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September 23, 2013
ripta rep drops knowledge & hopes for riC riders
SCG meeting revolves around public transit
elisha Kay alDriCh anChor staff Rhode Island College welcomed Rhode Island Public Transit Authority representative Mark Therrien to the chambers of Student Parliament, whose straight forward approach made waves amongst those in attendance. The meeting was packed with information, especially for those who rely on public transit to get to RIC every day. Ever since the changes to RIPTA’s line into RIC a few months ago, there has been an outcry from students to bring back many of the lines RIPTA cut back or took away, severely limiting riders’ options to get to school. With many students depending on RIPTA to get back and forth from school and work, there was a general sense of uncertainty surrounding the reason for the changes. According to Therrien, there were at least 40 meetings and public hearings before the changes were made. “They were very well advertised,” he said. “We did something called a comprehensive operations analysis around the state. Throughout the whole system, there were many surveys, online surveys, on board surveys, and we did destination surveys.” Therrien said that these surveys showed they were not getting enough riders. “We moved away from a need based, where people need service, to a market base, where we think we’ll get the most riders. Some of that is driven by our funding. We haven’t had any additional funding in five years, so we’re focusing more where we’ll get more money from people paying through the fare box. We’re abandoning the more rural and suburban areas and going urban.” These changes aren’t complete, though. In fact, RIPTA plans on overhauling the entire system. “Over the next year we’ll be implementing this over a total of 56 bus routes. Some buses will go way, others will be growing. The 11 will be a rapid route, which is something new for us at RIPTA. We’re spending around $3 million doing that.” Parliament members expressed concern about exactly why the 55 was taken away, especially since so many students used it. They were also curious about why RIC and Mount Pleasant students were now forced to share the over crowded 92 trolley in the mornings. “We decided that the 26 and the 92 were crossing Atwells Avenue, so we invested in one line, and decided to go with 20 minute service out here to RIC.” He elaborated on the situation around the 55 line.
“The 55 was about an hour and a half of what we call dead miles, coming from Fatima Hospital over here. That’s wasted miles. It costs $106 an hour to run a bus. We’re not going to run a bus on empty roads for no reason. So we opted that 20 minute service going late in the evening was better than keeping the 55 running on its schedule.” Therrien continued to defend RIPTA’s decision, citing that the over crowded trolleys were anticipated. “Our staff thought that the 92 would become a crowded line and some of the trips are already. In probably five years it will become an every 10 minute bus line, one of the better bus lines in our system, just because of the demographics along Atwells Avenue, having this as an anchor, having Mount Pleasant as an anchor, and the fact that we have the whole east side connected.”
RIPTA Representative Mark Therrien. RIPTA is also trying to alleviate some of the traffic on the 92 in the mornings, since both RIC and Mount Pleasant students use the line to get to school at that time. “We have added a few buses in the morning. We call them trippers because of the high impact. At 7:30-ish we’ve added two buses, around the one that’s scheduled. They don’t show up on a time table, but there’s three buses within 15 minutes to try to deal with the overload.” Therrien did not say whether or not RIPTA also does this at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays, since all Providence schools start at a later time that day of the week. He noted that RIPTA cannot use a larger bus on the 92 route because of the turn on Wickenden Street. Only the 35 foot long trolleys can make the turn. However, it is possible that RIPTA may rearrange seats to fit more standees, and within five to seven years, they hope to purchase articulated buses (buses that are made to bend in the middle), so that using a larger vehicle around those turns is easier.
Therrien then spoke about the online rider satisfaction survey. However, half of RIPTA riders were unable to take the survey. “This summer, from June to July, we ran an online satisfaction survey. Technology doesn’t work very good in transit, roughly 50% of our riders don’t have access to a smartphone and a computer and that has to do with economics.” He further explained later on what he meant by economics. “When I say 50 percent of our riders don’t have smartphones—they’re poor. They’re low income people who are working two or three jobs. They don’t go to public meetings, they don’t vote, they don’t call elected officials. So a lot of our constituency is silent.” Despite that half of RIPTA riders could not respond to the survey, 672 responses were able to go through, and RIPTA received
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rien again noted the turn at Wickenden Street as a problem, but pointed toward RIPTA’s willingness to see what will and won’t work. Alumni Representative Aaron Buckley asked several questions, one of which concerned the students living on the north side of Providence. Because many college students living in that area had used the 55, they are now responsible for finding another way to school. Buckley expressed concern for these students, since many of them attend RIC. When he asked if RIPTA had plans to reach out to those students, Therrien gave a simple answer. “No.” Aside from transportation issues, SCG continued their speaker series with Smithfield’s only town councilwoman Suzy Alba. Not only are all of her constituents men, they are all over the age of fifty. However, she claimed this gives her an advantage because she is the only member who knows how to use social media technology well and can communicate with townspeople better than her colleagues. Alba offered an anecdote about the blizzard earlier this year, saying anchor photo by everton Carter that she was in her pajamas while constantly updating Twitter and Facebook to keep the a 70 percent satisfaction rating. citizens of Smithfield informed. According Therrien was also able to elaborate to Par- to Alba, nobody had ever reached out to liament how RIPTA gets its funding. Roughly them like that before and it made her proud. 25 percent comes from fares paid by riders; Now that she works in politics, she seeks 20 percent comes from the government; and more diversity and hopes RIC students and the rest is from the gas tax, which equals future alumni will do the same. During officer announcements, Presiabout 65 percent. Yet RIPTA funding has been cut every year, making it difficult to dent Hillary Costa urged students to buy provide more services. He expressed his de- GrooveBoston tickets. Vice President Ryan sire to find a way to increase their budget, Bettencourt announced the declaration peand how RIPTA is doing what it can with the riod for class elections has been extended until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, in order to gain money it has. “We don’t have enough money to look at more participants. Secretary Kaitlyn Burke has made a Facebook group to better stuthe needs,” he said. Representative Jonathan Kmieciak asked dent organization communication. Treaabout holding forums with the college to see surer Tyler Dean is still looking for three what the students wanted changed. Therrien parliament seats for the finance committee. noted RIPTA’s openness to new ideas and Speaker Robert Santurri, Jr. reminded the working knowledge of what could and could students of parking guidelines, restricting resident students from parking in comnot work. “The transit industry is very good at shar- muter spots, and vice SCG will meet ing ideas, so we know a lot about what other versa. Lastly, Deputy next on Wed., Speaker Alyssa Chito people have tried.” Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in A student from the gallery, Servio Gomez, is still trying to fill SU room 307. asked about bike racks on the trolley. Ther- her committee.
