Volume 82, Issue 6 Smithfield, RI October 23, 2014 Inside Annual WJMF Held Hostage Radio station strives to beat $3,600 record in 2014 event By Kofo Adebiyi this Contributing Writer What do caution tapes, hostages, and radio have in edition common? They all signal WJMF’s annual 36-hour charity radiothon- an event where 4 volunteer DJ ‘hostages’ are locked in Bryant’s radio station in an effort to raise funds for a Business: chosen non-profit organization. #BusinessMediaSuccess If you have walked by the Koffler has been, or will be affected by the chosen cause, they’re saying, Board, this is just one of the fun building in the past week, you breast cancer. ‘we represent everyone in our ways anyone can help make Held would have noticed the caution In discussing the station’s community who wants to make Hostage a success. tapes that have invaded the plans for this year’s radiothon, a difference’. They are dedicating According to General building. It’s all part of a simple General Manager Kelly DeRoche that time for us”. Manager and past Held Hostage and brilliant concept -- one reveals that this year’s Held After a rigorous applicant DJ, Kelly DeRoche, the event is room, 4 DJs, 36 hours, and a Hostage strategy is all about evaluation process, DeRoche the most fulfilling thing she has Page 5 great cause. rallying the community into and her team have picked the 4 been a part of in her 4 years at Last year, the station’s board making a positive change. DJs who will be ”dedicating… Bryant. As a senior, DeRoche members made a drastic decision According to DeRoche, WJMF’s time for us” this year on WJMF’s is proud that she has helped by revamping Held Hostage as “strategy goes beyond informing Held Hostage. The 2014 hostages continue the station’s tradition the WJMF signature fall event. the public…[the station’s] vision are Sarah Falco, Dan Anderson, and “hopes that this year’s event Sports: Although the change presented a is to rally the public around Rocco Aurelio, and Nick Charles. inspires support, and helps build great challenge in planning, the a great cause, and show how Through audience engagement, community around the illness Women’s swim new strategy proved successful. community can make our lives the 4 DJs will strive to break the that has touched and continues to team falls to Boston With the support of the Bryant better”. 2012 record of $3,600! touch all our lives”. As for what College community, the station raised She discloses this vision as For students who will be she is personally looking forward over $2,600 for the Gloria the reason behind the continued hosting their family and friends to, she gleefully expresses that Gemma Breast Cancer Resource partnership with Gloria Gemma during the weekend, the station she “looks forward to beating the Foundation during the 2013 -- “Because they [Gloria Gemma] will be hosting special “Parents $3,600 record”. parents and family weekend. share that vision of communal & Family Minute to Win It” As you share Bryant with This year, the station hopes to strength, we’ve worked so well games on Saturday, October your parents, families, and have continued success with the with them. Their motto, ‘Give 25th, from 10am to 3pm. All friends on October 24th and new strategy. In support of Breast Hope, Give Support, Give Local’, you have to do is donate at least 25th, don’t forget to stop by the Cancer Awareness month, WJMF captures the spirit of Held $10 per person, and your team station to donate to a great cause, has once again partnered with Hostage. It’s all about coming can compete for bragging rights and show support for the DJs Gloria Gemma to raise funds, together as a community and on the Held Hostage Minute to who will remain in the studio awareness, and community solving our own problems. When Win It Score Board. According from 9am October 24th to 9pm Page 7 support for everyone whose life those 4 DJs commit 36 hours to to inside sources on the WJMF October 25th. Opinion: Campus Safety Discussion held 7 things students wish they could say By Molly Funk access the hall. are too trusting of one another. He expressed to professors Campus News Editor Students were then encouraged to his belief that students leave their doors participate in the discussion and contribute unlocked as a “sign of trust and community,” their opinions on the key card access system. and that “the vast majority of crimes are On October 15th, the student body To start off, student Daniel DiNicola inquired crimes of opportunity.” was invited to the Student Senate’s general about the costs associated with updating The next topic of conversation was Page 10 meeting to discuss security on campus. The the access system to be locked all day. The whether students felt comfortable with session began with opening remarks from students were assured by Dr. Saddlemire cameras being posted at building entrances. Dr. John Saddlemire. He explained that that our current technology is up to date Students were asked to raise their hands his concern for the safety of students and and the “costs would be zero” if they were if they felt okay with having cameras at Variety: faculty began when he was living on campus to enable the new idea stated above. To this, residence hall buildings to which almost Total Recall: a ground last semester. For instance, Saddlemire was many students chimed in to express their everyone in the audience did. For instance, concerned with the amount of non-residents enthusiasm over the idea to update the key one student pointed out that “when you breaking film! he saw coming in and out of the building card system. agree to live on a college campus you have throughout the day, including the incessant After a few more questions and discussion little privacy anyways…I think a camera is take-out representatives. it was determined that the all-day lock something people would be happy with.” He went on to assert that this display system could be turned off for days such as This event also opened up the opportunity shows a lack of consistency with the Parents and Family Weekend or move-in for Dr. Saddlemire to explain the phasing “utilization of our key card access system.” days. Students were assured that even at this out of the blue light system. He stated “blue Moving forward, Dr. Saddlemire suggested current time DPS has the capability to lock lights are now black lights” meaning that that one idea to enhance campus security all residence halls down if there were an the system is very outdated technology. He is to program the key card access system emergency on campus. goes on to explain that students already have to “open all of the buildings between 8am Student Ambassador Bradley Adams access to systems that do work, including and 10pm, and then just the residents of contributed that while he is giving tours calling the police or DPS if one feels in the building in particular from 11pm to to prospective students, parents are often danger. 8am.” Dr. Saddlemire wanted to be sure concerned with safety at Bryant. He thinks To conclude, Dr. Saddlemire assured the students in attendance were aware that heightening residence hall security is a “good the students that to solve the problem of the new key card access system is “only thing.” Another Student Ambassador, Renee safety on campus there will have to be more one piece of the puzzle,” and students will Lawlor, made an important observation that education on campus, by teaching students have to be sure to keep “locking room Bryant students are “great door holders for where they can find resources. He also told Page 13 doors and suite doors.” Currently, residence people,” and if tightening security is to work the students that the first week of November halls are unlocked from 6am to 11pm, there is going to have to be a major culture will be safety week on campus for those allowing anyone on campus to enter the change at the university. Dr. Saddlemire who would like to learn more about campus halls; however, between 11pm and 6am only agreed that the community does “have a security and safety. residents of that particular building can sense of the Bryant bubble” where students page 2 News October23, 2014 Campus Calendar Staff October Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Matt Gillen & Kat Larsson Co Editors-in-Chief Web Editor: Daniel Chan News Editor: Molly Funk 8pm - Bryant @ 9am - Parents and Funday 5:30pm - Archway 7:30pm - Bryant Opinion Editor: Autumn Harrington Nite event in FSC Family Weekend writer’s meetings in Pride Halloween Variety Editor: Sarah Rudkin FSC 2C Party in FSC Music Sports Editor: Kaitlyn Graham Conference Room Business Editor: John Logan Copy Editor: Sarah Rozenburg Advisor: Sue Zarnowski Technical Advisor: Larry Sasso Business Managers: Paige Rovnak, Jillian Bonafede Contact Us If you need to contact The Archway of any staff member, please feel free to use the contact information listed below. 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