Junior Psychology and Portuguese Major Sabrina Oliver spent her summer interning at Disney World. Photo by Grace DeSanti. People bump into strangers all of the time, but imagine turning around to apologize to someone who turns out to be Hugh Jackman. Sabrina Oliver, a junior psychology and Portuguese major, just so happened to collide with…
Associate Communication Studies Professor Vince Petronio shares his love for storytelling with the University’s students. Photo by Grace DeSanti. “This is the way I see the world and this is the way you see the world, somewhere they overlap. They overlap where we both understand each other’s world view. That’s what I am after, getting…
Student Senate Cultural Committee Chair and Sophomore nursing major Lulu Alryati, shares how she gets involved in campus clubs and activities. Photo by Grace DeSanti When Student Senate Cultural Committee Chair and sophomore nursing major Lulu Alryati arrived on campus last fall she heeded the advice to get involved early. Along with her role in…
The emporium introduced the new Providence Bagel restaurant over the summer, now open for service. Photo by Greg Clark. Providence Bagel, an award winning bagel shop, opened a new store in the Kingston Emporium on Aug. 23, offering bagels, coffee, deli sandwiches and donuts, amongst other items. Owner Chris Wietecha said they are focused on…
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Sigma Delta Tau sorority took first place in Greek Week’s Lip Sync competition. | Photo by James McIntosh.S The University completed its annual spring Greek Week this month that began April 6, where fraternities and sororities raised just under $250,000. Greek Week included a series of athletic and…
HRL and Campus Recreation will be hosting their first Bubble Bowl after the success of last year’s bubble ball matches coordinated by Intramural Sports. Photo by Anna Meassick. If you’re looking for a fun way to start the weekend without leaving campus, the University of Rhode Island will be hosting the first ever Bubble…
Melanie Zeger (left) and Sophie Witthoeft (right) instruct students about the Easter Egg Hunt they were hosting as part of a Conversation Hour. |Photo by James McIntosh. Faculty and staff in the University’s modern and classical languages and literatures department frequently tell students that the best way to learn a language is to immerse themselves…
OpenDoors is a non-profit that works to help previously incarcerated people re-enter society.P Derek Truesdale, a previously incarcerated individual, speaks about the actions society needs to take to improve the prison system. | Photo by Greg Clark. Reforms to the criminal justice system may help the incarcerated to re-enter society, and the organization OpenDoors is…
URI powerlifting students had an extremely successful year, competing in the USA Powerlifting Collegiate National Championships. |Photo courtesy of Matthew Leake. An aspect that makes the University of Rhode Island so unique is all of the clubs that can be found on campus. Every interest in life is represented, from Musically Inclined, Student Nursing Association…
Christopher Parisella received the Winifred E. Brownell International Excellence Award in order to travel abroad and pursue research. |Photo courtesy of Christopher Parisella. Senior Christopher Parisella was on his way home for spring break when he got an email notifying him that he was selected as the student recipient of the Winifred E. Brownell International…