The University of Rhode Island hosted both St. Louis and Dayton this past weekend. The Rams entered the match 8-8 on the year going 3-2 in Atlantic 10 play so far this season. St. Louis came into Friday night’s match with a 6-11 overall record and strong record in Atlantic 10 games at 3-1. The…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley and his staff have secured verbal commitments from four current high school seniors who will start their Rhode Island experience in the fall of 2018. Spoiler alert: this is the best recruiting class in the Hurley era. What happens at the end of the…
The University of Rhode Island has a new program this school year that many first year students are eligible for. After partnering with the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), the University is now offering free RIPTA bus passes to eligible students. These bus passes, which are known as “U-PASS,” are applicable for all RIPTA…
While most people know about the three big University of Rhode Island campuses, Kingston, Providence and the Bay campus, there is a fourth satellite campus sitting on 2,300 acres in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Alton Jones is a URI campus that most people don’t realize is affiliated with the school. In fact, many students…
Wednesday, Oct. 4 At 7:09 p.m. there was an animal complaint on Lippitt Road. There was an injured bird and assistance was rendered. At 2:08 p.m. there was a medical emergency on Lower College Road. Transportation to the hospital was necessary. At 4:20 p.m. a motor vehicle accident took place on Flagg Road. A report…
For URI men’s soccer junior Chae Brangman, transitions have never been an issue. He just wants to play soccer. Brangman, a native of St. Georges, Bermuda, has been all over New England in the past couple of years for the love of the sport. “The transition was pretty smooth, because this is what I want,”…
Wildfires in California have produced devastating effects in the northern part of the state. Eleven people have been confirmed dead, and an estimated 100,000 acres have been burned, along with 1,500 homes and buildings. Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Monday. Due to strong winds that helped fuel the flames, much of the…
gather twenty pocket lighters into twig bundles – ignite every menthol in the room. i dont smoke i resent dying young. in the sparse heat of June the moon explodes – remove our shirts dried above our heads, hoisted flags at high mast, no mourning no morning for surrender no morning when the great-grandfathers tilled…
The University of Rhode Island Student Senate voted on two bills Wednesday night. The first was to recognize Artists Striving to End Poverty as an unfunded organization. Their goal is to help the community through art, music and visual art. They also hold open mics and accept donations for different organizations. For example, they have…
A letter to Kelsey Santmyer Dear Kelsey, We cannot begin to count the number of ways our University has failed you. You were failed two years ago when you were raped. You were failed when you were shut out by your peers and slipped through the cracks of University policy. You were failed by all…