Traveling the world in four weeks
What if I said that you could travel the world in four weeks? How about travel the world in four weeks without ever having to leave Rhode Island? Over the summer, I did that
2016
Read More
URI falls to Harvard under the lights
The University of Rhode Island football team dropped to 0-3 on the season when they fell to the Harvard Crimson 51-21 at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, MA on Friday night. Rhode Island’s quarterback struggles continued as sophomore starter, Wes McKoy, was pulled with just under four minutes left to go in the second quarter. Senior…
You can’t deport American history
Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Ph.D. began this year’s Honors Colloquium, “Inequality and the American Dream,” with a myth-debunking and objective look at immigration, amid questions of deportation and immigrant rights. University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley offered the opening remarks before the start of the 2016 Honors Colloquium, themed “Inequality and the American…
News you should know
Local A new settlement has been reached between Rhode Island state officials and 38 Studios totaling $2.5 million. The state has been working since 2012 to recoup its losses from its loans to the now-defunct 38 Studios, founded by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, after the video game company went bankrupt and defaulted on…
Why students chose URI
As new students settle into the new school year, some upperclassmen Rams were asked to reflect on why they chose to attend the University of Rhode Island. Sara Ryan Senior – Communication Studies KR: What did you think of URI before applying here? SR: I really didn’t want to go here at first…
URI Political Opinion Survey Week 1
[poll id=”2″] [poll id=”3″] [poll id=”4″] [poll id=”5″] [poll id=”6″]
Volleyball drops two of three at Penn State Invitational
The University of Rhode Island volleyball team (5-7) competed at the Penn State Invitational this past weekend, dropping their first two games to extend a four-game losing streak before they ended their free-fall with a victory in their final game. URI first fell to nationally ranked Pennsylvania State University on Friday and then to Clemson…
Ink around campus
“My tattoos don’t have any serious meaning; I just appreciate the art of tattooing,” Johnny Kazlausky, a sophomore marketing major at the University of Rhode Island, said.
Golf takes Seventh at Hartford Hawks Invitational
The University of Rhode Island men’s golf team placed seventh out of 19 teams competing at the Hartford Hawks Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, with senior Billy Walthouse leading the way for the Rams by a score of -3. Rhode Island tallied a combined score of 578 (+2) following two rounds of play at the…
Student serves as full-time advocate for at-risk youth of Rhode Island
While many students feel pressured simply juggling grades and partying, one student at the University of Rhode Island has balanced his course load with advocating full-time for young sexual assault victims. Student Matthew Finkler, 26, has been involved in social work since he began working at a shelter for homeless youth in Anchorage, Alaska at…