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April 2019

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Fraternity Circle Renovations will Begin Later this Month

Andrew Main6 years ago6 years ago09 mins

Work to move above ground utilities underground and repave the road in Fraternity Circle begins this week. |Photo by Greg Clark. Preliminary stages of a multiphase, a $5 million project that will improve Fraternity Circle’s infrastructure will begin this week, and the project will be fully underway starting May 20, 2019. The project has two…

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Meet Stone Freeman: Student Sports Media Extraordinaire

Kayla Albin6 years ago6 years ago09 mins

Stone Freeman (right) produces and stars in his own podcast while also being sports director and broadcaster for WRIU. Photo by Momolu Akoiwala Stone Freeman is not your typical college student. The senior journalism major and the sports director at WRIU 90.3 FM has professional-level preparation and what many have described as a voice destined…

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Documentary Recommendations in Honor of Earth Day

Mary Lind6 years ago6 years ago07 mins

“Blue Planet II” discusses the impacts that humans have on the issue. | Photo courtesy of IMDb. It’s one thing to hear about things like climate change, environmental dangers and different animals in a classroom or a news story. It’s a whole other to see it in on screen. Here are some of the best…

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Holocaust Memorial Vigil Remembers 6 Million Victims

Abbie Judson6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

Students gathered outside of the Multicultural Center to read poems, songs and stories during the Holocaust Memorial Vigil. | Photo by James McIntosh. Students, community members recite poetry, short stories, history in front of Multicultural Center On Thursday, the Hillel Center hosted its annual Holocaust Memorial Vigil at the Multicultural Center in honor of Yom…

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‘Jazz Trio with DJ energy’ set to perform in Providence

Emily Drell6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

Too Many Zooz will be performing on April 18 in Providence. | Photo courtesy of Too Many Zooz. “Too Many Zooz,” a New York City based band, who in the past have performed with Beyoncé, will be performing at the Fête Music Hall in Providence on April 18. In Providence they will be performing with…

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Health Services Offers Narcan to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Kayla Albin6 years ago4 years ago07 mins

In order to fight back against the opioid crisis, students can get Narcan from Health Services to administer to those who have overdosed. | Photo by Anna Meassick. Health Services now offers over-the-counter Narcan for individuals wishing to have it on hand to administer to others, which was done to help combat the opioid epidemic…

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Women’s Track and Field Has Strong Showing at UMass

Nolan Reilly6 years ago6 years ago04 mins

Lotte Black and the women’s track and field team traveled to UMass this past weekend to compete in the Minutemen Invitational. |Photo courtesy of Michaela Benford. This past weekend, Rhode Island women’s track and field finished third out of 10 teams at the Minuteman Invitational, hosted by the University of Massachusetts. Three Rams came away…

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Day of Giving For Students With Financial Difficulties

Kate LeBlanc6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

The University of Rhode Island Foundation will celebrate its second Day of Giving on April 25, and will try to reach their goal of 1,000 donations with no set monetary goal. “Day of Giving is a campus-wide initiative where we ask the community to come together for 24 hours to support an area where they’re…

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University in Initial Stages of Bringing a Hotel to Upper College Road

Edhaya Thennarasu6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

The University is looking to add a hotel to the already busy intersection of Fortin Rd. and Upper College Rd. | Photo by Anna Meassick. The University of Rhode Island is considering the addition of a hotel to Upper College Road at the top of campus, according to a URI administrator. “I think what we’re…

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Striking Chords at this Year’s Guitar Festival

Edhaya Thennarasu6 years ago6 years ago07 mins

(Left to right) Scott Borg, Adam Levin and Matthew Rhode perform as the group ‘The Great Necks Guitar Trio’ during the last night of the guitar festival. Photo by Anna Meassick. The University of Rhode Island, in collaboration with Pump House Music Works, hosted its fourth annual Guitar Festival this year featuring many international renowned…

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