Bringing together humor, magic, and understanding, Dr. R. Bruce Baum presented “Humor and Disability” Tuesday night, continuing the Honors Colloquium’s “Power of Humor” series. Baum holds the title of Professor Emeritus at Buffalo State College, where he has been a tenured professor since 1978 and a semi-retired professor for the last three years. A self-declared…
Positives: The Rhode Island basketball team’s win over American was exactly how we predicted it with a decent offensive performance, but fantastic defensive performance. Transfer Four McGlynn’s four 3-pointers really stood out. The URI women’s volleyball team’s victory over VCU capped off a successful regular season as they  finished as the third seed in the…
Women’s basketball Head coach Daynia La-Force led the largest turnaround in the program’s history during her first season as head coach, taking the Rams from 7-23 to 17-13. Rhode Island was predicted to finish eighth in the Atlantic-10 preseason poll, receiving 113 points compared to George Washington University who is the favorite receiving 194 points….
On Monday, Nov. 9 at 1:29 p.m., university police were notified of an incident of trespassing on Lower College Road and a report was filed. On Monday, Nov. 9 at 9:57 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense inside Hopkins Residence Hall on Butterfield Road. On Monday, Nov. 9 at 10:17 p.m.,…
“I think what a lot of students don’t realize is that college kids are the firefighters that show up when a student burns their popcorn in the dorms,†Deputy Chief Christopher DeGrave, who is in charge of training volunteers, said.  The University of Rhode Island’s Fire Department responds to 800-900 calls a year, both…
Approximately 24.8 percent of college students aged 18-22 years old were current smokers in 2010, according to the to the 2012 Surgeon General’s Report on tobacco use among youth and young adults. University of Rhode Island students and staff at the Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center are taking a stand to combat that…
While aspects of living on-campus for all four years of college are appealing to some students, most undergraduates at the University of Rhode Island tend to move off for a number of reasons for their junior or senior year. Being that Rhode Island is the “Ocean State,†prospects for living off-campus include being closer to…
The Big Apple offered some media experience for myself and 47 University of Rhode Island Harrington Students yesterday afternoon–we were in the audience for a live taping of the Meredith Vieira show. Â Students were asked to wear bright, vibrant colors, and bring their outstanding personalities to give Vieira the best show possible. As a…
On Friday afternoon, Butterfield Dining Hall was given an official grand re-opening after the completion of the last outdoor and rooftop construction. At the grand opening University of Rhode Island faculty, staff, students and distinguished guests, including URI President David Dooley, enjoyed a wide selection of food intended to showcase the new Butterfield menu. Options…
The University of Rhode Island chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is in the preliminary stage of planning for their first talent competition, entitled “Rhode to Stardomâ€, set to take place in 2016. This fall is Phi Kappa Psi’s fifth semester back on campus, and the brothers are still working on creating a name…