 The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team missed out on opportunities to earn the elusive marquee win, first losing in the final minute against Dayton in a heartbreaker at the Ryan Center, Friday night, and then were treated to a one-sided rout, when they visited Virginia Commonwealth on Tuesday. The first game was…
Students and faculty at the University of Rhode Island started the spring semester by experiencing problems with Sakai after the program switched to the new third-party host, Longsight. The educational software program made the switch at the end of January. “There was a very frustrating problem,†Director of Media and Technology Services David Porter…
I’ve learned that media is changing the world for the better, but when I’m sitting across from a friend and they can’t seem to look up from the screen in front of their face, it’s time to consider what this new technology is actually doing to our society. This is a subject that I’ve been…
For many students at the University of Rhode Island, just getting up in front a classroom full of peers can be nerve-wracking, nevermind attempting to be funny in a room full of strangers. Viki Panteleakis, a junior who double majors in writing & rhetoric and communication studies at the University of Rhode Island, recalled her…
Ben Kinch, a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island, has already been exposed to sports broadcasting through the opportunities presented in his major and minor studies. Between his communication studies major and business minor, Kinch still manages to find time on the WRIU Radio’s executive board as the FM sports director. As a…
The University of Rhode Island is made up of 1,245 acres, a striking amount for students to maneuver around during the winter months, but for students with disabilities, this distance is even greater. The Office of Disability Services for Students at URI will attend to nearly 1,600 students this academic year who are suffering from…
URI Hillel presented “Above and Beyond,†a film about an often overlooked part of Israeli history, this past Tuesday night in Swan Auditorium. “Above and Beyond,†produced by Nancy Spielberg and directed by Roberta Grossman, is a documentary about a pivotal part in the state of Israel’s history. Shortly after Palestine was partitioned in…
“We are young, we are naïve and we do have these crazy thoughts that other people might not even consider,†Kyle Nacci, president of the student group Thrive, said. “And maybe 99 times out of 100 it turns out that we can’t actually do it, but that one time that we can do it,…
A professor at the University of Rhode Island is working on research that he hopes will lead to a better understanding of the moving patterns of mako sharks, thereby effectively and properly controlling their population. “When we talk about sharks, everybody thinks about shark attacks and white sharks and shark week, and that kind…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team suffered their third straight Atlantic 10 Conference loss, 68-65, when George Mason University came to the Ryan Center this past Saturday. Rhode Island was led by sophomore guard Charise Wilson, who finished with her season-high 30 points and a career-high of six 3-pointers, which made her…