Yesterday’s Student Senate meeting had a public forum from a climate change lobbyist, voted on critical bills, and a number of nominations and elections for empty seats. Sharon Gold, a lobbyist for the grassroots Citizens’ Climate Lobby, spoke to the Student Senate about getting the University involved in their mission of supporting Carbon Fee and…
After Election Day Tuesday, the results are in. Democrats will soon have control over the House of Representatives while Republicans still have a majority in the Senate. National Public Radio explains that this means starting next year, the overall control of Congress will be split instead of the House and Senate both being mostly republican….
Sometimes I wish that Uber told you a little bit more information about your driver before you buckled up. The app tells you the drivers name, what kind of car they drive and how many rides they’ve completed, but it forgets to tell you all the important things. What kind of music will the driver…
Cigarlight Story by Theresa Brown, Nicole Wagner and Ian Weiner The University of Rhode Island has received $12 million to complete exterior renovations and improve the heating and cooling system at the Fine Arts Center. The renovations will include new masonry-brick exterior veneer to be installed on the exterior of the theater, the black-box theater…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | A candle was lit for each victim of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh during a vigil held by the URI community on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Oct. 30, the University of Rhode Island’s Hillel Center and other interfaith organizations on campus held a vigil to honor the 11 Jews killed in…
This past Sunday, Oct. 28, the University of Rhode Island student body celebrated as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games to win the World Series. According to URI Police, a crowd of about 700 to 1,000 students flooded the streets of URI to celebrate the championship. They proceeded to…
Photo by Joseph Lachance | The RKO Army performs to “Thriller” during pre-show. The RKO Army Performance Troupe put on a live performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in Edwards Auditorium at the University of Rhode Island on Oct. 26. RKO Army is a small shadow cast from Rhode Island that URI’s Gender and…
Photo by Autumn Walter | The Rams won against William and Mary, facing off during a nor’easter. Jim Fleming had it all planned. Even on a day where the forecast called for a nor’easter and history might suggest Rhode Island football was destined to lose their third straight game. But, Rhode Island’s head coach Jim…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | Development of the laser lab has been successful with help from grad students and an amazing team. In September 2017, the department of chemistry welcomed Dugan Hayes to the team; just a year later, his physical chemistry-based research group, the Hayes Group, is off the ground and running in the…
Welcome back for the fifth installment of my weekly Colonial Athletic Association football pick-em. Last week I went 3-2 for the second straight week, which brought the yearly total to above .500 for the first time, with a 12-11 win-loss record. Let’s get this bread. In the first matchup of the week the Rhode Island…