Welcome back for the third installment of my weekly Colonial Athletic Association football pick-em. Last week I went a solid .500 on the picks, going 3-3 in the six predictions, which brought my yearly win loss total to 6-7. Let’s take a look at this week’s matchups. In the first preview of my third pick-em,…
Podcasts: These days it seems like everyone either has one or listens to them. They range in topics from talking about good movies, bad movies, politics all the way to good old fashioned absurd humor. But why? Why, all of a sudden, are podcasts such a huge part of our entertainment culture? Why do people…
This year’s Alumni and Family Weekend drew many visitors to the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus. Among those in attendance were the recent graduates of the class of 2018. Almost six months out from graduation, these young alum have found themselves in a plethora of fields, courses of study and occupations around the globe….
Photo Contributed by Regina Bell. (Left) Regina Bell (Right) Alexa O’Rourke. Alexa O’Rourke, a 2012 graduate from the University of Rhode Island, spoke to current public relations’ students this past Friday, encouraging them to let their passion thrive. O’Rourke was soft-spoken and reserved, quickly finding her comfort zone at URI. However, her life took a…
The University of Rhode Island’s Thanatology program within the College of Nursing allows students to study how death affects behavior. Thanatology is a very broad topic that includes many different aspects of how death affects a person. These aspects include how death impacts one’s behavior, suicide shown in films, difficult conversations, spirituality in death and…
A professor at the University of Rhode Island has discovered that the Block Island offshore wind farm has altered several aspects of the nearby marine environment. John King, an oceanography professor at URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus, has discovered that the wind farm has created a reef-like environment around the turbines. The steel pilings that support…
Photo by Lianna Blakeman | They Sherman Trading Room classroom features live updates of the current stock markets so students can make real time decisions. In 2001, the University of Rhode Island’s Alumni Association put forth $100,000 for a mid-cap hedge fund, allowing a select group of students in the College of Business to trade…
Photo courtesy of Kathleen Dooher. William Van Nostrand of the George and Anne Ryan Institute of Neuroscience is leading research into the vascular mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease. Van Nostrand is The Herrmann Professor of Neuroscience, a distinguished faculty position within the institute. His position is funded specifically by Thomas Ryan, who was the President of…
On Oct. 6, in a controversial decision, the Supreme Court voted 50-48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice. He was sworn in later that day. Sophomore Johanna Leffler was “really disappointed” in his confirmation, calling it “a big setback.” Leffler attended high school just 15 minutes away from the high school that…
Photo by Autumn Walter | Brooke Osmanski tries to make a move for the Rams, fending off an attacker from St. Bonaventure. The women’s soccer team suffered two heartbreaking losses this weekend to St. Bonaventure and Saint Joseph’s. On Thursday, the Bonnies came to the Kingston. Both teams were not only looking for their first…