence you won't for meet all different kinds able to observe differ- Ameri=. Students noo:I not safe," she said. informative about all get." Picking Up Trash ·For No Cash One RWUstudent works to keep campus clean Steve Annear taming a clean environ Contributing Writer ment. Often seen playing He's no Captain Planet~ his guitar along the walls but. Dave Smith is doing of Bayside, Smith has a what he can to keep the new message for the University clean and pre UniversitY that he wants served. to be heard. On a damp and wind-' "It's so beautifu1 around struck Sunday afternoon, this campus, and something Smith, a junior, walked needs to be done about it," along the path that leads to said Smith. "I want people the dock behind Bayside to see the beauty of this Apartments. At the bot campus and just about the tom of the..hil~ he moved earth in genernJ. There's a toward a pickup truck that rrx:ss ard we need to clean was piled with trash bags, it up SO~"e can enjoy it" bulging to the brim. The University has Earlier that morning, aided Smith in his project, Smith and his group, "The which he staned solely Preservation of Nature outofhis own interest, by Coalition," had collected supplying trash bags, over 15 bags ofdebris and gloves, poking sticks and garbage that plagued the a pickup truck to transpon 'waters and grasslands. the trash. President Almost every Sunday at Nirschel guided Smith 1:30 p.m., SrrJth gathers towatds Scott Yonan, spe Dave Smith (secondfrom right) anl1'his clean up crew collect trash at the shoreline. friends, roommates and an cial assistant to the abundance ofother volun President. Yonan has get it cleaned up, it's widened with excitement has doubled in size the for expansion. Smith and teers to meet in Bayside helped Smith, and crew, something everyone can "I also suggested that we school will recognize its other mernbers feel that before guiding them to the throughout the weekly enjoy when the weather should use environmen· success and help make it once students and faculty shoreline to rid the process. gets niceY tany~friendJy Styrofoam. an official club. Payne recognize the litter pr0b school's beautiful sur-' Along with the This is jYfil the first step I spoke with the people in hopes once this is accom lem at the University, roundings ofexeess litter. University's help, Smith in a much larger plan charge of food services plished, RWU will give it everyone can take part in "Honestly, each time has been assisted by Smith has for the PNC. here, and they told me we sufficient funding to help becoming part ofthe solu there's been a1:x>ut 10 pe0 friends and students to Once the group can suc could look at reasonable PNC's future projects tion. ple involved," said Smith take charge with the cessfully organize a large prices to change the type expand and flourish. "Whatever you feel you of his projecL "The most Preservation of Nature enough mass of volun ofStyrofoam we use here "If you get three new want to do there is no miraculous thing is that Coalition (pNC). teers., Smith looks forward on campus." people a week, and they obstacles in the way. each time we get more Students Michael to improvingother aspects In an effort to promote ' tell a few of their friends, Obstacles are just illu and more garbage. The Moody, Ryan Lunde, and of the University's envi recycling, Smith has con- and they teU some oftheir sions, you can't let things first week we filled an Josh Payne have been ronment. Such ambitions jured up the-idea to obtain friends, it's like a chain get in the way of your entire dumpster with down at the dock with , include stopping the over used oil drwns and have reaction," Payne said, goals," Smith stated, about 16 bags of oash. Dave on these Sunday flow of dtunpsters around students participate in making an imaginary while walking along the This weekend we man afu:rnoons to help Smith campus, replacing decorating them with 811- globe with his hands. back roads of. Bayside aged to pile a whole achieve his ultimate goal Styrofoam supplies with work and inspirational "Hopefully we can get as holding a meeting sign in mound ofgarbage bags in ofridding the shoreline of products made of corn slogans. Smith hopes to many people as possible his hands.