12-03-12 The Anchor

VOL:85 ISSUE #15

Week of Dec. 3, 2012

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Joe Martin is a senior majoring in History; however, his interests are as varied as politics, nanotechnology, and science fiction. Each week Joe writes outstanding articles that offer a unique perspective on the world around us. His most recent series is on Autism and Autism self-advocacy groups. If you ever have any questions or want to talk, challenge Joe to a game of chess.

He can often be found in Donovan and he is always looking for a challenge.

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Winter weather woes Students make art in make-due spaces daNielle lafoNd aNchor staff Some students are growing anxious—and chilly—awaiting the move from the old art center to the new one. As the semester comes to a close and students prepare for winter weather, the walls of the new art center offer the hope of warmth in the classroom.

“In the beginning it was okay,” said Casey O’Shea, a photography major who has class in the old building. “When it started getting colder we didn’t have any heat, so we had to wear a bunch of sweaters.”

Kyle Schnyder, a custodian with the Physical Plant whose job it is to remove what’s left of the old art center, agreed that the temperature fluctuates.

“I wear my jacket every time I’m in here cleaning,” Schnyder said. “Some days the heat is on in here. Some days it’s not.”

Bill Martin, chair of the art department, conceded that conditions in the building are not ideal.

“There are some issues, particularly with the drawing classroom that’s right next to the construction. It got chopped up the most,” he said, referring to the process of reallocating space in the old building to accommodate classes. “But I will also say that it was probably one of the most difficult rooms before the renovation.”

Martin argues that the building has always had problems. While the new building has been designed in consultation with art department faculty in order to accommodate the needs of their classes, the existing art center was originally designated as the Student Union, and underwent renovation in the 70s to convert it into the art center.

“They divided it up with partition walls to make spaces for the classes we were offering,” Martin said. “The standard for what’s expected for a studio arts class is very different now than when they did that. It was never really an art center.”

“When it started getting colder, we didn’t have any heat, so we had to wear a bunch of sweaters.”

-Casey O’Shea, photography major The art department has undergone its

Anchor photo by Alex Labeef The temporary walls to what remains of the original Art Center. own kind of division while the new building is under construction. Ceramics, jewelry, sculpture and the wood shop have remained behind in the old building, while graphic design and printmaking are located in Whipple Hall. Art department administration offices, painting and some drawing classes have been moved to Building 2 on East Campus, which had previously gone unoccupied for three years.

“They came through and painted, got new carpets and windows, tore up a bunch of walls,” Martin said. “They spent a lot of money in here to make it workable.”

Anchor photo by Alex Labeef One of the few standing walls of the Art Center, which contains most of the fuse boxes and heating controls.

But the new trappings of Building 2 do not dress up the feelings of division amongst students and faculty alike.

“There are, like, 300 people in the art program, but you only run into 30 or 40 people because everyone’s sort of spread apart,” said James Sundquist, a student who takes classes in the original building.

Martin was sympathetic. “I think we all feel the separation. It feels strange to be so disconnected. We’re all really anxious to get our group back together and we’ll be more together [in the new building] than we were in the past,” he said, meaning that graphic design and print making, which have never been located in the art center, will be moved there upon the building’s completion.

In general, students seem resigned to the fact that this situation, though moderately vexing and definitely not ideal, is temporary.

“I haven’t heard any riotous mobs,” Martin said in response to the general tone of students. “Am I hearing anything beyond what I’ve heard before about the conditions being not that great? No, because we’re still in make-due spaces. Art departments tend to end up in make-due spaces.”

The construction of the first half of the new building is scheduled to be completed sometime during the upcoming spring semester.

“We’ve got to work out a move-in time that disrupts classes as little as possible,” Martin says of the plans for the completed half. The scheduled completion date of the full project is the end of 2013.

Of the new building as a whole, Martin said simply, “I think we’re all anxious to get in.”

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NEWS

Ending on a productive note Parliament strikes compromise before break Jim Brady News Editor Student Parliament came together on a financial compromise, allowing student organizations to use up to 100 percent of their revenue to help pay for conferences. The proposal, offered

by Representative Tim Hordern, met no opposition during Parliament’s final meeting of the semester on Nov. 28.

During the previous Parliament meeting on Nov. 14, Hordern advocated against future funding policy changes, championing organizational rights to supplement conference costs with revenue. Two weeks removed, the body accepted Hordern’s financial compromise, the final version reading as follows: “For all conference requests, up to 50 percent of revenue may be used from Line 501 and 503. Additional revenue, up to 100 percent, may be requested with the approval of the Finance Commission for additional funds (51-100 percent) and how they will be used.”

Prior to the change, student organizations were “entitled to use 50 percent of the combined current balance of Line 501 and Line 503 at the time the conference request is submitted.” Organizational revenue was not taken into account under the prior policy,

leaving no ceiling on how much revenue said organization could use to fund conferences.

During the meeting, Parliament offered two new student organizations their chance to be accepted into the ranks of student life at RIC. Groups Sojourn and Student Friends of Bannister Gallery saw their respective constitutions unanimously accepted by the body.

The body also passed an advertising resolution offered by Student Community Government, Inc. Vice President Hillary Costa.

The resolution touched on student organizations’ ability to advertise in Donovan Dining Center via the six televisions in the prime congregating area.

Additionally, Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Gary Penfield addressed to body, announcing the continuance of the shuttle service throughout the end of exam week.

He also mentioned the service averages about 60 riders each day.

Robert Santurri Jr. resigned his post as SCG Comptroller a few hours after being elected as the new general manager of 90.7 WXIN. Student Parliament will next meet on Jan. 23, 2013, at 7 p.m. in the Student Union, room 307.

Chewing the fat on childhood obesity Vanessa Villon Anchor Contributor In Rhode Island, one in five children begin kindergarten as overweight and obese. Miss Rhode Island Kelsey Fournier has chosen to create awareness of the epidemic. Fournier, a 2012 RIC graduate (B.S. Health Education), presented her platform on childhood obesity at Rhode Island College on Nov. 28., showing the trailer for the HBO documentary “The Weight of the Nation.” The trailer claimed nearly 69 percent of U.S. adults as overweight or obese, and predicts the first generation of children who will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

“ It’s kind of scary if you think about how children still wanted to eat that after watching it being made; it is a little disheartening .”

-Kelsey Fournier, Miss Rhode Island

Anchor photo by Alex Berard Members of Student Parliament during the Nov. 28 meeting.

The difference between being overweight and obese is, in the former, one has excess body mass for one’s height and age, the latter has an excessive amount of body fat.

In America alone, 17 percent of children and adolescents suffer from being overweight or obese. One in three children in the U.S. are overweight or obese. This number has tripled throughout the past three years.

Nationally, one in seven preschool aged children are obese. According to the film, if the obesity epidemic is not taken care of, there will be an abundance of chronic diseases.

While comparing children from Europe

Anchor photo by Sam Mandeville Kelsey Fornier ‘12, spoke at RIC during last Wednesday’s free period as part of her platform for Miss America 2013. and America, Kelsey displayed a YouTube video about how Jaime Oliver‘s “Food Revolution” shows young kids how McDonald’s makes chicken nuggets. In the video, Oliver does an experiment which he has done in his homeland to show the disgusting ingredients in some of the worst processed food. The goal was to get children to care about what goes into their bodies.

Some of the processed food people generally enjoy comes from bits people may not find appetizing. Oliver showed some kids in the video the nutritionally important parts of the chicken, as well as what was left after processing–which was the carcass and some layers of skin used to make the nuggets. The children still wanted to eat the nuggets.

After showing the children the process, they knew the chicken nuggets for what they were. Oliver then asked, “why do you eat it if you know it’s bad?” Their response was, “because we’re hungry.”

At the end of the clip, Oliver stated, “We have brainwashed kids so brilliantly, so even though they know something is disgusting and gross, they’ll still eat it if it is in that friendly little shape.”

Fournier then gave her thoughts on food options presented and marketed toward children.

“We market the fast food options or the processed foods to children and make them look fun and exciting. So the fact they make marshmallow cereal into fun shapes, all of the sudden children want to eat it when it is really just sugar. We do this all the time within our country, whether it’s through television advertisements or on boxes or at least fast food restaurants. It’s kind of scary if you think about how children still wanted to eat that after watching it being made; it is a little disheartening .”

As a New England Patriot’s Cheerleader, Fournier worked with NFL 60, a program which asks athletes to be positive role models and promoters of health to children. They host contests, competitions and triathlons.

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Anchor photo by Sam Mandeville Students and faculty attended the Open Books, Open Minds lecture in Fogarty 050.

Lecture series opens books, minds on campus Matthew Leo Anchor Staff This semester, the name Henrietta Lacks has been reverberating around campus. Thanks to the tireless effort of the Open Books, Open Minds program, her story is now known across academic majors here at Rhode Island College.

On Nov. 28, the Biology Department contributed to the program in the form of a presentation entitled “Human Cell Culture, Cancer, and the Issue of Informed Consent: Look How Far We’ve Come!” The presentation sought to shed light on the scientific and medical concepts revolving around Henrietta’s story. The presentation was composed of three mini-presentations, each focusing on one of the major concepts touched upon

in the book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

Professor of Biology Yael Avissar took to the floor to give the attentive audience an overview of cancer. She touched upon several topics, from various types of cancers and their correlating factors, to methods of reducing the risk of cancer through relatively easy means. She also debunked the popular “cancer epidemic” myth.

Next, professor Sarah Spinette gave a presentation on cell and tissue culture. Taking the audience through the history of the field, she discussed the methods used to grow cells in culture, and the accidental discovery of the first “immortal” cells (called HeLa cells), those of Lacks herself. The discovery revolutionized the medical community, as

they were the first cells capable of surviving indefinitely in culture. HeLa cells have been used to conduct countless medical studies, advancing a field that had been stuck using tissue samples of chicken embryos and allows anyone with money to acquire readymade samples of human cells.

