When visiting the Rhody Cigar website, I clicked on my name, which was attached to many articles at this point. After clicking on the fourth page, I was met with an article I had completely forgotten about, which I wrote three years ago. To say I wrote it is a stretch. I had no knowledge…
The University of Rhode Island’s 193 Coffeehouse hosted its final band night of the semester on Thursday. The Coffeehouse has hosted a band night almost every week, according to third-year student Ava Colabelli, an events coordinator at the Coffeehouse. “I like that we have a space where people can come and enjoy music on campus,”…
The United States House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act on April 10 that would require voters to show documentation of their United States citizenship if they want to vote if passed through the Senate. The SAVE Act will affect many communities across the country according to the National Public Radio. This…
The University of Rhode Island’s Musicians Guild hosted a semi-formal Guild Prom on Sunday in the Memorial Union, featuring five different bands. “We usually do free shows, but I feel we’re delivering a very high level of quality [at the prom],” first-year Dj Lepine, member of the guild and DJ at the event said. The…
The University of Rhode Island’s BridgeUSA chapter, BridgeURI, collaborated with St. George’s School’s Civil Discourse fellowship to foster respectful political dialogue. The group of a dozen high school students from St. George’s and their teacher, Sarah Mason, discussed questions presented by BridgeURI such as: “Do executive orders give too much power to the president or…
The Equal Protection Project, a Rhode Island non-profit organization, has brought 60 civil rights complaints to multiple educational institutions across the country, citing discrimination perpetuated in the name of diversity, equity and inclusion. The organization filed a complaint against the state’s flagship public university, University of Rhode Island, on Dec. 11, 2024, citing discrimination in…
When I was a child, I watched movies that took place in suburban American high schools, such as “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and “Mean Girls.” These movies had jocks and preppy girls, who seemed to be the dominant forces in schools. I didn’t have much experience with people like this, growing up in…
Meilin Quiroa Reyes and Bitanya Hailu are the new the University of Rhode Island student senate president and vice president, centering their campaign of student accessibility on resources, transportation and dining. There are many resources students do not know about that could greatly benefit them, according to Reyes. “We want to create a hub that…
In the South Kingstown village of Wakefield, protestors marched along Main Street to advocate for free speech and human rights on April 5, taking part in the “Hands Off!” protests across the country. “It was a public showing of what we were feeling and what we were thinking,” said Susan Sward, founder of South County…
University of Rhode Island’s President Marc Parlange and a panel of faculty hosted a town hall to address issues and concerns around current executive orders that could affect federal funding, student financial aid and diversity, equity and inclusion policies, on Monday. “Today we know our universities are under strain,” Parlange said. “Years of disinvestment on…