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College tuition rises across the state

By Soren Sorensen Anchor News Writer

Tuition at Rhode Island’s three public colleges has risen at a staggering rate during the past decade. According to a recent College Board report, this increase in local tuition is reflected nationally with the rise in state college tuitions outpacing inflation. Locally, Rhode Island College students wonder why the weight of a nearly 75 percent tuition hike since 2004 has been placed on their shoulders.

Film tells story of young immigrants

For any given year, RIC, the University of Rhode Island and the Community College of Rhode Island prepare their budgets for examination by the finance division of the Office of Higher Education. Advised by the finance division, the commissioner for higher education works with the presidents of each institution to make a final recommendation for consideration by the Board of Governors for Higher Education.

After the board votes, these recommendations are then sent to the state budget office for ap-

proval. Finally, the governor’s office reviews these numbers for presumptive inclusion in the state budget, which the General Assembly then votes on.

The RIBGHE is a 13-member group of volunteers whose mission includes keeping higher education affordable and accessible. Unfortunately, the steep drop in state funding for higher education has left them with some unsavory responsibilities.

Steven Maurano, the RIBGHE’s associate commis-

Rhode Island College in-state, full-time tuition and fees $6,986 $7,000 $6,318

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Students air complaints to administration at meeting

By Rita Nerney

Deputy Speaker Albanese resigns

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Hispanic immigration has become a big political issue recently in the United States. Many politicians speak of deportation and building a fence, but their threats are disconnected from the reality. The documentary “Papers” brought the topic home to Rhode Island College by introducing See PAPERS Page 7

INSIDE:

A look at a legend The five best films of Humphrey Bogart.

See story on page 24

By Rita Nerney News Editor

Relations and Conditions and Services Committees, the event was coordinated by Alexander Devers, SCG vice president, and Jennifer Albanese, who resigned as deputy speaker of Parliament for academic reasons two weeks ago.

“Let’s have a healthy debate tonight,” SCG President Travis Escobar told the crowd of about 60. Attendees at the 8 p.m. meeting were enticed by a

Jennifer Albanese resigned from her position as deputy speaker at Parliament’s last meeting. She said the decision was a difficult one, but she chose to resign in order to keep moving forward on her academic path.

“I have reached the point in my academic career in which I am certain of where I am going. It wasn’t easy getting here, but college is all about trial and error, and discovering one’s potential in order to shape their future,” Albanese wrote in her resignation letter. “Making my schedule this past month, I realized that classes essen-

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The year’s first Campus Improvement Forum touched on topics ranging from Donovan and security to the prospect of a new residence hall and Student Union.

By Nicholas J. Lima Managing Editor

Fed up with a wide range of hot-topic issues, Rhode Island College students had a chance to bring their problems to cam-

pus leaders last week in Weber Hall. But, it was the college’s administration that seized center stage, highlighting several major upcoming projects that students can look forward to in the months (and years) ahead.

Student Community Government, Inc.’s Campus Improvement Forum, a once-per-semester, town hall meeting-style event, was held on Nov. 22 in Weber Lounge.

Led by a cooperative task force including Parliament’s Public

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College tuition rises across the state Rhode Island keeps pace with the national trend of skyrocketing tuition costs.

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Students air complaints to administration Campus Improvement Forum touches on Donovan, security, and the residence halls.

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Loco for Four Loko Prohibition isn’t new and nor is it pretty.

Sports, cont.

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Music Spotlight Breakout Artist Christina Perri Releases Debut EP among Media Hurricane

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Trasso and Drappi win at Doug Parker Invitational RIC wrestling team finishes 12th out of 18.

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Mike’s Movies A look at a legend A rundown of the classic films of famed actor Humphrey Bogart.

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Carvalho, Ruiz and Tavares ship up to Harvard RIC seniors selected to play in NEISL All-Star Game.

Lifestyles

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Film tells story of undocumented youths RIC shows documentary highlighting the immigration dilemma in America.

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OMGWTFBBQ So you want to game?

A comparison of the four biggest platforms for gaming.

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Artisan Anime Mobile suits and Nazis 1993 anime series envisions alternate WWII where giant robots fight the Axis powers.

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Deputy Speaker Albanese resigns Jennifer Albanese steps down to focus on academic career.

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Dating for Dummies What’s a LGBTQ to do Dating suggestions for alternative orientations.

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Up-to-Date: “Bleach” Chapter 426 Recapping the past 26 chapters of the ongoing manga.

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SCG Executive Council profiles Secretary Amanda Berno and Vice President Alexander Devers.

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OMGWTFBBQ How to setup a home network An easy-to-follow guide for setting up a wired or wireless network.

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Rob’s Game Shelf Sly as a... raccoon?

A review of the first two releases in the Sly Cooper game series.

Thanksgiving Traditions in the RIC community Members of the RIC community celebrate the holiday in various fashions.

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Black Friday ignites fights As shoppers struggle (sometimes physically) for savings, others wonder if the unholiday is worth the trouble.

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Busher speaks of his lifetime study of Beavers The biology department’s latest colloquium focuses on the North American beaver.

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The best kept secret on campus Campus Card offers inexpensive, unadvertised computer repair services.

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OBOM to launch Health Week Open Books, Open Minds plans events as part of its continued obesity theme.

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Ask Ari Your answers in 30 words or less Virginity, housing and young married men.

“Hay Fever” wins over audiences and makes for a great night out RIC presents a traditional take on the British comedy.

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OK Go bound to put on awesome show for WRBU’s Holiday Ha Ha Indie band joined by Fairhaven and Neon Trees.

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Muir String Quartet Quartet treats the Nazarian Center to melodic bliss.

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Bad news Bears sent packing Men’s basketball scrapes out a 62-61 win over Bridgewater State.

Anchorwomen shut down Engineers Coro tops 20 points in fifth straight game.

RIC Hockey ices Coast Guard and Daniel Webster Anchormen win five straight games, improve season record to 10-1.

Indoor track preview A look back at the last season and at the upcoming season.

Campus Climate Wednesday Showers High 56° Low 38° Thursday Partly Cloudy High 46° Low 31° Friday Partly Cloudy High 44° Low 29° Saturday Mostly Sunny High 42° Low 28°

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SCG Executive Council profiles: Secretary Amanda Berno and Vice President Alexander Devers

By Rita Nerney News Editor

Student Community Government’s Secretary Amanda Berno and Vice President Alexander Devers come from similar college backgrounds.

The friends are resident assistants, members of the Resident Student Association and both joined Parliament last year.

Berno graduated from Westerly High School in 2007. She will graduate from RIC in 2012. Although she is currently majoring in social work, she plans to change to communications soon.

“A lot of communications areas interest me,” she said.

“I can wait to do social work until a later time.”

Devers graduated from Classical High School in 2006. He originally planned on becoming a teacher, but he is now majoring in history and political science.

“When I go to graduate school, I plan to focus on student life,” he said. “I want to deal with general student support areas.”

Devers intends to graduate in the spring.

“I’ve been told that I should be getting involved for years,” said Devers. “After all these years of watching from the sidelines, I decided to get involved.”

Devers is a resident assistant in New Hall.

Berno was a Sweet Hall representative last year, while Devers was a history representative.

“I was really interested with working with student organizations and helping to facilitate their processes,” said Berno of running for secretary.

Both Devers and Berno have served in executive

positions in RSA. They are currently just members.

“I was president of RSA last year,” Berno said, “so I knew how important a good relationship with SCG was.

I decided to create that relationship by joining and being involved.”

Berno ran against Rep. Kyla Pecchia for secretary last election.

“She was another really good choice,” Berno said.

“After this year, I want to run for president. But it depends on how many responsibilities I have.”

This year, Berno is a member of the Performing and Fine Arts Commission as the SCG representative, and she is also chair of the Student Organizations Committee. Devers is the chair of the Election Commission and the Public Relations Committee. He is also the a student delegate to the Board of Governors for Higher Education.

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Secretary Amanda Berno.

Vice President Alexander Devers.

Through RSA, members attend leadership conferences.

“I have learned a lot of communication skills and leadership skills,” said Berno.

“I was never the type to like public speaking, but that’s gone away, especially knowing it helps student organizations.”

As secretary, Berno has a few goals for RIC, but some may not be reached during her term.

“I want to see a Redbox on campus,” she said. “It would be a great resource for students. And it would offer great advertising opportunities for student organizations.”

Devers had a few goals for this year. One, updating the Elections Commission Policy, has already been achieved.

His interest in changing the policy was one of the reasons he ran for vice president.

“I had a lot of things I wanted to start to do. I thought we needed to reform election policy,” he said. “I thought

public relations could be improved, as well. Something I’m still working on.”

He wants to make sure students know what SCG is doing for the campus.

“Students should know why we’re here. I would like to think that we’ve begun to reach out to the students,” he said.

A major goal for next semester is to “get the website up to a point where it’s actually working,” Devers said.

He is also working with Berno for more green initiatives on campus.

Berno’s focus in Parliament is to fund student organizations.

“It is important for us to have faith in students and student organizations and let them grow,” she said. “It’s government. It’s a spectrum; how much you’re there for students and how much you’re there for government.”

“It has been a lot of com-

muters that have been sitting on the E-board,” Devers said.

“This year was kind of like a shift. I think we’re starting to look at things that weren’t always looked at before. Also, I think the mix on SCG is a good mix, and we’re not just looking at one aspect of the college.”

When it come to parliamentary issues, “I would say that I’m willing to hear both sides,” Devers said.

“I would just encourage anyone who has an interest in SCG to come to the office and take out a petition,” he said. “We’re always looking for new people to join in order to have a more diverse opinion base on Parliament.”

The Anchor’s continuing series concludes next week with profiles of the speaker and deputy speaker of Parliament.

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Thanksgiving traditions in the RIC community

By Rita Nerney News Editor

For many people, Thanksgiving becomes one more holiday they must decide how to share with their spouse. It is a day when some folk stray from the typical turkey and mashed potatoes dinner, and cook a few dishes associated specifically with their family’s character or their nationality.

Vice President of College Advancement James Salmo moved to Rhode Island earlier this year from Missouri. Holiday traditions in the Midwest are not necessarily all that different from practices on the East Coast.

“In the Midwest, we celebrate the harvest,” Salmo said of Thanksgiving. “But it all started not too far from here at Plymouth Rock.” Salmo hopes to visit that Massachusetts area soon.

“It’s not so much regional traditions, but family traditions,” Salmo said. “I came from a family of 10 people.

We couldn’t even invite people over because we took up so much room.”

For a while, Salmo and his siblings celebrated two Thanksgiving dinners each year, one with their family and one with the in-laws.

“You’d go to your family’s and then your in-laws and eat the same meal twice,” he said.

“It was disgusting, the concept of how much food you were eating.”

His family decided on a compromise. Thanksgiving Day became the day for the in-laws, and the Saturday afterward was the Salmo get-together.

Student Union Director Kristen Salemi splits the holidays evenly with her husband Alan’s family. Every other year they alternate between Rhode Island and Connecticut for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

This year, they were in Con-

necticut at Salemi’s mother’s house for the holiday.

RIC’s registered dietician, Carol Mier, is the one who hosts Thanksgiving dinner in her family.

“I’m the only one who loves to cook,” she said. “Twelve to 20 family and friends come to my house each year. I do most of the main meal.”

Each family has their own special way of tweaking food to fit their personalitites and character.

There is always red cabbage for dinner, a dish that serves as a memory of Mier’s late uncle who enjoyed the vegetable.

L.I.F.E. President Mariama Kurbally is from Gambia, a country in West Africa. For Thanksgiving, her family eats chep bu jen, a rice dish cooked in a tomato and onion sauce with fish or lamb.

“It’s the dish you cook for every special occasion,” she said. “Turkey is the only traditional thing we have.”

Most of her mother’s family lives in the New England area, so they attend dinner at Kurbally’s house.

“They come to my house, and we just eat and eat and eat some more,” she laughed.

“After turkey is done you know you can eat.”

Seafood is not a typical Thanksgiving food, but “someone from Maine always brings lobster and a dessert for the kids called ‘moonpies,’” said modern languages professor Maricarmen Margenot. “I had never heard of it [moonpies], maybe because I am a foreigner, but then again the whole meal and celebration is still a novelty to me, even after 25 years.”

Athletic Director Don Tencher is part Canadian, and his heritage shows up on the Thanksgiving dinner table.

“We have a meat stuffing rather than a bread stuffing,” he said.

His mother still hosts the

meal.

“She’s had the tradition forever,” said Tencher. “My father built a room specially with long tables in mind. It sits 30 people Tencher and his extended family will watch football on the holiday. They used to attend high school games together, as well.

Many families mention what they are thankful for, or add some other spiritual component to the day.

“We no longer are allowed to discuss politics,” Mier said.

“Our opinions differ greatly, and we can’t seem to hear each others’ points of view.”

They do discuss what they are thankful for on the holiday, however.

“And we also discuss the realities of the first Thanksgiving,” she said.

Margenot’s family also takes time to mention what they are all thankful for. “It’s one of the best moments of the celebration in my opinion, since my side of the family is far away in another continent.”

“We all go to church that morning,” Tencher said. “They have bread, and I bring the bread to my mother’s.”

The most important facet for him is that “family always plays the critical piece.”

“Some years, when we’re in Rhode Island, we would dedicate the morning to prepare food, pack and deliver it, something in terms of service,” Salemi said. “It’s an idea I’d like to be even more committed to, a tradition I’d like to create.

Why do we leave tradition to routine? Or to what simply develops over the years? We are able to be intentional.”

Salemi’s son is almost 12 years old.

“When you’re a parent, it’s hard to be intentional,” Salemi explained, “to take time out of your routine. But I want my son to care about the world.”

Mier’s family often plays

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Turkeys can even be found here on campus. games. “We have been known to play board games, do puzzles, break a pinata, have scavenger hunts, walk the beach or call relatives who can’t be with us,” Mier said. This year she planned to play a Family Secrets Roulette game, so “the younger family members may learn some things.”

Student Community Government, Inc. President Travis Escobar celebrates a small dinner with his four family members on Thanksgiving.

“The cooking begins very early,” said Escobar. “And I’ll turn on football.”

He said he will check on the turkey and the stuffing, but “mostly I’m just picking at food.”

Every year, Escobar’s brother will start a food fight.

“It’ll be with corn or green peas,” Escobar said. “No one likes them. I don’t know why we even have them every year.”

After dinner, “we’ll probably all pass out somewhere,” Escobar laughed.

President Nancy Carriuolo is a native of upstate New York.

Because of the seven-hour drive back home, she started going to a friend of hers for Thanksgiving instead.

“My very first administra-

tive assistant is now 78 years old,” Carriuolo said. “After we no longer worked together, she began inviting me for Thanksgiving dinner. For nearly 30 years, she has invited our family to her home in Connecticut.”

Carriuolo, her husband and her son travel up for the holiday.

“I’m able to work the next day. I’m here so other administrators don’t have to be,” said Carriuolo.

Carriuolo used to have a blue Cornish Rex cat who loved to eat people food.

“He always used to be very interested when I was baking pumpkin pies,” she said. “One day, I noticed the aluminum foil had been uncovered, and there were tiny bite marks out of the top of the pie. So I put a little piece by the cat’s dish, and he came tearing over to eat it.

