Photo by Anna Meassick |CIGAR| Officers are trained to ‘do what they have to do’ to keep URI safe In today’s society, shootings or potential bombings are a real possibility and at the University of Rhode Island, it is important to know what procedures are in place to combat these threats. The URI Police and…
Photo by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR|”However, many students on campus are unsure of what exactly the new system does.” The University of Rhode Island has begun using a new system called Starfish for various tasks with regards to advising. However, many students on campus are unsure of what exactly the new system does. The Coordinator of…
Photo by Stefanie Erickson |CIGAR| Students at URI are lucky to have opportunities to travel abroad. Sophomore Katie Sause will be studying abroad in Australia this summer with The Education Abroad Network (TEAN) on a full scholarship. In Australia, Sause will be participating in the Australian Environment, Wildlife and Conservation program. She’ll be receiving four natural…
Photo by Laura Weick |CIGAR| A new restaurant in town, Davo’s offers students another option for their loved calzones. When I first heard that a restaurant specializing in calzones called Davo’s Calzones and Wraps would be replacing the Hawaiian eatery Flat Waves in the Emporium, I was admittedly a bit disappointed. From The Rhode House to…
I once walked into my 9 a.m. conservation biology lecture, Dunkin’ Donuts coffee in hand, only to have the professor ask that I either finish my drink or throw the over-priced beverage in the trash. Professor Laura Meyerson informed her students that she banned the use of foam cups and plastic drinking straws from her…
The University of Rhode Island acapella group, Rhody Rhapsodies put the ‘fun’ in fundraising on Saturday, April 14 with a Mario Kart tournament fundraiser. The tournament was played on the Nintendo Switch and began at 6 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. Admission cost $5 for most participants, but was free for the first three…
Photo courtesy of the URI Asian Students Association The University of Rhode Island Asian Students Association will host their 26th Annual ASA Culture Show on April 26 in Edwards Auditorium from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Jenessa Syhabouth, president of the ASA, said that her organization seeks to not only educate their campus about different…
On April 22, 2018, Flow, an expression-based club, will be hosting the first ever “Flow Fest” at the University of Rhode Island. President and founder of URI Flow, Scott Botelho, explained that URI Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) will not be hosting Hempfest as they have done in previous years due to discrepancies in…
The University of Rhode Island’s first annual Sustainability Summit will take place this coming Saturday, April 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Galanti Lounge of the Robert L. Carothers Library. This student-run event seeks to bring together great ideas to make URI more sustainable. The summit has one main goal: to foster…
As spring starts to roll around the corner, so does the annual “Spring Splash Fashion Show.” The Textiles, Merchandising and Design Department put this show together every year with this year’s theme being, “Colorful Gardens,” to go along with spring’s arrival. Student designers enter their cohesive looks and undergo numerous rounds of judging in order…