Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Around 30% of students that attend four-year colleges in the United States are food insecure, according to the University of Rhode Island Food Security Outreach Coordinator Barbara Sweeney. Food insecurity is the state of having limited or uncertain access to nutritionally adequate foods, according to the U.S. Department…
The Student Led Theater Collective is a new student organization on campus that just put on their performance of “Stellar Woman’s Boyfriend,” a student-written play, in Quinn Hall’s Auditorium on Monday evening. Third-year David Weber, is a theater and physics major at URI and wrote “Stellar Woman’s Boyfriend” two summers ago before bringing it to…
Pictured: Discussion on reproductive health and wellness held at MSSC. PHOTO CREDIT: Ryan Estus | Contributing Reporter The University of Rhode Island’s Multicultural Student Services Center held an event titled “A Discussion on Reproductive Health & Womb Wellness” on Tuesday, March 21, which focused on the Black women whose bodies were used to build the…
Wattpad shaping expectation, while setting a standard of storytelling. PHOTO CREDIT: Wattpad One of the most foundational, defining facts about me is that I was obsessed with Wattpad, an online storytelling platform where anyone can publish their writing, when I was younger. Did it severely, negatively impact the way I looked at love, intimacy and…
Menstrual product drive located in P.I.N.K. office. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The University of Rhode Island’s Powerful, Independent, Notoriously, Knowledgeable (P.I.N.K.) Women is hosting a competitive menstrual product drive in order to raise awareness about reproductive rights and encourage community among the University’s multicultural organizations. After the Dobbs v. Jackson decision that…
What did your favorite song of the month look like? Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Juliana Lepore Editor-in-Chief “Aurora” the album by Daisy Jones and the Six First of all, I should give credits to our editors Liz, Claudia and Maddie for telling me to read “Daisy Jones and the Six” the book,…
Behind the ‘Great’ in “The Great Gatsby.” PHOTO CREDIT: skylightbooks.com Despite only writing four novels before his death and considering himself to be a failure for the years leading up to his passing, F. Scott Fitzgerald still managed to be one of the most important and influential authors who ever lived. This title and recognition…
Cuttino Mobley scored 586 points (17.1 points per game) in URI’s historic 1998 run. PHOTO CREDIT: www.uri.edu In the world of college basketball, March means one thing, madness. The top 68 teams in the nation compete for their chance at one shining moment. But it’s been a long time since the University of Rhode Island…
Women in Business at URI connects the community through leadership building programs. Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The University of Rhode Island’s Women in Business (WIB) organization aims to create an outlet for women to find confidence and connections, according to president Grace Legere. Legere, a third-year marketing major, has been the president…
Two authors go head to head to determine which is better… DC or Marvel. Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Jake Fahey: In terms of the comics, it’s obvious to state that DC has the more remarkable characters in their roster, some which Marvel went as far as borrowing traits from to make some…