Last month’s release of “Spotlight†directed by Thomas McCarthy has been receiving critical acclaim and is an early front runner for best picture at the Oscar’s. The film portrays the Boston Globe investigative staff during its coverage of child sex abuse scandals by priests in Massachusetts. In 2002, criminal charges were brought against five…
A professor at the University of Rhode Island is working on a research project that digs into the issues of the death penalty and race over the past few decades. Associate Professor of history Robert Widell is studying how the death penalty and race intersect in negative ways. His research focuses on the story of…
An assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island is offering a course next semester that confronts the increasingly prominent issue of Western misconceptions regarding Islam. Katrin Jomaa has taught ‘Secularism and Islamism in the Modern World’, PSC 482, twice since she came to URI in 2013. Jomaa, who is Lebanese, Muslim and wears…
The growth of mold in resident halls at the University of Rhode Island has been a recurring issue. The Housing and Residential Life office attempts to ensure solutions to students who may be having issues with mold, especially in their bathrooms. Most types of mold will grow in places where there is a lot…
Regional: Late Sunday night, the Denver Broncos defeated the New England Patriots 30-24 to improve to 9-2 on the season. This win for the Broncos was an unplanned turn for the Patriots, who prior to the game had been undefeated this season.  They are now 10-1. Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski dropped to the…
On Monday, Nov. 16 at 9:17 a.m., a 27 year old was arrested for extortion and blackmail. On Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 11:30 a.m., university police were brought to Browning Residence Hall after the smell of marijuana was reported outside the building. On Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:50 p.m., a report was filed for…
The External Affairs Committee discussed the ongoing residency issue between the residents of Narragansett and the college students that reside within Narragansett. Over the past few years tensions have continued to increase between students and residents about the garbage that now fills the once clean Narragansett streets, noise complaints and excessive weekend partying. The…
The recent attacks in Paris by the terrorist group ISIS were mourned on the quadrangle of the University of Rhode Island by students and community members in a candlelight vigil last night. Speakers at the vigil warned the audience about their reactions to such tragedies, and pointed out that Paris is not the only victim…
Within the next two years, cable TV in the University of Rhode Island residence halls may be obsolete. Director of Housing and Residential Life John Sears said that as more students resort to streaming on their personal devices, cable is used less and less. “We try to stay forward with technology,†Sears said. “Residence…
The head of the astrophysics department at the University of Rhode Island said he knew he wanted to study space since he was 4 years old. Professor Doug Gobeille fell in love with outer space when he looked up and got lost in the emptiness. He exhausted his parents with questions, but he said he…