The University of Rhode Island, the Providence Journal and Rhode Island Public Radio will be holding gubernatorial debates and senatorial debates at the Kingston campus later this month. The gubernatorial debate will be held on Monday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m at Edwards Auditorium. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo, Republican challenger Allan Fung, Moderate candidate…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team tied the Richmond Spiders and lost to La Salle Explorers this past week. On Oct. 4 the Rams traveled to Virginia to take on the University of Richmond Spiders. Rhody’s starting eleven included six underclassmen, with four of them being freshmen. Sophomore Brooke Osmanski opened the scoring…
Photo by Anna Meassick Thursday, Oct. 4 At 3:33 p.m., there was a motor vehicle stop made on Plains Road. An arrest was made on a warrant. Friday, Oct. 5 At 2:21 a.m., an open door/window was reported at Keaney Gymnasium. An officer deemed it clear at 2:51 a.m. At 1:24 p.m., a medical emergency…
This weeks meeting of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate included the swearing in of new Senators and several bill passages. New Senators sworn in during the meeting included: Nina Padro, Jay Rumas, Ryan, Menard, Daniel P. Baglini and Annabel Cimbal. They were elected as At-Large Representatives. Thomas McGrath was elected as an On-Campus…
The small town of Schoharie in upstate New York is in shock after 20 people were killed in a limousine accident on Saturday including the driver, all 17 passengers and two pedestrians. The New York Times has reported that this is the “deadliest U.S. accident in 9 years.” The limousine was seen speeding down a…
“We found a different way to win the football game.” Jim Fleming couldn’t have been more accurate about URI Football’s 23-16 victory at Harvard. The Rams went up to Cambridge on Friday night and took home their first road win from the Crimson in program history. The last time they played at Harvard Stadium, they…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Many students turn Adderall to focus on studying, but the drug long-term health risks for those who aren’t prescribed it. Researchers at the University of Rhode Island have discovered that Adderall, a drug used to manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, has little impact on the cognitive performance of healthy college…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Rosaria Pisa addresses the audience on heavy subjects such as racism, sexism, discrimination, and politics. On Oct. 2, a teach-in on gender in politics was held in the Hardge Forum of the Multicultural Student Services Center to discuss and reflect on the Brett Kavanaugh Senate Judiciary Committee proceedings. Faculty members…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Professors have been teaching without a contract in place after the current one expired in June. Faculty at the University of Rhode Island have been working for almost a month without contracts as the faculty union and the state have been negotiating an appropriate agreement. The previous contract was valid…