On presidential inauguration day, individuals gathered outside the Rhode Island State House in Providence for a “Rally for the Planet” event. | PHOTO: Will Holt

Students voice climate concerns at inauguration rally

Over 100 people rallied at the steps of the Rhode Island State House on President Donald Trump’s inauguration day, standing in support of climate advocacy and environmental justice. University of Rhode Island students attended the Jan. 20 demonstration and held up signs that read: “URI students for climate” and “future environmental scientists against Trump.”  Student…

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The University of Rhode Island students observed Mars, Venus and Jupiter outside East Hall on Friday night. PHOTO: Emma Roberts | Staff photographer

‘Experience of exploration’: Students see stars in telescope viewing

Scattered footprints traced the snow outside of East Hall as bundled students lined up under the setting sun, waiting to look through telescopes and experience a planetary parade among the stars. Students saw Mars, Venus and Jupiter through telescopes during a planetary viewing on Friday, organized by the University of Rhode Island’s physics department. “Whenever…

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