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Athletics at URI

At URI, programs like the basketball program used to be the biggest in the state, but recently the team, along with many other athletic teams, have become the laughing stock of their conferences. Students do get involved however, including the student section called "The Mob." The facilities like the Ryan Center are top notch, but the teams simply are not. Unfortunately, if friends and I attend a game, it is usually because there's nothing else to do, as opposed to going to see the team play. Most often, they lose.

URI Can Be Dangerous

There very often seems to be fights and brawls in the streets. Usually they don't affect anyone innocent unless you're dumb enough to walk into one. There is a small amount of crime like theft or vandalism, and is no danger to anyone. I have hear stories about armed robberies, so that certainly will drop the grade. More often than not though, as long as you don't fall into the wrong group of people, you will never see or be involved in this type of activity.

URI Dorms Tend to Suck

There are a few decent updated dorms, and one major dorm being built, but for the most part the dorms are old and not even close to updated. There are about three nice dorms for Freshman and the same amount for upperclassmen. The rest are awful. Never have you seen so many cockroaches in your life. Some of them have kitchens and what-not, but no one uses them. Laundry machines are usually on each floor and theres never usually a problem finding open machines or time to do it. The hallway style dorms are very nice in the idea that you get to meet everyone and can easily talk and interact with people. That certainly is a plus, but with the amount that you have to pay to live there, you would expect the dorms to be nicer.