James McIntosh | A student observes artwork by Ernest Silva while it is on display in the Fine Arts Center. In honor of late alumni, Ernest Silva, the University of Rhode Island’s department of art and art history is holding an art exhibit of a series of his works. Silva attended URI from the late…
A play with an all-female cast and a classic romantic comedy musical will be splitting center stage for the University of Rhode Island’s Spring 2019 Theater Season. The first mainstage production of the semester, “The Wolves,” revolves around an all-female soccer team and provides an interesting perspective from the mind of a teenager. “I think…
An associate professor at the University of Rhode Island is conducting a study on improving children’s diets through direct home visits, cooking demonstrations, nutrition and meal advising for parents. Dr. Allison Tovar, a professor of Nutrition and Food Science, is working with the Community Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Research Group at URI to help young,…
The University of Rhode Island will celebrate Black History Month this February with a series of events to celebrate black poetry, art, film and culture. The Multicultural Student Services Center kicked off the month on Feb. 5 with the annual luncheon for Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Week. The luncheon featured keynote speaker Omekongo Dibinga,…
Hundreds of protesters on both sides of the abortion rights issue clogged the entrance of the Rhode Island State House in Providence, as they waited silently to get inside and out of the cold. They waited to testify in front of the State House Judiciary Committee to discuss passing a set of bills on to…
by Jack Cederberg, Nolan Reilly, and Will Pipicelli Super Bowl LIII was watched by an estimated 100.7 million people on Sunday night among all available viewing and streaming platforms, as reported by Variety. Although that seems like a massive number, the earliest Nielsen projections have the big game being watched in 44.9 percent of all…
Coming off their first winning season in nearly 20 years, Head Coach Jim Fleming and Rhody Football continued to boost the program as they added 11 new recruits on National Signing Day. With National Signing Day yesterday, Rhode Island welcomed nine high school seniors and two junior college transfers for the 2019 season. The class…
Leah Crowley | Students stopped by a smoothie stand at the gym to get free samples and learn about nutrition The Anna Fascitelli Fitness Center will launch its own version of “Thirsty Thursday” with free smoothies, a free water bottle and free nutritional advice. Every other Thursday at the fitness center, students from the Wellness…
TVs will allow for students to share feedback in a modern way Joseph LaChance | TVs were installed at Mainfaire Dining Hall, displaying student feedback on the menu. Dining services installed new TV’s in Mainfare dining hall at the beginning of the spring semester as a means to communicate more directly with students to hear…
As of Jan. 23, 2019, University of Rhode Island students and faculty now have free access to Microsoft Office 365 to help students prepare for future jobs. With this product, students can use 20 Microsoft applications on up to five different devices at no cost. Karlis Kaugars, the chief information officer of Information Technology Services…