Photo courtesy of Kate LeBlanc. I am a self-proclaimed concert addict. The worst part? I know it, too. For some reason, whenever an artist I remotely like comes anywhere semi-near me, I’ll either try and convince someone to go with me or simply go alone. It’s a bad habit that I should probably quit, but…
The criminal justice major is growing in popularity. Currently the University offers a lecture series every Friday night for those interested in learning more about forensic science. Photo by James McIntosh. Following the rapid growth of incoming students who applied to the criminal justice major at the University of Rhode Island, the department has hired…
To access the dining hall, students must scan their hands, leading to questions about the safety of accessing residence halls. Photo by Joseph Lachance. At the University of Rhode Island, some students have wondered why there appears to be stricter security systems in place for entering the dining hall than there is for residence halls….
The president of BridgeUSA, a student organization at the University of Rhode Island, recently emailed other student groups on campus to ask if they were satisfied with Student Senate’s work. The politically active URI student, Sam Foer, emailed a survey to all student organization presidents. Foer’s survey asked students questions to see how they feel…
Nick Marotta ‘20 (left) and Amanda Marino ‘21(right). Photo courtesy of Nick Marotta and Amanda Marino. Student senators Nick Marotta and Amanda Marino are two of the candidates running for president and vice president in the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate general election. Marotta and Marino took 55 percent of the vote in the…
Students in the College of Business, which has been awarded $1 million, gather in the lobby of Ballentine Hall. Photo by Joseph Lachance. Donation from Cynthia Deysher,’78, and her husband to go towards scholarships Cynthia Deysher, an alumna of the University of Rhode Island, and her husband, Byron Deysher, recently donated $1 million to the…
A petition started by URI’s Student Veterans Organization hopes to continue no classes on Veterans Day in 2020. Photo by Anna Meassick The University of Rhode Island’s Student Veterans Organization (SVO) has started a petition to prevent the faculty senate from allowing classes on Veterans Day in 2020. In 2020, students are not scheduled to…
By the University of Rhode Island’s regular decision deadline for college applications of Feb. 1, over 22,000 applications from prospective students had been received. URI received nearly 60 percent of their admissions applications by the early action deadline on Dec. 1. Approximately 13,200 students applied by the deadline. The Office of Admissions reviews applications primarily…
The University of Rhode Island has created new majors in recent years in an effort to increase academic opportunities across their eight degree-granting colleges. Programs like Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ), International Studies and Diplomacy (ISD) and Data Science have recently been added to URI’s curriculum, giving students more opportunities to expand their interests. Professor…
Olympic Athlete Dr. John Carlos demonstrates the meaning of the black power fist as a symbol for civil rights during his lecture. Photo by Siobhan Richards Story by Kate LeBlanc and Jack Meyer. Civil Rights Advocate and Olympic Medalist John Carlos visited the University of Rhode Island on Wednesday to speak at the second annual…