Director of Football Operations Christina Ball does a lot of work behind the scenes. Photo courtesy of Christina Ball. Rhody fans may be familiar with names like Vito Priore or Jakari Grant, but the most important quarterback for the University of Rhode Island Football team usually goes unnoticed on the sidelines each week. Her name…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate held a short meeting this Wednesday with a new moderator presiding over the meeting. Caleb Hilyard was nominated as interim moderator by President Austyn Ramsay this past Monday, and was confirmed by the Senate to become Student Senate’s new moderator. This move comes following the resignation of Annabel…
Students and faculty can participate in the Be5K race remotely this year. Graphic from uri.edu. The University of Rhode Island’s annual Be5K will be held virtually this year, but will maintain the same goal of promoting mental health awareness on campus. The Be5K supports the Heather Fund, which was created in memory of former student…
Speaker Ryan Sallans shares his personal experience of coming out in celebration of Coming Out Month. Photo from James McIntosh. Speaker and author Ryan Sallans enlightened the community this week with his moving virtual event hosted by the University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) in celebration of Coming Out Month. Sallans is…
URI’s neuroscience program welcomes its inaugural class this semester. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. After many years of development, the University of Rhode Island’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program (INP) welcomed its first class of undergraduate students this fall. The INP offers students a four-year Bachelor of Science program with three major tracks that span across three separate…
David Cox and the University of Rhode Island Men’s Basketball team now have a much better idea of their non-conference schedule Friday after the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame made an announcement about the upcoming Tip-Off Tournament. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced a revised field and schedule for the 2020 Air…
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The University recently began their search for the new president. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. To prepare for University President David Dooley’s retirement in June, the University of Rhode Island recently announced the search committee and hiring process for its new president. Beginning last week, both a search committee and an advisory committee are being utilized…
Award-winning historian Martha Jones speaks in second Long Rhode to Vote lecture Martha S. Jones discusses the historical barriers against Black female voters. Photo contributed by Kayla Laguerre-Lewis. “This is indeed a time when we must understand the historical perspectives related to women’s suffrage and civil rights, that form frankly, the underpinnings of democracy,” Provost…
Memorial for Black police brutality victims outside of the Multicultural Student Services Center. Photos by James Singer and James McIntosh. Ahamaud Arbery. Anthony McClain. Breonna Taylor. Calvin Horton Jr. Cornelius Fredericks. Damian Daniels. Daniel Prude. Darius Tarver. David McAtee. Dion Johnson. Dominique Clayton. Elijah McClain. George Floyd. Jamel Floyd. James Scurlock. Jaquyn O’Neill Light. Jonathan…