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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Indie rock band, Citizen, stopped in Boston, Massachusetts, to perform to a sold out crowd at The Paradise Rock Club this past Sunday. First to the stage was Milk Teeth, a punk band from the U.K. Featuring high energy frontwoman, Becky Blomfield, the band took the audience by surprise, opening up with the song “Brain…
For the first time in 2016, and the second in Raphael Cerrato’s career at the helm of the Rams baseball program, URI lost a weekend conference series. The Rhode Island Rams (13-17, 5-4) took the series opener 3-1, but faltered 8-0 and 4-2 in the next two contests at conference rival Fordham (19-18, 6-3)….
The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s rowing teams continued the 2016 season’s pattern of top-notch competition this past weekend, with the men dominating and the women once again hoisting the Resolute Cup. The men’s team raced at the University of Connecticut against UConn, The University of New Hampshire, the University of Vermont,…