University Pulse Media, a new media company started off with a bang this semester, giving students access to free food and information about events throughout the University. The company was started by senior marketing student, Connor Flynn, who said he had the idea while working on another media opportunity. Having started the Barstool Rhody social…
In recent times, higher education has been putting a greater emphasis on collaboration not only between students, but also between universities. Many schools now partner with other universities to share classes, resources and facilities, with the prime example being the Colleges of the Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts. This leaves students at the University of Rhode…
The University of Rhode Island women’s ice hockey team remained undefeated after a 10-0 thrashing over the visiting Hartford Wolfpack at the Boss Ice Arena this past Saturday. The Wolfpack are a 19 and under girls club team out of Connecticut who came to URI on Saturday to visit the campus as well as to…
As senior year continues to roll through, I encounter more challenges, each more difficult than the other. You’d think that senior year would be a breeze, that the “senioritis” could kick in without a worry in the world. That’s what my mindset was up until the second week of September, when I started crashing. I’ve…
Wednesday, Oct. 25 At 9:06 p.m. there was a report of a suspicious person on Lower College Road. However, when the police arrived, the person was gone. At 5:34 p.m. harassment was reported at Hillside Hall on Campus Avenue. There was a high school student harassing a URI student over text messages. Thursday, Oct. 26…
The Student Senate unanimously voted to recognize two unfunded student organizations last night. The Student Senate voted to recognize a club track and field team this week. This organization wishes to provide a more competitive atmosphere than the running club. Along those lines, they also wish to train more than the running club. This club…
Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor appointed to investigate potential collusion between President Trump and Russia during the 2016 elections, indicted Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort on twelve charges Monday. Manafort served as Trump’s campaign manager from June to August in 2016, before being replaced by Kellyanne Conway. The most serious charges against Manafort includes…
The University of Rhode Island men’s hockey team broke their six game losing streak and got head coach Joe Augustine’s his 600th win as the URI head coach with a series sweep against Niagara University last weekend. “Getting 600 it’s nice it just means I’ve been around a long time, too,” Augustine said about the…
With Boss’s Day upon us, it’s important to recognize the leaders in the workplace who make a difference. Barbara Turbitt is the evening supervisor at Mainfare dining hall in the Hope Commons facility, and she has proved to have had a positive impact on the lives of her student co-workers. Observed on Oct. 16,…
In the summer of 1975, moviegoers everywhere flocked to the nearest theater to see Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws.” Made on a budget of just $7 million, the film brought in over $470 million worldwide, as it scared people all over the world to stay out of the water that summer. Forty-two years later, the film has…