With the holiday season in full swing, and the winter season fast approaching, it’s almost impossible not to put on a few pounds. The average American puts on five to seven pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Call it bulking, call it adding layers for the winter; whatever it is, it’s really hard to…
“What is your plan?†Most young adults are not fans of this question. But if you asked a year ago, my answer would be polished, rehearsed and assuring. However, it would not be true or genuine. What was my plan? Studying both accounting and Chinese, I planned to work with a company abroad in…
Dear Editor, As the residents of Narragansett “try to get their town back,†they should keep in mind that it is a team effort.  As Brianna Montecalvo, the Student Senate External Affairs chair said in the article, “Student/resident relations evolve ‘down the line’,†students and residents need to work on cohesiveness.  Not just students,…
(This is in response to the article https://rhodycigar.com/2015/10/10/two-football-players-arrested-for-fighting/. The information on what President Dooley has said about this situation comes from the article http://ripr.org/post/uri-president-david-dooley-campus-violence.) Dear Editor, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Broken noses. Fractured jaw. Fractured arm. These are just a few of the injuries sustained by Chi Phi brothers after members of the URI football team came into…
Dear Editor, I came across a rather inconvenient situation last week while in search for a text that is mandatory for one of my courses. There was an issue with the shipment of this text; Therefore, I went to the university library in hope for some guidance of obtaining a copy within the week. A…
Researchers in Dr. Kathleen Melanson’s Energy Balance Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island study a crucial area of research that examines eating rate and healthy dietary habits. Currently over 60 percent of the US population is overweight or obese. There are hundreds of strategies designed to help people lose weight, yet many people find…
In case you have actively avoided hot button issues as of late, the University of Missouri is in the midst of a cultural revolution. Every school should join in. This includes the University of Rhode Island. With the resignation of University President Tim Wolfe and the “transition†of Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin to another…
I take issue with the “right brain vs. left brain†dichotomy. For my whole life, I’ve only ever had one brain. In my experience, most people seem to have a general perception that there are two kinds of people in the world: the ones who are good in the humanities, and the ones that…
On Wednesday October 28, University of Rhode Island Part-Time Faculty Union President Ed Inman was joined by URI part-time faculty members, labor leaders, community activists, and students to present a petition to President Dooley. The petition calls for President Dooley to take action and remedy the employment status of the University’s part-time faculty members who…
Are you sick of the limited selection of Netflix? Sure, we have plenty of TV series to watch like The Walking Dead, The Black list and Grey’s Anatomy. (Personally I’m currently watching Scrubs). But the movie selection is slacking pretty hard. Movies come and go so quickly that you never even know that they…