Spinette guided the audience through the history and science of this field, and imparted knowledge to those who have read of tissue and cell culture from the book and who wanted to know more.

Finally, professor Victoria Hittinger closed the presentation by talking about the issue of “informed consent.” By defining informed consent, and by taking the audience through the history of the concept, she sought to impart the facts about a very controversial subject. Since the dawn of the Hippocratic Oath, doctors have grappled with the issue of how much to tell their patients, and whether lying “for their own good” is something that should be indulged. In fact, it wasn’t until the 19th century that the idea of “informed consent” came to exist, though the term was not coined until the 1950s.

Hittinger even reached out and touched on the broader ethical questions of Henrietta’s story: questions about her care, and if she was capable of consenting at all.

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Goodbye Helpful Heather It looks like we’re at the end of the road here. It’s been a fun year but it’s time to check out. It’s had its ups and downs, we learned how to deal with roommates, eat healthy at the Donovan and even the meaning of Gangnam Style. I’m not sure whether or not I’ve made any impact here, but if just one person has gotten something out of reading my articles, then I’ve done my job right.

It’s not easy coming to a new place on your own, but for anyone who wants a fresh start, I recommend it. The person I was in Connecticut didn’t follow me here; I got to start off without any labels and begin anew. Making new friends, experiencing new things and being able to work with so many talented people; I truly feel blessed.

So this is the part where I let you know what you have to look forward to. Well I can’t really answer that yet. I have some money to pay back, I’m not locked into a career yet and I’m getting a degree in a field that I found out too late might not be the place for me. As much as I enjoy film, I failed at being a screenwriter, and I didn’t place at any film festivals. I could have spent another 20 grand to get a minor in communication or gone even further into the hole by applying to graduate school, but in the end I’m not sure if that even makes a difference. I have the degree under my belt and I did learn

some stuff that could be useful down the road, that’s really what it’s all about. I don’t think college is truly a waste if you can get some sort of experience out of it.

Now there are a few things I’d like to address before I take my leave. Firstly to everyone who bitches about the quality of The Anchor, get off your ass and write something yourself. It bothers me because I have worked with people who bust themselves every week because they care about the overall quality and all they get are complaints. This paper is supposed to represent the greater student body, is it really being whiny if the greater student body isn’t happy with the way things are? Being well behaved and going with the flow doesn’t change things, people who speak up are the ones who get things done.

Secondly, just enjoy the times when you get to flop down on your bed and take an hour nap. Enjoy those moments where the woman in the hot entrée line gives you a little extra to eat. And above all, just enjoy life because stress is a horrible thing and it only grows as the years go by. Being young is the best thing ever, don’t let it slip away.

heather Nichols lifestyles editor, graduatiNg class of 2012

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Making space for autism Joe martiN aNchor staff Last week’s article: “Live From the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network” has become an overnight hit on the self-advocate networks since it was posted on The Anchor’s website. I am awed by the overwhelming response to my little article, humbled by the kind reviews of so many self-advocates and dismayed that more positive articles on autism are not in publication. These extraordinary people deserve our awareness and support in their struggle to bring autistic needs and concerns into mainstream consciousness. Taking to heart the old maxim that if you want to see something change, you need to do it yourself, I plan to write several more articles on autism next semester. For now, however, I’d like to discuss how to make space for autism in our society.

As a friend commented to me last week, it is “surreal and wrong” that so-called advocacy groups misrepresent autistic needs in pursuit of their own agendas. While parent and “ally” organizations search for a cure,

autistics are often opposed to the very idea, equating it to a stranger moving in behind their eyes. Their brains are wired differently; they aren’t suffering from an illness such as HIV or cancer. Rather than “fix” them, we need to accept them as the people they are.

After all, much rhetoric has been invested in the American celebration of diversity and the construction of an inclusionary society.

Why are autistics prevented from adding their unique, sensible voice to our culture?

If nothing else, raw numbers ought to mandate a seat at the table for them. Recent research indicates that Autistic people make up about 1.1 percent of the population. To put this into perspective, lawyers make up 0.36 percent of the population, Jews comprise 0.2 percent and baseball players are 0.002 percent. Gay people are only marginally more prevalent than autistics, representing 1.7 percent of the population (although that number doubles when bisexual people are factored in). Yet all of these groupings wield far more influence in politics and culture than Autistics.

As mentioned in my last article, the most

“A” for the day sofia silVa aNchor staff In the educational world today, testing has become the primary means for determining people’s knowledge. All kinds of tests have been used for a long period of time, whether it is the routine class exam or quiz, or standardized tests like the SATs. Throughout our educational years, they are used to rank and categorize us, determine what schools we can expect to go to and are used as estimates of the overall intelligence within schools and states throughout the country.

Coming from a student perspective, these exams and standardized tests put major amounts of stress on us. How can we perform our best when this much stress is on our shoulders? This stress doesn’t help us master the materials any better. Most students just memorize the information needed for a test in the short term, only to forget it as soon as they walk out of the room. The type of learning that these tests promote is completely antithetical to their purpose: making sure people truly know the subject. That is why I believe most forms of testing are a bad

way of measuring intelligence.

Clearly it is not logical to get rid of all tests, but for our college careers to rely heavily on the three or four exams we take for each class seems absurd. There are classes that give homework, quizzes and papers that allow for a multiform approach to determining someone’s competency in a subject. But not all classes do this. Given such a small amount of opportunities to determine our grades eliminates room for trial and error, or God forbid, a bad day.

Intro to Psych for example, is a seminar class that is taught to over 100 students at a time. The material is complex and highly particular. With only three exams throughout the entire semester, is it any surprise that most students don’t do that well?

There is also the simple fact that some people are extremely intelligent and very poor test takers. Many people learn better doing hands on activities—I know I do.

When I took chemistry and biology, I would do terrible in the lecture and ace the lab, because I was actually getting to use what I learned in an interactive way, not just fill-

likely explanation is the poor understanding of autism amongst both “experts” and the general population. What little exposure autism receives in the media is chock-full of inflammatory, fear-inducing words like “the autism epidemic” and human interest stories about the tragedy striking families of autistic children. Notably absent are narratives from the autistic perspective describing life surrounded by people with vastly different neurologies, hell-bent on forcing their “broken” child to stop being different. Even the terminology chosen to describe autistics is biased: as someone I met in DC pointed out, they no more “have autism” than the hearing impaired “have deaf.”

Autism is a state of being, not a transitory experience. Given the steady diet of paranoia and half-baked theories about autism’s origins and meaning currently consumed by an unsuspecting public, there is little wonder few non-autistic people are open to such ideas. In order to make room for autistic people, we need to change how we speak about them.

The key to resolving our problem is to remember that people fear what they do not understand. In order to accept autistics, we need to tell their stories, not just the stories of those around them. We need to stop the TV specials focusing on parental anguish, stop drawing crass analogies between autism and cancer and stop accepting the self-pitying stories of neurotypical families with ing in blanks hoping that I deciphered the professor’s complex hypothetical question correctly. Tests show how well someone can take a test, that’s it, not how competent they may be in a class or situation that requires the practical application of these skills. No test result could ever show fully a person’s skill in a certain field or give a holistic measurement of their intelligence.

It seems to me that what is needed is a more interactive and involved approach to teaching. For instance, instead of teachers using PowerPoints or giving long monologues, dialogic practices could be used. This type of teaching would resemble the Socratic method of argumentation. In the back-andforth of question and answer, students would be required to actively use their knowledge in a way which would make it readily apparent if they knew the topic or not. Teachers would never be left standing at the front of the room wondering if their lectures were actually being absorbed. Students would not have to sit in their seats hoping they’re getting what they need to out of these lectures.

I want to praise RIC for being a school committed to keeping its class sizes small, which is an obvious component of developing a more interactive and rounded pedagogic approach. Still, too many professors

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autistic children. They are not, and never were, victims. We need to start focusing on the lives of the autistic and their many successes. Let’s make movies with autistic protagonists, do interviews with accomplished autistic people and devote the same effort to learning their culture and mentality that we have begun to with the gay, African, Jewish and Latino communities. Let’s stop making them passive, enigmatic figures, and flesh them out like we would any other group.

If we can change the way we talk about these wonderful people, we will change the way we think about them. If we think about them differently, making space for them in our society will come naturally. Let’s stop “othering” autistics, and make them part of the family. rely on non-interactive teaching methods, and often they are the ones who administer tests sparingly. With the majority of classes restricted to admitting 30 students or less, we as an institution are primed to approach learning in a way vastly different than larger schools like URI or UMass Amherst.

In developing an experimental interactive approach, we would all likely get a superior education. In addition, we might put RIC on the map for a bold and effective form of education that prepares us to work in the world and not just bubble in answers.

We are supposed to be a teaching college right? Let’s get beyond the assembly line approach of churning out narrow specialists, and try to produce some truly educated people.

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Overstimulated Jesse Posl rhiNehart oPiNioNs editor Finals week is fast approaching, and that means its time for many students on campus to start asking around for a little study help. Almost everyone has a friend with a prescription, or knows someone willing to part with a pill for a few dollars. Mostly it is Adderall or Vivance that people get their hands on—two common drugs to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). Do I need to cite a source for this information? No, because these pills, and the disorders they connote, are now worn members of our collegiate cultural lexicon.

There is no question that these pills, which are basically baby doses of amphetamines, keep people focused and attentive for periods that would be almost impossible otherwise. No matter the number of coffees and Red Bulls you consumed, the effect wouldn’t begin to match that of Adderall or Vivance.

Just dream of it: sitting for eight hours straight, finally managing to straighten out all your thoughts and string then into a tight cogent 10-page paper, needing only water and the occasional bathroom break to sever the monotony of actually thinking. What college student wouldn’t long for such a licentious excess of thought?

