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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Good 5 Cent Cigar (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1971 Volume 61 'Just what this country needs' Tuesday Issue 75 www.ramcigar.com March 27, 2012 Student group Ryan Center hosts NCAA women's regional offers musical BY MIKE ABELSON only sit idly by and watch the Sports, Staff Reporter Huskies open up a quick 10- point lead and eventua:lly defeat performan.ce There are big events and the Nittany Lions 77-59 in the there are "big" events. Sunday first regional semifinal. opportunities night at the Thomas M. Ryan Doty scored another basket Center the biggest event in all of BY SHAWN SAIYA 18 seconds after her first and the Managing Editor collegiate athletics, the women's Huskies were off to the races. NCAA basketball tournament, Sophomore guard Bria If you've ever walked put Kingston in the national Hartley dropped in six of her through the Memorial Unlon spotlight. game-high 20 points durmg the basement at night and won As the doors opened an first five minutes of the game. dered where the drumming hour before the tipoff of the first "We run a great offense," noise was corning from, odds game, the fans, some more zeal Hartley said. "People were able are you were hearing a member ous than others, began to trickle to set screens. [Sophomore] of the "University of 'Rhode in and fill the upper seating. Stefanie [Dolson] was setting Island Musician's Guild playing Though the Ryan Center has screens for me and [junior] Kelly in their office in room 124. · · · ', certainly been loud, nothing [Faris]. I was able to knock down Despite the occasional compared to the noise of the some shots tonight.': drum solo, the true goal of the building when the Penn State UConn extended the lead to Musician's Guild is to bring in versus University of Connecticut 24-10 at the 9:52 mark before the bands to put on shows, rather game tipped off. Lions rallied. · Senior Maggie than play themselves. The UConn fans, per tradi Lucas netted five points as she "That's why the group tion, rose up and cheered from keyed a 9-0 Nittany Lion run stood out to me, you could still the opening tip until the Huskies that closed the gap to five and be involved in music without scored their first points. It took quieted the pro-UConn crowd. necessarily having to play an 13 seconds before junior UConn · coach Geno instrument," treasurer Nick Caroline Doty drove left and laid Auriemma took a timeout with Rutter said. the ball up and in. 8:43 to go in the half to calm the The group aims to host at The ensuing cacophony of team. least one show every two weeks volume swept through the arena "That timeout was because Teresa Kelly Cigar and averages six to eight shows and enveloped everything in its University of Connecticut junior Caroline Doty looks for an open per semester. Since the group is path. ing around the Penn State defem;e during Sunday's NCAA regional a non-profit, the shows are The Penn State fans could sem.ifinal in the Thomas M. Ryan Center. ------~----~ · ~------either free or at little cost to stu ~~~~~~~~~~-- dents. "We're strictly for the stu URI web~ite revamped, set to launch this spring dents, providing high-quality BY BRIANNA RESTO situated in the middle of the entertainment at low cost and News Reporter homepage on a large rotating also for the bands to get their The University of Rhode banner, represented by an music out there," Rutter said. Island's department of com "engaging, colorful, beautiful "It's a really great atmosphere munications and marketing is picture" which is meant to and a really unique opportunity developing not only a new catch the browser's eye. for both bands and students." homepage for the URI web "You can't have a little Rutter said that the Guild site, but an entirely new web tiny picture on the homepage has recently developed a policy site in and of itself. if you think big," Hicks said. of booking dates for shows a While the revamped web These pictures will be fea semester in advance to improve site isn't ready to be launched, tured with an attention grab the organization and focus of Now Playing; the new homepage is expected bing headline and a link to the the group. He said that the top to be up and running later this story accompanying it. These priority when booking for a stories will be inspiring and spring, though an exact date Photo courtesy of uri.edu show is to get local or URI has· not yet been set. The The updated university webpage offers new features, stories and touch on topics such as discov bands involved. homepage was due for an videos. ery, research and invention "We've had bands like Milk update, as the last time it had Hicks said. There will be three Bread, who's URI-based, been restructured was three partner with URI in research front door to our web pres "big stories" on any given day, Galloway [which] has a lot of and a half years ago. and experimental learning, ence," Acciardo said. with one being changed out members from URI, Peacewise, Linda Acciardo, director our alumni and donors, and The new homepage alone every week for a new story. [which] does a lot of shows at of the department of commu others interested