It’s officially October, and the fall foliage is turning up as the temperature begins to drop while coffee shops are introducing their staple autumn drinks. Some people love the new season for a few weeks while some people dread it as the summer heat fades away and the daytime becomes shorter. Nonetheless, fall is my…
Pictured: Emily Gamache, Vice President of student senate. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Third-year Emily Gamache has worked her way up to vice president of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate by demonstrating leadership skills and being a voice for the student body since her first year. Gamache is originally from New Hampshire and chose URI…
Contributed by: Jeremy Bergantini Jeremy Bergantini, a second-year University of Rhode Island student, said that he seeks to improve his skills in the arts while also pursuing his own ventures to help those in the military service. Bergantini is a full time student here at URI, taking 18 credits this semester. He is also triple…
Pictured: Washburn hall, home to Department of History and Political Science. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer Like most buildings at the University of Rhode Island, Washburn Hall had a different name and purpose before becoming the current home for the history and political science departments. “They started the planning for Washburn Hall before…
Advanced technology lab hopes to increase student engagement The Digital Writing and Rhetoric Studio is open to any student enrolled in a writing course. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Last week, the Department of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Rhode Island held an open house for the newly renovated Digital Writing…
PR major serves community, interns for art exhibit Senior English and PR major Emmett Munterich spent his summer working as an intern for “the Incorrigibles,” an art exhibit in New York. PHOTO COURTESY OF: Emmett Munterich Emmett Munterich, a senior double majoring in English and public relations, is nearly finished with his chapter at the…
Pass the cream and sugar and sit down for a talk about this pharmacy professor’s views on life. Photo Courtesy of Brett Feret Brett Feret is a longtime Rhody Ram, graduating from the University of Rhode Island with a Doctorate of Pharmacy in 1998. He continues to impact his immediate community by assisting in the response…
New Netflix documentary “Jeen-Yuhs” aims to recontextualize Kanye West’s rise to fame and current controversies. PHOTO CREDIT: Netflix Media Center. Kanye West, or simply Ye, is a name that is easily recognizable today, but it was not always like this for West, who built his career from almost nothing. Netflix recently released a three-part docu-series…
Open your eyes for Love is Blind. PHOTO CREDIT: IMDB “Love is Blind” is more of an experiment than a reality show as it begs to answer the question, can people fall in love solely on their emotional connection? The show, created by Chris Coelen, takes the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover”…
Doctoral candidate Daphne Chemutai Kiplagat draws her inspiration for and love of storytelling from her family. PHOTO CREDIT: Daphne Chemutai Kiplagat Traveling and writing are constant occurrences in University of Rhode Island teaching assistant Daphne Chemutai Kiplagat’s life as she dives into different perspectives of African culture through storytelling. “The obvious stories that you deliver…