Photo by Anna Meassick | Students in NRS 423 trek through wetlands as part their weekly four-hour lab. Wetland Ecology, an upper-level class in the College of Environment and Life Sciences, takes students beyond the typical classroom setting by traveling to different wetlands throughout the area each week. This course combines a classroom and field…
The state of Rhode Island has contracted two new companies to deliver bottled water to the University of Rhode Island and other higher education institutions across the state. The contract with Poland Springs, URI’s previous provider, expired at the end of 2017. There were rumors that Poland Springs stopped delivering their products to campus because…
Thank you, Donald Trump. Thank you for bring news back to the forefront of the minds of the American people, for revitalizing print newspapers at a time they were dying and for giving reporters an endless number of stories to cover. Entering college, I had already decided that I wanted to get a degree in…
With Conference play heating up in the CAA, the present is as good a time as any to introduce the CAA Pick-Em. Here is my take and predictions of each CAA football team’s game this upcoming weekend. In our first preview, the Rhode Island Rams take on the Brown Bears of the Ivy League for…
On Thursday, September 20th, three members including Allison Lantagne, Jay Rumas, and myself from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of URI presented in front of Faculty Senate. Our cause: to work with Faculty Senate so that URI lives up to its stated values, one of which is “Engaged learning and civic involvement”. Currently classes…
Ron Stallworth, author of “Black Klansman: A Memoir,” and subject of Spike Lee’s movie adaptation, gave a talk in Edwards Auditorium last Sunday that was put together by the Student Entertainment Committee. Stallworth came to campus to speak about his experiences as an officer infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan and the making of the film…
The Emergency Medical Service program at the University of Rhode Island has given first-year student Tatiana Snedeker, a glimpse of what her life will resemble once graduated. Snedeker is a first-year nursing student and part of URI’s volunteer EMS program. EMS provides prehospital care for ill or injured students, as well as transportation if needed….
Photo by Autumn Walter | Men’s hockey started the season off strong with back to back shutouts against the Towson Tigers. The URI Men’s Ice Hockey team began the season on a high note, beating the Towson Tigers in back-to-back games this weekend to start 2-0 on the year. The Rams outscored the Tigers 18-0…
Photo courtesy of James Masse The University of Rhode Island South County Habitat for Humanity sector is celebrating their 25 years as a student-run organization with a comedy night on Nov. 2, 2018, to raise money for upcoming projects. The fundraiser will be 90 minutes, with a host, a featured act and a headliner. In…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team opened up Atlantic-10 conference play this past Saturday, losing to the No. 25 ranked Fordham Rams, 4-2. The Rams have now lost two straight, and after suffering their first loss of the year to in-state rival Brown on Sept. 22. They now sit at 6-2, with Fordham…