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Vol. LXX No. 2 www.TheCowl.com • Providence College • Providence, R.I. April 28, 2005 Commemorating a successful presidency

By Stephanie Barkus ’05 During the 11 years in which News Editor Emeritus Father Smith has been president, there have been improvements at PC, both on You might expect the campus and in terms of the president who has overseen the quality of students the school construction of multiple attracts. buildings on campus and an Rev. Terence Keegan, O.P., increase in the executive vice president of the FOCUS academic potential College, said that the ON of students improvements in the quality of applying to the student body have perhaps Providence College to take been the greatest credit for these accomplishment of this accomplishments. administration. Indicative of College President Rev. this improvement is the fact that TIM PISACICH '07rThe Cowl Philip A. Smith, O.P., however, the test scores, GPAs, and high Left to right: Nichole Rioux ’06 and Lorraine Calzone ’08 talk with Stacey Moulton in the is not inclined to do so. Nearing school class ranks of those Office of Career Services. Many students visit the office to get help finding summer jobs. the end of his term as president, attending the College have Father Smith points to the increased over the years. College as a whole as Father Keegan said, responsible for the school’s however, that there are different growth. They are “the types of accomplishments, accomplishments and including new construction on Summer jobbin’ achievements of the entire campus. During Father Smith’s College community,” he said. presidency, St. Dominic Chapel, By Jen Jarvis ’07 Internship Services, of Career Services, whom “They’re not mine alone.” Suites Hall, the Smith Center News Editor recommended that students find Clarkin said is “a helpful Father Smith became PC’s for the Arts, and a parking an internship or a job in their resource to students who need 11th president on July 1, 1994; garage were all constructed, ummer is fast field of interest. additional assistance with their his 11-year term will come to while a new turf field is nearing approaching, and The Office of Career summer search or fall an end on July 1, when Rev. completion. many students are in a Services has a wide variety of planning.” Brian J. Shanley, O.P., assumes Rev. J. Stuart McPhail, O.P., panic as they face resources to help students Each day, the Career the office. Father Smith will be who is in his 17th year as vice Sanother summer asking,accomplish just that. Programs Services office receives on sabbatical for the next year president for student services, “Would you like fries with that the Office runs include information about new and is leaving in July for an called the construction of these that?” Instead of the typical workshops, panels, and job internship and job archaeological dig in Petra, buildings and renovations of knee-deep-in-ice cream/ fairs. Many of these programs opportunities, which are then Jordan. At this stage, he said, it others some of the visible clearance clothing/grass are coordinated by Denise Anne posted on eFriars, an online is unclear what he will be doing changes that have taken place clippings job, Kathleen Clarkin, Godin, assistant director and system that connects students to after his sabbatical. FATHER SMITH/Page 4 director of Career Planning and college internship coordinator JOBS/Page 3 McPhail’s, no strings (or wires) attached

By Cate Rauseo ’07 Internet before Easter break, he having wireless in McPhail’s is News Staff has observed students utilizing a good idea,” she said. this feature daily. He added that Steve McNaughton ’07 many of the students say that the agreed. “I think wireless is a As technology becomes an Internet is faster in McPhail’s good idea in McPhail’s only if increasingly vital aspect to than in their dorm rooms. it was powerful enough to every college campus, many PC “The amount of people who provide wireless Internet students have begun to wonder will utilize McPhail’s for service to all of the Slavin why the wireless Internet will continue Center, because a lot of people STUDENT Providence to grow as time passes. The do work in the food court and I LIFE College most important part is getting don’t think enough people do campus has not the word out,” Incantalupo said. work in McPhail’s,” he said. focused on keeping the campus The effort to add the plasma “I don’t think I would ever completely up to date with the T.V. to McPhail’s was pushed do work in McPhail’s because installation of campus-wide by similar motivations. it’s too noisy and not a great wireless Internet. “The plasma T.V. was added atmosphere for studying,” said After providing wireless to add to the viewing experience Julie Hosselbarth ’07. Internet access in the library, the DENNIELLE BALSANI '07/The Cowl in McPhail’s,” Incantalupo said. “It would be great if the campus more recently installed Left to right: Jessy Rowe ’08 and Amanda Genova ’08 use a “Whether you want to watch Chapel basement or the dorm a temporary connection in both laptop in McPhail’s, where there is now wireless Internet. sports or your favorite T.V. study lounges had wireless Raymond Cafeteria and in show, we wanted to be able to Internet because it would give McPhail’s. Both will be Incatalupo, assistant director of “We are also trying to offer the best in viewing us a place to go after the library available to students until the McPhail’s, the upgrades were increase our ‘hang out’ traffic in technology. Now you can sit at closes,” said Megan Dardinski conclusion of the semester. intended to appeal to a wide McPhail’s during the afternoons the bar with a 42-inch T.V. about ’07. The initiative to provide crowd and expand the hours in and when we do not have events 8 feet away.” With such an urge from wireless Internet access in which students utilize the going on. We want people in However, the addition of students to have wireless McPhail’s partly stems from venue. McPhail’s all the time,” he said. wireless Internet to a campus Internet throughout the campus; efforts to attract a larger crowd “We are continually trying to There is also no place in the location known as a recreational why not make the whole to the campus bar. In addition upgrade McPhail’s in order to Slavin Center for students to venue seems a misplaced and campus wireless? to installing wireless, the attract more and more access the Internet so we perhaps unnecessary feature to According to Dr. Daniel R. McPhail’s directors have also students,” Incantalupo said. thought it would be a great some PC students. Horne, assistant professor of opted to place a plasma screen “We want all students from PC addition.” Erin Donnelly ’07 explained marketing, this would not be a TV in the venue. to be able to utilize McPhail’s Incantalupo noted that since her position on the location of difficult financial feat for the According to Todd in every way. the inception of wireless the new wireless router. “I think MCPHAIL’S/Page 5

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—compiled by Jen Jarvis ’07

Weber gives first inaugural respects,” Weber said. successful 2005-2006 school program received sacraments. Eaton Street security station address Weber gave an inaugural year. “Realize what you can do, Tim Pisacich ’07 and Elizabeth opened address at the Congress meeting what you want to do, and come Birnbaum ’06 were baptized, The 56th Student Congress as well. In his address, Weber back to Congress Summit with while Nathan Breglio ’05 and On Monday, the Eaton Street met for the first time on talked about the changes he more than just ideas, but vision Daniel Lade ’07 were received entrance on lower campus Monday. The new executive foresees for Congress in the and goals to accomplish into full Communion with the officially opened. The control officers were sworn in by the upcoming year. He said that throughout the year,” he said. Catholic Church. Birnbaum, station situated at that entrance departing president, vice though Congress has had “its “Call each other up, correspond, Pisacich, Breglio, Lade, and will be used to “monitor president, treasurer, and fair share of losing seasons” in dialogue; presidents, arrange a Michelle Begin ’06 received vehicular and pedestrian traffic secretary. the past, “as new recruits come class retreat if possible; but Communion for the first time. entering lower campus,” During the meeting, Rejects in and a progressive new most of all, learn about this The Confirmation candidates according to an e-mail sent by on the Rise, PC’s improv group, philosophy has begun, school and the power we have included Pisacich, Birnbaum, John Leyden, executive director was officially made a club. In Congress has slowly established in fulfilling its potential.” Breglio, Lade, Begin, Stacy of Safety and Security. In addition, the volleyball team its inherent development into Archer ’06, Katherine Bednar addition, the Huxley Avenue was deemed inactive for the fulfilling body that is its true RCIA candidates baptized, ’05, Janna Loureiro ’07, and gate arm was lowered, “failure to adhere to club identity.” confirmed Marco Thomas ’07. The Most discontinuing free access to standards,” said Matt Weber Weber urged Congress At the 7:00 p.m. Mass on Reverend Robert E. Mulvee, lower campus through that ’06, president of Student members to be self-motivated in Sunday, nine candidates who D.D., J.C.D. was the celebrant, entrance. “This action will Congress. “It was out with the the upcoming weeks and over had been in the Rite of Catholic and the liturgical choir sang at assist in the prevention of thefts old, in with the new in many the summer to prepare for a IniiiatianbirrAdufts (RCIA) the Mass. and vandalism,” Leyden said. Campus Calendar for April 29 to May 5 Submit events to [email protected] 29 Friday 1 Sunday Tuesday3 Thursday5 4:30-6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Barbecue next 2 p.m. Women’s 2 p.m. Mass for 7:30-9 p.m. Robert 3-5 p.m. Theatre, Dance Barbecue to honor to the lacrosse field to Chorus and Orchestra Father. Smith in St. Wilson Exhibition Exam period for all and Film Lecture and Father. Smith on support Detective Concert in Smith Dominic Chapel. opening in undergraduates. Performance in Slavin Cultural Quad. Allen’s family. Center for the Arts. Blackfriars Theatre. G01.

8 p.m. Spring Dance 2 p.m. Spring Dance DWC exams for Exam period for all Concert in Bowab Concert in Bowab freshmen and undergraduates. Studio Theatre in Studio Theatre in sophomores. Smith Center for the Smith Center for the Arts. Arts.

Last day of under­ 7 p.m. Jazz Night at graduate classes. Smith Center for the Arts.

30 Saturday Monday2 4 Wednes day

Sanctions

Disciplinary Hearing Outcome Administrative Review Disciplinary Hearing March 17, 2005 March 22.2005 April 14, 2005 Charges: Charges: Charges: Student Handbook: P. 37, 2-A; 38-VIII Student Handbook: P. 38, TP- 10 Student Handbook: P. 36,2-A, 2-E Not Guilty Guilty Guilty Student Handbook: P. 37, 2-E Sanctions: Student Handbook: P. 38, 8 Guilty Fine-$125 Not Guilty Sanctions: Disciplinary probation through November 15.2005 Sanctions; Counseling Center Meeting Alcohol Education Class Disciplinary probation through May 21,2005 Disciplinary probation through December 20, 2005 Parental Notification Fine-$250 Reflection Paper Counseling Center Meeting Reflection Paper Administrative Review Outcome Administrative Review Administrative Review March 17, 2005 April 5, 2005 April 18,2005 Charges: Charges: Charges: Student Handbook: P. 37, 2-E. 38-3 Student Handbook: P. 38, 3 Student Handbook; P.38,8; 36 2-H Guilty Guilty Guilty Sanctions: Sanctions: Sanctions: Fine-$100 Fine-$l00 Fine-SlOO . Disciplinary probation through May 10, 2005 Alcohol Education Class Official Warning Reflection Paper Disciplinary probation through December 2,2005 Reflection Paper Counseling Center Meeting Parental Notification Official Warning

Administrative Review Disciplinary Hearing Administrative Review March 22,2005 April 11,2005 April 18, 2005 Charges: Charges: Charges: Student Handbook: P. 37, 2-C Student Handbook: P. 12 Student Handbook: P. 38, 3, P. 13, P 15 Guilty Guilty Guilty Sanctions: Sanctions: Sanctions: Disciplinary probation until May 10, 2005 Ftne-$200 Fine-$400 Reflection Paper Disciplinary probation through December 20, 2005 Disciplinary probation through May 15, 2005 In-Kind Restitution Reflection paper Official Warning Administrative Review Disciplinary Hearing Disciplinary Hearing March 22, 2005 April 14, 2005 April 18, 2005 Charges: Charges: Charges; Student Handbook: P. 44,9-1 Student Handbook: P. 36,2-H,B; P. 37, 2-A; P. 38, 8 Student Handbook: P. 36,2-G, 3; P. 38,8 Guilty Guilty Guilty Sanctions: Sanctions: Sanctions: Disciplinary probation until November 15, 2005 Fine-SlQO Fine-$250 Reflection Paper Alcohol Education Class Disciplinary probation through December 20, 2005 Fine-$l00 Disciplinary probation through December 20, 2005 Reflection Paper Marijuana Education Class Counseling Center Meeting Counseling Center Meeting Reflection Paper Meeting with Major John Leyden April 28,2005 fNEWS The Cowl 3 Dr. Morgan awarded for excellence

By Beth Finan ’07 committee poured over their teaches, he loves to engage with students in the discussion of News Staff dossiers and selected three finalists. The committee ideas,” he said. observed the finalists in the Morgan, who graduated Many students may classroom and also conducted a from St. John’s College in New recognize Dr. Vance Morgan, survey of each finalist’s Mexico with degrees in assistant professor of students in order to further mathematics and philosophy philosophy, as the author of one evaluate the candidates. With all and obtained his doctorate in of this information in mind, the philosophy from Marquette textbooks for committee made their selection. University, has been teaching at ACADEMICS Development Morgan’s students and Providence College since 1994. of Western colleagues were pleased with He said that his inspiration to Civilization (DWC). Now, the the committee’s decision to teach came from great teachers whole campus will know honor Morgan. of his own and the prospect of Morgan as the 2004-2005 Amanda Dillon ’07, who is “passing the joy of learning on recipient of the Joseph R. in Morgan’s Liberal Arts from one generation to the Accinno Faculty Teaching Honors. DWC course, said that next.” Award. In its third year, the he deserves to be recognized for Although philosophy can be award is designed to recognize his excellence because “not a difficult subject to teach, a faculty member who exhibits only is he friendly and ap Morgan said that he tries to excellence in teaching, a proachable outside of the class engage students by showing passion for learning, and a room, but he also works hard to them that philosophy “is about genuine concern for students’ make philosophy both in being inquisitive and asking academic and personal growth. TRACY DONADIO '06/The Cowl teresting and understandable.” questions, which is a natural Dr. Stephen J. Lynch, associate Dr. Raymond L. Sickinger, human act.” professor of English, was last Dr. Vance Morgan is the third recipient of the Joseph R. professor of history and director As a result, Morgan tries to year’s winner. Accinno Faculty Teaching Award. of the Feinstein Institute for make classes very student- Morgan said he was “more Public and Community Service, oriented, with a heavy emphasis than pleased” when he was history as well as director of the members of the administration, has taught with Morgan for nine on dialogue. Also, he wants notified of the honor. “I am a Center for Teaching Excellence four faculty members, and the years in the Honors DWC students to be critical of their teacher first and foremost. I and head of the selection two previous recipients of the program, which he said has own beliefs, as well as the have a book coming out in the committee, said, “The award. After collecting been a privilege, as well as a beliefs of others. In Morgan’s fall, but this award means more committee was impressed nominations from students, learning experience for classroom, he explained, he is to me [than being published],” during their own classroom staff, faculty, and alumni, the Sickinger. One of Morgan's not the expert, but he learns he said. Morgan also noted that observations of Professor committee requested that each most important traits is that “he along with the students, which being recognized for his work Morgan,” noting the high level nominee submit a dossier has the ability to take very he cited as the most rewarding in the classroom on a campus of class participation and consisting of course syllabi, a difficult philosophical concepts aspect of teaching. where “there are so many critical thinking skills of his statement of teaching and make them accessible He said, “The trick has been outstanding teachers” is a great students. philosophy, and previous without doing them injustice,” to convince students that you honor. The Teaching Award student evaluations. Thirteen Sickinger said. don't have to be like me to enjoy Dr. Joan R. Branham, Selection Committee is out of the 75 initial nominees “Vance lives to teach, and philosophy. It can be applied associate professor of art and art composed of two students, two continued the process, and the he not only loves what he here and everywhere.” Jobs: Students bag bagging groceries York],” Sugrue said. He said he patient liaison,” Kane said. It continued from front page anticipates that his position will is primarily a psychiatric include accounting and giving hospital, with wards for his opinion on what projects to geriatrics, adolescents, children, potential employers. “We do finance. addictions, and a double-locked constant outreach and The way in which Sugrue ward for severely ill patients. promotion to employers,” said found his internship “was “I’ll be floating in between each Clarkin. almost completely random,” he unit over the summer and get Clarkin admitted that eFriars said. His basketball coach from the opportunity to work with the is not always enough to help high school knew the controller patients in each one,” said Kane. students, especially ones who of the company. Sugrue then Kane, though an English do not live nearby, to find an contacted him in January to major, said that she is attracted internship ‘or job for the secure a position for the to psychology. “I’m interested summer. “Many employers summer. in going into some kind of tend to recruit locally,” said Sugrue’s search brings up psychology field,” Kane said. Clarkin, explaining that most two important points about a job “It’s a realization I’ve come to job opportunities posted will be search. The first is the over the past year.” in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, importance of networking. Kane works in Career and Connecticut. “For most “One of the most effective ways Services as a career assistant, students, their search is going to find a summer job—or any where she is part of a volunteer to go beyond'[eFriars],” said job—is through networking,” group that runs some of the Clarkin. That is when students said Clarkin. Programs like the workshops that the Office of can get individual attention in Summer Job Fair help students Career Services sponsors the Career Services office. to do this. The Fair was held throughout the year. With the “When students come in and on March 15 and featured many help of Clarkin, Kane set up an actually sit down with us, employers looking for informational interview with they’re amazed at the wide employees for the summer. someone at Butler Hospital, variety of... strategies we have “We had a few hundred students which led to the job she will for an effective summer job attend the Summer Job Fair,” hold this summer. “Career search,” said Clarkin. Clarkin said. Services is amazing,” Kane Some students have already Another important aspect of said. found interesting summer jobs. a job search is to start looking A summer internship can Sarah Bitetti ’06 will be early. Clarkin said that the lead to full-time positions. working for the Federal Bureau highly competitive summer According to a survey of the of Investigation (FBI) in internships have fall application TIM PISACICH '07/The Cowl Class of 2004, 65 percent of Washington, D.C., this summer. deadlines. She said most Faculty and students use computers in the Career Services respondents indicated that they When asked what her job will students start organizing their Office. Online services such as eFriars list many potential had participated in an internship entail, Bitetti said, “They’re not resumes in the mid to late fall. employers for students to contact for summer jobs. or career-related activity during allowed to tell me,” though she Sugrue echoed that early the school year or the summer. said, “I know that my internship action is helpful. “I tried to get postings was an internship with which will take place in August. Nineteen percent of these there is going to be in science an early start on all my CVS. Kerri Coletta ’07 “I contact different companies internships led to full-time jobs. and technology.” Bitetti, a internships,” he said. interviewed for the position. “I to inquire about sponsoring the Clarkin stressed that a physics major, said she came Nevertheless, it is still not don’t know if I have it yet,” festival,” Coletta said. She also summer job search is good across the internship while too late to find a rewarding Coletta said of the job, which finds promotional materials to preparation for future job looking up jobs online. “It was summer job. “We’ve still got she discovered through the advertise the festival. “I’m searches. She said, “If you’re completely random,” she said. opportunities coming in,” said Career Services Office where picking out things like stickers, using effective strategies to find Mike Sugrue ’06 landed an Clarkin. Employers are still she works. banners, and keychains,” she a summer job, then it’s not only internship in New York with a notifying the Career Services Coletta, a marketing major, said. going to be valuable to help you company called Empire State Office of positions that are also has a spring internship. Caitlin Kane ’06 will have a find a high-quality summer Development. “It’s an available, and the opportunities Currently, she is working to job with Butler Hospital in East position but will also help you economic agency that finances are then posted on eFriars. promote the Rhode Island Providence this summer. Her to be effective in your Senior projects across the state [of New One of the more recent International Film Festival, job title is “desk clerk and year job search process.” 4 The Cowl News April 28,2005 Father Smith: Remembering 11 years

