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‘They need to get a f–king grip and get the f–ck off our campus’: Some students disagree with PETA2 simulation

PETA2 visited campus last week to showcase a controversial virtual reality experience where students experienced what PETA2 claims it is like to be a prey animal, prompting outrage from students. The virtual reality experience to promote veganism, called “When They Came For Us,” was a seven minute VR video game where students were abducted by…

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Food storage inside of Rhody Outpost in the Dining Services Warehouse. PHOTO CREDIT: URI.edu

Outpost to withstand rising food prices

Amid concerns about how the economy is going to affect students at the University of Rhode Island, Rhody Outpost feels prepared to help. The Outpost, a food pantry for students who struggle with food insecurity, was established in 2015. “[The Rhody Outpost is] important because first of all, food is a basic need, food is…

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URI professors research gravitational waves for insight on deep space

The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Project is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration and European Space Agency initiative to measure gravitational waves produced throughout space to study black holes and the big bang. Physics professor Gaurav Khanna and mathematics professor Scott Field from the University of Rhode Island are two of the thousands of scientists…

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Coffee with a Professor: Justine Deming

Justine Deming is a clinical associate professor in the fisheries, animal and veterinary sciences department at the University of Rhode Island. She teaches animal management classes, most of which focus on large animals, such as dairy cows, a personal favorite of hers. She also works with extension and outreach. She started her journey in animal…

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