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September 23, 2013
M ving RIC “Uncalled for”
parking tickets still cost Danielle franCiosi anChor eDitor
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Faculty have forgone parking in their own lot to park in the Student Union Loop during peak hours. This photo was taken at 10:58 a.m.
Fate of student concerns lies with faculty committee An ongoing series by The Anchor on transportation at RIC. While last week’s Part II aired student complaints about reduced parking on campus, the administration responds in this week’s Part III. niCholas J. liMa anChor staff Student parking at Rhode Island College has become increasingly difficult, but it could soon see some improvement. First, however, it will get worse. That’s the mixed message coming from the RIC administration this week, as ongoing construction on campus has forced the temporary reduction of another 30 or more spots. However, there is hope, administrators say, that cramped student parking could soon see some relief. It will all depend on key future meetings of the RIC Traffic and Parking Committee– which, according to William Gearhart, vice president for administration and finance, now holds the fate of several controversial parking policies in its hands. First, however, resident students will have to make due with at least 30 fewer spots in L-Lot, as the back row of the lot will be used to store steel beams for the next phase of construction of Alex and Ani Hall. The reduced parking includes several spots taken away to allow construction vehicles room to maneuver in the lot, according to an email blast sent Thursday. The college anticipates the spaces to be opened back to student parking by Oct. 18. L-Lot will be seeing less traffic going forward, in any event, as the administration has directed Campus Police to ticket commuter vehicles attempting to use the lot as an over-
flow area, as was permitted during the first two weeks of classes. According to Gearhart, the temporary reduction of resident parking is necessary given the lack of space elsewhere on campus to store the construction materials. “We tried to come up with the least disruptive place to store it,” he said in an interview, noting future disruptions of campus parking lots are likely. “As we move forward with renovations of Gaige, Craig-Lee, and Fogarty, we are going to have similar issues in terms of materials management.” “That’s the nature of a campus that is growing and under development,” he said. Don Tencher, assistant vice president for administration and finance, said the college has foreseen the need to locate construction materials for future projects, which is why construction is currently underway behind Gaige Hall on Library Road, resulting in the temporary reduction of about two dozen parking spots. The road-widening project there, Tencher said, will serve as a useful staging area when Gaige construction begins, but will mean those parking spots, including several new ones, will again be blocked off. Meanwhile, student complaints about the transition of C-Lot, between Whipple and Alger Halls, from student to faculty and staff-only parking last year, may soon be aired at a Traffic and Parking Committee meeting. And, according to Gearhart, that committee could be the decision-maker to address other student concerns, ranging from the elimination one year ago of open parking in faculty lots after 2:30 p.m. to the ability of faculty and staff to park in open lots, such as the Student Union Loop. An Anchor count of vehicles in the Loop,
K-Lot, last week noted 18 faculty/staff vehicles and one resident, while nearby faculty lots remained half-full. Students have complained that faculty and staff parking in open lots leaves faculty lots under capacity while taking up spots students could otherwise legally use. “As with some of the other issues… we can consider the student concern regarding faculty and staff parking in “Open” lots,” Gearhart said in an email. “This, too, may be brought to the parking committee.” The committee, one of many organized by the faculty decision-making body Council of RIC, is chaired by Brian White, operations manager for the Nazarian Center. Student Community Government, Inc. likewise holds two seats on the committee, appointed by President Hillary Costa with the advice and consent of Student Parliament. Those students, Rep. Jonathan Kmieciak and Rep. Rebecca Allen, chief of staff to Costa, will be joined by White, who is a member of the college’s professional staff; two faculty members; a union employee from Local 2879; and an administrator appointed by President Nancy Carriuolo, which last year was Tencher. Campus Police Chief Fred Ghio also serves as a non-voting, ex-officio member, as does the director of facilities and operations, a currently vacant position. According to Tencher, last year the committee voted 3-2 to keep C-Lot as a faculty-only lot, however students were not fully represented on the committee. With just seven voting members, the presence of both students could swing the balance–and get the ball rolling for parking changes on campus, which could still have to clear both the full Council and RIC
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Students know the aggravation of driving around Rhode Island College for thirty minutes trying to find a parking space. But what about returning from class only to find a ticket on your legally parked car? On Sept. 5, 15 commuter students returned to their cars to find a parking ticket from Campus Police with a fine of $50. The spaces have been used for years by students and never have they received tickets for it, until now. The ticketed students took the liberty of parking between the Y and W parking lots on Hennessey Avenue. There were no signs indicating that the area was off limits to commuters at the time of the mass ticketing, leaving students baffled and questioning the move. “One [student] went in person to campus police about the event, and though the officer agreed that the ticketing seemed uncalled for, he would not consider canceling the ticket,” said student James Hobson. “Those ticketed now have to report to the state traffic tribunal twice; once for hearing and once for trial, if they wish to contest the ticket.” Even if the hearing dismisses the ticket outright, students will still be left with a $35 cost cost for hearing the case. “In my opinion,” Hobson added,“nothing more than a warning should have been issued since the spots have been used for years and there is no signage.”
