November 18, 2021
Alum returns to deliver powerful, personal Trans Awareness Week keynote speech
When a transgender student found herself misgendered by a preacher on her way to class, she tearfully called Annie Russell, director of the University of Rhode Island Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC). When she returned to the Quad after her 50-minute lecture, it had been covered in trans flags and people spreading their love and…
‘Sustaining our Shores:’ The history of plastic pollution
This week the Honors Colloquium series featured Chelsea Rochman of the University of Toronto to talk about plastic pollution in the ocean. PHOTO CREDIT: utoronto.ca The seventh installment of the University of Rhode Island’s fall 2021 Honors Colloquium series, “SOS: Sustaining Our Shores,” focused on a great challenge facing our oceans that not only scientists…
‘Bachelor’ franchise couple to open local coffee shop
Audrey’s Coffee House and Lounge to open soon After Jared Haibon and Ashley Iaconetti-Haibon met on ABC’s “Bachelor” franchise, they returned to Rhode Island to open up a local coffee shop. PHOTO CREDIT: Bryan Kuklo The “Bachelor” franchise has officially come to town, just a few minutes away from the University of Rhode Island’s campus. …
FCS playoff hopes remain alive in win against UNH
Strong performances from Hill, Smith help Rams beat New Hampshire Senior receiver Matt Pires (right) caught one of four passing touchdowns for URI in last Saturday’s win against New Hampshire. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards The push for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs is alive in Kingston. The University of Rhode Island Football team held…
Student-athlete led group raising money for childhood cancer
Fundraiser to help The Tomorrow Fund provide resources for families with children fighting cancer Coby Tippett and Billy Butler are partnering with the The Tomorrow Fund to help fight childhood cancer. Photos Contributed by: Shane Donaldson Last baseball season, Billy Butler was confined to a hotel room off-campus. He was in quarantine after testing positive…
Men’s Soccer fall in A-10 semifinals
Sixth seeded Duquesne upset second seeded Rams 2-1 An early 2-0 deficit was too much for the Rams to overcome in Friday’s loss vs. Duquesne. Contributed by: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Men’s Soccer team had its season come to a close on Friday after falling to the No. 6 seed Duquesne Dukes in…
A-10 tourney hopes blocked by Fordham in season finale
Tiebreaker scenario bars team from postseason tournament Year One of the Angel Agu era concluded with a bittersweet victory at home against Fordham. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards The University of Rhode Island Women’s Volleyball team concluded it’s regular season this past weekend, splitting matchups against Fordham University in a battle for the sixth and final…
Men’s Hockey sink Midshipmen in weekend series
Senior forward Andrew Ide tallied his first assist of the season in a win Friday against Navy. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards The University of Rhode Island’s Men’s Ice Hockey team extended their winning streak to five games this past weekend after sweeping the U.S. Naval Academy in a two-game series at Boss Ice Arena. The…
Men’s Ultimate Frisbee teams compete in home tourney
The men’s ultimate frisbee team welcomed teams from around New England for a tournament last weekend. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark The University of Rhode Island Men’s Ultimate Frisbee teams participated in a home tournament last Saturday at Plains Field. After competing at Sectionals the previous weekend, URI’s A team returned home and joined the B…