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March 17, 2008

Clinton Sweeps RI PrimaryBy Kam SpauldingAnchor Editor

Hillary Clinton (D) is climbing right back into theelection after a series of wins by fellow Democraticcandidate Barack Obama put his delegate countahead of Clinton’s. With big wins in three states, in-cluding Rhode Island, her campaign is runningstrong. Rhode Island was one of her largest wins todate with a decisive 59-40 win.

“When I visited Rhode Island, I said that this lit-tle state would have a big voice in this election,” saidClinton in a press release on election night. “I am so

proud and honored to have such broad and decisivesupport from the great state of Rhode Island.”

Clinton did favorably all over the state winningin Pawtucket, Woonsocket, North Providence, John-ston, Central Falls and Warren. She also won by size-able margin in Warwick and Cranston, twocommunities that are crucial in Rhode Island elec-tions. She carried rural communities, including Bur-rillville, Glocester, Exeter, Foster, Hopkinton andRichmond, as well.

Obama won Providence, the affluent suburbs ofBarrington and East Greenwich, and the universitytown of South Kingstown. He also won in Block Is-

land and Little Compton.On the Republican side, Arizona Sen. John

McCain easily defeated his opponent, formerArkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. The day wasmuch bigger than Rhode Island for McCain as hesecured the Republican nomination with bigwins in Texas and Ohio.

Exit polls conducted by the Associated Pressshowed that about three-quarters of Rhode Is-land voters interviewed said that they are wor-ried about their families’ financial situation.More than half identified economy as the mostimportant issue, far outnumbering voters whoranked the war in Iraq and health care as themost important.

One thing that the Obama camp took fromthe night is his continued strength and strongturnout in college towns. He won two of RhodeIsland’s college towns in South Kingston (URI)and Providence (RIC, PC, and JWU).

Obama also led in one category in RI: spend-ing. The Ill. senator more than doubled Clinton’sspending on network television advertising inthe state, according to Evan Tracey, the chief op-erating officer of Campaign Media AnalysisGroup, a national firm that tracks campaignspending. Both candidates ran their first net-work television ads in the Ocean State on Feb.15, three days after advertising first appeared inOhio and Texas, Tracey told Political Scene. Be-tween Feb. 15 and March 4, Obama spent$661,000 on television advertising in RI versusClinton’s $270,000.

SCG Moves Forward From Impeachment TrialBy Kam SpauldingAnchor Editor

The March 5 meeting of Student Parliament was al-most as eventful as the last few meetings, yet in a differ-ent tone. Jennifer Almeida was elected as the new VicePresident of Student Community Government, Inc. andAnjum Hava was chosen to be the new Deputy Speaker ofParliament. The two seats had been open for severalweeks following the resignations of Vice PresidentChristopher Giroux and Deputy Speaker Ericka Atwell.

Almeida, who is also president of Rhode Island Col-lege’s Sigma Iota Theta sorority, joined Parliament last se-mester, while Hava has served on the body since last May.

Also, later that night, after giving a speech to the

body, it was decided that Secretary Christopher Buonannowill not be asked to resign from his position.

Almeida was the victor in a three-way election forvice president, winning with a decisive 14 votes, the min-imum required for election, to opponents Nicholas Ron-deau and Kervin Leonidas, who received 6 and 4 votes,respectively.

Almeida won after delivering a short speech outlin-ing her goals for the job. Hava, who defeated Rondeaufor Deputy Speaker in a closer race, also gave brief re-marks and was able to win in just one round of voting aswell.

Following the special election meeting, first on theagenda for the regular Parliament meeting was the ques-tion of how to address the situation surrounding Secre-

tary Buonanno. This part ofthe drama began back at theimpeachment trial of ErickaAtwell, who was convictedof conspiracy to commit elec-tion fraud and conduct un-becoming of a Parliamentmember at the Feb. 27 trialand permanently bannedfrom RIC student govern-ment.

During the trial, Atwellcalled Buonanno to thestand. She asked him if hehad signed the petition thatwas a key piece of evidencein the case. When he re-sponded, “yes,” the roomwent silent. This became amajor point of contention for

the rest of the week as many Parliament members ex-pressed their displeasure. Buonanno admitted on thestand that what he did was amistake, and afterthe trial there wastalk of resigna-tions from mem-bers ofParliament tothe ExecutiveCouncil.

Buonannolater saidthat hewould not beresigning unlessasked to by Parlia-ment at the March 5meeting. “It is in thehands of Parliament now,” was the comment from Buo-nanno regarding his decision. In a prepared speech, hebegan his remarks at the meeting of March 5 by stating,“The past two weeks have been some of the most tumul-tuous times in the history of this Corporation.” He men-tioned the trial of Atwell and the possible resignations ofhimself and all other officers in his statements.

He also explained why he was not “concentrating”when he signed the petition. Buonanno had been comingfrom a meeting with Communications Department ChairHarriet Magen to add a class after a RIConnect error lefthim below full-time status at the time he signed Atwell’sillegal petition. He closed by thanking everyone for al-lowing him to serve the student body and then left theParliament members look on during the impeachment trial of Ericka

Atwell on Feb. 27. Photo by Grace Ionata

Hillary Clinton at RIC rally Feb. 25.

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Clinton 108,750 votes

Obama 75,115 votes

Uncommitted 1,039 votes

McCain 17,468 votes

Huckabee 5,839 votes

Paul 1,775 votes

Uncommitted 567 votes

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MTV Stars Inform RIC On Eating DisordersBy Ashley DaltonAnchor Staff

The Student Union Ballroom was the scene Monday,March 3 as MTV stars Veronica Portillo and Amaya Brechergave a presentation on eating disorders. The event wassponsored by Marissa Weiss of Student Activities and AnnRoccio, advisor to the Women’s Center. Other supportcame from Residential Life, Health Services and the Coun-seling Center. Their goal was to shed light on the growingissues regarding body image which plague America’syouth. They pointed out means of detecting eating disor-ders and showed the audience how to deal with themshould they arise.

With almost every chair in the audience filled, theladies took command of the room, as they each told theirstory. “It’s not just a girl problem anymore, it’s an every-body problem,” Brecher said as she displayed the statistics,showing that men too suffer from eating disorders. She em-phasized the media’s influence on people to be thin; “Themedia is a breeding ground for insecurities.” Feelings ofinadequacy when measured to Hollywood stars along witha feeling of powerlessness in one’s life allow eating disor-ders to develop so strongly because it allows the person togain the only control they can, over their weight.

“There’s no reason why we shouldn’t be happy withourselves, because we’re all beautiful in our own way,” Por-tillo commented as she read off statistical information onthe money spent per year on make-up, plastic surgery, etc.One fact pointed out was that $40 billion are spent per yearon “dietary- related products.”

Additional information for those who know of peoplewith eating disorders, and those who have one, can be ob-tained through Body Images Support Group: Sponsored bythe Rhode Island College Counseling Center, Craig-Lee130. Meetings will begin on Monday evenings starting onMarch 17. Any student interested should call Dossie Kahnat 456-8094 for an appointment to see if the group is a goodmatch for the student’s needs. Students interested in indi-vidual consultation about eating concerns and body imagemay schedule an appointment with any of the Counseling

Center staff by calling 456-8094. Other resources includeStudent Health Services (456-8055, located on the bottomfloor of Browne Hall), Carol Meir, RD, LDN, RIC Consult-ing Dietician (456-8477), and the Anorexia and Bulimia As-sociation of Rhode Island (861-2335, 35 S. Angell St,Providence, RI 02906).

room to allow for discussion.After Parliament heard his remarks, they

decided that he should hold his position with-out punishment. Four Parliament memberspresent felt that he should have received somesort of reprimand, while the remainder, in astraw poll taken by Treasurer Andrew Jarbeau,felt that the body should move on.

