he owl T est. C 1935 Vol. LXVIII No. 5 www.TheCowl.com • Providence College • Providence, R.I. September 18, 2003 Freshman President hopefuls face-off Student An unprecedented Congress nine candidates vie for president of the moves into freshman class full swing By Stephanie Barkus ’05 By Lindsey Sheppard ’06 Senior News Staff News Staff “Everyone loves ‘The Two weeks after the start of Juice’.” classes, the 54th Student This slogan, coined by Congress of Providence College Osvaldo “OJ” Marti ’07, is one is in full swing. The highlight of many that the students of of the September 15 meeting Providence College will see was the sum covering the mary of sum STUDENT mer events FRESHMAN walls of camp- CONGRESS ELECTIONS pus this week given by Mike inma anticipation Frazier, Vice of the upcom President of Finance and ing freshman class elections. Business at Providence College. The elections will take place Frazier is in charge of all affairs Wednesday, Sept. 27,2003. dealing with the College’s With nine names appearing physical plant, human on the ballot, the candidates for resources, and technology. President of the Class of 2007 KRISTIN ELLIS '05/TheCowl Due to the numerous are gearing up for a tough race. The Presidential Candidates: (Back, L-R): A. J. Politelli, Matt Kinback, Carla Ciorlano, changes and renovations to the Many of them, however, are fo James Maloney. (Middle, L-R): Dan Cullinane, Marshall Fulton. Providence College campus cused on one goal: getting the (Front, L-R): Amy Baker, OJ. Marti. during the summer, Frazier had freshman class involved. many issues to address. “Perhaps the most important debate campaign manager for thing where guys are watching dent of his class for four years The first noticeable change thing in a college the size of Massachusetts gubernatorial girls wrestle. It would be a fun and president of the political brought up in the meeting was Providence is unity among candidate Shannon O’Brien, time.” action group at his high school, the relocation of “Mr. and Mrs. classmates. If our class has no and would like the see the fresh­ Marti, who was president of said that he likes to have a say Slavin” from the center of unity, then we are in serious man class have an overall sense his high school’s student coun­ in what is going on. Slavin lawn to the comer of the trouble,” said Marshall Fulton of camaraderie. cil and vice president of his jun­ In terms of changes Kinback building. This 19,000 pound ’07, who was senior cluster “There is so much time to fill ior class, also said that he hopes said that currently there is noth­ statue was moved to provide president at his high school. with events,” said Cullinane, to organize more activities to get ing he would like to see more open space on the lawn for Amy Baker ’07, a former who hopes to organize a ping the class together and involved, changed at the College. “I want students to recreate on. class secretary and president of pong tournament as well as a mentioning a freshman formal to hear what the class has to Similarly, PC’s classrooms her Key Club in high school, freshman night at McPhail’s. as one such activity. say,” he said. underwent changes as eight said one of her goals is making Joe Demers ’07, vice presi­ James Maloney ’07, while Baker said she wants to were upgraded to table and chair sure that everyone is an active dent of student council in high not providing specific examples change the lack of supplies, style desks as opposed to the part of the Class of 2007. “I school, would like to hold a of events, said he would like to such as soap and paper towels, former armchair style ones. want to see more events,” she mud-wrestling event for the “get people more involved in in the residence halls on cam­ Overall, 89 tables and 202 said. freshman class. “There would activities.” pus. “It just doesn’t make chairs have been added to the Dan Cullinane ’07 said he be a pit of mud. You get in your “I like planning activities,” sense,” she said of the current classrooms. “We are trying this was president of his high bathing suit and wrestle,” he said Matt Kinback ’07. style out for now, seeing how it school’s political action club and said. “It would not be a sexist Kinback, who was vice presi PRESIDENT/Page 5 works with the different teachers and teaching styles. We will modify what we need to as we see how this idea PC’s website gets a BigBad makeover works,” remarked Frazier. The residence halls did not By Mike Massey ’06 day or week. And when you go unnoticed, as many under Senior News Staff click on the event it will give went small improvement you the full details. There has projects. DiTraglia Hall The