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Photo by Margo Gagnon |CIGAR| The Rhode Island men’s hockey team finished their season last Friday with a 2-1 loss to New York University in game one of the ESCHL playoffs. Rhode Island was outshot for most of the game and after being down 2-0 early in the third period, freshman Patrick Creamer scored Rhode…
As if they weren’t already sucking up everyone’s free time or dominating competing streaming services, this past Tuesday Netflix announced a major boost of “original” content coming in 2018. Media mogul and Netflix CFO, David Wells, announced the company’s plan while speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 27….
Photos by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| The University of Rhode Island was paid a visit by the American Band, a classical concert band of over 60 of the finest musicians and conductors in Southern New England, this past Sunday. The American Band is one of the oldest concert bands in America still in operation, having…
According to research by Skyscanner, the average college student spends between $220 and $600 per night on their spring break trip. Considering most college students are also thousands of dollars in debt, this spending, for little more than a few days with friends on the beach, can be seen as vastly unnecessary. That being said,…
Rhode Island Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Hosting 15th Annual Road Race Want to help promote the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle? Want to race along with other health-conscious individuals? The Rhode Island Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is hosting its 15th annual Nutrition Fuels Fitness Road Race on April 8 at Goddard Park…
Photo courtesy of Rock.com| In July of 1988, while the popular music scene is ruled by solo popstars like Michael Jackson, glam metal bands like Def Leppard, and rap groups like N.W.A. and A Tribe Called Quest, Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” quietly slips off the Billboard 200 chart- 736 weeks after its…
I went vegan during my junior year at Westerly High School. I was an athlete at the time and when my friends and coaches found out about my decision to cut animal products from my diet, I was flooded with their doubts. I repeatedly answered the questions that vegans hear in conversation everyday, pressing me…
Some students, during their walk to class, have noticed that the American flag has been missing from the quadrangle since spring break and the bad weather is to blame. Director of Public Safety, Stephen Baker, said that after the weather that hit the campus during spring break, one of the cables that connects the flag…
The number of students seeking counseling services at the University of Rhode Island has been on the rise in recent years. Counseling rates have increased from around 800 students per academic year in 2013 to over 1000 students in 2016 according to the URI Counseling Center. Eighty percent of those students report that their goal…