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VOL:85 ISSUE #18 Week of February 4, 2013 autisim’s “allies” see opinions page 11 flu season is here see news page 4 senior night see sports page 23 “If we don’t start being smart about our decisions…then we’re going to cease to be able to fund student organizations…” -SCG Treasurer Jordan Day SCG skirts fiscal and social edges General fund dips into the red, Marriage Equality support sent to RI Senate JIM BRADY NEWS EDITOR In discussing the state of the general fund during last Wednesday’s parliament meeting, Treasurer Jordan Day reported closing the month of Jan- uary in a financial hole. Day was clear in expressing the need for a paradigm shift moving forward for both the Fi- nance Commission and the body as a whole. “The Finance Commission must proceed with caution when allocating funds for the remainder of the 2012-13 year,” Day said. She pointed toward the body as being re- sponsible, saying, “the biggest culprit of doing this is us.” Day reported the general fund’s total to have stood at -$5,443.62 as of Jan. 29, but was quick to note an antici- pated deposit for spring student activity fees on Jan. 30, which would total an estimated $170,000. With the de- posit, the month would close at an estimated $165,000. Given the general fund’s current total, Day urged the body to make sure the money is being used to its fullest potential going forward. “People have to be consciously aware of what’s going on,” Day said. “I need critical thinking and critical as- sessment from every member of stu- SCG SEE PAGE 5 www.theanchoronline.org

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VOL:85 ISSUE #18Week of February 4, 2013

autisim’s “allies”

see opinions page 11

flu season is here

see news page 4

senior nightsee sports page 23

“If we don’t start being smart about our decisions…then we’re going to cease to be able to fund student organizations…”-SCG Treasurer Jordan Day

SCG skirts fiscal and social edgesGeneral fund dips into the red, Marriage Equality support sent to RI Senate

JiM BradYnews editor

In discussing the state of the general fund during last Wednesday’s parliament meeting,

Treasurer Jordan Day reported closing the month of Jan-uary in a financial hole. Day was clear in expressing the need for a paradigm shift moving forward for both the Fi-nance Commission and the body as a whole.

“The Finance Commission must proceed with caution when allocating funds for the remainder of the 2012-13 year,” Day said. She pointed toward the body as being re-sponsible, saying, “the biggest culprit of doing this is us.”

Day reported the general fund’s total to have stood at -$5,443.62 as of Jan. 29, but was quick to note an antici-pated deposit for spring student activity fees on Jan. 30, which would total an estimated $170,000. With the de-

posit, the month would close at an estimated $165,000.Given the general fund’s current total, Day urged the

body to make sure the money is being used to its fullest potential going forward.

“People have to be consciously aware of what’s going on,” Day said. “I need critical thinking and critical as-sessment from every member of stu-

SCGSee page 5

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nico MontanariNico is new to The An-chor. In fact, this edition was his first week, and already he has proven to be an ambitious writer with a diversity of writing interests. And that’s no surprise as he has been writing poetry, short sto-ries and other things for years. Be sure to read Nico in both the news and opin-ions sections this week.

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February 4, 2013 3NEWS

Campus creeps steal parts from Jeeps

danielle lafondanchor staff

The semester opened with some bad luck for three people

on campus whose catalytic converters were stolen. All three affected vehicles were parked in Lot A. They were all same make and model.

Frederick Ghio, Chief of Campus Police, was struck by the odd nature of the thefts.

“We’ve seen cars stolen from here when there were groups of car thieves going around different places like the mall and the colleges,” he said, “but I’ve never seen just the catalytic converter taken for parts.”

In a 2011 report to the Department of Ed-ucation, RIC Campus Security noted three motor vehicle thefts from 2009 – 2011. Johnson & Wales University, a school with similar enrollment numbers, reported four thefts during the same three year period.

These data seem to mesh with Chief Ghio’s assessment of the usual nature of car thefts on campuses. “If we’re hit, JWU is hit, Providence Place is hit – they go look-ing for opportunity and specific cars. Usu-ally they just take the whole car for parts.”

The incidents that occurred during the first week of classes are strange because they don’t fit that pattern. Chief Ghio ex-plained the motive. “Some chop shop put in

an order for a 2000 Jeep catalytic conver-ter, and [the thiewf ] wanted to make sure that if one didn’t fit they’d have a couple others to rely on.”

Chief Ghio also believes that the nature of RIC’s parking lots may have something to do with the thefts. The lots are spread out and open, unlike a parking garage, which make it harder for thieves to move large parts without being noticed.

“You might not even see them. They get under the car and saw the converter off at both ends. They can be in and out in less than a minute.”

As for what students and faculty can do to guard against such thefts, Chief Ghio is pessimistic.

“Alarms don’t work because there’s no break in,” he said. “People don’t know until they start it up and there’s something wrong.”

Students can be vigilant, however, and re-port any suspicious activity to campus police.

“Always, first thing to do is call us. Stu-dents should have our number on speed dial in their phone,” advises Ghio. “Every day, we have at least three officers on patrol split between the campuses. Once the call is generated, they’re there in 30 seconds. They’re very close.”

Students can reach campus police at 401-456-8201.

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RIC sorority goes national

JiM BradYnews editor

Greek life at Rhode Island College is developing. This

week sorority Lambda Chi announced its affiliation with the national group, Alpha Sigma Tau; Lambda Chi was founded less than four years ago. Danielle Sheets, for-mer Lambda president, noted the opportu-nities associated with change.

“We weren’t really interested in going national when the national sororities pre-sented last spring. Watching [Delta Phi Epsilon] go through the national experi-ence opened our eyes. We saw how much life it brought, how much it strengthened them, how much more support there is. We wanted to go in that direction,” Sheets said.

Stephanie Mastrostefano, former Lambda vice presi-dent of recruitment, mentioned the so-rority’s emphasis on the importance of finding a national chapter with whom they shared similar values.

“[The change] ended up being more of a seamless and perfect fit than we could have pos-sibly planned for,” Mastrostefano said. “Our organization stood for individual-ity, growth, develop-ment; making sure women felt comfortable and have a safe place to come to in order to be truly them-selves, the best version of themselves.”

In addition to the values, so too will the philanthropic and charitable endeavors of the organization. In their short his-tory, Lambda Chi organized fundraisers for victims of both the Haiti and Japan earthquakes. More recently, it produced and sold a calendar to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The sorority has also worked closely with the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation.

Under the colors of Alpha Sigma Tau, the sorority will still have free reign to decide their philanthropic efforts. They already

have plans to work with the Pine Mountain Settlement School, located in the moun-tains of Appalachia in Kentucky. The group will also work with Habitat for Humanity and are currently seeking various local op-portunities for philanthropic and charita-ble work.

Greek Life Advisor, Megan Fox, is ex-cited for the girls of Alpha Sigma Tau, and understands what being a part of a sorority means.

“I joined when I was an undergrad and stayed involved as a graduate. I volun-teered after I left college,” Fox said.

Fox also mentioned the networking op-portunities available to members involved in Greek Life, which begin in college and last a lifetime.

“I understand how important it is, and it’s the reason I have the job I have today. It’s the reason I had the last two jobs I had,” Fox said.

Additionally, Mas-trostefano urges women on campus to explore Greek Life op-portunities.

“Don’t accept the stereotype. Don’t ac-cept the media por-trayal of what so-rorities are. Go to an info night, contact a sister. You would be shocked at what you would find. It is not at all what you would

think…It is the strongest community of women available 24/7 to support and help you in whatever you choose to do,” Mas-trostefano said. “Come to an info night. Don’t accept the stereotypes, they’re ab-solutely false. This is one of the best deci-sions I’ve ever made in my entire life.”

Alpha Sigma Tau is recruiting until Feb. 22, allowing all recruits the opportunity to come on board as founding members. Members must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Alpha Sigma Tau is the second national sorority at RIC to go national, the first be-ing Delta Phi Epsilon, formerly Sigma Iota Theta last spring.

“Come to an info night. Don’t accept

the stereotypes, they’re absolutely

false. This is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in

my entire life.”

-Stephanie Mastrostefano, former Lambda Chi VP

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Showcase on the horizonStudent organizations prep for showcase

danielle lafondanchor staff

Student organizations cam-pus-wide are gearing up for the

annual Student Activities Showcase this Wednesday. Any group worth its salt, from future nurses (Student Nurses Association) to anime fans (OTAKU) are breaking out the markers, poster board and fancy table cloths in hopes of recruiting new members to their ranks.

The event is the winter counterpart of Cam-pus Activities day held at the start of the fall semester. Marissa Weiss, Assistant Director of Student Activities at RIC, believes it is im-portant to set time aside at the opening of the spring semester to highlight campus activities as well.

