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Providence elections marked by upsets; old guard keeps Democratic Congressional seats after Kennedy retires

Cicilline and Taveras win

By Rita Nerney News Editor

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Greek life on campus

By Rita Nerney News Editor

Although there are no residential fraternities or sororities on the Rhode Island College campus, the college is home to a number of thriving Greek organizations.

Iota Phi Theta, Lamda Chi, Lamda Pi Eta, Omega Kappa Rho, Sigma Iota Theta, Sigma Tau Delta, Zeta Xi Delta and soon, Kappa Delta Phi, make up the majority of Greek life at RIC. Iota Phi Theta is the only nationally recognized Greek organization on campus. With 20 members total, the fraternity has seven undergraduate members.

The chapter was chartered in 2002 at RIC, but the national organization has been in existence since 1963.

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David Cicilline and Angel Taveras were the big winners in Rhode Island’s primary election held on Sept. 14. Frank Caprio ran unopposed in the Democratic gubernatorial race, and John Robitaille received 70 percent of the Republican votes for governor.

Rhode Island held its primary election later than many other states. Delaware,

Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, the District of Columbia and Wisconsin also held their elections on the same day.

Patrick Kennedy is retiring from his long-held U.S. Representative District 1 seat this year. Cicilline, the current mayor of Providence, won the Democratic primary to replace him, defeating businessman Anthony Gemma, state Rep. See PRIMARIES Page 4

Results Mayor (D) Taveras 49% Lombardi 29% Costantino 20% Young 2%

Governor (R) Robitaille70% Moffitt 30%

House 01 (D) Cicilline 37% Gemma 23% Segal 20%

House 01 (R) Loughlin 83% Russo 17%

House 02 (D) Langevin 57% Dennigan 34% Greco 8%

House 02 (R) Zaccaria 55% Clegg 22% Gardiner 14%

Biking to RIC

Student Activities

By Rita Nerney News Editor

Students flood the Quad looking for ways to get involved.

Parking at Rhode Island College is a problem.

Students who plan to arrive on time find themselves stressed, frustrated and late to class. Others are ticketed for parking illegally, and they end up with extra costs on top of heavy bookstore See BIKING Page 4

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Women’s soccer

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By Luisa Murillo Anchor Staff

Tri-fold poster boards were toppling over on the Quad last Wednesday, as dozens of tables were set up outside for Student Activities Day. The windiest day of the week didn’t stop

more than 50 student organizations from recruiting, however, helping the students of Rhode Island College get more involved in campus life.

A wide range of organizations were present, from one devoted to making RIC a “greener” place, to a table

advocating the Performing Arts Series, to student clubs representing a variety of majors, cultures and hobbies.

One of them was the RIC Middle School Association, RICMSA, whose goal is to See ACTIVITIES Page 3

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Anchorwomen soccer continues undefeated season.

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Lifestyles, cont.

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Cicilline and Taveras Win Providence elections marked by upsets, but old guard keeps Democratic Congressional seats.

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When I got to touch the iPod A hands-on look at the fourth generation iPod Touch.

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Student Activities Students flood the Quad looking for ways to get involved on campus.

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Do you have that burning feeling?

The truth about bacterial sexually transmitted infections.

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Greek life on campus A look at the Greek organizations on campus.

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Biking to RIC Biking instead of driving can save money, save grief and improve health.

Share the love Annual To Write Love On Her Arms event strives to help those silently suffering.

A&E, cont.

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A not so final fantasy Rob’s Game Shelf: “Final Fantasy XIII.”

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Women’s Soccer shut out Umass Dartmouth Anchorwomen defeat Corsairs 4-0.

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Anchormen shut out Corsairs in LEC opener Rhode Island College defeats UMass Dartmouth 3-0.

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Enforcement an issue for distracted-driving laws Governors consider ban on cell phone use while driving, but police admit difficulties.

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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet comes to RIC RIC to a host modern group. It’s not your grandma’s ballet.

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Macedo, Desrosiers lead RIC Cross Contry Rhode Island College ran well at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational.

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Gay couples fight for love and residency Homosexual couples join immigrants over green card debate.

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Annual faculty art exhibit opening a crowd hit Bannister Gallery hosts works by professors and local talent.

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Anchorwomen trounce Seahawks, remain unbeaten Rhode Island College defeats Salve Regina, 5-3.

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A new online music experience TheSixtyOne.com is a Web site for discovering new music.

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Vikings pillage Anchorwomen Women’s tennis team loses, 8-1.

Your answers in 30 words or less Ask Ari: Virginity, marriage, smelly feet, sexual abuse.

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RIC student music spotlight Check out the latest in RIC student music.

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Anchorwomen volleyball drop a pair of contests at home Strong performances fail to salvage RIC victory.

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Don’t throw away your money Easy ways to save money in the long run.

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Scott Pilgrim faces strongest foe: Scott Pilgrim.

“Scott Pilgrim” the book vs.

“Scott Pilgrm” the movie.

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When traveling to Canada Things to consider when traveling abroad.

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A Film Noir classic Mike’s Movies: The 1944 classic, “Laura.”

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Anchor TV’s Goose interviews RIC Rugby during Student Activities Day.

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organize events for teacher candidates who are going for their middle school endorsement. These include advice from second and third year teachers, classroom management strategies and other new events which will take place throughout the year.

Not only is it helpful for those who hope to be middle school teachers, but the experience in the organization is very valuable for elementary and secondary education hopefuls.

Benjamin Streeter, treasurer of RICMSA, said, “You don’t have to be an education major to attend the events.

Once you attend an event, you will be a member in the sense that you will be on our e-mail list and get the information.

However, our club does spark more interest in education majors.”

Approximately 10 students showed interest in the organization and signed up to receive more information.

“Student Activities Day was a great day to get the word

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out about our program,” said Streeter, who also signed up for the National Black Law Students Association that attracted his interest.

Student Activities Day also had performances by the members of the Ballroom Dance Club, which simultaneously showcased the talent of the DJs of WXIN radio.

The ladies of the Zeta Xi Delta sorority dressed up in pink and stood amid the crowd handing out flyers that read “Are you a diamond in the rough?” to all the girls, urging them to rush. The members of the Men’s Rugby Club ambushed crowds of students walking by and urged them to attend last Sunday’s game.

A member of the Debate Council, which was reactivated last year, even dressed up as a hot dog in order to gain interest at his table. Needless to say, it looked like it worked.

“I think that setting up tables in order to introduce students to the various organizations is a great idea,” said Nate Dell, a senior. “There are so many of them I didn’t even know about! It’s nice to be exposed to them.”

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bills. Some have found an alternative, however, to commuting by car to school. The bikes around campus, locked to railings and lampposts, are proof of this.

Raquel DeSantis, a RIC student, admitted she has seriously thought about biking to school. “It not only eliminates the hassle of finding a parking spot and potentially being late to class, but it also frees up parking spots for others to potentially use. I would also consider biking for the extra workout. Every little bit helps, and it’s important to stay healthy and mentally aware for classes,” she said.

“It saves gas. It’s good exercise and parking at RIC is atrocious. It just makes sense to ride your bike to school when its so accessible,” said RIC student Molly Colannino.

On its Web site, the R.I. Department of Transportation offers a list of biking tips to city riders. Rhode Island also has a Bike-to-Work Day in May to promote city riding and reduce pollution.

The DOT also offers some reasons to bike rather than drive. “With just three hours of riding each week, the risk

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The fraternity’s mission promotes “the development and perpetuation of scholarship, leadership, citizenship, fidelity and brotherhood among men,” said President Tyler Eason. The organization plans on doing another talent show in the spring.

They also put on a Black History Month Dinner and various movie nights throughout the year.

Joining them soon will be Kappa Delta Phi, another national fraternity. Kappa was on campus until 1996 and is going through the process to restart

of heart disease and stroke is cut in half,” the DOT Web site says. “Motorized vehicles are a major source of air pollution.

Riding a bike helps improve the environment” and is better for the earth.

It also saves money. “The average cost of maintaining a vehicle is about $3,000 per year,” the Dept. of Transportation points out, “as opposed to about $50 to $100 a year on a bike.”

It is important to make sure a bike is in good condition before riding it a reasonable distance to school. The DOT offers a few more safety tips for bike riders.

“Wear bright clothing.

Always wear a helmet. Make sure that you have a lock to secure your bike while you are in a building,” the DOT says.

The R.I. Bicycle Coalition, a Web community formed by city bike riders, lists the rules of the road for bikers. Since bicycles follow the same rules as cars, the Web site instructs bikers to “ride to the right of the road, obey all traffic laws and use turn signals.”

Biking has other perks, too.

“A bike ride to RIC seems like it would be a great way to start off the day and wake yourself up for class,” DeSantis said.

“It seems like it would prepare you for the workload that follows.”

the chapter on campus by the end of the semester.

Lambda Chi is a sorority focused on animal rights. Jordan Day, the sorority’s treasurer, described the organization’s goal: “By fostering the values of sisterhood we hope to stimulate unity and personal growth on the Rhode Island College campus.”

The sorority was formed in 2009 and has 13 active members, and has no national ties at the present time.

Lambda Chi has a number of charity events planned for the year. On Sept. 18, they planned to host a pet food drive at Pet Supplies Plus in North Providence.

“We’ll also continue with

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David Segal and Bill Lynch, the former state Democratic party chairman.

“With great humility and a deep sense of responsibility, I am proud to accept my party’s nomination. Now is the time to set our priorities right,” Cicilline said in his victory speech.

Cicilline highlighted some of his main goals in his postelection speech. He plans to support bringing the troops home, aiding small businesses and local, made-in-America manufacturing.

State Rep. John Loughlin won the Republican primary for District 1 with 83 percent of the vote over Kara Russo, who, among other jobs, has worked in the marketing departments of the University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center and the Providence Civic (now Dunkin’ Donuts) Center.

Incumbent Congressman James Langevin took the U.S. District 2 seat once again with 57 percent of the vote, beating former state Rep. Betsy Dennigan and Ernie Greco, a professor at Roger Williams University. Businessman Mark Zaccaria won the Republican primary in the race.

Incumbent Ralph Mollis won the Democratic primary a fundraiser we did last year – Pumpkingrams,” Day said. “It runs during the second and third weeks of October. Our main philanthropy is Animal Welfare, and right now we’ll be donating a portion of the proceeds from the Pumpkingrams to a local organization.”

Omega Kappa Rho is a fraternity on campus that, according to the student organization directory, provides “a brotherhood to men on campus to unite us regardless of our differences.” The organization also seeks to support charities locally and on campus.

Zeta Xi Delta is a non-hazing sorority, founded in 2007.

The organization currently has 28 active sisters. The sorority’s

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for secretary of state, beating State Sen. Leonidas Raptakis.

Catherine Taylor ran unopposed for the Republican slot.

Peter Kilmartin won the Democratic contest for Attorney General, beating Joseph Fernandez and Stephen Archambault. The Republican nomination only had one contestant, Erik Wallin, who took the primary election by default.

The Providence mayoral primary election was an open seat, and Taveras carried the lead with 48 percent of the vote. Providence City Council-

man John Lombardi came in second, followed by state Rep. Steven Constantino, and ChristopherYoung received barely two percent of the vote.

“The people of Providence have spoken and tonight we have made history,” Taveras said to his supporters after the primary. “I hope you all understand because I am going to speak in a couple of languages tonight.”

Taveras, who spoke in both English and Spanish, is Dominican, and the Hispanic population is important to him.

main mission is to “offer a sisterhood to young women and foster personal growth through friendship, philanthropy and excellence in academics,” according to their Web site. The main charity of the sorority is breast cancer research, and the girls walk annually in the Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk at Roger Williams Park to support the cause. Their gem is the diamond, and their flower is the gerbera daisy.

