Briana Scalisi excels as teacher’s assistant, student leader SHAPE America awarded URI senior kinesiology and physical education major Briana Scalisi the major of the year award. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu University of Rhode Island student Briana Scalisi was recognized by her professors for her outstanding work on campus in health and physical education. Scalisi, a senior…
After the football game, former Ram head coach Bob Griffin spoke to the team. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com With the sun shining at 10 a.m. last Saturday morning, fans filed into the bleachers at Meade Stadium for the first time since November to see the football team play their Blue-White Spring Game. Fellow students came to…
Both on and off stage, Michal Galvin has brought enthusiasm to his time at URI and on his Rhode to Success. Photo contributed by: Michael Galvin Michael Galvin, a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island, ultimately chose to attend The University of Rhode Island because of the theatre program. Galvin is currently majoring in…
The team dropped their first conference series of the year this past weekend at Davidson. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Baseball team lost a three-game series to conference rival Davidson over the weekend and their lone game against Boston College Tuesday after it was shortened due to rain. Things got off to…
Former URI Women’s Center director discusses long career in activism, human rights The URI Women’s Center hosted its first-ever director, Karen Topakian, for a conversation about her life as an activist. PHOTO CREDIT: David Broccoli | Contributing Reporter In Karen Topakian’s 40 years of activism, she has participated in countless nonviolence campaigns, marches and protests. …
On April 18, the Equity and Anti-Racism committee at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Arts and Sciences held a panel discussion in the Galanti Lounge of the Robert L. Carothers Library to discuss issues revolving around diversity on the campus. The committee, which is led by professors Joyce Wu and Karen Sweeting, hopes…
Linda Lotridge Levin pioneers path for women in journalism After being inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame, journalism professor emerita Linda Lotridge Levin shares her story, reflects on her career and talks about the lives she touched. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor URI professor of journalism emerita, Linda Lotridge Levin,…
Photo Credit: GoRhody.com After a brief appearance in tournament play, the 2021-22 season has come to a close. In their last match of the regular season, the University of Rhode Island Tennis team fell to UMass 4-0 Saturday before their season ended in round one of the Atlantic 10 tournament by the same score. Despite…
After winning A-10 weekly honors last week, Reichenbach followed it up with a win in the long jump, leaping 7.14 meters. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com On Tuesday, 11 first-place finishes highlighted a solid meet at the Holy Cross Invitational for the University of Rhode Island Men’s Track and Field team against Holy Cross and Assumption College. …
Despite the weekend sweep, the Rams remain in the hunt for one of the final A-10 tourney spots. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com. The University of Rhode Island softball team returned to conference play this weekend when they took on George Washington, pushing the conference-leading Colonials to the brink in all three games. The series began with…