by the Office of Sustainability. URI is celebrating Earth Day on campus throughout April. Held around the world on April 22nd each year, Earth Day has grown since its inception in 1970 and is now a big deal in about 195 countries. It’s about celebrating the natural environment and the resources we depend on like…
On the news, crimes involving guns have become quite frequent. This turn has led many individuals to think they need a firearm to protect themselves from a catastrophe such as a mass shooting. This brings the questions to URI’s campus. Hypothetically speaking, how would campus life be if students were allowed to carry guns? Imagine,…
by Mollie Macklow Photos courtesy of Mollie Macklow. One question that I was asked quite frequently leading up to my semester abroad trip was “Why Budapest?” and at the time I had what I thought was a rather concrete answer: central location, great for traveling and a university that offered credits that would transfer easily…
by Mikhala Bornstein, Phoebe Colvin Oehmig, Mikayla Hyman, and Arielle Liu It was 7 a.m. when we, 19 tired college students, reached our spots and plopped ourselves down along the bank of Peterson’s Creek in Yungaburra, Australia to search for the iconic platypus. Spotting a platypus was not as easy as it seemed but, if…
“Toy Story 4” is coming to theaters on June 21 and I can’t help but wonder: do we really need another one? The first film, simply called “Toy Story” was released in November of 1995, before a large amount of the University of Rhode Island’s student body was even born, but like so many of…
Dear Erin, My boyfriend has been having a problem lately with getting and keeping his erection? Is it something I am doing and how can I help him? Well my dear reader, let me assure you that your boyfriend is not alone. Sexual performance anxiety and erectile dysfunction in young males is a more common…
This is my first year living off-campus. I spent my first three years at the University of Rhode Island hearing how parking at URI is terrible. The lots are too small, Plains is too far away, parking services is full of angry, mean employees and more. Sound familiar? However, in my time living off campus,…
Tootell Aquatic Center offers alternative to traditional relaxation method I’d like to preface this opinion piece by saying I am not a physically active person. If you are like me and don’t go to the gym every day, or at all, I would not suggest this class to you. If you are not like me…
When I walked by a tour group the other day on my way to class and a prospective student joked about the University, it made me start to think. Complaining about the University of Rhode Island is something that every student, myself included, has done at least once during their years in Kingston. Concerns about…
Review of Their Song ‘Dumb Blonde’ Avril Lavigne released her newest album, “Head Above Water,” on Feb. 15, which includes one the song “Dumb Blonde” that her fans are up in arms over. “Dumb Blonde” features Nicki Minaj and is not living up to fans’ expectations. The song begins with the lines, “I ain’t no…