Student Senate met to recognize two funded organizations in an unusually short meeting on Wednesday. Student Organization Advisory Review Committee Chairperson Michael Bachilas introduced two recognition bills to the Senate floor for URI Exercise is Medicine and Rhody Jams. URI Exercise is Medicine is a part of a global health initiative managed by the American…
“The Great Gatsby,” one of the most popular American novels of all time, has been made into various films, and now it’s time for the University of Rhode Island Theatre Department to bring it to the live stage. The 1925 novel, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, revolves around multiple intricate characters living in “West Egg,”…
”The Discovery,” the second feature film by Charlie McDowell opens with a suicide, which, in the world of the film, is not uncommon. Since the scientifically proven discovery of an afterlife, hundreds of thousands of people have killed themselves to effectively “start over.” Robert Redford plays Thomas Harbor, the scientist who discovered this afterlife, but…
University of Rhode Island sophomore Gregory McManus broke the URI javelin school record on April 2 on his first career throw in a Rhode Island uniform. McManus, a redshirt freshman athletically and academic sophomore, broke the record at the Black & Gold Invitational at Bryant College in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Jacob Keeling held the…
Throughout the years students have become increasingly concerned over the University of Rhode Island Dining Services’s use of the hand scanners before entering the dining halls. Many students are concerned over the health implications of touching the surfaces and do not think about any privacy violations. In her class, Judith Swift, the director of…
From one coast to another, Cherisa Friedlander can’t seem to get away from the water. During her time at the University of Rhode Island, the Attleboro, Massachusetts native studied marine biology and psychology while competing on the women’s swim team. Specifically choosing URI because of the respected and successful marine biology program, led Friedlander to…
Women’s Soccer hire Wake Forest assistant as new head coach The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team filled their head coaching void when they acquired the services of longtime Wake Forest assistant Megan Jessee last week. After losing head coach Michael Needham to an assistant coaching job at Ohio State University, the Rams were…
Syria Airstrike: Tensions High amid Tillerson Visit to Russia, G7 Meeting The deadly chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria last week prompted a decisive response from the United States, with 59 cruise missiles fired at a Syrian military airfield, after the US government blamed the Syrian leader, President Bashar Al-Assad. The gas attack, which…
The University of Rhode Island held its sixth annual Center for the Humanities Festival to discuss “Public Treads in the Humanities,” as well as future options for the fields of study. The festival included a panel discussion between four diverse presenters in the public humanities. Moderating the event was Trinity Repertory’s Conversationalist-In-Residence Christina Bevilacqua….
The University of Rhode Island baseball Rams were in action this week, splitting their two-game homestand with a 5-2 walkoff win over Brown University on Tuesday before dropping their Wednesday matchup against the College of the Holy Cross, 7-4 at Bill Beck Field. The story of both games for Rhode Island was poor offensive production….