April - 2022

Apr 25, 2022
2 min

100 new scholarships available for RIC students

Raymond Baccari News Editor RIC students have the opportunity to apply for nearly 100 new scholarships until May 9. All 100 scholarships come from the Rhode Island Foundation, valuing up to $600,000 in total. This means that each student who is awarded a scholarship can get up to $6,000. The funding for these scholarships comes from the Foundation's new Robert G. and Joyce Andrew College Scholarship Fund. The Andrews were donors of the Foundation. This gift is the Foundation

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2022 Student Leadership Awards this Thursday 4/28

Kristen Salemi

Apr 25, 2022
2 min

2022 Student Leadership Awards this Thursday 4/28

Kristen Salemi Anchor Contributor & Student Union Director Dear Members of the Rhode Island College Campus Community, You are invited to celebrate the outstanding contributions of distinguished Rhode Island College students nominated for the 2022 RI College Student Leadership Awards at a ceremony to be held on Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. Each student nominee in attendance will receive an official Certificate of Nomination and winners will

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A Sounds Sick Perspective is the fever dream of concerts

Kaicie Boeglin

Apr 25, 2022
2 min

A Sounds Sick Perspective is the fever dream of concerts

Kaicie Boeglin Editor-in-Chief This Friday Apr. 29, Rhode Island has their first big senior event since 2019. A Sounds Sick Perspective is a concert with a mixed genre line up across two different stages at Fête Music Hall in Providence. The show is 21+ and the show starts at 6:00 p.m. The bill consists of Chill Nye, Elytra, Lo$t Boi, Prettyboy Court, and Decaf Black on the lounge stage, with Pomegranate Tea, Danson, King Inertia, Ocean of Illusions, The Blessing of This Curs

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Unvaccinated in RI to pay fines and double on income tax

Kaicie Boeglin

Apr 25, 2022
2 min

Unvaccinated in RI to pay fines and double on income tax

Kaicie Boeglin Editor-in-Chief Saturday, Apr. 23, Protestors gathered on Putnam Pike in Smithfield to rally against a bill that is set to fine unvaccinated residents $50 per month. The S2552 bill, introduced by State Senator Sam Bell (D-Dist. 5) would apply to all Rhode Island residents over the age of 16 and are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines. This bill does not only institute a $50 fine, but also doubles the amount an individual owes on their income tax. Matt Paddock wi

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Five months left until Rhode Islanders head to the polls

Raymond Baccari

Apr 25, 2022
4 min

Five months left until Rhode Islanders head to the polls

Raymond Baccari News Editor There are five months left until Rhode Island’s statewide primary in September. Rhode Islanders will head to the polls on Sept. 13 and vote for candidates seeking a variety of offices. This election will determine the major party’s nominees for the general election on Nov. 8. This year, political analysts are mainly focusing on the elections for Governor and Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District. Both races have the potential to be competiti

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Altamont to Astroworld, but what about the sadness at home – West Warwick’s inferno

Kaicie Boeglin

Apr 25, 2022
4 min

Altamont to Astroworld, but what about the sadness at home – West Warwick’s inferno

Kaicie Boeglin Editor-in-Chief Resident of Coventry/West Warwick The deadliest concert in American history: West Warwick, Rhode Island, Feb. 20, 2003 – The Station Nightclub fire. In Dec. 1969, The Rolling Stones hired the Hell’s Angels as security for the concert at Altamont known as one of the deadliest rock concerts. In Nov. 2021, Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival was concluded the deadliest concert due to lack of training and poor venue rules. Although these events are b

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Mel Rising Dawn Cordeiro

Apr 25, 2022
2 min

Math Woes: does math really matter?

Mel Rising Dawn Cordeiro Opinions Editor Every job utilizes math to some extent. It is the very core of STEM fields and of many careers, such as nursing, science, teaching and accounting. Math can also be found in the unlikeliest of places, such as in the structure of a street or even the corner bakery. Whether we like it or not, math is everywhere. There are many different branches of math, such as algebra, geometry and calculus just to name a few. General math is a very imp

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Cameron Iasimone

Apr 25, 2022
2 min

Anchorwomen Lacrosse returning home

Cameron Iasimone Assistant Sports Editor The women's lacrosse program at RIC was a work in progress before the start of the season. The returning seniors and coaching staff were not sure if there would be a season for this spring because of the lack of players who were involved. The team didn't have the numbers until the very last minute and were able to assemble a squad for the start of their first game. The seniors in Olivia Carpenito, Shelby Brooks, and Natalie Kulacz only

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Eastern Connecticut snaps 10 game streak

Cameron Iasimone

Apr 25, 2022
2 min

Eastern Connecticut snaps 10 game streak

Cameron Iasimone Assistant Sports Editor The bats continue to fire as Anchormen baseball captures their 21st win on the season overall and sits at 21-7-1 and 8-2 in conference play. Throughout each game, every player contributes to the game at hand. Currently leading the way is new Freshman transfer Daniel Trzepacz. Trzepacz was a transfer this year coming from a Division 1 school in the University of Delaware and is leading the team right now in batting averages with a .440,

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Theatre By The Sea's box office comeback

Sh-Ron Almeida

Apr 25, 2022
3 min

Theatre By The Sea's box office comeback

Sh-Ron Almeida Assist. A&E Editor In Mar. 2020 the pandemic had stripped everyone of their favorite forms of entertainment. Instead of having fun with friends at the shopping mall or going to the movies, the people of the world are put on lockdown. It was a dark time for us as we had no idea how dangerous COVID_19 was capable of being. Though we have opened up stores and public parks there were still a few things that were put on ice, such as music concerts and performing art