Later on the agenda, Parliament discussedvarious major changes to the Funding Policiesof the SCG Finance Commission, marking thefirst time changes have been proposed on alarge scale in years. After a lengthy debate per-taining to a new T-shirt funding policy, the newFunding Policies were adopted and will take ef-fect for all student clubs and organizations onJune 1.

Also, Parliament voted during the meetingto allocate more than $100,000 of the GeneralFund to next year’s budget. The allocation willset up a new, separate account for club sports,which in recent years have put a significantdrain on the operating budgets of other organ-izations. Without the allocation, SCG wouldface a major deficit for next year and theprospect of further damaging cuts to clubs andorganizations would be a reality.

“I hope that allocating this money will helpother clubs in the long run, as most of us havebeen suffering from major budget cuts,” saidParliament Member Barry Nickerson.

Some Parliament members objected to theamount currently being spent on club sports,which will be discussed further at the nextmeeting on Wed., March 19, at 7 p.m. in the Stu-dent Union, Room 307.

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The Legend of Lenny BiasBy Kameron SpauldingAnchor Editor

Sports will always be known just as much for the mo-ments that don’t happen as the ones that do. Here in NewEngland, that is as true as anywhere. What if Richard Sey-mour had gotten to Eli? What if Buckner could have got-ten his glove down? What if Grady Little had pulledPedro? These are all questions we will never know theanswers to yet the largest may be: “What about LennyBias?”

“He’s maybe the closest thing to Michael Jordan tocome out in a long time,” said Celtics scout Ed Badger.What could have been?

Most of us will have no recollection of when Bias re-ally played but if you know Celtics history, you know thename. He was a strong 6’8” and 220 pounds. In college,the Maryland star made the number 34 his own. He im-pressed basketball fans with his amazing leaping ability,his physical stature, and his ability to create plays. He wasperfect.

I was lucky enough to recently see a game from hislast year at Maryland. He was playing against number 1UNC and you could see what he would have been in thepros. His steal on an inbound pass that he then rattleddown with a behind the head dunk was surreal. He dom-inated he game much like Jordan before him.

Then came the ‘86 NBA draft and he became a Celticwith the second pick. At that moment, every fan of thegreen felt like this dynasty might never end. With thatdistinct shamrock hat on his head, he just looked like the

young kid that would keep Boston on top forever.So what happened on June 19, 1986 that changed the

Celtics for the worse up until this very moment? Weknow that he got back to Maryland the evening of June18. We do know that Bias’ vehicle was spotted by under-cover agents of the Washington DC metropolitan policedepartment cruising one of the city’s most notorious drugneighborhoods. Although the officers never stated exactlywho was in the vehicle and the car was never stopped forany purpose, they did estimate there were at least twopersons, driver and passenger, in the vehicle. They alsorecorded the license number. The campus timeline saidhe arrived back on campus at around 11 pm and ate crabswith some teammates and a member of the football team.He then headed off campus around 2 am the next morn-ing to go to an off-campus party. He stayed there untilaround 3 am.

What happened over the next three and a half hoursmay never be known. What we do know is that a lot ofcocaine was involved. You know the party was big. Imean, the keys to a basketball empire in Boston werebeing passed into his hands. After a few more hours ofthat party, the world of the Boston Celtics was turned up-side down.

On June 19, 1986, Lenny Bias died. The official reportcame out a week later stating that he died of a cardiac ar-rhythmia related to usage of cocaine.

What could have been? If you have never scene himplay at Maryland, go find a tape. No one except MJ couldattack the rim like a young Bias in the early 80s. He waseverything good that basketball has to offer. He had the

swagger and hehad the emo-tion. When youwatched himplay, you couldsee the samelove of the gameyou see at a pee-wee game.

He was thebeginning of theAnd-1 genera-tion of basket-ball. He had thespectacular ath-leticism, the unrelenting competitiveness, and those clas-sic one-on-one match-ups where your rep and pride wason the line. There was some good that came from Bias.For all those who watched sports, he was the walkinganti-drug. “If this can take down a super human like Bias,that stuff can’t be good” became the sentiment of so manybasketball fans.

But the story here in New England will always be re-gret, and even anger. How could this happen? Lenny waseverything that basketball was supposed to be about. Inthe end, we will never know what could have been. In2004, we broke the curse of the Great Bambino. Maybe2008 will end the curse of Len Bias.

By Kam SpauldingAnchor Editor

The Rhode Island College men’s basketball team sawtheir season come to an end with a 78-70 loss at RichardStockton in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Div. IIIMen’s Basketball Tournament. RIC ends its season with a23-7 record while the Ospreys raise their mark to 22-6 andadvance to the NCAA Sweet 16.

“It is really disappointing to play as poorly as we did,”RIC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Walsh said after theloss. “We came out kind of tentative, but you have to giveRichard Stockton a lot of credit. They were very aggressiveand they took it to us. We dug too deep of a hole to comeback. I am proud of our guys. We came together with onlyfive returning players and got to the second round of thetournament. It is a great accomplishment for our programand the school.”

The Anchormen fell behind early and went into half-time trailing by 13 points, 36-23. Richard Stockton came outstrong in the second half, increasing the lead to as many as21 points behind a havoc-causing press. RIC tried to whit-tle the lead down, getting as close as 8 points, but could notclose the gap.

A tough shooting night haunted RIC as they enteredthe half shooting under 30 percent. The second half wasn’tmuch better as they ended the game shooting 40 percent(24-of-60) from the field. That added to their struggles fromthe free throw line with a 54 percent mark (13-for-24). TheOspreys of Richard Stockton made the most of their oppor-tunities, shooting 48 percent (28-of-59) from the field andout rebounding RIC by seven, 45-38.

Richard Stockton junior forward Jerome Hubbard ledall scorers with 24 points. He was an all-out menace for RIC

as he added 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and a steal.Sophomore forward Kevin Brown was a spark off thebench, contributing 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and asteal in 19 minutes, all above his season average.

The night before, RIC junior guard Tirrell Hill hit 2 freethrows with 1.0 seconds left in regulation to lead the An-chormen past Nazareth, 77-73, in first round action. “It wasa great win,” Coach Bob Walsh said afterwards. “AnyNCAA Tournament win is a great win. We didn’t play ourbest, but we battled through and showed our toughness,which has become a trademark of this team.”

RIC held an 11-point advantage, 51-40, with 12:31 left inthe game before the Golden Flyers came back to life.Nazareth chipped the deficit down to 5 points, 65-60, with3:05 left on a senior guard Joe Canori tip-in. Sophomoreguard Rayvon Higdon capitalized on a Hill miss with alayup of his own on the ensuing possession to cut the leaddown to 3 points, 65-62.

After trading buckets for awhile, things got dicey asHill was called for a technical foul after he was fouled onan inbounds play. “There’s nothing you can do. I didn’t re-ally even touch the kid, even he said he flopped,” was howHill wrapped up the situation after the game. Canori nailedthe 2 free throws to cut RIC’s lead back down to 3 points, 73-70, with 36 seconds left. Hill went down the other end ofthe floor and hit one of two to put the Anchormen up by 4,74-70.

