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THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1971 Volume 62 'Just what this country needs ' Friday Issue 5 www.ramcigar.com Se tember 14, 2012 URI lacrosse player·hopes to Library holds tour for soon start slam poetry club faculty and students BY AUDREY O'NEIL senting with fellow classc News Reporter ALLISON FARRELLY mates. ' poetry," a form of free verse officially apply to be a club, " Contribu.ting News Reporter Senior ' communications writing intended to be pre- · and I only have four or five Faculty members and .. sented out loud. He finds right now." students at the University of' major, Steve Durkin, has A University of Rhode worked for the Circulation· poetry to be a release, a way Gemmell explained why Rhode Island joined together Island student hopes to share of dealing with things that are he would like to start a slam Thursday to celebrat¢ the Desk at the library for three his unconventional way of bothering him and letting poetry club. open house of the new semes.ters and is enjoy¢g the dealing with stress with oth­ them go, a release he wants to "My main goal is to create Learning Commons at the recent changes thq.t have been ers. made. ' share with his fellow stu­ a judgment free environment Robert L. Carothers Library. Junior mechanical engi­ dents. where you can just be your­ At the open house, stu­ "I think it's great to have neering maj.or, Kevin "It's a form of poetry self," Gemmell said. dents and faculty were given the new study rooms and Gemmell, is a lacrosse player that's more trying to convey a "Everyone has [a] story, and I a tour of the new learning places, to lounge, ¢specially and like most people, has a message, I'd say," Gemmell want to hear their stories. I commons. Faculty members with alf the new pl'aces to sit" soft side. When some people said. "Everyone has a story want to hear what's bothering who attended the open house Durkin said, "It has . reaJly have a rough day, they work made it a chiller atmosphere and everyone has their own you." included URI Presideilt"David out. Others "stress-eat," experiences like romance, He said he wants students M. Dooley and former presi­ and is a lot quieter than last watch TV, even listen to or relationships, school, or poli­ to be able to write, "because it dent Robert Carothers. year". music. Gemmell, however, The· new equipment avail­ tics to talk about." really is painful to have an The Learning Commons deals with his rough days a Slam poetry is "a form of · untold story inside of you and have made the library a more able to students includes little differently; he writes poetry that's more trying to to not be able to tell it." comfortable and casual place rollin!? · mol).itors, laptops and poetry. convey a message," Gemmell Slam poetry is also an for students to go and study. computers. Students are able .,1 started about three to said, ''I've been writing for a excellent way for students to New additions include an use the computer lounge years ago/' Gemmell said. "It few years now, but I've never improve their overall writing, improved study area for stu­ and can also rent the laptops was my senior year of high taken a poetry class. It's just according to Gemmell. "It dents with study pods, booths, for personal use. Adjunct school and my good friends something I picked up really improves every aspect and couches. There are avail­ librarian, Ida D. McGhee, is and I would always . have because I wanted to do it." of your writing from your cre­ able study group rooms avail­ looking forward to the stu­ talks about life and stuff that Gemmell is on a mission ative writing to how to con­ able for private group study­ dents using the Learning was bothering us. One day we to start a slam poetry club at vey what you want to say. ing which include whiteboards Commons." stumbled across a few videos URI. [This is why] writir:g papers on the walls for note taking. There have been really of people-·performin:g -poetry "it [hasn't] officiaily.star t­ isn't hard for me anymore/' Students now also have access good changes and betterment and from there we started ed yet. I'm still in the process he explained. to a video and power point of students, especially for the writing our own stuff." of getting it going," Gemmell presentation practice room in Gemmell Writes "slam said. "I need 10 people · to Continued on page 2 which they can practice pre- Continued on page 2 Heal·th studies student talks experience, career goals, provides advice for students searching for internships BY JULIE DAWSON · technicians, labs; everything her decide what she wanted Contributing News Reporter is in one building and every· to do after graduation. thing is car.eer potential," "If there was a possibility Meet Alexis Durfee Alexis said. to work for Health Services Durfee said the best part after graduation I would take A senior health studies of her internship was being · it in a heartbeat," Durfee said. major at the University of able to interact with staff from "I plan on pursuing more of a Rhode Island stayed within all the different departments. degree in clinical health care. the campus for an internship "Meeting so many differ­ "There's nothing that I this past spring. ent people in so inany careers would have changed or didn't Alexis Durfee became each week ... talking to doc­ like about it. My supervisor interested in working for tors, nurses, x-ray techni­ was awesome and I got so URI's Health Services when cians, I was never limited to much exp'erience from it. an internship opening was one part of health care," There were ~o regrets. I loved brought to her attention by Durfee said. all of it." ! the director of health studies. Durfee said she not only Her advice .for other stu­ Durfee had dreamed about a learned more about heath care dents trying to find an intern future career in health care administration, but also ship is to "definitely go out administration, so she learned more about herself. there and look out for some­ jumped at the opportunity. "After my internship I real­ thing that interests you. It . While interning at, she Courtesy of Alexis Durfee Alexis Durfee in a Student Alumni Association polo. ized I am more of a people will confirm that this is defi­ said she got a feel for person. I love interacting with nitely the job you want to do "absolutely everything." One ------------------ ----- ----·-- people," she said. · and help you reevaluate what of the things she liked most The internship at URI you want to do. Either way, it about her internship is how unique health services is than United States. any other health center in the "Doctors, nurses, x-ray Health Service& also helped is such a great opportunity," t!:l)e @oob 5 -<Cent <!i:igar Today's forecast Find out what URI's 77 °F Nickel Brief: baseball team has been Continued ............... 2 Grab Tuesday's issue to find up to! Classifieds .............. 3 More sun! out what was covered during Sports ....................... 4 today's forensic lecture! See page 4. Page 2 • The Good Five Cent Cigar • Frisday, September 14, 2012 .CONTINUED into his or her inner poet. Poetry "Don't be afraid of being Bon Iver judged," Gemmell said. From page l "There are times where it gets From page 3 As a member of the URI personal and uncomfortable, "Blood Bank," one of the men's lacrosse team, and but its better to get it all out group's most instrumentally being a physics tutor, then keep it bottled up, right? sparse recordings to date, into a· Gemmell proves that anyone Those interested in help­ fist-pumping, foot-stomping can write poetry. ing start URI's first slam poeF rock beat that moved the entire "It's just your own emo­ ry club can email Kevin audience to their feet and fea­ tions on paper," Gemmell Gemmell at kevin_gem­ tured a David Gilmour­ said. "You become more [email protected] or search for inspired guitar lead. vivid and you paint pictures "Slam Poetry Club" under the "I feel bad for people that for an audience." groups at URI on Facebook. aren't, you know, here right Gemmell has advice for now," Vernon said sheepishly those interested in tapping before closing with "Skinny Love," and another acoustic single off of his first LP, "For ·commons Bronson Emma, Forever Ago." After the From page l From page 3 stunning performance I wit­ ~------------ nessed from · Bon Iver that freshman who are experienc­ duced by Tommy Mas.