“Ever since then, around Thanksgiving I would put a little piece of pie with his turkey in his food bowl. It became a tradition.”

This year, Salmo is still getting settled in his new house, so he will not be making the trip to the family’s Saturday party.

“But once we get settled, we’ll go back to Missouri for the holidays,” he said.

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Black Friday ignites fights and lots of spending

By Rita Nerney News Editor

The ads leak out weeks before. Consumers plot out their attack route after their Thanksgiving meal. Shoppers set up camping chairs, fire pits and umbrellas outside their stores of choice. All this preparation to save a few dollars in the wee hours of Black Friday.

According to the National Retail Federation, stores in this country saw 212 million customers during Black Friday sales. $45 billion was grossed in the United States. Each shopper averaged $365 of spending.

RIC Junior Kevin Gravier works at the Target store in Smithfield. He opened at 4 a.m. on Black Friday.

“We all stood there in the main aisles waiting for the store to open,” he said. “All of the Target employees poked their heads out past the storelong row of carriages filled with television sets. The doors opened and it all seemed calm.”

Every employee was scheduled to work one shift on the infamous shopping day.

“Then one lady started power walking and within the first minute, all the TVs were gone. Pushing, shoving, fighting, all to save a couple bucks or to get that $3 sandwich maker.”

Another RIC student, Lauren Grant, witnessed a near fist fight over the last $298 40-inch Westinghouse television.

“One customer shoved the other one to get to the TV,” Grant said. “And she got it.

The customer left in the dust tried to complain to a store manager and get a discount, but obviously, Target has no control over how people act on Black Friday. I think fights are just expected.”

Despite the amount of people that camp out in front of stores on the Friday after Thanksgiving, many members of the RIC community rou-

tinely bow out of the American tradition.

RIC dietician Carol Mier does not have to worry about shopping for the best sale on Black Friday.

“I stay home and enjoy the leftover turkey,” she said, because “my Christmas shopping is always done by Thanksgiving.”

Many people think the day is ridiculous.

“I think it’s crazy and in my opinion it spoils that relaxed atmosphere that I used to associate with this ‘noncommercial’ holiday,” said modern language professor Maricarmen Margenot. “Probably in a few years, stores will open right after dessert on Thanksgiving day. As far as Christmas shopping, it’ll get done, but I refuse to do it that weekend.”

Athletic Director Don Tencher does not partake in the shopping frenzy, either.

“I think it’s crazy. I stay away from that stuff,” he said.

About gift giving in general, he refuses to spend time picking out a supposedly thoughtful gift.

“My mother and wife have

this philosophy that you have to pick out a thoughtful gift for people,” he said. “But the person usually doesn’t like the gift. My nieces and nephews like money and gift cards. So I don’t do too much shopping.”

Some people would just rather relax.

“No Black Friday for me,” said L.I.F.E. President Mariama Kurbally. “I don’t like waking up early. And the only year my mom did it, that was her first and last year.”

Student Community Government, Inc. President Travis Escobar also chooses to relax on the Friday.

“We’re usually still eating Thanksgiving food,” he said of his family.

President Nancy Carrioulo has work to do on the Friday.

“We eat leftovers, and I do office work,” she said. “I never shop on that day.”

The only person who mentioned she might try to sneak out and shop this year was Kristen Salemi. She has gone out on the hectic day before, “but it’s not a tradition,” she said. “I think it’s good to have tried it.”

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Busher speaks of his lifetime study of beavers Biology Colloquium on the Natural History and Population Biology of the North American Beaver.

By Josh Harriman Anchor News Writer

RIC continues to offer a wide variety of lectures to all its students and the surrounding community.

The biology department has offered a number of lectures this fall, with topics ranging from Soviet-era propaganda films to African lions. Recently, the biology department hosted a talk on the ‘Natural History and Population Biology of the North American Beaver.’ Although the topic may seem obscure, it actually offered a wealth of information for those interested in environment or wildlife studies.

The presentation was given

by Peter Busher of Boston University, who has spent more than 20 years studying the North American beaver.

“Beavers are actually pretty interesting creatures,” said Busher.

He added that there is a lot of value in studying one specific animal over a long period of time. He pointed to the data he and other researchers had gathered and to the conclusions they were able to draw from that long-term study.

Beavers are the second largest rodents in the world.

They are semi-aquatic, choosy herbivores and they live in family groups and form monogamous pair bonds.

Beavers actively change their habitat surroundings. Along

with building dams, beavers are ambitious builders of their lodges and food caches.

Busher described beavers as “ecosystem engineers” or “wetland managers” due to their building habits and the way they modify their surroundings.

“People underestimate the damage that one beaver can do,” said Busher. Since the animals are nocturnal, we usually don’t see them at work. It may seem like there are dozens of beavers in an area, when in reality all the work was done by one animal.

Some conflict can arise between humans and beavers.

Since people usually want to drain wetlands as part of human settlement, this conflicts with beavers who will be flooding the wetlands where they live.

Busher’s study has been on the beaver population of the Prescott Peninsula at Quabbin Reservation in western Massachusetts. The focus of his study has been on the population dynamics and foraging behavior of beavers at this location. He has developed the hypothesis that beaver food caching will intensify as autumn progresses and is correlated with environmental stimuli.

According to the biology department website, the goals for students in the biology program include “broad-based knowledge of the biological sciences,” as well as “written and oral communication skills appropriate for presentation of biological information.”

Busher’s lecture exemplified a biologist who has developed such skills through his study of the beaver.

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The best-kept secret on campus

By Kyle Grant Anchor News Writer

Computer problems paired with staggering repair prices can haunt any student. RIC students have an answer.

Campus Card, the RIC service located in the Student Union, repairs student computers for the shockingly low price of $30.

Although Campus Card has not publicly advertised their repair abilities, the service has been widely promoted through word of mouth. For the past few years, Campus Card has offered the service of repairing broken laptops, and also provided certain applications. For only $10, Campus Card will install an application such as Norton Antivirus or Windows 7. For $30, Campus Card will save data, clear any viruses and ailments corrupting the laptop, and update important applications such as Windows 7, Microsoft Word and anti-virus.

These updates prove to be super-effective, and reportedly have laptops working at “betterthan-new” condition.

Campus Card has been providing computer repairs for the last six years, and the revolutionary program was started

by Dennis Sousa, director of

Campus Card.

Sousa is a RIC graduate and has worked at the campus for 13 years. The first six years he spent with the Help Desk, where he helped bring fundamental change. For the past seven years, Sousa has been working with Campus Card, and he brought his tech-savvy style along with him.

As the head of Campus Card, Sousa brought RIC the “Campus Points” program, which allows students to use their RIC cards like on-campus debit cards, paying for necessities such as laundry, copying and printing. At first, Sousa fixed computers as a side job, but as word of mouth got out around campus, Campus Card got more and more business.

“In all my years doing this I’ve never had an unhappy customer,” boasted Sousa about the repair program. “Other companies pay outrageous fees just to check laptops, and do nothing to fix them. Here at Campus Card, we do more than tell you what the problem is; we’ll actually fix it, and for a low price.”

Even if Sousa cannot directly fix major laptop issues, he will work with students and staff to ensure the computer is

repaired in the cheapest and most efficient way possible.

No matter how severe a laptop issue may be, no RIC student will be left stranded by Campus Card. Even problems such as broken screens or motherboards are manageable, as long as the student provides the product along with a $10 fee.

Sousa does not work alone repairing the laptops, either.

RIC junior Michael Saraiva has been repairing computers at Campus Card for almost a year.

“The fact Campus Card repairs laptops is the hidden gem of RIC,” said Saraiva.

On a busy day, Campus Card may get six to seven laptops and computers, and the machines are returned to their owners in perfect condition within a few days. Campus Card never advertised their services. High customer satisfaction and high quality has made Campus Card hugely popular for the students lucky enough to use it.

After the giant success of laptop repairs, Sousa sees the future of Campus Card moving toward making the campus points system even more prominent on campus. The Campus Card office was initially the only place a student could place money on their accounts. Very

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Employee Tonia O’brien hard at work in Campus Card. recently, however, a value-port station was installed in Adams Library, allowing students to place money on their card with greater ease. Also, campus points were expanded throughout the Library and Horace Mann, along with Building 9 on East Campus.

By fall 2011, Sousa plans on all laundromats in the residence halls being operational with the campus system, and having another value-port station located at dorms, giving students 24/7 access.

Sousa’s biggest dream, however, is to have an onlineaccessible account for students, letting students transfer campus points to their card from virtually anywhere. Though it may

be a few years until this dream is realized, online-accessible campus cards are a future RIC students can look forward to.

When it comes to campus services, Campus Card is a diamond in the rough. Though its ability to repair laptops has often been considered RIC’s “best-kept secret,” word of mouth and raving customers have exposed the service.

“If students need us, we’re here for them,” said Sousa, and after years of service and countless satisfied customers, the excellence of Campus Card is no longer a secret on campus.

OBOM to launch Health Week

By Luisa Murillo Anchor News Writer

The Open Books, Open Minds program debuted this semester as a one credit course led by Student Activites Assistant Director Marissa Weiss.

The goal of the course is to give students the opportunity to experience mentoring others.

“As part of the course, students are required to plan a series of events around the themes of the common reading book,” said Weiss.

This year’s book is “Fast Food Nation.” Before the end of the semester, OBOM will be

sending out a survey to students, faculty and staff in order to choose the book for discussion next year.

The students in OBOM are planning a Health Week this semester beginning on Dec. 6.

One of the events planned is a pedometer contest. Students are encouraged to swing by the Student Union lobby and pick up a pedometer. Top steppers will be awarded prizes and everyone will receive a free T-shirt.

Alyson Saccoccia, one of the contest organizers, said, “Our event showcases the very thing people on RIC’s campus do: walk. Whether it be from their

far-off parking space or their quick sprint to class after missing their alarm, RIC students are walkers. By participating in our event, they can win prizes for doing what they already do every day.”

Saccoccia hopes that students will not only learn how many steps they take on a day around the RIC campus and take note of the benefits of exercise, but that they will choose to be more active, even if it is by taking the stairs instead of the elevator to class.

Zachary David, another OBOM student, said, “I took OBOM because I thought help-

ing others would be rewarding for myself. At the time, I was struggling and I needed help. I knew others needed help, too, and I wanted to provide it for them.”

David is involved in the Trail Mix Bar event which will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 8 in the Student Union lobby.

Students are encouraged to stop by and make their own free, delicious and healthy snacks to take with them to class. David claims not to have too much invested in his event, and he is enjoying his participation.

“It’s something that I’m just doing. I like trail mix; making it

is fun, it’s healthy. People like trail mix.” He hopes students will show up and make an effort to participate in health week.

In addition to these two events, OBOM will be hosting other contests such as “Guess the Nutritional Contents of Donovan Meals,” a game night and a movie night. All of these events will have prizes and free food, so an effort to attend is definitely worth it. For more information, check last week’s Student Activity Briefs.

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the audience to real-life young people unable to attend college due to their citizenship status.

The documentary was shown in Alger Hall 110 on Nov. 16. About 80 people were in attendance. Donations were accepted at the door for the Tam Tran Scholarship Fund.

Anthropology professor Holly Dygert helped organize the event with Andrés Ramirez, a professor in the educational studies department. Marta Martinez of the Coalition of Advocates for Student Opportunities also made the event possible.

“This film, ‘Papers,’ shows the struggle that people who don’t have documentation face,” said Dygert.

The movie began with a visual of two different rallies, one for immigration and one against it.

“I don’t feel like an illegal,” Monica, a teenage Guatemalan girl, told the camera.

According to the documentary, 12 million undocumented immigrants are here in the United States. Two million of those are children. Each year, 60,000 American high school graduates are undocumented.

Another immigrant, Simone, spoke. “I love to dance, especially cultural dancing. I had really, really big dreams,” she said. “But you can’t work if you can’t drive.”

An immigration attorney spoke in the documentary, and explained that, under current law, most undocumented children have no path to citizenship.

Undocumented children are allowed to go to school.

Originally, the hope was to avoid creating an underclass in society. If there is one specific group of people that is not educated, they will begin to form the lower class.

In 40 states, undocumented immigrants must pay out-ofstate tuition in their home state.

R.I. State Sen. Juan Pichardo, RIC graduate of ’07, is working to pass in-state tuition laws

for undocumented students.

Arizona State Rep. Grijalva spoke of the injustice, as well.

“These are some of the brightest and the best,” he said. “The best example is seeing the salutatorian and valedictorian in my district unable to go on.”

In the documentary, Monica and her family get a letter in the mail from immigration officials.

“We were scared they’d take us in even though they said in the letter they wouldn’t detain us,” she said.

Eventually, she, her mother and her brother were deported.

The DREAM Act would provide some undocumented youths with the chance to attend school and achieve a path to citizenship. Senators Durbin and Lugar are the creators of the act, and Microsoft was the first large corporate supporter.

One year after Monica was deported, she married her boyfriend. Two years later she was allowed to return to the United States. Her mother and brother are still in Guatemala.

Simone attended community college.

“Our job in this generation is to come up with ‘Who are we? What are our values?

How do we treat people in this country?’” said an immigration attorney in the movie.

After the documentary, Pichardo spoke to the audience.

“Start talking about this,” he said. “In January we’ll be sponsoring the bill. How much opposition is there among legislators? Some don’t really want to spend the time and have hearings on it.”

A member of the audience asked, “Why did these students agree to be filmed, if the threat of deportation is so real?”

Immigration lawyer Roberto Gonzalez, RIC graduate ’75, said, “Why people decided to come out now? There’s a sense of desperation. There are support groups, people are finding each other. Unless the story gets out, nothing’s going to happen. This story has to be told over and over.”

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Gary Penfield, RIC vice president for Student Affairs, received the Region 1 Institutional Leadership Award at the NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education conference in Manchester, N.H., in November. Region 1 serves New England and the eastern provinces of Canada.

Marissa Weiss, RIC assistant director of Student Activities, was the Rhode Island recipient of NASPA’s Outstanding Mid-Level Professional Award.

Holocaust denial lecture on campus next week Ephraim Kaye, director of the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem will deliver a lecture titled “The Phenomena of Holocaust Denial: The New Challenge for Us All” on Monday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. in Alger Hall 110.

Kaye holds a first and second degree in Modern Jewish History and the History of the Holocaust from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He has coordinated and led over 200 international seminars with participants from over 25 countries in 10 different languages.

Gov. Carcieri to speak at Rhode Island College Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri will present the lecture “New Teachers for a New Economy” at RIC on Monday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. in Gaige Hall 100.

Carcieri will speak about the progress that has been made in the last several years in improving education in Rhode Island, what the next steps must be if Rhode Island is to continue on this course to excellence, and how current education initiatives and economic forces are shaping the teaching profession of the future.

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Perhaps the oldest sculpture on campus, a 35-foot triple-spired abstract aluminum structure

by Martin Hirsh-Newman, became the newest sculpture to find a new home on campus.

Originally erected in 1967 in front of the Student Union, the sculpture takes on new life as it towers over Building 3 on the East Campus after being installed there in November.

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tial to my major would conflict with Parliament meeting times next semester. This decision was a hard one to make, but it’s unreasonable to put off my academic career for involvement on campus.”

