In what was the final match of the regular season for the Rams, the UMass Minutewomen swept Rhode Island, 4-0 last Thursday at the Mullins Tennis Courts. It has been a tough last couple of months for the Rams, they fell in their fourth straight match against UMass, finishing their regular season with a record…
This Thursday night, don’t be surprised if you see a group of people walking around with signs that say “Take Back the Night.” They will be marching across the campus as part of the “Take Back the Night” campaign, which works to raise awareness and fight sexual violence, specifically against women. The march is part…
I can tell you two things about my freshman year of college. I wanted to transfer from the University of Rhode Island and Ben Bentil changed the course of my college experience. My weeks were all the same freshmen year. They started on Sunday nights watching Sunday Night Football in my dressing-room-sized Weldin Hall dorm…
Working a part-time job throughout college can benefit some students, yet many at the University of Rhode Island are not taking advantage of the opportunities available to them, or are unaware of what’s out there. At URI, there are various on-campus job opportunities for students, which range from working for campus recreation, for the campus…
Wednesday, April 17 At 2:24 a.m., a drug offense occurred at the Memorial Union Parking Lot. The offenders were gone on arrival. At 2:01 p.m., URI police assisted another agency at 30 Acre Pond Road. A report was filed. Thursday, April 18 At 1:18 a.m., a burglar alarm went off at the Memorial Union. A…
Sakai will soon be replaced and phased out by another learning management system. | Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island’s Learning Management System Task Force hosted different vendors on campus throughout the past month in their effort to replace Sakai. According to Kathleen Torrens, the chair of the task force, they received…
(Left to Right) Carnell Jones, Mary Grace Almandrez, Kathy Collins, Donald Dehayes, David Dooley, George Gallien and Blessing Gbemisola presented at the Diversity Awards. | Photo by Grace DeSanti. Over a hundred students, staff members and guests gathered yesterday evening to honor community members dedicated to the advancement and incorporation of diversity at the University…
EDuring the early afternoon of last Thursday, 31,000 Stop & Shop employees decided to switch up business as usual by suspending their regular work day activities and hitting the streets and sidewalks in an effective labor union strike. Of those 31,000 store employees, some of them work right here in Washington County. United Food and…
Men’s club volleyball team gets ready for the national tournament later this month. | Photo courtesy of URI Men’s Volleyball Team. Club sports at the University of Rhode Island can slide under the radar sometimes due to the nature of a Division I school. Everybody hears about the thunderous slam dunks put down in the…