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Vol20 Brisrol,R.I.THE HAWK'S HERALD IssuelO RWU offers HlNl flu vaccinations in Rec Center

By SEAN HAYES ''The CDC has Herald Staff Writer given a 60 percent re­ sponse rate for the vac­ Starting on Thurs­ cine for the college age day, Dec. 3, Roger general population Williams University throughout the United will begin the first States. We're encour­ round ofHlNl vaccina­ aging students to take tions. HlNl, also, full advantage of the called "swine flu", has vaccination clinic that's gripped the globe over being provided," said the past few months John King, Vice Presi­ harder than the Far­ dent of Student Affairs. nese Atlas. With the As rumors have widespread outbreak of speculated, HlNl has the flu blustered reached RWU in near around the United indolent numbers. States, many colleges "Based on clinical and universities are of­ symptoms RWU has fering free vaccinations had 175 cases of the Mark Fusco for HlNl. See HlNI page 3 The HINl virus has affected about 175 people at RWU. stuaent-senafe-rorum --i Endowment answers questions By KELLEIGH WELCH events on campus and sustainabilty. stands at ... Editor Senate President Brendan Boyle met with Vice President and Chief In­ On Nov. 23, Student Senate held formation Officer, Joseph Pangborn, an open forum to answer any ques­ the morning before in regards to the $65.5 million tions students had about issues on Internet. Boyle said the technological campus. Approximately 15-25 stu­ description of the issue was compli­ By ALLISON COLLINS year, the endowment was $67 dents attended, including members of cated, involving an increase in power, News Editor million. administration, such as Dean of Stu­ but assured the student body that the The current figure reflects dents Kathleen McMahon and Direc­ Internet would be running faster. Roger Williams University's $3.5 million that was taken out tor of Housing Tony Montefusco. "We didn't have technology sup­ endowment is down over 22 per­ to fund operations for this year Among the topics addressed, the port until last Wednesday (Nov. 18). cent, according to Vice President and the $14 million that was most prominent were about the issues for Finance James Noonan. taken out for building expenses, with the Internet, the printing policy, See FORUM page 2 "We were down 31 percent at Noonan said. one point," Noonan said. ~ The building funds were kept RWU's endowment, as of Fri­ in a cash account, Noonan said, day, Nov. 27, is $65.5 million. meaning that they were not in­ The number has risen 7 .83 per­ vested in the marketplace and School changes study abroad cent this fiscal year, according to were unaffected by market Noonan. changes. options for next semester "This year's been pretty In 2003, the endowment was good," Noonan said. $48 million. It peaked in the-fis­ By ALLISON COLLINS buy her plane tickets to ally," Blish said. At the end of the 2009 fiscal cal year of 2007 at $115 million, News Editor leave on Jan. 7, when "I had just filed for See ENDOWMENT page 3 . she got ~ e-mail from my visa and was actually Colette Blish, a Kevin Hayden, the Coor- online finalizing flight 140~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- fy>g~r 'Yilliams Univer- dinator of Study Abroad plans with my parents s1ty 1umor, pl~nned to Programs telling her and a friend who I'm study abroad m . that the University had traveling with," Blish 120 ------=---~- Barcelona next year with decided not to work with said. the Lexia program. Lexia for next semester. Blish was one of 10 100 -+------. She was ready to "I was shocked re- students whose plans for next semester have 80 +------been altered because they had been plan­ 60 +------ning on studying abroad through Lexia's programs, ac­ 40 cording to Hayden. The programs were 20 going to Cape Town, Buenos Aires, Berlin 0 Study Abroad Prcmams and Barcelona. The possibility of 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Courtesy of lexiaintl.org See ABROAD page 2 This graph reflects the endowment in millions of dollars. $14M of the 2009 endowment decline is due to capital projects funding.

