Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Monica holds the position of RIU2 Program Director, along with hosting her show on 90.3 WRIU FM Thursdays 1-3 p.m.. Jamming out to the rock and alternative music she grew up on is where you can find Monica Conway on Thursdays. Conway is a fifth-year student studying Public Relations. She…
On Thursday, April 26, the fourth annual “Take Back The Night” event will be held at the University of Rhode Island, hosted by the Women’s Center, the Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services (VPAS) and P.L.E.A.S.E program. Take Back The Night is a historic event that started with the 1960s Feminist Movement. “Take Back The Night…
Photo by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| Many college students consider adopting a furry or scaly friend to give them company. But are University of Rhode Island students prepared financially and emotionally for the responsibility of a pet? Students who want to own pets while attending URI must live off-campus in order to do so. According to…
Rhode Island students on the pre-med track have an impressive program available to them, the URI-Brown Early Identification Program. The program is open to college students who are Rhode Island residents, have graduated from a Rhode Island high school and have been an integral part of their community in some way. The program is highly…
Photo courtesy of Black Sabbath There’s a problem with music today. If you look around long enough, you might notice that there are all different genres of music. Pop, hip-hop, country, EDM, indie-rock, nu-metal, shoegaze, lo-fi, death metal, and yet all music sounds the same. I’m not saying that a dubstep song sounds exactly like…
Photo contributed by Derek Murphy URI students call governor to action, net neutrality executive order signed 5 days later On Friday, April 20, The University of Rhode Island’s College Democrats and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) URI held an event in the Memorial Union to promote local action in support of net neutrality. The event,…
Autumn Walter | CIGAR | Rebecca Simms plays a good game but is unable to make it to home plate. It was a tough weekend for the University of Rhode Island softball team as they got swept in their three game set with St. Joseph’s. URI was only able to scratch across one run during…
Photo courtesy of GoRhody.com The Rhode Island women’s rowing Varsity 8+ boat won its 12th straight Resolute Cup, beating Boston College with a time of 7:09.211. This is the second week in a row that the V8+ boat won their race. The Second Varsity 8 boat caught a crab and subsequently finished last in their…
Photo by Sarah Vincii A leaky dorm contributes to an already stressful life for a college student. |CIGAR| “Every report from a student should be processed perfectly, but even with information systems, things do fall through the cracks,” said Housing and Residential Life Associate Director, Jeff Plouffe. The University of Rhode Island is home…
The cast and crew of “Mary Poppins” took the audience on a magical journey during their opening night performance last Friday. The character of Mary Poppins, played by Emily Turtle didn’t just enter the lives of the Banks’ family, but the audience’s lives as well. The audience was actively engaged from the moment Bert opened…