This week is the last edition of the Good Five Cent Cigar for the 2020-21 academic year. We’ve spent time this semester covering how COVID-19 has affected the University of Rhode Island’s sporting events, written profiles on the most interesting professors around campus and highlighted the innovative work of the URI theatre department. The Cigar…
After decades in the position, Jayne Richmond is retiring as the dean of URI’s College of Academic Success. Photo by Ethan Pellegino. The University of Rhode Island’s dean of the University College for Academic Success (UCAS) has announced that she will retire at the end of June after spending 35 years of her career at…
Graphic by Alison Carpino. As we celebrate Earth Day, professors from the University of Rhode Island’s department of natural resources science (NRS) reflected on the importance of the day, current consumer habits and the state of the environment. Arthur Gold, a professor and the chair of the NRS department, said that the awareness that Earth…
URI students got the chance to gear up in Hazmat suits and learn about chemical and fire safety in GEO 587. Photos by James McIntosh. During this Monday’s GEO 587: Environmental Hazards, Risks, Response and Safety class, students learned how to put out different fires and scope the ground for soil quality and hazardous chemicals….
Normally held on the Quad, professor Laura Meyerson’s students’ annual Earth Day presentations for her class have been moved to Zoom. Photo from uri.edu. During a typical year, community members at the University of Rhode Island could find natural resources science students giving presentations on the Quad for Earth Day, but due to the pandemic,…
Faculty members at URI have adapted their teaching and curriculum to better support their students. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. During the pandemic, faculty in almost every college at the University of Rhode Island have had to adapt their courses to online learning and high-stress levels in order to better accommodate their students’ needs. As students…
Students adapt to new selection process University housing will be reduced by 15 percent next academic year, largely due to the elimination of triple dorms. Photo from today.uri.edu. When logging on to the University of Rhode Island’s housing portal, freshman Seth Ohlemacher found himself dumbfounded by the lack of options available for himself and his…
Photos by James Singer What are you planning to do for Earth Day or if you could do anything for Earth Day, what would you do? Jošquin Malone, junior, anthropology and plant science double major with a focus on sustainable crop production “I am probably going to take just a few minutes to be grateful…
After over a year of social distancing and intermittent quarantines, URI’s Outing Club offers students a breath of fresh air. Photos contributed by URI Outing Club. Despite COVID-19 restrictions preventing the Outing Club from hiking on their usual trails and mountains, the organization has still managed to meet this academic year. According to Emma Crisfield,…
As a chair of marine affairs at URI, Tracey Dalton possesses much knowledge on Rhode Island’s aquaculture. Photo by James Singer. With over 400 miles of shoreline, it makes sense that the official nickname of Rhode Island is “the Ocean State.” The beaches draw thousands of visitors each year. Tourists and residents alike frequent seafood…