''" 'r ''" . 11 a ''" k ~ 11 P r a I cl . e o 111 page 2 The Hawk's Herald Dec. 4, 2009 News Senate Answers World Watch Your Questions By KELLEIGH WELCH cont'd from page 1 Editor Starting Thursday mailing method will be things have been run­ put into place. ning better and the The school book­ Obama sets tone on Afghan issue amount bas grown," store is looking for a Boyle said. new way to be more en­ On Tuesday, President Obama delivered a speech outlining an 18 month initiative in regards to the The printing policy, vironmentally friendly, war in Afghanistan, which would end with the drawdown of troops. which has been dis­ and the option of elec­ According to the New York Times, the Obama administration and the Pentagon are reassuring sena­ cussed by the adminis­ t1·onic books has come tors that this drawdown will begin in July 2011, giving American military leaders the "discretion they tration throughout the into question, however need." semester, is still hav­ no real proposal bas This withdraw! will take place after sending 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. ing the details worked been made. "I'm pleased that the president has set a goal for when we'll begin reducing troop levels," Senator out Students will, how­ One of the biggest Russell D. Feingold, Democrat of Wisconsin, said to the New York Times. Feingold did say he was dis­ ever, still be charged. issues was the concern appointed that Obama "did not give any goal or time frame for when our massive military operation Senior Corey Kou­ with enough activities in Afghanistan will actually end." nick expressed his con­ for students on week­ cern for paying for ends, and how students printing in regards to can access information South Africa issues new AIDS therapy his Business class in on these events. In re­ Johannesburg: South African President Jacob Zuma an­ the spring, which will sponse, students felt nounced Tuesday in a National Address for World AIDS require him to print that there are not Day that drug therapy for HIV-positive pregnant women hundreds of pages each enough options offered and babies will be made available sooner than expected. week. The concern for each week, and that This new policy would assure that babies could be born architecture students there is a significant healthy in a country that is one in four where the mortal­ was brought up as well lack of advertising. ity rate of children has decreased since 1990 according to in regards to paying to Senate will be look­ the New York Times. use the plotters. ing into solutions fo1· One solution is to advertising events, and Bomb attacks Somali graduation; kills 16 have printing for cer­ welcome any solutions According to CNN.com, a male suicide bomber in women's tain classes waived by students may have. clothing attacked a graduation ceremony at Hotel Shamo requiring the professor Students are en­ for Banadir University's medical school in Somalia's capi­ to use swipe access couraged to attend tal. cards during class Senate meetings each The blast killed 16 people. including two doctors and nine time. This is still only week at 6:30 in the students. an option to solve the Senate Chambers if According to U.N. Security Council, this is a criminal act problem. With architec­ they would like to ad­ and the i'1cident is under investigation. ture majors, plotters dress any further con­ will not be charged, but cerns. for other printing,·an e- ABROAp: Students still studying, not \Vith Lexia

cont'd from page 1 canceled excursions to reevaluate RWU's through different pro­ have any choices. With program, and with the new progi·am) and re- was a main reason that relationship with grams, Hayden said. the new program I . change in dm>arture aJ}/!.l~Y~c\.¥,~ l-a'IE-.~·=-. ---..... RWU decided to evalu­ Lexia, according to Two students de­ have many more class daU,; she will be able'to Cl1AN, orisn Sal • ate their relationship Hayden. cided to study in Flo­ options and there are spend more time with Hayden said the re­ withLexia. "It was a frustrat­ rence instead of their some that I'm defi­ her family over winter lationship evaluation "When we heard ing situation, it wasn't original study abroad nitely looking forward break. would continue about the possible can­ like a crisis, it wasn't locations because the to," Blish said. ''Most of my friends through next semester. cellations of the excur­ like students were in academics went with Blish said she is from other schools sions by our students, danger ... it was more their majors better excited about the new went with Arcadia (the we contacted Lexia and about institutional re­ than the new pro­ were informed that lations," Hayden said. gram's academics they were in fact re­ Hayden sent out an would have, according stored," Hayden said. e-mail to the affected to Hayden. "After hearing students and they had These students are about this instance a meeting to discuss now studying abroad though, this is what options. through Acadia and caused us some concern "I think that the Council on Interna­ for the spring students late notice was some tional Education Ex­ and had us take a se­ what inappropriate. I change programs, mester to evaluate had a friend who al­ Hayden said. their programs," Hay­ ready had plane tick­ ''The biggest differ­ den said. ets. And at that point ence with the alternate RWUhashada we were scheduled to programs is that a lot fairly good relationship leave in a little more of them are direct en- with Lexia over the than a month," Blish 1·0U programs," Hayden past six years, Hayden said. said. said, but rapid person­ "They had options Students will have nel turnover and past for us within two days more classes to choose students' concerns and tried to answer as from, Hayden said. about housing added to many questions as pos­ ''They have more the decision to reevalu­ sible," Blish said. options basically." Hay­ ate the relationship. All 10 students are den said. Senior administra­ still studying abroad "With the original tors and the study next semester, most of program it was four set abroad office staff them in the same loca­ classes which seemed made the joint decision tion, they are just going interesting but I didn't courtestj'of albcom.lsi.upc.edu

