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On October 30, Rhode Island College student Sarah Allyn was killed in a single-car automobile accident while driving north on Route 95.

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Students on Friday morning to find the Student Union trashed, Donovan Dinning Center vandalized, and an irate janitorial staff.

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The source of this destructive rampage would seem to have been the after hours dance party put on by RIC Programming the night before.

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In addition to the “new look” of the RIC card, student I.D.’s do a lot more than just buy food at Donnovan Dinning Center. Students can now use their RIC card the same way a pre-paid calling is card is used. Students can simply go to campus card and add a balance to their I.D.’s like a debit card.

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Emergency first responders surrounded the Art Center on Nov. 3, following a fire that broke out in one of the center’s classrooms, forcBy Katelyn Hurd Anchor Editor ing an evacuation.

Nearly a dozen fire trucks arrived to the burning south end, as well as many other emergency response vehicles. Though the fire could have caused significant damage, the situation was handled quickly.

The call was received by the Providence Fire Department around 8:15 p.m., and it took less than two minutes for responders to arrive on the scene, according to Paul Thomas, deputy assistant fire chief. All students exited the building safely and no one was treated for injuries.

Classes held the following day were cancelled, and the area was taped off with a Campus Police officer preventing access. At least five trucks from SERVPRO, a fire and water damage restoration company, were seen outside the building Friday afternoon.

In an email to The Anchor Friday night, Art Department Chair William Martin said that after the weekend, classes could resume in the building on Monday, Nov. 7, with the exception being students who have classes in the jewelry room. As of press time, some classes held in the Art Center remain cancelled until further notice, according to a campus advisory on ric.edu.

“Cleanup has begun and they are making every effort to get classes functional as soon as possible,” said Martin.

Prof. Dianne Reilly’s jewelry and metal making class was in session during the incident. She said that one of her students, Lauren Cummings, an art major with a specialization in metalsmithing and jewelry design, was lighting a soldering torch, but when she lit the flame it ignited.

The fire was caused by a leak in a damaged hose, due to the fact that the hose was old and had excessive wear and tear. The student then dropped the torch near the hose which caused the initial fire.

“She did a great job by protecting herself first,” said Sean Reddy, a fire investigator for the Providence Fire Department.

Reilly struggled to turn off the gas tank supplying the torch, but due to the size of the fire she was unable to. She then tried to use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire herself, but failed. Fire officials later explained that the

extinguisher could have reacted negatively and caused the fire to expand.

When all else failed, she was sure all of her class exited safety and waved down a nearby Campus Police officer.

“We were in this situation longer than we would have liked it, but they were still amazingly fast,” Reilly said. “I was just worried if anyone was going to get hurt.”

Students had to abandon their belongings as they rushed out of the burning room. Many were too shaken up to want to talk about the event.

“We kind of just pulled the fire alarm as fast as we could and got out,” said Carissa Zabala, one of Reilly’s students.

The approximately 15 by 20 foot, windowless room was fortunately made of cinder blocks. The fire involved mainly catching to the wooden tables, benches, supports, and the door.

“There was a good, hot fire in there,” said Thomas. “The rest of the building suffered a considerable amount of smoke damage.”

Due to the cement ceiling and cinder block walls, the fire damage was contained to the room. It was well designed for an event such as this, complete with firebrick tables. Between the quick action of the emergency response team, as well as the smoke detectors going off right away, the event was well-handled, explained Reddy.

The rest of the building is being assessed for any electrical damage that could have been caused when the fire was being put out. Smoke also needs to be ventilated out of the rest of the building before it is ready to be functional again.

“It’s pretty much totaled,” said Battalion Chief Joseph Desmarais, describing the damage to the classroom.

The event could have been much worse. The classroom contained highly flammable tanks of acetylene and oxygen, which could have caused an explosion if ignited.

“The potential was there for a more catastrophic event. It could have been a bad situation,” said Reddy.

Students, teachers and even spectators interested in the event were told to stay back as they huddled in the parking lot. Officials told everyone to back off due to the fact that there could be chemicals in the area. When asked later, officials explained there were not any hazardous materials involved, and this was just a safety precaution.

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Examining Campus Crime Part II The Anchor is conducting a four-part, in-depth series on campus safety at Rhode Island College. In this week’s Part II, we analyzed a GoLocalProv report that ranked the state’s higher education institutions

By Nicholas J. Lima based on Clery Act statistics.

Anchor Editor Next week, The Anchor will profile RIC’s new police chief.

A recent feature news story published by GoLocalProv. com lists Rhode Island’s “most dangerous” institutions of higher education, naming Rhode Island College the second safest campus in the Ocean State out of 10 studied.

However, upon closer inspection, The Anchor found that the methodology GoLocalProv used to determine its rankings is misleading.

The report, “RI’s Most Dangerous Colleges and Universities,” published on Oct. 27 by Stephen Beale, a GoLocalProv contributor and former news editor, ranked Bryant University as the “most dangerous” and the Community College of Rhode Island as the state’s safest higher education institution. A chart published with the story ranks the state’s 10 largest schools by the number of crimes reported per 1,000 students.

The statistics, a product of mandatory Clery Act reporting by colleges and universities, list 87 crimes reported in 2010 by RIC Campus Police, for a rate of 9.4 per 1,000. However, GoLocalProv included drug and alcoholrelated crime reports in calculating their analysis, skewing the results.

In determining how “dangerous” Rhode Island’s campuses actually are, The Anchor used the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report Part I statistics, which include violent crimes against persons and property such as murder, arson, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft and rape. The Clery Act includes a reporting provision for all forcible and non-forcible sex offenses, which for the purposes of this study are included in The Anchor’s statistics that follow.

Clery statistics omitted in our report include arrests and disciplinary action taken for drug and alcohol offenses, and weapons offences. If an illegal weapon is used to commit a crime on campus, that crime is generally reported elsewhere; in three years at RIC (2008-2010), there were five disciplinary actions taken against persons for illegal weapon possession, but no arrests. Illegal (deadly) weapons can include anything from firearms and explosives to brass knuckles, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s “The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting,” which sets guidelines for Clery reporting.

According to GoLocalProv, the state’s 10 safest campuses are, from first to last, CCRI, RIC, Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design, the University of Rhode Island, Johnson & Wales University, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University, Providence College and Bryant. The list includes all 12 Clery Act crime

Contrary to report, RIC remains safest college in R.I. statistics, including those where arrests were not made and individuals were referred for on-campus disciplinary action.

The Anchor’s review found that the safest campus in the state is actually Rhode Island College, which GoLocalProv ranked second. In 2010, only 3 violent crimes were reported – two burglaries and one forcible sex offence.

Not included in our statistical analysis were 77 liquor law violations, six drug law violations and one illegal weapon possession (no arrests were reported for these 84 crimes).

CCRI, however, which GoLocalProv ranked as the state’s safest school, ranks as our most dangerous in terms of the number of violations. In 2010, CCRI campuses reported 64 violent crimes, including 12 forcible sex offenses, eight robberies, 21 aggravated assaults, 22 motor vehicle thefts and one arson.

GoLocalProv’s most dangerous school, Bryant, ranks as The Anchor’s second safest. Eight violent crimes were reported in 2010 – six forcible sex offenses and two burglaries. However, GoLocalProv’s numbers were distorted due to Bryant’s 515 alcohol and 92 drug-related cases factored into their calculation.

While GoLocalProv, to their credit, did point out the differences between the reporting of violent crimes and that of drug and alcohol-related offenses, the news outlet did not compare schools based separately on violent crime statistics, relying solely upon their original rankings.

“In fact,” the article says, “the bulk of criminal activity on all the campuses surveyed resulted from substance abuse, with most other criminal activity keeping to a minimum.”

While the first part of this statement is true, the latter isn’t – all together, there were 273 violent crimes reported on Rhode Island campuses in 2010, accounting for almost 8 percent of all Clery-reported crimes.

In actuality, at least two Rhode Island schools were recently ranked among the 50 most dangerous in the country in terms of violent crimes reported.

In Sept. 2010, The Daily Beast conducted a comprehensive review of 458 residential campuses using data from the Clery Act, FBI and Secret Service from 2006-2008.

Ignoring drug, alcohol and weapon violations, the online newspaper gave a weighted value to each of the remaining nine violent crimes reported, calculated against each school’s total student population.

As The Anchor reported in Nov. 2010, JWU ranked as the 14th most dangerous in the nation for that three-year period; Brown ranked 17th.

RIC was ranked the safest among Rhode Island’s higher education institutions, and 35th safest nationally.

No other Rhode Island schools appeared in the top or bottom 50 of The Daily Beast’s report, including CCRI, which as a non-residential campus was not studied.

These statistics likewise run contrary to GoLocalProv’s claim that Brown is the third safest in Rhode Island and that JWU is sixth.

GoLocalProv ranked their schools according to crimes committed per 1,000 students; however, their formula fails to take into account that Clery statistics mandate the reporting of crime on campus, not who committed it.

Crimes reported could have been committed by students, professors, staff or persons who have nothing to do with the campus – which is often the case – meaning the location of a school and the intensity of its security operation have more of an impact on crime rates than the size of its student population alone.

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So, while our ranking formula still keeps the data to just the number of violent crimes on campus, we also applied GoLocalProv’s “crimes per 1,000 students” formula to our violent crime statistics for the sake of comparison, and again found vastly different results.

RIC still ranks as the state’s safest school, with 0.3 crimes per 1,000 students reported. Bryant University also remains in second, with 2.2 reported, followed by JWU, RWU, URI, CCRI, PC, RISD and Salve. The state’s highest violent crime rate per 1,000 students belongs to Brown University, averaging 6.8.

On the Brown campus in 2010, there were 39 burglaries, compared to 19 at URI and 40 for the eight remaining institutions. Meanwhile, CCRI led in aggravated assaults with 21, compared to 24 total for the remaining nine schools, and 22 motor vehicle thefts, compared to 22 for the other nine.

Despite being a non-residential campus, CCRI had the most forcible sex offenses, at 12, though 11 occurred offcampus. In examining all four CCRI campuses, we found that only 10 of 64 violent crimes actually occurred oncampus; the rest were reported by Warwick, Providence, Lincoln and Newport police “off-campus,” which could, for example, refer to sidewalks across the street or adjacent properties and public parking lots.

Rhode Island College’s rating as the state’s safest school doesn’t appear to be a fluke, either. For the entire three-year period from 2008-2010, there were only 20 violent crimes reported at RIC. There were three burglaries in 2008, six in 2009 and two last year; three motor vehicle thefts in 2008 and two in 2009; two forcible sex offenses in 2009 and one in 2010; and one robbery in 2009.

Of all the crimes reported over the last three years, 13 were committed on the residential side of campus – 10 of 11 burglaries and all three forcible sex offenses. The residence halls and adjacent parking areas also saw all 235 alcohol violations, 24 drug violations and five illegal weapon possessions over that three-year span.

