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…
For the second week in a row, the University of Rhode Island men’s ice hockey split their weekend series, against the Stony Brook Seawolves. Historically the Seawolves have been dominant over the Rams, and that trend continued on Friday. The Seawolves shelled the rams for a 6-1 thrashing, including a three-goal outburst in the first…
Photo by Greg Clark | URI’s Jazz Big Band held their first concert of the year with a focus on Latin Jazz. On Oct. 26, the University of Rhode Island’s music department held their first Jazz Big Band concert of the year in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. The concert was conducted by Emmett…
Photo by Autumn Walter | David Zirin took the stage at Edward’s Hall during the sixth honor colloquium of the semester to discuss the role gender plays in athletics. At the sixth honors colloquium Tuesday night, the lecturer, a New York Times bestselling author, said that toxic masculinity in sports is caused by the way…
After attending a weekly meditation class at the Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center, I can honestly say that 45 minutes was a highlight of my week. The simple act of doing “nothing” for a relatively small portion of the day is much more beneficial than one may think. The class is held on Wednesday…
When the film “The Hate U Give” was wide-released in theaters on Oct. 9, I eagerly rushed to go see the adaptation of one of my favorite books, crossing my fingers that it would live up to the writings of Angie Thomas. In both the book and the film, audiences follow the story of a…
The University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication has seen a significant increase in first-year journalism students since the last academic year. Last year, 85 students declared journalism as their major; this year, there are 135 students. “The Harrington School saw a 46 percent increase in journalism majors as well as in communication studies,…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | Due to parking difficulties, beginning in fall 2019, first-year students will not be allowed to bring cars to campus. Transportation and Parking Services held a forum with the Student Senate Campus Affairs Committee last Thursday to allow students to voice opinions regarding the University’s current parking situation. The forum was…
It’s not easy dealing with life after suffering from a mass shooting. I am just one of many Jewish students here at the University of Rhode Island, and the events that occurred this past Saturday in Pittsburgh shocked me to my core. I could not believe that an anti-Semitic attack could ever occur in this…