• the back ofa pickup." the immense garbage material and starting a place the dnuns around and have the natural "I know everybody is A native of South buildup. University-wide recycling campus so that students shoreline looking beauti busy with other things, Windsor, Conn., Smith "I started helping Dave system. and faculty will make ful again." I'm busy myself. But if has been Jd~lInant his because he's my room '''I11ere is so much to be proper use ofthem. Smith The Preservation of everyone tak~ one less whole life about maintain mate and he's so mto this done, but we are just start smiled, stating that once Nature Coalition wel+ hour, or ten less minutes ing a pristine environment project, so I backed him ing offsmall. I really want people got used to the comes new volunteers to typing on the Internet, or for everyone to enjoy. His up on it," said Josh Payne, recycling on campus, and idea of recycling aroWld join thern every Sunday sitting on the couch and mellow personality and a junior architect major. -the dumpsters are over campUS; it would become by the dock behind do their part, then we can extravagant hippy~like "Its not fun looking at a flowing too much, trash is a regular part oftheir life. Bayside Apartments, to accomplish so much on hair go hand in hand with dump site, especially for flying everywhere," Payne is grasping the become part ofsomething campus." his dedication to main- four years, and if we can Smith said as his eyes idea that once the project that has a great potential . , the Hawk:'i Herald page 4 Annear: unique, poetic and lyrical Danielle Ameden 10 RWU~s Bristol. R.I., more satisfied." Contributing Writer campus, he knew he bad While splitting school found his school. to pursue a musical . It's 10:30 p.m. on "[The campus] was so career is tempting, be's ThirstyThuniday and he's amazing. I wanted to get content with -going gOl the crowd whooping OUI ofBoslon. bUl still be through the motions:' of and hooting while he's able 10 trnvel home getting an eduction. jamming away. It's lime whenever I felt I \\-1UltOO His says his family for, what he described in to. so it was really a per woukJ back him regard· his away message as. "kid fect scbool to be aL" less ofthe path he chose. gimmick spittin' on the While finding the "IfI wanted to drop out mic." Steve Annear. the school was easy, Annear [ofschool] and invesl all self-dubbcd spiuer. is had to think a lillie my time."m SOfDCiIfttI1'§ standing center stage and longer aboul a course of silly. my parents would basking in the limelight study. He had always o't give me money to do He starts "fn.."'CStyling" lovcd crealive writing ii, but lhey'd support me lyrics. clearly in his elc· and the art oftelling sto with it:' ment. "You're awesome! ries, but by sophomore Annear was raised in I love il!" someone in the year, Annear decided Arlington, Mass., on the audience bellows lhat communications outskirts of Boston. He's between verses. would be a more practi "exceptionally close" Tonight. Annear's a cal, "stable" choice for with his only sibling, a hip-hopping slam poet working world employ brother, who's tIUl.."C years pcrfonning at an menL his senior. Expression Session on "1 had taken journal· "We hang out all the campus. Tomorrow ism courses in bigh time, I tum 10 him. for morning. he'll be grap school and loved them everything," Anncar said. Steue Annear posesfor his former Facebook picture. pling with nutgraphs and so I went with it." While bOlh arc VCIY cre· alive and artistic, {SteveJ commas in the classroom, He declared, and is SOrt of inspiration/to feeling or what my opin starts with the hip-hop felt he needed to get out learning to be ajournalist. now on the journalism expand my mind out of ions are through rhyming. sound effects; pop, snap. from ''the shadow" ofhis A junior at RWU, track toward a bache this societal explanation! I Feel like I gel a huge schwoo. he waves his brother. an animator. so Annear has fallen inlo his lor's in communications. some sort of tension hunk of something both hands wildly and he b gan to focus on niche-wedging hip hop wilh a minor in creative release sessionlto stimu ering me off my back." bounds-surprisingly writing. and slam poetry between writing. late my hip bop infatua He finds inspiration in fluidly-across the stage. This passion for writ creative writing and jour· "Sometimes," Annear tion/an expansion from rapper Sage Francis, People in the audience ing is apparent in the nalism. This kid's got a admits, "1 feel like I'm the collaboration of sci wbose lyrics, according were chortling. 