Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| Saturday’s TEDx Talks includes speeches ranging in topics from disabilities, living like you’re dying and clothing to help Parkinson’s Disease. The University of Rhode Island’s slogan “Think Big, We Do” was exemplified on Saturday, Feb. 10, as 14 speakers, including students, alumni and professors, presented about topics ranging from “Artificial Intelligence” to…
Photo courtesy of the Nonviolence Center | Karen Housley, the art director of the United American Diversity Peace Flag, works in preparation to hang the flag in downtown providence “We’ve learned that if we were to simply advertise an event that encourages students to come by and discuss various methods of nonviolence and the topic…
Photo courtesy of URI Events This upcoming Saturday, Feb. 6, the University of Rhode Island will be hosting a TedxURI event at 1 p.m. There will be 14 presenters, speaking about a variety of topics. Topics range from the ocean, the powers behind family stories, preventing sexual assault along with many other eye opening topics….
Photos by Kayla Michaud | CIGAR | The Sheppard’s Campus B&B is located on Campus Ave. Below: The inn contains accommodations such as quaint bedrooms and comfortable reading rooms. The University of Rhode Island’s campus includes a wide variety of places, even a family-owned bed and breakfast. Sheppard’s Campus Ave B&B, owned by The Sheppard Family, has…
Photo by Margeaux Gagnon| CIGAR |“Our students are better than ever. More young people want to come here, more adults want to return to college. That is encouraging.” President David Dooley is a well-known name at the University of Rhode Island, tasked with the responsibility of all things URI. Needless to say, Dooley is a…
Photo by Kayla Michaud | CIGAR | Brenda Celona, doing what she’s done best, cutting hair in her salon in the Memorial Union. University of Rhode Island students and faculty are fortunate enough to have a hair salon right on campus located on the bottom floor of the Memorial Union. This past January Total Image…
The University of Rhode Island Police Department has teamed up with students to bring the first ever URI Police Student Advisory Committee to campus. The committee is currently composed of about 16 to 20 members, all representing different aspects of the University community including Greek Life, commuters, Talent Development, BOND, Housing and Residential Life, the…
Core of URI’s main campus listed as a historic district Photo by Kristain Erickson | Top: Lippit Hall is one of 17 locations on campus recently added to the historical district. Below: East Hall, built in 1909, also recently added to historical registry. 125 years after being established, the center of the University of Rhode Island’s…
Photos courtesy of Emma Gauthier After a week full of new experiences and adventures, ten students experienced what living a vastly different life was like for a week in Cuba. This year’s Winter J-Term trip to Cuba was like no other. With trips to places such as Havana and Viñuales, students experienced many new and…
Photo courtesy of Caitlin O’Neill Miss Rhode Island North America was crowned and she walks amongst the class of 2018. Caitlin O’Neill, 22, won the heart of the judges and the title of Miss Rhode Island North America on Jan. 7. “I was so excited,” O’Neill said. “I worked so incredibly hard for that moment…