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uesday night, members of the RIC community received a rather somber email from Scott Kane, the interim vice president for student affairs, in their inboxes.

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“We are sorry to inform you that in a RIC residence hall on Tuesday, a female student was allegedly sexually assaulted by another RIC student,” the email explained.

“The alleged perpetrator has been suspended and banned from campus until an investigation is completed.

According to Campus Police Chief Frederick Ghio, the assault happened late Tuesday night in Sweet Hall. Both the victim, a female, and the perpetrator, a male, were freshmen. There was no alcohol involved in the incident, but Ghio did note that they knew each other after living on the same floor for about a month. According to other state media outlets, the victim was driven to Rhode Island Hospital, where she informed police.

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According to Ghio, the way such incidents are handled are two pronged. There is a criminal system, and a campus judicial system. If the victim chooses to press charges, then the Providence Police take over in large part from there.

“We encourage the victim to turn it over and make a statement to Providence Police,” Ghio said. Ghio also stated that while the victim has filed a report with campus police, they are still in the process of filing an official complaint with Providence Police.

n what was probably the most exciting thing to happen on campus since President Obama cancelled his Oct. 16 visit, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came to campus last Friday to endorse Democratic candidate for governor, Gina Raimondo.

Raimondo’s speech revolved around her experiences growing up in the middle class, and her plans for its revival in Rhode Island. Taking care of workers is a big issue for her campaign, standing behind equal pay for women and for clinTon raising

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“Whenever we find out about a sexual assault, the victim has to come in and make a statement, but we can’t force that,” Ghio stated.

“In conjunction with that, we always ask the victim if they’d like to press charges.”

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retty much everyone in the Rhode Island College

community uses some form of social media—Twitter, Facebook, etc. Even the college is connected, from the dean of students to the departments themselves. But, there

may be cause for concern when RIC students make a Twitter to talk about other RIC students.

The recently rekindled � RICxCrushes is the new RIC confessions/crushes Twitter account, where students can

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submit what they think about other students, faculty, or any other member of the RIC community, within the 140 character limit.

There are several things to be noted about the account.

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ver the past few months, a group of male students, led by Rhode Island College student Jerzy Polak, aimed to start a chapter of Kappa Sigma here on campus, but have been prevented from doing so just yet due to a Student Activities rule allowing only one Greek association to form at a time. In the last months, there have been rumors that the men been meeting with other male college students in Willard Hall, and have named their Facebook page “Kappa Sigma - Providence RI,” as opposed to “Kappa Sigma Rhode Island College.” Members of the upstart fraternity have also visited Bentley University to further acquaint themselves with local Kappa Sigma chapters.

Amid the rumors and campus controversy, The Anchor spoke to Ronnie Brown, a leadership consultant for Phi Mu Delta, the fraternity that is approved to actively recruit on campus, to get his opinion on the situation.

“My job entails going and presenting to different schools in cases where we have been invited to expand there, or if we want to expand there,” said Brown. “My other job is to travel around to other schools where we have established chapters and check in on them.”

Phi Mu Delta took ten months overall to finally begin recruitment, and according to Brown, the process is a long one in order to protect Greek life at the school, as well as the school itself. Michael Giacalone, the program coordinator for Greek Life at RIC, has previously stated this as well. Brown also mentioned that this is the usual practice amongst colleges.

“It’s very common. Schools can only handle X number of groups coming on at once, and by allowing too many to expand at one time can be detrimental,” he said.

Brown added that this practice is also accepted by the Greek organizations.

“It’s more of a gentlemen’s agreement with the fraternal world that you don’t put two fraternities on recruitment at the same time.”

But has Kappa Sigma violated this agreement? Brown says no.

“I don’t really know what Kappa

Sigma is doing. I would not say they have violated an agreement because nationally they have not agreed to come here.”

Carl Reisch, the director of recruitment and expansion for the national Kappa Sigma chapter, stated that he has heard of the young men wanting to form Kappa Sigma at RIC, but they have not been reached out officially.

“Ultimately, once we are petitioned by a group of young men to become a Kappa Sigma colony, my first instinct would be to reach out to the institution and help them become a colony on campus,” he said. “We would be petitioned by a group of young men who would want to start a Kappa Sigma colony, and then we would look and see if that would be something we would want to do.”

Reisch also stated that he has not heard of the gentlemen’s agreement that Brown spoke of, but he would prefer that Kappa Sigma work with the college, rather than starting the Providence chapter that Polak spoke of two weeks ago (see The Anchor, vol.

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“I’m not sure if they would be called a North Providence chapter,” said Reisch, “but Kappa Sigma has a few groups that are not associated with colleges directly.”

Brown, while unsure of Kappa Sigma’s future, stated that he looks forward to them coming to campus, and hopes they can get everything settled with Student Activities.

“In a way [not being attached to a college] is looked down upon because you don’t have the school support. As fraternities, we are supposed to work as a team with the host institution. Phi Mu Delta would never do that because we can’t monitor our students 24/7 to make sure that they are doing great things and make sure that they are being awesome men on campus.

The school has staff that helps you out to work with these students. By not being affiliated with the school, you take away that staffer,” Brown elaborated.

Brown also stated that should Kappa Sigma officially come to RIC, Phi Mu Delta would be more than happy to help them in the process, but that the process is there for a reason, and that Kappa Sigma should follow it, like everyone else.

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tarting next year, it will be mandatory for all four class clubs to hold a charity event, thanks to a new bill passed by Student Community Government, Inc. The event will be a form of competition; whichever class receives the most donations will receive a $1,000 award towards their Senior Week.

