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March 24, 2010
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After long battle, Obama signs healthcare reform bill By Tara Lafond Anchor Staff Writer
President Barack Obama signed the sweeping healthcare reform that has been the subject of nearly nonstop debate into law Tuesday. The law will bring near-universal coverage to millions of currently uninsured Americans, including many young people. Obama’s signing of the bill is the final step in a year-long battle that has defined the beginning of his presidency. “It’s a good thing that health care passed,” said RIC freshman Rodolfo Fernandez.
“Some people just don’t have the money to pay for a doctor’s visit.” Even as 12 states now plan to file lawsuits over the bill, and Republicans still stand strongly against it, the signing was celebrated by Democrats. They believe that this law is the greatest social change in the last 50 years. “It’s been easy at times to doubt our ability to do such a big thing, such a complicated thing, to wonder if there are limits to what we as a people can still achieve,” Obama said. The new law, which had passed the Senate last Dec. 24,
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passed after a very close vote in the House of Representatives Sunday. The final $940 billion bill is expected to extend health insurance coverage to 32 million additional Americans. It also will force Americans to carry some form of health insurance or pay a fine. “I think that the new bill passed can be both a negative and a positive thing, it all comes down to whether or not the people of this country abuse it or not,” said RIC freshman Seamus Lafferty. Obama added, “I’m signing See HEALTH Page 8
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RIC and URI join in nursing building project By David Okon Anchor Staff Writer
In order to save taxpayer money, RIC and URI are planning a joint construction project in order to build a School of Nursing building near the Jewelry District in Downtown Providence. The 19-acre plot of land has been dubbed the “knowledge district,” as many Providencearea colleges have shown interest in building there. The area is newly opened up for development by the relocation of I-195. The building will bring RIC and URI
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nursing students closer to the Rhode Island and Women & Infants Hospitals locations that many of them already use for internships. RIC President Nancy Carriuolo sent an e-mail message to faculty and staff Monday afternoon after questions arose following a suggestion made in a Providence Journal editorial on Sunday that the RIC and URI nursing programs be merged. “That statement has caused some alarm since nursing is one of RIC’s strongest programs,” See NURSING Page 8
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Women’s Health and Safety Fair Wed., March 24 12:30 – 2 p.m. Student Union Ballroom Open to: Public Sponsored by the Women’s Center SCG Finance Commission Meeting Wed., March 24 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Parliament Chambers, Student Union 307 Open to: Public Sponsored by Student Community Government, Inc. RIC Music: Members of the New York Philharmonic Wed., March 24 1 p.m. Sapinsley Hall Open to: Public Student Parliament Regular Meeting Wed., March 24 7 p.m. Parliament Chambers, Student Union 307 Open to: Public Sponsored by Student Community Government, Inc.
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The United States Budget Office has announced that the compromise health-care bill will cost about $940 billion. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summarized the bill last Thursday by saying it would prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to individuals for pre-existing conditions and would enable exchanges with small companies and self-employed persons for easy access to cheaper rates. Health insurance subsidies will be provided for families containing four persons and with an annual income no higher than $88,000. The bill would require individuals to purchase coverage or face a fine, and would allow for individual states to determine abortion coverage. – Anchor Wire Report
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Health-care bill has a tagalong: student loan reform By Casey Gaul Managing Editor
An historic landmark for the United States, major healthcare reform legislation, passed the House of Representatives with a 219 to 212 vote Sunday. Health care was not, however, the only thing that met major reform with this bill. One of the more significant riders – or unrelated amendments – on this bill was major student loan reform. These provisions make major changes in how students will receive loans, who can offer them, and how they are processed. Intermediary organizations on the state level and otherwise, such as the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority and private lenders such
as Chase or Citi Bank, will no longer provide federally funded loans to students. The Federal Family Education Loan Program will be terminated completely. Effective July 1, all federal loans programs will be run through the individual colleges exclusively. “We have been subsidizing banks to make loans which the federal government can make much more cheaply,” Sen. Jack Reed (D–R.I.) told the Providence Journal in an interview at the State House. Reed said in a statement released March 22 that colleges like Providence College, the University of Rhode Island, Brown University and Bryant University already participate in direct-loan programs. Rhode Island College,
under current law, offers loans that are authorized by FFELP through intermediary organizations. Regardless of whether the bill and the changes made to it pass back through the Senate, Rhode Island College will be transitioning to direct lending, said Director of Student Financial Aid James Hanbury. “In order to ensure continued access to federal student loans for our students, the Office of Student Financial Aid is transitioning to the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program for the 2010-2011 academic year, which begins with the 2010 summer sessions,” Hanbury said in an e-mail letter to RIC students with Federal Stafford loans in February.
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Dance Company founder dies at 88 By Hayden James News Editor
Billy Ann Burrill, 88, a nationally regarded athlete, performer and educator, died after a long fight with colon cancer. She spent much of her time as a professor at Rhode Island College, where duing her 26year tenure she created 17 new courses of study and founded the RIC Dance Company. Her career at RIC began in 1954, when she was hired as a professor of physical health and education, and in her time in the department she served as chairperson twice. She served as the first director of the Dance
Company, and as the director of the Performing Arts Series, to which in her later years she was a major financial contributor. For 20 years she served as the technical and lighting designer for the company, and retired from teaching at RIC in 1980. Aside from her involvement as a professor and department chair, she formed a folk dance club, coached the RIC fencing team, and started the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Fencing Association. She also won many awards in her later years as an international competitor in swimming. Colorectal cancer kills nearly 655,000 people worldwide annually and is among the
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RIC student wins national writer’s award By Bethany L’Etoile Anchor Staff Writer
Alicia Kristen Roberts, a senior at Rhode Island College, recently won the 2010 John Omohundro Undergraduate Student Paper Prize, for her paper “Tutor’s Tales: Narrative and Identity Formation.” The Northeastern Anthropological Association presented her with the award during their 50th annual meeting, which was held at the State University of New York at Buffalo this year. This award, along with the M. Estellie Smith Graduate Paper Prize and the NEAA Poster Paper Prize, are $200 awards that are given each year to the best graduate and undergraduate papers that are submitted to the NEAA; the winners are announced at the annual banquet. These papers are presented by their authors at the conference, and the winners are published as abstracts in the NEAA newsletter, in addition to receiving their $200 prize. According to What’s News Online, Roberts’s paper focuses on the tutors themselves, and “…asked the question, how exactly do the tutoring and personal stories shared between tutors affect the way they perceive themselves, their tutoring community, and the world?” The paper first began as
a project over the summer where Roberts worked closely with her faculty advisors, Edgar Martin del Campo of the Anthropology Department, Claudine Griggs, the director of the Writing Center, and Megg Carrol, the recently retired director of the Writing Center. Roberts was part of a group of eight students who were awarded grants by the Anne and Bob DeStefano Fund for Undergraduate Research, which was established last fall with assistance from the Rhode Island College Foundation. The DeStefano Fund provides financial aid to certain undergraduate students conducting research and enables them to have an intense learning experience by working side-by-side with a faculty researcher, and allows them to further their academic achievement, according to What’s News Online. The students were awarded the grants for six different projects in the subject areas of history, English, biology, art and communications in the summer, and then revealed the results of their studies to President Nancy Carrioulo, Vice President of Academic Affairs Ronald Pitt and Anne and Bob Stefano at a presentation at the President’s House in Sept. 2009.
