The RhodyTHON executive board met with Miracle Families from Hasbro Children’s Hospital to play some fun games this past weekend. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron The RhodyTHON “Like a Kid” Game Day, held on Oct. 24, allowed the RhodyTHON executive board to get together and form connections with Miracle Families from Hasbro Children’s Hospital all while…
The music department held its first jazz combos since 2019 offering performances from trombonists, guitarists, drums and pianists. PHOTO CREDIT: Nadia Sutyrina Brilliant trombone, guitar, drums and piano entertained students, staff and the community at the first University of Rhode Island Jazz Combos Night on Tuesday in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. Doors opened…
The Be5K run strides towards suicide prevention and mental health awareness by raising money for the Heather Fund. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark After a year without the Be5K on campus, the University of Rhode Island is once again hosting the annual run to benefit the Heather Fund. The Be5K has become a prominent event each…
Narcan to be distributed throughout R.I. URI approved a $250,000 grant for 3,000 doses of narcan to help communities with high opioid use and overdose. GRAPHIC CREDIT: Elizabeth Wong The University of Rhode Island recently approved a $250,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation to purchase 3,000 doses of Narcan for urban communities with high…
Students respond to anonymous posts Yik Yak has returned to college campuses, raising some community concerns. PHOTO CREDIT: Contributed by crunchbase.com After four years of being offline, the anonymous discussion board application Yik Yak has re-entered the URI community to controversy. The app allows anonymous users to post and read others’ posts within a five-mile…
Possible return to paper ballots if issues persist The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate elections have been postponed indefinitely, but Senate members are hopeful that this will lead to positives in the long term. In the past few elections, students have been able to vote online for the election through Campus Labs. The Senate…
To celebrate the end of National Coming Out Month, the University of Rhode Island Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) hosted a series of events to normalize discussions about sexuality entitled SexFest As part of this event series, the GSC held a presentation hosted by two sociology professors followed by a discussion about anti-sex work legislation…
New donut shop moves into the Kingston Emporium Local couple brings experience from Allie’s Donuts to new donut shop in the URI Emporium. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese A new donut shop, RI Guys Donuts, has opened in the Kingston Emporium, bringing over 30 flavors of donuts, donut cakes and breakfast food to hungry students. The…
URI works to satisfy students’ request from 2013 of having gender neutral bathrooms in all university buildings. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards In 2013, a group of students approached former University of Rhode Island President David Dooley asking for at least one gender-inclusive bathroom in each building on campus by 2020. Dooley promised to create more…
At the University of Rhode Island Faculty Senate’s second meeting of the academic year, the Senate reviewed and voted on issues including course changes, concerns for the new year and progress towards inclusion in University documents. Michael Rice, the vice president of the Senate, presented an informational report about operations of the Information Technology Strategic…