Vol. 82, Issue #25
The Anchor Rhode Island College
April 13, 2010
Anchor Photo/Jesus Mendoza
RIC campus springs into bloom thanks to April’s lovely weather.
SCG meets late into night By Frank Wellington Anchor SCG Bureau
For the first time in 2010, Student Parliament met past midnight in a meeting that began last Wednesday – but finished Thursday – in the Student Union. The meeting of March 24 featured a limited agenda, following an election meeting that featured the unanimous selection of Rep. Nicholas Bernardo to fill the remainder of ousted Student Community Government, Inc. Treasurer Christopher Kelly’s term earlier in the night. However, with time running short in the session, the meeting of April 7 became a mad rush of last-minute bills and policy changes. The most contentious issue
of last week’s meeting was a proposal, introduced by SCG President Joshua Laguerre, to add money to SCG’s Beverly L. McGinnis Scholarship. The item – which did not appear on the original agenda but was added at the start of the meeting – proposed to have Parliament endorse the addition of money to the scholarship’s weakened fiscal status. Last year, Parliament voted to allocate money for the scholarship’s two winners directly out of the General Fund, as interest generated on SCG’s endowed account was not sufficient to cover any of the scholarship’s costs due to the bad economy. While that motion passed with some debate last year, this year’s proposal by Laguerre – to add some
money to the limited interest gained and give out less than was given last year – was met with serious opposition. SCG Vice President Travis Escobar led the debate, introducing an amendment to raise the scholarship to last year’s levels. However, Rep. Kameron Spaulding, who is editor-in-chief of The Anchor, stated his opposition to this move, and questioned why SCG was involved in the business of handing out a scholarship at all. This sparked a two-hour debate, in which a plethora of parliamentary tactics were employed and representatives frequently interrupted others. The scholarship, named in honor of a long-time SCG See MIDNIGHT Page 6
RIC now home to a Green Team By Casey Gaul Managing Editor
Environmental issues are no small concern these days, and Rhode Island College is continuing to take the necessary steps towards green consciousness. Interim Director of Outreach Programs Jenifer Giroux approached President Carriuolo and Vice President of Academic Affairs Ronald Pitt about the formation of a RIC Green Team. Both recognized the inherent benefits, as well as the potential cost effectiveness, of such a team and gave the idea the green light. Giroux was joined by Interim Director of the Office
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for Continuing Education and Summer Sessions Dante Del Giudice on the initiative, and they jointly presented a webinar out of Del Giudice’s office on how to go about putting the team into play. The first of three informational sessions on the Green Team will be held on Tuesday, May 4 at noon in the South Dining Room of the Faculty Center. The session will be open to any faculty, staff or students interested in getting involved in the college’s green initiative. “Once we see the level of participation, then we’ll go from there,” Giroux said. See GREEN Page 4