The owl C est. 1935 ol LXVIII o 18 V . N . www.TheCowl.com • Providence College • Providence, R.I. February 19, 2004 New Division of College approved by Trustees prospective students, but also to assist graduates in finding a job after PC. “Our students will be more competitive when they graduate from Providence College,” continued Canavan, saying there are some Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programs that require applicants to have graduated from an accredited university. “Our students will now be as TRACY DONADIO ’06/The Cowl competitive as some of the best graduate students in the By Michael J. Massey ’06 country.” Asst. News Editor “The accreditation process itself does not prescribe any On Feb. 10, 2004, during the administrative structure for the scheduled meeting of the business programs,” said Dr. Providence College Board of Teodros Getachew, Assistant Trustees, the Board voted to Professor of Management. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY PETETAVIS '05/The Cowl establish a “However, it stipulates that any HARKINS Division of structure you have in place HALL Business makes it possible to implement “Training Day” for Seniors Administration to continuous improvement in the majors experience. do,” Logan said. “I get to be act as an overarching structure program.” Getachew is the By Meghan Welsh ’06 Sara Logan ’04 is a Music with kids and teach all day for all the business departments, Special Assistant for the Senior News Staff and to appoint a Director for the Education major teaching at long, five days a week. I AACSB accreditation process. ecess, story time, and South Kingstown High School Division by July 1, 2004. “I think it will help the wouldn’t want it any other finger-painting are all in Rhode Island. Five days a way.” “The motion is the result of College in a variety of ways,” memories of days week, she throws back her the College’s effort to move continued Canavan. All of the Rebecca Askey ’04 has had Rgone by for most studentscovers at in the wee hours of the the same positive experience towards accreditation through business departments are Providence College. The the Association to Advance morning to commute 45 as Logan. Askey is an currently developing a unified exception to this, of course, are Collegiate Schools of Business minutes to South Kingstown. Elementary Education major mission statement, reflecting the education majors, who (AACSB),” said Dr. Thomas L. Her day begins there at 7:15 student teaching at the Chester the goals and values set forth by spend much of their time Canavan, Vice President for a.m. and ends at roughly 2 p.m. Barrows School in Cranston, the College’s own statement. studying to become teachers in Academic Administration. “It’s Surprisingly, Logan is doing R.I. She is working with kids “That will serve, I think,” said the classroom and getting real- necessary for the College to very little complaining. Besides in kindergarten through grade Canavan, “...to enable the life experience with children. establish an independent going to bed earlier and trying five in the resource room at the College to identify for students While most senior education business unit comprised of all to be quiet in the morning to school which deals with what will make our business majors enjoy their work as of the business departments that avoid waking her sleeping special education. program different from others.” student teachers, many of them will seek accreditation.” roommate, she feels that student Askey’s commute is shorter The resolution also called for have daily schedules and The purpose of accreditation teaching has made this semester than Logan’s, but she still has the appointment of a Director of experiences that are different is not just for recruiting her best yet at PC. BOARD/Page 6 from what students in other “I’m doing what I love to SENIORS/Page 4 Mack hits the mark on Millionaire by Megan Comerford ’06 would be competing in. “You just wait Senior News Staff for them to tell you, so that was nerve- Back in October when Who Wants to wracking too.” be a Millionaire? first contacted The Mack was one of the early contestants Cowl, Arts and Entertainment editor and remembers finding the live studio Kelly Mack ’04 auditioned with staff audience, made up of local college member Matt Hess ’05 for students, encouraging and calming. CAMPUS a place on the show. “You can’t really see them,” she said, NEWS Little did Mack know “but it’s cool because they clap after that within three months’ every answer.” time she would be a $64,000 winner on Host Meredith Viera was also helpful, the 2004 “College Edition” of ABC’s talking during the commercial breaks game show, now hosted by Meredith and “[trying] to make you comfortable.” Viera. In