Rams senior forward Emma Hill receives the puck during their Nov. 21 game against McKendree. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards After scoring a season-high seven goals in a win on Nov. 14 at Concordia University, the University of Rhode Island Women’s Ice Hockey team couldn’t replicate their success a week prior against McKendree University. The team…
Lucas DeWitt spent much of his life in Iowa as an active member of the University of Iowa’s community before moving to Rhode Island. PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Pierson Between studying as a full-time graduate student at the University of Rhode Island and as the graduate assistant for the Office of Student Involvement, Lucas DeWitt said…
Undergraduate student wins best humanities poster Audrey Visscher, a senior film and theatre double major, led the design of the “Silent Sky’s” lighting at URI and won an award for her work. PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Pierson University of Rhode Island senior film and theatre double major Audrey Visscher won first place in the social sciences,…
Kelli Fay-Wolfe shares what led her to be a professor at URI in the math department. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Sometimes unplanned journeys take you exactly to where you are supposed to be, and math lecturer Kelli Fay-Wolfe’s life exemplifies this. Born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, Fay-Wolfe was not always sure where her path would lead…
Catherine DeCesare talks about her project entitled “Bermuda Prize,” at the Multicultural Student Services Center. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer The sixth voyage of the Providence-based ship John Jay showed an important cross section of politics, economy and culture in the early 1800s, and 200 years later, was the recent focus of the University of Rhode…
Administrators urge community to get supplementary shot Following the most recent COVID-19 variant, Omicron, URI strongly encourages students to receive booster shot at Union. GRAPHIC CREDIT: Elizabeth Wong The University of Rhode Island has set up a vaccination clinic to give the community booster shots and initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Dec. 7-8 and…
The URI Athletics Program and URI family mourns the passing of former student-athlete, Ryan Preston at the age of 24. PHOTO CREDIT: Providence Journal Last month, the University of Rhode Island community mourned the tragic loss of one of its own –– former men’s basketball player Ryan Preston. Preston ‘19, who played for the Rams…
To increase customer traffic, Ramtech moves to the Campus Store in the Memorial Union. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards The University of Rhode Island’s main place for technological and computer help recently moved a short distance. RamTech Sales and Service used to be found on the first floor of the Memorial Union, in its own separate…
Series of events highlight importance of global connections While COVID-19 still has a grip on international travel and Study Abroad programs, URI celebrated International Education Week last month. GRAPHIC CREDIT: Elizabeth Wong The University of Rhode Island celebrated International Education Week (IEW) with a series of discussions on the different ways global exchange is impactful….
Increase in ride requests leads to vehicle purchase URI Parking Services now offers FREE rides for students looking for safe transportation at night. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer Following an increased number of safe ride requests on campus, the University of Rhode Island is updating its Safe Ride Service to better accommodate students. According to an…