Two motor vehicle thefts and one robbery, all in 2009, took place on non-campus public property that is not under campus control. The remaining three motor vehicle thefts, all in 2008, and a burglary, in 2009, took place elsewhere on campus.

GoLocalProv sent an email to eight of the campus newspapers it covered in its report, including The Anchor.

“To our colleagues at campus newspapers,” read the message, sent by Tracey Minkin, GoLocalProv features editor, “We thought you’d find today’s lead story on GoLocalProv of interest... we took a hard look at the crime statistics and reporting of them at every campus in Rhode Island. See where your school sits in this ranking and share this, if you like, with your fellow students.”

Copied on the email we received were The Archway (Bryant), The Cowl (PC), The Good 5 Cent Cigar (URI), The Brown Daily Herald, The Hawks’ Herald (RWU), The Unfiltered Lens (CCRI) and The Campus Herald (JWU).

Not on the distribution list were the Mosaic (Salve) or The All-Nighter (RISD).

A search for coverage on the websites of all nine student publications shows that none took the bait as of press time Nov. 6. At least two newspapers, The Hawks’ Herald and The Cowl, had already run stories of their own campus’s 2010 crime statistics being released. Both ran on Oct. 20, a week before the GoLocalProv report.

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students are unaware of SCG’s existence or what it is responsible for.

Another common grievance shared among students were the hours of many significant and frequently occupied buildings at the college, particularly Adams Library.

Junior Joe Quinn told members of the panel that he did not understand why the library closes as early as it does. Like many other college students, Quinn said he starts his homework around 9 p.m. Library closing hours vary, but during the week the building typically closes at 10 p.m. (For a complete listing of Adams Library hours, including late-night and 24-hour service leading up to final exam week, visit www.ric.edu/ adamslibrary/.)

With the library typically having such an early closing time, Quinn said he finds it a detriment to completing his work.

This was also addressed by Rep. Bissell, who said that the hours “are what they are due to the inability to fund staff for the hours that are desired by students.”

While there are improvements that students feel RIC needs to look into, they were outweighed by positive experiences. Quinn went on to say that he has had a great experience as an athlete on campus, noting that athletes get to pick classes before everyone else.

Junior Nick Ford told panelists that “the library’s shared data base system is very helpful and a great aid to my work,” adding that he enjoyed using the HELIN system.

Ford also said that he appreciated the renovations being conducted at not only the library, but around the entire campus, adding that the changes are “more aesthetically pleasing.”

Allison Weidinger, a junior Zeta Xi Delta sorority member, offered the panel a positive testimony on behalf of her tenure in Greek life at RIC. She relayed that all ages and kinds of students come out to the Greek life information night every year, making for a diverse and gratifying experience.

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The New England Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation team heard what students had to say regarding their overall experience at RIC at

By Hillary Costa a forum on Oct. 31.

Anchor News Writer The concerns students brought up to the NEASC team, who are here to re-accredit the college, ranged from small issues to major complaints about the campus.

Offered as a means of feedback and ultimately sharing one’s personal accounts as a student at Rhode Island College, students of all class years and majors came to the Student Union Ballroom for what turned out to be a beneficial and constructive group discussion, according to attendees.

A general consensus among many of the students present was the intimidation they felt regarding approaching RIC’s Student Community Government, Inc. with any of their concerns that they might have.

Parliament Rep. George Bissell, who is also editor-in-chief of The Anchor and was in attendance, sympathized with students, suggesting that this was “mostly likely an issue on the agenda of the SCG Public Relations Committee.”

That committee holds public Town Hall Meetings several times per year, however attendance is often sparse. The Conditions and Services Committee also meets to hear student complaints and forward them directly to the administration (complaint forms are located in the SCG Office, Student Union 401). Parliament also has an Open Forum for students at the beginning of every meeting, and the SCG secretary holds regular Round Table Meetings for student organizations to interact.

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Will the Greek Government survive the debt crisis?

The Greek government faces mounting internal and external pressure to resolve the country’s debt crisis.

The Greek cabinet voted unanimously Wednesday to support Prime Minister George Papandreou’s call for a referendum on the hardwon deal.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned that without the bailout deal, “the conditions for Greek citizens would become much more painful, in particular for the most vulnerable. The consequences would be impossible to foresee.”Papandreou’s government is determined to hold the proposed referendum as soon as possible.

Death in the desert: Tribesmen exploit battle to reach Isreal

Every year, thousands of refugees, mostly from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan, attempt the dangerous journey from their war-torn countries to Israel in search of economic prosperity and stability.

Very few make it, and the results of the failed migration can be seen in the morgue of the central hospital in the Egyptian port town of El Arish.

While the bodies of those who can be identified are buried in cemeteries in El Arish, the many corpses that remain nameless – because they carry no identity cards or have decomposed beyond recognition – are laid to rest outside the cemetery walls in an anonymous mass grave under heaps of trash from an adjacent slum.

Rhino extinction in Vietnam

Vietnam has seen the death of its last Javan Rhinoceros. The WWF or World Wildlife Fund has stated that they will not be reintroducing the rhino into Vietnam because it is not economically or practically feasible. This means the Javan Rhino will never again know the region of Vietnam. The rhinos now only exist in one place in the world; the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia where less than 50 of the animals exist. The park intends on strengthening its protection against poaching so this tragedy doesn’t happen again.

Should 12-year-old sexual harassment charge ruin Cain’s candidacy?

Herman Cain is just the latest politician in a long line to have a potential sex scandal damage his career.

The key in Cain’s case is we still don’t know all the facts – although his clumsy handling of the incident certainly hasn’t helped him.

There are no polls yet taken entirely after the accusations came to light, although Cain was at the top of the Republican field over the last few weeks.

The story seems to be rallying his base. Cain’s presidential campaign says it took in more than $400,000 online Monday alone.

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the campus, t h o u g h w o r k ers were present throughout

the night assessing damage.

A text message alert went out via RIC’s emergency management system shortly after 10 p.m. Updates to RIC’s Twitter feed, Facebook page and website announcing the cancellation while fire crews were still on campus.

As of press time on Sunday night, a message on the RIC website reads: “Certain classes will resume in the Art Center Monday morning. Classes in the Art Center that continue to be cancelled are in the areas of jewelry, woodworking, metal, and sculpture. Students should contact their professor for further information. Please check this website for further updates and information.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.”

A team of electricians was working throughout the weekend to get all of the power to the Art Center up and running again for Monday morning. If they’re unable to do so, temporary lighting and power may be used in many of the classrooms in the south wing to avoid further cancellations.

The 53-year-old building, which prior to 1971 served as RIC’s student union, bookstore, library and dining center, partially flooded last winter due to a water main break, cancelling classes.

Rhode Island voters approved a $17 million bond referendum in 2010 to expand and renovate the entire building.

Construction is anticipated to begin in phases at the end of this semester and run through early 2014.

– With additional reporting by Anchor Editor Nicholas J. Lima.

Demonstrators in Oakland, Calif. appeared to carry out a successful strike of downtown businesses Wednesday, as most merchants and retailers shuttered their doors during a largely peaceful protest.

Unlike prior protests in downtown Oakland, no uniformed police officers were visible during the demonstrations as of Wednesday afternoon. Oakland gained national attention during a recent clash between protesters and police, who fired tear gas upon the demonstrators after they allegedly threw objects at officers, police said.

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan apologized for authorities’ confrontations with demonstrators. The clashes led to the hospitalization of an Iraq War veteran.

For updates on classes in the Art Center, visit the RIC Campus Advisory page via www.ric.edu

Russian Viktor Bout convicted in arms conspiracy plot

Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout could face life in prison after a federal jury returned guilty verdicts Wednesday on four counts related to a conspiracy to kill Americans, acquire and export anti-aircraft missiles and provide material support to a terrorist organization.

Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for Manhattan, called the Russian tycoon “a very dangerous man” in a statement Wednesday. “He aimed to sell those weapons to terrorists for the purpose of killing Americans.” Prior to his arrest, the DEA had struggled to draw Bout out of his Russian homeland, which is long thought to have sheltered and defended him.

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TESOL program holds annual reception Current students and recent graduates attended a reception last Thursday as part of the TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) program.

This annual event is an

By Nicole Leonard advantage for members of the News Editor program, who focus mainly on language education, to get to know their peers within TESOL. The program’s mission is to “advance professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide,” according to the TESOL website.

Last year, there were 11 graduates from the program which offers courses at RIC. Due to increased enrollment, TESOL has now added extra classes for spring 2012 that would normally only be available in the fall.

There were a wide array of educators who participated.

One member of the program, Xiaoxia Rao, helps Chinese immigrants by teaching English as a second language. Susan Pirzynski, who is a new member of the program, said that she “worked with ELL [English Language Learner] students, as well as teaching reading studies.”

Many of the people attending the event would otherwise never have had the chance to interact with several members because they “all work at different levels,” said Nancy Cloud, a representative and coordinator for the program.

She said the people in attendance recognize this, and there are “more and more people each year who attend the program, which they find very beneficial.”

The members of TESOL all have different stories to tell about why they decided to join. Terri Couto, an ELL Advisory Council member, said she wanted to find out more about ELL, not only in her district but all around the state.

Some other representatives were there to share tools and methods they’ve used with students. Prof. Andrés Ramírez said that he hoped to be “modeling the use of technology in the classroom.” He said it would be “very helpful.”

In closing, Prof. Amanda Sox explained the importance of the program. She said how it has allowed TESOL members to work with a close group and “build professional relationships.”

After each speaker addressed the crowd, the members were allowed to mix and mingle.

Cloud said that it was important to take advantage of this because in each person there was “a world, a different world to get to know.”

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Duncan also said that enrollment is increasing at community colleges.

“Community colleges are a great, great value [and a] great option,” he said.

Many students who already have degrees from four-year institutions are returning to community colleges to further their education, due primarily to their affordability and convenience.

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affected by this plan could save several hundred dollars per month.

In an interview with CNN, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan provided an example as to how the plan would ultimately layout. The example he gave specifically related to nursing majors – a prominent major at RIC. The starting salary of a nurse when they graduate college is about $45,000 per year, and the accompanying student debt averages to about $60,000. This would mean that their current payment would be $690 per month. Under the government’s revised student debt forgiveness plan, that new student loan payment for nurses would be $239 per month, saving him or her $451 per month. And, under the plan, whatever debt the former student does not pay off within 20 years will be forgiven.

Duncan went on to say that Pell Grants have received an increase in funding, further relieving the loan and debt situation for students.

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When students leave college with their degrees, most will still have student loans to pay off that have been accumulating interest throughout their undergraduate careers. With tuition costs nearly doubling at

By Hillary Costa RIC over the last decade, relief Anchor News Writer from that mountain of debt is becoming harder to find.

But for students in this situation, there may be some hope on the horizon. Over the last few weeks, President Obama and his administration have been working towards helping Americans pay off their college debt without it dominating their post-college lives.

The president’s new student loan forgiveness plan differs from the original plan in nearly all aspects.

