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The Anchorwomen continue to beat the competition in the Little East. On Tuesday, the Anchorwomen traveled to play UMass Dartmouth where the beat them 3-1 (25-14, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21). Freshman setter Abigayl White had a team high of 37 assists as well as two kills.

Sophomore Megan Armburg had a total of four service aces during the game. Junior Lauren Palazzini had a total of seven kills and 14 digs.

On Thursday, the team traveled to Salem State where their winning streak continued.

They swept the game winning all three sets (26-24, 25-12, 2521). Junior Michelle Malbeouf had a total of ten kills and eleven digs earning her second double-double of the season.

White led the team in assists with a total of 23 assists by the end of the game.

According to White, “Salem finally pushed us to our current record of 9-8 but also showed us that we still have a lot to improve and work on.

We are staying motivated and pushing ourselves closer to our goal everyday.”

White is very hopeful when it comes to playoffs. “Salem was only another conference game away from making it, so I think we are in a good place right now at 9-8.”

On Tuesday Oct. 14 the Anchorwomen will play Eastern Connecticut at 7 p.m.

Fraternity friction Activities guidelines stall new frat Elisha kay aldrich News Editor @anchorNews

The recent boost in Greek life over the past few years has yielding some unexpected growing pains. Currently, a group of young men, led by Rhode Island College student Jerzy Polak, are trying to organize a Kappa Sigma chapter at

the college.

“I want to start Kappa Sigma because it is a very well recognized international fraternity. This is something [RIC] lacks.”

Polak has even gone so far as to plan philanthropic endeavors, which include working with the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation, the new West

Broadway Middle School, and visiting classrooms five times a week with local educational company, Inspiring Minds.

But RIC isn’t ready just yet for another new fraternity. According to the program coordinator for Greek life, Michael Giacalone, if Kappa Sigma were allowed to become a fraternity right now, it would damage the health of RIC’s already small Greek system.

“So when a student or a group of students want to start a Greek organization, they need to get recognition through the college.

Someone comes and sees me,

and we talk about the logistics behind it, and it eventually leads to a presentation that is open to the campus community and a committee basically says yes or no.”

However, the process normally ends up being much more complicated than that. When students want to bring one group to campus, Giacalone is required to look at the health of the other Greek clubs in terms of membership and activity, as well as the national organization itself, and whether or not people want to actually join the new fraternity or sorority. So,

it is possible that when one Greek organization comes to RIC, one of the older ones could be damaged from that.

“It does me no good if, say, when a sorority comes on, another one falls off,” he said. “We have already committed time and resources for Phi Mu Delta to colonize this semester. It was a full ten months from initial reach out to having a person on the ground here.”

According to Polak, the rules don’t apply kaPPa for his group.

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LIFE and Harambee rally against police brutality Students hope to bring ideas from Ferguson to RIC in recent trip Elisha kay aldrich News Editor @AnchorNews

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hat was possibly one of the most interesting events to happen during Diversity Week was not even officially part of Diversity Week. In what almost seemed like an impromptu gathering, members of LIFE, Harambee, and other students met in front of the Ducey Media Center to speak out against police brutality, as well as the events that occurred in Ferguson, MO over the summer, where black teenager Michael Brown was slain

by Darren Wilson, a white police officer.

“I’m tired of marching, we are all tired of marching,” said LIFE President Servio Gomez during the rally, which was focusing on ways to promote equality outside of mere representation.

Amber Lopez, another executive board member of LIFE, stated that the rally was to help students engage in critical dialogue about police brutality against people of color.

One student, Monay McNeil, spoke about her thoughts on having

“I just feel like one of the biggest deterrents to doing work like this is not having a space to do it,” she said. McNeil added that having such a space to feel safe is not a privilege, but a right.

“But that right is being infringed upon,” she said.

In an interview after the rally, President Servio Gomez was able to explain what the idea was behind it all, as well as reveal that there are several Rhode Island College students traveling to Ferguson.

“The idea about it was very concrete,” he said. “The idea was finding people on campus who cared about police violence and anti-blackness.”

He stated that the rally gave students an outlet to show how upset they were with race relations in America as they currently stand.

students from life and harambee to rally against police brutality —Elisha Kay Aldrich, News Editor of police violence. Gomez stated that they are committed for fighting against anti-black state violence, as well as engaging in critical discussion about similar topics so that those living in Providence and the surrounding areas can confront these issues together.

“[We wanted] to have folks express their discontent with the very dangerous state of affairs for black folk in America. People like to think we are in a post racial society, but the very real fact is that no, that is not the case.”

These three organizations will also be forming a fourth group called the “Ferguson Solidarity Committee.”

The rally was not just organized

by LIFE and Harambee, but also by an off campus group called

“That’s not so much a club, but a committee across LIFE, Harambee, and End Police Brutality,” said

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extend its reach to URI and CCRI as well.

the world will hear our call for change,” says the website.

Those who are part of these groups will soon be taking a trip to Ferguson, which, although there are student organizations going, is not funded by SCG.

“The idea behind Ferguson October is to gather folks from around the nation to collectively take direct action and sustain presence and sustain energy to effect the prosecutors,” Gomez added.

“We are just doing it as people who want to go,” said Gomez.

“There are some students from RIC going, as well as other folks around the Providence community.”

Gomez explained that they will be attending Ferguson’s “Weekend of Resistance” which is from October 10-13.

According to their website, fergusonoctober. com, the weekend is to begin a nationwide movement against police violence, and to spread knowledge and education about the slayings of not just Michael Brown, but also Oscar Grant, John Crawford, Ezell Ford and many others.

