Week of December 6, 2010
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Kyla Pecchia elected new deputy speaker; RIPTA and football resolutions passed
Campus still alive during break By Kye Grant Anchor News Writer
By Rita Nerney News Editor
Rep. Kyla Pecchia was elected deputy speaker after former Deputy Speaker Jennifer Albanese resigned. Her opponents were Reps. Barry Nickerson and Michael Hartley, who received four votes each. Pecchia sat in as the new deputy speaker during the meeting that directly followed the election. The last Parliament meeting was held on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in Parliament Chambers, Student Union 307. The big issues of the night included the RIPTA resolution, the football resolution and an impromptu “water machine” resolution. Pecchia received 13 votes
Anchor Photo/Kelly Beshara-Flynn
Deputy Speaker Pecchia. to secure her new position on the Executive Council. Before the election, each candidate got the opportunity to speak to the body. “Leadership is my passion,” said Nickerson. “I believe that the deputy speaker See PARLIAMENT Page 9
Vol. 83, Issue #14
On Friday, Dec. 17, the last of the finals will be completed. Students will leave the dorms and classrooms, get in their cars, speed off and leave the thoughts of college behind for a month or so. However, in the midst of holiday cheer, relaxation and draining the remaining strains of the educational systems out of their minds, has the student body ever wondered, what happens when thr campus shuts down for the holiday break? As one might have figured, running a college is a colossal operation. There is a reason why students pay so much in tuition. But once classes are over and the students go home, do the operations of RIC come
screeching to a halt? Take professors, for example. After, the last final is handed in, what do they do with themselves? Are scores of professors already planning to fly south for the winter, or hibernate in burrows until re-emerging for the spring semester? Also, there is the question of what happens to the campus after classes end. Is the campus left a virtual ghost town in the time between semesters? In a process as big and costly as running an entire campus, there are many questions as to what happens for the month where no classes take place. A good place to start the ‘Great Campus Shutdown’ is in the dormitories. On Dec. 17, at 6 p.m., the six residence halls of RIC will close. According to
Teresa Brown, director of Residential Life and Housing, this does not mean that the dorms will be left abandoned over the next month. “Throughout the break, staff will use the down time to fix, repair and prepare for the coming semester,” said Brown. Small repairs and cleanup will be occurring throughout the dorms, and Thorp Hall will be closed completely for significant repairs. The five other residence halls will not be necessarily abandoned, either. Students with special circumstances, such as international students, out-of-state athletes and outof-state student teachers are permitted to stay on campus during the break. Not just See ALIVE Page 8
RIC football on the horizon?
SCG unanimously passes football resolution By Kameron Spaulding Editor-in-Chief
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a Rhode Island College football game under the lights on a Saturday night. The burgundy and gold jerseys flying around like torpedoes on the field, hundreds of screaming fans and alumni packed into the stadium seats like sardines. This vision could become a reality for RIC in the near future. Student Community
Government, Inc. unanimously approved the RIC Football Resolution, which states that SCG supports the idea of a football program at RIC. Rep. George Bissell, who is also an Anchor editor, proposed the resolution at the final Parliament meeting of the semester on Dec. 1. RIC, unlike most college campuses and state institutions around the country, has a void in the heart of its athletic program without a varsity football team. Proponents argue college
football is not only the second largest generator of revenue in all sports, behind only the NFL, but it helps build a sense of community and school spirit, as well as increasing male enrollment and revenue for the college. RIC athletics has enjoyed unprecedented success under current Athletic Director Don Tencher, who was the Division III athletic director of the year for the Northeast Region for See FOOTBALL Page 7
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Conceptual design of the RIC football uniforms.