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Disi:laimer: The views, statements, opinions, depictions and/or representations (expressions) contained herein are solely those ofThe Hawk's Herald and do not and are not meant to represent or be attributed to the express tons ofRoger Williams University, any trustee; officer. agent, employee, student or representative ofRoger Williams University and neither are .s-uch expressions authorized, accepted or condoned by the university. 4 2009 The Hawk's Herald Dec. • News Bristolpage 3 HlNl : vaccines• residents ::;. ~··· NEW. ko offered this month invent anti­ obtainable for students and not the general cont'd from page 1 who are not fit to receive population of Bris­ seasonal or ' ~JIOllSf.• W11-~ for Pitts­ The Swine Flu pandemic the first few cases, the based solely upon those now college age is something that many people burg and its c~llege$'to "cro what W<' dicf and University has been an­ who are at high risk. students (18 to 24) fear. Many want to know how find ways t.o lteep. t:Qll~ k'l--i=lxempt while ticipating the up for this round. they can avoid cont1·acting the ~ll benefitiu~ andmaint.aining a positin1 arrival of HlNl ''No negative feedback has When asking 2009 HlNl virus. l"!lfationship witll tlWSUFrotlhding C(lllllllU­ vaccination. students around Recently, Mike Smith and Dity. With a popula­ arisen from the method of campus about the Samy Ashkar of Bristol, R.I. tion of roughly vaccination there created a hand sanitizer that 'J'o "iew this article, ~rerJ.o www.post­ 4,500 under­ whid1 the vaccinations aJ·e were mixed re­ protects against HlNl, called ~ttf'Arom graduate stu­ being views. Many staSafe Hand Sanitizer. dents at RWU, claimed they The difference between it's an impossi­ aclministiernd. ., weren't going to re­ staSafe and other hand sani­ Dance Theater Performanee bility to vacci­ ceive the vaccina­ tizers is that it contains the Tonight at 8 p.m in the Pt•?fot'ijijng nate everyone in -- Jolm King tion. active ingredient "Argenius". l\1-tR C~nfur, perfonnances of Dli.noo;'I'heat.er the first round Fifth year stu­ Argenius is a "silver-zinc will be dvne by guest a.rtists A'Keitba C.a.roy, of vaccinations. dent, Peter Vishnia coplex" that was discovered by "Based on the Na­ High-risk students are claims, "I will not Elizabeth Spatz and Angela Conte, and by Smith and Ashkar. tional Strategic Stockpile freshmen and sophomores be getting the vac­ Unlike other sanitizers, RWP dance faC"ulf:y membetfi Michael Bol­ of state by state popula­ living in close quarter cine because in the staSafe is non-drying and ger, Gary Shon>, Kathy Gordon Smith and tion that is Federally run, domis such as Maple and past, whenever I've works with the skin's natural Melody. Ruffin Waro. Pil•.ces by senior dance RWU will be given 2, 700 Cedar. received a flu shot I oils to protect it against harm­ majors ~drienn(:\ Crombie and Kristie Har­ doses for the first round For those still under got the flu shortly ful germs. of vaccinations. This the age of 18, a consent thereafter." Sherry Dionne, an Arge­ ringfun wi~l,.aJsp be performed. comes to 900 doses per form must be signed by a "The vaccine nius Worldwide LLC em­ week over the courses of 3 parent or legal ~ardian. contains chemicals ployee, says, "staSafe is the Extended Lib.:t&;ty Rous weeks," Andrade said. Juniors and seniors and that should not first all natural, non-toxic The vaccines will be those living in looser liv­ enter the human hand sanitizer that not only In lien of U'inal~ ~MMain L:ibra1-y will administered in two fash­ ing environments or off­ body. Type HlNl kills germs on contact but also oo open for ext.ended hoW's starting Dec. 4th. ions. The most readily campus apartments are vaccination and protects for hours." J.lbr hotu:s, C'ht'(ik the lib;rary web.it~. available will be the in­ next on the list. Google and read StaSafe is available tranasal vaccine. Tbe "No negative feedback about it," Vishnia through local retailers and on­ vaccine is a mist that is has arisen from the said. line at stasafesanitizer.com. Bonate to Lucy's Headli administered through the method of which the vac­ All skepticism Dining is collecting warm winter cloth­ nose using a weak form of cinations are being ad­ aside, HlN1 has the live virus. A smaller ministered. The shown itself at ing to clonaft> to Lucy's Ht:-arth. You CM dose of the vaccine will be population that's most at RWU and is circu- dro11 off it.t>ms in the Lower Commons in the available for students risk is the highest prior­ lating around the popula­ tled, ''Informational Up­ box located in the ~f~ area. with weak immune sys­ ity," King said. tion. date: HlNl (Swine) Flu". tems or asthma through RWU.i& ..not-.a:P.OD. The easiest way t<> ac­ an injection. (point of distribution) for cess answers to any addi­ "810 intranasal vacci­ this i·ound of vaccina­ tional questions on H1N1 nations are obtainable tions. That means that and the clinics can be ac­ each week, while only 90 RWU will be providing quired at www .rwu.edu doses of the injection are the clinic for its students under announcements ti- ENDOWMENT: investment portfolio adjusted cont'd from page 1 going to be more like $3 mil- ernment bonds and expect to but also you need to diver- ment has not dropped to the Noonan said. It bit it's low­ lion ... that means we've ei- get some interest in the end, sify globally," Melton said. same percentage level as the est point since the fiscal year ther got to raise tuition to Melton said. "Even when the U.S. marketplace. 