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September 23, 2013
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LEFT: Last year’s shuttle got an upgrade, complete with comfy seats and new car smell. RIGHT: Morning shuttle driver, Mika Canada.
At your service An overview of the RIC shuttle ashley golDberg anChor eDitor New students may have noticed a small, white shuttle circling campus the past few weeks. For those who do not know, this is the RIC shuttle, which started midway through last year. The shuttle service has proven to come
in handy on bad weather days. The shuttle runs every half hour, on the half hour, and leaves from the year old bus stop, continuing on its route through East campus and down to the backside of campus. The shuttle makes stops behind Gaige, at the dorms and in front of the Student Union. At night, the shuttle makes an additional two trips
down Fruit Hill to Stop & Shop and CVS. It makes two trips, which last a half hour each, at 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. during the school week. As of last week, RIC introduced a brand new shuttle to replace last semester’s vehicle. Walking on it smells of a new car and the seats are quite comfortable. The morning shuttle driver, Mika Canada, loves the new shuttle so much, she says that if a student were to be walking down the road, as long as they wave her down, she would gladly stop for them to board the shuttle. It even boasts a new, working air conditioner, which Canada absolutely adores. Over-
all, the shuttle runs better than before and is nicer to look at. Wondering how you can find the shuttle? If you stand at one of the numerous stops, you will be picked up when she drives the route. If you’d like a little more surety, the shuttle can be tracked online by visiting www.usft.com. Log in using ricride@edu.com and the password: ride. Visiting the site will show where on campus the shuttle is, which can make planning the long walk to class a little easier. Feel free to check out this shuttle that is here to service you. Mika Canada loves having her students aboard the shuttle all day long.
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September 23, 2013 administration to take effect. When it comes to students parking in faculty and staff lots in the evenings, as was permitted prior to the parking-sticker program implemented last year, Gearhart said he’s opposed to the concept, championed by students who say safety is a concern at night and who point out that most faculty lots remain empty after 4 p.m. “I think we’re better off maintaining designated habits” of sticking to assigned lots at all times, Gearhart said, but he added, “I’m not going to block discussion of that at the parking committee.” He noted the problem of “creep” which arises with designated opening times–when a lot which opens at 5 p.m. has students parking in it at 3:30 p.m. or 4:15 p.m. Chief Ghio said those students would then run the risk of getting a $50 state ticket, even if it’s only a few minutes before the lot becomes open. Tencher and Ghio, however, said they would be comfortable with an amended plan for open parking in faculty and staff lots, suggesting 6 p.m. as an acceptable start time. To the safety issue, Gearhart said, “We believe the entire campus is a relatively safe campus. Designation of lots isn’t based on safety.” Both he and Ghio noted the campus shuttle,
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Blue Light emergency phones, cameras and increased parking-lot lighting as recent campus-wide improvements to keep all RIC community members safe. In response to students who rally to a cry of parking inequity on campus—there are enough total spaces for 72 percent of faculty and staff but only 29 percent of students—Gearhart said it can be a matter of perspective. “An individual commuter’s perspective is going to be determined by the time of day they show up on campus,” he said. “With staff, if people have a meeting off campus, it’s an unproductive use of their time to return to campus and have to hunt for a spot” because there isn’t enough parking, he said. “I understand it’s inconvenient for students, as well.” According to Council minutes, the parking sticker program, enacted by the administration in the fall of 2012, was even met with some hesitation from Council. “The Council should have been aware of this proposal from the beginning, and not been informed at the last meeting of the year of changes going into place for the next academic year,” Chairman Jeffrey Blais noted at the May 4, 2012 meeting of Council. While it remains to be seen whether C-Lot or evening parking in faculty lots will be privileges restored to commuter students later this year by the Traffic and Parking Committee, it’s unclear from committee minutes whether it–or
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Lot C by Whipple Hall is consistently empty throughout the day. This was taken at 8:30 a.m. the full Council–ever even voted to approve the changes in the first place, leaving the need to seek the approval of those bodies questionable. In addition to C-Lot, Gearhart said East Campus faculty lots, such as E-1 and E-4, could also be reconsidered by the Traffic and Parking Committee for student or open parking based on use counts by Campus Police. E-4 in particular, Ghio said, could be a candidate for conversion based on its remaining under capacity most of the day. For Tencher, the evaluation of RIC’s parking situation is unending. “We evaluate it every single day,” Tencher said. When we drive to campus, when we walk to meetings–it’s a constant thing. If an idea
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comes along that is going to make parking better, especially as it relates to students, we’re going to try to make it better.” “It’s impossible to keep everyone happy,” Gearhart said. “We’re always trying to strike that balance. We’re willing to constantly reevaluate the plan. If there are ways to make it better–and better is a moving target–we’ll try to do that.” “We’re working the margins on it,” he said. “The core philosophy of the parking plan remains.” With additional reports from Editor-in-Chief Sam Mandeville and Anchor contributor Robert Santurri Jr.
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September 23, 2013
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8 |Time Wasters
September 23, 2013
Parking Problems
By Kelly Beshara-Flynn and Becca Allen
Finally, after years of searching I have found a parking space!
I may have had to get a passport
Class
but it was worth it.