The Class Purpose and Unity Act Resolution was actually spoken about in the year’s first Parliament meeting, but was taken to the Student Organizations Committee (SOC) for several edits to the language of the act.

“The changes there are pretty simple, most of them are cosmetic,” said President Robert Santurri Jr. “We made it properly spelled out with what they have to do.”

Representative Ashley Goldberg, who is also the President of the Class of 2015, asked if the act would be retroactive, meaning that class clubs would have to begin their charity work this year. Santurri responded that as it stands, all the clubs are equal.

“As far as my knowledge, none of the clubs have gotten a head start on any charity events, so everyone is on an even playing field.”

Goldberg started against this, stating that the seniors had minimal time to put the money towards their Senior Week, which they have already begun to plan, and that the Freshman class may not even know how to organize such an event yet. The deadline for the events would be March 1.

“You’re jumping them into it with only a few months,” she stated.

After that was taken into consideration, it was voted that the act would begin next year, during the Fall of 2015.

Two constitutions were also approved by the body—the Cape Verdean Association and Otaku. The Cape Verdean Association is an old club that is coming back to campus with hopes of spreading knowledge about the culture to RIC students. Otaku only had to make small changes to their constitution, which was made to follow the model constitution for all clubs on campus. Both were approved.

President Santurri’s announcements addressed the alleged sexual assault that happened in the residence halls Tuesday night. Santurri handed the floor to Interim Vice President of Student Affairs Scott Kane to speak more knowledgeably on the subject.

“At this point, we have a report, so we will proceed with an allegation. Because it’s an allegation we have to investigate it. We have to determine what action to take, if any,” Kane said.

He also noted that the decision

Representative Goldberg, opposed making the bill retroactive, stating that class clubs won’t have enough time this year. - Dannie Franciosi, Photo Editor to inform students via email was because students should know what is happening on their campus before the general public, as well as because the college does not tolerate sexual misconduct.

“Our primary concern is the rights of both parties, and providing the appropriate level of support,” he added.

Vice President Philip Brodeur announced that he is planning a town hall meeting for resident students, which he hopes will be in the Willard Recreation Center.

Since Treasurer Robert Smith was not at the meeting to give his announcements, President Santurri gave them in his absence. Several clubs lost their funding or voluntarily disbanded, including Guitar Life, Health Education, Henry Barnard School Mentors, The Physical Education Club, and Survivors Council.

Deputy Speaker Samantha Mandeville noted that she will be going to Finance to receive the SCG complaint boxes. personal attacks. It’s okay to talk about racism, it’s not okay to be racist,” she said.

Another student, Justine Durvin, noted that the remarks were unnecessary and inappropriate.

“You bring down everything good about the whole project,” she said.

Andrea Taillon, one of the project’s leaders, was surprised at the reaction to their question.

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hat started as a healthy discussion about current events and the First Amendment turned into a racially charged attack last week.

The Democracy Wall, a project for Dr. Valerie Endress’ political rhetoric class, as well as the American Democracy Project, stood in the lobby of Gaige Hall with a single question and a marker in order for members of

the RIC community to engage in a conversation about current events. Although the question, “What was your take on the events that happened in Ferguson, MO,” covered a controversial event, students in the class were not expecting the racist comments that appeared on the board in the days following–one of which involved the Klu Klux Klan, written on the wall’s logo rather than the wall itself.

One student from the class, Janelle Choiniere, stated that the comments attacked not only the class, but students of color as well.

“Our goal is to have intelligent, mature conversation, and it’s kind of an attack. It says on the board no

“It’s just surprising to me because this was such a success last year,” she said. “For them to deface the logo we have instead of answering the question, it’s all off topic. It’s a personal attack not only on the topic but on us. It’s our project.”

Taillon added that she feels as though the RIC community was given an inch and they took a mile.

“You’re going to get things of this nature when you ask a political question. The thing is that it is an attack, and its a racist attack.

The reason we didn’t name it the free speech wall is because we anticipated things like this.”

The next question on the Democracy Wall will surround Ebola and how the United States should handle it. As a reminder, the rules of writing on the wall are: no profanity, to stay on topic, and no personal attacks. Each question remains up for only a week or two, so students are welcome to answer in a polite, intelligent manner.

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here is now a confirmed case of Ebola in New York City.

Craig Spencer, a 33 year old doctor, recently returned from treating the virus in Guinea. He reported experiencing symptoms such as a fever and stomach issues on Thursday, Oct. 22, although he is rumored to have taken the subway the night before, when beginning to

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he 38 Studios cases may come to a close on Oct. 31, when Curt Schilling will finally appear in court to be inquired as to whether he and two others failed to register as lobbyists. He has yet to appear at previous sessions due to illnesses.

Rhode Island Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis called for the

Spencer was transported to Bellevue Hospital on Thursday morning on an ambulance staffed with a “specially trained HAZ TAC unit wearing personal protective equipment,” according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. There were only four people that Spencer came into contact with while he was symptomatic, all of whom have been contacted by public health officials. inquiry after reports surfaced that Schilling, 38 Studios board director Thomas Zaccagnino and Providence lawyer Michael Corso did not register as lobbyists while the General Assembly considered the legislation in creating the loan for the company. Charges against Zaccagnino were taken up on Thursday, Oct. 23, when his lawyer submitted documents that state it was unnecessary for him to register. Zaccagnino, Corso and Schilling all face fines of $2,000.