[We wanted] to have folks express their discontent with the very dangerous state of affairs for black folk in America. People like to think we are in a post racial society, but the very real fact is that no, that is not the case.” − Servio Gomez, LIFE President

safe spaces, where minorities can feel security and a sense of belonging.

“End Police Brutality PVD” that is working with the two student organization to spread awareness

Gomez. Currently, the organization is mostly comprised of RIC students, but Gomez hopes to

“We will gather in Ferguson, but

Learning how to help LGBT speaker speaks to class about bullying Elisha kay aldrich News Editor @AnchorNews

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iversity Week focuses on all forms of inclusion, in many different ways. While most students are accustomed to the events on the quad or in the ballroom, some events are much smaller, classroom based sessions.

On Thursday, Oct. 9, Stump Olsen, the Director of Youth Service at Community Care Alliance in Woonsocket, hosted such an event.

Olsen, who is a lesbian, spoke to students in Dr. Elizabeth Rowell’s

class about her experiences with bullying when she was in and out of the closet. One of the many experiences she dealt with was being beat up as a teen because she was not feminine like her classmates. Her family also disowned her, per instruction by their church’s pastor.

Now, she works toward helping other youth, not just LGBT youth either, so that they can live better lives away from bullying and bad home situations. Olsen stated that she loves coming to speak to students because it allows her to

Olsen and Rowell have known each other for quite some time as well. Olsen has even taught Rowell’s class when she could

When asked about the fact that the rally took place during Diversity Week, although not officially part of it, Gomez stated that there are topics that need to be expanded.

“Basically another intention that we try to get across is that this isn’t only about diversity or inclusion.

We need to push beyond what diversity means, and push beyond topics of representation,” he said.

“I think she really has an extensive academic knowledge and I think what she likes is that I bring a face to that issue,” she said of her relationship with Rowell.

“I love all classes, honestly.

General education classes with freshmen are great because it gets them thinking early.”

“What I do is, we run a drop in center for youth ages 18-24. We do everything from social and leadership developing to workforce development.”

“Basically engage in knowledge building and conscious building, and get in a place where we can take action upon ourselves,” he said.

speaker for students.

spread a message.

At the center, she works with young adults to get themselves back on track; be it with work, school or life in general.

His goal is to take what is learned in Ferguson and bring it back to Rhode Island, and expand the knowledge base here at RIC and even farther, and continue the educational energy here.

stump olsen, a director of youth service from woonsocket, spoke to dr. rowell’s class about her experiences with bullying both in and out of the closet. —Elisha Kay Aldrich, News Editor not be there due to an emergency sabbatical. Rowell’s classes mostly center around gender equality and inclusion, making Olsen a perfect

The session, which was actually an open class for all students to attend, gave way to discussion with students about their experiences with LGBT family members and friends, and they all agreed that coming out, at least in Rhode Island, isn’t as big of a deal as it used to be. But Olsen urged them to remember that these issues still occur.

“Don’t put blinders on and think that because Ellen is in TV that this isn’t happening,” she said, charging the students to remember that even with general acceptance, there will still be discrimination.

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I would be very excited to get underway with it,” candidate Philip Brodeur stated during his election speech at the beginning of the meeting. He added that the Election and PR Committees, both of which he would chair, are incredibly important to how SCG operates.

newly elected vice president, philip brodeur, is excited to bring a fresh view of student government to the student body. — Everton Carter, Anchor Staff

New Vice President elected Helps to lead discussion on SCG public relations Elisha kay aldrich News Editor @AnchorNews

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ll clubs on campus have to find ways to advertise themselves, and Student Community Government, Inc. is no exception.

With only around 20 members in this year’s body thus far, the vice presidential election from the Oct. 8 meeting was made even more important with an in depth public relations discussion, especially since the Vice President heads the PR Committee.

“I know its a lot of work, and

“It’s really the foundation of how we promote our organization and get new members, and bridge the gap between us and administration,” he said. “I really hope to not only increase the size of SCG but to also help other members of the community at large understand what we do so they can come to us with concerns.”

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“I really am excited to get working on this, because I know how big of an opportunity it is for me, and I really feel like I can do good for the organization,” he said.

Shortly after Brodeur’s swearing in, Parliament members focused on their public relations, and how to reach more people on campus, during a 30 minute discussion period.

“In the best interests of Student Parliament, and the corporation, I hereby withdraw from the election of vice president,” he said.

That dropout secured 16 votes for Brodeur, winning him the vice presidency. He was sworn in during the meeting as well.

Deputy Speaker Samantha Mandeville suggested that the body put up signs on Parliament Wednesdays to direct those walking through the Student Union to the chambers if they were curious.

Representative Ashley Goldberg added on to Representative Hughes’ point about reaching out to organizations.

“If we get into the organizations more, their members are going to be like ‘Oh hey, they can do stuff for us and the other organizations [as well].”

Brodeur also stated that he was willing to dedicate as much time as possible to his vice presidency, in order to perform the position “well and correctly.”

His opponent, Representative Nicholas Rose, dropped out following Broduer’s speech. Rose is graduating in December, and feels it would be inappropriate for him to serve such a short time.

and make sure we are spreading our influence,” he said.

representative nicholas rose, brought several issues for the body to discuss. — Everton Carter, Anchor Staff Representative Ken Hughes kicked off the discussion, not only asking whether or not SCG was making full use of its media resources, but pointing out that face to face contact needs to be made with clubs.

“We need to poke our heads in

Representative Hughes jumped back into the conversation after incentives such as pizza were brought up. The main incentive that Parliament members receive is $20 per meeting, but many members felt as though that wasn’t quite enough.

“How do we galvanize students into wanting to do something?” He asked. “If we advertise, they’ll see a sign and say, ‘Hey look, another sign for another thing that I’m not going to go to.’”

