Volume 92/Issue 15
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New Unity Center Director lays out goals at first Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion meeting of the semester Tim Caplan News Editor The Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion (DDI) welcomed a new member last Friday to replace the recently retired former Unity Center Director Antoinette Gomes. The semester’s first meeting of the DDI occured on Feb. 15 in the Faculty Center South Dining Room. The DDI is a committee made up of RIC faculty, staff and graduate students, co-chaired by Disability Services Center Director Keri Rossi-D’entremont
and Associate Professor of Social Work Stefan Battle. The Unity Center Director has historically held a standing executive board position, which was taken up by new Unity Center Director Pegah Rahmanian. The meeting started with an introduction of Rahmanian, who hails from Oakland, CA, and whose most recent job was at a non-profit youth action group in Providence. “I feel fortunate to build off what Antoinette Gomes created” Rahmanian claimed “I’m looking forward to being a part of DDI, and hav-
Pictured is Pegah Rahmanian; Photo courtesy of Thomas Crudale ing a seat at the table with such incredible minds.” Rahmanian followed with a layout of some of her goals for the next eight
to twelve months concern- as a whole. The second ing the Unity Center after goal is to diversify the her first three weeks of ob- stories of the different servation. The first was to See “Diversity and define the purpose and diInclusion” Page 3 rection of the Unity Center
Major cuts to be made from student organizations’ budgets
Samantha Scetta Editor-In-Chief
Every tuition-paying individual that attends Rhode Island College is required to pay $60 as part of their tuition payment, allocated specifically towards student activities. This money supports the many student organizations that exist on campus, funding events that organizations wish to hold, conference trips taken by the clubs, as
well as funding the Student Community Government. The student activity fee money pool is allocated by members of the Finance Commission, currently consisting of seven voting student members. The sums were divvied up amongst the various campus organizations this past weekend during annual budget hearings. Recently, the student body was made aware that
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the Finance Commission is required make cuts to every single organization’s budget for 2019-2020. The total amount of money that needs to be cut from budgets is $71,802.07, or 21% from all budgets. The total amount requested by organizations is $722,950.27, and the Finance Commission has just $651,148.20 to allocate amongst the organizations. This is a $42,023.34
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drop from the funds available to organizations last year. All student organizations will be affected by this shortage of funds. The lack of money available to students is a consequence of dwindling enrollment at RIC. With less students enrolled, there isn’t as much money being paid to the student activities fee. Enrollment is prospected to increase in the next few years with programs to boost enrollment such as Northeast Neighbors, a new program that offers a decreased tuition rate to students that are residents of certain areas in New England. According to an email sent last Thursday from SCG Treasurer Janelle Gomez, this situation is a “critical financial circumstance that we have not encountered in a very long time.”
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When asked what her thoughts were on the the budget cuts, Treasurer Gomez had a positive outlook on something that some might see as a setback. “It’s sad to say that we have to do so many cuts this year, but it’s beautiful to see the sense of community here at RIC when all club and organization leaders are willing to cut some of their own budgets to let smaller clubs and orgs grow, which is heartwarming to witness. This situation also proves that the more information you give people, the more they’re inclined to compromise.” The second round of budget hearings will proceed in the upcoming few weeks after clubs receive the finance commission’s budget recommendations regarding which line items to cut funding from.
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News A green deal at Rhode Island College Aaron Isaac Anchor Staff
Many Rhode Island College students have been wondering what the school is doing to invest in renewable energy. Right now, RIC is finishing the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on the rooftops of Donovan Dining Center and the Student Union. RIC is partnering with Ameresco, a company which focuses on smallscale renewable energy projects, to install the solar panels in hope of becoming more energy efficient. The partnership started in 2014 when Ameresco did an audit of RIC to find what energy saving opportunities were available and was finished in 2015. RIC’s Sustainability Coordinator James C. Murphy spoke to the Anchor about the numerous energy projects which were worked on, for instance, “switching over to LED lighting, implementing variable frequency drives [which are made to save energy costs] and replacing aging steam lines.” The latest project to
put up solar panels on Donovan and the Student Center was started in the summer of 2018. As of now, Murphy says the electrical work and inspections are finished. The last step is to get approval from National Grid. But where did the money come from for this project? RIC received two grants, one from the RI Office of
Energy Resources for $96,528 and the other from RI Renewable Energy fund for $65,528. However, RIC had to put up the remaining $128,472. Murphy says the money RIC put into the project will be recovered in five years from the gains in electricity which the solar panels are estimated to provide.
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communities at RIC, not just trauma and suffering, she followed up by saying she is a proud advocate of the “Yes, and” movement which acknowledges the pain of individuals in marginalized communities while also maintaining an effort to highlight the good experiences. The third goal is to “Take the ceiling away”
from the Unity Center and integrate across campus. Professor Battle, who is on the subcommittee for tenure also spoke about creating a peer review group which would offer its services to faculty for research and submissions to academic publications. Director Keri Rossi-D’entremont provided an update on the DDI’s spring lecture as well, which will feature
speakers from “Project Implicit,” a non-profit which studies implicit social cognition, which the group describes on its website as “thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control.” The lecture will be centered around Microaggressions. While the DDI is still in contract negotiations with the group, the event is currently sched-
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The project is estimated to save 1358 metric tons of CO2 annually. To conceptualize that, it would take the annual energy use of 163 homes to match that amount of CO2 emissions. Murphy says this will be a good thing for RIC, besides the savings and clean energy, “the project can be used as an example to be
replicated elsewhere on campus thereby continuing Rhode Island College’s commitment to clean energy and efficiency.” He expects there is more to come for the United States when it comes to renewable energy saying “we are just scratching the surface of this industry.”
uled for March 20 in Gaige Hall room 100 at 12:30pm. Another major topic was the upcoming RIC Campus Climate Survey. The Campus Climate Survey is a web-based 60 question survey which will ask all students, faculty, and staff about their experiences at RIC. The questionnaire will be available starting March 19 and is contracted by Susan Rankin with Rankin and
Associates Consulting. The meeting ended with the announcement of a new group on campus, the Queer Peer Support Group, which will hold meetings throughout the semester Thursday nights at 5:30 in the Unity Center.
