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ElisHa Kay aldRiCH assistant EditoR If there is any issue that students at Rhode Island College are divided on, it would be whether or not campus police should be allowed to carry guns. Many students believe it is completely unnecessary, due to the fact that RIC is already a safe campus. Many others disagree, wanting to feel safe in case a violent crime were to take place. The debate has become much more widespread since May, when the Rhode Island Board of Education voted 8-1 to allow the state’s three public institutions decide for themselves whether or not guns on campus are necessary. So far, the University of Rhode Island is leaning towards firearms, the Community College of Rhode Island is against them, and we at RIC have been completely in the middle. That is, until students received a survey early last
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week asking them their opinions about guns on campus. The survey has prompted a widespread discussion about guns on campus, but nothing official like the forum that URI offered its faculty, students, and staff earlier this month. From the students to the administration, many are divided about the controversial topic. One student, Nick Lima, said that he trusts campus police, since they have already been trained. “These are fully trained police officers, and I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes if a violent crime occurred on campus and all they had to respond to it with was a radio,” he said. “Providence Police are armed and on our campus every day, so this isn’t a gun free school already. I’d feel safer with an armed campus police force.” Erin King doesn’t mind the concept either. “I don’t foresee any problems with it, because people are already allowed to have
pistols on them with a specific permit, so I feel like having specific people on campus who know how to use them and know how to respond to them in a specific situation would only improve security on campus. I don’t know if it would deter any possible situation that might happen, but I don’t have a problem with it. Everton Carter and Avery Clark both disagree, saying that they feel the risk should not be taken if the campus is already safe. “It’s unnecessary, plain and simple. There’s always the adage ‘what can go wrong, will go wrong,’ but still, there’s no reason for campus security to have guns on campus,” said Carter. Clark feels the same way. She would feel less safe if security had guns. “I don’t feel like I could trust them with a gun, because I don’t trust them to stop someone from taking it. And that makes me uncomfortable. Guns on a school campus are probably not the way to go. The less guns
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around campus will probably be the better.” Campus Police Chief Frederick Ghio stated that he wants students to make their opinions known about the subject, and the best way to do that is to take the survey. “We want the students to make up their own minds and we don’t want to influence them one way or another.” He also stated that if students would like to have a forum similar to the one URI held, they should make that known to the administration. Ghio, a retired FBI special officer, believes security should be armed as well. “I believe it should be implemented. All my officers are qualified, having gone through the municipal academy. They are very capable. It’s one of the tools a police officer has.” Another part of his reasoning was the fact that campus security is there to buy time if a violent situation were to occur on campus. In such a situation, Providence Police may not be able to get to RIC for three or four minutes. According to Ghio, a lot can happen during that time span. Ghio also noted that RIC would fund the firearms if they were to come to campus. “The school would purchase the firearms, holsters, and vests. But that’s a onetime cost. It’s a minimal cost.” College President Nancy Carriuolo is treading lightly upon the situation. “Naturally, I want our college community to feel safe and to be safe. I do not want to make a decision until I review the results of the recent survey, which will give me a sense of how strongly people feel as well as their reasoning.”
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Last Monday the Institutional Research and Planning Director Christopher Hourigan sent an email addressed to the Rhode Island College community. This email vaguely informed the reader of the recent decision made by the Rhode Island Board of Education to allow individual state colleges to choose whether or not to arm their campus police. Hourigan’s email states, “[the administration] are interested in learning more about the opinions held by members of the RIC community that relate to arming our campus police.” A short survey was attached to the email with a recommended date of submission of Wednesday, Nov. 6,
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giving the RIC Community nine days to voice their opinions about the controversial topic. According to his office, Director Hourigan has been away at a conference the week the email was sent, leaving him unavailable to comment about how the survey information is being compiled and who will be in charge of sorting through it. When asked about the survey, Chief of Campus Police Frederick Ghio said he “has no idea about that,” leaving few other venues of information to search. Currently the survey is still at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ RICCampusArmingSurvey for those who wish to take it. The survey can be taken multiple times by the same person, creating the possibility of dismissible results.
