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SEC, D.R.I.V.E., M.U.S.I.C. and more, what doesn’t she do? SEC, D.R.I.V.E., M.U.S.I.C. member talks about being Black student leader Photo contributed by Naleen Camara. Senior Naleen Camara’s time at the University of Rhode Island would have been incomplete without her involvement with student organizations on campus. Camara, a public relations and writing and rhetoric double…
Donald DeHayes, URI provost and vice president of academic affairs, is retiring after 13 years. Photo contributed from providencejournal.com. The University of Rhode Island’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Donald DeHayes announced he will step down after serving in the position for the past 13 years, as his close colleague President David Dooley…
Despite the issues posed by the pandemic, URI film students are still persevering in their studies. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. One of the final courses film students take at the University of Rhode Island requires them to direct their own film, and many students are determined to make their final projects a reality despite the…
Angelique Dina (left) and Wenricka Griffith (right) use social media to give voice to URI’s black population. Photos by James Singer. “When you know you’re speaking your truth and you feel it in your chest–the fire that’s happening–that’s the best feeling because you know it’s organic and natural,” said Angelique Dina. “Every week we’re just…
All URI students are required to participate in biweekly COVID testing this semester. Photo by Greg Clark. As the University of Rhode Island begins its spring semester, students are now required to participate in biweekly testing at the Memorial Union to ensure the campus positivity rates remain low. Through their e-campus portal, students are able…
Senior theatre majors Matthew Oxley and Lauren Janetti were finalists in their respective programs This year, The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) found itself a new stage and was held virtually. With the change, students in attendance were still able to engage with and receive feedback on their work. During a normal year,…
In a close game, the URI Men’s Basketball team was defeated by VCU by 1 point. Photos by James Singer. The epitome of brutality, as CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein would say. Up by as much as 10 in the second half, it looked like the University of Rhode Island’s Men’s Basketball team would secure its…
At the 1971 Academy Awards, George C. Scott declined his Best Actor in a Leading Role award, calling the ceremony “a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons.” James Earl Jones, who lost the award, was the only Black actor nominated that year. Almost 45 years later, lack of diversity…
URI’s Climate Survey Working Group is conducting a survey in order to better target improvements to the URI experience for both students and faculty. Graphic by Alison Carpino. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island’s Climate Survey Working Group (CSWG) is creating a survey to understand student and faculty experiences and how they…
Daniel Roxbury, assistant professor of chemical engineering at URI, demonstrates his infection-detecting bandage. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. University of Rhode Island assistant professor of chemical engineering Daniel Roxbury has recently made an innovation that could change the medical world as we know it. His innovation, a bandage that can detect infections in a wound, has…