It is anticipated that $1.6 billion in student debt will be affected by his new relief plan. On average, students who are

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Thoughts on the Occupy movement

By Jonathan Lamantia

The past several years in politics have shocked many out of their ambivalence. In 2009 libertarians, social conservatives and even some disenchanted moderates came together to express their anger and displeasure with the government and contemporary America in general. The result was the Tea Party.

More recently, a combination of populist rage and desperation on the left has taken the form of the Occupy Movement. While only a few months old, it has already garnered substantial attention. In fact, if the movement’s only goal is to draw attention to itself and the issues it is concerned with, then one is forced to admit that it is a huge success. However, I doubt that mere attention is what most occupiers want. Despite their mixed messages, it is clear that they want to affect substantive change in American society.

Yet, I think it also quite clear that the movement is not currently in a position to have such an effect. I say so for three reasons.

First, the method of protest utilized is not sustainable.

Occupiers gained their name from their method, which doesn’t just provide for typical picket protesting but also for camping out indefinitely in public spaces.

There are two practical issues with this. First, it sets a high price for full participation. What if I don’t want to, or can’t, camp in the park for weeks on end?

Sure, many people might show up for protests and then leave, but such participants might feel particularly estranged from the “true believers” who stay. That’s not a Anchor Columnist

preferred way to build mass-solidarity. Or maybe people just don’t come?

Second, what happens in regions with cold winters or harsh weather? Obviously the number of occupiers would fall – thus creating the impression that the movement is weak and marginal. That is not good for image.

The heart of the issue here is that the occupy style is fine and good for creating a spectacle, for a season, but at some point the movement must move beyond this and find methods which are more feasible, inclusive and sustainable.

Otherwise, the number of occupiers will most certainly dwindle, the media will lose interest and, in the end, the public will lose interest.

Closely related is my second concern. Unfortunately for the movement, occupying helps to reinforce negative stereotypes. Such stereotypes distract from the ideas of the movement. Frankly, seeing a community living in tent cities, in the middle of a park, is bound to remind someone of the hippie/radical culture which pervaded the mid ’60s, and that probably will not sit well in a country that is still quite conservative.

And although the vast majority of occupations have been peaceful, there have been a few, like Occupy Oakland, which have turned destructive. As should be expected, those are the ones which the press will report most frequently. Again, the image could be damaged. In my view, if the occupations persist as is, their message will be drowned out.

Still, I think the greatest threat to the movement is its avoidance of politicking. Consider the Tea Party in its early days. Did it protest as the Occupation does? Certainly. But,

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it also sought political influence, and it was extremely successful in doing so.

Look to the midterms of 2010 for proof. Or, consider Kate Zernike’s book, “Boiling Mad,” in which she discusses several Tea Parties, many of which were deeply involved in politics – in some cases to the point of co-opting their local Republican Party committees.

For another example, consider the Civil Rights movement. The movement had legendary protest techniques.

It knew how to draw attention. But, at the same time the movement was also heavily involved in politicking. Related groups, such as the NAACP, used the courts to pursue various interests such as de-segregation.

What have the occupiers done in the way of politics?

Certainly, we don’t see the occupation running or even endorsing its own candidates. Occupiers have yet to even try to clarify their goals. Do they want to reform capitalism or do they want to end it? Or do they want something else altogether? But whatever their aims, they will require serious policy attention. It would be advantageous on their part to at least try to get involved.

Social movements must be a loud speaker, but they also must be active in trying to mend the social ills it sees. The Occupy movement does the first well, but it remains to be seen if it can do the latter.

Jonathan Lamantia is a junior majoring in political science and minoring in philosophy. He considers himself a political realist. He currently resides in Warwick.

Kicking the Habit Part III: The Proposals

By Robert Santurri Jr.

So now we have come to the finale of this three-part series, where the focus turns to how the United States should kick the oil habit. Obviously, this is not going to be easy, and I’m not going to pretend to have solutions that will magically solve our energy problems. However, the proposals will be realistic and certainly would impact our oil consumption.

The first proposal is easily the most controversial, especially due to recent events, and that is the expansion of nuclear power usage. However, we should not let the Fukushima disaster sway us into throwing out the baby with the bathwater, so to speak.

It is important to note that the United States has over 104 commercial reactors that produced 19.6 percent of the nation’s total electric energy generation in 2008, according to the United States Energy Information Administration.

The United States could take a lesson or two from France when it comes to nuclear energy. France receives 78 percent of its total electricity production from nuclear energy, and is the world’s largest net exporter of electric power. The key word to note from that sentence is electricity production, since France still uses a great deal of fossil fuels for overall energy use.

The second proposal would be the expansion of natural gas usage. Natural gas is a non-renewable energy source that could be potentially used until the production of clean energy sources becomes more affordable and available to consumers.

However, there are a number of concerns that go along with the expansion of natural gas usage, which includes a term known as hydraulic fracturing.

Hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, has Anchor Columnist

caused controversy due to the environmental concerns that it has been accused of causing. This includes, but is not limited to, the contamination of underground drinking water sources and higher greenhouse gas emissions. I cannot personally support expansion of natural gas drilling unless these environmental and safety concerns are adequately solved, and I also strongly encourage all readers to watch the 2010 documentary “Gasland.”

There are other potential clean energy sources out there that are becoming more realistic or more affordable. This includes both solar and wind power, although both have their own drawbacks. The compressed air car is another interesting concept that has been kicking around for years that has finally come to fruition recently, thanks to Tata Motors.

Another potential proposal that could be effective is the United States government investing in making public transportation more effective and available. This could not only cut down on gas usage and traffic times but also create a number of jobs. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to such a plan outside of logistics would be the current political climate in Washington, D.C. that would make it difficult to become law.

The last proposal that should be the least controversial on this list would be curbing the speculation in the commodities market that was mentioned in Part II of “Kicking the Habit.” The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) just last month voted 3-2 across party lines to curb trading in commodities by limiting the number of contracts a single firm can hold. This rule was put in place after being enacted last year as a provision of the Dodd-Frank act.

It remains to be seen whether or not this will make a difference. However, I don’t think it is asking for much that

the commodities market, which includes crude oil, wheat, cattle, metals and other food products, not be turned into a gambling parlor where the biggest losers are the everyday consumers. The large unnatural price fluctuations that cause the prices of these commodities to go up hurts not only consumer spending in the United States but negatively impacts people all over the world.

Skyrocketing food prices caused a lot of social unrest and starvation that sparked food riots in over 30 countries in 2008. Frederick Kaufman of Harper’s Magazine wrote a fantastic article in July 2010 titled “The food bubble: How Wall Street starved millions and got away with it” that is worth reading. You can also find an interview that Kaufman conducted with “Democracy now!” where he talks about this subject extensively and talks about his solution to the problem.

I strongly encourage all readers to do their own research about the mentioned proposals and come to their own conclusions. This is certainly not an issue that will be going away anytime soon, and that is why we as a generation must educate ourselves about the choices out there.

However, we must also look carefully at those choices, and not simply create new problems for future generations in order to solve our own.

Robert Santurri Jr. is a junior accounting major with a large interest in politics and economics. He is also a writer and hosts a weekly news show on 90.7 WXIN on Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m.

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Seriously, Christmas is just coming too early this year Don’t take this the wrong way – the closer to the end of the semester it seems, the better. With the holiday music already blaring in our favorite retail destinations, it reminds us that the days of waking up early for class, mountains of papers and mind-numbing exams are nearly over. Still, it seems that the holidays are coming just a tad bit early this year.

Halloween was great for us here at The Anchor. We published our brand new design, complete with a Halloween-themed front page filled with pumpkins. We also climbed trees for some odd reason for our Halloween social night, and a few editors, (one in particular dressed up as Jesus) made fools of themselves walking around campus in costumes.

It was a fun Halloween all and all, but why was it that as we put away our decorations, we started seeing Christmas trees?

It seems that each year that goes by, stores start busting out the

holiday decorations and candy earlier. As most of us last-minute shoppers went looking for those down-to-the-wire costumes a few days before Halloween, we were greeted by a devastated Halloween section from hyper kids and lack of care, next to a prim and proper Christmas section outfitted with a mini forest of brightly lit Christmas trees. Really? We know they say time flies by as we get older, but most people would still be able to enjoy the full effect of the holiday season if the decorations were brought out at the end of November.

Sure, Christmas is fun, and we all love getting together with our families (since most of us have not yet acquired in-laws), but that doesn’t mean we should be OK with Santa poking his gut further and further into the calendar each year. For stores, we get it, it’s your biggest time of year for sales, but for radio stations already starting to play Christmas music, how dare you?

At this rate by the time Christmas comes around, we’ll be ready to throw our head into the oven along with the holiday turkey if we hear Jingle Bells one more time.

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Transgender Day of Remembrance When: Nov. 13-20 Where: RIC Campus Sponsored by BSWO, H.O.P.E. and TDOR; memorializes those killed as a result of transphobia.

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By Ashley St. Louis T.I.L.T.

They say you learn the most important things in life during childhood. For example, always hold the door open for the person behind you, always say your P’s and Q’s, vegetables are good for you and, that two plus two and two times two equal four. Take a moment to imagine what might happen if children were taught by television.

What would they learn? Well, that all depends on the programs they watch wouldn’t you say? For me personally, my tutor would have been

“Looney Toons.”

There are quite a few things one can learn from this surprisingly violent cartoon show for kids. Whether that information is valuable or not depends on your opinion, but who wouldn’t be able to find value in the never ending struggle between a bird and a cat, a rabbit and a hunter, or a wily coyote and a slippery road runner?

And who could forget a duck’s constant struggle against the world?

One thing to be aware of is suspicious companies trying to sell you things through subliminal advertising or during commercial breaks. Odds are the stuff you buy won’t work or at least not in the

way you want it to. Therefore always make it a point to check what type of company you’re actually buying these products from. Don’t buy products from a store if they put the bathroom cleaner right next to the sandwiches nor should you buy glasses from a company whose main product is car tires. Perhaps if Wile E. Coyote found himself a reliable supplier he may have already had himself a nice road runner dinner by now. Also, remember to be careful of pricing. Chances are if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is.

If there’s one thing to take away from “Looney Toons” (other than being aware of mail-order products) it is that perseverance is the key. Has Sylvester ever caught Tweety? No. Has the Coyote ever been able to catch the Road Runner? No. However, do we ever see them throw in towel, saying “I’m better off ordering takeout?”

I don’t think so. It’s a sobering thought to think that they may never be able to accomplish their goal in life. As a matter of fact, didn’t I say four weeks ago that if we persevere that our dreams are sure to come true? Well, if failure should ever occur not giving up still means that we’re learning something. After all, every failure is an opportunity to grow. We never see Wile E. Coyote ever use the same contraption twice. Remember that saying by Edison? “I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways how not to make a light bulb.”

Well, if it’s any consolation, I grew up watching “Looney Toons” and I turned out alright.

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Pantyhose aren’t just for grandmas As the premature Christmas displays in the mall indicate (much to my chagrin) winter is imminent.

