The University of Rhode Island football team lost in their home opener on Saturday to the Stony Brook University Seawolves 35-18 at Meade Stadium in Kingston. Rhode Island, coming off a triple-overtime, 30-27 loss to the Central Michigan University Chippewas the week before, was looking to collect their first ever win over Stony Brook. Given…
Flat Waves, having only been open for just a few days, seems like something of an anomaly, slightly out of place in the Emporium at the top of campus. The green and blue striped walls, shining chrome countertops and spot-on branding are at first jarring compared to the modest appearances of Flat Waves’ new neighbors….
The University of Rhode Island’s music department will be hosting the “Piano Extravaganza! 2017” On April 1 and April 4. The event will feature piano performances by student and faculty pianists at URI and young honors students. “The idea of a festival was formed when our second Steinway concert grand piano arrived on campus,” said…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team (10-10) traveled to Davidson, North Carolina where they faced the Davidson College Wildcats in their opening Atlantic 10 conference series, sweeping them 5-2, 7-6 and 9-1 to extend their four-game winning streak. In the first game, the Rams opened up an early 1-0 lead in the top of…
A University of Rhode Island senior, professor and unaffiliated researcher are conducting a sexuality research project focusing on students at the university. Elizabeth Miceli, a senior human development and family studies major with a psychology minor, is conducting the research along with the principle investigator Gretchen Blycker, a professor and clinician in the community….
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team competed in Boston, Massachusetts this past Saturday earning a first place finish by sweeping the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Coast Guard for their first meet of the spring season. In the first race of the day the varsity 8+ team, seniors Dana Holland, Kiana…
The URI Student Senate approved three internal policy bills, elected chair members, selected a commencement speaker and said goodbye to outgoing senators of the Anderson-Montecalvo administration on Wednesday night. The Senate heard commencement speeches from Frank DiPalama, Vasiliki N. Panteleakis and Colin Rumbel. After a vote, Rumbel was selected as the commencement speaker. The three…
Over the years, students at the University of Rhode Island have circulated myths that always seem to come up throughout the school year. Myths like how long students should wait for a missing teacher or what actually happens if your roommate dies in your room. Thanks to Daniel Graney, interim dean of students, these myths…
Two students were arrested and one was injured during riots that broke out at the University of Rhode Island after the Patriots’ Super Bowl win Sunday night, according to URI Public Safety officials. The names of those arrested have not been released, but one officer confirmed that the injury was a head laceration. The…
The University of Rhode Island Police Department hosted their second annual dodgeball tournament last Sunday in the Keaney Gym, inviting both students and on-campus organizations to compete against the officers. “It’s a way of interacting with the students, and we enjoy doing it,” Paul Hanrahan, a university police officer and organizer of the event, said….