Boston bands Caspian and Defeater brought their co-headlining tour to a close at this past Saturday in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, with support from DRIFTOFF and O’Brother. DRIFTOFF, a band from New York City, opened up the show at The Met. Blending emotion, dissonance and aggression, DRIFTOFF demanded to be heard. Though their set was…
First-year head coach Bridget Hurlman looks to revive a program that finished 3-41 in the 2015 season, beginning this Friday when Rhode Island starts their season at the Lafayette Ford Lincoln of Fayetteville Showcase in Wilmington, North Carolina. Rhode Island is set to bring back a large majority of returnees, a total of seven…
While other students relaxed at home for winter break, two students from the University of Rhode Island spent their Winter J Term thousands of miles away in Senegal to study mangrove tree restoration. The program was offered for the first time this year, and was organized by Professor Brice Loose from the university’s Graduate…
Psychology professor Paul Bueno de Mesquita has recently returned from a two-week trip to India, and in particular, the remote northeast region of India of Nagaland. As well as being the instructor for intro-level psychology (PSY 113), Mesquita is Director for the university’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. Started by Bernard LaFayette, who came…
When Marisa Cappelli transferred to the University of Rhode Island this past fall from Rhode Island College, she was disappointed to find that her former sorority, Delta Phi Epsilon, was not present on campus. Rather than accepting the end of her Greek Life experiences, Cappelli has been working to generate enough interest through the…
While it is always cool to go see big name artists perform in a larger setting, sometimes the best shows are at smaller, less elaborate venues. There is something about the feeling of being at a shabby venue for an intimate show that can’t compare to the big name performances filled with thousands of…
Positives: The shooting performance of Four McGlynn versus Dayton was a huge development for Rhode Island. McGlynn was supposed to be the 3-point specialist and a scoring threat off the bench coming into the year, but with the injury to E.C. Matthews more has been asked of him and he has not delivered for…
On Sunday, Feb. 7, Â at 12:41 a.m., a motor vehicle stop in the parking lot in front of Peck Residence Hall led to a citation being issued for a 19-year-old for the underage possession of alcohol. On Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2:28 a.m., a report was filed for a disturbance in Hillside Residence Hall,…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate talked about a new big plan the University is going to be implementing. “Something interesting has been happening here at the University,†said a Senator, “The University is reviewing and publishing a new master plan.†The University’s master plan is a group of policies that govern the University’s…
The University of Rhode Island track and field teams both competed this past Friday, with the men’s team competing at the Fastrack National Invite in New York and the women’s team taking part in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational held at Boston University. For both teams this was an opportunity to get some extra…