Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU Hawk's Herald Student Publications 4-28-2006 Hawks' Herald -- April 28, 2006 Roger Williams University Follow this and additional works at: http://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_herald Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Roger Williams University, "Hawks' Herald -- April 28, 2006" (2006). Hawk's Herald. Paper 45. http://docs.rwu.edu/hawk_herald/45 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hawk's Herald by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. President Roy J. Nirschel, Luther Blount and Governor Donald Carcieri First Lady broke ground at the site of the future home of the Luther Blount Shellfish Hatchery and Oyster Restoration Center. Laura Bush to speak The architect for the project has already been hired and after the summer, when permits will be acquired, the true groundbreaking will take place in the fall. The center is expected to be up and running by the fall of '07 with the at commencement ~t £ oftiices, a new boathouse and a path to make the waterfront Tracey Lemle '."==~Ui Lady for several years because of /. t' re accessible. Features Editor Bush's involvement with the Initiative to Educate Afghan As RWU prepares for the Women. The initiative, founded by annual commencement ceremony, Paula, gives Afghani women a the last piece of the puzzle has chance to study and live in the been revealed. On May 20, First United States at one of 10 univer­ Lady Laura Bush will address the sities that have gotten involved. graduates and their families as the Together Paula and Mrs. Bush commencement speaker. have worked to forward this pro­ "This has been in the works gram. for over a year," President Roy J. "I asked her [Mrs. Bush] in Nirschel said. May if she would accept an hon­ Rumors have been flying orary degree at RWU. She actually around campus for months that the accepted then but had to secure First Lady would be joining in the that this would be possible. 1 am commencement ceremony, but it not surprised that she followed was not confirmed until late last through on her desire to attend our week. graduation," Paula said. "Mrs. "They [the White House] sent Bush is very committed to educa­ us a release on Friday, and that's tion. She is a great supporter ofthe how we found out it was official," Initiative To Educate Afghan Nirschel said. "Because of securi­ women and all that this program ty reasons we weren't positive stands for." beforehand." Not only will Mrs. Bush's Nirschel and wife Paula, have had a relationship with the First See BUSH, P-3 • ·t resi en irsc e • The scoop on everything RWU by the Herald Editors What is the biggest prob­ ter, and we've gotten an interna­ When I got here, 1 asked lem that you see here that tional reputation. Students are 'Who is in charge of retention?' needs to be fixed? graduating in record numbers and people said 'well, uh I don't think that everyone is and students are staying. To see nobody.' Nobody was in charge aware of and therefore as proud the overall progress and growth of retention, so you can't solve a of all of the accomplishments of both quantitatively and qualita­ problem ifnobody is in charge of the university. The student news­ tively is also rewarding. We had it. paper has been helpful along 7,500 applicants this year for So then 1 asked well, 'why with the Daily Dose and univer­ 1,050. A few years ago, we had do people leave' and they had sity updates, but still, you talk to about 3,300 applicants. We are various responses but nobody people sometimes and they say 'I bringing a smaller class this year had any actual facts. So the first didn't know that. 1 didn't know for the fall of 2006 because we thing we did was give out sur­ that.' So 1 think the lack of reached and or exceeded our veys to actually ask students. awareness of all the accomplish­ maximum. The goal was to reach They left for a lot of reasons. ments of the faculty and of the 3,500 undergraduates. We are at People were leaving because students who do tremendous approximately 3,750 because they missed family and friends or stuff. 1 think people don't have a more people have stayed than because we didn't have the pro­ sense that the students are as ever before. In the past, RWU gram they wanted. good as they are. It's a big deal to had a terrible retention problem But there were problems get the kind ofspeakers we get to before 1 even came here. They such as housing and the food that campus, and 1 am not sure if that used to have only 68 or 69 per­ we could work at to fix. We did­ is really recognized. cent oftheir freshmen come back n't have enough faculty, didn't What has been the most for their sophomore year. We are have the recreational center. gratifying experience as presi­ pushing 90 percent this year. When they went home, they said dent of this university? That sort of swells your popula­ to family and friends 'oh 1 go to Seeing the things that have tion. All of these changes have RWU, and they said 'Rogers happened during my years here been very gratifying to see. College?' 'Mr. Rogers?' are very gratifying. It has been What are the primary fac­ Hiring more faculty, making five years; the place has gotten tors in the 30 percent increase improvements (we've put tens of bigger, the place has gotten bet- ofretention? See NIRSCHEL, P.3 Poster designed by Alec Harrison In• this Issue• Gas Prices Relay for Life Wonder Showzen CCC Playoffs page 4 page 6 page 10 pages 11-12 Purse The Hawk's Herald. Frida', AI" 28, 2006 'I'Fi e ----Rage 2 From Bayside, Dear Meg and Ash. I'm completely losing my mind! I'm a freshman and I am having an Love extremely bard time balancing work with loads, club activities, job and social events. I'm getting to the point where I'm giving up OR schoolwork because I just don't have the time to do it! Do "Small addiction leads to habit" you have any suggestions for a more organized life style? Bounce once, bounce twice, grab the the care and precision used by the per­ -Completely Chaotic ball, bend the knees, square the shoulders, former. tuck the elbow, visualize, fluid motion, Ifyou look close enough, you can find Dear Chaotic, ~-----~ release. No one ever harmony in the chaos that i.s a night of You hit it right on the head with "more organized." That's exactly what you told me exactly how binge drinking. Get some friends, pour need to be. The year is almost done so just try and get through the next few to shoot a free throw, shots of tequila, lick the salt, down the weeks, but make sure you don't do this to yourselfagain next semester. You they just told me to shot, suck the lime, repeat, finish bottle, need to create a schedule that allows time for the most important things: the find a comfortable eat the worm, have fun. first being homework. PhysicaUy write down how your weeks are going to process and repeat it The process is just as fun as the end every time I stepped result, when was the last time you could look. Take a look at your class schedule and work. around it. Then, factor in to the line, and I did. say that about anything? I have a five your club activities, which you may have to cut back on ifit's becoming too Chris Villano I was always a bad pager to write tomorrow, and believe me; much. Allow yourselfat least two hours per night for homework, and allow Herald Staff free throw shooter, the process is going to suck compared to a good chunk: oftime on Sundays. Most people !:Pke Friday and Saturday off but once I felt the end result (which will be literary from homework and then push themselves on ~.'ftyou put aside 4-5 relaxed in my process, I looked forward to chocolate). I have a friend who is 100% hours of work time on Sunday you may be able to get your work done for shooting them. Amidst the pressure of the devoted to his girlfriend. That's putting it the week. Make sure to reward yourself. If you follow your schedule all game, the relentless sprinting and the gen­ nicely, what I meant to say was, he's week and get most ofyour work done take some time off! You'll do poorly eral confusion that was high school basket­ whipped. Someone who no longer has time ifyou don't allow a little down time. Good luck! ball, I was always able to find some sort of for his friends who like to hang out, a lot. ~9 peace at the free throw line. All eyes on The process he endures when he flies to &'91s2f me, perfecting the process performing the New Orleans five times a semester doesn't dance, my own private art form, it was even come close to equaling the joy of the Dear Meg and Ash, addictive.