Photo by Autumn Walter | Elemy Colome scored 20 points for URI against North Dakota. “We finally figured out how to win a beautiful basketball game, and I hope we remember how good that feels.” This is the sentiment being echoed by Rhode Island Women’s basketball coach Daynia La-Force following the Rams 77-63 victory over…
The University of Rhode Island is conducting a study in which they are exploring how technology can support the nutritional needs of Parkinson’s patients. Parkinson’s is a progressive disease of the nervous system that affects mostly middle-aged and older adults. The disease affects a person’s movement, making it harder for them to move fast and/or…
Photo by Greg Clark | Students worked in teams during Trivia Night hosted at the visitor center. On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the Office of International Education hosted an international trivia night event at the Welcome Center. The event consisted of six different rounds, with each round having 10 questions. Every round had their own distinctive…
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” directed by David Yates and released Nov. 16, is the second installment in the “Fantastic Beasts” film series written by J. K. Rowling. “The Crimes of Grindelwald” picks up from the aftermath of the first movie, in which magical creature expert Newt Scamander, played by Eddie Redmayne, came to…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | Mily Treviño-Sauceda and Elvira Carvajal speak to the audience of issues women face in the agriculture industry. On Tuesday, Nov. 27, Mily Treviño-Sauceda and Elvira Carvajal presented a lecture titled “The Power of the Collective Transforms: Women Migrants Raise Their Voices and Take Action” where they spoke about struggles that…
Photo by Anna Meassick | BRU RI offers delicious coffee, doughnuts, and a quiet space for students to study. The newly opened Bru RI Coffee Bar located on Fortin Road offers a bar-like atmosphere with a coffee-shop-style menu for University of Rhode Island students and community members to enjoy. Bru RI, also known as Bru,…
Photo by Anna Meassick Friday, Nov. 23 At 9:21 a.m., a motor vehicle stop was made on Upper College Road. A citation/warning was issued. Saturday, Nov. 24 At 3:22 p.m., fraud was reported at the Chi Omega house in Fraternity Circle. A report was filed. At 7:40 p.m., a motor vehicle stop was made on…
At this week’s meeting of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate, several representatives were elected and the bill calling for the annual re-recognition of student organizations was passed. Student Senate President Adriana Wilding presented a tuition increase of 2.8 percent for in-state students and 2.5 percent for out-of-state students approved for fiscal year 2020…
Local News: Convicted child rapist, Richard Gardner, was released from prison again last week after few weeks for allegedly using the wrong address on an official document. WJAR reported that he was released due to a judge finding him not in violation of his probation. It was also reported that neighbors responded harshly to a…
1. Davidson The Wildcats are atop the conference so far this year, with a record of 5-1. The only loss of the year for Head Coach Bob Mckillop’s crew is against a very good Purdue team, ranked 24th in the country. Davidson has seen great performances so far from Jon Axel Gudmundsson, and Luka Brajkovic,…