Civilization classroom and fitness center. don’t have nearly as much time as they continued from front page Father Keegan also emphasized the would like to spend with students importance of fund-raising activities and because there are just so many demands during Father Smith’s presidency. He building the endowment, saying that on time... and yet I think every college also pointed out that as a result of the while it has, in fact, grown, it must president I have ever spoken with enjoys construction of Suites Hall, students now continue to do so. the time they are able to spend with have a wider variety of living options Father Keegan, who has been students ...,” he said. than they had previously. executive vice president for 11 years, Seeing the students of PC grow and “ . .. it’s hard to name all the things will also be stepping down at the develop during their time here is, in fact, that have blossomed under Father beginning of July, as Rev. Kenneth P. the thing that brings Father Smith the Smith’s time,” said Father McPhail. “At Sicard, O.P., dean of Residence Life, will greatest amount of satisfaction. He said the same time, he’s just a nice man. He’s be taking over the position of executive that he has always had a belief in the just a very pleasant person.” vice president. goodness of the young men and women Dr. Hugh F. Lena, vice president for Father Keegan said that he was happy of the country, and working at the academic administration, said that about the change, adding, “I would be College has confirmed this belief. during the past 11 years, the College has sad only if I were leaving Providence “[The students] just fill me with a changed in obvious and less obvious College.” He will be on sabbatical next great deal of hope,” he said. ways. Lena has been at the school for year, and will be teaching theology after Father Smith said he believes that the nearly 31 years; a professor of sociology his return. students graduating in May have a bright and former Faculty Senate president, he Father Smith, on the other hand, said future ahead of them, and, in terms of took over as vice president this year. he has mixed emotions about stepping advice for the future, told them to “be One obvious achievement of the past ADAM ROACH ’06/The Cowl down, though he is not sad. “I would who you are all the time” and “try to keep 11 years, Lena said, has been the see ... my tenure winding down to priorities straight.” Father Smith completes his 11th and administration’s commitment to hiring fulfillment rather than to an end,” he final year as president of Providence highly qualified faculty who embrace the said. College on July 1,2005. College’s mission. He has worked with Prior to becoming president of the Father Smith during the hiring process College, Father Smith taught philosophy I suppose you have to believe over the past nine months, and said, “I at PC, and was later the president of the that God has a plan somehow or found [it] very enjoyable.” college in the Catholic and Dominican Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican other and I fit into that plan ... In terms of changes that are less tradition and, at the same time, not House of Studies, located in Washington, obvious, Lena said that he believes that sacrifice the wonderful living experience D.C. students and faculty have increasingly that our students have,” he said of the While he has always been interested begun to appreciate the College, saying plans that were made. in the field of education and has spent Rev. Phillip A. Smith, O.P. that those at the College “recognize the Lena said that Father Smith set goals much of his time as part of the excellence within and see potential for as president, and has achieved them, Dominican Order teaching, he said that ourselves.” allowing him to turn the College over to becoming a college president was not Father Smith, meanwhile, said that he Father Shanley in a better state than it one of his goals. In fact, it had never could not point to a particular was in 11 years ago. really crossed his mind. As for the future of the College, achievement as being greatest, but rather “By any objective standards, the “I suppose you have to believe that Father Smith expressed confidence in his emphasized how the College has come College is much better than it was 10 God had a plan somehow or other and I successor, calling him bright, talented, together as a whole. years ago ...” said Father Smith. He fit into that plan ...” he said. and energetic. Father Keegan echoed his “You can’t separate one aspect out added that it is the job of all presidents As president, Father Smith said that sentiments, saying he has known Father and say this is the thing that you’ll focus to take the College to a higher level and he made decisions on the basis of what Shanley since he was a student here. on,” he said of improving the school. turn it over to their successor in a better was in the best interest of the College, “He will have the support of the “When it all comes together is what I state than they received it. saying that in life, you have to make faculty ... the trustees, and the College feel good about.” “Father Smith certainly has done decisions with the information you have community, and that is something he Father Smith said that the vice that,” said Father McPhail. at a certain time. absolutely has to have in order to do the presidents he has worked with have According to Father Smith, the “Father Smith, in my experience ... work that needs to be done,” said Father played an important role in the progress College has a number of strengths, has always put the mission of Providence Smith. that has been made. “They’re all very including the education it provides, as College first,” said Lena, adding that Father Shanley, meanwhile, said that talented, and they’ve been a major part well as its skilled faculty members and Father Smith has made difficult Father Smith has done much for the of having the College come together. . students with high academic potential. decisions by looking at what was best College. In particular, he said, Father .,” he said. On the other hand, there is one for PC. Smith has strengthened the school’s He explained that in 1994, plans were particular area, he said, in which the “He’s a man of great kindness, great Catholic and Dominican identity, in place to make Providence one of the school needs continuous work: its understanding, and truly wants to help something that the new president would best comprehensive liberal arts colleges resources, and more particularly the you to be successful, and he does all he like to continue. in the region. endowment. While the endowment has can to bring that about,” said Father “I’m heartened by the fact that I’m “We felt that what we needed to do increased nearly 300 percent while McPhail. inheriting a school that’s as well run as was to examine all of our operations, Father Smith has been president, he said One regret Father Smith does have Providence College is,” said Father build on the strengths, address the it is lower than it should be, adding that about his presidency is the fact that he Shanley. “I don’t have to fix something weaknesses, and keep it clear that we the College would like to build things could not spend more time with the that’s going badly. I have to make wanted to be excellent as a liberal arts such as a new Development of Western student body. “Most college presidents something better that’s going well.” April 28,2005 News The Cowl 5 Students organize Robert Wilson exhibit

By Chris Donnelly ’08 private collections in museums all over Center in Manhattan. There she was able impromptu, so there is no set topic for News Staff the world. to retrieve details about the work he has the class. The class is free to attend and & The lecture and exhibition at PC have produced, some of which will be on open to all students. However, spaces are limited so students are advised to Scott Geer ’06 been organized by students taking a class display in the Smith Center for the Arts. The art that will be displayed is set to arrive early. News Staff entitled “Intro to Museum Studies.” The class is taught by Dr. Deborah Johnson, arrive on Thursday, April 28, when The exhibit will be on display in the Providence College students will associate professor and chair of the art Christiano and the other members of the Smith Center from May 3 through May have the unique opportunity to attend a and art history department. Students team organizing the exhibit will have to 6, and May 9 through May 14 from 11:00 class taught by one of the art world’s were required to plan an extensive register and catalogue all of the work to a.m. to 4:00 p.m. An encore will also leading innovators of experimental project over the course of the semester, the finest detail before it is displayed for be available for the public on May 19 theater. Robert Wilson, known which involved contacting Wilson, public view. The art is being delivered from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. An Evening ARTS worldwide for his theatrical planning the event and researching at by the Byrd-Hoffman Foundation, the with Robert Wilson is free and open to productions, sculptures, and museums in New York City. curators of Wilson’s art. All pieces of anyone. drawings, will be teaching a Mary McFarland ’05 is a member of his work should be carefully handled. Dr. Joan Branham described the master class on Tuesday, May 2. the class project team and traveled to “The most difficult work has been opportunity as “once in a lifetime. PC In addition to the master class, PC Manhattan to visit the Soho Art Gallery, researching what should be in the students have an enviable and unique will hostEvening with Robert Wilson where she and several other students catalogue,” Christiano said. “His work opportunity to attend a master class with in the Smith Center for the Arts at 7:30 selected Wilson’s art work that will be is aggressively drawn. They are Robert Wilson. He is one of the most p.m. that night. The evening will feature displayed at PC. She said that this was a beautiful works and are emotionally brilliant, creative individuals working in performances and discussions. The worthwhile experience. “It was powerful.” The exhibition will be setup the arts today.” event will also be the premiere of “The interesting. People who worked there on Monday, May 1, and will be available Rev. Adrian Dabash O.P., professor Proscenium Eye: Drawings and knew a lot about him,” she said. At the for viewing bn Tuesday. Jessica Vieira of art and art history at PC and an Sculptures by Robert Wilson,” which is gallery she was able to not only ’05 said she anticipates the event and acquaintance of Wilson, said, “Bob’s a collection of Wilson’s drawings and experience Wilson’s personal work but looks forward to seeing Wilson’s art. artwork makes you take a deep breath .. objects. also the art of others that she admires. “I’m excited to go to the opening of the . Bob’s method is to slow us down and Wilson, a renowned figure in the arts “It was interesting to see all his personal exhibit. It will be an enlightening allow us to see one another and the has received prestigious awards, such as art collections, the things that he liked,” experience that I am normally not beauty, uniqueness, and creative the Rockefeller and the Guggenheim McFarland said. exposed to.” spontaneity that is in each of us.” fellowships. A Pulitzer Prize nominee Dana Christiano ’05, another member The master class will be held in the Having studied the art thoroughly for drama along with receiving dozens of the project, compared the effort Black Box Theater in the Smith Center over the entire semester, Christiano of other accolades, Wilson has had his needed to successfully plan the event to for the Arts from 10 a.m. to noon. Wilson reflected similar sentiments in saying, art featured at exhibitions in Boston, what professionals do. To do research said he loves working with students and “It’s not your typical art or your typical Paris, Houston, Rotterdam, London, and on Wilson’s work, she had to visit the is looking forward to teaching PC exhibit. Students at PC should be open- Munich. His art is also featured in Performing Arts Library at Lincoln students. His classes are often minded to see it. It’s inspiring.” McPhail’s: First step toward a wireless campus?

Raymond at this time are tem­ rooms would be excluded from continued from front page porary only until the end of the this process as land lines are semester,” said Morin. shown to have a much faster campus. According to Rebecca connection than wireless. “The price of wireless Ramos, assistant vice president However, the department’s technology is falling as more of Information Technology, it is plans have been slowed due to and more individuals and necessary for computer services a lack of funding. organizations move in that to ensure the security of the “One things holding the direction,” he said. “Also, the wireless network before Information Technology other campuses I have been on extending such technology department back in making this this year all have moved at least throughout the campus. transition is money. Since we in part to wireless. “We are hoping to install a will have a new president “I think the reason that the Radius server this summer that coming in. Information administration has not taken this would require user Technology is basically waiting step is economic. There are authentication to get on the to hear what his plans are,” finite resources which create the network—so that only members Truesdale said. need for the administration to of the Providence College In addition to Student prioritize allocations. The community would be able to log DENNIELLE BALSAN1 ’07/The Cowl Congress members, many current administration’s on to our network,” Ramos said. Danielle Cuenoud ’06 takes advantage of the wireless members of the student body spending priorities are clearly However, Student Congress Internet in McPhail’s by using her laptop at the bar. Some voiced their hope for an visible around campus. executive president-elect Matt students hope for a completely wireless campus in upcoming upcoming installation of such However, . the new Weber ’06 seems to think years. technology. administration might be more differently. “There is a master “I think a wireless campus interested in going wireless— plan to make the campus process. Howevqr. according to Information Technology would be awesome and much we’ll see,” Home said. completely wireless,” Weber Doherty, funding is the ultimate department in March to discuss more convenient for all of us,” According to Edward Morin said. “This takes time, and of cause for delaying this the possibilities, Truesdale Donnelly said. of the Information Technology course money.” technological upgrade. learned that the department “I definitely think the (IT) department, the campus has Similarly, former Congress Efforts made by Congress hopes to make a partial campus should go wireless—it no definitive plans to install executive president Patrick executive treasurer-elect Adam transition to wireless Internet by would make my life easier,” such advances. Doherty ’05 explained that Truesdale ’07, prove that providing connections in all said Sarah Dupont ’07. “On “There will be no formal Congress has talked to the financial allocations seem to be gathering places such as St. nice days like the ones we have plan—operational or finan­ Information Technology standing in the way of moving Dominic chapel, Slavin, study been having, we could do work cial—for wireless until security department numerous times and toward wireless Internet in the lounges, and maybe even outside; thus we wouldn’t all issues have been addressed. has subsequently begun an near future. classrooms. However, have to do poorly on finals or Wireless in McPhail’s and eventual effort to begin this After meeting with the Truesdale was told that dorm fail out of school.”

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Page 6 April 28,2005 9/11 suspects brought to trial Ask by Sarah Vaz’07 PC Asst. World Editor

