Students at the University of Rhode Island have the opportunity to take a general education course focused on exploring the complexities and wonders of the Pharmacy Medicinal Garden. Taught by Professor Navindra Seeram, the course is titled Herbal Medicines and Functional Food (BPS 203). Seeram said that “the course that [he teaches] was primarily…
Race has become something it was not originally intended for – a way to classify a human by nothing more than their skin color. Pinning down the definition of race has been a problem since it became a concept. According to an article written for sciencemag.org, race “has historically been used as a taxonomic categorization…
On Thursday, April 14, at 8:19 p.m., a report was filed for an incident of vehicular vandalism at the university police station, on Briar Lane Road. On Friday, April 15, at 1:11 a.m., university police were notified of a drug offense in Hillside Residence Hall, on Campus Avenue. On Friday, April 15, at 1:54…
Positives: The University of Rhode Island football team had a solid first scrimmage of the spring and seems to be more improved heading into coach Jim Fleming’s third year. The offensive line, which was a problem at times last year, looked very mobile and moved people to facilitate an average yard per carry mark…
The path to the NBA is a year-round showcase filled with wonder and awe for one-and-done players at schools like Kentucky or Duke, with the discussion of draft order and NBA comparisons beginning the moment the letter of intent is signed. They come, they play, they dazzle and they leave in one effortless cycle, soon…
On Jan. 31, 12 strangers and I met in Paris to catch a connecting flight to Rabat, Morocco. Tired and afraid of what may be ahead, we made cordial introductions as we waited to board the plane. We were all from different American universities and came together to participate in the School for International…
The Narragansett Town Council unanimously approved the first reading of a housing ordinance on April 4 that would restrict homes to no more than four unrelated tenants. The second reading, during which the town council will make its final decision, will be held on May 2. “It appears the town council will approve the…
While he has worked for the URI Police Department for the past 14 years, Lt. Richard Moniz has spent almost his entire life working in law enforcement. At 14-years-old, Moniz began working in a police department as a clerk. He worked there full time until he was about 20, when he started going to…
The University of Rhode Island is implementing a new course that seeks to raise awareness and education for HIV/AIDS. Kyrsten Carlson and Carly Amurao are students in the honors seminar class. “We are reopening the topic of HIV/AIDS because recently it’s been getting swept under the rug in our generation,†Carlson said. “Most of…
University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley held an open forum to address new faculty members and the priorities of the university moving forward last Thursday. The university is also in the process of creating as many as 100 new faculty positions, which Dooley said will help to expand interests and ideas while…