Hello my little squirrely acorn gatherers, my beautifully rock-hard golden chestnuts, my fiery-orange oak leaf dangling off a branch ready to fly through the autumn wind. I hope you all had a peaceful night’s sleep with soothing dreams filled with whatever you find comforting. I often contemplate if it’s better to have good dreams that…
Good morning my lovely roasted coffee beans. Do you also feel like a newly harvested coffee bean, roasted, ground by the hands of an adoring coffee addict and being brewed through a French press? If so, we are one. Speaking of coffee, the fashion trends on campus this fall semester are something in and of…
Maintaining mental health during quarantine is hard for everybody. Photo from wikimediacommons.com. Trying to keep up with news that is constantly at our disposal, combined with the daily responsibilities and personal problems, is a lot for someone to take in. 2020 has highlighted the importance of mental health, and how to feel in control of…
Good day my rays of glistening moonbeams. Although I do not know who you are, I just have a feeling deep below my epidermis that you are looking especially beautiful today. Your skin is glowing, your hair smells like the morning dew on a warm spring day but most importantly, your heart is beating at…
There is no question about it: COVID has made life more challenging for many people. Perhaps it’s the constant worry in the back of your mind about what you touched, who touched it before you and the millions of germ cells you may possibly be infecting yourself with. Maybe it’s the isolation or lack of…
Pre-COVID-19, salads at the dining hall were a joyous encounter for veggie lovers, for those emphatic about nutrient dense foods and for those who truly enjoyed eating food that tastes only slightly like earth. Even for those who were on the fence about veggies but ate a vegetable every now and then because they did…
To our readers, The past few months have been nothing short of a whirlwind of emotions, uncertainty and news 24/7. And through the progression of the chaos that we find ourselves in today, our one solace seems to be overloading ourselves with information that is scary and, as we all like to put it, unprecedented….
URI Senior shares internship experience with Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange Masks on. Hands sanitized. Sound levels balanced. A red dot appears at the top of the screen. We’re rolling. While COVID-19 continued to be a prevalent problem this past summer, that didn’t mean other preexisting issues went away – one of them being the number…
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a widespread increase in concern for public health. It is also affecting and transforming environmental behavior throughout the world. In some ways these changes are positive – air pollution has decreased dramatically, and sea turtles are returning to nest on beaches that are normally crowded with tourists. There are…
Protestors against racism and police brutality gather at Chicago’s Federal Plaza on May 30, 2020. Photo by Imani Fleming. Over the last three weeks, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has gained momentum and exposure in a way like never before. According to its co-founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, BLM is “a…