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hanges to Rhode Island College don’t happen every day—in fact, they happen every five years, thanks to the strategic initiative plans that the college institutes. The last plan, Vision 2015, was formed in 2010 and brought changes such as Alex and Ani Hall. Now that 2015 is just around the corner, work is being done for the next milestone in 2020, and students, faculty, and staff all get to have a say in it.

Last Wednesday, the first open meeting for the Vision 2020 strategic initiative took place. While the room consisted of mostly faculty and staff, students were welcome to come to the event as well. Elisa Miller, one of the co-chairs of the committee, helped to lead the discussion, talking about diversity on campus.

“When we talk about diversity,” she said, “we aren’t just talking about racial and ethnic, but the student

he final debates for Providence mayor and Rhode Island Governor will take place in the auditorium at Roberts Hall, thanks to the partnership between American Democracy Project at RIC, NBC 10 and Rhode Island Public Radio. The mayoral debate will take place this Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. The gubernatorial debate will take place on Thursday, Oct. 30, also at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:15 and will close at 6:55 for live

She added that diversity excellence go hand in hand.

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Lesley Bogad, the second co-chair of the committee, agreed.

“This doesn’t really change our priorities. We just have to name it and approach it in a specific way,” she said.

Those who attended were instructed to form six groups and help form objectives based on the six goals of the new initiative, which focus on diversity and inclusion, academic programs, facilities and environment, communications, resources and improving the quality of life in Rhode Island as a whole.

The way the plan works is relatively simple. The goals are what the college wishes to accomplish, and the objectives are exactly how they will accomplish them. So, adding a few new majors would be part of completing the goal concerning

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“We haven’t chosen a date and a place yet, but its really critical for us to get student opinions,” she said. “They have such a valuable perspective, and a different one than we do.”

The reason for the student only meetings are to help them feel as comfortable as possible, according to Miller. Although the meeting on Wednesday was open to the entire campus, she believes that such a meeting might not help address student problems as closely.

“It’s all about letting them know what we’re doing, getting them involved and picking their brain,” she said.

If any students are interested in giving their opinions to the committee, they can be reached at strategicplan@ric.edu

five point plan for revitalizing and revamping city hall. Elorza would implement this plan by appointing a chief innovation officer, moving the Office of Neighborhood Services into the community, replacing the City Hall phone number with the simpler 3-1-1, making city hall more 21st century friendly, and simplifying the city’s car tax payment system.

ryaN FolEy Tickets are not required for either event, and RIC students are strongly encouraged to be part of the audience. NBC 10 and the American Democracy Project will ask the audience questions in real time to gauge their reactions about candidate performance, and the results can be viewed through either Twitter or www.turnto10. com. After the gubernatorial debate, the ADP will hold focus groups that will measure response to debate format, moderator performance, issue coverage and the debate overall.

Miller stated that the reason for the open meetings is to get as many opinions as possible, since the committee only has 19 people.

Her main goal is to get as much student input as she can, which is why there will be two student-only meetings in November.

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body as a whole. How do we meet the needs of those students when their needs are changing rapidly?”

academic programs, or helping to alleviate frustration with parking on campus would lie under facilities and environment.

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ne Providence” is the campaign slogan for Jorge Elorza, the one Democratic candidate for Providence’s mayor.

Unlike his two competitors, this is his first run for elected office, though he has had a successful career in both accounting and law, despite growing up in poverty.

A son of poor Guatemalan immigrants, Elorza attended Providence Public Schools.

Although he was rejected by most colleges he applied to, Elorza attended CCRI and later URI, where he graduated first in his accounting class. After a brief tenure as an auditor on Wall Street in New York City, Elorza returned to his home city after learning that one of his childhood friends had been murdered. It was at this time that he attended Harvard Law School. After graduating, he provided free legal counseling to poor families facing financial hardships.

In 2005, Elorza began working at Roger Williams University where he co-founded the Latino Policy Institute, which was dedicated to helping Rhode Island’s Latino and minority communities. Five years later, Elorza was appointed to the Providence Housing Court, where he sought to hold big companies accountable for Providence’s abandoned properties.

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Republican mayoral candidate, Dan Harrop. - Courtesy of WPRI mayoral candidate who had to go through a primary during this election, as both of his opponents were the only ones running from their respective parties. He won with 49% of the vote, defeating opponents Michael Solomon and Christopher Young. Another Democratic opponent, Brett Smiley, dropped out of the race and endorsed Elorza.

Elorza has created an ethics pledge which includes a five point plan. First, as a candidate, he will not accept any money from city employees. If he is elected mayor, he will forbid municipal judges from donating to local political campaigns and prevent special treatment based on family connections, political contributions and business ties. He will also work to make sure no tax breaks are awarded to campaign donors as well as educate new city employees to avoid conflicts of interest and ethics violations.

He has also created a second

Elorza’s vision on fixing Providence includes increasing sports and recreation spaces throughout the city, working with the community to teach nonviolence in schools, making the city more bicycle friendly and advocating for fine arts education in schools. Elorza also wants to give students who live between two to three miles from their school access to bus passes. Currently, a student must live more than three miles from their school to be issued a bus pass. He has stated that he believes this will help reduce chronic absenteeism at Providence Public Schools.

For more information on the Elorza campaign, visit “Jorge Elorza for Mayor” on Facebook, @ ElorzaForMayor on Twitter or his official website ElorzaForMayor. com. Also be sure to catch Elorza and the other candidates for Mayor at the final mayoral debate on Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 pm. The debate, co-sponsored by the American Democracy Project and NBC 10, will be held at Roberts Hall and streamed live online at www.turnto10.com.