2003 on March 2, 2009, get. that million dollars or re- "The government has market isn't doing well, it He credits Cambridge when it sunk to $54 million, duce expenses," Noonan kept interest rates so low so doesn't mean that other Associates, the company according to Noonan. said. that institutions can borrow markets aren't doing well,'' that handles RWU's portfo­ "We've still almost dou­ "What we've done is cheaply ... the bad news is Melton said. There are othe1· lio, with keeping the endow­ bled in the past seven years, we've reduced expenses, and endowments don't want to countries that are going to ment as stable as possible. so it's not terrible," Noonan you can do that in the short invest in them because perform well when we're not "Cambridge Associates said. term, but in the long term they're not getting a big re- performing well." reallocated the portfolio to Noonan cited the stock that becomes more difficult turn," Melton said. "We were tracking right mitigate risk in the future," market and economy as the to do, so then if we had a "Histrocially, endow- with the market," Noonan, Noonan said. main reasons for the drop. continuation of that situa- ments invest in not only eq- said. We were slightly better Endowment data begin­ The endowment consists tion, then we'd have to go uities, but also bonds (debt) than the market." ning in 2003 is available in of the schools' investment back and get that money and other various instru- Noonan cited the diver- The Roger Williams Univer­ portfolio and endowed funds. tbrough a tuition increase," ments such as real estate or sification of the portfolio as sity 2008-2009 President's About seven percent of Noonan said. commercial properties, or the mean reason the endow- Report. the endowment is per­ RWU is invested in U.S. commercial in- -r------..------manetly restricted, meaning equities, international equi- vestments and the same amount ofmoney ties, hedge funds, real estate government se- funds, real assets, hot assets curities," must always be there. This 20.56% 20.60% money is used for endowed and other things, according Melton said. scholarships. The university to Noonan. "We've also has temporarily re­ "Investing in hedge been recon- stircted funds, which they funds can be a good play as structing the can't touch, according to long as the hedge fund man- portfolio, ad- Noonan, and are used to re­ ager divulges all of his or justing the plenish the permanetly re­ her information," sad asset allocation stricted funds should the Michael Melton, Director of to a more di- amount decrease. the Center for Advanced Fi- verse portfolio "The more we get of the nancial Education and Asso- so we can take permantely restricted en· ciate Professor of Finance. the bumps in dowed scholarships, the bet­ "What we need to under- the road a lit- -+-Rwu stand is in this new market tle bit better," ter off we are, because those -4-S&P 500 provide scholarship money hedge funds, like all investe- Noonan said. for students," Noonan said. ments, aren't going to show "Diversity The university can the excessively high returns is everything spend four to five percent of that we saw in the mid-90s ·as we move for- the three-year average of the up until 2007,'' Melton said. ward," Melton endowment for operating ex­ The university also has said. teasury bills, which are pay- "Today, to penses, according to Noonan. -22.51% "So we have about $4 ing zero percent interest. .diversify a million in our operating Noonan said. portfolio you budget from the endow­ "It's the equivalent of need to be in- ·26.20% ment," Noonan said. putting it into a mattress," vested in a "What's going to happeri he said. multitude of fi- next year, is it's probably Individuals can buy gov- nancial assets 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 page4 The Hawk's Herald Dec. 4, 2009 Features Mock Trial wins .::ti. Q) second tournament By JING AI Herald Staff Writer Q) At2p.m. on and freshman Robert Members also Wednesday, Nov. 18, Cabral and Kara meet individually to 88.3 FM the Roger Williams Moreau. discuss strategies for Mock Trial Team According to different roles. Car­ started their first Newcity, every year lotto said that they group meeting after the varsity team would spend about 5 ~ Will Joshes at1d fittt McKot1e winning their second members are chosen hours every week tournament this fall. after a Mock Trial practicing, and some­ Before celebrat­ try-out after the in­ times up to 10 hours Show Name: 'The Wednesday Night Throw ing their great news volvement fair, and before tournaments. Q) Down" last weekend, the the other interested "It's just like a sport, team members and students would be in except it's academic." Show Time: Wednesday 6-8 p.m. advisor Professor another team to accu­ Newcity adds Lisa Newcity spent mulate more experi­ that sometimes they ~ Description: Two hours of sports talk and sweet about two hours dis­ ence. would meet with jams. cussing about their Most of the var­ other faculty mem­ earlier tournament sity team members bers of the school of To_p Five Favorite Songs: performances, upcom­ are planning to going justice and she appre­ ~ 1. Phish "Punch You in trie Eye" ing plans and future to law school, and ciates their support 2. Neyo featuring Kanye West "So Sick Remix" competing strategies. many are majoring in very much. 3. Disco Biscuits "Space Bird Mating Call So far. the team legal studies. While team mem­ 4. Cascada "Evacuate the Dance Floor" has a record of 19 Senior Lauren bers sacrifices a lot of 5. Lady .Gaga "Poker Face" wins, zero losses, and Carlotto. the Captain free time for prac­ .. , 9 two ties. In tices. they enjoy the • this earlier experience as well. tom·nament, "They approach this Dumeer, the they had an 1n·ocess with a Hincere treasurer of the team, 0 undefeated said that she has record in a .!!J~.eer_ ·:;..l..