Student Chris Shaffer shows off his many tattoos. Photos by James McIntosh. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but someone’s tattoos can tell who they are and what they want others to see. One of Shaffer’s tattoos was inspired by the Pioneer space plaque, which is based on the Pioneer 10 and 11…
Senior film student Chris Hetu and freshman communications and marketing student Tim Duffy host their “First Things Last” podcast. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. When senior film student Chris Hetu transferred to the University of Rhode Island in 2018, he created a podcast as an outlet for his inherent love for sports talk. The podcast, “First…
Photo from GoRhody.com: Tyler Brosius throws a pitch This past weekend in Texas didn’t end in Rhode Island baseball’s favor, but they were able to walk away with a win, ultimately losing the series 2-1. Lamar University starting pitcher junior Trevin Michael was perfect through the first four and a third innings until University of…
Photo from GoRhody.com: Softball split their series this past weekend The University of Rhode Island Softball team travelled down south to face Charlotte and North Carolina A&T in the First Pitch Classic this past weekend. On the road the Rams went two-of-four, starting strong with two victories. Senior pitcher Sarah Gunderson’s stellar performance on the…
Photos from GoRhody.com: Anthony Delasanta Rounds the Corner This past weekend was another action packed day for the University of Rhode Island’s Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams. Both competed in the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invite as they begin to inch closer to the Atlantic 10 conference championship meet. The women kicked…
Photo from GoRhody.com: Sydney Chratian returns a serve The Rhode Island Women’s Tennis team picked up its first win of the season this Saturday when they took on Atlantic 10 foe, Saint Joseph’s, walking away with a 5-2 victory. The team started the contest on an uphill climb, being short handed and having to concede…
Photos by Siobhan Richards. Davida Dale Eyes the Defense Rhode Island women’s basketball picked up their second straight Atlantic 10 win and their sixth win overall this past Sunday after defeating St. Bonaventure 69-67. Six conference wins is the most by a Rhode Island women’s team since 2014-2015, when they won eight conference contests enroute…
Photos by Autumn Walters.:The Rams raced by Saint Joe’s off the back of plays from both Jeff Dowtin and Fatts Russell We have to wait an extra day this year, but March is just around the corner. A month when the first spring flowers bloom and the rain is aplenty, for sports fans and bracket-makers…
In what was a typical “get right game” following a loss at Dayton, Rhode Island basketball controlled Saint Joseph’s enroute to a 73-55 victory in a Saturday matinee. In front of a crowd made up of just under 6,700 URI faithful, the Rams strengthened their grip on earning a pivotal double-bye in the Atlantic 10…
Photo taken from the Hollywood Reporter website. The spring 2020 movie screening series for students in Justin Wyatt and Keith Brown’s film/media courses continues on Friday at 6 p.m. with the 1987 Danish feature “Babette’s Feast.” Curious what this older international movie has to offer? Read on and find out. The movie’s narrative, taken from…