Photo by Jake Kraus | Brett Eldredge performed to a rowdy crowd on Oct. 11. When purchasing a ticket for Brett Eldredge’s The Long Way tour, fans were likely expecting a fun night out full of country music. What they probably weren’t expecting was for Eldredge to bring out his dog, Edgar, and see numerous…
On Oct. 25 the Student Senate will hold a town hall to discuss ongoing parking and transportation issues on campus. The event will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union room 300. All community members are invited to attend. Vice President of Administration and Finance, Abigail Rider, and Director of…
Damien Chazelle’s film, “First Man” is first and foremost, a claustrophobic film. The epicness of the story told, the United States race to land on the moon, is contrasted sharply by reliance on closeup shots and small confined shooting locations. For example, take the opening scene in which Neil Armstrong, portrayed by Ryan Gosling, who…
At the University of Rhode Island the P.L.E.A.S.E program has been presenting to URI 101 classes about relationship violence, sexual assault and stalking for the past 12 years. The group is located within the Women’s Center, and is made up of volunteers. Racine Amos, the coordinator of Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services, said that these…
Photos courtesy of Catia Ramos. The student-directed production, “Time Stands Still,” will open in J-Studio of the University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Center on Nov. 2. “Time Stands Still” by Donald Margulies tells the story of a photo journalist named Sarah. In the play, Sarah returned home to the United States from Iraq with…
Photo by Joseph Lachance | URI’s Sondre Karterud takes the ball downfield, fending off University of Dayton. There is an old sports cliche that says ‘what makes a team great is the ability to win games in a multitude of ways.’ The Rhode Island men’s soccer team proved that to be true this week, winning…
This week’s meeting of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate was brief with little debate. During the report of the Campus Affairs Committee, Senator Ryan Menard spoke on the topic of student pay on holidays. Menard expressed that “[The University of Rhode Island] does not pay time and a half [to student employees] working…
Local News- On Oct. 16, the Rhode Island Department of Health approved a petition from parents, allowing them to use medical marijuana to treat children with autism. This petition was filed in April, which requested the use of Cannabidiol (CBD) to treat autism which does not contain Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), also known as the ingredient in…
Photo by Anna Meassick Thursday, Oct. 11 At 12:58 p.m., there was a motor vehicle accident on Flagg Road. A report was filed. At 10:10 p.m., a smell of marijuana was reported at Aldrich Hall. It was reportedly gone on arrival. At 10:12 p.m., a medical emergency was reported at Coddington Hall. The patient was…
At the Bioactive Botanical Research Lab, professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Navindra Seeram is leading compelling research into the healing properties of medicinal plants. Seeram earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Guyana and then continued on to Jamaica where he earned his Ph.D. in Natural Products Chemistry, before completing a post-doctoral fellowship at Michigan…