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April 2016
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Green Hall steps on track for completion
After nearly nine months of construction, the broken steps outside of the University of Rhode Island’s iconic Green Hall are set to be completed by commencement in May. “We are near completion,” Assistant Vice President for Business Services J. Vernon Wyman said. The project began in the fall and was slated to be completed…
Dining Services works to prevent waste
When challenged with preparing enough food to sufficiently feed the students on the University of Rhode Island’s meal plan, Dining Services follows a standard of excellence that serves to manage waste, predict trends and provide students with superior service. Â Associate Administrator of Operations with Dining Services Michael McCullough has been employed with URI…
Surviving isn’t the same as thriving
To wax poetic on the absurdity of stipend review is preaching to the choir. Everyone who has experienced it knows its flaws and those who have read this newspaper know the various failures of the review process. However, even with the repeated stories and pieces we have published in this newspaper, stipend review continues to…
Wilson continues to be a constant for URI baseball
When Tyler Wilson was four years old, his father introduced him to the game of baseball. Now, 16 years later, the University of Rhode Island sophomore has emerged as one of the premier pitchers in the Atlantic 10 Conference. On Monday, Wilson was named the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week for the second…
Garden Brothers Circus clowns around at URI
The Garden Brothers Circus is a “family tradition†that has been entertaining audiences for over 100 years, and one of their most recent stops was to the Ryan Center at the University of Rhode Island this past Sunday. The circus “pulled out all stops,†bringing along acts that many expected. With all the acts…
URI hosts annual Diversity Awards
The Memorial Union Ballroom was packed full this past Tuesday night for the 18th Annual Diversity Awards Ceremony. Students, faculty, staff and organizations were honored for their commitment to community leadership, academic excellence and service in promoting diversity and multiculturalism. A quick video was shown for each of the award recipients that showcased their…
Student film coming soon: Days in Delhi
University of Rhode Island sophomore Shawn Antoine II is set to release his new, eye-opening documentary, “Days in Delhi,†this coming Monday, April 25. Antoine, an Economics and Public Relations double major, is a relative newcomer to the world of film. “Days in Delhi,†his second documentary, chronicles his time spent in India during a…
URI Rotaract Club plans hot air balloon festival
Students at the University of Rhode Island will have their feet planted firmly on the ground at the Rotaract Club’s hot air balloon festival this Friday on the Quadrangle, but their contributions will go a long way in helping children in Africa. The event, entitled “Up, Up, and Away! Hot Air Balloon Festivalâ€, will give…
Walthouse paces URI golf
University of Rhode Island junior Billy Walthouse was not a highly-rated golfer out of Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts, but now it would be difficult to make such an assumption. He recently won his third individual tournament of the season this past Tuesday in the Rhode Island Invitational at Quidnessett Country Club. Not only…