Eleven University of Rhode Island employees’ positions have been terminated following the cancellation of projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development. President Donald Trump made cuts to 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts in February, including $66 million in URI contracts, according to Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Barbra…
Founders and current members of the University of Rhode Island a cappella group, the Rhody Rhapsodies, came together onstage to perform their 10th anniversary invitational on Friday. During the show’s final number, Rhody Rhapsody alumni were welcomed onto the stage for a rendition of “And So It Goes…” by Billy Joel. Third-year URI student Joelle…
After an emotionally charged press tour and 12 years in production, the movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked” has been released in theaters. If you’ve been anywhere on the internet in the past couple weeks, I’m sure you were already aware. The aforementioned press tour has inspired a number of viral trends, from…
As the holiday season continues, the University of Rhode Island Counseling Center will continue to provide services in Rhode Island throughout the break and J-Term. URI offers free counseling to students throughout the semester from Roosevelt Hall as well as remote services through the TELUS Health Student Support app. As stress mounts in the coming…
Every six months, Netflix sends me a notification that “Love Is Blind” has released a new season. Since 2020, the reality dating series has been matching couples up attempting to answer the age old question: Is love really blind? What began as a somewhat wholesome social experiment has quickly devolved into a masochistic mess and…
In a state where one in four adults have a disability, according to the Center for Disease Control , staff at University of Rhode Island are working to increase disability accessibility on campus and in the classroom. Among the accessibility problems on campus, physical accessibility to bathrooms is the most troubling, said URI Diversity Advocacy…
The Rhode Island State Crime Lab, based at the University of Rhode Island, is experiencing delays in testing after suspending a portion of their firearms division in September following an evidence discrepancy. The suspension was made public in a Sept. 3 release by the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office. Toolmark analysis, or identifying the weapon…
The University of Rhode Island student senate discussed the removal of its director of communication, among other issues regarding senate communication and internal accusations of discrimination during its Wednesday meeting. President Argha Goswami explained the process behind the removal of former DOC Madison Kolterjahn, citing the failure to meet goals set by the executive committee….
Walking into “We Live in Time,” all I knew was I was going to see Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. I had avoided any and all spoilers of the plot, to the point I had no clue what I was in for. I walked out with tears staining my face and a greater appreciation for…
Students, faculty and staff have expressed similar concerns with recently proposed campus regulations that they claim would restrict their freedom of speech and expression at the University of Rhode Island. The Board of Trustees document detailing the regulations to campus property was drafted to protect the campus community, according to Vice President of Student Affairs…