I’ve broken out my

By Courtney Woods leather boots Style RX and winter jacket in preparation for the bitter cold ahead. Gone are the days of Daisy Dukes, but it’s not necessary to doom your legs to months of darkness hidden under jeans and sweatpants. You can showcase your stems and battle the winter chill by wearing sheer pantyhose.

Pantyhose have a bad reputation.

Many women consider them restricting and antiquated. Patti Stanger from Bravo’s “The Millionaire Matchmaker” is known for being opinionated, and she isn’t a fan of the nude hosiery. In a recent episode Patti makes a girl take hers off on camera. “Never wear pantyhose again,” said Stranger, “didn’t they outlaw pantyhose in, like, 1945?”

Are pantyhose really outdated? I’ll admit…

I was introduced to the world of pantyhose by my grandmother, a Coco Chanel wannabe with impeccable taste, who wears hose with every outfit. But I stand by an assertion that sheer hosiery is not just for the elderly.

Plus, Patti lives in sunny California. Maybe the weather is nice enough in L.A. for bare legs, but here in the northeast naked legs are simply not an option past November, unless you want to freeze and have dry scaly skin.

Pantyhose eradicate imperfections like red marks and cellulite. Women of all ages can reap those benefits. Most importantly, they keep you warm. I love miniskirts and short dresses, and I am always hesitant to pack them away for the dismal winter months. Add a pair of tall boots, a comfy sweater, and a sleek, shiny pair of nude hose and my outfit is winterized.

New princess and blossoming fashion icon Kate Middleton always wears pantyhose.

People.com reports, “The more Kate pairs the shiny hose with her various outfits for official engagements, the more they’re flying off the shelves in her native United Kingdom.”

People.com also debates whether the princess’s tendency to wear hosiery is, “a calculated fashion choice or, more likely, a royal requirement.” Regardless, I hope the royal fashionista can change the association hosiery has with grandmas and showcase them as an integral accessory for the polished young woman. Sheer pantyhose help trap in body heat while simultaneously giving the illusion of sexy bare legs. Fashion and function.

Your answers in 30 words or less: Trends at RIC

Dear Ari, Marylou’s or Dunkin Donuts?

– Can’t Decide, RIC junior Dear Can’t, Marylou’s all the way. I probably will never go to the new Dark Side.

Dear Ari, Jeggings? Can we get serious? Why? – James, RIC junior Dear James, I agree. Let’s get serious and either

By Arielle Rogers wear leggings or Ask Ari real jeans. Can we get any lazier?

Jeggings need to go and soon.

Dear Ari, What’s up with all the people who wear Addidas Sandals with socks? Why don’t they just wear closed toe shoes?

– WTF, RIC senior Dear WTF, People sport the Addidas and socks because it’s comfortable. It looks silly, but so do Croc’s and some people swear by those.

Dear Ari, Why does everyone at this school say “Wicked”?

– Deidra, RIC sophomore Dear Deidra, “Wicked” is a term from the 80’s that has caught on in RI. We also say it because it’s wicked cool to say.

Special Question of the Week Dear Ari, What is Movember? I don’t understand the big craze behind it. Keeping facial hair for what purpose?

– Julie, RIC freshman Dear Julie, Movember is actually a very good thing. Movember is a combination of the words mustache and November. The trend is for men to grow mustaches, beards, etc. to raise awareness for men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer along with other cancers that directly relate to men. Men all over the world participate in Movember and it continues to be a growing movement, especially in the U.S. It’s a direct equivalent to how October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a cancer that primarily affects women.

Here is the official movement website: www.us.movember. com. This has all of the information about the movement and the other organizations it supports. Men can sign a pledge and donate to the cause, and all of the proceeds go to Men’s cancer research and Cancer Survivor programs. So, on that note encourage all of your guy friends to grow those ‘staches! Facial hair, for a lot of women is sexy and highly encouraged. Men who want to participate can just start growing their facial hair or go to the website mentioned. Go Movember!

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Slaying away your Jabberwocky She went with an open mind with no idea as to what to expect, only to come back a completely transformed person. The story of her journey intrigues me because it is all too often that we quit before we succeed. Most people who fail don’t fail because they weren’t good enough or couldn’t do it; they fail because they give up too early. Brittany had plenty of opportunities to bail out. That one courageous act of not giving up got her to where she is today and has forever changed her.

There is a line in the 2010 film of “Alice and Wonderland” that sticks with me from time to time. When Alice’s father would listen to her dreams and her goals, he would tell her, “You know, Alice, I think of six impossible things before breakfast.” When the impossible things come into play and start becoming a reality, this advice helped Alice slay away the evil Jabberwocky.

This may sound cliché, but whether it’s a friend, a family member, a bad professor, an environment or certain situations we face, we all have our own Jabberwocky don’t we? It’s completely fine to try something and find out you completely hate it. You don’t know what you want until you take action and mold together what it is you want your success to become.

You’ll never know until you try.

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There is a Professor of mine who is an instigator.

You know the kind of professor that pushes students to think and work harder? A quality I love about this particular profesBy Deirdre Greene sor is that she isn’t The Simple Things afraid to give objective advice. She makes her students think through a problem from both perspectives and has them base a decision knowing the pros and cons of every situation.

One quotation she shared with us, that is now a favorite of mine, is: “If I associate with chickens, I will learn to scratch at the ground and squabble over crumbs. If I associate with eagles, I will learn to soar to great heights.” In every sense, this quote is something that I’m sure plenty can relate to. If you believe you’re a chicken then you will be scratching at the ground your whole life, never leaving your cave and seeing what’s really out there.

My friend Brittany had this sudden urge to go to Uganda this past summer; she is surely another inspiration and teacher of mine. Despite the doubt others gave her, Brittany planned the trip by herself over the course of two months.

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Hundreds of Rhode Island College students converged on the Murray Center on Wednesday, Nov. 2 for Anchor Madness, the annual RIC athletics event that signifies arrival of the winter sports season. A night full

By Jack Adamo of school spirit, fun and games Sports Editor was capped off by the introduction of the winter sports teams and a speech from RIC men’s basketball head coach Bob Walsh, who urged the fans in attendance to come out and support all of the teams during their respective seasons.

The sea of colors that spread across the Murray Center stands from students that dressed up to support their residence halls included red (Willard Hall), orange (New Hall), blue (Weber Hall), yellow (Thorp Hall), purple (Browne Hall) and green (Greek organizations). RIC Athletics teamed up with corporate sponsor Dunkin’ Donuts to provide the winning residence hall, New Hall, with $10 gift certificates along with a year’s supply of bragging rights.

RIC’s assistant athletic director for media relations and promotions, Scott Gibbons, emceed the event. Gibbons gave away money all evening to students if they proved they could hit a layup or a free throw under pressure in front of the packed house.

Several of the RIC varsity athletic teams also helped co-host events during the night’s festivities. The RIC gymnastics team led a hula hoop contest for the second consecutive year. The Anchorwomen’s season kicks off at home against Springfield College on Jan. 8.

The RIC men’s and women’s basketball teams also helped out with the creative relay races. The Anchormen suffered a 79-63 exhibition loss to Division I opponent URI last Friday, but will open up the regular season at home on Nov. 19 against Clark University. The Anchorwomen open up their season on the road before returning home to the Murray Center on Nov. 27 against Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

The RIC men’s and women’s indoor track teams open up the year on the road at Springfield and do not host a meet all year. The RIC wrestling team starts the season on the road at a few different tournaments before taking on Plymouth State at home on Nov. 30.

The newcomers to the RIC varsity athletics scene this winter are the RIC women’s swimming team. The Anchorwomen will also not host a meet all year, but will look to make a splash in their inaugural season.

Although all the dorms and Greek organizations appeared in different colors for a night of madness, the annual event helped to increase school spirit and unite the campus before kicking off the varsity athletics winter sports season.

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“Clit” happens

By Jacki Carlson

There is only one part of the female body that’s sole purpose is to give pleasure: the clitoris. It’s located within the labia (lips) of the female genitalia closest to the belly button and is an essential part of feminine sexuality. While many people may find that writing about the clitoris is not as important as writing about the vagina, it is my belief that information about the clitoris is just as important to people who have one and people who love female sexualities, whether their own or a partner’s.

The clitoris is an organ that makes up part of the vulva, also known as the external female genitalia. It is a small nub of erectile tissue that is called the clitoris glans – the main part of the clitoris (the clitoral head). This clitoral head isn’t always what you see in porn and can be a variety of different shapes, sizes and colors. This part of the clitoris is just the tip of the iceberg. When viewing a diagram of the entire clitoris, this organ resembles a wish bone, with the “legs” of the clitoris remaining inside the body and “embracing” the urethral and vaginal openings.

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visible on the outside of the body has about 8,000 nerve endings and fibers, making it one of the most sensitive organs in a woman’s body.

Exciting the clitoris can be very enjoyable for many female-bodied people; although not every woman enjoys their clitoris being stimulated. Some find it too sensitive to be touched sexually. This is completely normal. When faced with the option of stimulating a partner’s clitoris, always ask to see how your partner enjoys clitoral stimulation.

Many women can handle oral stimulation but not vibration while other women are exactly the opposite.

When stimulated, some female-bodied people report that the clitoris can reach up to four inches long because of the tender erectile tissue which the clitoris is composed of. Much like a penis, the clitoris can become harder and engorged with blood. This makes it a bit easier for selfpleasure products like vibrators or clitoral pumps to access the clitoris for pleasure’s sake.

Just like every person is different, every clitoris enjoys different things. The easiest way of finding pleasure is through self and partner exploration. Find ways the clitoris enjoys being pleasured – some female-bodied people

report liking stimulation to one side of their clitoris while others like theirs being stroked vertically. Once you find a way to pleasure, stick with it.

All sorts of sex – oral, anal and vaginal – stimulate the clitoral legs, causing pleasure. Sometimes, though not necessarily every time, clitoral stimulation can result in an orgasm. A clitoral orgasm is one of the most common orgasms a woman can have due to the location and size of the clitoris. These orgasms can be described as a throbbing, a clenching of vaginal walls, female ejaculation, or a number of other occurrences. A vibrator/gyrator and a good lubricant can also aid in the journey towards orgasm.

Lubricant, while not as imperative for stimulation as it is in penetrative sex, will increase the vulva’s self-lubrication process and make any encounter a “sexy one.”

Clitoral stimulation helps drive sexual pleasure in female-bodied people and is, in some cases, the only source of a women’s pleasure. Many female-bodied people even find that they must have clitoral stimulation in order to achieve any kind of orgasm. So just like no orgasm is better than the other, no way of stimulation should be used over another. Love and celebrate a clitoris today.

The Man Cave goes the distance Nice Guy The long distance relationship is something that if you put in the effort, you can make it work. Honestly, it’s just that simple. I mean if you’re in love, then who are you to let a thing like distance stand in the way of that love? While it’s true that not all long distance relationships can last, the ones that do are so much stronger for it, and why not give your relationship the chance? Love knows no race, gender, or distance. You love who you love, pure and simple.

