This is the third installment of a semester-long series that documents my exploration of faith on the University of Rhode Island campus. The goal is to sit down with every religious community on campus and learn about their religion and community. This week I learned about the Buddhist Meditation community in Rhode Island through talking…
This is the second installment of a semester-long series that documents my exploration of faith on the University of Rhode Island campus. The goal is to sit down with every religious community on campus and learn about their religion and community. College is a time to be critical. Question everything – yourself, your parents,…
The old adage goes that college is what you make of it. Personally, I have always thought Rhode Island catches a bad rap. However, if you’re here from anywhere between four and six years to earn your degree(s), you should really enjoy this state, in all of its craziness, variety and culture. Most people…
This is the first installment of a semester-long series that documents my exploration of faith on the University of Rhode Island campus. The goal is to sit down with every religious center on campus and learn about their religion and community. Before I get started, I should tell you a little about my own beliefs….
I’ve learned that media is changing the world for the better, but when I’m sitting across from a friend and they can’t seem to look up from the screen in front of their face, it’s time to consider what this new technology is actually doing to our society. This is a subject that I’ve been…
The parking problems here at the University of Rhode Island have been discussed time and time again. Yet here we stand, still with no solution. It seems the only thing people can agree on is that the current state of affairs is unacceptable. Whether it is the lack of spots available within a convenient distance…
Waking up in the morning with a sense of purpose is an amazing feeling, and something that I had sort of forgotten. As cheesy as it sounds, being blasted to your feet at 6 a.m. by “It’s a Beautiful Day†by U2 is somewhat inspirational. It gets to you, I promise. This was the…
Spring break is right around the corner and students are sifting through the bottom of their pockets for getaways that are inexpensive yet fun. Every college student knows how tough it can be to attend school and afford something as simple as dinner with some friends. On the other hand, when it comes to…
For a long time, people looked at vinyl as nothing more than a past memory, but once again, vinyl has become a sought after form of music, drawing in consumers with it’s vintage, unique appeal. The music industry has faced many changes since the evolution of social media and the advancement of the Internet….
In the digital age, we have become used to having everything right at our finger-tips; the advances that mobile phone technologies have made in the past decade are astounding. Personal computers and laptops are something that have become so common in everyday life that living without them seems like a long distant memory. In turn,…