Engineers for a Sustainable World, a non-profit organization at the University of Rhode Island, is working to rebuild nearby pollinator habitats by collecting seeds and organizing plantings across campus. The group of eight students works in conjunction with invasion science professor Laura Meyerson’s NRS 401 class, Foundations in Restoration Ecology, according to third-year ESW student…
Located at the top of the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus, the Kingston Fire District offers various opportunities for students interested in firefighting. “These services are provided through a highly-trained, dedicated and adaptable force of volunteers known as the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company,” according to the Kingston Fire District website . One of the…
The University of Rhode Island’s class of 2028, made up of around 3,350 students, were welcomed to the community on Aug. 30 and 31. Along with 600 transfer and 600 graduate students, the accomplishments of the new first-year class were praised by Dean Libutti, associate vice president for enrollment management and student success at URI….
After reopening in the spring 2024 semester for only Harrington School of Communication and Media students, the University of Rhode Island’s Speaking Center now accepts students of all majors. The center was previously shut down in 2009 due to a lack of resources, according to the center’s director, Kris Cabral. Cabral established this version of…
Every Thursday at 11 a.m. since the first day of school, students have lined the sidewalks of the Quad at the University of Rhode Island to wait for fresh, locally grown produce from the URI Free Farmers’ Market. The market started in order to use the excess food produced by the teaching farms and gardens…
193 Coffeehouse was bursting at the seams on Thursday, Sept. 18, for the first Band Night of the semester. Upwards of 80 students crammed into the Memorial Union space to enjoy the music of local bands Fermat, Marble House and Dogtree. “The first show could have possibly been one of the best opening nights the…
In a time where reboots and sequels to popular films released in the past have become the norm for a majority of big budgeted blockbuster films, it can be exhausting to see companies or directors resurrect their old intellectual properties just to dish out a sub-par product and make some cash while they’re at it….
On July 30, University of Rhode Island graduate Dylan Hubbard (‘23) published his first novel “Steel Devotion.” The novel follows characters Dawn, Zoey, Steph and Myah as they keep out of the way of some of their classmates who have taken “a particularly violent interest in them.” However, as they band together they form lasting…
On Sept. 10, fan favorite “Everlong” singer, David Grohl, revealed his humanity in more than just his music after announcing that he had become a father to a fourth daughter, outside of his marriage on Instagram, “I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her,” Grohl stated in his post. “I love my…
Growing up in a family of four kids and a restless golden retriever, my parents were constantly finding ways to keep us entertained. We traveled a lot, particularly on the road to go camping or on the long trek to our cottage in Northern Ontario. This carved out a long period of driving time, which…