A group of students from the University of Rhode Island and other universities have started their own online source for sports and news, which they have compared to the content of the popular Barstool Sports. It all started with a Tumblr blog. Steven Souza and a few of his friends began writing local Rhode…
Monday night, Dr. Katherine A. Kuvalanka gave a presentation about her recent study, called the “TransKids Project,†which explores the lives and experiences of 49 different families who have transgender or gender non-conforming children. The entire Union Ballroom was packed with students, faculty, and members of the community as they listened to Kuvalanka. In…
Despite constant advances in digital photography and digital editing tools, one senior art student has shown true dedication to the time-tested methods of printmaking. At first Maya Stern, a student at the University of Rhode Island, said that she “wasn’t a big fan of† printmaking, but over time she gained appreciation for it as a…
This December, the University of Rhode Island Dressage Team was denied $4,200 in additional funding from Student Senate to continue the lease on their horses for the spring semester. Without this money, the team’s coach would be forced to sell the horses and the URI Dressage Team would cease to exist. But that was…
After a brief absence, the University of Rhode Island’s Philosophy Club is back in full force, hosting meetings under new leadership and structure. In 2013, Philosophy Club was popular for its discussion-based meetings where students would gather outside of their philosophy classes to exchange ideas and thoughts about specific philosophical works or theories. The…
Somos, a local rock band from Boston, kicked off their second full-length album, “First Day Backâ€, by having a record release show at the Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Their supporting acts included Animal Talk, The Superweakers and Petal, who performed with tremendous energy and enthusiasm. Petal, a soft indie rock band from Scranton,…
Some police officers at the University of Rhode Island have had extensive policing backgrounds even before they began their work at the university. Michael Chalek, lieutenant for the police department, knew he wanted to become a cop when between his junior high and high school years. Although his goal was to become a Rhode…
Under Armour recognized the University of Rhode Island’s Thorr Bjorn as the 2015-16 Athletic Director of the Year in an announcement on March 2 by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Bjorn’s continued efforts and determination since coming to URI in July of 2007 has paid off for the university’s athletics,…
The University of Rhode Island’s Big Band will be performing at the world-renowned Newport Jazz Festival this July, marking the band’s fourth consecutive year playing the festival. The band will be directed for the fourth year by Dr. Jared Sims, professor of saxophone and jazz at URI. Last year, according to Sims, the music…
Colin Howarth-Tune in today to catch Rhode Island I play the University of Massachusetts Amherst at 6:30 p.m. Or don’t. It will be a pretty boring game. UMass is bad. This is a team that went on a seven-game losing streak and lost to Fordham twice in the same season. TWICE. If you lose to…