The Ryan Center has made the decision to not hold a live concert event, but instead, host a Taylor Swift listening party. In the past, the Ryan Center has held popular performers such as Ke$ha in 2013, Fetty Wap in 2016, Khalid in 2018, Machine Gun Kelly in 2019 and The Kid Laroi in 2023….
Coughdrop, a University of Rhode Island student band, will release its first album “Everything I’m Not” on Friday. The album features a single titled “a wasp flew into my car at 90 mph and it almost crashed,” released on Oct. 2, Instagram post published by the band. Members fourth-year Ryan Baudisch, fourth-year Peter Tolmei, fourth-year…
Spearheaded by a music professor with a vision, what was once a one-day symposium with a few guitars has blossomed into a multi-day multi-instrumental festival featuring artists from around the world. Founded by University of Rhode Island professor Adam Levin in 2015, the URI Guitar and Mandolin Festival is opening its doors to individuals from…
The University of Rhode Island has joined a partnership, spearheaded by the town of Charlestown, to create a community engagement program designed to protect and improve salt ponds, a crucial coastal habitat in Rhode Island. The Salt Pond Smart program is designed to teach residents how to be better salt pond neighbors, according to Salt…
Memorial to David Boutros created by Carla Boutros International Pocket Café on Fortin Road reopened its doors on Oct. 1 after four months of renovations in honor of its original owner, the late David Boutros’ wishes. The restaurant had a ribbon cutting ceremony on opening day, where David Boutros’ 9- year-old daughter cut the ribbon….
The student senate Student Organization Committee plans to release an initiative, tentatively called Rhody Club Connect, to be a hub of information for new clubs. Rhody Club Connect will be a resource for the over 120 senate-recognized organizations on the University of Rhode Island’s campus, according to Student Organizations Chair Jacob Milner. Milner plans for…
The University of Rhode Island student senate will not be recognizing any new clubs after Oct. 17. At the student-organization angle of the senate, this fall semester will function in two halves, according to Student Organizations Chair Jacob Milner. The first six weeks – which wrap up on Oct. 17 – are for recognition. The…
The University of Rhode Island faculty senate proposed to change the manual’s second grade option provisions, allowing students the ability to retake a course at any time during their undergraduate careers. Changes to the second grade option provision concern chapter eight of the university manual. The idea of negating the transcript GPA is something that…
An isolated incident of bedbugs on the fourth floor of Brookside Hall occurred in one of the apartment style rooms two weeks ago. The situation pushed the University of Rhode Island’s pest control vendor, Debug Pest Control, to remove all bedding on the floor to be washed, according to Tim Valton, associate director of facilities…
A variety of native pollinator plants hug the building at the Wanskuck Library in Providence. A fairy garden sits in its front left corner, and raised beds along the side of the building contain fresh basil and tomatoes. Behind the library, an outdoor classroom is being prepared for the spring. It has a roof to…