'That's lyrics he pens: they're way with words and gra\'. wasting my time at entific calculations." to Annear, are "really all you got gimmick?" original, eloquent, and itates toWard areas where school, and ifI had more "'I like the fact that I gel geared toward opening someone shouted. They autobiographical streams he can use his creative free time to go out and words off my mind and yourmind." wanted more. of prose, One set begins pen. play little shows and onto paper," Annear said, With his baseball cap r Once Ann~, 21, came band 001 demos, I'd be like this: "I need some I "and I express what I'm tipped sideways, Annear ! RWU's Relay supports cancer research , Kaitlin Curran and couldn't be more provided to the partici wide e-mails and set up donate food. With an lap of the event. John Contributin&Writer excited for this year," pants to keep them a table in the Student anticipated 200 partici Notte, a professor at the "Good Times, Good said Rosicot, vice presi· entertained. A luminary Union. Because it is a pants, there needs to be Providence campus, will Cause"-a motto that dent of pledge educa· ceremony is perfonned non·profit event, the plenty offood and enter be among them. The sums up an important tion. during the evening, entertainment and food tainment for everyone. luminary goal has also event. Relay for Life is an where bags are lit in must be donated. The Last year 14 teams increased to 500. This spring marks the overnight event that rais memory of survivors, entertainment commit with 112 total team One of the top third annual Relay for es money for research victims" and those cur· tee is responsible for members participated in fundraising teams is the Life at RWU, and it is programs for the rently fighting cancer. recruiting local bands, tbe event. The event on-eampus club, Future the largest fundraiser American Cancer "The cause is person- DJs and karaoke, as raised $12,359, exceed· Teachers of America, held on campus. The with a total of $985. event is sponsored Vanna Tremblay, co by Delta Sigma Pi, president of Camp the professional FTOA, said, "I business fraternity believe that Relay which has been plan for Life is one way ning lhe event for the people can make a past three years. big difference in the Bridget Rosicol, Motria Society (ACS). It starts al for most ofour partic well as providing games ing the goal of SI0,000, ongoing battle against j Rudko and Kristin Ford, Saturday, April 30, at ipants and the emotional such as volleyball and and 125 luminaries were cancer. It allows stu aU juniors, are the event 6:00 p.m., and ends connection is evident ping pong. They are still lit in the ceremony. dents to not only raise co-chairs. Sunday, May I, at 12 throughoul the night," working to recruit This year, the organiz· funds, but the event also "We were appointed p.m. Teams of people adds Rosicot. bands, but last year the er's goals have unites and inspires stu last year through Delta take turns walking laps The event takes a lot majority of bands were increased. They hope to dents. I am proud to Sig to plan this event. It in the Field House ofthe of preparation and RWU students. The raise $20,000 with 200 attend a school which was new to all ofus, our Rec Center, trying to Rosicol, Rudko and food committee is in team members broken participates in this heart first event. This is our keep at least one person Ford have their hands charge of contacting into 22 teams. They also touching, life changing second year and with from the team walking at full in lhe upcoming local businesses, like hope to recruit at least event." one under our belt, we all times. There are weeks. To gather teams, Bristol House of Pizza five cancer survivors , are more experienced games, music and food they sent out campus and Domino's, to who will walk the first the Hawk's'Herald pageS Tell A Friend... ELS Language Centers is coming to Roger Williams University September 12, 2oo5! There's no need to wait for the TOEFL score. Come early and study Intensive English at the ELS Language Center on campus! Experience the American campus lifestyle • .Intensive and Semi·Intensive Efl9li.sh programs • 12 levels of instruction (Beginner through Masters) available • Courses start every 4 weeks • Completion of Level 112 accepted in place of TOEFL for full admission at RWU • Homestay or on·campus residence accommodation options available • Over 40 years experience in teaching English ~ For additiOnal InformatiOn and a colOr .t'~.~ brochure abOut OUr English programS, ,." please Contact: . ElS l ..~~ ~nun E On! tN6 F'ffry Road Tel: +1401.254.5,)00 LS _, 5Ulock 1$I.