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AN HISTORICAL MOMENT IN TIME Of all the state colleges, why did President Obama choose to visit RIC? The answer may surprise you.

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t’s not every day that the President of the United States comes to Rhode Island, never mind Rhode Island College, but it happened. Last Friday, on Halloween morning, President Barack Obama visited the campus to give a talk on women and the economy.

Obama opened with a personal story; raised by a single mother with two kids, he saw how hard his own mom had to work and what it was like to watch her hit the glass ceiling, and continually get passed over for promotions and raises because of her gender.

“No one is looking through these issues with a personal lens,” Obama said.

Women make up half of the workforce, and more women are graduating from colleges now than men are. The challenge, Obama states, is that the economy and workplace hasn’t caught up yet.

As it stands, women are more likely to give up their position in the workplace to care for their children. Affordable daycare and preschools are too expensive for most families, so someone has to make the sacrifice.

“It’s not a decision we want them to have to make,” says Obama.

Rhode Island is one of four states where paid family leave is law; the other three are California, New Jersey and Washington. The paid leave allows families to spend time with children before going back to work, and helps to alleviate some of the pressure from leaving work on the mother.

The President is in support of raising the minimum wage, especially because 28 million people would benefit from raising the minimum wage to $10.10. “ It’s not just teens that work minimum obama wage,” he said.

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Fung continued to concentrate on what is the best for taxpayers. He stated that he will “stand with the taxpayers of Rhode Island every single day.”

Moving off of the 38 Studio issue, Fung said that he believes taxes should be reduced by millions of dollars to help Rhode Island’s economy. According to Fung, his planned $200 million tax plan is a “centerpiece” of making Rhode Island’s economy rise. He wishes to “make a balance in the budget.” Fung pointed out that he has started to impose these tax ideas in Cranston and they are, according to him, already in motion and working.

Alan Fung (R), Robert Healey (M) and Gina Raimondo (D) held their final gubernatorial debate at Rhode Island College last Thursday. - Dannie Franciosi

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n Oct. 30, the final gubernatorial debate before the election on Nov. 4 took place in Robert’s Hall. The speakers included Republican Mayor of Cranston Alan Fung, Moderate

candidate Robert Healey and the Democratic General Treasurer Gina Raimondo.

Discussion included the economy and creating jobs, tax issues and economic growth through infrastructure and industry. The debates between candidates at times got heated, and their responses gave an idea to voters who they will be deciding to

vote into office on Tuesday.

When it came to Alan Fung, most responses focused on Rhode Island taxpayers. An anonymous email was recently sent out stating that Fung had intentions of moving Curt Schilling’s 38 Studio to Cranston and seeking endorsement from Schilling while he was running for mayor. Fung responded to the email by claiming ignorance, stating, “I have no idea who these individuals are in the email.”

“The bottom line is not that email.

The bottom line for the taxpayers of Rhode Island is whether or not we should or should not pay

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Evolution is observable

RIC – Professor of Biology Yael Avissar’s new lecture “Evolution in Action,” shows students how they can observe evolution on a day to day basis. In her lecture, she describes experiments involving the life of fruit flies, which normally live around 10 days. During this time period, one can observe evolution quite clearly, as well as within other natural phenomena, such as bacteria. Such research has led the way in battling disease, and discovering new illnesses.

Fatherhood Legacy Award

RIC – Milton Morales of Providence was the recipient of the Fatherhood Legacy Award, which is given by the Child Welfare Institute at RIC.

Morales stated that he owes a great portion of his work as a father to not only the mother of his children, Tiffany Cruz, but also to Dads Making a Difference, a program which provides resources and assistance so that fathers may more positively impact their children. A second recipient was Kenneth Findlay, who was awarded for his work with fathers in the RI prison system.

Conference invites STEM discussion onto campus

RIC – The 17th Annual Promising Practices Conference will took place on Nov. 1 from 8 am to 1 pm. The keynote speaker was Christopher Edmin, an urban education scholar, as well as a featured writer in many publications like the New York Times, and The Huffington Post.

Other experts in attendance were Whitney Blanketship, Sarah Hess, James Murphy, and David Upegui.

RHODE ISLAND – Gas finally costs less than a gallon of milk, nationwide. Here at home, prices have fallen below three dollars for the first time in over four years.

The reason? Supply and demand, a weakened economy and fuel efficient cars. Politicians may take credit for the decline, but the decrease in price is, for the most part, outside of their control.

