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The University of Rhode Island Health Services and South County were awarded $2 million to transform the local health care delivery system and combat suicide in Washington County, which has the highest suicide rate in the state. Washington County, the home of URI and other towns in southern Rhode Island has a suicide rate of…
Student Entertainment Committee meets Wednesday nights at 7pm to plan for future entertainment at the Ryan Center. Photo by Anna Meassick. The Student Entertainment Committee (SEC) at the University of Rhode Island is a student-run club that has been bringing entertainers such as Post Malone, Khalid and Migos to the Ryan Center for years. The…
On Wednesday, Feb. 27, the Harrington School of Communication and Media will be hosting a forum for communication studies professor Vanessa Quainoo to share research on interpersonal communication in Ghana. The forum, titled: Asomdwee: The Practice (Praxis) of Peace in West African Conflict Management, will take place at the URI Multicultural Center at 3:00…
Brookside apartments were delayed by one semester due to mistakes from the architectural design firm and weather, according to URI’s Office of Capital Projects. Photo by James McIntosh. School Blames Design Plan, Weather for Delay The University of Rhode Island’s newest residence hall, the Brookside Apartment Complex, will no longer open in time for the…
A petition started by URI’s Student Veterans Organization hopes to continue no classes on Veterans Day in 2020. Photo by Anna Meassick The University of Rhode Island’s Student Veterans Organization (SVO) has started a petition to prevent the faculty senate from allowing classes on Veterans Day in 2020. In 2020, students are not scheduled to…
On Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8:38 a.m., first responders were alerted to a medical emergency involving one student at the Zeta Tau Alpha house, located at 4 Fraternity Circle on the University of Rhode Island’s campus. The student, who was identified as Lambda Beta chapter President Dominique Franco through ZTA social media accounts, was quickly…
Freshman forward Jermaine Harris goes for the fastbreak layup against Fordham on Saturday. Photo by Greg Clark. Just when you think it can’t get any worse, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team fell to Fordham University in overtime 66-63, a week after getting blown out by Dayton by 29 points. Three days later…
Zachary Clift studies negatives on a light table outside of the darkroom. Photo by Greg Clark. Black, White Photography is Surviving the Digital Age on URI’s Campus In a largely digital age where cameras and phones can instantly process pictures, it seems as though traditional black and white photography is becoming irrelevant. However, students and…
Olympic Athlete Dr. John Carlos demonstrates the meaning of the black power fist as a symbol for civil rights during his lecture. Photo by Siobhan Richards Story by Kate LeBlanc and Jack Meyer. Civil Rights Advocate and Olympic Medalist John Carlos visited the University of Rhode Island on Wednesday to speak at the second annual…
Students in URI’s chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants pose for a photo at the Annual Minority Business Conference. Photo courtsey of NABA. The University of Rhode Island’s student chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) took first, second and third place in this year’s Annual Minority Business Conference in Boston. Dr. Alejandro Hazera, a…