It is time to start getting into the holi-day spirit! With less than two weeksuntil finals (yikes!) the holidays are rightaround the corner. No matter what holi-day you celebrate, or even if you do notcelebrate at all, it is a great time of year.Happy Christmahanukwanzaakah I al-ways say. All that holiday spirit wasbrought to campus this week with thecelebration of the 33rd Annual Festival ofLights on Wednesday evening. Hope-fully everyone got a chance to experiencethe festivities, but in case you missed it,here’s a run-down of what happened.

The Festival of Lights is an annualevent here on campus that is hosted bythe Student Alumni Association (SAA),the Center for Student Involvement(CSI), and the Office of Alumni Rela-tions, but all of the 80 plus student or-ganizations are represented.

There were many activities in the Ro-tunda during the day including tons ofarts and crafts tables each hosted by adifferent club and each with their owncraft. From tea light bags to gingerbreadcookies and holiday bags, it was an easyway to make some holiday gifts, espe-cially with our college budgets!

Surprise visitors Santa, Mrs. Claus,and their famous friend Frosty the Snow-man, were all there taking pictures withtheir favorite Bryant students. If you hadyour picture taken, it should be postedon the SAA website very shortly.

In the evening, the festivities started

with a Christmas dinner in the Salman-son Dining Hall, to which seniors wereadmitted for free, and there was even alovely reception for any Alumni thatcame to visit campus for this event.

A little later into the evening, guitaristDave Binder filled the Rotunda with thesounds of holiday music as the formalceremony was about to begin around7:30. Everyone whoattended was givena lighted candle tohold during the cer-emony that lit upthe dome in the Ro-tunda.

It was such a fan-tastic and differentexperience to haveeveryone gatheredtogether under sheercandlelight. In orderto celebrate the di-verse heritage that isBryant University,the ceremony fea-tured religious read-ings and spiritualmusic from aroundthe globe, and undereveryone’s candle-light, it was againmagical.

President RonaldMachtley then ledthe procession, stillby candlelight, tothe traditional light-ing of the Campus

Christmas Tree and Menorah hosted out-side of the brand new Interfaith Center.Although the temperature was in the 50’soutside, which is quite warm for thistime of year, it was nice to be back insidethe Bryant Center with refreshments,while the Bryant Jazz Ensemble playedsome of their tunes following the treelighting.

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By Sara LarrabeeStaff Writer

The Festival of Lights 2009

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Festival of Lights celebrated a variety of religious holidays during the lighting ceremony with prayers, songs, and candlelightings. (Nick Millard)

Learningbeyondclassroomlimits

A team created in Manage-ment 201, called 3 by 3 man-agement, has been introducedto helping international notfor profit organizations. Infulfilling requirements pre-sented to them by their pro-fessor, Eileen Kwesiga, theteam comprised of CaitlynVandervelde, Cory Schroder,Jameson Love, Jaclyn Sav-ickas, Ma3hew Minese andKeshia White, have decided towork with the ProvidenceHaiti Outreach Program toHelp the Pat Pezzelli Memo-rial School located in Marigot,Haiti.

The school is named a2erPat Pezzelli who along withFather Guidice had the aspi-ration of a be3er life for thesechildren. Susan Whipple,Pat’s daughter took over theproject a2er the passing of herfather to cancer. This orphan-age was founded by FatherGuidice in the 1980’s andoriginally started with the re-sources to educate 50 stu-dents, since then theorphanage has been able toexpand by one classroomeach year, allowing for theschool to house and teach 350current students.

A2er a devastating Hurri-cane season a few years back,the Pat Pazzelli MemorialSchool, an orphanage dedi-cated to education, washighly impacted. Due to theHurricanes, they lost some oftheir limited space that was inuse as classrooms, for the chil-dren. Damages caused by thehurricane have set back theprogress of the school and hashad a high impact on their re-sources.

Our team has been work-ing on a few projects for theprogram. We are currentlyproviding them with a newinnovative website to helpraise awareness and funds,and are working on imple-menting a pen-pal system be-tween the students of BryantUniversity and the PatPezzelli Memorial School. In

By Keshia WhiteContributing Writer

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Vanity AffairDecember 9th @ 7pm

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Late Night BreakfastDecember 15th @ 9:15pm

Many colleges throughout theUnited States, including Bryant Uni-versity, offer a Reserve Officer Train-ing Corp (ROTC) which is acollege-based program meant to de-velop officers in branches of the U.S.Armed forces. Bryant currently hastwelve students enrolled in its ROTCprogram, which focuses on training inmilitary tactics, leadership develop-ment, and interpersonal skills.

Geoffrey Ensby ‘10, a senior ROTCcadet, has been enrolled in the pro-gram since his freshman year. Ensby

was first interested in the program be-cause his father had been in the AirForce for 18 ½ years. Since enrolling inthe program, Ensby has been able totake part inexperienceshe wouldhave neverhad the op-portunityto participate in otherwise; for exam-ple last summer, he spent four weeksshadowing an officer in South Korea.The experience, he said, was unlikeany other.

This past September, Ensby re-

ceived the Legion of Valor BronzeCross. In order for a Cadet to be con-sidered for the Legion of Valor award,they must be a junior nominated by

theirDeanandMili-taryScience

Instructor and be in the top 25 percentof Cadets who have demonstrated of-ficer potential. Ensby has demon-strated excellence in the classroomand in extracurricular activities. Witha GPA over 3.9, Ensby is a Business

Administration major with a doubleconcentration in Finance and AppliedStatistics. He is a member of the lead-ership honor society, Omicron DeltaKappa and part of the Executive Com-mittee of the Archway InvestmentFund.

He said some of the greatest bene-fits of being a cadet include the oppor-tunity to meet many people, theavailability of advice from profession-als, and the support for training andgraduate school. Additionally, henoted that the flexibility of the pro-gram allows cadets to choose a pathafter college that is best for them; theoption is there to either be active or re-main part time with the NationalGuard, as Ensby plans to do in Bostonafter graduation.

In the month of December, ROTCcadets will be participating in a num-ber of events on Bryant’s campus. Thispast Wednesday, December 4, the Pa-triot Battalion held a training sessionon Bryant’s campus. Some of the ses-sions the cadets took part in includedsimulated combat situations and ask-ing questions of students. On Decem-ber 11, the Patriot Battalion willconduct its annual Army-Navy Foot-ball Game run. The run begins at 6:30a.m. outside the Unistructure and,during the run, the cadets make a stopat President and Kati Machtley’shouse. The cadets are encouraged towear black and gold in support of theArmy or blue and gold in support ofthe Navy throughout the day.

Freshmen and sophomores, as wellas upperclassmen, are welcome to en-roll at any point during their collegecareer.

Students who are interested in en-rolling in the ROTC program shouldspeak to MAJ Tucker Shosh or CPTGeoffery Farrell, or contact the ROTCoffice in the basement of the KofflerCommunications Complex and atrotc@bryant.edu.

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Clue, it’s notjust a game anymore

Who do you think did it? Was it Ms.Scarle3 with a Wrench in the Conserva-tory or Mr. Green with a candlestick inthe kitchen? The Bryant Players presenttheir second production of the year,Clue. Clue, adapted from the ParkerBrothers Classic Detective Game, wasturned into a movie in 1985 starring ac-tors such as Eileen Brennan and TimCurry. The production of Clue will take

place December 4th, 5th, and6th. The directors of the pro-duction are Bryant PlayersMandie Dev, 2010, and Ma3Adams, 2011.

What happens when sixstrangers are invited to astrange house and they mustcooperate to solve a murdermystery. All of the charactersare invited to the house for areason. What will happenwhen people stop being niceand begin accusing one an-other?

Show times are as follows:Friday at 7 PM

Saturyday at 7 PMSunday at 2 PM

Buy your tickets in theRotunda this week beforethey sell out!

Presale is $3 for students,$5 for faculty/senior citizens,$8 general admission. Savean additional dollar with thedonation of a non-perishablefood item.

Tickets at the door are $5for students, $ 7 forfaculty/senior citizens, and$10 general admission.

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‘In the month of December, ROTC cadets willbe participating in a number of events on

Bryant’s campus.’

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Exams are coming. Stress isbuilding. Preparing for thosefateful days, there are a fewhelpful hints that have beenproven to help out. Whileexams always lead to hours ofcramming and panic, stayingcalm and preparing in ad-vance are age old techniques.

A few helpful hints will en-able you to perform to yourmaximum ability during thatfinal stretch of exams. For ex-ample, when studying, handwrite your notes again- don’ttry to type them. It helps yourmind ingrain them as eachword takes specific effort tobe wri/en rather than a key-board being hit quickly. Whenyou’re studying, remember,no texting and no Facebook!Try to shut off everythingelectronic. Peaceful music ispre/y much the only excep-tion. Undivided a/ention willallow your brain to absorb theinformation be/er than study-ing with distractions.

The night before an examis always stressful and full ofanxiety. Try sleeping for a fulleight hours before takingyour test. It allows your bodyto rejuvenate and be preparedfor stress and concentration.Prepare far enough in ad-vance that an all-nighter isn’tnecessary. Put yourself to bed,ignore your roommate, andsleep.

Finally, down to the wire,the hours building to theexam are crucial as well.Make sure any last questionsare answered. An hour beforeyour exam, drink a full bo/leof water. Being hydratedhelps your brain to focus.Make sure you use a bath-room before stepping intoyour classroom though!

Twenty minutes before thestart of your test chew a pieceof gum. It’s energizing foryour brain. Lastly, five min-utes before pu/ing that pencilto your paper, stop talking toclass mates. Stop texting. Stoplooking over your notes. Takea few deep breaths. Assureyourself that you’re preparedfor the exam. Relax for a fewseconds.

These things - except formaybe the sleeping for eighthours - are simple, and hardlyrequire extra effort. Butthey’ve been proved to work.Try them out. There’s nothingto lose by chewing some gumor drinking some water.

EscapingExamsBy Nicole MurphyContributing Writer

our efforts to help the organi-zation we are seeking anyschool supplies and monetarydonations. In Haiti, ten Amer-ican dollar buys school sup-plies for one student for theentire year and one-hundreddollars covers all of the schooland living expenses, for onechild, for the entire year. Wewill be collecting any physicaldonations, such as books,notebooks paper, and pens,on behalf of the organizationand can be contacted at cvan-derv@bryant.edu. To makeany monetary donationsSusan Whipple can be con-tacted at swhipple@cedarsliv-ing.com. Any donations aregreatly appreciated.

LearningbeyondlimitsContinued from Front page

Survivor Series: Julie MoranaWhat type of cancer wereyou diagnosed with?I was diagnosed with aWilms’ tumor in my le. kid-ney. This is also callednephroblastoma which is thename for a tumor of the kid-neys.

When were you diagnosed?At what age? I was diagnosedat 18 months old.

What was your initial reac-tion to your diagnosis?Luckily, I don’t remembermuch from my entire ba/lewith cancer because I was soyoung. But I do know that mydiagnosis took a huge toll onmy family and friends.

Did you know of a family

history of this particular typeof cancer, or cancer in gen-eral?This cancer is usually foundin children and rarely isfound in adults. Many of myfamily members have unfor-tunately suffered from breastcancer though.

How did your diagnosis af-fect your friends and family?It caused so many problems.Determining what surgeries Ishould have done and if Ishould go throughradiation/chemotherapy,caused many arguments be-tween my parents, family, andfriends. Also, all of the med-ical bills were insane and myfamily had very li/le money.They were constantly worriedabout if they would haveenough financial support tohelp me get cured.

What do you enjoy mostabout life now?I am just so happy to be aliveand healthy. I have yearlycheck-ups at Dana FarberHospital in Boston and everytime we go, we are si/ing inthe waiting room with 10 chil-dren all hooked up to ma-chines, who we know aredying. I can’t help but look attheir families surroundingthem thinking that was oncemy family. Now, I just want toget the most out of life that Ican.

