As the Rhode Island volleyball team kicks off their 2023 Atlantic 10 season, there have been a few new additions to the team. One in particular has made quite the impact on the team, both on and off the court. First-year Madi Disu was recently named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week after a career…
The 2022-23 season for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team was a season of high flying success and record breaking results, only to end up in several shortcomings come the end of March. On Feb. 25, the team clinched an Atlantic-10 regular season co-championship, the first in program history. However, when the Rams…
The University of Rhode Island football team showcased a high-scoring victory over in-state foe Bryant University at Meade Stadium on Saturday, a 49-26 final to please the fans in attendance on family weekend. Rhode Island was disgruntled with a poor performance against Villanova in week four when they only scored a season-low nine points, and…
Students and families attending this year’s Family Weekend festivities were able to watch a successful showing of the University of Rhode Island’s football team on Saturday afternoon. Later that night, they were treated to another splendid performance, this time by acclaimed comedian Seth Meyers at the Ryan Center starting at 8 p.m. Meyers, formerly the…
As a news editor that normally covers symposiums, grants and Student Senate shenanigans, taking a Doja Cat album review article was certainly a step into the dark for me. So too was Doja Cat herself — while I enjoy many genres of music, I have never properly given Doja a listen nor could name a…
Last Wednesday, Sept. 27, Rebecca Levitan showcased various works of art in Swan Hall from the course of her career, illustrating her progress as an artist into a visual timeline. In the first installment of the College of Arts and Sciences’ art presentations, organized by art professor, Annu Palakannathu Matthew, Levitan shared her journey from…
Fourth-year student Caitlyn Arnone got a total of 11 tattoos in six months. Whether it’s a tiny duck or her family’s birth years, Arnone said heavy consideration was put into each tattoo. They represent something meaningful in her life. Five on each arm and one on her thigh totals to 11 times in the tattoo…
The beginning of autumn brings many events to the University of Rhode Island’s campus, and October sees the productions of the theatre department’s fall plays well underway. The first of this season’s productions will be “Marie Antoinette,” written by playwright David Adjmi and directed by assistant professor of theatre Rachel Walshe. Opening night will be…
Science professors at the University of Rhode Island are entering their third year of research to protect honey bees from varroa mites, combining their knowledge of chemistry and biology along the way. Chemistry professor and department chair, Matt Keisewetter, and entomology professor, Steven Alm, are working together to develop new pesticides that are safe for…
The University of Rhode Island’s Humanities Department recently launched a program called “Innovations in Storytelling”, which focuses on the differing ways stories are composed, generated and expressed across diverse groups of storytellers. The weekly program explores storytelling through a vast arrangement of speakers from differentiating backgrounds and with differing styles of work ranging from photography,…