Students shave their heads toward raising awareness and finding a cure for childhood cancer. Photo by James McIntosh. On Monday, the University of Rhode Island held its fourth annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraising event in the Memorial Union and raised over $8,000. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is an organization committed to raising awareness and finding…
The URI contingency fund is only set to support the college for 2 weeks. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Since the University of Rhode Island’s President, David M. Dooley’s arrival in 2009, URI has formulated a contingency fund for emergency expenses and has utilized extra money from the annual budget to fund student-centered projects. According to…
Campus police welcomes new bomb-sniffing dog. Officer Bob Kenyon poses with Phender. Photo by Anna Meassick. As a reaction to bomb threats across the country, the University of Rhode Island police department has brought another explosive-detecting dog to the force. URI Police Major Michael Jagoda said that one of the reasons another dog was needed…
Junior Cyril Langevine pulls downs a rebound in Brooklyn during the Atlantic Ten Championship tournament. Photo by Mitchell Leff. by Nick Cardi and Will Pipicelli. Men’s Basketball MVP: Cyril Langevine Cyril Langevine has been named the Cigar Sports MVP for the 2018-2019 Men’s Basketball team. Langevine had an outstanding year as one of the most…
Last year, the URI guitar festival community recital included the RIMEA Allstate Junior and Senior ensembles and the URI Guitar ensembles. Photo by Adam Levin. The University of Rhode Island and Pump House Music Works will host the fourth annual URI Guitar Festival on April 5 to 7, bringing artists from across the globe to…
The honors lounge provides a study area for those enrolled in the program designed for students of all majors. Photo by Anna Meassick. Although students at the University of Rhode Island have been expressing their dislike towards the University Honors Program, believing that the program is lacking in many areas, they may be misunderstanding the…
Christina Cammuso works on her senior seminar art show jewelry collect. Photo courtesy of Christina Cammuso. Christina Cammuso creates a jewelry collection for her Senior Seminar Art Show Senior Christina Cammuso will be displaying a collection of jewelry pieces entitled “Shards” at the Senior Seminar Art show this May, centered around the aesthetic of broken…
Junior Lotte Black competes in the Indoor Atlantic Ten Championships hosted by George Mason University. Photo courtesy of GoRhody.com Lotte Black, a student on the University Rhode Island Women’s Track and Field team has had a banner year thus far. While competing at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship in early March, she finished second…
Chef Frank Terranova teaches students in PRS 442 about food insecurity. Photo by James McIntosh. In an effort to spread awareness of food insecurity, a local celebrity chef came to PRS 442 on March 20 to teach how to cook two healthy and affordable meals. Students of Professor Regina Bell’s class and their friends were…
Students line up to vote on important topics relating to the university, including one on increased funding for the Club Sports Intramural Council. Photo by Anna Meassick. University of Rhode Island students voted in favor of a referendum that will add an additional $192,000 to the Club Sports Intramural Council funding, according to Joseph Wilbur,…