Do you have any hobbies?Having one kidney my wholelife made it very hard for meto play contact sports. That’swhy I took up swimming; be-cause it was the one sport myparents didn’t have to worryabout me ge/ing hurt in. Ihave been swimming my

whole life and swam here atBryant last year. Other thanthat, I just love to have fun,shop, travel, and hang outwith my friends.

By Meridith SalvasContributing Writer

My holiday list has beenrather short these past fewyears. Now, when I was sevenyears old, the list was pagesand pages long, of what I rec-ognize now, as probably un-necessary, made-in-China,toys. But, as I grew older, Istarted to see my list developinto a short couple of bul-lets—it frustrated my parentsand other family members. Iwas given the label of “hardto buy for”. I’ve always beenin that category. It forces myfamily to get creative or giveme a gift card, which is just soimpersonal these days. Withall of that being said, I de-cided to compile a list ofthings a business student maywant for the holidays. It couldbe your sister, an aspiringhigh school business student,or mom and dad, it could beyour son or daughter. Herewe go:1. Large Whiteboard ($):When I bought my white-board, I was convinced thatevery other business studentneeded a whiteboard. I writeall kinds of random thoughtson it, brainstorm ideas, andprioritize my to-do list. An-other alternative could bewhiteboard paint for yourroom—now, that is a hugewhiteboard!2. Popular Business Books($): One thing all entrepre-

neurs can agree on is that wenever stop learning. I am con-stantly reading a book thatwill better my business, giveme a new perspective, or oneI can just simply enjoy. A fewnotables: Brewing Up a Busi-ness by Sam Calagione, thefounder of Dogfish HeadBrewery and Let My PeopleGo Surfing by YvonChouinard, the founder ofPatagonia. Both are greatreads about how small busi-nesses grew exponentiallyand about incorporatinglifestyle into your business.3. Subscription to Entrepre-neur Magazine or Inc. Maga-zine ($): These are twomagazines that I read cover tocover every month. They arefull of small business tips, sto-ries, articles, case studies, andmore that is sure to interestthe biz-kid in your family.Both have recently undergonecosmetic changes that makethem easy reads in the officeor in your bedroom.4. Massage or Spa Day: I willbe the first to admit that I getmassages—one after the endof each semester. They are thebiggest relief for me and letme relax. I’m sure all of thewomen entrepreneurs do thisalready, but it would be agreat gift to give either genderin an effort to give them some“me” time instead of drillingaway on their business.5. Computer Monitor ($$):This is the best purchase I

have ever made. Whether I’mdesigning sell sheets, lookingat a P&L statement, or watch-ing a movie, it is always easierto look at when it’s on a largerscreen. Staring at a laptop forhours on end can strain yourback and eyes. Upgrading toa larger monitor is a greatidea.6. Tickets to an IndustryTradeshow or Entrepreneur-ship Conference ($$$):As asmall business owner, I lovegathering information andseeing how it can fit intogrowing my companies. Igain a lot of this informationat tradeshows and confer-ences, as well as young entre-preneur’s conferences. Aquick Google search will yielda handful of shows that mightbe of interest. A less expen-sive alternative could be togive membership into thelocal business association orchamber of commerce, twoplaces where lots of network-ing can occur. You know howwe LOVE networking!

So, there you have it. Ionly listed six ideas that youcould give a business studentfor the holidays, but the pos-sibilities are endless. I hopeyou all have a happy, safe,and joyous holiday season.

Michael Adams is a SeniorMarketing major at Bryant Uni-versity and Owner of Eddie’sEnergy Bars, Green MountainMustard, and Orchard LaneGroup in Richmond, Vermont.

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Black Friday. BlackThursday. Wherewill it stop?

By Michael AdamsAssistant Editor-in-Chief

You know it had to come tothis: Black Friday—the dayafter Thanksgiving—used tobe the official start of the end-of-the-year shopping sea-son…the time that vendorsand shoppers took to be theofficial start of the end of thecommerce year. So-calledBlack Friday represented thepoint in the year when—mostly for retailers—the prof-itability measures turnedfrom red [i.e., the failure tofully cover both direct andoverhead expenses] to black[i.e., where gross marginscould reasonably be expectedto be attributed to profits].

Until now, the most com-petitive way to get compara-tive advantage—in pooreconomictimes whatamounts to azero-sumgame for con-sumer dol-lars—was tohave early-morningsales—on Fri-day [thatwould beBlack Fri-day!]. How-ever, thatunofficial“rule”—forlaunching theend-of-the-year selling seasonon Friday [yes, that would beBlack Friday]—is in theprocess of being broken.Some retailers have decidedto open for Black Friday saleson…yes, you guessed it,Thanksgiving!

That would make whatused to be the holidaythat used to be known asThanksgiving as Black Thurs-day now. Or would thatbe Black Thanksgiving! Notwide-spread yet—but be pa-tient, it only a matter oftime—it is being reported thatsome big box stores like TheGap, Banana Republic, OldNavy and Wal-Mart are plan-ning to open stores in somelocations, according to a re-port by Danny Teigman inNJ’s The Star Ledger.

And, actually, if you think

about it, it makes perfect busi-ness sense…store operatorsare going to be in their storeson Thanksgiving Day any-way—to get ready for the 4amsale on Friday…shopperswho don’t want to watch foot-ball games or be with familywill find it much more con-venient and easy—in part toavoid the crowds—to shop onThanksgiving Day now, in-stead of Black Friday! And ifthe sales are right, well itseems just the thing to do.

This is American free en-terprise at its best and worst:From the vendor’s point ofview, it offers competitive ad-vantage in a previously ac-knowledge demilitarizedzone of selling; but the battleis now joined. From the shop-pers’ perspective, it will notbe an encroachment for those

who actuallyavail them-selves; forthose whowon’t goshopping it’llbe fine aswell, sincethey’ll justkeep playingby the oldground rules.It will, how-ever, con-tribute to abreakdown ofwhat is ar-guably an

honored tradi-tion—spending time apartfrom the work-a-day world,buying, selling, and consum-ing! Like the “blue laws” de-cline of thirty years ago, theway we as a culture spendholidays is changing as well—for some for the better, forsome for the worst.

What’s next? Yes, you’velikely guessed it already: BlackChristmas! We’re not thereyet—but it’s a matter of time.

One way or another, I hopeyou had a pleasant and grati-fying Thanksgiving! Or mightthat be Black Thanksgiving?

Keith Murray is a Marketingprofessor and the Associate Deanof the Graduate School at BryantUniversity. Be sure to visit hisdaily blog at www.keithmurray-onbiz.com.

The Student Entrepreneur:Gi�s for a business owner

By Keith MurrayFaculty Columnist

(MCT Campus)

Change Makers: Providence Granola Project

‘What’s next? Yes,you’ve likelyguessed it already:

Black Christmas!We’re not thereyet—but it’s a matter of time.’

Organization name: Provi-dence Granola ProjectLocation: Providence, RIFounded: 2008Type: For-profitWebsite:providencegranola.comProduct: Gourmet GranolaProblem: Tens of thousandsof people (four thousand inRhode Island alone) areforced to rese5le in the UnitedStates a4er being driven outof their own oppressive orwar-driven countries. Mostthen spend many years inrefugee camps. Once they fi-nally arrive in the UnitedStates, they are eager to be-

coming contributing, workingmembers of society. Unfortu-nately, most of them have nowork experience, limitedtransferable skills, and only aselect number can speak,read, and write in English.“This presents significantchallenges to becoming gain-fully employed,” says GeoffGordon, Bryant alum and co-founder of Providence Gra-nola Project. “Still they arehard-working motivated peo-ple who really just need helpge5ing a foot in the door.”Idea: The Providence GranolaProject was developed as away to provide a platformthat equips and empowersRhode Island's refugee com-munity toward long-term em-

ployment. They do this bymanufacturing and sellinggourmet granola – and theydon’t take any shortcuts.When the company was atBryant for the Good Market-place, Bryant senior NickKriss exclaimed, “That’s thebest granola I’ve ever had,hands down.”

Of course, at the heart ofany successful company areits employees. ProvidenceGranola’s employees includea kitchen manager namedEvon from Iraq, a man fromMyanmar, and several fromthe African nation of Burundi.“For some of them, workingfor us was their first job ever,”says Geoff. “Our goal is tooffer them critical work expe-

rience and culinary job skillsthey can put on their resume.Earning a paycheck and hav-ing a good experience on aworking team builds theircross-cultural skills and pro-vides a sense of confidenceand fulfillment.” In their shorttenure, Providence Granolahas already been successful indeveloping their employees.This year alone, five of the sixrefugees who started with thecompany have already ad-vanced to more permanentemployment. How you can help: “That'seasy,” says Geoff. “Buy ourgranola.” Their businessstrategy depends heavily ondirect online selling. One par-ticularly a5ractive special is

their Granola-of-the-Monthclub where they will send twobags a month to your door,with a new recipe every time.Over the holidays, ProvidenceGranola is hoping that peoplewill consider giving three orsix month gi4 subscriptionsor simply purchase individualbags online.

“We wanted to create a re-alistic business se5ing andalso communicate thatrefugees can be productive,contributing members of themarketplace. The more gra-nola we sell, the more sustain-able the Granola Projectbecomes, the more refugeeswe can equip and empower.”

By Brandon DobroBusiness Editor

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Social entrepreneurship as a competitive advantage

Bryant University must find new ways to attractincoming students as it increases the university’s na-tional recognition. Today’s students belong to an in-creasingly ambitious generation intent on changingthe rules of the game. Business, government, andnon-profits were historically divided into neat silos.Today hybrid firms are blending these three do-mains through social entrepreneurship.

An entrepreneur is someone who spots possibili-ties in the environment, seizes the opportunity, andmarshals resources to satisfy a need. A social entre-preneur follows the same path but withan overarching altruistic reason. This doesnot necessarily exclude financial profit.Social enterprises challenge the old modelof nicely separated realms for business,government, and non-profits.

While the idea of social entrepreneur-ship is just starting to mature and becomemainstream, the idea of collaboration be-tween the three worlds is a growing trend.Social entrepreneurship will continue to getstronger, largely due to the mindset of the genera-tion currently coming of age. Bryant must competewith other universities for this very generation.

In order to compete for these incoming students,Bryant must constantly refine its value propositionto meet changing marketplace dynamics. One wayin which Bryant can improve is by positioning itselfas the university for social entrepreneurship. Whilethis may seem like an overwhelming task, many ofthe building blocks of this strategy are already inplace, giving Bryant a unique opportunity to exe-cute this strategy.

Bryant has the early-stage advantage of a varietyof student groups centered around service learning,community service, and social entrepreneurship.There are groups like Students in Free Enterprise,Bryant Helps, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Habitat forHumanity, Amnesty International, Kiva, and manyothers which focus solely around bettering the com-

munity. Even the organizations centered aroundother interests frequently spend time participatingin community service. The combined output ofthese organizations helps Bryant gain recognitionby the federal government through the PresidentialHonor Roll for Community Service. This is a testa-ment to the ambition and character of Bryant’s pop-ulation.

While many other universities have a larger pop-ulation, the shared spirit of social responsibility atBryant is far greater. The Bryant community is al-ready densely populated with social entrepreneurs;the name just has not been applied yet. However,the movement is already growing on campus withthe Service Learning track in the Sociology major

and Bryant’s recent hosting of the Social EnterpriseRhode Island Summit.

The other major advantage Bryant would have inits positioning strategy is its relationship withChina. Bryant University was able to see the impor-tance of China before many other universities. Forthis reason, Bryant has close ties with China whileother schools are trying to catch up. China is a coun-try which has seen a period of rapid growth overthe last decade. As in any country that experiencesrapid growth, the Chinese economy is ripe with in-efficiencies waiting for entrepreneurs to capitalizeon them.

