Bridges is a student organization at the University of Rhode Island seeking to make “bridges†between all the clubs and organizations on campus. The organization is a non-hierarchal group, seeking to help unite the university together. Bridges originally started in the 1990’s at URI as a way to create a more cohesive campus and…
The general consensus is that people go to college in order to get a job. But for many students, finding and achieving their perfect career is harder than their first chemistry quiz. Jennifer Visinho, graduate of Bridgewater State University, along with her colleagues make up the Center for Career Experiential Education whose aim is…
A biomedical engineering professor at the University of Rhode Island has been an integral part of developing smartwatches for at-home speech therapy to continuously monitor patients. Kunal Mankodiya, assistant professor in the electrical, computer and biomedical engineering department at URI, said he saw the success of the smartphone as potential for at-home care. He…
A wearable eye-tracking device for patients with ALS helped a University of Rhode Island student take first place at the Rhode Island Business Plan competition last Friday. “I knew I did well, but I wasn’t really thinking, ‘Oh yeah, I won’,” said Cara Nunez, senior at the university. Nunez is a double major in…
Next semester, a rocket club will be added to the long list of clubs the University of Rhode Island offers to cater to the interests of its students. Joseph Jacobs, sophomore mechanical engineer and German major, has been working this past semester to get the club on its feet. “We’ve been recognized by the…
A comfortable and unique restaurant overlooking Narragansett Town Beach, Chair 5 recently opened in The Break Hotel on Ocean Road on June 29. The Break Hotel, which opened on June 19, is a completely new boutique hotel. Tania Carosi, manager of Chair 5, said that Chair 5 is an original restaurant, but is apart of…
“Frat guys are all the same. All people in Greek life care about is getting drunk and going to parties. I bet they don’t even care about the school.†These are all common misconceptions that people make about Greek life on college campuses nationwide. At the University of Rhode Island, there are 15 fraternities…
A student at the University of Rhode Island takes gaining field experience through internships to the next level. Surya Moreira, in her fifth year at URI, has gotten the chance to meet big-name stars through her internships at Atlantic Records in New York City and Warner Brothers in California. “Coming into school I thought I…
The traditional college lecture has been around for about 800 years. The teaching style came about because a select few elites would have information, and information was hard to get. At the time, one person standing up and talking for an hour made sense. However, society has evolved immensely from 800 years ago. With inventions…
Not every campus police officer at the University of Rhode Island always had their sights set on law enforcement, but one made his decision after retirement. Officer Paul Hanrahan’s first career was in the military, starting when he joined the air force right after he graduated from North Kingstown High School. He served in…