The Student Senate started its Wednesday meeting with Finance Chairman Ryan Buck introducing a finance bill which recognized a category transfer of $5,000 from “Convention and Registration” to “Travel and Lodging” for the Alpine Racing Team. Chairman Buck noted that these types of transfers happen regularly at this time of year to accommodate for different…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer Rams played their way to a draw versus the University of Massachusetts Amherst in a physical game that remained deadlocked 1-1 after two overtime periods Sunday at the URI Soccer Complex. URI (4-6-4, 1-3-2) looked to take advantage against a struggling Minutemen squad (2-9-2, 0-5-1), but found itself…
Since Hillside Residence Hall was built at the University of Rhode Island in 2012, rumors have spread around campus regarding a faulty structure and a sinkhole, but Housing and Residential Life finally put these assumptions to an end. Hillside Hall is home to 600 first-year students and includes several living-learning communities including the Harrington School,…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team was projected to finish second in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll and predictions, which coupled with other national rankings, adds validity to the credence that the Rams should be NCAA Tournament bound for the first time in 18 seasons. The Dayton Flyers were pegged as the team…
Philadelphia art rock band mewithoutYou began their 15 year anniversary tour at The Met in Pawtucket Friday Oct. 14, with opening support from Needle Points and Into It. Over it.. Fellow Philadelphia band Needle Points was the first band to take the stage. The glitter and gemstone-clad group immediately captivated the audience with their “psych-boogie”…
While many classes at the University of Rhode Island require students to purchase a textbook, only a select few of those are written by the professors actually teaching the course. Whether or not it’s morally correct for professors to profit from both teaching at the university and requiring their own textbooks, however, is debated by…
University of Rhode Island basketball fans had their first sight of this seasons men’s and women’s basketball teams as part of Rhody Madness last Friday night, where the programs took a new approach to the season tip-off event. For the first time in recent memory, the URI men’s and women’s squads were without a special…
Local: According to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, many of the state’s dams are unsafe and could pose a large risk if they fail as a result of storms or other adverse conditions. Ninety-six of Rhode Island’s dams have been given a rating of “high hazard,” and 81 others are rated a “significant…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team has already surpassed their 2-16 record last season by going 4-0 to start year with eight out of the ten players being underclassmen. Rhode Island started their early winning streak this year with a late-match rally while visiting Bryant University to earn their first win 4-3 on…
This summer, the RAM Gift Shop located in the basement of the Memorial Union was replaced by an expanding RAM Tech store. The space usually full of University of Rhode Island merchandise is now home to RAM Care and other services that RAM Tech provides. “We didn’t really close it,” Paul Whitney, Director of URI…