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…
While some officers at the University of Rhode Island have prior policing experience before working for the campus police, one police officer is a freshly graduated URI alumnus. Patrolman Cameron Schneck ‘15, played hockey for the university from 2011 to 2015, and was also the assistant captain for the 2014-2015 season. According to a URI…
University of Rhode Island student Selena Evora said that her laptop (pictured right) demonstrates her participation in the Feminist Sticker Club. “It’s $3.99 per month and they send feminist stickers from artists every month- local and national,” Evora said. Other stickers on her laptop are representative of Evora’s trip to Tanzania. “The ‘Hakuna Matata’ sticker…
He may have been working for the amateur league, but one University of Rhode Island senior’s summer internship was a major deal. Joe Kenney, 21, spent his summer interning for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League, recapping games and live-Tweeting the team’s results. As a journalism major, interning with Cape Cod…