Organization aims to create ‘carefree environment’ for students to write The University of Rhode Island’s Creative Writing Club held its first-ever meeting last Wednesday, Oct. 19, and saw a larger turnout than expected. According to Nick Farley, a fourth-year English major on the creative writing track and the founder of the club, 12 people attended…
Engineers Without Borders URI aims to build foundation A chapter of Engineers Without Borders chapter is in the process of being started at URI this semester. PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island has not had an Engineers Without Borders chapter until its first meeting earlier this year, according to…
Mentors ‘ease transition’ for first-year college students Mentorships through the College of Arts and Sciences aim to create a sense of belonging on campus. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu The University of Rhode Island College of Arts and Sciences started a peer mentorship program during the summer of 2022, in order for first year students to make…
Committee seeking bond approval for repairs at Bay Campus “Vote Yes on 1” asks voters to support a $100 billion bond going toward renovations for the URI bay campus. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This year’s Rhode Island midterm election on Nov. 8 holds great potential for the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate…
Student Alliance for the Welfare of Africa marks post-COVID return with event Coming out of a two year hiatus, SAWA has come back introducing a Royal African Pageant with auditions. PHOTO CREDIT: events.uri.edu After being inactive for two years, the Student Alliance for the Welfare of Africa (SAWA) is hosting a Royal African Pageant at…
Photographs capturing a journey with the Tohono O’odham to cross borders from Mexico is up in Green Hall as part of an exhibit. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer Maeve Hickey, a University of Rhode Island alumna, now has an art exhibit entitled “Passage: Images of a Pilgrimage. An Artist Crosses the Border with…
Meet Rhody’s newest four-legged friend PHOTO CREDIT: Aidan Cahill | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island’s Psychological Consultation Center (PCC) has committed to a “paw-some” new approach towards mental health care. Lindsey Anderson, director of the PCC, reached out to Boonefield Labradors, a breeder in New Hampshire who recently donated a therapy animal to…
Rhode Island’s Tavern on Main is known for its many accounts of reported paranormal activity. PHOTO CREDIT: onlyinyourstate.com As we near Halloween, we have one more spooky Rhode Island tale to tell. So, stepping out of the University of Rhode Island, we make our final stop at the Tavern on Main in Chepachet, R.I. The…
Molly Sabia finished 22nd to help the Rams beat third placed UMass Boston. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Women’s Cross Country team finished second out of three teams at the Rothenberg-Brown Invite in a tune-up for the Atlantic 10 Championships. The hosting Brown Bears took the victory, finishing 30 points ahead of…
Redshirt freshman Hope Passarello has logged 200 assists in her opening season. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com This season, URI redshirt freshman Hope Passerello has burst onto the Atlantic 10 women’s volleyball scene, becoming one of the conference’s top players right out of the gate. Passarello grew up in Davie, Fla., and attended West Broward High School,…