It would be one thing if we lived in 1873 when it took 80 days to travel the world, but it’s 2011. We can go to the other side of the world for under a thousand dollars in one day. We can talk to people no matter where they are through the wonder of the Internet. Back in the 1800’s and 1900’s, people would stay in touch through hand-written letters that would take months at a time to get to the other person. In the 21st century we have e-mail, Facebook and Skype, all of which allow us to keep in touch instantly, no matter how far we are from each other. Today’s technology has made long distance relationships even more possible; who’s to know just what tomorrow holds?

Have hope for the future and have faith that your relationship, no matter what the distance is, will work out.

As long as both you and your significant other want it to work, it will work. Remember that no matter how difficult it gets, and it will be very difficult at times, it will be worth it in the end.

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Ponyboy Seriously why would you even volunteer to be in a long distance relationship? Come on bro, where’s the fun in that? You go to a school full of girls. There are actually more of them here than there are of us, just get another girl. Hell, have a few just don’t tie yourself to a girl who’s stuck in a monitor a thousand miles away. Oh, so what if you were high school sweet hearts, life changes and you went to different colleges. If it really was meant to be (trust me, I don’t like being this corny) your paths will cross while getting

your morning cup of coffee after you graduate, when your lives are much more boring. That’s later in life. Right now, you’re in college and it’s time to spread the love around, if you know what I mean.

So you don’t want to give her up, but you still want to have a bit of fun? Ok well here are a few loopholes that may come in handy. First there’s the area code rule. If she’s currently in a different area code then you have the green light to sow your wild oats. If she’s at a different college but in the same state, don’t worry, you’re covered so just have at it. If you’re starting to follow my logic then you can guess the next rule, if she’s in a different country, yes Canada applies, then the rule stands. Man law is comprehensive and

works for your benefit, so take advantage of it.

Of course you can go the direct route of whatever she doesn’t know won’t hurt her, but you better follow the laws just to be safe. You’re probably not clever enough to cover your tracks if you actually got yourself into this situation in the first place. Trust me, I don’t care how much she says she loves you or how innocent she may seem, she’s doing the same to you. Just she’s much, much better at it than you are.

One more rule guys: if she’s in the military you better start taking cold showers. Man law doesn’t allow you to cheat on a girl serving overseas, you unpatriotic prick.

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Performing Arts Series: National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1 p.m.

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“Gypsy Fire” imitates genuine flamenco

By Rita Nerney

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The flamenco performance by Compania Flamenco Jose Porcel, “Gypsy Fire,” was a more informative experience than I expected. Aside from the immediate artistic experience of flamenco dancing, the night offered some lessons in both cultural nuance and translation and language barriers.

“Gypsy Fire” was held on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Roberts Hall and is the third installment of the Rhode Island College Performing Arts Series. The show was built of 10 dances by the company, broken in half by an intermission.

The dances did get repetitive, and I felt there were two or three that could have been cut from the performance that would have granted the audience a more succinct and enjoyable show. Jose Porcel had two solo dances during the first half of the show that were painfully similar and could have been condensed. His technique and passion (emphasized by the sweat flying from his soaked hair) were admirable, but his footwork was only intriguing for so long.

The group of musicians and singers that accompanied from the back of the stage was delightful. Their shouts of, “Ole! Ole!” reminded the audience that there were real people playing the music, even though much of the time, they blended into the background as the dancers grabbed the spotlight.

My favorite dance was in the Rondena style. The three female dancers were dressed in flowing white dresses with full, red skirts. Material reminiscent of pubic hair was gathered at the front of the dresses, adding to the sensuality of the performance. The dancers kept rhythm with castanets.

The company has been together for three months, but Jose Porcel has been dancing flamenco professionally for 26 years.

He has been with his company now for ten years. The group is now in the middle of a tour of the US and some of Canada that will conclude on Dec. 4th.

“Our company is located in Madrid,” said Jose Porcel, as translated by Raul Iriarte, a RIC Secondary-Education Spanish major. “Madrid is the city of opportunity for all things arts.”

Flamenco is from Andalusia, Spain, but has cultural hubs in the Spanish areas of Cadiz, Jerez, Seville, Cordoba and Granada. It is the dance of the gypsies, but none of the dancers looked like gypsies.

“Real flamenco is a family deal. You grew up with your

aunts, your uncles, your parents and your grandparents singing, dancing and living flamenco,” said Kevin Gravier, a senior Spanish major at RIC. Flamenco for the gypsies is similar to the blues for African Americans. It describes their life, pain, upbringing and economic woes.

“What I saw was a good representation of flamenco techniques, amazing dancing, great singing and good performance, but all together they lacked that familial unity,” said Gravier.

“And that was proven when we talked to Porcel, because they’ve only been together for three months.”

Porcel apologized for the sweatpants he was wearing after the show.

“I’ve never been to a theatre dressed like this,” Iriarte translated. “We’d been traveling for eight hours, and we just got off the bus and came here.”

Sometimes Porcel’s productions have a plot, but this show did not. The dances were not connected other than in their passionate dancing and recurring performers.

Overall, the show was worthwhile, especially as a cultural introduction, and the repetitive dancing and not-so-genuine flamenco feel still offers an enjoyable show to viewers not personally familiar with the authenticity of the art form.

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The Beach Boys’ “Smile”

When people think of angst-ridden ’90s rock, they think screaming vocals, blaring guitars and heroin; lots of heroin. However, one band entered the angst laden scene of the nineties a little bit differently, blasting their torment with beautiful musicianship, humor and significantly less heroin.

Formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Ben Folds Five features the legendary Ben Folds at piano and vocals, Robert Sledge at bass and Darren Jessee on drums. Featuring a sound heavily influenced by jazz, Ben Folds Five is notorious for not having a guitar, which makes it unique from nearly all other alternative ’90s bands. The musicianship of Ben Folds Five is absolutely brilliant, as it is seamless along with Folds’ songwriting.

Calling themselves “punk rock for sissies,” Ben Folds Five’s first self-titled album was released in 1995, and had decent radio exposure with songs such as “Underground.” The trio’s second album, “Whatever and Ever Amen” was their smash-hit, featuring songs such as “Brick” and “Songs for the Dumped.”

Personally, this album may very well be one of my all-time favorites.

Ben Folds Five broke up due to musical differences in 2000, after releasing one last album. Granted, Ben Folds Five certainly is a popular and well-liked band, but were often the black sheep of the decade.

While many artists were busy working on their sorrowful screaming or blaring their guitars so loudly one could not hear said sorrowful screaming, Ben Folds Five took the road less popular, focusing on writing music that was profound and talentdriven.

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It’s been 44 years and the wait is finally over. One of the most anticipated albums in the history of music is

By Rob Duguay finally on Album of the week record store shelves and available for download on the Internet.

What I’m talking about is “Smile,” the album from The Beach Boys that was supposed to be the follow-up to their breakthrough record, Pet Sounds, during the mid-1960s, but never came to fruition…until now.

Produced and created by the legendary multi-instrumental leader and vocalist of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, the album was originally intended to serve as a reaction to The British Invasion, when most of the popular bands in America actually came from across the pond in England and took the U.S. by storm.

Conceived as an American musical journey, “Smile” traverses some of the famous and infamous aspects of American history and culture. These themes include the impact of European settlers on Native Americans, the influence from the Spanish in the American Southwest, the crazy days of the Wild West, Hawaiian culture and the establishment of railroads and highways due to the Industrial Revolution.

Unfortunately, due to Wilson’s fragile mental state, heavy drug use and bouts with depression and paranoia, “Smile” was shelved and was never to be released. It was a sign of the band’s downfall and The Beach Boys’ status as being America’s answer to bands like The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Beatles, somewhat deteriorated, especially after the release of The Beatles’ groundbreaking album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” in 1967. The overwhelming popularity and creative

structure of the British bands ultimately put the nail in the coffin that contained the “Smile” recordings.

In 2004, Wilson put out a solo version of “Smile” that received wide acclaim, opening at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 chart and going gold (selling over 100,000 copies) in the United Kingdom. It surely was a sign of things to come concerning the resurrection of one of the most famous forgotten albums ever and to the delight of fans worldwide, “Smile” is at last available to listen through your headphones and make even your parents and/or grandparents feel nostalgic about their youth over forty years ago.

Featuring covers of American classics “I Wanna Be Around,” originally done by the classiest man in music Tony Bennett, “Gee” by ’50s doo-wop group The Crows (considered one of the first rock and roll songs ever recorded) and the timeless hits “Heroes And Villains,” “Surf’s Up” and “Good Vibrations,” “Smile” is a record that can reach out to any generation from the 20th and 21st centuries regardless of any age and/or musical tastes.

If you’re looking for a record from the depths of rock and roll history that’s as timeless as it is modern, hit up your local record store and/or your friendly neighborhood (legal) music download website and grab a copy of “Smile,” the sort-of-new album from one of the most famous bands ever to play their instruments, The Beach Boys. It’s a thing of beauty that just can’t go unnoticed.

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Incredible strength and flexibility, fast-paced acrobatic skills and illustrious costumes; if you have ever been compelled by any of these characteristics then keep an eye out for the National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China. This troupe of amazingly talented individuals, while touring both the United States and Canada, will make its way to Rhode Island College on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

While the art direction, lighting and sound effects, and colorful costumes will impress, the actual performances are what will make this a show to be remembered. The acrobats will perform a series of plate spinning, hand-to-hand balancing, contortion skills, bicycling, juggling, bowl balancing and much more with proficiency and fluidity.

Based in Beijing, China, this was the first National Performing Arts Troupe established by the Chinese government. This world-touring group, which has performed in Germany, Ireland and England to name a

few nations, has earned countless awards for their acts.

Some of the troupe’s national and international winning acts include “Diabolo,” which won the Presidential Gold Award at the 26th Cirque de Demain Festival in Paris, and “Pagoda of Bowls,” which earned the Golden Clown Award at the 28th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival. The company, which not only owns an acrobat training school teaching close to five hundred students, has one hundred fifty acrobatic performers who train their minds and bodies to display unbelievable feats .

Anybody looking for an escape from college papers and exams or for something exciting to witness on a dreary Wednesday night now has the perfect opportunity. The performance will be taking place in the Roberts Hall auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for general admission are $35, yet discounts are available for seniors, children and RIC students only have to pay $5 with an ID. For those interested, tickets can be purchased in person at the Nazarian Center Box Office in Roberts Hall or by calling 401-456-8144 and going online at www.ric. edu/pfa.

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ideas he learned in Japan with his New England roots and New York instruction to create a style that is unique and all his own. Ehrlich’s artwork has been presented in galleries internationally, and in 2000 Ehrlich won first prize in the Newport Museum of Art Members Exhibition. Ehrlich has further perfected his art at the Kansas City Art Institute and the Rhode Island School of Design.

New York Times describes that Ehrlich, “gives the surfaces of his panels a heavy workout.” The artist uses mixed media, creating mostly horizontally planed compositions.