Despite a last-minute motion by his lawyers, accused 9/11 conspirator Do you think guilty 9/11 Zacarias Moussaoui pleaded guilty to six suspects should receive the felonies this Friday in federal district death penalty? court. His lawyers ques­ NEWS; tioned Moussaoui’s com- ANALYSIS; petentence to enter this plea, espousing their be­ lief that he did not have an adequate un­ derstanding of the consequences, which may include the death penalty. Judge Leonie M. Brinkema disagreed, twice finding Moussaoui competent to stand trial and enter a plea. “The court is ac­ Google Images cepting today the defendant’s six pleas Zacarias Moussaoui pleaded guilty to six counts of felony conspiracy Friday. of guilty. You are found guilty at this says the government will seek the death done reprehensible things and is respon­ time,” she announced to Moussaoui. penalty for the four felonies that stipu­ sible in some way, so I think the deli­ A French citizen of Moroccan de­ late it may be applied. cacy with which it’s dealt with allows scent, and the only person in the U.S. to Moussaoui changed positions once that to sort of creep in. I think it allows be charged in connection with the at­ again in court Friday, claiming that he it to be more complicated than just ‘Oh “Life in prison would be 10 times tacks, Moussaoui was prohibited from now plans to fight the possibility of a look at these poor New Yorkers and how worse than forcing the death representing himself, the judge noting death sentence with “every inch” of his hard it was for them.’” penalty.” that he had repeatedly violated court or­ being, maintaining, that while he has While Gyllenhall received sharp ders, filing court papers that were both pleaded guilty, he was not involved in the criticism for the comments, she is re­ Erin Donnelly ’07 and “frivolous” and “scandalous.” 9/11 plot as it actually unfolded, and thus fusing requests that she recant or apolo­ Crystal Bozigian ’07 Moussaoui was arrested in 2001 on should not be held accountable on the gize; “not to have the courage to ask immigration charges when authorities same level. The felony convictions in­ these questions is to betray the victims learned he had sought flight lessons for clude “conspiracy to commit acts of ter­ of 9/11” she argued. Boeing jets, but had expressed no inter­ rorism transcending national boundaries” . Her comments come at a particularly est in the basic skills of take off and land­ and “conspiracy to murder U.S. employ­ interesting time, as 24 men are on trial ing. The case received national attention ees.” in Madrid for their involvement with the after the 9/11 hijackers carried out their Gonzales expressed his belief that this September terrorist attacks, but their attack on the U.S., and Moussaoui was argument will not stand up in court. He activity is notably unmentioned in the only then investigated for complicity in “trained with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan 9/11 commission report. the event. and communicated directly with Osama The suspects, mainly Syrian and His previous attempts to plead guilty Bin Laden. Osama Bin Laden personally Moroccan born, are part of Spain’s larg­ to conspiracy failed because of his re­ selected Moussaoui to participate in an est trial to date of Islamic terrorist sus­ portedly bizarre behavior and conflict­ operation to fly hijacked airplanes into pects, the result of investigations that ing statements; he initially wanted to American buildings and approved him began in 1990. The key suspects could plead no contest, an entry tantamount to attacking the White House” he told re­ face up to 60,000 years of jail time if the guilty plea, but continued to insist porters. The statement affirmed that the convicted, based on the maximum sen­ “No. I don’t agree with the death he played no role in the 9/11 attack. decision was based upon the fact that tence for each death in the attack. penalty.” Moussaoui also had frequent conflicts “Moussaoui and his co-conspirators were Other suspects are being charged for with his lawyers, causing further delay. responsible for the deaths of thousands crimes ranging from belonging to a ter­ Rhonda Colapietro '07 Referring to them as the “death team,” of innocents on September 11.” rorist group, to weapons violations, he suspected a conspiracy with the U.S. The entrance of his guilty pleas came forgery, and fraud. It may be hard to government to ensure his execution, and in the wake of controversial statements prove the charges against the men how­ sought their dismissal from the case. by American actress Maggie Gyllenhall. ever, as “one of the problems with the Moussaoui later recanted, and actually claiming that the United States should be arrests is that it’s mostly circumstantial. requested that the judge sentence him to held responsible for their own role in the The suspects spoke on the phone, and death, leading his lawyers to challenge World Trade Center attacks in 2001. The they didn’t speak much. They spoke in his competence. actress stars in the upcoming movie. “The code,” noted Eli Karmon, a global ter­ The guilty pleas will circumvent the Great New Wonderful,” which was rorism expert at Israel’s Interdiscipli­ most controversial legal issue in the case, shown at the Tribeca Film Festival last nary Center. the question of whether or not week, an eventorchestrated by actor Rob­ Germany is in fact the only country Moussaoui would be allowed access to ert DeNiro to help revitalize lower Man­ to have convicted a terror suspect in captured leaders of Al Qaeda who could hattan post 9/11. connection with 9/11 thus far, the Mo- potentially provide testimony in his de­ The film highlights the stories of five roccan-bom Mounir El Motassadeq, but fense. Instead the pleas set the stage for people living in the aftermath of the at­ he successfuly won an appellate case a penalty phase, in a seperate trial, where tacks. and in a televised interview, she and is currently being retried. U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales expressed her view that “America has ■Sources: CNN. New York Times “Yes, they should, because they commmitted the ultimate crime and they should receive the Forced resignation changes little in Italy ultimate punishment.” by Sarah Vernon ’07 party threatened to follow suit. nesses, defending families’ purchasing Rob Hanson ’06 World Staff Dissatisfaction with Berlusconi and power and a concrete plan for the South his Forza Italia party motivated the other to encourage the creation of new jobs.” The Prime Minister of Italy. Silvio parties to withdraw cabinet members. Italy is by now used to having its Berlusconi, was forced to resign last The National Alliance complained that prime ministers resign. In fact, week after a crisis in the governing coa­ the policies of Berlusconi's government Berlusconi’s government, elected in lition. Yet. only a day after he resigned, unfairly favored the more affluent North, 2001, has managed to stay in office he appointed a new cabi­ and the Christian Democrats and the Na­ longer than any other government since NEWS net consisting mainly of tional Alliance want more money to be World War II. Many citizens are ac­ ANALYSIS many of the same people spent in the South to improve economic customed to the tactic of resigning that had left his govern­ development there. which some prime ministers have used ment just days before he resigned. Only Other factors contributing to the de­ to reform shaky coalition governments. five new ministers were named to the cline in Berlusconi's popularity include Next week Berlusconi’s new govern­ 24-member cabinet. the war in Iraq, which is popularly op­ ment will face a vote of confidence in Berlusconi's resignation stemmed posed, as well as the overall faltering eco­ Parliament. Yet despite his vows to from a collapse in the government and nomic condition of the country. change, leaders from opposition parties Berlusconi chose to reorganize his dramatic decline in popularity, as his remain skeptical, viewing his resigna­ “No. I don’t believe in the death coalition and promised to change his poli­ government was defeated in the polls tion as a hoax to maintain power. Ac­ penalty for anyone.” earlier in the month. In 11 out of the 14 cies instead of calling for new elections cording to the leader of the Democratic district races, he was voted against in one year early. He stated that his govern­ Left, Piero Fassino, the prime minister Angie Conant ’05 favor of the center-left opposition party. ment will carry out its mandate until 2006. was attempting to resist change. “It is a Shortly after, the Christian Democrat On Friday. Berlusconi promised re­ desperation government,” he said. party pulled four ministers out of the porters that “with renewed impetus" he Compiled by Allison Herrmann government, and the National Alliance will conduct a plan of “supporting busi­ Sources: BBC. New York Times ’07 and Julianne Spohrer ’07 orld April 28.2005 W The Cowl 7 ODDLY Week in Review ENOUGH COMPILED BY NlCOLE ClIISMAR ’07 National: calls, e-mails and text messages provide “Gaza Strongman” Moussa Arafat. In a Wendy’s finger chili a hoax greater IQ loss to an individual than statement released to the press on Sun­ Internet fraudster gets Indian Thirty-nine year old Anna Ayala was smoking marijuana. According to re­ day, senior aide to President Abbas Prime Minister arrested at her home in Las Vegas, Ne­ searchers, “the constant interruptions re­ noted, “Today they are giving a wonder­ vada, on Thursday night and charged duce productivity and leave people feel­ ful new example by the smooth and civi­ A U.S. businessman went to claim the with attempted grand theft in connec­ ing tired and lethargic.” Data within the lized transfer of responsibility and au­ New Delhi, India residence he purchased tion with her claim filed against study reveal that those who tried to juggle thority.” All of the replaced security men on a Web-site only to find that it had been Wendy’s late last month. Reportedly, messages and work fell by 10 points, have been re-assigned as special advi­ a fraud. The residence in question turned Ayala filed the claim shortly after she which is more than double of the 4 point sors to the president. out to be the Prime Minister of India’s discovered a human finger in a bowl of fall seen after smoking marijuana. This Local: home. chili that she ordered, but shortly 10-point drop, as Dr. Glen Wilson noted, Trolley troubles for Beantown India’s intelligence department is dropped it after police investigators is­ “is equivalent to missing a whole night’s Operators of trolley-style buses catering looking into this strange situation. They sued a search warrant for her home. Due sleep,” and encourages companies to pro­ to tourists in the Boston area have re­ believe a fraudster sold the residence to the claim, Wendy’s launched an in­ vide a more balanced and appropriate cently urged the city to allow more of over the Internet to the businessman for ternational investigation, “even check­ way of working. these vehicles on the streets because of 35 million rupees, which is $802,600 in ing its workers and employees of sup­ International: the near completion of “The Big Dig” American currency. pliers to see if anyone had lost a digit.” Security shuffle in Palestine within the next few months. However The website advertised the house as However, the San Jose police depart­ Pushing aside the top commanders of this request is running into opposition a “huge sprawling mansion in the heart ment noted Friday that Wendy’s was not Yasser Arafat’s old guard, Palestinian over traffic concerns, which project a of Lutyen’s Delhi with 24 hours a day to blame. “Thus far, our evidence sug­ President Mahmoud Abbas named three three percent increase or 16.7 million seven days a week running water and gests that the truest victims in this case new heads of the security forces on Sat­ more people visiting Boston this year. electricity.” are indeed the Wendy’s owner, opera­ urday. These new measures brought Pal­ Mark Cohen, director of the licensing The businessman had hoped to set up tors and employees here in San Jose, estine a step closer to meeting Israeli and division for the Boston Police depart­ an office in his newly purchased prop­ who have suffered financially through­ U.S. demands for “reform of corruption- ment claimed, “It’s not the best situation erty, but when he arrived in New Delhi out this investigation.” plagued security forces,” which are also to be in, whether you’re Boston or the with the title deed he had received in the Science: criticized by Palestine citizens for fail­ trolley companies, demand doesn’t equal mail, he learned that he had been Text messaging worse than weed ing to maintain law and order. Head in­ more licenses and we can not add more scammed. In a clinical study consisting of 80 tri­ telligence chief Amin al-Hindi along with trolleys when we do not yet know how als of workers monitored throughout the his deputy Tareq Abu Rajab was replaced it will affect traffic.” Cohen also esti­ Source: Reuters day for their IQ, psychiatrists at King’s by Ala Hosni, while Brigadier General mated that the cap on trolleys will not College London University discovered Sulieman Helles was named national se­ be lifted until late fall. —Kim Krupa ’07 that constant distractions such as phone curity forces commander to replace Sources: CNN, Providence Journal College Trinity minorities targeted by hate mail News Students seclude themselves while college secures campus

by Phoebe Patterson ’06 school missed classes and spent Thurs­ hands in a statement of unity. porters, “what is painful to me today is World Staff day and Friday night in seclusion at a In response to rumors that the letters to talk to these students—so young, so hotel. Some of the 25 percent of minor­ were sent to white women dating black beautiful—who feel like a target is on A series of racially-motivated hate ity students at Trinity stayed at the houses athletes at Trinity International Univer­ their back because they are black.” mail prompted authorities at Trinity In­ of friends and family while others stayed sity, University officials denied any link After spending a night in the hotel ternational University in Deerfield, Ill. on campus. between the letters and opposition to in­ with the students, dean of students Wil­ to evacuate dozens of minority students In an attempt to find the perpetrator, terracial dating. liam Washington described their attitude off campus on Thursday. Three stu­ professors have been asked to help iden­ University President Gregory L. as “upbeat, appreciative, and eager for dents—two African-American and one tify the handwriting in the letters and Waybright said Trinity embraced racial things to get back to normal on campus.” Hispanic—received anonymous, hand­ police sent the letters to the crime lab to diversity but could not shield itself from “Crazy people do crazy things,” said written letters through the school’s in­ be analyzed for DNA evidence and fin­ the ugliness of an “imperfect world.” Charlie Dates, an African-American stu­ ternal mail system in the last two weeks, gerprints. While officials believe the let­ Waybright told reporters, “Just as the dent working on a master’s in divinity. in which the third letter threatened ters were written by one person, currently crucifixion led to a resurrection, some­ “It’s nothing to be terrified over.” physical violence with a weapon. the police have no suspects or leads on times a challenge like this can help an While it is unclear when the minor­ Since the threats came within days the case. entity like ours become what it wants to ity students will return, Waybright main­ of the anniversaries of the Columbine Police increased patrols on campus be.” tained they will be able to complete their High School shootings, the Oklahoma Friday and security guards are keeping The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, after meet­ academic work for the year. Classes have City bombing and Hitler’s birthday, for reporters away from students. Some stu­ ing with the recipients of the letters on continued as scheduled. their own safety, more than 43 minority dents gathered on Friday during their Friday afternoon in addition to other stu­ students at the conservative Bible-based lunch break and prayed while holding dents, professors, and parents, told re­ Sources: MTV news, New York Times Weekly__ Spotlight Ecuador’s Gutierrez gets sacked as a populist, anti-corruption reformer. 2002, before differences arose between by Kanhar Munshi ’08 His popularity arose because he sided them and Palacio resigned. World Staff with peasants and workers and because The downfall of Gutierrez is the of his refusal to use repression against latest episode in a battle in Latin America Lucio Gutierrez, President of them. He opposed the dollarisation of the between left-leaning presidents and the Ecuador since 2002, was toppled by Ecuadorian economy and forged close traditional elites that oppose them. This Congress Wednesday, April 20, after a links with the powerful indigenous trend was also evident in the recent week of violent street protests and movement. Once in office however, mobilizations in Bolivia against demonstrations. Following the ouster, Gutierrez changed course. Faced with a president Carlos Mesa for his policies Gutierrez was granted political asylum difficult economic scenario, he opted to of privatization and collaboration with by Brazil where he and his family follow the recommendations of the multinational oil companies. The reportedly flew to on Thursday, April International Monetary Fund (IMF) by following political developments in 21. implementing economic austerity Latin America could have widespread In his defense, Gutierrez told local measures which angered many ramifications on the political climate of television stations that he had been Ecuadoreans. In 2003 he reached an Latin America and also in the Middle removed from office “unconstitutionally agreement with the IMF which included East where the success of the newly and without political trial.” In his first a brutal “adjustment” program involving emerging ideal of democracy is crucial CNN statement since the ouster he said, “I am a wage freeze until 2007, $120,000 in for peace and stability. The viability of Lucio Gutierrez fled the country not a thief. I have not stolen; to the redundancies in the public sector, no right democracy was also mocked by Fidel before dawn on Wednesday after a contrary, I was collecting the debts from to strike in the public sector, an increase Castro who was quick to boast that the thieves.” More than 1,000 Gutierrez in the price of gas by 375 percent, and week of extremely violent protests. Gutierrez lost out because he was “too loyalists led by his brother, Gilmar, took privatization of electricity, oil, telecoms, Chilean cameraman who died of close to the empire,” his epithet for the to the streets in his hometown of Tena water, etc. asphyxiation from tear gas. The next day United States. on Saturday, April 25, protesting the Ecuadoreans who were now upset by a woman was killed by the police. The political turmoil in Ecuador, new government and calling his ouster the growing accusations of nepotism and During the next two days there were South America’s fifth largest oil illegal, police in the remote Amazonian corruption surrounding family members more than 180 wounded and dozens of producer and the region’s No. 2 exporter town said. Supporters of the former of Gutierrez and his inner circle saw people arrested. The situation for of crude to the United States behind president charged that his removal by Gutierrez’s decision to overhaul the Gutierrez soon became untenable. In a Venezuela, has rattled debt markets Congress was unconstitutional and said Supreme Court as an illegal attempt to final move, on Wednesday, a special worried about a new left-leaning they would take their case to towns amass power. At 5:00 p.m. on April 19, session made up of opposition legislators economy minister and further deepened across Ecuador and international more than 50,000 people descended on in the 100-seat unicameral Congress concerns in the international community forums. the streets of Quito, marching toward the voted 62-0 to oust Gutierrez. The on the political stability in South Gutierrez, who took office in old city center, but they were met by more Ecuador Congress appointed as America. January 2003 was elected with 55.5 than 4,000 police officers. The first president Alfredo Palacio who was Sources: BBC, CNN, Washington Post percent of the votes was looked upon casualty of this social explosion was a previously vice-president of Gutierrez in The Cowl Commentary

