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Senator aske'd to step downPhilDwittNews Editor

The Student Senate was with one fewer mem­ber this week after one senator stepped down amidallegations that he showed up intoxicated to .aMarch 5 meeting.

Jon Nuh, a junior, was asked to step down forwhat Senate President Mike Witek called '"negli·gent and gro88 m:iaconduct" that Nash allegedlydisplayed at the last public Senate meeting beforespring break.

Nash spoke out about his di.sm.i.88al from the

Senate this week, saying his actions resulted fromgetting swept up in celebrating hie 21st birthday,which also was MElJ"Ch 5.

"I agree with the decision entirely, and regretdrinking on my 21&t birthday," Nash said.. '1 regretthe incident and apo1ocize to all those whom I letdown."

Nash was the chair of the Senate's AcademicAfi:a.irs Committee. Witek said Senate Vtce Presi­dent Veronica Columb is filling in aa chair until theSenate decides upon a replacement.

Witek would not go into deta.i1e about Nub'sbehavior, but in a lltatement read .at Monday

night's Senate meeting, Witek said Nash's actionswere not "acceptable conduct."

Nash initially submitted to Witek a letter ofresignation after the incident, but Witek thenaaked him to step down. Witek said a resignationwould have allowed Nuh to run for Senate in fu·ture terms. whereas aaking him to step down nixedhis chances of serving altogether.

The Student Senate bylaws state that dis·mis8ed senators may never again hold positions ofhonor and trust in the Senate. Witek said beingdiamisud &om the Senate also makes it impossi-

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Courtney NugentFeatures Editor

an a BuckJey traveled to CaboSan Lucas, Mexico with friends forsix days where abe went snorkeling,jet akiiDa, mmmjDg, yachtiDc, Bail·inc and clubbing. When the re1.uingand sun bathing ended, Buckleyplanned to leave Saturday morning80 she could be back on campus Sun·dayaftemoon.

That was until she discoveredher night had been cancelled.

'1 guess when a fiight is cancelledbecause of weather, the airline does·n't have to do anythi.ng- at least that'swhat we were told," Buckley said."Continental told us they wouldn't

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...........,..NiJcJri Giovanni. a ciuil rights poet, visited campus Thurs·day, March 22 to speak about the present-day fighl forfreedom entitled "Civil Rights in the 21St Century."

verbal assault onNirschel out of angertoward the entire uni­versity, police said..

When Battleslearned the universityhad filed a complaintwith local authoritiesover the phone calls, hebegan crank-callingBristol police aOlI atleast one attorney fo.rthe university in Smith·field, Guercia said..

"1le would call ourmain desk and tie it upfor an hour with contin­uous phone calls, notmaking any sense,"

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He sits by the fire, his walls covered with antiquehand-carving tools and sports memorabilia asBeethoven playa in the backpowul Armand I.Moo_

and sculptor. primarily of sports players.The Roger Williams University community, bow·

ever, knows l@(ontagne beet foc creating the RogerWilli.Na.s atatue'located on the quad co-n;;nisaioned bythe university 10 yean ago.

'"I wanted to honor the man for wbom the univer­sity waa named," Professor Anthony Santoro, the pres­ident at the time the statue was commissioned.said. "He was an important historical figure because ofhis thoughts on religious freedom and tolerance. Iwanted the university to be continually reoiinded thatit must be a place for the free expre8sion of ideas."

When approached to create a statue for the name-

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"He started a tele­phone harassment cam·paign that lasted two orthree years and as a re­sult of that, we initiatedan investigation and ul­timately had an arrestwarrant drawn up forhim for crank and ha·rassing calls," BristolPolice Lt. Nick Guerciasaid.

Nirschel, who didnot return a request forcomment, became pres­ident of the universityin the fall of 200 1 and80 was not involvedwith Battles' expulsiona year earlier. Battleslikely unleashed his

to undergo mentalhealth counseling fol·lowing his MElJ"Ch 1 ar­rest. Battles had beenliving in Missouri sincehis expulsion from theuniversity, according toauthorities.

Police said Battlesbegan the crank callsseveral years ago whenthe university took himto court over racist,threatening e-mails heallegedly sent to JohnPrettyman. the formerdean of students at theRalph Papitto School ofLaw. Battles was study­ing law at the time ofhis expulsion.

Behind the birth of Roger statue Studentsstranded

........The wooden statw thot stands in the library is the moldfor thebronze statue in 1M quod. Armand LaMontagne created him tolooIc: '1arger than life.·

A former RogerWilliams University~tudent. who was ex­pelled in 2000 for al­legedly sending raciste-mails to a black dean,was charged earlier thismonth with makinghundreds of haraningphone calls to PresidentRoy J. NirscbeJ andlocal authorities. Bris­tol police said.

George Battles, 38,of Fenton, Mo., was is·sued a no-oontact order,sentenced to one year ofprobation and ordered

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The official reason for the switchis so that t.here can be a larger varietyof programs presented on campus.Maybe a speaker will come in insteador another play will be performed.But why? It's obviously not becausethe show is ineffective. After all, theplay raised over $2,500 this year anathe proceeds went to four importantwomen's charities. It's hard to imag­ine whatever replaces it being as suc­cessful.

So if it was replaced to get differ­ent events on campus, is the schoolgoing to implement the same rulechanges for ot.her events? What willthey force out next year? The RelayFor Life? Mr. RWU? Drawing theShades? The men's basketball teamlosing in the first round to Went·worth?

Obviously none of these thingswill happen, and for good reason (ex·cept with the basketball team; thatreally Mould be a rule, although [feellike tbeyll make a good run nextyear). So why do the Morwlogu.es getdifferent treatment despite how muchgood it does?

The answer is simple. None ofthese shows are about vaginas. Peo­pIe- are uncomfortable just with theword. Anyone that bas read the paperrecently can see that. They're not onlyjust uncomfortable, they're upsetabout it.

I don't blame school officials forwanting to avoid the controversy.They always would prefer less of that.But it's what makes people so upsetthat [ once again don't understand.There ate some pa.rt!!I or the play thatare vulgar. true. but the play is aboutdomestic violence. It can't be all rain­bows and butterflies.

Domestic violence is a horribletragedy, and there were many timesduring the play where I was reallyuncomfortable. It's the 'same uncom·fortable-ness that comes from watch·ing &hindkr's List or from watchingthe nightly news after civilians havedied in a bombing. There are a lot ofterrible things in the world, butthey're things that we need to be ex­posed to. We can:tjust make a play goaway and pretend these things don'thappen.

Surely next year there wiU stillbe some type of event that will touchon the issue. But when the VaginaMono/(,guu already are reaching somany people, why would anyone wantto sacriJice something 80 effective?

Sometimes I just don't under·stand.

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In an early sceneof one of the true cin­ematic masterpiecesof the 19908, Kinder­garten Cop, a littleboy stands up and in·forms ArnoldSchw8rZenegger that '::''--::,---'-­"Boys have a penis, Jim Dugangirls have a'vagina." HualdStaffWhile this type oflanguage may be acceptable inkindergarten, it apparently does notfly very well everywhere el8e. .

I1l get back to what I mean therein a moment, but first let me teUabout myself a little. When it comesto school, I normally do p,retty wellgrade·wise, and 1 killed the SATs.However, I very often feel like anidiot. Why? Welll feel like this oftenbecause there are many things in thisworld that I just don't understand.

For instance. why did Deuce Bi­gelow: Mak Gigo", require a sequel?And how does anyone actually enjoywatching NASCAR? And why don'tApple Jacks taste like apples?

But more so, J don't understandwhy people get 80 upset over every­thing. For example, Columbia Uni­versity recently announced thatMaLthewFox, the star of the hit showLost would be giving their class dayspeech. Many of the students therebegan to protest immediately, and theuniversity's undergraduate maga­zine, The Blue and White, and theironline publication, BWOG, haslaunched a campaign to remove him,calling his selection "'an outrage, 8

travesty".Sure, be may not be as big of a

name as BWOG's first choice, AnnaPaquin (She played Rogue in the X­Men movies. Yet another thing 1 did­n't know), but Fox is a graduate ofColumbia and has become pretty fa­mous in his field of work.

Aren't those the foundations of agreat speaker (or a school? I guess thestudents really are just upset becausethey feel Fox isn't on the same levelas last year's speaker, John McCain,the senator from Arizona. Oh wait,Columbia received. a lot of attentionfor protesting his speech too? Nevermind then.

But anyway, this all brings me toour school and, ofcourse, vaginas. Re­cently there has been a bit of commo­tion over the Vagina Monologua,which after this year will DO looger beshown on campus every year. In fact,the program would have been can·celed Cor this past year if not for thehard work olthe RWU Women's Cen­ter and the girla 01 the play.

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Dear Editor,I was recently quoted in an article on the Vagina Monologues, in which I

stated that r feel the show is morally irresponsible, and promotes a radically lib­eral agenda. However, while my reverential statements pertained directly to thecontent and conveyance of the show, it was rebutted with malicious attacks onthe shows opponents, which I take personally considering that I was the onlyperson the show's proponents quoted in their letters.

In response to the show's proponents urging opposition to attend the show, IwouldJike to report that I flAVE seen the show, hence my vigorous opposition toit. I feel that the show provides a tastless way to convey a sub-par message.Also, for those deeming opposition to the show "mysoginistic", I would like to re­mind people that you do not need to dislike women to dislike tastless displa'ys ofmediocre messages! While I respect the hard work that the show's actresses putinto it, I simply do not support their rationale.

