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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Taylor Swift connects with fans in one of her most vulnerable albums “Midnights.” Graphic By: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor At 11 p.m., I put the kettle on the stove to make a cup of tea. At 11:02 p.m., I lit my favorite candle. By 11:36 p.m., my roommate and her friend walked in the…
Third installment of series showcased in Providence URI’s Providence-Feinstein campus’ art exhibit “Gilding the Shoe strings III” shows a series of 19th century dresses and suits as a period piece. Photo Courtesy of Steven Penell The recent art exhibit “Gilding the Shoestrings III – Crafting Character” at the University of Rhode Island’s Providence-Feinstein campus seeks…