Another sorority, Sigma Iota Theta, was formed in 2006, and according to the student organization directory, it serves to promote “principles of academic achievement, sisterhood and philanthropy.”

RIC’s Sigma Tau Delta is

a part of the English Honors Society. Another honor society, Lamda Pi Eta is a part of the National Communications Association. According to their Web site, the organization is a “scholarly society that works to enhance the research, teaching, and service produced by its members on topics of both intellectual and social significance.”

The association has over 8,000 members worldwide.

The Greek organizations on campus foster community and self-improvement. They have a strong focus on charity involvement, and seek to better students’ lives and the community at large.

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Enforcement an issue for distracted-driving laws

By Ashley Halsey III Washington Post

Send police on a mission and they will catch a bucketload of people violating laws against cell phone use behind the wheel, but laws without enforcement seem to get ignored.

Those conclusions reflect the results from recent federally funded crackdowns in New York and Connecticut and a roadside survey in Southern California.

What to do about a practice widely seen as a danger on the highway becomes the subject on Tuesday of the second national meeting of transportation experts, safety advocates and police convened by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

Since LaHood’s first summit on the subject a year ago, the number of states that ban use of handheld cell phones has risen to eight and the number that prohibit text messages has increased to 30. Legislation in Congress would dangle additional funding to states which ban both.

In what might be a turning point, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) will consider whether to endorse a complete ban on cell phone use while driving when it begins its annual meeting on Sunday.

Though the GHSA is little known among the general public, endorsement of a total ban could prove a pivotal moment in swaying the debate over the technology America has come to love and the risk it poses on the roadway. The GHSA, made up of state highway safety officials from across the nation, carries clout in the transportation community, and other groups could follow its lead.

The nonprofit National Safety Council already is on record favoring a total prohibition. The council has estimated that cell phone use is responsible for 1.4 million crashes a year, about 28

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percent of the national total.

Although LaHood launched his distracted driving crusade with an attack on text messaging, he’s not been shy about his belief that all cell phone use is too dangerous to be tolerated.

“We’ve taken some baby steps,” he said last week. “Now we have to take some giant leaps. This issue of distracted driving is as significant as drunk driving.”

The telling fact in LaHood’s parallel is that drunk driving wasn’t taken nearly so seriously until Mothers Against Drunk Driving and highly publicized police crackdowns put people in handcuffs. Seat belt use was minimal until the “Click It or Ticket” campaign. In the Washington region, the Smooth Operator crackdown has raised awareness that arrest is a consequence of aggressive driving.

One of the major questions about distracted driving was whether many people would obey the law. Drivers know it’s

tough to spot them when they send text messages, and that most police forces are too busy to give priority to the task of catching them.

“Whenever I’m driving around Washington almost every car has a person with a cell phone to their ear,” LaHood said, although handheld cell phone use is banned in the District of Columbia.

In Fairfax County, Va., police frustrated by the ineffectiveness of a state law banning texting while driving recently announced they would use an old law requiring drivers to “pay full time and attention” to crack down on the practice.

Police are also using sportutility vehicles and trucks to help them look down into vehicles and spot violators.

To see whether prohibitions could be effectively enforced, the federal government funded pilot programs in Syracuse, N.Y., and Hartford, Conn., both states where texting and hand-

held use are banned. Each city sent additional officers out for two one-week periods to catch violators.

They proved that it is relatively easy to catch someone who has a phone pressed to his ear and quite difficult to spot someone texting. In Syracuse, for example, they issued 4,172 citations to cell phone violators and 284 to texters. The results were similar in Hartford.

“Some officers would sit somewhere above the road, looking down,” said Capt.

Shannon Trice, who heads the police traffic division in Syracuse. “They found that was the most success with texting, since most people do texting in their laps.”

Although both cities counted the effort as a success, neither could afford to maintain the same level of vigilance once the federal funding expired.

“Unfortunately, the officers have other duties,” Trice said.

Pointing back to the seat

belt enforcement effort, he said police must bring the message home with enforcement whenever they can.

“It’s going to take a long time,” he said. “But every citation we give out, I’m sure that person tells 20 other people about getting it.”

The American Automobile Association affiliate in Southern California concluded that police weren’t doing enough after it conducted a roadside survey at seven locations.

The Automobile Club of Southern California found that 19 months after the state banned text messaging, the number of drivers doing it had almost doubled. The used of handheld phones, also banned, had remained unchanged.

The group said the California highway patrol issues an average of 200 texting citations each month, compared with 12,500 for handheld cell phone use.

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Gay couples fight for love and residency

By Shankar Vedantum Washington Post

When gay couples were given the right to marry in the District of Columbia earlier this year, John Beddingfield and Erwin de Leon were among those who quickly obtained marriage licenses. In April, the D.C. couple – who have been together for 12 years – quietly exchanged vows before a justice of the peace.

Yet even as they pledged to stand by each other in sickness and in health, Beddingfield, 46, the rector at All Souls Episcopal Church, and de Leon, 44, a doctoral student from the Philippines, were aware that their marriage still hadn’t guaranteed them the same rights as heterosexual couples. The District of Columbia recognizes their marriage, but the federal government does not. The country that had given de Leon a home, given him an education and given him Beddingfield would not allow him to start the process of becoming a citizen, even as it extends that benefit to the foreign-born spouses of heterosexual U.S. citizens.

Once de Leon’s student visa runs out next year, he will likely be forced to join the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.

“I grew up looking to this country for its ideals and really believe strongly that it is about equality, freedom and opportunity,” de Leon said. “It is too bad that a small minority – gays and lesbians – are still treated as second-class citizens.’’

About 24,000 gay and lesbian couples in the United States include at least one foreign partner, according to an analysis of census data by researcher Gary Gates at UCLA’s Williams Institute. Though five states and D.C. issue marriage licenses to gay couples, a large number of the 24,000 so-called binational couples in long-term relationships live in states that do not allow or recognize gay marriage.

The demand by these

couples to gain the same immigration rights as heterosexuals is supported by key members of Congress, but is undermining the fractious coalition of groups needed to push through an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws. Including equal treatment for gay partners of U.S. citizens, key advocates say, threatens to doom the already fragile hopes for change.

“It introduces a new controversial element to the issue which will divide the faith community and further jeopardize chances for a fair and bipartisan compromise,” said Kevin Appleby of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which last year said the inclusion of gay couples in a House bill aimed at reuniting families made it “impossible” for the group to support the measure. “Immigration is hard enough without adding same-sex marriage to the mix.

The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, a 16-million-strong group of evangelical Latinos that could play a key political role in an immigration overhaul, is similarly opposed to including provisions for gay and lesbian families. The president of the organization, the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, said that including such a measure would prove to be the “death knell” for comprehensive change.

Gay and lesbian foreigners around the country who are in the same predicament as de Leon said the opposition of powerful Catholic and Latino groups was ironic because those groups often saw an immigration overhaul as a civil rights issue – and were quick to blame xenophobia and racism for antiimmigrant sentiment – while simultaneously arguing against equal rights for gays and lesbians.

Another Washington gay couple, who requested that their names not be published because the foreign partner is a Latino man currently living in the country under false pretenses and the American partner is a

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prominent Republican whose identity could easily lead authorities to the other man, said gays and lesbians fall in love in the same unpredictable way as straight people. Sometimes, the object of that love happens to be a foreigner.

“When you love someone, it feels the same,” said the Latino man, who is in the country on a tourist visa and has been working in violation of it. He is afraid that his immigration status could be exposed at any time, and he could be forced to leave. He travels outside the country periodically to keep his tourist visa valid, always making sure when he presents his visa at the border that he has an air ticket showing when he plans to leave the United States.

“I am insecure because I am worried,” he said. “If I have trouble with the police, they will send me back to my country. I have a partner. All my life is here. My family lives in Mexico City, but I feel comfortable here. I drive everyday – if I have an accident or the police stops me and ask me for my papers, I am afraid.”

“Every time he leaves, I wonder is he going to come back to his house, to our friends, to my family,” added his partner.

It is unclear whether an immigration overhaul will take place in the next 12 months.

The rise of the “tea party” movement, the popularity of tough new anti-immigration laws in Arizona and other states and the growing likelihood that Republicans will control the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate after the 2010 midterm elections all suggest that an immigration overhaul will be difficult.

At the same time, advocates for such an overhaul say, there are also powerful social and political forces that could move changes forward: Chief among them, the presence of 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country and the growing political clout of Latinos in states such as Florida, Colorado and Nevada. Rodriguez rejected the argument that opposing gay marriage provisions in an immigration overhaul constituted homophobia. Rather, he said, the choice was between exclud-

ing gay and lesbian families from an overhaul of immigration laws – or losing out on an overhaul altogether.

The key constituency to changes getting passed are white evangelicals, he added.

After years of outreach, Latino evangelicals have formed alliances with white evangelical groups – and those evangelicals are key to getting Republican votes in the House. Including provisions related to gay marriage, Rodriguez said, would prompt white evangelicals to desert the coalition.

“It is not a matter of being anti-anything but being proimmigration reform,” he said.

“It is not fair to morph the immigration agenda with the same-sex agenda.”

Steve Ralls, director of communications at Immigration Equality, a legal aid and advocacy organization that seeks to include gay and lesbian families in any immigration measure, said he was confident that equal rights would be part of any overhaul. In the Senate, he said, an immigration bill would have to pass through the Judiciary Committee, where Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., has been a strong backer of equal gay and lesbian immigration rights.

For Beddingfield and de Leon, the issue is personal as well as political. De Leon expects to finish his doctorate in public and urban policy in the spring. If an immigration overhaul does not allow Beddingfield to sponsor his spouse for citizenship, de Leon might be able to acquire U.S. residency through his mother.

That’s ironic because de Leon’s mother came to the United States from the Philippines after he did. Like de Leon, she married an American, but quickly obtained legal residency because she was straight.

It currently takes about 10 years for Filipinos to sponsor their children for U.S. residency. To de Leon, that’s a long time to wait for a legal right he argues he should already have.

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Hello, Rhode Island College Lambda Chi has been busy at work planning a variety of great activities for the Fall 2010 semester! Let me start by addressing the ladies of Rhode Island College that are interested in RUSHing a Greek organization. Our Info Night is on September 15th and will be held in Craig-Lee room 105.

For all of those interested in hearing more about RUSHing a sorority and What Lambda Chi is all about and has to offer, this is a great place to start. Info Night is all about you getting to know us while we start to meet you. It’s really like a first date for both of us to find out if we would like to continue seeing each other. Our RUSH events for this semester include an expression convention which

is an event where those RUSHing and Lambda Chi sisters can get together and express themselves artistically through interesting and different mediums. We will also be hosting a Tea Party, Bowling Night, Game Night, dinner at Fire and Ice, a September Birthday Bash, and finally a relaxing Girls Night In. We hope to see you there and also at other Lambda Chi events that will be held throughout the year such as Light the Night, a 5k walk held to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s.

Those who raise $100 will be given an illuminated balloon to carry throughout the moonlit walk. Also, for the second year, we will be selling and distribut-

ing Pumpkin Grams. Pumpkin grams are real sugar pumpkins that Lambda Chi sisters paint themselves according to your specifications and dress up in costumes to deliver to your friends before Halloween. It’s a fun and unique way to give a message to an unsuspecting someone.

We all hope that we can count on your continued support this year and can’t wait to be involved with Rhode Island College and the Rhode Island Community once again.

Sincerely, CareBear The author is vice president of Lambda Chi.

Sigma Iota Theta, thank you!

