Your Walk to Class 2/19/21
The URI news you need to know in the time it takes you to walk from Keaney to Swan. Music: Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
2021
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Feinstein Campus art exhibit to spark social change in Rhode Island
Currently on display in the URI Fine Arts Center, the works of artist and photographer Albert Chong represent the history of his Chinese, Afro-Jamaican family. Photos by James McIntosh.
Seed starting webinar teaches attendees about germination
RI held an online gardening tutorial to help you grow your own plants at home. Photo by James McIntosh. As long as you have warmth, water and soil you can germinate your own seeds indoors. This idea was discussed at the University of Rhode Island’s Learn at Home seminar series on Tuesday. The series is…
Rams Rally to Defeat Dayton on Senior Night
In his last home game at URI, Fatts Russell led the Rams to a close 91-89 victory against Dayton. Photos by Greg Clark. Nearly a year ago, the Rams were embarrassed at home on Senior Night against the No. 3 Dayton Flyers. Tuesday night provided the Rams the opportunity to send this year’s senior class…
Student leader looks back on involvement with URI organizations
SEC, D.R.I.V.E., M.U.S.I.C. and more, what doesn’t she do? SEC, D.R.I.V.E., M.U.S.I.C. member talks about being Black student leader Photo contributed by Naleen Camara. Senior Naleen Camara’s time at the University of Rhode Island would have been incomplete without her involvement with student organizations on campus. Camara, a public relations and writing and rhetoric double…
Provost steps down after 13-year tenure
Donald DeHayes, URI provost and vice president of academic affairs, is retiring after 13 years. Photo contributed from providencejournal.com. The University of Rhode Island’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Donald DeHayes announced he will step down after serving in the position for the past 13 years, as his close colleague President David Dooley…
Valentine’s Day every day
Another Valentine’s Day is now behind us, and I hope yours was filled with lots of candy, romantic comedy movies and time spent with your loved ones. I’m sure a lot of you celebrated Valentine’s with your significant other, but we all know of something else called Galentine’s Day. Celebrating Galentine’s Day is a great…
Rhody’s Unpopular Opinions: Pockets of positivity
It’s fair to say that most people have despised the past 11 months. Loneliness and boredom have infiltrated everyday life as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. At least, that’s how the majority feels. Personally, I have thoroughly enjoyed such a detached lifestyle, and although this might be an unpopular opinion, I doubt that I’m…
Being a second semester student isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be
College is a hard adjustment for everybody, no matter how great it seems on social media. When you add a pandemic and decide to not arrive on campus until the second semester, now college seems like an isolating new environment with no easy way to make connections. I am a part of this small segment…
‘The Prom’ (2018) vs. ‘The Prom’ (2020)
From theatre to theater, how does the Netflix adaptation of “Prom” hold up? Photo from nerdsandbeyond.com. When I sat down in my seat at the Longacre Theatre, I had no idea what to expect with “The Prom.” By the end of the night, I was on my feet clapping and in tears. Two years later,…