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RWU in the news

RWU made only a few solid appearances in the news last week, but as promised we have them for you here:

To celebrate Earth Day, RWU and Bon Appetit` dining are holding a "low carbon" meal, which apparently means that they serve food that required less pollution to produce? Kind of confusing.. either way the meal got a write up in the Providence Journal.

Also in the Providence Journal is an article about Planet Forward--an upcoming PBS show about reducing reliance on fossil fuel--that includes a number of video clips and appearances from RWU students. The show will air on Wednesday at 8:00 PM.

Cheers

RWU in the news

So we thought it might be interesting to do a weekly breakdown of how Roger Williams is being covered in the media; thus the beginning of the weekly blog feature: RWU in the news here is the first edition:

The Providence Journal just published an article on the difficult job market for college grads, that reminds us quite a bit of the article that Tim Hollan wrote for this week's issue of the Herald. Robbin Beauchamp, director of our Career Center is quoted in the article.

One of RWU's own, professor Renee Soto, read some poetry at the providence public library, as part of their week long poetry slam. While you already missed Soto, you can read about the rest of the slam in the Providence Business News

Time Magazine quoted RWU architecture professor Hasan-Uddin Khan in an interesting piece about designing modern masques for a globalizing world. Definitly worth a read.

And finally the Warren Times featured Roger Williams in an article about how local residents are working with our aquaculture program to raise oysters and repopulate the bay. Oysters filter out poluttion from water and are thus an integral part of any effort to clean up the bay.

Well that about sums it up, enjoy the new feature.

Hiatus over!

Hi kids,

So we haven't posted for a while but we're back. As of yesterday the new Herald is out and about, both in its physical and web manifestations. Not only do we give you the skinny on all the alcohol conversation, but also info on the RIPTA's status, and much more. Also take note of our new news tidbits section where you can find small briefs on the items that may not deserve larger stories.

Read the website, or pick up a copy. At the Hawk's Herald we print all the news and more. Cheers

P.S there will be no issue next Friday due to Easter weekend, however, we expect a few articles to make it online.

Poll results and new poll

In the last poll, the question of "luckiest item" was asked of the RWU community. Well, here are the results:

1st: four-leaf clover (62%)
2nd: penny (25%)
3rd: ladybug; number 7 (12%)
4th: horseshoe; rabbit's foot (0%)

In light of Spring Weekend, our next poll is asking a question involving the spring concert, so don't be afraid to vote! :)
If you vote "other", comment on this post to tell us what we missed. Also, don't forget you can vote for more than one if you're not fully decided :)

(scroll down to the right of the page)

Police log: March 3-10

RWU managed to make a few interesting appearances in this week's police log. There were three arrests made: Rismand Pelz, 21, for possession of marijuana; Eric Markow, 19, with willful trespass; Kyle Romitti, 18, willful trespass and possession of marijuana. A wallet was also reported stolen from the rec center, and most interestingly:

A Roger Williams University caller requested police remove a 22-caliber bullet found by their public safety officers in the commons area. It did not appear to have been recently left.

Any ideas as to where the bullet came from? Let us know!

And in the town of Bristol, neighbors are at it again:

An Elmwood Drive resident informed police a neighbor stole a football from their lawn.

To read the full logs, click here!

School gives money to Bristol

Well, we did it again, we made the news with this story about RWU giving 25,000 to Bristol to help pay for civic problems.

One interesting note is that Bristol residents have a habit of bashing RWU whenever given a chance, notice there are no comments on this story about RWU positive influence on the community.