On Jan. 20, 15 different agencies and police departments met on the Kingston campus to hear some very important messages in a course called “Polishing the Badge, Leading for Optimal Performance.†Major Michael Jagoda of the URI police department refers to it as a “leadership development course†whose aim was to “go back to…
The University of Rhode Island’s Multi-Cultural Student Involvement Council (MUSIC) will host their annual conference to help minority students achieve academic success. The Diversifying Individuals Via Education (DIVE) RI Conference will be a two-day held on the Kingston campus, from March 4-5. These conferences began almost three years ago when Zulmy Cortez, the current…
University of Rhode Island women’s soccer player and Mapleville, Rhode Island, native, Taylor Ross, is the name behind a non-profit organization called Cleats Count, which she founded last winter to do her part to help underprivileged youths. Following the winter of her freshman season at URI, Ross, now a sophomore, came to the sad…
A designated driving program is making its way to the University of Rhode Island this weekend. The program, “Friends Matter,†allows students to volunteer to take their turn being a designated driver, and drive them and a group of their friends to bars including Bon Vue and Charlie O’s. Not only will it ensure students…
For the fourth time this season, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team (14-10, 6-5 A-10) has won back-to-back games. On Saturday, they defeated conference opponent La Salle University on the road, and on Tuesday night, they beat George Mason University in what was a three-point shooting frenzy at the Ryan Center. On Saturday…
Country musician Lee Brice took over The University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center this past Saturday, performing for a crowd filled with cowboy hats, flannels and excitement. Opening up the show, Dylan Scott, a new country artist, took to the stage first. Welcomed by cheers and fist punches by fans, Scott performed a set…
The University of Rhode Island women’s swimming and diving team has decided to take an alternative approach to leadership this season, and it could pay dividends for development and the impending Atlantic 10 Championship. Instead of naming captains, head coach Mick Westkott decided to have a senior leadership team serve the role. The senior…
Professor Peter Covino, an English and creative writing professor at the University of Rhode Island, doesn’t have the typical background that most professors have. Covino was born in Southern Italy as a brother to four sisters.  At the age of 3, his mother’s relatives packed up their life and immigrated to America, leaving one…
“I’m in a love/hate relationship with The Walking Dead!†This may sound like a typical Tumblr text post exclaiming shock or frustration at an unexpected plot development or recently deceased character, but in recent months I’ve found out it’s an increasingly accurate representation of my relationship with Cable TV’s most popular program. With the…
The University of Rhode Island’s Art Department will be welcoming three artists from the Printmakers’ Network of Southern New England as guests in multiple printing classes next week. The group’s work is currently being featured in the Main Art Gallery, located in the Fine Arts Center. Barbara Pagh, one of the group’s original members,…