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Food 4 Thought: L4L opens food pantry cess food on campus, Food 4 Thought believes it will help them concentrate on classes without the worry. “It can be hard to access food when you don’t have the money. Food 4 Thought is helpful with making sure I can eat and helps a lot of other students, too,” one RIC freshman who wished to stay anonymous says. Leavitt says she wants to end the stigma against receiving aid for a sustainable food source. Since August, over 500 students have utilized the Food 4 Thought pantry and the pantry itself been utilized 780 times, not including
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Food pantry contents; Photos courtesy of Thomas Crudale
A study done by Wisconsin Hope Lab (2018) says that 36 percent of college students are food insecure, meaning that they have an uncertain or limited availability to nutritious food. In 2016, Learning 4 Life founded Food 4 Thought at Rhode Island College, a pantry which helps students to combat food insecurity.
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students who do not leave their information (which is for data purposes only). In the pantry, there is everything from boxes of cereal, to snacks, to meal kits. In addition to free access to the pantry, students who struggle daily with food insecurity can be connected to a more sustainable food source, such as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) or WIC (Women, Infants, and Children). The Food 4 Thought pantry is located in Learning 4 Life, on the first floor of Adams Library.
Food 4 Thought began as a grant, with local restaurants such as Panera Bread and Blue State Coffee donating food that would normally be thrown out at the end of the night. When Educational Support Facilitator, Tina Leavitt, noticed that food was quickly disappearing, she started working with non-profit organization We Share Hope. With the help of local restaurants and We
Share Hope, Food 4 Thought now receives 3,000 pounds of donated food each month. “When students are hungry or they’re wondering where their next meal is coming from, it’s difficult to focus in class,” says Leavitt, “Food 4 Thought is not an answer to food insecurity, but more of a bandaid and a way to support students.” By allowing students facing food insecurity a place to easily ac-
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Student Parliament discusses issues pertinent to the student body
Erica Clark Assistant News Editor A series of topics were discussed at the Student Community Government (SCG) on Wednesday, Feb. 13, during the second meeting for the spring semester. CoEXIST, who partners with other community organizations to bring awareness to students at RIC about the topic of HIV requested a grant to be terminated and to continue education as a student organization and funding learning. CoEXIST has worked on public events throughout the campus in the past. The organization was looking to get funding from SCG, and they were granted permission on Wednesday night by SCG treasurer Janelle Gomez. SCG also recognized the Active Minds club, which is a student-run mental health awareness, education and advocacy group that spon-
Pictured: Julio Berroa and Halie Rhone, Photo courtesy of Thomas Crudale sors a number of programming efforts throughout the academic year. RIC faculty are now in the starting stages of an effort to create multiple committees to enhance ideas to better understand how to improve the study habits of students. One of the three committees will assist professors to see if the effects of more classes with fewer students or more students and fewer classes will elevate academic success. An additional committee for a faculty handbook will also be in the works as there is no “official” handbook for faculty at RIC, the closest thing to one as of present time is their contract. President Sanchez, who sent out an email on Feb. 8th regarding safety around campus, has decided secu-
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Todd Borgerding Thomas Yakey Jr. Anchor Staff Born and raised in Minnesota, Assistant Professor Todd Borgerding is a second year Assistant Professor of Music, concentrating his teaching in theory and musicology. He received his bachelor’s degree in music education from Minnesota State University when it was called Mankato State University, with trombone as his primary instrument. Then, he attended University of Minnesota for his Master’s degree in Musicology. Lastly, he went to University of Michigan for his Doctoral degree in musicology. Borgerding demonstrates his humbleness as he does not think it is necessary to go by Doctor because he considers Medical Doctors to have the rights to that title, despite all of his hard work
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in studying Musicology. In addition, his main wish for the RIC music department is more full-time instructors, specifically private instructors, to allow more time and one on one interactions with students particularly for their main instrument. His music career flourished in fourth grade when he wanted to play flute, but his mom encouraged him to play trombone instead. Despite practicing trombone nearly daily, he still had time to practice piano first before moving onto organ. On a train going to Vienna talking to a musical conductor, he realized trombone playing was not going to be fulfilling in his life. Dr. Borgerding has had a long career before Rhode Island College; he has taught in many different schools like SUNY Stony Brook which is a massive school. He also taught at a public institution in Wisconsin similar to RIC. Dr.
Borgerding has even taught in Maine at Colby College, an exclusive private liberal-arts school, but “The whole time [he] was there, [he] thought [he] was getting paid a lot more, but [he] does not feel like this is very meaningful work for [him].” In Wisconsin, and now at RIC, he feels he is doing something more meaningful and making more of a difference in the lives of his students. Being closer to his husband was a major added benefit. His first professional experience at RIC was playing Viola de Gamba with the concert choir under Dr. Teresa Coffman’s direction. After that, he started teaching a music history class and then was hired part time last year. Professionally, he has played trombone in symphony orchestras like the Mankato Symphony, and been an organist in a few churches. Despite this, his favorite instrument is the Viola De Gamba but dislikes the Saxophone despite their similar sounds.
