Alana M. Carroll Art Director  A post to the Rhode Island College Instagram informed students about the shuttle service , inviting residents and commuters alike to “stay warm on [their] way to class.” The post, uploaded on Thursday, speaks in contrast to some members of the RIC community who have complaints about the service. “It would be nice if it came,” stated Ezra Hepler, a commuter student who lived in the dorm halls last year. For students without vehicles, the shuttle is often the only...

Alana M. Carroll Art Director There’s an unmistakable sense of loss that accompanies watching your friends go out while you remain trapped at work or sick in bed. Jealousy, loneliness and restlessness come together to create a feeling known well by college students worldwide: “FoMO,” a catchy abbreviation for “fear of missing out”.  A scientific journal published in Computers in Human Behavior  in 2013 creates a definition for the emotion , describing it as “pervasive apprehension that others...

Alana M. Carroll Art Director Image taken by anchor newspaper staff The Center for Disease Control has updated its website and reignited speculation surrounding autism spectrum disorder and childhood vaccines. The section on “vaccines and autism,” which previously stated that there was no link, now states that there is not enough evidence to prove that childhood vaccinations do not cause the developmental disability. “‘Vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim,” the webpage...