Sigma Iota Theta is a local sorority that is currently on the campus of Rhode Island College. I would like to thank Sigma Iota Theta for all that they have done for the Rhode Island College Community including raising money for A Wish Come True, Inc. They’ve done a great job as philanthropists since the Fall of 2006 when the sorority was founded by two people, Jennifer Almeida and Marlena Medeiros who are very good

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friends of mine. I would like to thank the members of the Executive Board as follows; Carol Mason, Angela Bereche, Stephanie McCarthy, Andrea Rauch, Leigh Christensen, Paige Munroe and Lesley Grime for all that they’ve done for Sigma Iota Theta this year.

I would also like to thank all of the other sisters of Sigma Iota Theta for their commitment to the organization. I would like to say that Sigma Iota Theta is my favorite sorority hands down

because of the fact that I’ve made a lot of great friends from that organization. If I were to rate Sigma Iota Theta from 1 to 10, I would give it a 10 hands down. Great job ladies, and keep up with the fantastic work that you have done.

Sincerely, Nicholas R. Rose The author is president of the RIC Chess Club.

Corrections The event calendar incorrectly dated the RIC Mainstage Production of “Deathtraps” as running from Tues., Sept.

14 – Fri., Sept. 17. The actual run of the play will be Wed., Sept. 29 – Sun., Oct. 3. Admissions prices: General Public: $15, Students/Faculty: $5.

The Bank of America City Center was incorrectly referred to as the “Bank of America Skate Center” in the Sept.

14 issue of The Anchor. (“Coheed and Cambria rock the Bank of R.I. Skate Center,” A&E, Sept. 14.)

If you have any corrections for The Anchor, contact Kameron Spaulding, editor-in-chief, at kspaulding@ anchorweb.org.

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What we’re paying for: A brand-new Donovan!

Who is excited about our brand-new Donovan? I mean finally after years and years of complaining Donovan gets a make-over. And now every problem we’ve ever had with Donovan has been magically fixed and they got it all done a month before school started right? Right?!

Well not so much. The new Donovan opened the week right before school started and they are still undergoing construction. However, despite the fact that the construction is still undergoing, there are some noticeable improvements.

The Good: The best thing about the new Donovan is the new look. The entire dining area and serving area were reworked, and it was more than just a new paint job. The entire aesthetics of Donovon have been changed. Before, you had dull white painted walls and maroon carpet with mismatched tables. Now everything has earth tones, there are flatscreen TVs hanging above, and it creates a warmer eating area. Inside the serving area, it has carpeting leading you in and tiles floors.

The counters are a polished black stone (mostly,) and the lighting is warm as opposed to the cold fluorescents they had in there before. Even the cashiers have snazzy new outfits.

The layout is also greatly improved. Where in the old layout you had to fight your way through during the rush and if a bunch of friends decided to loiter in the middle of the place, traffic was halted; now the center of the serving area is completely open. The coolers have been moved to the left wall (if you are coming in from the new entrance) and all of the food is on the right wall, with the exception of the grill line, which is where it where it has always been. The drink fountains are over there too. Even the entrance has been moved, so if you are coming in from the Student union side, the entrance is right in front of you.

Even some of the prices are better. You can now get a carton

of milk for $0.75 (though their $1.25 counterparts are still there,) and all the sandwiches at the deli line have a flat price of $4.

The Bad: However not everything is hunky dory in Donovanland. First off, the food is still the same. Now I’ve heard that some of the vendor items they’ve allowed in (another good thing) are good, like the sushi. However, what the hell was the point of spending all that time and all that money if the food still sucks? I would have rather that money had gone to getting better equipment and more competent cooks than to make Donovan look all pretty.

Now don’t get me wrong, how this campus looks is important.

A good looking campus makes people more likely to attend, but you can paint rust any color; it is still rust.

To top it off, most of the prices are still the same. Can Donovan please explain to me how they can charge nearly $2 for a juice or a soda when the convenience store charges a $1 to $1.50? Or how if I get two hot dogs, fries and a drink, I’m paying almost $7, which as much as I’d pay at a Newport Creamery, but the quality is nowhere near the same? Donovan should charge us what their food is actually worth, or increase the quality of their food. Either way, they need to stop ripping us off.

The Ugly: The worst part about the new Donovan is how they had the entire summer and yet, they still aren’t finished.

Even the serving area isn’t done yet. Go to the grill line and look down at your tray counter.

You’ll notice they’re different that the ones near the deli line?

And by different I mean they are ply board. Painted ply board. I hope they fix that before winter break because that’s just embarrassing.

Welcome to the new Donovan ladies and gentlemen! It’s mostly the same crap but in a shiny new wrapper, so it must be better!

Andrew Massey

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Your answers in 30 words or less

By Arielle Rogers Ask Ari

Dear Ari, School has started up again, and I also just scored a job at a local market.

I’m afraid that I won’t be able to balance school, homework and a job. Any suggestions on how I can manage and still have a social life?

– Yolanda, RIC freshman Dear Yolanda, People have managed school, work and social lives for years!

Don’t stress out – also, keep a schedule of some sort and jot down the priorities, then free time equals social time.

Dear Ari, I recently told my cousin about sexual abuse I encountered in the past. Now he is very

distant and barely talks to me.

What did I do to make him so distant?

– Jen, RIC senior Dear Jen, You did nothing! Assuming your attacker was male, it could be that your cousin is embarrassed that someone of his gender hurt you. Talk to him about his distance!

Dear Ari, So I happen to have the smelliest feet in the world!

How do I get rid of this terrible stench?

– Caroline, RIC sophomore Dear Stacy, Put powder or corn starch in your shoes and let them sit for a few hours; these absorb the sweat left in your shoes. Sweat equals Smell. Wear socks, too!

Dear Ari, I happen to love thicker

women, but all of the ones I am attracted to either have such bad self esteem (they try and act like they are from Jersey Shore), or they think they are a lot thinner than they are. Where are the good, thick women at?

– Jake, RIC junior Dear Jake, If you stop looking, that person will come to you. I understand about the thicker women but there are confident, gorgeous ones out there! Just let her come to you.

Dear Ari, I’m a guy. I’m a virgin. I have a girlfriend but haven’t told her yet. How do I tell her?

– Anonymous, RIC sophomore Dear Anonymous, Just tell her! For most women, being a virgin isn’t a deal breaker. Don’t sweat it.

Special Question of the Week Dear Ari, I have just recently gotten married, and I love my wife… but she is driving me insane because she thinks I am cheating on her while at school. I go to RIC full time and she attends Salve. I just want her to believe me.

–Heart Broken, RIC senior Dear Heart Broken, Your wife seems to be of the paranoid type. So when you get home from school, you should automatically start talking about your day. She will see that she doesn’t have to beat around the bush to get info out of you. Also, don’t hesitate when she asks a question. Hesitation is thinking, and someone who is eager or paranoid may take your hesitation to the worst extreme (cheating, etc.).

If she is still questioning you, invite her to a bring your wife to work or school day. Just the invite to see how you are at school should be enough to convince her that you are not cheating. This works because it shows that you are physically willing to show that there is nothing to hide. I hope all works out and again congrats on your marriage.

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Don’t throw away your money

By Veronica Pacheco Anchor Contributor

There are many ways to go green and save money at the same time. Many of the items that consumers purchase every day are discarded without being used again, which is like throwing your money into the trash with it. When purchasing reusable items not only do people save thousands of dollars in the long run, but they also help protect the Earth by cutting back on carbon emissions, reducing our dependency on fossil fuels and reducing the amount of trees that are cut down each year.

Let’s use paper napkins and paper towels for an example.

They can only be used once and then thrown away. They cannot be washed and reused. How much and how often do you purchase these items in a week, a month or a year? How often might you purchase them in ten years? Believe me, it adds up!

Do you know how many trees need to be cut down because of these onetime use napkins and paper towels?

According to the site www. care2.com/greenliving, cloth towels are the greenest way to replace paper towels and napkins. They add that if every household in America purchased reusable napkins and towels, 1 million trees would be saved every year. No more trees would have to be cut down for napkins, unlike when using

the disposable kind. There are also suggestions to cut up old towels and t-shirts, which is a free and good way to reuse old things you have around the house. This is tree free and cost free and means that there will be less trash in the landfills too.

Another easy way to go green and save money is to stop buying bottled water. The average American spends $800 a year on this beverage, and if you’re an avid bottled water drinker, you’re probably spending more. It is an urban myth that bottled water is safer than tap water. The truth is that the FDA has many more regulations on public drinking water than for bottled water. Bottled water also has more chemicals like chlorine than tap water.

According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the plastic in the bottles of water contain polyethylene terephthalate, which takes 17 million barrels of crude oil a year to manufacture. On top of that, this dangerous chemical leaks out from the plastic into the water. Three billion tons of carbon emissions are released into our atmosphere a year because of the manufacturing of these bottles. Many restaurants in big cities like New York and Boston have begun a Ban the Bottle campaign for these reasons.

By not drinking bottled water you are saving yourself a lot of money and drinking healthier water. Buy a metal

reusable bottle which is a onetime purchase, and drink from the tap. It’s greener, healthier and safer.

Then, there are batteries.

We use them for everything remote controllers, baby toys, cameras, etc. How much are you spending on batteries?

How often are you buying them? When they are dead, do you throw them in the trash where they don’t belong? If you bought rechargeable batteries, you would save all that money you would be spending on batteries in the future. Once the rechargeable batteries die, you can recharge them and use them again. Once more, you only have to buy them once then never again.

Not only are non-rechargeable batteries very costly, but they are dangerous to the environment. While efforts have made to recycle and dispose of batteries properly, many people still throw them in the trash. These batteries end up in the landfills. The alkaline and other dangerous chemicals in the batteries can leak out and pollute the land and ground water table, which then leads to all waterways and eventually the ocean. By buying rechargeable batteries, you are not only saving a lot of money but you are preventing further pollution of our land and water.

So take my advice and save in so many ways.

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When traveling to Canada

By Travis Dumais Anchor Contributor

Going to Montreal this semester? Originally I was going to list lame tourist attractions that could have been attend while you were on your trip, but doing this, I feel, is a waste of my time as well as yours. Especially since, first off, I have never even been to Canada, and secondly, Google can do a much better job of listing tourist attractions than I. What I want to do is reflect on the creative spiritual growth that one experiences when traveling. Yes, you can drink if you’re 18 years old in Montreal, but this isn’t what I mean by “spiritual growth.” If drinking is your first priority, stop reading now.

Although I have never been to Montreal, or Canada for that matter, I have done my fair share of traveling. Besides all of the obvious things, like bringing a tooth brush, change of clothes, extra money, etc., there is something fundamentally important that one should always have – an open mind.

There are so many subtle things to take note of when you’re in a far-off land.

Social norms, food, music, art, customs, politics, speech, fashion: all of this and more create an atmosphere unique and different from what is

experienced in our everyday life. A notebook, or some type of medium to express yourself, is essential to this process of spiritual growth.

I personally prefer a notebook. It allows for one to observe, think, write, and take something meaningful and long lasting out of the experience. Photographs help you recall everything you did, but having a notebook allows you to recall both where you were and the thought processes you had at that specific point in time. And having a catalog of thought to reflect on in the future allows for a better understanding of one’s self.

Don’t limit yourself, either.

If writing isn’t your thing, there are plenty of other forms of expression. Make a short film/documentary of your trip, exercise, paint, draw, bring a musical instrument and play it in the streets. You may even make a buck or two. You never know what will inspire you when in a foreign land, and being inspired with no medium to express yourself can be the worst, especially for a creative college person like yourself.

So while you’re walking the clean streets of one of the gayest friendly cites in the world, enjoying the cool night breeze, admiring its cultural and geographical beauty, don’t be afraid to express yourself.