Elections will be held at Parliament’s next scheduled meeting on Dec. 1. Nominations for the position closed on Monday, Nov. 29. The declared candidates for the open positions are Reps. Michael Hartley, Kyla Pecchia and Barry Nickerson.

“I wish the next deputy speaker good luck,” Albanese said.

The Parliament meeting was held on Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in Parliament Chambers, Student Union 307. Rep. Jesus Mendoza also resigned at the meeting due to “a lack of passion” for Student Community Government, Inc. Rep. Nicholas Lima made a motion to pass a resolution to purchase two flags for SCG,

restating a motion he had first presented – but which was only partially implemented – almost six years ago.

“The reason why I’m presenting this to the body,” he said, “is because when I first joined SCG, we didn’t have any flags. Now we have two.

Two more must be designed, but they will make the events we put on even more official.

They’ll be designed to represent Parliament.”

SCG purchased an American flag and Rhode Island state flag in 2007, following Lima’s 2005 motion which also included adding the Pledge of Allegiance to SCG’s agenda, which has been recited ever since. But no one ever commissioned the design of a Rhode Island College flag and SCG corporate flag, which were also part of Lima’s original motion.

Rep. Michael Hartley was the only one to vote no.

“I’m just curious why six years later, you’re trying to get these flags,” he asked Lima.

“Do you know how much those two flags will cost?”

“Including the stands, finials and tassels, a couple hundred

dollars,” Lima estimated before the motion passed.

Dean of Students Scott Kane was not able to attend the Nov. 3 Parliament meeting because he was at a North Providence Town Council meeting regarding RIC student behavior at the Ruffstone Tavern.

“The town council was frustrated with working with the owner of the tavern,” Kane said. “Ultimately, the town council decided to suspend their entertainment license for 30 days.”

RIC’s radio station, WXIN, has had a relationship with the tavern for three years, and the station often holds events at the Ruffstone.

“I suspect that those activities are now on hold,” said Kane. “Indirectly, those issues have had some impact on Rhode Island College and Rhode Island College students.

I think the bigger issue for me was the nature of complaints.

The council said that neighbors were complaining about Ruffstone patrons allegedly littering, urinating on lawns and pulling down street signs after leaving the tavern late at night.

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He said some residents have video taped these things.

“We don’t know if they’re RIC students for sure,” said Kane. “Ultimately, it would make RIC look particularly bad.

Maybe what Student Community Government should do is to ensure that this part of college life continues and at the same time doesn’t have a negative impact on Rhode Island College and your degrees.”

Rep. Lima, who is general manager of WXIN, spoke on behalf of the radio station regarding the issues at the Ruffstone.

“As far as our radio station events go,” he said, “we make sure our events are conducted and conclude in an orderly manner. We’ve had a North Providence police officer posted there every time we hold an event.”

“I spoke with the owner of the Ruffstone last Wednesday [Nov. 10],” Lima said. “Last Thursday [Nov. 11] their entertainment license was reinstated.”

He added that he was told the license was reinstated as a result of a court order.

The Parliament meeting lasted just a little longer than one hour.

SCG Notes The Parliament Goals report was accepted.

The STORGY Awards are set to be held on May 6, 2011.

The Student Organizations Committee presented its minutes. Rep. Kyla Pecchia mentioned that research can be published about work that is done at Henry Barnard Elementary School because it is the only laboratory school on a college campus in the country.

The bidding for the Recreation Center project will begin on Dec. 7.

Antoinette Gomes has been hired as the full time director of the Unity Center.

Former Treasurer Nicholas Bernardo was appointed to the Student Organizations Committee.

Campus Police Report November 15

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Alarms Location: Sweet Hall Summary: The fire alarm in Sweet Residence Hall has repeatedly gone off, causing trouble. This time, an officer and the hall director responded to the call, but the alarm cleared prior to their arrival.

Found Property Location: Campus Police Summary: A license was found in October belonging to a student. She claimed it at the desk after it was turned in by a faculty member.

Suspicious Person Location: Parking Lot L Summary: A student made a call reporting a suspicious individual in the lot at 11:30 a.m.

Escort Needed Location: Student Union Summary: A student requested an escort to Roberts Hall.

No reports were entered for Nov. 19.

Motor Vehicle Accident Location: Building 8 Summary: A call was received from a motorist claiming to have had a minor car accident. No one was injured.

Motor Vehicle Accident Location: Parking Lot H Summary: A student reported her vehicle, a black Lincoln Aviator, struck, but no report was taken due to the lack of camera surveillance in the area.

Medical Assistance Location: John Clarke Science Building Summary: A 62-year-old professor collapsed in room 210 in the Clarke science building. 911 was called and a rescue was needed to assist the professor.

Disabled Motor Vehicle Location: Parking Lot K Summary: A driver was looking for assistance due to a disabled vehicle.

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Campaign L.I.F.E. Week

Instead of simply e-mailing or calling their senator, students at a number of Texas schools have declared a hunger strike in order to persuade government officials to vote yes on the DREAM Act this week.

Approximately 40 students have gotten involved in the cause.

If passed, the DREAM Act will allow undocumented students to apply for student loans, stay in the country and finish college. They will also be eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship.

Senator Harry Reid of Nevada promised to bring the Act up for a vote this week.

On Tuesday, Nov. 30 L.I.F.E. will be holding two sessions of the AIDS Quilt Making Workshop in the Student Union Ballroom.

The first will be from 3-6 p.m., and the second will be held from 6-9 p.m.

On Wednesday, Dec. 1 there will be a Red Ribbon Affair Recognition Ceremony during Free Period in Alger 110.

On Thursday, Dec. 2 L.I.F.E. will hold Let’s Talk about Sex! From 8:30-10:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. For more information on any of these events, e-mail L.I.F.E. at lifeclub@ so.ric.edu.

CVSA Christmas & Coats Dinner The Cape Verde Student Association will be hosting a Christmas and Coats dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 6-9 p.m. It will be held in the Faculty Center, and admission is free. Donations like coats, sweaters, hats, scarves or gloves are encouraged.

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Student Activities is sponsoring two nights of free food during finals week. On Monday, Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. there will be waffles in the Student Union Ballroom. On Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m., there will be pizza in the Reinhardt Room in Adams Library.

InterVarsity Alternative Spring Break trip Go on Spring Break in New Orleans for only $495. InterVarsity is sponsoring an Alternative Spring Break project on a mission to rebuild the city of New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina and to explore the connections between social injustice and Christian spirituality. E-mail ric.intervarsity@ gmail.com for more information. Spots are limited.

sioner of external affairs, told The Anchor, “The General Assembly has cut our budgets by $40.5 million over the last four fiscal years.”

Maurano said that while the negative perception of the board’s decisions is understandable, to some extent, their hands are tied.

“If you look at the public higher education system, we basically have two primary sources of revenue. One is the money that comes to us from the General Assembly and the other is the tuition and fees paid by the students. So if we lose $40.5 million from one, we have to make it up somewhere else.”

Maurano said that the tuition increases alone do not make up for the cuts in higher education spending. Cuts to programs and personnel, ubiquitous during recession, have been necessary to keep schools up and running.

With no state funding increase since 1998 and thousands more students in the system, tuition increases are often a necessary evil.

Quoted in the Providence Journal at the time of last year’s tuition hikes, board chairman Frank Caprio lamented the “extraordinarily uncomfortable decision.”

“Every time we do this,” Caprio said, “we make it less affordable and less accessible.

And we are disenfranchising many young people whose only chance out of poverty is education.”

Referring to the perceived low cost of RIC and CCRI, Muarano added, “‘Low’ is a relative term. If you’re a firstgeneration college student and your family is struggling to send you to college then a few hundred dollars is a bigger deal than it might be for someone else.”

The consequences of increased tuition, of course, do not end at graduation.

According to another recent College Board study, students are borrowing more to attend

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“The fact is that, given the economy we’re in, some of these students are having a hard time getting a job at all,” Vice President of Student Affairs Gary Penfield said, “let alone a job that pays the kind of salary that will allow them to pay back their loans.”

Despite the possibility that tuition and fees will not be increased next year, and optimism about governorelect Lincoln Chafee’s strong words in support of higher education, RIC is fighting to preserve its reputation as a college of opportunity for first generation college students and low-income state residents.

“We’re in competition for a shrinking pot of money,” said President Nancy Carriuolo.

“Unlike other [state entities], we have a source of income.”

In other words, an individual doesn’t pay the state of Rhode Island to be housed at a correctional institution like they pay to attend URI, RIC or CCRI. In a few short years, the burden of running the three state institutions for higher education has flipped from the state to the students.

Carriuolo’s efforts to cut costs at RIC include a recent outreach effort during which RIC community opinions were solicited.

“We had hundreds of suggestions and in less than a year we saved three quarters of a million dollars,” she said, “just based on great ideas that came from our own college campus.”

In addition to near-maximum enrollment, RIC recently expanded its Metropolitan Tuition Policy to include parts of Connecticut for the first time.

This allows a greater number of potential students to pay in-state tuition plus 50 percent, rather than the full, out-of-state rate.

According to James Hanbury, RIC’s director of financial aid, the expansion “makes us somewhat competitive with the state schools in Massachusetts

and Connecticut because our rates are relatively low in comparison.”

Also, attracting more outof-state students translates into more tuition dollars per student, and perhaps lessening the burden on in-state students.

Penfield commented on his own State University of New York education in the ’60s.

“There was no tuition, by the way, when I went to school,” he said. “There were some fees but there was no tuition in the SUNY system. I came out of college with zero loan obligation because the citizens of my state in those days believed that higher education was a necessity for growth and prosperity.”

Without a major reexamination of the manner in which states allocate financial resources, it seems that higher education will always be first on the chopping block during tough economic times.

R.I. House Speaker Gordon Fox, a RIC graduate, told the Anchor, “I am very concerned about the cuts that have been made to the state’s higher education budget in recent years due to the very challenging fiscal times that we have been facing. We must keep tuition as affordable as possible at our three state colleges.”

Fox continued, “I benefitted directly from my education at Rhode Island College, and I would not have been able to succeed in life without my RIC degree. I look forward to meeting soon with President Carriuolo and discussing ways that we can make a stronger commitment to RIC in the future.”

Fox’s words are echoed by countless others in state government who consider higher education an important part of reversing the recession.

Penfield said, “I don’t think that anybody really debates the point that higher education is the solution. What we have to get our political leaders to do – and I don’t want to be in their shoes – is figure out how they can in fact match up their actions with their words.”

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buffet of chicken tenders and mozzarella sticks.

Dean of Students Scott Kane, who is also SCG’s advisor, was the first to speak. He announced to the crowd, comprised mostly of student leaders and resident assistants (RAs), that the recently completed Campus Master Plan includes a “significant expansion of the Student Union.”

Not only that, Kane said that the plan, which is intended to framework RIC’s infrastructure improvements for the next 10 years, recommends that the college construct a new residence hall within a decade. He added that the Master Plan encourages the phasing out or renovation of many of the older dorms that exist on campus.

“How many of you are freshman?” Kane asked the attendees, to which about five students raised their hand.

“You might see some of these changes down the line.”

Athletic Director Don Tencher, who took on a bigger role in the college’s administration after the death of Vice President of Administration and Finance Ivy Locke last spring, attended the forum to represent both his department and Physical Plant, which oversees RIC’s facilities, operations and special

projects.

Tencher said that his new role has seen him focus heavily on non-athletic issues.

“Our athletic teams are pretty successful, so no one seems to have complaints about that,” he joked. But when it comes to the “toilets being cleaned, the trash being emptied,” and other areas of campus concern, Tencher said he gets contacted throughout the day.

“I see there’s a lot of things being done, but nowhere near as many as people want,” he said.

Tencher alluded to a number of problems on campus that can’t always be corrected in a timely manner. He said that the college’s situation is a difficult one, being “down many vacant positions” and facing possible future budget cuts, and dealing with ever-increasing older facilities and a state purchasing system that is difficult to work with, which is the primary reason the Recreation Center renovation project is delayed in getting underway.

He stressed that there will be “extreme amounts of construction going on that has to do with safety and fire safety” in the coming months, which will undoubtedly impact campus life.

The funding for these projects, which is related to the federal stimulus package, was dictated by state government to be used for fire safety improvements, and must be used quickly before it reverts back.

While Tencher has been pulling double duty, he said that Locke’s recently hired replacement, Vice President William Gearhart, has been getting accustomed to the job.

“Our new vice president of administration and finance is doing exactly what he should be doing” in absorbing information he needs to know and finding out how to fix campus problems, Tencher said.

Fred Ghio, deputy chief of Campus Police, has been reporting to Tencher since the retirement of Chief Cyrille Cote over the summer, but was present himself at the Campus Improvement Forum to talk about changes in his department, including newly acquired police cruisers.

“They are used, but they are new to us,” Ghio said of the vehicles acquired from sources such as the state police and the Department of Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation.

He also told the crowd that RIC’s surveillance system is continuing to receive a facelift.

“Where there’s a new area, we’re putting cameras up,” he said, adding that many major construction projects on campus have had a security and safety element attached to them.

When it comes to Blue Light emergency phones, he said that there were 19 when he arrived on campus about five years ago, but now there are 39 operational, “most, if not all,” of which

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Athletic Director Don Tencher spoke at length about campus improvement. have a two-way system to send a campus-wide message out in the event of an emergency.

He also announced that during the spring semester, RIC will host a state-wide RIEMA/ FEMA emergency response exercise, simulating a crisis on campus and what local, state and federal officials would do to react.

Ghio said that the campus police force has also acquired new radios and a new computer system that is linked to other law enforcement agencies in Rhode Island.

“That’s the biggest thing.

We’ve moved into the 21st century,” said Ghio.

RIC students were most

vocal about the recent implementation of new meal plans by College Dining Services. Associate Director Arthur Patrie was on hand to represent Donovan Dining Center.

“An awful lot has changed in Donovan,” Patrie said. “A lot has happened in a short period of time, and it continues to be a work in progress.”

While Patrie didn’t offer any new information on the meal plans, he did say that the plans, along with other new features, were the direct result of student input.

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spot, we will,” Patrie said.

President Nancy Carriuolo was unable to attend the meeting, as she was at an educational conference out of state. Assistant to the President Michael Smith offered information on her behalf on multiple issues, leading off with the recently passed bond referendum for RIC’s Art Center and the University of Rhode Island.

“Student government was very helpful in supporting the bond issue,” Smith said. “Just this afternoon, we received approval through the state Department of Administration for the college’s recommendation of an architectural firm.”

Smith told the audience that the construction on the Art Center will be phased, as part of the building will likely need to remain in use when construction begins in order to accommodate classes.

“We’re really excited about this step forward and we’re ready to get underway,” he said.

While the Campus Plan is beginning its implementation phase, another plan, RIC Vision 2015, is now available on RIC’s website. The short-term plan governs the college’s direction in academics, student life and other areas, whereas the Master Plan focuses more on infrastructure and capital improvements.

“We design these things with the input of students. It is for students. The insight you provide us is extremely valuable,” Smith said.

Vice President for Student Affairs Gary Penfield was the last administrator present to address the attendees. First, he asked if any students used e-books, to which about 10 students raised their hands.

