THRIVE, an organization at the University of Rhode Island that engages students in impact opportunities to help them find their passion, will be hosting “Social Change: Concept to Reality” on March 3. In the past, THRIVE has hosted ChangeFest, an event where students who are avid advocates of social change work in teams to find…
Photo by Anna Meassick |CIGAR| Feb 18, 2018 At 11:21 a.m. a student was arrested on Keaney Road for the possession of alcohol under the age of 21. At 4:52 p.m. a student reported the theft of their laptop in the library. At 6:43 p.m. a student was arrested on Butterfield Road for the possession…
Paula Grammas, a neuroscience researcher at the University of Rhode Island, was inducted into the American Association for the Advancement of Science Circle of Fellows for her pioneering Alzheimer’s research. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) inducted Grammas, the executive director of the George and Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at URI,…
According to research by Skyscanner, the average college student spends between $220 and $600 per night on their spring break trip. Considering most college students are also thousands of dollars in debt, this spending, for little more than a few days with friends on the beach, can be seen as vastly unnecessary. That being said,…
Rhode Island Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Hosting 15th Annual Road Race Want to help promote the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle? Want to race along with other health-conscious individuals? The Rhode Island Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is hosting its 15th annual Nutrition Fuels Fitness Road Race on April 8 at Goddard Park…
Photo courtesy of Rock.com| In July of 1988, while the popular music scene is ruled by solo popstars like Michael Jackson, glam metal bands like Def Leppard, and rap groups like N.W.A. and A Tribe Called Quest, Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” quietly slips off the Billboard 200 chart- 736 weeks after its…
Dacia Maraini is an esteemed Italian author, journalist and activist for equality. On Feb. 26, Maraini attended an event celebrating her lifetime of activism, while marking the start of the National Women’s Month and International Women’s Day on March 8. Maraini, 81, lived through and wrote about her experiences in the Second World War, Cold War…
Photo by Lianna Blakeman |CIGAR| With further independent research into a recent campus safety study, the legitimacy of URI’s ranking is being called into question. By Emma Gauthier and Samuel Murray According to a study published by the National Council for Home Safety and Security on alarms.org, the University of Rhode Island was ranked fourth safest…
In what is being labeled by the Center for Disease Control as one of the most severe flu seasons since the swine flu in 2009, there is widespread flu activity being reported across the country, including at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Christopher Nasin, the medical director of URI Health Services, describes this flu…