After reopening in the spring 2024 semester for only Harrington School of Communication and Media students, the University of Rhode Island’s Speaking Center now accepts students of all majors. The center was previously shut down in 2009 due to a lack of resources, according to the center’s director, Kris Cabral. Cabral established this version of…
Every Thursday at 11 a.m. since the first day of school, students have lined the sidewalks of the Quad at the University of Rhode Island to wait for fresh, locally grown produce from the URI Free Farmers’ Market. The market started in order to use the excess food produced by the teaching farms and gardens…
193 Coffeehouse was bursting at the seams on Thursday, Sept. 18, for the first Band Night of the semester. Upwards of 80 students crammed into the Memorial Union space to enjoy the music of local bands Fermat, Marble House and Dogtree. “The first show could have possibly been one of the best opening nights the…
In a time where reboots and sequels to popular films released in the past have become the norm for a majority of big budgeted blockbuster films, it can be exhausting to see companies or directors resurrect their old intellectual properties just to dish out a sub-par product and make some cash while they’re at it….
On July 30, University of Rhode Island graduate Dylan Hubbard (‘23) published his first novel “Steel Devotion.” The novel follows characters Dawn, Zoey, Steph and Myah as they keep out of the way of some of their classmates who have taken “a particularly violent interest in them.” However, as they band together they form lasting…
The Narragansett Police Department is working with the University of Rhode Island to promote community well-being and safety through weekly meetings and student outreach, according to Dean of Students Dan Graney . Well-being is a strategic goal for both URI’s division of student affairs and the University as a whole, according to Graney. Well-being encompasses…
Growing up in a family of four kids and a restless golden retriever, my parents were constantly finding ways to keep us entertained. We traveled a lot, particularly on the road to go camping or on the long trek to our cottage in Northern Ontario. This carved out a long period of driving time, which…
Sony officially announced the PlayStation 5 Pro as their latest addition to the PlayStation family on Sept. 10. The PS5 Pro marks the first upgrade to the hardware of the console since the original PS5 was released in 2020. PS5 Pro upgraded multiple graphical and performance capabilities, but what shocked people most was the $699.99…
The University of Rhode Island’s crochet club is one of the newest groups on campus where members are learning new skills and expressing themselves through their work. The club, which started last semester, started as a desire for some Health Services employees to learn how to crochet and has since grown into an activity that…
Lauren Drapeau – Editor-in-Chief: With the commencement of autumn, tumultuous adjustment periods and a smidge of post-summer heartache, I’m proud to announce: INDIE ROCK IS SO BACK! I’d like to honorably mention “At Home” by Slow Pulp. As somebody who desperately tries to avoid any reminder that winter is approaching, I listen to this song…