Derrick Pommills (left) and Douglas Roosevelt (right) started their own rideshare company to help students save money. | Photo by Grace DeSanti. Derrick Pommills, a freshman, started a rideshare company named Voyage this semester with the help of a friend to help those on campus save money. Pommills, a marketing major, was tired of having…
Kwaku-Sintim Misa presented on satirical communication drawing on his experience in the fields of acting and radio. | Photo by Greg Clark. Renowned Ghanaian actor, satirist and talk show host Kwaku-Sintim Misa, also known as KSM, spoke about the importance of satirical communication last Wednesday. The speech was titled “If It Ain’t Funny, It Ain’t…
Students were invited to attend Environmental Professional Night to learn more about the different fields they can work in. |Photo by Greg Clark. Last Thursday, six companies that offer jobs in the environmental field came together for an Environmental Professionals Night, which aimed to help inform students about the different job opportunities available to them….
Alex Allard will be spending his summer and fall semester interning at Walt Disney World through Disney’s College Program. | Photo by Grace DeSanti. Junior Alex Allard went from being your typical Disney-loving kid to a University of Rhode Island student who will spend his upcoming summer and fall interning at Walt Disney World. This…
Professor Catherine Sama actively advocates for gender equality. |Photo by Grace DeSanti. “I’m part of a generation of women and academics in Italian studies who have really changed the face of 18th century writing and literature in terms of gender,” Catherine Sama, an Italian and film professor at the University of Rhode Island said. “We…
The act of acquiring a research grant can be something that many professors do over the course of their careers, yet can be difficult nonetheless. One such professor who has gone through the process is Navindra Seeram, a professor in the University of Rhode Island’s biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences department. Seeram mentors graduate students and…
Gina Miranda serves as an advocate for mental health awareness. | Photo by Grace DeSanti. “I am someone who always put myself last,” junior health studies student and THRIVE club president, Gina Miranda said. ”I was always drained and felt undervalued. So, I took more control over my life within the last year, and it…
Have you ever wondered about the meanings of old Latin words in your history textbooks? Or misunderstood an old Latin phrase? Students in the classical studies department never have. Classical studies is a section of the language department that focuses on two languages, Latin and ancient Greek, as well as ancient Greek and Roman morals….
The Public Health Club at the University of Rhode Island recently undertook a project to spread educational awareness regarding sexual assault and raise money to cover the cost of counseling for victims on campus. To receive counseling treatment after a sexual assault, individuals are required to pay a five dollar fee, a price that may…
Stone Freeman (right) produces and stars in his own podcast while also being sports director and broadcaster for WRIU. Photo by Momolu Akoiwala Stone Freeman is not your typical college student. The senior journalism major and the sports director at WRIU 90.3 FM has professional-level preparation and what many have described as a voice destined…