Because the entire country has not had time to di-gest its growth, there is a lot of good that needs tobe done in China. It is the perfect ground for socialentrepreneurs. Bryant’s relationship with Chinauniquely positions it to offer great opportunities tostudents interested in social entrepreneurship.

While a handful of universities have alreadystarted to position themselves to prospective social

entrepreneurs, Bryant can offer a slightly differentpackage. Bryant can become a university that offersglobal social entrepreneurship by leveraging its re-lationship with China as well as its strong history ofservice learning.

In order to craft a good strategy, a firm must cre-ate a competitive advantage that cannot be easilymatched by rivals. Bryant has a strong opportunityto do this with its student culture and connectionsto China in a way other universities cannot. Bryantcan capitalize on this opportunity by implementinga few key tactics.

Bryant must first formalize its commitment tostudent recruiting for social entrepreneurship.While there have been some students who have

joined the Bryant community after alreadystarting social ventures, there needs to be astrategy to attract and retain these appli-cants. Promotion of available opportunitiesto social entrepreneurs and targeted scholar-ships could play a role here as well as releas-ing a social entrepreneurship curriculumwith more specialized classes.

Bryant must next leverage its relationswith China to create some truly unique opportuni-ties for Bryant students to excel as social entrepre-neurs in an increasingly flat world. Internship creditwould help cement these new opportunities forboth Bryant and its China partners. Also, a formal-ized director position to assist students in their taskswould be beneficial.

The University must finally court appropriatemedia coverage for the results of these ventures.Garnering press attention for these programs wouldattract more prospective social entrepreneurs tocampus, creating a virtuous cycle in which BryantUniversity gains greater national recognition.

A social entrepreneurship strategy helps Bryantleverage existing resources to effectively competefor incoming students. All of the pieces are here:Bryant simply needs a formal strategy. Social entre-preneurship represents the ultimate in blendedbusiness and liberal arts disciplines exemplifyingBryant University’s “Character of Success.”

By Ma.hew VevesContributing Writer

Interview with Virgin AmericaCEO, David Cush

Hi, I’m Dan, and I’m an airplane geek. Ifyou’ve ever met me, you probably figured thatout within 30 seconds, probably because of theposters in my dorm, or the Boeing sticker onmy laptop, or the airline safety demonstrationloaded onto my GPS, or...you know what?Never mind.

About a year ago, I decided to share my ob-session with the world by starting a blog onthe airline industry, that has opened a wholebunch of interesting opportunities. For exam-ple, Virgin America just started service to FortLauderdale, and I was invited to fly on one ofthe inaugural flights from California. Due tomy school schedule, that was not possible, soVirgin asked if I would be interested in inter-viewing their CEO, David Cush. Of course, Isaid yes! He had some very interesting thingsto say, especially when he mentioned futurepartnerships with other airlines. Here’s the in-terview:

So, you’re launching Ft. Lauderdale today,and yesterday JetBlue started SFO-FLL serv-ice. What would you tell a traveler trying todecide between JetBlue and Virgin?

I would tell them that they are choosing be-tween the two highest quality airlines in theskies. The people of San Francisco and FortLauderdale are very fortunate to have gonefrom no nonstop service to competition be-tween our two carriers in basically a singleday. As an airline executive and as an avidtraveler, I recognize what JetBlue and its inno-vative service has done for all of us. We like tobelieve we have taken it a step further—in ad-dition to live TV, we have fleet-wide wifi,power outlets under each seat, full meals anddrinks on demand via seatback ordering andother entertainment options. We also offerpremium economy and first class, somethingthat you can’t get on JetBlue or other discountcarriers. In the end, you can’t go wrong witheither, but we think we are doing something abit different.

I know the DOT won’t be releasing thirdquarter financial results for a couple of moreweeks, but any hints as to how the quarterwas for Virgin? How are you working tomaintain your cash balance?

We had a good quarter and I believe mostwill be positively surprised by the numberswe release—both in relative terms and in a sig-nificant improvement year over year. We arepretty comfortable with our cash balance as itstands but, of course, are conserving it on theoperating level and in capital expenditures.

Recently you’ve started a partnership withSouth African Airways and have had a part-nership with V Australia in place for a fewmonths. How are those performing, andwhat’s the plan for future international part-nerships?

They are both performing well. It takestime for traffic to build on these links, but theyare performing ahead of plan. We plan on in-troducing one more this year and then 6-8 nextyear. (Ed. note - David later confirmed thatthese partnerships were “all international.”)

How many destinations might you addnext year? What markets are you investigat-ing? On a related note, what’s the fleet planfor next year?

We are looking at adding one or two desti-nations next year, depending on how manyaircraft we add. Depending on availability ofaircraft and financing, we are realisticallylooking at 4-8 additional aircraft next year.Chicago remains at the top of the list with Dal-las or Austin near the top also.

Before coming to Virgin, you were withAmerican for many years. Could you com-pare the cultures of the two companies?

The cultures are very different. American isa big, global airline and lots of history and lotsof experienced employees. We are a small,scrappy startup with lots of folks new to thebusiness. So while they have lots of experi-ence and lots of analytical discipline, they donot have the entrepreneurial spirit, creativityor energy of Virgin America.

By Dan WebbContributing Writer

Turnaround at Old Navy

The Wall Street Journal re-ported recently that OldNavy, a division of Gap Inc.,may be finally turning its for-tunes around. According tothe article, “Sales at Old Navystores open at least a year rose10% year-to-year in the fiscalthird quarter, the first increaseafter 20 consecutive quartersof decline.”

The article focuses mainlyon Old Navy’s past strugglesand current strategies for re-vitalization. However, I be-lieve that there’s more to thisstory. The Gap situationstrikes me as interesting cor-porate strategy question, i.e.is this multi-business unit cor-poration truly adding value toeach of its units? Or, put an-other way, is the whole worthmore than the sum of theparts? The question is inter-esting, because the Gap storesthemselves have performedso poorly over the pastdecade.

For those who are notaware, Gap has three mainbusiness units: Old Navy,Gap, and Banana Republic(with each respectively repre-senting a higher set of price

points and more high-endimage). To some extent,though, Gap stores has faceda challenge regarding theblurring of distinction amongits brands. At times, Gap has,in some sense, been stuck inthe middle between Old Navyand Banana Republic, withouta clear identity of its own.That has caused some confu-sion in the marketplace and adegree of self-cannibalization.That problem, coupled with aseries of other issues, hascaused Gap’s same-store salesto not fare well in recenttimes.

Clearly, synergies existamong the brands in the Gapcorporation. However, anycompany trying to operatemultiple brands in the sameproduct category has to becareful about this blurring ofbrand identity risk. Just askGM...

Michael Roberto is a TrusteeProfessor of Management atBryant University. He has re-cently authored, “Know WhatYou Don’t Know: How GreatLeaders Prevent Problems BeforeThey Happen.” His blog can befound at www.michael-roberto.blogspot.com.

By Michael RobertoFaculty Columnist

‘Bryant has the early-stage advantage of avariety of student groups centered aroundservice learning, community service, and

social entrepreneurship.’

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Siamone BennettYear: Junior

Sport: Basketball

Bennett scored 12 points andgrabbed six rebounds in theteam’s loss to St. BonaventureSunday afternoon.

Don SmithYear: Senior

Sport: Football

Senior Don Smith (Attleboro,Mass. / Attleboro HS) wasnamed All-New England forthe second year in a row bythe New England FootballWriters.

Women’s basketball cursed by overtimes, free throws, and turnovers

The Bulldogs severelythreatened Army’s five-gamewinning streak, but despite aseason-high 20 points fromsenior captain Chris Birrell,the Bryant University men’sbasketball team dropped itssixth-straight contest, 64-58.

Birrell was the only Bull-dog to score double-digitpoints and his game-high 20came off 6-of-11 shooting, allof it coming beyond the arc.The guard hit his career-bestsixth 3-pointer with 20 sec-onds remaining in the gameto bring the score to 61-58, butit would be Bryant’s last pointin the loss.

Junior Barry Latham pacedboth teams on the glass,pulling down a contest-best10 rebounds, while sopho-more Papa Lo posted fourblocks to lead the game. Sen-ior Adam Parzych dished outa game-high six assists on theday.

The Bulldogs (0-6) got offto their most confident startyet, winning the opening tipand taking a quick 8-3 lead.The first five minutes of thecontest saw Bryant knockdown a quartet of 3-pointers,including the first career treyfor rookie Claybrin McMath(Adelaide, Australia) in 14tries.

Bryant would hit four morefrom long distance in the

frame, including back-to-back3-pointers from Vlad Kon-dratyev (Nikolayev, Ukraine)and Parzych – the la6er com-ing from a long way beyondthe arc – that would allow thevisitors to take their biggestlead of the night, 24-16, with7:26 to play. And while theirlead grew, the Bulldogs frozethe Army side at 16 points formore than three minutes.

But the Black Knights (5-1)would tie it up, 26-26, with5:32 to go in the frame and theteams would trade leads overthe next five minutes. Army

took its first lead of the nightduring the span, 28-26, butBryant’s Raphael Jordanwould quickly retie the game.The freshman would go 6-for-6 from the line on the day.

The first of two-consecu-tive Birrell treys gave the Bull-dogs a three-point advantagewith just over 2:30 to play, butback-to-back buckets from theBlack Knight ranks earned thehome side the 32-31 lead with48 seconds remaining.

Birrell sunk another from3-point land with just sevenseconds on the clock to give

Bryant a two-point, 34-32edge – a score that nearlywent to intermission before acontroversial foul called onJordan with a tenth of a sec-ond remaining sent JoshMiller to the line to shootthree.

But the senior guard fol-lowed suit for Army on thegame, knocking down just themiddle of three a6empts tosend the game to break with a34-33 hal5ime tally in Bryant’sfavor.

But five turnovers in thefirst six minutes of second-

half play caused the Bulldogsto relinquish their lead, andthe visitors found themselvesin a 44-36 hole courtesy of an11-2 Black Knights run over5:12 to start the frame.

Birrell pulled the Bulldogswithin two, 44-42, with 11:01on the clock a5er Latham andLo roped in consecutive offen-sive boards, dishing the sec-ond one out to the seniorcaptain on the wing for histhird three of the contest.

But dismal shootingthrough much of the half cou-pled with miscues andturnovers hindered the Blackand Gold, who went 3:26 be-tween points in the middle ofthe session while allowing theBlack Knights to continuallyget good looks at the basket.

Bryant’s defense, whichhad disappeared out of thebreak, reappeared in the clos-ing minutes of the contest,holding Army scoreless fornearly three minutes. But theoffense couldn’t make use ofthe opportunity, picking upjust a single point to move thescore to 55-48.

But a5er an Army bucket,Birrell knocked down five-straight points – including hit-ting his fi5h of the night fromdowntown – to get Bryantback within four, 57-53, withjust over two minutes to play.

Army then converted on 7-of-10 free throws in the finalminute, on their way to secur-ing their fi5h-straight victory,64-58.

The women’s basketballteam faced a tough stretch ofroad the week of Thanksgiv-ing, as they ba6led intrastaterival Brown, and undefeatedSt. Bonaventure. Unfortu-nately, the chips did not fallquite where they wanted andthe Bulldogs dropped bothgames.

As always, the Bulldogsba6led Brown right to thefinal buzzer of regulationtime, which resulted in a tie,sending the game into over-time. The Bulldogs, who hadbeen trailing by as much astwelve in the game, managedto tie the score with only 49seconds remaining in the sec-ond half.