Gas pains sit poorly with trio of protesters

CRANSTON – Three demonstrators were arrested last Friday, after efforts to host a sit-in at Sen. Jack Reed’s office failed. The protesters wanted to stay in the senator’s office until he would oppose the expansion of a natural-gas pipeline in Burrillville.

The senator’s office pointed out that Reed doesn’t support the expansion, rather he “believes it’s something that needs to be carefully studied.”

Fire marshal closes door on ticket-holders, 20,000 person limit reached

PROVIDENCE – Last weekend’s annual RI Comic Con garnered

Robert Healey, a Moderate with the main purpose of solely getting 5% of voters support, had many ideas on how to respond to the issues that Rhode Island is facing.

In response to Fung’s rumored involvement with the 38 Studios debacle, Healey stated that he “leaves the man to his proof.”

Healey stated that he stands by the people, and that he needs to “get people to agree to work more efficiently than the government,” to get “two, maybe three percent efficiencies out of that budget.” He sees the economy as having “a bad foundation” so “adding another layer” will make things worse.

He also believes in strengthening the ethics laws and “transparency.”

Healey states beliefs that when it comes to corruption, “if the people tolerate it, it will happen”.

To improve these ethics laws and prevent this corruption Healey seems to think is inevitable without change, “the people need to be

so much foot traffic, the doors were closed at the direction of the local fire marshal. Lawrence J. Lepore, general manager of the RI Convention Center, said last year’s convention saw 17,000 total attendees over two days. “Now we’re at 20,000 already,” Lepore said. “Right now we’re holding the doors.” The show continued Sunday, shattering their previous attendance record.

Virgin test flight a disaster, leaves one dead

MOJAVE, California. – Investigators continue to scour the wreckage of the created Virgin Galactic space rocket that crashed over California’s Mojave desert shortly after take-off last Friday. One pilot, Michael Alsbury, died in the crash, while the other pilot survived the incident, but has not been identified. Virgin chief Sir Richard Branson says he is “determined to find out what went wrong” and learn from the tragic event.

Pope Francis stokes coals under asses of Catholics

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis continues to agitate the Catholic

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Raimondo spent the majority of the debate disagreeing with Fung. She accused the Mayor of Cranston of raising taxes as high as they could possibly go, despite his advocating for lower taxes. “[It’s] plain politics, he’s saying whatever you want to hear to get elected,” Raimondo said, referring to Fung’s statement of not knowing anything about the aforementioned 38 Studios email. Raimondo went on to say that there is plenty of evidence pointing towards his knowledge of what was going on.

She added that “the best thing to do for the people of Rhode Island, not the bondholders, is to pay it back and move forward.”

To improve the economy, Raimondo is looking to what New York has done, and what they are currently doing. According to the Treasurer, because Rhode Island has “dirt on the ground, we need cranes in the sky.” She wants to sell this land to universities and to people around the world to create an Innovation Institute to “create tens of thousands of jobs.”

“We’ve gotta get Rhode Island back to work and we need to rebuild this state,” she said.

While all candidates would agree that Rhode Island needs to work to compete with other states in New England, they all have different ideas on how to do so. Whether it be a focus on taxes or on using industry, they all have a wanted end result of improvement. On Nov. 4, the candidates and citizens will see at last which route the state wishes to take to make Rhode Island great.

community with his recent acceptance of evolutionary theory.

In light of his recent comments, the archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles Chaput, complained about the pope’s recent Vatican conference, stating that it produced “confusion,” and that “Confusion is of the devil.” While the pope’s recent comments have been met with derision amongst the community, American Catholics will have a chance to voice their thoughts when Pope Francis visits Philadelphia next year. His host?

Archbishop Chaput.

Millions-of-years-old diamond prompts reassessment of Earth’s oceans

EVANSTON, Illinois – The chance discovery of a diamond containing a lump of ringwoodite is currently challenging theories of origination regarding Earth’s oceans. Spewed from a volcanic vent millions of years ago, the diamond-encased mineral helps confirm simulated data of the absorbency of ringwoodite, a magnesium-rich silicate, as well as its necessary formative relationship with water. The discovery suggests that water already present on Earth, protected within the mantle before comets slammed into the planet, helped play a role in forming the Earth’s oceans.

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t the Oct. 28 English and performing arts curriculum meeting, Miriam Murundo, the head of the Healthcare Administration program at Rhode Island College,, introduced a new undergrad certification program containing a 15 credit hour course schedule needed to get the credit hours required for the state licensure examination. Sue Abbotson, the head of the committee, helps to ensure that if this proposal goes through, the proper protocol will be followed.

