The University of Rhode Island South Asian Student Association hosted its annual fall banquet with the theme of love and light in the Memorial Union Ballroom on Sunday. Individuals decorated the ballroom accordingly with candles, sparkly table decor and yellow flowers. Music from a playlist made by fourth-year SASA member Asha Bahross played in the…
Last year campus police reported 22 medical emergencies and five alcohol violations resulting in transport to the hospital during the week of Halloween from Oct. 28 to Nov. 4, according to daily activity logs. In 2023, when Halloween fell on a Tuesday, police reported 15 medical emergencies and no alcohol violations from Oct. 27 to…
The ongoing government shutdown risks halting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for 145,000 Rhode Islanders and 42 million Americans starting on Nov. 1, according to Robyn Perry, coordinator for the URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America’s SNAP Outreach Program. “With the government shutdown, the threat is that there’ll be no SNAP in November,”…
Complete with a rainbow backdrop, tie-dye, live music, food and a bouncey castle, the University of Rhode Island celebrated National Coming Out Day with a resource fair on Friday. The URI Gender and Sexuality Center did most of the event planning, according to Zoey Evora, the building manager for the GSC. It was held on…
Memorial to David Boutros created by Carla Boutros International Pocket Café on Fortin Road reopened its doors on Oct. 1 after four months of renovations in honor of its original owner, the late David Boutros’ wishes. The restaurant had a ribbon cutting ceremony on opening day, where David Boutros’ 9- year-old daughter cut the ribbon….
University of Rhode Island third-year Ewan Nosovskiy released his first album, “Night Vision,” on Sept. 14. The album is a ten-track, 80s pop-inspired nostalgic record, with Nosovskiy handling vocals, lyrics, instruments and production. Nosovskiy described the album in three words: “Saturated, vibrant and deep.” “The sound I was going for was that vintage 80s sound,”…