Junior pharmacy major Sonika Tahiliani, who is from Dubai, contrasts her home lifestyle with living in Kingston. Photo from Sonika Tahiliani Moving away from home can be a difficult transition in any person’s life. Leaving friends, family and familiarity are concepts many have to grasp once they leave for college or other endeavors. For junior…
Albert Kausch has a 4.6 on RateMyProfessors.com. Over the last 15 years, biotechnology professor Albert Kausch has earned a 4.6 rating on RateMyProfessors.com. Photo by Autumn Walter. “Absolute best professor I have ever had.” This is just one of the overwhelmingly positive reviews left on ratemyprofessor.com for the issues in biotechnology Professor Albert Kausch. “I…
Mindfulness and meditation is being used more frequently on campus “I love talking to people about mindfulness because I think it can be a total game changer in how people feel and how they move through their life every day.” This is how Rachel Leveillee, director of the Academic Testing Center, describes her “secret superpower.”…
URI’s Student Veteran Organization Holds Donation Drive For Fellow Veterans Throughout the month of September, the University of Rhode Island Student Veterans Organization (SVO), in collaboration with Rhody Outpost, organized a donation drive for the collection of various necessities for homeless veterans in Rhode Island. The drive accepted toiletries, school supplies, non-perishable foods, socks and…
Period. at URI is a club that hopes to end stigmas around menstrual cycles and provide a safe environment for women. Contributed by Period. at URI. This year, the Period at URI club was created to end the stereotypes and stigmas surrounding women’s menstrual cycles, as well as allow them to feel secure and listened…