URI students excited to partake in experiential learning. Despite COVID-19 blocking most travel plans, there’s been a slight lift on restrictions, allowing some URI students off-campus study opportunities this fall. PHOTO CREDIT: Sophie Bacas After 18 months of study abroad trips being cancelled, the University of Rhode Island has started to reopen programs for students…
Electrical and computer engineering majors gain real-world experience through a capstone course that pairs students with companies. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron The capstone course for University of Rhode Island electrical and computer engineering majors has been running since 2008, but after a major revamp in 2017, students are now being given the opportunity to gain…
PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron For the past 30 years, the Kingston Free Library has had six parking spots in the parking lot outside of the Gateway Apartments, but this year the University of Rhode Island attempted to take these spots back, causing tension between URI and the Library. The Library, located on the corner of…
Lama Tseta leads URI’s Peace Day 2021 on the Quad. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer The University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace held an event on the Quad in honor of International Peace Day to promote non-violence throughout the community. The event, held Sept. 21, included flags from different countries and the artwork…
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…