After 30 years, a Malcolm X misquote has been removed from the outside of the Carothers Library. PHOTO CREDIT: Lucas Masiello | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island has finished removing a 30 year old misquotation of Malcom X engraved on the Robert L. Carothers Library. On Nov. 10, 1992, the URI Black Student…
Third-year student honored for resiliency, activism Pictured: Lina Al Taan Al Hariri, recipient of prestigious Truman Scholarship for public service leadership. Photo Courtesy of: Lina Al Taan Al Hariri Lina Al Taan Al Hariri, a third-year University of Rhode Island student and $30,000 Harry S. Truman Scholarship recipient, has redefined her identity as a Syrian…
The University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) held its annual Lavender Graduation to honor LGBTQ+ graduates on Thursday, April 20. This was the 11th annual Lavender Graduation, according to GSC Director Annie Russell. Russell started the ceremony when she came to URI in 2012. “I had worked at a previous institution and…
Over 700 acres of land were burned in Exeter during the April wildfires. Photo Courtesy of: Department of Environmental Management A wildfire struck in Exeter, Rhode Island on Friday, April 14, burning over 700 acres of forest. A press release from the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) on April 15, said DEM has been investigating…
Disproportionate impacts of environmental hazards on people of color Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor In honor of April being Earth Month, professors at the University of Rhode Island discussed the topic of environmental racism and justice. The non-profit organization, Greenaction, defines environmental racism as “the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on people of…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: changes made to the Student Handbook were outlined, a new Senator and Jurist were elected and a new club was approved in the final Senate meeting of the semester. After the agenda and minutes from the previous meeting were approved, the Senate…
URI Hillel honored victims of the Holocaust with flags along the Dieter Hammerschlag Mall. PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer Sharing two stories of turmoil and triumph, 95-year-old Holocaust survivor Alice Eichenbaum discussed how she witnessed the war in Bulgaria and how her husband survived Auschwitz at the University of Rhode Island on April…
As the spring semester begins to wind down, construction only continues to ramp up around the University of Rhode Island’s campus. Paul DePace, the director of URI’s Capital Projects division, along with Kenny Burke, the associate director, discussed some of the many different projects URI has been working on, along with some that will be…
April is stress awareness month… What are you doing to destress? PHOTO CREDIT: hr.nih.gov As the academic year concludes at the University of Rhode Island, students manage their stress in an assortment of ways. On nice days, first-year student Matthew Gervin likes to “chill” in his black and gray hammock. Strung between two trees on…
URI will hold Earth Day on the Quad this spring. PHOTO CREDIT: Lauren Drapeau | Contributing Reporter The world recognizes April 22 as Earth Day, but the University of Rhode Island is celebrating two days prior on the Quadrangle. Hosted by Student Action for Sustainability (SAS), this event turns the Quad into a hub for…