The top applicants for the position of Chief Diversity Officer conduct open forums to connect with the community. Photo by Greg Clark. After a national search, the University of Rhode Island hosted community forums with the final three candidates for the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) position on campus this week. The CDO position is an…
Austyn Ramsay, a transfer student from a community college in her hometown of New London, Connecticut, does not shy away from her love of this University and all it has given her. Now in her second year in Student Senate as a senior, Austyn Ramsay has served as Student Senate Student Organizations Committee Chair, founding…
As a senator for the last two years, Joe Lachance has found his place in the University of Rhode Island community. As a Rhode Island native with roots in Coventry, Lachance always knew that this was the place for him. A former member of the URI crew team, staff photographer for The Good 5-Cent Cigar,…
Professor Michael David teaching his Ethics in Criminal Justice course. Photo by James McIntosh. A new lecturer in the University of Rhode Island’s Criminology & Criminal Justice (CCJ) Program is dedicated to developing ethical knowledge and experience to challenge common thought processes. Michael David previously worked for over 20 years at the East Providence Police…
Student Senate poses for picture after their weekly Wednesday night meeting. Photo by James McIntosh. At this week’s meeting, the Student Senate passed a resolution, provided information about elections and held a public forum. A resolution by Senator Tim Berard to provide free menstrual products in all bathrooms passed unanimously with no abstentions. “I talked…
Antiviral masks are now being offered by Health Services as the threat of the coronavirus continues. Photo by James McIntosh. As the novel coronavirus, or “COVID-19,” has gained global attention, the United State’s influenza epidemic has fallen under the radar. A reflection of the epidemic’s reach can be seen at the University of Rhode Island…
URI Campus Police Officers Erica Vieira and Mike Viola pose with police dogs Figero (left) and Trigger (right). Photo by James McIntosh. Thursday, Feb. 13 At 12:23 a.m., a drug offense occurred at Butterfield Hall. A police report was filed. At 2:48 a.m., a report of suspicious activity was reported at Garrahy Hall. Assistance was…
“Fantasy Island” is a horror update of the classic 1970s television series that completely falls flat in every direction due to its uninteresting plot, poorly written characters and lack of any real scares in its overly-long runtime. The film has an interesting premise of taking an older television series narrative and adding some horror elements,…
Justin Wyatt and Keith Brown want to expose their students to more obscure movies. That’s why for the past three years they’ve screened films that may not be considered part of the western film canon for their students. The initial concept of the screenings was the product of conversations between Wyatt, associate director of the…
The band Eastward. Photos contributed by Dave Sarazen. Last Thursday night, the band Eastward performed at the University of Rhode Island’s 193 Coffee House in the Memorial Union for the first time. Eastward, a self-described acoustic folk rock student band leaning a little towards pop, was formed in October 2019 by three URI students; sophomore…