Public Safety invested in two electric cars to be more environmentally-friendly. |Photo by Joe Lachance In an effort to make a more environmentally-friendly campus, the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Public Safety recently bought two new all-electric cars. The two Chevy Volts retail at approximately $33,000. They are entirely electric, meaning they are simply…
Freshman Erin Chratian gets ready after delivering her forehand hit. |Photo by Greg Clark The University of Rhode Island tennis team split this past weekend’s match schedule, winning their match against Saint Joseph’s University 5-2, but losing 4-0 against George Washington. These matches give URI a record of 6-6 overall and an Atlantic 10 conference…
Junior pitcher Sarah Gunderson enters the stretch as she prepares to throw the pitch in URIs last home game. |Photo by Anna Meassick Predicting how mother nature acts in the early days of spring is a fickle exercise. The University of Rhode Island women’s softball team got the wrong end of the storm this week,…
Jina Moran adjust a tripod on set. | Photo courtesy of Jina Moran. Students are required to find funding for their own films or pay out of pocket Upperclassmen students in the film media program at the University of Rhode Island are required to completely fund their own films and have spent considerable amounts of…
(Left to right) Spencer Kaplan, Sean Campbell, and Justine Mirek playback and review footage. | Photo courtesy of Justine Mirek. After being inspired by her relationship with her grandfather who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, senior film major Justine Mirek knew this would lead to the right story for her to direct during her final…
Photo courtesey of Taylor Ross. Call her an entrepreneur, a videographer or an athlete. Any one of those titles will do, but above all else, call her passionate. A 2018 University of Rhode Island graduate, Taylor Ross is the co-founder of Crossbar, a company that is helping the world one soccer goal at a time….
The university strongly encourages free-speech and acts to protect it even prior to Trump’s executive order. |Photo by Chris Crosby President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 2 in order to protect freedom of speech on college campuses, but at the University of Rhode Island this order has little to no effect on…
Professor Rod Mather presents on fake news through shipwrecks and statues in history. |Photo by Chris Crosby History professors talk about the development of fake news throughout centuries In a political climate where fake news is considered commonplace, members of the history department are trying the to make sense of it. On Monday, four history…
On Sunday, April 7, 2019, the students and faculty of the Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design at the University of Rhode Island will host their 16th annual Spring Splash Fashion Show. Debuting original apparel designs by students majoring in TMD, the Spring Splash Fashion Show is an evening filled with networking, a cocktail…
Coming off a first place team finish at the Cape Fear National Intercollegiate, the Rhode Island Men’s golf team took a step back this past weekend. The Rams finished 11th out of 14 teams at the FAU Spring Championship, hosted by Florida Atlantic University at Osprey Point Golf Club. Overall there were 78 players taking…