Page 8 April 28,2005 The frustrating art Creaming my jeans over fresh milk by Chris Ackley ’06 the five contributing farms— Tomaquag to its previous Commentary Editor Meadowburg farm in capacity and continue their of political science Richmond—belongs to my family’s farming legacy. Milk has been a volatile good friend’s family. To make operations like this subject ever since our first In fact, all five of the farms sustainable, it is imperative that structs and governmental struc­ grocery run. Over the past contributing to the “Rhody we buy locally-produced goods In complex tures? school year my roommates and Fresh” cooperative are family- whenever possible. When we Decades of blind belief in I have nearly owned, and want to remain purchase a gallon of Hood milk times where democracy suddenly begin to RHODE come to blows family-owned. Take for from the grocery store, we have waver—you can see now that ISLAND over regulating example the Tomaquag Valley no idea where that milk came right and wrong there is no concrete answer to personal milk farm in Bradford. Officially from, how long it took to get any of the problems posed by consumption, utilitarian established in 1963, the 100- there, and who exactly profits have become society. All that remains are appropriation of milk, and, of acre family farm has been from our purchase. However, relative terms, gray areas. Where do you turn course, the right to swig when you buy a gallon of for security? What can you from the carton. Is there any other “Rhody Fresh,” you are often we find cling to that is sure, that is in­ way to drink it? drjnking the freshest milk fallible? I have found that there We have even divided! :possible and supporting consistency in is one thing—and one thing into two separate milk F locai farmers rather than the only—that provides a true foun­ camps. The majority of thej large corporations which our faith dation in these times of uncer­ four housemates enjoy threaten their livelihood. tainty, and that is faith. whole milk, or—as we call Along with securing a by Leslie Nevola ’06 I hope I did not just lose half it—man’s milk. Our other- state-wide deal with Stop & Commentary Staff of the people reading this ar­ roommate sips his “thkim’ Shop, “Rhody Fresh” is also ticle. milk with a curly straw. He has stocked at the CVS on Admiral There comes a time in every Faith is not very popular in even stooped so low as to stir street and both the Shaws political science major’s life this world of precision, empiri­ water into our whole milk when markets on Douglas and Valley when he or she realizes that cism, and skepticism. I grant he was out of his own inferior streets. The philosophy alone when it comes to politics, there that many students are loath to breed. The infamous “white is enough to make me want to is no definitive delve into the “spiritual world” water” incident is rarely spoken drink “Rhody Fresh,” but answer to any simply because it is out of style of. llustration by ric ulford crunchy anti-establishment FAITH I E F ’08 question. and often considered taboo in Despite past controversy, I used for dairy farming for the rhetoric aside, the stuff tastes There is no real the realm of academia. have never been happier with past century. Today, Barry and like a vanilla milkshake. “right” or “wrong.” But when my mind gets our milk experience than this Ruth James and their son raise Quite possibly the only way The liberal solution is just as tangled in the failures of human past weekend when we brought more than 80 dairy cows that to improve this beverage is to bad as the conservative solu­ endeavors—whether political home two delicious gallons of produce “Rhody Fresh” milk. infuse yet another Rhode Island tion—only for different reasons. or otherwise—and the work of “Rhody Fresh” milk. Tomaquag Valley Farm once tradition and add some Autocrat The magical “happy medium” people with the best intentions “Rhody Fresh” milk comes maintained a herd of 150 coffee syrup to a tall frothy is a myth. Take the welfare sys­ brings disastrous results, I can directly from a collection pf five milking cows. Several factors glass. Coffee milk is the official tem, for instance. One problem turn to no one but God for hope. dairy farms in the state. Not forced Barry and Ruth to drink of Rhode Island you with welfare is the people who When it is humanity that fails, surprisingly, in true “Vo Dilun” downsize the operation recently, know? God, I love this state. abuse the system, collecting and keeps failing over and over fashion, I realized that one of but they are striving to restore source: www.rhodyfresh.com welfare checks when they can again, there is only one person easily get a job—or already who takes no part in that fail­ have one—costing the program ure, and that is our Creator. millions of dollars. He operates outside the hu­ Keeping on pace for the future Solution: Tie up the system man perspective. He is abso­ in so much red tape it will be lutely perfect, He loves us, and by Adam D. Roach ’06 hugged a man from Korea while cans—and human beings—are too difficult or not worth it to He forgives us, even when our Commentary Staff in Wellesley. Without knowing more alike than we are differ cheat. Another problem with very nature causes us to make the profound importance of ent. When runners are strug welfare is the people who fall mistakes. When earthly struc­ Eric Powell ’06’s suit-clad strong foreign relations, one gling to complete a 26.2-mile through the cracks—people tures fail, it does not affect him completion of the CVS Down could not be a successful run course, differences with fellow who are undoubtedly deserving because He is always the same. town 5K, and our communica- ner or politician. runners evaporate. Running re of aid, who try hard to use the But it is not only the,£qlid. tion via walkie-talkies through- Running and politics also ne minds us that we are all strug system correctly as a step to­ Rock that brings me hope when out the race, cessitate warm public relations. gling together. ward becoming financially in­ I am feeling discouraged. Once RUNNING made a profound As a politician, one is expected Just as a marathoner takes dependent—but are cut off be­ you have found the world lack­ impression on to shake the hands of many fel into account what is best for its cause of time limits or other ing, it is excruciating to think many people. low citizens. Likewise, giving body, so do we as political be nuances of the program. Solu­ that this is “it”—that this world, However, the most memo many high-fives is necessary to ings act and think in consider tion: Relax the system, making this life, is all there is. The most rable moment of the race oc achieve success as a runner. ation of what is best for the it easier to get aid. comforting part of my faith is curred only minutes after the The relationship between the world. The means, both for run See the dilemma? One the belief that there is a perfect, starting-gun fired. I glanced up thousands of children lining the ners and for politicians, may be problem’s solution is the other eternal life that comes after our and none other than U.S. Sena streets and I was reciprocal. different but the ultimate goal problem's cause. Apply this stint on this mortal coil. tor Jack Reed (D-R.I.) was in They were happy to make con for all involved, whether it is to logic to almost any issue— There is no greater happiness stride next to me. Even while tact with a marathoner while I reach Boston or to shape a moral or political—in our than to know that despite the engaging in this great escape, I drew much-needed strength world that we can proudly hand world: cloning, education, so­ shortcomings of this world, this could not shake politics. In light from their tiny hands. over to future generations, is the cial security, euthanasia, na­ imperfect life is merely tempo­ of my completion of the 109th The marathoner and politi same. tional security, or immigration. rary and that the life awaiting Boston Marathon on April 18, cian must both understand the It has been a year of conten Reconciling every single poten­ us after death can be infinitely and upon reflection of a year breaks in their course. As I left tious political debate and in tial problem in all of these ar­ better than we could ever imag­ filled with running and politics, the comfortable surroundings of tense training. Much has di eas takes so much compromise ine. It is this promise that brings I am sure that the two areas are Hopkinton and entered the vided us and, as Pope Benedict that in the end either everything the greatest hope of all. intrinsically linked. struggling neighborhood of XVI warms up his time machine basically remains the same or If I did not lose you before, Running and politics both Framingham, Mass—only to re to take a trip back to the 18th no real compromise is possible. gentle reader, I fear I have lost require positive foreign rela turn to the opulence of Newton, Century, it is certain that divi By now you are probably you now. However, I felt com­ tions. On the route from Mass—I was reminded that sive debate will continue next wondering two things. (I) Then pelled to write about this topic. Hopkinton, Mass to the Boston within a distance that can be tra year. why the heck is she still a pot Although many students may Public Library, I contacted run versed on foot, there are major I have learned this year that litical science major? (2) What find the idea of a faith like this ,j ners from around the globe. differences in income and qual there is a prevailing hope that exactly is she getting-at?' in conflict with their current be- i Seeing a woman waving a Ger ity of life. things will.get better. This To answer the first question, lief system, through' rriy faith I man flag I shouted As the miles went by, the ac bright future could be seen in 1 may find politics somewhat have found a hope that gives rhe “Deutschland!” She was de cents of the people shouting my countless (faces on my trip to hopeless these days, but that the strength, to continue study­ lighted and shouted back “Ja, name became unique. Again, Boston, but most notably in the does not mean there are no ing and working in politics. Deutschland!" our cultural differences, we are fragileo little___ girl who' gave me causes worth taking up, battles On Heartbreak Hill, I feebly still able to support each other five in Framingham.am. As I attempted to communicate with passed her she said, ever so qui­ a Swiss runner in German. Re etly so as it- would-be tost.in the alizing my awkwardness, he rumble of running shoes if I had told me in English that he was not been listening carefully, runhing to set the pace for his “thank you.’ friend, another native of the bul “No, thank you,” I said as I wark of neutrality. pushed on toward the city. "You What is more, I unabashedly make it all worthwhile.” April 28,2005 Commentary The Cowl 9 Food pyramid features Providence in the the Springtime peak of un-healthiness by Kelly Jones ’07

by Colleen Flynn ’07 rather than conversation. Rumors run Commentary Staff rampant that Ray employees spray the salad bar lettuce with nutrient water so We are all familiar with the food girls, who in an effort to lose weight eat guide pyramid, which debuted in 1992 only salad, will receive the nutrients they and hung on the wall in your elementary lack. I frequently see Mary and Dot re school nurse’s office between a poster placing the salad bar with iceberg let of kids with soccer balls tuce clearly marked “Dole” and no spray who “could be doing pot” bottles in sight, quickly debunking this HEALTH and the eye chart. myth. Recently, the Depart However, it represents the recogni ment of Agriculture has introduced its tion that eating disorders and distorted new MyPyramid—a restructured version body images exist on this campus. Walk of the traditional food pyramid. With through the halls of any girls’ dorm at MyPyramid, gone are the hip 90s graph PC on a Friday night and instead of hear- ics, black background and fun party ing compliments about hair or new shapes representing the foods you actu shoes, one hears “Oh my God, you look ally liked but were not supposed to have. so skinny!” Girls the size of my leg la They have been replaced with blocks of ment their stomachs and complaints'(bf color representing the various food- “I am so fat” pepper many a drunken groups, narrowing upward to convey rant. moderation and peaking at a non-colored tip of the pyramid, labeled “discretion ary calories.” A new oils food group ac One look at the number of tabs Tangents and Tirades companies the traditional five, and a stick figure mounting stairs along the ripped off the contact sheet for edge of the pyramid emphasizes the im an eating awareness support Muzz-sippin’ Congrats to the great state of Mississippi. It is a testament to portance of exercise. group in my hallway indicates their strong willed nature and unabashed incompetence that they outlasted every Oddly enough, the figure climbs in that this is a problem at our other state in our country and continue to allow open alcohol containers to their the direction of the discretionary calo school. drivers on the highway. It was a dead heat between Montana and the “Mule of ries, but regardless, MyPyramid displays the South” to see who would budge first, but the people in Big Sky country will a new take on healthy living for the new now have to install clocks in their cars, because they can no longer guage their millennium. All this talk of food and trips by how many cold ones they knock back. How Mississippi has managed to exercise becomes eerily reminiscent of As a former gymnast surrounded by keep drinking on the highway legal is beyond me, but I applaud them for it. With popular conversation among the female weight concerns and a friend to a num all those “i’s,” no wonder they see so well—Chris Ackley ’06 population of Providence College. The ber of girls with eating disorders, I worry health-conscious figure climbing at PC’s focus on appearance and weight. MyPyramid might as well throw on a One look at the number of tabs ripped Too much left, right? The political science professors I had as a freshman and short skirt and pop her collar and she off the contact sheet for an eating aware sophomore here at Providence College were the reason I became a poli-sci major. would fit right in here. ness support group in my hallway indi Not only are they extremely smart, they are also the most well-intentioned, ap­ Until arriving at this school, I rarely, cates that this is a problem at our school. proachable, hilarious professors I have ever had. So they must understand that I do if ever, concerned myself with my And one does not need a term or a diag not mean to insult them when I say that something needs to be done about the weight and I am not entirely sure I knew nosis like anorexia or bulimia to have ideological imbalance among professors in the poli-sci department. As much as I what a “carb” was. To qualify this state an eating disorder. really do love them all, the extent of the ideological differences between them is ment, I participated in sports all through I do not like complaining about from moderate democrat to radical left-wing hippie. There is absolutely no conser­ out high school, ate vegetables like it was chicken fingers when I could be com vative representation in the political science faculty, which seems necessary to me my job, and was fortunately blessed with plaining about a Civ quiz. And I am not if students are going to receive a balanced political science education. I urge the decent genes. alone. After I had a minor freak-out in department and the administration to keep this in the forefront of their minds the However, as soon as I stepped foot the ice cream line when my friend men next time we hire new professors—Leslie Nevola ’06 into Raymond Cafeteria, issues of pro tioned her carb intake, the boy ahead of tein, carbs, calories, and “points” bom me turned around and thanked me for barded my usually pleasant dining ex my tirade, concurring that he too was Maybe I’ll just stay inside I love watching the quad come alive, as everyone perience. And while I still maintain my tired of girls’ incessant talk of carbs. A gathers outside to soak up the gorgeous weather. And while I thank the boys stance of “If it tastes good, eat it; you boy! The same people many of us are playing sports for providing me with some nice eye candy, I do have two favors to can always run tomorrow,” the linger trying to impress would rather see you ask. 1. Please halt your game momentarily if I am walking across the quad. Al­ ing voices of girls in the sandwich line share a burger with them than pick at though you may know it will not hit me, my horrible depth perception and a flying and their obsession with salad often run your salad alone. Frisbee coming within two inches of my ear make me think otherwise. 2. When through my head as I mow down on my So in the spirit of the new you inevitably miss catching that Frisbee, please do not ask me for “a little help.” It cupcake. MyPyramid, which stresses moderation, is not my fault you cannot catch, and besides, I have a fear of throwing a girly toss I applaud those making a conscious let’s continue sweating it out on the that will land 15 feet from the intended destination that rivals my fear of dropping effort to eat well and exercise often. It is Stairmaster at the gym. But when we fin my tray in Ray. Thank you for your cooperation—Colleen Flynn ’07 important to be aware of your health and ish, join me as we make our way up the maintain your body. But at times I feel side of the pyramid toward those “dis Res Life 4 life I would like to propose a toast in honor of the Office of Residence this awareness turns extreme on our cam cretionary calories.” Because while Life. I have spent the past year as an RA in Fennell Hall. I went into this year pus. Dinner with friends can often sound wasting away on carrots may seem fun, unsure of whether I would like my job, my bosses, my coworkers, or my residents. more like a Weight Watchers meeting Death by Chocolate is that much sweeter. In truth, I have discovered that I like them all. The job was a fine one, allowing me to get to know many people I would have never met otherwise. My bosses, Steven Sears, Father Sicard, Kevin Hillary, Ian and all the HDs, have proved to be excellent employers. All the RAs on campus have shown themselves to be professional and The Cowl kindly. And of course my residents: from the rowdy fellows in 301 (plus their two Providence College's student newspaper since 1935 cohorts Dave and Sully) to the ever quirky Paul and Alex, from our local theologian

Publisher: Rev. J. Stuart McPhail, O.P. Mike Rubin to our local tenor Matt Luginbul, from Tom’s philosophizing to Stephen Donnelly’s joyful presence, my residents have been a joy to live with. But above all I would like to toast my Fennell staff. I cannot imagine a finer crew of coworkers. Editor-in-Chief: Michael J. Massey ’06 Photography Editor: Tracy Donadio ’06 TK, Orrin, Matt Weber and company are truly excellent fellows. So whenever you Asst. Photo Editors: Tim Pisacich ’07 get frustrated with an RA or irritated with an HD remember that these are some of Associate Editor-in-Chief: Mallary Jean Tenore ’( Providence College’s finest. So as the year runs down, raise your glasses to that Head Copy Editor: Trish Higgins ’06 Managing Editor: Christine Bagley ’06 remarkable Office of Residence Life —Terence Sweeney ’06 Copy Editors: Erin McKeague ’07, Business Manager: Jeffrey Alvanas ’06 Deanna Cioppa ’07, Kjm Caron ’07, Laura Bedrossian ’07, Katie Levine ’07, Cowl Letters Policy News Editor: Jen Jarvis ’07 Megan Gorzkowski ’08

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LUCASFILM School may be ending, but A&E fun never does. Look inside for previews on the albums and movies that are coming out in the months when we shall be apart Experimental theater On the horn with Hilton Who says learning can't be fun? Chatting with the cast of House of Wax

in the Providence area are certainly up by Anna Kukowski ’06 by Stephanie A. Smith ’06 to take part in this synergy of collegiate for the challenge. A&E Staff A&E Editor journalism and Hollywood youth. The Take the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm date was set. Phew—Providence-area theater isn’t Theater, for example. The Gamm’s latest A few days ago, I was offered the The interview was a little different afraid to jump head-first into the play, Oleanna, wasn’t exactly all that chance to talk to the cast of House Of than I had anticipated. While I was unknown. Lately, most local theaters carefree or comfortable. Instead, Wax on the telephone. It was based on a wondering who these people were, and aren’t sticking to boring or overused Oleanna challenged pre-existing ideas first come, first serve basis and I am what makes them different from your storylines—-instead, and stereotypes surrounding sexual pretty sure that I was average college Joe, (since they are all THEATER their picks this harassment—and proceeded to twist and Movie the first person in about our age), other students were REVIEW season challenge turn plots and personalities to get us FEATURE the country to interested in the inner workings of House traditional stereo- thinking very differently than we had R.S.V.P. for it. of Wax as a film. types, make strong statements, and pose before the play. In an after-performance College newspapers all over the country The first to talk were Cuthbert and intriguing questions. discussion, women and men, feminists have one of their writers call up this Murray. Both were well spoken, And this is part of what the and non-feminists, and students and conference line and then they are although Cuthbert spoke more. They entertainment world should be. professionals all discussed Oleanna's allowed to ask questions to the celebrities seemed eager to portray the movie as Yup, there’s a time and a place for disturbing, but essential, points and on the other end. When I realized that exciting and scary and stressed that the fun and happy-go-lucky stories—but claims about these characters and their the celebrities that I would be conversing MTV special exaggerated the drama on they don’t always reflect reality. Within situation involving sexual harassment. with would be Elisha Cuthbert, Chad the set—but all of us who watch Real entertainment, there’s plenty of room for Like the Gamm, the Providence Michael Murray, Jared Padalecki, and World wrap-up shows know that the education and enlightenment. As Black Repertory Theater has also made Paris Hilton, I decided that this had to producers edit the film that way— entertainers, performers have this some strong statements. Black Rep happen. Lo and behold, I received a obviously. responsibility. And theater companies THEATER/Page 14 confirmation email soon after I applied INTERVIE W/Page 14 April 28,2005 Arts & Entertainment The Cowl 11 It’s you and movies in the summertime Movie buffs Pat Egan '05 and James McGehee ’08 predict the success of this summer’s most promising new flicks