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Where do we stand? In regards to safety and gun control, how fares RIC? Ryan FolEy anCHoR staFF When it comes to safety, the Rhode Island College campus is doing relatively well. However, some more popular and well known campuses are not as secure. TheDailyBeast.com has computed two lists since 2010 comprised of information filed with the government according to the Jeanne Cleary Act, which each university is expected to report on at the start of each October. Their first list, the 50 Most Dangerous and 50 Most Safest colleges in the United States rated RIC, sliding the college into number 35 of the 50 safest colleges, with 9 burglaries, 18 car thefts, and 1 forcible rape. In 2013, TheDailyBeast. com then published a complete list of 25 colleges across the United States with the highest crime rankings and what the colleges are doing to try and stop it. Nearby colleges that made the list included Yale, Harvard and Brown Universities, as well as Springfield College, Fitchburg State College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University. The most dangerous college in the United States, according to the list, is University of Alabama, Huntsville, although not all of the crimes there necessarily occur on campus. However, not all of these colleges allow their police officers to carry concealed weapons. In fact, only two states lawfully allow concealed weapons on college campuses with no restrictions. With six colleges making the Daily Beast’s top “25 Crime-Rattled Colleges”, Massachusetts prohibits concealed firearms on its college campuses. Maryland allowed its schools to decide
weapon policies on their own, but as of August 21, 2013, no public or private university in the state allows police gun use on campus. Other states where it is illegal for police officers to carry guns on college campuses include New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio and New Jersey. States such as Alabama have looser campus gun laws, but the college has the power to maintain strict laws when it comes to carrying concealed weapons. Despite a June 2013 shooting at Santa Monica College, the Los Angeles Community College District continues to prohibit weapons on its nine campuses. Liberty University in Virginia allows concealed weapons on campus, while Old Dominion University, also in Virginia, only allows visitors to carry these weapons. The Huffington Post recently published a list of the 10 safest college campuses in the United States. Arkansas State University-Beebe was given a safety rating of 100%. Wyoming’s Sheridan College, Lake Land College of Illinois, Southern University at New Orleans, South Carolina’s Erskine College and Seminary, Central Texas College, Texas’ South Plains College, Virginia Western Community College, Tennessee’s Northeast State University, and Louisiana’s Delgado Community College all received an above 98 percent safety rating. Rhode Island has recently made a decision to allow each college to decide if they are or are not allowing armed officers on their campus. RIC is currently wrestling with the decision given to them via the RI Board of Governors for Higher Education and asking the students and faculty to fill out a survey found in their RIC email accounts.
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ElisHa Kay aldRiCH assistant EditoR Those who entered Gaige Hall last week had the opportunity to take part in a lively event which included a mariachi band, sugar skulls, tamales and a colorful Day of the Dead altar. The gathering was put together by student club, Anthropos, to help spread culture and diversity on campus. Anthropos opened the alter last Monday and culminated their celebration of the Mexican holiday on Oct. 30. The event has been a tradition for the club since 2005, when former club advisor, now department head, Mary Baker, suggested they begin teaching other students about the holiday. Shirley Desjarlais, the president of Anthropos, believes that the party they hold in Gaige is a good way to express cultural diversity, and make the Rhode Island College community think more about the world around them. “I’ve had a lot of people come up and ask me about the heritage behind it,” she said. “It gives students new perspectives to look at. They can ask the question of why they do what they do and question their traditions.” Treasurer Keith Croteau agreed.
“As an anthropology club, we like to celebrate diversity and inclusion, and celebrate that aspect of college life.” Two club members, Aleena Reyes and Chelsea Titterington, were part of the club’s Day of the Dead preparation. Anthropos made all of the cultural items themselves, including the tamales, salsa and sugar skulls. The sugar skulls were on sale for students to put on the altar. Any money made from the event will be donated to El Circulo de Mujeres, a Mexico based charity which supports underprivileged women. “It’s a way to give back,” said Reyes. Anthropology professor Deborah Kaspin supports the Day of the Dead event, saying it’s a new way for students to learn. “It’s a wonderful break from the routine,” she said. “The enthusiasm that the Anthropos club has for putting on these things is wonderful.” Department Head Mary Baker is especially proud of Anthropos, and has seen the event grow since it started. “I think they’re doing a really wonderful job,” she said. “It’s become a way of rethinking death.” Anthropos’s mission is to educate Rhode Island College about different cultures and traditions, and last week, they were able to do just that.
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An illusion of safety JosH EstRElla anCHoR staFF When 1,600 college students in the Midwest were surveyed, over 75 percent of them stated they did not want guns on campus and would not feel safer with them on campus. These results are being seen across the nation, students do not feel safer with guns on campus; and for good reason. In recent years accidental shootings have risen dramatically; not from student owned guns, but from guns owned by campus police. Lethal weapons are being issued to colleges under the illusion that it will bring safety to its students, but instead it’s bringing a risk of violence, possible unwarranted force by officers and an overwhelming fear amongst the faculty and students on their campus. In efforts presumably to keep campus safe, Rhode Island College wants to issue guns to campus security officers. What needs to be understood is that, in many cases, bringing guns onto campus will not increase safety at all, but instead it will bring the chance of injury and even death. In the rare event of a shooting on campus, evidence proves that more guns leads to more problems and chance of danger. There is no actual evidence that security on campus armed with guns improves safety, but there is proof that it has been the cause of many tragedies. On the issue of college security and guns former provost of Idaho State University, Gary Olson, stated “there is no recorded incident in which a victim—or spectator—of a violent crime on a campus has prevented that crime by brandishing a weapon.” Guns in the hands of campus police have been proven to not be effective, as quoted by Gary Olson. Instead of safety, issuing guns brings the fear of accidental shootings from the security, which is not uncommon. For instance last May there was an incident at Hofstra University that led to their campus security responding with guns; it resulted in the death of an innocent student. Want to keep campus safe? Keep guns out. Accidental shootings have been increasing dramatically across the nation not from outside guns that students own, but from the guns issued to college security. In early October of this
