During their last meeting of the semester, the University of Rhode Island Student Senate held nominations for the Elections Committee. Student Organizations Committee Chairwoman Katie Siegle was nominated by Senator Katherine Blake, Senator Christopher Bove was nominated by Senator Anabelle Gibson and Blake was nominated by Siegle. All three candidates were elected to the committee,…
Parlange “thrilled” to join the Rhody community President David Dooley’s successor has been named: meet Marc Parlange. Photo from uri.edu. The University of Rhode Island has named Marc Parlange as its 12th president. On April 1, the Board of Trustees presidential search committee voted unanimously to recommend Parlange as the top candidate. The Board of…
Orientation was moved online for new students last year due to the pandemic, but the University of Rhode Island will offer both virtual and in-person orientation activities for incoming students this summer. According to the Director of New Student Programs Kristina Perrelli, students were invited to stay on campus for two days and one night…
URI will soon have an outdoor recreational center to accompany the Fascitelli Recreation Center. Photo from high-profile.com. At their March 31 meeting, the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate passed a bill that will grant $25,000 from its budget to partially fund an outdoor wellness and recreation center for Campus Recreation. The idea of adding…
Author Luis Alberto Urrea discusses the ongoing border crisis between America and Mexico. Photo from latimes.com “The Devil’s Highway,” by Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Luis Alberto Urrea, tells the harrowing story of a group of Mexican immigrants and their journey across the Arizona desert. Urrea discussed his life experiences and perspectives with the University of Rhode…
Students honored for excellence, leadership in various categories URI honored students at the 33rd annual Rainville Awards Ceremony. Photo by Michael Nolfe. The annual A. Robert Rainville Leadership Awards at the University of Rhode Island recognize students in the categories of employee excellence, servant leadership, student leadership and team excellence. At this year’s 33rd annual…
Finalists share vision for future of program The pool for the next Harrington School director has narrowed to three candidates. Kothari photo from rit.edu. Muppidi photo from westhartfordnews.com. Groshek photo from bu.edu. In search of a new director, the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media hosted three public forum discussions to…
Need a room for the fall semester? Ask Mr. Reum! Or don’t. Graphic by Alison Carpino. Multiple students at the University of Rhode Island have been scammed by a fake housing opportunity while searching for off-campus housing for the 2021-22 academic year. The fake landlord, using the alias Pete N. Reum, created a Facebook post…
URI students may once again be allowed to study abroad next semester. Photos from uri.edu. While many students look forward to studying abroad in college, COVID-19 has made it almost impossible for students to do so over the past year. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, all study abroad programs have been canceled. Although nothing is…
A talk by Spanish Professor William Stark rounded off the final discussion of this semester’s Brown Bag Seminar. Photo from uri.edu. The final installment of this semester’s Brown Bag Series evaluated how Violeta Luna, through performance art, explores the fatal effects of the War on Drugs and its influence on the relationship between the United…