University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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There is a dorm in Kingston, Rhode Island. On the third floor it keeps a room, like any other, of scattered clothes and mis-laid books. A rocking chair, treated by stories untold, extends the arms of an open door. With 4 o’clock shadows of petals detached against mosaic love, reflections color the people of our days. They are the adhesive for piecing together our understanding not only of classroom learning, but comprehensive education. We wandered here merely as students; we have learned to become persons. And this is our home. Lynn McCrae

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in the shuffle between the Administration and the teachers, and the teachers lose in- terest because none of the students seem to be learning anything. Education at U.R.I., for many, has be- come a part-time attempt. After all, why go to a class with 400 other people? Just stay at home in bed and get the notes from someone else who was crazy enough to go. And if you don’t get the notes it doesn’t matter, because most of the teachers don’t care enough to hassle you, just as long as you show up for the exams and can bullshit enough. If you can fill enough blue-books up then obviously you must know what you’re talking about. Of course, attitudes like this can cause problems, or at least the University of Rhode Island thinks so. And the proof of that statement is that this attitude exists here at U.R.I. A final word to those instructors on campus who still give a damn; thanks for the effort but watch out for the University. Most students would rather put up with half your interest than the whole interest of the University. Eric Peterson 21

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A Living and Learning Experience: That is the present billing for Project 70, a dorm-classroom experiment set up by the University in 1969. It is the attempt by interested students to unify their lives as students. These students set up their classes in the buildings in which they live. Osten- sibly, this enables them to relate what they learn in the classroom to everyone else. Project 70 is one of the few organizations on campus to sponsor educational events; whether these events be a lecture from a Sociology instruc- tor or a discussion of the health problems at U.R.I. with the campus medical coordinator. But perhaps the most surprising aspect of the Project is the sense of unity within the dorms themselves. Too often a student’s dormitory experience at