09/09/10 - University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley shared his vision of global, diverse, and flexible learning with student representatives at last night's first Student Senate meeting of the new academic year. "People in your generation learn differently than I did," Dooley said.
09/09/10 - A businessman walks up to a college student to buy a smoothie on lunch break. His one request? A little bit of alcohol in the drink to get him through the day. This was a common request for Jim Mcmahon, a University of Rhode Island sophomore business major who spent his summer selling non-alcoholic smoothies for $4 each to help foot the bill for college.
09/09/10 - Students filed into the stiflingly hot Edwards Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tuesday night to see Ben Bailey, New York's most desired, most fiscally rewarding and, possibly, tallest cab driver. As the host of Discovery Channel's hit trivia show, "Cash Cab," Bailey has the voice of a veteran host with the elongated s's and the perfectly placed pauses of a go-to funny guy.
09/09/10 - After dropping the season opener 2-1 to Providence College last Thursday, the University of Rhode Island men's soccer team defeated Bryant University on Monday, 3-2 on a late goal from sophomore forward Thomas Lindroos. The matchup between the two teams was a consolation game in the inaugural Ocean State Soccer Classic, an intrastate tournament featuring URI, Bryant, PC and Brown University.
