For the past two decades Brian Cardany has been the director of bands at the University of Rhode Island. He instructs the URI marching band, who can be seen at all home football games, open houses and more. They performed twice this year at home games on Aug. 31 and Sept. 14. “I think the…
With the presidential election just around the corner, the University of Rhode Island’s Multicultural Student Services Center and Talent Development Program hosted a community voter registration drive on Sept. 24. The voter drive helped people register to vote and informed people who are already registered to vote of the issues, according to its URI events…
The University of Rhode Island Honors Program is hosting their 61st annual colloquium, titled “Democracy in Peril,” from Sept. 17 through Nov. 12. This year’s colloquium is about the United States and global trends of political polarization, declining democracy and potential solutions, according to the 2024 Honors Colloquium page on the University’s website. The colloquium…
After standardization within the Gannett mass media company, many female comic artists noticed their work disappearing from newspapers. The Coloradoan released a list of comics that would be included within its newspapers, and cartoonists began to notice none of these comics were published by women, according to the Washington Post. A Gannett representative stated that…
The University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media hosted a career fair in the Higgins Welcome Center on Tuesday, March 5, allowing students to network with professionals and explore career opportunities. 14 organizations were in attendance including WPRI 12, IHeartMedia and International Game Technology to engage with the University’s students. “I think…
The University of Rhode Island’s visiting therapy dog, Atle, returned from winter break to greet students on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at the Robert L. Carothers Library. Atle is a registered therapy dog with Pet Partners, an organization that trains therapy animals to interact with the public. Atle was posted in the front of the library…
Feinstein, Kingston campus holds multiple events Pictured: ‘Paradise Lost’ by John Milton, a banned book because of its events being “too romantic.” PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The American Library Association (ALA) sponsored Banned Books week from Sept. 18-24 to raise awareness on the dangers of censorship to highlight challenged texts. Throughout the…