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Prom cancelled after ACLU demands same-sex dates By Mandy Wray Dion Anchor Editor
All Constance McMillen wanted was to take her girlfriend to prom. After contacting the ACLU to help her challenge a policy against same-sex dates, they sent a letter to Itawamba Agricultural High School on her behalf. The ACLU threatened a lawsuit if they did not receive a response by Mar. 10. A week later, the Itawamba County school board decided to cancel the prom entirely. Immediately after the cancellation was announced, McMillen had to leave the hostile environment at her school. “I had a few people come up to me, and say stuff to me – like ‘you ruined my senior year,’” she said in an interview with CBS News. After nearly a month, a court ruling was issued on Tuesday. A federal judge would not force the Mississippi school district to hold the April 2 prom that it cancelled. School officials are defending their decision, and claim
that the matter was too much of a distraction. The school also claims that some liability issues, concerning drugs and alcohol at the prom, also played a factor in the cancellation. School board Chair Eddie Hood said that there was talk of not sponsoring the prom before the issues with the ACLU, and that the attempt to change rules created a massive disruption. “We were being hounded every day. Our students were being hounded,” Superintendent Teresa NcNeece told The Huffington Post. “We were having a tough time of any bellto-bell instruction.” Among the Rhode Island College students appalled by the decision is Eva Dayon, president of the RIC Rainbow Alliance. “If anything, we need to be creating a safer environment for our students, regardless of who they are or if we agree with them, not putting targets on their backs,” says Dayon. McMillen approached her assistant principal in December
to discuss taking her girlfriend, who is also a student, to the prom, and wearing a tuxedo in lieu of a dress. “I was hoping they would understand how it made me feel,” she said. The discussion carried through January, where she was told that she could attend the prom, but with restrictions. “We could go, but not as a date. We couldn’t walk in there holding hands and stuff like she was really my date,” said McMillen. “And if we slow danced, or there was a kiss or anything, we could possibly be thrown out if it made someone feel uncomfortable.” She was also forbidden from wearing a tuxedo. Although the attire would be appropriate, the assistant principal feared that a male student might show up in a dress and cause “chaos.” “Our love and our gender presentations are how we are born,” Dayon said in reaction to this. “We cannot change that and we by no means are doing it to hurt anyone or cause havoc. Life is hard enough; I would not
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choose to be a minority.” The RIC Rainbow Alliance has suffered with their own deal of equality issues at school. In spring 2008, their Queer Month banner in Donovan Dining Center was defaced and stolen. An unknown culprit tore down an image of two men kissing not once, but twice. Three banners had to be printed before the vandalism was put to an end. In the midst of waiting, McMillen has appeared on CBS News, and talk shows such as “The Wanda Sykes Show” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” She was offered a $30,000 scholarship and a summer internship from tonic.com, which is extremely impressed with her endeavors. Additionally, on April 17, McMillen will be presenting Wanda Sykes with the Stephen F. Kolzak award from GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). GLAAD allows the recipient of the award to choose the person who presentass it to them. Sykes invited McMillen and her girlfriend to present her with the award while being interviewed
on her talk show. Massive support has been shown to her cause through social networking sites, such as Facebook. She has reached nearly 400,000 fans on Facebook that want to “Let Constance Take Her Girlfriend to Prom!” Two alternative proms are scheduled to take place, one of them being an LGBT-inclusive prom hosted by the Mississippi Safe Schools Commission. Parents have privately planned the other alternative prom, where McMillen is not welcome. As a fellow student told USA Today, “McMillen and her gay-activist friends will not be attending. They can go have their own prom because we certainly do not want any of them there.” Regardless, McMillen still wants the original prom to take place. She said, “I just want to be able to go and be myself, at the prom I was supposed to have.”
Campus Police logs show tight week in prelude to Spring Break By David Okon Anchor Staff Writer
Campus Police release a weekly report of incidents on campus, known as the Student Right to Know Log. This report is available upon request to any RIC student interested in incidents on campus. From March 10-16 there were two reports of damage to department vehicles, one of which was turned over to another agency. There was only one parking violation, which took place in Lot J, and a single report of vandalism to an automobile in L-lot. Campus Police also received a report of a disabled vehicle at Roberts Hall, which they turned over to another agency. On March 10, there was
a suspicious person report at the Nazarian Center, where the individual was found to be without an ID. The report led to a security check of the building. There was a domestic assault call from Thorp Hall on March 12. Campus Police took a report of the event, but it appears from the report that no further action was necessary. During the week there were two reports of lost items and two reports of found items but, ironically enough, none of them corresponded to the others. There were also three reports of miscellaneous incidents, two of them in L-lot behind the residence halls, and one at the Campus Police office.
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Speaker Fox looks to the future By Aaron Buckley Anchor Staff Writer
Just before Spring Break, The Anchor managed to sit down with Rep. Gordon Fox (D–Providence), the newly elected speaker of the R.I. House of Representatives. As a Rhode Island College alumnus, we wanted to pick his brain about the college, the state’s affairs, and some other topics. Anchor: Thanks for having me, Representative Fox. Congratulations on becoming the Speaker of the House. How does it feel to have achieved the highest seat in the House? Speaker Fox: How does it feel…that’s an interesting question. These are challenging times and I think that based upon my 18 years of experience in the House, serving as finance chairman, then majority leader for seven and a half years and now speaker, I feel prepared to meet these challenges. So, it’s exciting, it’s fast-paced and sort of the culmination of a career. This is something that I obviously love doing, and I feel like a part of Rhode Island’s history – as a political science and history buff, I always appreciate the history of this place. I appreciate where I stand in that history. As I said during my speech when I was elected speaker, I hope to serve with honor and distinction. That is what this state deserves and needs. I expect that of myself and my members expect that of me. Anchor: You’re a RIC alumnus, and we’re really excited to see the achievement you’ve made. What do you remember most about your time at RIC? Speaker Fox: Ah, Rhode Island College. When I was at RIC I was in a unique place. I had just lost my father when I was in my first year at Providence College, and I left school and did a year where I actually worked at bank and sold vacuum cleaners. I felt very defeated in life, due in part to monetary issues and, of course,
my father’s death at 47. I remember reading a newspaper and seeing an advertisement for RIC. I thought, “You know, I really need to get back to school. I need to do this.” I sent for a catalogue and some other information, and it really changed my life. I found RIC to be a fantastic place; my professors were engaged and knowledgeable. I took advantage of every opportunity the college afforded me. I tried to take at least one night class, because I liked being around older students. RIC had that diversity in age and in culture. I think that really strengthened your education. I find it funny that many of the people I’ve crossed paths with in this building are Rhode Island College graduates. I see people who I’ve fallen out of touch with since graduation and now work with. RIC is truly Rhode Island’s college. I know that might sound a little dramatic, but I truly believe it because it opened up so many opportunities for me in a lot of ways. Because of the skills I learned at RIC, I received a full scholarship to law school at Northeastern University in Boston. In my mind and heart, as I look forward to the challenges that young people are struggling with, I know what it’s like to be worried about paying for college and I need to help make sure that there is an affordable, convenient and highly respectable institution available so that those opportunities are available. Because of our recent struggles with the budget, we really need to find a way to keep investing taxpayer dollars in RIC and the other public colleges. I feel chilled that tuition keeps going up for students. I feel like we have failed in our promises for higher education, from a funding prospective. I’ve been drawing on my memories from RIC often lately when trying to figure out how to get through these tough economic times. What can we do, in this State House, to make sure that
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Newly elected R.I. House Speaker Gordon Fox. places like RIC survive for future generations? RIC makes opportunities for people, and we need those opportunities now, more than ever. Anchor: You identify as both mixed race and gay. How have these two aspects of yourself contributed to your political beliefs, your rise to power, and your personal growth? Speaker Fox: Well first of all, it gives me great strength to be a role model. I do understand where we stand in history. I tend to not wear my identities on my sleeve, so to speak, yet always express who I am. I empathize with kids who feel shunned or pushed to the side because they don’t fit in. As someone who is mixed race, I’ve experienced that sort of pressure. I want to
show them that, as the 222nd speaker of the House, they can achieve anything. There are no excuses. People can look at me and say, “If that guy can do it, with where he came from and who he is, then I can, too.” Anchor: What do you plan on focusing on as speaker? Speaker Fox: My agenda for this year, which I stated when I took the speakership, is going to be balancing the budget. We need a balanced budget for the state to be viewed as a place where people want to come to, create businesses and jobs, succeed in…And in addition to a balanced budget, we need job creation and top-notch college graduates ready to fill those jobs. The intellectual capacity of our people is one of Rhode Island’s great resources, and if we are going to go anywhere in terms of creating jobs, it has to start with the foundation. That foundation is education. I define education as pre-K, day care and learning workshops up through high school and into higher education and skills training. Those are my big priorities. We must continue our march toward a sterling education environment by ensuring that every teacher is prepared, receives diverse training, and has the resources they need to teach successfully. This is what it will take to rebuild our economy and be a successful people. Anchor: Many students, especially at RIC, are facing increasing financial distress over the ever-rising cost of tuition. Our student government led a protest last year at the State House, and the message is still the same now: we need some help from the state government. Do you have any ideas of how to address this chronic funding crisis? Speaker Fox: That is a huge problem, and it’s exacerbated by the decreased revenues the state has seen. The budget has shifted much of the burden of paying for higher education to students through tuition costs. It’s a bad and not well-thoughtout policy, and so we now need
