An Italian student just spent a semester abroad visiting multiple countries, reconnecting with her family’s heritage, and creating memories with friends she’ll keep for life. Gina Tonno, a senior marketing and communications major with a minor in vocal performance at the University of Rhode Island, spent last spring semester studying abroad in Florence, Italy. “I’ve…
Civil rights activist Kimberlé Crenshaw spoke to a full house on “Race, Diversity, and Education” Tuesday night, as a speaker for both the 2016 Honors Colloquium and the 20th anniversary of The University of Rhode Island’s Diversity Week. The opening remarks for the evening were made by Melvin Wade, Director of the Multicultural Student Services…
It is often said that young people are too uninformed, too apathetic to vote, and are as such often ignored completely during the election season. It has only been recently, with the rise of former-candidate Bernie Sanders, that young people nationwide began to truly find their voices. But is that case here at URI? In…
During a new 10-week course the University of Rhode Island Police Department will educate the public on topics such as an active shooter incident, ethical standards, drunk driving and shooting simulations. The campus police held their first citizens police academy session last Thursday night. This first meeting was a general overview of the police department…
University of Rhode Island students and faculty gathered last Friday for the first annual “Rhode Warrior” event and the reveal of the new lights on the campus recreation fields. The first annual “Rhode Warrior” event came to life after University Police Officer Paul Hanrahan pitched the idea. When asked what inspired him to create the…
Bob Schneck, the face and head coach of the volleyball program at the University of Rhode Island for 36 years, took the time to reflect on his career since entering his final season. During his time as coach for URI, Schneck has won three Atlantic 10 tournament titles (1991, ’92 and ’96), and received three…
Local The Providence Police Department received a federal grant of $375,000 to purchase body cameras to equip their officers. The grant comes from the Department of Justice’s Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program. As a result of the grant, the department will be able to purchase 250 new body cameras. According to the Rhode Island…
Currently on display in the University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Gallery is an installation called “Alignments” designed by URI’s own Barbara Pagh, a professor of printmaking and two-dimensional studio at the university since 1983. “Alignments” is the last in a trilogy of installations interpreting European megalithic sites and the others are titled “Stone Paper…
Crowded into a dark lecture hall on Monday night, nearly 300 political science students watched as presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debated some of America’s most pressing issues. The required meeting for PSC 113 students was used to gather their opinions and voting preferences both before and after the debate. During the debate,…
The influence for freshman sociology major Kaylee Taylor’s tattoo comes from the band Twenty One Pilots, specifically their song “Migraine.” A verse in the song makes a reference to a lion attacking, and that overthinking the situation could lead to your demise. The following line of the song reads “Sometimes to stay alive, you’ve got…