Guard Cameron Stewart wrapped up RIC’s problemswith ball handing when he added, “It was a good win forthe team today, we got the first one under our belt andhopefully we won’t turn the ball over as much tomorrownight.” The next night’s loss, unfortunately, had a lot to dowith the team’s inability to handle the rock.

Men’s Basketball SuffersSecond Round NCAA Defeat

RIC’s BonaraCaptures aNational

Wrestling TitleBy Bobby Kazarian andKameron SpauldingAnchor Editors

Rhode Island College’s very own MikeBonara from Nutley, N.J. has won the NCAADivision III National Championship at 141lbs. Bonara is just the second Rhode IslandCollege Wrestler in school history to accom-plish the feat and the first since Billy Cotter(1994) became the first. Bonora entered theChampionships, played at Coe and CornellColleges at the U.S. Celluar Center in CedarRapids, Iowa, as the overall number 1 seedin the 141 lb. Division. After receiving a firstround bye, Bonora made quick work of hisfirst two opponents.

First, he dispatched Chase DeCleenefrom University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point8-5 and later defeated Travis Grawin fromLuther College 11-8 to assure Bonora’s All-American Status for the second straight year.Next up was the Semi-Final match where hefaced off against Steven Hult from New YorkUniversity. This was a hard fought matchwhich Bonora ultimately took with a 5-3 winto guarantee himself a spot in the NationalChampionship Finals match. With victorywell within his grasp, Bonora decimated op-ponent Jason Adams from Augsburg 5-2 andcaptured the NCAA Championship. Con-gratulations to Mike who capped his unbe-lievable season off on top of the NCAADivision III world and also for posting an as-tonishing record of 44-2, going undefeatedagainst Division III opponents.

Mike Martini, a sophomore at 157 lbs.,saw his season come to an end with twolosses on March 7. He fell to Erik Hansonfrom Loras 8-2 and Ryan Herwig fromDelaware Valley via pin at 6:33 to eliminatehim from competition. Martini ended hisseason with a 34-9 record.

Overall, the Anchormen, led by HeadCoach Jay Jones, finished 14 in the nation atthe National Championships with 20.0points.

TwoAnchorwomenEarn All-ECAC

Honors By Marah RoachAnchor Editor

Rhode Island College’s women’s indoor trackand field team competed at the Eastern CollegeAthletic Conference New England Div. III Cham-pionships, hosted by Harvard, on Friday and Sat-urday, March 7-8.

Junior Kayla Fleming earned All-ECAC hon-ors in the high jump, placing fourth with a leap of1.66 meters. Fleming, 5’7” and from Pawtucket,was earning her spot on the team back in 2006. Asa freshman, she ran cross-country and track andfield while at the University of Hartford and com-peted as a distance runner and high jumper. Kaylaholds school records in the 1,000 meters and the in-door mile. She is also a co-record holder in the highjump. As an upperclassmen, she is now a captainfor the Anchorwomen.

Another star who earned All-ECAC honors issophomore Steina Fleming, from Tortola, BritishVirgin Islands. She earned it in the 55 meters, plac-ing eighth with a time of 7.28. At the 2008 NewEngland Open Championships on March 1 sheplaced fifth in the 55 meters with a time of 7.17,breaking the Rhode Island College record she es-tablished earlier this winter. Kayla placed ninth inthe high jump with a 1.65-meter effort.

Under the guidance of coach Kevin Jackson,these Anchorwomen have done RIC proud in ad-dition to the track and field team. Next up for thewomen’s indoor track and field team is the NCAAChampionships on March 14 at 10 a.m.

Mad Mike’s MindBy Mike SimeoneAnchor Staff

Let’s see…a few things have been happening in sportslately that I have to speak my mind about. First is howKyle Farnsworth says that now with Torre gone, he hopesto have a better year than those in the past because Torrewould lose faith in him and only let him throw an inning ortwo. Second are the Bruins and their giving up 6 goals tothe Capitals in the first period and the 8-2 loss to Toronto.Third is the retirement of Bret Favre.

While waiting for food and the PC game to be over atDave & Buster’s the other night, I came accurse a blurb say-ing that Kyle Farnsworth of the New York Yankees saysthat with Torre gone he looks to have a better year becauseTorre would quit on him after one inning. Kyle, being aYankees fan, I can tell you it was because every time youtook the mound I sat there saying to myself “oh damn,there goes the lead. Farnsworth just took the mound.”And here’s why: After looking at your statistics from lastyear, 60 innings pitched, 60hits (that’s a hit for everyinning, folks), 35 runs, 32earned runs, (A 50-50chance of giving up ahome run isn’t that bad,right?) and nine homeruns, he’s mediocre at best.9 homeruns is the sameamount as starting pitcherChien-Ming Wang whothrew approximately 200innings last year. Also, hehad an ERA of 4.80. It’shard to argue with thosenumbers so don’t blameTorre for benching youwhen you struggled. Hewas trying not to lose the

game like any good manager would and should do. So goon and shave your forearms so they look bigger on TV,maybe that will help your pitching.

Second is the Bruins and their abysmal performancelately, giving up 6 goals in the first period to the Capitals onMarch 3 is just appalling. Words can’t really describe howmuch that angers me along with the 8-2 loss to the MapleLeafs. Let’s get the act together. There are 13 games left inthe season and we are only 2 games back. We can pullthrough and take the division. I have faith in you guys.

Third, Bret Favre retired recently. Football lost one ofthe greatest quarterbacks to play the game. It seems oddthat he retire now after having such a great season yet heisn’t the only player to do this. Tiki Barber in 2006 and JohnElway and Barry Sanders in 1998 are just some of the manyplayers who have retired while they were at the top theirgames. As many expected Favre to retire last year, it seemshe wanted to go out with a bang, and he did by carrying histeam to the NFC Championship only to lose to the Giants.It’s sad to see him go but at the same time I think it’s time.

It’s unfortunate thathis last game had to bea loss but it was to theGiants who went on towin the Super Bowl.Being a Giants fan, I’mperfectly fine with it. Iwould have liked tosee Favre beat anyother team and havethe Packers be theteam to give the Patstheir 18-1 record. BretFavre, football willtruly miss you.

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Spring Lovin’ Horoscopes for the MundaneBy Mystik AqueeriumAnchor Astrologer

Aries (March 21-April 20): Now that vacation isover and we’re all sick of Burger King and ready for adelicious Donovan cuisine dinner, it’s time to headback to the gym and work off the six ounces you mayhave gained. Mars and Mercury are… well, they’re upthere, so that means you should consider taking upkickboxing, even if it means missing out on Accountingclass or what not. It’ll raise your sex appeal a fewnotches, enough to help you get with your currentlymost compatible zodiac sign: Aquarius! However,avoid those uptight Virgos who don’t embrace yourfeistiness.

