The University of Rhode Island men’s hockey team was swept by Syracuse University in the final home series of the fall semester. On Friday, Syracuse scored late in the first period to take a 1-0 lead before Evan Rankin scored on a behind the net feed from senior captain Robbie Buehrer two minutes later to…
There are many important factors that attributes to the success of the sailing team at the University of Rhode Island, but what matters the most is preparation, mental toughness and teamwork. The team is split between co-ed and the women’s team, and includes more than 50 members who have helped become one of the…
The Mentor/Tutor Internship Program, better known as MTI@URI, was founded 17 years ago in order to give URI students the chance to mentor primary and secondary public school students. This rewarding program challenges its participants to succeed as teachers and mentors in a real-life school setting. Students don’t need any prior experience to get involved,…
In case you have actively avoided hot button issues as of late, the University of Missouri is in the midst of a cultural revolution. Every school should join in. This includes the University of Rhode Island. With the resignation of University President Tim Wolfe and the “transition†of Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin to another…
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…
University of Rhode Island students are not required to take the sexual assault awareness course that they were notified about via email earlier this month. The email, sent by Roxanne Gomes and the URI Title IX office, stated that “all students are now being required to take training on preventing sexual assault.†Gomes admitted that…
Some female students at the University of Rhode Island are adding military science classes and labs to learn the tactics useful for future officers to their already-full course loads. The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, otherwise known as ROTC, is a program to provide individuals with the training needed to become officers for the U.S. Army….
In between her secondary education and history double major, University of Rhode Island junior, Claudia Sousa, is a singer-songwriter and self-taught guitarist in her spare time. Originally, Sousa grew up playing the piano and learned to accompany herself with the piano while she sang. In high school, she said she picked up the guitar…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team lost to Fordham University last Wednesday 1-0 in a rematch of last year’s Atlantic 10 Tournament final. On Saturday Rhode Island defeated La Salle University 2-1 in overtime for their third conference victory on the season. Fordham’s Andres Penfold scored the only goal of the match…
After dropping two straight games to Lebanon Valley University last week, the University of Rhode Island men’s hockey team made up ground in the standings when they swept Drexel University this past weekend. URI went to work early as freshman forward Dylan Stephanik scored just eight minutes in to take a 1-0 lead. Drexel, however,…