Student fees are often viewed as an unavoidable consequence of attending a university, and can appear insignificant compared to the much higher tuition costs. Many students at the University of Rhode Island do not know what their student fees are directly paying for and they are also unaware that each semester they pay a Building…
“Bang bang!” yelled junior cadet Michelle Runge, as a mixed group of soldiers move around her while their M4 Carbines rise into the brisk, dark night air in the fields behind Mackal. The University of Rhode Island’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) performed an intensive weekend long field training exercise at URI’s Alton Jones campus….
Bill Belichick is set to be the narrator for a new World War II documentary film, produced by journalist and University of Rhode Island ‘89 alumni Tim Gray. A University of Rhode Island graduate will have a New England favorite narrate his next World War II documentary. Gray, graduated from URI in 1989 from the…
The University of Rhode Island softball team competed in the Grand Canyon Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona last weekend where they lost all five games in the Six-team invitational. The first game for the Rams (1-9) took place on Friday against San Jose State University. They lost a close one with a score of 4-3. San…
After much discrepancy about the “legitimacy” of the female orgasm, it’s time to set the record straight. Around 10 to 15 percent of women never experience an orgasm in their life. Now all the men out there are saying, “not my woman!” Well, according to the University of Central Lancashire about 25 percent of women…
All-nighters: stressful but necessary For a master procrastinator, like myself, nothing beats pulling an all-nighter to focus on finishing assignments. I know some people value a good night’s sleep before a big project or an exam, but I’m absolutely the most productive from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. I’m someone who works well under pressure,…
The Student Senate held a public forum to discuss issues with parking, construction and infrastructure on campus where they introduced a referendum regarding an increase of the Student Services Fee. Joe Wanat, project director at Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. in Providence, discussed ideas like improving the image visitors get when arriving on campus through new…
The University of Rhode Island’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures is hosting the Tournées French Film Festival for the third year in a row. This past Tuesday night they held a screening of “Mustang” in Chaffee Hall. The festival was sponsored by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S.,…
When the final buzzer sounded on Saturday afternoon, following the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball victory over Virginia Commonwealth University, the infamous black cloud that always seems to loom over the Ryan Center in big games dissipated into the atmosphere, and with it the stigma that the Rams are pretenders incapable of rising to…
Sonny Ulliana is the starting catcher for the University of Rhode Island baseball team coming into the 2017 season. Ulliana is just a freshman but has the potential and talent to be an immediate impact player and help the Rams make a run for their second consecutive Atlantic 10 Championship. During the 2016 season,…