in the univer is host to numerous new fea The "big thinkers" compo the [193 Degree] Coffeehouse," nications and marketing said sity, including our internal tures. According to manager nent. of the homepage will be he said. that she finds the URI website community of students, facul of web communicatiops at the found on the left below the Rutter -said that many local to be a highly significant part ty and staff," Acciardo said. department of communica "big stories." The "big and URI bands reach out to the of the school. She also said that she tions and marketing Kerri thinkers" component will be Musician's Guild about per "The way we portray our believes that the homepage is Hicks there are three main comprised of profiles of indi forming in shows and that they selves on the website drives the introduction to this por components of the homepage,: viduals who show an example definitely make an effort to sup decisions made by prospective trayal and that tit will do the the "big stories," the "big of "big thinking." There will port them first. He said they try students and their families, university justice. thinkers" and the "now play be a new profile every week. to pair local bands with more prospective faculty members, "This newly refreshed and ing". The "now playing" com- established bands to increase ------,----- industry leaders looking to designed homepage is the ·· The "big stories" will be Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3
Today's forecast 49 °F Nickel Brief: One staffer shares the inside scoop on the NCAA Learn more about the URI Grab your tournament. Habitat for Humanity studen~ shades! group in tomorrow's issue! See page 4. Page 2 • The Good Five Cent Cigar • Tuesday, March 27, 2012 .CAMPUS Campus Police Reports Arrests orders to leave Barlow Circle Larceny and yelled several incendiary -John C. Pantel, 29, of 41 remarks at officers, according -A student reported his Red Oak Way, Wakefield, was to. the police report. Pina was iPhone 4s, valued at $200, charged with disorderly con formally trespassed from the stolen this past Friday at duct and resisting arrest this university and is scheduled to around noon. He believes he past Wednesday. Fantel's car, appear in Fourth District last had his phone in a dorm which was unregistered with Court on Wednesday, March room in the Dorr residence the university, was in the 28. hall. process-Of being towed when police said he began arguing Burglary -A student reported that · The Good Five with police in the road and her Rayban sunglasses, val blocking traffic. Pantel began -Students in adjoining ued at $153, were stolen from getting aggressive and strug rooms in the Fayerweather a table in the living room of gling with an officer when residence hall reported that the Rainbow Diversity House Cent Cigar police used pepper spray on several items from their this past Friday at around 2 him, according to the police rooms were stolen this past p.m. report. Pantel received med Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m. ical treatment and was later The students said both rooms Lost Property charged. He is scheduled to were locked and there was no is hiring! appear in Fourth District sign of forced entry. Two iPod -A student reported that Court on April 4. Touch devices, each valued at she lost her Blackberry Curve $180, and one iPod Nano, val cell phone, worth $500, in the -URI student Alexander P. ued at $150, were reported area of Swan Hall this past Lustbader, 18, of 11 Sparrow missing. The incident is still Friday at around 9:15 a.m. Road, Randolph, N .J., was under investigation. Do you have what it takes to charged with possession of -A student reported that marijuana on Thursday. -A student reported that he lost his wallet, containing a work at Police found Lustbader, who her Macbook, valued at small amount of cash, a credit had a small bag of marijuana $1,700, was stolen from her card and his student ID, near in his pocket, smoking mari room in the Gorham' residence the International Engineering The Good Five Cent Cigar? juana near the Hillside Hall hall this past Saturday. The Program house this past construction site at around 11 student said she left the room Friday at around noon. Be a part of our executive board! p.m. Lustbader is scheduled locked on Friday night and to appear in Fourth District her laptop was gone when she Notification Court on Wednesday, March returned Saturday morning. 28. There are no signs of forced -On Wednesday, a URI entry and the incident is still student reported the fraudu -Two non-students were under investigation. lent use of his URI Higher • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • arrested after police found a One refund card, which· has : large group of males drinking Complaint been traced back to recent Editor~ in-Chief and throwing bottles at vehi credit activity in South Africa. cles near Barlow Circle this -A Resident Advisor The incident is still under past Friday at around 1 a.m. reported that the occupants of investigation. Business Manager Joshua M. Demers, 19, of 99 a room in the Fayerweather Columbus Ave., Pawtucket, residence hall had covered • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • was charged with