The University of Rhode Island’s chapter of Rotaract has continued to serve the Rhode Island community despite the challenges posed by COVID-19. Rotaract is the collegiate equivalent of Rotary International, an international service organization that has dedicated itself to “provide service to others, promote integrity and advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through our fellowship…
Like many other URI majors, the Kinesiology department has also had to adapt to survive. Photo from web.uri.edu. Due to the hands-on nature of kinesiology, the kinesiology department at the University of Rhode Island has had to adapt in countless ways to the COVID-19 pandemic. All kinesiology students this year have been given various take-home…
Last Thursday, the URI Suffrage Centennial Lecture Series welcomed guest speaker Wendy Rouse to examine the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the suffrage movement. The event was hosted by Katie McIntyre, associate director of the honors program and assistant professor of Gender & Women’s Studies at URI. McIntyre was joined by Annie Russell, director…
The Tomaquag Museum, currently in Exeter, will soon have a new home in Kingston. Photo from rimonthly.com. The Tomaquag Museum, which commemorates and celebrates the history of indigenous people in Rhode Island, recently announced that it will be moving to Kingston. Currently located in Exeter, the museum will break ground in Kingston in 2022. The…
Sheldon Whitehouse answers questions on climate change, renewable energy in R.I. URI students were able to discuss both climate change and renewable energy with R.I. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Photo from newsweek.com. Students in the University of Rhode Island’s Certificate in Energy Economics and Policy (EEP) program were able to talk to Rhode Island Senator Sheldon…
Among the things that will never be the same because of COVID-19 will be the use of triple dorm rooms at URI. Photo by James McIntosh. ith the 2021-22 academic year rapidly approaching, the University of Rhode Island has unveiled its preliminary housing plans, announcing a major change from usual housing protocols: freshman double dorm…
As COVID-19 has been gradually controlled, the University has reinstated in-person tours with some changes. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island is telling prospective students to mask up, get tested and sign up for small, abbreviated campus tours between now and May 1. Before COVID-19, campus tours were around an hour and…
Italian author and lifelong feminist Dacia Maraini recently discussed women’s rights virtually at an International Women’s Day event. Photo from acri.it. Dacia Maraini, an Italian writer, essayist and playwright, has been writing and advocating for women’s rights before Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in “The Battle of the Sexes.” On March 3, the University…
With the COVID-19 virus having originated in China, Asian-Americans have seen a noticeable uptick in hate crimes directed towards them. Photo from teenvogue.com. According to recent reports from the New York Times, the COVID-19 pandemic has, in part, led to an increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans across the country. This has partially been…
The Boston Museum of Science is challenging students across New England to help the city achieve carbon neutrality within the next 3 decades. Photo contributed by Ryan Thomas, Museum of Science marketing specialist. Climate change is one of the most prominent issues that scientists will have to address in the near future, but students are…