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Getting the WHOLE Picture The University of Rhode Island is not a single entity by any means. It is made up of many small parts that come together to form the whole picture. Even the word “university” means all-encompassing, composed of many pieces. There is no way to list every one of these pieces, for they are far too many in number, but we do realize that each and every contribu- tion is a necessary part of the University. Some contributors are very well-known, such as the President and the Adminis- trators, but these are only the front of a wide-reaching and complex organiza- tion. Most of the people work behind the scenes, and receive little or no recogni- tion: often, when they are trying to do their job, all they get is harrassment from impatient or angry students. It is im- portant to realize that while it often seems impossible, or nearly so, to accomplish anything without cutting through miles of extremely sticky red tape, there really is a reason for doing things the way they should be done. (Granted, this reason is often obscure and hard to find, and incomprehensible once you do find it, but it really does exist . . .) To begin somewhere, we must remember that URI has several different campuses. In addition to the main Kingston campus, where the dorms, student center, administration buildings, and most of the classes are located, there is the NarTaganssett Bay campus, for Oceanography studies, the Wickford campus, where a dwindling Fisheries program is based, and an extension in Providence. There is also Peckham Farm, right across the road from Keaney gym, and East Farm. Unless we have friends who go to any of these places, we frequently forget that they exist The community around us is an im- portant part of our University, as well. Where would we be without Wakefield? Still surrounded by cow fields, that’s where. Even though we are “out in the boonies” compared to many schools, we are close enough to town to escape from campus when necessary, and to conveniently go shopping, see a movie, get “real food” instead of our own cook- ing, or worse, dining hall food, and sometimes find adequate off-campus housing. The community depends on us, too. The students of URI shop in town, partronize the bars and liquor stores, rent housing, providing income for ma ny people, especially during the winter, off-season for tourists, but in- season for the ten thousand students at URI. Of course, the main driving forces be- hind the University are the people. Professors to teach classes, maintenance crews to keep up the buildings, physical plant people to keep the campus beautiful and neat, secretaries to organize things, administrators to make decisions, people to work the computer system, people to answer questions, people to create new ideas, people to support the student organizations, the dining hall staffs, program coordinators, campus police to enforce traffic laws . . . The list goes on and on. Oh, and of course there are the students themselves, who are the reason for all these other people being here. So for those of you who have gradu- ated, and those of you who are still trying to, remember that you, and everyone around you, is just a small part of the big picture. While it may be a hassle trying to get your schedule fixed, multiply that by a couple thousand and remember that the person trying to help you has to go through all that, while you just have to deal with your own. This is not to say that everything is perfect the way it is: far from it. Sometimes reform and revolution are necessary. Just remember that for the most part people are trying to work together and make things run smoothly. Without each vital contributor, a huge gap would be left, and then things could get really difficult Got the picture? — Gail H. Wagner
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The Kingston Campus: the center of activity The Kingston Campus is the main center of activity at URL All the student dormitories are located here, and most of the classes are taught in the buildings surrounding the Quad. The President has his home here, and the highest administrators work out of the Administration Building and the Memorial Union. Here is where students can find counseling, activities, entertainment, companionship, and naturally an education. The ivy covered buildings that line the Quadrangle are the original core of URI, dating from the times when it was just a school of agriculture. Over the past century, URI has grown into a large bustling university, recognized for its outstanding engineering and business programs, as well as its schools of nursing and oceanography. Today’s students can barely recognize old pictures of URI. Many new buildings have changed the skyline, the water tower is gone, and the fields surrounding the old school have been ploughed under and built on. But as URI grows the students grow with it, and pursue new roads of education, venturing forth to brave the world after graduating, but always taking a part of URI with them. 4
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