September 20, 2018
The issues with dorm locks and how to get them fixed
Photo by John Martin | Dorm locks across campus have been breaking, locking residents out of their rooms or not locking at all. Recently, students of the University of Rhode Island have complained about issues regarding the locks on their dorm room doors. To enter any residents room at the University of Rhode Island, each…
Extended dining hours, new dining options for fall semester
Photo by Joseph Lachance | Rams Den is now open until midnight on Wednesdays and Sundays, a big change after only being open Monday- Friday until 5 p.m. all spring semester. In an effort to offer students more on-campus dining options, the University of Rhode Island has extended the Ram’s Den hours on Wednesdays and…
Extra travel day before Thanksgiving sparks debate
Anna Meassick | Students were granted the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off to give more time for traveling. This year, students at the University of Rhode Island will be given off from classes on Wednesday, Nov. 21, the day before Thanksgiving. The rationale behind this decision is to allow time for out-of-state students to get home…
Mary Poppins’ wins Motif Awards
Promotional photo courtesy of the URI Theater Department, taken by Randy Osga. Over the summer, the University of Rhode Island’s production of “Mary Poppins” won multiple awards at the 2018 Motif Theater Awards. Among the winners were the choreographer Nicole Chagnon and the two stars of the show who played Mary Poppins and Bert, Emily…
Rhody soccer remains undefeated
Autumn Walter | The Rams celebrate after scoring their second goal of the night. On Tuesday night the University of Rhode Island’s men’s soccer team beat rival Providence College 3-0, remaining unbeaten on the year and moving to 6-0. The No. 23 ranked Rams were able to continue their shutout streak on the season, as…
URI to spearhead the Mission of Artificial Intelligence
Photo by Sarah Vinci | The new university artificial intelligence lab is the first of its kind to be located in a college library. On Tuesday, Sep. 25, the University of Rhode Island will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to showcase the opening of its new artificial intelligence lab. The lab is unique in that…
Chemistry research group has breakthrough in medical contamination detection
Associate Professor of Chemistry Jason Dwyer of the University of Rhode Island reported an invigorating breakthrough from his Beaupre lab last month. In March 2008, a severe contamination and recall of Heparin made public headlines in the pharmaceutical and medical industries. This caught the attention of Dwyer, who joined the University’s faculty a year later….
Rams fall short to UConn
Photo by Autumn Walter | Jujuan Lawson drives ball downfield against UConn this past Saturday. Photo courtesy of GoRhody.com The University of Rhode Island’s football team fell to the University of Connecticut this past weekend 56-49 in the final seconds of play. “It was a wild game,” said Rhode Island Head Coach Jim Fleming after…
2018 Emmy Awards: Winners Wrap Up
The 70th Annual Emmy Awards broadcasted live on NBC this past Monday, Sept. 17. They were hosted by American Comedians Colin Jost and Michael Che who are regularly featured on NBC’s flagship sketch show, “Saturday Night Live.” This year’s Emmys were dominated by the major perennial television producers, HBO and Netflix. Netflix went into the…