On March 7, the University of Rhode Island student body elected Nick Marotta and Amanda Marino as the next Student Senate president and vice president. The ticket received 749 votes from the student body for the position, according to unofficial election results from the Elections Committee Chair Jennifer Kohl. According to Moratta, the major initiatives…
Although the anti-vaxxers movement has become increasingly problematic across the nation, the University of Rhode Island has taken many precautions to ensure that students are protected from preventable infections. Nationwide, the anti-vaxxers movement has resulted in a comeback of some previously eradicated diseases, such as measles and tetanus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently…
Roosevelt Hall offers advising to students to fix problems originally made with their class schedule during summer orientation. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Summer orientation has been notorious among students for messing up schedules and putting students in classes that they already have credit for from high school. In terms of general education classes in the…
Student Veterans Organization members, pictured above, help veterans transition to student life. Photo by Greg Clark. The Student Veteran Organization (SVO) at the University of Rhode Island has grown in the last two years to provide resources to student veterans on campus. The SVO’s goal is to help facilitate successful veteran transition into civilian student…
(Left to right) Louis Fosu, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, Ann Salzarulo-McGuigan, Chris Parisella. Reed was presented with a Harrington School of Communication and Media cap. Photo courtesy of Ann Salzarulo-McGuigan. The University of Rhode Island’s chapter of Amnesty International USA, a group focused on humanitarian issues around the globe, recently met with U.S. Sen. Jack…
The criminal justice major is growing in popularity. Currently the University offers a lecture series every Friday night for those interested in learning more about forensic science. Photo by James McIntosh. Following the rapid growth of incoming students who applied to the criminal justice major at the University of Rhode Island, the department has hired…
To access the dining hall, students must scan their hands, leading to questions about the safety of accessing residence halls. Photo by Joseph Lachance. At the University of Rhode Island, some students have wondered why there appears to be stricter security systems in place for entering the dining hall than there is for residence halls….
Students often have trouble balancing their social life, responsibilities and schoolwork, but when you add parenting into the mix it can seem nearly impossible. Senior Katie Carrier had to figure out her own balance between being a student and a parent, particularly when she was a teaching assistant (TA) last semester. Carrier said she was…
Student Senate started their meeting on March 20 by holding a moment of silence for the victims of the New Zealand attack prompted by a motion from Senator Dylan D’aguanno. The Senate discussed that they are looking to put forward a resolution that condemns all bigotry in the wake of the New Zealand attack. They…
A laptop thief wreaked havoc on students who left their laptops unattended in the library beginning in the fall semester of 2017, stealing the laptops to later sell. Photo by Autumn Walter. by Julia Moro and Mary Lind Providence residents Marquis Coleman and Anwar Bonilla are facing charges related to the series of laptop thefts…