Due to the cancellation of First Night, many clubs have not used Student Senate funding for recruitment purposes this year. Graphic from clipartpanda.com. Traditionally at the beginning of every school year, new students flood the campus on First Night, looking at all the clubs that the University of Rhode Island has to offer them. However,…
Sam Adams handles COVID regulations on campus while also taking classes towards his Ph.D. Photo from uritoday.com Imagine being both a student and in charge of an emergency that affects every single person at your job. That is the case for Director of Emergency Management and the Assistant Director of Public Safety Samuel Adams. “It’s…
The URI news you need to know in the time it takes you to walk from Keaney to Swan. Music: Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
The Multicultural Student Services Center, located next to the Memorial Union, welcomed Joshua Segui as its interim director earlier this year. Photo from uri.edu. The University of Rhode Island Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC) recently appointed Joshua Seguí, a former director of the Brown University Center for Students of Color, as interim director for the…
Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. The University of Rhode Island will experience major budgetary shortfalls this fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, currently projecting a total loss of approximately $18.5 million. According to University Provost Donald DeHayes, the University is still waiting on its appropriations and monetary allocations from the state government. URI is currently…
High COVID-19 positivity rates found during mandatory testing led to a shelter-in-place order for students in Greek Life. Photo by Nicole Wagner. On Oct. 9, the University of Rhode Island announced a mandatory shelter-in-place order for all students involved in Greek Life, receiving mixed reactions from the URI community. The announcement came shortly after the…
Spotify and Apple Music are neck-in-neck as the most popular music streaming services. Graphic by James McIntosh. Music is the perfect way to give yourself a boost or calm some nerves, whether you’re walking to class, cleaning your dorm or studying for a big exam. But it’s time to settle one of the greatest modern…
Soccer player and URI alum Stavros Zarokostas now plays in the United Soccer League Championship. Photo from Rhode Island Central. Charleston, South Carolina is not much different from Kingston, Rhode Island. Both locations are close to the Atlantic Ocean, and both places are used to seeing Stavros Zarokostas score goals. The former Ram finished up…
The struggles of COVID-19 have hit us all. For me, as a freshman, COVID has definitely changed how I thought I would be starting my college career. Masks, dining restrictions and housing agreements all take away from the typical “freshman experience.” Classes have moved online for many. So how do you have success in a…
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed lab research at the University of Rhode Island this semester, according to several professors and students across different research departments, including chemical engineering and the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory. Arjit Bose is one of many professors on campus who said the pandemic has affected lab work. He said that…