With no staff, faculty or alumni remarks, the meeting ended shortly after the PR discussion. The next meeting will take place on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in SU 307.

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598 to RIC Students 121 to Non-RIC Students 10 to Programming Members

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Other Tickets: 80 to Programming to give to students

guidelines for starting a fraternity really do not apply to us, since they won’t allow us to apply as a fraternity until next spring,” Polak said. “At that point, we will be happy to follow whatever guidelines they have for us. That being said, we were told to ‘stop recruiting.’ First of all, we do not actively recruit. We host no events on campus, nor do we lobby around on the quad or hand out flyers, etc. We make friends.

This fraternity is a group of over 25, and growing, friends. We have a common idea.”

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He added that being told to stop recruiting violates his First Amendment rights of free speech and organization.

“After we were told to stop recruiting, that really stepped on a lot of our toes. We have freedoms in the First Amendment, and last I checked, this is a public school. We fully support the U.S. Constitution here! They have no control over us doing anything off campus, especially now as we are not even allowed to use the school’s name along with Kappa Sigma. If the

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school finds some sort of loophole to not allow us onto the campus, we will happily carry on as the North Providence chapter. We are very close to being recognized by the Kappa Sigma fraternity, literally about seven or eight members away. At that point, we will act as a legitimate fraternity, just not with RIC in our title.”

Polak stated that he has spoken to both regional and national chapter representatives, and they have told him that it is possible to found a fraternity without being associated with a college. He continued, stating that he will not stop talking to men about Kappa Sigma, even if Student Activities tells him to.

“I do not care what position you have at this school, you can’t tell people to stop talking. What is this, the CCCP? Are you kidding me?

No one is going to bully us down.

Recruitment is a tactic where you have widespread attempts to build an infrastructure. We are making friends. Personal connections.”

While both Polak and Giacalone would like for Kappa Sigma to come to campus in the spring, it seems as though these misunderstandings

may prevent that from happening. “‘Why do we need a college’s support,’ is the better question,” said Polak. “Because that way we can work together on the campus rather than them pushing us off of it. We want to help this campus out, yet we keep getting painted as bad guys. We want to make more and better opportunities here for [RIC]! I keep finding our backs against the wall though.”

Giacalone stated that he understands this frustration, but there is a process to creating a Greek organization that can’t be undermined without causing potential harm to all the other groups.

“I understand the frustration. I can certainly empathize with the frustration, but I am basing my decisions on our policy and what is best for our Greek community.”

If all goes well, Kappa Sigma may present to Student Activities as early as February. If not, there might be an off-campus fraternity available to male students in the coming months.

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Buddy is back Part four in our candidate series ryaN FolEy assistant Editor

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rovidence’s notorious former mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci is back in the spotlight, running for a seventh overall term as the city’s mayor. He announced his intentions to run on his radio show on June 25.

Another ISIS beheading

In each of the videos released

by ISIS, the next victim is introduced and Jihadi John n Friday, October 3, a video threatens to kill him if the US was released of another man does not dial back its airstrikes. being beheaded at the hands The next possible ISIS victim of the Islamic State of Iraq and is Peter Kassig, an Indiana Syria, a terrorist group wreaking native. All four victims had havoc in the Middle East. British been kidnapped prior to their humanitarian worker Alan beheadings and are wearing Henning was their latest victim. orange jumpsuits in the videos.

It appears as if he was killed by Another frightening thought the same man that killed the is that several people from the previous three western victims, United States have gone overseas who has since been nicknamed to fight with ISIS, raising “Jihadi John.” The first American the debate of whether their victim was James Foley, who was passports should be revoked.

— written by Ryan Foley, Assistant News Editor

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Born in Cranston, Cianci earned a bachelor’s degree in government from Fairfield University in Connecticut, a master’s degree in political science from Villanova University in Pennsylvania, and a law degree at Wisconsin’s Marquette University Law School.

He briefly enlisted in the US army where he served on active duty as a second lieutenant in the Military Police Corps. He later served as a civil affairs officer in the Army Reserve.

After a brief legal career, Cianci was first elected Mayor of Providence in 1974 as a Republican, but was forced to resign from office ten years later after pleading no contest to assaulting a man he believed was having an affair with his wife. He did not end up serving any jail time for the offense. During his first tenure as mayor, Buddy ran for Governor as a Republican in 1980 but lost to Democratic incumbent J. Joseph Garrahy.

After working at the Providence Radio Station WHJJ as a radio host, Cianci ran for re-election as an independent in 1990 under the slogan that “he never stopped caring about Providence.”

During Cianci’s second tenure as mayor, Providence became known as the “Renaissance City.” The Providence Bruins were moved from their previous location in Maine to their current home in Providence, the Providence Place Mall was built, and Waterfire was first introduced. In 1998, he

killed two months ago. Two weeks later, Israeli-American journalist Stephen Sotloff was killed. British aid worker David Haines was beheaded the following week.

indepedent candidate for providence mayor, buddy cianci —Courtesy of Boston Magazine ran for a third consecutive term unopposed.

He had planned on running for a fourth term in 2002 but was once again forced to resign after he was found guilty of a racketeering conspiracy. He spent five years in prison, serving his time at the federal correction institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey. While in prison, a documentary film, “Buddy: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Notorious Mayor”, was released.

After being released from prison in 2007, Buddy began hosting a segment on WLNE entitled “Your Attention Please”,

which was later changed to “Buddy TV” and is now known as “The World According to Buddy.” In addition to his television segments, he hosted his own daytime radio show on WPRO. Buddy will face the Democratic candidate Jorge Elorza, as well as the Republican candidate Daniel Harrop on election day. Cianci has never lost a mayoral election, and is being supported in his latest quest for mayor by his three grandchildren and his sister Carol.

