Volume 83, Issue 17 Smithfield, RI April 7, 2016 Impossible is just a word for Bryant Inside By John Logan, Anna Rodier & Allie Miller this Business Editor, Copy Editor & Campus News Editor When most people hear the edition word “business”, they might think of a person in a suit and tie carrying a briefcase and typing into a computer all day. And guess what? That’s far from the truth. Business: A successful business The ‘Sharing’ focuses on innovation. And innovation is about creation. It’s Economy is a lie about collaboration. It’s about thinking outside the box. It’s about changing society. It’s about realizing that “impossible” is just a word. And that’s exactly what Page 5 Bryant University is doing. From left: Provost Sulmasy, Dave Semnoski, Dr. Saddlemire, and Archway staff members, Behind the Chace Wellness John Logan, Allie Miller, and Anna Rodier. Center is construction for the new Academic Innovation their curriculum. He wanted as well. The building – both classroom now), but class sizes Center. It will be complete in to create an environment that inside and outside -- will be will still be capped at 35 students. Sports: August 2016 and will totally encourages the “entrepreneurial” covered in glass to create a sense The tiers are spread out to change how college students spirit, in addition to of transparency and support provide extra space that will be Headis: a head start learn. understanding the concepts group collaboration. It will have used for innovation techniques into a new sport This new building focuses on being taught by professors. 15 breakout rooms and 10 new and help students learn in a more innovation, yet it took creativity The new building will now be classrooms, a projector screen on creative way. to design it as well. President the main entrance for campus, the west side of the building that Just like one of the innovation Ronald Machtley travelled as an additional Admissions drops down for larger audiences, strategies to develop new ideas, to Massachusetts Institute of Office will be located there as and conference tables and lounge collaboration played a major role Technology, Stanford University, the departure site for tours. The chairs scattered around the in the design of the new building and Harvard University to formation of the new Academic building. The classrooms will be understand how their students Innovation Center is completely able to fit 50 people each (which learn and how professors teach original to the academic world is two times as large as the See “AIC”, page 4 The Fantastic Girltastic Code Company Page 7 of girls was tasked to pick a problem that girls face in the real world, and then create an idea for an app that might help solve it. It was shocking to hear how aware these 8-12 year olds were. They brought up problems Opinion: like racism, income inequality, sexual abuse, Grease is the word! domestic violence, bullying, body image, and unequal education, just to name a few. The four final ideas were body image, bullying, education for women, and lack of textbooks and other resources for women. The panel of judges, made entirely of women, Page 11 listened to each group’s ideas and evaluated them on their presentation as well as their solution. The winning app was called Variety: A group photo of the Fantastic Girltastic Code Company participants. “superwoman” and allowed girls and women alike to create a picture of what they would AJ’s movie review: By Laura Hayward think creatively to find a solution. The girls look like as a superwoman. It included an Batman v Superman Staff Writer were exposed to the brainstorming way of easter egg that would kick users out if they thinking in an environment similar to the identified as male, because the app was for A year of brainstorming, hard work, Bryant IDEA program. women only. fundraising, and planning from several Several influential women from the The group of girls said that while we Management 200 projects resulted in the first Rhode Island community came to support all look different, you don’t have to look a day workshop from the Fantastic Girltastic the YWCA girls, including Bryant’s very certain way to be superwoman. Their app Code Company on Saturday April 2nd. own Kati Machtley, Amica Insurance motto was “you don’t have to be a superhero The Fantastic Girltastic Code Company digital experience team members Courtney to be a superwoman”. The judges liked the workshop held by the Rhode Island Young Pereira, Mary Oo, Hannah Tessitore owner unity in the group, and how the members, Women’s Christian Academy, aimed to at Splatypus Web Design Studio, Bryant though very diverse, all supported and lifted help girls in 4th to 8th grade become more Professor Sandra Lee Enos, and RISD each other up. engaged in technology and app making. The Professor Amy Leidtke along with others. The Fantastic Girltastic