The University of Rhode Island Lyric Stage Workshop opened its first show with “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” drawing audiences with two performances focused on showcasing musical talent on Thursday, Nov. 13, and Sunday. The show was chosen to highlight two URI student voices, fourth-year Morgan Garcia and fourth-year Chelsea Gartland, who both played Jo…
The University of Rhode Island’s Musicians Guild concluded its sixth annual “Rock and Swap” performance on Friday at the Ram’s Den, featuring 11 recently made bands all competing for Spiritbox tickets and their name on the “Rock and Swap” trophy. The bands were formed from individual sign-ups; if someone wanted to perform in a band,…
University of Rhode Island Greek Life is holding Philanthropy Week, their largest event of the semester, from Nov. 14 to Friday, with events ranging from the annual “So You Think You Can Dance” competition to a sorority powderpuff football game. Greek Life is partnering with three main benefactors: the Narragansett Parent Teacher Organization, the Maddie…
Three first-year students have partnered with Student Action for Sustainability to build a bookshelf made entirely of recycled plastic waste. Hafsah Raja, Jana Aljallad and Ryan Purdum recently presented their initiative “Project Bookshelf ” to SAS at a weekly meeting in the library, according to the SAS’s announcement on Instagram. The three are in the…
The political science and history departments opened a free pop-up bookstore in the Memorial Union to clear excess books from Washburn Hall and provide them for the University of Rhode Island community to read. The departments came up with the idea for a pop-up bookstore for URI community members to use when they discovered a…
The University of Rhode Island has launched GEO557, a hands-on geoscience course built for graduate students to study coastal hazards. Geoscience teaches topics such as beach profiling, using GPS equipment and leveling tools to observe seasonal beach changes and storm impacts, according to graduate student Sophia Motta, who has taken a course from Chris Russoniello,…
Student senate has completed the first step in passing its President’s List bill, an additional academic distinction that would highlight students earning a GPA of 3.8 or higher. Student Senate President Meilin Reyes and President’s List bill handler Sen. Jackson Troxell will present the bill at the faculty senate meeting on Thursday for their approval…
Housing and Residential Life is building two new apartment-style dorms to accommodate on-campus upperclassmen as part of their ongoing housing construction plan. The dorms will reside on Flagg Road, called Flagg Road North Hall and South Hall, according to Ellen Reynolds, vice president of student affairs at the University of Rhode Island. The north building…
The University of Rhode Island is getting ready to release a bike rental program for students, completely free of charge, which Campus Recreation Director Jodi Hawkins says is “95% ready to go.” “We have 10 bikes here,” Hawkins said. “Our website is 95% ready, and once the last piece is in place, we’ll launch it.”…
The University of Rhode Island’s Renaissance Yearbook has entered a new era, now managed by Memorial Union staff instead of running as a traditional student-run club. After the passing of longtime Memorial Union Director and Yearbook Advisor Maureen McDermott led to administrative challenges, the student senate authorized the transfer of nearly $77,000 in yearbook club…