Cianci’s official website is cianciformayor.com, his Facebook is “Cianci for Mayor,” and his Twitter handle is @cianciformayor.

Cianci’s Instagram handle is also “CianciForMayor.” The WPRIsponsored Sept. 30 Mayoral Debate, which was held here at Rhode Island College’s Sapinsley Hall, is now available for viewing on YouTube.

The State Crime Lab, located at URI, is in the process of analyzing the handwritten letter.

Despite the threats, the Superintendents of all three districts decided not to cancel school. Instead, they opted to have a large police presence at schools, ensuring students’ The fear of beheadings is no safety through Friday. Many longer limited to the Middle parents kept their children home East. A wave of terror swept anyway, demonstrated by the through the Providence metro absentee rate exceeding 30% at area as schools in Johnston, many of the threatened schools.

Warwick and Cranston spent the In order to prevent this from latter part of this week on high happening again, one Rhode alert after a letter threatening Island state legislator plans to beheadings at the elementary introduce a bill that would make schools in all three communities threatening schools a felony was received by the Johnston with up to 20 years in prison and Police Department on Tuesday. $100,000 in fines.

— written by Ryan Foley, Assistant News Editor

Terror threat in local schools

about what it means to be diverse, and how college students can help to promote that.

Diversity Week leads up to Unity Center’s 20th Anniversary This past week, students were able to learn about various diversity and representation topics with the help of Diversity Week, hosted by the Unity Center. Diversity Week has forums, discussions, classes, even demonstrations on the quad, all to promote education

All the events were open to everyone on campus, free of charge. Just a selection of events included a National Coming Out Day demonstration, and a discussion about inclusion in workplace scenarios.The work of Walt Whitman was displayed in the library all week as well.

These events led up to the Unity Center’s 20th anniversary on Oct. 17; a ceremony and dinner were held in Donovan Dining Center to honor the center and the work that it has done to make Rhode Island College a more diverse and welcoming community.

— written by Elisha Kay Aldrich, News Editor

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Thank you Alpha Sigma Tau for being my friends To The Current Sisters of Alpha Sigma Tau, First, I would like to say that Alpha Sigma Tau is my most favorite sorority on this campus. Every time I needed someone from AST to talk to, you guys were always there for me to talk to, as I know many people in Alpha Sigma Tau such as Britnie Helgerson, Alexandra Carter, Anastasia Lillpopp, Melissa Choiniere, Kendra DeMatos, Chandra Hul, Megan Fisk, Tabitha Almeida and Jessica Dos Santos. Especially the current alumni who have graduated and moved on from RIC to pursue their goals in life. I will finally be graduating from RIC in December with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography. If it weren’t for great friends like the sorority sisters in Alpha Sigma Tau, I would’ve dropped out of RIC and continued to wash dishes for a kitchen facility for the rest of my life. I would like to personally

thank all of the current ladies of the Epsilon Pi Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau for inspiring me to stay and “FINISH STRONG.” I will always be there for Alpha Sigma Tau at RIC when you need me the most. I also encourage everyone to continue their studies and graduate with a degree and that’s why we all come to college to get a degree and prepare to go out into “The Real World.” You girls also inspired me to start giving back to the community by volunteering at a food bank. Again, I would like to thank everyone in Alpha Sigma Tau for inspiring me and I would wish to say “Good Luck” to the Epsilon Pi Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau on their future endeavors.

Love you all. :) :) :) -Nicholas R Rose

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SCG overthrown in student power play Readers beware, faux news dwells here.

SCG President Roberta Santini was about to address the ongoing case of missing student funds, but was interrupted by roughly 100 loudly chanting student protesters, led by the nefarious student activist, Jim Brady.

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“Waste of money, waste of time, leave our campus, and stop this crime!”

The longtime capitalist regime known as Student Community Government, Inc. was overthrown by a splinter cell of student communists last week. During Wednesday’s Parliament meeting,

Deputy Speaker Samantha Mandeville pounded her gavel and demanded the protestors leave the room immediately. At Brady’s direction, the students hoisted her above their heads and carried her out of the Student Union amidst her shouts of protest and flailing

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Brady proclaimed his innocence in the matter of missing student funds, and made an accusation of his own.

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barrel outside of the Student Union ballroom, while Brady danced the waltz with the tied up Santini.

Protesters then marched to the SCG offices, where they ransacked the president’s office, and reassigned the space as their own. By the end of the night, the Student Union was painted in the new school colors: red, accompanied by yellow trim–a color scheme not far off from the former school colors.

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“What do you think you’re doing? Stop it. Put me down.

Someone help me!” Mandeville was heard yelling all the way down the stairwell. She was later found deposited in the dumpster outside of the Café, screaming for assistance, unable to climb out on her own.

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to finger me? Laughable. I’ll tear this institution to the ground,” Brady said. “Minions, do my bidding!”

The swarm of student protesters hogtied the remaining executive members and symbolically disbanded Parliament by burning copies of Roberts Rules of Order and the SCG bylaws in the trash

Brady then established the new governing body at RIC: the Student Committee of the Communist Party. His constituents egged on their leader’s ego, crying out for his love and guidance in this brave new RIC world. Brady was then crowned as the first commissar of the SCCP. May his reign long drag on.

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Fun had by all at the

Festival of Lights jason T. johnson Anchor Staff

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ast Thursday bore the fruits of the Asian Student Association’s labor at the Festival of Lights; a charity event designed to raise money for children’s cancer research and the Hepatitis B symposium. The event was an overall success, with ASA achieving exactly what they hoped: People came, played games, ate lots of food, and had an overall blast at this event. The hard work put into the event was evident, by both ASA members and members from cosponsoring clubs, running around both the ballroom itself and all around the student union to make sure everything went just right.

