On Oct. 13, the University of Rhode Island’s Chinese Flagship program held its annual Mid-Autumn Festival celebration on the URI Quad, with many students attending to participate in games, eat different traditional Chinese pastries such as mooncakes and learn about the rich history of this holiday. According to ancient folk tales, for over 3,000 years…
Every year, the University of Rhode Island sets its sights on a particular day in the fall semester where the full might of URI’s fundraising prowess, coupled with our infectious school pride, can intersect and make one giant event- and this year, URI’s Day of Giving and Quad Fest campaigns were among the most successful…
On Oct. 8, the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy visited the restaurant Spain of Narragansett for their annual Etiquette Dinner, meant for its graduating sixth-year PharmD and fourth-year BSPS students. The etiquette dinner covers more than just table manners – it also focuses on social skills like networking, building your brand, handling difficult…
Students and families attending this year’s Family Weekend festivities were able to watch a successful showing of the University of Rhode Island’s football team on Saturday afternoon. Later that night, they were treated to another splendid performance, this time by acclaimed comedian Seth Meyers at the Ryan Center starting at 8 p.m. Meyers, formerly the…
As the flagship institution of the Ocean State, the University of Rhode Island is no stranger to collaborating with the many industries that conduct activities on our state’s coastlines and waters. On Sept. 29, some of these industries got to interact with over 300 URI students in attendance at the first annual Sea Services Symposium,…
In a significant move for environmental conservation, President Joe Biden announced on Sept. 6 his decision to cancel all remaining oil and gas leases issued under the previous administration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The decision protects over 13 million acres of land in the Western Arctic, and has quickly become a topic of…
The weather begins to cool as the trees bordering the Quad turn a reddish hue. The smell of fresh apple cider and warm cider donuts, trademarks of the New England region, fill the surrounding air — along with the anguished cries of students who have discovered that tickets to the Homecoming football game have once…
Ryan Estus I’m sure I probably won’t be the first person to say this, and I certainly won’t be the last – Barbie was a fantastic movie. I saw the blockbuster film twice, after deciding that another visit to ‘Barbieland’ was the only way to do this movie justice. This film has everything; dead-on casting…
Fried Chicken has maintained an iron grip on life as we know it. A reminiscing few may recall the ‘Sandwich Wars’ of 2019, when Popeyes burst onto the fried chicken sandwich scene, intended to challenge the behemoth of Chick-Fil-A. Even the Kingston campus of the University of Rhode Island is not immune to this trend,…
As the spring semester begins to wind down, construction only continues to ramp up around the University of Rhode Island’s campus. Paul DePace, the director of URI’s Capital Projects division, along with Kenny Burke, the associate director, discussed some of the many different projects URI has been working on, along with some that will be…