THRIVE, a student organization focused on social enterprising and change at the University of Rhode Island, is revamping the institution’s structure and methods to better suit student needs. The club’s main purpose is to serve as a platform for students who want to create social change by giving them access to resources and support that,…
Photo by Greg Clark | Reusable water bottles were given barcodes for students to scan and earn discounts at the school store. Last April, a new program was launched on campus that encourages students to refill reusable water bottles and scan each refill with the Fill it Forward mobile app. Each refill helps students earn…
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…
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…
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…
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….