Taurus (April 21-May 20): Love is in the air, dearTaurus. People born in the spring should embracethese feelings and reach beyond their dreams—and, ofcourse, get laid, if that’s what you so desire. Considersettling down with a Virgo, as those born at the end ofthe summer will enjoy your sunny-day laziness andsurprising libido. (This means when ID’s are checkedat the entrance of Thorp et al, check for an Augustbirthday—if that’s the case, remind them condoms arecheap at Health Services!) This week, avoid the Sagit-tarius; their energy will only interfere with your lazydreaming.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): A wise deer once saidthat all the animals in spring feel “twitterpated.” Thenhis mom was shot. Watch your mouth this week, es-pecially on March 22 when Mars and Neptune dosomething. Your most compatible signs right now areLibra; your least compatible sign is Gemini, unlessyou’re polyamorous, because dating four people atonce is what happens when two Geminis do the hump-de-bump.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): Follow your heart, Can-cer. Don’t let someone steal your dreams away fromyou. Today you belong with another Cancer, and youknow it. Just close your eyes and picture the thingsand people that make you feel the most secure, and gofor it! Of all the signs, you are the most sick of winter,so if you see a snowball, give it a kick. March 19

should be interesting this year. You should avoidAquarius and Capricorn; Aquarius just isn’t a compat-ible date and Capricorns can be killjoys. Pisces is alsoa very compatible sign for you.

Leo (July 23-August 22): On the March 20, you feela charge of energy as the Sun moves from doom-and-gloom Pisces into the magical happy sign of happyperkiness, Aries! Sagittarius may be feeling down inthe dumps since Mars has made an aspect on Jupiter orsome other planet, and Pluto has made a tough aspecton France. You should consider cheering up our Sagit-tarian friends; however, avoid Capricorn, as this signjust doesn’t go well with the summer-types.

Virgo (August 23-September 22): The past coupleof weeks haven’t been easy, Virgo, and it’s not lookingmuch better for the remainder of Mars, because Nep-tune is conjunct an asteroid and the weather calls formostly cloudy conditions on the March 15 with a higharound 35ºF. But it’s spring and the birds are twitter-ing and the bees are buzzing. Maybe a date with aLibra will cheer you up; watch out for Taurus, as theyare horny and I put you down earlier as the object ofTaurus’ desire. (You are absolutely not an object; re-mind them of that since I forgot to!)

Libra (September 23-October 23): Passing yourclasses should be your priority right now, because it’sback-to-school time again and you probably haven’topened your books since January. If you are lookingto date, Virgo is the sign; otherwise, any sign is okayexcept for Aries. They’ve been eating Donovan; theirflatulence may aspect Uranus in a way you won’t like.

Scorpio (October 24-November 22): Spring is inthe air and so are a lot of things like carbon dioxide andother disgusting chemicals caused by cars, cigarettesand the like. If you smoke, please quit; smoke-breathis so un-kissable… Otherwise, enjoy this fine springweather! Try to avoid Virgo and Capricorn this week;Capricorn’s just having a rough go at it this week.However, Pisces is looking zesty; they cleaned theshowers in the dorms over break so they have beenshowering. Wednesdays both look to be good days.

Sagittarius (November 23-December 22): You arethe most well-loved of all the zodiac signs, especially

right now, so don’t be afraid to accept a hug from yourfriends. Gemini is your most compatible sign thismonth, but dating is not on your list of priorities rightnow. Try to avoid Taurus like the plague, though! Youwill have a great day on the March 18; however, March23 may be tough. I blame the Moon this time.

Capricorn (December 23-January 18): This week,you are being vilified a lot by the mighty Mystik Aque-erium; and alas, that’s the way it goes. You’ll get yourtime to shine soon enough. Taurus and Pisces, how-ever, have your back through thick and thin; if yourroommate(s) are Taurus or Pisces and you hate them,then something went cosmically wrong. Don’t blameme. I’m always right.

Aquarius (January 19-February 19): Okay, theseare the official Aquarius dates. It changes every yearthough because someone up there thought it would befunny to mess with our heads. Like most of the othersigns, try to avoid Taurus this week, as you just aren’tin the mood to put up with them right now. Aries,however, is a great fit! It all starts with a text, “Hey!”If you are single, you should consider one of thosespeed dating events. Let me know how it goes! Try toavoid Cancer these coming weeks; they have too muchon their minds to keep up with your creative, power-ful energy.

Pisces (February 20-March 20): Long, sunny daysand cool, calm nights. March came in like a lion and itis now going out like a lamb with the birthdays of therest of the Pisces folk. Happy Birthday, if you haven’thad it already! Good things will happen on March 11,15, 17, 20, 22 and 24. Yeah, I pulled those numbers outof my ass. Consider the Scorpio; they are seeking thesame things as you, which right now, are just a gooddate with an even better good night kiss. Say goodbyeto the snow and hold someone’s hand; just make surethey washed their hands after using the toilet. (Cross-check the Leo; they are not compatible with you rightnow and this sort of lie could ruin your relationship.)

AAlliiccee PPaarrkkeerr CCoonndduuccttss RRIICC CChhooiirrssBy Jessica AlbaumAnchor Editor

Dr. Alice Parker, a spry 83 yr old conductor andcomposer of international acclaim, spent 3 days work-ing with the choirs at Rhode Island College. The expe-rience, described as a “love fest,” ended on March 7with a concert where music she composed or arrangedwas performed. There was a packed house waitingfor the marvelous singers to begin.

The concert opened with RIC Women’s Choirshowing off their beautiful pipes. The songs were dif-ficult and were sung very well. The altos were espe-cially impressive and the harmonies blended welltogether.

Next on the playbill was the RIC Men’s Choir.Their portion opened with a quartet, The BaritoneDeafs, who sang Spanish Ladies. Their voices wove to-gether a beautiful sound. They then joined the the fullMen’s Choir and sang Scottish tunes reminiscent oflullabies.

The Chamber Singers, a special audition only

group, was next on stage. They performed songs inHebrew, Ladino (spoken by Jews in Spain) and Yid-dish. They proved once again why their group is sospecial. Alex Tirrell showed off his gorgeous voice ashis solo soared over the choir in A Nign, a piecearranged by Alice Parker.

Dr. Parker got a break from conducting as theRhode Island Children’s Choir took the stage underthe direction of Christine Noel. I was impressed withthe skill level and enthusiasm that shone from thechildren. Every voice part was heard and the blendwas impeccable, a challenge for most choirs, let alonechildren. My favorite piece of theirs was How Can Ikeep From Singing? and it is clear that these childrencan’t and shouldn’t.

Last to perform before the audience sing alongwas the RIC Chorus. They sang a beautiful song cyclecomposed by Dr. Parker with text by Nancy Wood.The text was from poems about Native Americanshaving to do with being connected to nature. Theyfinished with what Alice Parker described as an en-core, Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal.

Now that the audience was impressed with thesingers on stage, it was time to turn the tables andhave the audience participate. The audience wasgiven copies of Sing with Alice: Folks Songs, Sacred andProfane. Dr. Parker made it very clear that one shouldnot sing the music as written and to emphasize theimportant words.

Dr. Parker did not care if one could sing or not,“If you can’t sing the tune sing something becausewe’re all in this together,” she said. The last song wasfrom Jamaica and was called Water Come-a-me Eye.She asked the crowd to stand up and give it their all. Idid not see a single member of the audience sittingdown.

Dr. Alice Parker is a remarkable person and isfull of youth for someone her age. Her lifelong expe-rience of music gave the concert a jovial spirit. I wasimpressed by all the performances and cannot waituntil the next concert. The music performed wasbeautiful and melodic and there was something foreveryone to enjoy.