“People often forget that there are folks who start at the college in the spring,” Weiss said. “There are new students.”

Weiss also pointed out that students may feel too overwhelmed in the fall semester to sign up for any extracurricular activities.

“It could be that you spent the fall semester being overwhelmed,” she said. “We appreciate that maybe come the springtime you decide

that you’d really like to get in-volved in something.”

Vanessa Griffith, graduate in-tern for Student Activities at RIC, gave an idea of what to expect from groups at the showcase.

“Each organization will gen-erally have a table set up and displays. Some have different ac-tivities or free things available,” she said.

Weiss chimed in at the mention of food. “If you’re just walking around and you’re

randomly feeling hungry, many groups will have snacks and candy and other giveaways,” she said.

Performance groups, such as EPIC and the Ballroom Dance Club, will often give demon-strations at Student Activities events. At last year’s spring showcase, a Zumba flash-mob style performance spontaneously erupted and pulled in many spectators to try their hand at the aerobic workout.

Aside from being an opportunity for stu-dents to discover their passion and maybe a tasty morsel, the event also serves as an op-portunity for groups to interact and network

with each other. “There’s not often a time

when so many of the groups are in the same room to-gether,” Weiss said. “You see a lot of members of stu-dent groups going around to other student groups to see what they’re doing and talk about potentially

working together.” The trend on campus may be to lament

the fact that apathy at RIC is alive and well, but Weiss believes that the Student Activities Showcase puts the spotlight on a highly in-vested student community.

“I think it’s a time on campus when you really feel like something’s going on,” Weiss said. “We hope folks roll on in and enjoy the excitement. It’s something good to attend and feel the full energy of involvement on campus.”

Student Activities Day will be held on this Wednesday, the 6th , from 12:30 to 2:00 in the Student Union Ball Room.

A full list of Student Organizations can be found on the RIC website.

The least popular seasonFlu season is here

nico Montanarianchor staff

It’s that time of the year again, when runny noses and blotchy eyes are pre-cursors to the dreaded flu. Less popular than even tax season, flu season is upon us and the Rhode Island Heath Department (RIHD) is urging immunization.

RIHD Director, Michael Fine, has stated that this year’s flu season has been partic-ularly severe and could be the worst the state has seen in years. In accordance with his announcement, Rhode Island College has issued a stern warning: get the flu shot.

RIC currently has a limited supply of the flu vaccine. Dean of Student Services, Dr. Scott Kane, stated that school efforts have been doubled in recent weeks and

notifications have gone out to all students, faculty and staff, particularly those resid-ing on campus. In order to ensure stu-dents are healthy and do not miss school time due to this severe flu season, the col-lege is urging students to get vaccinated.

A common misconception about influ-enza is it’s not too serious, or it is basically like a cold. The flu is a serious matter and can result in weeks of hospitalization and lead to worse illnesses if not treated prop-erly.

If you’re on campus, flu shots can be administered by appointment at Health Services, which is open Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 4 pm. If you cannot receive the shot on campus, there is a plentiful supply of the vaccination available at pharmacies, public clinics and doctor’s offices.

Courtesy of Ty Devriesflu shots can be administered by appointment only from health services on

campus, which is open monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 4 pm.

February 4, 2013 5NEWS

Would you like an iPad?

Adams Library rolls out iPad lending program

Justin Goslantassistant news editor

Adams Library is now offering students the opportunity to bor-

row iPads. The popular tablets are available, for free, from the Library’s Reserve Desk for any amount of time between 24 hours or two weeks.

Students will need to have a student ID and are required to sign a waiver promising not to lose or damage the device.

Once the formalities are complete, just “slide to unlock,” and you can use any of the numerous apps preloaded onto the iPads including: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, e-brary and Blackboard.

The program was the idea of Library Director, Hedi BenAicha, as a means of embracing the trend of exponential infor-mation growth on the internet. For exam-ple, Google has scanned over 20 million books, and Facebook has over one billion active members–a majority of whom are mobile users.

“It’s important to keep students in the 21st century,” said BenAicha.

He also cited a Pew Study indicating that nearly 50 percent of younger Americans are

reading long-form e-content, such as books and magazines.

From conception to realization, the proj-ect took 5 months. Emerging Technologies Librarian, Kieran Ayton, worked with Ap-ple Systems Engineers and other Libraries with lending programs in order to create one.

Ayton, who also maintains the library’s website and facilitates the technological growth of the library, explained how once

a device is returned the user data is wiped. The check out system in place will track the number of users, but in order to find out what students do with the iPads they will be doing a survey and raffling off an iTunes gift cards.

Students are encouraged to use the iPads and to give feedback about apps or other devices they may like to see by emailing Emerging Technologies Librarian Ayton at [email protected].

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The new buzz on campusnico Martinellianchor staff

Rhode Island College has offered to host two sets of five week beginner courses in beekeeping. As part of RIC’s Urban and Community Farming Initiative (UCFI), the college has partnered with the Rhode Island Beekeeping Association (RIBA), and will host classes offering useful skills to passionate future beekeepers.

Beekeeping classes are outlined to cover: getting started, understanding the hon-eybee life cycle, choosing an apiary site, buying bees and equipment, assembling the hive, installing package bees, catching

swarms, identifying nectar sources, iden-tifying bee diseases and pests, inspecting hives and wintering, as well as a demon-stration of a variety of beekeeping equip-ment and techniques.

Course instructor, Professor Mencucci, was enthusiastic about teaching interested individuals this semester.

“Beekeeping is fun.  It’s a way to connect with nature since you must learn all about the wonderful life of the bee and you must learn about the plants and flowers they visit.  Beekeeping allows you to produce your own food, honey, which is a wonder-ful product.”

Love them or hate them, bees are an important part of our ecosystem. Some may see them as pesky insects that sting us in the summer, but they are extremely important as, among other things, they pollinate nearly 35 percent of our agricul-tural crops.

The first set of classes run on Fridays from 10 am to 12:30 pm, starting on Feb. 1 and ending March 1. The second set of classes will run during the same times on Saturdays, beginning on Feb. 2 and ending March 2. All classes will be held in the For-man Center, Room A.

The price will be $65 per person. If you have interested family members they may attend the course for only $10. Class sizes are limited so registration in ad-vance is a must.

dent government.”Day also ex-

pressed concern for the future of the general fund.

“I can tell you right now, sometime next year we’re gonna be running even more in the red. We’re living paycheck to pay-check.”

With regards to preparedness, however, Day was positive.

“We’re prepared to handle this…If we continue to burn through money like toi-let paper and use it to wipe our butts…we’re not gonna have any left. We’re flushing money down the toilet,” Day said. “If we don’t start being smart about our decisions, and being careful and, like I said, critical, then we’re going to cease to be able to fund student organizations and fund conferences…I’d like to see us become more productive, and be a critical and analytical group, and work together to make everything better.”

Representative Shannon Carlson ex-pressed her concern with the lack of in-quiry on the part of the Finance Commit-tee.

“Finance members have not asked any questions. Like, my conference was easy, my sweatshirts were easy, t-shirts were easy…They haven’t really asked any ques-tions,” Carlson said.

Marriage equality was also on the meet-ing’s agenda, as the body passed a resolu-tion to urge the passing of the Marriage Equality bill currently being by Rhode Is-land Senate. Alumni Representative Barry Nickerson introduced the resolution to parliament, asking the body “to be on the right side of history.”

Amongst a handful of speakers in sup-port on the matter, Representative Kevin Martin did ask for clarity in regard to the resolution’s appearance on the agenda.

“I’m having trouble seeing the appro-priateness of having us as a body lobby for this…I don’t see how this is a RIC issue,” Martin said.

Speaker Travis Escobar quickly ad-dressed Martin’s concerns.

“In the past, we have passed resolutions that reflect current events going on at the time and this is Alumni Representative Barry Nickerson taking that chance,” Es-cobar explained.

The resolution passed nearly unani-mously, which re-sulted in a long round of applause.

Parliament will next meet on Feb. 6 at 7 pm in Student Union room 307.

Parliament will next meet on Feb. 6 at 7

pm in Student Union room

307.

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February 4, 2013 9OPINIONS

Mass murder suicide and societyJesse Posl rhinehartoPinions editor

Including Sandy Hook, this country has witnessed 22 mass

killings since 1984. Last year 5,500 U.S. kids were killed in gun related incidents; Germany had 57 such incidents, Japan had none (their gun control laws are some of the toughest in the world). This statistical perspective depicts us as a nation at war rather than the shining beacon of West-ern civilization. Who are we at war with though? What could be the larger systemic issues driving people to commit these types of crimes? Though I don’t have a complete answer, I think one key to this slew of mass killings can be found in the fact that nearly all of the perpetrators took their own lives.