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From supporting guns at RIC to realizing they’re unnecessary REBECCa allEn opinions EditoR In the part of Upstate New York where I was born and raised, guns are a form of decoration. Hung on walls and on the back of trucks to show off a common pride in having them. Your father has one, your sister has one, even your sweet old grandmother has one. They are as common as fly swatters. So when I came to Rhode Island for college and I heard that there was a debate on the idea of campus police carrying guns I was confused. Why would anyone be against campus police having guns? While I do follow political debates around guns I rarely do any real digging into the issues like I do in some others. Because the Rhode Island Board of Education voted 8-1 to allow the administrations of each of the big three public state institutions of higher education (University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island) to decide for themselves if their campus police will be
armed, I decided to brush up on my facts. So with an open mind I started to research and I decided that I was wrong. I went from having no question that campus police should be armed to swinging all the way over to the other side and now I can firmly say I do not believe they should be armed. Crazy how looking at the informed opinions of others can make you change your mind on something that you never thought too much about before. One of the main reasons that I believe that the campus police should be armed is to be able to respond to crime on campus. Then I looked up the stats for crime on campus for the last three years. 0 murders. 0 cases of manslaughter. 2 forcible sex offenses. 0 robberies. 0 aggravated assaults. 7 burglaries. That’s not for 2012. That’s not just for 2011 or 2010. That’s all the reports from 2010, 2011 and 2012 added up together. So there goes the idea that there is enough crimes that the police need to be armed to help stop it. And there goes the idea that the types of crimes that do happen on campus would be stopped with a gun.
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And the isn’t just at RIC. College campuses are by far safer than the rest of the United States. there is only 1 death per million people on college campuses. Now compare that to the 57 deaths per million in the general public and you might just feel a little safer still. The truth of the matter is the more guns on the campus the more risk there is for something to go wrong. No matter how well trained, no matter how many years the campus police worked as active duty police for a city or town, no matter how many safety checks or training sessions they are made to go to. The very fact that there is a gun or guns on campus means the chances of someone being shot accidental go up. All you have to do is Google “accidental gun shootings” and you will find over 46 million hits. Add by police and you get over 7.5 million. The bottom line is RIC is a safe campus. RIC is safe without our campus police bring armed and it becomes less safe as soon as they are armed. Sounds like a pretty easy decision that the RIC administration has to make to me.
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An argument in favor of arming Campus Police asHlEy GoldBERG anCHoR EditoR
Over the past few years, the talk of guns has become a hot topic. From who should or should not have them to what the law needs to be about getting one. I am not going to get into the specifics of what I think gun laws should be, but there is a topic concerning all of us on the Rhode Island College campus directly. In the past 10 years there have been roughly 28 school shootings. Each time the question comes up “what could have been done differently?” When
year in a California school, three students were injured when a student accidentally fired a gun brought by the police to their school. In September an article from inforum.com stated “NSDU officer who resigned was drinking, conducting exercise when he accidentally shot himself.” It is not hard to find cases where bringing guns to school ends tragically, but it is hard to find cases when they are actually effective. In terms of quicker response to crimes, if necessary the North Providence Police Department is very close by, considering we are a small campus in the city. If more officers are needed for larger situations they can get to campus just as fast as the security here. As for campus related crimes, guns are completely unnecessary here. Our biggest problem on this campus, as records show is drinking, and arming campus security will not change that. Throughout the public records of Rhode Island College it is clear that there is no reason for lethal force to be brought onto this campus; lethal force is unneeded in the crimes committed here. Guns will put everyone on campus in a constant state of fear. Every day there will be a chance of danger that guns from any source always bring. To keep campus safe and lower risk of tragedy there is other means of doing so, alarms, background checks, improved access control, but not lethal force. Unfortunately tragedies occur in rare cases, but guns constantly on campus only lead to a higher chance of tragedy. Proven in countless scenarios, they are ineffective, and the chance of accidental injury is too high, this campus does not deserve to live in fear while trying to get an education.
it comes to a college campus, the minds go to what protection is on campus. Each college has some kind of security team. Some are armed and others are not. In R.I. it was recently decided that it would be up to each of the public institutions of higher education whether the officers on campus would be armed or not. Everyone on campus, for one reason or another, decided that this was a bad idea. I believe there are positives to this situation. Imagine walking through Lot D, the parking lot in front of Roberts Hall, at night and someone tried to attack you. A security per-
sonnel stationed there at night with a gun is a little more intimidating than someone who is just standing there calling Providence Police. I understand that Providence Police can be here in a few minutes but there are some situations that need fast action. Think back to all the school shootings. You hear stories of teachers and faculty being the ones who save people and protect people. Security could also do that if they had a weapon that could stand up to a shooter. The state is not going to have security take guns without the proper training. They will know how to shoot and they will know when they actually need to use it. They are not going to pull a gun on you when you are caught smoking in your car. Most students are talking about how our campus never has any crime on it. Do you think that Sandy Hook ever had a shooting before? How
about Columbine? Or any of the other schools? No. They all had a first time. Rhode Island College could have a first time. You just do not know. I was raised in Massachusetts and a lot of schools there have armed officers on campus. My high school had a officer with a gun on his belt everyday. When a student would get in trouble, he wouldn’t pull it. It was meant for someone who was putting the lives of students and faculty in danger. I think arming the police on campus is a good thing. I do understand the cons to the situation, but I would not want to be the student who depends on an officer that needs a minute to call Providence Police. I think we all need to take a minute and look over the facts, even go searching for a few more, and really think about what may be best for the coming years here at Rhode Island College.
