The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team beat the University of Massachusetts Minutemen 70-62 at the Mullins Center in Amherst Tuesday night. The game marked the 150th time the Rams and Minutemen have squared off in the programs’ collective histories. URI was coming off their biggest road win of the season as they…
Two students were arrested and one was injured during celebrations that broke out at the University of Rhode Island after the Patriots’ Super Bowl win Sunday night, according to URI Public Safety officials. Benjamin Schiffer, 19, a business major from New Hartford, Connecticut was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, vandalism and malicious injury to…
The Rams won their meet against Bryant in a thriller by a score of 138-123 last Saturday. The meet was at one point tied, and the Rams were trailing the Bulldogs with four events remaining. “Saturday we faced a challenge against Bryant with four athletes injured, but they have not stopped us from pursuing our…
Joe Parillo, director of the University of Rhode Island’s Big Band, has worked at the university since 1985. Having earned his bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 1975, Parillo described his college experience as being on a “five year plan,” having taken a few years off to tour with bands, or “gigging” as he…
After hearing news that students were unhappy with the full t-shirt policy in place at the University of Rhode Island fitness centers, the staff decided to take an in-depth look at the gym’s policies and redefine them. Originally, the full t-shirt policy was initiated seven years ago because of a Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)…
Caliente Mexican seems to be in a perfect position to capitalize on a trend in the taco-eating, burrito-hugging, millennial generation, of which I am a part. We have taken a liking to fast-casual restaurants, especially chains or local offerings, like Chipotle Mexican Grill, that serves absurdly large burritos at college student-friendly prices. This is Caliente’s…
Chocolate is the champion – Alix Bryant Chocolate is one of the most amazing and versatile foods. It is delicious by itself as a snack, but it can also be paired with fruit, nuts, pretzels, or other types of candy like caramel, or peanut butter. But above all else, chocolate takes it most glorious…
I was infatuated with the concept of John Lee Hancock’s “The Founder”, the story of Ray Kroc and the beginnings of McDonald’s, since it was first announced in 2015. This is partly because I’m a rabid consumer of the fast food giant, probably to my overall detriment, but also because I was interested in seeing…
“Choosing to be anonymous is better because it lets people focus more on the music and the person as a connected entity but separate,” said the URI freshman film student and electronic musician. The URI student identifies themself and their music under the name Rhodonite Girl and has chosen to keep their identity anonymous. Rhodonite…