While all members share an Asian ancestry, diversity is far from lacking within the Asian Student Association. The ASA helps to promote awareness of the varying ethnic and cultural backgrounds between its members in a way that celebrates differences and brings everyone closer together. Â Weekly opportunities allow for students to present historical presentations of…
Shawn Antoine II, a documentary filmmaker with a strong passion for change, has been making films for less than a year and has already been recognized with the “Student Innovation Award†from the Africana Studies Department. Antoine, a sophomore at The University of Rhode Island, is an Economics and Public Relations double major, with…
The Muslim Student Association will be holding a two-day event this week to help get rid of misconceptions about Islam. The event, called Islamic Awareness Week: Misconceptions About Islam, will take place on Thursday, March 31, and Friday, April 1. On the first day of the event, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) will be…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team started their season off by beating the University of Massachusetts Amherst in a sequence of races on Saturday. URI swept away UMass in a series of four races. The Varsity 4+ boat finished three and a half seconds ahead of UMass, and the Varsity 8+ boats…
Running through the headlines in seemingly never ending streams are stories on racial tensions here in the United States. Fights for equality followed by the faces of young black men lost in the battle continuously flash across screens at home. As these tensions rise, awareness of the American issue of racism slowly begin to…
Through their first two home games of the season, Rhode Island (9-12) split a pair of contests against non-conference opponents. The Rams defeated Central Connecticut State University (7-13) 5-1 on Tuesday, before being trounced by Northeastern (11-12) 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Bill Beck Field. On Tuesday, Rhode Island followed the lead of their…
Throughout the country, sororities and fraternities alike have a stereotype attached to them concerning an underrepresentation of minority students within Greek Life. Students from different ethnicities, religions or sexual orientations can be deterred from joining a Greek Life organization because they feel like they don’t belong. A lack of representation within the organizations and financial…
Hip-hop artist Kanye West has been known to push the boundaries of hip hop and popular music for most of his musical career. Love him or hate him, West is a well-known, creative and outspoken artist with a knack for non-traditional behavior in the music community. In February, West released his latest album, “The…
With nonconference play in the books, University of Rhode Island starting pitcher Becca Rogers has proven to be one of the most dynamic pitchers in the Atlantic 10. And she’s just a freshman. Rogers leads the team with a 7-4 record. Her seven wins is the third most in the conference. Even more impressively, her…
The only thing being an Asian American really means is that one is of Asian descent. That’s it. But speaking as an Asian American who lives many Asian American stereotypes, this is hardly the case for me and many others. It’s weird to live surrounded by the American mentality that one can do anything…