I did not go to the University of Rhode Island for the sports. Sure, it’s my passion, and where I hope to make my livelihood, but I had no delusions that the Rams would be competing for national championships or winning bowl games. URI was small-time, and that’s what I liked about it. I was…
Ben Wheatley, the prolific, primary crime, young film director from the UK, has a new movie out this week. “Free Fire,” Wheatley’s sixth film in eight years, is wonderful and fun in its simplicity. In what can be described as an hour and a half long shootout, Brie Larson and Armie Hammer star as players…
Students looking for enlightenment or just new ways to relieve the stress of upcoming finals were able to learn ways of reducing personal suffering last week from Buddhist monk Venerable Geshe Ngawang Phende. Phende was invited to Kingston by the University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies as a guest lecturer for…
Vinyl lovers from all over the world celebrated Record Store Day this Saturday by turning out to support their local record stores. Record Store Day is a semi-corporate holiday in April that originated back in 2008. The day falls on a random Saturday during the month of April, which for this year was held…
On Thursday, April 20 At 2:48 a.m., a report was filed for a domestic disturbance in Weldin Residence Hall, on Campus Avenue. At 7:37 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense in Browning Residence Hall, on Butterfield Road. On Saturday, April 22 At 12:18 a.m., a report was filed for a drug offense…
The men’s track and field team competed at the Larry Ellis Invitational last Saturday in Princeton, NJ, and the Holy Cross Quad Meet on Monday, while the women’s team took second place at the Holy Cross Invitational. On Saturday, the men’s track and field team started their busy weekend at Princeton University. Junior John Stallworth…
According to a study by Laura Koutsky, PhD published in the American Journal of Medicine, more than half of all people will have an STI at some point in their life. However, despite the alarming number of STIs in the population, there are still many myths. The first, and one of the most common, is…
The University of Rhode Island Peers Leading Educating and Supporting Everyone (PLEASE) group will hold its fourth annual Take Back the Night event Thursday, April 27. Take Back the Night is a nationally recognized event, which originated the ‘70s alongside the feminist movement. The event takes place in three parts, from 6 p.m. to 9…
Outsiders Le Pen and Macron to face off in French Election The first round of the French Presidential election, held last Sunday, ended without a majority-winner, as Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will advance to the second round of elections on May 7. Macron received 24 percent of the total vote, and Le Pen…
I went vegan during my junior year at Westerly High School. I was an athlete at the time and when my friends and coaches found out about my decision to cut animal products from my diet, I was flooded with their doubts. I repeatedly answered the questions that vegans hear in conversation everyday, pressing me…