Unfortunately, these drugs won’t help you be more imaginative or smarter per se; they will help you maintain focus to grind away at your work. Completing a set of math problems or writing a paper that you have already outlined. Sitting down and actually writing will never seem so easy. A general excess of motivation will seem to appear out of the clouds; just don’t get distracted.

One major downside of these study aids is that they don’t help you focus on a task your averse to doing. In that case, they are much more likely to make you clean your entire room, read a short story, text 15 people, remember exactly where you put everything and recall verbatim what you said to the third person (maybe I’m on them now >_<).

Oh, and there is the added side effect of not being able to sleep, if you should be lucky enough to finish all the work you have been procrastinating on. The constant heart palpitations and sweaty palms just aren’t conducive to rest. You might get 30 or 40 pages

read while trying to wear your mind out and get to bed by 3 a.m. That’s the short version (if you took them anytime after lunch). Take a pill when you wake up, and it just might be the most productive day of your life.

But, that’s just the issue. These pills are not making us smarter, they are only allowing us to get more done. Could we do the same with proper sleep and time management?

Absolutely. But honestly, who has time to sleep? Are we not the generation that wants to work hard and play harder? Isn’t the ideal college student one that has time to do work, stay fit, go out on the weekends, stay in touch with the family, plan their future, and still manage to get a 3.5 GPA? It is not without a certain amount of chagrin that I offer such an amalgam as an ideal because someone doing so many things couldn’t possibly be giving 100 percent to any of them. Our cultural emphasis on over production is making us into fragmented personalities as we all try to do the innumerable things we are told will lead to success.

Our resumes and transcripts need to show diversity and well roundedness. God forbid one of us was actually so passionately involved in our respective areas of study we just didn’t have time to join a club or play games at Student Parliament…

Invariably, asking the question of whether or not students should be abusing prescription study aids is to confront the type of culture that pushes its members to such extremes. To excel in college and afterwards, you need to show yourself as productive and capable of getting things done. When our lives are demanding more out of us than we have to give, it is no surprise that, as Americans, we have a pill for the problem.

Just to be clear, I am not assuming that everyone on campus is amped up on study pills; however, I would bet that two in five have taken them in the last week. That’s just a rough estimate from peers and friends that I’ve asked, but it is telling. It suggests that the next generation of Americans will be familiar and undisturbed by this trend. That it will seem casually banal to our children. If you think that’s disturbing, welcome to the wonderful new world—where at least you’ll be able to get a prescription for some weed to bring you down from your productivity binge.

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Campus Calendar Study Break: Free Waffles and Ice Cream DEC. 3 8 – 11 p.m.

Donovan Dining Faculty Center Take a break from studying for a late night snack.

Study Break: Free Pizza DEC. 4 7:30 p.m.

Reinhart Room Adams Library Take your nose out of the books for a bit and have some free pizza.

Scene It Trivia Night DEC. 4 8 – 10 p.m.

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Join Film Society for an end of the year trivia night. Bring your friends and show off your movie knowledge.

Quizzes and tests and finals, oh my!

Open Mic Night DEC. 6 7 p.m. to sign up, 7:30 p.m. start

Student Union Café Open to all singers, beat poets, musicians, rappers, beat boxers, comedians, etc. Come check it out.

heather Nichols lifestyles editor It is almost the most wonderful time of the year, at least that’s what the song says. But since we are college students, we need to get through finals week before we can get that nice, well-needed time to kick back and relax.

Finals are a stressful time for all of us; ever

since high school I’ve gotten sick with a cold after exam week. Actually come to think of it, last semester after I wrote some tips for getting through finals, I still got sick. Well, hopefully your immune systems don’t completely suck like mine and you’ll do as I say, not as I do. Here’s some tips that have proven to work for those who follow them during finals week.

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Make sure you are getting enough sleep.

Under no circumstances should you be taking any medication or chugging six cups of caffeine to force yourself to stay up all night.

You may think you’ll do better if you study all night long, but really you’ll be more exhausted and have trouble getting up and to the exam. Plus when you force your body to do something unnatural, you’ll just end up crashing part way through the day. It’s better to study some at night and if you’re having trouble, study more in the morning. Set your alarm for an hour or two before the exam and review notes. If you can, find someone before the exam and quiz with them; odds are someone will show up early and be looking to review with another person.

Avoid drinking. A party might sound like a fun time, but really you’ll be paying for it if you go into an exam hung over. Not to mention you probably won’t retain as much from your notes if you are studying while buzzed.

Water is really your best friend.

Stay well-rested and well-hydrated. Don’t study so much that you end up skipping a meal, and don’t just fill yourself with snacks and junk food. Avoid sugary things late at night; if you need a small snack have some crackers or carrot sticks. If you’re drinking coffee or tea, try to have decaf and add less sweetener than you normally would to avoid having trouble sleeping or crashing later. If you should happen to put on a couple pounds during finals week, don’t worry, it’s from stress and you’ll be able to burn it off at the gym or by taking a jog in a few of weeks.

Deep breathing meditation will help you relax before bed. Sit comfortably with your back straight. Put one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach. Breathe through your nose; the hand on your stomach should rise while the hand on your chest should move very little. Exhale through your mouth, pushing out as much air as you can while contracting your abdominal muscles.

Continue to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. Inhale enough so that your lower abdomen rises and falls.

Count slowly as you exhale (courtesy of helpguide.org).

There are some things you should avoid doing. It’s recommended by doctors that you don’t zone out in front of a computer or television for long periods of time. If there’s a show you absolutely love and can’t record it, that’s fine, but try not to watch more than a couple of hours in a day. TV is a stimulant that is more likely to work you up than to help you relax. The same goes with video and computer games, it’s better to limit them just for the week. It’ll also provide incentive; just think how next week you’ll be able to play to your heart’s content and how much more rewarding that will feel if you know you’ve aced your exams.

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By Adam Tawfik Anchor Staff Writer I’m generally a cantankerous person; only once in a blue moon do I get very excited about something. The Feminists United event, “Porn and Popcorn,” also known as “the giggly event,” held last Monday was one of those rare occasions.

Once I entered the room, I suddenly found myself becoming quite coy. Luckily that quickly passed when it came time to draw our genitals, which was really an ingenious way to start the event as it helped us bond during the porn screenings. I was impressed with many of my peers’ symbolic drawings and the analytical stories behind them. In contrast, mine was much more literal. With my five-year-old skills, I drew the two states of my penis; my hard, long dick named Vladimir, and my more flaccid and mellow one, Buford, in hindsight I think the balls should have been bigger.

As Deirdre O’Connell, vice president of Feminists United, explained, all of the pornos screened are sex and/or feminist positive in some way. O’Connell ascertains that porn should promote responsible values as “that’s where a lot of people get their sex education,” and “mainstream porn has many

dangerous and degrading elements.”

With this particular selection of films, O’Connell wanted to show a multitude of porn situations, including heterosexual and homosexual porn as well as porn with many different body types and races. She verified that each of these films had an ethical production, with the actors choosing their sex partners, which in turn helped to create real orgasms, and ultimately contributed to a sexy finished product.

As in any group of films, some are better than others. My personal favorite had to be “The Good Girl” because it seamlessly had a cohesive narrative. The early scenes were sort of in the vein of a sexy “Arrested Development” with lots of titillating sex, and above all, it was hilarious. The irresistibly charming titular protagonist, only known to us as “bitch,” confesses to us that she wishes she could be more sexually extroverted like her friend, Julie, who brags about her conquests through a series of phone chats.

Our heroine desires a sexual rendezvous with a hot pizza delivery guy, like the ones in all the porn movies. But as a riotous montage shows us, reality sets in, and the pizza guys are totally inept as sexual partners for our girl, until one day when she happens to be

Ladies’ winter break fashion tips Caitlin Elliott Anchor Staff Writer The holidays have arrived and it is almost time to go home for winter break. But what on earth do you bring home to wear?

The first thing you need to own is a pair of comfortable boots. Whatever type of boot fits your style, whether it is a riding boot, UGG boot or a snow boot; you are going to want a pair to keep your feet warm and dry throughout the cold winter months. Make sure to buy the proper size boots though, and try them on with your normal, everyday sock

before purchasing. You do not want a pair of expensive, uncomfortable boots to have to walk around the shopping mall in.

The next item that will be perfect for either shopping around the mall or going out to lunch with friends from high school would be a pair of good jeans. Everyone has his or her favorite pair, and hopefully you have already found yours! Find a pair with a medium shaded wash so they can be dressed up or down. Also make sure they fit and are comfortable to sit in and walk in so that you will not have to keep pulling them up or adjusting them. Jeans can be found at almost

Anchor photo by Jess Bourget Two students at last Monday’s “Porn and Popcorn” Feminists United event. clad in just a towel and flip-flop high heels, the ideal pizza guy comes along. In an otherwise flawless production, my only gripe is that the pizza guy didn’t get naked sooner, but a liberal gaze at the actress’s perfectly delectable buttocks compensated for that oversight.

The artistic award would have to go to “The Dirty Diaries, for the innovative approach of a couple fornicating in spandexlike body suits, which covered everything from head to toe. I found the complete silence during the act simultaneously poetic and arousing. Particularly arresting was the close up on the mouth seductively emerging in and out of the head covering, sucking

the clad penis. I want to go home and try this method myself; many at the event were equally stimulated.

I must confess that several of us lamented the absence of films with male on male sex and threesomes. This is certainly no criticism of O’Connell or Feminists United, as there simply isn’t much material in either of those departments. But that might change as several of us enthusiastically vowed to be feminist conscious porn directors- like Erika Lust, the genius behind “The Good Girl,” could make films with epic gay threesome scenes.

Keep your fingers crossed that those will hit you in the face on screens near you.

any clothing store. You do not have to spend 100 dollars to make sure you have a good pair of jeans. As long as you love them, they are a quality pair.