Buddy Cianci (I), Jorge Elorza (D) and Dan Harrop (R) held their final mayoral debate at Rhode Island College last Wednesday. - RIPI.org

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rovidence voters had one last chance to decide who would make the best mayor Wednesday night, as the last mayoral debate was held here at Rhode Island College. The debate was cosponsored by the American Democracy Project, Rhode Island Public Radio and NBC 10. Moderated by Bill Rappleye, the evening was divided into segments: track records, jobs, the economy, public safety and education.

Parker Gavigan of NBC 10 addressed the negativity throughout the campaign season.

Democratic candidate Jorge Elorza reiterated his campaign’s theme “One Providence,” which involves all of Providence rising and succeeding together.

Elorza denied knowing anything about the defacing of some of Independent Candidate Buddy Cianci’s signs.

Cianci responded to the negativity of the campaign by stressing the importance of leadership, stating that “we need to bring civility back to this race.”

Republican Candidate Dan Harrop addressed mail ballot fraud during Cianci’s previous administrations, stating that Cianci is not a changed man. Cianci denied any knowledge of the mail ballot fraud. After much back and forth debate on the issue of mail ballots, Cianci acknowledged his mistakes and said that the mistakes made in Providence are worse. Elorza jabbed that Cianci’s apology was untrue, while Harrop added that a city solicitor has found Cianci guilty of making his signs too big.

When it came to management traits that they would like to change, Elorza mentioned that he would like to surround his administration with the best possible people. Harrop mentioned that he tolerates failure very poorly, and Cianci said he wants to be a better listener and be more mellow.

City finances were an important part of the debate, and when asked how he would handle the $80 million of unfunded pension payments, Cianci said he would keep paying the required payments and acknowledged that Providence has the fourth highest commercial tax rate in the country. Elorza stated that his economic platform included broad based economic growth and zoning ordinances. Harrop said that Providence is insolvent and needs to go into receivership,

like Detroit did. He also acknowledged that businesses are avoiding Providence.

All candidates agreed that the current car tax system is flawed, leading Harrop to ask where the money was going to come from.

In order to help fix Providence’s schools, Elorza said that he wants to use the school buildings more efficiently as “full service community schools,” which is practiced in Cincinnati. Harrop, who also believes that the schools are incredibly inadequate, stated that “it is immoral to send our children to these schools.” He wants to revamp the public schools while Providence students attend charter schools or home schools in the meantime. Cianci mentioned that he was the only candidate who has had children attend the Providence School System. He wants to change the culture of the school department and stop unpleasant communication between parents and school administrators. Cianci also acknowledged the importance of neighborhood schools.

When asked how to lower Providence’s crime rate, Harrop said that there needs to be more police officers. He also acknowledged his support for some forms of gun control. Cianci said it is important to be proactive and not reactive when it comes to combating crime and brought up the tattoo removal policy that he used in his previous administrations. Elorza said it is important for more Providence Police Officers to live in the city.

Currently, Providence has 441 fire fighters and 443 police officers. Cianci said this was a good mix and talked about the poor conditions at Providence’s fire stations. He wants to reduce the age of the fire apparatus and said that while he was in office, polls showed that Providence had an excellent fire service. Harrop said that the fire department budget must be cut, as it is much higher than that of other neighboring cities.

The final question asked how each candidate would manage nightlife in Providence. Cianci urged cooperation with the nightlife industry while Harrop said that bars should be open later.

Rhode Island College is closed on Tuesday, Nov. 4, allowing students and faculty members to participate in Election Day. The mayoral candidates have made their positions clear, it is now up to the voters to decide.

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minimum wage worker is 35 years old.”

Currently, someone working full time will only bring in $14,500 yearly. If that person was a parent, that puts them below the poverty line.

“No one working full time should be below the poverty line,” the President stated.

The Fair Pay Act will help America in the long run, similar to the Affordable Care Act. Just like how America is saving money

that is worth pursuing.

The course curriculum that was discussed was a long-term nursing home care administration certification curriculum.

Conveniently enough, it includes the required state license test to be taken after the courses have been taken and passed. Healthcare finances, nursing home regulations and nursing home finances are the new courses offered under the newly proposed curriculum offering. Currently, there are plans for all-in-class participation within the curriculum proposal.

