New committee chairs and executive board positions were elected and sworn into office during the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting on April 10. The position of the Cultural Affairs Committee chair was the only chair position that was run with any opposition. Senator Lulu Alryati was elected to be chair of Cultural Affairs…
Students danced the night away to raise money for Hasbro Children’s Hospital. |Photo by Greg Clark The second annual RhodyTHON fundraiser, which donates all proceeds to the Hasbro Children’s Hospital, raised $292,173 on Saturday night, drastically surpassing last year’s record-breaking total. The event was held on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the…
by Ian Weiner and Kayla Laguerre-Lewis Since the School of Education and the College of Continuing Education merged in 2017 to become the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies, the University of Rhode Island’s continuing education programs have shrunk significantly while the School of Education has expanded. When the new college was…
The chaplain at the Catholic Center located on campus was removed. | Photo by Anna Meassick. by Andy Main, Julia Moro and Mary Lind The Catholic Center chaplain at the University of Rhode Island has been placed on administrative leave by the Diocese of Providence. Rev. Joseph R. Upton was placed on administrative leave on…
The Harrington Broadcast studio continues to evolve in its development. |Photo by Grace DeSanti Although the new broadcast studio for the Harrington School of Communication and Media was scheduled to open in January 2019, the studio still remains unopen today. It was not the intention to delay the opening, but as the studio is a…
(Left to right) Albert Silverstein, Jorge Gardos and Robert Weisbord. Silverstein and Gardos are both Holocaust survivors who attended the screening of ‘The Fence Between Us.’ |Photo by Chris Crosby Professor Robert Cohen’s FLM 351 production class debuted their short film “The Fence Between Us” last Monday at the Hillel Center that continued the discussion…
Junior catcher Sonny Ulliana slides in safely at home plate after a Laurence Hill triple in URI’s 5-3 win over Fordham. |Photo by Greg Clark Team has won six of last eight games The University’s men’s baseball team won their weekend series, two games to one against conference opponent Fordham University. The Rams began this…
Alumnus Jim Morgan works on his WRIU radio show that he has produced since 1991. | Photo by Mary Lind. For nearly 30 years, alumnus Jim Morgan, of the 1991 class, has been producing a weekly show on WRIU 90.3 FM that features a wide array of non traditional music. The show has had many…
Public Safety invested in two electric cars to be more environmentally-friendly. |Photo by Joe Lachance In an effort to make a more environmentally-friendly campus, the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Public Safety recently bought two new all-electric cars. The two Chevy Volts retail at approximately $33,000. They are entirely electric, meaning they are simply…
Junior pitcher Sarah Gunderson enters the stretch as she prepares to throw the pitch in URIs last home game. |Photo by Anna Meassick Predicting how mother nature acts in the early days of spring is a fickle exercise. The University of Rhode Island women’s softball team got the wrong end of the storm this week,…