Ishmael Leggett goes up for a layup on Georgia’s State Kane Williams in Saturday’s 94-59 win. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com After a disappointing trip in the state of Florida in mid-November where the Rams only came away with one victory in three games, they returned to their winning ways this past week with victories against Georgia…
After a successful eight-year run at WPI, Goldstein hopes to do the same with the URI softball team. PHOTO CREDIT: Whitney Goldstein A new era has officially begun for the University of Rhode Island Softball team. This past July, Whitney Goldstein was hired to become the program’s next head softball coach. Goldstein was welcomed to…
Nov. 24 marked the premiere of the first episode of Marvel’s, “Hawkeye,” found on Disney+. PHOTO CREDIT: imd.com The Disney+ addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), “Hawkeye,” comes just in time for the holiday season with the festive setting of New York City in December. The show itself is centered around Kate Bishop (Hailee…
A strong third quarter from Long Beach State led to the end of URI’s seven-game winning streak. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball team found themselves in the loss column for the first time this season Sunday, closing out their road trip to Virginia and going 1-1 in the Cavalier Classic….
Swimming and Diving continued their great start to the season with a tie for the Harold Anderson Invitational late last month. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards The University of Rhode Island Women’s Swimming and Diving team tied for first with the University of Vermont at the Harold Anderson Invitational late last month. University of Vermont, Providence…
In a quest for their sixth straight region title this spring, the equestrian team finished the fall portion of their schedule undefeated. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards Like many other teams last season, the University of Rhode Island Club Equestrian team had to sit patiently and wait as the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out all competitions last…
Professor Kathleen Gorman runs URI’s Hunger Center and works to combat food insecurity throughout the state. PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Pierson Every college student seems to identify as poor and hungry. It’s a stereotype perpetuated by television, movies and students themselves, oftentimes. However, there’s a clear difference between being a typical poor and hungry college student…
According to many environmental experts, plastics are everywhere in our oceans and on land globally. Students and faculty alike gathered on Nov. 30 at the second-to-last Honors Colloquium of the year to discuss bioplastics and their effect on our oceans. The discussion featured four speakers who work directly in the field, and aimed to give…
Joins five Mass. universities in partnership Gaurav Khanna, a professor of psychics and director of research computing, helped URI in its effort to partner with five universities in Massachusetts for the Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing Center. PHOTO CREDIT: bu.edu The University of Rhode Island joined the Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) this November to…
Breaking barriers amid hostility: How Azra Jafari defied the odds As a refugee living in Iran, Azra Jafari said she knew little about her home country, where she would come back and one day shatter a glass ceiling. Jafari, the first female mayor in Afghanistan, shared her life experiences in the Middle East in a…