The University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center renovation and remodel is “at the top of the list of priorities for fiscal year 2017,†J. Vernon Wyman, the assistant vice president of Business Services, said. First outlined in the 2007-2011 Capital Improvement Plan, the project started as an outermost project, and has moved up…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team defeated Duquesne University 2-1 in overtime for its final home game of the season this past Saturday at the Rhode Island Soccer Complex. Rhode Island finished the regular season 5-3-2 at home. On the night of Halloween, Rhode Island had a few tricks up their sleeve. Just…
The University of Rhode Island football team suffered a heart-wrenching defeat at the hands of the University of New Hampshire, falling 20-17 after squandering a three-possession advantage on Saturday. URI came into Durham – not an easy place to play in – and after taking the bye week to continue to groom and prep its…
Some female students at the University of Rhode Island are adding military science classes and labs to learn the tactics useful for future officers to their already-full course loads. The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, otherwise known as ROTC, is a program to provide individuals with the training needed to become officers for the U.S. Army….
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team played their final home game of the season on Sunday, falling 2-1 on senior night to Davidson College for their 14th straight loss. In the first half both teams played to a stalemate with Davidson failing to capitalize on its five corner kicks compared to just two…
An emerging indie-folk rock band, Family and Friends, is set to play in Pawtucket next Thursday on their first month-long tour in support of their recent EP. Family and Friends, originally from Athens, Georgia, is a seven-piece collective band with an eclectic blend of folk vibes, gypsy-tribal rhythms and a sense of rock n’ roll. Members…
The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished in 12th place out of 14 teams in this past weekend’s Atlantic 10 Championships at Richmond University’s Green Pole Park in Mechanicsville, Virginia. In the women’s cross country events, the hometown Richmond Spiders won the overall title by a hair scoring 88,…
The University of Rhode Island volleyball team will leave its final homestand of the season battle-tested, after falling to first-place University of Dayton in five sets on Friday, and then besting second-place Saint Louis University in a hard-fought victory on senior night. The Rams were undeterred by the presence of a great Dayton team that…
Too soon for Christmas tunes? Â Â Â (web exclusive) It is officially November and some of us may be toying with the idea of: Is it time to put away the fall tunes and get into the Christmas groove? Once Nov. 1 hits, there are exactly 54 days till Christmas. So for all you Christmas music and…
LOCAL: A teacher at St. Mary’s Bay View Academy, Lee Mogavero, 46, of 9 Paquin Drive in Barrington, was charged with two counts of second degree sexual assault at a pizza restaurant he owns in Cranston. According to the Providence Journal, Special Victims Unit detectives in the Cranston Police Department received two separate complaints Tuesday…