After national coverage, the town of North Smithfield, Rhode Island rescinded the resolution that banned any town employees from the purchase of Nike Products this past Monday. This resolution, which was originally passed 3-2 on Sept. 8, received national critique and sparked conversations across the University of Rhode Island. Following the footsteps of some other…
Over the summer, the Department of Housing and Residential Life at the University of Rhode Island decided that Gorham Hall would be used for international and transfer student residents. Last year, the residence hall was used for first-year students and was the Living and Learning Community for business students. This year, Adams and Bressler hall…
The band, The Wild!, will be performing in Providence on Sept. 29, bringing a fun rock-filled night to Rhode Island. It is evident that the band could not be more passionate about rock music and are looking forward to introducing an audience to a good time this Saturday night. “We are four guys from Western…
Before the rain shortened the Stony Brook Classic, the University of Rhode Island Women’s tennis team was dominating the invitational held at Stony Brook University in New York for their first action of the 2018 season. One standout at the Classic from URI was freshman Erin Chratian. Chratian is from Georgia, where she won several…
It’s no secret the Rams have been a shock to most people in the FCS football world through the first quarter of the season. They started the year with an upset victory over the No.15 Delaware Blue Hens. Follow that up with a blowout victory over the Great Danes of Albany in the home opener,…
The Women’s Cross Country team placed third at the Central Connecticut State’s Ted Owen Invitational on Saturday, with senior Katie McNulty taking home Atlantic 10 performer of the week. The Rams third-place finish marked their highest finish up to this point in the season. The squad was led by senior Katie McNulty, who was the…
This semester, the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island is debuting a brand-new Sports Media minor as a result of student demand. The interdisciplinary program will give students the opportunity to write, broadcast, produce and analyze media that concentrates solely on athletics. Students participating in this minor will have…
Photo by Autumn Walter | The Rams took on George Washington University on Sept. 20 but failed to score a goal. Rhode Island Women’s Soccer continued to struggle this past week, as they fell to 0-10 on the year. The Rams lost to George Washington University on Thursday, Sept. 20, 4-0, a game that signaled…
The URI football team has been playing out of their minds lately. A lot of that can be credited to quarterback JaJuan Lawson. Since the second half of their opening night win at Delaware, Lawson has been on fire. He’s completed 53 of 72 passes for 830 yards and nine touchdowns, while only throwing one…
Photo by Mary Lind | The Rhode Island State House. When I was in the fourth grade, I wanted to be a lawyer. I watched the news every day with my parents and pretended to know more about politics than I actually did. My strong interest in government stemmed from my tour of the United…