terms of preparation for the show, “I wasn’t seriously auditioning...I Mack felt that there was little she could was just going for him [Hess] to do an have done, though she considered article on it [the show],” said Mack, who studying the U.S. presidents. “I just kind passed a multiple choice test to get of went in,” she recalled. “I figured that through round one. when I get in there I either know it or I About a month later Mack received a PETE TAVIS '05/The Cowl don’t.” postcard and then a phone call shortly Kelly Mack ’04 won $64,000 on ABC’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire. However, contestants are not going in completely alone, as they have three after. “They were like, ‘You’re going to on the show. “We went on every major before you say “final answer.” Don’t say lifeline options. Mack explained that for be on the show,’ ” though Mack said she attraction...they wanted us to have a it if you’re not positive, because once the Phone-a-Friend she was able to give was unenthusiastic and “not expecting good time,” said Mack. “It was a lot of you say it, it’s over.’” it at all.” fun.” a list of five names, saying she “tried to Davies likened the show to a night get a good selection — somebody that It wasn’t until Mack found out that Michael Davies, Executive Producer out at Pleasure Island, Disney’s night knew history, somebody that knew she and the other contestants would be of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, club, where any person would be upset flown to Disney World for three days for talked to the contestants on the second science.” at losing $50, $100, or $500. “You’re Some questions Mack was able to the taping of the show in mid-January night prior to the taping of the “College playing with real money,” he told them. that she “began to get excited.” Edition” and gave them tips for playing answer on her own, including the first “That [Davies’ speech] made us question worth $100 that asked her to The first day the 12 students were the game. nervous,” explained Mack. Also, the taken around the parks for footage to air “Everybody just kept saying ‘Think students didn’t know what order they MACK/Page 5 WORLD ► A&E ► INDEX k Arts & Entertainment...... 11 As the gay marriage debate heats up, PC Get “behind the music” with PC’s own Cancel Campus Calendar. .2 Portfolio.............................15 students sound off. Gravity. World..................... 7 Roving............................... 19 Week in Review.... 8 PC Scoreboard................ 20 Commentary......... ,9 Sports.................Back Page PAGE 7 PAGE 9 2 The Cowl News February 19,2004 News Briefs Plans for PC-TV in the works a lack of proper television Cadets receive branch PC Patriot Battalion Students and “communication.” Accordingly, a study assignments their assignments On Monday, Feb. 9,2004, the Student has been undertaken to try to learn what Congress met for their weekly meeting. exactly students are looking for in Twelve senior members of the Patriot CDT Tim Norton-Infantry Congress announced that the sophomore regards to the TV network available to Battalion of ROTC will be assigned to CDT Chris Ahlemeyer-Infantry/ class will be launching a broad initiative them through the college. “We want to their specific branches of the Army after RIARNG pertaining to a form of communication send out surveys (to see what the they graduate from Providence College CDT Ed Stoltenberg-Armor/MI that many students feel has been lacking students want improved) and make this in the spring. Five other cadets from area CDT Mike Horne-Field Artillery here at Providence College. Many PC colleges are also graduating members of CDT Greg Garcia-Field Artillery students feel that the television channels work,” said Weber. There has also been a proposal for the battalion. Currently, all 12 hold the CDT Patrick Motto-Field available to the student body are less than “PC-TV” a television station strictly rank of “cadet.” However, upon Artillery sufficient. about Providence College and life graduating, each will become CDT Michael Calcagni-Field Matt Weber ’06 noted that while around the campus, as well as talk of a commissioned second lieutenants and Artillery/RIARNG students at PC receive two CBS channels will attend Officer Candidate School to CDT Benjamin Brown-Combat and two NBC channels, half of the screen Travel channel. Complaints have been made that the television channels be trained in their respective branch. Engineer seems to be “cut off’ of one channel and received by PC students are unorganized Some of the branches include the CDT John Saporita-Combat Engineer many other popular channels are not Infantry, Armor, Field Artillery, Combat CDT Glenn Cardoza-Combat Engineer even available.