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Week of April 20, 2015 | Vol: 88 | Issue: #26 Possible Library hours and Homecoming changes for next fall News

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Students express their culture at Diversity Fashion Show ZAChAry mellin riC life editor @AnchorriClife

Expressing yourself through your culture” was the slogan of the first Diversity Fashion Show, hosted last Thursday night in Gaige 100. Put on by the Cape Verdean Student Association, and co-sponsored by 401Sound, ASA, H.O.P.E., LASO and the Unity Center, the Diversity Fashion Show was an exhibit of the many diverse cultures of RIC’s students. “RIC has a diverse community, and we felt it was our job to expose it,” said Shanice Goncalves, president of CVSA, during her introduction of the event.

Ballroom brings Disney to RIC KrisTy O’COnner Assistant editor

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f you happened to walk by the student union last Friday night you may have heard the faint sounds of Disney music drifting from the student union ballroom. Perhaps you even saw people dressed in colorful costumes resembling various Disney characters. Rhode Island College Ballroom Dance hosted their annual Disney dance this past weekend, where dancers and community members could come and dance in a social setting. The attendees

of the event danced a variety of dances, including the tango, waltz, foxtrot, swing and rumba. The members of the club also modified various Pixar songs to make them easier to ballroom dance to. I spoke to one member, Noah Carsten, “This is one of the most popular collegiate social dances of the year. Everyone loves the theme and looks forward to the dance.” As I walked around, I spotted a wide spectrum of characters: Ariel, Jasmine, Cruella de Vil, Snow White, Walt Disney, Zac Efron, and one of the cheetah girls. A few people even collaborated and dressed up as characters from the same movie or story, such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and Boo and Mike Wazowski. One girl dressed

as Kevin, the bird from “Up”, wearing a colorful tutu and feathers. Her friend went as Russell, the junior wilderness explorer, and portrayed the costume perfectly. Many of the attendees of the dance go to different colleges, which made the event a great place to meet new people and learn different dance steps. There were students from Roger Williams University who mentioned that they collaborate with RIC and go to each other’s dances regularly. Due to the fun atmosphere, the creative costumes, and the chance to dance with new people, it’s not surprising that everyone names this dance as their favorite one of the year.

As the models switched between style of dress, Goncalves and her fellow MCs Dmitri Jean and Denise Depina talked about their own culture and those of the models. The event also featured musical performances by two local artists. The show was a strong beginning for what the CVSA hopes will be an annual event. The top three models took home cash prizes, $40 for third, $60 for second and $100 for first. −Photo by Dannie Franciosi

−Photo by Everton Carter

The show featured seven models from various cultures including Cape Verde, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The models wore their culture in three looks: the eighties and nineties, culture, and elegance, while a panel of judges assigned points based on culture, detail and personality. Judging was Antoinette Gomes, the Director of the Unity Center, Silvia Oliveira, a professor of Portuguese studies at the college, RIC student Christian Lopes and the President of H.O.P.E., Brianna Ruggiero, also a RIC student..


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