Student Senate began its meeting by approving Family Reach as a new, unfunded philanthropic club that works with children with cancer. Family Reach hopes to help run fundraisers and raise money for the families who struggle with pediatric cancer. The money will go to helping these families pay for things like groceries and transportation. The…
Over the past year, the University of Rhode Island has made significant efforts to diversify its pool of staff members. Just 10 months ago, Fernando Guzman, the university’s director of diverse faculty and staff recruitment and retention, made it his personal mission to attract faculty and staff with diverse backgrounds to URI. “Many universities…
Pablo Youngs, nicknamed “Picasso†in preschool, has more in common with the famous artist than a shared first name. Not through his artistic style, but he does have a similar passion and drive to be a great artist. Youngs’ artistic talent has been encouraged from a young age, and almost all of his art…
On Sunday, March 27, at 5:22 p.m., a report was filed for a suspicious person in the Weldin Residence Hall parking lot. On Monday, March 28, at 6:28 p.m., the smell of marijuana brought university police to Weldin Residence Hall on Campus Avenue, but the suspects were gone upon arrival. On Monday, March 28,…
Karie Orendorff Lecturer in Kinesiology Marissa: What exactly is this organization? Karie Orendorff: It’s called Teaching in Tanzania. I take students from the University of Rhode Island, actually any university is welcome to come, but it’s for the kids here because that’s where I teach. We go over to Africa, to Tanzania, and…
Coming off impressive indoor seasons where the URI men’s team grabbed a championship and the women’s team earned second place, both teams picked up where they left off. Most notably, junior Ondrej Honka setting a personal best at the Florida Relays in the pole vault that earned him Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week honors…
A Rhode Island native was caught in the middle of chaos inside the Capitol Building after Capitol Police shot and wounded a suspected gunman inside the Capitol Visitor’s Center in Washington, D.C. on Monday afternoon. Cynthia Sexton of Portsmouth was taking a guided tour inside the Capitol Building when the shooting occurred. “There was…
Rowing The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team expectedly dealt with the same turbulent winds and unpleasant weather conditions that postponed or impacted most of URI sports teams this past weekend. But, the team was still competitive in the Doc Hosea Invitational Regatta in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., taking third in Sunday’s first Varsity…
Throughout the country many college students are becoming involved with activism in one way or another. Activism has become a controversial issue among people across the age span. Here at the University of Rhode Island, Robert Vincent of the Center for Student Leadership Development is breeding the next wave of young activists. In his class…
March 31 was transgender visibility day, and in light of that I want people to get a look inside what it’s like be transgender. My friend, Reilly, is a transgender male, meaning he is transitioning from female to male. I interviewed him on what it was like growing up being transgender and what struggles he…