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Alex Turco plans to spend her summer interning at Target. |Photo by Grace Desanti Junior textile marketing and public relations double major Alex Turco has an internship acting as a manager of a Target over the summer. “I was looking at internships on my own and I didn’t really have much luck,” said Turco. “So,…

Dr. Julie Keller poses with her new book that was nine years in the making. |Photo by James McIntosh In January, Dr. Julie Keller, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Rhode Island published her book, “Milking in the Shadows: Migrants and Mobility in America’s Dairyland,” which tells the stories of undocumented migrants…

Ira Grey struts down the runway during the Ball Culture Fashion Show hosted by the Gender and Sexuality Center as part of the LGBTQ Symposium. |Photo by Anna Meassick The annual fashion show in honor of Coming Out Month, acts as an accepting and confidence-boosting experience for the was held at the Gender and Sexuality…

Nyle DiMarco signs to the audience about how he went from “the deaf kid” to a successful model, actor, and starting his own production company. |Photo by Anna Meassick Model and actor Nyle DiMarco, spoke last Sunday about deaf activism, deaf education and his own experiences as a deaf man. ‘An Evening With Nyle DiMarco,’…

Alumna Luisa Murillo wrote a poetry collection titled “Collita Love.” | Photo by Dhana Whiteing. Luisa Murillo, a 2013 graduate of the University of Rhode Island’s English department, has recently received the $25,000 MacColl Johnson Fellowship to finish writing a poetry collection written to promote Bolivian culture and experiences. Her book, “Collita Love,” is a…

Dave Lavallee is incredibly dedicated in his service to the University. Photo by Anna Meassick Dave Lavallee is on his 25th year of working in the communications department for the University of Rhode Island, but his dedication to the University began long before he started his job in 1994. Lavallee’s father attended URI and got…

Chef Frank Terranova teaches students in PRS 442 about food insecurity. Photo by James McIntosh. In an effort to spread awareness of food insecurity, a local celebrity chef came to PRS 442 on March 20 to teach how to cook two healthy and affordable meals. Students of Professor Regina Bell’s class and their friends were…

David Demers serves as a volunteer firefighter while being a full time college student. Photo by Greg Clark. David Jonathan Demers, a second year nursing major at the University of Rhode Island, is also a volunteer firefighter for the Kingston Fire Department. On top of a rigorous course load, Demers is a resident firefighter for…

The Greek Life community at the University of Rhode Island recently won awards for risk reduction, academic achievement and civic engagement at the Northeast Greek Leadership Association (NGLA) Conference. The URI Panhellenic council also received an honorable mention for Organizational Development in Leadership. NGLA Conference awards includes applications from 90 campuses and Greek Life communities…