The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team lost both games this week against No. 23 Syracuse University on Friday and Marshall University on Wednesday. In the first half of Friday’s game, the Rams struggled against Syracuse’s swarming zone. The Orange cut Rhode Island’s shot clock every possession and forced 17 first-half turnovers. However,…
The 21-year-old superstar, Justin Bieber, made a huge comeback since 2012 after releasing a new album this past Friday. Bieber released his new album, “Purpose†on Fri., Nov. 13 that included two of his hit singles, “What Do You Mean†and “Sorryâ€. The Canadian singer and songwriter has come a long way in the…
The head of the astrophysics department at the University of Rhode Island said he knew he wanted to study space since he was 4 years old. Professor Doug Gobeille fell in love with outer space when he looked up and got lost in the emptiness. He exhausted his parents with questions, but he said he…
The University of Rhode Island’s Musicians Guild entertained students on Friday evening with poetry, comedy, acoustics and much more at their first Fall Open Mic. This event asked audience members to bring a canned good and/or a monetary donation for the Rhode Island Food Bank to help those struggling this Thanksgiving season. In total, Musicians…
Men’s Basketball: The final four games for the men’s team will be played as part of ESPN’s Cancun Challenge. It will feature two games at home as well as two games in Cancun, Mexico. Cleveland State: When: Sat. Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. Where: The Ryan Center The Vikings are 0-1 on the season…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team opened up their season with a convincing win over American University, 65-42, on Friday night and a heartbreaking loss against Valparaiso University, , 58-55, on Tuesday morning. On Friday, both teams traded buckets in the first few fast fast-paced minutes of the game, and then each…
Global A key suspect in last week’s terror attack in Paris could have been killed in a raid in one of the cities suburbs on Wednesday. French officials are currently unsure if Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who is suspected to have been working with ISIS to organize the attacks, was one of the two people who reportedly…
Student Senate focused its meeting on internal elections. Senate had to vote from a large range of competitive applicants across four different positions: freshman representative, off-campus representative, on-campus representative and at-large representative. There were 12 applicants and only eight positions. In the freshman representative elections, there were two positions and the candidates included Kramer,…
The University of Rhode Island Indian Student Association (ISA) presented Diwali 2015: A Festival of Lights that showcased energetic dances and talent-filled performances this past Saturday. This year marks over a decade of the event being hosted at URI and received its highest number of sponsorship from student organizations. It brought in a record…
“Irene Lawrence: Paintings, Are You Falling or Flying†is the newest series on exhibit at the University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Center, consisting of abstract paintings. The series, created by abstract artist and printmaker, Irene Lawrence, is part of the final exhibit of the season and are on display and open to the…