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March 17, 2008Opinions

RIC FURTHERSEDUCATION ON THE

MIDDLE EASTBy Christine CabralAnchor Editor

On Thursday, March 6, Jewish Commu-nity on Campus hosted The David Project asthey gave a presentation to show attendeeswhat is really happening in Israel. Theyshowed us that the media is only showing achunk of what is happening in the Middle East.When you hear the words “Middle East,” a lit-tle map of Israel pops into your head. Themedia fails to show us that the Middle East ishuge and that it is comprised of more than onecountry.

We were shown by The David Project thatin Israel, the Jewish children are taught peace.They are taught to coexist with everyone andnot to cause harm. The Palestinians, on theother hand, are taught at a young age to killJews and Americans. There is a show in Pales-tine where there is a person in a bunny cos-tume who teaches children to kill the Jews andto use as much violence as possible. Even theirtextbooks teach them that this is how theymust live. The Jewish textbooks only promotepeace with their fellow man. They do not pro-mote violence as the key to life.

The David Project is here to help us openour eyes to what is really happening. I had noidea that this was happening. All I thoughtwas that they were having a fight that willeventually fix itself one way or the other. I did-n’t know that it would never fix itself and thateven though the Jews are trying to keep peaceand not start any wars, the Palestinians will al-ways be there promoting hate and violence.

Middle East Conflict Hits HomeBy Jessica AlbaumAnchor Editor

When I found out about the eight students shot in Israelon Thurs. March 6, my first thoughts were “oh God, Shari.”Shari is a friend of mine who is studying at a seminary in Is-rael right now. I heard that a U.S. citizen had been killed andmy heart dropped.

Thankfully, she is safe and I hope she stays that way.Even after I found out that she was safe, I still found tearsrolling from my eyes. Those innocent children, mostly 15 and16 year olds, had nothing to do with the conflict and Hamasstill claimed responsibility for it. People in the Gaza Stripwere dancing in the streets.

Now Israel is certainly not perfect but what governmentis? Israel would never go out and specifically target civilians.Sadly, many Palestinian citizens have been casualties of warbut they were never the target. Hamas purposely targets cit-izens and yet Israel is always made out to be the bad guy in al-most every situation. I guess no one wants Israel to defenditself.

Later, Hamas re-tracted its claim of re-sponsibility but I think itis very clear that they ap-proved those actions re-gardless of what they tellthe media. Abu Obeida,a spokesman for Hamas’military wing said“There may be a later an-nouncement…but wedon’t claim this honoryet.” Honor?! Anyonewho thinks that killinginnocent teenagers is anhonor is sick in the head.

The big questionafter this is: “Will thepeace talks continue?”From what I’ve read, Ithink they will. My issueis that it doesn’t seemlike Palestine will accepta two-state solution. Ithas been offered to thembefore and they refusedit. Why would it changenow? It seems as though

the Palestinian Government will not be happy until Israel iswiped off the map. This is not an option.

Palestinian children are taught by people dressed up asMickey Mouse look-alikes to hate Jews and that they shouldall be killed. See for yourself athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZEGsnWZKh8&fea-ture=related. What kind of government would condoneteaching hate to children? How can we hope for peace whenthey are being taught at an early age that the only solution isto kill the Jews and take over Israel?

It saddens me how warped and spun the media is inAmerica and everywhere else. They do not tell the wholestory and make Israel look like the only ones at fault. Thiscould not be further from the truth. I came very close to los-ing an amazing friend who is in Israel to better herself and hasnothing to do with this conflict. The violence must stop onboth sides.

Jessica Albaum is President of Jewish Community on Campus.She supports a two-state solution and hopes to see peace in her life-time.

Why Torture When You Can Waterboard?

By Andrew MasseyAnchor Editor

According to CNN, President Bushvetoed a bill on March 8 that would banwaterboarding along with other CIA inter-rogation techniques. He has stated on sev-eral occasions that his administration doesnot support torture, but many nations andhuman rights organizations view water-boarding as inhumane and torture.

For those who are unaware, water-boarding is the act of strapping someonedown, covering their face with cloth andpouring water on their face to simulatedrowning. A showerhead, or somethingsimilar, is typically used in order topour copious amounts ofwater on their face. Thewater will be inhaled andcause the victim to gag andsputter. The entire act is verypainful.

According to CNN, someother forms of interrogationthat would have been bannedwith this bill are sensory dep-rivation, forcing them to per-form or mimic sexual acts,burning, or otherwise physicallyhurting them. These acts are allthings Bush views as “one of themost valuable tools in the war on

terror” as he said on his weekly radioaddress.

Allowing waterboarding is a bigmistake. By doing so, America lookslike a hypocrite. We have such astrong moral stance against tortureand yet our president is willing toallow an interrogationtechnique that isviewed by mil-lions as torture.Consideringhow low westand int h eworld’s

eye, this will only hurt us further whenwe do finally decide to get ourselvesback on track, aka when Bush gets outof office.

This will also hurt us on the battle-field. If any of our troops

ever get captured, they willbe more likely to be mis-

treated as their captorsknow if the roles were re-

versed, they would betreated the same way.

For years,A m e r i c a n s

have been

respected for our more humane treatmentof POWs. Now, knowing that our presi-dent refused to stop waterboarding, ourreputation has been stained.

Allowing waterboarding is a slipperyslope. If we are comfortable allowing wa-terboarding, what is to stop us from be-coming comfortable with harsher“interrogation techniques?” It would notbe an instantaneous thing, but graduallywe could become more comfortable withthe idea and slowly sink down the ethicstube and that will be a sad day indeed.

Personally, I’m hoping that Congressoverrides the president’s veto. Otherwisewe’re going to look very bad indeed. I

would rather not let one manruin our country any furtherthan he already has. Thank-fully, he will be out by thebeginning of next year and

hopefully we can get back onthe world’s good side.

Andrew Massey is a thirdyear Psychology major and is thecurrent Opinions and Lifestyles ed-

itor of the Anchor Newspaper. Ifyou do not like what he has to say,

you can file a complaint with him. Allcomplaints go into the green bins

marked “Recycle.”

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March 17, 2008 Opinions

: How do you feel about the state cutting the education budget?

How do you think this will affect Rhode Island

College?

ROVING REPORTERBy: Kellye Martin

Mike Martini

Health and Physical Education

2010

I think it’s awful that the state is cutting

the budget. It’s hard enough being a

teacher, or even finding new teachers, al-

ready. Teaching jobs are hard to find.

RIC is a big education school and it may

cause a drop in enrollment.

Rebecca Byrne

Undecided

2011

I wasn’t aware of the budget cut but I

know that it won’t do anything to help

the college. Instead of spending the

state’s money on other things, we should

be focusing on educating our future

leaders.

Christina Tavana

Art Education

2010

Well, being that I am an art major, with

the cut backs there will be no more

nude models, so Figure Drawing and

Painting classes will be eliminated.

Pierre Louis-Charles

Business Marketing

2011

I feel that if they make cuts, then RIC

and other colleges will make tuition

higher.

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Haunted America: Alcatraz IslandBy Robert LefebvreAnchor Staff

One of the most famous islands in the country, Alcatraz Island, also known as “TheRock,” is best known for being used as a federal prison from the ‘30s into the early ‘60s.It housed some famous names in its years, including Al Capone. It was also the sceneof the famous escape of Frank Morris and the An-glin brothers. Their survival is still unknown. Theisland now stands as a National Landmark andgives tours. But could this history-filled island in-deed be haunted by that very history?