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Campus “police” To the Student Body: I ask you all to consider the implications of arming the campus “police.” I would like to make it clear that I fully understand the practice of an armed campus security to ensure safety in the college community. However, what further security do we need? Has our school become an environment of delinquency? By arming the campus “police,” we provide the security personnel with a false sense of power over us to enforce an authority that may be abused or misused. Also, what kind of presence will firearms bring to our place of learning? Why should we have armed security in an ACADEMIC INSTITUTION? It is too extreme of a measure to arm campus “police.” Moreover, why do we use that term “police?” Police are meant to enforce. What will they enforce? My experience at Rhode Island College so far has proved a good one and has
never once made me consider having armed guards on this campus, my campus, our campus. What would our families and visitors think about our school if they saw security personnel with firearms? Do we pose a threat of some kind that has not been communicated to us? If you find these questions ridiculous or obvious, I would agree with you because they are. We must make our voice heard to make this college what we want it to be and look like--a place of achievement and opportunity, not armed authority and fear. So I ask you, from one student to another, consider these things and ask yourselves, “do I want my school to show its power or do I want to show my power to my school?” Sincerely,
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Stop talking guns; start talking sense tayloR lUndy anCHoR staFF I would like to say, before anyone reads further, that I am not pretending to have the answers to this argument, and quite frankly neither should anyone else. Now, I understand the arguments coming from both sides. Gun violence is an epidemic, and the more guns…the more violence. However, I also realize that completely outlawing them this far into the game probably isn’t the best answer either. What I understand far less is the American fascination with violence and firearms. We accept the ideology that gun ownership is a right far too easily. The United States is the only country that views gun ownership as a fundamental human right, and I believe this is a highly misguided view. In countries like Sweden, gun ownership is a privilege and people have to prove rigorously that they are in need of a gun before they can purchase
one. However, it may already be too late to enact a system like that in the United States, because so many ‘bad guys’ already have guns. Taking guns away from the people, who truly wish only to defend themselves and their families from potential harm, would be unfair. Yes, guns increase the chance of violence and death, even when kept in the home. But risk is everywhere, so should we all just make bubbles for ourselves and never leave? And would a world without guns at all really be better and safer? I for one have said numerous times, “man I wish we could just get rid of all the guns on the planet,” but some believe that would merely foster an environment where anyone could rape or rob another at knife point, with a dozen witnesses looking on, all of which are too scared to take any action. That doesn’t sound all
that pleasant either. So is there really a “right move” in regards to this argument? Guns are here, and they are here to stay. We need to stop screaming at each other about whether we should have more or less guns and just deal with the guns that are already here and will be here until the metal making them up oxidizes away (which would take a pretty long time if you didn’t know). It is the sad truth that gun violence happens, even in the home, and even to people that may just want to have a form of self-defense within arms reach. Earlier in October, a two year old girl fatally shot herself after coming across her father’s gun inside their home. It is
easy to see that the overly large amount of guns present in the United States is a problem; however arguing about why people should or shouldn’t be allowed to have guns isn’t really doing anything. I believe our best course of action may be enacting programs like Cure Violence (for more info, you can visit, cureviolence.org) in order to stop the problem at the root, instead of just pouring gasoline onto the fire and saying it’ll burn itself out eventually. A gun is merely a tool, and there are plenty of potential tools for enacting violence, other than guns. We need to address the ideological problem of violence in our culture, before we can address the tools used to enact it.
we’re also told that we’re prudes if we don’t want to have sex and are made to feel as though it is necessary in order to have a real relationship. So, you can see as women, we’re told to either do it or not do it; and either way, we’re damned in someone’s eyes. This concept of being a slut or a prude directly relates to the concept of purity. I grew up surrounded by--and as one of the--people who were always asking “how far is too far?” and worrying about keeping their sexual pu-
rity. From personal experience I’ll tell you, it was detrimental to my growth as a young person and stunted the possible communication I could have had with other students and teachers in my high school. Everyone was so obsessed with staying pure and pledging purity; it was like a virginity club. The girls in my high school who had to be surrounded by purity rings and t-shirts, but chose to have sex, faced a lot of secret shame. I really get the whole purity thing; trust me, I grew up with it until my second year of college. But the concept of being pure is a social construct. A woman can lose her physical “proof ” of virginity (intact hymen) just by riding a bike or a horse. I’m just sick of sex being a bad, dirty thing that you get judged for. Sex is beautiful and special so let’s stop making it a big secret that we all blush about. Actually, let ’s talk more about sex and our bodies so
that we can better understand how we work as human beings. If we tried talking about sex more, maybe there’d be less teen pregnancy or STD’s being spread. So, as a sex-positive feminist, I suggest that we quit calling people names because they like sex, choose not to have sex, or have it in a different way than we do. Also, let ’s stop making people feel like they need to have sex in order to have a legitimate adult relationship. Instead, let ’s open up dialogue about the different ways people experience sexuality whether it ’s homosexuality, heterosexuality or asexuality. And instead of putting so much emphasis on purity, maybe we could try a different outlook on sex as something that is natural and good.