According to Penfield, that was about in line with the national average of 5 to 6 percent, a number which is projected to grow. He said the Campus Store has already seen a 4 to 5 percent decline in textbook sale volume as more students endeavor to save costs by utilizing e-books.

Parliament Rep. Michael Hartley asked if tuition will increase once again in the coming

academic year.

“The Board of Governors for Higher Education submitted a budget to the state with a strong case for no tuition increase at the three public institutions,” Penfield said, though he clarified that the proposed budget still has to be acted upon by the legislature and the governor next year.

“You have a very good group of executive officers in student government this year who are interested in working with us to better the college,” Penfield told the audience.

Once the administrators provided their updates, students had their chance to bring forward concerns. Amy Marshall, an RA in Weber Hall who is also president of the Resident Student Association, asked Patrie what happens if a student has class from 4 to 8 p.m. and misses their board meal plan for the night, which is nontransferable.

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It just shouldn’t happen. It’s intolerable when problems like plumbing in residence halls go on for two weeks.”

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Patrie said that little can be done about situations like that, as the meal plans cannot perfectly accommodate every student. However, he said that students were given additional bonus points and guest passes to make up for meals that they miss, though Marshall’s response – that at the end of a semester students still don’t have enough points left to purchase meals when Donovan closes for the night – wasn’t really answered.

A number of RAs that were present told administrators

that work orders placed with Physical Plant aren’t always answered in a timely manner.

Rep. Caitlin Kay, who also works as an RA in New Hall, expressed concern about the efficiency of Physical Plant.

She said that some work orders haven’t been implemented in months, even after being submitted multiple times.

“It just shouldn’t happen,” Tencher said. “It’s intolerable when problems like plumbing in residence halls go on for two weeks.”

Tencher said that there are two full-time maintenance staff members dedicated to the residence halls, but they don’t always have the equipment needed to fix problems.

He added that students should contact him directly about any persisting problem on campus that isn’t being addressed, before he switched gears to snow removal.

“We have an extensive plan in place as it relates to snow removal and keeping [the campus] safe,” Tencher said.

Matt Thadeio, a RA in Sweet Hall, asked about a student marshal program, in which students could receive work study for assisting Campus Police in calling in suspicious activity via radios issued to them, among other light duties.

Ghio said the program had been tried in the past, but Chief Cote was wary of activating it during his tenure for a variety of reasons – including students taking the radios and going to sleep in the dorms, or not returning them for lengthy periods of time.

But, he said he isn’t opposed to the idea, and “would like to implement it on a trial basis in the spring.”

Taking place inside a residence hall, the forum focused mostly on resident issues. However, the SCG officers present talked to the crowd about initiatives they are working on, including a RIPTA U-Pass system and a possible new Transportation Fee to finance it, additional green initiatives on campus (including the purchase of more recycling bins) and issues relating to students, faculty and staff smoking outside of

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Campus Police Deputy Chief Fred Ghio. buildings.

Before the forum ended, Deputy Chief Ghio reminded himself of news he had just been alerted to. He told the audience that RIC was named the 35th safest campus in the country, according to a report done by The Daily Beast. The study analyzed reported crime on 458 residential campuses using data from numerous agencies from 2006-2008.

RIC was ranked safest among Rhode Island schools.

Johnson & Wales, however, ranked lowest: 14th worst in the country in terms of violent crime; Brown University ranked slightly better, at 17th worst in the nation. The most dangerous campus was Tufts University; the safest, according to the ranking, was Cardinal Stritch University. No other Rhode Island schools appeared in the top or bottom 50 of the report.

Still, one RA, Sweet Hall’s Jordan Lee Jacquo, asked Ghio if nighttime Campus Police patrols could be increased in the residence halls. Ghio said the

department hired a new dorm officer one month ago, Gary Venditto, a retired Providence police officer who is a RIC grad and former RA in Willard.

Ghio said, “If you want increased patrols...tomorrow I’ll start making sure the patrol goes through. You’ll see more of him.”

The Campus Improvement Forum is mandated for SCG to host by statute. President Escobar said it was among the best-attended in recent years, and that every issue raised will be forwarded to the administration and monitored closely by SCG officials.

“It was very successful, Escobar said. “We had administration there to answer students’ questions. It’s good that we hold forums like this because students have an opportunity to express their concerns and see the process of their problems being solved first hand.”

A full report on the forum is being prepared by SCG Secretary Amanda Berno and is due to be presented to Parliament at their next meeting on Dec. 1.

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A new wave of hysteria is sweeping the nation. The target this time: Four Loko and other caffeinated alcoholic beverages like it.

One Four Loko contains as much alcohol as a six-pack of beer and as much caffeine as four sodas. Unlike these other things, though, it costs about $3.

Some have expressed concern about drinks mixing alcohol and caffeine for quite some time, though the movement to ban them didn’t pick up steam until several highly publicized incidents of students blacking out and requiring hospitalization dramatized the drinks’ negative effects. Of course, plain alcohol causes this kind of behavior all across the nation every weekend, but the cheapness and novelty of drinks like Four Loko have conspired to create a new moral panic.

Several states, including Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and Washington have already banned the sale of drinks like Four Loko.

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration proclaimed that

such drinks “present a public health concern” and warned manufacturers that the federal government might begin seizing their products if they didn’t stop mixing caffeine and alcohol.

We are in no position to disagree with the FDA or the state liquor agencies about the potential dangers of alcoholic energy drinks.

When used improperly or to excess, they undoubtedly pose a “public health concern.” But so do cigarettes, mixed drinks, Big Macs, guns and countless other products that remain readily available.

Even if the goal is to prevent college students and others from abusing drinks like Four Loko, the effort is doomed to fail. As many have pointed out, both caffeine and alcohol are readily available to students, and singling out products like Four Loko won’t ensure they’re not mixed. Rather, as with other banned items, prohibition has popularized the practice and will force the use of even less safe, makeshift alternatives.

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on caffeinated energy drinks, or federal efforts to strong-arm the drinks’ manufacturers into fundamentally changing their product, are misguided. Every time a common product is suddenly swept from the shelves because some few abused it, the legitimacy of other laws prohibiting the use of potentially dangerous products is undermined.

The attack on Four Loko is but one front in the battle against youth intoxication. We support sensible efforts to cut back on the hospitalizations and deaths that result from irresponsible drinking, but heavy-handed prohibition is counterproductive and unwelcome. We would prefer to see a clear-headed solution to the problems that drinks like Four Loko have highlighted.

But the drinks themselves are not the cause of these problems. Lawmakers should reject ill-conceived attempts to single them out.

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So you want to game?

By Andrew Massey OMGWTFBBQ

The world of video games is an expansive one and many people getting into gaming may wonder where they should start. Having been an avid video gamer all my life, I will be comparing the four major gaming platforms (Handhelds not included, sorry DS!) The Nintendo Wii The Wii seems like a great way in for the casual gamer. In fact, that’s what it’s targeted as and many other gaming companies have sought to emulate it (see the XBOX Kinect or the PS3’s Wand). However, the Wii

is the cotton candy of the video game world. It is great at first but unless you’re a little kid, you can’t eat it every day.

The biggest problem with the Wii is that it has one thing going for it: motion control. You wave that little wand and your on-screen avatar does whatever you waved. It seems awesome except the majority of Wii games barely use the feature.

They incorporate the feature just enough to sell the game on the Wii. It’s the companies that actually try to be creative with the device that make the hits.

This limits your game library because with the Wii’s last-gen graphics and weaker processing power, why would you play a game that is better on one of the other systems? This leads to

What’s an LGBTQ to do?

By Alexandra Weston Dating for Dummies

Finding that one special person is hard enough as it is, but imagine being attracted to a person of the same gender and not being sure if they “swing that way.” LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning) singles have a hard enough time dealing with the stigmas that are forced upon them when they come out of the closet, but when they try to meet people that are just like them, they run into a number of road blocks.

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doubt, that someone else is gay as well. This can make it increasingly difficult for them to meet someone and start a relationship (friendly or otherwise). Luckily, there are many places where LGBTQ singles can meet people in a safe and fun environment.

One of the best ways to meet LGBTQ singles is by going to an LGBTQ bar. This way, a person can network with other LGBTQ singles, face-to-face, in a safe and fun environment.

A few of the more popular bars in the area are Devilles Night Club, Mirabar, Energy and Gallery (also known as Girl Spot). You can find all of these places and more by searching for them on Google.

The websites for these clubs have many different features such as forums, where LGSee LGBTQ Page 17

How to setup a home network

By Andrew Massey Anchor Lifestyles Writer

In this day and age everything can go online. I wouldn’t be surprised if I went to Best Buy and saw a refrigerator with a web browser. However, to get everything online you need a network, and whether it is a wired or wireless network, you need to set it up and let’s face it, you probably don’t know much about setting up a home network. Well, here is an easyto-follow guide for setting up your own home network.

Step 1 – Get a router: No matter what kind of network you need, you need a router.

A home network is impossible without one. Now make sure you get a router and not a switch. You can’t hook a switch up to the internet. A great brand to get is Linksys. They’re very reliable (I’ve had one for five

years and I’ve never had a problem) and they’re extremely easy to set up. However, they are the most expensive and a good step down is D-Link. Not as good as Linksys, but cheaper and still a solid product.

If you are getting a router, get a wireless one. You can still set up machines on a wired network with a wireless one, but you’ll also have the option for wireless. You may not be using it now, but one day you might. Besides, most routers are wireless anyways and it’s hard to find a pure wired one.

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Step 2 – Set up your router: If you got a Linksys, setting up may be as easy as plugging in your cable modem and going to step 3, but if you were unlucky

like me, the settings for your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and/or cable modem are funky and you need to manually set it up. If the directions for setting up your router don’t work or the instructions actually tell you to call your ISP to get the settings then do that.

Unfortunately, while this is the most important part of setting up your home network, it is also the one I can’t help you with. Each ISP has their own unique settings that only they can give to you. You will have to call up their tech support, have them ask you a bunch of inane questions, put you on hold for a while and, as your urge to smash your phone to pieces rises, they will explain to you how to hook up your network like you were a fifthgrader. In their defense, most of See NETWORK Page 17

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the people they deal with have the computer literacy of one, but I’m not bitter or anything.

Step 3 – Set up network security (optional): As far as the wired network goes, the security settings are already in place usually, but the wireless ones are not. To access your router settings, open up your internet browser and in the address bar type in 192.168.1.1. You will receive a pop-up asking for a user name and password. The default is usually User Name: admin Password: password Check your manual to be sure. You are going to want to change that default user name and password, by the way, because every computer tech knows it.

Now, with the help of your manual, make your way to your wireless security settings. For my LinkSys you clicked on the Wireless tab and clicked on Security underneath that, but the UI (User Interface) will vary between routers. For wireless security, WPA or WPA2 is recommended. Now, type in your network passphrase where you are told you to. Make it hard to guess (so don’t use password, 123456, qwerty, abc123, letmein, etc). Your best bet is to use a random word and three or more numbers and maybe even some non-alphanumeric symbols like candyc@nes4823 (Don’t use that either. Everyone reading this article knows it!) Write down your network name, settings, and password for future reference.

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BTQ singles can discuss topics, a list of events that they have and some even have an online dating portion, such as Pink

can use so they can go online is WEP which is not hard to crack. However most people trying to get on your wireless network just want to use your internet and a simple password (even WEP) will deter them.

Step 4 – Add the computers/internet-ready devices: If you have a wireless-ready item, all you need to do is go into their Settings > Network Settings> Wireless (it’s usually how it goes) and select (or type in) your network name, your security settings and your password. Usually it automatically does the first two for you, but not always. Keep in mind; you can usually buy a wireless card for laptops and desktops.

If it is a wired device, you will need to get an Ethernet cable (Lowe’s has them for a good price) of an appropriate length. Measure out how much you need and make sure it’s right. If you’re buying wire, always get a little more than you need. It’s best to have a few extra feet and not need it than to be short a few feet.

Be smart about running

wires! They are trip hazards so, if you have a basement, try to run the wires under the floors.

However don’t go drilling into floors, baseboards, etc unless you know what you’re doing or can get someone who does. You can screw up things badly if you are untrained. If you can’t run it under the floor, walls, etc. and you have to run it through the house, tape it all down with electrical, masking or duct tape (scrub the floors first) and I mean all of it. You can also spend a few extra bucks for cord covers (it’s about $8-$20 for 5 feet) Keep them out of high traffic areas where they will be stepped on repeatedly unless you have a cord cover.

Once this is all set up home networks need little maintenance. Keep cables in cool, dry, low-traffic areas and they’ll last a while. If you experience internet connectivity issues after a proper set-up, turn off your router and modem for 30 seconds and if that doesn’t fix it, call tech support.

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Key Club on Devilles’ website where Lesbian singles can network for free.

If an LGBTQ single is too shy to go to a bar and meet people face-to-face, then they can always try finding people on the Internet. Many popular dating websites such as eHar-

mony, Match.com, Zoosk and Chemistry have Lesbian and Gay portions of their websites as a separate entity for LGBTQ singles to find each other. While the Internet is a great place to meet other LGBTQ singles, people have to be aware of the dangers of the Internet. Not

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RIC Racket Student events at RIC The Unity Center at Rhode Island College is collecting foods for the Joslin Community Center Food Pantry to help out families in need.

They will be collecting any nonperishable item that anyone can spare. All items can be brought to the Unity Center which is located on the bottom level of the Donovan Dining Center.

They will be collecting from Nov. 29 thru Dec. 17. The Unity Center’s mission is to maintain global awareness by responding to current events while preparing others to be productive citizens of the world. We strive to preserve, bolster, and enrich students’ cultural, social and ethnic identity.

Student Activities is hosting another RIC Trip entitled Potter and the Pizza. They will be taking a trip to the Providence Place Cinemas to view Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and then to dinner at Pizzeria Uno’s. Tickets are on sale at the Student Union Welcome and Information Center for $10 to any RIC student and $12 to any non-RIC student. The price includes bus transportation, movie admission, and dinner. The trip will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 1.

Open Books, Open Minds: Battle of the Bulge Health Week will kick off on Monday, Dec. 12 with a Pedometer Contest. It is a free event but you do need to register at http://www. surveymonkey.com/s/WKLNYX3. The Pedometer Contest will go from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and you need to check in at the Student Union Lobby at 8.

On Tuesday Dec. 13 Health Week continues with Guess Nutritional Content of Donovan Meals. Students will get to guess how healthy Donovan food is between the hours of 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. in the Donovan Dining Center.

everyone is who he or she says they are, so please make sure to meet people in a public place and don’t go to somebody’s house or a secluded place unless you know this person well enough.

Remember, while it’s difficult to meet other LGBTQ

singles, once you find that one special person things will only get better. Even if you don’t have that person yet, be patient!

There are plenty of fish in the sea and there’s one waiting out there for you to catch it.

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Love and marriage

By Arielle Rogers Ask Ari

Dear Ari, I have had cyber sex but not legit sex.

Does this mean that I’m still a

virgin?

– Unsure, RIC freshman

Dear Unsure, You are still a virgin. There needs to be physical, sexual actions between two people to lose your virginity, and cyber sex does not offer that.

Dear Ari, I have decided to apply for housing for next semester. How do I do this?

