Davida Dale shoots a corner jumper. Photo by Greg Clark. The women’s basketball team fell to the Fighting Hawks of North Dakota on Friday in a game that tipped off at 1:00 p.m. The Rams got off to a slow start, trailing 10-4 at the under-five media timeout in the first quarter. “We didn’t show…
Ellen Reynolds is the new assistant vice president of student health and wellness. Photo courtesy of Ellen Reynolds. The University of Rhode Island’s Division of Student Affairs recently promoted Ellen Reynolds, the former director of Health Services, to the newly created position of assistant vice president for student health and wellness. The new position is…
Students gathered together for International Education Week in the Memorial Union. Photo by Autumn Walter. International Education Week is being held at the University of Rhode Island, with different events each day for students, faculty and staff. The week kicked off on Monday with “Taste The World” and “The World in Fashion.” This is a…
The University of Rhode Island Football team played their final road game of the 2019 season this past Saturday when they traveled north to the town of Orono to take on the Maine Black Bears. Rhody was looking to avoid losing back to back games as they faced a Black Bears team that was looking…
Dr. Christel Manning spoke on Tuesday night about spirituality, atheism and religion outside traditional institutions. Photo by Autumn Walter. On Tuesday night, Dr. Christel Manning spoke in the eighth and second to last honors colloquium on spirituality, atheism and religion outside institutions. Manning is a professor of religious studies at Sacred Heart University and has…
Volleyball wrapped up their season this past weekend with matches against the George Mason Patriots and the George Washington Colonials, securing a victory in one and dropping the other. The Rams were striving to earn a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championships, which will be hosted in Kingston. They did not make it, although they…
Nicole Jorgensen eyes the hoop as she begins her shot. Photo by Ian Weiner. “Being a low-block scorer that can pound, that’s a lost art nowadays because now every kid wants to face up and play soft and shoot jumpers,” said women’s basketball Head Coach Tammi Reiss. That’s high praise for senior Center Nicole Jorgensen,…
The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s cross country teams competed this past weekend in the 2019 D1 Northeast Region Cross Country Championships. There was controversy heading into the event, as the races were initially scheduled to be held at the Audubon Golf Course in Buffalo, New York. Poor course conditions required a change,…
Best Buddies, an international non-profit group that works with adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, has an up-and-coming volunteer chapter on the University of Rhode Island’s campus. Over the past three years of being involved with URI’s Best Buddies, Maddie Cooprider, the secretary for Best Buddies, has seen the organization grow in size. Cooprider…
Students learned about some of the original board games from hundreds of years ago at a recent lecture. Photo by Greg Clark. A lunch and lecture for students and faculty members on how board games have impacted cultures for centuries, in ways that go beyond just entertainment purposes was held on Nov. 14, at the…