JEss BoURGEt assistant EditoR This week, I figured that since basically everybody is talking about the controversial topic of guns on campus, I’d talk about something that gets everyone going too--sex! Whether it gets you excited or makes you feel awkward and sweaty, sex is something that most people have something to say about. And, trust me, I’m no exception. I consider myself a sex-positive feminist. Now, this doesn’t mean that I believe that people should be having sex at a certain age or with a certain person or at all. In fact, being sex-positive means that I embrace lots of different ways people to choose to experience, or not experience, sex. What I do claim is that sex is a good thing and women are much too often taught to be ashamed of it. We are often told we’re sluts for having sex , we learn to fear our own bodies and the pleasure we get from sex. At the same time
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H We all know the stereotypes with police officers, the usual coffee and donuts in the police car. Well, have you ever wanted to have coffee and donuts with the police officers of our campus? You now have your chance. Coffee and Cops, a potentially annual event held by the Rhode Island College Campus Police, will take place in the Gaige Hall lobby on November 13, at 8:30 a.m. The coffee and donuts will be provided by Allie’s Donuts. This event will give students a chance to converse with the RIC Campus Police and ask questions if they want to; it’s really about building a community within Rhode Island College. So, that Wednesday morning, if you usually don’t wake up that early, this might be a good reason to rouse yourself from the comforts of your warm bed for the perfect opportunity to have a nice conversation with the campus police force, while enjoying a good donut, too. rhode island college’s student newspaper
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90.7 WXIN has begun their yearly charity event as they raise money and collect food for the Rhode Island Food Bank. For the past few years, WXIN has put on a charity event at least once a year. Last spring, WXIN held a concert at Fete Music called Beats and to End Dating Crimes, which raised money Women’s center of Rhode Island and in the held the Gloria Gemma Radiothon, raising or breast cancer research. This year, WXIN is on another radiothon, this time to raise food ney for the Rhode Island Food Bank. use of the holiday season, the worsening y, and the growing problem of homelessness, ded to raise money and goods for the RI Food aid Rob Smith, the Business Director of WXIN of the heads of the project. adiothon itself will begin on November 20 at ith live DJ’s on for 24 hours until November 8 p.m. “We will be on the air raising money, ss, and goods,” said Smith. 15% of households in RI are ‘food insecure’ r 175,000 RIers are on SNAP. Over one third people the Food Bank serves are children.
The reason why we’re trying to help isn’t because of the statistics however,” said Robert Santurri, Jr., who first came up with the idea to donate to the RI Food Bank. “Rather, we wish to do our part because of the people behind those statistics. They’re the family, friends, co-workers, children, etc of people we all likely know. There’s no reason why people should have to look at an empty cupboard or have a child left wondering when their next meal is going to be. We as a society can do better, and every little bit helps.” WXIN has already begun collecting food and monetary donations. If you’d like to donate, bring your goods to any clubs co-sponsoring the event. In only the first few weeks, the Food Bank Radiothon event has already collected over 110 pounds of food for the RI Food Bank. “We’re all in the same boat together. Every dollar and pound of food donated goes directly into making a better community,” says Santurri. WXIN is still looking for any clubs or organizations interested in helping out or co-sponsoring. Come by the radio station to talk to Rob Smith or Tom Lima, the General Manager.