Parking space
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September 23, 2013 disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Anchor.
No hope for parking Christian DeCataldo Opinions Editor Hello everyone, I’m a commuter student at RIC and I’ve got a problem: I’ve lost hope. On the first day of classes I knew there would be “problems,” so I left early and arrived on campus about a half hour before my class started. I began searching for a parking space in Lot B. As the largest parking lot on campus, it seemed the most likely place to find an open spot. I was wrong. After about fifteen minutes of searching, from the miniature circle jerk to Guam, I gave in. I parked on the grass behind Building 2. It all went downhill from there. I continued to arrive early, but eventually I stopped looking for parking—I knew I would not find any. I went straight for the one place I knew I would find a spot. It didn’t seem worth the effort, or gas, to drive around in circles looking for that mythical golden ticket — er, parking spot. I know some poor souls who have spent upwards of 45 minutes searching all over campus for a spot. 45 minutes to find parking and people wonder why students are not productive. I am lucky enough to have a small car that can fit in
tight places, like between rocks and trees, but those commuters with SUVs are truly a forsaken people. Sometimes, if I have the free time, I will drive around campus and look for a spot, just for “fun,” but my ventures seldom bear fruit. It is not that I mind the walk, oh no, I enjoy a bit of exercise. But the issue still vexes me. This is a college and we, the students, are the customers of the college. We should not have to park in the grass, or spend 45 minutes waiting–not searching–for a space to open up. This would be madness in any other business. There is a McDonalds not far from my house which has 120 parking spaces–and no, it does not have an indoor playground. Over 100 parking spots for a business whose primary source of income is a drive thru window, and yet RIC cannot accommodate its students, its customers, who need to be at RIC for hours at a time, if not the whole day. Leonidas would have kicked RIC into a pit for this long ago, as this is a recurring problem, yet no student parking has been added in the past four years I have been coming to RIC. In fact, many spots were taken away during the summer and entire student lots have been designated to faculty just last year. I walk by Lot C, next to Whipple Hall,
RIPTA & college students Josh Estrella Anchor Staff Ask anyone who has ever ridden the RIPTA and I’m sure they could give you vivid horror stories of some of their experiences. Anything from getting on the wrong bus and getting lost in the city, missing class because a bus never showed up, or waiting
countless hours at night for a bus that seemingly doesn’t exist. RIPTA and college students always seem to clash, but in the last year it has been getting better. This year at Rhode Island College, RIPTA instituted a new system for the bus. In previous years, the bus stops at RIC were not very frequent and once you got on the bus it made several stops before finally making it to Ken-
every day and I have never seen it full. It is a faculty lot and, though I understand that the faculty needs spaces too, it is an entirely different issue, especially if the faculty is not using the spaces they already have. RIC students do not need a rave, we do not need a rotary, we do not need professors criticizing us for not making it to class on time and we most certainly do not need a private security force patrolling the faculty lots, making us feel like criminals just for trying to make it to class. We need parking. Not want, need. But, as I said, I have lost hope. I will continue to park in the grass behind Building 2, continue to walk by the half empty Lot C and continue to think to myself, “What the fuck is this?” nedy Plaza. But now, the new schedule has a bus come to RIC every 20 minutes and brings students directly to Kennedy Plaza. No longer do riders have to panic if they’ve missed the bus. Instead of possibly waiting for hours, the next bus should arrive in 20 minutes. Before, it may have seemed like the RIPTA was not compatible with the life of a college student at all, but slowly it is adapting to the busy life of a student, especially at RIC. Along with the more frequent bus schedules, came bus stops for the weekend as well. If you are among one of the many
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students in college who doesn’t own a car or is sick of high gas prices, the RIPTA now comes to RIC at 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Sundays. This is extremely useful for college students who live on campus and need to run to a bookstore, go home to visit family, or even run to the mall on the weekend. RIC students in the past had to be experts on public transportation in order to navigate their way from bus to bus, and if it was your first day on the bus, you most likely had to prepare for a plethora of mistakes and a misreading or two of the schedule. The new system for this semester changes all of that. The schedule is far easier to comprehend and anyone can run over to the bus stop at RIC and get to where they need to go with ease; no more complications and extra stops. In addition, while waiting for the bus, RIC has the new bus stop that gives students seating, heating and a roof to keep the commuting students out of the elements as the colder seasons approach. Not everything is perfect, and, as with everything, there is always room for improvement, but RIPTA and RIC are definitely taking steps to adapt to the college student’s lifestyle. Keep a schedule on hand and you will rarely have trouble getting anywhere you need to be in Rhode Island. Considering the hectic parking situations at RIC, now is a better time than ever to consider taking the bus.
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The rotary has been the source for several close-calls this semester.
Danielle franCiosi anChor eDitor We all know that parking at Rhode Island College is the biggest problem this campus has, but did they really have to go to the trouble of making it even worse? The new rotary for making College road into a two way has caused more problems than it’s solved. When driving through it myself, I have never gotten more frustrated from people not yielding when they are supposed to and almost causing an accident. And I’m not the only one.
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“I almost got t-boned on move—in day!” said Kim Beggs, a RIC student. Mini roundabouts, such as this one, are generally supposed to be beneficial for a low speed zone and for traffic control, and they are also cost efficient. Although in this case, traffic control seems to be just as bad, not even counting the fact that people tend to speed on College Road. “If RIC wanted to save money,” said Jonathan Kmieciak, a RIC student, “then why couldn’t they have just put in a stop sign where the rotary is?” Well, if there was a stop sign, at least people would actually yield to let others pass, and
it would help the speeding problem. Having a stop sign would also decrease the risk of someone getting in an accident. But wait, there’s more. We have clarified this is a mini rotary, alright, but the fact that it is so small cannot be good for students’ cars! The rotary has a wicked sharp turn, which is not good for the tire rotation of a car. If students are driving through the rotary at least twice a day, that turn is bound to do some damage in the long term. Which means it’ll be time for new tires in no time. Great, more money down the drain! While we are on the subject of size, let’s
The “F” word !
