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Lionel Jeffries edits a new personal film after three of his films were selected to be screened in a Russian international film festival. Photo by Greg Clark. Three short films made by freshman film media major Lionel Jeffries at the University of Rhode Island were selected and will be screened at a Russian international film…
Junior Guard Jeff Dowtin elevates over Davidson defender in Friday’s loss at home. Photo by Kayla Michaud. The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team could do nothing wrong on Tuesday night as the Rams snapped their five game losing streak and downed George Washington by a score of 80-53. Coming off yet another tough…
Mold lined the windows of a room in Hillside Hall for several weeks. Photo courtesy Danielle Spano. by Theresa Brown and Mary Lind The growth of mold in multiple dormitories across the University of Rhode Island has left students with an unclear picture of what the administration’s protocol is to fix the situation. The process…
by Laura Weick and Edhaya Thennarasu An international graduate student died after an incident at one of the pools inside the University of Rhode Island’s Tootell Aquatic Center last Sunday afternoon. The student was identified as Suhail Habeeb, a graduate physics student from New Delhi, India. According to a statement from URI, campus recreation staff,…
The University of Rhode Island Health Services and South County were awarded $2 million to transform the local health care delivery system and combat suicide in Washington County, which has the highest suicide rate in the state. Washington County, the home of URI and other towns in southern Rhode Island has a suicide rate of…
Student Entertainment Committee meets Wednesday nights at 7pm to plan for future entertainment at the Ryan Center. Photo by Anna Meassick. The Student Entertainment Committee (SEC) at the University of Rhode Island is a student-run club that has been bringing entertainers such as Post Malone, Khalid and Migos to the Ryan Center for years. The…
On Wednesday, Feb. 27, the Harrington School of Communication and Media will be hosting a forum for communication studies professor Vanessa Quainoo to share research on interpersonal communication in Ghana. The forum, titled: Asomdwee: The Practice (Praxis) of Peace in West African Conflict Management, will take place at the URI Multicultural Center at 3:00…
Brookside apartments were delayed by one semester due to mistakes from the architectural design firm and weather, according to URI’s Office of Capital Projects. Photo by James McIntosh. School Blames Design Plan, Weather for Delay The University of Rhode Island’s newest residence hall, the Brookside Apartment Complex, will no longer open in time for the…
A petition started by URI’s Student Veterans Organization hopes to continue no classes on Veterans Day in 2020. Photo by Anna Meassick The University of Rhode Island’s Student Veterans Organization (SVO) has started a petition to prevent the faculty senate from allowing classes on Veterans Day in 2020. In 2020, students are not scheduled to…
On Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8:38 a.m., first responders were alerted to a medical emergency involving one student at the Zeta Tau Alpha house, located at 4 Fraternity Circle on the University of Rhode Island’s campus. The student, who was identified as Lambda Beta chapter President Dominique Franco through ZTA social media accounts, was quickly…