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Twain’s Southern Wit graces RIC stage
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tayloR lUndy anCHoR staFF Rhode Island College Performing Arts started off their Fall 2013 Series on a comical note with a visit from Mistah Samuel L. Clemens (better known as Mark Twain) in the form of actor Kurt H. Sutton. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I meandered into the event in Sapinsley Hall. I’d never really been to a show like this one, the only impersonator of sorts that I had ever seen was in elementary school when a man came and acted like Thomas Edison (we’ll get to him later). However, I knew the night would be full of chuckles when I opened the program and read, “Mr. Twain has generously allowed a printed program for the benefit of those who are in distress and wish to fan themselves.” He started off by saying he didn’t really like introductions all that much, but that he was introduced by a lawyer once. He said the lawyer introduced him, with his hands in his pockets, as a humorist…who is truly funny. He claimed he was struck by that “thunderbolt of a compliment,” but what was really amazing, he said, was that he was a lawyer who kept his hands in his own pockets. The evening continued on in a similar fashion, giving the audience just enough pause in between laughs to maintain a healthy blood-oxygen level. Later on in the night, he reminisced about the time he
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joined the Confederacy…for two weeks. He admitted that he actually did it so that he could wear the uniform to the Mayors funeral procession, which he just knew was on the horizon. The Confederacy wasn’t for him though (and the Mayor pulled through, with much disappointment from Twain) and he admitted that what he really wanted to do was be a riverboat pilot. He became one until people stopped using riverboats and he was left without a job. He continued, saying he was particular about jobs, because he doesn’t like doing work. So, he became a newspaper reporter, which of course caused another eruption of laughter, especially from myself (that one particularly tickled my innards). The remainder of the performance brimmed with even more hilarity and even some songs, accompanied by banjo or guitar. Mark Twain was known for having sing-
a-longs in his hometown and he continued the tradition by enticing the audience into accompanying him in a number of the tunes. He ended the performance by breaking character to answer some questions about Twain and his performance. One audience member asked if he found himself acting like Twain even off stage, in everyday life. He answered yes, that he channels him on an almost constant basis. The only complaint I had (and it’s a completely and utterly not serious one) was that he mentioned Thomas Edison, in the form of a compliment (if you couldn’t tell, I’m not a big fan of the man) and never mentioned Nikola Tesla, who Twain was actually very good friends with. Jokes aside, I personally enjoyed the hell out of the show and hope that Kurt Sutton, as Mark Twain, will cause mass guffawing again at RIC in the future.
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The magic of “The Dresden Files”
A spellbinding opening for Jim Butcher’s series
RoBERt santURRi JR. anCHoR staFF Harry Dresden is everything I want adult Harry Potter to be. It’s impossible to ignore the giant BoyWho-Lived shaped elephant in the room when you first pick up “Storm Front,” the first book in The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. However, the series is obviously not Harry Potter but rather its own unique world with a fascinating group of characters. The Dresden Files follows Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, private investigator and wizard who investigates all things that go bump in the night in modern-day Chicago. In the world of The Dresden Files, magic is real, and it kills. The Dresden Files currently has 14 books in the series out along with several short stories. The first book, “Storm Front,” boils down to being a mystery/fantasy novel with many noir elements thrown in for good measure. “Storm Front” follows Dresden as the Chicago police bring him in to consult on
a grisly double murder committed with black magic. Dresden takes up the case, quickly realizing there is more at play here than initially realized. Unfortunately for Harry Dresden, not everyone wants the hero to investigate this case and it will result with him being in the crosshairs of some very dangerous people. It is worth mentioning at first glance there are a number of surface level similarities between Dresden and Harry Potter. Both characters have the same first name, both are wizards, both of them have an extremely intelligent female friend that pulls them out of trouble, both of them have love life issues, etc. However, the reader will quickly find those similarities end there. Harry Dresden makes for an excellent protagonist, a snarky yet kind-hearted character whose love life is going as well as his private investigating (spoiler: not well). One of the places where the book shines brightest is the cast of characters that it introduces to the reader. There’s Bob the Skull, a magical faerie known as Toot-Toot, a mob boss who has an iron
fist over all of Chicago, a tough-as-nails female director of special investigations division for the Chicago police, and many others. The book shines brightest in the universe that author Jim Butcher creates for the reader. He has done a wonderful job in combining the magical, mythical, and supernatural with the realism of modernday society. Butcher introduces a number of new original concepts and new twists on old concepts and creatures. The book is also a perfect length at an approachable and accessible 322 pages. My only real gripe with “Storm Front” is the style in which Butcher writes. The author himself has stated that it shows he began writing the story for a writing class. Thankfully the writing quality improves dramatically throughout the series. “Storm Front” by Jim Butcher is a wonderful, humorous and action-packed debut for a terrific series. If you’re looking for a fantasy or detective series to begin reading in between required school reading, pick up this book and give The Dresden Files a chance.
Takeshi Shudo, childhood hero daniEllE FRanCiosi anCHoR EditoR This past Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 was the third year anniversary of Takeshi Shudo’s death. Shudo is best known as the head writer of the classic anime series, “Pokémon.” He wrote the Original Kanto journeys, The Orange Islands, and Jhoto Journeys. The anime series first aired in 1997 and from there became adored by young fans all over the world. Takeshi Shudo also wrote the first three Pokémon movies in the film series. “Pokémon: The First Movie,” “Pokémon: The Movie 2000,” and “Pokémon 3 The Movie: Spell of the Unknown.” He also wrote the Mewtwo Returns hour long TV special. “Pokémon: The First Movie” topped the box office charts on opening weekend and eventually grossed $163.6 million across the world. Takeshi Shudo was found passed out at a train station on October 28, 2010. He had www.theanchoronline.org
then died the next day at the age of 61 from a brain hemorrhage. Without the work of Shudo, we would not have experienced the awesomeness of “Pokémon: The First Movie” and the original series. The Pokémon craze may very well have never gotten so big that we, as recently as last month, enjoyed the latest Nintendo videogame featuring the landmark, international franchise that is Pokémon. So thank you, Takeshi Shudo, from all us ‘90s kids, rest in peace.