Bryant held onto a onepoint lead with a li6le over sixminutes le5 in the first halfwhen Brown picked up mo-mentum and scored 14 unan-swered points. The Bulldogsheaded into the locker room

with an 11 point deficit toovercome in the second half.They did just that as theyslowly inched their way backinto the game beginning witha monumental lay-up fromsenior, Kelsey O’Keefe. Thetwo points moved her intofourth place for all-time scor-ing at Bryant with 1,400points in her career.

With just 49 seconds in reg-ulation time, the Bulldogscalled a timeout whichproved successful as the nextplay was finished off with athree pointer from CourtneySchermerhorn, tying the gamefor the fi5h time.

In overtime, the Bulldogs’momentum seemed to becursed by poor free throwperformance (16.7%), whereasthe Brown Bears edged outthe Bulldogs shooting 62.5%from the charity stripe. TheBears outscored the Bulldogs16-9 in the extra period result-ing in a 79-72 Bulldog loss.

Sophomore, Lekia Cowenled the Bulldogs with a career

high 15 points coupled witheight rebounds, five assistsand two steals.The Bulldogs returned to ac-tion in New York Sunday af-ternoon to face undefeated St.Bonaventure. Siamone Ben-ne6 led the Bulldogs with 12points and six rebounds in thecontest.

Turnovers proved to be theBulldogs’ Achilles Heel in thegame as they tallied 24 on theday. They trailed 28-17 head-ing into the break and werenot able to work their wayback into the game in the sec-ond half as they collected theloss with a score of 66-43 anda record of 1-4. St. Bonaven-ture remained undefeated (6-0) with the victory.

Cowen was the only otherBulldog in double digits with10 points and O’Keefe addedseven points and six re-bounds.

The Bulldogs continuetheir road trip and return toaction Tuesday night at Col-gate.

Despite a season-high 20 points from senior captain Chris Birrell, the Bryant Universitymen’s basketball team dropped its sixth-straight contest, 64-58. (Courtesy of Bryant Athletics)

The Bulldogs dropped tough games to Brown and St.Bonaventure. (Courtesy of Bryant Athletics)

Courtesy of Bryant Athletics

Eva MahanStaff Writer

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I don’t know about you butI hate the NFL playoff setup.Who really wants to see allthose weeks of games.Wouldn’t it be better if we just

voted on what matchup wewanted to see for the SuperBowl and then matched up abunch of rivals in a sponsoredbowl game system. We couldsee the Saints and Coltsmatchup in a high scoringSuper Bowl. Kurt Warner and

Brett Favre could square off inthe AARP Bowl. The Eaglesand Titans could match up inthe Fed Ex Air and GroundBowl. Marc Sanchez andChad Ochocinco would gohead-to-head in the Nathan’sHot Dog Bowl. And Jake Del-homme and Jay Cutler couldcombine for double-digit in-terceptions in the SalvationArmy Giveaway Bowl. Whatcould be better?

Ok, maybe things wouldbe better off the other wayaround. By that I mean, thecollege game could learn fromthe pro game. Not only do allfans hate the BCS bowl sys-tem because it leaves a na-tional championship in thehands of voters, but I am surea playoff system would bemonetarily beneficial. Suresponsorship and dozens ofbowl games bring in lots ofrevenue for schools whowould otherwise not be in apost season playoff pool.After all, football does notlend itself to a March Mad-ness type tournament becauseit would take months to com-plete. We don’t need to getrid of all the (stupid) bowlgames that matchup themediocre teams of power con-ferences. The Chick-Fil-Abowls can stay.

What needs to be done is

adjust the current BCS systemfor the top eight teams andcreate a 3-week playoff. Thiswould allow us to really seewho the best team in thecountry is. There would bethe six power conferenceChampions and two teamsfrom mid-major conferences.This means the loser of the Al-abama vs. Florida gamewould be out this year, al-though one of those teamsmay be better than a teamthat gets in my playoff sys-tem.

Like I said, my playoff sys-tem gives the Cincinnatis,TCUs, and Boise States achance to show if they are onthe level of a Florida and a na-tional champion, because theloser of the SEC Champi-onship game will have al-ready had their opportunity.If you aren’t the best team inyour own conference, thenyou aren’t the best team in thecountry. This year we wouldprobably have the SEC cham-pion (Florida or Alabama),Ohio State, Texas, Oregon,Cincinnati, Boise State, TCU,and Clemson.

You can still name the indi-vidual games as bowls andget sponsors. It would in-crease the number of games,which means more televisionadvertisements, more ticket

sales, more concessions sold,and more parking lots to fill.The BCS will argue there isn’tenough time to get in thismany games, and it wouldtake away from the “studentathletes’” class time.

First, the current systemhas the national championcontenders waiting five to sixweeks without a game beforethe national championship. Ithink they could manage tosqueeze in 2 more games inthat time. Second, the lowerdivisions in college footballall have playoff systems. Istheir class time not as impor-tant? I would argue it is moreimportant, as a UNH player isgoing to be relying on his en-gineering degree for a jobafter graduation fare morethan USC player is relying onhis basket-weaving degree.

The thing that perplexesme (and all football fans forthat matter) is why those withthe power to change refuse todo so. It makes too muchsense. More games, moremoney, more enjoyment forfans, and a TRUE nationalchampion. The NFL has itright and the college gameshould take a page out theirbook. Then again, that KurtWarner- Brett Favre AARPbowl does sound intriguing.

Bowls of co(on never made any sense

A'er a year on the sideline, Lo is readyto return to action

Brett Farve (MCT Campus)

By David Niles Staff Writer

In the classroom, Papa Lois just like any ordinary stu-dent at Bryant University,other than the fact his 6 foot 9inch frame makes it ratherdifficult for him to fit into thechairs. His journey as an ath-lete hoping to get on to thebasketball court for a game ina Bryant University Bulldoguniform, however, has beenfar from ordinary.

Lo was born in Senegal, acountry in western Africa thatborders the Atlantic Oceanthat has a population of about12.5 million people. A5erspending his childhood in hishometown of Theis, Senegal,Lo le5 for the United States inDecember of 2005.

When he arrived in theUnited States, Lo enrolled inhigh school at the Winchen-don School in Massachuse6s.At Winchendon, he began hisbasketball career and played aseason and a half underCoach Mike Byrnes, a Univer-sity of Massachuse6s alum.

A5er graduating fromWinchendon in 2007, he wenton to play at his high schoolcoach’s Alma ma6er at theUniversity of Massachuse6s.He spent one season in a Min-uteman uniform, playingsparingly in 22 games. Thesummer a5er his freshmenyear, Lo decided to leaveUMass and transfer to BryantUniversity.

Upon his arrival at Bryant,Lo was forced to red-shirt aseason because of NCAA re-quirements for transfer stu-dents. Not being able toparticipate in the 2008-2009season, he was able to becomeacquainted with Bryant, aschool that has a much differ-ent environment and culturethan UMass. While his transi-tion to a new university was

not nearly as monumental asmoving from Senegal to theUnited States, the change did-n’t quite go as planned in hismove to Massachuse6s’sneighboring state of Rhode Is-land.

First off, the move dis-tanced him even farther fromhis wife, Moumy Lo, who wasstill a6ending the Winchen-don School in Massachuse6s.The couple was married inDecember of 2008. Secondly,

Lo injured his knee in the firstsemester, an injury thatneeded to be fixed with a sur-gery. While rehabilitating thatknee, he injured his otherknee. A second surgery fol-lowed soon a5er to repair theother injured knee. Instead ofbeing able to acclimate him-self to Coach Tim O’Shea andBryant’s system on the basket-ball court, he was insteadforced to deal with tenmonths of vigorous rehabilita-

tion on both knees, with thegoal of being able to go onday one of the 2009-2010 sea-son.

While Lo spent the seasonon the sidelines, ineligible toplay because of both theNCAA and multiple majorknee injuries, he never lostfocus. He continued to workhard in the classroom, andstayed on campus to takewinter and summer coursesto get ahead in credits. Hewas a fixture in the weightroom throughout his red-shirtyear, because he wanted toget his entire body stronger tobe able to be a force in the lowpost upon his return.

With the start of the seasonhere, Lo couldn’t wait untilopening day. “I usually don’tget excited about most thingsin life, but to be honest, I justcan’t wait for the season toopen up,” he said.

“Being off the court for afull year, I miss it a lot,” hesaid. “My knees are ge6ingmuch be6er. I still feel pain,but that is normal anytimeyou have ACL surgery. Everyday I just try to get stronger.”

The Bulldogs also can’twait for him to be in theirline-up. Lo, having played aseason at a prominent Divi-sion I program at the Univer-sity of Massachuse6s, knowswhat it takes to reach successat this level. Most of the oldermembers of the Bryant Men’sBasketball Team were re-cruited to play at the DivisionII level before the Division Itransition, so they may notknow what it takes to be a Di-vision I basketball player.While it may take a long timefor Lo to get acclimated to thephysicality of the sport of bas-ketball again, he will be aleader from an experiencestandpoint.

Knowing that, Lo also un-derstands there will be highexpectations set for him aseveryone in the Bryant com-

munity has been anxiouslyawaiting his time on the hard-wood.

“The biggest difference forme this season is that peopleexpect a lot from me. I havemore pressure from coachesand fellow students a5ercoming here from a very goodteam at UMass,” he said.

With that being said, Loalso has high expectations forhimself.

“My goal is to lead the na-tion in blocked shots,” hesaid. “I am confident in theteam this year. We are goingto have a great season. Ourbiggest challenge will beeveryone staying healthy, es-pecially me. But we have abunch of new talented play-ers, and we are going to makesome noise.”

Depending on how Lo’sknees hold up for himthroughout the season, Lo hassome options on what hewants to do with his future.While he is a junior in termsof academics and credits, thisseason will only be his secondyear of eligibility. That meanshe still has two more years ofeligibility a5er this one, so hecan take a post graduate yearto continue his career in aBulldog uniform if he wantsto a6end graduate school atBryant. That, however, issomething that Lo is not de-cided upon yet. Only the fu-ture has the answer to thatquestion.

“Everything will dependon how my knees feel thisyear. At this point, I want touse this year and my next twoyears of eligibility, but rightnow nothing is certain,” hesaid.

Lo doesn’t know what thefuture has in store for him asa student, as a basketballplayer, and as a Bulldog. Butone thing is for certain, muchlike his past; his future will befar from ordinary.

Brendan HellerStaff Writer

Sophomore Papa Lo, who was forced to sit out last seasonas a red shirt after transfering to Bryant, is excited to beback on the court this year. (Courtesy of Bryant Athletics)

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By Jackie AmmiratoAssistant Sports Editor

In just its second season competing at the Division 1level, the Bulldogs finished the season with a 5-6 overallrecord, 4-4 in the NEC. Four Bulldogs were recognized thisweek for their outstanding efforts during the season, beingnamed to the NEC All-Conference Team. Junior Matt Traceyand senior Don Smith were named First Team All-NECwhile teammates senior Jerell Smith and senior AndreWhyte were named Second Team All-Conference.

Tight end Tracey averaged 13.6 yards per catch on theseason. He led the team with 35 receptions including a teamhigh 6 touchdown catches. Don Smith, a defensive lineman,had 37 tackles on the season as well as 6 sacks. Smith fin-ishes his Bulldog career ranked fourth all-time in Bryant his-tory with 17 sacks.

At running back, Jerell Smith rushed for 7 touchdownsand 1,198 yards in 2009. Smith’s 3,071 career rushing yardsplace him third all-time in school history. He holds the all-time Bryant records in all-purpose yards, with 4,427 andkick return yards with 1,207. Defensive back Whyte finishedthe season with 55 tackles and eight pass breakups. He hadnine tackles in the win over Duquesne and eight againsteventual conference champion, Central Connecticut State.

The Bulldogs were awarded the 2009 Team AcademicAward for the 2008-2009 season by the National SoccerCoaches Association of America. The award is given toteams with combined GPAs of at least 3.0. Four Bulldogs hasGPAs above 3.5, seven had above a 3.2 and the team GPA forthe year was 3.13.

