While the rest of the state is trending downward, COVID-19 cases at URI spiked last week. Photo by Greg Clark. The University of Rhode Island saw a spike in COVID-19 cases last week, with 181 positive tests and 81 percent of quarantine spaces occupied, according to URI’s COVID-19 Tracker. Ellen Reynolds, the director of Health…
Dear Editor, Trans people are people, period. Full stop. Trans people are beautiful, real, diverse, incredible, fabulous people. And at the University of Rhode Island, we have a thriving community of trans and nonbinary students. Moreover, we have a broader LGBTQ+ and ally community that loves and supports our entire family. Family. As LGBTQ+ folkx,…
During this week’s meeting, the Student Senate passed a resolution to encourage faculty to provide relief options to students due to the lack of a Spring Break this semester. “A few weeks ago, the Student Senate cabinet had a meeting with their Faculty Senate counterparts on alternatives to a spring break,” Speaker Caleb Hilyard said. …
No Spring Break may be what breaks students. Graphic by Alison Carpino. The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate has been brainstorming ideas to support student’s mental health after Spring Break was canceled this semester. Many senators noted that students have been experiencing increased stress as a result of the University canceling Spring Break this…
This week, Bolu Taiwo will be on the ballot for next year’s University of Rhode Island Student Senate president. Taiwo is currently a junior studying both cellular molecular biology and political science. In addition to Student Senate, Taiwo is a member of many campus organizations including Powerful, Independent, Notoriously, Knowledgeable (PINK) Women, Greek Life and…
This week, Christopher Bove will be on the ballot for next year’s University of Rhode Island Student Senate president. Bove, a Rhode Island native, is a sophomore triple major in political science, history and communication studies. At URI, Bove has served as the student representative on the Board of Trustees, the instruments committee chairman, president…
An intimate setting featuring socially-distanced artists allowed the Grammy Awards to make the most of the pandemic, with an increased number of performances and fewer awards given out making for an entertaining, historic night. While there were only three more performances this year than the previous (23 vs. 20), the focus on them with awards…
In their first Atlantic 10 quarterfinals appearance in 18 years, the University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball team played a hard-fought game, but ultimately fell short to Virginia Commonwealth University in overtime, 64-57. Facing a 10-point deficit with less than eight minutes in regulation, it looked like Rhody might let the game slip away. Despite…
The URI news you need to know in the time it takes you to walk from Keaney to Swan. Music: Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Have you heard of garage swamp music? Of course you haven’t, it’s brand new! Read on to see if this just might be your new favorite music genre. Photo from Elizabeth Broocks Owens. In his self-titled debut album that came out in February, songwriter and musical artist Bones Owens has created a genre all of…