The University of Rhode Island Puppy Raisers Club seeks to educate students and provide opportunities to train future service dogs – all with ‘pawsitive’ spin. The Puppy Raisers Club, led by president Kevin Buretta, works with the non-profit organization Guiding Eyes for the Blind. According to their website, Guiding Eyes provides guide dogs for people…
University of Rhode Island professor Emmett Goods always knew he wanted to pursue the art of jazz. Goods grew up in Pittsburgh and learned his appreciation of music, especially jazz, from a young age. His older brother was a jazz musician, and seeing the success and attention he got from playing music inspired Goods. Goods’…
The Fashion Merchandising Society consists of a group of students who share a love for fashion. The meetings are open to all, and no prior experience or major is required, according to the club’s executive board. A meeting can consist of discussing current events in fashion, brainstorming ideas for the club like photoshoots and fundraisers,…
The University of Rhode Island hosted the 14th annual Be5k on Oct. 15 to bring attention and awareness to mental health and suicide prevention. Funds from the race go to The Heather Fund, which was founded in memory of Heather Vennewald to continue to support mental health awareness and suicide prevention within the URI campus….
Jesse-Ray Leich, a 2017 graduate from the University of Rhode Island, has gone on to play the drums for several musical theatre orchestras over the years, including multiple Broadway productions. Born in Ecuador, Leich was adopted and grew up playing the drums in North Kingstown. He has been playing since he was just 4 years…
After two rounds of postponement due to weather, Wakefield Oktoberfest happened this Saturday, featuring live music, food and multiple different vendors. Oktoberfest is hosted each year by the Contemporary Theater Company and PHIL’S Main Street Grille, according to Maggie Cady, the general manager of CTC. The event was originally set to be held on Oct….
As we end our spooky story series, we make our final stop at Newton, Massachusetts where four-year-old Julielle Kahn claimed that a ghost named Mrs. Woodman lived on the third floor of her new Victorian home. It started when she and her parents first moved into the renovated house, where most of it was rebuilt…
Renowned travel magazine Conde Nast recently announced their Reader’s Choice picks for the top 10 airports in the world, with Rhode Island’s own T.F. Green International Airport just barely cracking the list at the number 10 spot. According to Rhode Island Airport Corporation President and CEO Iftikhar Ahmad, “This honor recognizes the hard work of…
Fara Warner was named the new executive director of the University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute, which provides professional development training to science communicators. “The Metcalf Institute’s primary work is professional development training for both journalists and researchers, who are also science communicators,” Metcalf Program Director Katherine McDuffie said. As program director, McDuffie designs and…
It is uncommon to find a specialist on the niche that is medieval history, however the University of Rhode Island’s own Professor Joëlle Rollo-Koster is just that. Born and raised in southern France in a town called Toulon, Koster has been immersed in medieval life since she was born. “Because Toulon was a big navy…