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Tour guides for prospective students are having to learn new routes. Photo by Siobhan Richards. As a new generation of students apply to college, the University of Rhode Island is focusing tours for prospective students on tour guide’s personal experiences. The new tour is tailored to the needs and interests of Generation Z, or “iGen,”…
URI’s Women’s Center to close in fall 2020 due to a combination of funding issues and a lack of residents.Photo by Autumn Walter. Due to decline in residents and funding, The University of Rhode Island’s residential Women’s Center will close next semester, although its services will be moved elsewhere. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, representatives from…
The first of South County Sunrise’s three-part speaker series, Loren Spears lectured about indigenous rights in the climate movement. Photo by James McIntosh. Starting in March, South County Sunrise, an environmental activist group, will be hosting a three-part speaker series focusing on anti-oppression in the environmental movement at the University of Rhode Island. The speakers…
No. 3 for good reason A capacity on hand in Kingston. A primetime game. A charged senior night for two pillars of the University of Rhode Island basketball, Jeff Dowtin and Cyril Langevine. Yet the Flyers remained unfazed in what was a business-like dismantling of the Rams, with a final score of 84-57. “Obviously a…
The University of Rhode Island is currently designing and developing a new integrated health, wellness and counseling center in hopes of serving the University of Rhode Island’s student body with physical and mental health services and education. Vice President of Student Affairs Kathy Collins and Student Health and Wellness Director Ellen Reynolds are working together,…
Dr. Anne C. Bailey gives the keynote speech as part of Black History Month at URI. Photo by Greg Clark. A future of America told through the struggle of slavery “Of course I’m a historian, but I also consider myself a storyteller,” Dr. Anne C. Bailey said. “At the end of the day, I tell…
This semester, some URI students are getting their first look at Brightspace, which will replace Sakai in full in the Fall of 2020. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island began rolling out the Brightspace learning management system (LMS) this semester, giving the University its first look at Sakai’s replacement in action. URI…
The Rhode Island Rams are an NCAA Tournament team, at least for now. While a Saturday overtime loss on the road against Davidson might have moved URI closer to the “bubble,” Rhody went to the wire Wednesday night in the Bronx, but ultimately were able to defeat the Fordham Rams, 76-75. Coming off a tough…
Disabilities are more visible and accepted than ever today, but they can also be invisible and stigmatized. Because of this historic stigmatization, the Fall 2020 Honors Colloquium will address the topic of Challenging Expectations: Disability in the 21st Century. The Honors Colloquium, which is in its 57th year, is overseen by Lynne Derbyshire, director of…
Photo courtesy of URI Theatre’s website. When the lights dim in J Studio, audiences may think they walked into a rave as strobe lights fill the intimate space and Martin Garrix’s “Animals” blasts. But when the dialogue begins, it quickly becomes clear that you’re in for a night of Shakespeare. The University of Rhode Island’s…