Tuesday, Jan. 30 the University of Rhode Island Hillel Center hosted their bi-weekly Sweet Tzedakah Treats event, baking delicious treats to donate to the McAuley House and Help the Homeless RI. The McAuley House is a nonprofit based in Providence, providing food, shelter, clothing and health services to the people of Rhode Island. Help the…
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…
On Jan. 25 the Dress History Association held their first meeting of the semester at the Memorial Union, with a historical fashion-themed Kahoot. The Kahoot, created by a member Sophie Kissimba included questions about the historical association of blue with boys and pink with girls, the inspiration for a new hairstyle among noble French women…
On Monday, the College for the Environmental and Life Sciences kickstarted its new Peer Mentor Program with a meet-and-greet event for students. Open to all majors in the CELS program, the Peer Mentor Program aims to assist first-year and transfer students with coursework, finding research opportunities and finding their community here at the University of…
For the national magazine, “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education,” narrowing a nationwide pool of scholars down to just 15 recipients for their annual Emerging Scholar award means you’ll seldom find two honorees from the same university. This hasn’t happened since 2021, when both Soua Xiong and Cynthia Wang of California State University System were nominated…
While it’s now common knowledge that the University of Rhode Island’s primary outlet for news for over the past half-century has been The Good Five Cent Cigar, there was a time when that wasn’t exclusively the case. The Great Swamp Gazette was introduced as the University’s alternative magazine and was first published in November 1977,…
Lippitt Hall has a history of over 125 years at the University of Rhode Island, starting with its construction in 1897. According to the history timeline on the URI website , Army Captain Wiliam Wallace Wotherspoon oversaw the construction of Lippitt, which was built with locally quarried granite. Wotherspoon was the first professor of military…
As the holiday season unfolds, many students at the University of Rhode Island partake in fun yearly traditions. No matter what holiday they celebrate, many students feel that this time of year holds many happy memories and nostalgia. For Emma Cotter, second-year dietetics major, the Christmas season isn’t just about getting gifts, but giving them…
Every semester, University of Rhode Island students take to the shores with the sailing club. The student-run organization is currently headed by two second-year students, President Abby Gordon and Vice President Claire Zarybnisky. Both joined the club in their first years and took up the mantle of president and vice-president this semester after the previous…
During a tumultuous week of tears and fears propelled by dreaded finals and semester projects, the University of Rhode Island’s Considering Change chose to combat the issue head-on with scissors and glue. On Tuesday in the 193 Coffeehouse, students gathered for the first “Sip, Snip and Create: Collage and Connect to De-stress” event. In a…