During this week’s meeting, the Student Senate passed a resolution to encourage faculty to provide relief options to students due to the lack of a Spring Break this semester. “A few weeks ago, the Student Senate cabinet had a meeting with their Faculty Senate counterparts on alternatives to a spring break,” Speaker Caleb Hilyard said. …
No Spring Break may be what breaks students. Graphic by Alison Carpino. The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate has been brainstorming ideas to support student’s mental health after Spring Break was canceled this semester. Many senators noted that students have been experiencing increased stress as a result of the University canceling Spring Break this…
With more COVID-19 vaccinations received every day, the University hopes to make a return to in-person classes by the fall semester. Photo by James McIntosh. Officials from the University of Rhode Island’s Health Services, Housing and Residential Life (HRL) and Dining Services recently released their preliminary plans for the fall 2021 semester. This year, the…
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Good Five Cent Cigar, let’s take it back 50 years to the week of March 11, 1971. The early 1970s were a tumultuous and turbulent time in the United States and across the world. The Vietnam War affected many American families while increasing international pressure and stress on…
URI PRSSA organizes conference alone The URI Public Relations Student Society of America will soon host the first district conference in its history this month. Photo contributed by Siobhan Richards. The University of Rhode Island Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is hosting its first-ever district conference on March 12 and 13. The conference,…
The Boston Museum of Science is challenging students across New England to help the city achieve carbon neutrality within the next 3 decades. Photo contributed by Ryan Thomas, Museum of Science marketing specialist. Climate change is one of the most prominent issues that scientists will have to address in the near future, but students are…
With the COVID-19 virus having originated in China, Asian-Americans have seen a noticeable uptick in hate crimes directed towards them. Photo from teenvogue.com. According to recent reports from the New York Times, the COVID-19 pandemic has, in part, led to an increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans across the country. This has partially been…
Italian author and lifelong feminist Dacia Maraini recently discussed women’s rights virtually at an International Women’s Day event. Photo from acri.it. Dacia Maraini, an Italian writer, essayist and playwright, has been writing and advocating for women’s rights before Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in “The Battle of the Sexes.” On March 3, the University…
As COVID-19 has been gradually controlled, the University has reinstated in-person tours with some changes. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island is telling prospective students to mask up, get tested and sign up for small, abbreviated campus tours between now and May 1. Before COVID-19, campus tours were around an hour and…
Among the things that will never be the same because of COVID-19 will be the use of triple dorm rooms at URI. Photo by James McIntosh. ith the 2021-22 academic year rapidly approaching, the University of Rhode Island has unveiled its preliminary housing plans, announcing a major change from usual housing protocols: freshman double dorm…