Finally, I feel an important part of my interview was left out of the initial ar­ticle on the show; I believe that if an equally conservative program were broughtto the school, it would make national news. In my opinion, if a liberal show is al­lowed to illustrate "shock-and'-awe" tactics to convey a message, conservativeprograms should be allowed the same leverage. I stand by all statements I havemade regarding tlie show, and urge students to stand up against moral irrespon­sibility on campus.

Sincerely,Gregory Gravelle

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I believe in shoes. Colorful. Beautiful. Plentiful.I believe in bold colors. Draw some attention to yourself.I believe in belts. Waist or hip, they add a little some·thing to any au'tfit.I believe in designer clothes, if they are timeless.I believe that people don't always know what looks goodon them. Ask a friend, or better yet, ask a friend of theopposite sex.I believe that tailoring is a last resort. Unless it's pantslength, doo't do it. Instead of promoting tailoring onevery fashion TV show, they should try promoting how tofind clothes that actually fit in the fitting room.Ybelieve that a $300 Coach handbag will get just 85 dirtyin six months as a $40 non-designer bag. Unless youhave the extra cash, is it-really worth it?I believe that most men have no style, and they wouldn'tknow what style was if it hit them in the face.r believe in short skirts and mini dresses. If you have hotlegs, flaunt them and don't let anyone tell you a skirt istoo short unless your butt hangs out.I believe that affordable jeans are made terribly. Thewaist could fit around Shamu, but for some odd reasonyou can't fit your ankle through the thigh. Where do theyget these proportions? .I believe in collared shirts on men. Hot.I believe in sweats. Wear them and love them. After col­lege the only place you can wear them in public is thegym.I believe that no male should shop in a female clothingstore, unless they are buying a gift.I believe that everyone can find clothes that look good onthem. I don't care how disproportional your body is, itmight take you longer, but you can find cJothee that.)lOUlook and feel damn sexy in.I believe in personal style. Find out who you are, andthen express that in what you wear.1 believe in cute underwear. Color. Lace. Bows. It'll makeyou feel adorable and sexy all day.I believe in hair and makeup. A little goes a long way. Atleast on days when early classes are not involved.I believe in sunny, warm weather. It makes dressingwell easier and more fun, Dot to mention it's when wecan wear awesome bikinis and all our cute tops.I believe in favorites: those clothes you wear at leastonce each week, even though you have 20 other piecesyou've worn once or never at all.I believe in fashion (on days where early classes andsnow are not involved.) Always dress to impress.

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Bow~ have you twoheelLclatla& and how didyou meet?rd OIlY I _ really aewoomethiD, epecioI the nightof midnight medoua. Sheuked IDe to bid on her .. adate far Hon>eoami.., (an opportunity that I oouldn't paso up) and eventu.ally aba uked me ift~ to 80" a Mett Natbanaon concert with herand IOIIle trienda. WheD we were walkin& towards the concert, and on thel'o!d _ at:Prtnoi"- .... noticed a plaotiJ: bag and picked it up in tharood Ix> throw it awey_~~__.. vezy uniquely her andmade her atand out in my.............,...eould OIlY that thiDp_to_What Is yoar aboolute favorite tbla& to do ?I think Wa _ Ix> OIlY that "" _ really lite juat1laWIa time with_..........-: ...... a rood b..ak """' oar buoy acbedulea.What IIOtbe__tIaIq about Devou!Have you .... Ilevon? Try findin, a Ieut attractive tbmg about her, andthen wel1 have 80JIlethiDc to talk about; rather, argue about. Anywaya, hereyea.II y'0u could describe her In one word what would it be?Genuine,What is your favorite movie1'I definitelY have a huge range of movie favorites, but my classics are""TheBoondock SainU, Fight Club and most recently (by Devon's influence actu·ally) Ci<y of A"I!e18.What would you.,. .. your favorite artk:le of clothing!My fleece Aeropostle pants; Devon gave them to me for Christmas and Ipretty much live in them when)'oo in my room, in her room, or: hanging outat home. They're the most comfortable "sweatpants" I have ever owned.Ifyou ~uld give people ODe word of advice for how to keep a ,oodrelationship, what would it be!Communicate. If you don't know what the other person is thinking, then

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Interview with Devon

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How lolll.have you two been datiD«"aDd boW' did you meet?We m~when Brian was elected Freshman Clue President, and~ed·tb.e1nt<lr·Clua Council, which I .... already.... After that, I .or! of puraueclhim, really. by asking him to bid on _ .. a~ date'" Mr. RWU(J wu a PAl, and then after homecoming,l asked him to come with two ofmy best friends and me to • Malt Natbaneon tiO'IIi08tt. While we were wait­mg for him to come OIl. ......_ aittlDI at Lupoo -""",_1 i""*....of,blurted out tbat I bad a cruob GIlIWa. After that, tile baD .... in1IIa_and he definitely did ilia part.What q yo.... .-...fa_ tbla& to do toptbartBe dorky. No really, ....... both .0 involved aDd dedi<ated to life on tIIIacampua, but, we -.ly really juat liB baaciD, out in my-. ..W....we""'in,1IlOVieo, .....-.....- -""". Vim lit. an old I1lll1'riod cou·pIe. It's kind or aiek.eDiDc, in a cute way.What q tbe__ tIaIq_Brian.!Gcod queation. I ....prett;y_byllla_lhe day thatI _ him. hide """' ilia _ which it adonoble, tha la.... he bas wbaobe'a uncomtorteble, the _nneriema be baa, ilia body in~ ... Airicht.focus. ReaDY,l lOtte eay the~ attractive~ about him is the way hetoea care of me. I mean, bit penonality is just amazing. he's an awesomeguy, but. nothing is aweeter or more attractive about bim than wben he'strying to take care of me.What is BriaD'& favorite movie?He's got a few, I won't even pretend to guess what his answer was. but, truthbe told, anything particularly girly and embarraBsing. Other than that. anymovie that is meaningful and well made.What would you say is his favorite article of clothinr1Well, do haircutacount? He is very partial to the way hisbair i.e cut. It wpuldbe cool maybe ifhe said the comfy panta] cave him for Christmas, but, moatlikely his work t·shirtB that be'. cut all o( the aIeevea off of.If' you could give people one word ofadvice tor how to keep a good

. relationship, what would it be1'Communicate. And, you know; ifyou love the~ don't 8CreW it up. Stoppointing fingers or picking unnecessa.tY fights, just, be patient, work it out,and have fun.

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is why they volunteer. Calls likeMaple are just not as exciting," Del·lamura said. ''Depending on the timeof day, firemen know when a Maplecall is exciting or not. For example,if it is around five or six p.m. andthe alarm goes off for Maple, we allsmile and say together 'Popcorn'."

Only officers from the stationcan turn off the alarm, which is whystudents must wait outside for awhile. Students must wait until thefire department arrives, turns offthe alarm, and gives the o.k. to re­turn to their rooms.

To avoid future fire alarms, stu·dents should educate themselves onhow to prevent them.

"Pay attention to what you arecooking," Newman said. ''Do notleave for five minutes and talk to afriend, then return to what you weredoing."

The Department of ResidentialLife and Housing is also taking ac­tion to prevent further alarms. "Ourgoal is to be educational," Newmansaid. "We will educate through pas­sive programming, including RAsconducting a demonstration on theproperties of microwaves to theirresidents."

With these forms of program­ming, the hope for Residential Lifeand Housing is that unimportantfire alarms will be less frequent. Thebest way to prevent these alarms isthrough education, although there isno guarantee that they will com­pletely stop.

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after you. It really isn't worth it.However, so far this year, everyonehas done a great job!"

It may seem like more of a has­sle for students, however these pro·cedures are mandatory. "Theinconvenience of standing in the coldis worth being safe," Newman said.~-Each school year the Depart­

ment of Residence Life and Housingschedules two fire drills for each res­idence hall, one occurring randomlyper semester.

"Scheduled alarms are alwaysplanned during the week and rela­tively early in the night," Newmansaid. "Unfortunately, this semester'sfire drill happpned during the periodof multiple alarms."

Fire alarms can also be a hasslefor the fire department. Dellamurais a student at Roger Williams,which makes each call for him evenworse he said.

"If an alarm for Maple goes offwhile I'm on campus, I would haveto drive to the station, gear up, andride the fire truck back to the scene,"he said. "If I'm standing outside ofMaple and my beeper goes off sayingMaple is on fire, and I see no flames,going through that whole process isa w,aste of my time."

The Bristol firefighters volun­teer job, meaning they do this job be­cause they want to and not becauseof the money.

"Firefighters get excited for bigcalls. Many love what they do andare very passionate about it, which

Maple Hall is one of the oldestresidence halls on the campus, andonly two summers ago had an en·tirely new fire alarm system in­stalled. The new system is extremelysensitive, which is one reason whyMaple is commonly known for itsfire alarms going off. .

"Willow also had'a new systemput in recently, however, when thealarm goes off, only the studentswho live in that particular town­house have to evacuate," Newmansaid.

Most fire alarms that go off incollege dorms are caused by harm­less acts, such as burnt popcorn orcooking. However, each time thealarm goes off, students must treatthe incident in the same manner.

"We must treat every alarmwith caution," Bristol Fire Depart­ment Volunteer Joe Dellamura said."It is procedure to evacuate thebuilding no matter what the cause ofthe alarm is. Although, you don'tneed to be a firefighter to knowthat."

According to Dellamura, callsabout fires in residence halls holdhigh priority because of the amountof people located in the residences.

Newman said she regards everyfire alarm with the greatest caution.

