The University of Rhode Island swim and dive team opened its season on Saturday, winning 15 of 16 events to sweep its tri-meet against Siena University and Stonehill College. With classes beginning on Sept. 9 for URI, the team started preparing for the season a bit later than other programs, according to head coach Lilli…
My least favorite question you can ask me is ‘Are you okay?’ Those three words are so simple yet so complex, and so often are asked when they know you aren’t. For better or worse, I tend to keep my head down and push past the hard times, hard questions and hard conversations. But those…
As social media and dating apps have evolved, people have been treating sex as a performance and routine instead of an intimate experience. Most of this, I believe, has come from pornography and the unrealistic expectations put on not just women but also men. Men being the target audience for porn places a lot of…
You might be familiar with the seven wonders of the world, but what if I told you that you could taste them, right here in Kingston! I’ve chosen seven restaurants located in the Kingston Emporium, and I’m going to take you along with me this semester to understand the food, stories and people who are…
The grunge rock band, Dexter and the Moonrocks, released their heavily anticipated album “Friends That I Don’t Like” on Oct. 2nd. Consisting of 14 songs, the album takes on sounds with influences from many genres. The most prominent sound was a mix of grunge and country music; however, I noticed some other sounds mixed in…
Late for School, a University of Rhode Island Musicians Guild band, released their song “Time Thief” on all streaming platforms on April 3 and is working on a new single after performing at Awesomest Fest on Oct. 3. The band consists of third-years Jace Tavares, Laiza Lopes, Ryan Stevenson and Lorenzo Cardillo. The band started…
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel joined Rhode Island’s lesbian community with her talk, “Coming Out with Dykes to Watch Out For,” in celebration of Coming Out Week. Bechdel’s discussion on Friday, hosted by the Gender and Women’s Studies Department, focused on her “Dykes to Watch Out For” comic strip that began in 1983. Rather than discuss the…
Students at the University of Rhode Island have something else to be excited about: Rhody Eatz is back up and running for the Rams to enjoy. Rhody Eatz, a popular food destination for students next to Butterfield Hall last year, has moved and is now parked at the bottom of the main quadrangle. “I think…
Award-winning ABC news correspondent Bob Woodruff spoke at the University of Rhode Island on Oct. 6 to share his story with students. Before becoming an internationally recognized reporter, Woodruff practiced law in New York City. In 1989, Woodruff took a leave from corporate law practice and started teaching law in Beijing, China. While in Beijing,…
University of Rhode Island Housing and Residential Life received a report of a mold concern in a Coddington Hall dorm on Oct. 3. HRL temporarily relocated the students living there. A third-party vendor is working to address the issue, according to Thomas Cooley, assistant vice president of student affairs and campus living. “After inspecting the…