The Archway

Alternative Spring Break makes community service a priority

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Each year thousands of college students head to Cancun, Florida, and many other places for some sand and sun during their spring breaks. However, each year a select group of Bryant students take it upon themselves to give their time during spring break to help the less fortunate through the Alternative Spring Break program.

Bryant Pride to support Rally for Marriage Equality

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

To celebrate the national 'Freedom to Marry Month', the Marriage Equality USA chapter in Rhode Island planned its annual rally on February 10th. Organizers, however, were forced to cancel it due to bad weather predictions that never came. Blame it on the weatherman, but that doesn't cause MERI (the Marriage Equality of Rhode Island organization) to forgo their annual 'Rally for Marriage Equality' at the Rhode Island State House in Providence, Rhode Island.

Bryant's first public speaking colloquium coming in March

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Calling all undergraduate students! Calling all majors! Have you always wanted the opportunity to showcase your public speaking ability in front of an audience? Do you want to win $300 in cash prizes? Well then you should participate in Bryant University's First Annual Public Speaking Colloquium! The main event will be held on Monday, March 22nd from 7-9 pm in the Bello Grand Hall and the event is open to the public and the entire Bryant community.

IAA and Interfaith Center host inspirational film

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Bryant's Interfaith Center along with the Italian American Association is inviting the Bryant community to a viewing of the movie Alla Luce Del Sole, translated Come Into the Light. "The film is based on the true story of Father Giuseppe 'Pino' Puglisi, a Roman Catholic priest in the Brancaccio District of Palermo, who was murdered on his birthday September 15, 1993 for his efforts to keep children of his district out of the clutches of the ruling Mafia.

Special Olympics committee chosen for 2010 games

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Recently the Special Olympics Committee was announced. This committee is a selected devoted group of student leaders who will plan and execute the Northern Rhode Island Regional Special Olympics, which has been held at Bryant for the last twenty-nine years.

Study Abroad Spotlight

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Name: Mike Cronin
University: Griffith University
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Partner Program: Arcadia

-Reason for going

I studied abroad because one of my biggest passions is traveling and experiencing different cultures. I used to live in Switzerland and traveled much of Europe, and I went on the Sophomore International Experience to China.

Teacher Workshop to feature the music of West Africa

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

For the second year in a row, Bryant University will be hosting a K-12 Teacher Workshop focusing on the integration of arts and culture into the curriculum. It will take place on Saturday, February 27, in 2C of the Bryant Center from 9:30 am - 4:00 pm.

Weekend experiences offer 'life changing' lessons for 67 students

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

After a week of classes and meetings, over sixty students travelled to the YMCA Camp Woodstock in Woodstock, Conn. to participate in the Linked through Leadership Program weekend retreats on Friday, February 19.

Students took part in two retreats that are included in the Linked through Leadership Program.

What's next for Haiti?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On February 24, 2010 the "Bryant in ACTION for Haiti" organization, with support from the departments of History and Social Sciences, and Science and Technology, sponsored a teach-in for the Bryant community. The event was structured around educating students and staff members about the political, societal and environmental struggles in Haiti.

Bryant: The best worst team in the country

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Until last Thursday, the Bryant University Men's Basketball Team was the last NCAA Division I program without a win. If you're not first you're last, the expression goes. That makes them the worst team in the country then, right? Wrong. Bryant is the best team in the country, at losing at least.

Bulldogs get first win in home opener

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Sophomore Max Weisenberg (Long Beach, N.Y.) scored a trio of goals, including a score just 12 seconds in, and added an assist to lead the Bryant University men's lacrosse team to a 7-4 win over Vermont in the 2010 home opener Saturday afternoon at the Bryant Turf Complex.

Clutch free throws give Bryant first win

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It was the biggest stage freshman guard Raphael Jordan (Bel Air, Md.) has stood on in quite some time.

With just eight-tenths of a second left in regulation, tied at 51-51, the rookie stepped up to the line with a chance to not make history - and that, in this case, was a good thing.

Men's track places ninth at NEC's

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Bryant men wrapped up Sunday's portion of the 2010 Northeast Conference Championships with more excellent performances as the Bulldogs finished the championships ninth overall with 24 points.

Bryant's talented duo of Alex Engel (Spencer, Mass.

Tiger, Tiger looked so tight

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Tiger Woods came out Friday to apologize for his indiscretions. He looked so uncomfortable in front of the press for the first time. It's a lot harder to look into the camera when you aren't smiling and holding a trophy. Some people will say he was sincere and others will condemn the monologue as a carefully calculated PR move.

