Josephine Cochrane was an American inventor who became well known for her design and production of the first commercially successful dishwasher. Born in Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1839, she was one of two daughters. Little is known about her upbringing, though according to the Indiana Commission for Women, her mother died at a very young…
Turning Point USA held a shoot-out hockey competition on March 4 that sparked complaints from students in the University of Rhode Island’s Young Democratic Socialists of America Club. The event invited students to compete in a men versus women shoot-out hockey competition and talk to some members of the club to learn more about their…
Federal Consultant Colin O’Hara shared his experience and expressed the importance of his work in national security on Friday at the Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences. O’Hara made several disclaimers and omitted parts of his history and job description. As a government consultant, he works with several domestic and international organizations on issues…
University of Rhode Island band Marble House took home first place in the URI Musician’s Guild Big Nice Battle of the Bands on Saturday night in the Memorial Union’s Rainville Ballroom. The free show featured performances from eight URI bands: Cough Drop, Fermat, Marble House, Morning Shower, Moss Boy and the Critters, Orphans on Fire,…
This past Saturday, the College of Arts and Sciences hosted a ukulele jam at the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, where students and faculty members of the University of Rhode Island along with members of the greater Kingston community joined together to create music. The event was organized by Audrey Cardany, an associate professor of…
Women’s Softball FINAL (3/24): URI 11-2 St. Bonaventure FINAL (3/25): St. Bonaventure 5-4 URI FINAL (3/25): URI 8-0 St. Bonaventure FINAL (3/27): Providence 8-7 URI The University of Rhode Island defeated St. Bonaventure University 11-2 on Sunday, improving to 4-18 on the season. Third-year Leilyn Alvarez, fifth-year Elana Gonzalez, second-year Kylie Bulinski, fifth-year Skyler Rapuano,…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club lacrosse team improved their spring 2024 record to 5-0 after defeating Southern Connecticut State University 24-0 on Saturday. In what was the fourth game URI played against a Continental Lacrosse Conference Division II opponent, the Rams cruised past the 1-6 Owls to earn their first shutout of the…
The University of Rhode Island tennis team took a trip to the Tennis Club of Trumbull on Thursday to take on Sacred Heart University. Both teams came into the match on win streaks. URI had won their last nine matches giving them a 10-2 record, and SHU had won three straight coming into the match…
Through long travel and their home opener, the University of Rhode Island softball team won their series with St. Bonaventure University before falling to Providence College on Wednesday afternoon. Beginning their week with a spontaneous schedule change due to inclement weather, the Rams trekked up to Olean, New York to take on the Bonnies on…
After dealing with a multitude of scheduling changes throughout the week, the University of Rhode Island baseball team suffered a 4-0 loss to Quinnipiac University on Tuesday afternoon. All three games Rhode Island was supposed to play against St. Bonaventure University on March 23-24 were canceled due to weather over the weekend. Then, their matchup…