He claims to teach humorously because “If you don’t laugh you’re going to cry” especially when dealing with music theory. He finds that with each new class, and individual student, there are many different personalities which make teaching difficult. This is because everyone needs different attention and have different things to get them excited for music theory. Despite this difficulty, when he last taught a class he was “happy.” In particular, he thinks music “is really powerful stuff and because it’s so powerful, we need to figure out how it works. Anything that powerful, we should know as much as we can about it.” This explains why he enjoyed music theory and history as well as just studying music in general since it has changed to much overtime and means something different in each foreign place. When he is not teaching he “sleeps,” and enjoys sailing. He also loves to Garden and has flowers all around his house, and
asserts that his husband is better than him. Borgerding’s favorite piece to listen to varies from time to time, but he says Opera Medea by Charpentier and any version of MacArthur Park are typically the favorites. He says his biggest influencer in his life was his mother, who gave him his first piano lessons, and music is still one of his biggest motivators in his motivators in life only falling short to his family. His first memory of music was turning off all the organ stops for his mother who was the organist for their church. This really shows how family is a major part of his life. He wishes everyone attending RIC knew that the music department has many fantastic students and how great the faculty is. When asked in three words, he says he would describe himself as tall, interested, and open-minded, but when his coworkers and students were interviewed they had responses ranging from good-natured, to highly intelligent and wise.
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An interview with local singer Brenda Bennett, former member of Prince’s girl group Esther Watrous Anchor Contributor Rhode Island artist, Brenda Bennett, was a member of the girl trio, Vanity 6. The group was formed by the artist, Prince, in 1982. Earlier in her career, Bennett toured with the British band, Queen, as a member of the group, Ken Lyon and Tombstone. She now resides in Jamestown, RI. The Anchor: What was it like being Prince’s Wardrobe Mistress for his “Controversy” tour in 1981? Brenda Bennett: For me, it was a job. At the time he was not as big and popular as he became. He was working his way up to it, and it was fun being out on the road, but, you know, I treated it like a job. It was difficult because I had to find a place in that town every single morning where I was going to be able to get everything cleaned because [the costumes] had to be cleaned every day. So it was a challenge, but I was up for the challenge. The Anchor: Did you ever think you’d be opening for Prince in his “1999” tour? Brenda Bennett: No, not at all. I had no idea that that was going to happen.
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and what were were oftering was being accepted. To The Anchor: What was hear myself on a single that it like touring with your was released worldwide, group? Did you all get when I look back on it, I along? still find it hard to believe. Brenda Bennett: It was a lot of fun. It was very unusual because at the time we were fighting against the establishment. We were very innovative with the type of music that we were doing, and wearing lingerie to perform in on stage. Nobody did that. It was difficult to try to break those barriers down and we managed to do that. There were a lot of girl groups that came after us, and we kind of paved the way for them to be able to be more free in their opinions and their dress and stuff.
The Anchor: So what was your reaction when he asked you to join the Vanity 6 project? The Anchor: I read from you bio that the song “Bite Brenda Bennett: I was The Beat” was your first very pleased that he asked time as the lead vocalist on because I wanted to get an international released back to an original sit- single. What was it like uation. What I mean by having your voice showthat, is being in a group cased internationally? that wrote their own music. When Prince offered Brenda Bennett: It was for me to become a part of almost like a vindication Vanity 6 it was just what I that what we were doing
Brenda Bennett: Well most of it was like getting on a bicycle again and riding it after not riding a bicycle for such a long time. There was a difference. When I gave up, I really The Anchor: How did you gave up. I didn’t even listen feel when Vanity decided to to music, but coming out leave the group? and doing that show, it felt good to be singing. Brenda Bennett: It happened so quickly and it The Anchor: Your second seemed to come out of the solo album, “Once Again” blue from nowhere. In a seems reminiscent of your way, we weren’t surprised Vanity 6 era of songwritbecause she kinda always ing. Did your memories of held herself separate from Prince and his passing inthe group. I have to say it spire you during the writing was a little devastating be- and recording process of cause we had gotten to a the album? point where we had worked so hard at being accepted Brenda Bennett: Some of for who we were and what it did. Prince was going to we were all about. Nobody produce a solo album of else had done what we did just me. My project kept and had the effect that we getting put behind. Down had. through the years, ever so The Anchor: After you took a break from music to raise your son, you represented Tombstone for Paul Dichiara’s memorial concert. What was it like finally performing on stage and singing folk and blues music again?
