URI will hold Earth Day on the Quad this spring. PHOTO CREDIT: Lauren Drapeau | Contributing Reporter The world recognizes April 22 as Earth Day, but the University of Rhode Island is celebrating two days prior on the Quadrangle. Hosted by Student Action for Sustainability (SAS), this event turns the Quad into a hub for…
After six years as a Rhode Island football player, Fire will return for a seventh season as a member of the coaching staff. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com Jake Fire is certainly accustomed to the ways of the Rhode Island football locker room. After spending six years in pads for the Rams, Fire finished his football career…
Relisten to NCT 127’s third EP, “Cherry Bomb.” PHOTO CREDIT: blog.one.hallyu.com NCT 127 is one of four units of the super-group NCT, and they have so much amazing music. One of their most popular albums, and one of my favorites, is their third EP “Cherry Bomb.” “Cherry Bomb” was released on June 14, 2017, and…
The Rams were unable to make a comeback in Sunday’s finale, despite a late three-run rally. PHOTO CREDIT: Connor Zisk The University of Rhode Island and Dayton University softball teams faced off over the weekend, with the first place Flyers defeating the Rams in all three games to complete the weekend sweep of the series. …
Third-year Valentina Cvackcova combined with first-year Sophie Herrman for URI’s only win of the day on Saturday. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team closed out their spring 2023 non-conference slate in Newport on Sunday, falling to the New Jersey Institute of Technology in a 4-0 shutout loss, their 13th loss…
Netflix’s “Love is Blind” just finished its fourth season. PHOTO CREDIT: cinemablend.com “Love is Blind,” a popular dating reality show on Netflix, finished its fourth season with an attempt at a live finale on Sunday, April 16. The show gained popularity for its unique premise, where contestants go on blind dates (literally) in “pods,” or…
URI offers a Cannabis Studies minor for students. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu A growing interest in cannabis studies has led the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy to include a minor field of studies in Cannabis. Stephanie Forschner-Dancause, professor of biomedical pharmaceutical sciences, helps coordinate the Cannabis Studies Program offered on campus. According to Forschner-Dancause,…
On April 13, the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) hosted Dr. Tiara Moore to talk about her research with eutrophic estuaries and her experience with racism identifying as a Black, queer woman in STEM. The lecture, titled “Eutrophic Estuaries and Racist Systems, a Love Story,” commenced with opening remarks from GSO…
In honor of Earth Day, there are a few ways to celebrate the planet we all call home through music, TVand movies. This list will compile some of my favorite pieces of media that appreciate our planet. Kicking off the list is a movie and soundtrack close to heart, the “Curious George” movie. The movie…
Chris Bove with President Parlange after winning Rainville award in Student Leadership. Photo Courtesy of: Michael Nolfe The University of Rhode Island held the 35th annual A. Robert Rainville Leadership Awards ceremony on April 11, honoring student leaders in the categories of employee excellence, team excellence, servant leadership and student leadership. The ceremony, which was…