– Brady, RIC sophomore Dear Brady, Contact Residential Life and Housing, 401-456-8240.

Dear Ari, I am really into this AfricanAmerican girl who is totally into me too. Thing is I have never dated someone outside of my race. How do I get over the racial barrier?

– James, RIC junior Dear James, Race shouldn’t have anything to do with anything. Just go with the flow and things will work out for the better. Feelings have no color, and they’re what matter most.

Dear Ari, I have recently come out of the closet and have had a hard time adjusting to the new attitudes in my hometown. Is there any way for me to go back to the way it used to be?

– Scared of Change, RIC senior

Special Question of the Week Dear Ari, I am a newly married man on campus and have started to notice more and more women checking me out. Why are women so attracted to a young married man?

– Jim, RIC senior Dear Jim, Think about those attractive words in your question. YOUNG. MARRIED. MAN. Young: meaning that you are still vibrant and into the current times. Married: meaning that you believe in commitment, a HUGE attraction to most women. Man: well, for the straight women, a possible partner or person to be romantically and/or sexually attracted to. There is a theory that women want what they can’t have. So you being off the market may turn some women on. Being married shows women that you are into committing yourself to one person, and honestly, as Paris Hilton would say, “That’s hot.”

Next time you’re out around campus, show that ring off and enjoy the looks you get from some women. Don’t take it as being hit on, but being complimented. Enjoy married life, and I hope all goes well for you and your wife.

Dear Scared of Change, You can’t change who you are, so embrace it. Be proud, don’t sweat it and don’t adjust, just be you.

Dear Ari, I am a pregnant student on campus and am due any day now. I have a professor that doesn’t understand I need to miss class for a few weeks due to a baby. How do I explain to

her that family comes first?

– Ready to Pop, RIC senior Dear Ready to Pop, If she doesn’t realize that family comes first then there is no use trying to convince her. Just do what you need to, to have a healthy baby, and congratulations!

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most people letting their Wiis collect dust in favor of other systems. It is selling for $200.

The PS3 Opposite to the Wii, the PS3 is a gaming powerhouse.

It has the latest technology with a Blu-Ray player, and the best video card and processor a console can have. However, its gaming library is smaller than that of the XBOX and it is not just because the system came out a year after.

You know the saying the bigger they are the harder they fall? Meet the PS3, a gaming monster that is collapsing under its own weight.

Because the PS3 can support more powerful games, gaming companies have one of two choices: if they make a game for several consoles, they can either put the game out at the XBOX’s power level for the PS3 (then why buy a PS3?), or they spend extra money and time to put the game out on the PS3’s level and then spend even more money to water it down to the XBOX’s level. The option is usually the second one which results in a longer release time for the PS3’s games. That coupled with the PS3’s giant price tag (though much cheaper than it was) of $300 has really sunk the PS3.

The Xbox 360 Not too hot (I hope) and not too cold, the 360 is the real contender for console games.

It is almost as affordable as the Wii. It also boasts the biggest game library to choose from out of all the consoles.

The 360 is not perfect however. A problem that still plagues it years after its release is the Red Ring of Death, where an Xbox would overheat and die. Microsoft claims this problem has been fixed, but if you get one, make sure it is in a well-vented area.

Also, being that Microsoft makes the 360 you have to DEAL with Microsoft, which

isn’t exactly what you’d call moral or caring or possessing of a soul. I have always found their customer service aggravating at best. If you get an Xbox, make sure it has a hard drive or you’ll be shelling out a minimum of $50 for one. Not to mention if you want to go online, you have to either run an Ethernet cable through your house (go to Lowe’s for one, trust me) or shell out $80 for a wireless adapter. Fun fact: wireless adapters are not worth $80. An Xbox with a 4GB adapter is $200 while one with a 250GB is $300.

The PC My gaming system of choice. PCs have been running video games for ages now and almost every game that comes out eventually gets ported over to the PC. Given the amount of customization one can do with their PC and all the stuff you can do with it, I usually game on my PC (though I do own an Xbox 360 and a DS which I love). Even if you can’t afford to get a decent gaming machine, there are still tons of entertaining and addicting flash games available at sites like Kongregate.com.

If you are going to go with PC gaming, I recommend getting a Windows operating system (I don’t care if Macs have more gaming support now or can run Windows with Boot Camp, getting straight Windows is still the best choice). If you know a computer person, have them help you buy computer parts off Newegg.com and ask them if they could build it for you.

If not, try Dell for a reasonably priced reliable machine.

Toshiba is better but more costly and stay away from HP/Compaq. If you buy an e-Machine, you might as well have burned your money.

No matter what system you pick, make sure it has games you’ll enjoy. No good getting a PS3 if there are no games you like for it. PC has the widest variety of games available but you need a PC good enough to run them. Most importantly, make sure you have fun.

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Student Union Ballroom Admission- One canned or nonperishable food item

Come on down to the Student Union ballroom Wed. night for the Winter Wonderland Workshop. The night will offer fun events like a gingerbread house contest, ornament and cookie decorating, an ugly sweater contest and more. All you need is a food item donation to enjoy this fun, wintery workshop night.

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Student Union Café

The Student Union café hosts its monthly Open Mic Night on Thurs. Stop by as RIC students take up the mic to sing, recite poetry, try their hand at stand-up comedy or anything else they can come up with. You are not required to participate and can just stop by to enjoy the night’s performances.

RIC Christmas Musical, “Probable Clause” Dec. 2, 3 at 8 p.m.

Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.

Sapinsley Hall $15

Santa has gone missing and it’s up to Mrs. Clause to find to find him in this cute-sounding play that is presented by the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance. This show is sure to help bring in the holiday spirit, and get you thinking of Christmas rather than regretting all that turkey you gobbled down last weekend.

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“Hay Fever” wins over audiences and makes for great night out

By Charmaine Gray Anchor A&E Writer

“Hay Fever,” written by Noel Coward, is your typical British comedy full of smart humor and witty dialogue that is lost on some audiences. Such a play only requires the best when it comes to a cast and, if not the best, Rhode Island College Mainstage Theatre sure as hell did the job beautifully.

“Hay Fever” is the story of the Blisses, a family of four creative, eccentric, high class whack jobs. Judith Bliss, the

mother, is a retired actress, still in character. Her son Simon is a caricaturist and her daughter Sorel dates diplomats. Their father, David Bliss, is a novelist who is currently working on “The Sinful Woman.” Each member of the family has invited a friend down for the weekend, without telling the others until the last minute.

Bob Colonna, the director of the show, had the integrity to keep the show pure and free from changes such as modernization and American accents.

The actors spoke in charming,

seemingly authentic British accents. Even the scenery, designed by Katryne Hecht, was modest and well done, depicting a comfortable-looking English living room with a couch and chairs with pillows.

They played well off of each other’s emotions, especially since the characters tended to have several temper tantrums each. It was as if you were watching your own family bicker while eating breakfast.

Kristina Drager, who played Judith Bliss, was simply brilliant in her performance. She

charmed the audience with her dramatic antics and her need to be right.

Of course Andrew Iacovelli also gets a special shout out for his unexpected acrobatic skills, displayed in a scene where his character, Simon, declares his love for his guest Myra.

All in all, “Hay Fever” was bloody fantastic. Colonna picked an amazing, talented cast who did an impressive job.

Brava.

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Are you potentially down because of the lack of snow?

Or possibly could it be the fact that since about June, wrapping paper and Christmas songs have been showing up in stores? Or hell, you just need a second of fun in this very stressful time with exams, papers and homework piling up in your backpack with the end of the semester in sight. Well, local radio station WBRU is once again coming to the rescue with an amazing “feel good” concert that, despite its name, isn’t overly holiday themed. The simple fact is that every band that is playing is destined to make you rock around the Christmas tree to some amazing beats. At 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 you will have the headliner OK Go taking the See OK

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Neon Trees.

On Monday, Nov. 22, Peter Zazofsky, Lucia Lin, Steven Ansell and Michael Reynolds made an appearance at the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts inside of Sapinsley Hall, performing as the famous Muir String Quartet. Their arrangements of this classical and timeless music are delicate, melodic, gentle and soothing to the ears.

Their sound simply carries you away in a feeling of euphoria.

The Muir String Quartet’s program included “String Quartet in G minor,” Opus 74, No. 3 (The Rider) produced by Franz Joseph Haydn. “String Quartet in C Major, Opus 61” is a piece conducted by Antonin Dvorak which included “Allegro,” “Poco adagio e molto See MUIR Page 26

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Breakout artist Christina Perri releases debut EP among media hurricane

By Eddie Taylor Music Spotlight

Breakout artist Christina Perri recently released her debut EP, “The Ocean Way Sessions.” Perri, who appeared on Rolling Stone Magazine before she even finished writing her first album, has topped the iTunes pop chart with her single, “Jar of Hearts,” and “The Ocean Way Sessions” recently reached number one on Billboard’s “Heatseekers Albums.” An impressive feat for an artist who only broke out back in June when her first single was played on Fox TV’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” her fans have been

demanding more from Perri ever since.

“The Ocean Way Sessions,” is a five track live EP that was released on Nov. 9. Said to be recorded in only five hours, this debut EP is a pretty solid showing for what this artist has to offer, but I did have a few minor coimplaints.

The Christina Perri sound is best described as a blending of soul, folk and pop. While she may not be the most unique artist out right now, Perri’s sound has a rawness that you don’t see a lot of out of pop artists today.

Her music is simplistic and mostly sees an acoustic guitar and her vocals taking the forefront of her music. “The Ocean Way Sessions” made use of a full backing band which did add a bit more depth to her music, but I found myself replaying

her mainly acoustic tracks such as “Jar of Hearts” rather than built-up tracks like “Tragedy.”

My favorite song off this EP – which I can’t understand why this song isn’t receiving more attention – “Black + Blue,” has some of the best acoustic guitar work that I’ve heard from artists like Perri in some time.

“The Ocean Way Sessions” is a solid debut, but I do have a few things that jumped out at me. First I feel that Perri’s sound is little too close to Alanis Morrisette. While I won’t say that Perri’s music is total copy of Morrisette’s style, since there are a few unique characteristics to Perri’s sound that I don’t hear in Alanis Morrisette’s music, the style is so similar that when I first listened to her EP someone I knew walked by and commented that they didn’t peg

me as an Alanis Morrisette fan.

However, with that I feel that Christina Perri could the next generation’s Alanis Morrisette, but I wish I saw a little bit more originality in her sound.

Another minor issue I had with Christina Perri’s music was the lack of originality in her lyrics. Every song on the EP dealt with breakups or just heartbreak in general. While I know this is a major theme in music, I just wish I saw a variation of themes in Perri’s music. When all her music is about breakups and heartbreak, you’re not going to in the mood to listen to her music when you’re in a good mood too often.

“Writing about love and heartbreak is just who I am,” Perri says on her official website. “I’ve tried so hard to write about other things, but ul-

timately this is what comes out of me. I have zero capability to do anything that is inauthentic to who I am.”

“The Ocean Way Sessions” is a solid debut for what I feel is a great artist, and if Perri keeps putting out quality music she definitely has a lot of staying power. Christina Perri is more than just another pretty face topping the pop charts; she actually has talent, and writes her own music rather than just regurgitating manufactured songs that record labels feed her like a lot of pop artists today.

Plus, I’ve just got a thing for girls with tattoos.

Be sure to check out Christina Perri’s new EP, “The Ocean Way Sessions,” on iTunes.

Album Quick Picks The Black Eyed Peas “The Beginning” Interscope Records

My Chemical Romance Lacuna Coil “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabuous Killjoys”

“Shallow Life” Century Media

Reprise Records The Black Eyed Peas are releasing their sixth studio album, “The Beginning,” on Nov. 30. The album’s first single, “The Time (Dirty Bit),” is a horrific attempt at a Courtesy of Snake4Life.de techno remix of the Dirty Dancing classic, “Time of My Life.” So far, the only thing I like about this album is the cover art.

My Chemical Romance will release its first studio album since the mega-hit album “The Black Parade,” back in 2006.

“Danger Days: The Courtesy of OneThirtyBPM.com True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys” is due out for release on Nov. 22, and the anticipation for the album has been creating headlines. The band has completely changed their look and even tweaked their sound slightly, and despite a good portion of hardcore fans not loving the band’s first single, this album seems like it will be worth the listen.

Lacuna Coil, a gothic metal band from Italy, released its fifth studio album, “Shallow Life,” back in 2008, and it was somewhat of a departure of their Courtesy of BeatMagazine.it usual sound. This album was much happier and less dark than previous albums, which is a bit of a complaint since their darker sound is what drew a lot of listeners to them. Even after two years I still find myself going back and listening to “Shallow Life,” especially their single “Spellbound,” but I hope their next album is a little more similar to their old sound.

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stage. Backing them up will be Neon Trees and a local talent in the form of Fairhaven at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel (79 Washington St. in Providence).

First a little about the headliner OK Go: in 1998 the indie/ power pop/alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Ill. The lead singer, who happens to also play guitar, Damian Kulash, met bassist and vocalist Tim Nordwind at camp when they were 11 years old. They kept in touch for years and in high school they met up with the former keyboardist and guitarist Andy Duncan (this position is now filled by Andy Ross who also does vocals).

Later in college, the three met up with drummer Dan Konopka and OK Go formed as we all know it.

The first two albums, “OK Go” and “Oh No,” were released with the talents of Andy Duncan; later, Andy Ross took over the vacancy.

If you are still lost about who OK Go is, you may recognize their very famous single “Here it Goes Again,” better known on YouTube as “The Treadmill Song.” A newer single that may be recognizable is “This Too Shall Pass,” which was played on WBRU for awhile. You also might have heard of them when

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OK Go. they last played a free concert at Waterplace Park in downtown Providence in August of this year.

Next in line you have another band that has been described as new wave and indie styling, Neon Trees. In 2005, the band formed in Provo, Utah. After several years of being local and not getting anywhere, they finally opened for some of The Killers’ North American shows in 2008, and the rest is history.

After this big break, they signed to a major record label and released their first album, “Habits,” in 2010. The band members include Tyler Glenn as vocals and keyboards, Chris Allen on guitar, Branden Campbell on bass guitar and vocals and Elaine Bradley on drums.

Recently they have been play-

ing on all the major talk shows, including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and is due to play on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” in January. Recent work also includes a cover of “Baby”

by Justin Bieber and mashing it with “Stand By Me.” The recent singles that you may recognize are the first and more popular “Animal” and the new single “1983,” both from the “Habits” album. They were mentioned around here over the summer when they were slotted to open for AFI at the Summer Concert Series, but had to pull out for unknown reasons. So this will be a new experience for many up here in the North.

Next is a band that I have covered before and is locally popular, Fairhaven. Now, if you

remember from my previous article, I was greatly disappointed by their show. But there were also outstanding circumstances contributing to the failure. But here’s to a better show, eh?

Fairhaven hails from the great city of Providence and recently played their homecoming show on Oct. 15. In the band, you have Alan Connell on vocals, Jared Gould on drums, Trevor Gould as lead guitar, piano and vocals, Nick Pagano on the bass and Brian Moura who plays basically everything.

Their sound has been described as melodic, yet there is a harder rock element which is a nice change to keep the crowd into it. A single that gets moderate play time on WBRU is “Worth it All,” which is personally the song that I like.