to make a committed effort to try and get us back on the track that public funds need to go back into public education. That is the mechanism that we need, to ensure that young people are successfully acquiring the skills they need to fill job posts that are available, and future positions. We as a state will only benefit economically and socially through increased investment in education. We need to dedicate ourselves to public funding for higher education, so students’ pockets stop being used as a bank to pay for school services. We are denying accessibility for people who just cannot afford it. I saw and felt that heat when my father died. It kills your spirit. Any Rhode Islander who applies themselves and is ready and willing to reach and achieve and learn must be able to get a complete, affordable education. If a young person who feels that way cannot afford one of our public colleges, then that is a sin, it is a shame, and ultimately as a society we have lost something. We as the state government must dedicate funds to higher education so that young people do not need to worry about feeding themselves, or paying tuition. We have to make it our policy to do everything we can to always have those doors open. As I said before, RIC is Rhode Island’s college, and I know that the college has staggering statistics that show how many kids attend RIC and then stay here in the state to put their skills to great use. Rhode Island has a shortage of nurses, and RIC has the best nursing program in the state. It’s an undeniable shame that someone who is interested in nursing cannot go to RIC because they don’t have the money. Anchor: The college has many buildings that are falling into disrepair. As you may know, our Art Center is in terrible shape and there has been talk on campus of a bond asking for a new building. Is this feasible? How do you think
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we can solve our infrastructure problems? Speaker Fox: I think that bonding is an appropriate mechanism. I actually recently visited with President Carriuolo and she gave me a tour of a number of buildings on campus, including the Art Center. The risks that are inherent in an old building, especially one that was jury rigged and never intended for this purpose… I believe it was at first used as a student union long before even I got there, and I graduated in 1985. I know that Rhode Island College has an outstanding arts program, and it’s a shame that art students are forced to use a building that is abysmal at best. The students that graduate from the art programs turn out so well – it makes me wonder just how spectacular they could be if we provided them with modern, clean, sophisticated facilities and working space. I’ve always found it true, especially with schools, that infrastructure does matter. It matters a lot. So when you’re sending students into a program and they’re dealing with deplorable, unsafe conditions, it’s not good for anybody. So, I saw that building myself in my recent trip to campus, and I know that it is a priority for the administration and that they’re working on bonding to renovate [or] replace it and other buildings, as well. One thing that we need to look back at is called asset protection. You set aside money every year to be used for upkeep and maintenance of current buildings, even if they look great. Instead of allowing buildings to deteriorate to the point that students rebel and deem them unsafe and uninhabitable, we need to be constantly maintaining our campuses so that situations like the Art Center are simply not permitted to happen in the first place. The Finance Committee, I know, is looking into this. So in short, bonding for long term projects, like erecting buildings, while also constantly maintaining the good resources we have, will go a long way to solving these infrastructure problems. Anchor: One of Rhode Is-
land’s hot-button issues now is the topic of same-sex marriage. All of New England, except for Maine and Rhode Island, recognize and perform same-sex marriages. As an openly gay man, you’ve spoken strongly before in support of marriage equality. Do you see this as a reality now? Speaker Fox: I’d like to think that prospects are brighter with me being the speaker and obviously being very supportive of marriage equality. I always look at this as sort of a three-legged stool: the House leadership, the Senate leadership, and the governor all need to be on board. In the past, none of those three have really been for marriage equality, but my election obviously changes that dynamic. I think it’s a very good sign that all of the leading candidates for governor support marriage equality, so after this next election there is a good chance that two of those three legs will be in support and that makes our position that much stronger. I think that a debate on this is coming. I know that there have been people on the side of equality wondering if I’ve been at their side on this, but this is strategy. I don’t want a situation where we could bring something like this, with so many years of attempts, up and have it fail a vote. I want it done once and done forever, with no governor waiting to veto it as soon as it hits his desk, like our current governor would. Anchor: Rhode Island is among several states that do protect against discrimination on basis of gender identity, but we do not cover GID under our hate crimes statutes. Several RIC students have mentioned this to me. What do you think the prospects are of adding this protection? Speaker Fox: You know, someone actually raised this point to me a couple of weeks ago because they were surprised by this oversight, as am I. I thought we did! So yes, we are looking into that and I do not think it’s out of the question. Not at all. Hate simply isn’t acceptable, or negotiable. Speaker Fox: What do you
think of the recent firings of all of the Central Falls High School teachers? How do you think education in Central Falls can be reformed so that it A: adequately performs and B: does not further the state’s education funding crisis? Speaker Fox: Well, you know first and foremost we are finally ready to propose an education funding formula to distribute taxpayer money to the public schools fairly and predictably, without arbitrarily allocating as we have been doing in recent times. As for the issue in Central Falls itself, it’s awful. This isn’t helping anyone. I spoke on a talk radio show recently about this and we need to make sure teachers are equipped with modern teaching techniques and resources to meet these sorts of challenges. That comes from training and applying themselves. But, I really wonder if firing the entire school’s teaching staff is the right way to go about it. I mean, I’ve been an advocate that these people, both groups, need to get back to the table and mediate through these issues and sub-issues. I understand there’s been some hard feelings over the last years between various groups, and that both sides have at times stopped talking. That’s wrong. I think they should call Providence and follow their model. Providence currently has five schools going through similar restructuring, and so now the teachers’ union, administration and other bodies are working collaboratively on solutions. So the question becomes… how do we innovate new teaching practices, how do we provide them with what they need to excel and in turn help their students excel? That is much more constructive than pointing fingers and playing the name-blame game in the media while we lose a generation of kids. These kids are all stars, and they deserve the best. If the best way to help them is to stay longer during the day, then it has to be done. That is what we’re going to demand on a state level, and that is what we should expect. Anchor: RIC recently began offering half-discount
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Page 7 RIPTA bus fare to students. The data from sales show that demand is steadily increasing among students, yet the Board of Governors may not be able to fund the program past this semester. Is it possible for the state to help cover the cost of this program? RIC is a majority commuter school, and many students rely on RIPTA as a means of traveling to and from classes and campus activities. Speaker Fox: We in the House actually passed a resolution directing CCRI, RIC and URI to develop a plan to accomplish this. I was one of those RIC students who took the bus to school every day, and so I definitely, truly know how important that is. I am a firm believer in mass public transit. How you change peoples’ mindsets about that is by providing them with a convenient, valuable product that is delivered in an efficient way. It’s good for the environment, it’s good for the students, and it’s great for the economy. I’ve read many studies touting the virtues of mass transit infrastructure and how that spurs economic growth. Now, one of the ways we can help with that mindset is by offering you entrepreneurs, you students, a discounted product and making it work. RIC had parking problems when I was there, and I doubt those issues have abated. Well, one way that we can help with that problem is by encouraging students to take the bus. Twenty students on a bus are 20 less cars in our parking lots. What is a better investment, new parking lots or public transit? My office will look into ways the state can assist in the adoption of public transit on campus. We are investigating RIPTA now to see if there are ways we can streamline the system. Anchor: Rhode Island’s unemployment rate has been among the worst in the nation for months. As speaker, you’re in a pivotal position to share ideas on how to bring jobs to our cities and towns. What is the state doing to combat chronic high unemployment? Speaker Fox: Well, the
Providence Journal just noted that we have the third-highest unemployment rate in the nation. Like I said earlier, one of my major focuses is on job creation. I can’t say it enough. As you know, we’ve been involved in creating the new knowledge-based economy and “Knowledge District” where Interstate 195 used to be. In this new section of the city, Brown University is already relocating their medical school down there, many companies have approached us, as well as the city of Providence, about locating to this prime area and creating those strong, well-paying jobs that require specific skill sets and college degrees. We need to make sure that these businesses have top-notch graduates to fill these jobs. We need to make sure these businesses have access to capital so that they can keep growing and innovating, etc. These unemployment numbers are sobering and deplorable. They must be rectified, and this is part of our greater vision for retooling Rhode Island’s economy. You, the students currently learning modern skills, are a vital, vital part of that. As John F. Kennedy said, the best social service is a job. Anchor: Last question and it’s very important. The Rhode Island College Anchormen basketball team won the Little East Conference for the third time in four years just a few weeks ago. They made it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA national tournament. Do you have any words for the athletes at your alma mater? Speaker Fox: Well first off, I read in the ProJo the other day an article highlighting RIC’s basketball program as “Rhode Island’s basketball team,” because the team is comprised of almost all, if not all, Rhode Island kids. That is incredible, and I am so proud of my college. All I really have to say is go Anchormen! We are going to try to get the team down here to the State House to honor their outstanding achievements as soon as possible. Team, keep focusing, keep winning, you’ve already made history for us and you continue to do so.
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this reform bill into law on behalf of my mother, who argued with insurance companies even as she battled cancer in her final days.” Many of the plan’s goals will begin to take shape over the next four years, which has
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Carriuolo said in the statement, titled “Welcome Back and Some Initial Responses to Questions about the Proposed Joint Nursing Building.” She continued, “As part of the system of higher education, RIC has been cooperating with this system initiative: we have been repeatedly assured by Commissioner [Raymond] Di Pasquale that if RIC cooperates in the joint building, there will be no program merger.” A proposal endorsing the joint effort to construct the
drawn some criticism from liberals, to which Obama also responded during the signing, “It will take four years to implement fully many of these reforms, because we need to implement them responsibly. “We need to get this right… this year, we’ll start offering tax credits to about 4 million small businessmen and women to help them cover the cost of insurance for their employees.
