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…
Narcan kit supplies. PHOTO CREDIT: Kelly Mackay | Contributing Reporter Narcan, a medication used in emergency situations to reverse opioid overdose, was approved for over-the-counter use by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 29. Previous to this approval, Naloxone, the generic name for Narcan, was only available as a prescription drug,…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: the Student Senate met to elect the new representatives, jurists of the court, directors, speaker of the assembly and chairs for 2023-2024. The acting Speaker, Cameron Chadronet, started the meeting by doing roll calls. Then, the elections started with off-campus representatives. The…
University of Rhode Island instructor, Ashton Avila, hosted a virtual event titled “Industry Professional Zoom Panel: The Writers Room” on Sunday. The panel was for Avila’s FLM 220: Topics in Intermediate Film Production: TV Producing & Development course but was also open to the URI community. Four guest speakers from the film industry spoke on…