‘Third-Graders’ Excel at Challenging their Fundamentalist Principal

(Left to right) Lauren Janetti, Conor Delaney and Trey DiGioia play third-graders who rebel against their fundamentalist principal in “A Brief History of the Earth and Everything in it…” Photo by James Singer. URI’s Theater Department has a strong opening night for their musical For a quick minute, bring yourself back to the third grade….

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New Engineering Building Officially Opens Its Doors

Faculty, government officials and students celebrate the opening of the University’s largest project. Photo by Grace DeSanti. 190,000 square-foot building is the largest construction project in URI’s history The Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering officially opened at 11 a.m. Monday, offering students cutting-edge opportunities in education and research. The 190,000-square-foot building will house all of…

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Say Bye-Bye to Sakai

The learning management software Brightspace will replace Sakai by the fall of 2020. Photo courtesy of D2L. The transition from Brightspace to Sakai will be completed for the fall 2020 semester The University of Rhode Island’s learning management system (LMS) transition from Sakai to Brightspace has begun, and some students will begin to use Brightspace…

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Stony-Cold Stunner

Although they made some powerful plays, the football team took another loss against Stony Brook University. Photo by Autumn Walter. Rams fall to Stony Brook, lose once again in heartbreaking fashion “I’m speechless.” That was the sentiment Head Coach Jim Fleming opened up his post game press conference with after Rhode Island football once again…

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