often when we would talk, he would always bring it up saying, “do you still wanna do this?” And I would always say, “yes, I’m ready any time you want.” The last time that happened was in February of 2016 when I had seen him at Vanity’s funeral. The last time we
talked about it, he pretty much said, I’ll be in touch. And then three days later, he died. So the album is dedicated to him. The Anchor: You’ve sung in multiple styles of music. What’s the genre that you gravitate to the most? Brenda Bennett: It’s kinda a cross between folk, country, and Americana. It’s hard to say because I write what comes from my heart. I write what catches my ear and whatever comes out, comes out. I like a good song. The Anchor: What was it like seeing your name on the 61st Annual Grammy Awards ballot? Brenda Bennett: Unbelievable. It was an accomplishment. You’re up against a lot of competition. I did not get [a nomination] this time around, so whether it will happen to me or not in the future remains to be seen.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the Nintendo Switch uniting people once more
Enrique Castaneda-Pineda Senior Layout Editor
In 1999, one of the most impactful games in the fighting genre was released. Unbeknownst to Nintendo, “Super Smash Bros.” would become a beloved game that would spawn the need for its own competitive circuit. Despite eSports becoming very popular in the last few years, the competitive gaming world was founded on fighting games, with Smash Bros. being a big part. Throughout the years there have been tournaments to find out who is the best player, while most of us have tried to find out who’s the best player among our friends. When people think of important multiplayer games to play with friends, the classics include “Halo,” “GoldenEye 007,” and most Nintendo party games like “Super Smash Bros.” “Mario Party,” and “Mario Kart.” These games had a way of getting people together like no other, something that began to feel lost as gaming moved to online. Playing with your friend on the same couch turned into getting a headset with a microphone and playing
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with them in online multiplayer games like “Call of Duty” or “Battlefield.” However, with the switch now selling over thirty-two million copies, more and more people are reverting to their old ways of playing together due to the Nintendo Switch’s design of being portable and having two controllers built into the system. It’s easy to just start playing any game you want with a friend and with the new versions of those same party games, the nostalgia hits hard. As the games go back to their roots, it becomes easy to want to sit with your friends and play these games all over again with better graphics and better controls. As gaming continue to pump out these online multiplayer experiences, with big AAA single-player titles like “God of War,” “The Last of Us,” and “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” sprinkled throughout, it may feel grim. “Fortnite” has an incredibly large audience, while “Apex Legends” just joined the fray with millions already playing. Therefore, whether we know it or not, the Nintendo Switch is bringing a much needed oasis from the desert of repetitive shooters.
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Love, actually Sam Malley Art Director Ever find yourself snuggled up with your favorite fuzzy blanket, scooping Ben & Jerry’s ice cream straight out of the carton and thinking to yourself, “what is love?” Scientists ranging from anthropology to neuroscience fields study this thing called love, finding that it can be equally simple and complex. But I’m sure most of us already know that. So here, I’d like to further explain what really happens. According to Helen Fisher, an American biological anthropologist, love is bro-
ken down into three categories: lust, attraction and attachment. Each category has its own set of hormones stemming from the brain. Lust is the desire for sexual gratification run by the testosterone and estrogen hormones; it has always been a big part of our lives due to the human need to reproduce. Passing on our genes and contributing to the perpetuation of our species has been an evolutionary basis since the dawn of time. When you see somebody that makes your palms sweaty and your speech jumbled, you can thank the hypothalamus in your brain. The hypo-
thalamus stimulates both these hormones, playing a big role in this category. And, putting all stereotypes aside, testosterone and estrogen increase sexual desire in both the male and female body. The second category, attraction, is quite similar to lust, but one can happen without the other. Attraction involves the brain pathways designated for reward behavior which can help to explain why relationships can deviate between being exhilarating and consuming. Dopamine and norepinephrine, commonly known as the ‘feel good’ chemicals are released. However, you
have to be careful here, because although these chemicals have you feeling giddy and elevated, they can lead to decreased levels in appetite and insomnia. In fact, the regions of your brain that light up when you’re feeling attraction also light up when a drug addict takes cocaine. So in a way, attraction can sometimes lead to being literally addicted to another human being. Lastly, attachment is the category relating mostly to long-term, intimate relationships. The primary hormone that appears during this stage is called oxytocin. Oxytocin is often nicknamed the ‘cud-
dle hormone’ due to the fact it’s released during times of bonding. All in all, it’s simply a hormone reinforcing the positive feelings we already have towards people we love. Though in “simple” terms it’s all up to hormones and chemicals, there isn’t a right or wrong formula for love. In fact, there are still many questions that scientists and everyday people have yet to answer. Instead of asking all the questions, maybe it’s better to snuggle that fuzzy blanket and enjoy that Ben & Jerry’s -- we get plenty of oxytocin and dopamine from these, anyway.
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Activision: a gaming titan that can’t escape controversy Alison Darmetko Anchor Contributor
In spite of its current performance on the market, the gaming company Activision Blizzard continues to stir up more and more controversy with each day. In recent years, the company has been responsible for big titles such as “Call of Duty,” “Diablo,” and “Overwatch.” However, the company has been facing its fair share of criticisms despite how well its games have generally been performing. These criticisms range from the questionable choice of remastering the popular game, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare,” yet making it only accessible through purchasing the newer installment, to the company’s decision to shut down the entire E-sports league for the Blizzard title “Heroes of the Storm.” Activision’s newest controversy deals with
how the company has been working to streamline and reduce costs and increase profits. Their solution: microtransactions and reducing the number of active employees for both companies. Microtransactions are the practice of adding additional content to games that can be purchased with real world money or in-game currency. They are nothing new to the gaming world or Activision, but the extent that they are being used has become questionable. The issue that caught most people’s attention was Activision Blizzard’s decision this past Tuesday, to reduce their workforce of approximately 9,600
employees by eight percent. That number, which comes to roughly 800 employees, is not an insignificant figure. Among those leaving the company were some junior employees, who were recent hires by the publisher, with others being veteran members of either company for the past 15 years or longer. This decision, which was made by the company’s chief executive officer Bobby Kotick, comes following the release of the company’s performance report of the 2018 fiscal year. The company, in its fourth-quarter earnings report, made $7.6 billion in sales, be it digi-
compulsive gambler she is. Despite lacking character development in the first season, Yumeko carried an air of charisma and intrigue from the first episode alone, and I am looking forward to seeing more of what she can bring to the table once season two arrives. I recently got into Netflix this past November, and “Kakegurui” was the first anime I watched. While the animation is decent enough, what really stood out to me were the seriously creepy facial expressions during the gambling showdowns. I couldn’t help but shrink
back in fear a few times because of these characters. In this psychological thriller, gambling is displayed in two ways: a sensationally pleasurable experience and a dark spiral of destruction, which showcases both extremes of the characters. The first season is unsettling, aggressive, absurd, and cringe-worthy in a few places, but overall, “Kakegurui” entertains its viewers. Kakegurui is currently streaming on Netflix, with subtitles and an English dub. The second season titled “Kakegurui XX” is currently airing in Japan.