One thing you will notice about them is the piano. It is spectacular when mixed in with the powerful guitar and drums.

When performed the way they mean it, it turns to an amazing show.

All in all, this show is definitely worth the $15 price tag.

Yes, that’s right, this amazing show, three bands on the list, playing to make you dance and have fun, only costs $15. That’s $5 a band. I mean what else you could do that’s cheaper than that?

Looking to escape Christmas for a few hours? Head down to the BRU HA HA at Lupo’s, I bet you won’t be disappointed.

Also be sure to check out the second Holiday BRU HA HA at Lupo’s Wednesday, Dec. 8.

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A look at a legend

By Michael Martins Mike’s Movies

H e l l o readers and welcome back to Mike’s M o v i e s .

Missing last week’s issue, I thought that this week I would do my monthly special article. I decided to take a look a special actor and recommend my top five favorite films I feel any film buff should see to appreciate a legendary screen actor. The actor I have chosen this month is Humphrey Bogart.

If you think of old movies you think of Humphrey Bogart.

You cannot look at the film industry and not look at the man and his career.

Number five is the 1946 Warner Bros. film “The Big Sleep.” Bogey and Lauren Bacall are at it again with the same director from the last film, Howard Hawks. Bogey is the first of many to play the famous private eye Philip Marlowe.

The recipe is perfect, Bogart as a sarcastic, cynical private dick, and Bacall as a sultry, conceited, rich brat. Add some murder and confusing plot twists that only make sense at the end of the picture when Bogart explains all and you have one of the films the noir genre seems to be based on.

The other noir film they all stem from is the 1941 classic “The Maltese Falcon.” Once again from the Brothers Warner, Bogey plays another wise-ass private eye. This time his name is Sam Spade. Sam is the one every one playing a private eye bases their performance on, no matter what they say. Spade is hired to investigate a woman’s disappearance only to find his partner murdered and three outlandish criminals chasing after him, all in search of what could be one of the greatest lost treasures known to man. AFI quote number 14 comes from here: “It’s the stuff that dreams

are made of.”

Now we come to number three, the 1951 film “The African Queen.” Bogart plays to one of his best film co-stars for the first and only time, Katherine Hepburn. Hepburn plays an English missionary in a German territory in Africa during the first World War. She and her brother try to bring the word of God to the African people of a small village while Bogart plays a greasy, salty boat captain named Charlie. Bogart’s boat “The African Queen” ferries goods to a nearby mine up river.

After the Germans come through and destroy the settlement, causing Hepburn’s brother to die of insanity, Bogey and Kathy take it on themselves to sink a German destroyer out of vengeance and service to England. However, to get to the lake where the ship patrols, the Queen and its crew of two must survive some of the most dangerous waters known to man. This film won Bogart his first and only Oscar.

My choice for number two is a Bogart misfit. I personally did not hear of the film until just recently. From Columbia Pictures in 1950 the film is “In a Lonely Place.” Bogart plays one of the deepest, darkest and strongest roles I have ever seen him in.

The character is Dixon Steele, a Hollywood screen-writer who suffered some unknown hardships during the Second World War. Dixon brings home a hat check girl who wants to tell him about a book he has to adapt, and ends up accused of murder.

Dixon’s beautiful new neighbor in the apartment across from his vouches for him. The two end up in a romantic relationship and Dixon’s darker side is seen.

To me the psychotic characters in “Treasure” and “Caine Mutiny” do not hold a candle to the dark and self-destroying character Bogart portrays in this film.

Now for number one on my list. This is probably an obvious

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choice but to me this film is the peak of not only Bogart’s talents but the film industry as a whole.

The film is “Casablanca.” Released in 1942, again from the Warner lot, the story focuses on the refugee escape route during WWII. Bogart plays the cynical Rick Blaine, owner of Rick’s Café American.

The original title of the play the film is based on explains the plot better than I could: “Everybody Comes to Rick’s.” Rick seems to have a thing for lost causes but only when it suits him. His generosity only comes out when he sees others in such a tough bind, then he has to act.

His character seems to change however when a French underground hero arrives in town with his younger wife, a woman Rick once knew well. The plot is full of great twists and turns.

Being made in the ’40s, the

underlying text and innuendo used to get past the censors is amazing.

Bogart plays brilliantly against a powerful cast of supporting actors like Claude Raines, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Paul Henreid.

However, the most important costar is the leading lady Ingrid Bergman. She gives Bogart a run for his money. The film got Bogey his first Oscar nomination and helped break him out as an actor who could do more then play thugs. It also holds some of the greatest film gems, as I call them, such as the song “As Time Goes By,” which was unpopular until the film was released. It also holds six of the AFI’s Top 100 Movie quotes.

I realize this has been a much deeper and longer look at films than I regularly take. However, I felt the need this week to not

only make up for no article last week, but also to do something really different. I could not truly rate all these films with a star system for that does not do them justice. All I can say at this point is: I hope this sparks you to find these films through your personal DVD rental service or even keep an eye out for them on TV stations like Turner Classic Movies. They are all worth watching with friends, loved ones or for a rainy day when you are all alone. At this point I also encourage those of you reading this to e-mail the arts and entertainment editor at arts@anchorweb.org to send me suggestions of films I should review or comments on my articles. Take care and enjoy the movies.

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Mobile suits and Nazis

By Dan Rohelia Artisan Anime

“1941 – The Nazis have joined forces with ruthless alien Invaders in a bid to conquer the world, and only the valiant actions of a small band of heroes and their armored giants stand between humanity and the brink of oblivion!”

Or so I read to myself from the back of a DVD box one year at an anime convention. I had never even heard of “Geo Armor – Kishin Corps” before, and I later found out that none of my mecha-loving friends knew what it was either. But, being the mecha nut that I am, it would be irresponsible of me not to give this little oddity a try. And for 10 bucks, why the hell not?

“Kishin Corps,” based on a novel written by Masaki Yamada, is a relatively short OVA (Original Video Animation) released in 1993 that spans across seven episodes. Yamada imagines a World War II where the events of World War II diverged from our own history shortly before the 1940s.

An independent faction, the titular Kishin Corps, has formed. Rather than conventional tanks or aircraft, the Kishin Corps’ main form of weaponry are giant mechas called Kishins. This faction not only fights against the alien invaders, but against the Axis powers as well, who wish to gain the technology of Kishins to use to their own advantage.

The only one who holds the key to the new wave of Kishin technology is Taishi; a young boy of few wits and even fewer

years under his belt. To protect himself, and the world, Taishi must rely on the Kishin Corps to survive.

As soon as you’re far enough into the series to realize the premise, you’ll be asking yourself “Are they serious?”

The answer is yes: they were totally serious about this. The extended opening episode starts us on a refugee train in war-torn Europe. As if the stress of war wasn’t enough for the refugees, these people get another slap in the face as alien invaders descend from the sky onto their train. Imagine something that looks like a bipedal sentry gun from Portal, and now imagine about 50 of them carrying old Tommy guns opening fire on the unarmed civilians. But as soon as you’re about to throw your face into your palm and shake your head, the glorious Kishins come to life.

It is within these massive robots that “Kishin Corps” really shines. You would think that having mechas in the 1940s seems absolutely ridiculous. I would be lying if I didn’t admit it is. But I do have to say that they set up these mechas to be believable. These are not fastmoving, horde-slaughtering mechas like you see in “Gundam.” Kishins are slow, limited mobile suits that consume obscene amounts of fossil fuels and take the manpower of over a 100 crew members to set up for launch – on a moving train, no less. They are bulky, they are awkward, but they are believable, and they fit perfectly in a 1940s setting. It’s just a shame that their fight scenes are few and far between. But

watching these behemoths fight aliens and Nazis alike is unlike anything you’ve seen before.

As far as characters go, there’s no shortage of archetypes, but they are hardly forgettable. You have your nerdy professor, your surly engineer, your butch commando girl and your soft-hearted sailor, just to name a few. Each one has a specific relationship to young Taishi, and you’ll feel as though as your own relationship with Taishi grows with them. You’ll grow up with him, make friends with him and eventually pilot your own Kishin with him. They really managed to fit a lot of character development into seven episodes, and I wish I could stick around after to learn more about them.

In the sound department, there’s nothing too fancy. I admit, I am never one to discriminate between an English dub and subtitles. But neither the Japanese nor English voices were anything spectacular in “Kishin Corps.” I elected to keep the voices in English, and what voices there were managed to get the job done just fine with me. I also wish there was a better variety of sound effects and music, as I found that they re-used many of the same ones a bit too frequently.

Overall, I would have to say that “Kishin Corps” was a good buy for the price. Not often can you get an entire, satisfying series for 10 bucks. The DVDs may be harder to come by now, but if anyone is looking for something bizarre and different, give this little gem a try.

By Julie Kessler Anchor Contributor

After a close to seven month hiatus, the newest “Bleach” Up-to-Date returns, covering 26 chapters. As a reminder to former readers, and new information to new viewers, this article covers a review on the most recent chapters of Tite Kubo’s manga (comic book), “Bleach,” published weekly in Japan.

As such, spoilers for the most recent chapters are included in this review.

In the last Up-to-Date, circa chapter 400, Gin and Ichigo were engaged in battle, as were Isshin and Aizen. The end revealed yet another transformation for Aizen. Twenty-six chapters later, the multi-year arc has finally ended. After several transformations, Aizen supposedly reaches the height of his powers and fights Ichigo who, in turn, uses a technique that will give him the ability to defeat Aizen, but at the same time will relinquish his soul reaper powers forever.

Aizen is not defeated by Ichigo’s attack, and Ichigo is left powerless at Aizen’s hands as his soul reaper powers have begun fading away. The end seems hopeless. Then, suddenly, a mysterious kidou erupts from Aizen’s chest.

In a typical dues ex-machina fashion, Urahara appears and claims he placed a seal with the Hōgyoku in the knowledge that Aizen was too powerful to kill. The seal would activate the moment “the Hōgyoku no longer sees [Aizen] as its master.”

The conclusion of the multi-year arc reveals that Aizen is imprisoned in Soul Society, Ichigo lost his spiritual pressure and can no

longer see ghosts and soul reapers, but most of the other characters survived, seemingly happy and recovering.

The new arc takes place 17 months later and Ichigo is now a high school senior. Leaving off from the previous chapters, Ichigo can no longer see ghosts, but seems indifferent, almost content, about the change. At school, Ichigo discovers his Substitute Soul Reaper badge from his early days as a Soul Reaper and notes that it no longer holds any power. To make money, he substitutes in school sports teams (using his finely-toned body from his Soul Reaping days), earning a hefty profit, and also works at the store Unagiya, which runs the tagline “Cheap! Fast! Safe!

We’ll do anything!”

During the first chapter of the new arc, Ichigo catches a thief running off with an innocent bystander’s bag.

Unbeknownst to him, his Substitute Soul Reaper badge falls into the pocket of the bag he returns. The chapter ends ominously as the man finds the badge, claiming, “You’re surprisingly wary, Ichigo Kurasaki.” He reappears two chapters later at Unagiya, bearing a bowl of ramen. Ichigo recognizes him immediately and glares, foreboding a currently unexplained tension.

Despite Kubo pulling – as many fans put it – a “cop-out,” the conclusion of the arc was well done. Although the appearance of Urahara seemed rushed, Aizen’s abrupt defeat was preferable to another yearlong power struggle. The new arc looks promising, as Kubo left enough material to play upon, while tying up enough loose ends to leave readers satisfied.

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cantabile,” ”Scherzo: Allegro vivo,” “Finale: Vivace.” “Danse Sacree et Danse Profane, L. 103,” which is produced by Debussy and “Fantaisie for Violin & Harp, Op. 124” by Camille Saint-Saens, were especially divine. During this performance the Muir String Quartet was honored by having Ann Hobson-Pilot sharing

the stage with Lucia Lin of the Quartet as a special guest with her famous harp in tow. Ann is known in her own right as being part of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

The Muir String Quartet has a distinguishable, symphonic sound. Their performance was mesmerizing as their harmony filled the auditorium. The soft and soothing classic songs were flawless and had a genuine appeal to young and old.

Even though a broken string interrupted the violinist’s

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performance, the show went on harmoniously. Their angelic sound is poetic and sincere.

The Muir String Quartet has you leaving their insightful performance with a deep appreciation for classical music at its finest. They most notably have been greeted by rave reviews and it is evident in their performance. Critics and fans alike will appreciate their harmonic contemporary sound.

There will be a partial lighting of Waterfire this Friday for the 400 travel writers attending a conference in the state, but the lighting is free and open to the public. If you’re missing Waterfire lightings already then be sure to grab some friends or that special someone and a jacket of course. The lighting ends at 9:30 p.m., which is earlier than usual Waterfire events, so get there early.

A group of PC students have ventured off their campus to host their own photography show at local venue and gallery Firehouse 13. Their outlandish pieces will get your attention and are worth the price of admission. If you want to support some budding local artists and see some top notch student photography, this is a show you want to see.

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Under the radar Indie rockers The Mighty Regis Still yet to be signed here in the States, Irish punk rock band The Mighty Regis have had nationwide success even without the aid of a record label or management. The group got its start when they formed in Los Angeles back in 2007 where they quickly earned residency at Molly Malone’s pub, famous for helping to launch the careers of famous Irish punk rock act Flogging Molly. After an extensive number of gigs in Southern California the band began to set their sights on spreading their music out of their home turf. The Mighty Regis set out on DIY tours across the country and even began playing in music festivals, allowing them to move out of the pub scene to play in clubs.

Where The Mighty Regis really got their first big break was earning a spot in the 2010 Vans Warped Tour, where the band spent well over a month. The Warped Tour put the band in front of their largest audiences, and even giving them the chance to perform in Canada. Despite getting in front large audiences and receiving good reviews the band just hasn’t hit the mainstream.

The Mighty Regis can best be summed up as cookie cutter Irish punk rock. While they have a great sound, they just come off a little uninspired and they aren’t putting out anything that we haven’t heard before. The Mighty Regis can be described as a more abrasive version of Flogging Molly.

In fact, their lead singer sounds very similar to Flogging Molly’s frontman Dave King, even to the point that when I listened to Regis cover a Flogging Molly song I could swear I was listening to the original band. That may sound like a compliment, but with a sound so similar to a group that has already achieved superstar status in the exact same route The Mighty Regis are taking, it’s going to be tough to shake free of Flogging Molly’s shadow.

While The Mighty Regis are a band worth listening to, I feel that they can’t stand up to major Irish punk rock acts such as The Dropkick Murphys, but the band in many ways is still in its infancy. If you’re not a fan of Irish punk rock these guys probably won’t win you over to the genre.

Are you a member of a local band, and would be interested in being featured in The Anchor? We’d love to feature your group or solo project in an upcoming issue. Contact Eddie Taylor at arts@anchorweb.org for more information.

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Arts & Entertainment News System of a Down rumored to be re-forming for reunion tour According to NME Magazine’s website, the widely successful band System of a Down are rumored to announce Monday, Nov. 30 that they are reforming in order to play the U.K.’s Download Festival in early June. The band is also rumored to going on a full European tour along with their festival appearance. System of a Down has been on hiatus since 2006, but the band has never officially broken up. While their appearance in the Download Festival and European tour is a rumor, the band has confirmed one show at the Palais Omnisports in Paris on June 6. Members of System have gone on to take up different projects, and the reunion would mark one of the first times the entire band has taken the stage since their split in 2006. Fans should keep their eyes open and fingers crossed for stateside tour.