The Festival of Lights was a refined example of what happens when clubs work together to make

something wonderful happen, as evidenced by the smiles and laughter that the event brought forth from those who attended, whether they were from RIC or not.

When I spoke to ASA’s treasurer about the event, she made sure I knew that she wanted the event to be a day where everyone came together and simply had fun, and that’s exactly what happened.

No matter who I spoke to that night, I made sure to ask if they were having fun, and the response I got was always a resounding yes.

Although I forgot that staff couldn’t use tickets to win prizes without paying the admission fee, thus not being able to get the dinosaur I wanted, I had fun as well and can safely say I want something like this to happen again next year. As for the numbers in regards to how much was raised for charity, those are currently unknown.

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here’s nothing that quite matches the feeling of being told in your last semester that no, you can’t graduate. You missed a single gen. ed. class. You’re stuck here. Sucks to be you. So here’s what you need to know about the Rhode Island College General Education program so you don’t get stuck.

To be clear, I’m discussing the current system, applicable to everyone who has entered RIC since 2012. I have no tips for the old program, and frankly, if you’ve been here long enough to be in that program and don’t know what you’re doing with it yet, I doubt a newspaper article is going to help you. Anyways, the gen. ed. Program has three essential pieces: the core requirements, the distribution requirements and the secondary language requirement.

The core requirement is the easiest, as your advisors won’t really let you screw up with them.

The first two pieces are your First

Year Writing and Seminar classes, both of which should be complete by the end of your freshman year. These courses aim to teach you college learning and writing strategies, and to help you adjust to your new environment. The final part of this is the junior year Connections course, which can only be taken after you have at least 45 credits. There are a wide variety of classes that can be taken to fulfill this requirement, but the general idea is that it connects what you’ve learned into a single cross-curriculum class.

The second piece is the distribution requirement, which requires a wide assortment of low level classes in different areas; namely arts, history, literature,

mathematics, lab science, social science and advanced quantitative/ scientific reasoning. The idea is to get these done as fast as possible – you want as few gen. ed. classes as possible to worry about as you reach the final stretch of your major. Of course, there are some that space these courses out more, using them as a bit of a break when the rest of their courses are high level major classes. The most important thing with these is to make sure that the classes you take satisfy them correctly.

For a list of classes which fulfill each requirement, check ric.edu’s general education page.

The final piece is the secondary language requirement – the equivalent of two semesters in a single language is required for this piece. This can be achieved by actually completing 101 and 102 in a language, by transfer or AP credit,

by CLEP or OPI examination, or

by SAT II subject test scores. No matter how you go about it, this is something I suggest knocking out during your sophomore year and getting it out the way. Registration time is fast approaching – make sure your general education classes are lined up!

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H some of the activities for the night included origami, bracelet making, henna and of course, dancing. Danielle Franciosi, Photo Editor

ey, you - are you looking for something to do this Friday and/or Saturday?

If so, then look no further than the many different events that will be held as a part of Rhode Island College’s Homecoming Weekend! Auctions, a cookout, a homecoming parade, tours and other events; the weekend will feature a full day and a half of activities.

The weekend starts off with “A Night to Shine”: a fancy dinner and silent auction in support of RIC’s School of Nursing. This event will take place in the RI Country Club in Barrington and costs $100 to participate. Not into auctions or spending $100? Well at the same time, a celebration of the Unity Center’s 20th Anniversary will be held from 5-9 p.m. in Donovan Dining Center. Student tickets for this event are only $15.

After Friday night’s festivities, Saturday has a full day of several different activities to participate in.

At 8 a.m., there will be a 5k race and walk at RIC’s track. Then, at 9:30 a.m., the “Homecoming Welcome Tent” opens. This will be the host of several different homecoming events for the day. There will also be a student art exhibit across

many different mediums including ceramics, jewelry, handbags and knitted items.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be also be a variety of different children’s activities. This includes pumpkin painting, games, storytelling and other such things.

This would be a great way to show younger family members around the college. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be a homecoming cookout. This cookout costs only $7 per person (and is free for children under the age of five). There will also be tours of the new Alex and Ani Hall from 10 a.m. to noon, as well as an open ceramics workshop that runs during the same time frame. In addition, there will be an information session at the Admissions office from 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m., and a walking tour of the entire RIC campus from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

RIC Greek Life will be holding a reunion for their alumni from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Student Union, and there will be a jewelry fashion show featuring the designs of RIC students in the quad. Also, at noon in the quad there will be a homecoming parade consisting of area dance troupes, student groups, floats, classic cars, and other participants. There will also be a raffle for RIC Athletics at 1:45 p.m. at the soccer field.

As you can see, there will be many things to do on Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th here at RIC and not just for our students - students are welcome and encouraged to bring their families and friends along for the festivities. For more information and a full schedule of the many events, check ric.edu/ homecoming.

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Q&Anchor: What do you think of Alex & Ani Hall?

Externally appealing, but internally still needs a bit more art. The alex and ani hall is like a work of art – some parts are agreeable, others make you pause.

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i haven’t actually been in there, but it looks cool and the sidewalk outside it looks interesting.

i think it’s really cool that art majors have a specific area and building to concentrate, and the resources it gives.

Vanessa Villon Psychology/English, 2016

kate delfino art Education, 2017

Well, it’s a very creative structure that offers students exploration and openness to creation. i have friends who are art and art history majors who feel like this makes them a bigger part of campus.

i think it’s exquisite. and i think the 3-d printer is so fucking cool.

brandon antezana computer science, 2017

devin Enos Portugese, 2018

i’ve never been there, but i like having a new environment for artists.

