2019
Campus Innovations Announces New Projects Exploring Textiles, Cancer Research
URI received $2.4 million to fund two new campus innovation projects. Photo by Noah Cyr. Studies of gene therapy to combat hard tumor cancers and studies of textiles and composites have been announced as next the two campus innovation projects. A total of $2.4 million has been awarded to the two new campus innovation projects…
Respectful Students or Narragansett Nuisances?
This September has seen slightly fewer incidents compared to past years According to the Narragansett Police Department, since the beginning of the academic year there has been a slight decrease in the number of nuisance complaints regarding off-campus University of Rhode Island students, in comparison to previous years. Narragansett Chief of Police Sean Corrigan said…
Search Is On for Permanent Chief Diversity Officer On
In hopes to create a more diverse campus, the school is seeking out a new, permanent Chief Diversity Officer. Photo by James McIntosh. The interim chief diversity officer has held the position for 10 months The University of Rhode Island has begun its search process for hiring a permanent Chief Diversity Officer (CDO), which is…
‘You Sunk My Battleship!’
‘The Champs’ sunk their competition in real-life Battleship for the second year in a row Students team up and attempt to sink other boats with buckets as a twist on the game Battleship. Photo by James McIntosh. Watching from the spectator deck, one could see a shallow pool down below, in which students sat in…
‘Hokied’
Photo courtesy of GoRhody. Rams sit at 1-5 heading into the back half of the season Moral victories. That’s the theme for Rhode Island Football after their fifth loss of the season and the second loss to come from an FBS opponent. Anytime an FCS team plays up a division in a “buy game,” they’re…
Are You Stumped by the Plaques Sprucing Up the Trees?
Many trees and plants around campus are tagged with their Latin names and their place of origin. Photo by Chris Crosby. Numerous trees on campus have been tagged by the plant sciences professor While walking around campus, have you ever noticed that some of the trees have a metal plaque on them and wondered why?…
This Week’s Honors Colloquium: History of Evangelicalism
Award-winning historian Randall Balmer spoke about the history of evangelicalism. Photo by Autumn Walter. After a brief two-week break, this year’s Honors Colloquium lecture series on “Religion In America” returned with speaker Randall Balmer, a prize-winning historian, Emmy nominee and current chair of religion at Dartmouth College. Balmer brought his decades of teaching religious history…
The Impact of Stavros Zarokostas
The star has had a huge impact on URI men’s soccer There’s a reason why his head coach describes him as “a guy who you’d want to go to war with.” At five feet seven inches, men’s soccer star Stavros Zarokostas doesn’t fit the physical profile of a guy that is a nightmare to play…
Joaquin Phoenix Takes a Humanistic Approach with Recent Joker Film
Joaquin Phoenix plays the Joker in Todd Phillips’ movie “Joker.” Photo contributed by IMDB. The Joker is one of the most iconic villains in superhero history. With his maniacal laugh, clown facepaint and perhaps even more iconic, several film portrayals. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of viewing Joaquin Phoenix’s take on the character….