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Now, way from cover the tweets are submitted is through a separate Google website, linked on the Twitter page’s description.

Tweets are submitted, sometimes using first and last names, instead of Twitter handles. This means that if the students who are mentioned have a Twitter, they are not notified of it.

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The account has become fairly popular, with over 500 followers, and follows nearly 800 other people, and have sent out about 250 tweets.

The messages range from fairly innocent remarks, such as, “Who are the freshmen wrestlers,” to rather vulgar, sexual statements like, “The whole volleyball team can get it.”. It doesn’t stop there; all of these submissions are 100 percent anonymous, leaving students to say whatever they like without owning responsibility for their remarks.

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the minimum wage to $10.10.

“I left school with a mountain of debt. When I went to law school, I doubled that debt,” she said about her time as a student. “Young people come up to me and tell me they have to leave the state because they can’t afford to be here anymore.”

Raimondo is the only candidate with the experience in building companies and jobs. She has stated that she understands the struggle that small business owners have starting up. She believes that we can rebuild the state by encouraging innovation, education, construction and collaboration.

“I have been following Gina’s career for years, and boy, do I like what I see,” started Clinton. “She knows how to get results by finding

judicial board, and was part of the decision from cover to ban the perpetrator from campus.

Thereby, the perpetrator is also currently banned from classes and the residence halls. Ghio stated that while he is unsure of how long this ban will last, he is confident it will be for quite some time.

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“I don’t expect him back any time soon.”

Ghio also stated that sexual assault at RIC is fairly rare.

“The last one that happened was in 2003 within residence life,” he said. “There have been sexual

common ground, but she sure knows how to stand her ground.”

Both Raimondo and Clinton said that problems in Rhode Island lie with the Republicans.

“We need strategy to grow, not failed philosophies,” said Raimondo.

“We are past quick fixes. We need to open the door to economy.”

She plans to build upon natural resources in Rhode Island, bring together educators and employers to create a better learning structure and to make the colleges in R.I. to be opportunity hubs.

Raimondo and Clinton both believe strongly in retrofitting. Raimondo stated that upgrading to green and energy-efficient technology will save big in the long run, and that doing so will create over 4,000 jobs, which Clinton says can start the day Raimondo takes office.

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alternative, a failed economic theory that is hurting middle-class families?” asked Clinton. “That’s kind of hard to run on. Trickledown economics and divisive politics? Been there, done that, and that didn’t work so well.”

As for the issue of equal pay for women and minimum wage, Clinton was perplexed as to why there are those who would oppose it.

“The people on the other side of the floor from me oppose [equal pay],” she said. “I literally cannot grasp it.”

Clinton pointed out that two-thirds of the workers that are earning minimum wage are female, with many trying to raise families on that.

“That’s someone trying to pay rent. That’s someone trying to pay a hospital bill. It’s a family issue. It’s a financial issue. It’s a fairness issue.”

“Politicians aren’t perfect,” said Adam Fague, a senior here at RIC, “but it’s important to realize that people like Gina and Hillary understand that a strong middle class is the most important part of America. That really came through at the event.”

Clinton also urged that as many people as possible go out and vote in the coming weeks.

“Talk to everyone. Encourage them to go out and vote. Tell them why it’s important. You have one of the best choices in the entire country.”

Raimondo brought not just the support of Clinton, but that of Senator Jack Reed and Michael Sabitoni, president of the Buildings and Construction Trades Council.

Clinton also endorsed Seth Magaziner for treasurer, during the visit.

assaults on campus within the past two years, one was at one of the concerts last year.”

Although sexual assault seems to be a rare occurrence on campus, the college still looks into every alleged case.

“Rhode Island College takes allegations of sexual assault very seriously and works swiftly to connect victims to the appropriate supports,” Laura Hart, the director of college communications and marketing, told the Providence Journal; “The RIC administration also encourages students who have been victims of sexual assault to report incidents to the local police.”

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A further examination of the tweets show that the account has plugged only two clubs on campus—The Anchor, and the unofficial fraternity Kappa Sigma, which has recently made waves in student life for trying to form even though Student Activities has asked them to wait. They also seem to single out those involved in RIC athletics, specifically those on the women’s soccer and volleyball teams.

Scott Kane, the interim vice president of student affairs, stated that the account brings to light concerns for safety within social media.

“I think social media has great upsides, technologically, for allowing people to connect,” he said. “But, so many times I see students put stuff in social media that harms themselves and it harms others. How do we teach students to embrace the technology and be responsible?”

Some students, on the other hand, have found the Twitter account rather entertaining.

One female student who was mentioned stated that she even found the tweets funny, and that nothing came of the post. Other students who were mentioned by the Twitter account have not commented.

So, what does this mean? Is @RICxCrushes just looking to have a good time? Or could the administrators of the site unwittingly provoke an invasion of privacy, or in the worst cases, sexual harassment?

Should the campus ban such online activities, or is it a matter of free speech? No matter what happens to the account, students should be reminded that internet popularity can end in the blink of an eye, but oftentimes what is posted can lurk there forever.

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exual assault is the most abhorrent of crimes. Period. To commit such an act is self-aggrandizement of the highest and most deplorable degree. It is disheartening to know that we, as both a society and culture, continue to exist in an environment prone to enduring and promoting these hateful acts. I often ask myself if rape culture will continue to persist, and, sadly, I see no end in sight.