The third group of items that is a must for while you are home on break is a jacket, sweatshirt and fleece zip-up. You are going to want to wear the nicer jacket or coat while you are going out with friends or family for holiday events. A nice, heavy coat will keep you warm and dry. A sweatshirt will be your favorite thing to lounge around the house in. You cannot forget to bring one home! Of course there is the fleece zip-up as well like a North Face or a Patagonia fleece. They are essential when you are running errands or going to a friend’s house to hang out. They are not dressy, however, they will keep you warm and that is what matters!

Lastly, you cannot forget to go home without your favorite party outfit. Whether you plan on wearing it for New Years Eve or for a

night out with your best friends from home, you need to have your favorite go-to outfit.

Make sure that you bring one home that is comfortable and makes you feel confident.

You want to be looking your best when you see your friends from high school or that old high school ex. Think of what your favorite outfit you wore on campus and bring that.

No one at home will have seen it before and you know you look good in it. If you are still not sure what to wear, bring home jeans, a skirt and a dress with cute tops as well. You will be able to pair any of these things together and be ready for a night out.

If you forget anything at school, do not fear. I am sure there is a shopping mall around your house somewhere with tons of sales going on for the holidays! You can just run to the store and pick something up.

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“What music/songs do you like to listen to during the holiday season?”

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Name: Ana Navano Year: Freshman Major: Biology “I like christmas songs, for example Chris Brown’s “This Christmas.” Happy Holidays!”

Name: AJ Clark Year: Junior Major: Communications “Some Chanukah music, Adam Sandler is the man.”

kate mochuN aNchor staff writer

Bring on them curvy girls Name: Matt Furtado Year: Junior Major: Communications “Christian rock music.”

Name: Taylor Nelson Year: Sophomore Major: Criminal Justice “rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. Anything happy and cheerful, and Dominic the Donkey, who doesn’t love that guy?”

Name: Alex Heath Year: Sophomore Major: Psychology “The glee cast pandora station is AWeSoMe, they always play the happiest music and it gets me into the Christmas spirit.”

Name: Jonathan Costa Year: Freshman Major: Criminal Justice “Same as always, rap and alternative.”

If you have a question you’d like asked around campus, email lifestyles@anchorweb.org

To my voluptuous lady Tina, we don’t say fat, we say curvy. You said you’re starting to notice your body is getting softer, and you’re afraid your boyfriend is going to notice.

Chances are, my dear, he won’t. If anything, he’ll notice that certain areas are getting bigger and better. Haven’t you ever heard the line “I like big butts and I cannot lie?” It’s the truth! Boys like them big. So be proud about the fact you don’t have the body of a child.

Boys like curves! So I say you keep the curves and tone up a bit. Maybe this is just how your body is supposed to be. Start working on the abs and some nice derrière work outs. In the end you’ll be happy when you accept the way your body is, and you’ll be less stressed.

From drab to totally fab For those of you that haven’t been planning out your first apartment since you’ve been old enough to pick up a home magazine, then here are some tips to turn your little place from college dorm to trendy chic.

First off, get rid of the liquor bottle display you have on your cabinet. Let’s admit it, we are all an offender when it comes to this. You say your furniture looks like it’s from the sixties, we call that vintage. Instead of the classic oak work, sand down the furniture and paint it a bright color. Who says you need to

live your life in basic wood? Go with some cheap posters and give them a classic frame.

Also, when spring rolls around, try checking out some yard sales. They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure; you can always find interesting little things, such as lamps, candles and cheap furniture that you can always redo. Also, take some beer caps and make a design with them on a table top and display your little DIY project somewhere. If you want to give your apartment a little wow factor, then might I suggest chalkboard paint. This stuff is so cool, just paint one entire wall with this paint and use bright colored chalk; not only will it display your thoughts, but it looks like a unique design.

Organization and fun, who’d a thunk it?

Making the big move Boy meets girl, boy asks girl out and boy and girl end up dating for two years. They’re head over heels for one another until boy wants girl to move in. Okay, so neither of you are ready for the ring a ding ding, but you want to show her how committed you are to her, so your next move is to hand over the key. I say if you think you are both ready for this then go for it, but you have to do it in a big way. Get her a key but personalize it for her so that every time she goes to grab it from her purse she’ll look down at it and think of that day.

I‘d recommend getting a print on the key, like cheetah, or a cartoon character something that goes along with her personality.

Have some fun with this and put it into a ring box; it’ll be fun to see her expression when she opens it. I’d say make her favorite dinner and then give her the box. I’d call this a mock engagement. This is a big step in your relationship and it’s not just something you should take lightly, if you’re sure you want to do this then go right ahead as planned! But show her that you’ve put thought into this like you do with other parts of your relationship. I hope everything goes as planned.

If you would like to submit a question to Kate, email kmochun_3137@email.ric.edu.

She accepts questions on all subjects so don’t be shy, send her a question today.

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Interfaith Corner Introducing Christianity Christianity is approximately 2,000 years old and one of the most prevalent religions in the world with over two billion adherents.

There are many different branches to the Christian faith, each with its own system of beliefs or creeds, but there are main principles that most Christians share. The fundamental dogmas declare Jesus Christ is the Messiah as predicted in the Old Testament of the Bible, the son of (the one and only) God, sent to earth to save humanity from their sins and (after crucifixion) rose from the dead in order to ensure everlasting life.

Not all Christians celebrate their faith in the same manor; the celebration of holidays and even the role of the church in the lives of the congregants may vary by faith.

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Religious Observances this week Saturday, Dec. 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated by Roman Catholics who remember Mary’s visit from an angel telling her that she was with child without having relations with her fiancé.

Saturday, Dec. 8 is also Bodhi Day when Buddhists celebrate Gautama’s attainment of enlightenment and becoming Buddha. For the Buddhist, it is a day of remembrance and meditation. Often colored lights are used to symbolize the many pathways to enlightenment. Lights are strung about the home to recognize the day of enlightenment. The lights are turned on each evening beginning on Dec. 8 and for 30 days thereafter. A candle may also lit for these 30 days to symbolize enlightenment.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about faith, please email them to RICInterfaithCenter@ric.edu. There may be a small delay between receiving questions and answers. Please include a full name and email address (preferably ric.edu) with the inquiry. Due to limited space, not every question can be answered in print however all questions will receive an answer sent to the listed email address.

Odds are if you’ve hung out at the Providence Place mall you’ve probably been to Dave & Busters. Well we don’t know how recently you’ve been, but if it’s been a little while, you might be in for some surprises the next time you head over. Last weekend, our lifestyles staff was invited to a media preview of the newly renovated Dave and Busters.

Now for people who aren’t especially fond of gaming, like our very own Adam Tawfik, the prospect of attending a Chuck E. Cheeselike environment with screaming children running around doesn’t sound very inviting.

He and the rest of our group did not get that vibe from Dave & Busters. Everything from the dining area to the front entrance has been completely transformed. While the main theme is a sports bar for young adults, you don’t have to enjoy sports to like Dave & Busters.

In addition to the new lounge areas where you and your friends can get together to have some beers and watch football, there have been some changes to the menu as well as the games. The bar has been significantly revamped with plush white leather furniture and a chrome theme. The wall that used to block out the game midway has been replaced so while you have a drink and or a snack, you can see all of the games.

Some of the games are brand new such as a PAC-MAN battle royal, a game exclusive to Dave & Busters. You along with three friends can play this giant game where eating a power pellet allows you to eat the ghosts

as well as the other PAC-MAN. Another new game is an interactive photo booth where you can select the photographer and have a mock-professional photo session. We chose Austin Powers as our photographer and he did a shag-er-ific job, yeah baby! This machine only takes cash and not points, but for five dollars you might find it worth your while.

As for the menu, it’s pretty awesome. We started off with some drinks: the million dollar margarita, a Dave & Buster’s staple, a cherry berry mojito which balanced sweet and fruity with a hint of mint and the raspberry snow cone, an adult treat which isn’t too syrupy and has good texture. We also sampled the tropical smoothie which has no alcohol and is a very creamy, flavorful beverage that will make your taste buds dance.

For appetizers we tried the 5:15 and these little fried potato balls with parmesan cheese and parsley. The 5:15 is a great appetizer to order when you are out with friends; the name comes from the fact that you get five of everything. It includes chicken quesadillas with salsa, pretzel dogs, buffalo wings with blue cheese or ranch, crispy fried shrimp with a homemade habanero sauce and a mountain of seasoned chips. It’s hard to pick a highlight from that amazing spread, but it’s worth noting that the pretzel dogs have this delicious garlic butter on the pretzel part which makes it taste amazing with no ketchup required.

You can have a dish that gives you a fine dining experience or have a more snack filled smorgasbord. Price wise, it ranges about 10

dollars for a sandwich, and 12–25 dollars for an entrée; the average though is around $16 so it’s not too bad. We tried the chicken rockerfella and the Asian bistro steak alfredo. Of these two, the steak dish was our overall favorite; the sauce is well balanced with the steak, shrimp and mushrooms in the pasta. The chicken rockerfella was nice; it is a chicken dish with a lobster bisque-like sauce, with shrimp and spinach served with sides of garlic mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. While the sauce was tasty, it just seemed to overpower elements of the dish.

For instance you can’t taste the spinach but then again maybe for some of you that’s not a bad thing.

We finished with some desserts: a chocolate fondue and a new promotional dessert.

The chocolate fondue comes with pecan brownies, strawberries, bananas, graham crackers, marshmallows and chunks of pound cake. The chocolate is a little on the bitter side which counteracts the sweetness of what you are dipping in a nice way. The promotional dessert donates one dollar from each sale to the make a wish foundation.

The dish consists of strips of fried and sugar tortilla with drizzles of chocolate, caramel, raspberry and vanilla sauces and it is excellent to share with friends.

