With the goal of fostering support, connection and empowerment among women in engineering, a University of Rhode Island mentorship program pairs first-year mentees with upperclassmen mentors. The Women in Engineering Mentorship program, which spans throughout the academic year, has over 40 mentees and roughly 25 mentors, according to third-year biomedical engineering major Brooke Formanek, the…
Indigenous tribe members spoke about increasing awareness for Indigenous people in a panel discussion hosted by the University of Rhode Island’s Multicultural Student Services Center on Nov. 6. The forum included speakers from the Narragansett and Wampanoag tribes, including Bella Noka, member and tribal elder of the Narragansett, and Mack Scott, director of undergraduate studies…
University of Rhode Island students protected themselves from evil spirits by decorating their very own Hamsas on Thursday, Nov. 7 in the Norman M. Fain Hillel Center. Director of Jewish student life Michael Schreiber has been hosting the Hamsa decorating event at the Hillel Center for years. “This was kinda a crafting, wellness, self-care night…
Students at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus are not unfamiliar with the ocean, but on Friday they were offered another opportunity to deepen their appreciation through the Ocean State of Mind Film Fest in the Coastal Institute Auditorium. Eight short films from local and international authors were screened, involving themes of interpretive…
Up-and-coming indie-folk artist Alexander Morrissette released his first EP this summer after recording it from both his college dorm room and his childhood bedroom. The EP, “ghosts,” which was released in August, has five tracks and a soft sound commonly associated with folk albums. “My own sound, it’s been hard to find,” Morrissette said. “It’s…
Every year around this time we can expect a lot of fun and exciting things, like Thanksgiving dinner and beautiful fall colors. One more thing that’s always guaranteed at this time is a new “Call of Duty” game. Since 2003 we can always count on a new installment of the popular first-person shooter franchise. This…
Back in June, Haliey Welch became an overnight internet sensation for her infamous interview where she would spout her viral catch phrase: “hawk-tuah.” Within the first 24 hours of the video’s release everyone was talking about the “Hawk-Tuah girl.” It was inescapable. Everytime you would open any social media platform, there she was. Myself and…
The feeling of fall: crispy leaves, warm apple cider, scarves, boots, pumpkins, you name it. That feeling is undeniably one of the best things to experience. One thing that makes fall enjoyable for me is my go-to list of television shows that put me in the fall spirit. If you have yet to get into…
A few days ago, I looked on Threads and saw that “us.” by Gracie Abrams (feat Taylor Swift) was nominated for best pop duo/group performance – I almost choked on my cereal because it’s a song that should earn any Grammy. “us. (feat. Taylor Swift),” was performed in London on June 23 on Taylor Swift’s…
The University of Rhode Island football team lost its first Coastal Athletic Association game of the season on Saturday to the University of Delaware, 24-21. The contest left fans with a series of “what if?” questions: “What if that ball was caught,” “what if that hold wasn’t called,” and “what if the Rams stopped Delaware…