On Saturday, Sept. 2 At 6:50 a.m. there was a small automobile fire on West Alumni Avenue. The fire was extinguished. On Sunday, Sept. 3 At 11:10 a.m. students living in Ellery contacted the police department with concerns over the smell of gas. Police investigated and found that there was work being done on the…
The University of Rhode Island football team lost in their home opener on Saturday to the Stony Brook University Seawolves 35-18 at Meade Stadium in Kingston. Rhode Island, coming off a triple-overtime, 30-27 loss to the Central Michigan University Chippewas the week before, was looking to collect their first ever win over Stony Brook. Given…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team won both of their matches this past week in two home contests in Kingston on Thursday and Sunday. URI took down the Bryant Bulldogs on Thursday night and the Marist Red Foxes on Sunday afternoon. With the victories, all of Rhode Island’s three total wins come at…
The Student Senate discussed the possibility of recognizing Columbus day as Indigenous People’s Day on campus. This bill, known as the Columbus Bill, was unanimously recognized as a necessity to promote equality. The vote for this bill will take place next meeting. However, a discussion arose on the Senate floor prior to the vote. Concerns…
Trend Pie, a Narragansett digital marketing company, is looking for University of Rhode Island students to intern and take part in an innovative field. Trend Pie uses influencer marketing to promote mobile apps primarily using social media as a tool. They utilize what are called social media influencers, people with a large following on social…
The University of Rhode Island athletic department has gained a new fan. Paul Pabst, the executive producer of NBC Sports’s “The Dan Patrick Show,” has taken a liking to the Rhode Island Rams. Pabst, better know as Pauly on “The Dan Patrick Show,” has not only served as the executive producer for the past 12…
Students in a Social Media for Marketing business class have been busy developing a social media initiative they’ve named Rhody Ripple. The students were tasked with creating a social media campaign to combat violent extremism. To do that, they created their own marketing agency called C.R.E.A.T.E., which stands for “Choose Resilience Empower All Teach…
Matt O’Neil has been an anchor in the URI baseball lineup this season. The fifth-year senior is batting .323 with a slugging percentage of .608 on the year while adding 9 home runs and 37 RBI. O’Neil is top three on the Rams roster in all four of those categories standing third in average, second…
The University of Rhode Island’s branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted an information session to establish interest in bringing historically multicultural fraternities and sororities back to campus on Thursday, April 20. “Bringing Multicultural sororities to campus was a big unanimous decision,” NAACP Vice President, Blessing Oyedokun, said. “From there…
The mission statement of the Talent Development Program is being changed to reflect a stronger focus on promoting student success after a program review this past March. They found that the original mission of the Talent Development Program, which was to promote access to students to higher education, should be more focused on promoting student…