Code Company program was offered to girls for free and The big dog Ron Machtley himself even was an amazing experience for all of the girls sponsored by both Bryant University and dropped by to see the girls learning about who participated. They learned about STEM Amica Insurance. The exciting day supported STEM careers. careers, were encouraged to think outside of several of the YWCA’s initiatives including The day wouldn’t have been a true success the box, got to make new friends, and work Page 13 their effort to empower and economically without the Bryant University students that on their presentation skills. advance women and girls. volunteered their Saturdays to mentor a Being in a room full of powerful, The event brought 25 girls from Paul small group of girls as they went through this influential, and intelligent women created Cuffee Elementary and Middle School process. The mentors got a firsthand seat at an atmosphere that lifted everybody’s from Providence to Bryant to enjoy lots of hearing how creative and imaginative these confidence. Most of all, they learned that girltastic activities. They learned how to girls approached problem solving. girls really can do anything. identify a problem and problem solve to For the final project of the day, each group page 2 News April 7, 2016 Meet The Archway Staff Black and Gold and Read All Over www.BryantArchway.com Jillian Gaudet Joel Moffit Organization Coordinator Copy Editor [email protected] [email protected] Tim Levene Hayley Wilcox Web Editor Copy Editor [email protected] Molly Funk [email protected] Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Allie Miller Anna Rodier Campus News Editor The Archway Copy Editor [email protected] Bryant University, Box 7 [email protected] 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield, RI 02917 Will Tondo Office Location: Kayla Sugrue Third Floor of Fisher Student Center Opinion and Photography Editor Copy Editor [email protected] [email protected] Meeting Times: Mondays at 5:30pm in Room 3 of Fisher Student Center Brian Minghella Ryan Harris Variety Editor Advisor: Copy Editor Susan Zarnowski [email protected] [email protected] Technical Advisor: Larry Sasso Phone: Kaitlyn Graham (401) 232-6028 NoraKate Doherty (401) 232-6488 Sports Editor Treasurer Fax: [email protected] [email protected] (401) 232-6710 E-mail: [email protected] www.bryantarchway.com John Logan Shayan Ushani Business Editor Business & Marketing Director [email protected] The Archway is printed by [email protected] Graphic Developments, Inc. Department of Public Safety Log (MVA) MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT Mar 28, 2016‐ Location: TOWNHOUSE Smithfield Ladder 1 and Engine 2 responded to campus Monday at 19:00 Summary: DPS took a report of stolen/missing room and ruled the alarm as malicious. The system was reset. Location: Faculty/Staff, Commuter Parking chairs from a common area. Summary: A DPS officer witnessed a hit and run VANDALISM (SCHOOL BUILDING) Apr 02, 2016‐ accident. The vehicle involved attempted to leave campus FIRE ALARM Mar 31, 2016‐Thursday at 21:18 Saturday at 01:31 and was stopped at the ECS. Smithfield Police were called Location: RESIDENCE HALL Location: TOWNHOUSE for a report. Summary: A sprinkler valve was shut on the second Summary: A DPS officer found a broken window in a floor of a Residence Hall causing the fire alarm system to townhouse common area. LARCENY Mar 31, 2016‐Thursday at 14:01 activate. There are no witnesses or suspects at this time. Have a great idea for a story? Contact [email protected] April 7, 2016 News page 3 UC Berkeley: 19 employees violated sexual harassment policy since 2011 By Katy Murphy, Thomas Peele, and discipline in one case is pending. school dean Sujit Choudhry received a 10 The investigative and disciplinary Julia Prodis Sulek and Jason Staff: Four staff members were fired percent pay cut but was initially allowed reports released Tuesday evening include Green from the university and two resigned to keep his position after he was found 800 pages of documents that had been under threat of dismissal; two were to have sexually harassed his executive heavily redacted to protect the privacy MCT Campus suspended; three received pay cuts or assistant. And former Vice Chancellor of the victims and witnesses. The reports demotions; one got a warning and one has Graham Fleming _ who stepped down contain graphic and, at times, disturbing A trove of investigative and appealed his firing. last April amid allegations he had sexually accounts including foul language, explicit disciplinary documents released by the _Seven of the victims were students harassed a staff member, _ quickly landed emails, unwanted sexual advances and University of California, Berkeley in the and 10 were employees. an administrative job as ambassador for sexual assault.