Alcatraz Island was discovered by Juan deAyala in 1775. He charted San Francisco Bay andnamed the island “La Isla de los Alcatraces,” the Is-land of the Pelicans.

When the Gold Rush came about in the 1840s,many ships came into the area. The island was usedto build a lighthouse for the passing ships. A fewyears later, a fog horn was added. Alcatraz Light-house was the first lighthouse to be built on the U.S.Pacific coast.

In 1909, it was torn down in order to build Al-catraz prison, a military prison. Because of the nat-ural isolation of the island as well as beingsurrounded by frigid water with strong currents, itwas a perfect location for holding captives and law-breaking soldiers. The rules at the prison were verystrict and the slightest violation of the rules wouldbe punished by solitary lockdown or hard, manuallabor. The prisoners were forced to do work aroundthe prison like cleaning, cooking, or other such jobs.The prisoners were allowed some luxuries like read-ing and playing cards with other inmates. Despitethe strict rules, Alcatraz was treated more with min-imum security rules. Over the years, those rules be-came more relaxed. The prisoners were allowed tohave more recreational activities as long as theywere well-behaved. A baseball field was builtwhere the inmates could play and later boxingevents named the “Alcatraz Fights” were set upwhere selected inmates would have matches againsteach other. Even civilians would boat to the island to watch these events. The prisonwas eventually closed in 1934 due to rising costs in keeping the building in operation.

Later that year, the prison was handed to the Department of Justice as it was be-lieved it would serve well as a federal prison rather than a military prison. It was alsobelieved to be the best solution to place rising amounts of prisoners due to the rise in or-ganized crime. The prison received several upgrades including electricity being routedto each cell, the utility tunnels being cemented in order to prevent escape, and tool-proofiron window coverings. Tear gas dispensers were also placed at all the entrances in caseof riots or escape. Small armories were placed throughout the prison that were inac-

cessible by prisoners.The rules were incredibly strict and firm at the newly reformed Alcatraz. Inmates

had to work very hard for the few and meager privileges that were allowed such as vis-itation rights, access to the library, and receiving and sending mail. Even working wasconsidered a privilege. No inmate received special treatment under any circumstances,not even Al Capone when he was sent there.

Each prisoner had their own cell and was al-lowed the very basic life necessities such as food,water, clothing, dental and medical care, but nothingelse. They were escorted everywhere and there waseven a silence code where no one was allowed tospeak or make noise. However, this rule was relaxedafter many complaints and several prisoners suppos-edly going mad due to the silence.

In 1963, the prison was closed down due to op-erational costs and all the prisoners were transferredto the United States Penitentiary in Ill. In 1969, agroup of Native Americans from varying tribes occu-pied the island. A fire started during the occupationdestroyed much of the former recreation center.Along with this were other allegations of vandalism,drug use and other crimes. They were finally forcedout by the government.

In 1976, the island was declared a National Land-mark and now hosts tours of the facility. Ever since,there have been numerous reports of hauntings.Night watchmen have reported hearing noises likefootsteps in the upper rafters. Believing that therewas an intruder, they checked, only to find nothing.Other guards and guides have reported hearingvoices and screams from certain cells where prison-ers were known to have died. Some have even heardsounds of crying.

The prisoners may have indeed suffered hard-ship while at Alcatraz. It would make sense that un-rested spirits are still there. There could have beenprisoners who were cruelly treated, or prisoners whonever got to say goodbye to their friends or lovedones or had other goals they were unable to completedue to being at the incarcerated. But if ghosts of pris-oners are there, they wouldn’t scream when there was

a silence code in effect. Maybe they would whisper or indeed cry, which has been heard.Many ghost hunters and mediums have visited and have had varying results.

So is Alcatraz Island truly haunted? There are many situations that may fit thedescription of a haunting but the reports that have come out have been very vague.Many people have been afraid to report hauntings because they are afraid of the scrutinythey might receive yet this island has much history and the prisoners of the past may stillbe in the halls of Alcatraz.

The Heeded CallBy Joshua O. VélezAnchor Contributor

“Why do you want to be a priest?” This is the most common question Ihave been asked since I entered the seminary. I tend to give the general an-swer, “Well, I have wanted to be a priest since I was a little boy,” which istrue…but why do I want to be a priest? Sacrifice and service. I want to be apriest so I can serve others and offer myself as a sacrifice for the kingdom ofGod. When a man marries a woman, he can no longer worry himself withwhat God desires. He must now attend to the needs of his wife and family.Therefore, he cannot give his whole life to be about the business of God. Apriest giving his life to God and His Church, sacrifices his “right” to becomea husband and father in the biological sense. My life will only be about serv-ing God, His people, and His Church.

I long for the day when I (a lowly sinner) can take Bread and wine andturn it in to the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. I will neverbe a biological father, being responsible for daily care, but I will be the spiri-tual father of many Catholic men and women. Feeding them with not onlythe Word of God but with His Body and Blood, food that is forever. I long forthe day that I will be able to hear confessions, to help heal a broken heartthrough the power given by Christ, to forgive their sins…awesome!

I was called to serve you, the people of God, and I have found the pathwhich allows me to give my entire life for this service. When I was a nursetech. at the Shriner’s Hospital in Springfield, Mass., I thought that I hadfound my home and I did. I was able to work with children who were suf-fering not only physically but mentally as well. I was able to be their friendand caregiver, to take the worry from their minds, put love in their hearts,and put a smile on their faces.

But there was something still missing. My heart was not complete. I’vefound that “something” that was missing. I found it in the priesthood. I willget to work with people all day, every day, doing what I know best: to love.

For a young man in today’s society to come out and say “I want to be apriest” is nothing more than courageous. I want to be a priest. I want to sac-rifice my life for the Kingdom of God. Sacrifice is only hard when your wholeheart is not in it. To give one’s life for Christ and His people is truly an honor,and is worth sacrificing everything.

Considering a call to the priesthood?Call Fr. Mike Najim – Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Providence (401) 331-1316 or at www.catholicpriest.com

By Ashley DaltonAnchor Staff

Dear Ashley,My boyfriend of two

years recently broke upwith me. I’m so de-pressed. He left me forsome girl he met in school.

At first I was a littleshocked, because Ithought we were fine andthen I was heartbroken. Iwanted to marry him one day. I can’t eat, Idon’t sleep and some days I can’t even getout of bed in the morning. I’m so lost.What would you do in such a situation?I’ve read your past responses and you seempretty honest and intuitive.

Single and Broken

Let me start off by saying that I knowexactly where you are coming from. I’vebeen in a similar situation where I felt un-wanted, worthless, and empty inside. Iused to cry myself to sleep because I could-n’t deal with myself or the pain my rela-tionship brought me. I tried so hard to holdsomething together that was never meantto be.

Loving someone and sharing yourselfwith them leaves you vulnerable in somany ways. Love can be amazing but itcan also be devastating to lose. After coun-seling, I found an inner confidence that was

once damaged andbruised. I took on toomuch in relationships,held exceedingly highexpectations, and wasconstantly being letdown when they weren’treached.

Don’t ever let some-one be your reason forliving because they maydisappoint you. Youcan’t put such pressures

on someone. Love should compliment andenhance your life, not control it. Takingtime for yourself is the best thing you cando right now. Since you were in a relation-ship for so long, you need to reevaluateyour wants and needs. Your wounds maynot be fully healed and the scars may nevergo away, but they serve as a reminder of thestrength you have within yourself to over-come such trials.