"If you fail to evacuate, you willbe documented," she said. "If thealarm is fot a real fire and you fail toevacuate, you are not only riskingyour own life, but also the lives ofthe firefighters that have to go in

in about a month, Witek said theSenate is working to appoint some­one to Nash's position.

""We have a list of names of peo·pIe we're looking at," Witek said. "Imake the appointment, but 1 includeothers in it and I ask other people forinput and whatnot to try to pick thebest fit. The only thing that's toughnow is that there is such a shortamount of time between now andwhat's left of the year."

The Senate has three weeks tofill an open spot with somebody whocould begin working right away inthe weeks building up to elections.

"I want to appoint somebodythat's close to the Senate, just be­cause there's not much time left andI want to cut down on the learningcurve so they can jump in and have aworking idea of it·-someone whosebeen interested in the past," Witeksaid. "It's not that I don't want newpeople or more involvement, but withfour or five weeks left, it's kind ofhard to train somebody and expectthem to know everything."

Elections for the 2007·2008 Stu­dent Senate will be held onmyRWU.edu on April 4 and 5. Thenew Senate will take power towardthe end of the semester.

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ble to serve in elected positions inother programs the Senate controls.

In his statement Monday night,Witek apologized for the incident infront of his fellow senators and acrowd of student leaders from otherorganizations, some of whom werepresent at the March 5 meeting.

"This is an isolated incident thatwas dealt with swiftly and fairly withthe interest of the student body inmind," Witek said. "This was the actof an individual and not the group."

Witek said student senators are"senators all the time" and have anobligation to act appropriately inpublic. He called it unacceptable to~ct irresponsibly, especially at Senatefunctions.

'What I said in my report mighthave been a little bit harsh, but itwas more to make a point that we'renot going to stand for this stuff andthat's not the image of the Senate,".Witek said in a separate interview.

Witek recalled only one othertime he has asked a senator to resign.He said a few other senators have re­signed voluntarily during his presi·dency because of other commitments,study-abroad opportunities and per­sonal matters.

With the current term set to end

Kelleigh WelchHerald Staff

Nothing could be worse for a col­lege student than being woken up at2:30 a.m. to the piercing sound ofthe fIre alarm ringing throughoutresidence hallways, notifying stu­dents that they must crawl Qut ofbed and patiently wait in the freez­ing weather for the fire departmentto arrive, For Maple Hall Students,this is a common occurrence.

"Whenever the fire alarm goes ­off, my stomach drops," Maple resi­dent Allegra Hachey said.

Prior to spring break, MapleHall experienced six fire alarmswithin a two-week span, a case veryrare for the average RWU residencehalL According to Maple Hall CORERachel Newman four of the alarmswere from students either cooking inthe Intercultural Center or in a mi­crowave.

"Students tend to forget that theIntercultural Center is attached toMaple. If the alarm is set off becauseof the Intercultural Center, all ofMaple must evacuate," Newmansaid.

Although fire alarms are a has­sle for all parties, official say theymust be taken seriously.

"During the two weeks of fre·quent fire drills, each alarm was le­gitimate, and none were malicious,"Newman said. '1 view each alarm,although all close together, as sepa­rate, isolated situations."

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Herald Music & MoreFor all the latest in the music industry. Reviews, charts & much more!

Danny RuthHerald Staff

With flowing red locks and a

voice stronger than ever, Joss Stone

returns with her third album enti­

tled Introdu.cing Joss Stone. Stone

chose the title to reflect both ber un­

happiness with her previous efforts

and to portray the style of music

that fans would be recieving on the

new release.

Stone explains that this record

finally feels like something that rep­

resents who she is as an artist and

as a person. Apparently, many deci­

sions were made without her COh­

sent on her paat two records and she

has finally gained control.

This new found control is richly

expressed on the soulful "Introduc·

ing..." The album finally finds Stone

mixing the correct amount -of

chrous-driven pop and off·beat neo·

soul rhythms. Highlighting this re­

freshed new musical style is her

significantly matured and powerful

voice. Stone shows more control over

her voice with less distracting rifts

and more simple soul.

The disc features two stellar col­

laborations. First with Common on

"Tell Me What We're Gonna Do

Now," which is a beautiful love song

with a harmonic feel and flowing

lyrics from Common on the bridge.

The second collaboration might be a

shock to some. Joss Stone, after re­

peated calling to her mother, man­

aged to bring Lauryn Hill out of

retirement. "Music," one of the most

powerful songs on the CD, explains

Stone's love affair with music and

tells the story of what it means to

her. Hill's lyrics are as poetic and

meaningful as ever. This collabora­

tion makes the CD a true winner.

Other mentionable songs in­

clude "Bruised But Not Broken,"

which finds Stone subduing her

voice to mesh beautifully with a or­

chestra-infused track_ Both "Girl

They Won't Believe It" and ""Head

Turner" have very old-school feels.

Reminescent of Aretha Franklin or

Diana Ross, both tracks are heavy

in the chorus and background vo·

cal~: Lastly, "Bad Habit" glides

along with a strong bass·line and

quick pace.

Overall, Introducing Joss Stone

shows significant growth and matu­

rity on Stone's behalf. The disc is

well-crafted and has a unified feel to

it. Unlike her previous efforts this

disc shows Stone at her best and

truly is a necessity for any lover of

neo·soul music.

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TIm HollanHerald Staff

When I first heard the ArcadeFire, it was a performance onConan O'Brien, which I remem­bered being awesome primarilybecause one band member wasplaying percussion on anotherband member's motorcycle hel­met while he wore it. The imagethe band portrayed - free-spiritedpeople filled with the artistic im­pulse while wearing incrediblyconservative clothing - was bothfitting and contradictory. How­ever, at the base of it was somequality song wits.

And it is that quality song­writing that makes their secondalbum, Neon Bible, such a re­warding listen. The song writing

is never portentous or a collection I say that this is an iodie-rockof pop cliches, but instead, it is equivalent of the Beach Boys'very heartfelt, distinctive and classic album Pet Sounds. Notsoulful. only ~ it have that whole

Like all great albums, "teenage letter to God" feel thatNeon Bible is not just a col1ecrion Pel Sounds had, but it also has theofgood songs, but a complete and baroque flourishes that Pettotal whole. No song feels like a Sounds contained. Every song hassingle tacked on for the purposes many layers of sound going on.of moving sales, nor could I think whether it is timpani flourishes inofa single song that should be cut the first track., or the overpower­off that would not do more hann ing church organ and the tinklingto the record than good. Every bells on "lntervention." On a fewsong belongs to this album aes- tracks, they create the sound of athetically, whether it is the simple choir singing the music. And itthrowback rock of "Keep the Car never sounds overloaded, busy orRunning," the baroque iodie-pop gratuitous. Rather it comes acrossof "Black Mirror;' the tortured as wann and loving."My Body is a Cage:' or the sing- But the greatest thing aboutsong "Neon Bible." this album is the fact that it is mov

I mean no hyperbole when ing. It will stir up emotions in

The Arcade Fire, "Neon Bible"

you, and it will move the soulmore than a modem day revival.It is strong, powerful, and a tri­umpb. I can say with cenainty thatthis album will be spun on myturntable constantly until I wear itout. And then I'll just get anothercopy and do it again.

Billboard Chart Review: Number ones

Billboard 200: Top Latin Albums: Hot R&BjHip Hop Top Digital Albums Hot Country SongsLuvanmusiq Vencedor LostWithU Back to Black Beer in MexicoMusiq SouJchiJd Valentin Elizalde Robin 11:ticke Amy Whitehouse Kenny Chesney.

Top Independent Albums: Hot 100: Top R&BjHip-Hop Hot Mainstream Rock Hot Latin SongsDon't Quit your Day Glamorous Albums Tracks La Uave De MiJob Fergie Featuring Ludacris Luvanmusiq Breath CorazonConsequence Musiq Soulchild Breaking Benjamin Juan Luis Guerra Y 440

Hot RingtonesTop Independent Albums Poppin' Hot Rap Tracks: Top Rap Albums Hot Videocli'p n-acksNeon Bible Chris Brown Featuring Jay 'Ibis is Why I'm Hot Rich Boy Tell Me 'Bout ItArcade Fire Biz Mims Joss Stone

Hot Modem Rock Tracks:Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Hot Digital Songs Hot Digital Tracks From Yesterday Top DVD SalesIt's Not Over Glamorous Cupid's Chokehold 30 Seconds to Mars Bora.Daughtry Fergie Featuring Ludacris Gym Class Heroes Featur-

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ExeJ:''Cise experts and student8 what they put in their mouths. The hoi which does damage. When I'm at participating in other group cJ:.crcisesalike seem to agree that the freshman motivation to walk to the gym seems home I go to the gym every day but available at the Recreation Center.fifteen is a "problem on oollege cam- to fade, Dever mind the workout once here, I haven't been once. I'm too She also added, "1 guess if I foundpuses. Gaining weight freshman year they get tbere. The choices at the bU8Y.~ someone to go with and felt like I hadis not necesaari.l.y an inescapable 8S- RWU Commons don't help much ei· Most college students on campus to go, I would. For example, at homepoet of the college experience, but it ther. mare the ume feelings: Busy sched· I Wall paying for the dallCil clll8Bes, sois a problem that affects the majority ~shman Brittany Dreier said ules, new experiences and an over- I had to go. I had the motivation.~of students. . sarcastically, "Hmm..•which would I whelming amount of freedom all take Many other students might feel

Kim Teves, an exerci&e instructor rather, some IcttuCil, cucumbers and a toll. Students agree that food is to the same way. They know theyat Roger Williams University who tomatoes with a dressing I can't even blame; however, Teves says the stu· should go to the gym, but they find itteaches yoga, spinning, core cllisses pronounce? Or those hot, delicious dents make their own bad food deci- difficult to get motivated, or theyand sculpting said, YAn average of so. onion rings, french fries, and pius &ions. don't want to go alone. At the begin-S/) percent of students gain weight.. that are calling my name? I think I'll Accoxding to Teves, there are ning of the school year, students com·lffshmen.~ go with the greasy goodness.Y many ways for students to eat monly tell them6clves that ·they'll

Tevea followed by stating reasons Freshman KelSey McLellen said· healthy and get well- balanood meals. visit the gym daily, but as the schoolwhy students gain weight. she bas defrnitely seen the dJects of 'There are a lot of great options year progresses, many stop going.