new Providence College never been anything like this for received new washers and website became available to the a resource,” Vieira. Screen shot of dryers, while the floors of general public for the first time While the website is aimed McDermott had work done to on Aug. 1, and already it is the homepage at recruiting new students, the of the new them. The bathrooms of the gathering much attention. design team did not neglect Peterson Center and Slavin were “Our primary College current faculty and staff. “Over website. remodeled and the stairs leading strategic focus is time, we want people to come from the back of Aquinas Hall CAMPUS potential here to find out what is toward Ray were repaired. NEWS students,” said happening,” Vieira said. “We Although the main floor of Patricia Vieira, have heard from faculty who Phillips Memorial Library was the Executive Director for have actually bookmarked the recently opened, students can Media and Community ‘Faculty’ page because it has expect over 300 new computers Relations. “There are also built phases, but then we realized we polled many students, including everything they are looking for and an updated lab. Phase two in tools for current students, could do it all at once. However, members of Student Congress. in one place.” of the library, with a new writing alumni, and parents and family.” we couldn’t have predicted what “Some of the big responses we The development of a new, center and academic support The corresponding buttons would be involved in order for got were the desire for an events more attractive, and user- center is expected to be located at the top of the new us to do what we had to do. We calendar that could pull friendly website for the College complete within the next few website are called Audience wanted to reach enroll­ everything together,” Vieira comes at a time when the months. Pages, which provide links to ment. .but we got to a point in said. Internet is a substantially more The construction of the suite specialized areas. the spring when enrollment Compared to the old website, important resource for style residence hall on lower The new website was wouldn’t matter.” the new one is supposed to be prospective students to use in campus is on the “third deck The launching of the final supposed to have launched at more coordinated and user- finding more information about level,” according to Frazier. some point last year, but it was website culminated a year’s friendly, according to Vieira. possible school choices. When “We are ahead of schedule as far delayed. “Our early deadlines work by both the school’s Public “There is a global tool on every Ed St. John ’04 was applying were very ambitious,” Vieira Relations Committee, and the page.” she said. Regarding the said. “We were considering web development firm, BigBad. Events Calendar, “...it will putting [the website] out in Representatives of the company show you all the events for the WEBSITE/Page 3 CONGRESS/Page 6 A&E ► PORTFOLIO ► INDEX ► Arts & Entertainment...... 11 Don’t worry, ladies, John Mayer’s The ever-popular Pass Around Campus Calendar.............. 2 Portfolio...........................15 World.................................. 7 Roving............................. 18 back — and angst-ridden as ever. story makes its triumphant return. Week in Review................. 8 PC Scoreboard............... 19 Read the review by Matt Hess ’05. Commentary.......................9 Sports................Back Page PAGE 13 2 The Cowl News Septemer 18, 2003 Campus Calendar for Sept. 19 to Sept. 25 Submit events at www.thecowl.com/main.cfm?include=calendar or email [email protected] 19 Friday 21Sunday Tuesday23 Thursday25 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. PC Lead Fall BOP Office 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00-6:00 p.m. Grotto McPhail’s Leadership Tickets go on sale for McPhail’s Slavin 217 Slavin Soft Lounge Rev. Bill Garrott, Senior Night! Full Conference Red Sox game, and Cofeehouse — Make Diversions presents “Better to be Socrates O.P. presents concert. bar with proper ID. Miss Saigon. a Phishbowl Night, Paint Your Own Dissatisfied than God 12:30 p.m. with free Ben & Pottery. Partcipants Satisified” 8:00 p.m. McPhail’s 7:00 p.m. Jerry’s Phish Food are responsible for presented by Dr. McPhail’s Come watch NFL ’64 Hall ice cream. Sponsored purchasing their own Vance Morgan Bacardi Promo football all day! Full Salsa Dancing. by BOP. pottery at the event Night, specials and bar with proper ID. Sponsored by BOP ($5-$2O). Space is 8:00 p.m. prizes. Full bar with Multicultural. limited; call x2211 McPhail’s proper ID opens at 2:00 p.m.