~... NJt ,_Jo....::•.-::::...•, and SOJ)homore nm'd,,~dj>«t.ecl m Nicole Verdi, Co-Cap­ Mock Trial in high Force said that tain of the team, both school. this is her first year said that they ex­ Verdi is one of on the team. ''The en­ pected the team to do the examples. How­ tire team has worked well because they ever, she argues so hard throughout have worked very that, "the Mock Trial the first half of our hard this year. and Team is not just a season, and every re­ they started practic­ club for future turning member has ing even before the lawyers. Mock Trial really made it easy to semester began, but helps students per­ both understand the neither of them ex­ fect their public material and fit into pected the team to speaking skills, and the team. I am hon­ win. teaches students how ored to be a part of Professor Newc­ to think on their feet such a hardworking ity, the teams advi­ and respond profes­ and talented team sor, also an associate sionally under pres­ and I can't wait for professor in the sure. Mock Trial the rest of the season. school of justice stud­ helps students learn Advisor Newcity ies and the program skills that will be gave high praise to Hawk's Herald Seeks coordinator for the needea in many ca­ the team. "I have Legal Studies Pro­ reers." honestly never gram, gives her com· Newcity adds coached a team that ment on their that the Mock Trial has such as a strong Editors for Spring winning: also help students work ethic and such a "I am impressed practice their critical selfless devotion to with the fact that thinking and gain the good of the team each member of this their confidence. ''It's rather than to their 2010 team exemplifies the not just about win­ own personal benefit mission and core val­ ning, the purpose of or ego," she said. ''I For the Spring 2010 semester, The Hawk's Herald is looking for ambitious, dedi­ ues of this university. Mock Trial is to pro­ have always been so cated and intelligent editors to fill the open positions on the Editorial Board. This They approach this vide the students a honored to have the is a great opportunity for all students looking to get more involved in the world of process with a sincere learning experience opportunity to work college journalism. If you are interested in applying for any of the following posi- desire to learn about for the justice sys­ with students in this tions, or have questions about the positions, please e-mail us at the judicial system, tem." capacity. I continue [email protected], or stop by The Hawk's Heral

By ABIGAIL SPRAGUE The next portion in- Mary Kate Burns, Herald Staff Writer eluded a slideshow fea­ Samantha Eckel, turing baby pictures of Kelleigh Welch, Cather­ Contestant: Funds Raised($): John Walsh, a jun­ each of the boys, fol­ ine Stines, Madi ior, was crowned Mr. lowed up by the talent Crocker, Ali Murphy, . RWU on Saturday, Nov. acts. Though some con­ Sarah Beron and Emma Paul Pettini 3,278.86 21 at the 8th annual testants, such as Pettini DeGregorio graced the Mr. RWU pageant, on the drums and Brian stage in their formal which raised funds for LeDuc singing and play­ wear. The boys showed -.- the Children's Miracle ing guitar, exhibited of their PA's by giving John Walsh 2,71i.95 Network. their musical abilities to them each a single rose Paul Pettini raised the audience, others and thanking the ladies the most funds, with a cracked up the audience for all of their hard total of $3,278. with their hilarious work and patience in Ian Powers 2,484.70 Judges, including acts. Ian Powers, for ex­ helping the contestants Dean of Students Kath­ ample, opened up the raise their funds, learn leen McMahon, Vice talent acts with his ren­ the routines and pick Paul Doolan 2,269.94 President of Student Af­ dition of Gloria Gaynor's out what to wear. - fairs John J. King, Don­ ''I Will Survive", com­ Next, the boys and nie Fitting, and Mr. plete with falsetto and their PA's all gathered RWU's 2008 winners, roller skates. Tim on stage for the inter­ Griffin Labbance I,922.32 Tom Maybury and Phil Miodonka gracefully view session. Questions DiCanzio voted Paul transformed a complete ranged from funny to se­ . Doolan and Griffin Lab­ light saber fight into a rious, but all were an­ bance Mr. Congeniality. 90s dance party with swered in great taste Tim Miodonka 1,622.17 The 10 male con­ songs by The Backstreet and gathered a few testants kicked off the Boys, N*SYNC and the chuckles from the night with a Michael Spice Gil'ls. Jerome crowd. After hearing Jackson tribute clance Pikor. a freshman, suc­ from Hasbro Children's Brian LeDuc 1,262.50 routine to a number of cessfully awed the Hospital's own Pamela his all time favorite hits, crowd with his perfect Mayer, who explained which immediately ex­ pitch in the extremely the significance of this Jerome Pikor - 1,131.69 cited the audience. high octave song, "I Be­ fund.raiser and thanked Next, the emcees for the lieve in a Thing Called RWU for helping a great " night, Jerrel Burgo and Love" by The Darkness. cause, it was time to an­ Mike Murphy, intro­ Overall, the talent por­ nounce the winners. Jacob Fisher· 1,112.91 duced the contestants in tion completely·enter­ John Walsh was their sportswear. Each tained the audience, crowned 2009's Mr. contestant brought a who cheered loudly for RWU, raising $2,711 for "little escort" on stage their favorite contest­ this amazing event. Chris Green 787.26 with them, who were ants. Overall. the fundraiser given gifts in front of Immediately follow­ raised agrand total of the audience. The ing Intermission, the $21,100. President smiles on each of the contestants and their Nirschel then matched a children's faces made beautiful personal assis· 5% · donatlon.~which - o~~ the night even more un­ tants (PA), Blair Car­ added more to the forgettable. roll, Amy Catanese, cause.