Kingdom of Heaven The Longest Yard Batman Begins Charlie and the Chocolate Factory May 6 May 27 June 17 July 15 Gladiator director Ridley Scott tackles Adam Sandler and Chris Rock star in this Traumatized by witnessing the murder Johnny Depp, the most versatile actor in the Crusades with his latest period epic, remake of the Burt Reynolds film of the of his parents, Bruce Wayne decides to Hollywood, tackles a role made famous Kingdom of Heaven. Orlando Bloom same name. Sandler is a former football avenge their death. After his revenge by Gene Wilder in the 1971 film Willy heads a talented cast including Liam star sent to prison who’s forced to put plan is foiled, he channels his anger into Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Neeson and Jeremy Irons in this tale of together a team of inmates to take on the a positive outlet of fighting organized Director Tim Burton, known for his courage and loyalty in the face of the prison guards. The trailer for this one crime. Christian Bale stars as Gotham quirky visuals, creates an eerie and fiercest of battles. For any fans of the doesn’t do much for me, but the comedy City’s new savior, helped along by an seemingly acid trip-induced chocolate genre, Kingdom looks like a sure thing. duo of Sandler and Rock is enough to all-star supporting cast that includes factory setting. If Burton becomes It’s got an all-star cast and, judging from peak my interest. Plus, Reynolds is back Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman. caught up in his visual wonderland, the the trailer, the battle scenes look up to for another round against the guards. Directed by Christopher Nolan movie could become too offbeat for its par with some of the best work Scott has This one could go either way. (PE) (Memento), Batman Begins promises to own good. (JM) ever done. I’ve got my reservations Prediction: C be darker and more realistic than the Prediction: B about how well Bloom can carry a film originals. The fate of this film rests in of this scope, but I’m hoping for the best. Madagascar how well the script develops its (PE) May 27 supporting characters. (JM) Prediction: A The latest animated feature from Prediction: B+ Dreamworks features the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, and David Schwimmer as a group of sheltered ani­ Bewitched mals living in the quiet of the Central June 24 Park Zoo. They soon find themselves When Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) has the in the wilds of Madagascar, however, as chance to produce and star in a remake they search for one of their own gone of the sitcom Bewitched, he casts an missing. One for the kiddies, to be sure. unknown to play the witch. Still could be fun. (PE) Unknowingly, Wyatt casts a real, broom­ Wedding Crashers Prediction: B riding witch (Nicole Kidman). Trailers July 15 Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn crash Kicking and Screaming for comedies usually pack in the jokes, but the trailer for Bewitched lacks good weddings to pick up women. When one May 13 Cinderella Man punch lines. Ferrell doesn’t have to do of them accidentally falls in love, Will Ferrell as a soccer dad gone crazy? June 3 much to make me laugh, but he couldn’t everything goes wrong. The trailer is Sign me up. The former Saturday Night If you’re looking for an Oscar contender save last summer’s Anchorman from funny, and Christopher Walken in the Live star returns to the big screen in this summer, then this one’s for you. descending into stupidity. (JM) supporting cast is reason enough to go, director Jesse Dylan’s take on a soccer Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger star dad who takes the job of coaching a Prediction: C but the comedy clique (Wilson, Vaughn, in director Ron Howard's Depression- Ferrell, and Stiller) could be wearing out children’s soccer team just a bit too era tale of Jim Braddock, an over-the- its welcome. (JM) seriously. If you’re a fan of Ferrell, this hill boxer who gave America something War of the Worlds Prediction: B- one’s a no-brainer. If not (and I can’t to root for when it needed it most. June 29 understand why you wouldn’t be), stay Cinderella Man looks like it’s got a story The last time Steven Spielberg and Tom away. (PE) that could bring even the toughest of Cruise teamed up, they created a Prediction: B guys to tears, plus it boasts some of the masterpiece in Minority Report. Now hardest-hitting boxing scenes since add Dakota Fanning, the most talented Rocky. Combine that with the talent of young actress of the past decade, and Crowe, Zellweger, and Howard, and aliens coming to earth, a premise that what you’ve got is a film that’s surely Spielberg has mastered twice before. going to be one to remember. (PE) What you get is an alien invasion story Prediction: A that guarantees magnificent visual effects and emotional impact. (JM) Mr. and Mrs. Smith Prediction: A June 10 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie star as a The Island Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the happily married couple who both happen Fantastic Four July 22 Sith to be among the world’s deadliest July 8 Lincoln Six-Echo (Ewan McGregor) May 19 assassins. Both are unaware of the Marvel Comic flicks tend to recycle the lives the perfect life, until he learns the And so here it is, the long-awaited final other’s secret life, but when they are same premise: a freak accident changes truth: He is really a clone. Lincoln chapter of the Star Wars saga. Sith contracted to kill one another, things someone’s physicality and life. Multiply escapes with fellow clone Jordan Two- follows young Anakin Skywalker as he spiral out of control. The trailers for this that someone by four and you have the Delta (Scarlett Johansson). Michael Bay, falls prey to the Dark Side, abandoning one look great, but what I’m really Fantastic Four. In 2005, more than the Costco of directors, will provide his Jedi training and ultimately looking forward to seeing is Pitt and Jolie superheroes and special effects are enough chases, explosions, and sappy becoming Darth Vader. Judging from the on screen after the whole Jennifer needed to impress. Daredevil and Hulk, love scenes for five action movies. The trailer, it looks like writer/director Aniston incident. Regardless, this one’s both awful movies, didn’t look this bad Island looks better than his previous George Lucas has pulled out all the stops a sure bet for an entertaining summer efforts, such as Pearl Harbor. If the afid has created a film that may be able in the previews. (JM) movie. (PE) movie has as much intelligence as action, to stand alongside the original trilogy. Prediction: D+ Prediction: B+ it will be well worth your $10. (JM) Everything looks great, but I still have Prediction: B- my doubts about how convincing Hayden Christensen is going to be in embracing the Dark Side. Nonetheless, Sith has to better than Episodes I and IL I hope. (PE) 12 The Cowl Arts & Entertainment April 28,2005 Picks Urban Elements of the The Fourth Annual Week Biggie Hip-Hop by Stephanie A. Smith 06 I A&E Editor

Movie Awards

by Mike Holland ’06 (The Perceptionists, Black Dialogue) A&E Staff * The Lion King Honorable Mention: Directed by Rob Minkoff It’s late April, and utter ridiculousness Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen starts to fit itself in between shadows of Maybe you didn’t realize how stress and test anxiety. Alas, it is the end Dishonorable Mention: amazing this movie was the first of the school year. And though the Red Jay-Z and Linkin Park, “Collision time you saw it—when you were Sox season manifests itself, and the Course” eight. Let me be the one to remind Celtics make their drive through the you, The Lion King is a great NBA Playoffs, final papers and exams Disappointing Album of the Year: movie. The complexities of hu­ breed pain and suffering. But just when Eminem, Encore man relationships, the connection you thought the bad could outweigh the to one's homeland, the ways of good, the most coveted celebration of the Dishonorable Mention: dealing with shame and guilt, love end of the school year captivates and Nas, Street’s Disciple and romance—all these topics rescues all PC students. Of course, I am are discussed in this film.You talking about the annual presentation of Most Mysterious Rapper: can’t help but love Simba, the the Biggie Awards. A number of awards T.I. young, proud lion cub who runs will be presented to this year’s best in into a life-changing tragedy and hip-hop, with nothing but complete Best Music Video: ultimately has to make a choice unbiased and objective results. So Eminem, “Mosh” between the safe road and single­ without further delay, let’s bring the handedly saving his family and winners to the stage. Honorable Mention: way of life. Is The Lion King an Ludacris, “Number One Spot” allegory for what happens to a Album of the Year: country under a greedy tyrant? Is De La Soul, The Grind Date The Mr. T Bling Bling it an argument for constitutional Award: monarchy? I don’t know, but it’s Honorable Mention: LiT John damn good. The Roots, The Tipping Point The D-Chomes blunt- Debut Album of the Year: master (smokes more than Music The Game, The Documentary Cheech and Chong combined) Award: Rapper of the Year: (Tie) Method Man and Redman. Talib Kweli The ‘Roid-Rage Beef Provoker Underrated Album of the Year: of the Year Award: Mos Def, 77ie New Danger 50 Cent

Honorable Mention: Best Battle Award: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Beanie Sigel, “The B. Coming” 50 Cent/Jadakiss/Fat Joe Greatest Hits MCA Producer of the Year: The Dr. J Afro Award: Dr. Dre ?uestlove Lately this has been the CD to put on when my friends and I hang Honorable Mention: Honorable Mention: out. It boasts classics like (Tie) Kanye West and Pharrell Williams Andre from Outkast "American Girl” and “Free Failin’” and it's just great for relaxing. It is Best Female Rapper of the Year: Best Album for the Kiddies: one of those CDs that you can Jean Grae Will Smith, Lost and Found listen to without really listening to—which is great when you are Label of the Year: Club Single of the Year: trying to have a conversation with Aftermath (Interscope) Snoop Dogg, “Drop it like it’s Hot” someone. Also, “American Girl” is a great karaoke song and that Honorable Mention: Compilation Album of the Year: always scores points with me. Geffen Okayplayer: Truenotes, Volume 1

Collabo of the Year: Lifetime Achievement Award: Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, and D.J. Fakts One Russell Simmons Book Does a movie define the way you look at the world? Has a song ever changed your James and the Giant Peach life? By Roald Dahl

The other day, my roommate and I were talking about how great We understand. Roald Dahl’s books are. Remem­ ber those? They captured my If the world of pop culture imagination in a way that no other books could when I was little. And impacts you in ways that others honestly, I think that they prob­ i• ably still would. James and the just can’t Giant Peach sticks out to me as one of the books that was espe­ understand, join the A&E staff. cially mysterious. I think once fi­ nals are over I am going to find Applications are available in all my copies of Dahl’s books and relive their magic. Yes, it's a plarx- Slavin G05. A&E ARCHIVE GRAPHIC April 28,2005 Arts & Entertainment The Cowl 13 Stand Up and dance Music afficionados Matt Hess ’05, Brian Wall ’05 and Mike Holland ’06 place their bets for the best album of the summer

Weezer could have a profound influence. Watch MCA Noel is a phenomenal songwriter, even Make Believe out for tracks featuring Jay-Z and M.O.P., May 24 if he is a total wanker at times. Indeed, Geffen Records as well as those under the production of their popularity has waned in the States May 10 Swizz Beats, and the underground giant, In his sixth studio release, hip-hop over the past few years, but when 9th Wonder. (MH) veteran Common will continue his coupled with a highly anticipated You know that saying “If you ignore Prediction: B masterful evolution with fellow summer tour featuring fellow vintage them, maybe they will go away?” That Chicagoan Kanye West to produce rockers, Jet, Oasis’s latest disc should sounds like solid advice for the new Sleater-Kinney another classic album. This time around offer a spark for those crazy Brits. (M Weezer album. “Beverly Hills” might The Woods Common will maintain his unassuming Hess) be the worst song I’ve heard all year Sub Pop Records path to success, but also will incorporate Prediction: B+ but I’m sure that won’t stop some of you May 24 a return to the old school. Unlike his from paying actual money for it. Make last eclectic release, Electric Circus, BE Coldplay Believe is a perfect title for such an The new album from the hardest working seems to encourage a return to the streets, X&Y album because if you truly want to enjoy women in rock and roll turns the as is shown on the single, “The Corner.” EMI it, you’ll have to pretend that there’s amplifiers up to about 15. The Woods is With Common’s legendary rhyme skill, June 7 some decent songs on it. After you buy a massive wall of wailing guitars and production by the new giant Kanye West this album, listen to it once, and never stadium sized drums ready to knock down and featured artists like Bilal and John Initially cast aside as a watered-down play it again. Don’t say I didn’t warn anything in its way. Of course, their new Legend singing hooks, consider it worth Radiohead, Coldplay has continued to you. (BW) sonic assault would be impotent without picking up. (MH) mature into a subtle yet potent force—a Prediction: F+ the finely crafted melodies and lyrics Prediction: A- band revered for both its creativity and Sleater-Kinney built their career on. The accessibility, by critics and listeners Dave Matthews Band first single “Entertain” is a fine example Stephen Malkmus alike. If their latest single is any Stand Up of the high energy and scathing lyrics that Face the Truth indication (“Speed of Sound” borrows RCA The Woods promises. Sleater-Kinney are Matador Records the chord progression of “Clocks” May 10 drawing a line in the sand and after May 24 without a hint of shame), X&Y will hearing The Woods you’ll certainly want continue to mine that same swirling vein After spending the past three-years Malkmus’ new album, his third solo that 2002’s excellent/! Rush of Blood to touring extensively and inhaling the jam the Head did so effectively. Although the band scene with his new group of stoner album title is a reference to the buddies, Dave Matthews returned to the fascinating tension of opposites, I studio with his longtime bandmates to wouldn’t expect too much contrast on record the follow up to 2002’s Busted Coldplay’s latest—they’ve really nailed Stuff. During his busy hiatus, Matthews the formula, and could continue to seemed to find a loose, funkier outlet cultivate the same dreamy soundscapes for his illustrative storytelling, and the for years to come. (M Hess) songwriter is promising that this airy Prediction: A- new sound has translated well to his band’s latest—the highly danceable and The White Stripes spontaneous, Stand Up. Whether you Get Behind Me Satan like him or not, it’s hard to refute the BMG fact that DMB is one band that will June 7 always be associated with our generation—they’re our Allman The songs of As the heavily anticipated follow up to Brothers, and you can be sure that 20 summer. 2003’s excessively celebrated Elephant, years from now you’ll still be pounding Albums that the White Stripes will surely stir up some Budweiser in the Tweeter Center come out in devilish buzz with their latest, Get parking lot waiting in anticipation for the warm Behind Me Satan. The album’s first these guys. (M Hess) months always single “Blue Orchid” is a glaring Prediction: B seem to affirmation that the Stripes have finally become our scrapped the prehistoric recording Spoon favorites. equipment that has become the medium Gimme Fiction Nothing is for songwriter Jack White’s lo-fi, analog Merge Records better than sound. The track’s icy guitar tone now May 10 listening to a slices through White’s shrill vocals. good song on Here’s hoping that the new digital edge Spoon’s 2002 album Kill the Moonlight the way to the to their sound won’t give Meg White an missed the indie explosion by only a beach. aneurysm (I swear, the woman’s head matter of months. A year and a half later would explode if she even attempted a and the pure pop enjoyment of “The to fall in line behind them. (BW) album since the demise of Pavement, drum fill), and let’s pray that the Stripes Way We Get By” and “Jonathan Fisk” Prediction: A further explores his classic rock roots. stop making those damn videos that would have blasted from TV sets every Face the Truth still features the eccentric induce nausea when viewed intoxicated time a commercial for The O.C. came Audioslave lyrical images and fuzzy guitars from his (“Seven Nation Army” anyone?). (M on. With their new release Gimme Out of Exile past work while continuing with the Hess) Fiction they offer more of the same Interscope increased emphasis on strong hooks Prediction: B bouncy songs and literary lyrics that May 24 featured on 2003’s Pig Lib. While many made Kill the Moonlight an essential younger bands look towards Joy Kanye West listen. I strongly recommend this album Although Chris Cornell is arguably one Division and other early ‘80s bands for Late Registration to those of you who fell in love with of my favorite rock vocalists of all time inspiration, Malkmus is more interested Rocafella The Sfiins and similar bands over the and I’ve always had a deep appreciation in David Bowie’s synthesis of the strange July 12 past year. (BW) for the political diatribes of Rage Against with what’s standard. Expect a solid Prediction: B+ the Machine, their amalgamation of talent album but not nearly as good as Crooked In the follow-up to his successful debut has never settled well with me. I still Rain, Crooked Rain. (BW) solo album, College Dropout, Kanye Memphis Bleek consider the vast body of Cornell’s Prediction: B West will continue his plunge into mass 534 previous work with Soundgarden to be appeal and hope to capture the same Rocafella some of my favorite music to date— Oasis wide-scale audience that he grabbed with May 17 something that his current project doesn’t Don’t Believe the Truth his great debut album. Expectations are even come close to comparing with. Sony definitely high. By stepping out of the In his third studio release, Memphis While the tracks on Audioslave’s latest, May 31 production booth and showing us his Bleek shows the potential to include all Out of Exile, will most likely feature the ability to rhyme, Kanye has proven he that makes Roc-a-fella proud, and then same high-energy, crunchy riffs that made I m not sure why, but for some reason is not a one-trick pony. The question is some. His newest release, 534, named their debut such a success, my biases will last year I got on a huge Oasis kick, whether or not the pony can outlast one after the building in Brooklyn that made always get the best of me when it comes especially with some of their older stuff album. If he resists temptations of him, has the potential to put its focus to these guys. (M Hess) like “Live Forever,” “Morning Glory,” exploiting his already pretty predictable more on displaying lyrical growth and Prediction: B- and “Cast No Shadow.” While Liam and tiresome formula, he could certainly spitting valued street wisdom than on Gallagher’s nasal whine will get on your show that he can pass the test of time on producing the usual club-friendly hits. Common nerves when taken in large doses, it’s Late Registration. (MH) If that formula manifests itself, 534 Basement Evolution (BE) hard to refute the fact that his brother Prediction: B 14 The Cowl Arts & Entertainment April 28,2005 Theater: Providence-area theater explores new ideas