This year, tens of thousands of uninsured Americans with preexisting conditions, the parents of children who have a preexisting condition, will finally be able to purchase the coverage they need. And this year, young adults will be able to stay on their parents’ policies until they’re 26 years old. That happens this year.” That final point, which is that under the new law that
young adults will be able to stay on their parents’ insurance, is a major one for Rhode Island College students. Senator Jack Reed (D–R.I.) was a major supporter of the bill, and after it passed the house said, “Kids who graduate from college will now be allowed to remain on their parents’ health insurance policies longer, so that they can get coverage while they look for a job and begin to
build a life of their own.” However, many remain skeptical of the bill, arguing that work is necessary before the bill is fair for all Americans. “It is a first step, but Congress needs to address the rights and needs of all Americans, including women,” said Jean Brown, RIC associate professor of English.
building was approved by the Board of Governors for Higher Education Monday night. The structure will contain roughly 121,000-square-feet of space and will feature state-ofthe-art technology. The cost of the building will be $60 million and is backed by a bond proposal by Governor Carcieri who, according to The Providence Journal, is also requesting a revision to the state’s capital development program so that the building will be considered on the November general election ballot in the fall. Both schools originally planned on building separate nursing buildings on their respective campuses, URI on their
North Kingston campus and RIC on its Mount Pleasant campus. The combined cost of the buildings would have totaled $80 million, with URI proposing a $50 million building and RIC a $30 million building. The resulting savings of the combined building project would total $20 million in taxpayer money. According to the URI news Web site, the project would also allow both URI and RIC to increase nursing school enrollment by 50 to 60 students per year, and the two schools will share classrooms, laboratories and technology in the new building. URI Vice President of Administration and Finance
Robert Weygand told the Providence Business News that 80 percent of the 121,000 square feet would be used for shared labs and classrooms, while the other 20 percent would be split equally between the colleges for individual use. On the URI news Web site, Dayle Joseph, dean of URI’s College of Nursing, said, “This will increase our ability to bring in graduate students, including attracting doctoral candidates from the Boston area. The facility is important to our faculty because they already have many partnerships with Providence area hospitals. Of course, Rhode Island College faculty have always been our
colleagues, and we envision collaborations between our Student Nurses Associations.” The construction, should the request be approved by Rhode Island voters and the General Assembly, is scheduled to begin in late winter or early spring 2012 and is projected to be completed by 2013, with students using it by 2014. “The long process that results in expenditure of state funds has just begun,” Carriuolo said in her statement. – With reporting by Anchor Editor Nicholas J. Lima.
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Health-care bill passage is a big deal Finally. After over 60 years of debate, the last one possibly being the most intense, health care is no longer a privilege but a right. How did a country with the largest economy, the strongest political system and such a well-known “giving” spirit let millions of its own people lose everything due to a lack of a basic right like health insurance? President Obama knew this first hand. He watched his mother spend her last days fighting with insurance companies. He knew then what we can only hope the whole country soon realizes – that this bill wasn’t an option, it was a necessity. Two hundred and nineteen representatives put their jobs on the line and stood up to make the decision that was not the easiest, but was the best. We can only hope that the voters understand that on Nov. 2. We don’t believe that anyone can argue that the bill is perfect. It’s not. It is, however, a huge step forward, and the lifeline that millions of
uninsured and underinsured Americans needed. Just think, now you can no longer be denied insurance for a preexisting condition. Your insurance company can no longer cancel your insurance policy when you get sick and until you are 26 years old you can stay on your parents’ health insurance. These aren’t small changes; they represent a cosmic change in how our country cares for and protects its greatest asset – its citizens. Marcelas Owens, at just 11 years old, already has more understanding of what this bill will do than any of us can imagine. Owens watched his mother die after she could no longer afford treatment because she had no health insurance. On Tuesday, he stood next to Barack Obama as the bill that came too late for his mother but just in time for millions of other Americans was signed into law. And Vice President Biden, everyone at The Anchor agrees with you. It is a big fucking deal.
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Progressive stupidity By Adam D. Bram Stark Raving Mad
Conservatives are really grasping at straws. Now, you will never hear me say that President Obama is perfect. I’ll probably never say that about any politician as long as I live. But whatever mistakes he’s made in my opinion (and he’s made a few), I can at least see that he’s trying to do the right thing and I know it could have been much, much worse. But Conservatives, that mixture of sore losers and closet
racists, never miss a chance to try and bring him down. You may say that the left was the same about Bush Jr. Except that our gripes (at least from respectable people) were about things he was actually doing, not outright lies and twisted quarter-truths. And we weren’t trying to incite a riot, we were just saying “Hang on a minute…” Only now they’ve run out of high-profile things to gripe about, and are now spinning odd fringe stories. The latest says that President Obama wants to stop you from fishing. You read that right. Conservatives are now scared for their right to fish.
The truth was that there is going to be a new environmental bill that will attempt to control how much of what goes into our water. That’s it. That’s all it is. Next we know, someone from ESPN’s website writes a column about how the President is going to try and systematically ban sport fishers from catching fish. To ESPN’s credit, they took the article down once they realized there was no truth to it, but not before many conservative websites linked to it. Now protest signs warn the President of the United States to “Stay out of our boats.” The trouble is with greedy politicos who want to keep cashing in on people’s misery,
duping the sauropods of the nation (see last issue’s Stark Raving Mad for an explanation of that term) into adopting a faux-Libertarian attitude that anything the government does is evil (when for the past eight years it was “government is always right, unless you’re a terrorist”). It’s at the point where an escapee from a mental institution (is “Glen Beck” a fake name? Is that why they haven’t found him and brought him back yet?), gets his own television show, rants about how seat-belt laws, harmful chemical regulations, and social progressivism are a slippery slope to full-blown Maoism, and people take him seriously.
Does it scare anyone else that not only does one person take Glen Beck seriously, but a decent number of people take Glen Beck seriously? My brain literally hurts when I think of that. I’m not being hyperbolic, it actually causes me real physical pain. My friend and colleague Mr. Massey wages a war on ignorance every day, or at least every issue, but it isn’t enough. I have to start waging that war as well. As do you, dear readers. As does everyone who cares about the future of this country. Stop letting the liars and the gullible people control our lives.
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By Mery Vieria Anchor Staff Writer
Let’s face it. I’m no Dan Savage or “Dear Abby” but for whatever reason, my friends have become “repeat customers” of my relationship advice. Maybe it’s because I’ve screwed up so many of them that I can readily spew “what not to do” advice on any given scenario. Maybe it’s because despite the fact that I hate cheesy couples who sit side-by-side at restaurants, want to beat down mushy couples who hold hands in crowded elevators, and strongly believe that the real reason why over 50 percent of American marriages end in divorce is due to the early brainwashing of our little girls from Disney fairytales coupled with unattainable romantic ideals of sappy Hollywood films. I still have managed to maintain a relatively positive outlook on
the whole dating experience. If you are serious about getting relationship advice, I suggest you head straight to Borders for the hardcopy of “He’s Just Not That into You” by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, or check out the myriad of relationship experts on the bloggersphere. Or maybe you should consider a therapist. You might have some deeper issues. That said, let’s get on to business. Here are a few tips the wanna-be player who does not know how to play: Rule #1: Don’t lie. Ever. Instead, omit or evade the truth. There is no need for you to make up a story as to why you can’t hang out with her on Friday night. There is also no reason for you to break out into a sweat over whether or not she will find out that the reason why you can’t hang out with her is because you’re planning to hook up with her roommate
instead. All you have to say is, “Friday’s not good for me, how about we do X or Y on Saturday instead?” All you have to do if she finds out that you slept with her roommate is, well, see: Rule #2. Rule #2: Tell the truth. The whole truth. She can accuse you of lying all she wants. You know you didn’t lie. She can accuse you of being an asshole all she wants. However, if she’s still standing in front of you after what you did, she still wants you. So, don’t panic. Instead, remain calm, look her straight in the eye and say, “I’m sorry if I gave you the impression that we were exclusive. I don’t want a serious relationship right now. But I do like you, and I definitely want to spend more time with you.” Then, keep your mouth shut and wait for a response. Rule #3: If the truth fails, give her an ultimatum.
g a b e h c dou Best way to not be a player? Don’t be like Anchor Sports Editor Andrew Augustus. By giving her a chance to speak without you interrupting, you have put the ball in her court. Now, all you have to do is watch her as she prepares for her comeback. It doesn’t matter if she’s yelling at the top of her lungs or crying or beating her fists into your rib cage, if she’s still standing there, you still have a shot at keeping this girl. Now, after she has said her peace, slowly, calmly-yetconfidently move closer to her.
Look her in the eye, take a deep breath while maintaining eye contact, and say, “So are you going to let me make it up to you, or are you saying you don’t want see me again?” Let me know how that works out for you. This story is an updated revision of an article from the Feb. 12, 2008 issue of The Anchor.
