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Emmanuelle Tahane is expected to be one of the top players in the A-10 this season. PHOTO CREDIT: Alan Hubbard. Basketball season is officially here, and, this year, it will be in front of fans. Last week, fans and the media heard from both the University of Rhode Island Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams at…
URI’s very own improv group, Rhody Ridiculousness welcomes fans of comedy into the holiday season as they hold their first in-person event since COVID-19 started. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer To kick off “Halloweekend” on Friday, Oct. 29, Rhody Ridiculousness filled Swan Hall Auditorium with laughter for their first in-person show since the start of the…
In 2019, The Good Five Cent Cigar published an article about complaints made following a sorority’s lack of sensitivity around Halloween costumes, ranging from white girls dressed up as Black male rappers to another dressed up as a homeless person. We don’t want to have to publish another one of these articles. This Sunday is…
Claire Ross and Tess O’Connell celebrate after Ross scores in OT to beat St. Louis 1-0. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards For the first time since 2016, the University of Rhode Island Women’s Soccer team has qualified for the Atlantic 10 tournament. In their last two games to close out the season, the Rams suffered a…
Senior theatre major Erik Robles was granted the first annual Gamm Fellowship Program by the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre. PHOTO CREDIT: Contributed by Erik Robles The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, located in Warwick, granted University of Rhode Island senior theatre major Erik Robles with its first annual Gamm Fellowship Program for emerging artists of color. The Gamm…
Possible return to paper ballots if issues persist The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate elections have been postponed indefinitely, but Senate members are hopeful that this will lead to positives in the long term. In the past few elections, students have been able to vote online for the election through Campus Labs. The Senate…
New donut shop moves into the Kingston Emporium Local couple brings experience from Allie’s Donuts to new donut shop in the URI Emporium. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese A new donut shop, RI Guys Donuts, has opened in the Kingston Emporium, bringing over 30 flavors of donuts, donut cakes and breakfast food to hungry students. The…
URI works to satisfy students’ request from 2013 of having gender neutral bathrooms in all university buildings. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards In 2013, a group of students approached former University of Rhode Island President David Dooley asking for at least one gender-inclusive bathroom in each building on campus by 2020. Dooley promised to create more…
Ceremony designates David M. Dooley URI Science Quadrangle URI Science Quad naming ceremony recognizes and dedicates former URI President David Dooley. PHOTO CREDIT: Bryan Kuklo The field in between Avedisian Hall, the Coastal Institute and the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences is now officially the David M. Dooley URI Science Quadrangle. David Dooley served…
This Sunday, President Marc Parlange sent an email to all members of the University of Rhode Island community addressing a racist direct message sent from a URI student to Miami Dolphins player Emmanuel Ogbah. “I write tonight to underscore for every member of our community that the University of Rhode Island is an institution committed…