Netflix’s Kakegurui: the dark sides of gambling Sh-Ron Almeida Anchor Contributor
Enter Hyakkao Private Academy of the anime “Kakegurui,” a high school where the wealthiest of boys and girls hone their skills in reading their enemies through gambling. The academy runs on a “survival of the fittest” system, where the winners live it up like royalty and the losers are treated as low class nobodies and slaves. The show’s main character is Yumeko Jabami, a new student who shakes things up and raises some hell like the high-stake
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tal or physical, compared to the $7.16 billion made in 2017. However, according to Kotick, this did not reach the company’s expectations for the fiscal year despite being noted as the company’s most profitable year in its history. On the subject with investors, Kotick said “while our financial results for 2018 were the best in our history, we didn’t realize our full potential.” Despite the concerns of not meeting expectations and reducing the workforce, the company reported that it has plans to improve the development teams on the company’s key games such as “Call of Duty” and “Overwatch” by 20 percent. The
funding for such expansions will reportedly come from reducing non-administrative and non-development costs across the entire company while eliminating “non-core positions” to free up resources. Given that the company reportedly gave its newest chief financial officer, Dennis Durkin, a sign-on bonus of $15 million in stock and funds in addition to his already substantial $900,000 salary, some people watching the company’s actions are skeptical that reducing the workforce will make a dent in spending compared to what they offered their new CFO.
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Palentine’s Day at Rhode Island College
Abigail Nilsson Anchor Staff For Valentine’s Day, the Programming Event Board, Sojourn Collegiate Ministry, and Residential Student Association at RIC joined forces and threw an event in the Student Union Ballroom. There was not much advertisement for this event, so I decided to do some investigating to check out was labeled a “Palentine’s Day Event.” The Ballroom had pink and red decor for Valentine’s Day, several activity stations, and a dessert table complete with hot chocolate and whipped cream. The activities were simple, creative and fun, and you got splendid take-home treats. The first table taught you how to make your own essential oil sugar scrub. The scents included vanilla, lavender, mint, eucalyptus, and more. You could mix and match to make your own aromatherapy scrub to relieve stress from the first round of exams of the semester. One of the most popular crafts was a build-a-
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stuffed animal station. You could choose from either a rainbow teddy or a zebra to assemble and dress in its own Programming Event Board t-shirt. After your stuffed animal was complete and ready to go home, you could slide down to the next station which was a create your own button. Next, there was a card making station followed by bouquet crafting. The main attraction was the psychics in the back to predict your future. This event was super laid-back, fun, and a nice escape from the stress of exams, projects, and other life pressures. Everyone was mingling with each other, enjoying themselves and making crafts. When life seems to be spiraling out of control, it is nice to take a step back and have a fun, pressure-free activity to fall back onto. The Programming Event Board hosts an event almost every week. The next event is Open Mic Night in the Student Union Café Thursday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m.
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Thursday Feb. 21 2019 Providence French Film Festival Kickoff to Brown University's annual French Film Festival with "At War" and "Knife and Heart". Granoff Center for the Creative Arts $7 // 6:15 p.m.
Friday Feb. 22 The John Mellencamp Show
A play about contemporary marriage in America with a satirical twist.
A classic William Shakespeare production brought to you by the Trinity Rep cast.
Rhode Island College Forman Theatre $15 // 7:30-10 p.m.
Trinity Repertory Company $25-$74 // 7:30-10 p.m.
RISD Museum $10 // 6-7:30 p.m.
Sound Healing Meditation
Anyone Anyway & Piqued Support your local artists and watch Anyone Anyway and Piqued perform live. Shelter Arcade Bar FREE // 8-12 a.m.
Civil Rights Are Human Rights Exhibit
URI Urban Arts and Culture Life can be stressful, so make Program presents an exhibit time for you with an evening which is meant to celebrate and remember those who of meditation and self-care. fought, and continue to fight, for Civil Rights. Thrive Tribe RI $25 // 7-8:30 p.m. University of Rhode Island FREE // 9-4 p.m.
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Reggae Revival
Smash Ultimate
Providence Performing Arts Center $43-$130 // 8 p.m. Macbeth
Elon Cook Lee explores the history of race through art.
Sunday Feb. 24
Famous for "Hurt so Good" Global street food, drinks, A Super Smash Bros and "Jack and Diane", John Mellencamp is performing and reggae. What more could tournament with cash prizes you want? for the top three players. live. And if you don't know who John Mellencamp is? Troop X1 Gaming Lounge Well, your parents probably FREE // 10-1:30 a.m. $10 // 1 p.m. do.
The Marriage of Bette & Boo
The Art of Race
Saturday Feb. 23
I See Stars Acoustic Tour Looking for a relaxed night out? Enjoy some acoustic tunes and drinks at the bar. Alchemy $12 // 6-10 p.m.