His use of a contrast of pure bright colors as well as pastel simple colors draws the viewer in. He uses contemporary oil paints along with a blowtorch to fuse layers of oil paint and sand to create an interesting surface texture.

The exhibition takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at the Bannister Gallery, with an opening reception occurring at 5-8 p.m. This event will run until the end of the month, and is curated by Lisa Russell of the Rhode Island College art faculty in collaboration with Stephen Haller Gallery.

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By Katelyn Hurd His work makes a bold stateAnchor Editor ment, blending techniques from around the globe.

Graduating from Connecticut College in 1976, Ehrlich went to Japan nearly thirty years ago to study ceramics in a monastery. The trip was meant to last for three months, but Ehrlich ended up staying in Japan for three years, learning under accomplished Japanese ceramicist Joji Yamasita while presenting pieces of his own in galleries across the Land of the Rising Sun. His abstract paintings marry the

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A decade ago, Lindsey Lohan was on the top of the childacting world; now, she’s off to the slammer. According to MSNBC, Lohan has been sentenced to thirty days in prison after violating her probation. Lohan will be given an extension before the sentence begins however, so she can

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finish a million-dollar photo shoot. Remember that if you ever get arrested.

If the accusations made by twenty year old Mariah Yeater are true, then seventeen-year old pop sensation Justin Bieber may be capable of a lot despite his voice not dropping yet. According to dailymail. co.uk, Ms. Yeater claims that Bieber impregnated her after an ‘offstage liaison’ that occurred after one of Bieber’s concerts. Yeater claims that her three month old child is the son of the pop star, and demands a paternity test. However, in a twist that Yeater may not have anticipated, if Bieber is in fact the father Yeater may face jail time for statutory rape, seeing that Bieber is underage. Expect this story to unfold later on the Maury Povich show…

Michael Bay’s love of explosions analyzed Film website filmdrunk.uproxx.com took it upon itself to analyze how much explosions occur in Michael Bay’s films.

Over the course of Bay’s nine major films, 992 explosions have occurred, meaning more than one explosion happening for every minute of a Michael Bay Film. The ‘Transformers’ series takes up more than half of these explosions, with 283 explosions happening in ‘Dark of the Moon’ alone. Love him or hate him, one cannot deny that Michael Bay’s career has been rather…explosive.

Insane Clown Posse fan base classified as ‘gang’ by FBI According to Yahoo, fans of Detroit-based hip-hop band Insane Clown Posse, which are known as ‘Juggalo’s,’ have been classified as a ‘gang’ by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Cited as being ‘sporadic, disorganized, and individualistic,’ Juggalo gangs are most prominent in the west and Midwestern states. The gang classification comes after self-proclaims Juggalo’s committed assault and drug crimes throughout the nation, clown-face paint in high gear.

Kim Kardashian Marriage ends after seventytwo days Only ten weeks after the made-for-TV wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries was aired, it’s already over reports People.

Citing ‘irreconcilable differences,’ Kardashian ended the marriage, telling People that she “just wanted a fairy tale.” The wedding totaled at $10 million dollars, and seeing that the wedding lasted 72 days the total cost came to $96.45 a minute. Marriage has a price, and if you are a celebrity it comes to quite the price.

Jessica Simpson pregnant According to MSNBC, singer Jessica Simpson is pregnant. The star, who was big last decade but honestly isn’t a big deal anymore posted the news on Twitter, and to be honest not that many people cared too much. But nonetheless she’s pregnant, which I suppose is important.

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The second WXIN Battle of the Bands kicked off with a three-band set, free pool and a decent crowd on Thursday, Nov. 3 at RI Billiards. With the free pool being the main interest, the crowd hung in the back to enjoy the tunes of the night.

Pulling in third for the

By Timothy Hordern night was Silence, A Fable, Anchor A&E Writer featuring Gary Marqus on lead guitar and vocals, Justin Lizotte on bass and screams and Josh Thibodeau on drums. This band played a hard set that was loud, heavy and featured all the powerful drumming a metal fan would want. The instrumentals were solid, especially the lead guitarist. The screams were ok, and better than most bands that feature this style of music. However, what kept this band down was that they seemed to scare most of the crowd. A few cheers were heard from local fans.

Taking second was Please Don’t Eat My Friends, which featured Ian Dillon on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Rickie Garcia on lead guitar, Anthony Borrelli on drums and Dennis LaBonte on bass, guitar and vocals. The instrumentals in this band were solid. In the beginning of the set, they apologized to the crowd they did not have enough room to move about. This band had an alternative sound that encroached on the harder side. The only qualm I had with them was that the instruments drowned out the vocals. Overall, they won over a few in the crowd and were well received.

Grabbing first and winning the $100 prize was Jeff’s Trippin’ Out. This band featured Jeff Briere on vocals, Jim Broadfield on lead guitar and Youssef Tapozada on rhythm guitar. Although the band did win the battle, they did not win me over. The vocals seemed muddy and hard to understand. Although the actual instrumentals were

good, they were there for ambiance more than anything else. Nonetheless, Jeff’s Trippin’ Out did win the battle, but this set seemed to set the tempo of the night for playing pool.

About a dozen Anchor, WXIN and Anchor TV reporters and photographers who were present at the event left during the first set when word spread that the Art Center was on fire back at the campus. Most returned when the situation at RIC was brought under control.

After Jeff’s Trippin’ Out was announced as the winner, The Anchor was able to get an exclusive interview with the band.

Anchor Newspaper: So very exciting stuff, but could you tell me when you put this band together?

Jeff Briere: Well, the band we started in 2004.

AN: Wow, that long? Cool, what would you say would be the reason to start? Was it something with school?

JB: Well, we all had the musical desire. We were in other bands before but our energy all seemed to combine and there we go.

AN: Who would you say would be your musical inspiration?

JB: I’m not sure who is my inspiration, but I would say the inspiration would be my life experiences.

AN: How did you come up with your name?

JB: I’m really not sure. It was something someone said and it just stuck. Oh, and the Egyptian song that we play, we wrote that because of him (Youssef Tapozada). We wrote it because he escaped on the last plane out of the country before the revolution started. He escaped it and came here so that is the story behind that one.

Overall, the bands were ok, but this wasn’t my favorite show. I will be looking forward to the WXIN Rock Hunt that will be coming up in the spring semester, but until then, look for more WXIN events because they are always a blast. The third and final WXIN Battle of the Bands event of the semester is scheduled for Dec. 8 at RI Billiards, with bands to be announced.

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Batman: Arkham City had to be one of the most anticipated sequels in recent memory, and why not? The prequel, Batman: Arkham Asylum, was not just a great Batman game, but an incredible game overall, giving Arkham City some pretty big boots to fill.

I have to say that not only do those boots get filled, but this game could be one of the best I’ve played…ever.

Released on Oct. 18 by Rocksteady Studios, the game begins sometime after Arkham Asylum’s storyline has finished with Bruce Wayne making a public denouncement of Arkham City, a section of Gotham City that has been made into a large prison city to contain criminals. However, all criminals from tax evaders to psycho murderers are placed there and given free reign as long as they don’t attempt escape, creating pure chaos within.

During Bruce Wayne’s rally Dr. Hugo Strange, the warden of Arkham City who also knows Wayne’s secret identity as Batman, sends his security to arrest Wayne and have him locked in Arkham City. During his detainment, Wayne learns of a plan called Protocol 10 Strange has for the prison. Wayne escapes his captors and dons the cape and cowl again to unravel the secret of the city and Protocol 10.

Although there was some clichés here and there, they are forgivable in the Batman series. Many Batman characters, including some great villains, show up such as Joker, Two-Face, the Riddler and many more. The only downside is that there are many more than in the game’s predecessor, Arkham Asylum, allowing them less time in the spotlight.

The gameplay is the same as the prequel, but this can prove to be a downside. In Arkham Asylum the controls worked because the setting was very closed in and dense. Arkham City’s setting is an open world that doesn’t have as thick an atmosphere, so the concept change can be jarring. Nonetheless, gliding and zip lining throughout the city is fun, as are other modes of gameplay. Many of Batman’s gadgets return and some new ones arrive such as the Remote Electrical Charge, which shoots jolts of electricity that can power machines or incapacitate enemies.

The visuals are incredible as they present a very dark, miserable and neglected city. Every building and character is well designed to the last detail.

Even the audio itself is something special. The soundtrack could very well be one of my favorite soundtracks in gaming history. I almost can’t start the game as the opening menu theme always mesmerizes me. The voice-acting is top notch, especially with the return of Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill as Batman and the Joker respectively. However, I was disappointed that Arleen Sorkin did not return to play Harley Quinn, Tara Strong taking her place for this particular game.

I have to be honest; I was amazed with this game. Everything about it was perfectly executed; the gameplay, the story, the writing, the sound, the visuals. This is the most technically perfect game I’ve ever played. And most importantly, it’s fun. I had to dig deep to find the most nitpicky flaws. I’m almost sad I can’t come up with any sarcasm for this article.

If you care about Batman, or gaming in general, go get Batman: Arkham City… now.

Seriously, do it now. Stop reading this and go get it.

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Terrorist plots, murder and intrigue equal one big yawn

By Ashley Massotti Anchor Contributor

“Imagine that you have to break someone’s arm. Right or left, doesn’t matter. The point is that you have to break it, because if you don’t...

Well, that doesn’t matter either. Let’s just say bad things will happen if you don’t.”

‘The Gun Seller,’ by Hugh Laurie opens with Thomas Lang, a former Army officer, having his arm broken by a tall, menacing stranger. There is no context given. Lang’s name is not provided (the name he offers to other characters is fake).

The man snapping his arm is acknowledged by first name, but no character seems to know his objectives. And Lang establishes himself as a man with more questions than answers.

This propels the book into more than 300 pages of mystery, as Lang attempts to determine who the good guys are, and who to make an adversary. Lang is far from the perfect character. He isn’t suave, cannot comprehend complex ideas and he often makes missteps. All of this makes the character a more captivating spy. In ‘The Gun Seller’, Laurie manages not only to craft a well-balanced character, but to add a playfulness to spy novels. Laurie displays his mastery of language; even writing puns based on his character’s poor grammar. Early in the novel, the narrator mocks himself for his own grammatical fallacy, and ends up alluding to a future plot point in the process.

The beginning of the novel is effortless to read. Each page contains the right about of humor, violence and plot development. The reader finds themselves intrigued by the mystery Lang is attempting to solve; however, this effortlessness does not last forever. As the novel goes on, and the mystery begins to unravel, the book loses its charm. Lang’s sparkling humor is replaced by plodding conversations about

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terrorist organizations and helicopters. A barrage of minor characters are introduced and described in detail, only to be taken away. The novel goes from a fast-paced spy parody into a slow and unreadable dud by page 203 – and it’s 339 pages long.