Murundo must still submit a review of her catalog ideas for the Curriculum Proposal Committee, headed by Patrick Hurd, for them to officially vote on. The committee is still planning on unofficially voting on said curriculum and will be able to be officially vote on the curriculum via the Board of Governors by Nov. 15. by focusing on preventative care, rather than emergency care, it will cost businesses more to train new employees than to retain workers with families. Obama pointed out that both small and large companies, such as Google, do this. If they see the benefit of it, so should we. According to Obama, Democrats and Republicans should be in support of this.

“We need to raise our voices,” said Obama. “For equal pay, for moms and dads to spend time with new babies, and to remove backwards policies.”

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his year’s Horrorween was a smaller and more intimate affair than in years past.

Encompassing the entirety of the Student Union’s third floor and part of its fourth, several clubs put out a great effort to engage students.

The Resident Student Association took over the upstairs hallway for their annual ‘Haunted Hallway’ and boy, did they deliver. Walls were splattered with bloody handprints and just enough light to guide you down the hall. One office was decorated as a haunted carnival.

While I hid around a corner to snap photos of unsuspecting students, the sound effects alone were enough to instill chills. Eventually students came through the hall

and their pants were sufficiently scared. One student even fell to the floor, screaming.

Also on the fourth floor, GAMER had a room, pitch black, where students could play a selection of horror games. Unfortunately when I stopped by, the students playing had nerves of steel.

Programming had had their costume contest underway. Some of my favorites were the Three Blind Mice, who stumbled their way to the stage, a reluctant penguin named Sam, and a good looking pair of Videl and Gohan from “Dragon Ball Z.” The sororities did group costumes, so there were also a lot of sailors and cowgirls walking around, as well.

Additional activities included face painting, cookie decorating, pumpkin painting and a photobooth.

Above: ASA put on a game of ‘Silent Library, getting students to act out awful dares. Below, Left: Best Couple costume winners - Three Blinds Mice. Center: RSA’s Haunted Hallway certainly delivered. Right: Active Minds provided free face painting for the night. Bottom: Students packed the ballroom for the costume contest. - Sam Mandeville, Anchor Editor

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15 years later, Sonata arctica re-records premiere album JacoB Bedard

nce a band gets to a certain level in its career, it is a very popular choice to release a ‘Greatest Hits’ album in order to capitalize on past success.

However, Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica has decided to go with a different approach: They have re-recorded their breakout first album, “Ecliptica” to celebrate its 15 year anniversary.

With this being the case, the band’s current live adaptations of the songs are quite different from their original forms just by virtue of the different musicians and their interpretations. This inspired the idea of “Ecliptica Revisited,” a collection of new arrangements of the songs that better reflect their current live incarnations complete with sleek, modern production courtesy of Pasi Kauppinen, the band’s current bassist who joined earlier this year.

The reboot features 10 tracks, plus a cover of Genesis’ “I Can’t Dance.”

Sonata Arctica is a band who has seen a lot of change, both in personnel and musical style over the years. The band is on their second guitarist, third bassist, and third keyboardist, leaving singer/songwriter Tony Kakko and drummer Tommy Portimo as the only original band members.

The first noticeable difference in the new version is that the guitars have been tuned lower than they were in the original recordings. This change was made to accommodate Kakko’s voice, which has deepened over the years (he was 18 during the recording of “Ecliptica”). This causes the distorted guitars to

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all is here, and with it comes football, and with football comes tailgating. For many of us, these upcoming weekends are filled with hanging out with family and friends, and eating and drinking to our hearts’ content. It may seem like a daunting task to try and ‘stay healthy’ without sacrificing the fun, but don’t let the traditionally fatty game day foods and alcoholic beverages take all the fun out of your celebration. Here are some tips to keeping your habits healthy.

Offer to bring something.

Bring refreshments that you will eat and know are healthy.

Having something available will help make it easier to resist other temptations.

Think grilling. Barbeque foods don’t need to be full of fat and void of flavor.

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sucks the passion out of it. Power metal is known for its bombastic, high-pitched vocals, so this change doesn’t really suit the music. This does, however, let the higherpitched vocals shine through more by contrast.

US release: 11/11/14 price on amazon: $8.99 rating: 3.5 / 5 growl a little more, having a cool effect. Although, on the topic of the vocals: Kakko seems to sing most of his parts an octave lower than the original, which really

Buy leaner cuts of meat (at least 93 percent lean for ground turkey or beef.) Grilled chicken skewers and vegetable kebabs are delicious. When making sandwiches, opt for whole grain rolls and healthier toppings like avocado, tomato and lettuce.

Avoid mindless munching. It’s okay to snack, but try to watch your portions. If you need to stand away from the table, do so. Focus on the game and put your energy into cheering for your favorite team and socializing with friends.