Crystal Grid Yoga
Soap Making Workshop The Jewish Alliance of RI brings you a family-friendly workshop to make and take your own soaps. Bonnie and Donald Dwares JCC $6 // 11-12:30 p.m.
Pajama Brunch
Learn the purpose of crystal A delicious brunch in your grids and how to make one, PJs. No birthday suits please. then hit the mats for some yoga. The River Social Current State FREE // 10-2 p.m. $30 // 11-12:30 p.m.
Emo Night Relive your glory days with an All Time Low cover band and free arcade games. Fete Music Hall $7-$10 // 9-2 a.m.
PVD Flea Missing those summer fleas? No fear, PVD Flea is here! Vendors, live music, and food trucks galore. Hope High School FREE // 10-4 p.m.
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The Grammy’s 2019: Cardi B had no business winning best rap album Sophia Guerrier Anchor Staff
This past weekend Cardi B’s “Invasion of Privacy” won Best Rap Album at the 61st Grammy Awards Show. Yes, you heard me -- Cardi B won. The same one who sang “I don’t dance now, I make money moves.” Before I express my utter disappointment for this very sad news in Hip Hop, I am aware that the Grammys has a long history of getting the rap category wrong, but it never fails to amaze me every time that they do. Drake stole the night with his unforgettable speech after winning Best Rap Song for “God’s Plan,” (which should not have won either), and he stated the bitter truth. He said, “We’re playing in an opinion based sport … it’s up to people that may not understand …” and stated that artists do not need a Grammy to validate their music. I am not saying that Drake was referring to Cardi B in his speech, but he was referring to the fact that Rap still remains a category that has been repeatedly disrespected by the Recording Academy.
This year the highest honor of music told the music industry and rap fans around the world that “Invasion of Privacy” was better than nominees “Daytona,” “Swimming,” “Victory Lap” and “Astroworld.” This is outrageous considering that “Invasion of Privacy” contained more elements of pop than it did rap or hip-hop. Rap is a genre of competition. Since the birth of rap, aspects like flow, lyricism, and MC impact during a live performance have always
been championed. In 2019, be an investigation on these elements may have who is actually voting in been lost along the way, but the category because Carthey are certainly not dead. di’s album does not reflect I could go on forever about the true essence of rap. how every other nominat- Cardi B is the first feed album was better than male rapper to win Best “Invasion of Privacy” but Rap Album which is also to keep it short, Cardi’s al- a tragedy to many female bum did not contain any of rappers now and before. those elements that were “Room 21” by NoName previously mentioned. was the highest criticalThere was no sophisti- ly acclaimed rap album of cated lyricism. No com- 2018, female or male, and plexity or innovation in she received no nominaproduction, and versatility tions. Rappers before Cardi in her skills as rapper was B like Eve, Foxy Brown and non existent. There should Lady of Rage were all more
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deserving to be the first female to win the Best Rap Album accolade in their era. It is a true shame that the Grammys continue to not acknowledge how significant the rap categories are, and need to revise the criteria for voting in them. If not, the Rap category will never reflect its original culture of high quality, unapologetic, black, substance-filled music.
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Opinions Why I think gap years rock Alexis Rapoza Anchor Staff
ple and then go to work directly after that. It was When I told my family everything but and friends that I was liberating. Move going to take a semester off and move to Orlando, to Florida and work at Disney Florida to do the Disney World? Sounds College Program, they exciting, and it were happy for me but was. It was so also confused. “Don’t much fun that I you want to finish your eventually ended degree?” they would say. Of course I did, but I was up extending my program and feeling unmotivated and staying down simply bored. If you’re feeling uninspired, maybe there for almost a full year. Now I am definitely not you need a semester off. recommending that evWhen I was accepted to participate in the College eryone uproot their lives and go work for Mickey Program, I jumped at the Mouse, but I am saying chance. Before, I would wake up everyday and go that taking a gap year, to class with the same peo- whether it be in the middle of college or between
college and high school, could be something that benefits you. There’s a sort of stigma about students not finishing their degree in the designated 4 years when in reality only about 30% of undergraduate students
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finish their degree on time. So why not do it at your own pace? College will always be there, but the ability to travel the world or move thousands of miles to fulfill childhood dreams is definitely not something that you’ll be able to do when you’re drowning in student loan repayments and have a full-time career. My year away from school left me feeling more determined Graphics courtesy of Disney than ever to go
to school and get good grades. When I came back, I realized I wanted to change my major and go to a different college. I felt exhilarated and had discovered a new independence inside myself that I didn’t know I possessed. After all, we’ve all spent the majority of our lives sitting in classrooms. Maybe all you need to regenerate your enthusiasm for your education is a change of scenery.
