The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team split the squad Friday, with runners and jumpers competing at the Friar Invitational in Providence and throwers competing at the Wilton Wright Invitational in Southern Connecticut. “They have limited events at the Friar Invitational,” Rhode Island head coach Laurie Feit-Melnick said. “There are no throws…
With the Atlantic 10 Championship approaching in less than three weeks, the University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team looked to continue strengthening its abilities this weekend at the Friar Invitational and the Wilton Wright Invitational. “These are both relatively small meets for our team,” URI men’s track and field head coach Trent…
Twenty-five years ago, the French electronic duo known as Daft Punk released their second album, “Discovery”, to critical acclaim. A quarter-century later, the album still holds up as one of the greatest of all time. The album begins with “One More Time,” an incredibly strong opening track that’s impossible to sit still through, which sets…
Four years later, “Euphoria” is back and it’s more unsettling than ever before. The Season 3 premiere follows Rue, played by Zendaya, as she staggers through Mexico after swallowing fentanyl-filled balloons to smuggle back to California. The scene is slow, tense and almost unbearable to watch. It’s a jarring opening that sets the tone for…
Talking about sex at school has always been taboo. Whether it be giggles in the back of the classroom during a health lesson, or the crowd who attends URI Sex Toy Bingo as a joke, the edge of discomfort has kept its grip on us into adulthood. “Sex and the Cigar” was revamped last semester…
Pandion haliaetus–the osprey–is a large bird of prey with a worldwide distribution. These notorious piscivores are experts at catching fish, hovering up to 40 meters above the water before locking eyes and locking in, plunging into the brine. It is estimated that about 99% of an osprey’s diet is fish, which puts even the most…
From the third floor of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Providence, the calls of Arctic seals echo out for visitors. The sound comes from “Natchiq | Onkeehq | Isuwiq – Indigenous Artists Honor the Seal,” a new exhibition of art celebrating the deep ancestral connection between coastal Indigenous peoples and seals. Works…
At the Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center on April 9, the University of Rhode Island and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Boston, brought German expertise and excellence together through “A Celebration of German Creativity: Art, Science, and Engineering in Rhode Island.” The event featured networking, presentations, food, and music, all from…
19 months after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the University of Rhode Island community discussed the lack of civil liberties caused by the Patriot Act in a forum, according to a Good Five Cent Cigar article titled “Forum addresses civil liberties in post-Patriot Act America” on this day in 2003. The forum welcomed 40…
URI alumnus Mark Mesrobian ‘89, a business owner, general manager and moderate Democrat Rhode Island State Senate candidate for District 36, thrives on balancing a packed schedule. Mesrobian graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. If elected, Mesrobian’s goal is to make Rhode Island a place…