Ammina Kothari, the former director of the University of Rhode Island Harrington School of Communications and Media, announced her new position at a different university on July 29 in a LinkedIn post. On Aug. 1, Kothari started as the new dean of the Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities and Social Sciences at Simmons University…
In August, Daniel Hunt was announced as the new chair of the recently-merged Department of Journalism and Public Relations at the University of Rhode Island. Under Hunt, journalism and PR will still remain as separate majors, but they will be under one department. The new chair graduated from URI in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree…
The University of Rhode Island Police Department reported a total of 18 medical emergencies across campus within the first week of the fall semester, seven of which occurred over the weekend. URI Police daily activity logs from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8 state that all of the affected students were directly transported to the hospital….
This fall brought many changes to the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus, including new alterations to how people can receive and enjoy their food. New Just Baked food kiosks have been installed in the 24-hour room in Robert L. Carothers Library, Keaney Gymnasium and the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences building, the last…
The University of Rhode Island Student Event Advising Office has released the Rhody Match form, a resource for students to connect with organizations on campus. Created by the URI SEA office, the form collects information on students’ interests, majors and hobbies to match them with student organizations they might be interested in. Students can receive…
Max Greenfield and Jake Johnson took the stage at the Ryan Center on Monday to talk about their careers, their experiences on New Girl and life beyond the screen. The dynamic duo, known for portraying Winston Schmidt and Nick Miller on the hit TV show “New Girl ,” delighted fans with their witty banter and…
The 76th Emmy Awards took place on Sunday, honoring the best in primetime television. A series about a female stalker that leads to a man facing deep past trauma, “Baby Reindeer,” not only won the award for “Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series” but received 11 Emmy nominations. The male lead, Richard Gadd, who also happens…
Hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar will perform at the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show, marking his second performance at the event in the last four years. The announcement comes after a big year from Lamar. The artist has gone through a very high-profile musical feud with Toronto rapper and R&B artist Drake, which has…
This summer, hit bands Oasis and Linkin Park both ended their extended hiatuses, yet neither return was without controversy. Founded in 1991 in Manchester, England, Oasis rose to fame after releasing their debut album, “Definitely Maybe” in 1994 to critical acclaim. It received five stars from New Musical Express, went platinum once in the United…
The semester is in full swing again, which is perfect because I start to get really bored during the last few weeks of the summer after my summer camp job ends. Thankfully coming back to campus means I get to fill my time doing all the stuff I love. I figured for my first article…