Drink wise and drink responsibly. Likely, alcohol will be a part of the game festivities, just remember to be smart about it.

Besides being calorically dense, alcohol can cause dehydration, which can cause headaches, dizziness and decreased energy.

Make sure you have plenty of cool water or other calorie-free beverages to keep you hydrated.

The guitar and keyboard arrangements are quite interesting as well, staying loyal to the originals for the most part, with little embellishments and harmonies here and there. They keep the songs sounding fresh and not like a collection of covers. The bass cuts through well, which is an improvement over the original mix and the drums are punchy and crisp. The 21st century recording technology definitely added some nice polish to the tracks.

The songs remain solid and wellwritten (as they originally were), and in no way feel dated in their

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subject matter or style. One track that has withstood the test of time is the oddly prophetic opening track, “Blank File,” which covers the lack of privacy on the internet that it still seen today. Another highlight is the fan favorite “Fullmoon,” which mixes one part ballad and one part Iron Maiden influenced speed metal. “Letter to Dana,” the album’s ballad, really benefits from the rearrangement as well.

Overall, this album has incredible production, despite its somewhat lackluster execution. The songs themselves are still as solid as they were 15 years ago, and none of the arrangements (save for the vocals) take away from the music. I’d say that this would definitely be a good listen for fans of the original album, but I strongly wouldn’t recommend ‘Ecliptica Revisited’ as someone’s impression of the band.

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un fact: as I write this article, I still haven’t registered for classes. I’m sure I’m not alone in that. Sometimes life simply gets in the way. With luck, especially for underclassmen, you’ll still get every class you need this semester.

But unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. For example, I need one certain class every semester for the next three semesters to graduate on time. So what do you do when this happens to you?

them, talk to your advisor about your options. Likely, your first step should be to email the professor of the class. Sometimes they can make room for you, especially in extenuating circumstances. It isn’t that hard to put on extra seat in a class most of the time. Sometimes this isn’t possible though. So now what? Wish you planned better?

Stop panicking. Breathe. First, if you have a good relationship with

Start looking for more options.

Maybe just squeeze in an extra gen.

ed., or find an alternative class to fulfill the requirement. Again, this is when a good relationship with an advisor or a professor in your department is really helpful. But what if you really, really want that one class, but you can’t get in?

Well, then it’s time to play the waiting game. People will drop that class. No matter how awesome the class is, or how easy or cool the professor is, or how major the requirement is, someone will always drop the class. Usually about a week or two before the start of the semester, or during the add/drop period during the new semester. Just keep your eye on the class by checking MyRIC every morning.

But really, guys. Just plan ahead.

Get your classes ready to go as soon as you can register, so that you don’t have to be taking advice from a guy in a newspaper to keep your academic career on track.

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An Historic Time for Rhode Island College and Women in America “…cause the times they are a-changing.” –Bob Dylan

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n the span of one week, President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton both visited the Rhode Island College campus. While the President of the United States’ visit marked an historic event, having both high-profiled individuals on campus mere days within one another seemed a thing out of a dream.

At RIC, we are a melange of commuter and resident students; community college and four-year university transfers; old, young, male, female, ethnically diverse and politically all over the board. Yet the president chose us, and not the University of Rhode Island or Brown University.

Our campus boasts a near-70 percent female demographic, which, considering Obama’s remarks regarding fair pay for women, equal opportunities for females going forward and the future of our country being led by a female majority of college graduates, the choice to visit RIC over URI and Brown is a no-brainer.

Don’t forget, President Nancy Carriuolo, our college’s public figurehead, must surely view Obama’s visit as quite the feather in RIC’s hat. And, yet, Obama didn’t really have a choice in the matter.

Logically, where would he go? To a state university that has been looking to semiprivatize over the last decade, and is led by Deputy Do-right Dooley who has taken the right wing approach in arming their campus police? Or to the esteemed private universities and colleges in the state, all of which prize monetary donations and an incestuous pedigree above academic achievement?

RIC embodies what Obama’s entire tenure as President of the United States has represented–social reform and equality for everyone. Sure, it’s idealistic and doesn’t 100 percent embody every single move the president has made over the past six years, but it does jive with the pragmatic aims he put into motion when first he ran for office.

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Depending on the lens through which one views the future of our country, the horizon may seem murky and closer than it appears. But one thing is for sure: when it comes to women’s rights, President Obama has been as strong a male champion for true feminism than we have ever seen in the White House. If you’re not on board with the president’s comments, “You better start swimming or sink like a stone...”