too have the duty to challenge ourselves continued from page 10 to new, different ways of thinking. consistently breaks down false, over­ Classics such as Seagull are literary used stereotypes and represents life a masterpieces; they deserve their place. little more realistically. Last year’s Lady Brigadoon, though it is chock full of Day at the Emerson Bar and Grill traditional gender stereotypes, has a plunged headlong into an examination special, fun place at PC as well. Student of class, race, and gender stereotypes projects—important but often when representing the life of Billie overlooked by the general PC Holiday. This year, Jar the Floor looked population—in theater, dance, and film closely at the lives of five very different are given their right place, and show a women—four generations of African unique creativity that is absolutely, American women and their one white completely essential in any challenging, visitor. This phenomenal portrayal intriguing academic environment. brought to light some nitty-gritty issues, Other productions, productions not including how a feminist, a possible necessarily put on by Blackfriars, also “lesbian,” a breast cancer survivor, a have their impact on and within the stereotypical “housewife,” and an “un- student body. Guest artist Eva van Dok motherly” mother look at sexism, brought her one-woman show, Eaten racism, ageism, and the stereotypes Alive, to ’64 Hall. With superb stage within each. The Black Rep actively presence and charisma, van Dok challenges labels and preexisting brought to life five different TRINITY REP stereotypes—tolerance is the name of personalities suffering from anorexia, The cast of Topdog/Underdog at Trinity Rep tackled tough issues that face this game and this theater sure is doing and bulimia. She depicted their African-Americans. a good job. obsessions with food, body image, it on campus year after year), strive at often. Choices from these theaters have That isn’t all. The Trinity Repertory perfection, and personal control. These deep, sobering issues: domestic violence, been unique and daring lately. Their Company has attempted to broaden its issues are not easy. They are not worldwide treatment of women, and statements are loud and clear—reality horizons as well—-September’s Ain’t pleasant. But they’re real—and real current challenges toward traditionally seems to be getting its say, at least this Misbehavin ’ championed Thomas “Fats” deserves its say in the entertainment held stereotypes. At the very least, we year. Waller’s music, and January’s Topdog/ world. have a duty as performers and onlookers As students, we need to see and Underdog gave us a look into the world The same goes for Vagina to communicate and to hear these voices. support diversity of opinion, and of two African-American brothers living Monologues, held in the crowded the To avoid them or to turn away is even entertainers of all types have the duty to in New York City. Something a little Feinstein Function room in February. more frightening. educate audiences. We certainly don’t different gets us thinking outside of the Pleasant issues, they are not. Pertinent, I applaud the local Providence-area have to agree with all of them along the bubble. That’s never such a bad thing. frightening, and essential for their theaters. Their strides towards breaking way, but we should at least listen. We So how does Providence College communication and our education—yes traditional stereotypes and representing must tackle the uncomfortable and factor into this scene? Are artists and they are. We need to continue to address reality, as harsh as it can be, gives us a communicate what might be a little performers on this campus ready and these issues, as they have been in many unique opportunity to learn. And untraditional. Breaking down traditional willing to delve into the confusing, the schools around the world each year and learning about different things is what stereotypes and challenging comfortable unknown, and the unfamiliar? Or is it have been on our own campus for the we need to do. Performers do have the opinions—this has its place at PC as too much? past few years. The Monologues, amidst opportunity to entertain—but they must well, as shown with Vagina Monologues, As students in of the 21 st century, we controversy and upheaval (we’ve seen also communicate and educate every so Eaten Alive, and others. Keep it up.

Inteview:r I talked with Paris on the phone, no big deal

The beautiful people, the beautiful people-. (Left to right) Chad Michael Murray, Elisha Cuthbert, Jared Padalecki, and Paris Hilton all star in the new horror flick The House of Wax. When asked whether horror films are answered, but then added, “I met with the end of the interview (which had been continued from page 10 harder than comedy, Cuthbert answered the director and he was really passionate. delayed several times) and all the One student asked Cuthbert and that it is “physically harder... When you . . we shared the same interests.” The questions I had thought of had already Murray if they thought that watching throw wax into the mix it gets harder.” student who posed the question then been asked. Everyone seemed tired and siblings together in a film added some­ Murray added that after filming, you asked Hilton if she thought she was cast Padalecki and Hilton had answered some thing (their characters are brother and “wanted to shower right away.” And because she’s hot. Hilton replied, “Uh, complicated questions. I decided to give sister). Cuthbert answered that there is a would they like to be made into wax yeah...” them a question that had no wrong “dynamic [with siblings] opposed to figures themselves? Cuthbert said she is The following question was whether answer: When turning on an appliance, watching one person’s journey.” They “not too into that” and Murray added that the stars liked film or T.V. better and do you prefer a button or a switch? “A both agreed that it is “fun in a way.” As they “don’t capture who you are.” what they wanted to do next. Padalecki button! It’s easier. No—I changed my an aside, Murray also mentioned that he Next, the phone was given to decided he wanted to “have [his] own mind. A switch, because then you know “choked on a cough drop when [he] was Padalecki and Hilton. I quickly put in to show” and Hilton felt that she “love[s] whether it’s on or off,” Padalecki nine.” I’m not sure what this has to do ask a question. Someone asked Padalecki both. . . The Simple Life only takes up answered. “What do you think, Paris?” with the question, but I thought it was and Hilton how they felt about the MTV one month of the year.” When the I asked. “Um. . . a button,” was her funny. cameras following them. Padalecki conversation turned to the subject of response. I then told her that I’m a button Another student asked Cuthbert (whom you might remember as Dean sexuality and nudity, a student presented girl, too. about the issue with her wardrobe that from Gilmore Girls') responded by the question as though it were a big deal, So that was my day. House of Wax was chronicled on MTV. In the show, she saying that they “stayed out of our way.” while Padalecki and Hilton were seems cool and I’m sure that it will be a seemed upset that Hilton got to wear Hilton agreed and said that “at first [they] undaunted. “If it’s really tasteful,” Hilton favorite this summer—I think they lingerie because they wanted her in “long were a little nervous” but that the special explained, “it’s not a big deal. People like should feature it at the Smithfield drive- johns.” Cuthbert explained that in reality was “great promotion for the movie.” that.” Padalecki agreed, saying: “A part in, the best place to see scary movies. the issue was not “too dramatic” and that Another student asked how the of this generation’s movies is nudity.” The cast was really proud of the film and she just didn’t think the wardrobe fit the experience of Wax was different from Moreover, when asked why college I’m really glad that the button/switch “look of the character.” Most other productions that they had done. students should see House of Wax, question ended the interview on a fun importantly, she just wanted it to “flow Padalecki said that “on camera it’s all Padalecki described it as having “all the note. The kid who went after me declared together and be comfortable.” She said the same.” And why do they think they makings of a generation flick.” himself a button person too, before the show “played it up.” got cast? “Good question,” Padalecki Of course, then it was my turn. It was asking his question. Excellent. PoThe rtfolioCOWL

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by Stephan Delbos ’05 his head with the tempo, the tears just Portfolio Staff flying off his cheeks, going everywhere, and actually one might have landed in “He came into the room like a my glass if you want to check for DNA, burning man plunging into a river. I just but, well, I guess you have the blood for opened the door and he was standing that.” there, with those big glassy eyes. He “So you called us when you saw that looked like a deer caught his hands were covered in blood?” SHORT in headlights, or maybe No, we called you when he lurched STORY more like the headlights out the door and fell down the stairs. We themselves, peering thro­ didn’t notice the blood on the piano until ugh the night as it sped towards him, after we had called. He just stopped unstoppable. playing and stood up slowly. He turned He was soaked through from the to the room and then said to no one in rain. We offered him a towel and a glass particular: of wine. He took the wine but refused ‘Thank you kindly for the wine, my the towel, just sat over in that low chair friends. One may always rely on Sicily in the corner. We had been talking about for a fine vintage’ and then he sort of redecorating—I want to repaint the fell out the door and the next we heard living room. I think an ochre color on was ‘CRASH’ and we saw the body the walls would really highlight the floral lying limp at the bottom of the staircase. tones of the sofa but Lance says that an That’s when we called you. So what’s ochre living room would give him the story, officer? Please tell me vertigo. Imagine that! I told him don’t Illustration by CAITLIN MURPHY ,06/The Cowl something or I simply will not be able be silly but, well, now I’m blabbing. to rest tonight!” Anyway, we resumed our conversation like a wet blanket, making Lance and me his hands. All that bloody red wine “Edgar Bondy. Concert pianist. awkwardly after the wet gentleman quite uncomfortable. I wasn’t scared all over his long fingers. Beautiful Tonight we found his wife and two returned our questions with silence.” though, Lance is so muscular that I never hands, that man. I asked if he needed daughters murdered. Stabbed to death. “What did you ask him, sir?” worry. But the gentleman sat there for about a towel, but he just shrugged and sat Now we find Mr. Bondy dead at the “You know, the usual type of ‘I don’t 20 minutes, totally silent, just surveying the down at the piano. Suddenly, without bottom of your staircase. Either it was really want to know, but I don’t want to room with those big eyes. Water, and warning he just launches into this the broken neck or the slit wrists that be rude’ type stuff: ‘What’s your name? whether it was water, sweat or tears, I don’t sonata, or whatever it was—it was killed him, probably a little of both. ” Did your car break down?’ He never said know, rolled off his face and into his wine. just divine! Now I don’t play, I only “Are you telling me that man a word. He just sat there sipping it, with a sort of have the piano for looks, or I guess murdered his wife and daughters? We figured he needed a few minutes far-off smile. And it was good wine, too. for the rare occasion that Beethoven’s “That, we don’t know. ” to pull himself together, so we went back Check the bottle, I brought it back from son comes in out of the rain. I mean, “That’s too bad, just devastating. He to talking. It was strange though, he— Sicily. No sulfites in Italian wine, you this guy was serious! His fingers could really play! We could have hired and Lance felt this too, because I asked know? I’m allergic to sulfites. You should looked like horses, like 10 long white him for our parties .. . hmm, well, all’s him afterwards—he had a way of see it! My face puffs up, turns purple, I—” horses running across the keys. Then well that ends well! Lance, darling, more dominating the entire conversation “What about the man?” suddenly, he just started moaning and wine, please!” without saying a word. Just sitting there, “Oh, well all of a sudden he stands up, crying hysterically, but he never his presence seemed to cover the room and I notice that he spilled his wine all over missed a beat! Just sat there, jerking The Cowl 16 Portfolio April 28,2005 Poetry Corner ... There's no money in poetry, but then there’s no poetry in money, either. —Robert Graves David by Caitlin Murphy ’06 The strength to fade Portfolio Staff

I am surprised you survived that place dark cherry wood paneling (on flowers) cold gothic castle floor the type that one marvels at by Stephan Delbos ’05 and walks away from Portfolio Staff not the kind you had to suffer throwing ice-feet one in front of the other Vagrant children of the sun, every morning Migrants from within the earth, clutching a cereal bowl to Pause to breathe one season’s air your Gremlin pajamas, Before returning to await rebirth. and a child did not belong in the stare of the stone horses Where do they find their fragrances? careful crystal mandolins What sort of ancient alchemy possessing piano Creates such beauty from the ground silence of demonic Chinese figures, And strips it then, away from me? you remember silence and the echoing sound of the clock And stars, the blossoms of the sky, counting moments away. Blooming in the darkest hours. I would have found myself falling to the middle of When the dawn again draws nigh, the polished wood floor They fade away, as do all flowers. staring at the wood-beams above willing my organs to explode. I wonder, shall I fade away? I am impressed you survived And bow again, into the earth? although you made a short stop-over But even now, I cannot say into four psychiatric wards If I’m blooming or waiting for rebirth. for a bad LSD trip, one break-down, and two runaways.

I smile for you when I am handed the pictures today digitalized moments of your daughter’s first Fisher-Price mobile purple and blue and pink with hearts and bananas, you will save the stone horses for when she will understand. The coffee shop

by Sarah Arnini ’07 Portfolio Staff

A blank page stares back at me As I sit in this crowded caffeine induced microcosm. The radio speaks to me of places far away, Of sun and beaches And weather as warm as the fresh baked bread Rain by the delectable desserts that await their final fate. People surround me, sipping their fancy drinks of gold. by Ashley Laferriere ’06 Some have a routine caffeine addiction, Asst. Portfolio Editor They appear for the energy solution That acts as life support, and bow down to the coffee king. That afternoon, Others make a quick decision, decaf coffee on the go. The rain threatened heavy in the clouds. Pages turning, So we sat inside playing “Go Fish” Eyes periodically glance over books and papers, At the round kitchen table. Peering around the humming laptops. I won all eight games, The assortment of people in the composition And then the sky opened. Reflects the various choices to be made: Tall, short, medium; A torrential release Dark or light, plain, sweet, icy or hot. From the threat of the rain clouds. The regulars are as diverse and numerous Water sliding down windows, as the colorful chalky drawings that decorate the wall Jumping from branch to branch. Listing options for an invigorating goblet. The rhythm, like steady drums, Beckoned to us. I then stand and wonder What defines my cup of chai? Until our toes were tapping Will vanilla calm my chaotic mind, With the water. Or perhaps a cup of raspberry Until we could not resist To stimulate my exhausted spirit? And ran outside. Maybe mint or chocolate would better suit my mood. Dancing in the rain, I slowly step toward the counter and request, Our clothes soaked through, “One short vanilla, if you please.” Our bodies dripping, Our feet matching With today’s decision made The pounding beat of the water. I sip the cup of soothing warmth, Until I too believed, My page is full and I leave satisfied. I was a dancing droplet Nevertheless, the question remains, Falling from the sky. What brewed concoction will tomorrow demand? April 28,2005 Portfolio The Cowl 17 The other Silence side of the scoop is not a virtue

by ‘Ice Cream Annie’ Contributing Writer by Kristina Reardon ’08 As everyone finishes their pizza, deli Portfolio Staff sandwiches and entrees here at Raymond Hall, ice cream is the end result—here is It is 4:00 a.m., and I am completely the other side of the scoop. It is so great awake. To tell the truth, I never went to to see all our friends here bed last night. I mean, I tried. But sleep never came. I think I’m in withdrawal. FEATURE in the dining hall on a frequent basis, and when . It’s a Friday night, there you are not here, we miss ESSAY are no exams tomorrow you. or papers to write, and First of all, I want to say I wish I knew sleep is actually an everyone's name (the students' that is). I option. I have a confession to make. I heard Prime Time, Louie’s, and Bradley’s cannot shut up. are the places to be. I know more than I Now, before you go thinking I’m care to know, and it was amusing to know just one of those girls who has no head that ‘‘coffee” is not the beverage of on her shoulders and will babble on and choice. on about anything and everything, I will My three “babies” are Christine, assure you I am not. I talk about very Amanda, and Sarah. Amanda, you have important things, like chai and Virginia described to me the “cute” red-haired guy Woolf, all the time. The problem is that you care about. I do not know him, and I have yet to find the “off’ button. This as I see every red-haired guy, I wonder became evident last month when my —is he the one? Sarah, I know a nice mother offered me $50 to not talk for guy here at Sodexho who has a crush on an entire day. you. He sure is ‘cool.’ See me and I will This problem of mine is not tell you who it is. Christine and Pete are something new. My younger sister, so in love, and by the way, can I be the “Rejects on the Rise” we can’t stop Julie, did not begin to talk until she was flower girl? I love the bracelet your laughing. Everyone is so awesome—you three-years-old. My parents thought rock1 sweetheart gave you when he came back there was something wrong with her. from vacation. 10 p.m. friend Dan who comes In fact, there was nothing wrong with cream is so pleasant and chats her. No, there was something wrong Colleen from the Friar’s Club, with me. It was when I began to go to your smile is so sweet. Where have you school and get out of the house that my been? I miss you. Maxine is a cool baby sister got her first taste of silence, SQphomore and loves soft serve. and I am sure it filled her with awe-— Chris, who is graduating this year, and made my mother rejoice. told me that my sister, Dot, is joining Even after I allowed poor Julie to the Peace Corp and going to Peru. I master the spoken word, my troubles almost believed you! Good luck to you did not end. In grade school I could not in the future. keep quiet in class, and discovered the I love reading Cowl on a weekly art of folding origami shaped notes to basis. The articles are so great. You all pass to friends—something my teachers are very talented and do a wonderful job. were none too fond of. This lasted I have learned so many nice things through middle school, and in high about the students here at PC, and want school I was relieved to find that some you all to know that we consider each teachers gave points for talking (about and every one of you our friends, relative things) in class. whether you do or do not have ice cream. Fast forward to college, first To all the seniors who are graduating semester, and it was actually the fact this year, the best of everything to you! that I talked so much in class that saved Just think—you juniors will be the Kings my Western Civilization grade. On the and Queens of the campus next year. flip side though, I began to wonder couples here on campus. It shows you teacher ever. Sophomores, you will be there soon during that first semester why I was both are so happy. Anna and Connor Carlos is alwaystys so busy and leads a enough! The freshman class will be consistently getting three hours of sleep belong together, as Connor lights up hectic life being a college student. I moving right along as well. Every time a night. Stopping by my friends’ rooms when he talks about his girlfriend. heard all the good things the students a new class comes in as freshmen, we at to chat for several hours at a time, I Kristen from New Jersey always did for Habitat for Humanity. How nice PC Sodexho dining look forward to four would think to myself, “How do I get smiles when I ask her about her into these situations? I need to be doing boyfriend there. I know she misses him. homework!” Soon, it all began to sink Joe from Warwick, who is graduating in. / was the common denominator. this year and works with his dad on not my friends, could not shut up. weekends—I wish you good luck in the Whether I’m proclaiming the beauty future. of drinking chai, explaining the essence My buddy Ed, who wants to be a of a Virginia Woolf novel or slipping lawyer, is graduating this year. I want you up and having one of those girl to know that if and when I need a lawyer. moments, I’m a talker. And I can’t help I hope it will be you. You have such great it. I think it’s in my genetic makeup, compassion. I know you will do well. something being in the presence of Hunter and Christopher are our new several of my relatives would attest to. Sodexho babies, and both are cute as a It’s a Reardon trait, one not easily button. The two moms glow when they eradicated. speak of them. We will have a new So I fan’t get rid of it—this gift of Sodexho baby in August. How nice! The gab from God, but I can do something new daddy-to-be is so excited! productive with it. I’ve spent the better I have learned that lacrosse is a long part of mv life trying to figure out how stick with a net at the end and a ball that to benefit from my great and glorious gets tossed from one to the other. Sony talent. Rich, I did not know. Imagine the things So I invest my hidden talent in other you learn at Raymond Hall. areas. When English wasn’t enough To Matt, who greets me with a warm anymore, I tried Spanish. Soon, I know, smile, and a nice hug—-you are the best. I will grow beyond two languages and Spencer, who greets me with great be itching for more words. That’s all I affection and wants to be a teacher, is a really need —words. So maybe the next sweetheart. He helped a friend at school time I know nobody wants to hear my and took over a third grade class during voice, I’ll start talking to myself. Or Spring Break. You will be the best maybe I’ll just start writing about it... 18 The Cowt ortfolio P April 28,2005 Raising Awareness of Every eight seconds a One woman is raped eery two woman is battered. minutes in the U.S. Dating Violence Domestic violence is the single major cause of injury to American women, exceeding muggings, gang violence, murders, and accidents. Dating Abuse: Any hurtful or unwanted physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional act inflicted by a casual or intimate dating partner. In our society, violence is not gender neutral. More than 90% of all violent

Acquaintance rape and date rape are crimes are committed by men. more common than left-handedness or One out of every six American women Sixty percent of all rapes reported to rape heart attacks or alcoholism. have been the victims of an attempted crisis centers are committed by acquain­ or completed rape in their lifetime. tances, and the majority of victims are aged 16-24.