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it looks really nice, i’m glad it was finished this semester.

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he Unity Center was historically erected to function as a safe space for multicultural students.

The Center provides an open forum for discussion that pertains to diversity, equity and inclusion, while enhancing cultural awareness. The Unity Center extends its arms to whoever needs it, offering support for Residence Life Staff, LGBTQ students, student organizations and just about anyone and everyone.

In November of 1984, the Black Recruitment Advisory was formed. The committee was formed to reflect Rhode Island College’s Mission Statement, which in part stated that it was “committed to including among its student body, racial, ethnic minorities, the economically disadvantaged and the handicapped.”

Adhering to those values that Rhode Island College already set in place, the Black Recruitment Advisory had one main goal: to get black students to attend Rhode Island College and to help them succeed

while they were here.

The committee started with outreach. Determined to create an inclusive space for minority students, they had to get them here first. They created a group consisting of a member of the committee, Dr. Thomas Larvey, Professor Emeritus and a RIC staff member who had a thorough knowledge of RIC’s programs and services. They sought out to teach students, teachers, counselors and administrators that RIC has a firm commitment to enroll more black and minority students.

Then in June 1985, RIC alumnus Tyron Ingram met with four minority PEP students and surveyed them.

Ingram asked them why they selected RIC and what they needed to continue ensuring their success. The students said they were satisfied with the academics, but they found shortfalls in their social life. The students were concerned with the lack of black role models and the lack of opportunity and location for black students to meet.

The Black Recruitment Advisory committee echoed

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the students’ response for RIC to establish a “third world lounge,” a centrally located and accessible space on campus for black and minority students to meet and exchange ideas.

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Thus, the Unity Center was erected in October of 1994. Today, The Unity Center is a home for student organizations, a safe zone that encourages intergroup dialogue, a place that promotes accessibility of the educational services and an opportunity for excellence to all students through collaborative programming among its student affiliates, faculty, staff and the wider community.

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Filmmaker and concerned father Jeremy Seifert is in search of answers about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and how they affect our children, the health of our planet, and our freedom of choice. His journey takes him to Haiti, Paris, Norway and even agri-giant Monsanto as he poses perhaps the ultimate question about what we eat: is it still possible to reject our current food system, or have we already lost something we can’t get back?

The Unity Center seeks to enhance cultural awareness by providing a safe forum for exploring issues pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to assist students in becoming informed, productive citizens of the world.

20 years later, The Center still nurtures a sense of belonging and accomplishment for students of diverse backgrounds.

The Unity Center will celebrate its 20th anniversary celebration on Oct. 17, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. in the Donovan Dining Center. Here’s to 20 years of Unity!

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Saints Introduction ashlEy araby anchor staff

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ver since we were kids, we’ve read about people who made it into history books for their accomplishments. Yet there are many others who are equally or more important that did not make it into the books at school.

We actually can relate to them and they can actually help us.

Saints were people who have passed away and were canonized by the Catholic church for having lived holy lives. “Holy” is the way they carried out their daily duties and during them, attained virtues by using the grace God sends. That sounds like a lot, but anyone living today is definitely capable. It all begins with faith and trust in God and the sacraments.

We all have people we admire and try our best to emulate them: actors, relatives, mentors, etc.

They have certain titles, whether that be teacher, brother, celebrity or friend. Likewise, “Saint” is the title given to a person who is now in Heaven and is capable of helping us with our lives here on Earth. Saints were regular people, just like us. It’s not the extraordinary things that they did that made them saints. It’s the faith and trust they had in God, and the way they utilized the grace God gave them in their daily lives; the same grace God gives people each day. We pray with the saints to God, and they in turn intercede and pray for us.

The saints became saints because they acted upon the actual graces God sent them. To do a good deed, for example, or use an opportunity to overcome a fault. When they struggled and fell, just like we do, they prayed

How the athletic department is reacting to the alcohol issue, & study hall and turned to God, believing He would bring them out of distress.

Sometimes they felt alone for long periods of time, but then realized that God was with them all along. Some suffered greatly, but made out well in the end.

Why? Because they trusted like little children who put all of their confidence in their caregivers. It was that simplicity in life that made them great saints, like St. Therèsé of Lisieux.

I’d like to share some stories of saints in the upcoming weeks. These people who lived just like us; experiencing joys, having sins, temptations, feeling confused sometimes, taking care of families, dealing with losses and everything else we experience. It was the way that they dealt with them and got through them—using the help of God’s grace—that caused them to achieve sanctity for sainthood. It all began with faith and the sacraments, which Christ created that are found in His church.

God’s grace is also there to help us use our gifts to help others.

Utilize them and share them.

Moreover, have eternal merit as a reward if the good works are done in the state of grace; united with God beginning with receiving Him in the sacraments: Baptism, Confession, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, etc.

That is where His sanctifying grace is given. Then even the smallest good thing we do in life becomes holy. Why? Because we are doing them with God, who sanctifies our good works with His light and life. Moreover, we can use His grace to overcome our own weaknesses and use virtues just as the saints did during their ordinary way of life.

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am unsure why Study Hall has been cancelled for roughly half a week in response to the recent events concerning the Athletics Department, but what I find really hard to grasp is how the Athletics Department can shut down Study Hall for the first half of the week and still expect us to get the same five hours in for the week at the risk of being suspended from athletics.

At the mandatory Sunday meeting on the incidents, one of the speakers insisted that the response to the events was not a punishment for all athletes, but a way of being proactive to prevent further catastrophes. I feel that this statement is in contradiction to the fact that all athletes, whether or not they were involved in the event or listed in the police report as having been so, now needs to cram in the same number of Study Hall hours into less days because the entire department is “shut down.”

Is this really not a punishment?

As an athlete this inconvenience feels like a punishment. And if it

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atching a woman knocked unconscious was mind numbing. I couldn’t help but get out of my chair and mumble to myself, “What the heck did I just watch?”

Indeed, this was an atrocity that

¬Tyler Vigeant, Graphics Editor everyone, including the media, jumped on, attacking Ray Rice for what he did. Unfortunately, the reaction was all the same: How dare he lay a finger on a woman! While his actions were excessive, I think we should be asking ourselves: Was Ray Rice the only person who was

On a more general note about the Study Hall system in general: Study Hall is hurtful, rather than helpful, to us in ways including, but not exclusively related to the fact that our scheduling is trashed by the inconvenience of Study Hall.

For instance, since Sunday and Monday are the main days I am able to make it to Study Hall without worry, it forced me into a habit of not doing my homework ahead of time so that I would have something to do on Sunday and Monday. Study Hall actually delays me from getting work done in that manner and inspires me to procrastinate. I am sure I am not alone in this regard.

Additionally, there are times when Study Hall keeps me from getting work done while I’m in Study Hall. As a computer science major, the inability to use my laptop in Study Hall keeps me from being able to work on one of my four main classes, since I cannot code a program in Python on

There was even one time when Study Hall prevented me from getting to Donovan in time for dinner, for I absolutely needed most of my hours to be completed that night or I would never get through all of them by the end of the week. On this particular day Donavon closed at 6 p.m., and I was out at 7 p.m. I do not have many bonus dollars left, and I dearly hope I will not have to start drawing out of my pocket funds down the road because I am unable to make it to the meals I’ve paid for already.

While I understand that there are some people, especially freshmen, who really do need Study Hall, exactly the way that it is set up, because some demonstrate an inability to cope with the new college schedule or manage their work on their own, I believe that a student who has done exceptionally well in high school should not be mandated to do Study Hall hours until they have shown they are having a bad start as a college student-athlete.

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wrong in this situation?

The reaction to Ray Rice

is, why not limit it to those who were involved? This is information that the police department would surely provide you.

computers that are not my own and do not possess IDLE in their list of programs. Also, if the main task I have at hand is to go to the library and research, I am out of luck because Study Hall hours cannot be filled in at the library.

You should not hit your spouse, nor should you hit your partner.

However, I recognize that it is easy to get caught up with the emotions after watching the video and put the blame on one specific side, especially after seeing the final knockout attack. Tossing my emotions away for a minute and critically thinking about it, I question why Ray Rice was the only one to blame, as well as what would’ve happened if another similar but different scenario occurred.

From watching the video, I noticed that Ray is slapped, he hits back once, tries to back away, his wife charges him for another attack and then he forcefully attacks. His wife started the attack, which is definitely not right, as violence solves nothing. But this

leads me to ask; what might have happened had a similar situation occurred in which a physically strong woman was being attacked by a much shorter, less strong man? What would have happened if a physically strong man and a much weaker man fought, with the weaker man getting knocked out? Probably no one would have questioned the use of force in either of these situations.

We should want to treat both genders equally, instead of this skewed version we have now. The news and media must show the full circumstances of situations like this, instead of putting all of the blame onto one party due to the fact that as males, it is seen as a taboo to even fight back against women. But because it panned out like this, it definitely furthered the double standard on gender which

we so often do in our society, yet all preach against.

Those who cite that this is a perfect situation where Ray’s wife is clearly stuck in the cycle of abuse need to look at not just the facts about domestic abuse toward women, but also men.

The cycle of domestic violence is a cold hard reality, however at the same time, domestic abuse towards men is also heavily underreported. This is due to the thought that men aren’t supposed to suffer from domestic abuse because they are supposed to be strong and “manly.” Let me make this clear: A man should never hit a woman. Under no circumstances is this justified.

However, under that same token, in a world where we seek gender equality, a woman should never hit a man either.

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his week’s opinion article needs its own space - namely a parking space. It has come to the attention of this RIC senior that there is a shortage of parking spaces for the commuting classes of 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Every morning, thousands of students from all towns and cities of Rhode Island hop in their automobiles and drive up to Rhode Island College. They arrive there in a happy manner only to find that their morning will be ruined by the lack of parking spaces that are available to them. No matter which lot a commuting student drives to, there are only a few spaces at best to choose from for the morning classes.

I have spoken to about 50 of RIC’s commuter students and they are appalled that even the dreaded A lot (which is open parking) is stuffed to the brim with cars. Out of those 50 students, 40 of them say that the majority of the parking lots require too much effort concerning the walk to class. With the upcoming cold, rainy and snowy weather, it is with minimal doubt that students will be feeling even more unhappy

with the parking available to them.

Half of the adjunct faculty members agree that the faculty/staff lots have too many unused parking spaces. They say it is unfair for the parking spaces to go unused simply because of the different parking sticker codes. At best, the entire campus is inefficient at utilizing its parking spaces to maximize student comfort and convenience. After all, why do students pay a separate commuting fee for parking if they have to walk a minimum of a half mile to get to classes on time? It is not right and it is not fair. Either way, commuter students would kindly like to request more parking spaces.

Here are a few possible ideas to improve on the parking situation. One solution would be to reduce the size of the quad area and place more student-approved parking spots there, or a couple of faculty lots could be transformed into open parking-style parking lots. Another idea would be to reduce the spaces between the buildings that are outside of the quad and place some parking spaces where applicable.

Commuter students need to consider their options if they desire change in the current parking situation.

In conclusion, the parking situation needs to be put into overdrive.

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Double overtime drama ends with RIC on top the game was brought back even as a misplayed PSU cross found itself deflected past the goal line.

Again Plymouth struck to go up 2-1 with a foul in the box allowing the panthers a PK. 15 seconds later, Dogeby found Arboleda for the tying goal.

JErZy Polak anchor staff

At a home game on an overcast, rainy, cold day, the Anchormen defeated Plymouth State 4-3 on a double OT thriller. Emmanuel Asiedu was responsible for the final tally, while the game-tying goal came from Joseph Plude, a pair who have been in great form as of late. RIC is now 7-4-1 in all action and 2-1-1 in the Little Eastern Conference.

Komla Dogbey, freshman forward, was responsible for putting the pressure on Plymouth State early on with an assist from Plude in the ninth minute. The rest of the first half was scoreless with RIC’s Ghazal making three stops and PSU’s Lindeberg stopped five.

52 seconds into the second half,

For the second time in the game Plymouth took the lead on a cross that found an attacking foot and deflected into the goal in the 75th minute. In the 81st minute, Plude smacked home a header off an Asiedu corner kick. Enter OT.

junior defender, joeseph plude, scored the game-typing goal. ¬Courtesy of Go Anchormen

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It took until the second overtime for their to be a lapse in Plymouth defensive judgment. A foul in the box gave Asiedu the opportunity, and he finished. It was his eighth goal of the season.

RIC will next host Eastern CT on Saturday, Oct. 18 at1 p.m.

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Untarnished records collide: anchormen sink In No. 3 doubles, the visitors could not hold on and were defeated by a score of 8-6.

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The Women’s Tennis team took a trip on Saturday, Oct. 11 up to Holderness, New Hampshire.

They fell to Plymouth State 5-4, despite a great effort.

Sophomore Julia Reddy played especially well, winning both her No. 4 singles match and No. 2 doubles. This was RIC’s first LEC loss. They are now 5-1 overall.

It was a back and forth battle in doubles action as the first Anchorwomen pair fell 8-3 to the hosts. They battled back in the second round, winning 8-4.

Singles started in a similar fashion, with the Panthers taking the first two singles victories. RIC again battled back and won the next two. No. 5 singles found another loss for the Anchorwomen, whilst No. 6 had Plymouth on the losing end.

The No. 2 singles match was the deciding contest, pushing the PSU lead to 5-2 after it was over. The panthers are now in first place in the LEC. Rhode Island College will host Salve Regina on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 3:30 p.m.

Mens XC times:

Junior Rebecca Tellier finished 65th, 20:13.82

Freshman Jon Carney finished 79th, 28:08.82

Sophomore Lauren Deguire finished 89th, 20:43.31

Freshman Josue Astacio finished 88th, 28:18.11

Senior Jenna Pare’ finished 101st, 20:56.00

Freshman Jack Carroll finished 161st, 29:16.19

Sophomore Allison Lomas finished 104th, 20:59.54

Freshman Steven Perez placed 294th, 31:56.78

Sophomore Jenna Capobianco finished 174th, 21:59.37

Senior Nicholas Longolucco finished 331st, 33:52.19

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK GABRIELLE TURNER, WOMEN’S SOCCER

Sophomore Abigail Dandurand placed 188th, 22:08.49 Sophomore Jessica Trautman placed 261st, 23:13.62

Gabrielle Turner took over a game this week against Mitchell College scoring four goals and one assist as the Rhode Island College Women’s Soccer team, snapping a nine-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over Mitchell College.

Freshman Marisa Longolucco placed 381st, 26:24.37 Senior Julie Merlain finished 407th, 28:55.61

RIC Hockey wins home opener in shootout alEX Wall anchor staff

It was a great turnout for Friday night hockey. The Anchormen started off their season on a good note winning their home opener and impressing the fans as they beat UMass Lowell in a shootout.

The first period started off slow and the Anchormen held their own for most of the period. Unfortunately the first goal of the game went to UMass Lowell. At the end of the first period it was 1-0. The second period was also slow. Thankfully Lowell did not score again, so the Anchormen were only down 1-0.

The boys needed a goal and in the third period and they got it. Senior Captain Alex Murray scored the first goal at 15:24. This gave them the motivation to keep playing hard.

Regulation ended with the scored tied 1-1.

the ric hockey club cheer after a successful game. - Alex Wall, Anchor Staff

Goalie Chris Pedchenko didn’t give up a single goal in the third period or in overtime.

With the score still tied, this forced the team to go into a shootout. Goalie Vinny Tudino was put back in the goal. UMass Lowell was up first and scored their first goal in the shootout. Sophomore forward Max Johnson scored for the Anchormen in the shootout again tying the game. Freshman

Nick McGuirl gave the team the win when he scored in the last round of the shootout.

The crowd was ecstatic and the team greeted him on the ice for a celebratory hug.

Pink The rink According to McGuirl “Scoring the game winner Rhode Island in the shootout was College will host amazing. Vinny did a ECSU on Friday, great job in goal providing Oct. 17 at Dennis us with the opportunity M. Lynch Arena in to win the game.” This Pawtucket. General is McGuirl’s second goal admission is $10 in the past two games. and purchase of Max Johnson also was each ticket comes very excited about their with a pink shirt. win. “Being able to All proceeds will contribute so much by benefit the Gloria scoring just one goal is a Gemma Foundation great feeling. Scoring a for breast cancer goal in a shootout is like awareness. the whole team scoring -Rashawn Vassell a goal. It feels great for everyone.” Johnson said playing hockey in college is a lot different than playing in high school. “Its more fast paced and there is harder hitting. It took a little transition but its definitely a lot of fun.”

The Anchormen travel on Wednesday, Oct. 17 to play Southern New Hampshire University at 7:20 p.m.