As you may be aware, last week, one of our own suffered the most despicable of violations by a fellow student and dorm mate. The perpetrator lived in the same residence hall; attended classes in the same buildings; and ate food in the same dining hall. In short, they were of the same community. A community that has, in the past, come together to share ideas, foster healthy collegiate relationships, and generate campus-wide awareness and discussion regarding important movements and events.

But this community also partakes in a darker activity–one shrouded in anonymity.

The recent trend of anonymity in social media is one I find most troubling.

While Twitter is already a space for hateful and inexcusable comments of 140 characters or less, the social media world is making the leap into even greater negative grounds: Enter Yik Yak, Whisper, Fade, Secret, and many other upstart, anonymous social media networks.

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With anonymity comes freedom to demean, belittle, harass and hate–all in one safe place for the user. But what about the victims? Is their safety of no concern for the host site?

Inherent in anonymous social media is the lack of necessary responsibility. No longer are people held accountable for hate speech, rumors, cyberbullying, libel and sexual assault. That’s right, I said sexual assault. It may be written, but the message is still the same: anonymous social media promotes rape culture. In fact, here at Rhode Island College, the community has been plagued as of late by the @RICxCrushes Twitter account.

As described on its profile page, Confessions/Crushes is a place for users to submit 100 percent anonymous tweets to the public and their over 500 followers.

My aim isn’t to plug the site, rather to point out the blatant misuse and lack of personal responsibility of the Twitter account’s moderator–whoever that may be–as well as the similarly anonymous users. The posts point out people by name, first and last, and promptly tell readers who can “def get the dick smokeshow,” or who “probz has that small dick,” and which female RIC athletes “could get it.”

It is clear that the users and moderators for such anonymous social media outlets have defaulted on their own moral and social obligations to their communities by refusing to take responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of their own fellow human beings. Furthermore, as an educated college community and dignified members of the human race, I urge you all to stand up and take responsibility where others have failed; defend the highest tenets of human decency by abolishing this rape culture promulgated by the anonymity in social media. Last week’s sexual assault is a single, isolated incident amidst an ocean of unseen, unreported sex crimes in our everyday lives. In no way should this outrage be allowed to continue.

With Sincerity and Deepest Sympathy for Those Affected, Jim Brady, on behalf of The Anchor Editorial Board

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ric Life

walk the runway with HoPE JaNiNE boisEllE anchor staff

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ack again this fall semester, HOPE (Helping Others Promote Equality) is hosting a second “Own Your Own Fashion Show,” on Thursday, Nov. 6.

Starting at 7 p.m. in the Gaige auditorium, student models will be working the aisles sporting their own unique outfits to promote appreciation and acceptance of all styles regardless of gender and sexual identity. Each model will prepare three different types of dress: Casual, formal and party animal. A small panel of judges who are not affiliated with HOPE will be deciding on the best styles, and the grand prize winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card. Other smaller prizes and certificates of various recognitions will also be award to participants.

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As opposed to HOPE’s first OYO Fashion Show last fall, this year has more co-sponsorship with other student organizations, different models, an updated soundtrack and original performances done by local drag queens and RIC’s Ballroom Dance. Admission for RIC students will be $2 and $5 for non-RIC students. If you think you’ve got a great style, let HOPE know through their office email at: hope@so.ric.edu to sign up as a model. There will be a mandatory rehearsal prior to the show (further information is to be announced) so be sure to attend if you would like to be a contestant. Too shy to

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anchor contributor hen the zombie apocalypse finally arrives, will everyday Rhode Island College students be able to survive?

That’s what members of GAMER (Games and Merriment Enthusiasts of RIC) are finding out this week. GAMER is hosting a game of Humans vs. Zombies, where players must complete a series of missions while also trying not to be turned into zombies.

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This is your opportunity to show off your swag to the RIC

community, and chance to win some extra cash to keep that wardrobe updated. Do you have what it takes to own your own fashion?

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model? Encourage your friends or roommates to participate and cheer them on!

All the players start as humans, except for one, who is randomly selected as the Original Zombie (OZ). The OZ is the one who starts tagging players, which causes them to turn into zombies.

Beyond surviving being attacked between classes, the humans also meet up to complete a series of mission throughout the week long game. The week ends with a final evacuation mission where the humans make their final escape. If the humans complete

the mission, they win.

“Player involvement is huge,” said GAMER President Ken Hughes, referring to the fact that if humans fail missions or not enough show, zombies will get power-ups and become harder to fight off. As of last Wednesday afternoon, zombies in the current game take two hits before stunning due to the lack of attendees at the previous night’s mission. Each mission won by the humans, however, makes the final evacuation mission easier for them, so completing missions are important.

The first game began on Oct. 13, but due to the scheduled presidential appearance, it had to be paused until the following week. Normally, the game calls for humans to have Nerf guns so they can stun the zombies, but issues with Campus Police arose over their use.

“We went to inform Campus Police [about the game] and they [were] strongly

discouraged by it,” said Hughes.

In the meantime, humans are able to used balled up socks as stun weapons for the zombies, but the GAMER president is hopeful that the second game, beginning Monday, October 27, will have Nerf guns as an option again.

Anyone interested in participating in the second game can sign up at www.hvzsource. com/ric or visit the GAMER office in the Student Union.

“Because the next evacuation mission will be on Halloween, it’s going to be extra creepy,” Hughes promises.

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The RIC Chamber Chorus sings “And The Angels Sing.” - Sam Mandeville, Anchor Editor

Trick or Treat Halloween Collage Concert, several tricks but all a treat sam maNdEvillE anchor Editor

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redneck, a blue crayon and Gandhi walk into a room. No, this isn’t the set up for a joke, but rather the set up for the annual Halloween Collage Concert held here at Rhode Island College. This was my first time going to any RIC concert, but it won’t be my last.

