URI Theatre will raise curtains for the first time since 2019 on Oct. 14th. GRAPHIC CREDIT: Elizabeth Wong On Thursday, Oct. 14, for the first time since 2019, the University of Rhode Island theatre department will open an in-person production to a live audience. According to Director Tracy Miller, “Silent Sky” is a contemporary play…
Generation Z once idolized Disney stars, but where can today’s kids look for role models? PHOTO CREDIT: imbd.com Generation Z grew up in a time where technology and social media was on the rise and evolving. We were young when YouTube was created in 2005, when Apple came out with the first iPod and when…
Pharmacy students celebrate “rite of passage” into doctoral program. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy annual white coat ceremony is a milestone for pharmacy students, signifying their official entrance into the program and the beginning of their path to a Ph.D. This year, the event for third-year pharmacy students was…
What was the student voice saying 50 years ago? On the week of Sept. 24, 1971, the Good Five Cent Cigar was reporting on the upcoming panhellenic rush, Honors Colloquium and concerts coming to the University of Rhode Island. According to an article on the front page, a new policy was instituted at the URI…
After 67 years, Union remains student hub The heart of the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus, the Memorial Union, has housed bowling alleys, lemonade stands and pizzerias since it first opened in 1954. According to Matt Santagata, the coordinator of operational services of the Union, the building was created as a memorial for the…
Lama Tseta leads URI’s Peace Day 2021 on the Quad. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer The University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace held an event on the Quad in honor of International Peace Day to promote non-violence throughout the community. The event, held Sept. 21, included flags from different countries and the artwork…
New parking policy shortens parking time in Memorial Union Lot to accommodate tenants. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron The University of Rhode Island has changed the policy on parking in the lot behind the Memorial Union to 45-minute time slots at all times. This change was done in order to help the tenants of the Memorial…