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Isabella Santoro

Apr 25, 2022
1 min

Gemini Rising

Isabella Santoro Photography Editor My mouth never saying what is right What flies out is lies and traps, thieves This is not who I have aimed to be A master of faking a smile, a laugh Deceitful queen versus her honest twin Telling untruths to save a pitying face Comes back to me in those eyes so bright Told to keep it shut, lock it down But then what flies out of smiling lips Is darkness held by a funny tongue Spiraling bluntness and swirling lies I’m throwing a line of fake

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RIC’s fourth beehive installed in the campus garden

Raymond Baccari

Apr 19, 2022
2 min

RIC’s fourth beehive installed in the campus garden

Raymond Baccari News Editor On Monday, Apr. 11, 2022 a fourth beehive was installed on campus. This hive’s purpose is to have another area on campus where the bees can pollinate and provide more honey. The location chosen for this hive was the campus garden. All of RIC’s beehives play a vital role in the local ecosystem. “That was a logical place because it will serve the garden [and] a lot of these bushes around the greenhouse are pollinator friendly as well,” said Jim Murph

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Dr. Jack Warner named Interim President of RIC

Raymond Baccari

Apr 18, 2022
2 min

Dr. Jack Warner named Interim President of RIC

Raymond Baccari News Editor The Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education (RIOPC) selected Dr. Jack Warner to be RIC’s Interim President. Warner is a former Commissioner of the Rhode Island Office of Higher Education. His tenure in that position went from 2002 to 2009; during which Donald Carcieri was Governor and the office was named the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner. Warner brings a variety of experiences with him as RIC’s Interim President. Hi

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Fall 2022 Class registration starts on April 20

Raymond Baccari

Apr 18, 2022
2 min

Fall 2022 Class registration starts on April 20

Raymond Baccari News Editor It’s that time of the semester for RIC students to register for their classes. Registration for the Fall 2022 semester starts on Apr. 20 at 7 a.m. The hard deadline to register for Fall courses is the day the semester officially begins: Aug. 29. There is important information to know before students fill out their enrollment shopping carts. Before a student can pick classes for the Fall, they must talk to their advisor. Every student has a universa

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Raymond Baccari

Apr 18, 2022
3 min

2022 Grad Fest back in person

Raymond Baccari News Editor Life on campus is slowly getting back to its pre-COVID days. This semester has seen mask mandates relaxed and a number of beloved events come back. Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 was RIC’s first in-person Grad Fest since COVID started. Grad Fest is an event where seniors are able to finalize everything from checking for any holds on their account to picking up graduation tickets. This ensures they’re ready to walk the stage at the Dunkin Donuts Center in

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Mel Rising Dawn Cordeiro

Apr 18, 2022
3 min

MMIW: Is mainstream media racist?

Mel Rising Dawn Cordeiro Opinions Editor Matoaka, of the Tsenacommacah land of the Powhatan tribe in modern-day Tidewater, Virginia. Savannah LaFontaine-Greywind, 22, of Spirit Lake, North Dakota. Kizzie Arneecher, 14, of the Muscogee Nation. Danielle Lauren Edmo, 16, of Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho. Mona Renee Vallo of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Acoma, New Mexico. Jade “Cedar Tree Stands Alone” Wagon, 23 of the Arapaho Nation, Wind River Reservat

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Cameron Iasimone

Apr 18, 2022
3 min

Anchorwomen softball go 2-4 on the week

Cameron Iasimone Assistant Sports Editor This season for the Anchorwomen softball team has been an emotional roller coaster going back and forth and simply unable to find a rhythm with their style of play, especially throughout this week. Starting the week off at home on Tuesday, April 12, the Anchorwomen would face off against the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth in a doubleheader. Game 1 was a close game all the way through. Freshman Pitcher Abby Kidd battled all the way to the

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Hololive's Mori Calliope makes major label debut

Sh-Ron Almeida, Anchor Staff

Apr 18, 2022
2 min

Hololive's Mori Calliope makes major label debut

Sh-Ron Almeida Assist. A&E Editor On Apr. 4, Clover Corporation announced via twitter that hololive virtual youtuber Mori Calliope will make her major label debut under the Universal Music Group sub label Emi Records. Her first EP “Shinigami Note” will be released on July 20 of this year. Calliope will hold a live solo concert titled “New Underworld Order” at Tokyo’s Toyosu PIT. For those of you wondering what the heck I’m talking about, Mori Calliope is a Vtuber who debuted

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"The Bubble": a lack-luster satirical comedy

Jenarita Plante

Apr 18, 2022
2 min

"The Bubble": a lack-luster satirical comedy

Jenarita Plante Anchor Staff Writer I stepped outside of my usual movie propensity to watch “The Bubble” on Netflix. The film was written and directed by Judd Apatow, also known for “40-Year Old Virgin '' and “Knocked Up”. It includes comedic cast Karen Gillan, well known for her role in “Doctor Who”, Pedro Pascal, Leslie Mann, and Keegan-Michael Key, just to name a few. It centers around Gillan who plays actress Carol Cobb. Cobb is sought out for a movie role in Cliff Beasts

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Isabella Santoro

Apr 12, 2022
1 min

Inhale

Isabella Santoro Photography Editor Inhale, exhale, relax Inhale it, turn it over in your mind This river of tears, it’s all you got left Let the waters of purity cleanse your hands And become a woman turned bereft Exhale him, dig his memory a grave Watch his eyes leave you, and sink under waves Lose his name under a hopeless sea You’ve unraveled from him, let it be Relax into the ocean of where he’s buried deep Float above hollowed out hazel eyes Surrender yourself to a peac

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