The Department of Education has come to a close, thanks to United States President Donald Trump and his nonsensical executive orders. On March 12, the Trump administration announced it’s cutting nearly half of the staff at the DOE, according to George Martínez, a co-host for the National Public Radio podcast “Up First.” After the announcement,…
If you are an outsider who wants to fit in, or a person seeking high social status, “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë is the book for you. You may be familiar with Kate Bush’s song “Wuthering Heights,” where she portrays Catherine as a ghost after her death. Catherine asks Heathcliff to let her into the…
Inspired by the Netflix series “Bridgerton,” the University of Rhode Island’s Dress History Association hosted a ball on Sunday, encouraging guests to wear outfits resembling the era from the show, according to the flyer. The Dress History Association is a space for people who love fashion history and appreciate its significance, according to fourth-year student…
The shut down of the United States Agency for International Development has resulted in a pause in University of Rhode Island programs working with USAID, which were set to receive $66.7 million, according to The Providence Journal. Several of the USAID partner programs are housed in the URI Coastal Resource Center. The projects paused when…
An earthquake with an 3.8 magnitude shook Rhode Island on Jan. 27, according to the United States Geological Survey. The cause of the earthquakes are the tectonic plates interacting with the surface, breaking the plates into several large and small pieces on their boundaries, according to Elizabeth Laliberte, a teaching professor in the geosciences department…
This year, the United States made history by electing Donald Trump: the first convicted felon to be sworn into the White House. It’s only been a couple of weeks into Trump’s second term and he’s already ruined the country with harmful executive orders. These orders included mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and ending diversity, equity…
Eleven medical emergencies and four vehicle accidents required police action at the University of Rhode Island in one week. A motor vehicle accident occurred on Keaney Road on Jan. 26 at 1:19 p.m. Police cleared the scene by 1:32 p.m. Another motor vehicle accident occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 29 on Upper College Road, where officers…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end federally funded diversity, equity and inclusion programs on Jan. 20, potentially affecting students’ sense of belonging at the University of Rhode Island. In Section 2 of the White House’s executive order titled, “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing,” DEI programs are referred to…
More than 550 University of Rhode Island undergraduate and graduate students received their diplomas and celebrated their accomplishments on Saturday. The Block Island Sound Quintet played music to introduce the graduates as they walked into the Ryan Center on the Kingston Campus. Once the students were seated, Barbara Wolfe, university provost and executive vice president…
The University of Rhode Island is working to retain student enrollment and success through the Academic Enhancement Center and re-enrolling students lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. The university has seen an increased interest in students seeking academic support within the past few years, according to Jennifer Burgess, the director of the academic enhancement center. One…