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DIGNITY. IDENTITY. EQUITY.

Monday, October 4

9:00 a.m.–Noon Minorities and Addiction Recovery: A Call to Action Student Union Ballroom The keynote speaker, Haner Hernandez, holds a Ph.D. from the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and has worked for over 20 years in the human service field. Following the keynote there will be a panel discussion with individuals in recovery. A taskforce will then develop a plan of action to address identified concerns.

Sponsored by the Chemical Dependency/Addiction Studies Program and the Institute for Addiction Recovery.

11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Study Abroad Informational Fair President’s Dining Room, Donovan Dining Center Want to get away? Discover opportunities to live in diverse locations and situations, experience cultural and/or linguistic diversity, all while earning college credits. Representatives from four RIC affiliated study abroad programs will be on hand to answer questions.

Sponsored by the Rhode Island College Study Abroad Office.

3:00–5:00 p.m.

“That’s So Gay!” Student Union 307 This interactive workshop will provide strategies for identifying and reducing trans/bi/homophobia through discussion of the discrimination, social stigmatization, and isolation of LGBTQQ students, including facts and statistics.

Presented by Youth Pride RI. 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Emerson Theatre Collaborative: Chestina Vanessa Poulson Student Union Ballroom (doors open at 6:00 p.m.)

Emerson Theatre Collaborative presents Melanie Greenhouse’s play about a post-holocaust Jewish family as told in the voice of “Chessie,” the African American domestic whom they employ. It is the portrayal of two cultures—how each transcends race and ethnicity in a segregated environment. Please join us for “talk-back” after the production with the actors and playwright.

Sponsored by the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance; the Student Union; L.I.F.E.; and InterVarsity.

Tuesday, October 5 8:30–11:00 a.m.

Folktales from around the World Henry Barnard School Internationally acclaimed storyteller, Len Cabral, brings his ancestry to life in his exuberant retelling of African, Cape Verdean, and Caribbean folktales and original stories from around the world. The recipient of the 2001 National Storytelling Network Circle of Excellence Oracle Award will be enchanting the students at HBS with two morning performances.

Sponsored by the Henry Barnard School Parent’s Association

Open Class 10:50–11:40 a.m.

Early Childhood Education 423: The Importance of Using GLT Friendly Picture Books with Young Children Horace Mann 183 The film Both of My Moms’ Names Are Judy will be shown to learn from children why it is important to read books about their special families, and It’s Elementary, a video clip of an early childhood teacher reading a book to her class. Perusal of picture books, questions, and discussion are welcome.

Presented by Elizabeth Rowell, professor, Department of Elementary Education, Rhode Island College.

3:00–5:00 p.m.

Foodies: Teaching Diversity to Young Students through Food Prep and Meal Planning Henry Barnard School Cafeteria HBS faculty describe their afterschool cooking program, “Foodies,” which teaches elementary school students with diverse learning styles about other cultures, cooperation, nutrition, and basic math through the art of cooking. Come prepared to cook and eat! Participation is limited; RSVP to Vpercoco@ric.edu by October 1.

Presented by Lyn Su Otto, John Arango, and Vanessa Percoco, instructors, Henry Barnard School.

2:00–4:00 p.m.

Storytelling as a Teaching Tool Student Union 307 For over 30 years Len Cabral has used storytelling in classrooms as a teaching tool. This demonstrative workshop will help you understand how stories build bridges across cultures and countries, help students become active listeners, and ignite a desire for reading and writing. Len is the author of Len Cabral’s Storytelling Book, a how-to book for educators and storytellers.

Sponsored by Feinstein School of Education and Human Development.

Special Lecture 4:00–5:15 p.m.

Sharing the Earth: The Case of the African Lion Clarke Science 106 Based on experiences at a lion rehabilitation project in Zimbabwe, this pictorial lecture will increase awareness of sharing the earth and the necessity of developing more equally sustaining animal/human relations.

Presented by Mary Ball Howkins, professor, Department of Art, Rhode Island College.

6:30–8:30 p.m.

Movie Night: In the Time of the Butterflies Adams Library Fortes Room This film is inspired by a true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the Dominican dictator, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. They were las Mariposas. Starring American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) award winners Salma Hayek and Marc Anthony.

Sponsored by LASO.

Wednesday, October 6 12:30–2:00 p.m.

Know Your Rights Student Union Ballroom This presentation and panel discussion will educate you about your rights when encountering law enforcement officials, address the idea of racial profiling, and explore the controversial Arizona immigration law.

Sponsored by NBLSA and NABLEO. 12:30–2:00 p.m.

Japanese Kimono Fashion Fair Student Union Lawn The Rhode Island Japan Society will present a fashion show featuring traditional Japanese Kimonos—a demonstration of how to wear this intricate garment, followed by a “runway” show with models from the college community; interactive martial arts and Japanese items for sale. To volunteer as a model, contact The Unity Center at 456-8791 or email unitycenter@ric.edu Rain location: Student Union Café.

Open Class 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Early Childhood Education 509: Transgender Issues in Early Childhood Education Horace Mann 183 In this multimedia class, films and picture books will be shared to increase awareness and knowledge of the transgender community at home and school.

Presented by Elizabeth Rowell, professor, Department of Elementary Education, Rhode Island College.

Thursday, October 7 9:00–11:00 a.m.

The College Experience for Individuals with Autism Student Union Ballroom Come learn what students with autism think you should know! An overview of autism followed by a panel discussion with four adults with autism and Asperger syndrome.

Presented by Sue Constable, coordinator ASD Support Center, and Amy Grattan, master teacher, Sherlock Center on Disabilities.

Sponsored by Disability Services, RITAP, and the Sherlock Center.

Noon–2:00 p.m.

National Coming Out Day: Because the Closet Is a Terrible Place to Hide!

On the Quad A mini-celebration of diversity and acceptance for LGBTQQ and allies. Feel safe and supported on your campus. Food, games, dignity, identity, equity.

Sponsored by RIC Rainbow.

6:00–9:30 p.m.

Cultural Food and International Attire Night Student Union Ballroom Join the campus community in a taste of other cultures, and discover the hidden stories behind some of these delicious delicacies. This is also the perfect event for showcasing your international attire and its history.

Sponsored by L.I.F.E. 7:00–10:00 p.m.

Diversity Week Open Mic Student Union Café Got talent? Poets, musicians, comedians, singers, hip-hop artists—students, faculty, staff, friends—welcome. Join us for a night of entertainment. No amplification. Acoustic instruments and simple setups only. Registration night of the event.

Sponsored by Student Activities.

Friday, October 8 9:00–10:30 a.m.

Diversity at RIC: A Discussion with New Faculty President’s Dining Room, Donovan Dining Center Presented by Maria Lawrence, associate professor, Department of Elementary Education, and Antoinette Gomes, coordinator, RIC Unity Center.

Noon–2:30 p.m.

Matinee Movie: Crash The Unity Center You think you know who you are. You have no idea. The 2006 film about bigotry and racial stereotypes won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay and garnered Michael Peña an American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) award for Outstanding Actor. Great ensemble cast.

Free lunch.

4:30-6:00 p.m.

Movie Night: Including Samuel New Hall Photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about inclusion before his son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Now he thinks about it every day. This award-winning documentary, featured on NPR and Good Morning America, examines the educational and social inclusion of youth with disabilities as a civil rights issue.

Sponsored by Advocacy and Beyond Club.

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For updated information on diversity week events, stop by The Unity Center (Donovan Dining Center lower level), call us at 456-8791, or visit our Web page, www.ric.edu/unitycenter.

Reasonable accommodation for disabilities available upon request.

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Ipod so good you need to touch it

By Andrew Massey Anchor Contributor

Shiny. It’s my favorite color.

It is also a good way to describe the new iPod Touch.

The fourth generation of the iPod Touch was recently released and it comes with a bunch of new bells and whistles.

You get HD video recording, a built-in microphone for voice memos and Retina display to deliver a seamless display and adaptive brightness. Oh and it plays music pretty well too.

I’m a Microsoft guy myself, and I am always hesitant when Apple releases a “new” generation product (by changing a thing or two) and the Apple hivemind goes nuts for it. I mean, making a somewhat better looking product and slightly better hardware does make for a new generation (albeit barely), but not the hype that both Apple and its following generates. However, I will admit that this new generation sports some nice changes over its predecessor.

The major installment was a camera which iPod Touch users have been dying for since the iPod’s big brother the iPhone had one. According to Engadget: The rear camera on the device is capable of 720p video, but that means that its maximum resolution is 1280 x 720 -- and when it’s used for still photos, that resolution becomes 960 x 720 (that’s a 720p at a 4:3 ratio).

It makes no sense to me why the video camera records in such high quality, but the still shots are

mediocre. Also, unlike its big brother there is no auto focus or flash. According to Engadget, this decision was made due to size, rather than price. I mean, who cares about things like auto focus or flash which every cheap camera comes with these days when your iPod can be a few millimeters slimmer? I’m glad to know Steve Jobs has those priorities in order.

The new display (dubbed Retina) looks great. The images are more detailed and the LED backlight makes for nice even lighting. According to USA Today, “there’s a sweet high-resolution 3.5-inch Retina display that nearly matches the screen on the iPhone 4. Touch doesn’t quite have the wide viewing angle of the iPhone 4, which the latter achieves through technology called ‘inplane switching.’ Side by side, the Touch appeared slightly dimmer than the iPhone.”

The built-in camera also works with the screen by monitoring the brightness in the room and adjusting the brightness on the screen automatically. Everything on the Retina display was easy for me to read without zooming in, even the tiny text you might find on a photo caption.

Speaking of energy efficiency, the iPods A4 chip is a power-saving powerhouse.

Almost everything I asked the iPod to do did so in a second or two, sometimes less. iTunes played music samples as fast as my desktop computer would.

It may have done so faster, but the Apple store seemed to be against me just taking the iPod home for a test. They mentioned something about having to pay for the iPod. I don’t get these business types and their money. Don’t these people understand I’m a journalist?!

Finally, we get to the audio components, which you might think would be important in a review on an MP3 player. The new iPod comes with a built-in microphone which allows you to take voice memos and, when used in conjunction with the camera, you can have

video conferencing (called Face Time) with anyone with an iPhone or iPod Touch. I find it rather disappointing that you can’t conference with someone on a computer (be it Mac or PC). With any luck Skype or Google will release an app to fix that, and with any more luck, Apple won’t get into a pissing contest with them, like they did with the Google Voice App. The sound quality on the iPod is good, but I expect that with any respectable brand of MP3 player. The iPod Touch also comes with an external speaker but since I was in the Apple store in the Providence Place Mall, I could not test it. According to Engadget,

the external speaker is tinny, but I expect that with any small external speaker. And it’s not like anyone wants to listen to your music anyways.

Overall, the new iPod is great. It has its flaws, and with the way Apple runs themselves, we may never see eye to eye (I mean come on they JUST decided that they wouldn’t punish users for customizing a product they paid for), but they make a good product. If you don’t have an iPod, I recommend this, and if you have a third gen iPod touch, it is a good upgrade. I am considering getting one myself.

On a final note, consider this: by getting an iPod Touch you’re getting all the good things the iPhone has to offer, an MP3 player, awesome apps, etc., while avoiding the bad: AT&T.

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Do you have that buring feeling?

STI rates on the rise on campus

By Laura Horton Wrap It Up

The Center for Disease Control says that in the United States about 19 million new cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections are discovered every year and half of these cases are among young people between the ages of 15 and 24. About 25 percent of college students have a STI; this equals out to one in four college students. The best way to inform yourself is get yourself tested, because you could have an STI and not even know it.

