This semester is all about growth. So is college. So is life. Two years ago I stood on the verge of tears in front of an editorial staff of seniors I feared. I told them that the reason I should be chosen as a staff reporter as only a first-semester freshman was because I had…
With electric cars on the rise, URI is now designating charging stations solely for their use. Photo by Greg Clark. As concerns about carbon emissions reach fever pitch, more people are switching to electric vehicles (EVs) each year. At the University of Rhode Island, some believe that the supply of EV charging stations does not…
Though highly anticipated, the opening of the Brookside Apartments has been anything but smooth. Photo by Greg Clark. The beginning of the spring semester at the University of Rhode Island also marked the opening of its newest residence hall: Brookside Hall. However, it hasn’t all been easy for Brookside since its opening in January. As…
(left to right) OLLI members Jet Vertz and Perry Howard during an Institute meeting. Photo by Kayla Michaud. With over 1,400 members, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is proof that you’re never too old to go to school. OLLI provides adults over 50 and better with learning opportunities in a fun environment. Classes range…
URI’s Potter Building, location of Health Services. Photo by James McIntosh. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are extremely common on college campuses, but Health Services at the University of Rhode Island is doing everything they can to help students avoid them. STIs can be defined as an infection transmitted through sexual contact and caused by bacteria,…
Microplastics are everywhere. They are on our streets, in our clothes, in beauty products and now they are in our oceans. But how are they affecting the world’s seas? Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are starting to tackle the complex issue of microplastics in the ocean. Focusing on Narragansett Bay, the husband-wife team of…
URI Campus Police Officers Erica Vieira and Mike Viola pose with police dogs Figero (left) and Trigger (right). Photo by James McIntosh. Thursday, Jan. 30 At 12:22 p.m. a motor vehicle accident occurred on Old North Road. A police report was filed. At 3:38 p.m. a motor vehicle stop occurred on Plains Road. A verbal…
The Feb. 5 University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting featured one passed bill, discussions about three others were tabled and a speech from a presidential candidate. Student Senate voted unanimously, with one abstention, to give club organization Uhuru Sasa a $2,000 contingency grant. Senator Annabel Cimbal, the bill’s sponsor, explained that the money would…
For one Friday night, the biggest college basketball game in the country resided in Kingston. Stationed in the primetime slot on ESPN2, Rhode Island basketball showed their brand of basketball, using tough defense and maturity to take down Virginia Commonwealth on their home floor. “Great win. Great win tonight,” said Head Coach David Cox. “I’m…