Though the Halloween season may be over, The University of Rhode Island Ghost Hunting Team continues to offer students an eerie experience, leading members through investigations of paranormal activities around the Rhode Island area. URI’s Ghost Hunting Team, referred to as URIGHT, has accumulated some interesting stories over the years. Corina Perugini, a senior communication…
Through their work on the University of Rhode Island campus, police officers are able to communicate with students, often with the potential to create lasting relationships. The best part of the job has been the interactions and lasting relationships with the students, according to Officer Tom Guglielmetti. He said that he has been invited…
Rhode Island men’s soccer was defeated by George Mason University, 2-1, in Fairfax, Virginia, this past Saturday ending the Rams’ regular season with a record of 9-7-2. The loss placed the team in fourth place going into the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. In the 33rd minute of the first half, junior forward Nick Ferguson headed…
University of Rhode Island multicultural organization Uhuru Sasa (SASA) is set to hold its annual “Shake it for Sugar†dance contest this Thursday in hopes to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. This event was started by a group of students who didn’t feel like it had anyone to represent it. Now, this event…
Mike Fischman, radio DJ, has hosted his own bluegrass radio show for the past 26 years at the University of Rhode Island’s student-run station, WRIU. Fischman hosts his show, entitled “Bluegrass Breakdownâ€, every Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. He explained how most people don’t know about bluegrass music, although it is a form of…
University of Rhode Island students are not required to take the sexual assault awareness course that they were notified about via email earlier this month. The email, sent by Roxanne Gomes and the URI Title IX office, stated that “all students are now being required to take training on preventing sexual assault.†Gomes admitted that…
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….