University of Rhode Island freshman Allison Smith was diagnosed with a concussion on Oct. 19 of this year. As she met with her professors to explain her situation, Smith said her professors were understanding and accommodating, except when it came to chemistry 101. She followed university protocol: met with the department of Disability Services…
Every day at the University of Rhode Island interesting research is conducted. However, one could argue nothing is as interesting and exciting as the explosives lab in the chemistry department. The explosives lab is run by URI professors Jimmie Oxley and James Smith. The lab is the premiere lab that deals with a chemical…
The University of Rhode Island held its first-ever Giving Tuesday event on Dec. 1 with the help of the URI Foundation and it was, by all accounts, a success. The original goal amount the Foundation was trying to reach was $50,000 donated from 250 donors. Not only did the initiative raise twice that amount…
Sakai, the educational software program used at the University of Rhode Island, is expected to be hosted through the third-party user Longsight by the end of January, according to Director of Media and Technology Services David Porter. “If all goes according to plan and we get to purchasing on time, it’s going to happen…
LOCAL A dolphin was spotted in Providence on Friday. A local police officer took a photo of the dolphin when he saw it swimming down the cold December waters of the Providence River. Six Cranston police officers were honored in a ceremony for saving the lives of eight people, including children. Three of those officers…
On Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 1:12 a.m., a report was filed following suspicious activity on Keaney Road. On Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 5:06 p.m., a 20 year old was arrested during a motor vehicle stop on Fraternity Circle. The 20 year old was charged with driving on a suspended or revoked license. On Thursday,…
Since the recent terror attacks in Paris, many people have begun to believe that all Muslims are terrorists and ISIS sympathizers, sparking many people to fear their neighbors and friends based solely on their religious affiliation and ignoring the history they share together. These attacks have made many Americans look toward their Muslim neighbors…
Last month’s release of “Spotlight†directed by Thomas McCarthy has been receiving critical acclaim and is an early front runner for best picture at the Oscar’s. The film portrays the Boston Globe investigative staff during its coverage of child sex abuse scandals by priests in Massachusetts. In 2002, criminal charges were brought against five…
A professor at the University of Rhode Island is working on a research project that digs into the issues of the death penalty and race over the past few decades. Associate Professor of history Robert Widell is studying how the death penalty and race intersect in negative ways. His research focuses on the story of…
An assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island is offering a course next semester that confronts the increasingly prominent issue of Western misconceptions regarding Islam. Katrin Jomaa has taught ‘Secularism and Islamism in the Modern World’, PSC 482, twice since she came to URI in 2013. Jomaa, who is Lebanese, Muslim and wears…