Emile Durkheim, one of the earliest sociologists, did a study on suicide at the turn of the nineteenth century in France. He concluded that suicides could be dif-ferentiated into four basic categories: ego-istic (lacking a sense of belonging), altru-istic (think soldier who sacrifices himself for his platoon), fatalistic (the social at-

mosphere cannot be tolerated and death is preferable to life in society), and lastly anomic (moral confusion and a lack of so-cial guidance, usually occurring in times of social/political upheaval). The last type, Anomic, I be-lieve character-izes the suicides of our mass murderers, if for no other reason than the nature of the crimes t h e m s e l v e s clearly indicate extreme moral confusion and lack of orienta-tion within so-ciety.

Symptoms of Anomie are present all over the globe, but only in the U.S. are these symptoms part of a confluence of inimical social tenden-cies: the U.S. has a strong “gun culture” built into our constitutional framework;

our neo-liberal economic policies sacrifice our familial and social bonds for the good of a globalized economy; the last decade has been one of unprecedented political polarization (leaving no middle ground

and giving way to fringe politics); the last five years have seen several instances of near economic col-lapse.

The social and economic anar-chy our nation has undergone, and is in the midst of, stresses and fractures social bonds that are already strained

by our neo-liberal economic policies. The globalization movement, now seemingly faltering, scatters people to the four winds in search of employment and opportunity. The domestic effects of these strategies

have been to produce an unprecedented amount of disconnectedness between peo-ple. This was as unavoidable as it was pre-dictable.

To counteract this systemic disconnect-edness, we must seek to integrate and in-clude all the members of our society. Nico Montanari’s article (also in this section) emphasizes the capacity strangers have to positively influence each other’s lives. His message is the right one. When people are connected with and invested in each other, they do not lose touch with reality; they do not forget the value and irreplaceabil-ity of human life. Our national problem of mass murder suicides is one that can only be solved on the level of interpersonal interaction: we must learn to give a shit about everyone. Our individualism and its economic correlate have provided much prosperity for us as a nation, but I believe we are witnessing some of the unexpected consequences of these ideals. We will have to change as a nation, or we will continue to see these types of killings in the future—that I am sure of.

We will have to change as a nation, or we will continue to see these types

of killings in the future—that I am

sure of.

10 February 4, 2013OPINIONS

The power of being a strangernico Montanarianchor staff

In the last 20 years, technology has be-come such an integral part of our society that generations Y and Z have become de-pendent on it. The ease and accessibility of these technologies have made individuals more socially awkward and more prone to avoid face to face contact. It can be argued that the rising population of depressed and lonely young adults is due largely to the fact that so many of our relationships are digital. Texts, Instant Messages, Emails, Skyping and Facebook messages can be fun and relatively easy to perform, but they do not have the same impact as an in-person hangout. So, on those off nights that we all have at some point, when we feel all alone and that our lives are out of control, all we truly need is someone, even a random stranger to talk to.

In the past, I have helped a handful of

good friends with depression and loneli-ness and in a lot of ways I understood how they felt. In the most recent years, and as I

have made more friends, it seems everyone has had their tough nights. Even on social media outlets like Facebook and Tumblr,

people try to find escape or help. In many cases they are ignored. It seems people doubt the power they wield and choose not to respond to these pleas for help.

After having a hard night of my own, I decided to search the loneliness keyword on Tumblr. The overwhelming amount of people having a hard time startled me, be-cause 1) they were relatively ignored, and 2) maybe I didn’t feel so alone in my woes. Since that night, I have made it a personal vendetta to search that keyword everyday and help at least a few more people, partic-ularly random strangers who have met my support with overwhelming appreciation.

My point in this article is this: everyone is human, everyone has hard times and ev-eryone is sensitive; as a random stranger you have so much power to make a differ-ence. You can put so much impact in your words particularly because these people don’t know you, and the fact that you as a random stranger care make the whole mes-sage more powerful. All these people need is someone to tell them the obvious—“that we all make mistakes”, and sometimes they need to hear the unobvious, “crying is not a weakness”, but whatever the case, you have the power to talk to someone, and that can save a life.

If you want to talk, you can email me at [email protected]

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February 4, 2013 11OPINIONS

The complete idiot’s guide to an autistic’s worst “allies”

Joe Martinanchor staff

Shake any given tree in this country and a half-dozen “al-

lies” of “persons with autism” fall out. Many of these people are well-intentioned parents, family and friends of autistic people who want nothing more than to help those they love. However, the language used to describe autism has been so inflammatory that many of their best-intentioned efforts have hurt rather than helped. Sadly, much of this language emanates from organizations that claim to care about autism. While I could not hope to cram a complete list of problematic orga-nizations into this ar-ticle, a short list can profitably summarize the famous and egre-gious offenders.

Autism Speaks (A.S.): Belonging firmly to the cure-seeking faction, this monolithic mon-strosity has turned fear-mongering into a prof-itable and popular enterprise. While the group is hardly as virulent as certain fringe groups, their aura of respectability has allowed them to collect millions in donations by stigmatizing autism. A.S. presents autistic people as 6 year old pity cases to be studied and cured, and has a full-time staff member tasked mainly with keeping adult Autistics from successfully at-tacking the brand. The vast majority of their funding goes to “cure” research, employee sal-aries and “awareness” campaigns that present autism in a horrific light. A mere 4% goes to helping families with autistic children, and Autistic adults are ignored or even actively silenced. This group is so hated I once wit-nessed a car full of autistics roll down the win-dows and “flip off” an A.S. building. Further inquiry revealed this to be a popular tradition. Bottom line: don’t donate to Autism Speaks. Your money will be used to suppress autistic voices and make their lives harder, not help them.

Jenny McCarthy/Generation Rescue/Age of Autism: These three are somewhat interchangeable. All belong to the “vaccine-conspiracy” branch of the anti-autistic com-munity. They believes autism is caused by vaccines (despite massive evidence debunking this). To these people, Autistics are neither

equals nor pity cases. Autism is seen as an ab-erration; one so terrible, allowing their chil-dren to die from preventable diseases is pref-erable to vaccinations and “risking” autism. They have the markings of a religious cult or a world-class conspiracy theorist organization. Any evidence just bounces and their motto is: “the absence of evidence is not evidence of ab-sence.” I had the displeasure of encountering a “true believer” recently and was struck by his myopic focus on “curing” Autistics at the expense of logic, reason or civility. My sug-

gestion that perhaps a cure was unneces-sary was treated with absolute incredulity. Bottom line: When faced with someone from this persua-sion, make calming noises while backing away slowly. They are clearly not playing

in the same universe as the rest of us. Things like “evidence,” “proof” and “reality” are all optional.

Hard-core “cure” groups in general: There are a number of organizations pushing “cures” that they claim have already been discovered. These range from the insertion of bleach through the oral or anal cavity to chelation (re-moval of heavy metals that can result in death). These “cures” are based on quack science, and have literally scarred and killed children. Sup-porters have been known to threaten the lives of autistic adults for protesting their actions. Bottom line: if you’re trying to help Autistics and people start talking cure or recovery, run. Future cures are largely unwanted, current “cures” kill.

Safe places to turn: While these groups re-tain a lot of power, occupying a powerful place on the political agenda of the United States and frequently receiving attention from the media, there are a growing number of autistic-friendly organizations. For example, the Autis-tic Self Advocacy Network (A.S.A.N.) is run by self-advocates, and every self-advocate I know has nothing but praise for their efforts to make the world a safe place for neurodiversity. Bot-tom Line: Before donating or supporting, look for Autistics on the board and in positions of real power. If they don’t have that, don’t get involved unless you want to help maintain the current suppressive system.

These “cures” are based on quack

science, and have literally scarred and

killed children.

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What is your ideal Super Bowl half-time show?

Maria PancioccoYear: FreshmanMajor: Computer Science“If the band Linkin park and the Beatles played a concert.”

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Roderick P. CallawayYear: 2014Major: Justice Studies“my ideal Super Bowl half-time show would be a m-m-a fight to keep the fans glued to the television.”

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What is your ideal Super Bowl half-time show?

Maria PancioccoYear: FreshmanMajor: Computer Science“If the band Linkin park and the Beatles played a concert.”

Andrea CardonaYear: FreshmanMajor: Nurse“rihanna shining bright like a diamond.”

Nicole BuckleyYear: FreshmanMajor: Undeclared“Up beat, entertaining music and performances. The most popular DJ’s playing house and electronic music with other hip-hop and r&B artists along with them.”

