Netflix’s “Bojack Horseman” is one of the best television shows not on television. Netflix debuted the show’s fifth season last month, bringing out the usual puns, wordplay, visual gags, and soul-crushing moments of self-reflection. It’s an odd show. Did I mention it features a world populated by anthropomorphic animals and normal humans? Getting down to…
Photo by Anna Meassick | A large crowd gathered on Oct. 20 to hear from Robert Flanders and Sheldon Whitehouse who are running for a spot in Senate. United States Senate candidates for the state of Rhode Island sparred over issues including health care, immigration, climate change and President Donald Trump in the University of…
Photo contributed by the Cape Verdean Student Association On Friday, Oct. 19 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., over 480 people packed themselves into the Memorial Union Ballroom to attend the Cape Verdean Student Association’s All Black Affair Party. All that was needed to attend were two forms of identification, an all-black outfit and the…
The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography held a coastal resiliency symposium on Tuesday to discuss the dangers climate change could have on coastal communities. Four coastal experts made up the panel of speakers. Retired Navy Rear Admiral Jonathan W. White was the keynote speaker. United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and United States…
There’s really no easy way to put it – Rhody football got torched at Stony Brook on Saturday in what would have been a pivotal win for the Rams. Quite possibly, the loss means that the Rams may have to wait until 2019 to harvest the fruits of all of their labor. After the loss,…
Thursday, Oct. 18 At 12:11 p.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported at the Fine Arts Center Parking Lot. A report was filed. At 10:27 p.m., an animal complaint was made at the intersection between Upper College Road and Flagg Road. A deer was struck by a car. Friday, Oct. 19 At 4:17 p.m., a…
Top Stories: A migrant caravan of about 7,000 Guatemalans, Hondurans and other Central Americans, is making its way north through Mexico in hopes of crossing the U.S. border. President Trump has already made multiple controversial comments regarding it, calling the migrants “hardened criminals,” and commenting that “Democrats like caravans.” The British Broadcasting Corporation is now…
During the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting this week, there was heavy debate over the censure, a formal expression of disapproval, of two senators as well as several clubs recognized by Senate. A bill was proposed to censure Senator Michael LeBeau on the grounds that he exceeded the three absences allowed by Senate,…
Article by Laura Weick and Mary Lind Photo by Laura Weick | (Left to right) Joe Trillo, William Gilbert, Gov. Gina Raimondo and Mayor Allan Fung. The University of Rhode Island, the Providence Journal and the Public’s Radio hosted the Rhode Island gubernatorial debate on Monday evening in Edwards Auditorium. Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo, Republican…
Photo courtesy of Robert Burns. Robert Burns, a communications professor at the University of Rhode Island has spent many years working with over 16,000 people to overcome their speech anxiety. From NFL players, to popstars, professors and students, Burns works with those who have a fear of speaking or are unable to speak in front…