The most recent recipient of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship who beat out over 400 other nominees nationwide, Myles Wagner is an exemplary marine biology major. Photo from uri.edu. Junior Myles Wagner is a scuba diver, ultimate frisbee captain, marine and cell and molecular biology student, and most recently, the recipient of the 2021-22 Barry Goldwater…
Madyson Ramsay enters second year of leadership The younger sister of former URI Student Senate President Austyn Ramsay, Madyson Ramsay recently won reelection as the Vice President of that organization. Photo from uri.edu. After serving her first year as vice president of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate, Madyson Ramsay, a junior political science…
URI alumna cleared for primary duty Kingston recently hired its first female firefighter, URI 20’ graduate Rachel Gomes. Photo from uri.edu. Rachel Gomes ‘20 became the first female cleared for primary duty in the history of the Kingston Fire Department this semester. Gomes, who is originally from Milford, Connecticut, started volunteering for the fire department…
Meet Travis Williams Meet the current Chair of URI’s English Department, Professor Travis Williams. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. When Professor Travis Williams, the University of Rhode Island’s English department chair, enrolled in the 1996 class of the University of California Berkeley, he did not think he would come out with a bachelor of arts in…
Laura Meyerson’s unconventional path to success URI Professor Laura Meyerson is the newest member of The Ecological Society of America. Photo from uri.edu. Department of natural resource sciences professor Laura Meyerson was recently named a fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) in recognition of her contributions to the field of ecology. The ESA…
Franchesca Campos continues to defy odds Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. Getting a college degree is no small feat for most people, but getting three degrees as a first-generation student of color within three years is an even more impressive feat. Franchesca Campos is that student: a first-generation college student approaching her final semester of college…
Like many URI organizations, the pandemic has forced the Fine Arts Center Club to adapt in order to endure. Photo by James McIntosh. Art has been an outlet for many people throughout the past year, but for members of the Fine Arts Club, the pandemic has limited the scope of their artwork. The club has…
Gives students opportunities to combine interests The few. The proud. The Green Business Program at URI is one of only a handful in the country. Photo from thewesterlysun.com. Since 2013, the University of Rhode Island has offered a cutting-edge Green Business Program, one of only a few in the country, that is often overlooked at…
URI sophomore Kate Ayers recently published her first poetry book, entitled “Gin and Juice Boxes.” Photo by James McIntosh. Kate Ayers lives by the words of Robin Williams’ John Keating in “Dead Poets Society”:“Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are all noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what…
With COVID-19 restrictions easing up, it’s time to trim those locks at URI’s Total Image Hair Salon. Photo by James Singer. Total Image Hair Salon has had to adjust throughout the pandemic but it has still been able to provide service to members of the University of Rhode Island community and beyond. Brenda Celona, the…