Is AI a Better Student Than Me?: Why students shouldn’t use AI
“Who Writes Better,” the campus roundtable flyer said, “Robots or Me?” It is the first week back on campus for many students, and flyers like this one are posted across […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Apprehensions and Anticipations: Graduate student life
September 3rd began the fall semester at University of Rhode Island. For new graduate students, this day was long anticipated. It was the first time they sat in a classroom […]
The Golden Ticket for College Students: Unlock ways your college card can save you money
You may not realize it, but your college ID can get you way more than just access to the campus library or gym. If there is anything college students understand, […]
Ode to the Libraries: An experience money can’t buy
I recently came across an article published in Forbes magazine in 2018, in which author Panos Mourdoukoutas declared that if Amazon replaced the public library it would save the taxpayers […]
Trump vs Universities: A very different academic year
As a recently graduated student, I knew this was an important topic to cover. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” has put in motion a change to the college experience that students […]
Are Those Bagel Bites Vegan?: College food in a health-conscious era
From the east to the west, north to the south, cuisine all over the world varies from town to town. When you’re young, the choices you’re given are basic and […]
Rhody Rhody Rhody!: A rundown of RI’s college mascots
I’d like to start this article with a big “welcome (or welcome back)” to anyone who will be spending the school year in this hidden gem of a state. There […]
Not Too Late for the GED: Finishing high school as an adult
For many, autumn is a reminder of returning to school. For thousands of people throughout the country and in Rhode Island, “back to school” evokes the memory of not getting […]
ON THE COVER: Kai Gietzen
For the cover of Motif’s Student Guide issue, illustrator Kai Gietzen drew a “monstrous crumpled up ball of notebook paper,” which, he says, “Represents all of the trials one encounters […]