\ftd Fu: H4G1.2S4.521iXJ - =- .028OC1 USA bfi~$.cdu· ~ttention Students: Still lookin for Summer Work? Machine Operators and Shippers Must be at least 18 years of age. No experience necessary. » PotIIntial tD earn $~Incentive pay ($12.60/hr tD start)! » $1.00/hr shift differential! » Opportunity tD qualify for end of summer .IulmuI! Work Sun~ -O~ Thur,Frl,5at Choose from 3 or ~work week (10 or 12 hourshifts) Day, evening, and night time shifts available To apply, call Gold Medal Bakery at 1-800-642-7568, ext 799 Or email awlWlll Or apply in persoo to 21 Penn St, Fall River, MA For directions, call 1-800-642-7568, ext 6 , the Hawk's Herald learn something and progression. Sexuality have a good time:' "I think women are (cont'd.from page 1) The parties often take more likely to talk about not·so·unusual Friday an hour, and allow their sexuality now than 'night activity. Stefanie women to browse when they were in high Mazel, sophomore psy causally through vibra school, because they are chology major, recently tors, edible lubricants gaming more experi hosted the all-girl party and different types of ences and are becoming that educates and aids shaving cream. Guests more comfortable' with women with their sexu· are also encouraged to themselves," said ality. talk about the ups and McBurney. "I. had the party downs of past sexual "They want to get because I had gone to experiences. advice from others and one before and had fun," So, why are women know that they are not she said. "I thought it becoming so open about alone in many of their would be a benefit to my their sex lives? Many experiences." friends because they'd believe it's a natural Natural gas tankers raise concerns for Bristol, RWU, Fall River community James O'Connor known as FERC. In his gotten involved and Contributing Writer letter, he stated that, taken action. The Last September, "LNG tanker travel in College Democrats held Marykae Wright, a both Narragansett Bay two events that opposed Bristol resident, got and Mount Hope Bay the LNG proposal. involved in Save Bristol would place the stu· "We did a panel dis- Harbor, a special interest dents, faculty and staff cussion with Jerry group that focuses on of Roger Williams Landay and Ray preserving the bay, after University in danger, in Gallison (Rl State Rep.) hearing Attorney the event of an acci who gave an overview of General Patrick Lynch dent." the whole issue. We got give an inspirational Rhode Island politi about 20 pepple and a lot speech on the escalating cians across the board, of them were asking issue of liquid natural along with local commu questions," said Amy gas (LNG). Energy nities and special inter Bovine, member of the . companies Keyspan and est groups have aU College Democrats. At Amerada Hess plan to voiced opposi~on to the the second event, a dis transport the highly. proposal. Jeffrey cussion about private flammable gas in tankers Gillooly, Senior Director profit vs. public safety, through Mt. Hope Bay, of Government & Bovine stated that, which is directly adja International Relations "People got really cent to main campus. at RWU, said that "the revved up. They were Some say if the LNG safety issue is the num· asking what they could ignited, it would create her one concern. We feel do. Some students want an explosion equivalent the same as the residents ed to get out and hand to that of a small nuclear in the East Bay "'-rea in out fliers throughout weapon. that they [Keyspan] will Bristol." Wright, the mother of he moving those types of Keyspan and Amerada three, exclaimed, "I was materials into heavily Hess' plans to import the horrified that this was populated areas and we LNG for energy needs even being considered in just want to ensure that raise serious concerns Hairs such highly populated these are the most pru affecting RWU, the areas!" dent locations for these Rhode Island community Ap{R);'{a 10~ Shortly after joining types ofoperations." and large parts of the Nails the Save Bristol Harbor Rhode Island Massachusetts commu group, Wright and others Governor Donald nity. Keyspan is focused formed a new group Carcieri also wrote to on a docking site in dedicated to fighting the FERC, saying, "In the Providence and Amerada LNG plans, called post-September II envi Hess is looking at a site Spa Pedcures Rhode Island for Safe ronment, LNG vessels in Fall River. Both sites Energy. and terminals plainly are are located in densely 338 Metacom Ave.