Tim TerranovaYear: 2014Major: Criminal Justice“UfC championship fight.”

Alexa ScognaimiglioYear: JuniorMajor: Psychology“The rolling Stones! or Janet Jackson & michael Jackson!”

Roderick P. CallawayYear: 2014Major: Justice Studies“my ideal Super Bowl half-time show would be a m-m-a fight to keep the fans glued to the television.”

JustinYear: SUPER seniorMajor: Youth Development/Dance Minor“Bill Belliecheck with an auto-tune voice backed by Tom Brady and one Direction.”

by kelly beshara-flynn

What is your ideal Super Bowl half-time show?

Maria PancioccoYear: FreshmanMajor: Computer Science“If the band Linkin park and the Beatles played a concert.”

Andrea CardonaYear: FreshmanMajor: Nurse“rihanna shining bright like a diamond.”

Nicole BuckleyYear: FreshmanMajor: Undeclared“Up beat, entertaining music and performances. The most popular DJ’s playing house and electronic music with other hip-hop and r&B artists along with them.”

Tim TerranovaYear: 2014Major: Criminal Justice“UfC championship fight.”

Alexa ScognaimiglioYear: JuniorMajor: Psychology“The rolling Stones! or Janet Jackson & michael Jackson!”

Roderick P. CallawayYear: 2014Major: Justice Studies“my ideal Super Bowl half-time show would be a m-m-a fight to keep the fans glued to the television.”

JustinYear: SUPER seniorMajor: Youth Development/Dance Minor“Bill Belliecheck with an auto-tune voice backed by Tom Brady and one Direction.”

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Red Ginger delivers

katelYn hurdanchor staff

As an out-of-state student, I had to abandon my favorite

hometown Chinese restaurant. I’ve been in search of something comparable for years. It took me a few tries before I found my new favorite: Red Ginger.

Just a ten-minute drive from Rhode Is-land College, and absolutely worth the trip, Red Ginger offers some of the best Chinese food in the area. Whether it’s a take out or a dine-in sort of evening, Red Ginger won’t disappoint. I’ve had my food delivered to me in less than 20 minutes here on campus, on multiple occasions, which is a lot shorter than most (if not all) of the other Chinese take-out restaurants in the area.

As for dining inside the restaurant, the at-mosphere is fabulous. I have always found the restaurant neat, clean and with a pleas-ant ambiance. Many Chinese restaurants will focus more on the takeout orders than the actual dine-in service, making the inte-rior sub-par. This is not the case with Red Ginger. When going in just to place an order for takeout, one will discover the surpris-ingly nice interior and could likely decide to dine-in.

Also convenient for those who are of age is the bar in the dinning section. Another perk is the mini-buffet set up during lunch time. The all-you-can-eat opportunity may not

be as grand as a full buffet but it still offers popular dishes such as lo mein and general Tsao’s. The staff has always been exception-ally friendly as well.

Red Ginger is open seven days a week until 10 pm Sunday through Thursday and 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. It is located on 560 Killingly Street, Johnston, RI. Their full menu is available online at redginger.biz.

Stone’s Throw

kate Mochunanchor staff

Text me, stalk me… call me no more!

“I went on a date with this girl; she’s a dime but has the personality of a nickel. The fact is she’s just rude. I thought she just had a dry sense of humor… guess not. She won’t stop texting, calling me or telling other girls to back off. What do I do to get her off my

case?” See everyone, it’s not always the boys fault. I know some of us women may have thought chivalry died, but fact of the matter is sometimes the girl is more of priss than a princess. Honestly, I’d say be straight up with this girl -- you did your part by playing the gentleman-- and if she couldn’t act just as sweetly, then tell her to hit the road, jack. You don’t need a girl like that in your life, simple as that. Just tell her that you feel like you two are meant for different people and I’m sure she will take the hint. But the longer you go without saying anything the more you are leading her on.

The Ex v.s. The Hot-Mess “I’m a freshman dating a senior, and well,

I helped him cheat on his girlfriend. Now, I see her everywhere: parties, restaurants, the Don, campus… Everywhere. People hate me because they think I’m a home wrecker, but my boyfriend is just as much to blame … I want to confront her and say something, but

what I don’t know. Help?” Alright, listen being cheated on is the worst feeling in the world, I don’t know if you even know what it feels like, and but it sucks. No one wants to be cheated on, it’s awful! I mean what exactly are you going to say to her? ‘Hi, I’m the back stabbing girl that ended your rela-tionship.’ Honestly little freshman, I’d say stay away from the ex; if you say anything it could make her feeling towards you worse. Here’s the thing though, maybe she’ll thank you for saving her, because let’s face it if it wasn’t you, then it’d be some other girl. You may have saved this girl from a horrible re-lationship that was already doomed from the day it started. If you really feel like you need to say something to her then ask to meet her privately and speak your part and whatever mean or nice things she may say to you just take it. But on behalf of the ex, I’m going to say thank you, thank you for saving her from her doomed relationship, and her cheating ex.

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Interfaith Corner

World Interfaith Harmony Week February 3-9 2013

The World Interfaith Harmony Week started as a United Nations initiative to provide a plat-form for the culture of peace, religious and cul-tural understanding, and harmony and coop-eration. This initiative, which started in 2007, originally called for Muslim and Christian lead-ers to engage in a dialogue without compromis-ing any of their own religious tenets. Love of God, Love of Neighbor and Love of Good is intended to include all people of goodwill; those of other faiths, and those with no faith.

Religious Observances this week

Friday, February 8 (or Friday, February 15), some Buddhists around the globe celebrate Parin-irvana - Nirvana day. For Buddhists, life is a cycle of birth, death and re-birth. The idea that all things are transient is central to Buddhist teaching. Af-ter Buddha reached enlightenment (freedom from physical existence and its sufferings), he spread these truths by teaching others. He attained nirva-na when he died (a release from the cycle of death and rebirth). Buddhists celebrate Parinirvana Day by meditating or by going to Buddhist temples or monasteries. Food is prepared and some people offer presents such as money, household goods or clothes.

Sunday, February 10,is the Chinese New Year. Although not a religious observance, New Year is a very important festival. Home and family are principal focuses. To please the Gods and to be free of “huiqi,” (bad spirits), homes are thoroughly cleaned. Ritual sacrifices of food and paper icons are still offered to gods and ancestors. Scrolls print-ed with lucky messages are given as gifts and dis-played in the home. Firecrackers are light almost every evening of the 15 days to frighten evil spirits. Money in bright red envelopes are given to children and unmarried adults. People gather with family and friends for celebration meals.

2013 is the Year of the Black Snake. The Snake is the sixth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 Animal Signs. It is the enigmatic, intuitive, introspective, refined and collected of the Animals Signs. The color black is the color of deep waters. The Black Snake will bring people unexpected changes, instability and changeability.

Please email any questions, comments or con-cerns about faith to [email protected]. Include a full name and email address (preferably ric.edu) with the inquiry. Due to limited space, not every question can be answered in print how-ever all questions will receive an answer.

“Man bag” essentials

Gentleman about townJ.c. laMantia interiM editor-in-chief

Have you ever been found lacking that one thing which

would have made all the difference? Maybe you’ve been caught in a downpour without an umbrella—or at a once a lifetime event without a decent camera? The answer is probably yes, especially for the men amongst us who rely solely on pockets.

The fact is: you need more room guys. That’s why the gentleman about town al-

ways carries a dedicated bag—a “man bag” if you will. While the gentleman about town doesn’t doubt that some of you wouldn’t have a problem going down to Providence Place and picking up a Prada right now, a quick visual survey of the men on campus suggests that you’re a minority. Backpacks seem to be the order of the day. On a college campus that’s reasonable. But what about those times when you don’t need the capac-ity? Sure—some of you wear backpacks ev-erywhere but look around, most men aren’t. Shouldn’t you have a smaller bag in which to put the same few essentials? Surely, that is preferable to playing the lottery with what to put in your pockets for the day.

Today let’s talk about how to select your “man bag” and what to put in it. 1) what types of bag is right for me?

The first rule of buying a “man bag” is buying one you will actually WANT to wear. After all, it is an article of clothing. There are three families of bags: purse-like bags, mes-senger bags and backpacks. There are a few

factors you may want to consider: First, is this type of bag useful to me? In other words, how much do I need to carry, and what con-ditions will I ask it to exist in? Second, do I care about the way I appear to others? And If I do, what image do I want to cast. If I buy a Prada what will that say? If I buy a Sundried Leather L.L. Bean backpack what does that say? Third, is this a bag I can wear comfort-ably?

