Not too long ago, I saw a commercial for the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG). Here’s the selling point: “It’s the Screen Actors’ Guild, so only actors take the stage!” I can’t speak for SAG, but I can tell you what I inferred that to mean: “We know everyone only cares about who wins Oscars,…
Nick Marotta joined the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate in November of 2018, and just one month later he was beginning his campaign for president. “I saw opportunities to streamline the student experience in a way to make it easy for students to make real change that affects the student body in a positive…
Assistant Professor Emily Pechar Diamond, Ph.D., lectures on the interplay between politics and climate change. Photo by James Singer. In a world where partisan politics impact seemingly every aspect of life, Emily Pechar Diamond, Ph.D., works to discover how communication between political parties influence policy-making decisions surrounding climate change. Diamond is an assistant professor of…
The Rhode Island Women’s Tennis team took to the court at the Tennis Hall of Fame to take on Power-5 opponent Rutgers. Despite a 7-0 defeat, Coach Val Villucci and the girls feel there are significant improvements being made and the Rams can take on any team in the country. Over the past two seasons,…
University of Rhode Island Athletic Director Thorr Bjorn had a decision to make regarding former URI Volleyball Coach Steve Santonastaso following the 2019 campaign. Ultimately, Rhode Island Athletics decided to not sign the former head coach for the upcoming 2020 season, leading to a brand new search to fill the position. Formally, the search ended…
“Dolittle” is the latest adaptation of the classic series of books starring Robert Downey Jr. as the famed doctor who can talk to animals. The Stephen Gaghan directed fantasy follows Doctor Dolittle, who became a recluse after the death of his wife, as he is forced to go on a journey to find a magic…
URI Campus Police Officers Erica Vieira and Mike Viola pose with police dogs Figero (left) and Trigger (right). Photo by James McIntosh. Thursday, Jan. 30 At 12:22 p.m. a motor vehicle accident occurred on Old North Road. A police report was filed. At 3:38 p.m. a motor vehicle stop occurred on Plains Road. A verbal…
The Feb. 5 University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting featured one passed bill, discussions about three others were tabled and a speech from a presidential candidate. Student Senate voted unanimously, with one abstention, to give club organization Uhuru Sasa a $2,000 contingency grant. Senator Annabel Cimbal, the bill’s sponsor, explained that the money would…
For one Friday night, the biggest college basketball game in the country resided in Kingston. Stationed in the primetime slot on ESPN2, Rhode Island basketball showed their brand of basketball, using tough defense and maturity to take down Virginia Commonwealth on their home floor. “Great win. Great win tonight,” said Head Coach David Cox. “I’m…