Students at the University of Rhode Island have the opportunity to play futsal, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and hockey as intramural sports resume this semester. Futsal, also known as indoor soccer, is played with a ball that is smaller and less bouncy than a normal soccer ball in an effort to have the ball stay on…
Issac Marshall | A hotdog with sauerkraut is one of the few meals you can get from Uncle Larry’s Snack Shack. I don’t know a lot about food, but don’t go to Uncle Larry’s Snack Shack in the Emporium looking for high end, fine dining. That’s not what Uncle Larry is all about. Instead, if…
Greg Clark | Guard Maia Moffitt drives to the hoop. “It’s just a matter of increasing their basketball IQ.” This was Rhode Island women’s basketball coach Daynia La-Force’s sentiments following a 12 point home loss to Dayton this past Sunday. It was a frustrating afternoon for the Rams, as they hung around with a Flyers…
Anna Meassick | URI’s Patrick Creamer pushes the puck down the ice in a game last semester. Dan Hurley, David Cox, Raphael Cerrato, Daynia La-Force, Gareth Elliott. These head coaches are all well known in and around the University of Rhode Island community. From those five coaches, if you add up their total games coached…
Grace DeSanti | Flags hang in the Atrium of the Memorial Union that represents every nation which students are from. Over the past year, the University of Rhode Island has increased its international representation on campus from 68 countries to 76 countries through global outreach strategies and an academic strategic plan. The University’s academic…
The four-volume series will explore the evolution of the 1,500-year-old institution A University of Rhode Island history professor will be leading an international team of experts that will publish a four-volume series on the evolution of the 1,500-year-old institution of the Catholic Church to be distributed throughout the world. Joëlle Rollo-Koster, a professor at URI…
The Composting Club has requested funding from Student Senate to place more composting bins on campus in an effort to get the University of Rhode Island students to dispose of food in a more sustainable way. Currently, the club has one bin at URI, which is located at the Watson House, the white building between…
Greg Clark | Students are encouraged to donate a meal swipe at the dining hall in order to fight against food insecurity. “Share a Swipe of Hope” is a new program at the University of Rhode Island that gets students involved in helping to combat food insecurity. Dining Services has come up with this program…
Photo courtesy of Aisylne Calianos. The underground base of the Block Island Wind Farm serves as an artificial reef, allowing fisherman to get more catch. A University of Rhode Island graduate student and professor conducted a study observing the effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on recreational and commercial fishing in the area. The…
Greg Clark | Guard Tyrese Martin soars through are for a dunk. Many people predicted that the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team would be a talented team that would be prone to some missteps given their youth. This last week proved those pre-season sentiments to be correct come midseason, as the Rams went…