Jess bourget anChor staff “Racist” is a serious label. The other day, I was on Facebook and saw a status that boldly supported racist stereotypes and made a joke out of them. The only acceptable response I had was disgust. In a conversation with a friend, I called the person a racist. Some of you might think that a statement using such a nasty stereotype isn’t necessarily racist. My response: if you’re saying racist things and believing racist stereotypes, then you are racist. If you ask me, I say the same thing applies to sexist comments. People say things that are sexist, but they don’t consider them harmful. Rape jokes pop up often, and the popular defense when the brave person in the room doesn’t laugh is, “Geez, it’s just a joke. Relax!” No, I’m sorry, I will not relax. What do you find comical about sexual assault? If you knew that one of the people standing next to you in a room was a victim of rape, I don’t think you would be laughing. In fact, I invite you to consider there is a 1 in 4 chance that a woman you’re hanging out with when you crack a rape joke has indeed been a victim of a sexual assault. What most people do not consider is the
effect of their participation in these sexist jokes and statements. Just like my now ex-Facebook friend, folks do not think a little joke or statement on a social media site does much at all. But all of these little things add up. Using stereotypes reinforces them; laughing at sexist comments and rape jokes belittles the reality of sexual assault. So, if you’re saying sexist things and spreading sexist ideas, then, my friend, you are sexist. You might not like to identify as such, so I’ll label you myself. I am not going to laugh about your sexist comment just because everyone else is. And I am certainly not going to pretend your rape joke is not offensive in order to protect myself from ridicule. You are welcome to tell everyone that I have no sense of humor or a stick up my butt. It’s happened before and it really won’t hurt my feelings. I would much rather be known as the girl who doesn’t know how to have fun than be the girl who furthers rape culture and sexism. www.theanchoronline.org
bring up another important factor. Remember how much snow we had on campus last year? What is going to happen this year when the snowplows have to come through College road? They are going to have a rough time, that’s for sure. The center circle of the rotary is so small that if a plow runs it over, then it will be demolished. I suppose this means the people working in maintenance will have to shovel it out themselves. Bummer. All-in-all, it seems like RIC has been using their money for the wrong reasons, and the only thing resulting from this are the anger and frustration of students.
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More room for activities STUDENT ACTIVITIES DAY When: This Wednesday 12:30 Where: Quad
Campus Calendar I bet you all are wondering,“What’s going on around campus next week?” RIC-END Look, we all want to know, so this time, instead of lazing around in boxers, the answer is in these briefs. april 22-24 IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
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Student Activities Day is a great way to learn about the many organizations on campus.
Jason Johnson riC life eDitor JiM braDy anChor eDitor
Every fall semester, student organizations come together on the quad for Student Activities Day. During the spring, the event takes place within the cozy confines of the Student Union Ballroom. This day is really about all the student clubs reaching out to the student body, giving them an entire day of fun activities, information and, of course, free candy. This is a day for the students, by the students. In years past, the Ballroom Dance Club
has entertained students with live dance demonstrations. WXIN has been known to supply a live DJ for the entirety of the event, pumping out music for the masses. Greek Life is always about, recruiting for new members and offering insight into what it means to become a sister or brother. Even newer clubs will be present, such as Survivor’s Council and the Ice Skating Club. More
The spotlight: Soujourn
ing and occasional dance tournaments, to name a few. Additionally, Sojourn engages in different discussions every other Wednesday during free period. This week’s discussion is about beauty. These meetings are held at the upper level of the Donovan Dining Center, and there is usually a sign outside of the door. Martin invites students to join Sojourn during their Wednesday get-togethers. “[I] encourage those who want a strong and fun experience to check out Sojourn. And if you do check us out, your college experience will be full of friendship, community, and a ton of laughter.”
So, we’ve seen the nutty stuff happening in the quad lately, right? With live DJs, different clubs, that sort of thing. Now, imagine that but better. Grander. Hipper. Sexier. That’s what’s happening this Wednesday, and it’s called Student Activities Day.
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sept. Gaige25 12:30 p.m.hats! Therep.m. will –be2free #GigglesNLaughs The Quad Find out what’s on campus and check out our table!
SoloMainstage Circus- Mike Dubois RIC Production Matinee: “Prelude to a Kiss” april 24 12:3027 p.m.-2:00 p.m. sept.
Quad 10 a.m.during – 1 p.m.free period IncludingCenter, fire stunts, smoothies Nazarian Sapinsley Hall and balloon artist #FieryLuau “Prelude to a Kiss!” Need I say more?
Jason Johnson riC life eDitor So, I’ve decided to bring back something fun and slightly informational from the past: The Spotlight. Each week a different school club will be given a once over, so you, the students, will know what’s really here at Rhode Island College. This week, Sojourn, a community Christian group on campus, whose foundation lies within three major concepts. The club desires to build a strong community within the college, believes that everyone is made equal– thus, they shall love all justly and equally–and
lastly, their faith dictates that they won’t hate anyone because they are of another faith, because love is unconditional. To get this information, I interviewed Sojourn’s Vice President, Destiney Martin. She shared a personal story with me, telling how she hated living on campus her freshman year until she starting playing volleyball with Sojourn. Through attending their events and meeting, Martin became vice president and, now, Sojourn feels like family to her. Every Wednesday, Sojourn holds an event called 7:03. At 7:03 p.m., the club meets up in the RIC Cafe to prepare to go do cool stuff, such as volleyball, basketball, laser-tag, bowl-
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SOJOURN When: Wednesdays 12:30 Where: Upper level Donovan
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What is your opinion of the parking situation here at RIC?