There are many groups and people oncampus who want to help and are great lis-teners. The Rhode Island College Counsel-ing Center is a great resource to access.Their number is (401) 456-8094. The mainpiece of advice I can give is this: Don’t giveup on yourself or hoping that things willget better. Change and healing take time.Best of luck to you on your journey of self -discovery and healing.

Ask Ashley

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Classifieds Tucker Max Makes A Career Out Of Partying

By Mike SimeoneAnchor Staff

“My name is Tucker Max, and I am anasshole. I get excessively drunk at inappro-priate times, disregard social norms, indulgeevery whim, ignore the consequences of myactions, mock idiots and posers, sleep withmore women than is safe or reasonable, andjust generally act like a raging dickhead. But,I do contribute to humanity in one very im-portant way. I share my adventures with theworld.” So states Tucker Max, the author ofthe book I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, a NewYork Times Best Seller.

Max announced that the release of hisnext book, Assholes Finish First, would bepushed back to the fall of 2008 in January. Healso added that the possibility exists for amovie to be made.On February 24, heconfirmed that amovie would be inthe works and thathe would post thedirector at a laterdate.

Max has be-come increasingpopular over theyears. His website,Tuckermax.com,was meant to be adating site inspiredby a bet, has nowbecome one of themost popular web-

sites on the Internet. His stories inspired himto write his first book, I Hope They Serve BeerIn Hell, in 2006 to tell people his stories ofdrunken stupidity and insane nights. Someof his stories include him buying a BAC meterand taking it to a bar just because he knew itwould make him the center of attention, tothe many one night stands he has had. Max isnot just some “asshole” who started an Inter-net site and had it become a hit. He actuallyhas a Doctorate from the Duke Law School.If you read The Now Infamous Tucker MaxCharity Auction Debacle, you will under-stand why he is no longer a lawyer. Go toTuckermax.com to read or buy I Hope TheyServe Beer In Hell.

Tucker now visits colleges givingspeeches. His next stop will be at Northeast-ern University in Boston on March 24.

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Dream of Mirror Online:Grade A Escapism

By Casey GaulAnchor Editor

Dream of Mirror Online (or Domo) is amassive multiplayer online role playinggame (or mmorpg). It is a giant game worldin which you can create a character of what-ever race and classes you like to play withand against other players from all over theInternet. The game is still in Beta, alsoknown as the testing period.

Domo is a fantasy game loosely based onChinese mythology. The world of Domo is amirror world, a reflection of our own, madeto replicate and record the real world. Butsomething has disrupted to balance of themirror world causing the appearance of mon-

sters and other harmful phenomena.To combat this threat, the Mirror Kings

have called humans from the real world (theplayers) to be reborn into the mirror world asone of the four races: human, sylph, shura, orsprite. The players train in classes, completequests, and build inter-player relationshipsall towards the end of reinstating balance andpeace in the Mirror World and, by conse-quence, the real world.

Domo holds many attractions for boththe hardcore and casual gamer: beautiful cell-shaded graphics, interactive and engagingmaps and quests, not to mention the fact thatthe game is free to play. The game, gorgeousand fun, is mildly to extremely addictive,even for the unseasoned player.

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Arts + EntertainmentMarch 17, 2008

Zox Rocks the Roof off of Lupo’sBy Rob DuguayAnchor Staff

On Saturday, March 6, Zox rocked Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel inon Washington St. in Providence to its core with its CD release partyfor Line in the Sand, the new album the band released in January ofthis year. A couple of bands that have been touring with Zox joinedthe fray too, including WBRU Rock Hunt darlings, Hello Mahalo,who also came out with a new album recently, Dawning Days, whichwas released to the masses on November of last year. Also touringwith Zox is Matt White, a singer-songwriter who performed a sickcover of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” that had the audience singingalong in unison. After a 10-minute intermission, the main attractionapproached the stage and the crowd went wild. A perfect mesh ofold tunes like “Rain On Me” and “Homebody” from the band’s firstalbum Take Me Home (2003), and new songs such as “Another At-tack” and “The Same (Doesn’t Feel The Same)” off the new albumelectrified the crowd into a frenzy. Eli Miller, the guitarist and leadvocalist for Zox, grabbed his acoustic guitar and proceeded to jam

out the band’s new single, “Goodnight,” also off the new album,which you’ve probably have heard on local radio in the past monthor so. Spencer Swain, the band’s violinist, came to the stage with adrum and proceeded to bang it to the rhythm of Eli’s guitar to makea unique version of the hit single.

The band then used to corner of the stage surrounded by lampsto play “Eventually” and played a superb cover of the Boston alt-rock legends The Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?” which should be fa-miliar to you fans of the movie, Fight Club. The band then signed offfor what seemed to be the end of the concert, but the crowd wantedmore, chanting “EN-CORE!! EN-CORE!!” with a fury that could onlybe matched by the ancient Roman crowds at the Coliseum. Zox thencame back out to the give the fans what they wanted, with Spencerperforming one of the best violin solos I have ever seen as a transi-tion into “Thirsty,” a song off of the band’s second album, The Wait(2006). Zox ended the night with “Carolyn,” their hit single off ofThe Wait and their trademark version of “Canon,” off Take Me Home.If you haven’t seen and/or felt the experience of a Zox concert thenyou are surely missing out. Keep your eyes open for them becausethey’ll be touring the U.S. until May.

AmbiguityExposedBy Kristen Ivy MosesAnchor Contributor

Some Things Are Private ex-poses the ambiguity between theauthor and the reader. Whenartist Sally Mann publishes a vol-ume of her photos, the text is mis-read by the public. She intendsher photos as an expression oflove for her children, capturingtheir naiveté and innocence yether work provokes the internalperceptions that the readers im-pose on a text, resulting in up-roarious controversy throughoutthe nation.

Through the combined useof dramatic performance and vi-sual art, the docu-drama formatexplores human values, ques-tioning the line between what ispublic and what is private. Whodraws the line between what so-ciety considers acceptable andwhat it does not? We do.

Some Things Are Private runsthrough March 23. Tickets arejust $15 with a student ID. Callthe box office at (401) 351-4242.For more information, visitwww.trinityrep.com.

Battle RoyaleBy Jason CharpentierAnchor Staff

Battle Royale; it’s like Lord of the Flies meets1984 with lots of ninth graders killing each other.Released in 2000, Battle Royale is the story of a Japanin the near future in which the nation has collapsedand a totalitarian fascist regime has taken hold. Inresponse to this, hundreds of thousands of childrensimply no longer care. They boycott school androam the streets. The government, fearing what theyouths may do, pass the Millenium Educational Re-form act, aka the BR Act, in which one randomninth grade class of 42 students is chosen by impar-tial lottery to be drugged and stranded on an evac-uated island. The adolescents are then forced to killeach other until only one remains. This is the plotof Battle Royale.

The film picks up with the end of the previousgame, with the blood stained winner being escortedfrom the island as news crews report the scene. Itthen moves around a bit to the two main characters,Shuya Nanahara, and Noriko Nakagawa; each areon a bus heading to the school trip along with theirfriends and the entire class when the bus is gassedand everyone is drugged. The children wake up onan island in a school with explosive collars tied totheir necks where they meet Kitano, their old sev-enth grade teacher. He informs them of the situa-tion and ends up killing one of the students a bitearly. The rules of the game are explained in a brief

and very humorous, yet at the same time, disturb-ing video. With this, the game begins. Each studentis called, given a bag with their supplies and a ran-dom weapon, and sent into the island.