Letter to the Editor

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Dear Editor,

I am writing to inform the readers about a recent experience I had with the RIPTA. As a senior at Bryant, I have found that I stay on campus or simply go to one of the typical off campus establishments like the majority of the Bryant population.

Lovers and friends

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Never in my life have I started a relationship from a friendship. All throughout high school I dated guys that I had recently met or had been introduced to through another friend. It was like that for me for as long as I can remember, even into college.

Olympics are celebration of the human spirit

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Vancouver Winter Olympics are offering a brief but important opportunity to see that the modern world is not as frightening as it's often depicted.

Just 20 years ago nations such as Ukraine, Latvia and Georgia were still under the Soviet yoke.

Germany had just unified.

Simon Says: Love carefully

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Valentine's Day 2010 is behind us. For some that's good news. And now Bryant has just finished participating in National Condom Awareness week.

The members of the Alliance for Women's Awareness did a great job last week raising awareness about the importance of protecting yourself if you choose to be sexually active.

The crazy professor

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Conservative Political Action Conference - CPAC - was last week, so like last year, this is my retort to their Keynote speaker. Last year it was Mount Rushmore (Rush Limbaugh) and this year it is the one I refer to as the Crazy Professor - I am of course referring to Glenn Beck.

Worlds collide

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As Kaleigh and I try to help students here on campus with their dating issues I would like to set this disclaimer: I am far from a relationship expert, but I do have my opinions and as people who know me will tell you I am going to say my opinion whether you want to hear it or not so take what I say how you will and hopefully you might actually take something away from what I have to say.

You know what really grinds my gears...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

I struggled to find something that really pissed me off the night before this little blip was due which is actually pretty surprising, but my housemate yelled about celebrities and then it hit me: I hate celebrity gossip, and I could go so far to say that I hate celebrities.

'Cop Out' joins the line-up of buddy cop movies

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Distilled to its manly essence, the cop-buddy movie a la "Cop Out," which opens Friday is about opposites not attracting: Two characters, almost always male, approach each other warily from different racial, ethnic, political, temperamental, psychological and criminal backgrounds.

Smokey is still cruisin'

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The audience springs to life when the music begins. The back-up singers start to hum a great tune. Smokey Robinson walks on to the stage and is greeted by a deafening roar from the crowd. He jumps into his set list immediately.

Robinson put on one of the best concerts at MGM at Foxwoods in Conn.

Two buds and a microbrew

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A tall, narrow, amber bottle wrapped in a crown of gold inspired us to reach to the top shelf this week after a long winter break. We broke out our bottle openers to "The Famous" Taddy Porter of Samuel Smith's Brewery, one of the longest-standing beer makers in all of England.

Alaska Selects�Gogo?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This morning, I saw the headline "Alaska Airlines To Offer Gogo Inflight Internet Service" pop into my inbox, and I honestly thought it was a mistake. The airline has been testing Row 44's satellite-based service on a 737-800 for awhile now. Row 44 seemed to make more sense for Alaska than Southwest, the only other American customer, as Gogo is only available over the continental United States, and Alaska has a bunch of flights in, well, Alaska, but the carrier has also developed a significant Hawaiian presence as well.

Dove's ready for men. Are men ready for Dove?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

With a lot of whoop-la, Unilever's Dove division recently came out with a line of skin-care products for men, called Dove For Men. Let's get one thing straight right from the start: I have no predisposition that Dove's new line of skin care products for men necessarily fail--but I have a feeling deep down inside of me that it will, that is, that it will fall short of marketplace success.

Eye on Bryant Entrepreneurs: Kevin Mandeville

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Success is something that every Bryant University student seeks upon graduating. Kevin Mandeville, creative director for Bounce Web Solutions, a web development company, has found it before even leaving school. Kevin, a junior at Bryant, is an entrepreneur who has developed multiple websites and is currently working on several others.

Personal Budgeting? There are lots of apps for that...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Earlier today, I received an email from a friend trying to find an iPhone app that would help her organize and track her personal expenses and budget. She's not alone either...with over 150,000 apps in the App Store, many people are left to wonder, "Which apps are actually worth it?" In fact, many of those who I know, don't buy apps, probably due in some part to the possibility that their money will be wasted on an app that wasn't worth the money.

The Student Entrepreneur: Asking for help

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

When I was launching Eddie's Energy Bars in high school, I had no idea what I was doing. I had an energy bar that was literally hand-wrapped in saran wrap with an address label on the front of it-talk about homemade. We met with local natural foods retailers to see what they thought about our product.