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THE UNIVERSITY OF RII,ODE ISLAND STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1971 Volume 62 © 'Just what this country needs' Wednesday Issue 60 www.ramcigar.com April 10, 2013 Undergrad offers adyice Student hopes to bring composting for study abroad hopefuls BY NICOLE FONZINO on your adventures .abroad. awareness to campus with new club Contributing News Reporter Researching countries that you BY ALLISON FARRELLY you do a little research you long-term goals for the com­ pdtentially would like to study in News Reporter Would you enjoy doing should be one of the first steps. realize all these big name posting club. homework more if you could Ilene Tillman, university rel a~ sch ools are composting," "There is a possibility that · A University of Rhode Macmanus said. "It's some­ if the money was there we complete it while .sitting next to tions coordinator for the API Island student is attempting the Eiffel Tower? What if you Study Abroad Program located thing URI should . be doing could set up a composting to launch a composting pro­ without question, especially if facility on campus," could get credit for observing in Texas, told prospective stu­ gram on campus with the Michelangelo's David? Would dents, "Research! The more you they want to fit in." Macmanus said. He also help of the newly created URI Macmanus and the hopes to one day h ave com­ you be more inclined to walk to ·know about the place you are Composting Club. class every day if you were able going, the easier the transition Composting Club have been . post receptacles placed in the Conor Macmanus, an in contact with Mike Merner, dorms and around campus. to pass Big Ben in London? · will be. Do everything you can to environmental and natural Last year, 615 University of read up on current events, local a Charlestown based farmer . In addition, Macmanus resources major, has been who owns Rhode Island's hopes that URI's move to Rhode Island students studied traditions and general customs." working with the clup, whose abroad. In the past three years, The cultures of European oldest compost farm and is composting will influence· recognition by Student Senate "more than willing to accept local business owners to make URI has seen the number of countries such as England, Italy is still pending, to implement applicants who want to study and France may be unfamiliar to · all of the compost" collected the environmentally-friendly a c.omposting program in in the dining halls, according change as well. abroad double. The Office of an American student. Food, time both Butterfield and Mainfare International Education at URl zones, and behavior are differ­ to Macmanus. "I'd like to move this to dining halls. Though the details have local businesses as well," offers more than 200 programs in ences that you may experience, "[URI goes through] 300 more than 60 countries. Although but clothing is one of the biggest not been worked out~ Macmanus said. "[We hope to tons of waste each year and Macmanus believes that get] the emporium compost- some students take advantage of differences that students face more than half of that can be the study · abroad programs, when traveling abroad. Many money will have to change ing." · composted in a renewable hands along with the collect­ Despite the unfinished many are skeptical of leaving cultures dress more conservative­ fashion," Macmanus said. " home for four months. ly than Americans do. Dressing ed food scraps. details and hazy timeline, We want to gather support "Technically I think we Macmanus is sure that com­ When I was 14, I had the ·differently can make you stand from students to propose privilege of traveling around out more in a crowd of foreign would have to sell it to him," posting is the right move for composting for the two din­ Macmanus said. "That's one URI. Italy for 10 days with my cousins citizens, and that may not always ing halls." from Florence and Naples in be a wise choice. Locals take their of the things the administra­ · "Why isn't URI doing According to Macmanus, tion has to work through." this?" Macmanus said. "It just Italy. By the end of my trip, I had customs to heart, just as we do in URI stands out in their status fallen in love with the Italian cui- America. Locals of foreign cities Though this project is one makes sense." as a non-composting school, that Macmanus aknowledges ture: T'he- moment-I-'lan'd~d : b"ack-- maydeemyou rudeTfyoudo not . and not in a good way. in the U.S., I made a prormse to follow the norms of their culture may take time to see through "All [of] these other to completion, he has many myself that I would eve~tua~ly such as body gestures or social schools are doing it, and once spend more than 10 days ill Italy. norms. Studying up on a country Last spring semester, I will always benefit you in the returned to Florence to study at end. · the international institute When arriving in a foreign Lorenzo de' ~edici. A~though I country; it would help to was already ill the .mmdse: of immerse yourself completely in spending a long penod of ·jjrne that culture. URI's International overseas, I could not shake the Education Advisor Kathleen urtnerving feeling that I had days Ramcharran said the one piece of before Ileft in January 2012. advice she al~ays gives to stu- You can prepare yourself in ---------· - - ~--~-~~ different ways before departing Cot1tinued on page 3 Skateboarder suffers injury in Barlow ·circle, BY JACOB MARROCCO that the skateboarder was SPORTS STAFF REPORTER rushed to the hospital after the ordeal, but that he did not A skateboarder fell and suf­ know the specific location. fered a serious head injury last The accident occurred at night in Barlow Circle, accord­ approximately 10:40 p.m. last ing to URI Police Officer Mark night, and the first responders Chearino. arrived about two minutes Chearino said that the later. After about 10 minutes on skateboarder, whose identity the scene, the skateboarder was has not been released, was not lifted into an ambulance and wearing a helmet and that no was taken to the hospital. vehicle was involved in the accident. Chearino also said Today's forecast Interested in seeing the 65°F newest horror film, 'Evil A cloudy, Dead?' but warm day. See page 2. Page 2. The Good Five Cent Cigar • Wednesday, Apri!IO, 2013 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 'Evil Dead' provides viewers with scares, little momentum BY AUGIE KING in comparison to the torrent Entertainment Editor of violence' and gore on dis­ play here. A~v arez achieves The . "Evil Dead" trilogy all of this <\llmost entirely from "Spider~Man" director through practical effects, and . Sam Raimi is one of the more the hard work put into them famous in the horror genre, at pays off with their startling least partially because each shock value and cringe­ installment is so different inducing .. mornents. Once the from the last. climax draws, closer, it only While the starter is ·a gets more and more over-the­ straightforward brutal horror top until reaching a final kill movie, its sequels would play that is spt:;ctacular in its glee­ up comedy in increasing ful abandon. ' amounts until the concluder, Alvarez's ~heart is in the "Army ·of Darkness," con­ right place, and his intentions tained very little traces of ito diversify his iteration from horror .any more. Now, as the 1981 original (when . he much as I love the first one, isn't referencing or recreating (and it is still a great little B­ specific bits)_are mostly suc­ movie), the crudeness of its cessful, although even he appearance makes it riper for can't escape m~ny of the tired a reimagining than many tropes of the genre. Some of other hallowed horror clas­ the more e#ectively done sics. With that in mind, the jump scares <\re -often over­ prospect of young blood com­ shadowed by hackneyed ing in to rejuvenate the origi­ ones, and the movie has a nal in remake form had me couple look-atway-look-back excited, . particularly because scares too many, as well as newcomer Fede Alvarez was another predictable bit with a determined to return to the · mirror. Also, and skip to the horror elements that begin next paragraph if you want to the trilogy. avoid . a minor spoiler, the After a prologue that minority character (in this establishes the grim mood, instance, Black) is once again Alvarez and his co-writer the first todie. Come on, this Rodo Sayagues admirably is 2013, we should be over avoid the cliche ''of kids going this by now. to a cabin in the woods to Even with these issues, party. There is a real reason this remake of "Evil Dead" for this group to go there: can be enjoyed if entered with their friend Mia is attempting the right mindset.