What makes this transformation even more devastating is that Laurie doesn’t deserve to have this happen. His effort to create a strong plot and realistic characters shines through on every page. No character is a stereotype or a caricature: each character is well-rounded and distinct, making it easy to tell even a villain’s lackeys apart. The mystery at hand is elaborately constructed, unfolding to reveal several surprising plot twists, and on paper, there is nothing that should cause this novel to fail.

However, one of the novel’s strengths proves to be its greatest weakness. Laurie developed a plot that needs to be slowly uncoiled throughout the novel. The mystery Lang is attempting to solve is layered and shows a great amount of depth, but at one point, Laurie becomes so enamored with highlighting this expansive storyline, that he ignores all of the features that made the novel special. It doesn’t become unreadable all at once. Occasionally, a detail or a plot development will crop up to pique the reader’s interest – but those moments quickly become buried by drab conversations and the introduction of more and more unnecessary bad guys.

‘The Gun Seller’ is the first novel I have not been able to complete, no matter how hard I forced myself to. Readers looking for wry humor, a clever parody of the spy genre and an intriguing plot should read up until page 203. At that point, they should shut this book, and go out and find another. I promise you’ll thank me.

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Getting ‘Repossessed’ by the Devil Welcome to this week’s Matt’s Movies.

Matt’s Movies This week, I would like to discuss a film that many have not heard of. The film is titled “Repossessed” and it stars the late and great Leslie Nielsen, star of great comedies like “Airplane,” the “Naked Gun” series and many others.

“Repossessed” is a parody of the famous horror film “The Exorcist”. When “The Exorcist” concludes, the girl Reagan, played by Linda Blair, has successfully been exorcised by one of the priests. “Repossessed” picks up as the priest, this time played by Leslie Nielsen, leaves the house. Years later, the girl is now a housewife with two adorable kids. The exorcist survivor, (this time named Nancy) is played by Linda Blair, putting “Repossessed” a notch above most parodies.

Years into her adult life, one day after dinner Nancy finds herself re-possessed by the devil, and a young priest named Father Luke Brophy (Anthony Starke) is called in to help, who in turn calls on the help of Father Jebedaiah Mayii (Leslie Nielsen,) who refuses to assist him at first due to believing himself to be too weak to face off against the devil once again. The movie is told in the form of long flashbacks shown as Father Mayii is lecturing a college class about this exploit. In these brief scenes between the flashbacks, Father Mayii keeps getting asked difficult personal questions by an extremely inquisitive and annoying student. Leslie Nielsen’s performance manages to put him down again and again. Eventually, Father Brophy manages to get approval to perform an exorcism, which is made into

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a televised telethon event by a fraudulent televangelist husband and wife team. As for how things end, you’ll have to watch it to find out.

This movie is just fun. While it may not be the best comedy Leslie Nielsen ever made it is extremely funny, even if you only have the most rudimentary of knowledge about “The Exorcist.” The movie is definitely worth a watch, even if only for the Pope’s electric guitar solo. Repossessed is a silly movie full of satires of movie staples of the 80’s like the training montage (it was 1990 so these were current at the time), and has more pea soup jokes than anyone could ever want in a movie. And yet, Leslie Nielsen’s performance, given in his usual method (completely straight no matter how silly something he says might be) turns these into pluses.

In short, it’s a good movie with a good cast. Plus, supporting roles by “Exorcist 2” star Ned Beatty “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Jesse Ventura, and John Ingle occur in the film. “Repossessed” is fun little 80’s parody that proves to be a funny way to spend some time.

If nothing else, Leslie Nielson brought his talent to bear in this film, and the master of comedy performed as well as he always did. I would just like to take this opportunity to say “Leslie Nielson, Rest in Peace, and thanks for the laughs.”

All in all, I really enjoyed this movie. It was a fun little flick, and one I recommend for a night when you want a laugh. I give it a 3 ½ to 4 out of 5, depending on if you understand all of the “The Exorcist” jokes. So enjoy it, and until next time, enjoy the show.

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“Immortals” Starring: Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke A ‘300-esque’ movie that takes place in Ancient Greece, Immortals tells the story of the evil king Hyperion, who legions are ravaging the Greek countryside in search for the mythical Bow of Epirus. A stonemason named Theseus joins the fight against Hyperion after the death of his mother, and sets forth on an adventure in which the fate of all mankind rests.

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Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lea Coco This film, following the life of the director of FBI J. Edgar Hoover is directed by Clint Eastwood and follows Hoover from his founding of the bureau in 1935 until his death as director in 1972.

The film focuses on how Hoover transformed the FBI into an enigmatic anti-crime organization known worldwide for its efficiency.

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Starring: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes Jack Sadelstein is living the good life, with a beautiful family and job. However, Jack dreads one event every year: Thanksgiving, when his twin sister Jill comes down to visit. Neurotic and clingy, Jill takes Jack’s calm life and hits it like a hurricane, resulting in complete insanity.

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Records on the rise

Drake

“Take Care” Release Date: Nov. 15 The second album from Canadian hip-hop sensation Drake, ‘Take Care’ hopes to continue the massive success of ‘Thank Me Later’. Featuring cameos from Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Andre 3000 and others, two singles have already been released from the album and are enjoying significant success on the Billboard Hot 100.

Songs to listen to: “Headlines”, “Dreams Money Can Buy”

The Beets

“Every Step’s a Yes” Release Date: Nov. 8 The fourth release from indie British band The Bees, ‘Every Step’s a Yes’ is, according to the band, a more mature sound with songs referring to the real world. The Psychedelic band from the Isle of Wright recorded the album away from their homeland in Los Angeles.

Songs to listen to: “I Really Need Love”, “Silver Line”

R.E.M.

“Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011” Release Date: Nov. 15 The final release from legendary alternative icons R.E.M, ‘Part Lies, Part

Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage’ is a compilation of the band’s hits over the past twenty-nine years. The two-disc, forty-track album features mostly earlier hits, but will offer three new tracks as well.

Songs to listen to: “Hallelujah”, “We All Go Back Where We Belong”

Local Events Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde Nov. 3-6 & 10-13 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday Matinee Stuart Theatre, Brown University $17 The scathing standards of Victorian society may have aged, but this play from the legendary Oscar Wilde lives on through the Brown Theatre Company. Deceit, disorder, adultery and hilarity abound, this old-school play is sure to bring joy to the hearts of theatre aficionado’s abound.

Clybourne Park Nov. 1-20 7:30 p.m.

Trinity Repertoire Company $42-$56 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winner “Clybourne Park” is a modern telling of the classing play “Raisin in the Sun.” Combining race and real-estate in America, “Clybourne Park” is sure to be a great experience in this autumn season earning its place as one of the best plays of 2010.

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RIC Athletics Scoreboard

Men’s Basketball Univ. of Rhode Island (Exhibition) Men’s Soccer Keene State (LEC Playoffs)

Lost

79-63

Lost

3-2 (OT)

Women’s Vollyball Keene State (LEC Playoffs) Hockey Univ. of New Haven Tufts Univ.

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URI outlasts RIC 79-63

King, Anchormen hang tough before Rams pull away late

By George Bissell Editor-in-Chief

RIC

URI

RIC

junior guard

finished with

Randy Casey

looks for

a lane to drive in the first half.

senior guard

Casey

finished with four points.

Anchor Photo // Hayden James

King

Avery King defending Jamal Wilson.

16 points off the bench.

sophomore guard

RIC

junior center

Steve Roberts

looks to break the half.

Roberts

Rams

full court press in the first

scored six points in the

79-63

loss.

Despite strong performances from sophomore guard Avery King, junior guard Tahrike Carter and senior center Mike Akinrola, the Rhode Island College men’s basketball team fell to Division I University of Rhode Island, 79-63, in an exhibition contest at the Ryan Center on Friday, Nov. 4.

The Anchormen remain winless in four exhibition contests against the Rams, but the 16-point final margin of victory for the Rams was the slimmest in the four preseason meetings between these

two Ocean State rivals.

“I was really happy with the way we competed,” said RIC head coach Bob Walsh in a post-game press conference. “It was a nine point game with less than 10 minutes to play and we went 2-for-10 from the free throw line after halftime. Their size and ability wore us down, but we’ll take a lot of good things from tonight.”

King, a transfer from Division II Lyndon State, scored 16 points off the bench. Carter scored nine points and added eight rebounds and Akinrola added 15 points.

The Rams were led by freshman forward standout Jonathan Holton, who was a rebound shy of a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds, senior forward Orion Outerbridge (15 points) and junior forward Nikola Malesevic (15 points).

The Anchormen are the class of the Little East Conference, having qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament in five straight seasons under the direction of Walsh, now in his seventh year at the helm.

URI, led by 20-year head coach Jim Baron, are in a state of transition, after graduating the winningest class in program history highlighted by Marquis Jones, Delroy James, Will Martell and Ben Eaves. The contingent won 90 games over the course of their four-year careers from 2007-2001.

After weathering the early storm, the Anchormen began to mount a comeback late in the first half against the Rams. RIC matched URI’s level of intensity and began to catch up on the scoreboard. The Anchormen appeared to be on the verge of tying the game up after a deep 3-pointer from King cut the URI lead to one point, 35-34, with less than five minutes to play in the first half. On the precipice of taking the lead, the Anchormen began to turn the ball over, allowing the Rams to close the half on a 10-3 run to take a 45-37 lead into the break.

King led the way for the Anchormen with a game-high 13 points in the first half, shooting 5-of-8 from the field including 3-of-4 from 3-point range. The Rams were led by Holton and Malesevic, who scored 12 and 11 points respectively in the first half.

RIC opened up the second half with a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Tom DeCiantis, but the Rams began to slowly pull away, using their tremendous size advantage to wear the Anchormen down. The Rams took their largest lead of the game with 13:14 remaining in the game after Malesevic sank four consecutive free throws to give URI a 60-44 lead. The Anchormen refused to back down and rallied to cut the Rams lead to nine with 9:42 on the clock after a pair of lay ups in the paint from Akinrola.

That would be as close as the Anchormen would get, as URI jumped out to a 19-point lead behind six unanswered points from Outerbridge, who capped off the Rams run with an alley-oop slam dunk. URI coasted from there to the 79-63 victory.

The Anchormen will be back in action when they open up the regular season at home in the Murray Center against Clark University on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Anchormen Notes URI defeated the Anchormen 88-55 last season…Walsh and the Anchormen have two wins over Division I opponents…RIC defeated Iona 82-71 on Nov. 3, 2006 and defeated Holy Cross, 61-60, on Nov. 1, 2007…The Gaels and Crusaders were both coming off NCAA Tournament appearances the season before…

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Anchormen lose heartbreaker in LEC semi-finals Despite erasing a 2-0 deficit early in the game, the Rhode Island College men’s soccer team saw their dreams of becoming Little East Conference champions vanish when Keene State sophomore forward Scott Douglas scored in the 94th minute to send his

By AJ Clark team to the Little East Conference Anchor Sports Writer Tournament finals. The goal was Douglas’ third of the game as the Owls ended the Anchormen’s season for the second consecutive year with a 3-2 win at the Owl Athletic Complex on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

Hungry for revenge after being beaten by Keene State, 2-0, just a couple weeks earlier during the regular season, the Anchormen found themselves trailing the Owls just 43 seconds into the game as Douglas scored an unassisted goal, beating RIC senior goalkeeper Nick Clark. Douglas was back at it only a few minutes later when he scored in the seventh minute off of junior defender Blake Nyman’s assist.

