The University of Rhode Island encouraged students and community members to engage in dialogue about mental health at the third annual Fresh Check Day event held on the Quadrangle yesterday. University College, the Counseling Center, Health Services and the Psychological Consultation Center all co-sponsored the event and were in attendance. Fresh Check Day, a signature…
Photo by Greg Clark | “Women and War” was performed in the round to allow a deeper connection to the audience, creating an emotional rollercoaster. Going from having an audience uncontrollably laughing to having tears roll down their cheeks within one show is a difficult challenge. However, it is one that the University of Rhode…
Photo by Autumn Walter | The Rams lost by two points at the sold out game for Alumni and Family Weekend despite a constant fight. In front of a sellout crowd of 7,301 on Homecoming weekend, Rhody Football’s amazing fourth quarter effort was ruined by a last-second field goal by the University of Maine. Just…
Shortage of affordable housing, temporary unemployment, a sudden medical emergency that bankrupts and uproots a family, disability that prevents someone from working or causes workplace discrimination, addiction, domestic violence and mental illness—these are some of the prevalent factors by which 4,5000 people find themselves experiencing homelessness in Rhode Island annually. This semester, Writing for Community…
Photo by Anna Meassick | A new minor in digital forensics helps students stand out to future employers due to advanced knowledge in computer science. As technological crimes increase across the world, a new minor is teaching students digital forensics and cyber security to combat this. Offered through the department of Computer Science and Statistics,…
As part of Coming Out month, the Gender and Sexuality Center chose to screen the film “The Way He Looks” last Monday night. Coming Out month is a celebration that the center puts together every year, in order to show every member of the URI community that they are welcome. After brainstorming multiple options for…
Photo by Joseph Lachance | Loretta Ross address the crowd on Tuesday night, discussing reproductive rights for women. As part of the 2018 Honors Colloquium Lecture series, the University of Rhode Island hosted Loretta Ross, an activist who advocates for reproductive justice for women. Ross began the night by discussing her career and experiences in…
The three and three record that Rhode Island Hockey has started their season with is anything but run of the mill. The Rams started the season dominant, taking both games on the road against Towson, outscoring them 18-0 over the two game road trip. Rhode Island then had their first homestand of the year facing…
Media credit: Charles Syles/ Bravo/ NBBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images The 11th annual Christiane Amanpour Lecture series organized by the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media will host Carole Radziwill on Oct. 24. Radziwill is a three time Emmy Award winning international journalist, a best-selling author and a cast member…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Wind turbines are becoming increasingly popular in the sustainable energy field. A professor at the University of Rhode Island has discovered that noise generated by the wind farm located off the coast of Block Island is not loud enough to disturb local marine life. The wind farm, which is the…