There are two forms of STIs: viral and bacterial. Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Chlamydia are all Bacterial-based STIs and can be cured with antibiotics. Hu-

man Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Herpes, and Hepatitis B are all viral-based; these are not curable however, but medical attention can lessen the symptoms. There are also STIs that are caused by organisms and protozoa. These infections include crabs, pubic lice and scabies and can be cured with antibiotics or topical lotions.

Chlamydia – In 2008 there was a 9.2 percent rise in cases of Chlamydia compared to the number of cases in 2007. In 2008 alone there were over 1 million cases which averaged to a rate of 400 cases per 100,000 people. Rates have stayed consistently low in the Northeast.

For women, symptoms can include abnormal vaginal discharge or a burning sensation during urination, abdominal pain, lower back pain, nausea, fever, pain during intercourse or

bleeding between periods. Men can experience discharge from their penis or a burning sensation during urination, burning or itching around the opening of the penis, and though it is uncommon, pain and swelling of the testicles. Symptoms may not arise and you may go on with your daily life and not know you have it.

Gonorrhea – Over the last 12 years the rate of cases of Gonorrhea has decreased, with a 5 percent decrease between 2007 and 2008. In 2008 there were less than 350,000 new cases of Gonorrhea making a rate of 100 for every 100,000 population. Gonorrhea rates are low in the Northeast and West and substantially higher in the South and Midwest.

Male symptoms can include burning sensation when urinating, a white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis and

painful or swollen testicles. A women can experience a bladder or vaginal infection, painful or burning sensation while urination, vaginal discharge or bleeding between periods.

Similar to Chlamydia, Gonorrhea symptoms may not arise at all.

Syphilis – There has been a rise in Syphilis cases in the United States. There are four different stages of Syphilis, which are P&S, Early Latent, Late, Late Latent and Congenital. Syphilis is a very important problem in the south and in urban areas with about a 20 percent increase in the last year.

Symptom of syphilis is usually signified by the appearance of a single sore called a chance, but there can be multiple sores. If this is not taken care of, the STI will progress into another stage which leads to more symptoms.

The sores can become itchy, and

those who are infected can experience fevers, swollen lymph glands, sore throat, patchy hair loss, headaches, weight loss, muscle aches and fatigue. If Syphilis reaches its final stages, which could take up to 10 to 20 years, one can experience damage to internal organs, difficulty staying balanced, numbness, gradual blindness, dementia, paralysis and in some serious cases, death.

Getting yourself tested is the best way to protect yourself and your sexual partner or partners.

Also using a condom every time you have sex is another way to protect yourself. You can even get yourself tested on campus at Health Services. It requires just a few vials of blood or a cup of urine. It’s not hard at all do get tested and everyone should do it at least once a year.

Share the love, or at least your wrist

By Jon Kmieciak Lifestyles Editor

Everyone, at one point in their lives, has either dealt with depression themselves or knows someone who has or is still dealing with depression. A lot of people in these situations don’t know what they can do to help. Luckily there is someone trying to help both the immediately affected and friends of them. To Write Love On Her Arms is a non-profit movement committed to spreading knowledge and help people dealing with depression, addiction, self injury, and suicide.

Last week, To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) held a worldwide event and the only necessity was to literally write the word “love” on your arm, wrist or another body part (visible being implied) in support of those dealing with depression and self harm. On their website,

www.twloha.com, TWLOHA shares their vision as “community and hope and help [will] replace secrets and silence,” as well as many other ideas about helping those in trouble.

Music is a main part of TWLOHA movement and this is a big part of how they spread their message, in fact, when starting out they were just trying to raise money to support a friend’s treatment.

They created T-shirts and some of their friends in Switchfoot and Anberlin were among the first to wear them which only helped to boost their message.

Eventually, they ended up talking to a lot of friends and family of those lost to suicide and these people divulged that they had questions they never asked and facts they never shared or didn’t know what to do with.

They also were told by a lot of people that they didn’t know a lot about their message which

obviously meant they needed to educate people.

Over the next two and a half years they talked to 80,000 people from 40 different countries and determined they should bring these messages to people in concerts, universities, festivals and churches. They learned that, “these are not American issues, not white issues or ‘emo’ issues. These are issues of humanity, problems of pain that affect millions of people around the world,” per there website.

They also learned that two out of three people who are dealing with depression never seek help and, untreated, it is the leading cause of suicide.

Obviously their message is something that has a factual backing to it and it also affects so many people, both directly and indirectly. What’s wrong with a little ink on your arm to support something so noble?

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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet comes to RIC

By Eddie Taylor A&E Editor

Often when you think of ballets the first thing that pops into peoples’ heads are women in pink tutus, but I can promise that’s far from the case. The Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballets comes to Rhode Island College this September to help kick off the school’s Performing Arts Series. The Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet is a group out of New York that creates a unique experience from more classical ballet performances.

The sixteen member strong group has wowed audiences

since 2003 with the New York Times raving, “Dancing that pulls viewers right out of their seats…weird and wonderful poetry of the body.”

The Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet does exactly as their name suggests. The group tries to create an experience unique to what audiences are used to seeing. The group does this by seeking out rising choreographers who are new to the profession. The result is a performance that is very modern and has distinctive feel that audiences don’t expect to see from a ballet. However, I don’t feel that more traditionalist theater

goers will be on the hanging on the edge of their seats when it comes to the group’s fresh take on the classic form of dance.

Not having the pleasure of seeing them live, I spent some time surfing their site www. cedarlakedance.com to learn a bit more about them and found myself pleasantly surprised.

The group looks like a lot of fun to see live. Their dancing is fast paced but still has the feel of a ballet. When watching a demo of the material that they used in their 2009 season some of their moves reminded me of break dancing with performers spinning and twisting on floor

fluidly.

Being more of a man’s man, (meaning I felt that I’d rather go out and pump iron or go to the club scouting for girls), when I heard there was a ballet I instantly shrugged it off. I’m honestly embarrassed at how close-minded I was, and this group really “wowed” me. I actually find myself hoping that I can make the time to go see the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, when they perform in Roberts Hall Auditorium on Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Sure it may not sound like the usual way that’d you spend a Thursday night here at RIC, but

trust me you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Tickets are $5 for students when they present their RIC ID, so you can’t go wrong.

For non RIC students or children admission is $15 and for general admission tickets are $35. Even if you are not a big fan of ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet is still worth taking the time to see, and for only $5 you can’t go wrong. So, take a break from the Thursday night club routine, and take in a bit of the arts. Trust me, you won’t regret it.

Annual faculty art exhibit opening a crowd hit

By Eddie Taylor A&E Editor

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The annual faculty art exhibition occurred on Thursday, Sept. 9, at Banister Gallery here on campus. The show saw art professors contribute their work to the gallery for a wonderful showing of local talent, and the artists were there to take questions and mingle with fellow art lovers. The opening saw a good turnout and the crowd enjoyed themselves as they admired the quality art work and munched on food that was provided by the gallery.

The exhibit’s featured artist was Bucci McCoy whose work was presented in the outside hallway of the gallery. Her featured painting, “So Close,” had a simplistic feel but caught the eye with its contrasting colors and texture. James Montford, the gallery director, wrote on a description next to the piece, “Bucci McCoy’s work seeks a dialogue that focuses on the material of the painting’s physi-

cal and theatrical manner.”

A crowd favorite of the night was Lisa Russell’s pieces, “Emergence #423,” and “Affinity #332.” These abstract pieces pulled in the crowd, being one of the first pieces that greeted guests as they entered the gallery. In an interview Russell described her work as, “Abstract color harmonies and rhythm of still arrangement with essence of that environment.” Russell feels that people struggle with appreciating or understanding abstract art. Russell also said she likes the energy of things that are very still, and I could see that energy in her artwork.

Another crowd favorite of the night was artist Jason Travers. His piece, “Sisley’s clouds,” was the piece that really took my eye. Travers in an interview described that he enjoys to paint responding to landscape and that he started as a landscape painter. His piece “Sisley’s clouds” made a fascinating use of the negative space between its two panels as a part

of the piece itself. The light blue painted panels were calming to admire, and the tops and bottom of the pieces of canvas between the two parts of the piece were painted with an orange gloss.

The result was that the gap between the two panels gave out an orange glow as the light hit it. The playing of color and light pulled the two parts of the piece together in a very interesting way.

Travers brought his young daughter to the gallery who walked around the gallery excitedly interacting with other guests of the gallery. When she approached the gallery’s director James Montford with a picture that she had drawn on a piece of paper, Montford hung the young girl’s drawing next to her father’s artwork. The touching scene was my favorite moment of the night, and when I returned to gallery several days later the picture was still hanging on the wall.

There was a lot of great art at the exhibit, and there wasn’t

a piece that I actually did not enjoy looking at. James Lastowski, a former editor in chief of this paper, who attended the event stated that the exhibit’s, “Breath and depth of variety is so strong.” Lastowski also went on to state that the exhibit was well laid out, and accommodated the different styles of the pieces without infringing on the quality.

This year’s faculty art exhibit was a great night, and the art work was well worth the walk across campus. The exhibit included photography such as Brian Jolley’s piece, “Indian Diptych Series Guard with Wife,” which was another of my favorites. Yizhak Elyashiv’s piece that was left untititled was definitely another one of the crowd’s favorites.

Every piece was beautifully made, and you should make the time to visit the gallery and the pieces for yourself before the exhibit ends on Sept. 30.

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A new online music experience

By Eddie Taylor A&E Editor

So if you’re like me, you listen to so much music that radio can’t just keep up showcasing new bands that actually fit your musical pallet. It’s a pretty crummy feeling when you’ve listened to everything on your MP3 and you’re just hankering for a new band, but nothing has jumped out at you in awhile. Sure you could try could surf YouTube for new bands and hope to get lucky but it’s just too much work. That’s where www.thesixtyone.com comes in. The Sixty One is a website of user generated content that artists from around the world are free to upload their work. The site focuses solely on music, and the great thing is that it is still under the radar from major acts, but known well enough that there’s always fresh content and plenty of listeners tuning in daily.

The Sixty One is solely a large playlist that updates itself constantly, but that’s hardly the best way to describe it. The uploaded content ranges from Pop to Rock to pretty much anything you can think of. Plus there are artists that I’ve run into on this site that I wouldn’t be comfortable enough to place in a specific genre, no matter how broad it reaches. Users that generate content for the site mostly upload original work, and are mostly local or just slightly known bands just trying to get their name out

there. However there are a lot of remixes and covers on this site; some are well done but most can be passed.

The Sixty One is a pretty simple site once you get the hang of it. First you can create an account, but you can surf the site without one though you’ll just be missing out on the full experience. The website acts as a playlist that is generated for you. There’s no homepage besides when you first encounter the site, and you’re thrown right into the music as soon as the page loads. The top rated bands by users are showcased to listeners, and you can choose to listen to the song or skip it using your keyboard’s arrow keys. The showcased music can range from anything from country to techno, and I’ve discovered more than a few quality bands just by surfing this part of the site.

However, if you’re feeling adventurous then you can surf the open mic section of the site.

This section works the same of the showcased acts, but in this case you have an adventure meter. Setting how tame or wild your music preference to be, the website will create a playlist that you can again sift through. The zero portion is rather tame and you’ll mostly get John Mayer impersonators, but there’s still a lot of great content in the lower portion of the adventure meter. The top of the adventure meter is where things start to get a bit hairy, but honestly even this part of

the site has a lot of great music.

If you choose to have a profile on the site, then you’ll see that is when www.thesixtyone. com becomes a lot of fun. The site tries to mimic achievements and levels like Xbox Live and MMO RPGs. Surfing the playlist will award you points that cause you to move closer to leveling up. It may sound silly on a site like this but it’s actually a lot of fun. If you love music you’ll probably spend a decent amount of time using the site searching some for quality indie music, and this makes it a bit of a game which makes it more entertaining.