By Ashley Goldberg Name: Nat Cokely Year: Sophomore Resident “The parking is terrible. I went to Dunkin Donuts with a friend and upon coming back spent 30 min finding a spot.”
Name: Avery Clark Year: Sophomore Resident “The spots in the res lot are too small. They made a lot of spots, but they are too narrow. No one can park safely. They need to make that lot bigger with sider spots. There is so much state land on either side to the back lot. They seriously need to consider expanding.”
Name: Brian Christie Year: Senior Commuter “The worst I’ve ever seen.”
Name: Sarah Kellerman Year: Junior Commuter “SHIT SHoW. There is not enough parking for the amount of students and too much parking for faculty.”
Name: Ilse Ignlasias Year: Freshman Commuter “Combine faculty and student parking.”
Name: James D. Harritos II Year: Senior Commuter “The best excuse to showing up to class 20 minutes late ... everyday.”
Name: Jillian Sevigny Year: Senior Resident “There is not enough parking for students.”
Name: Emily LeBlanc Year: Senior Commuter “parking at rIC is horrendous! It always use to be bad but since we’ve gotten assigned lots and numerous spots taken away it’s gotten out of control and 10 times worse.”
Name: Filipe Fernandez Year: Senior Commuter “I think the parking system is terrible and not helping!! The crossing lane in the Nazarian lot took away and 10-15 spots and its not safe. a lot of my friends have almost gotten into accidents. The one-way turning into the 2-way took away another 10-15 spots and the one street alongside Thorp and Weber also took away another 10-15 spots!! rIC needs more parking NoT less. and enforce the parking system, if your using stickers actually enforces it. ”
What should RIC do to make parking better? Name: Ryan Bettencourt Year: Sophomore Commuter “I think that rIC really needs to focus on limiting faculty members to only parking in their staff lots. I also think that parking should be open for all lots after 3 like it used to be in the past. This would help resident students who take night classes attend them safely.”
Name: Nick DeSimone Year: Senior Commuter “Bulldoze president Carriuolo’s lawn.”
Name: Avery Clark Year: Sophomore Resident “The spots in the res lot are too small. They made a lot of spots, but they are too narrow. No one can park safely. They need to make that lot bigger with wider spots. There is so much state land on either side to the back lot. They seriously need to consider expanding.”
Name: Everton Carter Year: Grad Student Commuter “Build a freaking parking garage.”
Name: Jimmy Rodriguez Year: Senior Commuter “Why doesn’t rIC build a parking garage?!”
Name: Rob Smith Year: Senior Commuter “remove faculty lots - make it a free for all.”
Name: Filipe Fernandez Year: Senior Commuter “Take votes!!! STUDeNTS are paying for this! The STUDeNTS should decide on what the campus should do.”
Name: Stephen Nelson Year: Grad Student Commuter “Yes, not say, look we have a rotary.”
Name: Ilse Ignlasias Year: Freshman Commuter “Combine faculty and student parking.”
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September 23, 2013 a session beer, so please don’t swig a six pack recklessly. It will catch up with you fast.
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ty Dugan Managing eDitor All alcoholic beverages were legally purchased and consumed by 21+ drinkers and in off-campus residences. Just incase you were wondering. Autumn brings about both the familiar and strange brews which almost all American beer drinkers know. From apple cider to pumpkin bread, harvest season is a good time to blend some of our favorite flavors. The small craft breweries can do it right, but
unfortunately the bigger companies seem to constantly fail.
Shipyard Pumpkinhead (Malt Beverage) Brewed & Bottled in Portland, Maine 4.7% Alcohol by volume Shipyard is good, always has been. The flavor here is distinctly different from Sea Dog’s pumpkin ale, which I reviewed last week. The Pumpkinhead is noticeably darker and feels heavier. It is not as pumpkiny as the Sea Dog, which felt more like a lumpy pumpkin pie. This malt has some nutmeg and spices, but isn’t as
creamy. A definite use of caramel malts in here, something the Sea Dog was sorely missing. It boasts hues of hoppy flavor, and you can really take your time drinking it. It’s not too foamy, either, so there’s no attempt to over carbonate in order to keep it on shelves past the winter holidays. Really, the Pumpkinhead is just a solidly flavored, bottled, craft beer. Dark bottle, fun design on the label that really pushes this as a pre-Halloween brew. You may look awkward drinking this between Thanksgiving and Christmas, though. And oddly enough, it goes very well with a turkey chili. As always, this is
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You know a company is too big when they have a link to their flavors printed on the back label. The bottle is pretty, as all Stella Artois bottles are, and the label at the neck boasts the brew is “made with hand-picked apples.” If true, which it very well could be, something was lost in the process to give it that hand-picked, home-brewed feel that Stella is really just too big to get. It was very watery, obnoxiously bland and it even tasted flat. I am not particularly fond of a “European style” cider. I guess it goes to show what I get for not buying ‘Murican–at least when it comes to craft beers. The ingredients are not unrecognizable when you read the label, but chemically speaking–they’re chemical. That’s a major let down. You can really taste the increase of flavor preservation and the lack of well-timed, talented crafting. Some of the best hard cider I’ve ever had was made with brown sugar, water and pressed apples–that’s it. They weren’t hand-picked, either. The website will tell you its only got 170 calories and is naturally gluten free. It tastes like it. It tastes just like big company flavor. I need a Woodchuck to wash out the taste.