This gentleman about town decided that the best bag for him was a Timbuk2 mini messenger bag. It’s the right size; it’s mod-ern and minimal, and that’s just the image he wants to portray. Plus it’s comfortable to wear, with its wide, weight-distributing shoulder strap.2) what do i fill it with?

Now we get down to business—what do you put in this thing? As with the selection of your bag, the answers will be relative to your lifestyle. If you enjoy drawing, you may want to include sketching materials. If you like to write, you may want to include a couple pads and pencils. The gentleman about town en-joys reading and carries around three phys-ical books at a time.

But despite the relativity, every mod-ern man (or women, but they seem to have largely figured this out already) should con-sider including the following:

A Portable Computing Device: This could be any number of devices. It depends on what your needs are. You may need to ac-cess Microsoft Office in which case you may want a laptop or you may just want to read a book and check your email. If you’re that person, a tablet device would suit.

Various Health Products: This category is pretty broad. Certainly you can have fun with it. But, here are some essentials. First, you should carry a small first aid kit be sure to include small bandages, anti-septic wash, ibuprofen, Purell etc. Also, if you’re a pas-sionate, yet responsible, fellow, be sure to include protection.

Photography Equipment: You never know when something is going to hap-pen. Maybe you are pressed on the street to help deliver a baby? Maybe there’s a par-ticularly stellar sunset or a quirky tree that you want to remember? You need to cap-ture the moment. If you’re not picky about photo quality, however, you may want to rely on your mobile device.

Weather/Environmental Items: This depends on the season. And no one’s asking you to be an Eagle Scout here, (although the Gentleman about town is), just use common sense. If it’s winter, then you probably should include some sort of ointment for chapped lips and hands and maybe a micro/pocket blanket in case your car breaks down. If it’s summer, be sure to include sunscreen and insect repellant. Lastly, you may also want to include a mini-umbrella and sunglasses.

Well the gentleman about town hopes he’s provided you with ideas for your own “man bag.” If you have any ideas or sugges-tions feel free to w r i t e us.

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Muir String QuartetfeB.4, 7:30 P.M.

Sapinsley Hall$5 RIC/$35 General Admission

Upcoming Campus Arts

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RIC faculty chamber music serieSjudith lynn stillman, artistic director

feB. 6, 1 P.M.Sapinsley Hall

Free

Rap Guide to Evolution feB 11, 7:30 P.M.

Sapinsley Hall$5 RIC/$35 General Admission

Bringing Beethoven back

Victoria Parkeranchor staff

The world-renowned Muir String Quartet will once again bring Bee-

thoven back to the Nazarian Center with its con-tinuation of the Beethoven String Quartet Cycle this semester. The Beethoven Cycle celebrates the Quartet’s 20th year of performing at Rhode Island College.

For the fifth installation of its six-concert cycle, the Quartet will perform String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5 and String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 (without the Grosse Fuge). To note, the con-cert will be performed without an intermission.

Consisting of violist Steven Ansell, cellist Mi-chael Reynolds and violinists Peter Zafosky and Lucia Lin, the Muir String Quartet introduced itself to the music world in 1980, and has since garnered a Grammy, a Grammy nomination, two Grand Prix du Disques and the Gramophone Award, among others. Noted for their lively, im-peccable playing, the group is as much dedicated to promoting American contemporary music as they are with reintroducing classics like Bee-thoven to audiences. For instance, the group has performed works by modern composers such as Joan Tower, Lucas Foss, Richard Wilson, Richard Danielpour, Ezra Laderman, Charles Fussel and Shiela Silver. In addition, the Quartet has toured across the globe, although has remained in resi-dence at Brown University since 1983.

As large of an impact the Muir String Quartet makes on stage and on the music scene, it makes a great impact off stage as well, particularly with its involvement with the Classics for Kids Foundation (CFKF). CFKF was founded in reaction to cuts in school music programs, particularly that of string programs. As a result of these grant programs, “young people in more than 40 diverse communi-ties nationwide are carrying [the benefits of string playing] into their other educational and life expe-rience,” according to the CFKF website.

The Muir String Quartet plays Sapinsley Hall on Feb 4th at 7:30 p.m.

Wilbury Group defends the title

Pro-wrestling play gets it rightJaMes luceYa&e editor

Recently, I learned a new phrase in the thespian vernacu-

lar; “frat-boy theatre.” I wasn’t entirely sure what this meant, but I could guess, given the elitist attitudes which plague the Providence theatre scene. “Frat-boy theatre” is a phrase concocted to discredit any theatrical produc-tion which is not in keeping with a traditional approach to the medium: a production which might incorporate such elements as stage combat, loud music and nonsensical, goofy antics. Really, this phrase was a stab at a par-ticular production; the Wilbury Group’s “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity.”

“The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” is a show about chasing dreams and watching the art you love be corrupted before your eyes. It is a brilliantly executed, hilariously heartbreak-ing tale of pro wrestling in the United States. The show utilizes expertly administered wrestling moves, a real time camera feed and a complete removal of the fourth wall divid-ing audience and performance. It is probably one of the best theatrical experiences I have ever had. If this is frat-boy theatre; break out the keg and make the pledges chug whole milk until they puke, because “Chad Deity” is what theatre is supposed to be.

“Chad Deity” is not actually about Chad Deity, world champion of THE Wrestling. The story follows Macedonio “Mace” Guerra, played by Jo-an Peralta. He’s the guy who makes the other wrestlers look good. The fall guy who keeps his mouth shut and does what his boss tells him. Mace is living his dream as a pro wrestler, and he loves it too much to compromise his position. Peralta connects to the audience immediately with the opening monologue about growing up eating cereal with water and watching pro wrestling. He breaks the fourth wall and keeps it down for the entirely of the show. He makes eye contact with the audience, andholds eye contact. And it works. As he made his rounds in the show, I actually wanted him to come back and talk to me.

The set is an actual wrestling ring. The ac-tors really wrestle. I have never seen a show so self-aware. The actors performed as if they were at a pay-per-view event, inciting the au-dience to boo, cheer and chant “U-S-A!” My disbelief was completely suspended.

But back to Mace. Mace is an awesome wrestler, more athletically capable than any other in THE Wrestling. His foil; the eccen-tric, charismatic buffoon who is Chad Deity. And his entrance really is elaborate. As Deity, Amos Hamrick dances around to a percussive

hip-hop beat and makes it rain with a stack of hundred dollar bills for what must be more than a full minute. It makes for gut-busting laughter.

Mace’s career takes a drastic turn when he realizes that his buddy, Vigneshwar Padua, or VP, may possess the only personality capable of competing with Chad Deity. He doesn’t know about wrestling. He doesn’t have to. Mace is the guy that does all the work. As VP, Benjamin Gracia is a hilarious attention-defi-cit extrovert, who’s character is a street-wise New Yorker, popping and locking his way around the ring.

Now, this is where “Chad Deity” gets inter-esting. Mace and VP are coerced into becom-ing wrestling villains by THE Wrestling owner Everet “EKO” K. Olsen (Vince Petronio). The result is overtly racist characterizations of VP and Mace, who become the turban bound “Fundamentalist” an d moustached “Che Chavez Castro,” respectively. They become supremely popular, defeating a slew of b-list wrestlers; all played by Stuart Wilson, who plays the audience like a fiddle. (At one point, as Billy Heartland, Wilson walks out in Daisy Dukes, does a line dance, and cracks open a beer, which he hands to the audience.) Ulti-mately though, in becoming the villain, VP and Mace experience a profound crisis of identity. VP remarks, “Chad Deity is Chad Deity…I don’t wanna be the Fundamentalist.” Things fall apart, and the dream just isn’t what it was.

The Wilbury Group has astounded me twice in a row with their unorthodox, uncon-ventional approach to theatre. The spectac-ular and life-crushingly sad “Lungs” forced me to reassess Provdience theatre forever. “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” has cemented me as a lifelong advocate of this organization. They’ve made me cry, two for two. Nobody does that. In Mace’s final mono-logue (portrayed with superb vulnerability on behalf of Peralta), he recounts his disap-pointment, defending his profession as an art form, and emphatically shouting, “YES, I SAID ART FORM.” I can not help but think this is something the folks at the Wilbury Group understand. Love what you do for your reasons. Don’t put on shows just because they come with a well branded name. Have fun, be different. This is the frat everyone on campus should be dying to join.

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Shen Yuntuesday, feb 5

7 p.m.

$50-$125 (yikes)Providence Performing Arts Center

Exploration of Chinese culture through music, dance, and over 400(!) costumes.

Dreams, Reality, and Reform: Central Falls Human Creativitywednesday, feb 6

7:30 p.m.

FreeURI Providence Paff Auditorium

Central Falls High students and alumni perform based on the concept of human creativity

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7 p.m.