Just last week, 600 sixth to eighth graders, teachers, ad-ministrators, and town officials celebrated the opening of anew fitness center at Vincent J. Gallagher Middle School inSmithfield. The fitness center was made possible throughthe donation of equipment from Bryant University. TimBrien, Bryant’s fitness coordinator and varsity strengthcoach, realized Bryant had weight machines that were in ex-cellent shape but no longer used by Bryant athletes. So,Brien called a contact at Gallagher and asked if they wouldbe interested in the equipment.

The physical education department at the school wasthrilled as they had been working for over two years tobuild a fitness center at the school, but lacked funding. Inaddition to the equipment, Bryant donated $5,000 to theschool to help maintain the equipment and start programsto encourage fitness.

Want to see your club team in The Archway? Email archway@bryant.edu!

Bulldog Bites

Friday, December 4th: Women’s Basketball, HOME vs. St. Francis (NY), at 7:00 pm

Saturday, December 5th: Men’s Basketball, at St. Francis (NY,) at 12:00 pm

Monday, December 7th: Women’s Basketball, HOME vs. Binghamton, at 7:00 pm

Wednesday, December 9th: Men’s Basketball, at Yale, at 7:30 pm

Bryant On Tap

Being from Long Island, Ifeel pretty comfortable say-ing football and baseball arethe two most followedsports. You are a Mets fan ora Yankees fan, a Giants fanor a Jets fan there’s really noin between. At least one ofthose four teams is always inthe playoff hunt and givesNew Yorkers something tocheer about. But once thewinter begins, historically,there has been little to getexcited about. Specifically,I’m talking about the Is-landers and Knicks. Over thepast three years the teamshave a combined 189-273record. The Islanders didmake the playoffs in the2006-2007 season, the Knickshowever have not seen postseason play since the 2003-2004 season. Meanwhile, just300 miles north, the Bostonarea loves the winter season.The Bruins and Celtics havea combined 281-183 recordover the past three years.Both teams have been to theplayoffs the past two seasonsand the Celtics won the NBAchampionship in 2008.

Understandably, the Is-landers had the lowest aver-age attendance of the thirtyNHL teams last season at13,773. The average price ofan Islanders ticket is $51.46just above the league aver-age of $51.41 and yet no oneshows up. With the team fin-ishing in last place with a 26-47 record it’s really nosurprise that the Coliseum isnever full. On the otherhand, the Boston Bruins fin-ished last season with a 53-19 record and lost in theConference Semifinals andthe average ticket is a rea-sonable $54.94. Yet, the Bru-ins 2009 attendance averagewas 17,039, 16th in theleague. Its apparent why Is-landers attendance is so low,but why are the Bruins, witha 129-89 record over the past

three years in the bottomhalf of the league in terms ofattendance?

Then there’s the NBA.From the Boston perspective,the Celtics are 152-94 overthe past three years. Theteam boasts some of thebiggest stars in the leagueand won the NBA Champi-onship in 2008. Currently,the team sits in second placein the East at 13-4. The aver-age ticket price last seasonwas $68.55 and an average of18,624 people attended homegames, good for eighth inthe league. It might seemsurprising that the Celticshave only the eighth best av-erage attendance in theleague. Who is one of theteams with a better atten-dance average? The NewYork Knicks, a shock I know.The Knicks are 88-158 overthe past three years and cur-rently sit at 3-14 (saved fromlast place only thanks to theNets). The average price of aKnicks ticket last season was$70.51, the second highest inthe league. Yet the highticket price and dismalrecord did not seem to hurt

attendance which averaged19,555 the fifth best in theleague.

Yes, there are differencesin stadium capacities. TDBanknorth Garden doeshave a greater hockey capac-ity than the Coliseum andMadison Square Garden hasa greater basketball capacitythan the TD Garden. Yet, Idon’t think capacity differ-ences fully explain these at-tendance statistics. Why arefans more apt to watch thesubpar performance of theKnicks over the Islanders?Why are fans willing to paythe second highest ticketprice to watch one of theleague’s worst teams? Themost baffling to me, why aremore fans willing to paymore money to watch theKnicks than the Celtics?These questions might neverbe answered. I guess allthere is to do is hope thatsomeday the Knicks and Is-landers will give New York-ers something to cheerabout.

Football

Women’s Soccer

Go figure these figures

Four earn NEC All-Conference Honors

Jackie AmmiratoAssistant Sports Editor

Club Sports

The New York Knicks are 3-14 this season. ( MCT Campus)

Gallagher Middle School

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Coach’s CornerAsk The Coach:

Question: What kind ofworkout program do you rec-ommend to help me trim offsome of the Holiday poundsthat I put on during Thanks-giving break?

Answer: You might want toincrease your cardiovascularexercise program by 10- 15minutes more per exercisesession. You may even wantto reduce the amount of timebetween sets during yourweight-training exercises. Useless weight and take less thana minute between sets. Thiswill also increase your heartrate and help burn more calo-ries. It is important to remem-ber that the few pounds thatyou may have put on whenyou went home will come offwith proper diet and exerciseand not by going without eat-ing meals which can be veryunhealthy for you.

Coach Tim’s HolidayWorkout’s

Day #1

20 Minutes on a “Crosstrainer”10 minutes of passive stretch-ingDumbbell Shoulder presses: 3sets of 10Upright rows: 4 sets of 8Bench press: 4 sets of 10Lat Pull downs: 4 sets of 10Barbell Curls: 4 sets of 10Dips: 4 sets of 10Medicine ball Twists: 3 sets of20Leg Raises: 3 sets of 20

Day #2

20 Minutes on a Lifecycle10 Minutes of Passive Stretch-ingBack Squats: 4 sets of 8Body weight lunges: 3 sets of10Leg curls: 4 sets of 10

Leg Extensions: 4 sets of 10Incline Dumbbell press: 4 setsof 8Seated Cable Rows: 4 sets of10Stability ball crunches 3 setsof 20

Day #3

30 Minute Walk/Run on aTreadmill10 minutes of passive stretch-ingBody Master Machine’supper/lower body circuit: 3set of 10 each machine with 60seconds rest between sets!Lying crunches: 4 sets of 15Pikes 3 sets at 1 minute each

Thank you to Tim Brien oftheWellness Center for his con-tribution to The Archway. Be

sure to check out Tim’s questionand answer and weekly workoutsevery week in the sports section.

SSttuuddeennttss

SSppeeaakk OOuutt“What is

your favorite

“Anything by the Fray”

- Corey Lynch ‘12

song to study to?”

“Son’s Gonna Rise:Citizen Cope”- Bri Lefevbre ‘11

“Classical or smooth

jazz”

- Bill Adams ‘11

”Marc Anthony and Latin

jazz”- Jake Eddy ‘11

“Just Stay: Kevin

Devine”

- Nicole Coady ‘11

”Backstreet Boys”

- Victoria Royals ‘11

”Pursuit of Happiness:

Kid Cudi”- Kelly Higginbotham ‘11

”Anything by Third Eye

Blind”- Matt Galluzzo ‘11

I have come tofind that my travelsto new places bringswithout a doubt arepertoire of newfashion faux pas thatI never dreamtimaginable in thesmall state ofRhode Island. Justrecently I waslucky enough totravel down to theheart of Texas toAustin, the state’s

capital city. The rumor that ‘everything is bigger inTexas’ is still up for debate, but a few things are cer-tain: bigger city, bigger state, bigger fashion crimes.

Now, I must say that I was excited about the ex-perience of seeing everyone walking the city in cow-boy hats and boots. To my dismay, this was nottypically the norm. We were able to see a few trueTexans adorning these traditional cowboy piecesand it would be wrong of me to say these weretacky. What was tacky, you ask?

The first problem I found with our dear Texans

was their ability to choose outwear similar to theskins of many different animals, both real and fic-tional. I recall one jacket that took “powder puffgirls” to a whole new level. The woman clearlyraided a bunny farm, stole all their co9on tails, andpinned them onto a trench coat. The calf-lengthatrocity really portrayed the look of human dust-

buster, giving the Swiffer a real run for its money.Perhaps worse than this dustbunny woman was thefashion criminal who was so bold as to steal Bar-ney’s motorcycle jacket. Yes, Barney: the fun-lovingpurple dinosaur. I never thought I would see a pur-ple pleather jacket, tapered at the waste with shineysilver bu9ons but good old Texas proved me wrong.Was this just a painting project gone wrong? We canonly hope.

It also became clear that some Austinites neverthrew away their bedazzlers. One pair of bell bot-tom jeans I encountered was having an identity cri-sis—hang ‘em up on the ceiling and viola! This legwear could instantly transform into a disco ball.Christmas lights couldn’t hold a candle to the twin-kle that came with this woman’s every step.

Perhaps all the dazzle scared away the profes-sionals at Victoria’s Secret because I have neverseen so much boob-overflow as I did in the lonestar state. We wouldn’t put Peter Griffin in leatherpants, so ladies please don’t try to fit your doubled’s in li9le b’s! It is unsightly when your ladyhumps overflow like an overcooked soufflé. Onelass had her girls squeezed so tightly into a tubetop that her ta-tas instantly transformed into a

mantle.Surely, I must say, that the people in Austin had a

unique style and embraced individuality. As a fash-ion conscious individual, I found my clothing cu-riosity got quite a fill deep in the heart of Texas.Sadly, though, I was not without the moments ofu9er dismay and disapproval. Cowboys and cow-girls, put the bedazzler down, loosen your bras’kung-fu grip and for crying out loud find outerwearthat is fashionable and functional!

It is not o8en that you getto witness two sides of onestory unfolding before youreyes. In the case of the Holo-caust, we at Bryant have expe-rienced something special. Inthe same week that ElieWiesel, the author of the bookNight, comes to campus, aman by the name of JohnDemjanjuk is waiting to sit ontrial for his alleged actions asa facilitator of the deaths ofmore than 27,000 Jewish peo-ple.

As our history moves far-ther and farther from theHolocaust we see it as a fad-ing glimmer of what was past.Not to say that we ignore itmore as time goes on, but thatthere is less of a connection tothat part of history to ustoday. Many of us may haverelatives that are or were sur-vivors of that time, thoughmany of them are no longerliving, sadly.

Being able to listen to Mr.Wiesel is something of a privi-lege especially for our genera-tion. People can always learnfrom the past through textbooks, but it is different whenyou feel as though you are ex-periencing it through the tri-als and tribulations that aperson had to endure them-self. Having a face and a voiceto put to Mr. Wiesel’s book,Night, only provides moretruth to the reality of whatwas a dark point in history. Itmay be decades later, butthere is still a means of actu-

ally announcing those wrongsand rectifying them throughlegal processes.

Mr. Demjanjuk is an 89year old man suffering from abone marrow disease alongwith other ailments thatmakes his life not long inyears. Whether pu9ing thisman on trial and possibly sen-tencing him to death accom-

plishes anything seemsbeyond the point as he willlikely die before the penaltyin enforced. But the point isnot to make what is le8 of thisman’s life more miserable, butto achieve a level of justicethat time will only allow for atrifle longer.

The reason this case is im-portant is because it stands as

possibly one of the last at-tempts to right the wrongs ofpast injustices. Though it iscommonly accepted that theactions during the Holocaustwere far beyond unthinkableand despicable, there is a sen-timent that just because ac-ceptance of those actions aswrongful is common those re-sponsible are still due their

just deserts. I have to agreewith this. If Mr. Demjanjuk isin fact the individual that heis claimed to be, then his pun-ishment for those actions isnot beyond the scope of ne-cessity.