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All hail the Constitution Colleen Cartwright Anchor Contributor The U.S Constitution was created for the leaders and citizens of our country. Our leaders needed to know what civil liberties they held, but to also know what their bounds were. Our citizens needed to know what their rights were and if their rights were being violated. A group of delegates came to together to make a list of do’s and don’ts as a guidance. This list became what we know today as our U.S Constitution. In hopes to get students to have a better understanding the chair of the political science department held a constitution scavenger hunt on Wednesday September 17, in the Craig lee building. “Sadly, our culture does not value teaching the Constitution; our education on it is not up to snuff,” Thomas Schmeling, associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science said. “The scavenger hunt is an opportunity to get students acquainted
with the Constitution, to dig into what’s in there, and to win fabulous prizes.” It was designed for students to learn and have a better understanding of what our U.S. Constitution is and why it’s important to us as citizens of the United States. To ensure that we as students know when our rights are being denied and perhaps be able to tell someone else whose rights are being denied. It’s an event created to be both educational and for fun. “Some questions are easy and some are going to require some digging,” Schmeling said. “I designed the scavenger hunt so students have to learn something to complete it.” Each student was given a pocket sized edition of the constitution and in it were 20 questions that had to be turned in by Friday. 10 gift cards would be given to the students that have the most correct answers. In the event of more than 10 students having the same amount of right answers, there would be a drawing to decide what students will receive a gift card.
or less all aspects of campus life come together to offer students a glimpse at life outside of the classroom. If none of those interest you, there’s the ever-present Student Community
Government, Inc. who are eternally looking for more members to participate in Student Parliament. But don’t take our word for it, visit the Quad this Wednesday during free period and see what catches your eye. At the very least, do it for the free candy. Let me tell you, it won’t hurt. Trust me.
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Tough losses leave Anchorwomen winless Sam Allen Sports Editor The Anchorwomen came into the weekend looking for their first win of their 0-12 season. But Plymouth State and Worcester State weren’t so interested. Taking to the road, the first game on Saturday proved to be both a victory and a loss for the visiting Rhode Island College women’s volleyball team. Plymouth State came in strong, winning the first two sets, one of which was a 25-3 victory over RIC. But the Panthers struggled in the third set, allowing the Anchorwomen to win only their second set of the season, 2522. The match closed out in the forth set, though, with a Panthers 25-18 victory. Despite the loss, the Anchorwomen did not get shut out and were able to take one set
away from the home team. Later in the day, against Worcester State, the Anchorwomen put up a fight and battled hard through all three sets. Despite starting off with a 25-13 loss, RIC was close to victory in the second set, losing 25-23 to the Lancers. The Anchorwomen wanted another set victory and almost had it, before falling to Worcester State 28-26 in the final set, which has been their toughest battle of the year. Over the course of the day, Amanda Cabral led the team with 18 digs, while sophomore Lauren Palazzini led in assists with 20, and freshman Melissa Johnson led with 24 digs. The Anchorwomen hit the road again on Tuesday, when they travel to Emmanuel College, still in search of their first victory.
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HIIT it hard with Tabata A three part series Ryan Malloney Anchor Staff This is the beginning of a three part series, concerning the hottest and most effective workouts within our realm of experience. Upon finishing some caveman-like train-
ing, I was inspired to think on the levels of motivation and determination to which we can aspire. High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), is an enhanced form of strategy alternating periods of short intense exercise with less-intense recovery periods. Any type of HIIT training should only be attempted by individuals with an average to an above
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Despite playing hard, the Anchorwomen did not take home a win. average beginning level of fitness. Usual HIIT sessions may vary from between four and 30 minutes. These short, intense workouts provide improved athletic capacity and a boost in fat metabolism. This could be simply an effective means of switching up your workouts, or it could become your lifestyle. We live once and get one opportunity to be our greatest. Physiologically, HIIT may be the way to go in order to become your greatest in physical fitness. The method I will explore with you today is the Tabata training method. This extremely effective workout will improve your fitness in a grand total of 16 minutes per week, in four workouts, which each last four minutes. I guess there’s no more “I don’t have the time” excuse for you, huh? This method was established in Japan by Dr. Izumi Tabata, who ran two test groups of athletes though different training regiments, comparing moderate high intensity training against high intensity interval training. Tabata’s results ultimately showed participants in interval training groups improved their anaerobic and aerobic systems. The group participating in pure high intensity training only improved their aerobic sys-
tems, yielding little to no boost in their anaerobic systems. An example of high intensity interval training is as follows: Pushups for intervals 1 and 3; body weight squats for intervals 2 and 4; medicine ball slams for intervals 5 and 7; and sprinting or jumping rope for intervals 6 and 8. Dr. Tabata’s HIIT protocol calls for just 20 seconds of all-out, drop-dead effort, followed by a mere 10 seconds of rest. This intense cycle is repeated eight times. Another soon-to-be-published finding, which Tabata describes as “rather significant,” shows that the Tabata protocol burns an extra 150 calories in the 12 hours after exercise, even at rest, due to the effect of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. What does all of this mean? It means that, as I mentioned above, no person with a reasonable amount of physical conditioning has any excuse for “not having the time” to maintain a high level of physical conditioning. As always, consult your physician before engaging in Tabata’s HIIT program or any other intensity-based workout regiment. Ryan Malloney is an American College of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer.
Send your comments, questions, or any hot topic you would like covered as it relates to health and fitness to rmalloney_6175@email.ric.edu If I do not include your question in an article, I will at least respond to you directly and do my best to set you on the right path.
