After a formal introduction, talent competition and interview round, Ron Yakirevich of Lambda Chi Alpha and Danielle Valois of Chi Omega were deemed as the winners of the University of Rhode Island’s 2017 Mr. and Mrs. Greek Week. The competition took place in the Keaney Gymnasium, and judges included Assistant Director of Outreach and Intervention…
Jackie Bouchard, a senior at the University of Rhode Island, is a fine arts major with a passion for photography. Bouchard discovered her knack for photography during the junior year of high school when she received a camera as a birthday present. Since then she has taken art classes to enhance her photography skills and…
Student Senate recognized new student organizations, passed a bylaws bill and elected new Executive Board members in their first meeting of the Buck-Donnelly administration on Wednesday. Student Organization and Advisory Review Committee Chairman Michael Bachilas presented two organization recognition bills. The first was for the URI Animal Welfare Club, whose goal is to raise awareness…
Women aren’t the only ones with g-spots, behind the pubic bone lies a chestnut sized gland that is sometimes commonly referred to as the ‘male g-spot.’ The prostate is a very important part of the male reproductive system. It is heavily involved with producing fluids that will eventually become semen. Not only is it involved…
Perception is so important in sports. The narrative we want to see can sometimes mask the actual reality. Legacies are defined by a variety of circumstances, but winning is the easiest way to assure one’s self a place among the respected greats. Failure to thrive on the grand stage makes for a narrative rife with…
The Ryan Center and University of Rhode Island Student Entertainment Committee are bringing Grammy-winning, hip-hop artist Lil Wayne to Rhode Island as part of his 2017 college tour this Sunday, April 9. Having sold millions of albums worldwide, Lil Wayne has earned himself a total of four Grammy awards. He released his first album when…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team (14-10, 5-0 Atlantic 10 Conference) won their seventh and eighth consecutive games (6-4, 6-0) when they swept Saint Louis University in a doubleheader at Bill Beck Field this past Sunday. Weather kept the two teams from taking the field on Friday and Saturday, but Rhode Island was ready…
Long before Dan Hurley was the head coach of the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, he was a high school basketball star for one of the sport’s most successful coaches; his own father. Hurley played high school basketball for Bob Hurley Sr., the head basketball coach and school president of St. Anthony High…
On the first floor of the library a new technological space is blossoming. _Space.URI is a reserved space for students and faculty to take their love of innovation and actually produce their ideas. This room is called the _Space.URI Makerspace. The Makerspace is fully equipt with high technology machines designed to push the limits of…
We both started the same way, playing in-town baseball, having a good time and playing with friends. Then we moved up to traveling, facing new teams and tougher competition. Finally we moved on to playing high school ball. From there, the difference between myself and freshman pitcher, Vitaly Jangols, becomes quite large. First, I never…