There is only so much thatcan be done nowadays withrespect to the Holocaust andits perpetrators. Few are le8

living and posthumously con-demning those who are goneserves no purpose but to re-mind us of the number ofpeople involved in such egre-gious actions. What we dogain out of even a9empting toprosecute is the ability to por-tray a global awareness of theissues involving human rightsand how society has devel-

oped a view that is patentlyopposed to the genocide ofany peoples.

If anything, this trialshould be the proof that timedoes not heal all wounds andwhile justice can only mendand leave eventual scars, it isbe9er to treat the wound thanto let its impact fester. Sowhile this trial may be more

symbolic than it is purposeful,let us remember that all wehave to commemorate thosethat died is symbolic.

Eventually, all the peoplewho experienced the Holo-caust will pass and we willnot have the words of thosesuch as Mr. Wiesel to guide usin our efforts to the realiza-tion of human rights. Thatday may still be a long waysaway. As of right now there isstill one living United Statessoldier that fought in WorldWar I. So we may still beawhile from a point where thevoice ringing in our earsabout the atrocities of WWIIare but an echo. Until thattime let us take in all thatthese individuals have to sayand let us continuously try toright the wrongs of a time farbehind anyone who is a9end-ing this school.

It is far too o8en we forgetthe experiences of those olderthan us in the belief that theirimportance has come andgone. Sadly, a8er enough timethe experiences they wish topass on to us and the wisdomthey have gathered is gone,le8 only in books telling usabout them. In the case of Mr.Wiesel we still have thechance to learn from thosewho know. And in the case ofMr. Demjanjuk, we still have achance to see a symbolic as-sertion that human rights andhumans past are never forgot-ten. We cannot change ourhistory, but we can alwayslearn from those who knowbe9er than us.

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By Jessica KomoroskiEditor-in-Chief

Elie Wiesel (MCTCampus)

A late a-empt at justice

Fashionista puts on her cowboy hat

‘The woman clearly raided a bunnyfarm, stole all their co%on tails andpinned them onto a trench coat.’

By Drew GreenOpinion Editor

And the importance of Elie Wiesel

So far wehave coveredthe first date,defining the re-lationship, and

what NOT to do in a relationship. Now, withthis being the last issue of the semester andwinter break coming up it is only fi9ing tocover the rules for what happens to a relation-ship over school breaks. The main issue thatwill probably occur between you and your sig-nificant other is how much to see each-otherwhile brutally forced apart during the breaks.Now, of course, every couple is in a differentscenario with how long they have been to-gether, how far away they live from each-other, and the type of people who are in therelationship, but let’s not nit-pick here and justgo over the basics.

The short breaks are easy; Thanksgivingbreak, spring break, and any long weekend,there is no need to see each-other. You seeeach-other every single day at school sospending a li9le time away is healthy for therelationship. Unless you live in the same townor very close to each-other, do not go out ofyour way to see the other person when youwill be back at school in a couple of days.

For the upcoming winter break a month canseem like a very long time, especially if you donot have much to do at home. Here I wouldsay making the trip is worth it to see your spe-cial someone. The added touch of the holidaysalso seems to make it even harder to stayaway. However, if a plane ticket needs to bebought, take some time to weigh the pros andcons of that purchase. If you have not beendating long, and are not positive how long it is

going to last, then it probably is not worth it.And if the other person does not want to shellout the cash for the ticket then leave it be, es-pecially in college when money can be tight.Them not spending the money to come seeyou, does not necessarily mean they do notcare about you.

When summer time rolls around and evenwhen someone studies abroad it may be timeto think of taking a break or having a very ca-sual relationship. It does not mean you need tostop talking to each-other and you can evensee each-other every once in a while, but youhave to remember that we are still at a veryyoung age. If you are only going to see theother person once or twice at the most, thenpu9ing the stress on the relationship is just notworth it or fair to either person. If it is reallymeant to be, then it will all work out in theend and you will be together, but do not forcethe issue; that is when things get complicatedand messy and the relationship will end upfalling apart completely.

So for you folks who are in a new relation-ship and this will be your first time apart for asemi-long period of time, make sure you dis-cuss how much you are going to see each-other over the break. Also remember that ifone person says they cannot make the tripthen do not start a huge fight over somethingthat could mean nothing at all; they still feelthe same way towards you, but have their rea-sons for not seeing you, and you need to re-spect that fact. And for those who say needingto see each-other is necessary to keep the rela-tionship together, remember that you have theentire second semester to be together, and hav-ing space is a healthy part of a relationship.

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Do not fear breaks Swine Flu ManiaA big thanks goes out to all that helped organize theswine flu shots that were administered on Wednesday. Not only was the process quick andeasy, but now some of us will likely remain healthy.

What About the Other Lamps?There are only a few lamps near the Archway thatare decorated for the holidays. Why not do a fewmore? More importantly, where are the lampsdressed in festive garb other than the general Christmas colors? How about a lamp or two thatgive some love to Kwanzaa and Hanukkah!

In Case You Missed It...For all of you who may not have noticed or did nota9end the Festival of Lights, the Christmas tree andMenorah are in front of the Interfaith Center thisyear.

Thank You Sodexho!We all love the special dinners for Christmas andThanksgiving. It turns out that Sodexho foots thebill, including paying for all the seniors to eat forfree. Now that is food service!

Festival of Stealing from Students?It happens every year. Administrators and staff takeall of the giant gingerbread men at the Festival ofLights. We saw one woman with two. Newsflash: It’sfor students.We eat ramen for lunch and would killfor a gingerbreadman. It would be awesome if youdid not take the opportunity away from us again.

Send Observations to agreen1@bryant.edu.

Bryant Said What!?Compiled by Bryant Students

Person 1:”I don’t even know what direction the sunsets.”Person 2: “You should have taken Cosmetology.”

“EWW! You killed like twenty rabbits for that hat”

“We are not public, we go here.”

"You live on worse than food stamps.”

P1: “The live virus gets injected and you beat thevirus off.”P2: “What if I don’t beat off?”

P1: “I had to go tanning because my face was break-ing out”P2: “I need to do that! I have the fi8h face of MountRushmore popping out of my lip!”

E-mail funny quotes to agreen1@bryant.edu.

ObservationsCompiled by Bryant Students

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Ba-le of the sexes

By David NelliganStaff Writer

Distance makes the heartgrow fonder…right?

Wow. It’s been a month,and I can see the smile onyour face as you begin to readthis continually-informativepiece of information. Chancesare, you’ve been followingalong with Mr. Nelligan andme as we explore the datingworld and the difference be-tween sexes here on Bryant’scampus. If this is the firsttime you’re reading our sec-tion, welcome, and before youdecide what we all alreadyknow, that my opinion isright, be sure to at leastread Mr. Nelligan’s ar-ticle, if only to validatehow much you trust myopinion and agree withmy point of view!

This week is the lastissue of The Archway forthe semester (it’s sad Iknow), so we’re going todiscuss one of thebiggest issues your pre-cious li9le relationship isgoing to face during thestart of the school year:Winter Break.

Being that we go tocollege, we face the pressingissue of living far away fromour significant others, andwhether or not to visit themduring the break. This partic-ular semester, we have abouta month of time off from thebeautiful Bryant campus.Normally, students are ec-static about no tests and nohomework, but in the situa-tion which you have justfallen madly in love with an-other student on campus,winter break could potentiallybe a very stressful situationfor you, but I’m here to guideyou through this tough win-ter, and how to handle the

first time spent apart from thelove of your life.

I’ve been in plenty of rela-tionships in which I’ve datedpeople who live far awayfrom where I do (only 25 min-utes from Bryant’s campus),and we always seemed tomake it through those chillywinter nights alone. Whenyou’re on campus, you’remost likely always aroundyour significant other. In myopinion, if you live a greatdistance apart (my cutoff isabout 5 hours), then I don’tknow if I see the point in wor-rying about visiting your sig-nificant other.

More o8en than not, whenyou go home you are workingfull time during the week,and are le8 with only theweekends to enjoy your freetime. If I was in this situation,the last thing that I’d want todo on a Friday a8ernoon,a8er working a 40-hour weekis driving 5-hours to spendthe weekend with myboyfriend for one day beforehaving to drive back to beginanother work week.

Now don’t get me wrong, Ilove spending time with peo-ple I’m in relationships with, Iwouldn’t be in the relation-ship otherwise, but it wouldtake some serious accommo-

dating and compromise inorder to work out a schedulethat everyone is happy with.

We are then forced to askthe question about families.For a lot of people, if you’re ina new relationship, this maybe the first time you’re meet-ing the family of your signifi-cant other, and if this persondoes happen to live far way,the first time you’ll be spend-ing the night at their house.For many, this situation canprove to be extremely awk-ward and uncomfortable.

You have to wonder ifyou’ll be sleeping on thecouch, if you’ll get along with

the family, if you’ll bemeeting all of his or

her friends; it can beREALLY intimidating!Communication is theonly thing that’s goingto get you through thisli9le mountain. Yoursignificant other is yourlifeline to the familyand friends, andthey’re going to beyour advocate, makesure your advocate isone that is willing to goup to bat for you.

I hope that what we’vetaught you so far has been in-formative and has helped youcreate the wonderful worldyou’re living in today.Though this break will proveto be a challenging one, Iknow you can do it with thelessons we’ve taught you thusfar. Have a safe and WON-DERFUL winter break, and besure to come back next semes-ter as we discuss what otherobstacles and wonders thatthe relationship world onBryant’s campus has to offer.Peace and Blessings every-body!

By Kaleigh DurkinStaff Writer

‘The last thing that I’d want todo on a Friday a$ernoon, a$erworking a 40-hour week isdriving 5-hours to spend theweekend with my boyfriend forone day before having to drive

back to begin another work week.’

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What really grinds my gears is having my e-mailaccount bombarded with Bryant Announcements.When they are sent out my inbox fills up with aboutten to fi8een of these announcements, with onlyabout one or two actually pertaining to somethingthat I care about. Then, if I have not been keeping upwith my inbox these announcements might push meover the size limit causing me to not receive any-more e-mails that might actually ma9er to me. It isnot my fault I did not foresee the immense amountof e-mails I was about to receive. So here is a sugges-tion for these announcements. Bryant claims to besuch a wired campus, then how about creating a sec-tion on the Bryant website for Bryant Announce-ments where students can check out what is goingon around campus on their own time without hav-ing the annoyance of si8ing through all of these e-mails. And that is what really grinds my gears.

You know what really grinds mygears…

By David NelliganStaff Writer

10. Finishing a cover le9er for a job postingdue the next morning.9. 20 page papers.8. Because your friendbet you that youcouldn’t stay up anothernight without sleep.7. Because you knowyou can sleep in class.6. Plaid people’s Face-book walls.5. You have masteredprocrastination.4. It was taco Thursday.3. You recently discovered chocolatecovered espresso beans.2. You want to count thenumber of DPS officersthat break up a party.1. Who are we kidding;we all know the top rea-son: gigity!

The Archway Top 10:

Reasons to stay upall night

(MCTCampus)

I was sure I'd heard thehigh school teacher wrong.He told me the biggest prob-lem he has with his students _many of whom end up inAmerica's top universities _was that they didn't knowhow to read.

"Oh, they've cracked the al-phabetic code," he clarified."What I'm saying is they don'thave the ability to sit still witha text and read it for compre-hension. Even worse, whenthey come across somethingthey disagree with, they thinkit isn't true. I'm not talkingabout opinions; I'm talkingabout facts."

What troubles the teacheris not that his stu-dents are reachingwrong conclusions.What troubles himis that they don'tgrasp that theyshould make the ef-fort to reason at all.

He's right toworry. If the bestand brightest havelost faith in the power of criti-cal reasoning to illuminate theway forward, we're in trouble.Whether they realize it, ordi-nary people have becomemore comfortable with theidea that truth is relative andthat emotion is a reliable andsufficient guide to finding it.For many of us, what's true iswhatever is pleasing and use-ful.