The concert started out humorously, with a quartet dressed as characters from Disney’s “Frozen,” singing for people to turn off their phones and get ready for the concert. I knew it was going to be a fun time.

Sean March and Phil Brodeur dance on stage while Tastes Like Chicken plays. - Sam Mandeville, Anchor Editor

Getting involved Zachary mElliN ric life Editor

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emember the joys of high school? Get to school, get through classes, keep your head down and get it over with so you could go home and do what you want? Didn’t that suck? But it seems like that’s still what people do in college, treating Rhode Island College as a glorified grade 13 and so on. I know so many people who hate this school and just want to get

out, but I find those same people tend to be the ones who don’t do anything besides go to classes.

There are a lot of awesome things that go on at RIC—just look at the stuff this very section covers!

But if you don’t bother to go look for things to do, or participate in what there is, it all goes to waste.

I understand that for some people, a rock wall, or inflatable obstacle course, or zip line, or petting zoo isn’t appealing. But at least one of those things has to sound worth the time, the five minutes it asks of you, and who knows: maybe it will be the

The first group to play was the Brass Ensemble. It was a good way to start the show, with the song choice having enough of a beat to shake off any late-night sleepies the audience might have had. The

next group however, was one of my favorites. There is nothing better than watching a viking hit a chime with a tiny little hammer. The song itself, “Quartet,” had a great build up, the conversations between instruments was fantastic, and it made me feel as though we were gearing up for an intense action scene in a movie. My favorite of the instrumental performances were the flute quartet and the flute and clarinet duet. Their song choices captured the feeling of going out trick-or-treating by yourself for the first time: mischievous and playful.

The vocal groups, while fun, all seemed to suffer for lack of energy in one form or another. Tonally Awesome brought great a capella renditions of “Somebody That I Used to Know” and “Pompeii.” While the group had a great sound, they were shaky at some parts. But man, can that mime hit the low notes.

The RIC Spooky Women’s Chorus kept great energy during their stomp-stomp-claps for “We Will Rock You,” but the excitement didn’t show on several members’ faces. And while I don’t understand Chamber Music, “Fyre, Fyre” was awfully slow and didn’t bring enough movement. They did great on “And the Angels Sing,” though.

This piece was bright and cheerful.

The show stealer for me was the final song for the night. Tastes Like Chicken was a big brass ensemble, complete with a guitarist and vikings on drums and piano. They were loud, energetic and joyful.

Wonder Woman got up out of her chair and played a killer trombone solo, as the rest of the night’s performers got up on stage for one last rock out. With the performers having fun on stage, the mood was contagious to us in the audience.

It was a great show, and hopefully more people will attend next year.

key to making more friends!

If just going to activities doesn’t suit you, there’s always joining a club! RIC boasts a student organization to suit every interest and I feel, for too many students, clubs just get lost in the midst of classes. But clubs are how you meet people with similar interests, or find new interests! I’m a history major with no intentions of becoming a journalist, but working at The Anchor has been one of my best experiences at RIC. College is what you make of it, but I think you really need to reconsider things when your schedule barely changed between high school and college.

RIC has plenty of clubs for you to choose from. – Zachary Mellin, RIC Life Editor

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disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Anchor.

Cats are better than dogs!

The importance of patience ashley araby Anchor Staff

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ou know when you’re at selfcheckout in the market and can practically feel the impatience of the person behind you; like they cannot wait for the moment you will finish, despite that it’s only been thirty seconds. Or in traffic when someone comes peeling down the road and tails you even though you’re driving the speed limit or over it. These are just a couple of examples where there is a lack of patience. Often I’ve heard people say: “I don’t have the patience” or “I’ll never be that patient.” While it’s true that it’s difficult in some circumstances to wait or maintain composure, anyone can be patient if they put some effort into it.

God is present in three persons: God the Father, God the Son [Jesus] and God the Holy Spirit.

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facepalm as my dog gives me a worried look, then looks down at his water bowl. He is unable to figure out how to walk around it. Again. Meanwhile, my cat is running around the house; quickly nimbling his way around my expensive chinaware, then pouncing on the ground, only to repeat the run-around-thehouse process. Compared to my blockheaded dog, my cat is a ninja, who’s not only quick, but also extremely intelligent.

With my dog, even coming home is a nightmare, let alone bringing a guest. Upon arriving home, he acts as if he is trapped on an island, and I am his shining glimmer of hope.

He charges at me full speed, leaping and almost knocking me over as he squeals and barks in delight. My cat on the other hand, is relaxing on the couch after a long day’s play.

My cat seems to understand that us humans live here, that they see us everyday, and they really shouldn’t throw us a welcome party every single time we walk through the door.

The real discrepancy between these two however, is cuteness and

the one that is most cuddleable. Cats are little bundles of joy, bringing a smile to even the most depressed individual. They don’t drool when you cuddle with them, nor do they smell like they’ve just ran through a pile of mud. Upon cuddling, I even find cats are much softer and warm, while dogs have a rougher fur. Size is also a factor: The smaller it is, the cuter it is. With that said, the cuddling and cuteness award definitely goes to cats.

However, who is the real deep thinker between the two? People often tell me they find their cats staring at the wall for some reason.

The answer is simple, it is because they are able to appreciate the small things in life, are in deep thought, or enjoy the art on the wall. This proves that cats are sophisticated, thoughtful animals.

