Maia Hembruff News Editor A fun filled night of tricks, treats and silly little costumes — what more could you ask for? Halloween is a classic holiday, and the childhood nostalgia it holds for me is unrivaled. It is made extra special by the fact that it is only one day, instead of Nathan’s long-winded…
As the country’s final votes are counted, Rhode Island’s election results are in – the outcome marked a Democratic sweep across the state and saw all four bond questions on the ballot passed, which allocated funding to the University of Rhode Island. Although the country turned red, Rhode Island voted for Democrat Kamala Harris with…
Amidst the development of a new HIV preventative drug, University of Rhode Island faculty and staff are working to expand accessibility resources and diminish stigmas around HIV prevention. Lenacapavir is a newly developed pre-exposure prophylaxis, or preventative, drug taken twice yearly to stop HIV transmission, according to Dr. Christopher Nasin, the medical director at Health…
Growing up in a family of four kids and a restless golden retriever, my parents were constantly finding ways to keep us entertained. We traveled a lot, particularly on the road to go camping or on the long trek to our cottage in Northern Ontario. This carved out a long period of driving time, which…
The University of Rhode Island tennis team fell 4-1 to the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Saturday in their last regular season game before the Atlantic 10 championship. The Rams’ lone point came from second-year Nikki Fernando’s number three singles win in straight sets 7-5, 6-0 against second-year Ella Faessler. This marked Fernando’s 18th singles…
Pulitzer Prize in Poetry winner and two-term Poet Laureate of the United States Natasha Trethewey’s work focuses around unearthing the racial injustices of the U.S. Civil War, written through the lens of her own experiences as well as historical events. Trethewey has written five poetry collections, including her latest collection which was released Tuesday, titled…
The University of Rhode Island’s 193 Coffeehouse came alive once again on Thursday, Feb. 29 during their special leap day band night. Streams of students flooded the small coffeehouse where the floor had been opened up into what would become a mosh pit later that night. Students crowded the floor, couches and stood atop the…
The University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Center once again swelled with music on Saturday when both old and new students took to the stage for the annual Alumni Wind Ensemble performance. Conducted by URI Director of Bands Brian Cardany, this event has been going on for over a decade in an effort to keep…
As February brings in the swing of the spring semester, the University of Rhode Island is coming alive once again and with it the campus hotspot that is 193 Coffeehouse. 193 Coffeehouse, aside from its nonprofit cheap coffee, is known for the various free events it hosts for students each semester. This spring, the coffeehouse…
Two of the University of Rhode Island’s jazz ensembles performed in “Jazz Combo III” this past Thursday in the Fine Arts Center. The performances consisted of ensembles John’s Kitchen, directed by John McKenna, and the URI Standards Combo, directed by Dave Zinno. John’s Kitchen is an all male student octet, featuring Jude LaRoche and Garrett…