On Aug. 12, 2018, University of Rhode Island sophomore Alyssa Botelho received the Brownell Scholarship at the Rhode Island International Film Festival for her achievements in film. Adam Roth, associate dean of the Harrington School of Communication and Media, urged Botelho to apply for the scholarship. Roth believed she had a very good chance at…
Anna Meassick | Students stopped by the Study Abroad Fair yesterday to view travel opportunities for class credit. The University of Rhode Island Study Abroad Fair took place in the Memorial Union ballroom yesterday, offering students an opportunity to learn about their options for studying, volunteering and interning in a foreign country. At the fair,…
Photo courtesy of www.kanu.us | The Kanu app allows students to post tasks which can then be completed by fellow students for payment. Last October, two sophomores at the University of Rhode Island began working on a networking app called Kanu, which is set to be released in early to mid-October. Andrew Bikash and Ben…
Anna Meassick | The Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center opened this past August after 11 months of construction. In August, the new Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center opened on Upper College Road, providing a new space for visitors and potential students of the University of Rhode Island. Construction of the Welcome Center began in October…
Autumn Walter | Midfielder, Boris Bascara intercepts the ball from Luka Milidragovic of Holy Cross. For the first time in program history, the University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team has started the season with five consecutive shutouts and ranked 25th for the first time since 2014. They are a perfect 5-0, with 12 goals…
Photo by Anna Meassick Sunday, Sept. 2 At 9:18 p.m., an arrest was made following a motor vehicle stop at 18 Fraternity Circle. The suspect was charged with driving after denial, suspension, or revocation of license. At 4:17 p.m., a vehicle was vandalized on Keaney Road. A report was filed. Monday, Sept. 3 At 8:35…
Hurricane Florence, a major hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean with winds of up to 125 miles per hour, is set to make landfall on the East Coast. Florence is expected to severely impact much of the South Carolina and North Carolina coast. Florence is expected to impact parts of the northern Georgia coast and southern…
In the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting this week, elections were held for various committee positions as well as the position of Vice President. Senators Jennifer Kohl, Sara Straube and Mark Gall were all elected to the Elections Committee. Straube was later elected chairwoman of External Affairs, Gall chairman of Campus Committee and…
Photo contributed by URI Democrats. When I was in fifth grade, there was an incredible amount of fanfare the week after Halloween regarding the 2008 election. There were red, white and blue streamers everywhere and pictures of the candidates’ faces lined the hallways of my school. While all the hoopla and the crepe paper made…
The University of Rhode Island’s Debate Union attended the Lafayette Debates U.S. National Championship in Washington D.C., for the first time on April 7 and April 8. The Lafayette Debates were founded by the Embassy of France to the United States. The debates are a series of five competitions around the country that conclude with…