"Poor earing choices, a lack ofed· her unhealthy eating habits, lack of in the commons: The Global section is According to Teves, the numberucation on what to eat. and eating on eurci8e and overindulgence in alro- £abulous! Students should eat fruits of students in group exercise cla88C8convenience," she said. ~ey don't hol and vegetables, get in good protein is high at the beginning of the yearknow how to eat. Students are over· "1 was so shocked, when 1 saw and walk away with a balanced and rises again right before springwhelmed by the new experience and that I had gained thirty pounds in plate," she said. break. Once apring break is over andthey make poor choices. Alcohol hal one 8Cmester,~she said. Teves believes student& are une- emma ap.proach, Teves said the num-part to do with it, too," McLelien added, "My mom ill a ducated about the foods they put in ber decreasell once again,

Fl'eshmen come to~"',,"h"oo,,::l~looik~i~nJL~~~...~~~~- their mouth and the effect they have To help with this problem, Teves- on their bodies. She says, "They suggested. other ways for students to

should also watch portions and know remain active outside of the gym.what they're eating," "Swimming, walking, biking on

More on the baBis of recom· the bike path, waterfrent activitiellmended exercise, Teves suggested like kayak.in.g, even getting a group ofcollege students work out five to six, fnends together and watching worktimea a week doing a cardiovascular out videos," she Mid.lictivity such as walking or running, Fretlhmcll nre the victims of the30 minutes a day, and a minimum of weight gain beeause. according tothree days of weight training a week, Teves, "It's a new !tart, and freshmen

Some sludellts on campus are not aren't used to college life yet.~

likely to exercise anywhere near the Teves explained that once stu­amount suaestcd, probably due to dents have everything balanced, they

"".....t....Aar 1InltCaitlin Kraft said she gained ier and more level weight.

some weight, but not the whole fresh· So for all you out there who haveman 6Jl:.een.. gained that pesky freshman fifteen,

"1 go to the gym ~very once in a there is hope. Focus ~re on whatwbile. At home I took dance claa&e$ and how you eat, your exercise lOU'

three hours, twice a week which I tine and drinking habita, and youdon't have here. 1 find it more moti- oould feel just as great as you didvaring to go somewhere where I have when you first got here,

Food Critic: Carmella's PizzeriaJ~",,"*

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Walking into the cute pizreria,we immediately felt like we were intuscany. The wo.lls were painted. yel·low and purple with beautiful paint­ings on the walls and one giantpainting on the back wall,

The chairs were black and the taobles were metallic·like. The atmos­phere was casual but definitelyappropnate for Carmellas.

We were able to order an ap~·

tizcr, sslad, small pizUl and threedrinks for 25 dollnra.

Although Carm~lla's offerredmany salads, we decided upon thehouse salad, nnd although the two ofus shared it, there was almost halfleft. It came in an easy·f.o.go con­tainer though and was full of a vari­ety of veggies.

We also ordered. cheesy breadwhich was roccsceia bread withcheese on top. They also served greatdipping marinara sauce with it.Again the portions were too much forus to handle, and the appetizerserved at least four people.

Our main course was a sm.allproacuitto popaye pizza whic hadspinach, broccolli, roasted garlic,

Food Critic Ratings: (1-5)Food: 5Service: 4Price: 4

proscuitto, choose, paremesean andthere was easily enough for five pC<I'

pie which coot only $10.89Everything tasted delicious and

we had tlO complaints.In addition, they also offer

"choose your own topping" pizzas aswell as vanous pasta dishes.

The dining was casual with paperplates, plasticware, napkins andstraws in baskets at the tables toserve yoursclf with.

The dining space seemed small,but was never crowded during Ourdining experience, granted we dinedat a non·peak hour.

Cannella's pizzeria can be locatedin Middletown across the street fromApplebees and is great for a casualnight out with friends and they offertakeout as well.

Although the service was quickand friendly, we were a bit confusedat first. You first Ol'der your food andchoose your drinks out of a case, thenyou pay at the counter. :'lou can then

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(Aboue) Qlmll~lIa's Pizzen'o in Middletown is a great place to go for casual dining,(Below) The sma.llproscuitto poM/t pizw was /argeondjor a goodprice.,

choose a seat and they serve You therou_.

Our waitress only came to thetable twice, once to drop off the saladand once with appetizer and pius atthe same time.

A1J other customers came into theslore, it seemed 8S though the staffknew everyone by name saying "howare you, how is the family" to the cus­lomers. The only downside was when'we «mid hear them fighting in theback.•

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ROGER: Sports sculptor creates namesakeThe creative genius behind Roger

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Cont'dfrompogelaake of the university. LaMontagne initially wasuninterested..

"Oddly enough, he at. rll'St refuBCd to accept

the eommi88ion. When be saw the location thatwall being.proposed, he quickly agreed to take onthe task ofcresting the 8tatu('.~said Santoro, now

a RWU law profcs80r.

According to LaMontagne, tl friend on thenoard of Trustees convinced LaMontagne to takethe free lunch with him and the president despitehis lock of interest for thCl commillll.ion.

;oJ thought to my8e!f, 'What the hell is his bat-­

ting average?"" LaMontagne chuckled. The twomen convinced -LaMontagne that it would be 8Rhode Island historical piece that would stay inthe atate. "1 guess they caught me on a good day,"LaMontagne said.

LaMontagne begim a statuo with • big block

of ",ood spprorilnate1y 1500 to 1600 pounds andthen ClU'Ve8 the original piooe. From the carving, a

silicon and rubber mold is made &om the woodand then the brome elUting ia .truclt at the PaulKing Foundry Inc. The wooden carving of RogerWilliarna is eUibited in the univenity library onthe stain leading to the aec:ond floor.

When John Tameo, manager ofr.acilities oper­ations and engineerlni', came to pick up the bronze8Culpture, they didn't have a location for thewooden statue.

~lt was a last-minute decision to put it in thelibrary and make the special gh.lllll Cf\8e for him,~

Tarneo aaid.According to LaMontagne, he doea not know

how 10Dg a given individual will take to carve andmold.

"Each individual ia different. Everyone isunique and different," LaMontagne .aid addingthat he brings a lifetime of experience and knowl­

. edge into each creation.'1t'a lik.e golf_ You take three ....een off, and it

is like you have atart all over again," LaMontagneoai<l

Although hesitant at fint to working on the

statue, '1 had fun with the preeident {Santoro],"LaMontagne said. "M06t people are afraid oCt.hose

illY8·"On one (lCICUion,

Santoro told LaM­

ODtagne that hewaa going to

offer baseballplayer Ted

Williams an hon­orary degree fromRWU, but LaMon­tagne ....arned him

that Ted

Williams would refuse - he refused Harvard.LaMontagne advised him to send the letter

anyway because he would get a letter back with asignature from Ted- Williams worth at lealt$1,000.

"I am not sure ifhe followed through with thator not. I would have done it, but I W8.8 not. the pres­ident," LaM'ontagne said.

After finishing Roger Williamll, La LaMon­tagne creat.cd Imother historical piece for Mohe­gan Sun, a Connecticut casino, of Gladys theMedicine Woman.

"She was 100 years old, and I hoped tho wholeway over she didn't die before I got there. but shelived another su years after it wall finished," La·

Montagne said.Because of the reselltth involved, the Roger

Williams statue took longer than ueual to make."No known i.mage of Roger Williama," LaMon­

tagne said_ ~ere wasn't even a contemporarywho had deKribed b.im... Kapstein [LaMontagne'sagent) and t did some researcll and even looked atmany known anc:estora, but DODe had a diatinctivecommon reature.~ Even after creating the statuehe still88,Y8 be would love to know what Williarnalooked like when he was alive.

-J thought to m)·ffifwh(ll. 1M. Mf/ u, &gu Williom,~

batting overag~7"

According to LaMontagne, the Board of'l'nLateee and Santoro asked I ............ what thelJtatue was going to look like.

"Because the majority of the boaJ'd were Ital­ian, I joked with them and told them 'Hel1 end uplooking Italian if I mOll8 up" LaMontagne reealled.

Because no recollection of William's appear­ance exists, LaMontagne had more freedom thanwith m06t statues he creates. However, accordingto LaMontagne, it was a blesaing and a curse hav·ing eo much freedom. On one hand, be couldn'tmesa up the look, but he also needed to "zero-in ona particular individual~

Becaue he bad just finiahed a lifo-aize lICuIp.ture of Ted Williarna, he decided be would makeRoger WiDiamslook like him.

'"Wel~ he has to look like someone," LaMon­tagne said. "Nobody can say t didn't use the rightname. They mUllt be related somehow."