Black Eyed Peas to perform Super Bowl Halftime Show The Black Eyed Peas are said to have been booked to play the Super Bowl halftime show, according to MTV News’ website. The Peas’ performance would mark the first non-rock artist to take up the coveted performance since 2004. The Super Bowl halftime show in recent years has brought several classic acts such as Prince and Bruce Springsteen, and has steered clear of the pop genre. The Black Eyed Peas are not known for consistent quality in their live performances, with their performance in the last season of American Idol falling short to many viewers. The Super Bowl, and the Black Eyed Peas’ performance, will take place on Feb. 6.

Jay-Z’s self-written book, “Decoded,” hits store shelves Jay-Z’s “Decoded,” which is not quite an autobiography but close to it, “Decoded,” hit store shelves recently and the artist wasted no time in order to promote it, already appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His book was also featured in Oprah Winfrey’s 2010 favorite things show. In “Decoded” Jay-Z breaks down the lyrics to some of his most noteworthy songs to reveal the meaning behind them. The artist also throws in some of his own life experiences to add backstory to how he entered the music business. Be sure to check out next week’s Anchor newspaper for a full review of “Decoded.”

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Axl Rose suing Activision in Guitar Hero III dispute Lawyers of Guns N’ Roses front man Axl Rose filed a lawsuit to Los Angeles Supreme Court Nov. 24, and the lawsuit accuses “Guitar Hero III” developer Activision of fraudulently using the single “Welcome to the Jungle” in the well-known video game, according to NME Magazine.

Rose’s complaint is that Activision claimed that they would not feature ex-band mate Slash or his group Velvet Revolver in the video game when he was in the negotiating process of allowing the developer to use the band’s hit single. However Slash was featured on the cover of “Guitar Hero III” and a Velvet Revolver song pack was released as downloadable content for the game shortly after its release. This is not the first time that Rose has clashed with Activision when in 2008 he accused the developer of “low-life chicanery.” A court date has yet to be set for the case.

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Jay-Z admits to shooting brother as a Child The famous rapper has been making headlines in recent weeks, now revealing that he shot his brother. In an interview with The Guardian, Jay-Z said he shot in self defense when his brother stole his ring while taking crack. The brother survived the incident and chose not to press charges and apologized for the state of mind the drug got him into. Jay-Z never talked publicly about the incident, but he did allude to the incident in his song, “You Must Love Me,” with a segment of the lyrics saying, “Saw the devil in your eyes, high off more than weed, confused, I just closed my young eyes and squeezed,” according to an article on NME Magazine’s website.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer may be getting a reboot Fans of the cult series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” will be happy to hear that there may be a movie in the works based on the series. However, the original movie and the following television series’ director Joss Whedon will not be involved. The original cast of the television show will also not be taking up their famous roles from the series again for Buffy’s upcoming return to the silver screen. Kristy Swanson, who originally played Buffy in the movie that inspired the series before being replaced by Sarah Michelle Gellar, expressed interest in taking up the role of Buffy once again for the film.

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Sly as a… raccoon?

By Robert Lefebvre Rob’s Game Shelf

I guess it’s that time of year when I should start recommending games that would be great to find under your Christmas tree, or would be nice to give to that video game playing friend of yours.

I have a friend who really likes the “Sly Cooper” series. When it first came out in the early 2000s, I wasn’t particularly interested in it. It just didn’t appeal to me, despite his constant badgering that it is one the most awesome series ever.

But with the release of “The Sly Collection” for the Playstation 3, I thought I would finally give it a try.

“The Sly Collection” was released on Nov. 9 for the Playstation 3 and developed

by Sucker Punch, the same company that brought us “inFamous.” It contains the three games in the Sly Cooper series: “Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus,” “Sly 2: Band of Thieves” and “Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves.” The games contain material such as updated graphics and bonus mini-games for single and multiplayer.

However, since I don’t own a PS3, I had to settle for the PS2 versions. To be honest, the PS3 releases don’t seem that much different from their original counterparts.

Unfortunately, I’ ve yet to find a working copy of “Sly 3” so my review will focus on just the first two games.

So let’s start with “Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus.” Originally released for the PS2 in 2002, the game was well received by critics but sales were initially terrible, especially since two games similar in style were already dominating the market, “Jak & Daxter” and “Ratchet and Clank.”

You play Sly Cooper,

a raccoon descended from a family of thieves. All of his family’s chronicles and learned techniques have been documented in a book called the Theivius Raccoonus. When Sly was a child, a group of criminals called “The Fiendish Five” broke into his home and murdered his father and stole the Theivius Raccoonus.

Sly ends up growing up in an orphanage but befriends a turtle named Bentley and a hippo named Murray. They plot to steal back the Theivius Raccoonus, now divided into pieces among the Fiendish Five, while avoiding Interpol agent Carmelita Fox, who has been on to the trio’s thieving plots.

The story isn’t bad, but it seems it could be deeper than it was. But then I remember this was a game aimed more at kids, although it does still have appeal for older players as well.

The gameplay mainly involves platforming along with some stealth tactics for avoiding powerful enemies or obstacles.

You traverse the levels collecting coins for power-ups and smashing other items that could contain valuables as you hunt down keys that will get you further through the game.

Unfortunately, the game even at the time did not do anything revolutionary. Its platforming and fighting gameplay, while very good, had already been done. “Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy” had already beaten “Sly Cooper” to the punch in a lot of its aspects.

However, the thieving tactics that you learn are very fun, such as ninja springing across small points and sneaking along small ledges. Some of the mini-games you play are fun, but some others controls are downright annoying.

For instance, there is one where you control a vehicle that can shoot lasers. You control movement with the left analog stick and aiming and shooting with the right analog stick.

Whoever programmed this should be shot in the kneecap.

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While I appreciate the simplicity of it, it just didn’t work.

You’re always shooting in the direction you don’t want to, and the movement is just very loose.

The game also falls into some bad stereotypes with the villains. The Fiendish Five are from different parts of the world, so when Sly goes to their hideouts, we see some things a little over the top. For example, one level takes you to Haiti and the villain knows all kinds of voodoo. You go through levels dealing with ghosts and skull candles. It feels a little awkward, especially now.

The boss fight in this level is a little disappointing as well.

It’s not even a boss fight. It’s a rhythm game. Here was an opportunity to take on the undead or deal with all kinds of voodoo stuff. But no, it’s a dumb rhythm game that just doesn’t belong here.

Also, the game is far too short. Completing it 100 percent with all of the side quests, it maxes out to about eight hours.

I finished it in one weekend.

But still, I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it. The story and gameplay was just fun, and

that’s all a game should be.

Now it’s time to move on to “Sly 2: Band of Thieves.” This game was originally released in September of 2004 for the PS2.

This time around, Sly and the gang realizes a new group of criminals called The Klaww Gang have stolen the robotic parts of Clockwerk, an old enemy of the Cooper family.

Clockwerk had always hated the Coopers for out-matching him in their thieving ways, so much so that he outfitted himself with robotic parts in order to become immortal and destroy the Cooper family. But now the Klaww Gang has his parts and is using them for their own criminal enterprises. Sly and friends must gather the parts so they can destroy Clockwerk once and for all.

The gameplay sees some significant improvements. Each level, rather than run through like in the last game, is an open sandbox. Guards are constantly walking around that you want to avoid unless you’d rather fight through them, and you don’t have to take part in a mission until you want to. The stealth and platforming are blended

better than ever and are much more fun. The story is actually better and is more integrated into the gameplay than the last game.

The characters Bentley and Murray are also playable with their own abilities. However, none of them can do the stealth moves that Sly can. Sly really is the preferable character to play throughout the game.

However, a lot of the fun tactics you learn from the first game are gone. While I like the new ones you gain here, I prefer the old ones. And there is a limit as to how much you can use them at a time. The platforming and stealth tactics are still around and better than ever.

Some of the mini-ames are better than in the last game.

However, the mini-game where you control a vehicle that shoots laser returns, along with its bad controls, meaning the programmer needs to be shot in his other kneecap.

The boss fights are a little disappointing as well. You never use any of the stealth, platforming or other battle skills you learn throughout the game. A boss fight should have you use all or most of the skills you have accumulated. Only a couple of the fights in this game let you do that. The final boss fight is especially disappointing as you don’t really do anything.

Nevertheless, “Sly 2: Band of Thieves” is probably one of the best games I’ve played for the PS2, if anything for its unique gameplay. I don’t think I’ve ever played a game like this.

So if “Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves” is anything like the first two, then I have to say “The Sly Collection” would be worth getting or giving for Christmas.

It is definitely an underrated series that really does deserve this re-release. There are rumors running about as well that Sucker Punch is working on a fourth installment of the series.

And now that I’ve stroked my friend’s ego, I will never hear the end of it.

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Decision time.

“I’m taking my talents to the Media Center.”

The Anchor newspaper is looking for sports writers.

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Men’s indoor track Head coach Kevin Jackson begins his 10th season at the helm of the Rhode Island College men’s indoor track team. Prior to taking the head coaching job at RIC, Jackson had been coaching at the high school level at Pilgrim and Hope high schools since 1978. Jackson is also a graduate of the RIC class of 1980.

Last season, the Anchormen sent four competitors, the 4x400 relay team which consisted of freshmen George N’Tow, Kevin Carey, Austin Pena and Shawn Stadnick, to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Div. III New England Championships, hosted by Smith College on March 5-6. The relay team placed ninth with a time of 3:26.83.

As a full team, the Anchormen finished tied for 21st overall out of 22 teams with a score of 1.0 at the N.E. Div. III Championships, hosted

by Bates on Feb. 20. The 4x400m relay team earned All-New England Honors with an eighth place finish.

The Anchormen placed ninth overall out of 11 teams with 20.0 points and fifth out of six teams in the Little East Conference with 28.0 points at the 2010 Little East Conference/MASCAC Alliance Championships, hosted by Southern Maine on Feb. 13.

RIC senior standouts Kyle Duguay and Mike Macedo will be back on the track this winter for the final time in the their careers this season.

Duguay, one of the team’s co-captains for the second consecutive year, tied for 13th in the preliminaries of the 55m with a season-best time (6.79) and 20th in the 200m (23.80) at the N.E Alliance Championships on Feb. 13 last season.

Macedo, the team’s MVP last season, placed 20th in the 3,000m (9:23.25) at the N.E Alliance

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Brandon Aikens Craig Amado Conor Breagy Kevin Carey (C) Michael Cole Chris DaLuz Tom DeCristofaro Kyle Duguay Kwame Gyampo Mike Harrell Mike Macedo Conor McCloskey Ian McCord George N’Tow (C) Wilson Nyonton Austin Pena Cameron Richer Shawn Stadnick Michael Swift Aloysius Togbah

(C) denotes team captain Championships on Feb. 13.

The future of the RIC indoor track team is in the hands of a pair of sophomore standouts: George N’Tow and Kevin Carey. Both were named co-captains and comprise half of the teams standout 4x400m relay team, along with fellow sophomores Pena and Stadnick.

The Anchormen will compete in their first meet of the 2010-11 indoor track season on Saturday, Dec. 4 at Springfield College.

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Corine Barclay Katie Desrosiers Kayla DiBlasi (C) Rachel Frazier Kaitlin Geagen Jessica Graham Brooke Iby Jeanette Leo Chelsea Marshall Kim Mangum Meghan McMullen Natasha Miller Jamie Nunes Katie Palumbo Nicole Poirier Brittany Richer (C) Kayleigh Smith

(C) denotes team captain

Head coach Kevin Jackson begins his 10th season at the helm for the Rhode Island College women’s indoor track team. Jackson was named the LEC Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year in 2008-09.

Last season, the Anchorwomen sent one competitor, senior Brooke Iby, who placed 15th in the triple jump (10.76m) to the ECAC Div. III New England Championships, hosted by Smith College March 5-6.

The Anchorwomen finished tied for 25th overall out of 26 teams with 1.0 point at the N.E. Div. III Championships, hosted by Southern Maine on Feb. 20.

The Anchorwomen placed ninth overall out of 11 teams with 21.0 points and fifth out of six teams in the LEC with 39.0 points at the 2010 Little East/MASCAC Alliance Championships, hosted by Southern Maine on Feb. 13.

Key veteran returners this season for the Anchorwomen include senior standouts Ilby, Kayla DiBlasi, Katie Desrosiers and Jamie Nunes.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH Sophomore co-captains George N’Tow and Kevin Carey

A native of Providence, N’Tow stepped up when the spotlight shined brightest late last season during the indoor track season. A two-sport athlete, N’Tow was named LEC Men’s Outdoor Track Rookie of the Year last season, as well as team MVP for RIC as a freshman last spring.

Carey, a native of Wakefield, is a three-sport standout at RIC. One of the most dynamic athletes on campus he has developed into a leader on the indoor track team after just one season.

The dynamic duo placed ninth as a part of the 4x400m relay (3:26.83) at the ECAC Championships on March 6.

Both also placed 17th as a part of the 4x400m relay with a program-record time of 3:24.06 at the N.E. Open Championships on Feb. 27.

The pair earned All-New England honors by placing eighth as a part of the 4x400m relay (3:30.31) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on Feb. 20. N’Tow also placed ninth in the 400m (51.70).

Senior co-captain Kayla DiBlasi

DiBlasi, a native of Smithfield, was named the women’s indoor track team’s MVP last season. She placed 11th in the semifinals of the 55m hurdles (9.07) and 16th in the 600m (1:43.43) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on Feb. 20. DiBlasi earned N.E. Alliance honors in two events by placing fifth in the 55m hurdles (9.21) and sixth in the 600m (1:46.47) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 13.

She also placed fifth as a part of the 4x400m relay (4:28.47) and 19th in the 200m (28.50).

Junior co-captain Brittany Richer

Richer, a native of Woonsocket, placed 16th in the 1,000m with a season-best time of 3:41.25 and 20th in the 3,000m (12:15.50) at the Alliance Championships on Feb. 13. She placed 65th in the 3,000m with a season-best time of 11:50.95 at the Boston University Invitational on Jan. 29. Richer placed first in the 3,000m (11:56.69), third as part of the 4x800m relay with a season-best time of 11:57.54 and fifth in the 1,000m (3:42.41) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 16.

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Trasso and Drappi win at Doug Parker Invitational

By Geoff Riccio Anchor Sports Writer

The Rhode Island College wrestling team competed in the Doug Parker Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 20 at Springfield College. Year after year, the Doug Parker Invitational is one of the toughest tests for the Anchormen, and this year was no exception. Despite some struggles for the team throughout the day, there were two outstanding individual performances from junior Michael Trasso and senior Travis Drappi.

RIC senior Travis Drappi brought home the title in the 133 lbs. weight class, winning the tournament for the second consecutive year. Drappi won both his semi-final and finals match by a single point to bring home the title in his 32 man bracket.

Drappi was very pleased with his performance, and was able to bounce back after a tough loss last weekend in the semi-finals.