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You’re not racists, you’re just misinformed Dear Anchor, Your op-ed section needs some work, and each time I pick up an issue and hop over to it, I get a sense of “Oh no... what are we going to find this time?”

Your strongest stuff comes from Ashley Araby, and though I don’t agree with a lot of her worldviews, it’s well-worded and entertaining.

But I feel there is probably a strong argument for a tighter focus on fact-based opinions. There seems to be a lack of certifiable arguments, and, instead, the other columns are relying on a series of cantankerous ramblings about whatever has them temporarily riled up.

An op-ed is essentially commentary, but it doesn’t have to be mindless, nor does it have to be harmfully uninformed. Some of the most impactful articles I have ever read were op-eds that asked questions a reporter can’t directly ask in the news (though they are certainly talented enough to set up the space between the lines, as your news editor and current [editor-inchief] are capable of). But the op-ed can [further] push [a question where others] were pushing it in the first place. It is not there for ranting and raving, it is there to give voices to students, usually the ones who are not allowed to be heard anywhere else.

My suggestion, though I know it has not been requested, is to simply invest more into getting other students who currently write for you to put up opposing opinions to the Rusts My Anchor pieces. Or maybe just find other students with other opinions.

The op-ed section is not easy, but just about anyone can do it. Where is the student outcry? Where is the shuffling of writers each week for this section?

Not everything needs to be about parking, nor about politics. But at this point, your lead writer needs to get off the subject of Ferguson, as the opinions he has written thus far are demonstrably misinformed. To Victor Martelle directly, I ask that you please try to cook up an actual opinion on a matter more closely or personally involved.

To The Anchor board, I ask that you strive for op-eds in something the students care about. Perhaps the fact that there is a strong presence of (previous or current) executive members for other clubs, year in and year out, holding offices in the student government. Could that be seen as somewhat problematic? Why or why not? Maybe something on this silly #GamerGate issue, so the gaming industry is no longer seen as a counter culture and is reaching the popular culture status, as well as being seen as a not stigmatized, socially accepted past time (more or less).

Or–and this should not be a longshot–how does the queer, or even just the female, community feel on campus? Safe? Represented? Understood? Has anyone asked them? Or asked them to write?

Not saying, just saying.

Keep up the otherwise good work and have a splendid week in Philly, and enjoy yourselves while learning new things.

Take a picture with the Phillie Phanatic for your cover. Or, y’know, don’t.

Best, Ty Duggan

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don’t think that I have any freedom here in the USA. There are many things that we as Americans cannot do as a free choice. Take Obamacare for instance, which was signed into law in March. It wasn’t an option for people to choose whether or not they want this medical insurance.

It was stated that if people without medical do not apply for Obamacare, they will be penalized. The penalty will start at $95.00 per adult and $47.50 per child.

In 2015, it will be raised to $325.00 per adult and $162.50 per child. In the year 2016, it will raise again to $695.00 per adult and $347.50 per child.

Lots of people, many whom I know, have felt pressured into getting this medical insurance. From what I have read, they make Obamacare sound pretty good. It just might be! It might be saving the U.S. trillions, but at whose expense? Taxpayers will spend 1.8 trillion dollars from 2014-2023. It is not the taxpayer’s problem that people don’t have

medical. Why should they pay anything? Now take child support into consideration: Some parents split everything down the middle and share custody. Some went with Obamacare to avoid being penalized, but what they got was a hearing. How is it fair that the father has to pay for the state

giving medical to families?

What about our second amendment—our right to bear

arms? President Obama has placed 23 executive orders for anti-gun laws. It really is sad when you see the misuse of firearms on innocent people and children.

There should be laws set for gun safety, but take a scenario of a family watching television and someone breaks in and tries to attack. If all guns and our right to bear arms are taken from us, how will we protect our families? Every U.S president including Obama has 1,200 uniformed secret agents and 2,800 plainclothes agents all carrying weapons! Now why can our President and his family be protected but our right to protect our innocent is a threat away from being gone?

One last rant!

Over time, there have been adjustments to the Pledge of Allegiance.

Why take away something that has been around since the 1800’s?

I understand all kinds of religions and different beliefs, but pledging to our flag? I don’t know what the big fuss is about! We all came from different places but the Pledge of Allegiance is simply a representation of America, so why not pledge it?