• BrIstol, AI 02809 • 253-0TAN 'Tm not some kind of potential targets for ter populated areas along (0826) alarmist, but it is a scary rorist attacks. Although shoreline communities. thing to have such a the probabilities of a RWU's main campus is potential disasier so successful attack are located within the blast close to your home," low, the consequences radius of both LNG says Wright. would he devastating to tanker routes in the event RWU President Roy J. life and property within ofan explosion. Nirschel recently wrote a substantial area sur Brendan Doherty, a letter to the federal rounding the target ves· Director of Public government. officially sci or terminal. There Safety, met with RI opposing the energy simply is no justification Attorney General Patrick company's plans. for accepting the known Lynch on the LNG issue. Nirschel was the only risks associated with 'The security of the stu Rhode Island college LNG import activities in dents is paramount. We president to write such a densely populated loca certainly would be a letter that went to the tions like the City of safer community without Federal f.ne,gy Regulattxy Providence." these ships floating by." Commission, otherwise Students at RWU have SEE LNG, PAOE 7 , . the Hawk's Herald exclaims Jerry Landay, retired journalist and a Consequence Assessment of (cont'd.jrompage 6) board member on Save Bristol Harbor. Gillooly Intentional Breach ofLNG Tanker Currently, there are no commented that, "I'm no Navigation Scenario security measures in the shipping expert but that . case of an LNG explo sounds a little too close sion, but when and if the for comfort/' time comes where LNG Along with major shipments become a arteries ofvehicular traf· reality, Doheny says, "I fie being shut down in will he sitting dow!) the event of a mititarily with the president and escorted LNG tanker, the vice president to nearly all of the bay's come up with the appro marina traffic will be priate plan ofaction." halted. With exclusion It has been decV1ed ary safety zones up to thai for these ships to two miles from the bow travel to their docking and one mile off the sites, protection must be stem, and three thousand offered by an escort of feet to each side, activi the State Police Marine ties of recreational boat Watercraft and ing wiJI be stopped, Environmental Police including any of RWU's Boats along with Coast sailing team events or Guard Cutters mounted practices. Also, the clos with M-16 rifles, To fur ing of marina activities ther reduce risk of an in the bay will "severely attack, state will be interfere with and dis required to perform rou rupt the industry" of tine closures of major Rhode Island's vital traffic arteries 'in Rhode marine fishing, as stated Island, such as the in a report submitted NewportiPell Bridge, from Attorney General 195 in Providence and Lynch's office. RWU's very own Mt. Another concern to the Hope Bridge, RWU community IS Gillooly addressed Keyspan's proposed what he calls "a major docking site in inc(lnvenience" to the Providence in relation to University if in fact the the University's Beverly proposed sites are· St. metro campus loca~ ...... cleared for LNG ship tion. Currently. there is ments and the bridges an existing Keyspan must be shut down, LNG terminal of a Shipments are currently smaller scale used for estimated to be deliv trucks, but with the new ered by the tankers move to ship LNG to every four to five days, Ihis she, Keyspan has once at the Providence propsCd an upgrade site and once at the Fall request to FERC which River site, This totals a would allow tbem to potential number of four beef up the facilities, times a week in which How,",ver, many voices the Mount Hope "Bridge have raised concerns, would be routinely c1os· Attorney General Patrick ing for arrivals and Lynch possibly being the departures of the LNG loudest, regarding the tankers, The operation lack of safety upgrades ofthe University would that would ensue. Lynch be affected because stated in a lengthy legal countless numbers of document that, students who live in the "Keyspan's attempt to Baypoint dorms, along convert a 30-year-old with' further students, storage tank into a mod· faculty and staff mem ern LNG terminal. .. bers living independent could lead to a cata lyon the other side of strophic failure of the the bridge, would not be tank and subsequent needs for both heating In Nirschel's letter to transport the LNG "Based on a thorough able to cross in the case release of the entire and electric generation." FERC, he re,quested that underwater to a site on evaluation, I have con of a passing LNG LNG contents." Maps LNG, despite its high the "commission work land. cluded that the safety tanker. Regulations have depicting a scenario of flammability, is one of with energy providers to "They should have and security risks by the not yet been specified as the breach of the LNG the more environmental seek other alternatives gone there in the first proposed upgrade to the to the opening and clos tenninal at Keyspan's ly sound of the energy than the terminal sites in place. Don't ask my Providence l:erminal ing of bridges, but the Providence