To celebrate the second day of Family Weekend, two food trucks and three food tents made up the University of Rhode Island’s Pre-Game Food Truck Festival on campus this past Saturday. The event, which was held from 11:00-3:00pm next to the crowd stands of Meade Stadium, offered attendees a chance to explore some Rhode Island…
The Department of Housing and Residential Life (HRL) at the University of Rhode Island is undergoing both an internal and state investigation into several complaints that were issued last November. A statement put out by the university as of Sept. 27th states that “URI internal auditors immediately began an investigation of the complaints, which can…
Local After a ruling in United States District Court, Brown University must permit a student expelled for sexual misconduct back into the university. The student, anonymously referred to as John Doe, brought a suit against the university after finding him responsible under a policy based on Title IX and not the university student code of…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team came up winless in their opening week of conference play following overtime battles versus Fordham University on Thursday and at Saint Louis University on Sunday afternoon. The Rams (3-4-1, 0-1-1) start to Atlantic 10 competition did not go as they had hoped, as they found themselves locked…
He may have been working for the amateur league, but one University of Rhode Island senior’s summer internship was a major deal. Joe Kenney, 21, spent his summer interning for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League, recapping games and live-Tweeting the team’s results. As a journalism major, interning with Cape Cod…
Students at the University of Rhode Island are fighting back against the rule banning tank tops at fitness centers across campus. Last week, URI students started a Change.org petition to revoke the rule. The petition has already garnered over 1,580 out of 2,500 supporters wanted. In the petition, students said, “By doing this, we would…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team (3-6-1) suffered their fourth and fifth consecutive losses, all by one goal, with a score line of 2-1 against Brown University on Saturday night, and Bryant University on Tuesday night. The Brown game quickly went awry for Rhode Island, following a goal in the 16th minute. The…
Last Thursday, the University of Rhode Island hosted a Peace Day event on the quad, organized by the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. Peace Day involved different tables and activities that were set up for students to walk through and engage with, while getting some cool, free, peace related merchandise along the way. Students…
Ever since I’ve been a freshman, I’ve heard the phrase “living down the line.” However, I haven’t had the luxury of living off-campus until my senior year. Freshman year, I couldn’t wait to move into my dorm, until I realized that I would be squished into a triple on the fourth floor for the entire…
The Rhode Island Rams took on the New Hampshire Wildcats at home in Meade Stadium on Saturday, losing by a score of 39-17 in a game that seemed promising for the Rams until they faded in the second half. Quarterback Paul Mroz got the start over Wesley McKoy who had started the past three games, but was benched during last week’s…