TEDx is back at URI, albeit virtually. Photo from twitter.com. According to Veronique Oldham, Rhode Island is one of the most endangered areas in America as the planet’s climate continues to change. Aquatic organisms are suffocating due to a decrease in oxygen in the oceans. Oldham, an assistant professor of oceanography at the University of…
URI alumna cleared for primary duty Kingston recently hired its first female firefighter, URI 20’ graduate Rachel Gomes. Photo from uri.edu. Rachel Gomes ‘20 became the first female cleared for primary duty in the history of the Kingston Fire Department this semester. Gomes, who is originally from Milford, Connecticut, started volunteering for the fire department…
Reproductive rights activist Loretta Ross spoke to students about Black maternity. Photo from thefeministwire.com. Predicted demographics have shown that by the middle of this century white-identifying people will become a minority within the United States. Loretta Ross, a reproductive rights activist, said that this had led to fear among white people of becoming a minority,…
Just one week after the Rhode Island General Assembly passed the 2021 Act on Climate, the University of Rhode Island held a lecture talking about local efforts to fight climate change. On April 7, the Harrington School of Communication and Media hosted “Solve Climate by 2030,” where three speakers discussed how to combat climate change. …
At the Student Senate’s annual meeting for the 2020-21 academic year, senators celebrated another successful year, said farewell to graduating seniors, swore in the new Student Senate and passed two bills. The Senate passed two bills at the beginning of the meeting to start two new organizations on campus, Timmy Global Health and URI Music…
Successor to be selected in May Stephen Baker, chief of university police, will be retiring after the better part of two decades at URI. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. The University of Rhode Island’s Chief of Police has announced he will retire on June 18 after a 42-year career, 16 of which he spent at URI….
Wondering why half the FAC lot is empty? You and everyone else. Photo by Greg Clark. Students at the University of Rhode Island have aired their grievances this past year regarding on-campus parking issues, looking for explanations from Transportation and Parking (TAP). Due to an influx of commuters at URI during the COVID-19 pandemic, URI…
URI’s Ballentine Hall will undergo renovations soon. Photo by Greg Clark. Soon, the University of Rhode Island’s Ballentine Hall will be getting its first renovation in nearly 20 years. Ballentine Hall, the home of the College of Business at URI, originally opened in 1967 after years of lobbying from students and faculty at the school….
Numerous accelerated bachelor’s to master’s (ABM) programs have begun at the University of Rhode Island over the past year, providing students a fast track to a master’s degree. The programs allow students to earn both their undergraduate and graduate degree in five years, by applying credits taken as an undergraduate to their master’s degree. Currently,…
Student Senate held a spirit week for the first time this year, here’s how it went. Photo by either Greg Clark or James McIntosh. In hopes to raise student’s spirits in the wake of a canceled Spring Break, The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate and Student Alumni Association (SAA) hosted a spirit week. While…