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very time voting season comes along, some will ask if I’ll be voting democrat or republican, to which I say, neither! While I personally choose not to vote, if I did, I would more than likely vote for a third party. It seems apparent that America assumes only two parties exist, yet at the same time heightening their ego by saying they are a democracy. We are far away from a real democracy.

In Providence, there was a green party candidate who was running for office. Although he received a decent number of votes, he was never allowed to debate other candidates, and was often pushed away by the media. This isn’t just happening in Providence either. Look at 2012 Presidential Candidate, Jill Stein, who was arrested after trying to enter a debate at Hofstra University. If we keep barring candidates like this, who are we to say that we have a fair and just election system?

It is argued that we bar candidates who probably won’t receive a high vote. After all, we wouldn’t want an average “Joe Schmo” debating against a candidate like

Barack Obama. I think it is quite the opposite; by not allowing all qualified candidates in media or on debates, they and their party will not be recognized, and therefore won’t receive a good number of votes. Secondly, there is a fear that if votes go toward a thirdparty candidate, the republican or democrat who is considered a safer choice may lose the election.

While this is reasonable, we still should be voting for people who we believe are candidates that will do the most good. It is dishonest to yourself and the voting system if people vote for candidates who are deemed safe voting picks, even if you may find other candidates more appealing. Finally, this also creates a system where only two parties will ever be accepted.

Media portrays only two sides, sometimes only one depending on what station is on. People only talk about republicans and democrats. I then hear people being frustrated with the choices, as if no other candidates or parties exist. I would be frustrated too if there weren’t more than only two options. If this won’t make you vote third party, fine, but at least recognize that there are many other good candidates who are fit to run the country who are neither a democrat or republican.

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!

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ast Monday, I was hurrying out of Whipple Hall to get to class and a student coming through the door said to me: “Aren’t you cold?”

It made me stop for a minute, making an impression on me.

Someone took the time to think about something that had nothing

to do with them, but showed some concern, regardless. That comment also made me put on the coat I carried in haste.

There’s a saying my mom said: “The most important thing you can give to someone is time.” Let’s say, for instance, visiting a grandparent.

There’s also those moments when we’re rushing around and don’t take the time to listen to those trying to reach out to us, and that

branches into the relationships we have with other people can make those relationships better.

also includes God. God is visible in the simplest things. But we get distracted by music, smartphones, internet, exercising, etc. and end up not giving any of our time to God. Why? A relationship with Him is the most important. The love and joy that comes out of its

Prayer is just a conversation with God. Yes, it does sometimes involve certain words depending on the prayer, but praying is how our relationship with God develops.

How else will we know Him and He know us? Just like we spend time with people to get to know them, we need to spend time with God to know what He wants for us and so we can ask for what we need from Him. God’s grace comes to us through prayer.

My mom said that “God dwells in silence.” When we feel at peace, there is God. When we get out of the noise and activity during the day, we will be able to realize that God is there with us. Even in those busy moments, we will be able to see that Jesus is right next to us, helping along the way. All it takes is a simple step back; some time in a room by yourself or in a church in front of Jesus, where He is truly present in the Blessed Sacrament, inside the Tabernacle. If you don’t know where to start, turn to Jesus’s mother, Mary, for she will surely lead you to her Son.

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rovidence citizens began preparing for a year-long Halloween initiative last October, and this week the wait finally ended. Thousands of kids trapped in adult bodies collected numerous costumes over the past few months, but now that the time

has come to dress up, a worrisome question looms on the horizon of the city’s pumpkin-lined streets: Is an existential crisis worth free candy?

But not everyone is sold on the now five-year-long initiative.

One such dissenter, Terry Malloy, blames the Halloween town for his misfortunes.

According to the fine folks of West Framingport, a small town tucked away in northwestern Rhode Island that adopted a similar movement five years ago, the crises stemming from struggles with self identity vary amongst the townspeople. For former Navy officer Brian Moran, the year-long celebration has come with an interesting caveat.

“You don’t understand,” said Malloy. “I could’ve had class.

I could’ve been a contender. I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let’s face it.”

“Yes, number one,” said Moran, dressed as Captain Jean Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise. “I believe the people of West Framingport are benefitting greatly.”

As for Providence residents, a change to the everyday grind might be an immediate welcome, but longterm issues such as diabetes, existential crises of self, and a feared makeup shortage weren’t enough to curb the young, enthusiastic voting demographic at Rhode Island College.

“Yeah, I think people just need to lighten up,” said Victor Martelle, a senior Social Work/Slouching major. “If we all get to express ourselves all the time, our inner desires are satisfied, and our negative self perceptions will become shattered and replaced by true inner happiness.”

