Pictured: The URI college of Pharmacy handing out Narcan kits to high-risk communities for opioid overdoses. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu The Community First Responders Program at URI saw the effects of their hard work this summer, as one of the Narcan kits they handed out was used to save a life. Jacob Derby and Elliana Spagnolo,…
URI professor excels on field and in classroom Photo contributed by: harrington.uri.edu Before taking up part-time teaching at the University of Rhode Island, Donald Coyne’s 26-year sports broadcasting career saw him cover some of the biggest sporting events in New England sports history. From Patriots playoff games to the NBA Finals to the infamous “snow…
Pump House Music Works reopens after accident PHOTO CREDIT: Griffin Lamoureux | Contributing Photographer This May, a fire broke out in the Pump House, a live music venue, community space and off-campus institution for many University of Rhode Island student performers. While the recovery process has been difficult, owner Dan Collins said that he and…
Jim Fleming continues to improve Rhody Football Fleming led the Rams to 7 wins in 2021, their highest win total in 17 seasons. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com When looking at coaches across college football, there are few that share the same level of experience and exposure with Jim Fleming. Entering his 9th season at the University…
Photo contributed by: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Women’s Volleyball team finished up a competitive non-conference schedule this past weekend, splitting their two games at the NIU invitational before falling to the defending NCAA National Champion Wisconsin Badgers. The Rams began their weekend in DeKalb, Illinois at the NIU Invitational. The first of their…
Photo contributed by: gorhody.com Another week down, another unbeaten stretch for the University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team. The Rams took on Fairfield and Fordham in a two-game road tilt last week, outlasting the Stags 1-0 on Sep. 14 before a 2-2 draw with Fordham on Saturday in their Atlantic 10 opener. They then…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team opened up Atlantic-10 conference play last week with a 3-2 loss at Duquesne before returning home and battling to a 1-1 tie versus last year’s Atlantic-10 regular season champions, Virginia Commonwealth University. A late second-half surge for URI fueled by sophomore forward Tierra Garniss’s brace proved to…
“Careers for the Common Good” highlights volunteer, service opportunities PHOTO CREDIT: Ronan Himelrick On Wednesday, the Memorial Union courtyard was filled with students and potential employers for the annual “Careers for the Common Good” career fair. The fair hosted 36 organizations including state departments, nonprofits, armed forces and police. This is an annual event hosted…
While many people tend to delegate writing specifically to assignments for school or work, I find it very advantageous to spend more time writing in your day-to-day life, both in terms of creative expression and increased knowledge of writing that can be later infused into my school or work-related assignments. Whether longhand or on the…
As a senior project, South Kingstown High School class dedicates mural to mental health. PHOTO CREDIT: Griffin Lamoureux | Contributing Photographer Now that we find ourselves in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, our concerns are drawn toward the state of mental health after such radical lifestyle changes. This idea is becoming increasingly more important,…