possession their fire (llarm . this past Vandalism of marijuana after police saw Wednesday. Both of the stu him rolling a joint in a car dents were referred to the -A custodian reported that parked outside of the Barlow Office of Student Life. a window was broken in the residence hall. He is sched Dorr residence hall on Friday. Learn the ins and outs of a daily uled to appear, fn Fourth -Police found students The damage is estimated at District Court on Wednesday, lighting . fireworks off near $l00 and there are no sus March 28. Ellery Pond this past Saturday pects. campus newspaper, boost your Alexander Pina, 19, of 115 at around 3 a.m. The students Second Street, Pawtucket, was have been referred to the resume and have a great time charged with disorderly con Office of Student Life. duct after he ignored police doing it!
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New ·England sports always in season Rams start A-10 play strong, BY TIM LIMA Acquiring worthy defen regular season. This. year will Contributing Sports Reporter sive talent means building likely make for a rockier road take two from Charlotte 49ers your own players from the to the cup, though, with New England sports don't ground up or opening your Sidney Crosby back from his BY MIKE ABELSON by Fortunato in the fourth plated rest. Whether in the preseason wallet to free agency, likely second concussion break - for Sports Staff Reporter Adams. or playoffs, there is always over-spending for normal tal the time being at least - and Defensively the Rams were something discuss. In As the sun beat down on the ent. The Patriots usually · Evgeni Malkin still playing on artificial turf the University of nearly flawless all weekend. Cleveland, talk shows don't choose the former. The a different level. The Rangers Sans an error during the loss dedicate hours to discussing Rhode Island ba,seball team took Patriots have two first-round have also posed a threat to the t~ Bill Beck Field for the first time Saturday, the Rarrts communicate the upcoming draft, and in picks in next month's draft - B's, dominating them at near ed well on the field and kept the New York, the Mets are to since the tragic death of their look for them to work on their ly every meeting. Like l_ast ball.in front of themselves. A div professional baseball what teammate Joey Ciancola on Oct. defense. year, though, lightning can 27. ing catch ', by . se:i:rior Greg Snookie is to contemporary The Celtics don't seem to sometimes be caught in a bot Annarummo and a 5-3 double America - but while our After the lineups had ~n get · the attention they once tle. If Tim Thomas can let play initiated by sophomore Joe ., sports teams continue to announced ·and the national had from New England sports President Obama worry about anthem had been 'played the Landi highlighted th~ defensive · drown in their own glory and media. As one of the oldest health care while he worries performances by the Rams. · success, New Englanders will team gathered for a pregame pep teams in the league, the about keeping a puck out of a talk. Before they broke, a chant of · Freshman Tun Caputo and continue to talk about them. Celtics deserve an immense net, don't write the Bruins off. sophomore Jeff Roy also stood To start, the Patriots are "Joe-Joe! JOe-Joe!" began to echo amount of credit for their Finally, the Red Sox are throughout the field. It grew out on the field. coming off of a year to which effort to keep the ship afloat. looking to begin anew and As good as Furney was on their accomplishments can be louder and stronger as the play When the entire basketball not a moment too soon. ers began to jump and holler S!mday, senior ,C?hris Pickering debated. Normally, when a community wants to write Manager Bobby Valentine has was just as goo,d 'on Friday. team of any sport reaches the before breaking apart and sprint them off as insignificant and imposed his will on a lacklus ing out to their positions. Pickering threw seven ihnings, . championship game, that sea old, the Celtics continue to ter, carefree, overweight ball allowing only four hits and strik son can be considered a great Sadly, for the University -of remain tough. In a .league club. He has restricted his North Carolina at Charlotte, _it ingout two to pick up his second success. With the Patriots, where Lebron James cares club from having the authori win of the year. however, a team which has would not be a good weekend. more about his birthday party ty to make their own rules . The Rams smacked Senior Mike Bradstreet grown accustomed to dancing than winning a championship and has reassembled the bro pitched a flawless ninth inning on the steps of City Hall, sec Charlotte early on Friday and and players pull guns on ken chain of command which took two games from the presea to pick up the save. ond best is the winner of the teammates, Kevin Garnett, former manager Terry "Chris is our leader on the losers and that isn't accepted. son league No.-1. Rhody won 5- Paul Piece and Ray Allen Francona allowed to happen. 