The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s track and field teams visited Boston University for the New England Championships this past weekend, where they both finished in second place to Northeastern University. The men’s team earned back-to-back second place finishes after placing second two weekends ago in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships to host…
Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time as president. The speech, similar to a State of the Union Address, allows the president to lay out the policies that lead Congress and set goals for the Administration. In keeping with tradition, Trump seemed to adopt a less…
The University of Rhode Island Student Senate held a debate on Tuesday night for the upcoming presidential election. Senators contending for the position are Sam King and Ryan Buck. King currently serves as the chair of the Student Organization Advisory Review Committee, and has served on every other committee of senate apart from the…
Growing up in a musical family, Adriana Cancelliere has always had a the love of music. It wasn’t until recently, however, that she started to perform her own music for audiences. Hailing from Cranston, Rhode Island, Cancelliere grew up with an opera singer for a mother and a bass player for a father. Her dad…
Politics are often inescapable in the film world. Releasing a horror film that weighs heavily on the topics of race and politics as the final pieces of President Donald Trump’s administration (one that has often been criticized as racist) fall into place is clearly a wise move. Politics in horror is nothing new. It is…
Students from colleges across Rhode Island came together at the University of Rhode Island Memorial Union last Saturday for a friendly competition to solve problems found on university campuses. At the second-annual ChangeFest, students competed for cash prizes to turn their projects into a reality. Hosted and created by the URI student organization, Thrive, ChangeFest…
Before grabbing their seats to watch the Rhode Island Rams take on Virginia Commonwealth University at the Ryan Center on Saturday, students made sure they got their free hot dogs and popcorn from the URI Police Department. Community Police Officer Paul Hanrahan stood outside the Ryan Center with his big, blue URI food truck, greeting…
Dr. Annemarie Vaccaro, associate professor and program director of College Student Personnel, received a national award for a “lifetime commitment to research and scholarship” in student development and social justice in January, . NASPA, also known as Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, honored Vaccaro with an award for an “outstanding contribution to literature…
“We are horror” reads the website of TerrorCon, a convention held annually in Providence, Rhode Island. “Terror Con” is Rhode Island’s one and only horror and paranormal convention. The convention was held from Feb. 25 to 26, at the Providence Convention Center and has been ongoing for the past few years. The convention is home…
Cheating is considered a serious offense here at the University of Rhode Island. As a school that stresses academic honesty and integrity, cheating is not taken lightly. When a student it caught or suspected of cheating in the classroom, the professor has three options, according to Assistant Director of Community Standards Joe Berardi. The…