The Multicultural Student Services Center welcomes Jean Nsabumuremyi as its new director. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer As he settles into his new position as the director of the Multicultural Student Service Center (MSSC), Jean Nsabumuremyi is ready to create a safe space for students at the University of Rhode Island. “I’ve always considered [Rhode Island]…
Water scientist Kelsey Leonard spoke about how Indigenous populations are affected by rising sea levels as a result of climate change at the first Honors Colloquium of the semester. PHOTO CREDIT: Erin Brown The University of Rhode Island started their fall 2021 Honors Colloquium series entitled “SOS: Sustaining Our Shores” on Tuesday with water scientist…
This Wednesday, the University of Rhode Island Alumni Foundation held a virtual celebration for the 50-year anniversary of The Good Five Cent Cigar. The event was hosted by Michaela Crimmins, program manager for alumni engagement, and URI Journalism Department chair John Pantalone, the first editor-in-chief of the Cigar. Also in attendance was the new Director…
Fourth-degree karate black-belt Brett Geaber leads students in self-defense seminar. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark Fourth-degree black belt in karate Brett Geaber was invited by the University of Rhode Island’s Campus Recreation to host a self-defense seminar on the Quad last Wednesday for students and faculty. Geaber, the owner of Innovate Karate in North Kingstown, has…
URI’s student-run coffeehouse is brewing back to life after more than a year of virtual events and online classes closed the shop. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer The University of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 task force has indefinitely postponed the Polo G concert originally scheduled to be held at the Ryan Center on Sep. 17. The announcement…
Despite COVID-19 challenging in-person teaching, education majors are becoming more resourceful and trained. Since the beginning of COVID-19 in the spring 2020 semester, the University of Rhode Island’s School of Education has changed aspects of its curriculum and practicum courses to follow health and safety guidelines. These changes allowed students to take advantage of some…
‘Tongue-in-cheek’ name sticks around The Good Five Cent Cigar celebrates 50 years of creating newspapers for the URI community. PHOTO CREDIT: Morgan Maleonskie The year is 1971. Richard Nixon is president; Elton John is on tour; and the University of Rhode Island’s student-run newspaper, the Good Five Cent Cigar, is born. Now, a half-century later,…
University President Marc Parlange speaks at the Coastal Resources Center’s 50th anniversary celebration. PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Derr, The Independent. The University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center celebrated its 50 year anniversary this month. The Center, located on the Narragansett Bay Campus, works with communities worldwide to address issues dealing with climate change and coastline…
Student-run organization returns after 18-month hiatus URI’s student-run coffeehouse is brewing back to life after more than a year of virtual events and online classes closed the shop. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer After a long year of online classes and virtual events, the return to an in-person experience has allowed “one of the coziest places…
This week at the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting, Campus Affairs Committee Chair Emily Gamache announced that a Blue Light Walk will take place Oct. 14. The purpose of this walk is to check the functionality of the safety phones on campus. Additionally, Senator Christopher Bove was voted in as speaker of the…