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Health Hype: Vegetarianism By Casey Gaul Anchor Editor
Vegetarianism is a fairly large and popular movement these days. Most everybody has heard of it and understands the basics of its dietary requirements. Some people don’t realize just how many types of vegetarian there are. The first step to understanding the different types of vegetarians is understanding the motivation behind becoming one. While there is a fairly wide range of motivational factors, most of them can generally fall under two categories: ethical and nutritional. There are a lot of people who believe that eating meat (or other foods that require the death of an animal – gelatin, for example), for one reason or another, is unethical. It may be because they believe it is wrong to slaughter animals or
because they believe that the way in which a lot of animals are treated before they are slaughtered is inhumane. There are also a fair number of people who believe that certain practices in the meat industry are harmful to the environment and take up vegetarianism for environmental and political reasons (such as choosing not to support the industry that they disagree with). Then there are those who choose vegetarianism in its various forms for nutritional reasons. There are a few health concerns that come with red meats and improperly cooked meats that are avoided almost completely with a vegetarian diet. Most vegetarians, while not including animal meat in their diets, will include animal products such as eggs, dairy, honey, etc. In some cases, because it is somewhat difficult to get enough
protein and beneficial fats in a diet consisting only of foliage (not impossible, but difficult), some versions of nutritionally motivated “vegetarians” will include fish or poultry in their diets. The technical terms for these people are pescetarian and pollotarian. People who eat both fish and poultry are called semi-vegetarians. Another sort of hardcore level of vegetarian is known as vegan. Veganism is an essentially pure vegetarianism. Vegans strive to exclude animal products completely from their lifestyle whether the product required an animal’s death or not. This means that they do not eat dairy products, eggs, honey and they do not use or wear anything that was made from an animal, like leather or down comforters. Becoming vegetarian or vegan can be a beneficial health choice, but only if you are will-
ing to do the research necessary for you to do it right. By cutting meat (or animal products) out of your diet, you lose some easy sources for protein, nutrients and iron. You have to find out what you are losing and learn how to make up for it in vegetarian foods. Eating vegetarian at Donovan is not impossible, but it is very difficult (especially if you are the kind of vegetarian who will not eat vegetarian food that has even touched nonvegetarian food). Donovan always has a salad bar, but too often people don’t think twice about dropping an accidental piece of ham in the chickpeas or cross-contaminating the jalapeno tongs with the turkey. There are a few steady options at the grill line, such as the veggie burger, fries (as long as they weren’t fried in animal fat) and grilled cheese. There are a few sandwich options, as well,
including an egg salad or veggie sandwich. Often, College Dining Services will offer a vegetarian soup and vegetarian entrees and specials…the quality of which cannot always be guaranteed. While it is possible to eat vegetarian at Donovan, it is very difficult to eat as a healthy vegetarian there. I have known at least one nutritional vegetarian who turned pollotarian just because getting all the proper nutrition there was so difficult. On the vegan end, attempting to become a healthy vegan while getting the majority of your sustenance from on-campus dining is nearly impossible, especially if you want any sort of variance in your meals. This story is an updated revision of an article from the Oct. 16, 2007 issue of The Anchor.
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A couple enjoys a nice vegetarian salad.
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As anyone who lives on campus can probably tell you, the fire alarm is not the friendliest way to be woken up in the middle of the night. They can also tell you that you’ll hear that alarm all too often anyway. From my experience living on campus, the most common reason you’ll get woken up in the middle of the night by this annoying sound is because someone has burned something. It is a given that this will happen just after you’ve gone to sleep or right while you’re in the middle of finishing that important term paper that was due at 10 a.m. this morning. So, here are some simple tips to prevent this from happening. Popcorn: Most microwaves have a popcorn button. This button usually works quite
well on standard sized popcorn bags. Do not follow the instructions on the back of the bag, as this is how most popcorn fires occur. Stay in the room with your popcorn, and when the time in-between pops goes down to approximately two seconds, stop the microwave and take the popcorn out. Also, keep a close eye on the mini bags of popcorn. As these bags contain less popcorn, they will therefore require less time to cook. Even if your popcorn button makes the perfect popcorn with a standard-size bag, it may still burn your smaller bag. Other foods: Any food will burn when left in the microwave for too long. Stay in the room with your food while it is cooking. If you are unsure of how long to put something in for, then you should estimate a lower time. You can always
put your food in again for a few more seconds if it is not warm enough. Putting it in for short spurts of time will ensure that it will not burn or catch fire. If the food you are cooking does happen to catch on fire, unplug the microwave and do not open the door until after the fire has gone out. Remember to never put tinfoil in the microwave and to be careful of flammable objects, such as paper towels. Watch your popcorn and don’t overestimate times. Following these simple tips will save you a lot of time in the long run, and also ensures that you will not have a whole building full of angry residents standing outside in their pajamas. This story is an updated revision of an article from the Oct. 2, 2007 issue of The Anchor.
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Art found on campus By Justin Wilder A&E Editor
There are two A&E and nearly free events at the Nazarian Center this week. Both nights bolster new work from professors and local Providence artists, challenging the ideas of art exhibit and hip-hop/modern dancing. Head down Thursday or Friday and see what’s new at the Naz. Thursday, March 25, kicks off the newest display of artwork with a reception from 5 to 8 in the Bannister Gallery near Roberts Hall. “Abstraction in Providence” features the work of five different abstract artists. Abstract art is a well thought-out genre that crosses over the boundries of realism and expression. Lloyd Martin and Mahler Ryder refer to a blueprint of human understanding in the narrative of their work. There’s a sense of ordered rhythm to the chaos of their artistic design. Donna Bruton, Ruth Dealy and Irene Lawrence create work that explores our ideas of the “figure” in both literal and metaphoric ways. These three artists use formal and
aesthetic visual representations to describe together their visual dialogue of “figure.” Abstract art causes us to think about things from a different perspective. Come and experience an insight of your own. The exhibit will be open until April 22. On Thursday and Friday, RIC’s annual dance faculty and alumni concert will be performed in the Helen Forman Theatre. Highlighting work that’s choreographed by RIC faculty members, this event starts at 8 p.m. both evenings. The concert’s featured work, by assistant professor Olase Freeman, explores the aesthetics of hip-hop, as well as the realities of parenthood. He continues to develop his interpretation of spirals, breath and flow. “I tend to make the work from what’s happening in my life. It’s a very natural process of trying to work from the inside out,” Freeman said. Freeman, in his second year of teaching at RIC, has worked with many prominent dance companies in his career. His choreography has been presented at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Movement Research at Judson Place and
The Bannister Gallery is currently showing an abstract art exhibition, as seen above. many other venues. Freeman said, “Even though the work itself does not necessarily need to be read from that lens of autobiography, that’s for me the place of beginning.” The concert includes adjunct faculty members Michael Bolger and Eva Marie
Pacheco, both of Providence Ballet Dance Theater, and Katie McNamara of Bald Soul Dance Company. Also on the program are guest artist Kathy Smith, a modern dance instructor at Roger Williams, and Ryan Huckaby, the RIC Dance Company’s percussionist, presenting
a body percussion piece. Bannister’s exhibit is free like always, and the faculty concert is $5 for students and $15 for general admission. You can purchase your tickets at the door of the show, or at the Box Office.
Twelve Monkeys By Adam D. Bram Rental Raves
T h i s week’s film started off as a French short film called “La Jettée” in the 1960s. With the help of director and ex-Python Terry Gilliam, it was remade in 1995 as “Twelve Monkeys.” It is the future, and a virus has wiped out most of humanity. The survivors have fled underground, where a group of
inept scientists conduct experiments in order to find a cure. They have scattered evidence that the attack was perpetrated by a group calling themselves the Army of the Twelve Monkeys. They choose one of their guinea pigs, a convict named James Cole (Bruce Willis), to use an experimental time travel device to infiltrate the army and grab a sample of the disease to make an antidote for their present (having no illusions about the possibility of actually changing the future). However, they send Cole
back seven years too far, where he’s put in a mental institution. He escapes with the help of Jeffery Goines (Brad Pitt), a spoiled rich kid turned raving lunatic. Finally sent to the year he was originally supposed to be sent to, he finds that Goines is the leader of the Twelve Monkeys, and it was Cole’s talk of the future that inspired him. With the reluctant help of a psychologist he met during the first trip (Madeleine Stowe), Cole tries to fulfill his mission while trying to make sense of it all. This film, like most of Gil-
liam’s, is a certified mind-screw. You really feel like you’re not sure what the truth is at any given moment. It’s well-written and very well-acted, especially by Pitt. (He was nominated for an Academy Award for this role, which also served as his breakout from the “dumb hunk” stereotype.) This film is also fairly faithful to the spirit of the short that inspired it, keeping that film’s twist ending that’s hinted at from the beginning. As I said, confusing, but well worth a watch. Also starring Christopher Plummer and Frank Gorshin.