2 on Friday and 5-1 Sunday, but pitching staff," Foster said. "He's However, this past year can have displayed a sense of For instance, players were pitched a lot of big games for u.s be said to be different. dropped Saturdays-game 6-3. pride in their profession and required to travel together on "The guys did a good job and for him to set the tone Friday Even the biggest Patriots win despite the odds. They team busses to away spring and compete the way he did set fans oftentimes had trouble this week," head coach Jim will likely not raise a banner training games, where they the tone for the whole week pinpointing ·defensive players F~ster said. "They competed to the rafters again, but the used to drive themselves. well, played hard. That's where end." in the background, since their mentality of going down with Things have certainly been a The Rams notched seven only purpose to the organiza we want to be: good pitching, the ship, together, should be lot different this year, but $ox hits 011 Frid~y, but none of them s~q, q$ilfe~ jf!b." - - tion was to be a practice appreciated. . fans can only expect a differ were for extra bases. Charlotte dummy - never stepping foot Facing cold, dark weather The Bruins know who ent season if the players set and a Charlotte team coming off helped Rhody's cause with two on the Gillette Stadium turf. they are and they're fine with aside their egos for the better key errors and the Rams stole With that being said, the of an easy victory on Saturday, it. This team of champions ment of a baseball organiza junior Sean Furney delivered a four bases which made life diffi defense struggled at times. has been coasting for months tion which has built their cult for the 49er pitchers. Tedy Bruschi isn't walking pitching gem. and will continue to do so for mansions and fueled their Furney, who had not thrown In both of the victories the through that door. This team their last seven games of the Cadillacs. Rams scored five runs, which needs some .defensive help. more than two innings all sea son, shut down the 49ers in eight was also Ciancola' s team num solid innings, striking out four ber. Fortunato reflected on what and throwing 69 of his 100 pitch that meant after the victory on Sunday. URI sports staffer shares inside scoop on es for strikes. It was Furney's first start as a Ram after transfer "That is awesome,~~ weekend's NCAA regional tournament ring from ' the Community Fortunato said as he looked at College of Rhode Island. Ciancola' s number on the left BY MIKE ABELSON crete floors were now covered vised sporting event gets a field wall. "Every game we try to Sports Staff Reporter "It felt good," Furney said. by soft, black _carpeting, and gold star "in my book. "My two-seamer was working get to seven, but wow. I didn't the ads were covered. Now, really think about that five. I The Kingston Maze really well today. I got ahead of a how was I going to know that Quality Headwear lot of· guys. [Senior catcher] mean, maybe he's looking down the Mew's Tavern had 69 Milan [Adams] calls a great on us with f!le wins. That's awe After covering the men's beers on tap? As the ·media room was some." basketball team for . three game with Coach Foster." opened to questions for .The Rams return to Bill Beck years I've learned where Offensively it was all about Faces in the Crowd University of Connecticut junior second baseman Pat Field this afternoon for a non every door, every room, and coach Geno Auriemma the conference game against Iona every media area is in the Fortunato. Fortunato lofted a After chatting for a few one thing I wanted to ask was fastbafl way beyond the left field College. First pitch is scheduled Thomas M. Ryan Center. . minutes with the Cigar's own how the timeout in the first for 3:30 p.m. Then I showed up on wall in the second inning to put Teresa Kelly and some of the half caused his team's turn the Rams up 2-0 early. A single Sunday. other regulars from the URI around. The regular media room? press corps I began people I finally got hold of the Now a tech/stats center ~ watching. microphone, asked the ques The alumni lounge? Now There was the UConn fan tion, ·and waited for an the media buffet room. with a hat covered in a dozen answer. (It should be noted Basketball storage room? small, foam basketballs that I .:Vas wearing a black, Now the media workroom parading around the 200-level pinstripe fedora.) wired with Internet access with a comfortable ·panache Geno rested his head on and cable television . and the saxophonist in the hi.s right hand and began . Courtside seats? Nope. UniversitY of Kentucky pep answering the_question: Reconfigured into the main band who was rocking an "I told them that if we press row (I'm in seat 49 Optimus Prime mask who want to win by more than ten behind the visiting bench). definitely drew attention. points then you were going to Where was the media For all of the fun fans in give me that hat," he said, room? In the football locker attendance my favorite, hands thus bringing the press con room. down, was one of the ring ference to a screeching ·halt. Every wall was adorned leaders of the Penn State stu After a two-minute interlude with NCAA signs directing dent contingent. Anyone that where several writers, includ- people to certain zones and is willing to wearing a Boba welcoming the fans to Fett mask at a nationally-tele- Kingston. The smooth con- Continued on page 3