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Two hard fought battles end Anchorwomen’s season Ryan Wilson Assistant Editor
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The Anchorwomen ended their season this past weekend. Next year should prove interesting.
The Anchorwomen fell twice this past week against two very good squads. Losing 3-1 against Lasell College, and 7-0 against red-hot UMass Boston, the ladies ended their season on a harsh note– but even these losses aren’t without some positive notes. Last Wednesday, the soccer team faced a Lasell team who is tied for first place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Junior Audrey Maia was a brick wall in goal for most of the match, but not even she could stop the unrelenting break-away offense of
the Lasers. They would score three goals to RIC’s one in the win. Lasell managed to control the pace of the game, but whenever sophomore Gabby Turner touched the ball, Lasell had cause for concern. Turner was a beast on the pitch, quietly producing smart play after smart play. The young forward displayed great poise and skill on the ball, and she should prove a valuable asset in seasons to come. For the second game of the week, the Anchorwomen traveled to Boston to face the Beacons. This game against UMass, now Little East champions, was decidedly less competitive than the game prior. Krista Ledin notched a hat
Season ends with loss to Keene State Sam Allen sports Editor In their final match of the season, the Rhode Island College women’s volleyball team hoped to pick up one final victory when they took on Keene State University in
New Hampshire. But it was the home team that came away with a three straight set victory over the Anchorwomen (25-11, 25-15, 25-14). The Anchorwomen finished 3-26 on the season and 0-7 in Little East Conference play. Amanda Cabral continued to lead her team, getting six kills on the day. Sophomore Michelle
Malboeuf racked up five aces on the day, showing she has what it takes to help the team out next season. Cabral is the only senior on the team, meaning the team may lose their power house leader, but with multiple players showing leadership potential, the Anchorwomen have a strong chance of improvement for next season.
trick for the Beacons, and three different UMass goaltenders combined to earn the clean sheet. It was a happy day for the Beacons seniors who were able to take home the win on Senior Day. Although the Anchorwomen suffered some tough losses to end their season, a few young players, namely Jaclyn Greenman, Gabby Turner and Camilla Costa, stepped up and showed promise for next year. Seniors, such as Lauren Bartlett and Cassy Arines, are never easy to replace, but juniors Lauren Maisano and Sam Nolte are more than ready to accept the challenge–which is good, because the Anchorwomen have their work cut out for them. Also helping her team was California native Emma Cajthaml, who had 12 assists, with Nicole Thibedeau and Lauren Palazzini, who helped in the dig department, getting six and five, respectively. The Owls, who are 6-1 in LEC play, were lead by underclassmen as well, proving that their high record could carry over into next season. But the Anchorwomen are looking to come back stronger next year and pick up more Little East wins.
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Ticket to the tourney Anchormen claim last spot in Little East playoffs Ryan Wilson assistant EditoR The Rhode Island College men’s soccer team needed only a tie in order to gain entry to the Little East Men’s Soccer Tournament, but they would settle for no less than a win–and they did just that. The Anchormen rounded out their season with a tightly contested win against the UMass Boston Beacons, earning a much coveted tournament seed. The Anchormen were down by one goal entering the second half, but Jose Zarraga’s goal in the 56th minute tied the game at one. Very shortly after, a pass from Emmanuel Asiedu found the foot of Camilo Estrada for the go-ahead goal. The score then equalized once again when Luis Avla and Lenir Lima took advantage of a two-on-one opportunity and booted the ball into an Anchormen open net. The two teams were at level pegging until the very end, but sloppy defense by UMass gave RIC a final chance thanks to a Kwasi Boateng drawn foul. Emmanuel Asiedu was granted a penalty kick with thirty seconds left in regulation time, and his subsequent rocket into the back of the net broke the 2-2 tie and earned RIC the victory. This was Asiedu’s team-leading 10th goal of the season. He also has five game winning goals, three of which coming from penalty kicks. The Anchormen’s next game will be against Eastern Connecticut in the Little East Men’s Soccer Tournament. These two teams met last month in a closely contested match, which saw the Warriors beat RIC 1-0.
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Freshman Alex Murray chasing the puck down the ice.
