Annual event returns for second year over Zoom Due to the pandemic, URI’s annual Rhodython fundraiser took place in a mix of in-person and online events. Photo from twitter.com. On March 20, the University of Rhode Island’s annual campus-wide fundraiser, Rhodython, took place with a mixture of online and in-person events. This year, the 12-hour…
A lack of living spaces may leave some students without housing With Narragansett limiting off-campus housing to three students per house and URI not offering triples, some students are feeling squeezed out. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. Between the Narragansett Town Council’s three college student housing ordinance and the University of Rhode Island eliminating most triples,…
The University of Rhode Island gave community members the opportunity to learn about the local history of suffrage in Rhode Island with this week’s Suffrage Centennial Lecture Series.“Historical Perspectives on Woman Suffrage: Rhode Island and Beyond.” was the topic at this week’s lecture, which was the eighth installment in the series. This week’s lecture was…
Organization steps up for student protesting parking ticket URI student Tim Hecker spoke for the masses in a rather strongly worded statement in response to his receiving a parking ticket for parking in the wrong FAC lot. Photo from thefire.org. The University of Rhode Island Parking Services recently became involved in a controversy after violating…
Franchesca Campos continues to defy odds Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. Getting a college degree is no small feat for most people, but getting three degrees as a first-generation student of color within three years is an even more impressive feat. Franchesca Campos is that student: a first-generation college student approaching her final semester of college…
Student Entertainment Committee hosted “Euphoria” star Hunter Schafer in a moderated Zoom to discuss acting, fashion and activism. Photo from variety.com On Wednesday, March 24, the University of Rhode Island’s Student Entertainment Committee (SEC) hosted Hunter Schafer, model, actress and LGBTQ+ rights activist, for a moderated discussion on Zoom. Moderated by alumnus Shawn Antoine III,…
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URI sophomore Kate Ayers recently published her first poetry book, entitled “Gin and Juice Boxes.” Photo by James McIntosh. Kate Ayers lives by the words of Robin Williams’ John Keating in “Dead Poets Society”:“Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are all noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what…
1n 2004, a film theory professor screened “Paris Is Burning,” a documentary about 1980s ballroom culture. A young African American and Puerto Rican queer student walked back to his residence hall building afterwards thinking about how it could inspire a really good television show. He dreamt up a character of a young gay boy named…