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Ballroom dancing club gets cast in ‘Anastasia: Once Upon a Time’ Photo by Joseph Lachance | Students of the URI Ballroom Dance Club practice during rehearsal. During last year’s spring break, the University of Rhode Island’s Ballroom Dance Club was hired as dancers in the new “Anastasia: Once Upon a Time” movie. The club was…
Photo by Autumn Walter | Taken at a basketball game in February 2018. It’s a new season for David Cox and a new era for Rhode Island Rams basketball. After a long and eventful offseason, the Rams are just one week away from beginning their 2018-2019 campaign. It was an action-packed offseason that started with…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Nancy Folbre opens the night saying she knows she is in the right place due to our “think big” attitude. On Oct. 23, Nancy Folbre spoke at the annual Honors Colloquium in Edwards Hall with a presentation entitled, “The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems.” Folbre is a retired professor…
Article by Laura Weick and Mary Lind Photo by Laura Weick | (Left to right) Joe Trillo, William Gilbert, Gov. Gina Raimondo and Mayor Allan Fung. The University of Rhode Island, the Providence Journal and the Public’s Radio hosted the Rhode Island gubernatorial debate on Monday evening in Edwards Auditorium. Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo, Republican…
Photo courtesy of Robert Burns. Robert Burns, a communications professor at the University of Rhode Island has spent many years working with over 16,000 people to overcome their speech anxiety. From NFL players, to popstars, professors and students, Burns works with those who have a fear of speaking or are unable to speak in front…
The University of Rhode Island encouraged students and community members to engage in dialogue about mental health at the third annual Fresh Check Day event held on the Quadrangle yesterday. University College, the Counseling Center, Health Services and the Psychological Consultation Center all co-sponsored the event and were in attendance. Fresh Check Day, a signature…
Photo by Greg Clark | “Women and War” was performed in the round to allow a deeper connection to the audience, creating an emotional rollercoaster. Going from having an audience uncontrollably laughing to having tears roll down their cheeks within one show is a difficult challenge. However, it is one that the University of Rhode…
Photo by Autumn Walter | The Rams lost by two points at the sold out game for Alumni and Family Weekend despite a constant fight. In front of a sellout crowd of 7,301 on Homecoming weekend, Rhody Football’s amazing fourth quarter effort was ruined by a last-second field goal by the University of Maine. Just…
Photo by Anna Meassick | The University continues to make efforts to be more sustainable, from picking up litter to LEED buildings. The United States Department of Education named the University of Rhode Island a Green Ribbon school this year for its efforts in creating a sustainable campus and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to…
The Department of Public Safety released the annual Clery Report last week, which listed the number of reportable crimes committed on all five of the University of Rhode Island’s campuses. The Clery Report contained crime and fire statistics from 2015-2017. The University releases the Clery Report each year in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure…