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October 16, 2007
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FREQUENT FIRE ALARMS DISRUPT NEW HALL RESIDENTS
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Photo Courtesy of Christopher Buonanno By Christopher E. Buonanno Anchor Staff If one happened to pass by the New Residence Hall last Thursday at approximately 5:30pm, one would have heard the loud screeching of a fire alarm and seen students gathered on the opposite side of Sixth Avenue huddled to keep warm and out of the rain. This is because the fire alarm system of the New Residence Hall malfunctioned…again. This marked the eighth time that students living in the New Residence Hall were forced to evacuate the building due to a fire alarm going off. Among the hundreds of students that were gathered in the parking lots across Sixth Avenue were Courtney Hall, Heather Schubert, and Stephanie Podgurski, all of whom are amongst the New Residence Hall’s occupants. Hall mentioned that she had an 8 a.m. class and that she was
Stitch ‘N’ Bitch By Jessica Albaum Anchor Editor Stitch ‘N’ Bitch is a weekly event sponsored by the Women’s Center every Tuesday 4-6 p.m. This event takes place in their office, on the first floor of Donovan. Everyone is invited to bring a craft and talk about their problems or anything that is bothering them. RIC is not the first place to hold this event. Stitch ‘N’ Bitch groups meet all over the world; from America to Singapore, women and men are gathering to sew or do crafts and vent about things that are bothering them. There is least one group in every state in America and at least 20 other countries where this event is held. Even if a person does not live near an area with a Stitch ‘N’ Bitch group, one can sew at home, take pictures of their work and display them, as well as post topics of interest and discuss it with other people. There are also a series of books called “Stitch ‘N’ Bitch” by Debbie Stoller. There are four books in the series with such fun names as “The Happy Hooker” They are all designed to teach people how to knit and to show how fun and “hip knitting can
be. Stitch ‘N’ Bitch at RIC started this year on October 2. For the men who are interested in joining, yes you are allowed to go to this event. The chapter at RIC started because the Women’s Center wanted a place for students “to come and relax and get something done”, according to Liz Lee. She also said it is a good event to go to with friends because “instead of consuming you are creating”. Lee said, you do not have to sew in order to attend. People can bring any crafts that they want to work on. When asked if she felt that Stitch ‘N’ Bitch has been successful Lee responded with, “Last week there were 6 or 7 people. People are hearing about it and talking about it but in general it’s a campus problem to get people to activities.” Stitch ‘N’ Bitch is an international event that allows peoples creative juices to flow while getting a chance to blow off some steam. Whether you are from Australia, Korea or Rhode Island, this is an event that everyone can get involved with. RIC’s group meets every Tuesday at 4 p.m. For more information contact the Women’s center.
outside in her pajamas until 1 a.m. because someone “didn’t know how to use a microwave.” Most of the eight alarms seem to have occurred because of burned popcorn, or something of that nature, being left in a microwave; burning as a result. The new, ultrasensitive smoke detectors set the alarms off and sent students scurrying out of the building at all times of the day. “This is getting ridiculous,” Schubert said. “If there is ever a genuine emergency, people are not going to realize it because of all the false alarms.” It is safe to say that all people who live in the residence hall feel as though this is a nuisance. The campus police officer on duty said that the cause for the specific case that occurred Thursday was a “dirty sensor.” He offered no comment on what would be done to alleviate the problem for the future.