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If you are looking for an album that is straight up great rock and roll, with a punk edge that’ll keep you jumping up and down like a pogo stick for hours on end, then “The Brutalist Bricks,” the new album from indie punk rockers Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, is definitely your cup of tea. “The Brutalist Bricks” is the sixth album from the band since their inception in 1999, and their first one released under British indie label Matador Records. “Brutalist Bricks” offers an explosion of furious, ferocious punk rock mixed with some pop rhythms and catchy lyrics that reminds me a lot of “Shake of the Sheets,” an album the band released in 2004, with every song just kicking ass and taking names. If you don’t know who Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are, they are made of up Leo on guitar, who is also the lead singer and songwriter, drummer Chris Wilson, bassist Marty “Violence” Key and guitarist James Canty. The band actually began as a solo project by Leo originally in 1999 after his previous band, Chisel, broke up in 1997. Later on, Wilson, Key and Canty joined the band
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on separate occasions due to numerous musicians joining and leaving the musical project. The band has based themselves in Washington, D.C., Brooklyn and Philadelphia, and they even recorded one of their albums, “Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead,” at On Me Sound Studios in Providence in 2003. The new album is nothing short of a masterpiece of rock and roll, harkening names of old school punk and ska bands like The Jam, Clash, Buzzcocks, Ramones, English Beat and even The Specials with some reggae dub beats on a song like “Bartolmelo and The Buzzing of Bees.” Other songs I do suggest giving a listen and rocking out to are “Mourning in America,” “Where Was My Brain?”, “Gimme the Wire,” “Even Heroes Have to Die,” “Last Days,” “Woke Up Near Chelsea” and the bonus track, “Everything Gets Interrupted.” Currently, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are doing what
they do best, touring the globe and blowing the roof off of every place they play, with their next show being at The Glass House in Pomona, Calif. Fortunately for us in the New England area, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists will be playing the Paradise Rock Club in Boston on April 10 with New Jersey rock band Screaming Females and Obits, an indie band from Brooklyn. It’s going to be a hell of a show, so you don’t want to let it pass you by. And, speaking of things you don’t want to pass by, go to your local record store or your friendly neighborhood Internet music download Web site and get a copy of “The Brutalist Bricks,” the new album from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. It’ll make you start to go crazy and keep doing so for approximately 45 minutes. As recommended by Dr. Robert, listen to it and give me a call next week.
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I got 101 problems, and about half are female By Sera Alexia Anchor Staff Writer
On March 16, “The 101 Dalmatians Musical” opened to mixed reviews at the Providence Performing Arts Center. This sweet tale tells the story of Dalmatians Pongo and his wife Mrs. Pongo from a dog’s eye view, similar to the original Disney feature. Cruella DeVille, their owner’s ex-boss of 17 years, almost crashes into them on the road; Cruella sees the Dalmatians and learns the dogs are to have puppies. She decides to dognap them when the time is right so she can use their fur for her new clothing line. The concept used was loosely based on Disney’s 1951 film. Great moments of this show were carried along by the talent of its music and lyrics, produced by Dennis De Young from the 1980s band Styx. However, the characters in this version of 101 Dalmatians essentially weren’t very charismatic or captivating. The problem was that the scenes
were not put together precisely, nor did they allow enough time to transition to the next level. DeVille’s henchmen weren’t very believable. Although the show was engineered for a young audience, it worked for all ages. The talent of the show rested on the vocals of Sara Gettelfinger, who portrays Cruella DeVille. The presentation of the show has a certain degree of spunk, flair and presence that makes the performances work. The relationships between characters weren’t personified well and the chemistry and character development between these people didn’t necessarily feel real. Still worse, an eye sore in the show were the costumes used for the Dalmatians played by humans. Their look did not fit well for the show, using pajama-type clothing to portray the Dalmatians. This performance did have an enormous amount of heart to carry out to the audience, and it
wasn’t bad for what it was – mediocre at best – but it definitely gave the audience what it asked for and a standing ovation was
given. On Sunday, March 21, the Providence Performing Arts Center closed its doors to “The 101 Dalmatians Musical.”
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Bonx Tale coming to PPAC The shows keep coming in to PPAC, as Oscar-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri hits the Providence stage in a spectacular performance fresh from a successful run on Broadway. “A Bonx Tale” is a coming-of-age story about reaching your true potential and trusting your heart. Palminteri depicts a young boy’s rough childhood growing up in 1960s Bronx. Praised by critics and audiences, this powerful story is directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks. It’s at the Providence Performing Arts Center April 15-18. – Report by Staff Writer Sera Alexia.
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Many were disappointed with the costume design in “The 101 Dalmations Musical.”
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By Robert Lefebvre Rob’s Game Shelf
Still have not played “BioShock 2.” But I recently played another game by 2K Games called “Prey.” And I’m so glad to say that it was not a “System Shock 2” clone like “BioShock.” “Prey” was released in 2006 for the Xbox 360 and the PC. In this game you play the role of Tommy, a Cherokee garage mechanic and a former soldier who lives on a reservation in Oklahoma. He wants to leave and put his heritage behind him. He wants to take his girlfriend Jen with him, but she still wants to stay. But all of those problems come to a screeching halt when a flash of strange lights appear and the bar Tommy and Jen are in suddenly gets sucked into the sky. It turns out they have been abducted by an alien race harvesting the Earth to sustain themselves. As Tommy and Jen are about to be “processed,” a mysterious person destroys the machinery, but only Tommy manages to escape. Tommy embarks on a mission to rescue Jen and escape the ship. The game is a first-person shooter, played much like “Half-Life,” as the entire game is played from Tommy’s point of view. You never lose control of him throughout the course of the game. The controls are quite simple and really immerse you in the gameplay. What really sets this game apart from others is the environment. Once again 2K brings an unforgettable setting. The ship is called the Sphere, and is not just a ship but an entire colonization. There are many devices to try and areas to explore. For instance, there are machines that change the direction of gravity so you can get around obstacles. Another unique part of the setting is that all the weapons you use are alien weapons. The only human weapon you get is
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a wrench, as seen in “System Shock 2” and “Bioshock.” Another unique aspect of the gameplay is utilizing spirit powers. Throughout the story, Tommy encounters the spirit world of his Cherokee ancestors. He meets his grandfather who teaches him about his ancestry and the powers they possess. Now you might be thinking, “Uh-oh, red flag, sound the stereotype alarm,” but no, the game actually manages to approach this concept in a respectful and non-stereotypical way. You can do something called spirit-walking, in which Tommy’s spirit leaves his body and you can reach otherwise unreachable areas to activate machines or defeat enemies. You also utilize a bow and arrow to defeat enemies who will not detect your spirit unless you attack. However, doing so depletes your spirit energy, but you can collect enemies’ spirit energy when you defeat them. Utililizing your spirit powers, somehow you are able to translate the aliens’ language into English, but that ability is never really explained. They just seemed to take the Pocahontas route and break the language barrier with magic. The sound is also very well done. The voice-acting is pretty good. Coast-to-Coast AM radio host Art Bell even lends his voice as himself, as you hear
broadcasts of his show talking about the abductions that the Sphere is picking up. Along with the original soundtrack, the game also plays other songs to create an oddball environment. During the abduction scene, which has to be one of the best openings in a game I have seen, Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper” starts playing. There are also scenes where you battle aliens to Judas Priest’s “You Got Another Thing Comin’” and Heart’s “Barracuda.” It creates a bizarre but cool environment. But there are some downs that this game brings. For one, it is incredibly easy. Just like “BioShock,” 2K has sacrificed challenging us for blowing our minds. The weapons do not need to be reloaded. You just keep shooting until you are out of ammo. Also, you never die. Instead, when you’re defeated, you get sent to the spirit world where you play a mini-game shooting at death wraiths to collect life and spirit energy in a short amount of time. Then you continue exactly where you left off with the amount of energy you collected. And because of the easiness of the game, it’s somewhat short. It’s only about 8-10 hours long. There are also vehicle sections where the controls are pretty loose. It can be hard to coordinate where you want to go. But they’re not impossible.
My biggest complaint about the game has to be Tommy himself. He comes off as a very selfish and whiny guy. He’s on a spaceship that’s harvesting people and the only thing he can think of is finding Jen and getting off while everyone is encouraging him to stop the Sphere. He even openly yells that he doesn’t want to save the world. He only decides he actually wants to stop the Sphere by the last tenth of the game, and only then he’s doing it out of spite. It makes me wonder why I’m supposed to get behind this whining jerk. All he does is complain about what he wants when there’s a world crisis happening right in front of him. And we’re supposed to imprint ourselves on this guy? It’s kind of a kick in the nuts. But other than those rela-
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tively small problems, I really enjoyed “Prey.” It had a great story and narrative, simple and effective controls, and while not as densely atmospheric as “Bioshock” and “System Shock 2,” it still had a unique and intriguing environment. It is okay for a company to follow the same basic formula in their games, as long as they change things up with every game. In “Bioshock” 2K Games didn’t really change anything from the “System Shock 2” formula, whereas in “Prey” for everything they did like “System Shock 2,” they did something really different. And that’s what makes the game great. It stands out from others. Now if only 2K will give us a game that will challenge us…but then the world might implode.
