October is here, the leaves are changing colors, and clowns have begun to terrorize people across the country. With Halloween steadily approaching, it’s time to explore all the spooky fall activities this month has to offer around New England. The best part about Fall is picking out and carving the perfect pumpkin. There is Carpenter’s…
Google defines hookup culture as “one that accepts and encourages casual sexual encounters, including one-night stands and other related activity, which focus on physical pleasure without necessarily including emotional bonding or long-term commitment.” In recent years, the media has portrayed this “hookup culture” as an emerging sexual revelation that is sweeping college campuses across the…
Since the start of her presidency in the spring of 2015, the ZTA president has been promoting love, commitment and responsibility to the sisters of her chapter. Originally from the Hamptons, New York, senior kinesiology major Samantha Aube chose the University of Rhode Island because of its proximity to the beach. Her hometown area is…
While some people become full-fledged officers early on in life, Patrolman Michael Novak did not become a full officer till the age of 44. Before coming to the University of Rhode Island, Novak was a reserve officer for a few years in South Kingston. In 1997, he began working for the department as a part-time…
If you are having trouble filling up your schedule with 300+ level classes for this spring, don’t sweat: here is a list of 14 interesting higher level classes that do not require prerequisites to register. AAF 415 – Dynamics of Social Change in the Caribbean: This class explores the origins of people of African descent…
For the last three years, one professor at the University of Rhode Island has been investigating the needs and constraints of clothing and textiles necessary for long duration space travel. “The actual investigation relies on first of all knowing what the needs are,” Karl Aspelund, assistant professor in the department of textiles, fashion merchandising and…
Located on the south end of campus, Peckham Farm offers students in the animal science program the ability to get hands-on experience with a number of farm animals. Fred Launer, a lecturer for both AVS 102 and 104 on the farm, explained how the farm is three-fold. “It’s a teaching facility, a research facility and…
Freshman human development and family studies major Aaron Cervone said that he didn’t have a clue what his tattoo could possibly mean. “I really liked the art style,” Cervone said. The different levels of shading a dark line work helps to make every inch of the tattoo stand out. “It’s pretty representative of my personality…
The American Sign Language Club has garnered a lot of popularity this semester, prompting the question as to why American Sign Language (ASL) is not offered as a course at the University of Rhode Island. Even being the fourth most popular language in the nation, ASL is not represented as such in the university. ASL…
The Kirk Engineering Lab houses the University of Rhode Island Dynamic Photomechanics Lab (DPML) that explores both explosions and underwater implosions. The lab is led by Arun Shukla, URI professor of mechanical engineering, whose life’s work has been to discover how materials fracture under unusual circumstances. Or, in plain terms, blowing things up. In this…