Week of February 7, 2011
RIC delays add/drop period for courses By Nicholas J. Lima Managing Editor
Students have until the end of this week to add or drop courses, marking a one-week extension in the process. The decision by the RIC administration is the latest in a series of changes to the campus as a result of this semester’s wild weather to date. The extension was put in place “due to the class cancellations from the recent inclement weather conditions,” according to a notice on the RIC website. Six of the first 10 days of the spring semester were affected by adverse weather conditions, including one day completely cancelled. The first cancellation on campus came on Tuesday, Jan. 25, when classes and activities after 4 p.m. were cancelled due to a water main break. That created an emergency situation that resulted in the shutdown of water to the entire campus and the loss of heat to many buildings. The break was attributed to the cold weather, below zero degrees at times, and to the aging infrastructure of the system. The next day, a severe snowstorm cancelled classes after 4 p.m. again, through 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27. The following week, a heavy snow and ice storm cancelled classes again for a 24-hour period, from Tuesday, Feb. 1 at noon through noon the next day. A decision was See DELAY Page 6
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Fractured Finance By Devin Noll Anchor Staff Writer
Due to the extensive class and activity cancellations last week because of snow, the Finance Commission held a special meeting on Friday. Their intention was to allocate funding to many student organizations that had time-sensitive requests; however, at times commission members erupted into arguments with each other that turned ugly. The special meeting was held on Feb. 4 at 12:30 p.m. in Student Union 307, and ran to
nearly 3 p.m. It was hurriedly scheduled by SCG officials after the Feb. 2 meeting was cancelled due to that day’s snowstorm. Seven of the nine groups that were scheduled to meet with the commission showed up. Each group came before the commission to request money for upcoming conferences and events. The first to appear before the commission was the Senior Class of 2012, and within five minutes of hearing the inquiry, the commission approved their request for the full amount of
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Friday’s emergency meeting was the most contentious yet.
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Caprio steps down as Board of Governors chair By Rita Nerney News Editor
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There is a Haze in the Fungus Amungus By Mike Simeone Anchor Staff Writer
If you’re looking to take a Zone Out trip down the Yellow Brick Rhode with Vanessa from Nebraska, then The Met Café is the place you want to
be on Friday, Feb. 11. Rhode Island’s own Haze and Fungus Amungus will be taking the stage alongside Goosepimp Orchestra. Haze, which has been See FUNGUS Page 20
The recent meeting of the Board of Governors for Higher Education was the last meeting for Chairman Frank Caprio. Caprio has spent the last eight years as the board’s chair. The meeting was held on Monday, Jan. 24 at Rhode Island College. The board will meet again on Mar. 21. Any major decisions will probably not be made until a new chair has been chosen by Gov. Lincoln Chafee. “Words would be inadequate of how appreciative I am of your commitment to higher education,” Caprio told the board in parting. “I leave with no regrets. I feel as though we’ve accomplished so much.”
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Chairman Frank Caprio, Sr. Last November, Caprio publicly expressed his decision to step down from his position at the end of his term on Jan. See CAPRIO Page 5