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Bleach 394 By Julie Kessler Up-to-Date
As usual, I warn loyal fans that this article will contain spoilers. Aizen has slashed his enemies with his sword, leaving them to fall bloody in the sky. His four victims, Toshiro, Soifon, Shunsui and Hirako, hit the ground alive but wounded, with Aizen claiming he won’t kill them. A large inferno containing Captain Yamamoto enters the fray. The two engage in banter and begin fighting, Yamamoto allowing Aizen to stab him. Feeling the spiritual pressure of Aizen’s sword makes Yamamoto certain he is fighting the real Aizen and not an illusion. As Yamamoto specializes in fire, he manages to engulf both he and Aizen in the flames, along with the rest of the shinigami on the battle field, if it means killing Aizen. Unfortunately, before Yamamoto can complete his attack, one of Aizen’s underlings, an espada named Wonderweiss, appears behind him. Aizen reveals that Wonderweiss was constructed for the sole purpose of counteracting Yamamoto’s flames. Chapter 393 ends with Aizen muttering, “Farewell… Yamamoto Genryuusai.” The next chapter picks up where 393 left off. Aizen reveals that Wonderweiss, in exchange for his power to extinguish Yamamoto’s flames, lost his “power of speech, knowledge, his memories, and even reason.” While to the reader his situation looks hopeless, Yamamoto is unscarred, as is typical of Shonen characters, and reminds Aizen, “In a thousand years…there has been no shinigami stronger than [him].” Yamamoto and Wonderweiss engage in battle, the two seemingly equally matched. Despite Wonderweiss’s power, Yamamoto rips off Wonderweiss’s arms, noting that at least Wonderweiss “no longer look[s] like a child” so he can kill him “without regret.” With that, Yamamoto finishes him.
The opening panels of 394 show Yamamoto ripping Wonderweiss apart – quite literally – limb by limb. Yamamoto appears to pity the creature, telling Aizen he was “cruel.” The two continue their conversation calmly until Aizen reminds Yamamoto that without Wonderweiss alive to extinguish Yamamoto’s flames, where were the flames sealed? A panel reveals Wonderweiss’s bloated, dismembered head expanding, indicating the flames contained within the corpse. Yamamot manages to prevent the flames from destroying everything and everyone, but is grievously injured in the process. After thanking Yamamoto for stopping the town’s destruction, Aizen prepares to finish him off. Yamamoto, as always demonstrating his utter awesomeness, surprises Aizen with a powerful blast of fire. The final panel shows Ichigo finally entering the fray, sword drawn and hollow mask worn, attacking a distracted Aizen. Having read very little about Yamamoto previously, I had never particularly been a fan. This chapter makes me respect the man a lot more. After all, anyone reading the manga can clearly see that the old man is completely ripped. I know I would not want to fight him. This chapter also revealed more information about Wonderweiss, who had previously remained quite the mystery in the manga, appearing here and there without much explanation. Though I was glad Kubo didn’t impart the typical multiple-month-long battles with Yamamoto versus Wonderweiss, I am probably one of the only readers who actually pity the creepy little child. One of my favorite of Kubo’s techniques is his ability to focus on the supporting characters without undermining the importance of the major protagonists, as seen perfectly in the most recent chapter. Yet again, Kubo presented another interesting chapter.
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Rough start for the Anchormen racquets By Jon Kmieciak Anchor Staff Writer
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Lacrosse captians sophomore Jenna Childs, junior Katelyn Chouinard and junior Suany Almonte.
Lacrosse victorious in season opener By Steven Barthelemy Anchor Staff Writer
What was that? Our Anchorwomen’s Lacrosse team lost 13 in a row? Sure didn’t look like it because on this past Thursday our Lacrosse team put the past behind them by starting this season strong with a 17-7 win over Lasell College. The win for RIC, who are now 1-0, snapped a 13game losing streak that dated all the way back to March 19-09. The Anchorwomen managed to hold the advantage in shots, ground balls and draw controls. Lasell, who are now 3-3 had to stand by and watch their short-lived three-game winning streak come to an end. The Anchorwomen had control from the very beginning and scored the first four goals of the game. Once Lasell was able to find their way back into the game and pick up two goals, our Anchorwomen were able to shut down any confidence they picked up with seven more goals. Half-time ended with a beautiful scoreboard splayed with a “Visitors: 12” and a “Home: 2”. RIC outshot the Lasell College 27-14, and picked up 15 more ground balls than they did in just the
first 30 minutes. It was clear from the beginning that RIC had this game “in the bag” as some would say. Sophomore attacker Molly Voyer managed to score six goals against the potent Lasell defense. Another RIC savior was classmate attacker Nicky Drolet who registered five goals and two assists. Voyer also added nine ground balls, while Drolet picked up six loose balls. Together they led the Rhode Island College women’s lacrosse team to an incredible, season opener and a definite positive start. The final 30 minutes of the game was even with RIC and Lasell at 5 goals each. But there was no way that Lasell was going to be able to come back from the damage made to them in the first half. It shouldn’t go unmentioned that the RIC freshman goalkeeper, Kerri Montgomery, made 11 saves to earn her first college win. She played in a way that can only be described as excellent. Good pickup on RIC’s part. This coming Tuesday, March 23rd, come catch our redefined Women’s Lacrosse team in action as we will host Westfield State.
The RIC Anchormen tennis team faced opening day blues as they were shut out during their first match against Nichols College. Tigran Gasparyan and Garrett Smith made up the Anchormen’s first doubles team and they were defeated by the duo of Tyler McLaughlin and Tony Ramsdell from Nichols by a score of 8-0. The next to finish was RIC’s third doubles team made up of Nathanael Lee and Matthew Allard. These two were also shut out by a Nichols College pair. The last to finish in the doubles competition was RIC’s second doubles pair of Nathan Rebello and Michael Aiello. They too were defeated but managed to gain a few points and ended up with an 8 to 3 loss. Next it was time for the singles competition. Tony Ramsdell from Nichols and RIC’s own Garrett Smith had already faced off in the doubles and they were to go at it again as they were both fourth singles. Smith couldn’t manage to beat him the second time either as he lost two sets to none. Next
to finish was the sixth singles where Matthew Allard was beaten two sets to none by Eliot Wuhrmann of Nichols College. The next two to finish had the same story. Both fifth single, Nathanael Lee, and first single, Tigran Gasparyan, lost two sets to none as did the last to finish third single, Michael Aiello. The only RIC athlete who managed to get a set on his
opponent was Nathan Rebello. He lost two sets to one. In all RIC went 0 and 9 and dropped to 0-1 on the day. The next matches for the Anchormen are on Mon., Mar. 22 versus Springfield College, and Thurs., Mar. 25 versus Clark University. Both matches to be played at RIC right behind the soccer fields.
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Junior Nate Rebello playing in a recent game.
Anchorwomen Softball 2010 NTC Spring Games Clermont, Fla. March 17: Ithaca College 3 – Rhode Island College 2 March 17: Rhode Island College 6 – Western New England 3 March 18: Cortland State 6 – Rhode Island College 0 March 18: Rhode Island College 5 – Wesleyan University 2 March 19: Ripon College 4 – Rhode Island College 3 March 19: Rhode Island College 2 – SUNY Plattsburg 0 March 20: Rhode Island College 9 – Morrisville State 0 March 20: Rhode Island College 4 – Trinity College 1
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first thanks to a homer in the second inning by Levesque. That would be the only offense for either team, as RIC snuck away with a 1-0 victory in the morning contest. The night cap proved to be a hitting contest, with the Anchormen’s bats being a little but hotter, defeating the Falcons 13-11. Both teams had problems on the mound during the seven-inning game, but a difference maker was second baseman Andrew Sceeles, who had two hits, one being a home run. Also having two hits was sophomore Kyle Allaire, who helped RIC improve to a 3-1 record for the tournament. Day three brought a double header against the Bowdoin Polar Bears. The teams would split the double header, the
Anchormen shutting out Bowdoin 5-0 in the day game, while the Polar Bears responded with a 7-1 victory in the night cap. Helping the Anchormen again was stand-out Levesque, who continued his dominance throughout the invitational. After a much-needed day off, RIC faced Westfield State in the Anchormen’s final two games of the invitational. RIC entered with a record of 4-2 for the invitational, while the Owls had a 3-1 record. Starting for the Anchormen was sophomore DeWald, who earned his first victory of the tournament by pitching four innings by giving up three runs on four hits. Even though no one homered, there was no lack of offense as the Anchormen defeated the Owls 9-6. The final game for the Anchormen was the night cap of the double header. Head Coach Scott Virgulak, who is entering his first season at the helm
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Justin Coffey
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Tim Schabowski steps up to the plate. after being promoted from the assistant’s job, sent Chris Day to the mound to face the Owls. Day threw a stellar performance by going the distance, pitching in all seven innings and only allowing two earned runs on five hits. Leading the offense for the
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Pawtucket, R.I.
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Dartmouth, Mass.
