Through family and reform, the University of Rhode Island Club Powerlifting team has quickly sprung into one of the biggest club teams on campus. Founded in 2014, URI Powerlifting has undergone major changes over the past few years. In 2023, the club only had seven members with four executive board positions, according to URI Powerlifting…
Faculty and staff at the University of Rhode Island gathered for a book club workshop centered around the book “Hacking College: Why Major Doesn’t Matter and What Really Does,” and discussed how its ideas could be applied to better support students on March 4. Posted through the University’s Advancement of Teaching and Learning office, URI…
The Center for Humanities is blocking out sights for sounds on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Hope Room of the Welcome Center, bringing a new type of guest lecture to campus. Unlike the typical guest speaker event, “World According to Sound” will allow students to be active participants in the experience, according to Evelyn…
On this day in 2002, University of Rhode Island student Keith Forman ’02, a former Good Five Cent Cigar columnist, received a booklet from URI on guidelines for living off-campus, inspiring an editorial that condemned Narragansett, Rhode Island and the URI community. The booklet arrived after Narragansett police came to his house to investigate a…
The Blizzard of 2026 left thousands in the University of Rhode Island community without power and heat, buried under multiple feet of snow. On Sunday, Feb. 22, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee declared a state of emergency for a blizzard that was forecasted to drop 10 to 20 inches of snow, according to USA Today….
Through scientific innovation, vast amounts of research and a world-wide community, The 5 Gyres Institute has been at the forefront of battling the global issue of plastic pollution. The 5 Gyres is a science-based, solutions-oriented non-profit. Their science focuses on a sector-based approach, targeting different sectors that lead to microplastic pollution, studying their emissions and…
This Valentine’s Day, six cats have worked tirelessly to avenge members of the Rhode Island community and beyond in a way singular to them – their litterbox. The Rhode Island Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals ran their second “Love Stinks” fundraiser this year, where donors can send in the names of nemeses to be…
University of Rhode Island Health Promotion provided students with access to health resources on- and off-campus at their Winter Wellness Fair on Feb. 11. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., attendees were offered free hot chocolate, popcorn, stickers, magnets, stress balls and other goodies from tables aimed at bringing students together and promoting wellness. Organizations…
As Valentine’s Day arrives and love is in the air, couples can receive a free relationship check-up with the University of Rhode Island Couples and Family Therapy Clinic, facilitated by licensed graduate student therapists. The free checkups happen annually as part of the Human Development and Family Science program, according to Riley McDonald, a graduate…
The University of Rhode Island Honors College led a conversation over pizza about tradition, gender roles and community on Feb. 4. The discussion was led by moderator Karl Aspelund, associate director of the URI honors program. Aspelund challenged participants to consider how tradition shapes everyday behavior at both the personal and societal levels. Aspelund opened…