Professor Nancy Forster-Holt shares her experience with entrepreneurship and innovation. Photo from uri.edu Nancy Forster-Holt has inspired her students through her teaching, classroom lessons “Traditionally, females will look at a job description and say ‘Oh, I don’t have a 100 percent of what it takes, so I won’t apply.’ Males will look at the same…
Omar Laguerre- Lewis and Conor Delaney play third graders in “A Brief History of the World and Everything in it.” Photo by James Singer. The University of Rhode Island’s theatre department opened their season with “A Brief History of the Earth and Everything In It…..,” a satire show-within-a-show put on by a third grade drama…
Losses to VCU, Dayton move Rhody to 6-11 The University of Rhode Island Women’s Volleyball team fell to 6-11 on the season last week after losses against conference foes Virginia Commonwealth University and Davidson University. The Rams traveled to VCU for the third of their four game road trip. Starting solid, the Rams took a…
Men’s Soccer tops Brown 2-1 Ludvik Benco helps lead his team to victory against La Salle University. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island’s Men’s soccer team was back on the field this past week with a conference matchup against the Saint Joseph’s University Hawks and a rivalry game against Brown University. The…
Photo courtesy of GoRhody. While the Georgetown Intercollegiate wasn’t quite the ribbon-on-top University of Rhode Island Golf was looking for to cap off their successful fall, it leaves some momentum as they head into the offseason. Rhody finished in eighth out of a 12 team field that included national powerhouse University of Washington, who ran…
Some fun places to visit in Providence include RISD Museum, Buddah statue, RISD store and Benefit Street. Photos by Tim Silva. Looking for something to do over the weekend? Consider taking a trip to Providence, Rhode Island, the state capital. Providence is only an hour-long ride by bus from campus with a student U-Pass. Compared…
The loss of a parent and being left with a single parent is one of the most overwhelming situations to be faced with as a teenager. It challenges the family unit and changes an entire lifestyle. The number of children living in a single parent home in the United States has climbed to over 20…
Ellen Burstyn plays the lead role in William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist.” Photo from IMDB. The leaves are changing, the temperature’s dropping and Halloween is just around the corner. Though the weather gets everyone in the fall spirit, there’s nothing better than curling up in the dark and watching the greatest horror movies of all time…
Students rely heavily on their laptops for school assignments. Photo by Greg Clarke. Several students described their struggle completing work after their laptops broke Students rely on their laptops like it’s their lifeline. Students use laptops to complete assignments, conduct research, take down notes in class, interact with professors and for many other purposes. But,…
This is my story of overcoming and being empowered by my mental health. I will be the first to say that living with high anxiety and depression sucks. It is possibly the worst feeling in the world when the irrational voice in your own head is telling you your biggest insecurities and failures. If you…