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Sigma Chi receives charter, becomes official at URI after 11-year absence BY KIMBERLY DELANDE Contributing Nws Reporter

The University of Rhode Island's chapter of Sigma Chi is now all official fraternity, having been chartered last Saturday, Dec. 3.

Sigma Chi started as a colony in 2007, led by Anthony Ciringione. He began the recruit­ment process with the help of four other members: Adam Stone, Greg Caya, Armand Lefevbe and Brian Connelly. After four years, Sigma Chi has acquired 38 mem­bers, and has reached the mem­ber requirement needed to become accepted by Sigma Chi International Fraternity. As a result, Sigma Chi will become an official fraternity following an 11-year a~sence after being asked to

leave URI in 1999. In order to become recog­

nized as an official fraternity, Sigma Chi has had to demon­strate that it was sufficiently qual­ified. Much of the petition process involved validating that their brothers had at least a 2.5 GPA, illustrating that they had accom­plished a certain number of phil­anthropic deeds and were a rec­ognized presence on campus. They also had to accrue at least 35 members before their acceptance, which was accomplished this year. This semester alone, Sigma Chi has recruited 18 new mem­bers.

Rob Tobey, president of Sigma Chi, said making sure the brothers understand what being in a fraternity means is of utmost

importance. Keeping up with aca­demics, being respectful to your brothers, participating in philan­thropy and staying involved with­the community as a whole are values that Sigma Chi aims to hold true.

"This is a value based organ­ization," Tobey said. "We're striv­ing to make sure that's always maintained."

For philanthropic events, they are looking to bring back Derby Days next fall, which is a week-long fundraiser held to assist a number of charitable causes. Derby Days normally consist of dances, skits and coin drives to raise money for various charities.

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Speaker discusses importance of revising current system of modeling social science statistics BY LANCE SAN SOUCI News Editor

It is commonly known that alcohol consumption increases during teenage years, but the derivation behind this statistic is often left on the wayside. However, University of Rhode Island social science graduates students have been trained to dis­seminate the statistic, often turn­ing to modeling as a method for compiling them.

Celebrating the psychology department's 50th anniversary yesterday in the Cancer Prevention Research Cente~; pro­fessor and chair of the University of Maryland's Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation Program Gregory Hancock dis­cussed the importance of using modem modeling methodolo­gies over traditional, linear meth­ods wh~ compiling statistics.

Hancock said modem mod­eling methods, including struc­tural equation, latent class and latent trait modeling, should be used in academia instead of "tra­ditional social science statistical modeling methods" because they are more sophisticated. Modeling, or determining the relationship among variables, is important because it allows

researchers to generalize a popu- determine whether the explained lation through statistics. variance in a set of data is signifi-

Hancock gave one example cantly greater than the unex­of these generalizations, compar- plained variance. Hancock said ing alcohol consumption among these tests, like the "F-test," are 12, 14 and 16-year-olds. After used to compare statistical mod­modeling, or determining the els that have been fit to a data set relationship between the age which will identify the model groups and consumption, that best fits the population from researchers were able to identify which the data was sampled. 16-year-olds as the group who Overall, he said these mod-cons~ed more alco~ol. · em modeling methods are a way

Based on the information . to illustrate how traditional sta­[presented], we can choose a tistical methods can be "reframed model that [ sho"':s] .ther~ is a dif- and extended," thus causing a ference of statistics m each shift in methodological practice group," he said. and thinking.

By choosing a model, To cause this shift, Hancock Hancock was referring to a num- said the world of academia ber o~ mo~e~ mod~ls"on~ can should adopt revised strategies use when finding one s gmde to for dealing with modeling and truth." statistics.

For examp~e, some. models "We need to start changing have homogeneity of vanance, or our language ... for it to be a more same variances with one or two model-based reasoning perspec­parameters. Meanwhile, others tive," he said, adding that acade­may have four parameters with mia can also "revise the curricula the same m~an and different vari- to make them less compartmen­ables or different means and talized and more versatile and same variables. He stressed that more consistent with the br~ader though some models are simpler practice of science." than others, none should be dis- Last night's lectur~ conclud­counted when compiling a statis- ed the psychology department's tic. fall colloquium series, which is

"You can use an om'nibus scheduled to resume in the test to compare models," he said. spring.

This test is often used to

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Blood drive to be held in memory of URI student, Zeta Tau Alpha smter BYBROOKECONSTANCE~ITn

News Reporter

The University of Rhode Island is honoring Caitlyn Rose Savio, 20, a nursing stuqent and Zeta Tau Alpha (zTA) sorority sister who died this past August in a car accident, by having the annual December blood drive in her memory.

Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) South County Account Manager Jennifer Siegal said having the drive in honor of Savio helps put a face to where the blood donations go and humanizes the process.

"They had a blood drive in h~r honor in her hometown in [Carmel], N.Y. and then her aunt called and wanted to know if we could have one here," Siegal said. "All of Caitlyn' s sisters from ZTA wanted to go to the one in New York but when they heard that we would be having one here, they wanted to become involved."

Siegal said the December blood drive is always tricky to get people to come to because it occurs during the end of the semester and the weather isn't as good.

"This is a great way to remember Caitlyn and help her family and you have the chance to save three lives by your dona­tion," Siegal said.

Amanda McNulty, a senior and a member of the ZTA, said that she and all of her sisters loved Savio and are so excited to be a part of the blood drive.

"She played such a big part in our lives at URI and since she was a nursing major, I know that donating blood was something that was very near and dear to her heart and she would have participated," McNulty said. "We are doing this in her memo­ry and to ke~p her memory alive."

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Crowded field after 'Album of the Year' at 2011 Grammy Awards BY CONOR SIMAO Contributing Entertainment Writer

With the 2012 Grammy Awards ceremony in relative­ly near view, music fans and criticl) alike have been proud­ly flexing their speculative muscle. But as new bands and sounds diversify the record­ing industry, predicting big winners has become increas­ingly challenging.

For evidence, recall last year's indie rock "Album of the Year" victor Arcade Fire. This decision; a retreat from 20.10 when Taylor Swift took home the accolade through her country-pop effort, "Fearless," indicates that any genre stands a chance in the waters of Grammy considera­tion.

While generally main­stream, the pool of nominees for this rotation's II Album of the Year" prize are by no

means homogenous in genre. Albums like "21" by English singer I songwriter Adele and · Lady Gaga's Born This Way strike a much different chord than the Foo Fighters and their nominated release, "Wasting Light." Other con­tending works include Rihanna' s 'Loud and Doo­Wops & Hooligans," a funk­rock CD put out by Bruno Mars. While among a compet­itive a mix, it would appear to many that Adele, whose sin­gle "Rolling in the Deep" found itself nominated for "Song of the Year," is in posi­tion to .edge out her compara­bly qualified musical col­leagues. "21" has enjoyed commercial success of an incredible degree, going 4x Platinum in the United States and peaking at No. 1 in charts across the globe. As far as the United States goes, "21" has

Great year at the movies to continue through Dec. BY AUGIE KING · Entertainment Writer

This past year has been consistently great in terms of overall film quality. Week after week, there would be at least one or two movies worth seeing in theater, whether they were big budget block­busters or independent releases. The blockbusters in particular have been unusual­ly good. So it's only fitting that December appears to be ending 2011 on a strong note.

The week of the 18th up to Christmas Day, when finals are wrapping up, promises great things to come. Steven Spielberg is giving audiences a one-two punch of "The AdveJitures of Tintin" and "War Horse." Based on the comic-book series of the same name, "Tintin" looks to satis­fy those wanting an action­adventure story, while "War. Borse," based on the famous novel, is his shoe-in for the Oscar race:

Those looking for darker fare are getting their fill with "The Girl With ·the Dragon · Tattoo" and "The Darkest Hour/ ' "Dragon Tattoo" is based on both the novel and Swedish. film ad~ptation, a very dark mystery-thriller featuring the now-famous tit­ular character, Lisbeth Salander. "The Darkest Hour" is an original alien invasion horror movie, the twist being that main characters cannot see the invisible enemies ter­rorizing them.

There are two more Oscar-type movies being

· released in the same week, butthey couldn't be more dif­ferent in tone. "We Bought a

Zoo" is the new film from "Almost Famous" director Cameron Crowe, about a fam­ily attempting to renovate a failing zoo .

Meanwhile, "In the Land of Blood . and Honey" con­cerns a love story during the Bosnian War.

Personally, despite it not having any big stars, I'm interested in seeing "Blood and Honey" because it's Angelina J olie' s directorial debut. "Darkest Hour" also has a neat premise that does­n't seem like a more-of-the­same type of alien movie. .

However, Spielberg's dual features and "Dragon Tattoo" are my most antici­pated of that week. Both "Tintin" and "War Horse" have been getting great early reviews, signaling a return to form of sorts after the. disap­pointing last Indiana Jones adventure. I'm also a big fan of the Swedish version of "Dragon Tattoo," in addition to director David Fincher (he of "Seven" and "Fight Club" fame), so that will definitely be one that I'll check out.

