On Friday, Oct. 20, the University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center held their fourth annual Drag Ball in honor of Coming Out month. Director of the Gender and Sexuality Center, Annie Russell, hosted the drag show with her guest host, drag queen, The Lady Autumn. “This show was the best one by far,”…
Photo contributed by the Cape Verdean Student Association On Friday, Oct. 19 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., over 480 people packed themselves into the Memorial Union Ballroom to attend the Cape Verdean Student Association’s All Black Affair Party. All that was needed to attend were two forms of identification, an all-black outfit and the…
Photo by Anna Meassick | A new minor in digital forensics helps students stand out to future employers due to advanced knowledge in computer science. As technological crimes increase across the world, a new minor is teaching students digital forensics and cyber security to combat this. Offered through the department of Computer Science and Statistics,…
As part of Coming Out month, the Gender and Sexuality Center chose to screen the film “The Way He Looks” last Monday night. Coming Out month is a celebration that the center puts together every year, in order to show every member of the URI community that they are welcome. After brainstorming multiple options for…
This year’s Alumni and Family Weekend drew many visitors to the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus. Among those in attendance were the recent graduates of the class of 2018. Almost six months out from graduation, these young alum have found themselves in a plethora of fields, courses of study and occupations around the globe….
Photo Contributed by Regina Bell. (Left) Regina Bell (Right) Alexa O’Rourke. Alexa O’Rourke, a 2012 graduate from the University of Rhode Island, spoke to current public relations’ students this past Friday, encouraging them to let their passion thrive. O’Rourke was soft-spoken and reserved, quickly finding her comfort zone at URI. However, her life took a…
A professor at the University of Rhode Island has discovered that the Block Island offshore wind farm has altered several aspects of the nearby marine environment. John King, an oceanography professor at URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus, has discovered that the wind farm has created a reef-like environment around the turbines. The steel pilings that support…
Photo by Lianna Blakeman | They Sherman Trading Room classroom features live updates of the current stock markets so students can make real time decisions. In 2001, the University of Rhode Island’s Alumni Association put forth $100,000 for a mid-cap hedge fund, allowing a select group of students in the College of Business to trade…
Photo courtesy of Kathleen Dooher. William Van Nostrand of the George and Anne Ryan Institute of Neuroscience is leading research into the vascular mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease. Van Nostrand is The Herrmann Professor of Neuroscience, a distinguished faculty position within the institute. His position is funded specifically by Thomas Ryan, who was the President of…
On Oct. 6, in a controversial decision, the Supreme Court voted 50-48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice. He was sworn in later that day. Sophomore Johanna Leffler was “really disappointed” in his confirmation, calling it “a big setback.” Leffler attended high school just 15 minutes away from the high school that…