In a significant move for environmental conservation, President Joe Biden announced on Sept. 6 his decision to cancel all remaining oil and gas leases issued under the previous administration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The decision protects over 13 million acres of land in the Western Arctic, and has quickly become a topic of…
Recruitment season is well in motion for Greek Life at University of Rhode Island and numbers are continuing to climb. According to Jayson Hutchinson, the recruitment director for the Interfraternity Council (IFC) “the Greek Life community makes up 25% of the student body,” which has been on a steady increase over the course of the…
The weather begins to cool as the trees bordering the Quad turn a reddish hue. The smell of fresh apple cider and warm cider donuts, trademarks of the New England region, fill the surrounding air — along with the anguished cries of students who have discovered that tickets to the Homecoming football game have once…
This week from the Student Senate. Speaker of the General Assembly Cameron Chadronet led this week’s short meeting. The committee chairs shared their updates, getting the meeting rolling. Communications Director Sanah Feroz announced the launch of the Senate website. Features of the website include general meeting minutes, committee meeting times and how to join the…
In the Spring of 2022, Val Villucci announced that she would be retiring as head coach of the University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team after 25 years at the helm across three different stints. This created something that URI had not seen from the tennis program in many years: a vacancy. Fast forward to…
The University of Rhode Island women’s cross country team placed fourth in the Nassaney Invitational at Bryant University on Saturday. In the Ram’s second meet of the season, the team raced against 11 other schools. Northeastern took first place with 21 points, UMass Amherst held second place with 69 points and Brown University occupied third…
Football: FINAL (9/8): URI 35-14 Stony Brook The Rhode Island Rams football team took on Coastal Athletic Association rival Stony Brook University at Meade Stadium on Friday to open CAA conference play. For more on the matchup, visit Zack Petrick’s recap (page 8, rhodycigar.com). Men’s Soccer: FINAL (9/8): URI / CCSU (CANCELED) FINAL (9/12): URI…
Sporting green warm-up tops in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Night, the University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team welcomed Wake Forest to the URI Soccer Complex on Thursday. Despite an early second-half free kick that halved a two-goal deficit just minutes after the break, the Rams ultimately could not use their attacking momentum to…
The University of Rhode Island Rams football team opened up their conference schedule with a win over the Stony Brook University Seawolves, in the program’s first ever Friday night game by a score of 35-14. The Rams made their Friday night lights game a matchup to remember for their fans, with a dominant win over…
The Taylorpalooza era is here and it’s unstoppable, even for the world’s largest ticket marketplace, Ticketmaster. With 3.5 million individuals pre-registering to acquire Eras Tour tickets, Ticketmaster’s site collapsed during the presale back in December, and the corporation paused sales and subsequently canceled the scheduled general sale after hours of waiting and oversold tickets. After…