Last week, the campus was active with events supporting Project S.A.V.E. (Sexual Assault Violence Education). The lectures, classes, performances, and gatherings were designed to raise student awareness about sexual violence. As we witnessed over the course of the week, violence in relationships is a real thing and it happens on our campus. It does not have to be sexual—it can be physical, verbal, and emotional as well. If you were able to attend last week’s events, and especially if you weren’t, take the time Dear Love to raise your awareness about dating violence. By educating yourself, you are taking action to support your friends and classmates by Christine Hickey ’05 —All information compiled by Christine Hickey ’05 Portfolio Staff Facts: Warshaw, 1988 Dear Love, Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey, National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998 American Medical Association, 1996 I thought you should know Survey: Created by the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Oregon State University. what’s been going on and since you’ve been gone,

I have changed I have cried endlessly I have been insulted and screamed at and thrown at Woman and punched at I have had to hide the fingerprints on my arms phenomenal by Nikki Giovanni I have had to get out on the side of the road and run (and what’s worse, she wanted to be a blade he says he does it all in your name) of grass amid the fields I have thought about leaving but but he wouldn’t agree I have stayed to be the dandelion I have been afraid I have been made Woman she wanted to be a robin singing to feel like a thing, like nothing through the leaves without him but he refused to be (an excerpt) her tree I have said no (that night, I said it three times) by Maya Angelou she spun herself into a web I have given up and given in and looking for a place to rest I have taken the blame Pretty women wonder where my secret lies turned to him I have been without a voice I’m not cute or built to suit a model’s fashion size but he stood straight But when I start to tell them without strength anhc.home.att.net declining to be her comer without myself, and They think I’m telling lies. I have not stood up I say she tried to be a book I have not reclaimed It’s in the reach of my arms but he wouldn’t read The span of my hips and I’m just wondering where The stride of my steps she turned herself into a bulb you’ve been and when The curl of my lips. but he wouldn’t let her grow you’ll be back. I’m a woman Phenomenally she decided to become Phenomenal woman Hope to feel you again soon, a woman Woman That’s me. and though he still refused to be a man she decided it was all right

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Ericc Powell ’06 Ryan Tibbetts ’08 “Ask me on Friday.” “Working at a bank and golfing.”

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Domenic Covello '08 “Working for UPS.”

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“Finding myself.” 20 The Cowl Sports April 28,2005 o it hasn’t been the best of years Chaput and freshman Jon Rheault, as for Providence College athlet well as a gutsy 51-save performance ics—this much we can all agree from freshman netminder Tyler Sims. on. The struggles of the men’s Suddenly, the Friars had gone from Sbasketball team have been well docuHockey East doormats to the first No. 7 mented, and the absence of another “big seed ever to win a conference tourna­ time” men’s sports program (read “foot ment game. ball”) means that the spotlight can’t re It was certainly the high point of the ally be shifted anywhere else. All Friar year for PC, and while they would even­ fans have done their share of complain tually lose the series courtesy of two ing about what was, admittedly, a sub devastating 2-0 defeats, the importance par year. of that Game One victory should not be But all is not lost, Friar fanatics. lost on Friars fans. Sims stepped up and Those of you who were too busy dwell demonstrated the type of big game abil­ ing on the negative may have missed ity that the Friars will need in net as they some of the more meaningful moments go forward, while Rheault and the other of the year. A down year for PC athlet returning underclassmen should provide ics in general doesn’t mean that there an improved scoring punch next year. weren’t some unbelievable—and record This was a young team this year that can breaking—performances by Friar ath only get better—and in their upset of BU, letes this year. And so, without further they certainly showed what they’re ca­ ado and in no particular order, I present pable of. to you the top games of the 2004-2005 season. 3/13/05 — Women’s Hockey 3, Con­ necticut 1 (Hockey East Final) 3/11/05 — Men’s Hockey 4, Boston Winning Hockey East tournaments is University 1 (Hockey East nothing new for the Providence College Quarterfinals Game One) Women’s Hockey team; in fact, in its When you lose an All-American brief three year history, the conference defenseman, three 20-point scorers and hasn’t seen anybody other than the Fri­ the goaltender who anchored your ars reign victorious in the postseasons stretch run, it’s usually not easy to repli tourney. This year, however, was a little cate the same success the next year. The different than the others. For starters, COURTESY OF SPORTS INFO Providence College Men’s Hockey team PC wouldn’t be facing archrival New Friars. But this year’s expansion of the bounds and one All-American award. certainly discovered that this season as Hampshire in the final, as the Wildcats NCAA’s into an eight team format When asked whether he thought a player they saw their league position slip from had been knocked off by the upstart opened up an automatic berth for the had exceeded expectations, that great fifth a year ago to seventh this time American philosopher known as Yogi around. A 16 game conference winless Bena once said, “I’d say he’s done more streak that stretched from roughly Hal than that.” Gomes, who arrived at PC loween to Valentine’s Day endangered as an unheralded recruit, has certainly the Friars’ chances of even making the Games of the Year done more than exceed expectations. In Hockey East postseason tournament, but that sense, he’s the ultimate feel-good a late season surge eventually assured by Kevin O'Brien '07 story and a testament to Providence ath­ them a spot. Still, no one expected the Asst. Sports Editor letics. The St. John’s game, Gomes’ last Friars to do much of anything—they UConn Huskies. More important than Hockey East tournament winner, and this home game as a Friar, signaled the end were headed to rowdy Agganis Arena in the opponent, though, was what was at fact was certainly not lost on the Friars. of an era—one that all Friar fans will cer­ Boston to take on the second-best team stake for this year's winner: an automatic This wasn’t going to be a walk in the tainly be sad has passed. in Hockey East, a team ranked in the top berth in the NCAA tournament. park for PC, however; the Huskies had 15 in the nation and bound for the NCAA The Friars had experienced their swept the Friars in a home-and-home 11/22/04 — NCAA Women’s Cross tournament. share of snubs in previous years—de­ series just a month before. The Friars Country Championships When all was said and done, the Fri spite their Hockey East success, the four- were certainly reminded of this fact Despite all of Ryan Gomes’ success, ars had shocked the Teniers 4-1 behind team national championship somehow when UConn grabbed the opening goal odds are that he (like most athletes) will two goals apiece from senior Chris hadn't managed to find a place for the late in the first period. But as they’ve never get the opportunity to participate done time and time again in their brief in the Olympics. One Providence ath­ Hockey East history, the Friars reas­ lete, however, has already been granted serted their dominance. Three unan­ such an opportunity—and this year, her swered goals, including the game win­ final one at PC, Kim Smith finished her ner by sophomore defenseman Kristin collegiate career in style. Gigliotti late in the third period, sealed With a time of 20:06, Smith brought the deal for the Friars and sent them on home the women's individual NCAA their way to the NCAA tourney. Cross Country title, becoming the first female Friar ever to earn that accolade. 3/1/05 — Men’s Basketball 86, St. This wasn’t Smith’s only individual title, John’s 65 (Senior Night) however—she holds the 5000 meters I think you know where this one is (both outdoor and indoor) and the 3000 going. Realistically, there were about meters (indoor) for a whopping total of 10 games I could have picked this year four individual titles, tops in PC history. to demonstrate my point: that Ryan A second place finish the year before no Gqipes-is, in all probability, the greatest doubt provided incentive for Smith, and basketball player we’ll ever see at this she managed to outrun this year’s field school, and we should consider ourselves by an impressive 17 seconds. damn lucky to have been able to see him By the way, the women’s team fin­ play. ished third out of a field of 31, so Smith’s Senior night against St. John’s wasn’t teammates weren’t exactly slouches. anything different for Gomes—23 Despite Smith’s graduation, the women’s points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists—but that’s team should continue to be strong in the only appropriate for a guy whose hall­ future—though we’ll probably never mark has been consistency. PC’s all-time again see a runner as dominant as Kim leading scorer leaves here having col­ Smith at Providence College. COURTESY OF SPORTS INFO lected 2000 points, more than 1000 re- ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: Diversity in the Workplace NOTICE FROM STUDENT HEALTH Amigos Unidos with the help of Resident Life and ALPHA will be holding a network SENIORS: For graduate school, ing session on Thursday, April 28, at 6:30 transferring students, or any student p.m. in ’64 Hall. The event will include guest needing a copy of their health record or speaker Alfredo “Dante” Rivera from New immunization information, the Student ark,N..L Attendees who come at the starting Health Center will be closing for the time will receive a name tag for the network- summer. Please come in for copies of ing session, and after the speaker there will your record before April 29th. After this be an opportunity to meet with executives, and do some networking for possible intern . date your request may be delayed ships. The event is FREE and there will be light refreshments served as well. April 28,2005 Sports The Cowl 21 Sport Shorts Scores Thursday 4/21 All the news we couldn’t fit-hut did Softball vs. Rhode Island (doubleheader) W, 7-5 W, 10-0 Men’s Basketball sign Sharaud Curry Olympian. Teammates Ciarcia and Providence College Men’s Basketball Holden have both been recognized as Head Coach Tim Welsh announced “Best of 60 in Massachusetts”. Friday 4/22 Sharaud Curry has signed a National Softball at Connecticut (doubleheader) L, 2-0 Letter of Intent to attend Providence in Softball splits doubleheader with BC; L, 1-0 Sept. 2005. drops doubleheader to UConn Curry was named Class AAAAA Softball dropped both games last Saturday 4/23 Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal- Friday on the road against the University Constitution and the Georgia Sports of Connecticut. In the first game the Men’s Track at Northeastern Indv. Res. Writers Association. He will be coming Friars fell 2-0 and dropped the second Women’s Track at Northeastern Indv. Res. from Wheeler High School in Marietta, game 1 -0. UConn had a two-run home Ga., where he helped his team capture run in the second inning of the first game Tuesday 4/26 Class AAAAA Titles in 2003 and 2005. to give the Huskies the only hit they Softball at Boston College (doubleheader) W,2-0 He ranks third on the school’s all-time would need to sneak past Providence. In scoring list with 1,874 points, averaging the second game, after PC had held L, 6-4 20.3 points per game, and recorded 530 UConn scoreless for seven innings, the assists in his high school career. Curry Huskies managed to score the winning will be filling a guard position at run in the eighth inning. Providence and will be helping to The Friars traveled to face another improve PC’s backcourt next season, Big East rival, Boston College, on Schedules according to Welsh. Tuesday where Providence took the first game 2-0, but lost the second game 6-4. Thursday 4/28 Zimmerman receives Rhode Island PC opened up strong in the first game, honors with an RBI single from freshman Sam Softball at Brown (doubleheader) 3:00 p.m. Providence College Women’s Ice Pittman that brought junior Shannon Women’s Track at Penn Relays TBA Hockey senior Rush Zimmerman was Garvin home for the run. Also, junior Men’s Track at Penn Relays TBA named Distinguished Student-Athlete of Michelle Willette had her ninth home run the Year by the Rhode Island Association of the season in the fourth inning to Friday 4/29 for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. secure the Friars win. Senior Nicole She was the team’s second leading scorer Bartholomew pitched her ninth shutout Women’s Track at Penn Relays TBA and finished her career with the Friars and 15th victory of the season. In the Men’s Track at Penn Relays TBA as the ninth all-time point scorer with second game Boston took an early 2-0 162 points. She was also named Most lead, but Pittman and senior Kalena Saturday 4/30 Valuable Player for the 2005 Hockey Peterson each drove home a run to tie Softball at Seton Hall (doubleheader) 12:00 p.m. East Tournament and named to the New the game. But BC continued to fight and Women’s Track at Penn Relays TBA England Hockey Writers Division I All- soon took the lead again, 4-2 in the Star Team. Zimmerman will receive her bottom of the fourth, and extended the Men’s Track at Penn Relays TBA honor on May 4 at the Johnson and Wales lead to 6-2 in the fifth. Although the Inn in Seekonk, Mass. Friars cut the lead to 6-4 in the sixth Sunday 5/1 inning, PC was unable to overcome the Women’s Track at Brown Invitationals TBA Field Hockey announces new recruits Eagles in the second game. Men’s Track at Brown Invitationals TBA Providence College Field Hockey Softball faces cross-town rival Brown Head Coach Diane Madl announced that University in a doubleheader on six recruits have signed a National Letter Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday 5/3 of Intent to attend PC in the fall on April Softball at St. John’s (doubleheader) 12:00 p.m. 26. Composing the Class of 2009 for the Women’s Basketball signs fourth Friars are: Maggie Ciarcia (Dennis, recruit Mass.), Meghan Holden (Worcester, Providence College Women’s Mass.), Alex Kister (St. Louis, Mo.), Ali Basketball Head Coach Phil Seymore Kornfield (Kingston, Penn.), Jess Lane signed his first recruit April 25, two (South Windsor, Conn.), and Stephanie weeks after his acceptance of the 2005 Softball Recruits Scavelli (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.). coaching position. Shantee Darrian Ciarcia, Lane, and Kornfield will play signed a National Letterof Intent. She Name High School/Hometown defense for the Friars, while Holden will comes to the program from The Hun Jennifer Maccio Walt Whitman/Huntington Station, N.Y. be an attacker, and Kister will double as School in Trenton, N.J. Darrian will join an attacker and midfielder. Scavelli is a Ashley Etheridge, Chelsea Marandola, Gina Rossi Liberty/Bakersfield, Calif. two-time NFHCA High School All- and Catherine Bove who have all already Mary Rose Sheehy Lauralton Hall/Woodbridge, Conn. American, as well as a two-time junior signed NLI’s to attend Providence in the Olympian, and will serve as a goalkeeper fall of 2005. for Providence. Lane is also a junior —compiled by Stephanie LaCharite’06 22 The Cowl Sports April 28,2005 Hockey: Inaugural trip to NCAAs Track: Successful season continued from back page growing, a lot of development Karen, and Rush,” said Coach continued from back page wind down, the Outdoor Track to do ... to put us in the position Deraney, who was quick to season is really one of the few the 2005 Hockey East to win a national championship. recognize the contributions of school. things on campus that is gear­ Tournament, PC cruised past We have a lot to be proud of, other skaters as equally vital. “I The Men’s team proved ing up. The hard work and ef­ Boston College 9-1 in the but if you start resting on your think they all accepted their strong for the Indoor season, fort of the runners goes a long semifinals. They generated laurels, then the next thing you roles, they knew what their staying injury-free. They fin­ way in determining how suc­ virtually flawless execution know is that everyone’s going responsibilities would be, and ished eighth at the Big East cessful they will be, and from against Connecticut the next to catch you. I think our kids they did a great job of it. Championships and fourth out the story of the 2004-2005 sea­ day, en route to capturing their realize that too.” Everyone did what they needed of 36 teams at the New England son, there is no reason to think third consecutive Hockey East Propelling the team into the to do. They really comple­ Championships as seniors Liam that the success will not con­ crown by a score of 3-1 and post-season was the prolific mented each other well down Reale and Pat Moulton, juniors tinue. The Cross Country teams once again proving their status offensive trio of senior Rush the stretch. What we’re talking Joe Dionne and Richard Jones, were one of only two teams at as dominant power in the Zimmerman, junior Karen about here allows us to sophomores Nick Weidman and Providence (Women’s Hockey conference. Thatcher, and sophomore consistently achieve a level of Darren Brown, and freshman was the other) to qualify for an The victory guaranteed the Sonny Watrous. These players excellence for which our Max Smith all made valuable NCAA Tournament or Champi­ team its first foray ever into the not only combined to produce program has come to be known. contributions to the team. The onship, and the third place fin­ battlegrounds of the NCAA 154 points—the bulk of the I think it’s something that’s built indoor season culminated at the ish by the Women’s team at the championship. Selected as the squad’s output on offense—but for the long haul, and if we IC4A Championships, which NCAA Championships speaks eighth seed for the tournament, also earned their fair share of continue to bring in good saw Dionne and Moulton turn volumes about the quality of the the Friars traveled to individual accolades from the character kids that are willing in strong performances. program here at Providence Minneapolis, Minn. to league and its observers. to learn and to grow and to see “We were competitive in the College. That said, the outdoor challenge the defending Thatcher more than doubled that it’s more than just a game, Big East [Championships], with teams are looking to steal the champions and No. 1 ranked her total offensive tally since it’s an individual challenge, then Liam winning his race, and show from the Cross Country University of Minnesota. The joining the Friars, going from I think we’ll consistently be there were a lot of good perfor­ teams, which will be difficult Gophers, having only lost two 27 points last year to 58 points successful.” mances,” Coach Treacy said of not only due to the high stan­ games all year, proved to be this season, making her the The 2005 Women’s Hockey the Men’s Indoor squad. dard the Cross Country teams every bit as lethal as the pundits team’s leading scorer for 2005. East champions have left an Now that the weather is have set, but also due to the very expected. Although junior Her end of the year honors enduring legacy for their warm and the running has nature of competing into the Katelynn Laffin put the visiting included Hockey East Co­ successors to inherit, with shifted back outdoors again, the summer months. Friars ahead only five minutes Player of the Year and which they will continue to Men’s Outdoor Track team has “People don’t know what we into the first period, Minnesota Sportsmanship Award, in evolve into a skilled, stealthy, stayed largely intact from the do outdoors because it goes into responded with six unanswered addition to being named the and select team of student­ indoor season, and the Women’s the middle of June, but it should goals, as PC became the New England Hockey Journal athletes. team is again looking strong, be a very successful outdoor Gophers’ first victim in their Hockey East Player of the Year. “I think this team was a very having gotten their injured run­ season for us. Hopefully we’ll ultimately successful quest to Rush Zimmerman’s 57 special team,” said Deraney. ners back. They have competed be able to look back on the defend their title. points this year put her ninth on “They don’t come around very fiercely over the first part of the whole year at the end of June Although thrilled by the the all-time list for PC Women’s often. The coaching staff feels outdoor season and have re- or early July for both programs, chance to compete at that level, Hockey. In addition to being very privileged to be around this emerged as top competitors. and say it’s a huge success,” Deraney acknowledged there’s selected as the Rhode Island group of young women that Meanwhile, both teams’ top said Coach Treacy. still more for the program to Association for Intercollegiate were as resilient as any group runners have qualified for the And with Treacy, the NCAA achieve. “Yes, we made it to Athletics for Women Distin­ in many different types of NCAA Regionals, with several Northeast Regional Coach of the national tournament, and guished Student-Athlete of the situations. I think the thing that runners already earning auto­ the Year, at the helm of both yes that’s an accomplishment,” Year, she was named the amazed me most is that they matic bids to the NCAA Cham­ teams, and with several top­ he said. “Definitely it’s Hockey East Tournament MVP, were so resilient and that they pionship. PC is now seeking to notch runners leading the way, gratifying because we got to go and earned a spot on the All­ found many different ways to diversify its attack for those it’s going to be a great late to a place where no team before Tournament Team alongside win hockey games. They tournaments over the next few spring and early summer for us has gone. But yet, at the Thomas, Watrous, and soph­ overcame a lot of challenges. weeks by earning more qualifi­ Providence College students... same time, the goal isn’t simply omore Kristin Gigliotti. That’s probably the most ers in different events, and the and that includes the ones that to get there—the goal is to win “The bulk of our scoring exciting part for me.” strategy appears to be working. will be here beyond finals week. it. We still have a lot of obviously came from Sonny, And so, as classes and school Attention Students: Don’t Forget! Secure Your Summer it’s Almost Time for Student Move-Out The Office of Residential Life and the Campus Recycling Office will once again place boxes in the lobbies of each dormitory. Job Now From: MONDAY, MAY2 through: MONDAY, MAY 16. There will be collections of: No experience necessary. NON-PERISHABLE FOOD and CLOTHING in good condition. Work as a Machine Operator or Shipper in a fast paced auto­ Please drop off donations in the labeled boxes in the lobby of your residence hall. mated environment. Must be at least 18 years of age. Food will be donated to the R1 Food Bank. 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Friars would win the Hockey Ryan Gomes East Championships and earn When one thinks about the GREG HARTWELL '07rThe Cowl their first bid ever to the NCAA Providence College Basketball tournament. Left to right: Karen Thatcher, Ryan Gomes, Kim Smith team, one name resounds in all On the season, Thatcher of PC fans’ minds: Ryan tallied a career-high of 58 Gomes. This modest senior, son Associated Press’ Honorable NCAA Northeast Regional other post-collegiate runners in points, including a career-high of Teresa Gomes and John Mention All-American, and Championship. the area.” 12-game scoring streak. She Brooks, has forever made his earned the team’s Jimmy At the 2004 NCAA Indoor surpassed the 100-point career mark on Friar Basketball. Walker Most Valuable Player Track Championships in march, Karen Thatcher milestone and ended the season He started his basketball Award for his third consecutive Smith broke the 13-year-old Family is a strong influence tied with Kathy Lenahan as 13th career at Wilby High School, in season. NCAA record in the 5,000- in everybody’s life, and in the on PC’s all-time single season Waterbury, Conn. Gomes An ambitious and skilled meter event with a time of case of Providence College, the points list. She also finished proved to be a inspiration to his Gomes hopes to further his 15:14.18. She also captured the reason the Friars Women’s sixth in the nation in power-play teammates, captaining his team basketball career as he prepares 3,000 meter in 8:49.18 to set yet Hockey team had Karen goals with 13, seventh in assists both junior and senior year. His for the NBA Draft on June 28. another NCAA record, one Thatcher at its disposal. per game with 1.06, and ninth dominance on the court Being a first round pick—a very which had stood since 1983. Born the second child of in points per game. provided him with the honor of real possibility for Gomes— Smith became the first Friar to Sally-Anne and Richard As the league’s scoring the Billy Finn Award as the top would secure him at least a capture two NCAA titles at the Thatcher, Karen looked up to champion runner-up, Thatcher player in Waterbury, as well as three-year contract. same meet, helping PC finish in her older brother James. Being was honored with the 2004-05 being the league’s MVP. “I am glad that I have gotten the top 10 at NCAA Indoor a hockey player himself, was Hockey East Co-Player of the Making the transition to my degree,” said Gomes. “It is Track Championships for the the main reason she began, at 5 Year, and was voted the team’s college for a lot of players can something that is very important first time. years old, what would become Most Valuable Player by her be hard. Gomes however, had to my family and me. It provides She capped off her col­ a fruitful hockey career. teammates. no trouble making that me something to fall back on, legiate career by capturing the After years of competitive Hockey is not her main focus changeover. because I won’t be able to play 2004 NCAA Cross Country play, Thatcher matriculated to though. Thatcher is a biology “Coming into PC, I was basketball my whole life. Championship on Nov. 22. Brown University for her major and received the team’s originally just hoping for some Hopefully I can go first round, Smith’s strong performance freshman year. Thatcher played Academic Award, presented to playing time, nevermind and be successful so I can help helped the Friars place third in all 32 games as a freshman, the player with the highest becoming the school’s all time my family out financially and overall in the competition. finishing second on the squad cumulative GPA for the year. scorer,” said Gomes. “Things eventually be able to provide Smith took home a plethora in scoring with 35 points and She was also named to the just worked out, and I was able my family with a quality of life of awards. She received the earning a spot on the 2002-03 National College Student- to take the opportunities as they that I would be proud of.” Honda Broderick Award for ECAC All-Rookie Team. Athlete Honor Society for her came. It was with the help from Cross Country, given annually Despite her impressive outstanding academic achieve­ my coach, teammates, and fans Kimberly Smith to the nation’s top women’s performance at Brown, and a ments. that I was given the confidence Out of all of the locations in cross country runner. She was 4.0 GPA, Thatcher chose to Additionally, earned the and chance to play at a level I the world to run to, Auckland, honored as Big East’s Most transfer to Providence. Hockey East Sportsmanship never really knew I was capable New Zealand native Kimberly Outstanding Track Performer, “Coming in as a sophomore Award for the second straight of.” Smith ran her way into the U.S. Track & Field Coaches was a little hard,” said Thatcher. year, and was named to the New Gomes became the second Providence College community. Association Northeast Region “I had a little trouble making the England Hockey Writers Friar ever to lead the Big East “Coming to Providence has Athlete of the Year, U.S. Track transition from playing at Divison I All-Star Team. in scoring as he averaged 23.2 allowed me the opportunity to & Field Coaches Association Brown to playing here, and it Thatcher was also named the points per game in league action improve a lot,” said Smith. Athlete of the Year and Words showed in my performance. I 2004-05 Player of the Year for and 21.6 points per game “When I first arrived here, I Unlimited Female Athlete of the wanted to come to PC because Women’s Hockey East overall. never thought that I could come year. of its tradition and level of play Association. Although Thatcher Over Gomes’ career, he has as far as I have, and it has been Smith went professional from the past to the present. I said she is happy with her posted 40 double-doubles, with the help of my teammates, after the 2004 Cross Country wanted to be a part of that success at PC, the rising senior including six this past season, and coach that I have done as season came to a close. She now program and I can say that it knows not to rest on her laurels, and on Feb. 15 against UConn, well as I have been doing.” runs under a contract for was definitely the best choice and has high hopes for her and Gomes registered a career high Over her career, Smith has Reebok. I’ve made.” the team for next year. 37 points. led her fellow Friars to victories “I hope to qualify again for Although the switch in “We have a really great Gomes will also go down in in multiple meets and events. the Olympics,” said Smith. schools proved to be challeng­ group coming back next year,” PC history for finishing his Smith has competed in “Last time was a really great ing for the zealous sophomore, said Thatcher. “We plan on career with 2,138 points, everything from the 4x800 relay experience, but at the same time Thatcher finished fifth on the going into it with the obvious breaking the record for all-time to the 10,000 meters, and has I was a little inexperienced team in scoring with 27 points goal of winning the Hockey leading scorer previously held been a dominating force in when it came to competing at and was named a member of the East again, and next year by Jimmy Walker. Gomes almost every meet. that level and against 2003 U.S. Under-22 National hopefully we can win the became the first Friar ever to During the 2004 cross international competition. As of Team. NCAA’s. Winning the NCAA’s exceed 2000 points and 1000 country season, Smith won now, I plan to stay around the In her junior year, Thatcher is going to be hard, but as a rebounds. He was named First every race, including the Big Providence area and continue to led Providence to what would team, I think we can pull it off.” Team All-Big East, awarded East Championship and the train with Coach Treacy, and the be an impressive season. The ______Sports April 28, 2005 Together or apart, Friars sprint past competition