Despite being down, the Anchormen rallied behind their talented group of veteran leaders. “Going down by two goals that early was tough, but at the same time we knew we were fine, we had the whole game to come back,” said senior defenseman Troy Silvia.

The Anchormen, determined not to let a poor start end their season, responded. Senior midfielder Hector Espildora Fortuno took advantage of a free kick, scoring to put the Anchormen on the board in the 15th minute. A sprawling Owl, sophomore net minder Malcom Cheney, was unable to get his hands on the shot as it hit the back of the net to cut Keene State’s lead to one, 2-1.

After the hectic first 15 minutes of the match, neither team found the back of the net for the remainder of the half. RIC out-shot the Owls in the first half, eight to six. The first half also included two yellow cards by the Anchormen as sophomore midfielder Ignacio Cespedes and junior midfielder Donald Dane each picked up a card.

The beginning of the second half was much like the end of the first, a defensive battle. Both teams failed to score until the 72nd minute when RIC senior forward Bruno Costa did all he could to extend his Anchormen career as he sent a cross into the box which was headed home by Espildora Fortuno to tie the game at 2-2.

With all the momentum on RIC’s side, there was a feeling that they could pull off the comeback and reach the LEC Tournament finals. That momentum came to a screeching halt, in the 83rd minute, when RIC freshman midfielder David Ricci received his second yellow card resulting in a red card and leaving his team a man down for the remainder of the contest. Now with only 10 men on the field, RIC was forced to play more conservative so they would not let up the game-winning goal. After holding strong for the remainder of regulation, the two teams were headed into overtime tied at 2-2.

It did not take long for KSC to close out the game. Douglas capped off his memorable game by sneaking his shot past Clark for the game-winner in the 94th minute. Clark finished the game with three saves on 12 shots and Cheney ended with 8 saves off of 17 Anchormen shots.

With the victory, Keene State advanced to face the firstseeded Eastern Connecticut State University, but fell 1-0 at the hands of the Warriors on Saturday, Nov. 5. With the loss, RIC saw its season come to an end, along with the careers of seniors Silvia, Clark, Costa, Espildora Fortuno and forward Mike Patriarca.

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Douglas sends Keene State soaring into finals with overtime goal

RIC

senior defender

Troy Silvia

looks to go on the attack during a recent game.

Carter Athlete of the Week Junior,Tahrike Men’s Basketball Tahrike Carter helped lead the way in an exhibition contest against the University of Rhode Island with nine points and four assists. Carter opened the scoring for RIC when he took the ball on the Anchormen opening possession, cut to the hoop and proceeded to go up and under a Rams defender with a talented reverse lay up that silenced the rowdy Rhody crowd.

Carter’s scoring ability will be a building block for the team all season long.

Courtesy // Hayden James, News and Public Relations

“I’m proud of how hard we came out against URI. Never satisfied with a loss, but we are a work in progress and we’ll put in the time these next few weeks and come out and get the win against Clark.”

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Anchormen let leads slip away, drop a pair

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RIC hockey loses back-to-back games to University of New Haven and Tufts University

RIC

freshman

Seth McCarthy

in front of the net.

The Rhode Island College club hockey team endured a tough weekend both at home and on the road, as they suffered their first two Colonial South Conference losses of the season against

By Sam Allen the University of New Haven Anchor Sports Writer and Tufts University bringing their conference record to 3-2. On Friday, Nov. 4 the Anchormen played their fourth consecutive home game as they hosted the Chargers of the University of New Haven in a heated game that started off strong for the Anchormen but quickly began to favor the visitors.

The Anchormen were first on the board only a minute into the game with a goal from senior captain Greg Dicomitis, his 15th goal of the season. The Chargers answered back four minutes later before RIC junior forward Mike Young scored to give the Anchormen the lead again.

Before the end of the period, Dicomitis would score yet again before another Charger goal made it 3-2 in favor of the Anchormen, who would soon lose their edge and fail to score for the remainder of the game.

Early power plays gave the Chargers the goal to tie the game and on another Anchormen penalty less than five minutes later the Chargers took hold of the game.

In total, the Chargers scored three power play goals, all in the second period and after scoring twice in the third

period, sophomore goaltender Mark Bushy was taken out of the game and replaced with freshmen Matt Collins for the game’s final five minutes. Collins five minutes of shut out hockey wasn’t enough as the game ended with the Anchormen on the wrong side of a 7-3 final.

The woes continued for the Anchormen following night in Boston when they faced off against the Tufts University Jumbos. RIC hadn’t lost to Tufts since 2007, but were unable to get a tight grip on the Jumbos all night long. Penalties continued to plague the Anchormen as four out of five goals came on Tufts power plays. The Anchormen led 4-3 when a collision in front of the net left Bushy injured. He was forced to leave the game and did not return. Collins took over in net, and surrendered the game-tying goal off of an unlucky bounce with just over two minutes remaining.

Regulation ended with the score tied at 4-4 prompting a five minute overtime period in which the Anchormen would serve the entirety of shorthanded due to a major penalty assessed to freshman forward Anthony Sawaia.

RIC survived the first three minutes of overtime, but with just under two minutes left, another freak bounce allowed the puck to find the back of the net and the Jumbos sent the defending champs home with a 5-4 loss.

On their first losing streak since their Michigan trip to open the season, the Anchormen will try and battle back, taking on in-state rival Roger Williams on Friday, Nov. 11 before making the trip down to face Coast Guard on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Burns and Holt add new depth to Anchormen basketball brought with him coaching experience from the Premier Basketball League, in which he coached the Manchester Millrats in 2009-10.

Burn’s expectations for this season are high, “The goal for this season is to win the league and have a great regular season. It is a large task getting into the championship rounds, so we want to make sure we have a great season.”

With the veterans bringing championship experience from winning the LEC Tournament last year, Burns knows that this year’s Anchormen have the experience and leadership needed to win again.

The experience that Burns brings also has a great effect on the fellow assistant coach Matt Holt. Holt, who worked as Head Student Assistant Coach and Video Coordinator at Northeastern University’s men’s basketball program for five years has a lot to offer the Anchormen and is looking forward to his first season with the team. “This is a great opportunity and I am looking forward to working with an experienced staff. Coach Walsh and coach Burns will help me learn and together we will work towards success.”

One important aspect that Holt brings to the program is his achievement for forwarding the inter-collegiate film exchange per the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) agreements. The agreements correspond with members of Division I schools in order to obtain and exchange scouting material. “The network and staff around the country are able to communicate and analyze the game thoroughly. As a coach, being able to watch video like a professional can help show the players their mistakes and also help the coaches teach better as well,” said Holt.

Holt will have the advantage of helping the players gain a

competitive edge on their opponents.

As a new assistant coach, Holt also brings playing and coaching experience and hard work to the program. He gained this experience first as a player from Classical High School and also gained coaching skills in the AAU league with the RI Breakers. Holt is expected to help the Anchormen reach their goals for the season. “We want to win the league. Coach Walsh has created a culture of success here at RIC and we want to learn, get better, and win.”

With the two of them on staff along with Walsh, the coaching of the Anchormen is in good hands. Now the team turns their attention to the regular season opener against Clark University on Nov. 15.

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Offence wins games, defense wins championships, and coaching creates dynasties. Or at least that’s how it seems in this case.

The two assistant coaches for the Rhode Island College

By Michelle Sarasin men’s basketball program Anchor Sports Writer bring great experience to the team and are a large help to head coach Bob Walsh. Walsh, in his seventh year now has the experience of five consecutive NCAA post seasons and selects his staff carefully. Chris Burns and Matt Holt are both fairly new to the program, as Burns returns for his second season and Holt begins his first. However, both coaches play an important role in the success of the Anchormen as they assist Walsh in recruiting, scouting, administering practices and in-game coaching. “The good thing about being an assistant coach in Division III is you get to do a little bit of everything, you’re involved in the whole thing,” said Walsh about his assistants.

Burns knows that a year of experience under his belt has helped him gain knowledge for this season. “Last year helped a bunch with the transition of learning on the fly and how coach Walsh runs this team has taught me many facets of the game. The job is not too overwhelming because coach Walsh understands and is very helpful along the way.” Burns, who was a standout player at Bryant University and also played in the 2005 Division II National Championship Game, winning Player of the Game Honors, has brought his game knowledge to RIC. He has also

RIC

assistant coach

Chris Burns

on the sideline.

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Anchorwomen bumped from LEC Tournament by Owls

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nior Bridget O’Bryant securing the final two points of the 25-20 second set to even things up. Midway through the third set, the Owls and Anchorwomen were knotted at 12 until Keene State rallied off five straight points leading to a 25-17 set win. With the set victory, Keene State needed just one more set to lock up an LEC semifinal appearance.

In the end, the Anchorwomen could not hold off Keene State’s attack as the Owls combined for a powerful 64 kills. O’Bryant finished with 25 kills, one short of a school record and also added 19 digs. Meanwhile, senior Ellyse Davis had 17 kills next to her name, and classmate Lauren Whalen assisted on 58 points. RIC freshman middle hitter Marina Stoermer and Boyer led the team kills while junior setter Jessica Ho dished out 33 assists and recorded 17 digs.

Keene State ultimately lost to national powerhouse UMass Boston on Saturday, Nov. 5, who advanced to face top-seeded Plymouth State in the finals. Meanwhile, RIC will look ahead to 2012. Head coach Elysce Tackmann ended her first season with the Anchorwomen with 16 wins, an improvement of three games from 2010, and the main core of players, including Boyer, Stoermer, and Ho will be back next season.

freshman middle hitter

Marina Stoermer.

RIC

junior right side hitter

RIC Junior

Rachel Perry

and

Stoermer

setter

Jessica Ho.

attempt a block during the match.

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Rhode Island College junior Breanna Boyer and freshman Marina Stoermer each had a dozen kills, but it wasn’t enough as the Keene State

By Dan Charest Owls handled the RIC Anchor Sports Writer women’s volleyball easily by a score of 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the Little East Conference Tournament. The loss ended the Anchorwomen’s season. The Owls advanced in the LEC Tournament, but were eliminated in the semifinal round.

The Anchorwomen came into the contest as the six-seed obvious underdog against threeseeded Keene State, who had already beaten the Anchorwomen during the regular season and held a home-court advantage. Despite being underdogs, the Anchorwomen came out confident in the first set and took the early 1-0 lead. The Owls were face-to-face with set point but got back within one at 24-23, but that was as close as the Owls would get because RIC freshman setter Lauren Plante delivered a kill to put RIC up 1-0.

That, evidently was as close at RIC would get to winning, as the Owls let loose with Keene State se-

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