For at least a generation,this sort of thing has panickedconservative thinkers, whoblame liberals for main-streaming moral relativismand lack of respect for truth,except in the culturally Marx-ist sense of being a tool for so-cial or political change.Relativism in this sense is nolonger a specialty of the le8.Here's the nut of an exchangeI've had many times over thepast year with fellow conser-vatives:"Barack Obama is a Muslim.""No, he's not.""You have your opinion; Ihave mine."There is no way to argue withthis, if by "argument" you

mean the exercise of analyz-ing premises and data toreach a deliberative conclu-sion. This is argument asmere contradiction. Youmight say that approachinglife this way will lead you intoa world of trouble, but thenagain, you have your opinion,and they have theirs.Which brings us to SarahPalin and her best-selling newbook, "Going Rogue." Palin'sis plainly a red-hot politicalbrand _ and the purest in-stance of right-wing identitypolitics and its folly.

As an early Palin sup-porter, I cheered for the feistysmall-town Alaskan who was-n't part of the political andcultural elite. But when shestarted talking, revealing that

she had no interestingthoughts about national gov-ernance, I was reminded ofwhy a political elite ma9ers.We don't need leaders whoare just like us. We need themto be smarter and more capa-ble. Neither race, class, reli-gion, geographicalbackground nor any other de-mographic characteristic canmake up for incompetence.Palin has had a year to im-merse herself in all the thingsa serious national leader mustcare about. On evidence of"Going Rogue," she's wastedher time.

Her mind isn't geared to-ward resolving basic philo-sophical contradictions likeher observation that corpora-tions and politicians o8en col-lude against the commongood, and her dogmatic beliefin the sanctity of free enter-prise. Well, which is it? Youcan't hymn the majesties ofcapitalism's "creative destruc-tion" on one page, while pro-claiming yourself a staunchdefender of traditional fami-lies and institutions on an-other.

To be fair, no other Repub-licans have managed to recon-cile this, either. The problemfor Palin is that she doesn'tsee that there's anything to bereconciled. The problem forher ardent followers is thatthey see no reason to questionher on anything and reject allcriticism of her as made inbad faith. The problem for allof us is that this incoherenceis increasingly taken for nor-mal.

Palin's vacuous populismis a crude example of intellec-tual corruption tainting publicdiscourse. We saw a more so-phisticated form recentlywhen computer hackers re-vealed hidden e-mails fromtop climate scientists, inwhich they discussed secretly

manipulating dataand marginalizingheterodox col-leagues, all to ad-vance theirglobal-warmingviews.When scientists,who are supposedto be disinterestedexpert investigators

of empirical data, are un-masked as cu9hroat politicalinfighters who don't respecttruth and its unbiased pursuitif it interferes with theiragenda, it becomes harder toconvince ordinary people totrust the judgment of elites.

They have their opinion,and you have yours.The late critic Jane Jacobs de-fined culture as the world-view-defining thoughts youcarry around in your head.Not long before she died, shewrote, "A culture is unsal-vageable if stabilizing forcesthemselves become ruinedand irrelevant." Traditionalbelief in the effectiveness ofreason, however imperfectlyrealized, has long been a sta-bilizing force in our liberaldemocracy.

If that faith is slipping intoirrelevance, we are going tolose more than our minds.That beleaguered teacher's in-curious and indifferent stu-dents are bird brains in acultural coal mine.

By Rod DreherMCT Campus

You have your opinion; they have theirs

‘Palin's vacuous populism is acrude example of intellectual

corruption tainting public discourse.’

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Bulldog flicks: Best & worst of 2009

The Best The Worst

A number of great, original movies hit screens this year, andI cannot include all of them on this list, unfortunately. Paranor-mal Activity proved that you certainly don’t need a big budgetor buckets of blood to be a frightening and entertaining horrormovie. Duplicity showed us that there are still a few moviestars who know how to make a good movie. Taken was fineproof that the action-thriller genre still has life in it. And kudosto The Proposal and He’s Just Not That Into You for being breathsof fresh air in the increasingly stale romantic comedy genre. Al-though none of these made my top-10 list, I will still be quitehappy if this is what we can start to expect from Hollywood.Here is my list of what I feel were the best of the best for 2009:

Honorable Mention: Drag Me to HellDirector Sam Raimi deserves credit for crafting a funny andscary film that kept you on the edge of your seat, while youstill covered your eyes and laughed at the audacity of it all. Itwas a great mix of horror and comedy, and one of the most funtimes I’ve had at the movies in a while.

1. (500) Days of SummerThis movie is a real gem in that it not only has everything, butit successfully blends it all together to make it all work. A non-traditional story about love, (500) Days of Summer takes a won-derful storyline, throws in a dash of humor, adds a dose ofheartbreak, and leaves us with just a little hope. The movieuses a non-linear format to tell a non-Hollywood story of a re-lationship that just isn’t meant to be. Even in the tough times,you care deeply about the characters, and the talented andcharismatic Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the quirky and adorableZooey Deschanel make leads Tom and Summer unforgettable.All of these elements combine perfectly to make this film mypersonal favorite of the year.

2. ZombielandWho would have thought the end of the world could be sofunny? Apparently, when it comes to a zombie apocalypse, it’sa riot! A top-notch cast, clever writing, tongue-in-cheek humor,and exactly the right amount of bloody, gory, gross-out mo-ments make this movie one of the best of the year. Providing agood, old-fashioned, fun time of escapism—and also beingcareful to not take itself too seriously—Zombieland not onlyprovides plenty of, ahem… brains, but also a lot of heart aswell. The combination of thrills, laughs, and cheers make thisfilm a real winner!

3. District 9An original and inventive makeover is given to the all-too-fa-miliar “aliens invade” plot that has been seen in countless filmsof the past decades. Made on a low budget and starring com-plete unknowns, this socially relevant movie successfullymixes political overtones with heart-pumping action to craft astory that is thrilling, engaging, and has the potential to be cul-ture-changing. District 9 tells the story of aliens who live in theslums of Johannesburg, South Africa and the relocation projectthat uncovers the secrets that they are holding. In short, it is asci-fi movie that is smart and suspenseful and does somethingthat most sci-fi movies don’t: bring in relevancy. The resultworks on so many levels, and I’m happy to say I can’t recom-mend this movie enough!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, left, and Zooey Deschanel star inthe romantic-comedy, (500) Days of Summer.(MCT Campus)

Trust me when I say there were some bad movies this year.Hollywood’s need to cash in on embarrassing sequels and re-makes is beyond irritating. While Twilight: New Moon and Ter-minator Salvation both could have been much worse than theywere, they still proved that sequels are often just unnecessaryand that simple popcorn entertainment can easily become tire-some. Public Enemies and Night at the Museum: Battle of theSmithsonian were fine examples that star power does not al-ways equal a good film. And films like Paul Blart: Mall Copwere poor attempts at quality family entertainment. Here is mylist of what I found to be the worst stinkers of the year. Steerclear – you were warned!

Honorable Mention: SurrogatesA smart and intriguing plot was executed terribly, and what wegot was a bad sci-fi action pic that really could not be saved.Zero character development, dull action scenes, and atrociousacting (I’m looking at you, Ving Rhames!) made this one a flickthat you were better off just skipping.1. Transformers 2If you haven’t seen this movie yet, I envy you. A gross of over$400 million at the U.S. box office does not actually signify thatit is worth seeing. In fact, I have a hard time thinking of whenthe last time I saw a film this bad was. Ridiculous action, silly

writing, and a preposterous slap-in-the-face of the viewers’ in-telligence, this film now has the “honor” of being the worst of2009. I was shocked at myself for the amount of times I loudlybegged for this dumb, 150-minute mess to be over. Somehow,“steaming pile of crap” just doesn’t quite express how utterlybrainless it is.2. The Ugly TruthQuite possibly the most cynical rom-com ever made, this flickwas absolutely painful to watch. I cringed at the forced jokesand sighed at the blatant hypocrisy. Gerard Butler and Kather-ine Heigl’s “battle of the sexes” turns out to be a ridiculouscommentary on male behavior, along with an even worse ex-pression on how women react to it. Both actors should be em-barrassed for appearing in this frustratingly shallow—not tomention unfunny and uncomfortable—film.3. PushAn outrageously bland action film, Push just cannot decidewhat kind of movie it wants to be. Borrowing from countlessfilms before it—most notably the X-Men films—this movie isnot only lazy and miscast, but it also lacks any originalitywhatsoever. The usually reliable Djimon Hounsou and DakotaFanning are both completely out of place, too.

A scene from The Ugly Truth. (MCT Campus)

The year 2009 was an eclectic year for Hollywood. As expected, movie theaters were bombardedwith the usual formulaic drivel we get every year, ranging from the dumb and clichéd teen come-dies (Fired Up, I Love You Beth Cooper), the PG-13 “horrors” (The Uninvited, The Stepfather), the mind-

less mega-action flicks (GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, 2012), and the countless sequels (Harry Potter 6, Fast & Furious), not to mention thenauseating wave of 3-D flicks (The Final Destination, G-Force).

However, this year saw a number of genuinely funny comedies, some scary and classy horrors, and a “reboot” or two that ac-tually worked, along with a few highly original ideas that translated well to screen (more on all of those later…). Clearly, the barwas raised in many ways, and 2009 turned out to be a pretty good cinematic year. The winners outweighed the stinkers—even ifit was just barely—and I’ve compiled a list of what I feel were the best and worst movies of this year.

By Coburn ChildsStaff Writer

Two budsand a microbrewA review ofShipyard’s Prel-ude Special Ale(ABV: 6.85%; 6-pk: $8.49)

This semester has gone byquickly, but don’t you worry fel-low beer drinkers, we will beback after break with our re-views. While you are awaythough we encourage you tobranch out with your tastes soyou can suggest a few of yourfavorite microbrews to give a tryand write about in our column.That being said, be 21 and be re-sponsible if you choose to drink.

Ranked the 36th largestbrewery in the country, Ship-yard Brewing Co. hasachieved impressive successsince its beginnings in 1992 ina small Maine brewpub.Great demand then led mas-ter brewer Alan Pugsley andentrepreneur Fred Forsley toestablish a full-fledged brew-ery on the Portland water-front in 1994 where they havecontinued to expand. Ship-yard now offers a line of paleales including their flagshipExport Ale; a stout; and sea-sonal beers like the Pumpkin-head. Their large size has ledto partnerships with thesmaller Casco Bay, Sea Dog,and Gritty McDuff’s brewingcompanies. You can find theirbeers in 36 states – a testa-ment to their widespread fanbase and also atypical ofmany New England-areabrewers.

The achievements of Ship-yard made during our life-time inspired us to reviewtheir cold-weather PreludeSpecial Ale. The name andstyle of the Prelude is in-spired by Kennebunk’s an-nual Prelude festival, whichsince 1982 has included artand craft fairs, tree lightingceremonies, and a Santa pa-rade. In 2007, Prelude was of-ficially granted the title ofShipyard’s winter seasonaloffering with an extendedavailability due to its popu-larity. At this time the Prel-ude was also relabeled with aMaine artist’s painting of aKennebunk holiday scenewhich we feel is a nice touchfor a craft brewer like Ship-yard.

Uncapping the longneckand slowly pouring it into aconical pint glass yielded adark amber body with a fin-ger-widths worth of off-whitefroth. This head would last tothe midpoint of our sessionand leave a lacing behind onthe glass, indicative of a mildto medium carbonation.Smells included English Ale-inspired strong malts andnuts. We also noticed hints ofthe nutmeg and cinnamontypical of Northeast winterale.

