Professor Earline Ferguson introduces a documentary to her students, providing them with background information. Photo by Anna Meassick. University of Rhode Island Professor Dr. Earline “Rae” Ferguson has had such an interesting life — someone should write a book about it, which is exactly what she’s doing. Ferguson’s memoir will focus on her years as…
(Left to Right) Kristin Lafferty, Elise Felker, Morgan Bott, Isobel McCullough, and Julia Curran practice during their class period. Photo courtesy of Elise Felker. The University of Rhode Island’s music department offers many chamber music ensembles, but one sticks out in particular, since it was created by a student. URI junior Elise Felker got involved…
For 50 minutes, three days a week, students in Philosophy 110G discuss ethical questions about the nature of love and sex. The class, called Love and Sex, seems to pop out to students as they look for courses to take. “Students are pleased with how true to the title the class is, that we’re really…
Photo courtesy of Emily Carter. Two University of Rhode Island theatre students competed for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship as part of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and made it to the semi-finals. Fifth-year senior John Cunha and junior Emily Carter competed against 183 other students across 40 schools throughout New England and…
A play with an all-female cast and a classic romantic comedy musical will be splitting center stage for the University of Rhode Island’s Spring 2019 Theater Season. The first mainstage production of the semester, “The Wolves,” revolves around an all-female soccer team and provides an interesting perspective from the mind of a teenager. “I think…
The University of Rhode Island will celebrate Black History Month this February with a series of events to celebrate black poetry, art, film and culture. The Multicultural Student Services Center kicked off the month on Feb. 5 with the annual luncheon for Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Week. The luncheon featured keynote speaker Omekongo Dibinga,…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Students had the opportunity to play trivia games and win prizes before a showing of Crazy Rich Asians. The Student Entertainment Committee hosted a free screening of “Crazy Rich Asians” as part of their Winterfest week on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in Quinn Auditorium. This week is the SEC’s…
Photo courtesy of Hillel. The University of Rhode Island’s Hillel Center welcomed their new Jewish Student Life director Michael Schreiber on Nov. 12 right in time to begin planning for holiday celebrations. This time of year is very busy for the Hillel Center, as the first day of Hanukkah began on Dec. 2. To celebrate…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Entertainment Cinemas is the nearest movie theater to campus. As a freshman at the University of Rhode Island who lives on campus and doesn’t own a car, I have found going to the movies is much more difficult in comparison to when I am back home. In talking to students,…
Paul Larrat, the current Dean of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island, grew up with dreams of being an astronaut before he ever thought about joining higher education. He holds three degrees from URI in business and pharmacy as well as a Ph.D from Brown University in Epidemiology. When he first stepped on campus…