What angers me the most about my dog, is that he barks for even the smallest reasons.

Person crossing the street? Woof!

Mailman? Woof! A ladybug landing on a petal outside? Woof, woof!

All this happens while my cat and I watch in disgust. It’s almost as if we understand how blockheaded dogs can be. To stop my dog from barking, I call its name to let it outside. It runs towards me but stops suddenly, looking at its water bowl, once again unable to get by.

What are your thoughts? Do you Agree, Disagree? Feel free to email opinions@anchorweb.org with your thoughts!

Don’t forget, you can also write a letter to the editor!

God’s spirit [the holy spirit] comes to us. With the help of God’s grace through His holy spirit, we are able to overcome weaknesses, we come to understand what was confusing before, practice and attain virtues, especially if we pray to Him to help us. We also receive inspirations to do good deeds, which become merit in Heaven if done in the state of God’s grace. There are nine fruits the holy spirit produces in us and one of them is patience.

God’s holy spirit first comes to us through the sacraments, such as baptism. Confession restores or strengthens God’s grace—His

life in us—and then the holy spirit lives in our souls. By asking Him to help us, we feel more at ease and strengthened in situations that were difficult to handle before.

us persevere during the sufferings we experience. United with God’s grace, we can become patient not just through our own power, but with help from God.

Those little instances in life: waiting in line, in traffic, listening to an uninteresting story someone is telling you, are all opportunities to practice patience. Yes, it is difficult, but Jesus said: “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden light.” (Matthew 11: 28-30). Just by saying a prayer to God the holy spirit can help you be patient. God is there to strengthen us in our weaknesses. We also need to persevere and pray too.

If people were more patient in society, how many less car accidents, less complaining, less aggravation and quarreling between family members would there be? What if we stopped rushing around to get to the next place? Or if we took the time to actively listen to the person who is speaking to us, rather than anxiously awaiting to get our own point across?

Looking at Jesus on the cross, we see Him hanging by nails pierced into His hands and feet, along with the crown of thorns on His head.

This is the ultimate example of patience, and we can learn from it. Jesus did not complain on that cross, but rather prayed to God the Father to forgive those who persecuted Him. Patience helps

Yes, there are times when other people will show impatience, but that is also an opportunity for us to reflect upon it and demonstrate an example of what having patience means. That is the ultimate fruit of the holy spirit working in us, and will produce such an immense, positive change that we will be a reflection of God’s love in our society. Thank you to Nick for the topic suggestion for this week, as well as the previous issue of the The Anchor.

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THEN TELL US. Reed voted against seniors!

When Jack Reed voted for the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as“Obamacare,” he voted to cut medical bill assistance to senior citizens by $716 billion; a figure reported in an impact study of “Obamacare” by the Government Accountability Office released in July of 2012. Every senior citizen on Medicare will be harmed financially by the Medicare cuts in “Obamacare.” As thousands more baby boomer seniors join Medicare every day, less and less money will be available to seniors to help with their medical bills. Jack Reed proved that he doesn’t care to help senior citizens. Why should any senior citizen care to help Jack Reed in this election?

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Whispers in the darkness Joe King

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n the still of night, the whispers can be heard about campus; calls to the Black Bird of the Woods with a Thousand Young, and the shrill cries of… turkeys?

Last Friday evening, the chatter in the Don spoke of unusual activity on campus— soft hints of a gathering by the woods near the west end of campus. Sitting alone at the shadowy end of the dining hall, a blackcloaked individual stared into an uneaten plate of turkey and gravy over mashed potatoes, and spoke in hushed tones. “...and unto he that knoweth the signs and uttereth the words, all earthly pleasures shall be granted,” the voice said, and finished with a short chuckle. The mysterious person left the table and exited the dining center.

After leaving, the cloaked figure headed off into the night and crossed the campus.

The chase led past the Murray Center and beyond Lot I, into the woods. Waiting hesitantly in Lot I was The Anchor’s news and defense against the dark arts editor, Elisha Kay Aldrich. Amidst the quiet of the tree-lined parking lot, subtle, guttural whispers eased their ways from the darkness within.

“Ia! Shub-Niggurath! Ia! Shub-Niggurath!”

Aldrich’s eyes narrowed at the words and bolted into the woods. Once past the tree line, the voices were jumbled and confusion ran amok. Left was down, up was right—the cardinal directions simply did not exist there! Aldrich wasn’t put off by the rouse, however; she lowered her middle and ring fingers while crossing her thumb under an upraised index finger and touched her lips and forehead.

“The Voorish sign,” she started. “A simple hand motion that allows the unseen to be seen.”

Readers beware, faux news dwells here.

Within moments, Aldrich led the way out of the woods and onto a well manicured lawn, accentuated with prize-winning chrysanthemums—President Carriuolo’s prize-winning chrysanthemums.

A small group of hooded-robed cultists stood around burning coals and motioned the Voorish sign, continuing their ritual.

“Answer the cry of thy servant who knoweth the words of power,” the cultists said in unison.

Aldrich gasped when she heard the words spoken. She said they were seeking to summon Shub-Niggurath, an outer god—an Old One. As the ritual continued, the cultists threw back their hoods, revealing RIC students, staff and administration: former SCG President Roberta Santini, Rick Nöse, Vice President Don Tencher, Campus Police Chief Fred Ghio and President Carriuolo.

The coals hissed in protest when Nöse cast perfumes upon them. Chief Ghio traced the sigil of Blaesu, and the group spoke as one, the words of power.