$9.25Cable Car Cinema

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Black and White A Red-Bloody Mess

adaM tawfikanchor staff

The institution of slavery has always been a contentious issue.

Interestingly, as we enter an alleged era of post-racialism, reexamining this abominable past has in many ways become more uncom-fortable. Quentin Tarantino’s newest film “Django Unchained” has attracted its fair share of controversy for its anachronistic depiction of slavery and the abundant use of the n-word, a vile racial slur. Unlike the film greatest adversary Spike Lee, I have seen the film (film, not historical document). And it’s a damn good one too!

Tarantino, a deft cross-breeder of various film genres and modes, has employed that skill to good use to tell the story, opening in a Sergio Leone-esque fashion (with the title credits dead ringer to those of Leone’s 1966 classic “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”) with a montage of Django (Jamie Foxx), chained to a group of other slaves, drudg-ing through the unrelenting landscape day and night. Eventually, a racially enlightened German bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), liberates the slaves al-though not altogether out of the goodness of his heart as Django’s ability to identify

the Brittle Brothers is crucial to his ability to carry out his bounty.

This marks the film’s departure from its droll Leone-esque tone, and its fusion into a 70s blaxploitation/ comically bloody action flick where the two men join forces to par-take on a for-profit (and legal!) killing spree of nefarious white outlaw dudes (starting with a corrupt sheriff ). En route, Schultz agrees to help Django free his enslaved wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), from the clutches of her evil master, plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio).

Many interpreted “Django’s” wacky comic tone as trivializing the horrors of slavery. However, I would argue that in its ludicrous-ness, “Django” becomes the perfect antidote to the ultra-racist, pro-KKK, militantly an-ti-black 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” (which sadly was America’s first motion pic-ture blockbuster). Where “Birth” presented all the black characters (actually white thespians wearing blackface) as uniformly lazy, animalistic, evil and basically retarded, Django presents many of its white characters in that same manner in a similarly campy, un-nuanced tone. Tarantino, the film ency-clopedia, even directly odes to “Birth” in his special quirky way: in one of the film’s best

scenes, a group of Klansmen under the inept leadership of plantation owner Big Daddy (a hilarious Don Johnson) who insists on, de-spite not being able to see anything, wear-ing the potato-sack bags reappropriated as Klan masks, leading to ill-fatedly attempt to kill our heroes, with their bumbling idiocy directly contrasting the valiancy and grace of the Klan against the wayward blacks in “Birth’s” epic finale.

Most of the supporting characters are self-consciously flat, a satirical touch particularly aimed at the Western, a genre prototypically comprised of stock characters. In this aspect, Tarantino is significantly assisted by the en-semble of powerhouse actors. Particularly stellar is Samuel L. Jackson who brings his characteristic intense anger (with a generous splash of venom) in the archetypal role of the evil black man antagonistic to people of his race, contributing perhaps the funniest and most subversive performance. Leonardo Di-Caprio embodies his character with the right combination of sleaziness and buffoonery. Even Washington’s role (and performance) as the passive damsel-in-distress with her perpetual screaming and crying meaning-fully adds to the sense of parody. Strangely, the normally charismatic Tarantino, making a cameo as an Australian rancher who buys Django, contributes the only pallid perfor-mance.

Django and Schultz are in contrast more complex characters, and this is a mixed blessing. For the first act, Django remained too subsidiary to the action and Jamie Foxx is too dynamic of an actor to make Django’s initial meekness credible. Only when Django gets his gun does he become a badass moth-erfucker, and Foxx plays him with dynamic relish. Foxx carefully eschews the pitfall of being the saintly Negro, and is as opportu-nistic and individualistic as everyone else. (It is to Tarantino’s credit that he is willing to present several of the black characters all as morally ambiguous).

Initially, Schultz is significantly more dy-namic and Waltz’s eccentrically humorous (but cheekily underhanded) performance almost singlehandedly carries the first act. In later passages, Schultz’s character, in his desire to atone for the evilness of the white race, becomes a little too heavy-handed at times. But Waltz easily redeems himself in his final scene in which he and Candie have a heated argument over giving a handshake, delivering his exchanges with an Abbott & Costello comic timing.

I have overheard more than one person remark that they learned a lot about slavery from “Django.” Folks, this is not a history lesson, it’s not even historical fiction, it’s a movie! Seriously, can’t we just sit back and enjoy the bloodbath that is “Django Un-chained”?

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Mama of All Horror Movies

tY duGanlifestYles editor

It’s been noted before that it is nearly unheard of that the writer of the orig-inal story, be it novel, comic series, Broad-way show, or what-have-you, would have anything to do with a film adaptation. That said, “Mama” is actually keeps the director of the original short film. Guillermo Del Toro, an avid fan of the horror-fantasy sub-genre, and groundbreaking creator in this field, has honed the talents of Andres Muschietti to re-semble his very own. Del Toro’s work (most notably “Pan’s Labyrinth”, “The Devil’s Back-bone” and “Hellboy”) is strikingly different from many horror-creators, but it seems he may have found protégé in Muschietti, ready to ride beneath Del Toro’s wing.

The film flows in a similar fashion to Troy Nixey’s “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”. An-other film that was produced by the hor-ror-genius that is Del Toro, it failed to meet the hype that Del Toro’s own films meet. “Mama”, fortunately, meets many of the re-quirements. It transcends from short film to full-length feature quite well. There is certainly enough believable story there to extract from.

The usual Del Toro formula - a formula he is clearly attracted to, not just a creator of – is applied here. Children in suburbia, or relatable comfort-settings, are subjected to a new home that risks placing them out of their norm and forcing them to adjust. As natural reaction would insist, the imag-ination of a child is furiously at work to re-flect the new environment. The question for the adults in these films is always “what is imagination and what is not?” Thankfully, Muschietti produces a wholly different kind of twist to this story by providing us

two children who are being re-introduced rather than misplaced.

The film begins with a desperate father in the woods abandoning his daughters (not exactly on purpose), leaving them to fend for themselves for five years. The girls are forced to become feral and self-providing. After years of searching, their Uncle Luke (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who also por-trays their father) and his rocker girlfriend Annabel (Jessica Chastain) finally find and adopt the girls. From the get-go Dr. Drey-fuss(Daniel Kash) , the social worker/psy-chologist assigned to their case, makes it ev-ident the youngest, Lilly (Isabelle Nélisse), seems to have even a slight introduction to the English language, which she shouldn’t for the length of time she was left alone in

the woods. Meanwhile the eldest, Victoria (Megan Charpentier), now approximately 11, seems less psychologically damaged than anticipated. It seems as if someone or some-thing has been helping them survive, per-haps raising them. This brings a whole new element into the story and from here on out we venture from psychological thriller into a boogey-story. And a good one at that.

The story is truly about love. This does not mean just helplessly romantic love, where you sacrifice everything you hold dear for your partner (though that type of sacrifice is certainly evident in Anabel’s de-cisions). “Mama” has a strong element of unconditional love from parental figures; both maternal and paternal. The elements of sacrifice and gain that are played with this story are worthy of being pulled apart in a critical analysis course. There are some obvious hiccups in the tale, but nothing that does not immediately serve the story’s ben-efit and viewer’s suspense.

The movie is assuredly scary, not just jump-worthy. Many “monster was revealed too early” arguments I find to be both

dated and contrite. One of the reasons the suspense is lost from the over-exposure of the monster was due to poor graphics or not-necessarily-scary costuming. The killer in the closet is terrifying until you see it’s just Billy dressed in a very silly costume again (“Scream” reference for those out there who know it). The same cannot be said for “Mama”. The “creature” is similar to the Faun from “Pan’s Labyrinth”, in that it’s necessary to see the interactions so you can better understand the children’s reactions towards it. This does not make each viewing any less scary, I would even say the make-up and CGI used on Mama was flat-out superb.

This was nowhere near the best work that can be pinned under Del Toro’s, but thankfully his namesake stops at Producer. The tale is spooky, the performances are of high enough quality (especially from the lit-tle girls) and best of all, it really does make a great fantasy story. Not really for every body, but then again not every body is okay with a broken-limbed ghoul stepping out of their closet to eat their soul and take their children.

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“Hummingbird” Soars

Local Natives give a valiant sophomore effortJaMes luceYa&e editor

Somewhere between We Are Scientists, Friendly Fires, and Mumford and Sons, there is Local Natives. Imagine dance driven, undistorted, three-part vocal melo-drama slighted by moody hipsters. The result is an incredibly easy listen. In 2009, the L.A. based quartet put out a distinct, albeit for-gettable debut “Gorilla Manor” on Infectious Records. This year, “Hummingbird” offered a maturity and a musicality unprecedented in Natives’ debut effort.

