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…
(Left to right) John Mernick, Tim O’Keefe, Joe Frezza and Jamie Mernick perform on stage during the music festival. | Photo by James McIntosh. by Marissa Caponi and Kayla-Laguerre-Lewis University of Rhode Island students who attended the You Are I festival on the quad were able to enjoy live music from bands and DJs this…
This week, Leah Crowley sat down with the URI Fencing Club. She got the inside scoop on what fencing exactly is and their recent journey to Club Nationals, the biggest fencing tournament in the world.
All acts were performed in a different language and incorporated cultural components Brianna Perna (left) and Jessica Janus (right) perform an ASL Gloss to Sam Smith’s “Lay Me Down.” Photo by Anna Meassick. Last Friday the department of modern and classical languages and literature held their third annual Languages Got Talent Show in Lippitt Hall,…
I have never felt unsafe in an Uber ride before. I’ve always felt as though Uber was the most reliable form of transportation, especially around college campuses. Until recently, every ride I’ve experienced has been safe and reliable and the drivers have always been friendly. However, this past Friday night negates every good experience I’ve…
Keith Brown (right) interviewed Joshua Peck (left) about his life and career to a full house Tuesday night. |Photo by Grace DeSanti. On Tuesday, Josh Peck, who is most famous for his role Josh Nichols in the Nickelodeon show “Drake and Josh,” brought major nostalgia to the University of Rhode Island when he came to…
Junior Lefty Jake Walker winds up and gets ready to deliver the pitch. | Photo by Anna Meassick. This past weekend, baseball played a three game series in 20 hours against the Davidson Wildcats, walking away with just one win on the weekend. The third and final game turned out to be a tremendous 4-0…
Retired Sgt. Wayne Henry presents the Military Order of the Purple Heart Award to junior Jacob Bliss. | Photo by Anna Meassick. Last Friday, 38 cadets in the Reserve Officers Training Corps programs at the University of Rhode Island, Salve Regina University and Roger Williams University were honored in the annual Cramer’s Sabers Battalion Military…
Eugene Mirman (left) and H. John Benjamin (right) brought comedy and life advice to the stage for spring fest. | Photo by James McIntosh. On Sunday, April 14, two “Bob’s Burgers” voice actors, H. John Benjamin and Eugene Mirman gave students and community members an hour full of comedic relief and life advice. Benjamin voices…