Unchallenged oppressive behavior: Not at RIC? Derek Sherlock Anchor staff Recently, there were incidents that took place on campus which caused a responsive email to be sent out by the president of the college. I must applaud that such an email was even sent out to address racism and oppressive behavior. However, the use of “Not at RIC” is perhaps not appropriate, since this behavior takes place on nearly a daily basis. Whether it is directed towards students of color or queer students, it happens here. I personally have seen many acts of oppressive
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behavior going unchallenged, and have heard from students who have been victims here at RIC. While some changes are taking place, like the president’s letter condemning the behavior, the college should not say that it does not happen here when it does. Since last spring semester, I have seen an uprise in the acts of oppressive behavior directed towards immigrants and the queer community with flyers being posted around campus calling for people to be deported or to be converted. Classrooms are a battle-
ground in which some professors see nothing wrong with calling trans students by their dead name and misgendering them or allowing white students to display levels of microaggression towards Black and Latinx students here on campus. Something that not many would know is that several students last semester sought to create a chapter of the right-wing organization known as Turning Point USA. It should be noted for those who are unaware of them, the organization in other locations have ties with
alt-right/white nationalist groups such as the Proud Boys and known neo-Nazi group Traditionalist Worker Party to name a few. Such a presence on campus will cause more marginalized students to feel even more uncomfortable and unwelcomed than they do already. I am glad that RIC is finally talking openly about oppressive behavior that is taking place on campus, but I feel that we as a college community should not dismiss it by saying that it is not RIC or that it does not happen here daily. We can truly counteract
the oppressive behavior that takes place on campus by taking action against faculty or staff who do not respect any member of the RIC community, or the dismissal of a student who displays oppressive behavior. We need to take a hard stance on such behavior and cut it out of our community before it has time to grow into a bigger problem that could potentially lead to violence. Once you make it clear that there are strict consequences to oppressive behavior, you can say “Not at RIC.”
The views expressed in The Anchor, unless otherwise noted, are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent those of The Anchor or of Rhode Island College’s faculty, administration or student body.
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Being unapologetic: we deserve quality of care that we know we deserve, because we are paying for it. Why then, are women receiving poor health care and not demanding better treatment? When I began seeing a gynecologist, I did not receive the attention and treatment I deserved. My doctor did not listen to my concerns, prescribed medication without informing me about the side effects, and gave me an overGraphics courtesy of Tumblr.com all horrible experience. Kennedy Ryan Despite this, I kept visitsure that our problem is Anchor Staff ing her office for health fixed. When we go to the concerns. Why did I put When we go to a salon, we only pay for the up with it? restaurant, we expect to highest quality haircuts I asked others around get the quality meal we and treatments. If not, me, and many women pay for. If not, we comwe go to another salon. have experienced the same plain to a waiter and make We demand the service concerns. Painful side
effects of medications, horrible treatment experiences, and rude interactions. We accept these conditions and don’t speak up for ourselves because we don’t realize we deserve better. We are paying for our medical treatments, yet we don’t demand excellent work. For women, we often don’t speak up about our concerns, because they are not normally discussed in our society. We avoid talking about our painful birth control medications, our unheard problems, and daily challenges because society views them as taboo. Due to this, we continue to take these horrible medications and receive
horrible care because we think it’s normal and unavoidable. There could be several understandable reasons for avoiding a change in healthcare. Despite these challenges, people should speak up for what they want. Women deserve to receive comfortable and positive medical treatments. For me, having the courage to find a new doctor was not challenging. I was able to begin seeing doctors at Rhode Island College who listen to my opinions and give me the care I deserve. Whatever the reason may be, people need to take a stand for what they deserve.
The border wall: not a national emergency, but a constitutional crisis
of those emergencies are that Congress, which still active-- 31 to be exact can revoke the national (cnn.com). emergency declaration, But there’s a difference might allow this blatant between these emergenusurpation of power to cies and the border wall. happen. It seems that this Some examples of past will happen too, since national emergencies Senator Mitch McConnell include Hurricane Harvey, expressed his support dithe Iran hostage crisis, rectly after he announced 9/11, and the Swine Flu the president’s plans to outbreak. Funding for an Congress. ineffective wall is not on The most important part par with crises America of all of this, however, is has experienced in the the ethical implications of past. what the administration Additionally, the border is doing. In his State of wall is not something the Union speech, Donald Americans want-- a Gal- Trump dedicated a porlup poll shows that 60% tion of his time towards of Americans are against demonizing immigrants. it. There are actual crises And how could one forget Catherine Enos fortunately for him, the result, he has planned to occurring in America. the fact that the governOpinions editor bill doesn’t have all the declare a national emerOpioid addiction is ravment separated families money his proposed wall gency. Technically, he has In this past week, Conaging the country. Global and lost track of 1,500 would need. That’s how the authority to declare gress successfully passed warming is irreparably de- children. There’s the the government works-an emergency. In fact, the a bill which permanentstroying the planet. Guns emergency. this isn’t the first time an first president to declare ly reopened the federal are in the hands of people What Trump has in mind initiative failed to gather an emergency was Woodgovernment for the fiscal that shouldn’t have guns. is not an emergency, but sufficient funding. row Wilson and every year. Included in this bill And the list goes on. maybe it’s a crisis-- a Trump has decided that president since Jimmy is a portion of the money Perhaps the most constitutional one. the allocations for the Carter has declared at least Donald Trump requested mind-numbing piece wall are not enough. As a two emergencies. Some for a border wall. Unof this story is the fact The views expressed in The Anchor, unless otherwise noted, are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent those of The 17 Anchor or of Rhode Island College’s faculty, administration or student body.
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The Alliance of American Football: The Good, The Bad and The Future Joseph A. Griswold Asst. Sports Editor
Just a week after Super Bowl LIII concluded, The Alliance of American Football (AAF) launched a new professional football league aimed at bringing high quality football, during a normally football-less time of year. The eight-team league opened its’ inaugural 10 game season averaging 3.25 million viewers. This is an impressive number considering that the league was not heavily publicized. Despite the solid opening weekend figures, founder Charlie Ebersol understands that, “[They] have to remain slow and steady in building things.” As with most new products the AAF had good and bad aspects, how they receive this information and respond will determine how prosperous their future can be.
