Chris Bove with President Parlange after winning Rainville award in Student Leadership. Photo Courtesy of: Michael Nolfe The University of Rhode Island held the 35th annual A. Robert Rainville Leadership Awards ceremony on April 11, honoring student leaders in the categories of employee excellence, team excellence, servant leadership and student leadership. The ceremony, which was…
The Harrington School of Communication and Media is holding a Senior Showcase and Honors Ceremony to commemorate seniors and their capstone work. The event is on April 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will take place in the Memorial Union Ballroom with refreshments for lunch and a reception at the end of the…
Pictured: URI botanical gardens PHOTO CREDIT: Lauren Drapeau | Contributing Reporter There are many factors as to why April is the season of springtime growth, but what else helps plants grow besides rain? According to Andrew Elefante, co-owner of Nielsen-Elefante Nurseries, one of the main components for when seeds are looking to sprout is due…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editior This week from Student Senate: Dylan Murdock, a first-year student studying sustainability and food systems presented a proposal to promote composting on campus. He wants to start composting in dining halls. According to Murdock, the dining halls spend around $60,000 per year on operations and giving away their…
Tiktok’s new AI audio causes questions of AI and ethics. PHOTO CREDIT: analyticssteps.com Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly popular among social media users, as exemplified by recent trends and posts on sites like TikTok and Instagram. Recently, AI audio has been revolving around the internet featuring high-profile celebrities, like Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, as…
The University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) is hosting Sex Fest from Wednesday to Friday. Annie Russell, the director of the GSC, said that when she used to work at Ohio University, they held a week called Sex Fest, which she didn’t plan but participated in. She said in her 11 years…
Opening night from Greek Week 2023. Photo Courtesy of: Francesca Ordonez From March 27 to 31, the University of Rhode Island’s Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils held Greek Week, where fraternities and sororities were put into pairs to participate in a week of events and raise money for Habitat for Humanity and the YMCA. This year’s…
Fifth annual RhodyThon raised almost 46,000 dollars for Hasbro Children’s Hospital. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu The University of Rhode Island’s fifth annual RhodyTHON dance competition took place on Saturday, March 25, raising almost $46,000 in donations to support young patients at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. RhodyTHON is a student-led and student-run dance competition that spans from eight…
Photos of the artwork hanging up in the GSC. PHOTO CREDIT: Ellie Shennhen | Staff Reporter Themes of self-love, expression and identity were expressed in a multitude of mediums at the University of Rhode Island Gender and Sexuality Center’s exhibit on March 28. Featuring pieces made from candle wax, charcoal, graphite, hot bronze, ink, marker,…
Rhode Island is the only state that honors the anniversary of the end of World War II with a legal holiday, according to WPRI. The holiday was established in 1948, making this the 75th year Rhode Island will honor the holiday. Currently, the legal name of the holiday is “Victory Day.” However, Representative Jennifer Stewart…