Your Walk to Class 3/26/21
The URI news you need to know in the time it takes you to walk from Keaney to Swan. Music: Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
March 2021
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Student poet publishes first book
URI sophomore Kate Ayers recently published her first poetry book, entitled “Gin and Juice Boxes.” Photo by James McIntosh. Kate Ayers lives by the words of Robin Williams’ John Keating in “Dead Poets Society”:“Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are all noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what…
Steven Canals: A legacy in progress
1n 2004, a film theory professor screened “Paris Is Burning,” a documentary about 1980s ballroom culture. A young African American and Puerto Rican queer student walked back to his residence hall building afterwards thinking about how it could inspire a really good television show. He dreamt up a character of a young gay boy named…
Rams move to 2-0 after second straight OT win
Kasim Hill has guided the Rams to a 2-0 start early on in his Rhody career from – Photo gorhody.com. Two games into the strangest of seasons, it is already clear that the University of Rhode Island Football team loves to win in dramatic fashion.The Rams moved to 2-0 on the season with their second…
Tennis continues hot start to season
Playing at the Newport Hall of Fame has propelled the Rams to a hot start – Photo from gorhody.com. The University of Rhode Island Tennis team won its fourth-straight match on Saturday after overcoming Quinnipiac University 4-3 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport. The score was tied twice throughout the duration of…
Men’s soccer allow five goals in road defeat
The University of Rhode Island Men’s Soccer team failed to snap the University of Massachusetts’ five-game unbeaten streak last Saturday when they lost 5-2 in Amherst, the first time since 2014 that the Rams allowed five goals on the road. The Minutemen wasted no time establishing why they are unbeaten this season. In the sixth…
Women’s Soccer scores historic win
Aysha Bentick and Rhode Island recorded their first win in school history vs. Boston College on Sunday. Photo from gorhody.com. Rhode Island Women’s Soccer earned their first victory of the season on Sunday, winning 3-2 in overtime in the first win against Boston College in program history. “Obviously, it’s a huge win,” Head Coach Megan…
Rhody baseball making national noise heading into conference play
Against tough opposition so far this season, Rhody has a winning record before conference play. Photo by Greg Clark. The University of Rhode Island Men’s Baseball team advanced to 9-7 on the season after logging a 7-3 home win against Sacred Heart and losing a close series to Charlotte two games to one. Rhody first…
Growing up Asian in a New England town: Stop Asian Hate
Two weeks ago, I interviewed members of the Asian Student Association and the Multicultural Student Services Center about the recent spike in hate crimes towards Asian Americans. Some two weeks later, after President Biden called these attacks “un-American,” a domestic terrorist went on a killing spree and killed six Asian women because of his disgusting…