Plus there are “quests,” on the site that usually have to do with listening to music at a certain time of day, a certain section, or creating a playlist that you can save.

The Sixty One is a unique music experience. It’s not like putting all your faith in an online radio station to tell you what you like by what you listen to and it’s not a site like YouTube where you hardly find anything worth listening to.

Sure just like any user generated content site you’re going to run into some pretty horrible stuff, but honestly there’s a lot more good content than bad on this site. The users seem to take this site seriously, but there’s still an element of fun to it.

There’s so much to www.TheSixtyOne.com that I couldn’t really explain all of it in one article. Check out this site.

You’ll be glad you did.

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RIC student music spotlight: Collington

By Eddie Taylor A&E Editor

What a lot of people here at Rhode Island College don’t realize is the amount of music talent we have on campus, even outside our theater and music programs. Local bands started

by RIC students like Indiana Handshake and Shryne have gone on to receive statewide praise, and that’s just to name a few.

RIC student James Collington is no different, with his newly formed project hitting the ground running and already booking shows across the state. His project, named “Collington,” has built up quite a fan base, and with such solid songs Collington definitely deserves the attention.

In an interview with James Collington, he described his music as a modern take on folk while twisting in many different accents from different kinds of music. I’d definitely have to agree. Collington’s laid back acoustic style is very easy on the ears and his calming lyrics, with most of his songs, are good to just zone out to. Collington said that his music has a stripped down feeling while still having a built-up sound and that he’d best describe his work as, “Thoughtfully, unthoughtful.”

While he wouldn’t describe himself as a Christian group, there are definitely some spiritual influences with most of the songs being about hope.

Collington got its start as a solo project by James Collington, when he decided to sit down and begin writing between semesters last year.

However since the band has gained in popularity and began booking shows, several musicians have helped with the project. Collington focuses more on circumstances in life rather than actual people for the inspiration for his music, and you can feel that his songs come from somewhere because his music has a lot of emotion behind it. James Collington said that many groups that have influenced his music including Switchfoot’s new album, Jonathan Stark, Coldplay and Iron and Wine.

Collington’s laid back and relaxing style is a pleasure to listen to, and I see a lot more great content coming out of this budding artist. Be sure to check out Collington’s podcast on iTunes to download some of their music for free, and check out his EP, “Good Morning.”

Collington is scheduled to play October 16 at the Garage in Riverside. Be sure to check out Collington’s music. You’ll be glad you did.

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Scott Pilgrim meets his strongest foe: Scott Pilgram

By John Pannozzi Anchor Contributor

In the past few decades, many live-action films based off animated cartoons, comic books and video games have been released, and despite the occasional knock-out like “The Dark Knight,” many of these adaptations have received dismal responses from both critics and the box-office, with the likes of “Howard the Duck” and “Double Dragon” often considered to be some of the biggest failures in Hollywood history. This past summer saw the release of cult favorite director Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” based on the increasingly popular sixvolume series of independent graphic novels from Canadianborn cartoonist Bryan Lee O’Malley. Though the film’s box-office returns proved rather mediocre, it received mostly glowing reviews from critics and those who did see it mostly adored it regardless of whether or not they were familiar with the source material.

It’s something of a rarity that such a wonderfully idiosyncratic and genre-defying comic book creation would receive a big-budget Hollywood film adaptation that not only preserves the delightfully weird tone of its source material, but also stands on its own as a wildly hilarious and a visually spectacular treat.

Although there have been a good handful of well-received independent comic book-based films, including “Fritz the Cat”, “Heavy Metal”, the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie “The Crow,” “Ghost World” and the “HellBoy” series. Scott Pilgrim’s ambitious tone and fairly large budget more immediately calls to mind “Tank Girl”, the cult-favorite underground British comic strip turned multimillion dollar box-office and critical dud. But history has shown that director Wright’s works (which includes

such fan favorites as “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” as well as the short-lived but wellloved TV series “Spaced”), have a special quality about them that may not result in immediate financial success, but often gain a dedicated and loyal fan base over time, as DVD sales have proven. While the visual spectacle and rapid-fire comic timing earn the Scott Pilgrim film an important place in film history, when seen as an adaptation of O’Malley’s work, the film in some ways comes off as rather lackluster. This article will serve as an examination of some the ways in which the film adaptation of Scott Pilgrim diverges significantly from the graphic novels.

It is worth noting that the screenplay to the Scott Pilgrim film was developed during the same time as the later volumes in the graphic novels. Indeed, watching the finished film, it‘s hard to shake the fact that the last two-thirds or so are largely based on rough outlines and concepts O’Malley had in mind for the last few books.

O’Malley has said that he created outlines primarily to aid the filmmakers in conceiving a conclusion for the film well before he finalized his plans for the finale of the books. One wonders then if the differences between the film’s last act and the last three volumes of the book series showcase how the ideas that O’Malley that initially conceived the end of the series were not good enough for his own work, but good enough for a Hollywood film.

In this reviewer’s opinion, perhaps the most infuriating way in which the Scott Pilgrim film differs from its source material is that many of the secondary characters lack the depth and character development given over course of the six graphic novels. Kim Pine, the freckled and redheaded drummer of Sex Bob-omb and Scott’s former high school fling

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is a wonderfully complex and thoroughly appealing character in books, but in the film she never receives any depth beyond a snarky and cynical comic relief role that almost seems like a parody of the way she was initially depicted in the earlier volumes. While in the movie, Scott apologizes to Kim for how he mistreated her in the past, we don’t see exactly what happened between in the past

(the promotional short “Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation” shown on Adult Swim sheds some light on Scott and Kim’s high school days, but the sixth and final book adds even more depth to their history that is not captured at all on screen), nor do we see Kim gradually show a sweeter side as we do in the later books in the series, particularly volumes four through six.

The lead characters, Scott Pilgrim and his rather literal “dream girl” Ramona Flowers, also suffer from a lack of development. In the books, Scott eventually has to move out of his roommate Wallace’s apartment and get a job, which results in him gaining the adult responsibility he sorely lacked at the start of the series, and thus “levels up” in a big way.

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the seven evil exes eventually overwhelm the film, while in the comics Scott only fights one ex per book (with the exception of volume five, in which he takes on both of the Katayanagi twins). As a result, we are given much less breathing room and less time for the characters and their relationships to develop, including Scott and Ramona’s rocky romance.

In the movie, Ramona leaves Scott because she goes back to Gideon (the last and most insidious of the Seven Evil Exes), due to having a chip implanted in her head that makes her unable to resist Gideon. And when Scott faces off against Gideon in the film’s final fight, Ramona does little more than sit by the sidelines, essentially played the damsel in distress role as seen in many older video games like Super Mario Bros. This ultimately makes Ramona seem like a much weaker and more submissive person than she is in the books. In volume five, she does leave Scott due to Gideon manipulating her feelings via “Emotional Warfare” (which is a bit too complicated to explain in full detail here). But in the sixth and final volume, it is revealed that she did not return to Gideon (resulting in a wonderful subversion of video game tropes when Scott and Gideon first face each other and are both

Arts & Entertainment shocked to find that Ramona isn’t with either of them at the time), but rather left to do some soul-searching and eventually return to say goodbye to Scott and break up on more formal and amicable terms. Following this, Ramona does retreat into her deepest darkest corner of her own personal SubSpace, in which she is basically submissive to Gideon (which Gideon claims to be her innermost desire). But this only for a brief moment, as Scott quite literally head butts this so-called “allpowerful” version of Gideon, allowing Ramona the chance to officially drop Gideon like the bad habit he is. And in the end, Scott and Ramona simultaneously deal the final blow to Gideon, which shows that in quite a few ways, Scott’s quest to defeat Ramona’s Seven Evil Exes was as much Ramona’s fight as it was his own.

Another thing from the last book that adds a very important dimension to Scott’s struggle against Gideon but is missing from the film is the way in which the two are not so different. Scott and Gideon both have a tendency to block out memories of being inconsiderate towards past girlfriends, and as a result, overlook their own character flaws. Scott’s past mistakes eventually manifest themselves in the form of the

NegaScott (who appears in the film with almost no setup or context). Scott tries to defeat NegaScott, but Kim tells him that if he forgets his past sins, he will only make the same mistakes all over again in the future, and after she yells at him to just accept the past, he merges with NegaScott and regains all his memories. Gideon, by contrast, has seemingly repressed his past failings and as a result mistakenly believes himself to be perfect.

Gideon also shows a more hilariously pathetic side in the last book when it is revealed that he formed the League of Ramona’s Evil Exes by posting a drunken rant on Facebook after being dumped by Ramona (who left Gideon because he showed no real interest in her whatsoever when they were dating). We also get a taste of the more cruel and twisted side of Gideon when he reveals that he has already cryogenically frozen six of his ex-girlfriends in order to later unfreeze them and date them at his own leisure, and he intends to make Ramona his Seventh Ex. Finally, one other theme prevalent in the Scott Pilgrim books that I didn’t feel was carried as strongly in the film is the idea of moving on from your past. In the books, we get the feeling that Scott is

only dating Knives because he wants to make up for his unsatisfying relationships with Kim in high school and Natalie “Envy” Adams in college. He claims that dating a high school student like Knives is “simple”, which shows how he tries to shield himself from the painful heartbreak caused by his decidedly less than simple previous attempts at romance. And when he tries to get back with Knives and later Kim in the final book, things don’t work out. Scott and Knives are quickly grossed out after briefly attempting to make out with each other again. Kim meanwhile refuses to embrace Scott, as even though Scott notes that Kim has been the one constant in his life, Kim reminds him that her high school days were anything but the typical sappy Hollywood “romance” (this leads to Scott having to face the NegaScott, as described above). Scott ultimately realizes that he needs to move forward in life by being with Ramona, who is more his equal in terms of age, maturity and romantic history than someone like Knives is. Though Knives clearly cares about Scott (this is clear in her last scene in volume six), her attraction to Scott’s band Sex Bob-omb turns out to be fleeting (again, reference the sixth book), and she ends being quite needy (as evidenced by

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Page 25 how crazy with jealously she is when she believes Ramona stole Scott). The film, by contrast, seemed to be setting up Scott and Knives as a couple (especially when one considers that the original scripted and even filmed ending to the film had Scott choosing Knives instead of Ramona in the end), and as a result, the ending with Scott pursuing Ramona seems tacked on. In the last book, one gets the feeling that regardless of how successful Scott and Ramona’s renewed relationship will be, it will prove that the time they spent together and will spend together in the future will shape them and allow them to grow and change for the better. In the movie, however, it’s much vaguer as to where Scott and Ramona’s path will lead. Whereas the Scott Pilgrim books tell a very satisfying and complete story of a young slacker “leveling up” to become a more mature individual, the movie by comparison, though fun and flashy, ultimately feels somewhat rushed and halfhearted when it comes to the themes and characterization that O’Malley handled so well, yet Wright could not give full justice to on the silver screen.

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A Film Noir classic

By Michael Martins Mike’s Movies

Welcome to Mike’s Movies, a column reviewing classic and new films, with the hopes you might add the film to your list of must see (if it is not already).

This week’s choice is the 1944 classic thriller/murder mystery “Laura,” directed by Otto Preminger, based on the novel by Vera Caspary.

The story focuses on the murder of Ad Executive Laura Hunt, played by Gene Tiereny.

Her head has been blown off by a 12 gauge in her New York apartment, a gruesome way to go, especially with the standards of late 40’s film making. Police detective Lt. Mark McPherson, played by Dana Andrews, has been put on the case to find the killer whom he believes may be among Laura’s friends. As he questions them all he begins to compose an image of what the woman is like. With the help of a painting in her apartment his image of the woman becomes so strong he falls in love with her.

