Your Walk to Class 10/30/20
The URI news you need to know in the time it takes you to walk from Keaney to Swan. Music: Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
October 2020
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Faculty for Student Voting Rights pledges to help college voters
Two URI faculty members joined the national organization Faculty for Student Voting Rights this year. Graphic by Ethan Pellegrino. At the beginning of this semester, two professors took the initiative to join the national organization Faculty for Student Voting Rights (FSVR) on behalf of the University of Rhode Island. The FSVR is a non-partisan organization…
Memorial Union murals draw national media attention
The wall where the mural was in the Memorial Union now has a URI banner on it. Top photo from uritoday.com, bottom photo by Ethan Pellegrino. The University of Rhode Island has yet to decide how they will preserve two murals in the Memorial Union’s basement during future renovations, but these portrayals of 1950s URI…
Narragansett ordinance already impacts search for off-campus housing
Students Andy Main, Tyler Pelletier and Kayla Michaud currently live in a five-person house which will only be available to three students next year. Photo by James McIntosh. A Narragansett Town Council ordinance preventing over three students from renting together has already begun to affect both off-campus students and realtors for next year. The ordinance…
The case for Halloween episodes
Popular comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” incorporates Halloween episodes into the series. Photo from Fandom.com I love Halloween. The costumes are great, the music is classic and the discounted candy helps cement it as one of my favorite holidays. Yet, there’s one gripe I have with the season, and that’s Halloween movies. There just aren’t enough actually…
Rhody Football finalizes spring schedule
At long last, Meade Stadium will welcome back football in the spring. Photo by James McIntosh. It’s unknown at this point if the Meade Stadium bleachers will be filled this spring, but at least the field will be. The University of Rhode Island Football team announced Tuesday in a press release that their seven-game season…
More than just the syrup or the tree
Professor researches the health benefits of maple Research labs at URI are discovering the potential health benefits of maple. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. The maple syrup you love to put on breakfast foods is more than just tasty; it can also help treat chronic human diseases. Dr. Navindra Seeram’s bioactive botanical research laboratory in the…
Alumnus creates clothing company focused on sustainability
Alumnus Joe Rotondo is the proud owner of Rocky Clark Clothing based in New York. Photo Courtesy of Joe Rotondo. University of Rhode Island alumnus Joe Rotondo has dedicated his fashion company to producing American-made clothing and spreading awareness about sustainability in the fashion industry. Rotondo started Rocky Clark Clothing, his sustainable denim company, in…
An Amazon Prime must-watch with ‘The Boys’
Amazon Prime released the new series “The Boys.” Photo from Forbes.com. As a self-proclaimed superhero fanatic, “The Boys” is everything. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching the facade of the perfect superhero be stripped away right in front of me through this show. With an all-American fascist, a Nazi, a religious cult and others, the Supes…
A-10 teams work to create non-conference schedule
A-10 schools working their best to fill out non-conference schedules. Graphic from Wingspansports.com With the start of the college basketball season near, pre-season tournaments have been finalized and the Rhode Island Men’s Basketball team, along with several other Atlantic 10 teams, will be competing against some of the top competition in the country. Rhody will…