The design included original period clo.thingfrom the 16406 as well as long bair, which aooord·ing to LaMontagne, Ted Williams would not haveliked. But he used Ted Williams height and pro­

file.An RWU rumor claim that the statue featured

Ted Williams', chin but Santoro's nOlle."Dr. Santoro's noee just happens to look like

Ted Williams'. nose; LaMontagne aaid. '"I'hat isaccidental."

LaMontagne gave Roger Williall1l Ted·Williams's beight and stature.

"I was a bit optimistic with the sise because6'4" would have boon a giant in the 1640., but myjob is to put gll)'8 on a pedeatal and that is literallywbat I do," LaMontagne said. "Heroes are sup·posed to be larger than life. Nobody could tell mefor sure he whn't that t.a1L~

LaMontagne constructed Roger Williams witha welcoming pose - a book in his hand and hisother arm extended as to welcome students and

....c....,..Rhode l$land sculptorArrrnmd LaMontagne stands" with(korge Potten which will M !ent to WestpOint.

guests to campua. He was placed up on the rock inhopes that students wouldn't climb to shake hishand and wear down the bronze.

Of course now, campus superstitions includeshaking Roger Williams's hand for good luck be­(ore finals and drening him (or special events.

'Tve seen him {Roger Williama statue] dreeMldas everything from Cupid to Santa, with a togaetc." TalMO said.

Describing him&elf'u a "portrait sculptor," La·Montagne ..y. he enjoys documenting the con­temporary heroes and heroines of the time.Beeauae be immort.alizea heroes., mostly hecreatea:eculpture9 of sparta players.

AJs a kid, bill hero was the baseball player TedWilliams. When be was commissioned to create astatue oftbe hall offamer, he got to meet him andtalk with him.

"I wid Ted, "Ted, be carefu~1can take a chipolf your shoulder real quick ... literally," LaMon­tagne said.

LaMontagne allO got to meet basketball leg­end Larry Bird who bit bill head on the doorwayto the studio. Other sculptures he bas created in·clude Bobby Orr and Babe Ruth.

Although being able to meet bill childhoodhero was a dream. he clai..aa he still ham't createdhis favorite statue. "You got to have something tolook forward 10," LaMontagne said.

IfLaMontagne aa:ree- to commi.s8ion a .tatuefor someone, he iDai.sta that they come to his stu­dio to polle.

"I make oDly one exception: if they are dead,they do not have to come,~ LaMontagne said.

"I'm still doing wbat I was doing when J wa.twelve - art and 8porta," LaMontagne said. ''It'a achallenge, which ill why f am intrigued by it. EachpenI(ln presents a new challenge."

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is that everybody got trashed."Similar results showed up in the

survey questio08 involving marijuanaand other illicit drugs. Students againthought that many more students usedmarijuana than actually claimed to. 49percent said that they never use thedrug. The same results appeared withothe.r illicit drugs. Oilly five percent ofstudents thought that the drugs werenever used, but survey results showedthat 82 percent of students never useillicit drugs other than marijuana.

Dftrmody explained that ffiftnystudents will pick up on the heavydrinking or drug habits of one or twopeople on campus, and will then oon·sider that to be the norm.

~It i", human nature to notice theextremes," Darmody said.

Junior Patti Behen agreed.~Everyone haa a few bad nights andsome people just take it to the eJ:tremeevery night. People focus on thosemore than the average. The bottomline is: if everyone were blacking outevery night there would be more thana few hospitalizations a year and peo.ple wouldn't be making if through col­lege alive."

Dean ofStudcnte Kathleen McMa­hon hopes that tho survey resulta andthe ~social norms campaign~ done bythe Wellness Center will help curbhigh·risk drinking.

"I hope mudents will pay attentionto the real data and .reafuc that theirpeers are not drinking aa much as theyhad believed,~McMahon said.

The survey included 47 percent fe·rDaIe. and. 53 penlEmt.males as wen 8lI31 percent freshman, 22 percent soph·omore"" 25 percent juniors, and 18 per·cent &eniOTS. 66 percent of the studontswho took the survey were under theage of21.

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A survey completed last April atRoger Williams University showedthat students' perceptions on drinkingand drugs were different from reality.

The CORE survey, developed bythe.CORE Institute at Southern DIi·nois University, Carbondale, was ad·ministered to 1,389 Roger Williamsstudents.

~I was shocked to acc t.he diffor­ence between the perception and real­ity of alcohol t1St'l,~ Donna Darmody,the Roger Williams Wenness Coordi·nator said. "So it's not 8S bad as every·one thinks. Students think thateveryone is partying three times aweek, having eight or nine drinks, andthat's not showing up."

The survey found that while 61percent of students thought that stu·dents were drinking three times aweek, 55 percent of students reporteddrinking once a week or lesS.

The survey allJO found that stu·d€mt's believed that other studentsdrank on average 7.5 drinks at theirlast social drinking occaaion, but stu·dente reported drinking only six drinkson average.

According to Darmody, however,sU: drinks is still binge drinking. Dar·mody says binge drinking is ~defined

as five drinks in a row for males, andfour in a row for females.

"If there were 100 people at aparty, 65 of them would probably doabsolutely fine, have a few drinks,have a great time, go home," she said.""'ybe 10 to 20 at them -ould be tothe point where their friends wouldsay, 'well you've had a couple ofdrinks: and maybe about 10 to 20would throw up, but what the percep·tion of that party would end up being

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Show Name: The Sturki6ed ShowcaseTime: Mondays 8·10p.m.Description: Cheek out our show every week for some sort of musical gumbocontaining all the finest fix'os, From jazz and blues to funk and jam, a goodtime will be bad by all. So let yourself be Sturkifioo every Monday night tostart your long, crappy week off right,

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Facebook frenzy distracts manyCaitlin KraftHerald Sta1f

It is safe to say that many stu­dents find Facebook 8 guilty pleasureto check if a friend commented ontheir "wall," if they were tagged inaoy crazy pictures from the night be·fore, or if they Have any new friendrequests. However, is this popular 80·

cial utility becoming more of a detri­mental than a beneficial service?Harved alumnis Mark Zuckerberglaunched thefacebook.com in Febru·ary 2004 in an effort to make Har·vard University more social and moreunited.. Since then, in only four years,Facebook has spread to more than 17million registered users across 47,000regional. work-related. collegiate andhigh school networks.

According to comScore, an Inter·net audience measurement database,Facebook is the sixth most trafficked.site in the U.S. and the top photo­sharing site.

So what's the big deal aboutFacebook? Some students agree thatFacebook is a great way to keep intouch with their friends all aroundthe nation - and globe. Senior FatmaGhailan uses her Facebook accountbecause all her friends in Egypt haveone as well. Facebook offers the con­venience of bringing nations together,as ifour friends aCt'068 the world werereally just across the street.

Most students created theiraccounts on Facehook when they firstdecided to enter college. Once peoplehave a valid college email address,they are able to create their own pro-

file, where personal information canbe given out.

Freshman Casey Meagher saidshe created her Facebook account be·cause she "figured it was a collegething -like Myspace for college kids.It was a trend" and that it has her"screen name, dorm, and interests onthere." In addition, Ghailan has herphone numbers so her "l-esidents canget in touch with me if they need to."

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Putting this personal informationon an Internet site is not always animmediate concern with Facebookusers, although it probably should beone to be more aware of. A lot of timeson the news, reports are about teenswho were abducted after going tovisit someone they met online.

Freshman Kelsey McLellan said'1 actually didn't think of that infor­mation being out there online untilnow... I guess that's not the best idea.But, I do block my account to people Idon't know. Only my friends can seeit."

Meagher and Ghailan agreed onthe matter - both also block their ac­counts, even in their own networks.

'1f someone has a problem withyou, they have easy ~p&S to that in·formation, but if YOll~ only have your

friends see your profil~, it's not reallya problem," Meagher said. .

It is up to the account user to de­termine whom they "accept" asfriends, therefore personally grantingthem permission to view this infor­mation.

_Some agree that this is a majordownfall to websites like these; sitesthat allow personal information alsoattract people with stalker-like per·sonalities - "creepers," as McLellanput it. However, on the Facebook site,they clearly state that people havetheir own control over their personalsecurity settings. It is up to the userto decide on their own.

Another negative aspect of Face·book, according to McLellan~ is that"drunk Facebook always means beingembarrassed the nert morning"whether it be in pictures, oomments,or with the harmless, yet awkward,_"poke," a friendly "tag-you're-it" to letyour friends know you are thinking ofthem_

This brings on the Facebook ad­diction. Students sign on mainly tosee if they have a new friend request,or someone made a new comment, orput up some great photos.

However, this leads to checkingthe site five, ten, or even more timesdaily. For most, this seemingly con·trollable habit eventually turns intoa subconscious activity - mindless en­tertainment - while bored doinghomework and other more importantactivities.

Meagher said that she finds hermind will drift..Jrhile she's working OD­

the computer, and suddenly shell

find herself on Facebook.com."It's right there at your finger­

tips... literally."Instead of going out and doing

regular day-to-day activities, ·somepeople are becoming consumed withliving their lives through this web­site.

As a Residence Assistant,Ghailan said she finds it is becominga definite hobby for students.

"In Team CARE [10 which she isa member on campus), there are pe0­

ple who actually wrote down theirpastime as 'Facebook....

While they did not find it person­ally true, some students say the dis­traction of Web sites like Facebookcould have an impact on students'grades. The more favorable choice forstudents is to find a source of enter­tainment, instead of writing that 10­page term paper. However, putting itoff is not usually the greatest deci­SIOn.

It all comes down to how studentsmanage your time.