The only question is, after 2011 comes to an excellent close in its movie output, can 2012 possibly live up to that .same level of quality?

outsold all of the other albums competing with it at this year's Grammys.

Additionally, while Lady Gaga may be turning heads

. and developing fanfare with ease lately, I predict her Born This Way full length will be unable to secure the presti­gious

"AOTY" honor, elongat­ing her unexpected cold streak by one more year. In 2010, the iconic Gaga failed to bring in the Grammy despite the airwave hit singles that decorated "The Fame."

In 2011, her sophomore release The Fame Monster EP also fell short of winning the much sought-after gramo­phone trophy. With Born This Way as her newfound weapon and Adele's buzz cloud a force to be reckoned with, I have little confidence in Lady Gaga's ability to take home

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I predict that a similar fate awaits the other candidates as well. Doo-Wops & Hooligans, as the album is "cleverly" titled, simply lacks the artistic depth that its competitors eas­ily boast. Receiving mixed reviews at best, Bruno Mars has to some extent avoided universal acclaim while still producing moderately catchy pop songs with this piece.

Even its hit singles like "Grenade," also nominated for "Song of the Year/' seem to be deficient of any enchant­ing quality. This did not stop Mars from receiving six nomi­nations on the whole, howev­er, tying him with Adele in the unofficial category of total bids.

The Foo Fighters and Rihanna, likewise strong nominees, are not to be dis-

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backing, impressive sales, and critical acclaim of both "Wasting Light and Loud," they may be forgotten in the impressive group of albums selected for consideration.

It's tough· to say defini­tively which act will take home the major title at this year's Grammys, but I feel as though "21" stands the best chanceto succeed. To find out who ultimately gets the nod, tune in Feb. 12 at 8 p .m. to CBS for the 54th annual Grammy Awards.

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-A student reported that she harassed by a male student, made threatening remarks

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student was trespassed from the n!IT<run,-.n s dorm, taken to . the

station and was referred to the Office of Student Life.

later and made several

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threats to the student. Police have been unable to find anyone matching the man's description.

Larceny

-A student reported that her HTC Evo 4G cell phone, valued at $400, was stolen from the Butterfield dining hall after it was left on a table this past Monday afternoon.

-A student reported that her purse was stolen from the ledge of the women's bathroom in the Kirk Center for Advanced Technology building last Tuesday at around 11:30 a.m. 'Ihe bag, which contained her license, debit card, URI ID card and a · check, is valued at $140.

- An employee at East Farm reported that 70 poinsettias were stolen from the greenhouse overtrightbetweenlastMonday and Tuesday. 'Ihe poinsettias are valued at $10 a piece and there are no suspects.

wallet was stolen while she was in the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons on Wednesday at around 3 p.m. 'Ihe wallet contained her ID cards, credit cards, a debit card, and a small amount of cash, val­ued at $120 total. 'Ihe credit card was used at a· store and the inci­dent is under investigation.

- Two students said their · iPod and case and a Blackberry Bold cell phone, totaling about $400 in value, were missing after they left them unattended in a booth at Hope Commons this past Wednesday night.

- A student reported that money left on top of the bureau in his room in the Fayweather residence hall, as well as a small safe containing cash, were stolen on 'Ihursday at around 1:45 p.m. 'Ihe stolen items are worth less than $500 and there are no signs · of breaking and entering. 'Ihe incident is under investigation.

- A student reported that his -A student reported that her front license plate was taken off

Sigma Chi From page I

F():t:_~()!>~y, _ vVh() ~-~n -~ . part of the fratertrity since his freshmen year, being the presi­dent of Sigma Chi is a goal he had always been working towards. As the president, he said he real­izes that he has to set an example for the rest of the brothers, but is glad to have their Support and camaraderie.

'The brothers are what make the fratertrity," Tobey said. "I may be the president, but the other 37 guys are. what make everything possible."

Before Sigma Chi's initiation ceremony, the fratertrity held a celebratory banquet at th.e Atlantic Beach Club in Middletown, R.I. More than 250 :peOple were at the event, most of them Sigma Chi alumni, accom­panied by their friends and fami­ly. For Tobey, the sense of accom­plishment garnered from being able to hold therr new charter was the greatest part of the night.

''All of the brothers were really excited to finally go through the initiation ceremony," Tobey said. "All of the alumni members were proud of us as well."

