The University of Rhode Island held its 28th annual A. Robert Rainville Leadership Awards ceremony Tuesday night to honor student leaders who go above and beyond their roles in the campus community while maintaining a good academic record. The awards were divided into four categories, and the recipients for each award were named after a…
The first Mental Health Awareness Discussion to help end stigmatization on the University of Rhode Island campus was held in the Multicultural Student Services Center on Tuesday, April 12. The event’s founders are three psychology students at URI, freshman Nick Bush, Devon Jarvis and Emily DiGiorvio. The three share a passion for raising awareness…
The basketball season officially concluded in thrilling fashion, with National Championship game producing an instant classic, and quite possibly the century’s greatest college basketball game, following Villanova’s victory over North Carolina last Monday night. It has long been done for the University of Rhode Island, who after suffering severely detrimental injuries failed to meet…
Students Caitlin O’Neill of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and Peter Goretoy of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of Rhode Island were crowned Mr. and Mrs. Greek Week this past Monday night after testing their formalwear, questionnaire, swimwear and talent. Greek life members Alex Rossi and Kelly Fox hosted the show. Ten women represented…
“I put up my hair in a ponytail, put on some red lipstick, maybe some purple nail polish, take a deep breath and go on stage,†said Ryan Collins, third-year film and English double major at the University of Rhode Island. Collins identifies himself and his music under the title “Mail Culture.†Mail Culture…
His love for sports has guided sophomore journalism major Sam Murray into working for The University of Rhode Island’s own FM radio station, WRIU, in an effort to reach his career goal. Murray’s love for sports started at a very young age and continued throughout his life, playing sports until he came to URI….
As May quickly approaches, graduating seniors prepare themselves for what’s felt like a long time coming. But one student has been waiting longer than most. Apart from his degree taking him six years, rather than the standard four after transferring from Manchester Community College in Connecticut, Jesse McVaney, 32, had a bit of a…
“It sounds super cliché, but everyone can do whatever they want to do, and as long as you start doing it, other people will support you doing it,†Hensley Carrasco, founder of “45s and 40s†music news website, said. University of Rhode Island graduate and former Good 5 Cent Cigar Editor-in-Chief, Carrasco, officially released his…
The Student Senate has implemented a liaison program which will connect the senators to the different colleges on campus. In last night’s meeting, all the colleges had one or two words to say on their efforts thus far. Most were unable to physically meet with their deans, but were very excited and energetic and…
The Public Relations Student Society of America at the University of Rhode Island may not be a well-known group on campus yet, but they’ve gone a long way in helping to provide opportunities to students interested in public relations and communication through lectures, panels and workshops over the past several years.  The PRSSA has…