The University of Rhode Island’s anthropology department celebrated World Anthropology Day on Thursday, Feb. 18, by screening a special film. “The Anthropologist†made it’s world premiere that day, highlighting the role that current anthropologists play today in addressing the effects of climate change towards indigenous communities.  The film followed Anthropologist Susan Crate and her…
Student Senate began its meeting by talking about the annual Asian Students Association (ASA) Culture Show. The funded student organization was seeking $1,400 for their 28th ASA Culture Show. The group is looking to use that money to afford one DJ who has been working with them for many years. The DJ not only does…
Streaming music through services such as Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music has become one of the norms in music consumption today. However, it has a profound effect on musicians and the music industry, and not necessarily in a beneficial way. There are numerous benefits of music streaming services from the consumer’s perspective, and many people…
As campus police officers, it is important to be invested not only in the day-to-day work but in the surrounding community as well. One police officer at the University of Rhode Island is an embodiment of this investment, both on and off the clock. Mark Brasil, a police detective for the university, began working…
One of the many hidden treasures around The University of Rhode Island is undoubtedly the Writing Center. Located on the fourth floor of Roosevelt in room 408, the center boasts twelve tutors and a new coordinator: Lydia Saravia. Saravia describes the Writing Center as a place for students to come to an understanding about their…
On Feb. 23, the University of Rhode Island sent out an email on the behalf of their Information Security Office regarding a spear phishing threat. Phishing is an electronic communications scam in which, in an attempt to trick targets into divulging personal information—such as usernames, passwords, credit card information and/or other forms of identity—scammers…
The University of Rhode Island’s Forensic Science Seminar Series welcomed Dr. R. Christopher O’Brien of the University of New Haven last Friday to set the record straight on what wildlife forensic science is all about. While O’Brien humorously poked fun at the fact that some people believe wildlife forensics to be an investigation of animal-on-animal…
Jason Dwyer, Ph. D. is a professor at the University of Rhode Island who runs the Dwyer Research Group. Dwyer is interested in utilizing a fairly new field in science known as nanotechnology. “I’m interested in making minute tools that allow us to discover things about nature, and turn those discoveries into applications,†said…
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 11:12 p.m., a report was filed with the university police regarding an incident of harassment that took place on campus. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 2:30 p.m., university police arrested a 21-year-old on Old North Road for disorderly conduct. On Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 4:40 p.m., a report was filed…
The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department will be putting on its first show of 2016, starting this weekend with “columbinus,†written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli and directed by URI’s Joe Short. Originally premiering in Maryland back in 2005, the play made its off-broadway debut in 2006 and, as the title suggests,…