“Hummingbird” eases the listener in with “You & I”, a mellow California groove, ele-vated by the smooth voice of Kelcey Ayer. The track is a worthy orientation; it sets the tone (literally) for the album to come. Easy to un-derstand, rife with harmony and interesting passages of horns and synth. The arrange-ment on this album is what makes a differ-ence. The riffs may be simple, but they are assembled captivatingly well.

This “Heavy Feet” picks up the beat, al-though not necessarily the energy. There are a lot of open guitar chords and vocal harmo-nies. Honestly, this album is pretty lethargic, and that’s ok. If you want to smoke a joint and stare out a window for forty-five minutes, you probably can’t find a better soundtrack than “Hummingbird”.

The third cut, “Ceilings”, is more engaging. Here, Ayer ascends into a velvety falsetto as the sounds moves from picked out indie gui-tar to thwomping bass focused. I thought I was listening to “Chopsticks” when I heard

“Black Spot”. The little piano riff is swal-lowed up in orchestration, and actually serves as a pseudo-bass line. “Black Spot” is a track which gives me the inclination that Local Na-tives could be the American counterparts to Mumford and Sons. The multi-layered vocal harmonies are great. But they’re almost all

similar in melody, and if I’m not mistaken, in the same key. Just like Marcus Mumford and crew.

The chorus of “Wooly Mammoth” is iron-strong. The track is bassy, distorted, and fairly more rock geared. The vocals abso-lutely soar as the band sings “Spill yourself at your feet/ Stamp me out flickering”. It’s catchy, and there’s a lot of replay value, here. What made me dislike “Gorilla Manor” was how similar the tracks felt. The truly awe-

some “Mt. Washington” destroys that no-tion entirely. It is the only track to feature an acoustic guitar. The whole track is essentially a build up to a moment that doesn’t happen. You feel the synth buzz, slowly louder. You feel the bass kick in. You realize feel an emo-tional flutter as Ayers relentlessly repeats “I

don’t have to see you right now”. Then noth-ing.

It’s cool, and I love it.Local Natives are evolving. They aren’t my

favorite band. But with “Hummingbird”, they are quickly one of my favorite this year. This album immediately refutes the indifference I felt toward their previous release, “Gorilla Manor”.

Are the lyrics complete bullshit? Maybe. Are these guys taking themselves too seriously?

Can’t really tell yet. Is “Hummingbird” just more pretentious hipster rock? Decidedly, yes. And thank the vegan, distressed denim, clove-smoking God for that. Local Natives make phenomenal music. If you want unwind or indulge in your depression, “Hummingbird” is worth checking out.

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Anchorwomen split meetscott cancellirianchor intern

The Anchorwomen swim team split a dou-ble dual meet hosted by Western Connecticut on Sunday, January 27th. The Anchorwomen defeated Western Connecticut, 81-41, but lost to Westfield State, 72-62. Marykate Mc-Cutcheon, Sophie Kanno, Emily Thompson and Abbie Leazes set a program record in the 400 yard melody relay. They placed first in this event with 4:27.29, beating the previ-ous record by 10 seconds.

McCutcheon won three events on Sun-day, winning the 200 yard freestyle with a 2:06.80, the 100-yard freestyle in 59.22 sec. and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:34.99 mins. Kanno won the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 30.14 and the 100-yard butterfly with a 1:08.22. She also took 2nd place in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:14.69. Leazes won the 400 Individual Melody with a time of 5:07.76 and the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:45.57. She also placed 3rd in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 1:11.36. Thompson won the 50-yard freestyle in 27.90 sec. and placed 2nd in the 50-yard backstroke finishing with 31.86.

Monique Mullins placed 5th in the 200 yard freestyle, finishing with a 2:36.92 time. She also placed 5th in the 500 yard freestyle finishing with a 6:57.38. Kristen Wilkinson placed 4th in the 50 yard back-

stroke, finishing at 34.08, and placed 5th in the 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard back-stroke. Ramie Cormay placed 3rd in the 50 yard breaststroke, finishing with 39.11 and placed 6th in the 50 yard Butterfly, with a 33.29. Mullins also took part in the 50 yard breaststroke, finishing with a time of 43.65. In the 200 yard freestyle relay Mullins, Wilkinson, Cormay, and Katie Landry fin-ished 3rd with 2:02.03.

photo courtesy of goanchormen.comTeam captain Sophie Kanno (above),

Marykate McCutcheon, Emily Thomp-son and Abbie Leazes beat the previous

melody relay record this past Sunday.

West sweeps AHL All-Star Classic

eddie PannonesPorts editor

Providence, Rhode Island was host to one of the biggest events

of this year’s AHL season, the 2013 All-Star Classic. Future NHL stars displayed their talents in front of a rocking Dunkin Donuts Center, and fans had a chance to see many young players before they become house-hold names. This year, the host P-Bruins had four representatives. Trent Whitfield captained the East squad, and was joined by teammates Jamie Tardif and Niklas Svedberg. Chris Bourque was chosen to represent the Bruins, but is currently with Boston.

The action kicked off on Jan-uary 27th with the All-Star Skills competition. This featured seven events with dif-ferent point totals going to the win-ning team. The first event was the Puck Control relay. Players had to control the puck through a path of cones from one end of the ice to the other. Whitfield competed in the event, helping the East win 3 out of 4 races.

Second was the fastest skater, in which participants simply did a lap around the ice as fast as they could. It was a historic performance, as Portland’s Chris Sum-mers broke the event record with a mark of 13.324 seconds.

Next up was the Rapid Fire, in which goalies faced ten quick shots from oppo-nents and tried to save as many as they could. Svedberg represented Providence in the event, stopping 6 of 10 shots and help-ing the East win the event,

Fourth was the hardest shot competition. Rochester’s Brayden McNabb won the in-dividual event with a speed of 101.8 MPH. However, the East also received a point as they posted the better team average. After four events, the East held a 7-2 lead.

The fifth event was the Accuracy Shoot-ing contest. Targets were placed in the four corners of the goal, and players had to hit all four in as few attempts as possible. Tardif and Whitfield both competed, each hitting all four targets. Despite their perfor-mance, the West still won the event, cutting

their deficit to 7-4.The final two events, Pass and Score and

Breakaway relay, gave a point to every goal the teams could get past the goalie. One event had three skaters, and the other was a traditional breakaway. All three Bruins took part in the event. Svedberg allowed no goals in the pass and score event, and saved 3 of 5 in the breakaway relay. Tardif failed to score in either event, and Whit-field couldn’t score in the breakaway. Be-hind great goaltending, which allowed just 3 combined goals, the West rallied for a 12-11 win.

The next night, both teams hit the ice for the All-Star game. Svedberg was voted

starter by the fans, and as such worked the first period.

The East found them-selves down when

Jason Zucker net-ted the first goal of the game at 7:39. The Pen-guins Chad Ko-larik knotted up

the score at 1-1, as he took a good Tardif pass

and deposited it into the back of the net at 11:14. Shortly thereafter, the West responded with 3 unanswered from Frasier, Brad Hunt, and Drew Shore to take a 4-1 lead at the first intermission.

The East jumped out quickly to start the second, with goals from Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and Bracken Kearns within the first 10 minutes to make the score 4-3 Western Conference. Each side would add one more goal before the period ended to make the score 5-4 West after two.

The West maintained their lead deep into the third period, and with less than three minutes to go, they held a 6-5 lead. In dramatic fashion, the East tied the score at 6 apiece. After cross ice pass from Mark Barberio, captain and home town favor-ite Trent Whitfield found himself with a breakaway chance. He scored to tie things up as the crowd erupted. However, the story book ending was not to be. Ryan Hamilton scored his third goal of the game with just 11.2 seconds left on the clock, shocking the Dunkin Donuts Center crowd and sealing a 7-6 Western Conference win. With the sev-enth hat trick in AHL All-Star Game his-tory, Hamilton was named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.

February 4, 2013 23SPORTS

Anchormen compete at Boston University invitationalscott cancellirianchor intern

Both the Men and Women’s Indoor track teams shipped up to Boston for the Boston University Invitational track meet on the 25th and 26th. Both teams competed against mostly Division I opponents.

For Women’s track, which took place on the 25th, the first event was the Preliminaries for the 60 meter dash. The top eight contenders would the move on to the finals. Rhode Island College’s Jaimee Dorsey placed 31st, finishing

with 8.09 seconds and broke her own record as well as finishing 22nd in the 400 meter dash with a time of 57.42 seconds. Daria Bray-boy placed 45th in the 60 meter dash, finish-ing with a mark of 8.24 seconds.