Overall we were left with a positive feeling about this revamp. The atmosphere is inviting to our age demographic. Presentation of the food was great and the service was excellent to boot. Now if you want to bring your family there, maybe a niece or nephew, everyone is admitted inside during the weekdays and weekend afternoons. But if you’re looking to get away from the crowds of children, they only allow 18 plus in after a certain time, which is nice because it allows for a place other than clubbing for young adults to hang out and relax.

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Arts & Crafts comes to RIC ty duggaN aNchor staff On Nov. 28 Adams Library hosted their annual “Holiday Sale” for local vendors. Rhode Island and southern New England crafters and artisans gathered and set up shop during free-period in hopes of helping some students find a quick, creative gift for this holiday season.

Among those featured were Crocheted Bags and Scarves by Janice Fifer, ASTAL – the young adult literature organization on campus – Gemstones Unveiled by Craig and Karen Nann and many more.

The RIC Interfaith and Unity center featured a “Giving Tree” this year, which organization coordinator Jane Lutrario excitedly described. The concept is to choose a “wish” from the list, and accept the responsibility of fulfilling it (similar to Toys For Tots, but more fun and magical, and easily just as within the spirit). The Giving Tree gifts benefit children of families of St. Vincent DePaul Ministries, and the Interfaith group will be hitting up various locations on campus for other opportunities to share the season of

giving.

C’est La Bee: Home Made Beeswax and Skincare by Lynn Davignon had lip balm, lotions, soaps and chapstick, among many other assorted treats, all made by the beekeeper herself. Hometown Prints by Donna Ide are wonderful pieces of artwork featuring the best and most memorable parts of various towns and cities throughout Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts. Most notable were Wickford, Tauton, Mass., East Greenwich, Seekonk, Cumberland, Bristol and of course, Fenway Park.

Also promoting products was Funky Bijoux, featuring glass and pottery design artwork by Patty Hopkinson for dressing “up the Bare Spots in your Garden” and Deborah Wiechecki’s made by hand gifts featuring pet sleeping bags and blankets, organic catnip toys and even bird chew toys.

The fun and interesting gifts are all available from their respective vendors both online and at other holiday gifting fairs and bazaars. Keep your eyes (and heart) open, and happy holidays!

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Upcoming Campus Arts Calendar

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A&E Bravo Bohemia! Celebrating Czech Composers cassat string quartet with judith lynn stillman, piano wednesday masterwork series

dec. 5, 1–7:30 P.m.

Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center

RIC Winter Choral Concert ric chorus, chamber singers, women’s chorus and men’s chorus

dec. 7, 8 P.m.

RIC Concert Jazz Band Winter Concert dec. 10, 8 P.m.

Sapinsley Hall

Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center

General admission $10

General admission $10

Free/Suggested donation $10

Local Events 2 Chainz, Halo wednesday, dec. 5

Anchor photo by Jess Bourget Kelli Noonan’s creepy, beautiful underworld.

Doors 8 p.m./ Show 9 p.m.

$25 Lupo’s

Eurydice

Even if you don’t know the words, you can always just yell, “TWO CHAAAAINS!!!!!”

Gravity is very compelling ty dugaN aNchor staff

Free Speech Poetry Slam thursday, dec. 6 8 p.m.

$4 AS220 Slam poetry open to the public.

Every Time I Die, The Chariot, letlive, Kills and Thrills saturday, dec. 8 Doors 7 p.m./ Show 8 p.m.

$18 The Met The gods of party-core return to the Met for a beer soaked extravaganza.

Eurydice, a 2003 play by Sarah Ruhl that shares the same name as its 1941 predecessor, tells the familiar story of Orpheus and his new bride Eurydice, the depths of their love and how far he is willing to go to save her.

This unique telling, unlike the 1941 play

by Jean Anouih, is from Eurydice’s perspective with a special twist ending. This performance was directed by RIC theater student Kelli Noonan who took the barebones stage design and dialogue-driven character development and tinkered ever so slightly and experimentally with them.

The leads are Colleen Farrell as Eurydice, Ryan Fields as her father and The Anchor’s very own James Lucey as Orpheus. Farrell does her job when sharing the stage with others. She played well off of Fields and Lucey respectively, while her interactions with the “interesting” woman/Lord of the Underworld (Dana Haley) and the Three Stones seemed stunted at times. She carries herself confidently, however, and pulls it off by the end.

The moments between Orpheus and Eurydice in the beginning were a wonderful

translation of the story with the courtesy to appeal to audience members unfamiliar with the Greek origins. The trickling water complete with all the metaphors of the music of nature and Orpheus’ passions for both his bride and song, all fit the mood and set the tone for their relationship quite well.

Adversely, throughout the play until the climactic end, we see Lucey raise the stakes as Orpheus, raising both the volume and sheer frustration at the loss of his dear beloved.

The snared heart that cannot move on bleeds from Lucey’s lines and into the hearts of the audience.

The stage design seemed as though it were a tar-court playground at times, which is a design that can be very insightful to the inner-workings of Eurydice’s mind. While this interpretation of the play by Ruhl has Eurydice make a slightly different decision than the ‘41 play, Noonan does her best to maintain what makes both plays work while tuning the imagery to the relatable image she crafted. The attempt to evoke disarray or discomfort when the Stones crawl about the set, going through the abandoned items or props left on stage by this character or that character, was a welcome source of both comedic relief and tension on the stage. The Chorus

of Stones, Rachael Perry, Laura Kennedy and Kelsie Brejcha, complete the cast in more ways than just filling roles. While Fields’ compassion and paternal affections for his daughter have him act as both provider and protector of his dear Eurydice, the Stones are completely opposite of this. They are vapid of emotion (save hostility when things go awry), and act as unwelcome bringers of gloom for the cast. Their relevance on the stage to offset Eurydice’s floaty memory loss as a result of her untimely death or even to cooperate with the Lord of the Underworld’s molesting nature towards Eurydice cannot be understated.

The darkness of the play falls into a bit of a bleak outlook. Though Orpheus battles hell to get to Eurydice and plays his music so sweetly that the Stones themselves cry, it seems sometimes destiny has a different route for even those who love each other most. Eurydice has reunited with her longdead father, and now has a difficult decision of who to remain with: her living husband or her absent, deceased, dad. Noonan accomplishes a unique retelling staged appropriately for RIC audiences, and confidently enough, the play holds its own.

Eurydice, the autumn “Growing Stage” production, played from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.

Tickets were donation-based and all the proceeds went towards the Growing Stage program, the student-run theatre group that runs independent of the RIC theatre department.

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“A-MIRROR-CA” reflects on how much you hate yourself Victoria Parker Anchor Staff Who doesn’t hate their body in some way or another? Whether you want to be thinner or more curvaceous, taller or more muscular, we are all plagued by insecurities about how we look, how we are perceived and how we are stereotyped by others. “A-MIRROR-CA,” directed by Angelica Vessella and Bill Wilson, explored how the individual’s self-image is effected by a media-driven society through the mediums of dance, music, theatre and film.

Screens played a prominent role in the performance, whether pictures of celebrities streamed across in a statement about celebrity obsessed society, as in the opening act “Red Carpet,” or trivia facts about obesity popped on screen in the background in “Fast Food.” After all, the influence of technology on culture was one of “A-MIRROR-CA’s” primary themes, so it made sense for technology to be an important component in the performance.

One creative scene with the screen as the main focus was “Television.” America—embodied by RIC Dance Company member Nicole Chagnon in a star and stripes bikini top, denim skirt and cowboy boots—sat watching a small TV on stage. Each press of her remote corresponded to a “channel” change on the big screen, giving the audience the sense of a giant TV. Ironically, with each bored flip

through the channels, a different fact about America’s addiction to the television appeared.

Just as films combined with dance numbers, so too did comedy intermingle with seriousness throughout the performance.

Scenes such as “Coming Out,” in which the images of homosexual teens and young adults who had committed suicide from bullying were brought up on screen, quickly sobered the audience. In a short matter of time, though, the performance returned to a more light-hearted tone with acts like “Fruit Salad,” a cooking show turned perverted (think “girl eating a banana”). However, as hilarious as this satire of the media was— what with the cooking show, a talk show and later a beauty pageant—it still managed to send a powerful message about the way media feeds our materialism, sexuality and low self-esteem.

Another special component of “A-MIRROR-CA” was how the performers’ individual stories were woven into the performance as a whole. In a brief moment of full exposure, they revealed what it’s like to live as a second-generation American, the difficulties of coming out to their parents, how hard it is being a former drug-abuser, a 64-year-old attending college or someone affected with AIDS in today’s society. Not only were all the performers extremely brave for admitting to a crowd full of strangers their personal

“Themes and Variations” blows into Roberts Hall Jason Charpentier Anchor Staff The RIC Wind Ensemble performed a beautiful show last Friday night to a decently sized audience in the Auditorium of Roberts Hall. The Wind Ensemble is composed of 60 plus individuals, and they certainly had that auditorium stage packed, even if the seats weren’t.

The night kicked off with a small selection of the Ensemble, led by student conductor

Nicole Pimentel, performing the Mozart piece Allegro from Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K388. Listening to the piece I could not tell if it was my own bias, as generally not a fan of wind instruments or reality, but the sound felt incredibly thin with only several performers on stage, and sadly forgettable.

For the second piece, Visions of Light by composer Eric Ewazen, the much greater ensemble came out led by conductor Robert Franzblau, accompanied by solo trombon-

Anchor photo by Sadie Campanella “A-MIRROR-CA” tackles the effects of body image and American society. struggles, be it with arm flab or a medical condition, but it imbued the performance with meaning beyond that of just a criticism of society and media with facts to support the argument.

I can’t mention the performer’s confessions without mentioning their actual performances. In acting, singing and dancing, they excelled. The dances, which captured the essence of each act perfectly, were full of energy and obviously well-rehearsed. Some of my favorite dances were “Plastic Surgery,” with its interesting, graceful choreography and feathery, glittery costumes. “Television” was a high-energy, acrobatic piece with techno music. The sound design was on point, capturing the subject matter with songs that were familiar to the audience, such as Christina Aguilera’s “Hurt” and Radiohead’s “Creep.”