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Staff Writers

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Bulldog flicks: New Moon

How a movie performsat the box office dependsmostly on expectations atfirst, and later by word ofmouth. New Moon, the sec-ond movie in the Twilightseries, had high expecta-tions from teenage girls,and low ones from almosteveryone else. I’m not in-terested in stereotypes andthink that categorizing amovie as only for a certaindemographic is counter tothe idea of film as art andfilm in general. I will arguethat New Moon should ap-peal to everyone on a fun-damental level, and shouldnot be passed over simplybecause of its expectations.

Technically speaking,New Moon is very weak. Itsdialogue is poor, the light-ing is overwhelmingly de-pressing, and the actingleaves much to be desired.But no one would ever gosee this movie for any ofthose things; even teenagegirls would know better.Rather, this is a movie thatyou go see be-cause you like sto-ries about eternallove, fighting forwhat you believein, and giantwolves doing bat-tle with vampires.It’s a movie thatappeals to ourdeepest desires,which, if you havenever felt then youhave simply never lived.

Bella Swan (KristenStewart) is in love with a109 year-old vampirenamed Edward Cullen(Robert Pattinson) whowill eternally appear sev-enteen years old. Bella isconcerned about herhuman condition, and des-perately wants to be trans-formed into a vampire tobe rid of pesky things likeaging, death and illness.Edward refuses; he doesn’twant her to be a monsterwith a damned soul.

At the Cullen house-hold Bella is thrown aneighteenth birthday party,but when she gets a papercut Jasper Cullen comeswithin inches of biting herafter smelling her sweetblood. Edward decides theonly thing to do is leaveBella behind forever, toguard her against his insa-tiable family. “This is thelast time you’ll ever seeme” he tells her. This is themost obviously unrealisticstatement in movie history.

Bella subsequently fallsinto a deep depression, thecinematography leadingus to believe that she sitsin a chair for three monthssimply staring out the win-dow. After she breaks outof her haze she rediscoversher friend Jacob Black(Taylor Lautner), newlybuff and suddenly appeal-ing. How shallow are themorals that are enforced inthis movie.

Now that Jacob magi-cally gained thirty poundsof muscle, Bella is ready topursue him. He fills thevoid that Edward left, andhe of course has alwaysliked her. In the beginningBella only uses Jacob to re-build two old motorbikes.She had taken to engaging

in risky activities so thatshe could see a ghostly Ed-ward appear to warn heragainst it. Soon though,the two somehow fall inlove, and the rest of themovie is about Bella’sstruggle in loving two menwho are inherently ene-mies.

The Cullen’s and theNative AmericanQuileutes (Jacob’s tribe ofwerewolf friends) are an-cient enemies, who havean overly complicatedtreaty that prevents themfrom killing each other.Bella must be torn.

During one of her mostdangerous stunts, Bellajumps off a cliff, hopingEdward will save her. Un-fortunately it is only theeternally shirtless Jacobthat comes to the rescue.Edward thinks that Belladied as a result of this, be-cause his psychic sisterAlice is unable to see whatthe werewolves do.

The grief-stricken Ed-ward goes to the oldestand most powerful vam-pires, called the Volturi, to

ask them to kill him. Hecan’t live without her; howsweet. This is a blatantRomeo and Juliet rip offbut it makes for good en-tertainment. Bella rushesto Volturra, Italy to stopEdward, only to be told bythe Volturi that she mustbe changed into a Vampireor killed as she now knowstoo much about their cul-ture.

The plot is very thin,and not a lot actually hap-pens in this movie. Thelighting is overwhelminglygloomy, underscoring theconstant rain and cloudscovering the Sun. Themusic is ridiculous, somesort of odd, certainly notAmerican popular musicthat is beyond melodra-matic in tone.

The dialogue is gener-ally laughable with someunintentionally funnygems thrown in. To under-score Jacob’s transforma-tion from little kid tohulking man, Bella makesovert references to hisbody including “wowyou’re buff” and “heythere biceps.” Give theviewer more credit - thegirls will notice it immedi-ately and the guys willsubsequently sigh.

One huge misstep isperhaps the fault of Meyer(the books’ author) wholeft Edward out of most ofthe movie. The relation-ship between Edward andBella is one hundred timesmore interesting than thatof Bella and Jacob’s and iswhat saved the first moviewhich was technicallyeven worse than this one.

The most interestingparts of this movie involvethe two lovers, and it’s un-fortunate there could nothave been more of this.

On the other hand,some things worked wellin this movie. There issome entertaining action,and when Bella isn’t mop-ing around, her interactionwith Jacob and his friendsis sometimes quite funny.Bella’s sarcastic friend Jes-sica (Anna Kendrick) is hi-larious in her limited timeonscreen, and the awk-ward three person datewith Bella, Jacob, and herfriend Mike provides a fewlaughs.

I liked seeing Were-wolves fighting each other,and enjoyed the sceneswith the Volturi. Beyondthis though, the real drawof the movie is the way itdraws us into its world.We believe that what’shappening on the screen isreal, referred to as theverisimilitude of the film.If we allow it, we getsucked into the story, intoBella’s depression andJacob’s longing. The char-acters problems becomesomehow important, evenif at the same time mun-dane and familiar.

Somehow theplot just sucks youin, if you let it. Ifyou think that youare beyond suchmovies as NewMoon you may beright but considerthat nothing ismore annoying to afilm critic thanpeople who write

movies off for noreason other than hype orpredetermined modes ofthinking.

See a movie, thinkabout the movie, and thendecide how you feel. Thisis called a rational ap-proach to reaching anopinion and is sorely lack-ing in society today.

I will criticize thismovie’s technical flaws for-ever, but I won’t deny thatit has remarkable drawingpower for anyone who hasever been affected by love,be it unrequited or lost.There’s enough here to en-tertain you and, for smartviewers, a lot to laugh at aswell. I expected a lot worseout of this film but waspleasantly surprised.

I can assuredly say thatthis movie is much betterthan its predecessor andthat there is in fact some-thing here for everyone. Ifmen don’t particularlyenjoy it, this is probably aresult of our discomfortwith emotions and storiescentered on a woman in-stead of a man. Or perhaps(as I hope) you just can’tget past the awful techni-cal specs of the film. I can’tblame you there. But gosee this film; I can assureyou it’s like nothing you’veever seen before.

I give New Moon 2.5 outof 5 Bulldogs.

By Luke StankiewiczStaff Writer

This movie earned 2.5 out of 5 bulldogs

‘The real draw of the movieis the way it draws us intoits world. We believe thatwhat’s happening on the

screen is real.’

A music legendlives on throughhis artwork

John Lennon is likelyknown as one of the mostproficient singer and song-writer activists of his time.Lennon became a musical leg-end with the success of hisband—The Beatles, which heformed with three other men.He was instantly immortal-ized as a cultural icon whenhe was fatally struck by an as-sassin’s bullet in 1980.

It is not a widely-knownfact that Lennon was also atalented artist.

Lennon always loved todraw. He began drawing as achild and at the Liverpool(England) Art Institute. Hecontinued to draw as anadult, but began sketchingmore in 1968 when he metartist and later wife YokoOno.

Lennon later used hisdrawings as a narrative of hislife and his perspective of theworld. He also drew sketchesfor his son Sean.

Ono began publishingprints of his work in the mid-1980s to be shown at an ex-hibit titled “We All Shine On:The Artwork of JohnLennon.” The exhibit, the titleof which comes from the cho-rus of Lennon’s song “InstantKarma,” benefits differentnon-profit organizations.Since Ono started the exhibit,millions of people have beenable to see Lennon’s perspec-tive of the world. His artworkhas been shown around theworld.

“We All Shine On” wasshown at Avon Old FarmsHotel in Avon, Connecticut

the weekend of Nov. 13. Ad-mission and sale proceedsbenefitted the local SalvationArmy.

The show included threepieces that had not beenshown in the Hartford area.These works are “Consult theStars,” “Turn Left & MakePeace,” and “Give Peace aChance.”

The exhibit also displayeda handful of paintings Lennondrew specially for his sonSean; several self-portraits; aswell as several pieces thatshow Lennon’s perception ofthe world. Lennon’s scribblesof his most famous songs, in-cluding “Instant Karma” and“Imagine” were also featured.

Most of the sketches andframed lithographs of songlyrics, like “Imagine,” “Revo-lution,” and “Lucy in The Skywith Diamonds,” are done inblack and white.

Ono, however, authorizedsome prints to be done withcolor due to the fact that someart show displayers insistedon it.

Ono once said that artdealers told her, “…if youdon’t have color, we’re notgoing to put it in the window.That’s the attitude I learned asan artist.”

She decided to add somecolor washes “in a way that isnot so obtrusive or not so ag-gressive,” she described.“Subtle colors in a way thatdid not interfere with his cre-ativity.”

“We All Shine On” is anunforgettable memorial toone of the best artists of ourtime.

By Brigit ClancyVariety Editor

ShipyardOur first sip yielded us a

taste similar to its aromas,with a clean hop finish.Throughout our session wealso noticed some brownsugar, butterscotch chocolateundertones. It is full-bodiedale without any one overpow-ering taste, but enough bal-ance that it is an interestingone to kick back. Despite thesmoothness, we noticed thealcohol at 6.8%, which wefind favorable for coldweather. The mix of heavymalt and hops enables thePrelude to be surprisingly

crisp and drinkable. Everything about the Prel-

ude suits the falling tempera-tures well. From its label to itswarm character, Shipyard hascreated something that wewill keep in mind both thiswinter and the winters tocome. The Prelude to us is thegem of Shipyard, as we havenot been overly impressed bytheir other offerings. By hit-ting the nail on the headwhen it comes to our holidayexpectations in regards tobeer, the Buds will keep 5.5 ofthe 6 caps from this 6-pack onour fireplace mantle.

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John Lennon’s art is shownto millions around the world

Dear Students, What a successful year we had with the implementation of the

Student Involvement Fee! Please take some time to review the following report, and continue to enjoy the return on your investment to enhance student life at Bryant University! Your investment was allocated as follows:

1. Ways and Means Committee – 65% 2. Special Initiatives Committee – 17.5% 3. Student Arts and Speaker Series – 17.5%

We hope you continue to take advantage of the opportunities the Student Involvement Fee offers you, as individuals, clubs, and organizations. In service, SIF Oversight Board

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Chart A—clubs/organizations budget expenses are organized into subcategories during the fiscal year; this chart represents the dollar-

figure of expenses per category.

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2008-2009 Student Involvement Fee (SIF) Oversight Board: Dr. J. Thomas Eakin (Chair; Vice President), Judy Kawamoto (Staff), Bill Smith (Staff), Nicole Lambert (Staff), John D. Lindsay (Staff), Darlene Weiss (Staff), Prof. Peter Nigro (Faculty), Greg

McDonald, Nicole Archambault, Whitney Blatsos, and Robert S. Harvey.

2008-2009 Special Initiatives Committee: Whitney Blatsos (Co-Chair), Richard Hurley (Co-Chair; Staff), Lily Simons, Luke Bornheimer, Sharif Coarts, Brian Duffy, Ryan Letourneau, Kristen Munger, Joseph Coletta, Rachael Karpman, Jason Fortin, Robert Mammone (Staff), and Susan Curran (Staff).

The Special Initiatives Committee reviews student-created, student-centered proposals. The proposals should have the focus of

benefiting the Bryant Community and enhancing student life. Proposals should be one-time, non-traditional, and non-recurring

ventures. SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER: Committee development and research on processes, procedures, and operational structure.

JANUARY – MAY : Evaluated four proposals, two of which culminated in 2009 to benefit the students of the Bryant community through social responsibility.

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Cultural Events

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2008-2009 Student Arts and Speaker Series (SASS) Committee: Michelle Thompson (Co-Chair), Meagan Sage (Co-Chair; Staff), Michael Adams, Cristine Cox, Katarina Rosales, Brian Waddell, Kelly O’Donnell, Nicholas Poché (Staff), and Prof. Alex Perullo (Faculty).