Your Walk to Class 10/2/20
The URI news you need to know in the time it takes you to walk from Keaney to Swan. Music: Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
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Your Walk to Class 9/25/20
The URI news you need to know in the time it takes you to walk from Keaney to Swan. Music: Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
GSA Concerns Ep. 2: The Story
Concerns arise over the Graduate Student Association’s use of University funds. Read the article written by Kate LeBlanc below. rhodycigar.com/2020/03/05/concer…university-funds/ – – – MUSIC LINK Infados by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/…) Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-… Artist: incompetech.com/
Cooking for everyone
Between classes, work and anything else you’ve done in a day, it is hard to find the effort to cook a homemade meal. It usually feels easier to just eat something premade or order take-out, but cooking doesn’t always have to be a negative experience. Here are some easy tips that can make cooking easier…
GSA Concerns Ep. 1: Kicked Out
Concerns arise over the Graduate Student Association’s use of University funds. Read the article written by Kate LeBlanc below. rhodycigar.com/2020/03/05/concer…university-funds/ – – – MUSIC LINK Infados by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/…) Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-… Artist: incompetech.com/
Alumni gift $6 million for College of Business renovations
The College of Business, located in Ballentine Hall at the Kingston Campus, will undergo renovations funded by alumni donations. Photo courtesy of the University of Rhode Island. University of Rhode Island alumni, S. Kent and Diane Fannon, gave $6 million to the College of Business for renovations and expansion of Ballentine Hall, as well as…
The struggle to ‘Feel Good’
Photo courtesy of Netflix. Love is never simple and it is never like it is on TV. There are differences, arguments and bad moments. Things do not always work out and we can do little about it. But “Feel Good” shows the reality of love and addiction. “Feel Good” is the semi-biographical story of Mae…
University celebrates National Poetry Month with new contest
The University of Rhode Island’s English department is offering an opportunity for undergraduate students to submit their writing through “The Caged Bird Sings” poetry contest. The contest requires students to write a 14-line poem about making, inventing, naming or creating. Undergraduate students can earn $1000 for first place or $500 for second place. Faculty can…
URI Foundation scholarship system works to benefit students
Eighty-six percent of University of Rhode Island students received foundation scholarships last year according to the University’s website, but few understand where that money comes from. When students think of scholarships, they think of operating accounts. Operating accounts allow donors to give money that goes directly to students. However, much of the money that students…
Brightspace to finish rollout fall 2020
This semester, some URI students are getting their first look at Brightspace, which will replace Sakai in full in the Fall of 2020. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island began rolling out the Brightspace learning management system (LMS) this semester, giving the University its first look at Sakai’s replacement in action. URI…