by Drew Goucher ’08 of 30 teams—a solid showing—and the Sports Staff Women’s team finished third out of 31 teams, a testament to the program at While the rest of us are on vacation, Providence as our runners showed that taking summer classes, or just otherwise they could compete with much larger enjoying the warmer weather, the Provi schools. dence College’s Men’s and Women’s Smith, meanwhile, stood out as the Track teams remain here ultimate highlight of the Cross Country TRACK all summer, practicing season, and possibly in all of Providence and competing, as their Athletics as well. In addition to break season stretches through ing several records, she won every race the middle of June. While the greatest she entered during the season, including challenges and (hopefully) triumphs still in the NCAA Championships, making lie ahead, The Cowl takes this opportu her Providence’s first ever national nity to look back and to wish the team champion. For her efforts, she was rec the best of luck in the future as it tackles ognized with the Honda Sports Award, the rest of the season. the Female Athlete of the Year Award by The Fall 2004 Cross Country season Words Unlimited, and the NCAA North was one of the highlights of the year for east Regional Athlete of the Year Award . the entire sports program here at Provi “[Cross Country] is a season that dence College, as both the men’s and we’ll look back on in the future as a very women’s teams had outstanding seasons. successful one,” said Head Coach Ray The men’s team posted four first place Treacy. finishes in seven races, which included Once the scene shifted to Indoor winning the New England Champion Track, the Women’s team suffered sev ships and the NCAA Northeast eral setbacks, as Mary Cullen, Deirdre Regionals. Led by strong performances Byrne, and Lisa Cappello were lost to from seniors Pat Moulton and Dylan injury for the season and Smith began to Wykes, as well as by junior Martin Fagan run for Reebok, and not Providence. and graduate student Michael DeCoste, They team still managed to compete, and the team qualified for the NCAA Cham­ despite the struggles the injuries caused, pionships. The women’s team also quali­ salvaged some individual success as fied, but it accomplished something truly three runners (Junior Fiona Crombie, speciakas a team, it won every event it Freshman Michelle Childs, and Senior competed in on the way to the NCAA’s. Roisin Quinn) qualified for the New Led by All-American Seniors Kim Smith England Championships, with Quinn (also an Olympian) and Mary Cullen, earning a bid to the ECAC Champion classmate Deirdre Byrne, and Jane ships. Meanwhile, Smith turned in a COURTESY OF SPORTS INFO Nalder, the women blazed past all com­ record setting performance for Reebok Despite sitting most of the indoor track season due to injury, senior Mary petitors all season, including in the Big at the St. Valentine Invitational, posting Cullen has run well during the outdoor season. Cullen’s most recent achieve East Championships and NCAA a 14:50.46 in the 5,000 meters, continu ment came at the Mount Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif., where she ran the Regionals. ing her successful year, albeit not for the fastest 10,000-meter collegiate time this year. Cullen beat the time of team Once the NCAA Championships ar­ mate Kim Smith, who set the record at last year’s Big East Championship. rived, the Men’s team finished 21st out TRACK/Page 22 Women’s Hockey registers another milestone season by Pat Brown ’05 Princeton in the form of a tie and a loss. Sports Staff A week later, Providence suffered an upset against unranked Clarkson, but “In the struggle for survival, the fittest then proceeded to squash No. 6 St. win out at the expense of their rivals Lawrence 5-1 and hold No. 3 Harvard because they succeed in adapting to a 2-2 tie in Boston. The same twists themselves best to their environment.” of fate and fortune followed when the More than 140 years Friars were humbled by a score of 10-2 WOMEN’S later, this gospel against No. 2 ranked Dartmouth in their HOCKEY according to Charles first game of 2005, only to trounce No. Darwin continues to be 5 ranked Mercyhurst six days later, 3-2. vindicated by the decrees of science, the Following the conclusion of the judgments of history, and the conquests Friars’ non conference schedule in early of Providence College Women’s Hockey. January, the team focused its sights on a During the 2004-2005 campaign— Hockey East schedule which would the team's sixth under Head Coach Bob prove to be much more competitive and Deraney—the program continued to open than the first two years of evolve into one of the fittest and finest conference action. With PC and New in the nation, making survival on the ice Hampshire constantly neck — and — neck in a rare treat for their rivals. The Lady the standings, bragging rights for the Friars finished ranked No. 8 overall with regular season were up for grabs during a record of 21-11-5, captured a fourth TRACY DONADIO '06/The Cowl Senior Rush Zimmerman helped shoulder the load for PC’s high octane the last game before the playoffs. consecutive division championship, and offense this season, leading the team with 26 goals to go along with 31 assists. In perhaps the most nail-biting qualified for the first NCAA tournament Her performance in the classroom was also stellar, as the Rhode Island contest of the year, Providence entered appearance in the program’s history. Association for Intercollegiate Athletics For Women honored her with its the third period of that final game stuck The adaptation began early for Distinguished Student Athlete of the Year Award. in a 1-1 tie against Northeastern. Providence as junior goaltender Jana Knowing they needed a win to share the Bugden, who provided the team’s regular a number one goalie,” said Deraney. is a very tough thing to do headed down season title with UNH, the Friars played presence between the pipes during the “But at the same time, I think our team the road.” with great poise and patience, and earned last two years, suffered a season-ending did a tremendous job of playing terrific With the first batch of matches getting the gamewinner when junior Karen injury. Senior Amy Thomas became the team defense and really putting defense underway in early Fall, PC met much Thatcher registered a shorthanded goal natural selection for starter and earned a first, and that’s always been our forte. resistance from non-conference with 1:36 left to go. 20-10-5 record with a 2.54 goals against And then in turn, I think Amy really opponents, as the squad struggled to Saving their best performances for average. started to play with a lot of confidence, adjust and find its groove early on. After “I thought Amy Thomas did a great and more importantly, have the a split series with Colgate, the Friars saw job of stepping up and proving that she’s conditioning to play back-to-back which three valuable points slip away against HOCKEY/Page 22 INSIDE SPORTS ► GAMES OF THE YEAR ► SPORTS SHORTS ► Greg Hartwell ’07 sits down with some of Asst. 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