Also adding to the relate-ability of the performance was the repeated breaking of the fourth wall between stage and audience through a number of techniques. By breaking the fourth wall, “A-MIRROR-CA” also managed to incriminate the audience, essentially pointing out that we, society, are as guilty of perpetuating stereotypes and allow-

ing the media to control us as we are victims of stereotyping and the media. For instance, “Just the Way You Are” used photos taken prior to the event as audience members walked through the door. As one of the people who ended up on the screen, it was both hideously embarrassing (pointing to those insecurities we all have) and yet uplifting, in that it celebrated the uniqueness of each individual. Another fourth wall-breaker was “Survey Says,” a game show using surveys the audience members filled out before the event. Apparently, our audience members on average watched 15 hours of TV a week, were not satisfied with their appearance and ate fast food five times a week. This survey was an interesting idea as a reflective piece, in that it forced the audience to think about how deeply they are involved with media and appearance, in light of the ideas presented in the performance.

Overall, “A-MIRROR-CA” was a provocative and entertaining blend of dance, music, theatre and film. Both the performers themselves and the audience were forced to think about their own insecurities and addictions, how much those are controlled by the media.

ist Ronald Barron. There was even a special treat as Ewazen himself was present for the show to briefly discuss his composition. The three movements of the piece moved from feelings of triumph to the mysterious, and closed off on a fiery note with vivid imagery of thunderclouds, showing off the talent of Barron as he flawlessly moved through an array of quick melodies.

The next piece was “Anthem” by Steve Bryant, featuring a repeating flurry of flute melodies and xylophone that gave the piece a sense of playful impishness, before closing on a bombastic end feeling incredibly anthemic as implied by the title.

Most impressively was the finale, “Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolo Paganini” which is actually by James Barnes, confusing as the title is. The piece sums up the concept

of theme and variation perfectly by setting up a basic theme, and then each of the many instrument sections twisting and running it through a multitude of variations, showing off their musical prowess in the process.

Simply a wonderful piece, especially for an ensemble so big to make their own.

As could be guessed, a show such as this was not particularly my thing. Being a great fan of works which stretch the limits of tonality, and outright break them, I was disappointed. But this was a wonderful show, full of beautiful and triumphant sounds and ultimately very enjoyable, just not as much as the Proteus String Quartet was a few days earlier for this writer.

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Proteus String Quartet RIC faculty struts their stuff Jason Charpentier Anchor Staff writer

Susan Culpo on viola and Steven Laven on cello. In addition, there were two guest perThe Proteus String Quartet formers brought on for some of the pieces: kicked off their third season accomplished clarinetist Ian Greitzer, and performing a wonderful show last Wednes- Eliot Porter on bass. All six musicians perday in the Gaige Auditorium to a small but formed their parts splendidly with precision very impressed audience. The Quartet is and emotion, and aside from a slight techcomposed of four RIC Faculty members: nical difficulty, the show went off without a John Sumerlin and Samuel Breene on violin, hitch.

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Anchor photo by Janice Wang Proteus String Quartet took the stage. written by Giuseppe Verdi, Quartet in E Minor, a man most well known for his numerous operas, and the opening fire and brimstone of his Requiem Mass.

While I had initially attended to hear the Mozart and Verdi, I was most stunned by the polkas, and especially the original piece “A Barnraising” by cellist Laven. His composition was simply beautiful and soaring. It brought to mind some of the more epic movie or video game soundtracks I have heard in the past, or even something reminiscent of a post-rock song, were it not for the fact it was a quartet performing it. As such, it was nice to hear something one of the musicians had composed themselves. After hearing Laven’s composition, I sincerely hope there is a recording of it somewhere as I would love to be able to hear this piece again.

The polka piece from Shostakovitch’s The Golden Age ballet threw me for an even greater loop. When I read the word “polka,” this was certainly not what I had expected.

Featuring a great deal of dissonant pizzicato plucking along to a traditional polka rhythm, along with additional dissonant screechy

melodies by the violins, the piece almost seemed schizophrenic. It was a parody of polka, comical in a way that could only be done by a Russian-like Shostakovitch.

The second polka by Alfred Schnittke from his Gogol suite was much more traditional and tonal in sound. Though it still featured a decent amount of dissonance underlying the Russian melodies prominent in the piece giving it a sense of darkness, or even something sinister underlying the otherwise happy polka. Ultimately, these pieces have made me appreciate a fairly maligned term like “polka,” a word many, including myself, would scoff or laugh at, being regarded as a rather wacky comical genre of music worth little merit.

For the many who missed the show, I would certainly advise making an effort to see the Proteus String Quartet should they ever have the opportunity. Featuring such a diverse spectrum of compositions there is sure to be something for everyone. And who knows, maybe you’ll learn to appreciate something new as I did.

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James Lucey A&E Editor Astrovisualist Dr. Carter Emmart and the Cassatt String Quartet celebrated the Summer Solstice together this year. To my disappointment, this was not a new wave pagan ceremony, and no sacrificial goats were launched into space. It was actually a performance at New York City’s Hayden Planetarium, combining celestial visuals of the stars with the stellar sounds of the Cassatt String Quartet. Second violinist Jennifer Leshnower credits it as the most exciting performance in her tenure with the quartet so far.

Several string quartets have performed at RIC this semester, and the burning question in my mind remains; what is the difference between a second and a first violin?

“The roles are similar to a choir [the instruments] have the same range as the vocal parts,” said Leshnower. That clears things up splendidly, Jen. On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the Cassatt String Quartet

will perform with pianist Judith Lynn Stillman in a production called “Bravo Bohemia!” The performances will celebrate Czech composers such as Victor Ullman and Antonin Dvorak. All things considered, this sounds like a welcome departure from the Beethoven bonanza Sapinsley Hall has been subjected to this semester. Why not Czech it out? (Not sorry.)

Cassatt is no stranger to collaboration. The Quartet presides over an “enormous body of work; active with different styles,” according to Leshnower. This summer, the quartet graced the San Miguel Chamber Music Festival, collaborated with pianist, Ursula Oppens, and violinist, Mark Peskanov. The group has recorded over 25 commercial releases, three times named in the New Yorker’s Best of the Year CD selection.

“Bravo Bohemia!” will include two performances, at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., both at Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center. Admission is free.

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“Rurouni Kenshin” Stories of a sensitive samurai Christian DeCataldo Anchor Staff writer Well this is going to be my last column of the semester, well actually, ever, since the world is ending soon.

Don’t believe me? Dick Clark is dead, enough said. But what should I review for my last article? I’ve actually gotten a couple of requests which I promise to get to eventually, but I think I’m gonna nostalgia this time around and end the semester on a high note.

“So what anime will you taking with you to the end of days?”

“Rurouni Kenshin” was one of my favorite anime ever as a kid, just after “DBZ” of course. It aired on Toonami a few years after “DBZ” and was really the highlight of Tonami’s lineup at the time.

“Rurouni Kenshin” takes place during the Meiji era in Japan and opens with a man claiming to be the great manslayer Hitokiri Battousai. This man, this Battousai, is running amuck in Tokyo and specifically trying to sully the good name of a swordsmanship school headed by a young woman, Kamiya Kaoru. While fighting with the Battousai, a lone wanderer by the name of Himura Kenshin intervenes, saving Kaoru and

making an enemy of the manslayer. Kaoru offers to let Kenshin stay with her, and he offers to help rid her of the Battousai. She doesn’t think too much of Kenshin at first and believes him to simply be a bit foolish but gentle and kind-hearted, though he keeps much of his past a shrouded.

Eventually the Battousai appears again, revealing himself to be a disgraced former student of Kaoru’s father, and seeks to claim Kaoru’s life once and for all. Kenshin steps in and admits to being the real Battousai the manslayer. He easily defeats the imposter without killing him by using his reverse blade sword (I don’t think I need to explain what that is but it’s a curved katana sword with the blade on the inner arc… So it’s reversed) and explains to Kaoru that he is sorry for deceiving her. Kaoru insists he stay with her at her dojo despite his past history, and the story proceeds from there.

As time moves on more information is revealed about Kenshin’s past and a few other tenants take up residence in the dojo. For the most part Kenshin, Kaoru and the other tenants deal out vigilante justice throughout Tokyo until they uncover a plot to overthrow the Meiji government. The anime pursues

“My Fair Lady” The rain in Spain must really be a pain Matthew Leo Anchor Staff writer December has arrived, bringing with it stress from the holidays as well as stress from finals. What better way to remedy this stress than by looking back on some movie masterpieces of the musical variety? This week, we begin with the 1964 Academy Award magnet, “My Fair Lady.”

“My Fair Lady” tells the story of Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), a poor cockney-speaking girl who is fortunate enough to meet Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), a linguist, outside one rainy night.

Higgins makes a bet with his friend Colonel

Courtesy of listas.20minutes.es Pickering (Wilfrid Hyde-White), that in six months, he could turn Eliza from being a “prisoner of the gutter” to a real lady. Surprisingly, Eliza takes him up on it.

What Eliza didn’t count on was Higgins’s over-bearing personality, his sarcastic wit and his complete lack of visible appreciation for anyone. Under his tyrannical rule, Eliza eventually manages to pronounce her “A’s” and “H’s,” but will it be enough to pass her off as a member of the nobility, or even thaw

Courtesy of ninuca-ninoturiashvili.blogspot.com this new arc of the story for the majority of the series.

I really like “Rurouni Kenshin,” it’s got a pretty good dub for its time and manages to incorporate comedy into the seriousness of the plot rather well, giving a light tone to a dark situation. The art is also a lot of fun to watch because you can easily see how it influenced the anime that came after it (most notable it the chorography of the sword fights). It’s also just nice to go back and see

the history of anime itself. Shows like “DBZ” and “Rurouni Kenshin” may not be airing anymore, but their heirs are the most popular anime of all time (“One Piece,” “Naruto,” “Bleach,” etc.), I think it is nice to be able to look back and see from what modern day popularity spawned.

