Photo courtesy of March for Our Lives “The only thing that stands between me and my diploma is an AR-15,” said high school senior, Vivian Angell, who plans to write this on the sign she will carry during the upcoming March For Our Lives in Providence on Saturday, March 24. “We are going to school,…
Photo by Kristina |CIGAR| In the last few years 3-D printing has become more cost effective and precise. The advancement in 3-D printing technology has encouraged a school of thought that proves this technology has the potential to completely revolutionize medicine, improve manufacturing and change our relationship with technology. To prepare for this new digital…
Walter G. Besio, a professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island, has developed a new kind of electrode that will allow for more accurate brain study. Besio has been working for the last 20 years to develop the Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrode (TCRE), which improves signal quality when conducting studies that measure…
Alumnus’ journey of weight loss to notoriety A recent graduate of the University of Rhode Island class was featured on the Today Show for losing over 150 pounds. Brianna Blank, a graduate of the 2014 class, began to change her eating habits towards the end of her time at URI after realizing that she had…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| With a world full of misconceptions, the Gender and Sexuality Center is hoping to bring students together to learn about the LGBTQ+ community. Safe Zone is a training workshop that is provided by the Gender and Sexuality Center on campus that dedicates time to educating people about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,…
Photo courtesy of James Masse Within the last decade the popularity of brief community service trips has drastically increased through the social model of the “Alternative Spring Break.” This year, the University of Rhode Island Service Corps organized six separate projects, each encompassing different components and methods of service. The Environmental & Native American Rights…
Photo courtesy of OUT LOUD Theatre By Theresa Brown and Veronica Sloane On Mar. 15, the OUT LOUD Theater, a group led by University of Rhode Island alumna, Kira Hawkridge, showcased photos and performances from their past six seasons of plays on the URI Feinstein Providence Campus. Hawkridge, a theater major and 2012 graduate,…
Americans tune in religiously for Sunday Night Football 17 weeks of the year, but one game on Jan. 18, 2015, between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts sparked a scandal that led to heated conversation among families and the media — Deflategate. The intense, and sometimes obsessive, coverage of Deflategate by the press is…
On Friday, March 23 at 8 p.m. a chamber music theater work titled “Ain’t I A Woman” by The Core Ensemble will be performed in the concert hall of the Fine Arts Center. The music and acting explores the struggles and successes of four strong African American women, who “Ain’t I A Woman” is designed…
Erik Schlicht, a theater major at the University of Rhode Island, is obtaining a Fine Arts degree in defiance of the common idea that it is a waste of time. Schlicht gave a Ted Talk on Feb. 10 titled “The Myth of the Starving Artist,” in which he challenges the idea that getting an arts…