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By LAURA KELLY actually posed little chal­ that in him. He's a low-tech­ As the years went on, tainable with only solar hot Herald Staff Writer lenge for Heavers. He en­ nology, low-impact man," Heavers and his wife had water. thusiastically handwrites all said long-time colleague and three children and rebuilt At 2: 15 p.m., Heavers At 4:50 a.m., as he fills of his tests in pencil and friend, Professor Jim Tack­ his main house and added reaches for a shiny object his cup of water, he does not happily uses a projector in­ ach, who teaches English two barns with all of their strewn across his desk and switch on the TV. He does stead of the PowerPoint pro­ Literature. own lumber using carpentry places the gleaming tubular not log onto the computer gram, which he describes as Watching TV, surfing skills Heavers learned as a tin-whistle to his gray­ and he does not turn on a too plastic and perfect any­ web pages, and constantly child. bearded face. cell phone. Instead, he sits way. answering unimportant cell "We took most of the He plays various high­ down to an elaborate break· In fact, in a nation phone calls would not only house down and rebuilt it pitch notes to form a self­ fast containing oats and where more than 70 million disrupt Heaver's critical with native materials and a taught song. Once he milk, homegrown apples, a households have at least one thinking skills, but it would lot of hand tools. The one finishes his cheerful melody. banana and a grapefruit, be­ computer, 69 million have also take time away from we're in still isn't completed he discusses his future plans cause he can't stand boxed Internet access. Professor him renovating his house, and we've been working on it independent of technology. cereal. Once he walks out of Heavers is a bit of an anom­ ~ending his garden, travel­ for 30 years," he said. "Explore, enjoy, and his 19th century home, he aly having elected to do ing for professional develop­ His small farm in the learn," he says. "I think it's drives his diesel-powered car without these electronic ment, and taking care of his middle of the woods includes an inspiration to my stu­ to campus where he takes a tools. cats, dogs, geese, and 25 a magnificent stonewall ere· dents." half-hour long walk along Instead. his wife owns a sheep on his 300-year-old ated mostly by his three the beach. He then contin­ computer and conveys his farm. children over a five-year ues his day, and every other important e-mail messages Thirty years ago, time period and gardens day, free from the complica­ and Math and Natural Sci­ Heavers and his wife settled that grow lettuce, spinach, tions of modern technologies. ences secretary Patricia into one of the oldest colo­ corn, squash, apples, and For 27 years, Professor Kennedy occasionally helps nial homesteads in pears. The farm is also sus- Dr. Richard Heavers has him type his professional de­ Charlestown, RI. been teaching Physics at velopment papers. After roughly 30 Roger Williams University "I just set up his pass­ jobs, Heavers computer-less. He has never words. I'll also help him found an opening owned a computer and only with his papers, just format­ at RWU and ap­ rarely uses one when it's re­ ting them. All technology is plied for the quired for his profession, a negative thing when it Physics professor simply because he never comes to him, but it's not position with his learned how to type. such a bad idea," said bachelors degree in ''The kids I went to high Kennedy. Physics from Rens­ school with didn't know how Heavers enjoys the selaer Polytechnic to type and many of the kids "heavy thinking" that re­ Institute. Soon I went to college with didn't sults from the absence of a after, he received know how to type. When I computer and television and his Electro-physics did my dissertation, I used he tries to share this concept masters degree the punch cards to control with his students and from Polytechnic the computer, but I really friends. Institute at Brook­ got tired of that stuff,'' "I think many of us have lyn and then even­ Heavers said. a reaction to technological tually his physical Neglecting this device change as 'enough is oceanography that may seem so integral in enough.' I think Dr. Ph.D. degree at the teaching profession has Heavers has a little bit of URI. Courtesy of canberra.edu.au

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The Hawk's Herald Dec. 4, 2009 page 7 Opinion What Really Grinds l'mma let you My Gears finish ... Creepers. They come in all they're actually partaking in the world-wide-web. I'm talking shapes, sizes . .. and intelli­ creeping? the Facebook.creeps. gence levels. I've seen this happen more He thinks he can hide his Now, you've got your stan­ and more frequently as my creeper-like ways as he sits be­ da1·d bar creeps; the older yea:rs here at RWU have pro­ hind his computer screen, but townie-looking guy with a gressed, this sudden increase in that is a false hope. The minute gapped-tooth grin who winks at creepers who are so clueless you update your status or load you over a frothy pitcher of they don't even seem to know an album of pictures that little 'gansett. You've also got the that they make the recipient so red box pops up notifying you typical everybody-knows yom­ unbearably uncomfortable. that your creeper is aware. He a-creeper creeper, who prides These poor souls are the leaves you some playful little himself on chatting it up with ones who sit and wait for a way comment he hopes will make as many fine ladies as possible, to reconnect with you and set a you crack a smile but instead much to their dismay. (He typi­ little spark. Maybe they see you you want to crack open a bottle cally peruses the library com­ stressing over a paper in a sec­ of Chianti. by OWEN KAUPPILA putel's or will nonchalantly ond floor cubiele, so he walks by All in all, c1·eepers are Web Manager "bump into you'' while getting a (after watching your for 20 min­ everywhere, and there really is coffee in the lower commons.) utes or so) and puts his giant little one can do to escape them. It's hard to deny my great song based on its These types of creepers clammy hand on your back, You can tl,"Y to ignore it, but incessant love for Lady musicality in general, usually flood you with flowery mumbles some i·eproachful usually they don't seem to pick compliments and sly smiles. comment and goes along his up on the hint. I guess all I can Gaga. It's equally as but with the hip-hop They do their best to appear as way. 