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Asiedu scores only goal, Anchormen still win saM allen sports eDitor Both the Rhode Island College men’s soccer team and UMass Dartmouth were looking for their fourth straight victory on Saturday at the RIC soccer fields. The home team took home the victory and sent the UMass Corsairs packing with their first loss in Little East play this the season. The Anchormen improve to 5-1-2 on the season and 1-0 in the LEC, with the 1-0 win. Goal keeper Chris Moura picked up his second career shut out in his freshman season. The lone Anchormen goal was scored in the 33rd minute by Emmanuel Asiedu. He was set up for a straight-away free kick, following a UMass foul, and put the ball right over the shoulder of the freshman goalie. The goal was Asiedu’s 6th goal of the season and his third game-winning goal. Despite never scoring, the Corsairs
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Midfielder Lauren Maisano driving the ball down the field.
Peloquin’s goal just not enough saM allen sports eDitor The Rhode Island College women’s soccer team opened up their Little East Conference play with a 7-1 loss on Saturday at UMass Dartmouth. The Anchorwomen are now 2-3-1 on the season and 0-1 in the LEC. Within the first ten minutes, the Corsairs were able to get the ball past goalie Audrey Maia to give them an early 1-0 lead. But two minutes later, RIC scored to even the game back up. Danielle Peloquin took the feed from midfielder Lauren Maisano and reached the back of the net, for Pelo quin’s fifth goal of the season.
Before the RIC will travel on clock reached Tuesday, as they 20, the home take on Framingham team registered State in nontwo more goals conference action. to put them ahead 3-1, a lead which they kept for the rest of the game. UMD’s Jordan Lipner-Riza had her second goal of the day before the second half even began. UMass Dartmouth went on to score four more times in the second half, by four different members of the team. Maia (2-3-1) made eight saves on the day while UMass keeper Michelle Miller improved to 2-0 after an easy day in net. Miller did not have to make one save, only allowing one goal. Freshmen goalie Ajyanna Jones played the final 14 minutes of the game and she, too, did not make a single save. www.theanchoronline.org
were not The Anchormen short of optake the field at RIC p o r t u n i t i e s. again on Tuesday They took as they play host to 25 shots, 12 Framingham State shots on net in a non-conference and Moura matchup. made every single save. Moura was helped out by a strong defensive unit. Juniors David Ricci, Kwasi Boateng and Jeff Sampaio, as well as freshman Tyler Kenyon all helped in stopping UMD’s scoring chances. RIC registered only 16 shots on the day, and only four of those shots were on net. But that did not matter in the end as they came away with the victory. Like most LEC rival games, the play is more physical than normal. RIC received three yellow cards during the game and UMD received two.
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Remaining Perfect saM allen sports eDitor
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Anchorwomen continue their flawless streak.
The Rhode Island College women’s tennis team still won’t lose! The Anchorwomen are now 8-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Little East after defeating UMass Boston 6-3 on Saturday in Boston. The team remains perfect along with No. 2 doubles partners Julie Reddy and Noelle Tiberi, who improved to 8-0 after winning their match 9-7. Three different members of the RIC team picked up multiple wins, including sophomore Tressa Cannata, who, along with partner Chelsea Brown, started the day with the first victory in an 8-1 No. 3 doubles match. The final doubles win of the day for the Anchorwomen came from Sadie Campanella and Jorgie Mar-
tin who defeated their opponents after a tie-breaking match. RIC also picked up three singles wins on the day. Cannata improved to a 6-1 record on the season after beating her UMass Boston opponent 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. Reddy improved to a 7-1 singles record at the No. 4 spot after a hard fought 6-2, 7-6 match. Finally, it was her partner Tiberi who got the last win for the Anchorwomen, winning at No. 5 singles 6-3, 6-1, improving her own record to 6-2. The final three matches of the day went to UMass Boston, but it wasn’t enough for them to take down the red hot Anchorwomen. The Anchorwomen return to their home court on Tuesday, when they take on UMass Dartmouth in Little East Conference play.
Ford leads the Anchormen saM allen sports eDitor The Rhode Island College men’s golf team began the season this past week, competing in two different Invitationals. On Thursday, Sept. 19, the Anchormen dominated at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ Trailblazer Invitational and are in seventh place at the Williams Invitational as of Sunday morning. Patrick Ford has proven to be the Anchormen’s driving force this season. He finished first in a field of 20 golfers on Thursday, shooting a 74 (+3). He helped the Anchormen finish the day with a score of 310, clearly ahead of the competition. Westfield State finished the day at 340, followed by MCLA at 352 and, lastly, Johnson State at 392. Ford was not the only Anchorman to finish near the top of the pack. Senior Tim Leigh finished second with 77 (+6); junior Ryan Butler shot a 79 (+8), putting him in third; and sophomore Jonathan Cooper finished fourth with 80 (+9). Rounding out the Anchormen golfers were sophomore Peter Camerlengo, who finished eighth with an 83 (+12). Saturday, the Anchormen competed in day one of the Williams Invitational at Taconic Golf Course. As of Sunday morning, RIC had shot a 311 (+27), putting them in fourth place, 14 strokes behind first place Williams, with a 297 (+13). Ford once again was leading the team,
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Junior Patrick Ford taking a swing. tied for fourth with a 73 (+2) heading into day two. Cooper was tied for 25th, with a 77 (+6) and Leigh rounds out the
top 50 in 49th place with an 80 (+9). The Anchormen hope to finish stronger on the second day and pick up another
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match victory. Scores and results are all as of early Sunday morning.