After a brief absence, the University of Rhode Island’s Philosophy Club is back in full force, hosting meetings under new leadership and structure. In 2013, Philosophy Club was popular for its discussion-based meetings where students would gather outside of their philosophy classes to exchange ideas and thoughts about specific philosophical works or theories. The…
Some police officers at the University of Rhode Island have had extensive policing backgrounds even before they began their work at the university. Michael Chalek, lieutenant for the police department, knew he wanted to become a cop when between his junior high and high school years. Although his goal was to become a Rhode…
As she searched through a wooden desk looking for pictures of her two children, Associate Professor Celest Martin remembered the day her son was diagnosed with autism 26 years ago at the age of 2. “I cried, but being an academic, the next day I went to the library and got all the books I…
While many students and artists alike may stray from conflict, one student at the University of Rhode Island uses it to enhance her work. Senior art major Amanda Perry is a printmaker and a painter, and said that the the bulk of her work consists of combining the two mediums to create a more…
Every career begins somewhere, and the chief of University of Rhode Island Police, Stephen Baker, Â began his career as the first police major the university has ever seen. Baker, who is also the director of public safety, had his first policing job at the Westerly Police Department in Westerly, Rhode Island. He said that he…
The University of Rhode Island’s Engineers for a Sustainable World are working to bring sustainability to the community through conservation and community projects. In the past few years, ESW has worked on a project in Guatemala. Guatemalans had recently installed flush toilets, but did not have the infrastructures to clean what they were flushing,…
The University of Rhode Island’s Hillel Center launched the first installment of its radical discussions on risqué subjects within the Jewish faith last Thursday night. Entitled “Taboo Talks,†the discussion was the first in a three-part informative discussion series to start a dialog on how the books of worship influence and view certain behaviors. The…
Many students’ study in geology ends in grade school when they learn the three types of rocks: metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary. However, the University of Rhode Island’s geology program proves time and time again to both increase and expand upon the importance of geology in the modern day that extends further than that of…
Many students at the University of Rhode Island believe that to meet the English Communication requirements of their general education, they must take either WRT 104 or WRT 106. They do not know that there are quite a few other classes that meet this requirement as well, some of which may be more appealing…
During the 2016 J Term at the University of Rhode Island, the Center for Career and Experiential Education offered a truly unique opportunity to a small group of students. That opportunity was ITR 300, a course in career exploration that promises to expose students of all majors and interests to a wide variety of…