The University of Rhode Island softball team competed in its first home series of the season against the University of Dayton this weekend, dropping two of the three games, before splitting a doubleheader against Providence College to make its record 7-16. The three-game set with Dayton was the second against an Atlantic 10 Conference opponent…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team took a lead into the eighth inning of all four of its games this week, but could only muster one win alongside a trio of one-run losses. Riding an eight-game winning streak, the sky seemed to be the limit as Rhode Island opened its first home series of…
Sports betting has become an increasingly popular pastime, with millions of fans placing wagers on games and events every day. While some argue it adds excitement and a deeper connection to the sports we love, others like myself, raise concerns about its potential dangers, including addiction and its impact on the integrity of the game….
March Madness: the time of year when college basketball fans everywhere trade sleep for brackets, cheer for upsets and pray their parlay hits. It’s chaos, it’s excitement and it’s downright unpredictable—just ask any 16th seed who knocks out a one seed. Sure, I could break down every team’s chances of winning the tournament (Go Blue…
Ellie Sennhenn – Editor-in-Chief: I am fully back in my sad folk music era. I think I have spent the last four nights curled up listening to “100 ghosts” by Field Medic and letting the lyrics crawl deep into my soul. The artist pairs beautiful lyrics like “I’m a silver balloon, hardly a reflection” and…
If you are an outsider who wants to fit in, or a person seeking high social status, “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë is the book for you. You may be familiar with Kate Bush’s song “Wuthering Heights,” where she portrays Catherine as a ghost after her death. Catherine asks Heathcliff to let her into the…
Joseph Bentley, a distinguished music professor at the University of Rhode Island, performed a reimagined version of Bach’s “Cello Suite No. 6” entirely on electric bass guitar in his concert titled “You Can’t Do That!” on Saturday at the university’s Fine Arts Center. Bentley’s rendition of the piece incorporated the modern electric bass, blending it…
The University of Rhode Island’s Musicians Guild hosted its second and final competitive show of the academic year, the Big Nice Band Battle, in the Ram’s Den on Friday, with student bands fighting for the ultimate prize: studio time. The show was sponsored by Big Nice Studio out of Lincoln and was judged by a…
During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, members of the University of Rhode Island’s Muslim Student Association gather for Itfar to pray, break their fast and build community. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Practicing Muslims observe this month by fasting from sunrise to sunset and devoting time to prayer and family,…
University of Rhode Island students and film enthusiasts had the opportunity this past week to engage with Joan Tewkesbury, a pioneering screenwriter from Hollywood’s “New Hollywood” era. Tewkesbury, 88, visited URI to discuss her screenplay for “Nashville,” the 1975 Robert Altman film that became a seminal work of American cinema. The event was organized by…