McLellan said she gives herself aschequle. She does check her Face­book acr:ount on a daily basis, how­ever, she has "a routine where I checkmy email, and then my Facebook, andthen 1 get to work for a while before Idecide to take a well-deserved break."It is all about finding that healthybalance.

Let's face it: Facebook is a socialphenomenon that does not show anysigns of stopping. As Meagher soaptly described it: "I think it's just...you know... taking over the world."

Kathleen McKendryHerald Staff

Chills_ Fever. Muscle Cramps. Fatigue. Nau­sea. Vomiting.

Have you had any of these symptoms? If so,there is a good chance that you, like many of thestudents here at Roger Williams, may have hadthe norovlrus - a virus that causes gastroenteritismore commonly known 8S the "stomach flu."

According to the National Center for DiseaseControl, symptoms start to show themselves in aslittle as 12 hours after coming in contact with thevirns. The illness starts with sudden nausea thatis quickly followed by frequent vomiting, and canbe accompanied by chills, cramps, and a low-gradefever.

Extremely contagious, a person can catch thenorovirus by sharing drinks or food with someonewho has the illness, or by touching a contaminatedsurface then putting their hands in their mouth.

To avoid catching the norovinfs, there are afew precautions that can be taken:

Do not share drinks, food, or eating utensilswith someone who is infected.

Always wash your hands after coming in con­tact with or taking care of an infected person.

When washing your hands, wash them thor­oughly for 20 seconds with warm water and soap.

I{ an infected person is in the same liv.ingspace, use paper towels when turning waterfaucets on and off, as well as when you touch anysurface that is frequently touched by that person.

Do not fret if you become infected with thenorovirus, however - this illness usually only lastsbetween 24 and 48 hours. There are no long-termeffects from having the norovirus, although thefrequent vomiting may lead!;o dehydration.

IT you start to feel any of these symptoms, thebest thing to do is to go to your doctor or the healthservices office here on campus.

movies since I missedeight classes," juniorMeghan Prosser said.Prosser and herboyfriend traveled toKey West over breakand traveled with U.S.Airways. '1 called theschool when I learned Iwas delayed so thatsomeone could contactmy professors, but I'mnot even sure if that gotdone."

Ayles said that al­though some of herteachers understood themishap, some were notsympathetic.

"No one really feelsall that bad for youbeing stranded inFlorida when they aresitting in 20 degreeweather up her," Aylessaid.

While no one couldchange the weather pat.­terns which the causeddelays, students wishedthat their Spring Break'07 trips ended in amore positive light.

"There were funmemories for 'sure but Iam definitely never fly­ing with U.8. Airwaysagain," Prosser said. '1think I'll stick to driv­ing."

of classes, Parentebooked with United Air­lines, a move that ulti­mately cost an extra$350.

Her travel schedulewent as follows: departPhoenix at 9 p.m. onMonday, arrive inChicago at 5 a.m. Tues­day, depart Chicago at 7a.m. to arrive inBurlington, Vt. at 10a.m. on Tuesday.

'Then I took a quicknap, because I hadn'tslept the entire time,"Parente said. "I got inthe car and drove thefive hours to schoolafter that."

At the end of thetrip, Parente spentabout $180 to get to Ari­zona, and over $600 toreturn home.

"What made it a lotmore fun was that I wasnext to twin nine-monthaIds who were cryingthe whole time and keptme from sleeping," Par­ente quipped..

Adding to students'travel troubles, theyended up missingclasses as well.

"I have to make uptwo papers, a test, inclass work, notes and

Stud~nts stuck Avoiding the•norOVlrusFrost had a similar ex­

perience when she wascoming home from the'Carribean with hermother and aunt.

"We were put onstandby on nine flightsafter we missed ourflight from Atlanta toBoston due to delaysand we didn't get on anyof them," Frost said."We ended up having tostay in the airport forthe night hecause therewas a NASCAR raceand all the hotels werefull."

Frost did not reoceive compensation forher missed flights orcontinued slay, either.

"My aunt ended updocumenting every per·son's flight number andsituation, and sheemailed the airline[Delta] to see if they aregoing to do anything forus."

Elysse Parente, ajunior, was stuck in Ari·zona for two extra days.Continental only offereda refund if she waiteduntil Thursday, whichwas the only flight theyoffered her.

Rather than wait­ing and missing a week

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have another flight forus until Wednesday, sowe found another flightto San Diego so wecould be in America.We stayed with myaunt until we could geta flight back to the eastcoast."

Buckley was not theonly RWU student tohave flight delays orcancellations due to in­clement weather whentrying to return to cam·pus from break. Al­though many studentswere stranded in theairports for two or thJ::eedays, the airlines didnot offer any refunds fortheir troubles.

"We weren't offeredany compensation fromthe airlines," sophomoreKristen Ayles, whotraveled to Fort Laud­erdale with five friends,said. "We had not beenplanning on stayingpast Sunday and wehad run out of moneyfor a place to stay orfood. I realized that Iwould return homefrom the trip without asingle penny."

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Senior breaks typical student mold

It is 4:30 a.m. and almost every­one is sleeping, dreaming about theweekend. Angelo Calcagni does nothit the snooze button. Without hesi­tation and on autopilot, Calcagni qui­etly puts on his green and white 'WeDispose" t-shirt, tattered and stainedcarpenter jeans, and eight year oldTimberland boots with brand new gelinserts. He clips his black Nextel tohis waist, throws his Carhartt jacketover his broad shoulders, opens thedoor, and creeps out of his dorm roomwithout disturbing his roommates.

With only four hours of sleepunder his belt, Calcagni regrets hav­ing stayed up to watch ''Lost.'' He

catches a swift thirty- second doze ashe rides the elevator down to thelobby floor.

Calcagni is not your typical 21­year-old Roger Williams University

.student. Although he may look it, heis strictly business. Calcagni man·ages a family owned trash servicecompany that operates out of Cum­berland, R.I., called We Dispose.

We Dispose, with about 2000 ac·counts throughout Rhode Island,Massachusetts, and Connecticut, is amulti-million dollar family businessCalcagni's father, Peter Calcagni,started in 1998. Calcagni has beenworking for his father since he wasthirteen: taking out the trash, sweep­ing the floors, decaling trucks and ab­sorbing as much information aspossible so that he can one day runthe company his father built.

Over the years, Calcagni hasmoved up the ladder at We Dispose.In July of 2006, he became generalmanager of the company.

During the school year Calcagnionly works part time.

"l get up Monday to Saturday at4:30 a.m., grab my coffee, and drive ahalf hour to Cumberland where theWe Dispose headquarters is located,"

Calcagni said.On a day ·to -day basis, Calcagni

takes on a number of tasks."I make sure all the drivers are

in, and everything is operatingsmoothly. My drivers typically startaround 5:30 a.m. I handle anything

ARREST: Policecatch crank caller

would be in the capitol. they tipped offBristol, Smithfield and state police.As Battles left the courtroom, he wastaken into custody and arraignedlater the same day.

Guercia said Battles was releasedfrom police custody on the conditionthat he would not contact the univer­sity. Attempting to contact Nirschelwould be a violation of Battles' proba­tion.

''We won't know if that's violateduntil the university calls us and says,'We're beginning to get what we con·sider harassing phone calls again,'"Guercia said.

Battles was arrested in Februaryof 2000 on charges of disorderly con­duct stemming from the racist e·mails he allegedly sent, but he wasnever convicted, according to theRhode Island Judiciary Web site.

friends I have now and had thechance to study abroad in Italy,"Calcagni said.

Although some may believe thatthe offspring of families who ownbusinesses have it made, Calcagni be­lieves otherwise.

"They say that the average fam­ily business lasts between 25 to 30years because most kids who takeover a business just coast. They donot try to improve and just milk it fQrmoney until they go bankrupt. Thenthere are the kids who are pointed inthe right direction and the business

.can last up to 100 years," Calcagnisaid.

With an ability unlike most sen­iors, in November 2006, Calcagni pur­chased a house in Manville, R.I.

"The worst part was signing thepapers and walking out the front doorthinking I am going to be in debt untilI am fifty years old," Calcagni said.

Calcagni's future goal with WeDispose is to become the number onetrash disposal service in all of RhodeIsland, Massachusetts, and Connecti·cut. He plans on taking a semester offand return to Roger Williams in thespring of 2008 to enter Law school.

"You're not going to be bandedeverything," Calcagni said. "You haveto earn it sometimes. You don't haveto steal it, but you have to earn it. 1£you're dedicated enough and taka t,be

time to aeize the opportunities thatare put forth in front of you, you canachieve anything in life."

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Guercia said. "He would talk to usabout the complaint being filedagainst him for harassing phone calls,but he would demand to speak withadministrators, the chief of police,lieutenants. He thought all his caUswere justified."

Smithfield police said Battles alsomade harassing phone calls to his for­mer lawyer and his lawy~r'smother.The phone calls often numbered 30 or40 a day, sometimes 10 an hour,Guercia said. Battles allegedly madethe calls over the course .of severalyears from his Missouri home.

Battles was arrested at Provi­dence County Superior Court wherehis case against the university wasbeing argued. When officers from theU.S. Attorney's Office learned Battles

a kid while living in a grown-upworld.

"We often call Calcagni 'a 40 yearold trapped in a 21 year old's body,'"Calcagni's roommate, Brandon Carr,said. "I,don't know how he does it.You often hear Architecture majorswhining about how they have itrough; if they only knew about

Calcagni." .Calcagni's best friend since the

seventh grade, senior Dana Morinsaid, ·"What other 21 year old do youknow that says they're too busy forgirls?"

Morin is convinced that when itcomes to a work ethic, Calcagini isthe hardest working, self·motivatedman you will ever meet.