'Well, that was awkwa1·d,' really say, is to all the creepers hard to deny my love for styling of Beyonce added suave as possible, but deep you think, but you're sure the out there, think twice before Beyonce. in, this jam could be down I'm pretty sure they're worst is over, until he shows up you type, and tJ:y and find some Both are powerful, fairly populai· among aware that they are creepers. with two large coffees an hour new stomping ground; the li­ multitalented singing Gaga fans in the future. But what do you do when later and pulls up a seat. · brary's getting kinda old ... and you have a stage-five creeper Or maybe his actions are a we can feel you watching. artists who bring with No video accompanied crisis, and the culprit seems so little less physical and are them a unique view into this song; however, it completely unaware that trapped within the confines of the world of entertain- might be advantageous ment. Just YouTube of Gaga to throw one to- their recent perform- gether. ances and one can see In an interview with WTFS OF THE WEEK how engaging and truly New York's ZlOO radio interesting they are. station, Gaga com- They are tl-ue entertain- mented on the process The Weather on Dec. 3 ers. behind shooting the Whether it be 'Video Phone' music What's wrong with this conversation: singing personally to a video with Beyonce. "Dang son, it's hot out." ''I think I know young girl with "When I was doing why." ''Allie, tell me why it's hot out." 'Tt's Leukemia during a her video with her, she the winter time." Yeah, that doesn't sound world tour or hanging called me and she said, too 'correct' if you ask me. It's December 4th and the temperature spiked to a toasty above a c1·owded theater 'What do you want to 66 degrees in Bristol, R.I. yesterday. It is with blood streaming do?"' Gaga explained. beautiful weather, of course, but not at all down her stomach, both "And I'm like, 'I don't fitting for the time ofyear. Where are the Beyonce and Gaga have want to show up in some cold winds, the brisk ii:e-rain showers and proven themselves to be frickin' hair bow and be the slippery pathways? Roger Williams University feels incomplete without the different from othe1·s in fashion Gaga in your sudden shift from summery-fall weather to their p1·ofession. video.' I said, 'I want to intensely horrible winter weather. Some­ They take original- do you."' thing to complain about or something to be ity to new heights and An unlikely pair as happy with? Your choice ... but WTF break the mold of what far as musical style and Mother Nature? being a performing Owen Kauppila, Web Manager genre is concerned, but artist entails by separat- with their combined tal- ing themselves from the ent and impact on the Residence Hall Wireless Internet norm. music scene, this duet is I suppose this WTF is a long time coming, but I Well, for fans like sure to please if they de- often find myself yelling and cursing at our "Once upon a midnight dreary, me, di·eams transformed cide to extend thefr school's wonderful internet. More specifically the while I websurfed, weak and weary, into reality when these partnership to tour sta- residential networkRWU has set up in our Over many a strange and spurious website of hot wonder-women joine,d tus. dorms. My personal cuss word vocabulary has chicf?s galore, forces and unveiled two Clearly the creative ever increased since the "R WURESNET'' entered While I clicked my fav 'rite bookmark, my life and though it may sound like a benefit, I suddenly there came a warning, beautifully {!rafted sin- juices are flowing be- must contest it isn't. The connection itself is And my heart was filled with mourning, gles to bless our tween the two show- rarely quick and that's assuming you have not mourning for my dear amour. Gagonce-lovin' eai·s. Be- stoppers. rm just stopped.to reconnect every time you change web­ 'Tis not possible, I muttered, - yonce's 'Video Phone' hoping that that ere- pages. What kind of world do we attend school give me back my cheap hardcore! - featuring Lady Gaga ative river continues to in that the idea of having to use our home inter­ Quoth the server, '404'." net for research or to view and submit work has and Lady Gaga's 'Tele- take over the music in- become more daunting than the actual research? Once again I ask WTF RWU? phone' featuring Bey- dustry and lead to more In this high-tech day and age it is essential that once are undeniably interesting collabora- we as students are able to connect to the rest of Mark Fusco trance-inducing tions between artists. the university from our living areas and the Photo Editor melodies. Let's bring together resnet is failing miserably. The late Edgar Allen Poe said it best while describing his internet fol­ 'Video Phone' is country and electronica lies: pretty risk-ay when an- or rap and indie. Heck, alyzing the lyrics, and let's even throw together the music video is a lit- son1e pop and jazz. 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page 8 The Hawk's Herald Dec. 4, 2009 Sports WQRI broadcasts first basketball game live