It’s all about the first line
RIC comes out on top in close game against MIT
sam allEn spoRts EditoR After losing last year’s team leading first line, who totaled over 90 combined points, the Rhode Island College hockey team knew replacing them was a goal this season. And they have done just that. This years first line combines the skills of Nate Duquette, Alex Murray and Andrew Bathgate, and in just seven games they have picked up 42 combined points. “We’re clicking really well,” said Duquette after Friday’s game. “Alex and I have played with each other for years, but Bathgate just sees the ice so well. He’s been finding Alex and [me] in open areas that are giving us scoring opportunities.” On Friday night, MIT traveled down to Lynch Arena to take on the Anchormen in the Engineers first game of the year. The Anchor-
men were down two defensemen in the game, playing 60 minutes with only four defensemen, one of which was injured and playing through the pain. RIC took an early lead thanks to a Duquette goal, but the vistors were quick to even the score. With tired legs, the Anchormen looked to regroup and come out scoring in the second period. With another Duquette goal, the Anchormen had the lead they wanted, and that lead only grew as the period went on. Mark Natalizia, returning to the team after missing the first two weeks, got his first goal this season, thanks to a feed from linemate Ant Daniels, who found Natalizia set up perfectly. Before the period was over, the first line struck again, this time with a goal from Murray, with assists going to both Bathgate and Duquette. The score was 4-1 going into the final period, and the RIC squad and coaches were hoping they
Cross country finishes near top in Maine Ryan Wilson assistant EditoR In beautiful Gorham, Maine, the Rhode Island College cross country teams found their true selves this past Saturday. Both the men’s and women’s teams had solid showings at this year’s New England Alliance Championships. Brandon Paulino led the Anchormen to seventh place, after placing a time of 28:17:89 with his run. This was good
enough to land himself in 42nd place out of a total of 161 runners. Cameron Richter and Justin Lucier also ran well, earning themselves places of 49th and 68th, respectively. The women’s team had an exceptional day in Gorham as well, earning rights to 6th place in a field of 15 teams. Jenna Pare led the charge for the Anchorwomen with a time of 20:05:89–good enough to finish 18th out of 158. Allison Lomas gave a strong performance,
finishing 26th, and Rebecca Tellier was close behind finishing 30th. Abigail Dandurand and Lauren Deguire also placed sub-100 at 62nd and 70th. Cross country juggernaut Keene State finished first in both races, with the men’s team scoring 16.0 and the women’s team scoring 17.0. Rhode Island College, however, need only focus on their next competition: the New England Division 3 Championships on Nov. 13, hosted by the University of Southern Maine.
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wouldn’t lose another lead in the third period. MIT got two pucks past net minder Vinny Tudino, but two goals wasn’t enough for them to come away with the victory. The Anchormen picked up their third win of the season and were looking to even out their record on Saturday when they took on rival Roger Williams University. Despite having the lead thanks to Duquette and Bathgate goals, the Hawks found a way to get in the Anchormen’s heads and scored five goals on them, capitalizing on two major penalties given to Bathgate and Alex Nadiger. The Hawks won 5-2, dropping RIC’s record to 3-5 on the season. The Anchormen hope to have a perfect weekend and bring their record up to .500 when they take on Westfield State Friday night at home in a conference game before taking the short trip to Providence College on Sunday.
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Men’s Basketball battles PC in exhibition Sam Allen Sports Editor It was the battle of Providence on Saturday night as the Rhode Island College Anchormen took on the Division I Providence College Friars at the Dunkin Donuts Center. This season, Coach Walsh is looking for someone to step up and take the place of Tahrike Carter and lead the team to their second straight Little East Championship. Carter was last year’s team MVP and made first team All-Northeast last season. One freshman has the potential to be the next great Anchorman: Austin Cilley. RIC started the game strong, going five for five, and Cilley led the charge, going three for three from three-point range– one after another. Cilley tied the game at 13 with 13:36 to go in the first half, before the Friars took control of the game. Despite one of their starters, Kris Dunn, going down with an injury, Bryce Cotton lead his team on a 19 point streak, posting a 32-13 score. It wasn’t until 7:57 left in the half that Nyheem Sanders broke the streak and scored for the Anchormen. Sanders followed that up with a three-point
shot which got RIC going again. Mike Palumbo scored two from three-point land before the first half concluded with PC leading 49-33. Cilley lead the team in points with nine. Chris Burton opened up the scoring for RIC in the second half, but it was Sanders who was the first Anchorman to reach double digit points, bringing the score to 53-38. Shortly after, Cotton showed off his skills, scoring a half court shot for the Friars. After a strong first half, Cilley was slow to get going in the second, but with 4:35 left in the game, he came alive again. Cilley scored a three, then followed up with five more points in a row, bringing his game total to 17. Palumbo had one more three–point shot, bringing his own total to 11 before the clock ran out. Friars 97, Anchormen 65. Cilley lead the team with 17 points, followed by Sanders with 14 and Palumbo with 11. The Anchormen return to action, starting their regular season on Friday, Nov. 15, against Skidmore College at the Babson Invitational Tournament before starting Little East play on Nov. 21. This season, the Anchormen are ranked No. 22 in the nation according to D3Hoops.com.
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hooped their little hearts out, but in a somewhat unsurprising turn of events the victory wound up going to the team representing greek life. Once the events were all over, RIC’s winter sports teams were introduced. Every team was passionately cheered for, and it was clear that everyone in the room was eager and excited for the upcoming winter season. As the national anthem played, and as the teams and audience stood with their hands to their hearts, there was a refreshing wave of RIC pride–something that is all too often forgotten. Individual opinions of the college were put aside, and for five powerful minutes, everyone was proud to be an Anchorman. Following the winter sports love, the final ceremony began. Willard Hall was announced as the 2013 Anchor Madness champion. In the wake of defeat, the other residence halls slowly and solemnly exited the building with a consolation prize–free pizza. At the end of the day–and if for no other reason than the revival of school spirit–Anchor Madness was an all around success.
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