This film is a classic. Its plot has more twists and turns then a New England cow path. The actors are all classic

character actors, including the great man of thrills and chills Vincent Price in the role of Laura’s fiancé. It also contains a classic film gem many people have probably heard, but never knew the origins of. I speak of the song “Laura” composed by David Raksin, with lyrics added after the film by Johnny Mercer.

It’s a haunting tune that is Laura’s favorite and will leave you humming as you go about your daily lives.

All in all this film is a classic, sure to have you engrossed till the very end. I will warn you that some parts may be a little predictable and not as “thrilling” as you are used to, but keep in mind this film was made for a much different audience then the modern one. It can be watched with a boyfriend or girlfriend for its romantic aspects, which will make any couple wonder how far love can reach. Now I do not believe in a rating system but since this is a film review I guess I should stick to the conventions of society. Over all I give it a four stars out of five. All I can say now is rent the film, grab a bag of popcorn and enjoy. Oh and do not forget in a film like this, nothing is what it seems.

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A not so fantastic fantasy

By Robert Lefebvre Rob’s Game Shelf

The Final Fantasy series and I have had an interesting history.

By interesting, I mean we have not had much of one at all.

“Final Fantasy” has just never really interested me.

Once upon a time it did. I remember playing “Final Fantasy VII” and loving the story but hating the turn-based battle system. Then “Final Fantasy VIII” came around with its horrible story, terrible characters, over-complicated gameplay and mind-numbing side quests and I just wanted to hang myself with a barbed wire.

When “Final Fantasy IX” came around, it didn’t interest me as I was still on an I.V. drip from the trauma of FFVIII. And by the time “Final Fantasy X” hit, I just did not care anymore.

But now “Final Fantasy XIII” from Square-Enix has arrived with promises of changes to simpler gameplay that will better accommodate newcomers – not to mention promise of a story that we can actually follow.

Well, I decided to give in and give it a shot. Maybe this game could get me re-interested in the “Final Fantasy” series.

The game tells the story of Lightning, a soldier who is on a mission to find her sister who has become a l’Cie, a person forced to serve a mighty being called the fal’Cie or otherwise be destroyed. Fal’Cie are godlike creatures that are trying to destroy the world of Cocoon, the world which all people live on. She and several other people manage to converge during their own quests, but ultimately get tricked into becoming l’Cie themselves. Now they must find a way to defy their destiny and save Cocoon.

One thing that struck me right away was that the story starts out very complex and confusing, and nothing really

gets explained. However, there is something called the data log to explain things that you may have missed or not understood.

But there are reams and reams of text for you to read explaining every last thing, and many are at least three pages long.

It’s like walking into a movie theater and being handed an encyclopedia on all the terms that will be used in the movie because the characters aren’t going to explain them themselves.

Also, the story adamantly refuses to move forward. It constantly drags its feet when it comes to the next plot point, and then it ultimately doesn’t make that great a pay-off. Some points get exciting, but then quickly disappoint.

But then I got the huge reminder why I have given up on the Final Fantasy series. This was when I encountered the gameplay.

It is a turn-based system; however, some elements have been changed to be able to incorporate newcomers to the series or people who may be trying to get back into it. The fighting is in real time so enemies are on the same system as you. After attacking, you must wait for a gauge to fill rather than waiting for the enemy to engage in action. Using items

will not deplete this gauge nor will using special techniques you learn, only battle actions.

However, being able to dodge attacks is completely random as you have to hope your attack will somehow bring you out of the way of an enemy’s attack.

Plus, the gameplay in itself is just boring. All I’m doing is putting in commands and waiting for my character’s turn to take part in the action I told them to do. I don’t feel like I’m in the actual battle. I’m not excited, despite the lure of realtime action. It just keeps baiting you into thinking you’re taking control and then stabbing you in the hand as you reach for it… over and over again.

Also, if the character you’re controlling gets KO’d, it’s game over. Why can’t the game be over unless all the characters in your party get KO’d, like in every other RPG ever made!?

There is also what’s called a paradigm system where each character is assigned a number of roles which they can switch throughout the game. For example one character could be a sentinel where they focus solely on defense, or they could be a medic and focus on healing.

This system I actually didn’t mind. It was at least one thing that tried to keep you on your

toes as some battles would require that your characters switch roles frequently in order to fight efficiently.

The leveling systems are quite different as well. Rather than earning experience points for defeating enemies, you would earn crystogen points to use to fill what’s called a crystarium. This is a system where you increase the stats of characters various roles. This includes their health points, magic points, strength, as well as new battle actions and techniques.

You also level up weapons and accessories by finding materials that can be used to upgrade them. However, there is an assortment of weapons for each character and sometimes it can be hard to tell which weapons are better suited for someone. Why do I need to do this? Why can’t weapons just have set powers?

I didn’t even really enjoy the music that much. It’s not to say that I hated it, but there wasn’t really one track in this entire game that I got hooked into. This is actually unusual for me because there is at least one track from every Final Fantasy game that I really like.

One thing I will give credit about “FFVIII” is the visuals.

The graphics have to be the

most amazing I’ve ever seen for any game for any system… ever. Seriously, the visuals are absolutely breathtaking.

It’s just a shame that such visuals go to waste as this game is very linear in its gameplay.

Everywhere you go, it’s a straight line. Normally, I would not complain about linearity in a game because all games are linear. You can’t move forward unless you complete a certain goal or event. But for a series known for its exploration options and side quests, this is a pretty serious break of flow.

“Final Fantasy XIII” is just a boring game. I had absolutely no fun with it. The gameplay isn’t particularly broken and the story doesn’t really have any holes in it (trust me, this story was way better than “FFVIII”’s was). It’s just boring. There are too many unnecessary changes to the formula, most of which don’t work, and anyone who may have been thinking about getting back into the Final Fantasy series or trying it for the first time will immediately be put off.

But if you think you can endure it then by all means go for it. I’m sure there are a number of people who will stand up for this game and defend it to the death. They have my pity.

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Anchormen shutout Corsairs in LEC opener The Rhode Island College men’s soccer team has been making noise with their strong play early on this season, and put their two game win streak on the line in their Little East Conference opener against UMass Dartmouth on Saturday, Sept. 18. The Anchormen dominated the flow of play from start to finish, shutting out the Corsairs, 3-0 on the road.

RIC senior captain Luis Tavares (37th minute), junior Hector Espildora Fortuno (78th minute) and junior Bruno Costa (79th minute) each ripped goals past UMass Dartmouth sophomore goalkeeper Mike Phelan to propel the Anchormen over their conference rivals in the LEC opener for both squads.

The Anchormen (4-2, 1-0), won for the third straight contest and notched their second consecutive shutout. The Corsairs (4-1, 0-1), suffered their first loss on the season at the hands of the Anchormen.

Not only did RIC light up

the scoreboard, but their constant pressure on the Corsairs defense allowed them to out shoot their opponents 9-4. The flow of the game was slow yet controlled perfectly so as to give the Anchormen’s snipers legitimate scoring chances throughout the contest. In the 37th minute, Tavares scored off a pass from Fortuno, who was credited with the assist, to put the Anchormen up by a goal heading into halftime.

After the Anchormen jumped out to the lead, thanks to Tavares, the RIC defense clamped down on the Corsairs and helped out their junior goalkeeper Nic Clark, who needed to make only four saves in the victory. UMass Dartmouth’s Phelan made six saves in the loss.

The Anchormen’s solid defense kept the Corsairs off the board in the second half, while the offense responded with a pair of insurance goals during a furious, two-minute span late in the second half. Fortuno ended the offensive drought, scoring an unassisted goal in the 78th

minute of the contest. Costa, the Anchormen’s leading goal scorer, blew past two defenders and smoked a shot past Phelan less than a minute later to increase RIC’s lead to 3-0 in the late stages of the contest.

Tempers had flared up right before the half, when the officials handed out seven warnings and yellow cards to players on both sides; they boiled over in the 90th minute when officials were forced to issue three red cards to a trio of UMass Dartmouth players.

The game resumed without incident the rest of the way as the Anchormen cruised to their third straight victory knocking off the Corsairs 3-0. The Anchormen have played strong defense early on this season and, until somebody finds a way to shut down Costa, the offense will continue to produce. The Anchormen will hit the road once again in search of their fourth straight victory against Bridgewater State on Tuesday, Sept. 21.

fensive surge from the Corsairs, the momentum swung back to the Anchorwomen, who closed out the scoring in the 68th minute. Graham took a feed from Choiniere and sent a long, arcing shot from the left side across the box and into the right side of the net for her second goal of the contest. The assist marked the third of the game for the speedy Choiniere, the offensive catalyst for RIC, from start to finish.

“She kind of reminds me of a prize you get in a great box of cereal,” said Koperda.

“She’s special from the word ‘go.’ It’s not just her ability to score or to throw; she is a player that everybody should emulate.

Her work ethic, her intensity, her love for this game is off the

charts. She epitomizes what a great player looks like, sounds like and frankly is.”

Choiniere nearly recorded a fourth assist late in the contest when she crossed the ball beautifully over the head of Braga from the right side of the offensive rush. Graham had a step on the Corsairs defense, streaking down the left side, but couldn’t get there before the ball rolled past the far post and out of bounds.

“I honestly would rather set people up than score myself,” said Choiniere. “That’s what I look for out there, opportunities.”

Pirri made nine saves to record her second shutout of the season, and fourth straight win. RIC freshman Abygayle

Fisher finished out the final ten minutes in net making just one save. Braga dropped to (2-3) overall and was forced to make four saves in the loss.

“We have to stay focused, everyone has to understand their role on this team and continue to execute,” said Koperda.

The Anchorwomen will be looking to extend their winning streak to five games and remain undefeated when they face off with Bridgewater State University in a non-conference matchup at home on Tuesday, Sept. 21. The Anchorwomen will hit the road, resuming LEC play on Saturday, Sept. 25. against Western Connecticut State University.

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shutout alive.

UMass Dartmouth sophomore Jillian Van Ness shot through a hole in the RIC defense, but was stoned at point blank range by Pirri. The ball rolled away after the initial save, but Pirri dove on top of it before the Corsairs could get to it for an easy tap in goal.

Less than a minute later, a penalty on the Anchorwomen in the box gave UMass Dartmouth freshman Sam Silvia a penalty kick. Pirri rose to the occasion making another incredible save.

Pirri initially moved to the left, but corrected herself making a

diving save swatting Silvia’s shot out of the top corner of the net with one hand.

“Those are what I call ‘wow’ moments. You can coach or play or watch this game for a long time and seldom do you get to see outstanding saves on penalty kicks. Maddie just did something that was spectacular; it’s a testament to how hard she’s worked into becoming the premier goalie in the Little East Conference in my opinion,” said Koperda.

The scoring drought continued for the Corsairs on the ensuing corner kick, when a header by UMass Dartmouth freshman Kathleen Landers rattled off the cross bar and back out.

Having weathered the of-

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Macedo, Desrosiers lead RIC Cross Country at Dartmouth Invitational

By Ethan James Anchor Contributor

The Rhode Island College men and women cross country teams opened up their season on Saturday, Sept. 19. at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational.

The Anchormen placed 21st out of 35 teams, while the Anchorwomen finished 24th out of a field of 39 teams.

Senior Mike Macedo led the Anchormen cross country team in their first meet, finishing with a time of 26:05 and placing 51st

out of a total of 272 participants.

Macedo was extremely happy with his performance and spoke highly of his teammates, two of which finished in the top 150 as well; sophomore Connor McCloskey (112th) with a time of 27:24 and freshmen Cameron Richer (135th) with a time of 27:51.

