President Dooley poses for a photo with students while visiting them in Indonesia during J-Term. Photo by Brook Williams Ross. URI president makes appearance during Indonesia J-Term Trip The President of the University of Rhode Island, David Dooley, made a special appearance during a January term trip to Indonesia and directly interacted with faculty and…
Images courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Mapping Deepwater Areas in the Caribbean and South Atlantic Bight. A team of four University of Rhode Island students came up with a stabilizing system for using a 3D printer at sea that can generate critical ship equipment. Seniors Josh Allder, Grady Bolan, Sean…
Professor Emily Sack from Roger Williams University gave students the opportunity to learn more about law school. Photo by Grace DeSanti. University of Rhode Island students interested in law school attended a mock law class presented by Roger Williams University law professor Emily Sack last Tuesday. Sack gave a lesson about the Fourth Amendment during…
Photo courtesy of Emily Carter. Two University of Rhode Island theatre students competed for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship as part of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and made it to the semi-finals. Fifth-year senior John Cunha and junior Emily Carter competed against 183 other students across 40 schools throughout New England and…
Redshirt Senior Cam LeFleur is one of the many seniors on the team’s veteran heavy pitching staff. Photo by Autumn Walter. When the sun is shining and it’s above 45 degrees outside, everyone on campus is happier. Nobody likes the warm weather more than head baseball coach, Raphael Cerrato. That gives his team the opportunity…
Students line up in the dining hall to get food from the Homestyle Buffet. Photo by Joseph Lachance. New Food, New Hours for Dining Services The University of Rhode Island’s Dining Services will be expanding their options and hours this semester in order to increase the quality and accessibility of food for students with meal…
Demetrius Harmon shakes hands with audience members during the lecture “We Gon’ Be Alright.” Photo by Momolu Akoiwala. The University of Rhode Island’s oldest multicultural organization, Uhuru Sasa, and the Student Entertainment Committee hosted their second annual joint lecture, “We Gon’ Be Alright,” this past Tuesday, Feb. 5. The event featured keynote speaker, Demetrius Harmon,…
Photo courtesy of Justin Wyatt. Professor uses his experience in the TV industry to inspire his students From ABC TV in Los Angeles, California to E! Network and a few other well-known channels in-between, Justin Wyatt, a University of Rhode Island film media and communication studies professor has had his fair share of exhilarating experiences…
Performers squared off in the ring on Sunday night during the NXT Live Show. Photo by Greg Clark. The University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center hosted an NXT wrestling event this past weekend, making it the third time professional wrestling has come to campus. NXT, a branch of the World Wrestling Entertainment brand, acts as…
Photo Courtesy of Brandon Lovejoy. A University of Rhode Island theater department student advanced to the final round for stage management at a national theater festival earlier this month. After stage managing URI’s mainstage play, “Women and War,” Brandon Lovejoy, senior theater, history and public relations major, received a nomination from the play’s director. “My…