URI students during Carnival in Italy (above) and Interlaken, Switzerland (below) during their study abroad experiences. Photos contributed by Caroline Joncas. With COVID-19 prohibiting University-supported international travel, the University of Rhode Island’s Office of International Education will begin offering online study abroad opportunities for students next semester. On Oct. 1, the Office of International Education…
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Professor Gail Lowney Alofsin has spent her career helping students at URI, as well as donating book profits to developing nations abroad. Photo contributed by Gail Lowney Alofsin. With over 20 years of experience as an adjunct professor at the University of Rhode Island, Gail Lowney Alofsin is a symbol of initiative and positivity for…
Ed Yong, a science journalist from The Atlantic, during his virtual talk about the mistakes America made in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Screenshots from Grace DeSanti. During the annual Christiane Amanpour Lecture, journalist Ed Yong argued that pre-existing vulnerabilities in American society exacerbated the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. An award-winning science…
Incumbent President Donald Trump. Photo from Whitehouse.gov. Gone are the days when you’d wake up on the first Wednesday of November every four years and know the victor of the United States presidential election. In a divisive Election Week in American history, the presidential contest of Republican President Donald Trump vs. former Democratic Vice President…
The women’s basketball team shoots to do better than ever. Photo from GoRhody. Year two for any coaching staff is usually the year a small, but not a massive, leap happens before a team makes its ascent to lofty heights. If that is the case, then the University of Rhode Island’s Women’s Basketball team is…
Aaron Meredith and Jamal Shipman, former participants of the show “Survivor,” share their experiences in the competition. Screenshots from Evan McAlice. Last Thursday, The University of Rhode Island gave a whole new meaning to “the tribe has spoken.” URI’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology hosted a panel discussion featuring two contestants from the CBS reality…
Unusable coronavirus testing trailer parked outside Health Services. Photo from turntoten.com. The University of Rhode Island spent $47,290 on two trailers that were intended to be used for COVID-19 testing in July, but has not used them since discovering the trailers did not meet Rhode Island state code. The state ended up denying permission to…
Senior Kevin Wehner expresses his passion for sports broadcasting. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Ever since a young age, New York native Kevin Wehner knew he had a passion for sports broadcasting. His child self was right, and he is living out his dream as a University of Rhode Island student. The first club Wehner joined…
“Percy Jackson & the Olympians,” originally written by Rick Riordan, was made into a movie by directors Thor Freudenthal and Chris Columbus in 2013. Photo from TBIvision.com. Greek mythology is fascinating but often difficult to read in its original form. Within the context of Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson” series, we had access to some of…