Domingo Morel is a lecturer in the department of Political Sciences at Wellesley College, whose research program and teaching portfolio focus on racial and ethnic politics. Morel is a University of Rhode Island alumnus who went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Rhode Island College and later received his PHD…
While all members share an Asian ancestry, diversity is far from lacking within the Asian Student Association. The ASA helps to promote awareness of the varying ethnic and cultural backgrounds between its members in a way that celebrates differences and brings everyone closer together. Â Weekly opportunities allow for students to present historical presentations of…
Nine times out of 10 when Marc Hardge walks past the Multicultural Center on the University of Rhode Island campus, he kisses his hand and touches the 9-foot-tall memorial statue in front of the building. That statue depicts Marc Hardge’s father, Reverend Arthur L. Hardge. Rev. Hardge is one of the most accomplished and…
One senior mechanical engineering student experienced racism firsthand when he first moved to America. Saad Ilyas moved to the United States when he was 15 years old in 2009. After his older brother graduated from high school in Pakistan, his family made the decision to move to America in order for Ilyas and his…
The University of Rhode Island’s Sigma Chi Fraternity is proving to everyone that it’s never too late to rush.  Earlier this year, the brothers of Sigma Chi extended a bid and opened their doors to a pledge, Ed Johnson, 58. Johnson made his original pledge to Sigma Chi in 1975, before he decided to…
Unlike many art students at the University of Rhode Island, Lila Barber did not begin to explore her artistic side until coming to the university. Because so many art majors have been interested in the subject since they were children, or at least for many years, Barber’s perspective as an artist is quite unique among…
After a brief absence, the University of Rhode Island’s Philosophy Club is back in full force, hosting meetings under new leadership and structure. In 2013, Philosophy Club was popular for its discussion-based meetings where students would gather outside of their philosophy classes to exchange ideas and thoughts about specific philosophical works or theories. The atmosphere…
The University of Rhode Island’s Community Resource Officers use their skills and their ages to help them handle situations on campus. Michael McCabe and Nicholas DeTroia are two officers for the University of Rhode Island’s Police Department. They are Community Resource Officers that work out of the substation of Barlow. McCabe and DeTroia typically work…
Students at the University of Rhode Island have recently been given the option of a fifth-year master’s level oceanography program that saves them additional years of courses. Started last year, this is a five-year program that allows undergraduate students to take master’s level courses during their undergraduate studies and finish with a master’s degree in…
In 2003, at 8 years old, Edwin Sam packed up a childhood in Ghana, Africa, and moved to Rhode Island with his older siblings. Now a junior computer science major at the University of Rhode Island, he plans go to back one day– just temporarily. He mentioned how his extended family came to wish him…