Photo by Sarah Vinci |Jay Rumas (above) partnered with ACLU and Student Senate to host an event, encouraging students to vote for the 2018 elections. Jay Rumas, a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island, paired with the URI American Civil Liberties Union and the Student Senate Cultural Committee threw a party last Thursday to…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Ferreira wants to show the world that just because you have a disability, you can accomplish anything. A University of Rhode Island student with Cerebral Palsy will speak at the upcoming TEDx talks about her abilities and achievements regardless of her disability The day she received an email concerning TEDx…
Photo by Autumn Walter | Jajuan Lawson scrambles out of the pocket against Albany Great Danes. Head Football Coach Jim Fleming’s postgame remarks could not have been more spot on following the Rams disappointing road loss to the Phoenix of Elon University, losing by a final score of 24-21. “We have a good football team,…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | The 193 Coffee House features artwork by students who would like to post them to the bulletin board. If you turn left after walking through the front doors on the Memorial Union and continue straight past the Student Entertainment Committee and Student Senate offices, you’ll begin to notice an enticing…
To be honest, the recent trend of remaking older animated films seems to me like a money-making scheme more than anything else. “Star Wars” has a million new movies, most of which are honestly not that good, there’s a prequel to everything, and some of the remakes are just plain stupid. For example, they’re making…
The University of Rhode Island Foreign Film Society is a new club on campus that professor Rob Cohen has partnered with students to create. The club held their first event on Nov. 1, which was a screening of the biopic of Indian boxing champion Mary Kom, an uplifting if not routine sports movie titled simply…
Welcome back for the sixth installment on the year of my weekly Colonial Athletic Association Football Pick-Em. Last week was not exactly a banner week for me, only getting one prediction right out of the five games played last Saturday. This brings my yearly record to 13-15. Let’s take a look at this week’s matchups….
The popular food delivery company Hungry Button was forced to change one of their promotional programs after numerous students at the University of Rhode Island violated the company’s terms of use. Hungry Button has both a website and a smartphone application where customers can order delivery from various restaurants. Hungry Button recently instituted a feature…
Photo by Anna Meassick | (Left to Right) Event Coordinator Kelly Harris, CES specialists Lisa Kuosmanen, Caitlin Broccoli and Douglas Ouimette welcome students to the Fall Networking and Career Fair. Professional Development Week (PDW) is in full swing at the University of Rhode Island, with students and employers descending upon the Memorial Union all week…