The University of Rhode Island’s Musician’s Guild held a show this past Friday night titled “The Worst Christmas Ever!†with headliner artist Somos, an indie punk band from Boston. To start, the show featured openers Southpier and Drunk Uncle. With a maximum capacity of 128 students, this was a small, intimate show in the Memorial…
A wearable eye-tracking device for patients with ALS helped a University of Rhode Island student take first place at the Rhode Island Business Plan competition last Friday. “I knew I did well, but I wasn’t really thinking, ‘Oh yeah, I won’,” said Cara Nunez, senior at the university. Nunez is a double major in…
The University of Rhode Island held its first-ever Giving Tuesday event on Dec. 1 with the help of the URI Foundation and it was, by all accounts, a success. The original goal amount the Foundation was trying to reach was $50,000 donated from 250 donors. Not only did the initiative raise twice that amount…
Next semester, a rocket club will be added to the long list of clubs the University of Rhode Island offers to cater to the interests of its students. Joseph Jacobs, sophomore mechanical engineer and German major, has been working this past semester to get the club on its feet. “We’ve been recognized by the…
Sakai, the educational software program used at the University of Rhode Island, is expected to be hosted through the third-party user Longsight by the end of January, according to Director of Media and Technology Services David Porter. “If all goes according to plan and we get to purchasing on time, it’s going to happen…
On May 8, 2015, University of Rhode Island President David Dooley signed a bill allowing police officials to be armed on campus. This transition was not only seen as imperative for our campus, but necessary for a safer school environment after the Chafee shooter scare. Now, I know Dooley and Stephen Baker, URI’s director of…
Looks like the University of Rhode Island will be saying “Hey, what’s up? Hello” to recent two time Grammy nominated rap artist Fetty Wap this coming January 2016. Wap is set to hit the stage of The Ryan Center Fri., Jan. 29, brought to the university by the Student Entertainment Committee (SEC). Pre-sale tickets for…
The University of Rhode Island’s Theatre Department is set to present “Legally Blonde- The Musical†in Spring 2016. Sydney Rosenberg, a senior at URI, is assistant director alongside Alexandra Egan, a senior at URI, for this year’s production. Both Rosenberg and Egan said they are very excited to be working together, behind the scenes…
With the holiday season in full swing, and the winter season fast approaching, it’s almost impossible not to put on a few pounds. The average American puts on five to seven pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Call it bulking, call it adding layers for the winter; whatever it is, it’s really hard to…
The University of Rhode Island’s Department of Music held a concert showcasing the Guitar Ensemble, the Clarinet Choir and the String Quintet last Saturday, Dec. 5. To begin the performance, the first section of the URI Clarinet Quartet played “Flashes for Clarinet Quartetâ€, written by Charles Lesaffre. This quartet consisted of Linda Carpenter, Amber…