The positives for the AAF include an overall faster game that revolves around the on-field product. The average AAF game takes around two and a half hours, roughly 45 minutes less than the average NFL game. Rule changes have also served to the benefit of the AAF. New rules such as a shorter play clock, no kickoffs and no point-after-touchdown will provide faster, higher scoring games. Two of the most alluring changes from the AAF are the heavy use of on-field microphones and the use of total transparency regarding referees. In the AAF every important player, coordinator and coach have live-in-game mics that can be heard by the audience. In terms of referee transparency, any time there is a challenge issued the viewer is allowed to see and hear the official’s process show-
ing complete transparency. This innovation allows the fans to see why a call is made and is an innovation the NFL should consider. Despite the positives for the AAF, there are still some areas that will threaten the future success of the league. Quarterback play is the largest threat to the league considering that the NFL cannot fill out their rosters with quality quarterbacks across the board. Poor quarterback play can turn a league, even one that promotes offense lifeless. Although many of the rule changes administered by the AAF are positives, one that seems misguided is the non-blitzing rule. AAF defenses are only allowed to have a maximum of five men at the line of scrimmage and cannot blitz any player from the secondary. Although this may seem to promote more offense, it can also lead to quarterbacks sitting in the pocket
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for far too long. Furthermore, this takes away many of the exciting escapes and scrambles that come from secondary blitzes in the NFL. Although the idea may seem like it adds to the league, in practicality, it diminishes some of the defensive talent. The AAF is not the first, or last professional football league that has attempted
to run alongside the NFL. However, the future of the AAF may depend upon their cooperation with the NFL. At this point, the AAF shows promise not as a competitor of the NFL, but a developmental spring league that allows fans to watch football all-yearround.
Women’s team on fast track to immortality Jake Elmslie Sports Editor
Saturday evening the Rhode Island College women’s track and field team claimed the Little East Conference indoor championship in what was a momentously historic day for both the athletes involved and the program they represent. Continuing what has been a superlative season for head coach Tim Rudd and his squad, the Anchorwomen saw no less than four school records broken Saturday to go alongside numerous meet and conference records. These records included Chelsea Yang becoming the programs all-time leader in the weight throw with a 18.51 meter effort; Eleni
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Grammas setting the RIC mark in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.89 seconds and Margaret McCaffrey breaking the record she herself established in the mile earlier this season with a time of 5:18.9 minutes. Another standout for the Anchorwomen was junior Emma Landroche who after never having jumped before this season was able to set the RIC record in the long jump with a 5.69 meter leap. Landroche, who is ranked sixth in the nation in the event was also able to claim a victory for RIC in the 200 meter dash as well as closing out the Anchorwomen’s championship 4x200 and 4x400 relays. “I’m extremely proud of the ladies and what they
accomplished, this is probably the most balanced team athlete and coaching-wise the college has ever seen for the track and field program” Coach Rudd gushed when reached for
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comment by The Anchor. “Team is primed and ready to continue to improve we had 14 ladies qualified for New Englands, that’s most in programs history and there’s a realistic chance for 6 athletes
to qualify for nationals.” The Anchorwomen and their 14 qualifying athletes will next compete in the New England Division III Championship hosted at Bowdoin College this coming Friday and Saturday.
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Basketball regular season wrap up Jake Elmslie Sports Editor The regular season came to a close for both of Rhode Island College’s basketball programs Saturday afternoon, with one team gearing up for a playoff run while another has been left on the outside looking in. The Anchorwomen came into Saturday locked in as the fifth seed in the Little East, however coach Jenna Cosgrove still opted to utilize her full rotation in what resulted in a 63-52 win over the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons. While the victory has no impact on the seeding of the RIC team it does mean that the Beacons will enter the Little East tournament as the fourth seed and thusly will have a rematch with the Anchorwomen Tuesday evening in Boston in the conference quarterfi-
nals. “We were definitely motivated by the fact that winning meant we got to go up to Boston instead of taking a three hour ride up to Maine, we were pumped about that” explained Coach Cosgrove postgame. The Anchorwomen will exit the regular season with their first winning record in four years at 17-9. RIC was lead in scoring by Brooke Young who managed to average 9.9 points per game for an Anchorwomen team that averaged 62.3 points per game as a team, good enough for the sixth most in the conference. Meanwhile, the men’s team came into Saturday already knowing that their season was over long before tip off of what ended in a 80-64 against the Umass Boston team. The Anchormen under head coach Tom Glynn will fall victim to the newly contracted Little East playoff format. Photos courtesy of Thomas Crudale
#23 Justin Campbell, #24 Deyshawn Tengbeh
2019 marks the first season that only the top six teams in the conference advanced to the playoffs as opposed to the eight team tournament of yore. The Anchormen entered the month of February in a prime position to advance to the playoffs however three crucial loses over the months first two weeks tanked their chances. To their credit though the team recorded their first winning record since 2015 in what was characterized as a rebuilding year by Coach Glynn prior to the start of the season. Notable is the fact that the Anchormen entered the game with around half of their roster missing, with many players including team leading scorer Adham Floyd be-
ing absent on the court while simultaneously not being listed on the team’s official roster. An anonymous source tells The Anchor that Floyd was among a group of players who quit the team in the last week. Overall Justin Campbell stands as the lone graduating senior between both the men’s and women’s teams. “It’s bittersweet, I was thinking about it all last night, it’s been keeping me up. It was tough knowing this was my last game and that there aren’t any after it but overall the last four years I can honestly say I enjoyed myself.” Campbell who will conclude his career as the 25th 1000 point scorer in RIC men’s basketball history expositied postgame.
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#11 Benjamin Vezele, #24 Deyshawn Tengbeh ; Photos courtesy of Thomas Crudale