Student Alliance for the Welfare of Africa (SAWA) is presenting their 10th annual hair show, entitled “Hair It Goes: 2016†this Friday, which will present 50 different models featuring hair, outfits and makeup. Nicole Sarr, president of SAWA, said that this year’s show has been in progress since last October. To start the process, SAWA…
The University of Rhode Island women’s ice hockey senior class has raised the bar for the hockey program after a huge turnaround season that culminated with an ACHA National Tournament berth. It will surely be tough to replace their leadership, talent and the impact they have had on and off the rink. Brenna Callahan, Sydney…
Positives: The Rhode Island men’s baseball team winning its Atlantic 10 opening series against George Mason was a great effort and builds off their last series win against Towson. Rhody now has won two consecutive series with a loss at Penn State sandwiched in the middle of the two series wins. The best part of…
The University of Rhode Island’s spring football practice is now underway, so here are some notable takeaways that I came away with: First Down:  The opening stages of practice began with conditioning drills and working on getting the ball off at the snap count. Penalties are something that plagued URI in the early going…
The Department of Public Safety has come together to present URI’s first ever Safety Week to students and faculty. The event was held earlier this week over a course of three days. Students and faculty could sign up for the university’s emergency alert system, learn about bystander intervention and watch an FBI active shooter video,…
A former URI student is returning to campus to finish what he started – pledging Sigma Chi. Ed Johnson, a 58-year-old from Cranston, Rhode Island, attended URI back in 1975. He began pledging after the fraternity opened up their house for him to live in because there was no other housing available. After having to…
The University of Rhode Island’s Sigma Chi Fraternity is proving to everyone that it’s never too late to rush.  Earlier this year, the brothers of Sigma Chi extended a bid and opened their doors to a pledge, Ed Johnson, 58. Johnson made his original pledge to Sigma Chi in 1975, before he decided to…
For the first time in the 2016 season Rhode Island has a series win under their belt, though not one of the usual kind. The Rams (4-8) lost their opener to Indiana State 8-2, but stormed back to defeat Campbell 7-6 and Davidson 13-4 in nonconference action this past weekend. Rhode Island’s winning ways…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team (17-15) came into this season with expectations that were through the Ryan Center roof, but ended with injury woes and a second round Atlantic 10 Championship 67-62 loss to the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The worst-case scenario for any college team with serious NCAA tournament aspirations…