The next event was the 200 meter dash. Autmn Wosencroft placed 61st, finishing in 26.51, Natasha Miller placed 106th, finishing in 27.51 seconds, and Chelsea Key placed 120th and finished with a time of 28.17. Dorsey, Na-tasha Miller, Autumn Wosencroft, and Daria Brayboy broke the program record in the 4x400 meter relay race with a 16th place fin-ish and a time of 3:58.21.

For Men’s track, which took place on the 26th, Jarrel Forbes finished with a 8.47 in the preliminaries of the 60m hurdles to finish 21st, a new RIC record. He also finished 32nd in the 400 meter dash. Craig Amado finished 53rd in the 400 meter dash in 50.15. Joel Ikeu-jamofo placed 21st in the 400 meter dash; fin-ishing in 49.28 seconds. He also finished 79th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.81. In the 4x400 meter relay race Joel Ikeujamofo, Jarrel Forbes, Shawn Standick and Austin Pena placed 20th out of 54 teams. They fin-ished in 3:20.68 seconds.

25 times. Offen-sively, it was one of the Anchor-women’s better performances of

the season. Vandell Andrade scored 10 points and had 8 rebounds while freshman point guard Dandy Leblanc had 16 points to go along with 4 assists. Off the bench, Ashley O’Dell re-turned from a broken nose to score 15 points.

Saturday’s win in Boston puts the Anchor-women into a two-way tie at 6-4 for third in the Little East with Eastern Connecticut. Two more formidable opponents stand in RIC’s way this week, with the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth (15-6, 5-5), who bested RIC 75-57 on January 15, coming to Providence at 5:30 Tuesday. That’s the precursor for Saturday’s 1pm match-up with Southern Maine (20-1, 9-1). Not only are the Huskies are first in the LEC, ranked 14th nationally, and defeated RIC 81-73 in January, but it will be Senior Day for Cassie Novicky, Alexia Vega, Mel Cline, Court Burns, and Ashley O’Dell.

“I’m definitely looking forward to the fact that our senior day is the matchup from last year’s LEC championship game,” said Cline.

“It’s going to be a great game and we will be ready to compete. It will be emotional for the five of us seniors, but feelings aside, we’ve got a huge game to play.”

photo courtesy of goanchormen.com Freshman Danielle LeBlanc.

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Anchormen win on senior night

eddie PannonesPorts editor

Facing the third ranked team

in New England, the Rhode Island Col-lege Wrestling team took on Johnson and Wales on February 1st. It was Senior Night

for the Anchormen and the team made it a memorable one, knocking off JWU 28-12 behind strong performances from both their seniors.

It was a back and forth battle for the first four bouts. Junior Adam Lynch picked up the first RIC win of the day with a major decision (13-5) in the 184 lb. weight class. Fellow junior Brian Nicoll also won his match 10-0 in the 285 lb class. After the first four matches, the score was tied at 8.

RIC took control form there. Senior and second ranked wrestler in New England Mike Sugermeyer beat Joe Pronk 10-5 in the 125 lbs weight class to give the Anchor-men an 11-8 edge. Silas Murray (133 lbs) and Ricondo Cole (141 lbs.) each followed with major decisions, giving their team a 19-8 advantage.

Senior Alex LaBeef (149 lbs) was up next, taking on the third-ranked wrestler in New England Joey Gaccione with a chance to secure an Anchormen victory. LaBeef de-feated him 11-6, giving RIC the 22-8 lead.

With the match already in hand, RIC added one more win as Josh Harrison won the 165 lb. weight class by injury default. The final score would be 28-12 Anchor-men.

Rhode Island College will be back in action Saturday, February 9th when they head to Southern Maine for a Pilgrim Wrestling League tri-match with Roger Williams.

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Big road win

dan charestanchor staff

A giant road win will do wonders for any team, but for

the RIC women’s basketball team (13-8, 6-4), losers of three of their last four conference games, Saturday’s one-sided 68-50 win at UMass Boston (12-8, 4-6) could be what the team needs to turn its season back around.

From the opening tip inside UMB’s Clark Athletic Center, the Anchor-women put the pedal to the metal. A jumper from freshman guard Danielle Leblanc 3:08 in gave RIC an early 9-0 lead and the lead was stretched to 19-5 halfway through the opening half when freshman forward Vandell Andrade con-nected from outside for her third and fourth points of the day.

Senior guard Ashley O’Dell, who just returned to the hardwood after suffer-ing a broken nose a few weeks earlier, knocked home a trey with less than a minute on the opening twenty to give the Anchorwomen a 34-23 halftime lead.

In the second half, RIC continued to build on their lead. The closest the Beacons got to chipping away at RIC’s lead was when guard Andrea Suffredini free throw made it 37-24 with 15:18 to play. Sealing the win for RIC were more threes from O’Dell and a barrage of free throws from LeBlanc and senior forward Mel Cline for the much-needed 68-50 victory.

“It felt great to get a big win on the road this afternoon,” said Mel Cline, who recorded 12 points and 7 boards in 19 minutes. “We needed this win to bounce back and get our confidence back up. We need to carry this into not only our next game but for the rest of the season.”

RIC’s defense held freshman sensation Olivia Murphy and sophomore standout Kirsten Morrison, two of the top scorers in the conference, to just 13 and 11 points respectively. As a whole, RIC held the Beacons to 31 percent shooting and forced the opposition into turning the rock over

photo courtesy of goanchormen.comJunior guard Tom Deciantis.

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Anchormen basketball continues strong play

eddie PannonesPorts editor

The playoffs are right around the corner, and the RIC Basketball

team is looking to make another deep postsea-son run. The team has been on a tear all sea-son, and looked to continue their great season.

The Anchormen started the week off with a tough battle against Amherst. Going into the game, RIC was ranked 18th and Amherst was ranked 10th, and it was a fast paced start right from the opening tip. Both teams’ offenses were clicking, with the Anchormen making some very crisp passes to get easy buckets. The defense was not as strong as in previous battles, but RIC made up for it by driving to rim for easy lay-ups. After 10 minutes, the An-chormen found themselves up 24-17 in a tight affair. However, the Lord Jeffs would go on a 14-2 run to take the lead, and remained in con-trol for the rest of the half. The Anchormen went into the locker room down 37-31.

The action continued to start the second. Good outside shooting from Nyheem Sand-ers helped RIC tie the score 44-44 with 14:03 left in the game. The Anchormen regained the lead 48-47 when Steve Roberts hit a jump shot, however that lead would be short lived. Aaron Toomey, who had been on fire Am-herst, nailed a three pointer to give his team a 52-51 lead. Amherst expanded their lead to seven, but the Anchormen would not go down quietly. Sanders converted a 3 point play and Roberts converted a turnover into a lay-up to cut the lead to 58-56. Unfortunately, it was too little too late for RIC as Amherst built up their lead again. With under a minute to play, the Lord Jeffs took a 10 point lead, their biggest of the game. An Ethan Gaye steal and lay-up cut it to five, but that’s as close as the Anchormen would get, with the final score being 74-65 Amherst.

“We didn’t come out with the intensity we needed to tonight,” Roberts said. “We just didn’t execute the defensive game plan as well as we should have.”

Toomey led all scorers with 34 points, in-cluding 5 threes. Chris Burton recorded a dou-ble-double in the loss, scoring 10 points while grabbing 13 rebounds. Sanders led the Anchor-men with 18 points, and Tahrike Carter put in 10 assists. Roberts was also in double figure

scoring with 10.Looking to put that game behind them, the

team traveled to Worcester for a match up with Clark. The team came out of the gate fir-ing, going on a 12-4 run to be-gin the game, highlighted by a Chris Burton two-handed slam. Clark eventually took a 22-19 lead, but the lead was quickly erased with hoops from Burton and Jacob Page. In another compelling, close game, the score at half would be 36-33 Anchormen.

The game would remain close early into the second half. Clark held another brief lead at 41-40, and eventually the score would be tied at 44-44. Carter and Roberts each hit buckets to give the Anchormen the lead and a little breathing room for the first time all

game. Once again, Clark came back and took the lead, this time 55-54 with less than nine

minutes to play. From there, the An-chormen took control. Led by three Carter baskets, the team went on a 12-3 run, giving RIC a 66-58 lead with 4:30 left. The team would go up by as many as 14 points, while the Cougars struggled in the final minutes. The buzzer sounded, and RIC walked away with a 74-

63 victory.Burton continued his great play, drop-

ping a career high 20 points to go with 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. Carter put in 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, while Sanders added 16 points.

RIC will return home on Tuesday, Febru-ary 5th when they take on UMass Dartmouth. Game time is 7:30.