Senior Lorraine Guerra recently received a $2,000 grant to purchase plays and works by and about people of color and will hold her first staged readings in the Memorial Union 193 degrees coffee house. Guerra pursued and earned this grant from the Dean of Libraries, having noticed a lack of diversity in the plays and…
Now an admissions counselor, Ro Percy stands with President Dooley to accept his Rainville Award. Photo courtesy of Ro Percy. A 2018 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Ro Percy, has returned to the University as an admissions counselor for the Talent Development (TD) program, which allows him to pursue his passion of helping…
Communication studies professor Niko Poulako enjoys teaching his students about social media and other modern topics. Photo courtesy of Niko Poulako. A University of Rhode Island communications professor prides himself on his ability to mess with student’s minds… in a productive way of course. Professor Niko Poulakos’s COM 346 class. The class, titled Social and…
Student Senate represents the student body and works to make the campus better for students. Photo by Nicole Perelli. The University of Rhode Island Student Senate solves problems on campus, allocates funding for clubs, works with University administrators and much more, yet many students on campus may not know who their student representatives are. All…
Two University of Rhode Island junior business students did not allow their classes and schoolwork to stop them from creating their own business that is designed to help other college students. Students Andrew Bikash and Ben Grossman have developed their own app, called KANU, which took a year and a half of preparation to create….
Professor Art Mead engages his students in one of his economics classes with whimsical music. Photo by Grace DeSanti. If you’re looking for a class with scenic views and funky music, look no further than Arthur Mead’s economics classes. Mead teaches ECN 201: Principles of Microeconomics at the University of Rhode Island. In a world…
The “Ok Boomer” meme has become a way for young people to mock the baby boomer generation. Photo from knowyourmeme.com The phrase “Ok Boomer” has recently gone viral in all facets of popular culture and has amused the younger generation. However, some have warned that the phrase is not all fun and games. As background,…
The URI writing and rhetoric department created their own book on writing for students to reference. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. The University of Rhode Island’s writing department is now using a new resource book, called Rhody Writes, to help first-year students in introductory writing courses improve their skills. The idea for Rhody Writes came from…
Photographer Nora Lewis has been working for the University as a campus photographer for 27 years. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Nora Lewis has always credited herself as being as an observer, instead of a participant, through life. “When I’d be in the car, going on rides with my family, all I would have to do…
Best Buddies, an international non-profit group that works with adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, has an up-and-coming volunteer chapter on the University of Rhode Island’s campus. Over the past three years of being involved with URI’s Best Buddies, Maddie Cooprider, the secretary for Best Buddies, has seen the organization grow in size. Cooprider…