Students gather in the Ram’s Den to participate in Queer Prom, hosted by The Gender and Sexuality Center. PHOTO CREDIT: Christina Lancellotta | Staff Photographer

Queer Prom: An atmosphere of inclusion

The Gender and Sexuality Center hosted a Queer Prom on Friday in the Memorial Union Ram’s Den, encapsulating the essence of a high school prom, while celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community. “I’m excited to see that there’s an openly queer community here, because it’s really hard to find sometimes,” Emma Asselin, a first-year at Rhode Island…

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Colleen McAlister is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences. PHOTO CREDIT: URI College of Arts and Sciences

Coffy with a proffy: Colleen McAlister

Assistant Teaching Professor Colleen McAlister intertwines her interests in archaeology and Spanish literature, allowing her to teach a variety of classes at the university over the past two years. McAlister grew up in Monroe, Connecticut and attended the University of Connecticut where she received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and Spanish in 2013. From there,…

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‘They need to get a f–king grip and get the f–ck off our campus’: Some students disagree with PETA2 simulation

PETA2 visited campus last week to showcase a controversial virtual reality experience where students experienced what PETA2 claims it is like to be a prey animal, prompting outrage from students. The virtual reality experience to promote veganism, called “When They Came For Us,” was a seven minute VR video game where students were abducted by…

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