byBENWHITMORE deejays to get outside the clock in the afternoon every the highest one up in the this past year obviously with Asst. News Editor sound booth and provide live single game just going over crowd so I get to see every­ the building and what not, coverage events in the cam­ stats. I mean, if you don't go thing on the court," Fitzger­ but there's zero broadcasting pus community. in prepared, you're going to ald said. "I'm an avid Celtics curriculum on campus, and I The basketball broad­ fail with the broadcast," fan and love college basket feel like there is inte1·est out WQRI 88.3 FM, Roger casts represent the first uti­ Silva said. ball. I mean, it's a perfect job there. I feel like nobody else Williams University's stu­ lization of the station's new "I try to get there an for me." has taken the steps so I'm dent-run radio station. is mobile capability. hour before the game. I'll Broadcasts of the games going to give it a try." now broadcasting live cover­ "It sounds amazing," just sit there and I'll go over will continue th.rough the "The other part of that is age of select men's and Silva said. "And then I have the stats," Silva said. "We end of the semester and into supporting this station and women's basketball games. people I the booth to add to print out stats prior to the the winter break. Many of publicizing it and utilizing it Two WQRI commenta­ the flow of it, to add sweep­ games and we highlight key Silva's co-broadcasters live more because it is a major tors provide play-by-play ers when there's a timeout stats, whether that's on the locally, enabling WQRI's media outlet;" Silva said. and color commentary dur­ and to actually bring you Roger Williams team or for continued coverage of "Hopefully steering ing "key matchups" in the music instead of promotion­ the visiting team. Every Hawks' basketball, even WQRI and the Roger RWU men's and women's als like professional stations game we have to learn after classes are over, Silva Williams communication de­ basketball teams' schedules, do. It's a really nice flow" names just because of the said. partment in the right direc­ according to Tucker Silva, Though he has sports visiting team. You just got to Coming in January, tion with the addition of WQRI Program Director and broadcasting experience, train your eyes to match the WQRI will be re-implement­ broadcasting." play-by-play commentator. manning the cameras at Red number with the name and ing their live Internet "I've been pushing for Sox games for NESN, doing stuff. stream of their broad- this since last spring and we the play-by-play for the "It's basically like casts, according to finally got it off the ground," Hawks' games is Silva's first preparing a script for your Silva. Friends, family, Silva said. ''And so far it's a on-air broadcasting experi­ mind ahead oftime," Silva and Hawks' fans will be big success." ence. said. able to listen to WQRI's From their perch sitting "At first you're nervous Though for the rest of coverage of the games, behind a WQRI banner hung as hell but right now I'm re­ the basketball season Silva's as well as all other on the balcony overlooking ally comfortable doing it," broadcasting partner may WQRI programming the Hawk's home court, Silva said, "mainly because I change. for the first two from any internet-con­ Silva and a partner com­ know the Roger Williams broadcasts, freshman inter­ nected computer, Silva ... mentator broadcast over the roster; I know the players." national business major AJ said. airwaves thanks to a new re­ Silva takes his pre­ Fitzgerald has performed Silva said he hopes mote broadcasting unit. broadcast preparation duties color commentary duties. the broadcasts will which was purchased last seriously, partly because Fitzgerald, who has no have positive effects on semester. The unit allows Silva learned form the pros. other prior radio experience not only listeners but WQRI to broadcast over the "With my internship to his time as a WQRI dee­ the communications airwaves from any location with NESN. I saw Don [Or­ jay, said he enjoys being a curriculum. as well. with an electrical outlet and sillo] and Jerry [Remy] for·a c:Olor man. ''The communica- a phone jack nearby. This seven o'clock game. they "It's fun. I get to go to all tions program has new hardware. allows WQRI were preparing at two o'- the games and I'm usually taken some big steps fotosearch.com Malldn's Mind Oregon-Oregon St battle ·in the Civil War • vs . for a ticket to the Rose by DAN MALKIN Sports Editor Bowl

When Oregon State through very difficult hand can make things hap­ goes into Autzen Stadium schedules, only losing to pen through the air as well to do battle with the Oregon other top conference teams rushing the ball. He had a Ducks on Thursday night, it and undefeated outside of spectacular game in his last will be an epic showdown the Pac-10 performance at Arizona, ac­ for the ages. It might not Both teams feature ex­ counting for three touch­ award either team a berth citing and fast running downs through the air and in the National Title game, backs who can change the on the ground. but it will punch a ticket to game at anytime. Last This is definitely a the second biggest bowl years Pac-10 player of the game that could go either there is-the Rose Bow1. year, Jaquizz Rodgers leads way. Oregon has the home­ Besides this weekend's the way for the Beavers field advantage, but the SEC Championship game while LaMichael James has Beavers are playing better. between Alabama and been on fire lately for the Oregon has struggled as of------­ Florida, there is no bigger Ducks. late against some tough game than the "Civil War." The teams are pretty teams, while the Beavers In fact Oregon-Oregon equal at running back, how­ have been playing weaker State might be the second ever the edge goes to the competition. Want to read more? best college football game Ducks at the quarterback The Ducks will come all season long. position. Jeremiah Masoli is out firing on all cylinders Oregon is 9-2 with only an absolute gamer and has and quickly prove that they one of those losses coming been able to take over are a dominate team while in the very talented Pac-10 games all season long. at home. Masoli will contro Then check us out at to Stanford and the other Beavers quarterback Sean the ball and continue to was to the undefeated Boise Canfield has also had an· beat up the Beavers defens1 State Broncos. impressive season. as the game rolls on. In the Oregon State has three Canfield rarely makes end the Ducks will be play­ losses, two of them have and mistakes and has been ing in Pasadena on New come against Pac-10 oppo­ playing is best football as of Year's for the Rose Bowl. nents; USC and Arizona. late. He and James Rodgers Their other loss was early have great chemistry, so ex­ on in the season to the un­ pect a big game out of the defeated Cincinnati other Rodgers brother as hawksherald.com Bearcats. well. Both teams have gone Masoli on the other