Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: Farewell speeches from graduating senators and a closed discussion about Uhuru Sasa. The Senate began this week with a closed-door executive discussion regarding Uhuru Sasa, with the thirty-minute discussion resulting in putting the organization on probation. Following this, the Senate elected a…
Former dean of College of Nursing named after year-and-a-half-long search Pictured: Barbara E. Wolfe, new provost and executive vice president of academic affairs. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island has appointed Barbara E. Wolfe as its new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. Wolfe, who has served…
Affecting about 10 percent of the population, Seasonal Affective Disorder occurs when there is less sunlight. PHOTO CREDIT: icarehn.com As the weather gets colder, many people start to feel more depressed due to less sunshine, according to Cory Clark, a licensed psychologist and director at the University of Rhode Island Counseling Center. Those who suffer…
Nikommo, a celebration of giving for the Narragansett Tribe was celebrated at the MSSC on Dec. 3. PHOTO CREDIT: Tomaquag Museum URI’s Native American Student Organization (NASO) collaborated with the Tomaquag Museum to hold an event in the Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC) celebrating the Indigenous holiday of Nikommo on Dec. 3. According to the…
The Community First Responder Program (CFRP) received a grant of $1.3 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that allows them to expand into a regional hub, adding new programs at five institutions in New England. Anita Jacobson, a clinical professor in the College of Pharmacy and the program director of the…
Pictured: URI’s Academic Testing Center located in Chaffee Hall. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron| Staff Photographer The Academic Testing Center (ATC) at the University of Rhode Island was recently awarded the Testing Center Certification by the National College Testing Association (NCTA). This makes URI the first University in the state of Rhode Island to have this…
First trial phase to take place at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Pictured: Samples under microscope used to identify cancer. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Professors at the University of Rhode Island are working in collaboration with Yale University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) on a new peptide that has been designed to target cancerous…
Three-student ordinance pushes students to vote During the 2022 midterm elections, there was a significant increase in student voter registration in the town of Narragansett. Graphic by: Elizabeth Wong Before the midterm elections this year, a number of University of Rhode Island officials urged students who lived off-campus to register to vote in the towns…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: Uhuru Sasa passionately presented their case opposing a potential Senate bill. After their Spring Fashion Show last semester, Uhuru Sasa received a notice from Memorial Union citing multiple infractions by the organization. This notice was later brought to the Student Senate, which…
URI community mourns five dead, stands with LGBTQ community URI GSC holds vigil to honor lives lost in Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub mass shooting. PHOTO CREDIT: nytimes.com The University of Rhode Island community has come together in response to a mass shooting that injured over 20 people and killed five people at Club Q, a nightclub…