“After a great deal of reflection since my loss last week, I worked on changing my attitude,” said Drappi after the victory. “Going into this tournament I felt great mentally and physically and I was confident that I was going to defend my title from last year.

“I told myself over and over that I was not going to lose this

weekend, and it is a great feeling when you actually do what you set out to do.”

Drappi improved his overall record this season to 9-1 with the title victory.

Trasso battled back from a tough loss in the semi-finals to finish third at 141 lbs., going 6-1 to raise his overall record to a team-best 10-1 on the season.

Trasso wrestled a total of seven matches in what was the biggest weight class of the tournament.

Trasso has now placed in both competitions for the Anchormen this season.

The Anchormen finished 12th out of 18 teams totaling just 57 points. SUNY-Brockport won the invitational with a total team score of 102.5.

The Anchormen haven’t quite had the start to the season that they envisioned, and were forced to wrestle without senior captain Kevin Sutherland for the first time this season.

RIC head coach Jay Jones agreed that the tournament was very difficult, but wants more out of his team.

“The Doug Parker Invitational was the toughest it has been in years. As a team we didn’t respond to the level we needed to,” said Jones after the meet. “We have to get better every day.”

The team is already taking measures to improve their performance. They are

working on situations to build better awareness during matches and on pushing their opponent’s stamina and being more physical. Each wrestler is also studying film from their matches in hopes of fixing their small errors in technique.

Despite the showing thus far from the Anchormen, Drappi is confident that they can pick it up after the break.

“Our performance on the whole does not accurately reflect our actual team potential.

We are continuing to grow and learn as a team and had several great individual performances, especially from some of our underclassmen who really stepped it up and turned some heads,” said Drappi.

“Although winning is great, a win right now is not as important as the wins we need at the end of the season come conference time. This is all practice for the big show. The individual efforts this weekend show that we are getting some quality practice out of these matches in preparation for later in the season.”

The Anchormen enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday break, but will be back in action wrestling again on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Plymouth State University for their first dual meet of the season.

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Junior Michael Trasso took home third place at the 141 lbs weight class.

Carvalho, Ruiz and Tavares ship up to Harvard RIC seniors selected to play in NEISL All-Star Game

By George Bissell Sports Editor

Rhode Island College seniors Corey Carvalho, Jose Ruiz and Louis Tavares were selected to play in the 2010 New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) Senior All-Star game on Sunday, Nov. 28 at Harvard Stadium.

Carvalho was named the Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Little East for the sec-

Corey Carvalho ond consecutive year. He closed out his four-year career as an Anchorman having played in 76 games, starting 70 of them.

Jose Ruiz He totaled three goals and three assists for nine career points.

Ruiz closed out a two-year career at RIC having played in

Louis Taveres 34 games and making 32 starts.

He scored 11 career goals and had five assists for 27 total points. Ruiz was named Second

Team All-Little East this season.

Tavares closed out his fouryear career as an Anchorman having played in 78 games, making 63 starts. He scored three career goals to go along with four assists for 10 total points in his career.

Head Coach John Mello’s squad finished the 2010-2011 season with a 10-7-2 overall record and a 4-2-1 (third place) mark in the Little East Conference.

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goals pulling away for an easy 10-1 victory over their Colonial South conference opponents who fell to 0-6 with the loss.

RIC improved to 9-1 with the victory.

Senior Kyle Short scored twice, while sophomore’s Larry Anthony, Seth Tobias, Rob Reall and Brad Conway also scored for the Anchormen late in the second and third periods against Coast Guard. Bushy made twelve saves in net to pick up the victory for RIC, while sophomore Benjamin Cariddi allowed 10 goals on 30 shots, taking the loss for Coast Guard.

Just one night after receiving a game misconduct for a vicious hit against Coast Guard, it was RIC junior defensemen Jack Adamo who led the way with a pair of goals in the Anchormen’s narrow 8-6 victory over Daniel Webster.

Reall, who exploded for a season high four goals, scored twice in the first period to give the Anchormen a quick 2-0 lead, but Daniel Webster responded with goals from senior Jay Glidden and freshman Ronnie

Corcoran to tie it up by the end of the first period.

The Anchormen never trailed in the game, but never held an advantage greater than three goals against the Eagles.

RIC sophomore Spencer Rose scored with 15:43 left in the second period to put the Anchormen back in front for good.

Adamo’s first tally of the night less than five minutes later gave RIC a two goal, 4-2 advantage.

Eagles freshman forward Marcus Marion scored unassisted to cut the lead to 4-3, but a key goal by Reall in the final minute of the second period allowed the Anchormen to take a 5-3 lead into the third period.

Less than two minutes into the third period, Short scored to give the Anchormen their largest lead of the game at 6-3, but the Eagles were not finished just yet, and mounted a late rally on their home ice.

Daniel Webster freshman Bobby Loranger and Corcoran scored to cut the RIC lead to 6-5 with 12:40 remaining in the game. Adamo stepped up with a key power play goal with 6:25 remaining to put the Anchormen back in the driver’s seat.

Less than three minutes later Reall sniped his fourth goal of the evening to give RIC a com-

manding 8-5 lead with just over three minutes left. The Eagles got a goal from junior Shawn Glidden in the final minute to close out the scoring.

RIC junior goaltender Eric Moscarelli came up big making 42 saves, earning the victory in net. Senior Eric Burgess made

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44 saves, but took the loss in goal for Daniel Webster.

With the victory, RIC improves to 10-1 on the season and remains in first place in the Colonial South conference.

The Anchormen enjoyed the Thanksgiving break and will be back in action at home at 8

p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, against Norwich University. The Anchormen will then hit the road to face off with conference rival Coast Guard for the second time in four games on Saturday, Dec. 4.

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RIC junior defensman Mike Nadiger leads the offensive rush on a power play.

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center Samuel Johnson who was wide open underneath the basket. Johnson’s layup attempt rimmed out as time expired.

The Anchormen have now won three straight games since a shocking loss in their season opener and improved to 3-1 in the early stages of the season.

The Anchormen continue to win despite the lack of seniors Antone Gray (off court issue) and Carl Lee (ankle injury).

Bridgewater State dropped to 2-2 with the loss.

RIC senior co-captain, guard Nick Manson, was the team’s offensive catalyst late last season, and erupted for a season-high 20 points against the Bears. Manson knocked down seven of 14 from the field and drained four key 3-pointers in the victory. Choice finished with 18 points and sophomore guard Tahrike Carter grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.

The Anchormen shot just 39 percent from the field (24for-61) for the game, but held a significant 40-25 advantage in rebounding with 19 of them coming on the offensive glass.

Connor scored 21 points and drained five of six from

downtown. Former Anchorman and current Bear, sophomore Anthony Fortes, had 15 points off the bench, all of which came in the first half against his former team. Jackson, the Bears’ leading scorer this season, scored all 14 of his points in the second half.

Bridgewater State got off to a hot start, opening up their largest lead of the night at 18-9 with 9:56 left in the first half. RIC responded with an 11-0 run over the next three minutes, capped off by a layup from freshman center Ashton Watkins to take a 20-18 lead of their own at the 6:49 mark in the first half.

The back and forth battle continued for the remainder of the first half as neither club was able to build a substantial lead. Bridgewater State held a four-point lead, 33-29, after a 3-pointer from Connor with 55 seconds left. After a free throw from RIC senior co-captain Darius Debnman, sophomore guard William Williams came up with a steal setting up the final shot of the first half for the Anchormen. Williams appeared to be trapped, but found sophomore center Steven Roberts wide open under the basket.

With no regard for human life, Roberts threw down a monster dunk to send the game into the

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RIC senior co-caption Nick Manson scored a team high 20 points in the victory.

half tied up, 33-33.

The second half began with Connor putting Bridgewater State on his back, scoring seven points in a row to cap off a 7-2 run, carrying the Bears to their largest lead of the second half at 44-39.

It took less than three minutes for the Anchormen to storm back to tie the game at 46-46, after a 3-pointer from Manson. The Bears built another four-point lead, 50-46,

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at the 9:09 mark, but Manson capped a 6-0 run with another critical 3-pointer to give the Anchormen a 52-50 lead with 6:51 remaining in the game.

With RIC trailing, 59-58, with 1:36 left, Choice sank two free throws to put the Anchormen on top by a point.

Bridgewater State senior forward Nicholas Motta hit a running layup with 1:16 left to give the Bears their final lead of the night.

The Anchormen will square off with non-conference opponent Johnson and Wales on Tuesday, Nov. 30. The Anchormen were upset by Lamonte Thomas and the Wildcats last season but will be looking to extend their current win streak to four games before facing Eastern Connecticut State University in their first Little East Conference matchup of the season on Saturday, Dec. 4.

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Week for her outstanding play so far in the early stages of the season. Coro is averaging 22.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 3.2 steals per game.

Additionally, Coro is shooting 51 percent (40-for-78) from the field and 42 percent (11-for-26) from downtown.

During the first half, it took a while for both teams to find their rhythm. The score remained in RIC’s favor until midway through the first frame.

WPI took their first lead of the day when senior guard Elle Fontaine nailed a 3-pointer to give the Engineers a 13-12 advantage. WPI junior guard Lauren Hannmann netted a jumper on the Engineers’ next offensive possession to give them a 15-12 lead with 11:08 left in the first half.

RIC found their stride offensively and took control for good, going on a 25-9 rally to end the first half. The run began when Coro hit a game-tying trey, followed by a lay-up on the next possession to put the Anchorwomen in lead. Playing in just her second game of the season due to injury, RIC freshman Ashley O’Dell joined in on the fun by scoring all 5 of her points during the run while Coro added 10 of her own. With the first half in the books, RIC held a commanding 37-24 lead over WPI. After the break, the Anchorwomen didn’t take their foot off the gas and refused to let the Engineers back into the game.

RIC senior center Rachel Riley forced a steal and capitalized with an easy lay-up with 14:01 left to give the Anchorwomen a 20 point advantage. With 9:31 left, RIC senior guard Lauren Harrington stretched the RIC lead to 59-37 with a 3-point play the old fashioned way after she was fouled on a made lay-up.

The Anchorwomen continued to cruise as freshman forward Katelyn Tarr later knocked down a jumper to increase the lead to 22 points (61-39). RIC junior guard Brit-

tany Saccoccio scored on a fast break layup with 5:10 remaining. Saccoccio’s basket would be the final time the Anchorwomen scored in the victory.

WPI played solid defense and scored eight points in the last five minutes to cut the final deficit to 65-51.

It was another strong performance from the Anchorwomen, as they rebounded from their first loss of the season to Bridgewater State on Tuesday, Nov. 23.

Strong would be an understatement to describe the Anchorwomen’s defense this season and their performance against WPI was no exception.

Using their phenomenal full court press, the Anchorwomen forced 25 WPI turnovers and grabbed 15 steals. Those 25 forced turnovers translated into 22 of RIC’s 65 points. Riley and freshman guard Stephanie Prusko each led the squad with three thefts a piece. WPI was also limited to just 36.4 percent (20-for-55) shooting from the field.

Coro was dominant once again, as was the veteran frontcourt trio of Riley, Harrington and sophomore Courtney Burns who all contributed well to the win. Riley scored 14 points and pulled down seven boards.

Harrington scored six points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to go along with three assists. Burns checked in with six points and six rebounds.

Starting point guard Nicole Girard finished with seven points and three assists.

Both benches played important roles as well. Saccoccio,

Prusko, and O’Dell all played over 19 minutes for RIC. Hannmann came off the pine to score a team-high 11 points for WPI. WPI’s starting senior center Elle Fontaine fell one point

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short of a double-double with 9 points and 10 rebounds.

The Anchorwomen travel down the road for a non-conference showdown with in-state rival Johnson and Wales on

Tuesday, Nov. 30. In last year’s matchup, RIC pounded the Wildcats 78-55 in the Murray Center.

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Bad news Bears sent packing

RIC wins 62-61 at the buzzer over Bridgewater State

By George Bissell Sports Editor

Rhode Island College junior forward Mason Choice knocked down a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left in regulation to lift the RIC men’s basketball team to a 62-61 win over non-conference opponent Bridgewater State University on Tuesday Nov. 23 in a heavyweight battle between two of the elite Division III basketball powerhouses in New England.

“We held a team that averaged 91 points per game to 61 points,” said RIC head coach Bob Walsh after the victory. “It was our defensive effort and toughness that won this game for us.”

The highly anticipated non-

conference match up lived up to the hype. It came down to the game’s final possession before the Anchormen emerged victorious. Both teams were selected as the favorites in their respective conference’s pre-season coach’s polls and both programs have made back-to-back appearances in the Division III NCAA Tournament. Both head coaches, Walsh and Joe Farroba for Bridgewater State, have four NCAA Tournament appearances on their resumes.

Both teams received votes in the most recent D3hoops.com Top 25 poll.

The Anchormen found themselves trailing by a single point, 61-60, with 22 seconds left before regaining possession after a turnover by Bridgewater

State junior guard Corey Ryser.

The Anchormen put the ball in the hands of their veteran go-to swing-man, Choice, who drove strong to the hoop and was fouled hard.

Bridgewater State senior guard Judah Jackson fell down while driving the lane on the ensuing possession resulting in a jump ball with 3.3 seconds remaining in the contest. With the possession arrow in their favor, the Bears got the ball back with a chance to pull out a victory on the road with a bucket on the game’s final possession.

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Anchorwomen shut down Engineers Coro tops 20 points in fifth straight game

By Daniel Charest Anchor Sports Writer

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RIC senior guard Lauren Harrington pulled down nine rebounds in a win over WPI.

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RIC sophomore Steven Roberts finishes at the rim for two of his four points.

Rhode Island College junior guard Stephanie Coro eclipsed 20 points for the fifth straight game this season and led the women’s basketball team to a 65-51 victory over non-conference opponent Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Sunday, Nov. 28.

Coro led the way once again for the Anchorwomen scoring a game high 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 3-4 from 3-point range. RIC improved to 4-1 on the season with the victory, while the Engineers dropped to 2-2 with the loss in their home opener.

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RIC Hockey ices Coast Guard and Daniel Webster Winners of five straight, the Anchormen improve to 10-1 on the season

By George Bissell Sports Editor

The Rhode Island College Club Hockey team notched a pair of victories, defeating Coast Guard Academy 10-1 on Friday, Nov. 19, and Daniel Webster College 8-6 on Saturday, Nov. 20, on the road in a highly anticipated rematch of last season’s NECHA title game.

With freshman Mark Bushy between the posts in net, the Anchormen played shutdown defense on their home ice all evening against Coast Guard allowing just a single power play goal to junior Mark Burke in the second period. The RIC offense was clicking from the drop of the puck in the first period, as it was junior captain Greg Dicomitis, the NECHA

leader in both points and goals, who once again led the charge for the Anchormen.

Dicomitis opened up the scoring for RIC with his 17th goal of the season with 14:20 remaining in the first period.

Additional goals from a pair of freshman forwards, Ryan Martins and Brian Luther, gave the Anchormen a 3-0 advantage before Coast Guard responded.

Burke scored from a sharp angle on the power play to get Coast Guard on the board and cut the RIC lead to 3-1, but Dicomitis responded quickly with his 18th of the season to stretch the lead to 4-1 late in the second period. After Burke’s tally, the Anchormen scored seven unanswered See HOCKEY Page 33