location fuels. In defense of the Providence and Fall why they didn't!" outweigh the potential current estimate of the clearly include the RWU voiced safety concerns, River," Jerry Landay, a exclaimed Landay, energy benefits for the time frame will be Providence campus in its the Keyspan spokesper RI for Safe Energy FERC has the ulti New England region," between 20 to 30 min "Lower Flammability son'said, "We take safe member who actually mate authority from the Governor Carcieri said. utes. Limit." ty and security planning went to Washington to federal government to Wrig~t explained that, A very shocking sta LNG seems to be very seriously. Keyspan meet with FERC offi· teU the state government "We still have some tiny tistic about the passage merely an answer to sat has been actively work cials, su~ested that an what to do~ in regards to hope that they will deny of the LNG tankers isfying a need. A ing with the U.S. Coast offshore platform tenni energy issues like LNG. the proposals but it ,under the Mount Hope Keyspan spokesperson Guard and federal, state nal, where the tankers Investigations are still doesn't look that way, Bridge is that "it is esti stated that the plan "is and local agencies and would dock, is a pre underway and no deci Then we're just going to mated to clear the bridge important for Rhode officiais to prepare ferred alternative. A sions have been have to try to fight it." by merely five feet!" Island's growing energy detailed security plans," pipeline would then reached. ., the Hawk's Herald pageS Sports, She packs a mean punch My Way Alexander DaLtlz hand, ready to go toss McAbee and Fodor while the outfielders ran Contributing Writer the ball around on her have pitched every back to chase the rolling Christopher Parish Most coaches are day off. inning this season for ball. Contributing Writer lhriJled when thcir team "She's a four year the Hawks and the com· The biggest addition out the starting line-up. In my first sports col can string a few wins starter and had some bination has been effec to the team has been Ashlyn Coulure plays umn for the Herald, I togcther. The Roger thing like a 2Q-game hit tive. Each pitcher has designated hitter and left field, and LeEllen took what I thought Williams University streak this season," over 55 strikeouts, and a occasional third base Lewis. who tied for thc were some well women's softball Coach Pappas said. combined earned run man, Jen Lyford, fresh lead in triples with five. deserved shots at the Steve Pappas had the Picard, tri-caplain, is average (ERA) of 2.48. man. -Like Cerreto, she roams center field. men's basketball team. good fortune ofwatchiog . indisputably the statisti Fodor's record is 14-3 too is a slap hitter. Of Callie ealon is the The team was in no his Hawks run off 18 cal leader for the Lady and McAbee's is 12-3. her 49 hits, 46 of them starting shonstop and man's land at 7-9 and consecutive wins. Hawks. She leads the "'Fortunately, we have are singles. She leads leads thc team in assists looked to be going "One ofthe best teams team in almost every (WO pitchers th~t are the team in baning aver with 76. nowhere. Play was lack ever," pondered Pappas offensive category: bats, good enough for seven age at .471 and on base With a plethora of adaisical at best and while reflecting on past hits, homeruns, RBis, innings a game," said percentage at .522. young players, the future showed no signs of teams he has managed. total bases and slugging Pappas ~ of his duo. Nikki Houser, sopho is bright for the Lady improvement. «It's 100 early to tell. percentage. In addition "Kristin Cerreto is also more, has been stellar Hawks. But with only a I heard that the major Every team is different. to her offensive skills, capable ofpitching and I' wrtb her Power in the few games left with the ity of the players We've had two teams she is a vacuum at first am confident enough to clean-up spot. She is luxury of Michelle weren't thrilled with my make the NCAA touma· base, swallowing up, put her in the game if I batting .425 with 18 Picard in the line-up, assessment. Yet not one ment behind great pitch· sometimes acrobatically, have to." doubles and one home now is the time for the player approached me to ing and t~am cama- most balls that are Cerreto, junior, sec~ run. Defensively, she team to make a run at say anything bad about raderic.'