by Theresa Brown and Andy Main Several resource centers at the University of Rhode Island are continuing to make improvements to the mental health services offered on campus in order to provide students with the highest quality of treatment possible. With a staff that is certified to handle a wide array of topics, the…
New improvements have been scheduled for dining services for the fall semester. | Photo by Grace DeSanti. Pierre St-Germain, director of dining services, looks to welcome a food truck, a sushi bar, a new chef and other additions to the University of Rhode Island next semester. URI has purchased the food truck and is working…
Annabel Cimbal uses the water bottle filling station in the library, one of the few buildings which has the stations available. | Photo by Anna Meassick. Some students have recently expressed concern that the only residence hall with a water bottle filling station is Hillside Hall, and are pushing to get more stations installed in…
(Left to right) Edward Donovan, Congressman Jim Langevin, Jessica Daltorio and Professor Louis Fosu had a sit down meeting to discuss oppression in Tibet. | Photo courtesy of Louis Fosu. Last Thursday, two University of Rhode Island students had a sit-down meeting with U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin from Rhode Island about the ongoing humanitarian crisis…
The collection will feature clothing, quilts and more Quilts, clothing and other objects of a family from the mid 19th century are on display as part of the university’s Costume Collection. | Photo by James McIntosh. Last Monday, the Costume Collection in Quinn Hall debuted their new exhibit, “One American Family: A Tale of North…
Stephen D’Aloisio wants the audience to have fun while listening to his commencement speech. | Photo by Grace DeSanti. “I absolutely love URI, it’s the best.” From commencement speaker to Rhody the Ram to orientation leader and everything in between, senior communication studies student Stephen D’Aloisio took advantage of many involvement opportunities during his time…
Students in Swan Hall sit in the hallway while they wait for classrooms to become available. | Photo by Greg Clark. The University of Rhode Island has over 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students combined, which can make it difficult to assign classroom space. “There are 107 that are general assignment classrooms, those are the ones…
For students in recovery or looking to cut back on their alcohol or drug use, the University of Rhode Island offers a program called, “Alternatives: Reducing Substances in Your Life” on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in order to provide support. The group, which meets in Room 318 of the Memorial Union, was founded in the…
Professor Ananya Mallik calculated the temperature of the moon using “moonquake” waves. | Photo by Grace DeSanti. Ananya Mallik, a geologist currently working at the University of Rhode Island, was recently able to calculate the approximate temperature of the inside of the moon, which helps to understand its interior structure. As a result of her…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate passed bills to recognize nine clubs and elected seven senators to the Summer Student Senate. Bills calling for the recognition of URI Amnesty International, Landscape Architecture and Design Studio, Japanese Club, Society of Latinx in Computing, Active Minds, HER Campus URI, Exercise is Medicine, American Nuclear Society and…