For a long time, people looked at vinyl as nothing more than a past memory, but once again, vinyl has become a sought after form of music, drawing in consumers with it’s vintage, unique appeal. The music industry has faced many changes since the evolution of social media and the advancement of the Internet….
Journalism and public relations majors often contradict each other- except in Journalism 341, editing for publication, where they learn editing techniques side by side. Journalism 341 is a required class for public relations majors and an optional, although arguably imperative, skills class for journalism majors. In both current sections of the class, PR majors…
In the digital age, we have become used to having everything right at our finger-tips; the advances that mobile phone technologies have made in the past decade are astounding. Personal computers and laptops are something that have become so common in everyday life that living without them seems like a long distant memory. In turn,…
During the month of February, the Inner Space Center, located at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, is offering two additional public tours of its facilities to fuel interest in deep-sea exploration and discovery. Normally, only one public tour is offered per month. However, in an effort to promote interest in…
The University of Rhode Island Rams suffered a heartbreaking loss to the University of Massachusetts Minutemen, 61-56 in overtime, at the Mullins Center in Amherst last night. “We’ve had a lot of losses like this, particularly on the road, and in both of our huddles, there was a little bit of here we go…
Tenured professors at the University of Rhode Island and other universities have the opportunity to enjoy job security, but some students are uncertain of how tenure influences teaching styles. In an online survey conducted at the university that asked whether or not students felt that tenure, the protective status awarded to certain university professors, affected…
A perfect honor student with a 4.0 GPA, an SAT score over 2000 and a diploma can only get you so far. When asked to solve an equation for “x†or mix some chemicals together, you may be the person to turn to. But in the long run, what did high school actually teach you?…
The University of Rhode Island’s Art History Department held a reception on Tuesday to usher in the final week of their exhibit, Gino Conti: RI Artist Revealed¸ featuring works of the latest artist. The exhibit was created by six senior Art History majors as part of a capstone seminar course in their final project…
Financial credit is something almost everyone will need at some point in their life and it is fairly easy for college students to build if it is done right. “There’s a little bit of a reward if you do the right thing, but you have to be responsible and you can’t run away from…
The University of Rhode Island’s Slow Food group reintroduced their local foods market this past Monday, following its absence from campus for the past several semesters. This return of the market offers new experiences and tastes to freshmen and upperclassmen alike, since the group has recruited three new vendors. President of URI Slow Food Kayleigh…