The recent COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a widespread increase in concern for public health. It is also affecting and transforming environmental behavior throughout the world. In some ways these changes are positive – air pollution has decreased dramatically, and sea turtles are returning to nest on beaches that are normally crowded with tourists. There are…
Protestors against racism and police brutality gather at Chicago’s Federal Plaza on May 30, 2020. Photo by Imani Fleming. Over the last three weeks, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has gained momentum and exposure in a way like never before. According to its co-founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, BLM is “a…
Since the first time I got my hands on a camera, I’ve been recording what’s around me. Since the moment I received a Barbie outdoor kids camera around the age of four, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have a camera in my hands. At the time, I was unaware that all the…
To any University of Rhode Island student reading this right now: I’m with you. Life is weird and extremely heavy right now. I miss being on campus with a normal routine, being a student and hanging out with my friends until the odd hours of the night. As we soldier on through this brutal pandemic,…
Photo courtesy of UC Davis. On Wednesday, April 1, I was tested for COVID-19 at a drive-thru test site set up in a parking lot at Rhode Island College. This came after a few weeks of feeling sick with no improvements, despite being treated with two rounds of antibiotics, two steroid inhalers and lots of…
Hello to all of the lovely humans bursting with love and adoration for periwinkles and seahorses! I hope you have all had a most blessed week and are ready to get into the move-and-groove of reading my slightly manic and chaotic statements. Speaking of chaos, what have you done this week to embrace your chaotic…
Good day to all of the delightful drops of sweet honey bee charmers who are reading these words! I am so excited to welcome you all back to my column, where I impose insightful ideas into your brains and hopefully get some neurons bumping around inside that noggin of yours. Spring break is coming up…
The famous Big Blue Bug, Nibbles Woodaway, stands proud atop the Big Blue Bug Solutions pest control company in Providence, RI. Photo taken from bigbluebug.com I have a love-hate relationship with my home state. Rhode Island’s small, generally uneventful and often overshadowed by other states. But at the same time, there are things to be…
Hello my beautiful honeysuckle darlings. I hope your semesters began with an abundance of good fortune and your skin is soaking in all of the delicious omega-3 fatty acids you are hopefully all eating or taking a supplement of. Spring semester always offers a lot of exciting new experiences, like new people entering your life…
Valentines Day: Love is in the air at URI this Valentines Day. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, people across the nation are gearing up for chocolate hearts and rose-colored cards. I’m here to tell you why the holiday is so great not only for those in relationships, but also…