Photo from uridressage.weebly.com The University of Rhode Island Dressage Club is a place where students can explore a passion for horses through horse care, dressage practice and competitions. Dressage is a type of western style horse riding, different than the more widely known equestrian style riding. In French, dressage translates to “horse training” or “horse…
Political Science Professor Brendan “Skip” Mark lectures on the book that changed his life. Photo by Nicole Wagner. One book on human rights changed Brendan Mark’s life. The book, entitled “Human Rights and Structural Adjustment,” convinced the now-professor of political science to focus his research on human rights and inequality as he pursued his degree…
URI Social Media Coordinator Shaun Holt. Contributed by Shaun Holt. “I think that I’ve always loved the concept of storytelling and I think almost anything you do in life you can break down through a story. That’s why I love talking to people, that’s why I love listening to people; so to find ways to…
Professor Laura Meyerson of the Natural Resource Sciences Department. Photo by Greg Clark. A global study of the invasive plant species, phragmites, has led Dr. Laura Meyerson to scale the coasts of North America and Europe. Meyerson, a professor in environmental and life sciences, researches this species specifically to observe what changes in this species…
Dr. Sunshine Menezes of the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting. Photo by Autumn Walter. Dr. Sunshine Menezes has a lot of interests. Thankfully, she has found a place at the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting that incorporates everything that she cares about. There, Menezes combines her love of oceanography, science communication…
Health College Representative and Co-Chair of The Cultural Committee Rhianon Small. Photo by Autumn Walter. After being unschooled for the first 18 years of her life, Rhianon Small was more than ready to begin her life as a college student. After attending the Community College of Rhode Island for four years, Small enrolled at the…
URI Housing distributes eco-friendly desk lamps After a semester-long delay, residents at the University of Rhode Island were treated to energy-efficient lamps and power strips by Housing and Residential Life (HRL) in late January. The lamps and power strips were planned to have been distributed at the beginning of the 2019 fall semester, according to…
Deteriorating Fine Arts Center begins renovations. Photo by James Singer. The University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Center is undergoing renovations that administrators hope will lead to increased enthusiasm towards the arts and a better learning environment for students and staff. According to Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Nedra Reynolds, who…
Former ATF Special Agent Wayne Miller speaks on the various fire and explosive cases he has investigated. Photo by James McIntosh. Photo Editor who somehow convinced himself to write an article thinking it would take WAY less time than it actually did. Seriously, how do some people take 5-6 stories a week? They are either…
Although the University of Rhode Island approved of canceling classes for the 2020 general election in November, student voters find it challenging to vote during state primaries. URI will give students a day off on Nov. 3, the date of the general election for president, multiple Senate seats and every seat in the House of…