“It is a personal decision to get a tattoo and no one is entitled to make that decision but you,” said Lizbeth Torres, a junior at the University of Rhode Island. Torres’ tattoo is of a red rose followed by the stem spelling out the word amour which means love in French. The history behind…
URI Paranormal Society Investigates Supernatural Entities Around Campus Paranormal Society is a group of students who search for spirits around campus. Photo by James McIntosh. Have you ever wondered what buildings on campus might be haunted? Look no further than the University of Rhode Island’s Paranormal Society for where to find spirits around campus this…
Already an intimidating player on the court, Erin Chratian is a force opposing players won’t be excited to play. Chratian, a sophomore from Johns Creek, Georgia, has been an asset to the University of Rhode Island’s women’s tennis team since her freshman year. She had a strong freshman career of 17 total victories on the…
A Rabbi from Massachusetts kept the audience entertained with his humor Rabbi Daniel Judson delivered a speech on Judaism in America on Tuesday in Edwards Auditorium, as the fifth speaker as part of this year’s Honors Colloquium’s series on Religion in America. Judson is the dean of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School in Newton, Massachusetts….
Many have made URI’s campus their home to raise a family and retire Despite being surrounded by college students, many homes on campus belong to Kingston residents. Photo by Grace DeSanti. There are many people who live on campus year-round, and many of these people are not affiliated with the University of Rhode Island in…
The month of October has not been too kind to Rhode Island Volleyball this season, as they have lost all six of their matches this month. Their weekend matchup against Fordham provided an opportunity to make amends and end the month on the right note. Both teams had been struggling so far this season, and…
Last fall I was at the lowest point in my life. Major anxiety attacks occurred daily, I never went out, I hardly had a full night’s rest and my grades were dropping rapidly. There was a major lack of control over my life which I desperately needed. Yet with all the negativity and helplessness I…
The University of Rhode Island Big Band Concert was performed as a tribute to the late jazz drummer and bandleader Art Blakey last Friday night. The music was composed from his bands and younger musicians he mentored in his band, the Jazz Messengers, prior to his death in 1990. The concert audience was composed of…
The building’s design gives students a unique experience The University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering’s newest building, the Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering, is viewed as one of the most technologically-exceptional facilities on the East Coast. The building was essentially a result of two important aspects that the college wanted to integrate to take…
Dr. John Kirby dropped out of college about 40 years ago, but that did not stop him from being named the University of Rhode Island’s Dean of the College of Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS) in 2010. As a sophomore in college, he found that he wasn’t really connecting with the school and the coursework….