With last fall’s impromptu vote on the matter being passed with a one percent margin of victory, the over 9,000-student campus may have been responsible for the win. Commissar Jim Brady, representing the recently formed Student Committee of the Communist Party, went on record during President Barack Obama’s speech in the Murray Center, stating that he was the driving

student force behind the passing of the All Hallows Eve All the Time bill.

“The prez said it well when he said, ‘When women succeed, America succeeds,’ and that’s exactly my reason for brainwashing the masses at RIC to vote for the AHEAT bill,” said Brady. “If we’re all women, and we all succeed, just think how much greater our city would be. I, for one, can’t wait to find myself.”

Whether Providence is ready for this transition into the existential hunting grounds, it’s unclear, but when asked if all towns should adopt the Halloween edict, Moran shared three wise words.

“Make it so.”

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ast Tuesday, the Men’s Soccer team celebrated their senior night during their last home game against JWU. It was an absolutely stunning day, reminiscent of summer weather, while still maintaining all of the beautiful fall foliage.

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Tennis team loses in Championship, finish season 14-2 raSHaWn VaSSell Sports editor

The second-seeded Anchorwomen lost for only the second time this season, against undefeated conference rival Plymouth State.

Sophomore Noelle Tiberi won at No. 6 singles. Junior Sadie Campanella and sophomore Julie Reddy won at No. 2 doubles.

The Anchorwomen tennis team should be able to build on the success of this season. Both losses were handed to them by their powerhouse rival, PSU, and with young talent returning next season, this team should only expect to improve on a nearly perfect season.

The Anchormen were dominant in their performance, applying pressure early and often. In just the 13th minute, Emmanuel Asiedu fed Sean Grant who shanked a hard shot from a tough angle just high and right of the post. Shortly after,

Dan Monteiro drilled a loose ball high over the net.

A free kick opportunity showed itself to RIC in the 19th minute.

The ball floated into the box and was redirected by 6’4 Kwasi Boateng, just missing both the net and the foot of Asiedu. One minute later, Joe Plude played a ball in from behind the midfield line that just missed after being deflected in the box. In the 23rd minute, the Anchormen had a series of long throws and corner kicks, but none were converted. Kevin Stone had a great opportunity during this mad rush in the JWU end, but his shot sliced to the right of the post coming from just inside the box.

Later on, Komla Dogbey found an open chance, however two defenders and the goalkeeper challenged him. He lost his balance missing the left post by fractions.

In the 33rd minute, Dogbey drew a free kick that would open the scoring for RIC. Asiedu sharply struck a ball from the right corner of the box toward the left post. Intercepting it mind flight coming out of the woodworks was Jose Zarraga who knocked it past a stunned goalkeeper. Almost in storybook fashion, before the end of the second half, Zarraga received a long throw from David Ricci. He flicked this across the front of the net to an Asiedu on fire.

As if he was shot from a cannon, he sprung forward in a full body extending dive overpowering the ball giving the keeper no chance to make a save.

The RIC team carried a 2-0 lead into the second half. It wasn’t til the 70th minute that the home team scored their third goal, Sean Grant received a pass from Chuck Oddih and finished it swiftly.

Congratulations to the following seniors for their campaigns aboard the Anchormen Soccer program: Emmanuel Asiedu, David Ricci, Brian Sujecki, Chuck Oddih, Jeff Sampaio, Kwasi Boateng, Sean Grant and Kevin Stone.

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Junior outside hitter Lauren Palazzini recorded a teamhigh 20 kills to go along with 5 service aces as RIC’s Women’s Volleyball team split a tri-match on Saturday afternoon.

Little East Conference Women’s Volleyball Tournament and will travel to face fourth-seeded Western Connecticut on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in first round action.

The Anchorwomen fell to Little East Conference opponent Keene State 3-0 (2514, 25-20, 25-23) before winning against Eastern Nazarene 3-1 (25-15, 25-14, 22-25, 25-20) in the late match at The Murray Center.

RIC (12-13, 3-4 LEC) is the fifth seed in the upcoming 2014

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HARMONY TILLISON, SENIOR MIDFIELDER WOMEN’S SOCCER Harmony Tillison scored her first goal of the season on senior night in a 3-2 loss to UMass Boston in Little East Conference action. Tillison, along with classmate Defender Sam Nolte, Goalkeeper Audrey Maia and Goalkeeper Justina Thoma, were each honored, along with their families, with a ceremony prior to the game to commemorate Senior Day.

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