Basketball From page 4

their shots in at the gym," Wilson said. "'!his is another close game we let go so this is more so on US~"

The loss drops the Rams to 1-7 with their biggest non-confer­ence home game to date, against VIrginia Tech, looms tomorrow night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

Drive From page I

Deanna Orsi, also a senior -ZTA seroritY sister feels that hav­ing a blood drive in memory. of Savio is great because Savio was planning on dedicating her life to helping other people and saving

. lives through nursing. "She was always helping

p~ople in her everyday life already and this is such a mean­ingful way to honor her," · Orsi said.

Other effm;ts have been tak­ing place in the past months to memorialize Savio around cam­pus. Besides . the blood drive, ZTA planted a tree outside the White Hall nursing building in her honor and a foundation has · been made in her name to give scholarships to URI nursing stu­dents.

According to the RIBC, 40 percent of the population can donate blood but only five per­cent actually do. Meanwhile and 70 to 90 percent of people will need a blood transfusion at some point in their lives.

. "Our goal is to get 90 pints per day, but I am hoping that we get 120 pints a day," Siegal said. "URI is our biggest donation account in the state and we have such a great opportunity to save liyes here."

To donate blood, patients must be at least 17-years-old and weigh 110 pounds. 'Ihe drive will be taking place today through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union, Atrium One.

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SPORTS Men's hockey sweeps SUNY Cortland at home, now 12·-11 on ·season BY SHAWN SAIYA Sports Editor

The No. 17-ranked University of Rhode Island men's ice hockey team redis­covered its winning ways with a two-game sweep over the State University of New York at Cortland over the weekend. The Rams are now above the . 500-mark again and have won five of their last seven games.

Friday's matchup remained close until the midway point of the third period when the Rams took control. Freshman goalie Andrew Sherman was perfect on the night, making 15 saves for his second shut out of the season in the 3-0 victory.

Freshman center Graig Angarella scored the first goal for the Rams off a centering­feed from freshman left wing Nicholas Paiva just less than five minutes into the game. The line of Angarella, Paiva and freshman Kyle Harrison was given more ice time in the· game and showed why they earned it.

'!It felt good," Paiva said. "[I've] been working hard all year and our line worked really hard today. We're not the most skilled line on the team, but we definitely tried to work as h~rd

as we could today and it felt good and we were clicking."

Paiva finished the weekend with three assists, while Angarella had a pair of goals and · Harrison had a pair of assists.

"They earned that ice time and they played hard and really well, especially Harrison," head coach Joe Augustine said . "That's how everyone earns their ice time whether they're seniors or freshmen. I think they deserved to be out there and I kept putting them out there and they played well."

The remainder of the first, all of the second and nearly half of the third period went score­less.

The Rams were finally able to widen the lead on junior defenseman Alan Dionne's eighth goal of the season just more than nine minutes into the third. Junior right wing David Macalino redirected a shot from sophomore left wing Justin Bishop 1:35 later to put the Rams up by the final score of 3-

. 0. .

Junior goalie Matt DeJulio made his first collegiate start in goal on Saturday and turned in an impressive 19 save perform­ance in a 6-2 victory. Eleven dif­ferent Rams registered at least

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Senior defenseman Jeff lace passes the. puck back to another play­er to score the first point of the game last Friday night.

one point in the game. "It felt good," DeJulio said.

"[I was] nervous in the begin­ning, but I loosened up and felt real good."

Cortland took the lead with a goal scored on a rebound after DeJulio went down to make an initial stop with 1:40 remaining in the first period.

Bishop made up for a shot he rang off the inside of the post earlier in the period with a shorthanded breakaway goal over the glove of the goalie with 1.2 seconds remaining on the

clock to give the Rams momen­tum going into the locker room.

"You just got to keep going," Bishop said. "I had three chances, put away one and hit the post on another, but you just got to keep going and one will come sooner or later."

The Rams had a trio of goal scorers in the second period to push the team to a 4- 1 lead. Sophomore center Sean O'Neil tallied the first marker just more than five minutes into the period. Angarella followed up with his second goal of the

series three minutes later. Freshman right wing Vince Pettrone capped off the second period scoring with a break­away goal ·off of a Cortland turnover. ·

Bishop continued to work hard on the penalty kill and nearly scored another short­handed goal on his second breakaway attempt, but he was beat by the goalie this time around.

Macalino added an unas­sisted shorthanded goal just more than two minutes into the second period.

Junior center Mike Radziszewski added the final goal for the Rams in the final minute of play.

Cortland added its second goal nine seconds . later, but went on to lose 6-2.

"They're playing more together now than they have in the past and I think it's starting to show a little more," Augustine said.

The Rams improved to 12-11-0 · and are set to face Villanova · University in Pennsylvania this weekend before taking three weeks off for winter break. The Rams return home Jan. 6 and 7 when they host West Chester University.