· thrown in her direction. ond' baseman and tri has been perfect in right winning the CCC tour me or my story. Although only time Pappas also offered captain, is probably the field with a fielding per nament and earning a Furthermore, I'm happy can tell if this team will high praise for starting quickesl member of the centage of t.000. bid to the NCAA touma~ to finally write that the be the best softball team catcher lenn Browne. team. She is the lead-o'fT While the team has ment. team proved me wrong. in school history, they'" just spoke to the After two gutsy per- hitter and crafty at the some star power, final In order for that to j have already rewritten tcam about Jenn plate. She is bauing .400 tri-captain Gina-Marie happen, the team must formances in playoff the record books: With Browne. She is a quiet with her slap hilting Mariano explained that keep improving. games, an injury-deplet their recently snapped leader. She is in hcr style. But one shouldn't it has been a team effort. "We need our fielding ed squad held its own 18-game winning streak, fourth year as a player. be fooled-she has "We won 18 hard percentage to be 100 and kept the score close the Lady Hawks arc thc She was the backup to an deceptive powers. fought games in a row, percent," said Mariano. in the championship owners of the longest all-conference catcher "Kristin had been which was unbelievable. "But we're not machines game before finally onc in school history-in for two years. Her time bunting and slap hitting It was an amazing and errors will happen. It bowing out to EndiootL any sport. is now. She has per- for her first few al bats atmosphere because depends on how well we I didn't think they • This panicular team is formed above and of the day (against every single girl eon deal with errors and would advance as far as made -up of mostly beyond what the coach Curry College)," lribUlCd and we couldn't adversity. We need to a championship game. . young up-and-comers, ing staff and myself explained Pappas. "She have won that many constantly have our But they did, and they with only (wo seniors. expected." -has tremendous speed played well, and they -- without each other. We heads in the game and However, Michelle Browne is capitalizing and bat control, SO ifshe don't really focus on make smart plays. There showed class in not los Picard and lenn Browne on her time. She is bat places the ball right she how many games in a is no doubt that we have ing their cool when the have used their four ting around the .400 clip will get on base. At this row we have won; we the talent to make it to negative comments years' experience, and and is third on the team particular at bat J had focus more on being a the NCAA tournament." started flying. Rather been essential to the in doubles with II. She noticed the outfield was team and getting things Coach Pappas reiterat than take out their frus team's success. also has tbe full time in close on the edge of done." ed Mariano's outlook. trations in the wrong "Michelle is one ofthe duty of catching for the the grass, so she swung Mariano has suffered "As a coach, when way, the team turned its leaders," praised Pappas, two-headed pitching away." some injuries this sea mistakes arc made we season around. after Picard conveniently monster, Laura McAbee, That led to her first son, but when 'healthy talk about them pub The basketball team popped in and out of his sophomore, and Ronnie homerun of the season. sbe ~ third base. licly," explained Pappas. should be a model for office, glove on her right Fodor, junior. as she rounded the bases Three freshmen round "Not 10 chastise the other sports, especially players, but to learn teams this spring that from them. Every team aren't having the great makes physical errors; est seasons. The base we just don't want the ball team. at 12-26, bas mental errors. We need solid players, but hasn't to keep working on mis been able to find a take-free softball. The rhythm. Men's lacrosse team that makes the least started the season slow errors wins games." ly, but picked up the This particular team pace and improved to 8 has what it takes to win 7. Women's lacrosse and has proven that. waited awhile for its With the conference first win and is now 3 tournament nearing. the II. .. Lady Hawks must con RWU teams are tinue their winning ways grossly underappreciat to solidify their spot as ed, and while I may one of the greatest soft write at times that their ball teams (or any athlet play is weak and their ic team) in the history of aUitudes are sour, let it RWU, never be misinterpreted "Overall, I'm very for an assumption that I proud of us," commend don't hold these teams ed Mariano. "We need to in the highest esteem. keep the intensity high, Not to mention r II where it is, and keep never be afraid to admit making smart plays." when I'm wrong.