“You make it sound like a history lesson.”

Your homework over the break: watch anime!

the heart of Higgins? You’ll have to watch to find out.

“My Fair Lady” is truly a wonderful movie.

Everything – from the Edwardian costumes, to the superb cast, to the fantastic music – is perfect at drawing the audience in.

As for Higgins, Harrison is absolutely magical in his portrayal. Harrison brings to life a character that prides himself on treating everyone as below him, and who stubbornly refuses to change his own life, even though his business is changing the lives of others.

Hepburn ably matches him (though her music is mostly dubbed over by the masterful Marni Nixon), creating a feisty heroine who also grapples with the problem of change.

Now that she has given herself over to Higgins, how much does she owe him? Where is her place if the bet is successful? Seeing her completely terrified of Higgins, and yet also frustrated by his abrasiveness, is something that really brings out the wit in the humor of the movie.

The music is the real star of the film. Both Higgins and Eliza get numerous times to shine, and many of these songs have transcended the film. “The Rain in Spain” and “I Could Have Danced All Night” are some of the best examples of this, but nearly every

song in the movie is overflowing with wit and satire.

For example “Why Can’t the English” is a song where Higgins rants about how the English language is being defiled by improper pronunciation (in fact, he gets so frustrated by the English people’s treatment of language that he even goes so far as to say that because of her Cockney accent, Eliza should be “taken out and hung, for the cold-blooded murder of the English tongue”). And “Just You Wait” takes the form of Eliza fantasizing about getting revenge on Higgins for his harsh regimen and coldness. In fact, I can’t really think of a song that’s not at least good in the film, with many being great.

I really could praise this movie to death, but I don’t want to risk giving anything else away. So, in the category of musicals, I give “My Fair Lady” 5 stars out of 5. I heartily recommend this movie, especially on a cold winter’s night. It’s slightly longer than the average film nowadays (clocking in at nearly three hours), but if you can find the time (and vacation is coming up), I think it’s definitely worth a watch. So, until next time, enjoy the show!

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Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!

JasoN charPeNtier aNchor staff writer Post-rock is a genre most people are not very familiar with, though it is plausible you have heard some before. The term has been around since the 90s, and while initially used to describe bands like Talk Talk, Bark Psychosis and Slint, it has been more thoroughly popularized with bands like Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions in the Sky (who did the music to that Friday Night Lights show on TV some people apparently watched), Mono and many others.

Musically, post-rock can be read relatively literally, musically it is “after-rock.” It took the concept of rock music into a series of new directions previously undone, into something which could really no longer be called “rock.” Most post-rock tends to feature very long instrumental songs with prominent crescendos and use of dynamics. While none of this is particularly required, these traits do strongly apply to the latter three bands men-

tioned.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor, named after an old 60s Japanese biker documentary, are a Canadian post-rock collective that have grown to a great deal of popularity through their releases starting with the incredibly apocalyptic “F#A#∞” (pronounced F sharp, A sharp, infinity) in 1997. The album opened with a very haunting monologue which set the scene perfectly: “The car’s on fire and there is no driver at the wheel, and the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides. And a dark wind blows...” In fact, the track “East Hastings” was used in the film “28 Days Later” during a scene to show the utterly barren and desolate London.

If you were ever looking for a soundtrack to the apocalypse, “F#A#∞” was it. Much to the chagrin of all, however, the band announced a hiatus in 2003. The hiatus lasted until late 2010, and now nearing the end of 2012, we have a new release at long last. I would call this a much anticipated release, but the reality is that no one knew a thing

about this record until the band silently released it on vinyl at the start of their current tour on Oct. 1 in Boston, at which point it became highly anticipated.

The album features four tracks – two new ones, and two new-ish ones they have been playing since their tour in late 2010 under different names. The former live track “Albanian,” for instance, appears here as the opening track, “Mladic,” in a new form. The track simply sounds like some psyched-out droning krautrock improvisation jam, and I love where they take it.

The third track is “We Drift Like Worried Fire,” and it should be a much more familiar sound to Godspeed fans. The track opens with some kind of pizzicato plucking of strings and what I assume to be a violin, as well as cello. The track continues on into familiar territory building into a series of rising and falling crescendos, building into one last final push. The track has this odd atmosphere about it, as if both ominous, and yet uplifting. It is really difficult to describe.

There is not much to say about the remaining two tracks. Both are six minute droning and atmospheric pieces with their own little crescendos of sorts. “Their Helicopters’ Sing” should definitely be familiar to Godspeed fans with its prominent bagpipes, bringing listeners strong memories of the intro to “East Hastings.” The last track

23 however, “Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable,” explodes at the halfway point into this distorted cacophony of noise and feedback, something very enjoyable to this reviewer’s ears.

After 10 years, this new Godspeed release does not disappoint. They have taken their sound into a different direction, while still remaining what it is that they are, without compromising anything. There are samples abundant on this record, from bagpipes, to the Canadian student march from a few years ago where they marched through the streets banging pots and pans, so fans will not be disappointed there.

I have no complaints beyond that I wish there was more material here! As mentioned, of the four tracks, only two are 20 minutes long, and both have been previously unreleased live tracks, though obviously now in altered states.

If you are already a fan of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, you probably have already tracked yourselves down a copy of this, but for anyone willing to expose themselves to the beauty of Godspeed, this is as good an introduction as any, though I would still recommend you listen to “F#A#∞” and work your way up their discography chronologically.

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Nine records broken Strong finishes at Women’s swimming team places sixth indoor track season opener Sam Allen Anchor Sports Editor

The Rhode Island College women’s swimming team established nine new programs records on Dec. 1 as they competed in the 2012 Little East Conference Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by UMass Dartmouth. Abbie Leazes and MaryKate McCutcheon earned All-Little East Conference honors, and the team as a whole came in sixth place with a score of 100.

Leazes broke three records in the meet.

She came in second place, an All-LEC finish, in the 400-yard IM with a 4:56.39 finish, sixth in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:32.96) and 10th in the 200-yard breaststroke with a finishing time of 2:46.62.

McCucheon broke two more records on the day, and also earned All-LEC honors

a 36-14 lead. In what was clearly the team’s best half of the season, the team shot 47.8 percent from the field and 60 percent from three. They held MIT to 23.8 percent while out-rebounding them, forcing 11 turnovers, and completely out-playing them. Carter led the team with 11 first-half points, while Tom DeCiantis and Sanders each contributed seven.

In the opening minutes of the second half, MIT stayed cool and composed as they tried to chip away at the lead. RIC would be unaffected by it, continuing to play well and building their lead back up through strong defensive play. The Anchormen would go up by as many as 27 on the number one team, and cruised on to the dominating 68-44 win.

DeCiantis was the leading scorer for the Anchormen, scoring a career high 19 points with three rebounds and three assists. Carter finished with 16 points, and Sanders added 11 points.

“We were just confident on offense,” DeCiantis said. “Coach told us to go out there and play with confidence and that’s what we did.

This win says a lot about our team and how good we can be if we defend.”

The third and final game of the week came versus the Plymouth State University Panthers on Dec. 1, the team’s first conference

Men’s B-ball from page 28

with a second place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (5:21.89). She posted a fifth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:01.44.

Three other Anchorwomen broke records on the day. Junior Sophie Kanno broke program records in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke. Leazes, McCutcheon and Kanno broke another record with the help of Emily Thompson in the 400-yard freestyle relay where they finished fourth.

Kristen Wilkinson added to the broken record list with the help of Kanno, McCutcheon and Thompson in the 200-yard medley relay.

The women have over a month off for winter break. They will be back in the pool on Jan. 12 as they travel to Plymouth State to compete in a tri-match with the Panthers and the Bridgewater State Bears.

game of the year.

It was the same story of strong defensive play for the Anchormen, as they turned Panther turnovers into easy layups. It would take nine minutes for the Panthers to score a point, and over 10 minutes for their first field goal. Despite some foul trouble, the Anchormen held a 33-18 lead at the half. DeCiantis led RIC in scoring in the first half, putting up 13 points.

To start the second half, the Panthers immediately cut the RIC lead down to 10. RIC stayed composed, building that lead back up to a game high 23 as the half drew on. PSU refused to quit playing, but the Anchormen quickly stopped any momentum they tried to create. The final score would be 68-54 Anchormen.

DeCiantis again posted 19 points in the win, and Mike Neal added nine points andfour rebounds.

“My shots have been going in,” DeCiantis said of his hot spell. “I’ve been working on it and I’ve been more confident in myself.

Coach has really been stressing that to me, so I’ve been trying to take care of the ball and shoot like I can.”

The team will hit the road for their next game against Salve Regina University on Dec. 4, and won’t return home until Dec. 8.

Maggie Masse Anchor Staff Writer The Rhode Island College men’s and women’s indoor track teams opened their 2012-13 campaigns with a fiveteam meet at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 1.

The Anchormen secured a second place finish with a score of 130, but WPI won the meet with a score of 159. The Anchorwomen placed fourth overall with a score of 65, while the hosts, Springfield College, won the meet with a score of 191.

Seniors Shawn Stadnick and Conor McCloskey, along with junior Craig Amado, posted a pair of first-place finishes for the Anchormen. Stadnick placed first in both the mile with a time of 4:29.47 and in the 800m with a time of 1:59.88. He was also a member of the 4x800m relay team that finished with a time of 8:13.92 to take first place.

McCloskey placed first in the 3,000m with a time of 8:47.09 and finished with a time

of 2:41.29 to take first place in the 1,000m.