"One of the best attributes aboutCalcagni is that no matter how busyhe is with work, he always has timefor his friends, and is very humbleabou.t what he does," Morin said.

Calcagni was raised to not takeanything in his life for granted.

"My father always taught me to

be humble and treat everyone withrespect. I was never allowed to have abrand new vehicle. My father mademe work for everything in life and be­cause of him, it _has made me a betterperson," Calcagni said.

One notion that was stressed inCalcagni's life was the importance ofgetting a college education.

"Experience may have gotten meto where I am today, but without col­lege I would have never learned cer­tain terms and formulas that Iactually use in the field, met all my

th"at may arise between5:30 and 8:00 a.m., beforethe office personnel comesin," Calcagni said. "I signoff on bills, go through anyquestions or issues, andjust handle what has-beenbrought to my attentionand then head back toschool around eleven ortwelve, depending on myschedule."

Calcagni.is also a full­time student here at Roger

Williams with an overallgrade point average of 3.2

COOiIr'l")' efAIIpk Cal.-pl in business management.

Next to his father, Calcagni is thehighest ranked employee at We Dis­pose, and also one of the youngest.

"1 think there are a lot of peoplewho work for me that respect me andthere are some who don't respect mebecause of my age," Calcagni said.

In regards to Calcagni's age, Of­fice Manager Donna Mullins said,"People~ going to either like you ornot like you. It has nothing to do withage. Plus I try not to think of his age(I'm old enough to be his mother.)"

Some coworkers, however, have a

difficult time working under a bosswho is younger than them.

"I think it is a 50150 split," Out·side Sales RCjJrescntative Michal Se­moman said. "Some people justcannot get past his age or it could bejelousy."

Calcagni admits that having tolet someone go is always the hardestpart of his job.

"It never feels good, to fire any­body, no matter how much you knowthey have to go," Calcagni said.

At one point, he had to fire anemployee of 45 years old with threechildren.

"I feel a lot of pressure because Iam so young,like who am I to fire thisperson, but my first priority is to lookafter the company's best interest,"said Calcagni.

Since Calcagni's reign as man­ager, We Dispose has moved in a pos­itive direction.

"Our customer base has grown;we are retaining the accounts wehave and gaining new ones more thanever. Losses are down, we are secur­ing our accounts with contracts, andwe are finally hiring qualified em­ployees," Mullins said.

Calcagni believes that We Dis­pose has drastically improved.

"l have come across variousbilling errors and other issues thathave needed to be resolved andhelped save the company thousandsof dollars/' Calcagni said.

Since the last general managerleft, Calcagni has had to hire almost acompletely new staff in order to en­sure a bright future for the company.

Calcagni said his friends keephim sane, and make him still feel like

Tyler MelazzoHerald Staff

The Hawk's Herald, Friday, March 23. 2007 Fun &Games Page 13

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The Hawk's Herald apologizes, butdue to technical issues, we have nonew puzzles for you this week. Foryour entertainment, we have in­cluded some tic-tac-toe squares toplay with your friends.

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On Campus Movie Releases On Campus On CampusFriday, March 23

"Orange Flower Reign Over Me EN Movie: Happy

Water" Starring: Adam San- eel Concerts

A Senior Directing dler, Jada Pinkett p.m. Upper Commons Type 0 Negative,

Project Smith, Don Cheadle Brand New Sin, Kan-

8 p.m. the Bam Rated R Concerts erko

Runs through March tic, Papa Mali Lupos

24 Shooter Show at 8:30 p.m., $25

S2 for students Starring: MarkWahlberg, Michael Men, Women and Chil·Pena, Rhona Mitra dren, We Are.lbe Fury,RatedR The Casual Lean

The Century LoungeThe Hills Have E os Show9 .m.,1I .~Starring. J lieAlonso, Jacob Var- Martl<e

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merous positions. It's nice to know that ifsomeone were to get hun during the yearwe would be able to move people aroundand still have a strong tearn."

The team looks toward Tuesday,March 27 for its fmt conference game, inwhich they will play rival Endicott at home.As for preparation for the season., Pappasexplains, "Endicott always has a goodteam, as does Curry. We also bave a long ri·valry with Salve Regina. In rivalry games,anyone can come out on top."

As for the ultimate goal, Pappas slatesthat the team has one focus:

"Our goal is to finish as high as possi­ble to get the best secd. The better the seed,'the easier it is to get through the brackets.

"We are lliming 10 go to the NCAA

championsb,ip."Lyford believes the goal is attainable."With !.be returning players and the tal­

eot we've gotten from the freshmen and asophomore transfer we should be able toput up great numbers this year and hope­fully make it to the NCAA tournament,"she said.

The team ho5ts their lint pme aCmeseaIOD today at ....-..0Rhode Island College. starting al 3 p.m.

Trading rest and relaxation for bardwork and preparation, the RWU softballteam spent its spring break in Cape Coral,Fla. for a pre-season tournament. TheHawks fared well in their games, going animpressive 7-3 over the course of the week- good enough for their best spring recordin history.

The team spent nine days playingteams from all over the country. Althoughmost ofthe tearns were evenly matched, thegirls pulled off notable wins over RichardStockton College ofNew Jersey and AlbionCollege of Michigan.

Coach Steve Pappas commented, "Iknew we would do good there, but I wasexceedingly pleased with how well theteam played. It's great for US 10 go into theseason with this momentum.."

According to Pappas, the trip washelpful in learning about the tearn.

"We learned about how the playen areon the field and also how they are person­ally," he said.

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11Ie women's softball team ron into Jason Varitek last week in Florida and were able tomap a photo with the RedSox captain.Ashley LittletonHerald StaB'

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TIle wornen'ssoftballtcarn went 7·3 intheir road trip to Cape Coral, Florida. With­a 7-6 over SUNY-Broclc:pon on MondayMarch II the Hawks took on Drew Uni­versity on Tuesday Marth 12, where lbeywere defeated 4-3. Tuesday afternoon theHawks earned a 5-) victory over theRichard Stockton College of New Jersey.Wednesday Marth 13 the team went I-I.winning I -0 over Albion College and los­ing 6-4 to the Univenity of Wisconsin. OnThursday and Friday the Hawks posted a 3-I record The team beat Nazareth College9-5 followed by a 6-4 loss to Carroll Col­lege on Thursday. Then defeated Mount IdaH-I and St. Joseph's of Maine 6-1 on fri­day.

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lnformation from www.rwuhawks.com

s.i1iI.The samag lum traveled to St. Pe­

tersburg, Fla. for a weck of practices fol­lowing a second place finish in the USFTeam Race the weekend of March 10.

How some ofthe spring teams performed onthe road over spring break

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TIle women's lacrosse team traveled toWcllington, Fla. where they went 1-L TheHawks won 14-2 in their first match againstthe University of Scranton. The team wasthen defeated 13-7 two days later wbenthey took on Vassar College. The women'8lacrosse team starts the season with new as­sistant coach Selloa RanG. Rano bas ex­tensivc coaching and playing experience.

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The team traveled to Arizona for anine-game road trip and returned with anoverall record of4-5. 1be learn started theirseason 00 Monday, March II with Iwo vic­tories over McDaniel College, 12-3 and 5­3. with the later game going eight innings.Monday's victories were followed by fourconsecutive losses 10 Keene State,Macalaster College and William PartersonCollege.

On Friday March 16, the Hawks werepiped against Rutgers College, winning 3­I in game one and losing 12-9 in the sec­ood. The Hawk's finished their Arizona tripwith a 12-9 win over Springfield College.

Freshman pitcher DaD Roberge sawhis first two collegiate starts in Arizona.Roberge returned to RWU after striking outa total of 10 batters, according to the sea­son statistics posted al the RWU athleticswebsite. To see these stats visit:http://www,rwubawkuomlstabll4fTEAMCUME.HTM

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GETS·THE ADRENALINE GOING."YOURS AND WHOEVER READS.ABOUT.IT ON YOUR RESU.. '

Late last Saturday night, sighs ofrelief rang out acrossthe region; millions of Irishmen and women - and thewannabes - breathed peacefully, thankfulthe)' bad made itthrough another St. PaU'ick's Day parade without gettingarrested. But they weren'l the onlyhappy people. An entirely separate setof drunk people rejoiced as the BostonCeltics finally put an end to theirwretclKd Curse of the Tim Duncan.

The curse started back in 1996. TheCeltics had gone a pathetic 15-67 in the'95-'96 season, which somehow was "..only second worst in the league (Van- -:M7·l.ch,.e::7,H:-:--:'-'-'

. W d I oe llreycouver won Just 14 games. e Sian on Sports Editorguard for thee.)

The only thing Celtics fans had tolook forward to was lhe: draft and Tun Duncan. That wasuntil the lottery, when the Ping-Poog balls came out andlhe: San Antonio Spws, with their 20 stinking wins., gOl: thefimpick.

Since then, the Spurs have gone on to win three NBAtitles while dominating the Celtics ycar in and year out,beating the green 18 straight times. Earlier this season. theCeltics lost a franchise-worst 18 games in a row.

ls the fact that these tv.-o streaks both ended at 18 justa coincidmce? Yes. But it still gOl: me thinking about~of the most terrible streaks in spnns history. Here's a ruD­

through of five of the very worn.5. NBA - The '73us

This one's nOI exactly a streak. but the 1912~1973

Philadelphia '76ers went 9-73.The season included a 20, IS, and 14-game losing

st=!<.BUI for a city in which fans haven't seen a championship

'Sln« 1983, I won't pile 00 with this one.4. NCAA Tournamenl- Nole 10 Coug.n: Stay In Ut.h

While everyone look.s for the nexl Cinderella leam toemerge, the losers are sometimes forgotten, and we can'tappreciate them for what they really are - bi&-tw.ae losers.

