Jefferson Cowie, professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian from Vanderbilt University, came to Kingston to discuss the resurrection of populism in American politics in recent years. Cowie’s lecture at the University of Rhode Island concluded the URI Center for the Humanities series titled “Sustaining Democracy.” Populism is a political ideology, commonly held by the middle and…
The University of Rhode Island will introduce a masters of public health program in the fall 2025 semester, expanding its Department of Public Health with an interdisciplinary approach designed to address contemporary health challenges. “We’ve seen a lot of demand from students for this type of degree,” Natalie Sabik, associate professor of public health, said….
On March 16, two arrests were made at Browning Hall at 11:20 p.m. Two students were taken into custody and handed over to the Narragansett Police Department. Both suspects had warrants out for their arrests for previous shoplifting charges. Two drug offenses were reported, one was at Butterfield Hall on Monday, March 17. Two students…
Linkin Park’s sophomore album, “Meteora,” celebrated its 22nd anniversary on March 25. This album features many of the band’s best works. “Numb,” “Faint” and “Somewhere I Belong” are among the biggest hits, and you might have heard them on rock stations across the country, since their music still gets a lot of airtime even all…
University of Rhode Island students and film enthusiasts had the opportunity this past week to engage with Joan Tewkesbury, a pioneering screenwriter from Hollywood’s “New Hollywood” era. Tewkesbury, 88, visited URI to discuss her screenplay for “Nashville,” the 1975 Robert Altman film that became a seminal work of American cinema. The event was organized by…
University of Rhode Island housing officials are closely monitoring a structural crack in Brookside Hall’s north tower, determining the issue is cosmetic and not a safety concern, according to Tim Valton II, associate director of facilities for housing and residence life at URI. The 15 to 20-foot crack was discovered in early March in a…
The $96 million Fine Arts Center improvement project at the University of Rhode Island is on schedule to be completed by the end of 2025, featuring three new art galleries for faculty, students and local artists. Construction of the new center began in 2019, according to Karl Calvo, assistant vice president of facilities at URI….
The following article has a name redaction and correction as of April 3. 18-year-old Evan Chant, named in the original print version, was exonerated of all charges and cleared of any wrong doing, according to URI Police Lieutenant Thomas Quaratella. Upon further investigation of Chant’s charge, it was learned he was a mistaken identity and…
The road to WrestleMania is in full swing in World Wrestling Entertainment, and it’s heating up as the weeks go by. As of Sunday, we have four matches set up to go down at WrestleMania 41 taking place on April 19 and 20. Those matches are Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair for the WWE Women’s…
193 Coffeehouse kicked off spring break with live performances from three University of Rhode Island student bands. Despite being slated to start at 6 p.m., the show started around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 6. There were performances from three different bands: RoseBudThorn, Lino and Cascade. RoseBudThorn made their debut performance as the opener for…