Along with Stadnick, he was also a member of the 4x800 relay team. Amado took first in the triple jump (14.25m), the 400m (51.43) and as part of the 4x200 (1:35.68) and 4x400m (3:27.79) relays.

Freshman Jamiee Dorsey set a record in the 800m for the Anchorwomen, finishing second place with a time of 2:23.18. She also set a record in the 60m with a fourth place finish and a time of 8.14. Dorsey was part of the 4x200 relay team that set a new program record with their second place finish and a time of 1:49.84, along with sophomores Chelsea Kay and Daria Braboy, and junior Natasha Miller. Braboy finished first in the 600m (1:41.80), third in the triple jump (10.61m) and fifth in the 60m (8.18). Miller finished fifth in the 400m (1:04.22) and sixth in the 200m (28.38).

Both the men’s and women’s indoor track teams will be back in action on Saturday, Dec. 8, when they compete at the Harvard Invitational.

RIC wrestling moving up the ladder Sam Allen Anchor Sports Editor The Rhode Island College wrestling team, now ranked fifth in New England, picked up their first victory in the 2012-13 season, defeating Plymouth State 3610 on Nov. 28. The Anchormen were led by freshman Chris Kelly (141 lbs.), sophomore Kyle Humphries (197 lbs.) and junior Jonathon Murray (125 lbs.).

The first half of the match saw victories from both the Anchormen and the Panthers.

Kelly picked up the first pin of the day at 141, followed by fellow freshman Michael Murphy with a major decision to make the score 10-0. The Panthers recorded their first pin

before junior Kevin Barrucci put the Anchormen ahead even more. The Panthers earned one more victory before the midpoint, which turned out to be their last pin of the day.

The rest of the match was all about the Anchormen. Every win in the final five rounds went to a member of the RIC team. Junior Adam Lynch picked up his first win of the season and Humphries pinned his opponent for the fifth Anchormen victory. Richard Broderick, at 285 lbs., defeated his opponent before the smallest member of the team, Murray, pinned a Panther. The final victory of the day went to Silas Murray.

The Anchormen will compete in their home opener on Friday, Dec. 7, against Western New England University.

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In-state rival hands Anchormen fourth loss of the season Sam Allen Anchor Sports Editor The Rhode Island College men’s club hockey team split the weekend, playing two big games against conference rivals. On Nov. 30, the Anchormen played in possibly their biggest home game of the season as in -state rivals Roger Williams University came to town. The two teams tied in early October, and both teams wanted to be owners of the win. In a third period upset, the Hawks came out on top.

The first period saw no change in score, less than three penalties and strong offensive and defensive efforts from both teams. The second period changed all of that. The Anchormen got on the board first, on a cross ice pass from Cody Warnock to line mate Alex Lyman, who tucked the puck under Hawk goaltender Craig Forrest. At the end of the period, the Anchormen started to rack up the penalties and the physical play picked up. The Hawks scored on one of their power plays, being only the fourth short-handed

And then there were two Jared Ware Anchor Staff Writer The season has played itself out and has revealed to us the two teams that will battle for the Coaches Trophy inside the Orange Bowl on Jan. 7.

One team was expected to get this point, but did it in a fashion that was unexpected, and the other was just plain unexpected. The end result will be one of the most viewed national championships in recent memory, as two classic powers will meet once again. The number one ranked Notre Dame Fighting

goal allowed by the Anchormen all season long. With the game tied at 1-1, both teams came out strong and hard in the third period.

Senior Mike Young got his first goal of the season to put the Anchormen up 2-1 in the third. Only minutes after the goal, the Hawks were able to take full control of the game.

Freshman Marco Scotti hit a Hawk hard into the home bench, pushing him the rest of the way over. The Hawk bench, less than three feet away, did not like that and immediately went after Scotti. Scotti got ejected from the game, along with Hawk’s Alex Loebs. RWU tied the game up at two on another power play goal on the five minute major for Scotti’s hit. All it took was one more Hawk goal, during another five minute major for misconduct for them, to control to the game and eventually come out on top of a 3-2 score.

Twelve hours after the hard fought loss, the Anchormen traveled to Springfield College to face another conference rival. This time, the Anchormen were the comeback team and won in overtime on a goal from Warnock.

Warnock had the final two goals of the

Irish will take on the number two Alabama Crimson Tide. Are we sure it is not 1940?

How did the Irish get into this game? By the skin of their teeth – but they got there nonetheless. They survived multiple scares at home against Pittsburgh, Stanford and BYU. They survived those games, and every other game for that matter, with hardnosed and physical defense spearheaded by Manti Te’o, but their defensive line deserve a ton of credit. At times, Louis Nix III and Stephon Tuitt can be absolutely unblockable, and have stifled some great run offenses this season. You can credit those two with Notre Dame’s great goal line defense, which single-handedly won the game against Stanford in South Bend. Their penetration has allowed linebackers Te’o and Calabrese to slide into gaps and stop the run.

Offensively, this team relies heavily on the run. Whether it be Cierre Wood, Theo Riddick or quarterback Everett Golson escaping the pocket, this Irish offense will pound you on the ground. It will be interesting to see how their ground game holds up against an

Anchor photo by Jess Bourget The RIC men’s club hockey team split the weekend with a loss to RWU and a win against Springfield College. game, following a goal from line mate and captain Seth Tobias, and another Young goal.

The team went home with a 4-3 win.

On Friday, Dec. 7, the Anchormen host Lyndon State University in the final home

game before winter break, and then take to the road to face Tufts University on Saturday, a team that they have already beaten this season.

SEC front seven. Their passing attack is less potent and can be downright ugly at times.

Tyler Eifert is the best pass catching tight end in the country, and will be taken in the first round of the NFL Draft in the fall. He has the wheels to turn a short catch into a long gain and the leaping ability to be a red zone monster. Notre Dame’s offense will have to throw the ball with success to beat Alabama.

Now, let us turn to Alabama. They have only taken one loss on the season to the red hot Texas A&M Aggies. The Aggies gashed the Tide with an up tempo spread offense, which is the opposite of what the Tide thrives against. Notre Dame will give them spread looks, but they run it a slower tempo and, let’s be honest, Everett Golson is no Johnny Football. This Alabama team should be able to stifle Notre Dame’s running game with big Jessie Williams at the heart of their defensive front. He is a beast who excels at getting penetration.

On offense, Alabama will lean on a few veterans and a few true freshmen. AJ Mc-

Carron will have to make quick decision and throw in rhythm or risk getting eaten up by Nix and Tuitt. He has shown on a few occasions that he can make huge throws in clutch situations, including the winning bomb to Amari Cooper in the SEC Championship game. That bomb brings up another Alabama star, Amari Cooper. He has blister speed, great hands and is a natural playmaker. Nick Saban will make sure his prized freshman gets touches on the outside. His other highly touted freshman, TJ Yeldon, will split touches with Eddie Lacy. That tandem was unstoppable against Georgia in the SEC Championship, but will face a stiffer run defense when faced with Notre Dame.

So, who wins this match-up? Let’s be real people, Alabama will simply outsmart, outplay and outclass Notre Dame. Not to so say Notre Dame is not a good team or a had a good year, but Alabama coming off a months rest will be too much for the Golden Domers.

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SPORTS

December 3, 2012

Anchormen take down top ranked team Men’s basketball undefeated at 6-0 Eddie Pannone Anchor Staff Writer

Anchor photo by Sadie Campanella.

The RIC women’s basketball team defeated the Plymouth State Panthers on Saturday 69-43.

Anchorwomen pick up first conference win of season Dan Charest Anchor Staff Writer The RIC women’s basketball team (4-2, 1-0) picked up right where they left off in the Little East Conference. The defending LEC champions, the Anchorwomen defeated the Plymouth State Panthers (1-5, 0-1), 69-43, on Saturday at the Murray Center.

RIC’s first lead since the opening minutes came when freshman forward Vandell Andrade hit a lay-up with 7:27 left in the half, giving RIC an 18-17 edge. PSU’s sophomore guard Kristen Hrubowchak put the Panthers up a minute later at 19-18 by connecting on a pair from the charity stripe. Freshman guard Danielle LeBlanc’s jumper gave RIC back to the lead and ignited a 19-8 run to end the half with the Anchorwomen winning, 37-26.

The Anchorwomen’s good end to the first half carried over to the second half.

RIC cruised to a 20 point lead with 8:00 to go, thanks to another LeBlanc jumper and stretched its lead to 69-43 when the final buzzer rang.

Junior guard Stephanie Prusko led RIC with a career-high 15 points off the bench.

Andrade, the defending LEC Rookie of the Week, grabbed seven boards and had 12 points, and junior forward Cara Paladino had 10 points and seven rebounds. As a team, RIC brought out its trademark defense again Saturday, holding the Panthers to 30 percent shooting and winning the glass by a 48-27 clip.

The girls return to action Tuesday at in -state rival Salve Regina (1-3) before hosting the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut (1-5, 0-1) in their second LEC game of the season.

It was a busy week for RIC basketball. The Anchormen had three games this week, and won all of them. This continues their undefeated start to 2012, pushing their record to 6-0.

Game one of the week came on Nov. 25, when the team traveled to Lewiston, Maine, to take on Bates College.

Once again, the Anchormen found themselves in a tough battle, but came out of this defensive game with the 4543 win. Nyheem Sanders was the star of the game for RIC, scoring 19 points while picking up five rebounds and an assist. He also added three three-pointers. Chris Burton scored six points with 12 rebounds off the bench, and Tahrike Carter added nine points of his own.

The Anchormen’s second game would come at home on Nov. 29 against the number one team in the country, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The team was not intimidated by them however, beating them in dominating fashion, 68-44.

The crowd was loud from the opening tip, and the Anchormen fed off that energy. RIC came out with intensity and used their strong defense to gain early momentum. Their offense was in sync with their defense, and good outside shooting expanded their lead as the half drew on.

The Anchormen went to the locker room with

Men’s b-ball see page 26