The best of all in recent years is Brigham Young Uni­versity's men' team, which has lost six straight NCAAtournament games. Its most recent loss~ last weekagainst lhe: Muslr:etttts of Xavier University.

The Cougars have not won a tournament game since1993. and BVU's all-time tourney record stands at 11-25.Meanwhile, M.ississippi State is stuck in the NIT, winningby an average of21 points a game. Figure thai one out.3. Major League 8as~baJl

Most ConseaJtive BasebalJs Slapped oot of Pitchers'Gloves in Critical Postseason Moments - that goes to A~

Rod, who holds the record at one. Just bad to get tha1 onein there.1. NFL-n~Wi_less Seuai....Dd ..m some

The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, donning the worstjerseys in the history ofcloth, went 0-14 in their inauguralseason. The Spirit of'76 carried over into '77, as they lost12 straight to start their sec:ood sc:uon, before winning thelast two pmes of the seacn

The~ side to this story is Ihat their headCOIlCh. Joblt McKay. came &om Usc. where be was the"""'"-' cooch mschool m-y.... bn>ugbt IbeTrojaosto fOW" national championships..

II muat MVC bcea the jc:ncys. .IL c.aece ......... - .......... -

The PMIbcn ofPrairie VIeW A4 M University puUcd.trlbe impoaibIe, Iooiaa 80 ........ poses m.... '_

Eighty. That's 11 more thaD 63. Artd 63 is a hip......... .Aaxildiaa to ESPN.com', Paa< 2, -.- ...... yeor

aUPI ..... becD 1991 -lbey ...,..,.. only 48 poUlts 011~ while giving up an~ of 56 a game."lb. c.aece_-M... _.decadear-.

Ovu the pat II yean, The Beaven of the Calilor:nialnAitutc of Technology MVC answered • question I'veasked my whole life: How do tech schools have athldcs?

The answer - they dou't.On January 7 of this )UJ", Cahc:cb coded Ibeir 207­

game, II-year losing "skid" with an 81-52 win over NewYork"s Bard CoUege:

For a quick recap, that was 207 games, II years.And the troubling pertis trying to guess what the Bard

coach said 10 his team afta- gdling slaughtacd by oImoa30 pomts 10 .... 1owIy_.....

So wbat's the moral oftbe stJJr/! l....osing·s not so t.d;i.fyou do enough of it you might just end up in the lUstoryboob as ODe oftbe best.

ADd let·s r.ce it, you're DOt really sood III~ ebc.

DOC have to J*Y for Me ofmy bnck­....hsI~

I"., -of"9' _ ""*-!O'"pick ;1110 tile Facd>ook M(ll'CIl Mad­nesspools attd JQIff CIITT'eIItly 14tlt 0fII

of30lrithtmd rtutked I.J99.0/2 ill lite.COWItry. 17tal~ pitiful. By wriliItg driscolUMn / could Iwvejll.Jl IMowIII awaytile little credibility dial I o\alIe aNiINlJlk 110 Iteodway in gainilfg QIl')'OM $rupect. But. J'm ttOt a bashtballguy.To tell J'OII lite truth. I can t sltutd thesport... You know what? I'm just bit­ler. }wI like if I shoot a 90 ill golf. "/hale the stupid game, .. btll wheft I'mUtooiUIg plusfiw J'11 be c»r tIte~~daysa wed:. / pesswllal/'''' try­iltg 10 say is dolt, galftble... lUlias)'Of' 're goUtg 10 wilt•._a lot.

somewhat pitifuJ man Sunday aftcr­DOOD- The oombiIlatioD of USC wiD­aiDg, UNLV aJDtinuiftg their NO, aDdgodforsaken Tennessee moving OD

equated to an additional six boors inbed for Rob.

Sweet,I'm a loser..Then my dad, good 01' Bobby

D'Angelo, dngged me: from my ownvices ofsieep and whining to go waachthe Ronda-Purdue game at a 1()(;&1sports bar (Yeah, exactly wbe:re Iwanted to be. Thanks Dad, you're apal.

So as I ate my last buffalo wingand drmk down my soda-I know youapect<d .... wda 10 he. 1>=, bul hey,Swlday is God's day-I reveled in thefact that maybe. just maybe. bothUCLA aDd North CaroliDa can makethe fiMIs. With UCLA wiDo.in& I may

D'ANGELO: A broken manc. of wJ""'~ J'midcBc or IOnIdIbe top baIfofbotbof my pools. GraI1 No. Siill alive?....boohddy.

Besides a few games that burntme (i.e. Duke, UNLV, Notre Dame.V...... Commooweo1lh, who, by ....way, just. might have the best guard in.... a>UDtry~ I .... still mOK shape.But as the day lagged on. I YW mypicks one-by-ane fall from my bncketlilr:e mosquiloes to a bUg upper. Thedream was slowly fading.

S"d.y. Jam - Mood: Bro­ken.

For you psyc:boIogy majon, I wascxpcricncUlg lcamcd help......... 1wu totally accepting the fKt Ihatthere was DO way to cbaDF my ar­rmt situatiorl. J was a brokeo aDd

Th!..~e:..:H~a~w~k'~s~H~eral~:::d_·..:Fri~·d::,ay!,-,.:::Marc=::::h:.:2::::3::.:,200=.:..7 Sports __..:..... --;- ---;-__----::---'-P.::age=.;1:.;:.5

Worst in showThe top (or bottom)fivelosing streaks ofall-time

The Hawk'. Herald' Friday, March 23, 2007 Sports Page 16

THE PAINS OF FAILURE

IN FILLING OUT NCAABRACKETS....AND GAMBLING

RCH

Spring sportstake flight

an aptitude for cc:rWn things. Some play III

insb'ument, some are great ath1dc:s, and soon. I, my friends, am 11M • good gambler.Never have been, never will be, yet lhat'slCYa'.....mc ..

n.nday I; rrid'!.311S-3a6lO7Mood; Indifferent.

It was all oul of my bands DOW; theftrst round of the NCAA tournament justbegan. Like • stockbroker running a hedgefund, I tried to do the~ with my brack·cu. The cheaper bracket was upset-ladenwhile the big money bracket was a safer betin the fin! n><>DlI. Ilolh had huge _tiaIupside. Potential being &be key wOld.

Satvdiy. 3I171t7 Mood: Less thanhappy, but not completely dejected.

For the most part I was either in the

See D'ANGELOp. J.5

In between stuntshows, each athletics teamintroduced themselves tothe student body. Somehighlights included a micro·phone fight from the trackand field team, the baseballteam's inclusion oC thecrowd in its reaction drill,and CEN's showering oC"free stuff" onto the crowd..

For a full preview oC thebaseball, softball. men andwomen's lacrosse, andmen's and women's tennis,see page 15.

a bit too early considering the pIeViousnight's happenings. It's the "Sauce Man."

Sauce: "Yo, you gonna do that poolwith us or 00'r'

10k "WhaI? _ pooI?... _ (ea.

pletive) lime is it 1ftY"IBYS1"Sauce: "March Madness BABY!"

(Duke and Vitale fan; especiaUy annoYingwhen bung-over)

Me: "Va, whatever, I'll call you whenI'm up."

Wier tII.1 day - Mood: Continuingoptimism, though • little oervous DOW.

h I drag my sorry excuse for a collegekid into Sauce's bouse, I'm greeted with abeer and a bracket to be filled out with,ahem, a price lag ofaootber $125.

At this point I am a bit uneasy aboutthe prospect of losing $225. See, at thispoint in my life., I know some people have

It was a wild scene inthe field house on Wednes·day night, as a team oCstunt BMX riders usheredin the spring sports seasonat the Campus Entertain·ment Network-sponsoredpep rally.

The riders performedbig·air stunts over a rampin the center of the court.The team also showcased aflatland skateboarder,whose Rodney Mullen­esque tricks defied the new"No Skateboarding in theFieldhouse" signs that wentup last week.

Replace the pony with an emptiedbank. account and that's me.

Sadly, there is no Santa and there is noMarch Madness Fairy to take away my_bling debls (just maybe ......... callhome to mom and dad to tty and weaselsome money out of them). I am going totake you through what has become, like theswallows returning to San Juan Capistranoevery year, a perennial C:XpericDCc for me:my March Sadness.

SdfCUOD S"dn. 3/U/l7 - Mood:Optimistic.

I receive an e-mail from a friend witha link to a bracket co be printed out He out·lines the scoring and otherdetails about thepool. Buy.in $100. Done.

MODdaY. 3aw - Mood: Delight­fully light and confide:nL

My cell rings at about II a.m., which is

For many sports fans., March Madnessis a time of year comparable to Christmastime on the GregorianCalendar (a fun fact.,that's the name of thecalendar most of theworld uses today). Forme, it has a lot of thesame feelings, except

I'm the poor stifTthat, -L1~~:!..­instead of getting a Rob D~geloshiny new bike. bas the Herald statrstocking fuJI of coal. ----­Each year feels like itbreathes new life and optimism with eachbracket I am banded. Like the little kid whoputs a pooy on his Christmas wish list, threeweeks later he's left searcbing under thetree for that pony. asking himself "Was 1bad this y=T'

MidlMtH...,.

(Aooue) A BMX n'der tailwhips over afellcw rider at Wednesday's peprally. (Right) Ajlatlanct skateboarder performs a trick.