I have been to countless sporting events in my four years at the University of Rhode Island, and each season the teams have (mostly) gotten better and more competitive. The results have shown, too. Both basketball teams went from single-digit wins in my freshman year to making splashes in their conference tournaments with the…
The University of Rhode Island’s women’s soccer team lost 2-0 in a competitive game against Northeastern University on Sunday, dropping them to a 3-3-1 record for the 2015 soccer season. Rhode Island gave up a PK kick to the Huskies in the 25th minute. URI head coach Michael Needham said he was surprised junior goalkeeper Katie Nickles, who is leading the…
After being closed last semester for renovations, Butterfield is back and better than ever. With the dining hall open once again, students can come in for breakfast, lunch and dinner on weekdays. But now that the dust has settled, so to speak, what changed— and what hasn’t— over at Butterfield? The most noticeable change to…
In an internet security breach at the University of Rhode Island this August an unknown party, that was neither a university student nor employee, found out the passwords to the uri.edu email accounts of around 3,000 students. An overwhelming majority of the email accounts affected, 97 percent, belong to women. Around 1,200 of those accounts…
To fight back against cancer affecting young adults, a student from the University of Rhode Island is slated to run across the United States after graduating in the spring. Sarah Smith, a senior biological science major at URI, was accepted last week to be a part of the 2016 4K for Cancer, a 4,000-mile…
The University of Rhode Island’s Ram Marching Band, comprised of about 130 students, has already begun their rigorous practice towards the 2015 season. This year’s co-drum majors, Leigh Anne Valleley and Katie Hollowell, have high expectations for the fall season. Valleley noted that this season has already been one of the smoothest years yet, regarding…
Governor Gina Raimondo is teaming up with the Rhode Island Housing team to help college graduates purchase homes in Rhode Island, with intent to encourage them to live and work in Rhode Island. According to the Rhode Island Housing website, students that have graduated within the last 36 months from an accredited academic institution…
Every year, approximately 95 percent of the University of Rhode Island freshmen live on campus. After their inaugural year at the University, that number dwindles. Options are limited, as not all upperclassmen are guaranteed on campus housing. Students entering their sophomore year are given few choices. They can hope for one of the coveted suite…
After being announced captain of the golf team earlier this month, senior Joe Leavitt showed his leadership by earning a first-place finish at the Ryan T. Lee Collegiate Memorial this past weekend. Being a leader isn’t necessarily a new responsibility of Leavitt’s. “I feel I’ve always been a leader on every team I’ve ever been…
Strike a Chord, entering its third year as an organization at the University of Rhode Island, looks to make even more noise this year than last. Organization President Nick Bottai, junior, explained how the group brings together music and philanthropy through benefit concerts and charity events. Over the past three years, their proceeds have helped…