“Zariatnatmix, Janna, Etitnamus, Hayras, Fabelleron, Fubentronty, Brazo, Tabrasol, Nisa, Varf-Shub-Riccurath!

Gabots Membrot!”

Aldrich’s faced squinted in confusion.

“Riccurath,” she said. “Not Niggurath…”

Then the Black Bird of the Woods with a Thousand Young came forth from the darkness. The myriad of gobbles were deafening as they poured from the woods and swarmed the campus.

Aldrich babbled incoherently and the world went dark.

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McGuirl and Johnson score two giving anchormen the win alEX Wall anchor staff

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he Anchormen came out on the ice ready to go on Saturday at the Bennett Arena in West Haven, CT. Despite their loss on Friday night to Sacred Heart, the boys came out fired up and ready to fight. First goal of the night went to Junior Captain Ryan Huber at 13:39.

Not long after Freshman Nick McGuirl scored another goal giving the team a 2-0 lead in the first period. Coming to the end of the period, University of New Haven scored their first goal of the night at 3:49. Senior Captain Alex Murray scored at 2:17

ending the period with RIC leading 3-1.

Second period started off with a bang with Sophomore Max Johnson scoring not long after the period started at 18:52. Exactly five minutes later, Forward Norman Vickers scored a goal giving the team the lead 5-1. Murray scored another goal, making the score 6-1 at 3:30. With under a minute left in the second period, University of New Haven scored another goal, attempting a comeback, making the score 6-2 at the end of the second.

Starting the third period off, Giancarlo Pannone scored at 18:40. Johnson scored his second goal of

the game at 13:30 giving RIC a huge lead at 8-2.

New Haven tried to come back and scored at 10:43.

However, that one goal was not enough to bring them to a closer game.

According to Coach Anthony Calcione, “Our team is so deep that any one of our lines can skate with any team’s top line—even our fourth line.” Johnson also felt good about the game. “It felt good to finally dominate an entire game, finally we played as a team through all three periods.”

In upcoming news, the Anchormen will travel to Roger Williams University on Saturday Nov. 1 at 4:30 p.m.

Members of the RIC Hockey Club Team on the ice. - Alex Wall, Anchor Staff

anchorwomen sweep university of southern Maine alEX Wall anchor staff

Men’s Golf won the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. - GoAnchormen.com

The RIC volleyball team had an amazing win over University of Southern Maine on Saturday winning all three sets (25-19, 25-19, 25-19). They are currently 3-2 in the LEC division and 11-11 overall.

This win secured them a spot in the first round of the LEC playoffs this season. This is a complete turnaround from last year and the team couldn’t be happier.

is ranked number five in the conference with 198 kills this season thus far. Sophomore Megan Armburg is ranked third for 33 service aces and eight with 183 digs. Freshman setter Abigayl White is ranked number two in the conference with 600 assists.

The team itself is ranked fourth in the conference. In this set alone Malboeuf had 11 kills, three blocks and two digs while Armburg had nine digs and five service aces.

White had 26 assists in this game.

The Anchorwomen will travel to Western Connecticut on Tuesday Oct. 28 at 7 p.m.

Ford, Cooper, Gammell honored by GNAC Asiedu strikes twice, RIC soccer punishes Southern Maine Junior

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enior Patrick Ford, Junior Jonathan Cooper, and Head Coach Greg Gammell received recognition for their hard work over the Fall campaign by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).

At the GNAC Championship on Oct. 18-19, Cooper earned medalist honors after shooting a combined 142 (70, 72, +2). Cooper’s win opened the doors for GNAC Player of the Year honors along with First Team ALL-GNAC. He was also named a member of the GNAC Men’s Golf Sportsmanship Team for his respect for opponents on and off the 18 holes.

Ford found himself alongside Cooper on the First Team ALLGNAC group. He finished in second place at the GNAC Championships shooting 143 (74, 69, +3). His day two score, 69, marked the first time an Anchorman golfer shot under par for a round this season. Ford thus far has one victory (MCLA Invitational) and two runners-up with an average score of 75.

Coach Gammell was selected for the GNAC Men’s Golf Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season. His team shot a 587 (292, 295) to take over the top of the podium at the GNAC Championship winning the title for the fourth straight year securing a berth in the NCAA Div. III Men’s Golf Championships.

Altogether, the Anchormen have claimed victory in four of five events this Fall.

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Malboeuf

JErZy Polak anchor staff

At an away match in Gorham, Maine Senior Forward Emmanuel Asiedu buried two goals, one being his sixth game winner this season.

Freshman Goalkeeper Adam Ghazal recorded his third clean sheet of the season, and the RIC Men’s Soccer team topped Southern Maine 4-0 in Little Eastern Conference action.

In the seventh minute the Anchormen took the lead when Asiedu headed in a well-placed pass from Jose Zarraga. Until halftime, that was the only score. Ghazal did not face a single shot while the opposing keeper parried away three of four chances.

In the second half the Anchormen simply put away Southern main.

Freshman Forward Komla Dogbey picked up a rebound off an Asiedu chance and slid it past the keeper.

A poor decision by Southern Maine defenders allowed Asiedu a penalty kick in the box—his fifth of the season. Like the calm before the storm, Asiedu approached the ball taking a thunderous kick going right by the USM goalkeeper.

Forward Steven Cataldo finished off the scoring in the 90th minute when he took advantage of his own rebound sliding it into the net.

Ghazal was only challenged to two saves during the shut out.

Men’s Soccer will host rival Johnson and Wales on Tuesday,

Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. in The Battle of Providence. It will be Senior Day for the graduating class.