The 2023 College Football season is six weeks old, and the Coastal Athletic Conference has seen its fair share of nail-biters, blowouts, and even some upsets. The heavy favorites are beginning to be more apparent, and teams that are towards the bottom of the standings are running out of time to make a comeback. The…
The University of Rhode Island’s women’s volleyball team lost in a 3-0 sweep on Saturday night to Davidson College, but earned a set victory in their 3-1 defeat to that same opponent on Sunday afternoon. This puts the Rams at 0-7 in the A-10 conference and 3-16 overall. In their first matchup with the 12-5…
Rhode Island headed up to Cambridge on Friday for the International Tennis Association Northeast Regionals, highlighted by second-year Sophie Herrman, who reached the round of 32. Rhode Island was also represented by second-year Nikki Fernando, graduate student Nadia Rajan, and fourth-year Valentina Cvackova in the tournament. This bracket featured 96 of the top players in…
At the end of September, the NFL announced that Usher will be headlining the halftime show for Super Bowl LVIII, putting his name amongst a list of music icons who have performed at midfield. Though big names may headline the show year in and year out, this annual tradition did not look very similar to…
Known primarily for his work as the lead singer of the band the Black Veil Brides, Andy Biersack, who goes by the stage name Andy Black, is less known for his solo music projects. As lead singer of the band since 2011, Black has gone on to release six studio albums with the band and…
What if I were to tell you that you can go see a full concert today without having to wait months in advance or be forced to give up an arm or a leg for a ticket? Now, you may ask yourself, “is there a catch to this?” Yes, it’s a slight one, as the…
Spooky Season: The best time of the year with the best movies of the year October, also known as the spooky season, is one of the most wonderful times of the year and also nostalgic. Colorful autumn leaves fall into place, pumpkin spice lattes are being sipped, blankets are draped on cozy living room couches…
At a time when the Memorial Union had a bowling alley and held mocktail drink fests, 193 Degrees Coffeehouse was establishing their presence on campus. After being founded in 1994 by former URI student Adam Naftalin, the Coffeehouse quickly became a center for students to gather and hold events. Their present-day open-mic nights are one…
In the midst of midterms and the stress of college life,three on-campus resource centers are offering free “Crafternoon” workshops biweekly as an option for students. These workshops began in the fall of 2022, after the assistant director of Disability, Access, and Inclusion, Nina Schiarizzi-Tobin, had a conversation with Ming Lee Prospero of the Counseling Center…
Bridge to Opportunity, a program with efforts to reduce recidivism rates in Rhode Island, has been operating with the help from University of Rhode Island criminology and criminal justice professors Chelsea Farrell and Natalie Pifer. BTO is a program under the Building Future’s organization in Providence. BF, helps low-income community members begin working in the…