I’ll start from the very beginning. I finished my first semester at the University of Rhode Island with a 0.440 GPA as an undecided health sciences student, and I had previously half-joked that I expected to get a 0.800 (as you can see, it was much worse!). I moved back home and spent the next…
An inspection report from Ram’s Den on Nov. 21 revealed a presence of rodents and rodent droppings, which was the subject of two of five health code violations issued by the Rhode Island Department of Health during a yearly inspection. RIDOC issued a food establishment inspection to review the state of health code maintenance in…
Rhode Island released a report on Oct. 24 detailing that the state faces a projected $400 million deficit by fiscal year 2026 as surplus pandemic funds run out, and the University of Rhode Island has started to prepare. “The state is projecting a structural deficit and we certainly rely on state support at the university,”…
After a three-hour public hearing regarding Boon Street Market’s model of business, the Narragansett Town Council voted unanimously to approve the renewal of their liquor license on Monday. The approved motion included restrictions that require live music to end at 9 p.m., indoor music to end at 11 p.m. and that the current liquor license…
An album that immediately begins with a Daniel Caesar feature? Sign me up. With each Tyler, The Creator album release, I feel part of my frontal lobe develop. “CHROMAKOPIA” was no different. The first track had been previewed days before its release on TikTok, featuring waves of choirs in the background of a harmonized melody….
Students, faculty and staff have expressed similar concerns with recently proposed campus regulations that they claim would restrict their freedom of speech and expression at the University of Rhode Island. The Board of Trustees document detailing the regulations to campus property was drafted to protect the campus community, according to Vice President of Student Affairs…
The Emergency Intercom podcast filled Edwards Auditorium with laughter on Saturday, bringing a crowd of fans from the University of Rhode Island and its surrounding states. Brought in by the Student Entertainment Committee, Drew Phillips and Enya Umanzor traveled from the West Coast to perform the live podcast and Q&A session. This allowed fans to…
Back in the summer of 2023, I had a lot of free time on my hands and found myself alone at home for the majority of the season. I worked a serving job that seldom picked up in business, and therefore my eyes found themselves scanning the pages of books for hours on end. I…
On Sunday Feb. 18, there was an incident of vandalism at Burnside Hall that was reported at 6:30 a.m., which was tended to and cleared within 10 minutes. At 2:44 p.m., a car accident took place on Keaney Road at Boss Arena, where a report was filed and the scene took nearly an hour to…
Bob Marley appeared on the big screen this Valentine’s Day in his biopic, “Bob Marley: One Love,” and as somebody who grasps at any opportunity to watch biopics about popular figures in music, I am here to tell you what I thought about it. The film revealed a behind-the-scenes narrative of his music that sought…