However, this film is not simply an actionmovie with kids killing each other with swords,crossbows, hatchets, uzis, sickles and other pleas-ant weaponry. Battle Royale is first and foremostabout the children themselves and the way in whichthey react to what is being thrust upon them. It be-comes a guessing game where tensions run highand no one can be trusted. Some use deception,feigning innocence, while others turn psychotic.Others band together to fight the game and yet stillothers simply refuse, choosing to kill themselvesthan play. This film excels in the way in which thisis all shown. It captures the chaos and tension per-fectly.

Battle Royale is a masterpiece of cinema, noteven simply Asian cinema. The performance ofBeat Takeshi as Kitano is flawless. His performanceis sickening yet also compelling. Now, BattleRoyale is indeed a very violent film. A good num-ber of throats are slit, bodies riddled with bullets,crossbow bolts in the neck, hatchets in the head, youget the idea. Despite all of this, even if you tend tobe squeamish and have a weak stomach, if you havethe opportunity to watch this masterpiece, Istrongly urge you to do so. Highest recommenda-tion.

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RIC Professor Calbert: Prose of a Poet, PublishedBy Larry O’ BrienAnchor Staff

This is the third installment in a series of arti-cles highlighting works published by faculty fromthe Rhode Island College English department inrecent months. The first two books covered werenovels by Professors Thomas Cobb and Joe Zor-nado. The third, Prof. Cathleen Calbert’s, Sleepingwith a Famous Poet (CustomWords, $17), is a bookof poetry. Hey wait, come back here. You don’thave to run away just because it’s poetry. Calberthas written an accessible and sometimes veryfunny book.

Visiting her office on the third floor of Craig-Lee, the first question I asked was “Why write po-etry?” “For the money,” she laughs, “for theadulation!” Prof. Calbert knows her book willnever sell as well as its prose brethren, will neverbecome a film (Professor Stephen Brown told her,“Well, maybe an experimental film.”), so the ques-tion remains, “Why write poetry; what can you sayin poetry that you cannot say in prose?” Prof. Cal-bert responds that while she writes in other gen-res, poetry remains her first love. “Poems arefocused, the canvas is small and one can work thewords, work with them.” She revises and revisesher poems up to 30 times sharpening the images,looking for fresher language. “I usually write infree verse and my students ask, ‘FWhy do revi-sions if free verse can be anything?’” Prof. Calberttells them that she writes “reader directed poetry;something that someone else can read and appre-ciate.”

The poems in Prof. Calbert’s volume reflectboth her personal history and her feminism. SanFrancisco provides some settings—both thebridges and the fog. Her poetry also investigateswith humor and with pathos women’s roles (wife,mother, lover, and daughter) and how those roles

change with time and as society changes. Some of the poems in her new volume have

distinctive shapes, either zigzagging or stutter-stepping across the page. When asked why, thepoet laughed again: “just for the hell of it.” Shethen offered that poetry can comprise sight, sound,image and metaphor and that a changing shapecan signify just as words can. Her poem “Like,”for example, cuts back and forth across the pagefollowing its young male protagonist’s fortunesin love, while “Listening to My Mother in theAlzheimer’s Wing” fragments as do herspeaker’s conversations with her mother.

Talking with a writer about her poetry is adifferent experience from talking with oneabout his novel. For a novel, one generallysums up the plot and contemplates the actionsof the main characters and your done. Designedto be consumed in small doses, poetry holds dif-ferent challenges. Prof. Calbert says, “I don’t gohome at night and read poetry for three hours.Poetry is like double chocolate cheesecake; a lit-tle goes a long way.” She also quotes JosephConrad who thought that art should deal in the“truths for which you forgot to ask.”

Prof. Calbert came to RIC 17 years ago afterearning her doctorate in Creative Writing fromthe University of Houston. She received herMaster’s from Syracuse and did her undergrad-uate work at UCal, Berkeley. She serves RIC indual roles as a Professor of English and the Di-rector of the Creative Writing Program. Herprevious books of poetry are Lessons in Spaceand Bad Judgment. The jacket to her new bookstates that she now lives in Conn. with “a tallman and two small dogs.” The tall man, she re-vealed, is “Christopher Mayo, Assistant Profes-sor at Adelphi University and an eighteenthcentury scholar. Well, a scholar of the eigh-teenth century. And the small dogs are very bad

Papillons.” He got the dedication over the dogs.Prof. Calbert will read selections from SleepingWith a Famous Poet on March 20 at 7:30 p.m. in theBannister Gallery. Prof. Maureen Reddy, the Chairof the English department, calls her “one of thegreatest poets of her generation.” Her reading willbe an opportunity to find out what you think. Re-freshments will be served; I bet it’s chocolatecheesecake.

The Vault: Super Smash Brothers. BrawlBy Rob DuguayAnchor Staff

Ever wonder what it would be like to play agame that included the likes of Mario & Luigi fromSuper Mario Bros., Fox McCloud from Star Fox,Pikachu from Pokemon, Link from The Legend ofZelda, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Solid Snake fromMetal Gear, Samus from Metroid, and Sonic theHedgehog? Well, Super Smash Bros.: Brawl prom-ises to fulfill your fantasy. The third installment inthe legendary video game series came out for Nin-tendo’s Wii console on March 9 with a larger list ofplayable characters, more stages to host your epicbattles and a new adventure mode called “TheSubspace Emissary” which follows your charac-ter’s storyline with a bunch of subplots mixed in.

The main plot of “The Subspace Emissary” isthat there are a group of evildoers called the Sub-space Army who are led by the AncientMinister. The enemies in the gameoften are ones that have ap-peared in other videogames, such asPetey Piranhafrom SuperM a r i oB r o s .and apla-

toon of R.O.B.s based on the classic Nintendo hard-ware. There are also original enemies in “The Sub-space Emissary” too, such as the Roader, a roboticunicycle, the Bytan, a one-eyed ball-like creaturewho can multiply itself if left alone; and thePrymid, which have multiple variations. “TheSubspace Emissary” adventure mode can beplayed in either one-player mode or team two-player mode.

The total list of characters adds up to 37 char-acters, including the ones mentioned earlier. Theother characters on the list are Bowser from SuperMario Bros., Captain Falcon from F-Zero, DiddyKong from Donkey Kong, Falco Lombardi fromStar Fox, Ganondorf from The Legend of Zelda, IceClimbers from the game Ice Climber, Ike from FireEmblem, Jigglypuff from Pokemon, King Dededef r o m

Kirby, Lucas from Earthbound, Marth from FireEmblem, Lucario from Pokemon, Meta Knightfrom Kirby, Mr. Game & Watch from the handheldclassic, Game & Watch, Ness from Earthbound,Olimar from Pikmin, Princess Peach from SuperMario Bros., Pit from Kid Icarus, a trainer fromPokemon, the classic R.O.B. Nintendo hardware,Roy from Fire Emblem, Sheik from The Legend ofZelda, a cartoonish version of Link, Wario fromSuper Mario Bros., Wolf O’Donnell from Star Fox,Yoshi from Super Mario Bros., Young Link, and aversion of Samus with a “Zero Suit” on.

Super Smash Bros.: Brawl looks to give fans ofthe franchise a fresh look at the renowned gamingseries. Quick sell-outs are expected so get to yourlocal video game store as soon as possible if youhope to get your hands on it.