While many students stayed inside to escape the cold during the snowstorms last week, others were not able to find the same refuge. For many students living in Heathman Hall, their heat has not been working for the past few weeks or, for some, the entirety of the academic school year. After multiple complaints…
International students at the University of Rhode Island are feeling the effects of President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevents citizens of seven countries from entering the United States. A graduate student at URI from Iran, who asked to remain anonymous, planned to go visit her family overseas in March, but had to change her…
This past Tuesday, the University of Rhode Island communications sent out a notice covering the recent identity thefts happening on campus. The notice said that “The University has been made aware of some recent student ‘ID Number’ thefts where accounts have been used by imposters to order food from local establishments.” “We’re still doing an…
Wednesday was ’90s night at the Thomas M. Ryan Center, where the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team lost to Fordham University 53- 43 as they now look toward the Atlantic 10 Championships with only five games remaining. Rhode Island started off the first half of the game on a strong 7-2 run, but…
Tyler Wilson is entering his junior season as the ace of the University of Rhode Island baseball team’s rotation and as the season nears, he will to improve on an already superb, MLB-ready resume. Wilson was not highly recruited out of high school. Rhode Island and St. John’s University were the two schools that…
Plagued by ‘senioritis’ Recently I’ve been suffering from some serious side effects of school: laziness, dreading waking up, absolute lack of motivation, tired of picking out cute outfits, not following through with reading assignments, regularly napping and, most of all, constant daydreams of graduation. Yep, I’ve caught the crippling disease — I have senioritis. Now…
Bringing together music lovers to share diverse genres, “almost like a human Spotify” The University of Rhode Island has a large hip-hop scene, but how are the alternative and indie-heads supposed to fit in? Last semester, Music Ü Disperse and Discover (Müdd) was created to link music lovers across campus. Müdd started last semester…
Director of Housing and Residential Life John Sears said, during last night’s senate meeting, that the recent review, by the office of internal audits, would help to fix current problems with student housing by creating policies and procedures that previously had never been officially “written down”. The office of internal audits made 48 recommendations…
On Wednesday, Feb. 8 5:55 p.m. a motor vehicle stop on Complex Road led to the arrest of a 19-year-old on charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, willful trespass, and disobedience to stop sign. 9:40 p.m. a 20-year-old was arrested for trespassing in Eddy Residence Hall, on Complex Road. On Thursday, Feb. 9…
The Case for Cats: Pure Puurrrfection Cats are tiny balls of pure fluff and happiness. Whether you are waking up to it sleeping on your head or lying down with it curled up next to you, cats are a wonderful companion for your daily life. They are perfect house pets. There is no trudging…