“Connor McCloskey can always be counted on; he ran a hard race for us this weekend.

Most of our freshmen stepped up as well, including Cameron Richer who debuted with a great

time,” said Macedo.

Also competing for the Anchormen were sophomores Shawn Stadnick (184th), and Conor Breagy (208th), who finished with times of 29:22 and 30:04 respectively. Rounding out the team’s finishers was a pair of freshmen; Tom DeCristofaro (214th) completed the meet with a time 30:32, and Ian McCord (231st) finished in 31:39.

Also competing at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational were the Anchorwomen, led by

senior Katie Desrosiers, who placed 69th out of 290 competitors with a time of 20:00.

Finishing second and third for the team was junior Brittany Richer (109th) with a time of 20:28 and senior Brooke Iby (167th) finishing in 22.20. Also finishing in the top 200 runners was freshmen Chelsea Marshall (182nd) with a time of 21:34.

Just missing out on the top 200 was senior Kaitlin Geagan (207th), who finished in 22:20. Her classmates Jamie Nunes (212th) and Nicole

Poirier (219th) finished with times of 22:28 and 22:48 respectively. Rounding out the Anchorwomen’s finishers was junior Kayleigh Smith (250th) with a time of 24:14.

Both the Anchormen and women’s cross country teams will be shipping up to Boston to compete in their next event, The Cod Fish Bowl which will be held in Franklin Park on Saturday, Sept. 25th.

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Anchorwomen trounce Seakhawks, remain unbeaten

By George Bissell Sports Editor

Rhode Island College freshman midfielder Amanda Nanni scored a pair of goals to lead the RIC women’s soccer team to a 5-3 victory over Salve Regina University in a non-conference matchup Wednesday, Sept. 14.

RIC junior transfers Alexis Smith and Ashley Choiniere continued their strong play in the early stages of the season with strong performances in a win over the Seahawks. The pair notched a goal and an assist each for the Anchorwomen, who improved to 3-0 on the season, the best start for the program in five years since the 2006 season in which they finished 14-8 (the best record in program history). The Anchorwomen matched their win total from all of last season by knocking of the Seahawks, while the loss dropped Salve Regina to 2-4 on

the season.

RIC scored three first-half goals including a pair in the opening 14:26 of the second half to build a commanding, 5-0 lead. Smith opened the scoring at the 11:41 mark when she redirected a cross from Choiniere into the back of the net for her team-leading sixth goal of the season. Choiniere pushed the lead to 2-0 when she put home a corner kick from sophomore midfielder Libby Lazar at the 14:23 mark. Freshman midfielder Mariah Gonzalez scored her first collegiate goal on a breakaway at the 36:44 mark to raise the advantage to 3-0. The Seahawks outshot the Anchorwomen, 19-8, in the first half but were unable to beat senior goalkeeper Maddie Pirri, who has emerged as one of the best goalkeepers in the Little East Conference this season with her play early this fall.

The Anchorwomen’s relent-

less attack paced by Smith and Choiniere set up Nanni the first two goals of her collegiate career in the second half against the Seahawks. On her first career goal, Nanni took a pass from Smith, broke in alone on the Seahawks freshman goalkeeper Jacqueline McPherson and chipped the ball into the net at 50:15. Less than 10 minutes later, Nanni fired a shot into the far right side of the net for her second goal of the contest.

The Seahawks began their comeback at 61:25 when sophomore and leading-scorer Kaitlyn Birrell got Salve Regina on the board. Birrell beat the Anchorwomen defense and fired a shot over Pirri for her sixth goal of the season. Salve Regina freshman Erin McCullough tallied her first-career goal at 67:50 and sophomore Liz Galla tallied her third goal of the year at 76:43 to cut the deficit to 5-3.

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Freshman Mariah Gonzale goes after a loose ball.

Despite outshooting the Anchorwomen 30-13, Salve Regina couldn’t find a way to beat Pirri who recorded 13 saves and picked up her third win in net of the season. McPherson finished with three saves in the

Seahawks defeat.

The Anchorwomen extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-0 victory in their first Little East Conference matchup against UMass Dartmouth on Saturday, Sept. 18.

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Vikings pillage Anchorwomen Belanger’s four-match win streak ended

By George Bissell Sports Editor

Rhode Island College sophomore Doris Belanger won her match at No. 2 singles (6-3, 1-6, 10-8), but it wasn’t enough, as the RIC women’s tennis team lost, 8-1, to crosscity rival Johnson & Wales in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, Sept. 14.

RIC dropped to 0-5 with the loss, while the Wildcats raised their mark to 2-3 with the victory.

JWU sophomore Haley

Nutter picked up a straight set (6-1, 6-0) victory over RIC junior Gabriella Batek at No. 1 singles and paired with freshman Stephanie Roberti for an 8-2 win at the top doubles spot.

Freshman Victoria Ricciardi, sophomore Tammy Saunders, junior Laura Schwenk and classmate Dana Trimborn all won straight set decisions at No. 3-6 singles and combined to win at No. 2 and 3 doubles for the Wildcats.

The Anchorwomen were rained out at home on Thursday, Sept. 16. against Clark Univer-

sity, but got back into action, still in search of their first victory, on the road against Salem State on Saturday, Sept. 18.

RIC’s struggles continued on the road as the Anchorwomen suffered a 9-0 loss at the hands of Little East Conference foe Salem State on Saturday afternoon. The loss dropped the winless Anchorwomen to 0-6 overall and 0-2 in league action. With the shutout victory, the Vikings raised their mark to 2-0 and earn their first victory in LEC play in the process.

Salem State senior captain

Alicia Poore led the way winning at both No 1. singles and doubles. Poore defeated RIC junior Gabriela Batek (4-6, 6-4, 7-5) in singles play and teamed with sophomore Michelle McEwen for win at the top doubles spot over RIC’s Batek and sophomore Shannon Bilodeau.

Vikings junior Lauren Turenne remained unbeaten on the season at No. 2 singles. The transfer product won in straight sets (6-2, 6-1) over RIC’s Belanger (who saw her personal four-match winning streak in singles play come to an end),

and worked with classmate Carly Muniz to earn a point at No. 2 doubles.

Muniz had an impressive afternoon at No. 4 singles with a shutout (6-0, 6-0) win.

Sophomores Anna Yaskell, Jess Spinale and McEwen all won their matches in straight sets.

Rhode Island College will continue Little East Conference play at home against Western Connecticut State University, still in search of their first victory of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Anchorwomen volleyball drops a pair of contests at home

By Zach Dalton Anchor Staff Writer

The Rhode Island College women’s volleyball team stepped up their hitting but it didn’t result in a victory as the Anchorwomen dropped six of eight sets during a tri-meet on Saturday, Sept. 18. RIC was led by strong performances from both sophomore standouts, captain Breanna Boyer and Kalyn Archer, but it wasn’t enough as the Anchorwomen fell to both Keene State and Westfield State in their home opener.

First up on RIC’s doubleheader were their Little East Conference rivals, Keene State.

The Owls dominated the first two sets, winning by a margin of 21 points. In the third set, the Anchorwomen rebounded, communicated better and mounted a comeback that fell short.

Multiple non-starters got snippets of playing time through the match, and one of those players who stood out to RIC head coach Luis Carvalho, was freshman outside hitter Ashley Signoriello.

“Ashley is only a freshman,

but she showed desire and drive,” said Carvalho. “She is a catalyst on defense, she can fire up our defense and dives for everything. She quietly leads our young bench through example.”

Sophomore stars Boyer and Archer, who have stepped up into leadership roles this season on a young squad let everything they had out on the court against Keene State. Archer led the way for the Anchorwomen with 10 kills, while Boyer posted seven kills and nine digs in the loss.

The bright spot in the loss to Keene State was the communication and movement from the Anchorwomen. While their serves were on target, they couldn’t overcome 16 unforced errors in the contest.

“Sixteen is a high number of unforced errors and they are what have been killing us. We need to work on talking, committing to the ball and a couple other areas, but overall I like what I have seen in these ladies.

They have fight and heart,” said Carvalho after the loss.

Following a two-hour rest period, the Anchorwomen squared off against nonconference opponent Westfield

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Senior Tess Heidel’s shot is blocked by the Keene State Owls.

State, in what would turn out to be almost a replay of the loss to Keene State.

Despite 10 kills apiece from Boyer and senior captain Tess Heidel, the Anchorwomen fell for the second straight match 3-1.

“Our bench is young but we are coming along. We lacked execution today, but this team will achieve their potential like we do on the road,” said Carvalho.

The Anchorwomen saw their two-game winning streak

come to an end, and now will have to snap a two game losing streak on the road against Lasell College on Tuesday, Sept. 21. before resuming LEC play on Saturday, Sept. 25. against UMass Boston.

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RIC freshman midfielder Jessica Graham heads the ball past UMass Dartmouth goalie Tanya Braga for the first of her two goals in the game.

Women’s soccer shuts out UMass Dartmouth, remains unbeaten

By George Bissell Sports Editor

The Rhode Island College women’s soccer team kept their impressive unbeaten streak alive, winning their fourth game in a row and shutting out Little East Conference rival UMass Dartmouth 4-0 at home on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Sophomore midfielder Libby Lazar and freshman midfielder Jessica Graham scored two goals apiece, while junior forward Ashley Choiniere racked up three assists in the victory. The Anchorwomen, now 4-0 overall (1-0 LEC), are off to their best start since the 1999 season and second-best in program history. The Anchorwomen surpassed their win total from all of last season with

the victory over the Corsairs.

“It’s always one game at a time. There’s no point in getting ever overconfident,” said RIC head coach Mike Koperda.

“This group is very appreciative of whatever success comes their way.”

Koperda’s coaching philosophy, which preaches aggressive play and takeaways, helped the Anchorwomen set the tempo early, as their constant pressure on both offense and defense forced a number of Corsair turnovers in the early stages of the game. Following a great save by senior goalkeeper Maddie Pirri in the fourth minute of the contest, the Anchorwomen offense capitalized on a mistake by UMass Dartmouth goalkeeper Tanya Braga in the seventh minute to grab an early

1-0 advantage. On a brilliantly designed set play, Choiniere put the ball on net with a deadly accurate flip throw-in from the right sideline. The ball bounced directly off the hands of Braga and onto the left foot of Lazar in the box, who blasted it off the left post, and into the empty net for her first goal of the season.

Five minutes later, the Anchorwomen executed another signature set play to perfection, taking a two-goal advantage, which they would take into the half. Freshman midfielder Mariah Gonzalez lofted a corner kick from the left corner, which connected with the forehead of Graham and redirected inside the right post past a diving Braga for her first goal of the season.

“Three of our four goals

came off set pieces, and that is what impressed me the most today,” said Koperda. “Two were off corner kicks, the other was on an attacking throw, and we literally practice all of that.

We struck gold hitting on three of four in this game, I couldn’t be prouder.”

Trailing by a pair of goals, the Corsairs began to go on the offensive, but the Anchorwomen’s defense clamped down for the remainder of the first half, thanks in large part to the play of captains Alicia Lardaro, Jenna Childs, and Pirri in goal.

The Anchorwomen battled back and forth with the Corsairs throughout the second half of the contest, but the strong performances of Pirri in net and Choiniere on the offensive

end helped them double their advantage and ultimately pull away from UMass Dartmouth.

After narrowly tallying a goal of her own on a free kick earlier in the second half, Choiniere picked up her second assist of the contest in the 61st minute when her throw in from the right sideline was headed across the box by Graham, and then nailed home inside the left post on a header from Lazar (her second goal of the game), to put the Anchorwomen up 3-0.

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