University of Rhode Island sophomore defensive back Shawn Antoine II released his eye-opening documentary, “Days in Delhi,†at the Multicultural Center on Sunday before its official release on Monday. Antoine, an economics and public relations double major, has taken on a larger role as an active member of the community. The film is 30 minutes…
WWE NXT, the developmental division of WWE, made its Rhode Island debut at The Ryan Center last Friday night. The Ryan center was transformed into a wrestling arena and fans of all levels of WWE were in attendance to see some of their favorite up-and-coming wrestlers. And it was easy to tell who the favorites…
The University of Rhode Island’s Hillel Center held a seminar last night that allowed students to discuss issues and solutions surrounding interfaith dating for the Jewish community. The seminar, titled “Dating Outside the Tribe: Interfaith Dating in Judaism,†was led by Rabbinic Intern Jessica Lowenthal. Lowenthal met with approximately 15 members of the URI…
University of Rhode Island senior business major and vocal performance minor, Jack Thomas, is collaborating with a grammy award winning production company to film his first, big music video. For about a year now, Thomas said he has been working with a performance coach, who referred him to Surefire Creative Studios. Thomas sent Surefire Executive…
With the University of Rhode Island spring football practices wrapping up, here are some of the things I saw: First Down: Â The quarterback competition seems to be down to sophomore Wesley McKoy and redshirt freshman Jordan Vazzano, as they took all of the reps while I was present. Of those reps about 60 percent…
Many students don’t know that much about student loans, especially when it comes to their own. And that, according to Michael Ice, finance instructor within the College of Business at the University of Rhode Island, is a problem. “The money is easy to take,” Ice said. “It’s almost too easy to get student loans.”…
The University of Rhode Island track and field teams enjoyed several personal and season bests from their athletes as the season nears the Atlantic 10 championships. The men’s team had four of their athletes top their personal bests and two earn season-best marks in their specific events during the two days of action. It…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team (17-20 (8-4 A-10)) took care of business in their weekend series against conference opponent St. Bonaventure University at Bill Beck field. The Rams won  4-1 on Friday, 3-1 on Saturday and ended the weekend with a 6-3 victory on Sunday. “This weekend was huge for us…
Positives: The University of Rhode Island baseball team had a fantastic showing this past week. After losing a tough 2-1 game to Quinnipiac on Thursday, the Rams responded and took all three in a series sweep of conference foe St. Bonaventure. Rhody now has a three-game winning streak after losing four in a row…
It’s safe to say I wouldn’t be where I am today without the Cigar. It sounds trite, like the usual moral spouted off at the end of an 80’s movie. It’s true, though. I was told from the start that the only first-hand experience I would get in journalism would be at the Cigar….