Men's basketball team continues slide, falls to Maine in OT at· home

Not So Average Joe: Tun Tebow brings excitement back to NFL

BY MIKE ABELSON Sports Staff Reporter

The University of Maine did · not hit a single shot from field during the overtime period against the University of Rhode Island men's basketball team Sunday afternoon at the Thomas M. Ryan Center. However, they still found a way to win.-

A combination of poor shoot­ing by Rhode Island and strong shooting by Maine, including 4-4 . from the free throw line in over­time, doomed the Rams as they fell to the Black Bears 76-74. It was URI's second loss to an American East Conference team this season.

"I thought that for the most part we did a much better job of competing," Rhode Island head coach Jim Baron said. ''We knew it was going to be a challenge for us coming off a road loss to Brown [University]. At halftime one thing I was concerned with was rebounding the basketball. I thought our guys did a heck of a job rebounding the basketban, but you can't tum it over 18 times."

The Rams dominated the glass, outrebounding' the Black Bears 49-39 and 27-10 on the offensive boards. Seniors Jamal Wilson and . Orion Outerbridge had 11 and 10 rebounds respec­tively. WJJ.son' s 11 were a game­high. The seniors combined for 36 points for the Rams.

The dominance of the boards was negated by the turnovers and poor shooting.

Rhody attempted 75 shots to Maine's 56. The 34 three-pointers were the most Rhode Island has attempted since an overtime win over the University of North Carolina at Charlotte last February.

Freshman Jon Holton had 14 ·points, and junior Nikola Malesevic scored 12 of his 19 points on 4-14 from beyond the arc.

"Nikola showed a lot of courage tonight," Baron said. "He was sick as a dog tonight. He kept going back in the locker room and he showed a lot of courage."

Many of Rhode Island's long shot attempts came because they had difficulty breaking Maine's 3-2 zone defense.

"Their zone was just a matchup," Baron said. "It just stayed in front us and you've got to do different things. Every time we got drives we were effective, but you have to be aggressive."

The lead changed hands nine times and neither team was able to break away from the other for an extended period of time.

Justin Edwards hit a three with 15:14left to put Maine up six and quiet most of the 2,710 in attendance, but Malesevic scored eight points in 58 seconds to give Rhody a 52-SO lead.

Maine retook the lead and

Jonathan Holton, a University of Rhode Island freshman, tips the ball into the net during Sunday's Mens Basketball game against Maine. '

blew it up to seven points with 3:14 left before Rhody rallied. A half dozen free throws closed the gap to three and a cool-as-ice three from freshman Mike Powell with 90 seconds left tied the game at72.

_ The Rams connected on one shot in the overtime period.

"Guys got to keep getting

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BY JOE HOLLENBECK Sports Staff Reporter

Love him or hate him, every­one who follows the National Football League knows that Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is doing · something spec cial. Ever since Tebow took the starting position away from Kyle Orton (who has since been waived by Denver and claimed by · the Kansas. City Cheifs) the Broncos have played much better football.

With Tebow as the starter~ the Broncos have a 6-1 record and have bounced back from a 1-4 start, giving them a 7-5 record and a tie with the Oakland Raiders for first place in the AFC West.

Many NFL critics have dis­approved of Tebow' s playing style. He and the Broncos mostly run out of the quarterback option formation, which is heavily used in college football, but has never been effectively used in the NFL.

It worked very well for Tebow in college when he played for the University of Florida

Gators, winning two BCS National Championships and a Heisman Trophy. Now he is mak­ing it work in the NFL, baffling opposing defenses and sports writers everywhere.

Despite his record as a starter~ not many people believe that Tebow can ever be an elite

quarterback in the NFL because his throwing mechanics are not up to par with other league greats like Tom Brady; Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees.

Tebow doesn't seem to pay atten~<;>n to that. He just goes out cin~ Wins football games for his team. I'm not trying to give Tebow too much credit though, because the Broncos strong defense is just as responsible as Tebow is for the team's recent winning ways.

The one thing that many people are giving Tebow credit for is his ability not to make the big mistake like a late game turnover. Tebow plays his best football late in the game. A popu­lar trend has emerged as the last five minutes of any Broncos game being dubbed "Tebow Time" due to the fact that Tebow already has four game-winning or tying drives this season.

People can criticize Tebow all they want and it doesn't seem like they are going to stop hating anytime soon. The important thing to remember is that Trm Tebow and his teammates don't care what you think about them. Tebow looks to a higher power to guide his life, and to his team­mates for support on the field. At the end of the day he only cares about one thing: winning.

And he's been doing a lot of that lately.