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Steve Zahn Jr
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Anchormen was leadoff hitter Kevin Carey, who had two hits and batted in a run during the Anchormen’s 6-2 victory. Rhode Island College showed a promising performance by finishing among the top teams with a 6-2 Central
Florida Invitational record. The Anchormen look to continue their streak as they will host the Coast Guard Academy for their home opener on March 23 at 3:30 p.m. and Framingham State on March 24, also at 3:30.
Golf ready to hit them straight and far New kids on the block look to make name for RIC golf. By Andrew Augustus Sports Editor
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Rhode Island College athletics has established a tradition of champions in recent years. The Anchormen basketball team won the LEC tournament title for the third time in the last four seasons, the softball team is looking to make it five in a row and the RIC golf team looks to put their name in the conversation with the rest of the championship-caliber squads for RIC with their play this spring. “We are looking really good for the spring; we have a lot of young talent on the team. The spring will be a good learning session for them as we
get ready for our competitive championship season in the fall,” said Head Coach Greg Gammell in an interview on Anchor Insider Sports Talk on RIC Radio WXIN. Last fall, the squad had one of their best seasons in team history, which included the first tournament victory in RIC golf history when they captured the RIC Invitational in a dual-meet victory, where the team shot a combined 306 between the top four golfers for the Anchormen. This spring, the Anchormen’s schedule will bring them to seven different tournaments at five different courses all across the Northeast. Freshman golfer George Bissell said, “I am excited to play the vast array of courses this spring because they all have their own unique challenges that will hopefully
improve not only my game, but everyone on the team, as well. Everything we do in the spring is aimed towards helping us prepare for our run at both the NEIGA and GNAC Championships in the fall.” “Every year, the team seems to get better and it is true about this team, as well,” Gammel told Anchor Insider. One golfer that is going to be at the front of the charge is Junior Brian Picinisco. Last year, Picinisco posted a round of 74, just two shots over par, at the Rhode Island College Invitational. The score of 74 was good enough for Picinisco to finish tied for second, one shot off the winner. The spring season begins April 2-3 when the Anchormen host the RIC Tournament at Triggs Memorial Golf Course at 12 p.m.
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first half. Brandeis clamped down on defense and exploded offensively, going on a 12-0 run to take the lead back, 23-20, with just over seven minutes remaining. Lee broke the scoring drought for RIC with a steal and subsequent slam dunk that fired up the RIC faithful who made the trip to Williamstown, Mass. for the game. Junior guard Antone Gray tied the game up in the final minute with a deep 3-pointer, and after a steal by Gray, Grimes was fouled and made one of two from the free throw line to send the Anchormen into the half leading 34-33. RIC came out of the locker room on fire, just as they had in the first half, as Debnam nailed a 3-pointer and Choice hit a layup to put the Anchormen up by six points, 39-32, not even a minute into the second half. Small responded for the Judges, draining a jumper, layup and burying a 3-pointer to put Brandeis back on top, 40-39, with 17:19 remaining. Choice answered with a 3-pointer to give RIC a two-point lead, but Brandeis scored 11 straight points to build a nine-point, 51-42 lead with 13:43 left in the contest. With the season on the line, like any great veteran leader,
Grimes single-handedly took control of the game, fueling an eight-point run over the next 90 seconds, with two 3-pointers and a jumper to pull RIC within three, 53-50. The hot shooting by the former Saint Raphael Academy star continued as Grimes sank another 3-pointer to cut the Judges advantage down to just two points, 55-53 with 10:42 remaining. Kriskus kept RIC from tying the game and increased the Brandeis lead to five points, 58-53, with a 3-pointer at the 9:19 mark. Grimes sank another jumper, and a Debnam layup with 7:54 left pulled RIC within one, 58-57. After two free throws by Debnam, the Anchormen regained the lead, 59-58, with just over seven minutes remaining. It would be the final time the Anchormen would lead, however, as Small and Hollins took charge for the Judges, while Grimes was unable to keep knocking down shots to save RIC. “I think how hard we had to fight probably took something out of us. We had to do it in the first half, and a couple times in the second half, as well. Kenny Small is a big-time player, and tonight he made some plays.” Walsh said in a postgame press conference. Brandeis went on a 9-0 run after RIC took the lead, and shut down the Anchormen on defense, pulling away with free throws at the end to ice an
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impressive 76-65 win. For the game, RIC shot 38 percent from the field (25 for 65), 33 percent from downtown (10 for 30) and made 5 of 6 from the free throw line. The Judges shot 51 percent from the floor (28 for 55), made a timely 6 for 13 from downtown and sank 14 of 18 at the line. Immediately after the contest, Walsh spoke about how far his team had come this season, from a middle of the road squad dealing with off the court issues in the first semester, to a team that was a legitimate contender for the Division III NCAA Championship by the end of the season. “I’m proud of how quickly we grew up. I haven’t had a team that’s grown up this fast at RIC. I’m really proud of the culture we have established at RIC where we expect to win, and that starts in September. I just can’t say enough about Jake [Grimes]. He really established the mentality for this team in the second semester. He really wouldn’t let us have a bad day because of how hard he competed and how tough he was. That really gave us something to build upon.” With seven new players on the roster this season, the Anchormen improved dramatically and became a cohesive unit both on and off the court by the end of their run. The only player who will not return next season for RIC is senior guard Jake Grimes. Grimes began his
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each other so much and really was a team on and off the floor.” Anchormen Notes… Junior Antone Gray (9 points), junior Carl Lee (7), junior Nick Manson (6), sophomore Mike Akinrola (4), and freshman William Williams (2) also scored for RIC in the loss to Brandeis…Pick up next week’s issue of The Anchor for exclusive exit interviews with Men’s Head Coach Bob Walsh and Women’s Head Coach Marcus Reilly, as RIC basketball looks forward to next season.
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(Clockwise from top) Freshman Will Williams puts up a layup in the first half. Anchorhead members show their support for the RIC team at Sweet 16 match. Junior Carl Lee throws it down for a right-handed slam.
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Junior Antone Gray surveys the floor in the Anchormen’s Sweet 16 matchup verses Brandeis University.
Judges seal Anchormen’s fate in Sweet 16 By George Bissell Anchor Staff Writer
The Rhode Island College Anchormen basketball team’s run in the Division III NCAA National Championship Tournament ended abruptly in the Sweet 16 after a 76-65 loss to the Brandeis University Judges on Mar. 12. at Chandler Gymnasium on the campus of Williams College. “It was a hard-fought game, and Brandeis was just better. Their half court defense was better than our half court offense. Give them a lot of credit, they did to us what we had been doing to other teams – they took us out of our game,” said Head Coach Bob Walsh in a postgame press conference. Walsh’s Anchormen reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in the past four
years after cruising to easy victories on the road in the first two rounds of the tournament, defeating Rutgers-Newark and Middlebury. It would be a different story for RIC against Brandeis, as a heroic comeback effort by All-Little East Conference senior guard Jake Grimes, who scored 15 of his team-high 20 points in the second half, while adding five rebounds, four assists, one block and a steal, fell short against the Judges. RIC sophomore forward Mason Choice chipped in 10 points, while junior Captain Darius Debnam grabbed a team-high eight rebounds to go along with seven points. With the loss to Brandeis, RIC saw a nine-game winning streak, which began on Feb. 6, come to an end. Brandeis was paced offen-
sively by stellar senior guard Kenny Small and forward Tyrone Hollins, who each scored 20 points in the victory. Sophomore forward Vystas Kriskus drained four 3-pointers on the way to 19 points for the Judges, as well. RIC got off to a hot start once again, as 3-pointers from junior Nick Manson and Choice helped the Anchormen jump out to an early 9-4 lead with under three minutes gone in the first half. Small responded with a 3-pointer of his own, before RIC went on another trademark first-half run. Back-to-back buckets by sophomore center Mike Akinrola and a 3-pointer from junior forward Carl Lee sparked an 11-4 run by the Anchormen to put them up 2011 with 12:53 remaining in the See SWEET Page 31
Baseball starts season swinging with six wins By Andrew Augustus Sports Editor
The Rhode Island College baseball team entered this season with a new coach and a new attitude. The team took that attitude down to Winter Haven, Fla. to take part in the 2010 Central Florida Invitational. The invitational consisted of four double headers in five days. When it was all said and done, the Anchormen stepped on the plane to return home with a 6-2 overall record. The first challenge for RIC was the Suffolk University Rams. Sophomore Mike DeWald took the mound for RIC while Alex Torres was on the hill for the Rams. DeWald went 4.2 innings and left the game with a one-run lead. However,
the team could not hold on to the lead and the Rams defeated the Anchormen, 13-8. After a couple of hours, both teams took the field again to face off in the night cap of the double header. This time the Anchormen would get the better of Suffolk, defeating them 9-2. Helping the Anchormen’s charge was junior third basemen Gary Levesque, who homered to lead off the third inning, giving RIC a 5-1 lead that they never looked back from. The next day brought a new challenger to the Anchormen. The Fitchburg State Falcons were playing in their first game as they sent Michal Merci to the mound. The Anchormen got on the board See BASEBALL Page 30