A 10-year strategic plan for the University of Rhode Island, titled “FocusURI,” is a template vision for the next ten years at URI and what initiatives will be implemented in the community. The plan was first announced by URI President Marc Parlange at the State of the University Address in February. Before Parlange stepped in…
University of Rhode Island faculty and students conducted a survey that records opinions of Rhode Island residents towards government and policy. URI’s Harrington School of Communication and Media, the department of Political Science, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Social Science Institute for Research, Education, and Policy collaborated to compile survey questions broken…
The University of Rhode Island has many notable alumni, one of them being Rachel Barber, the senior vice president at International Gaming Technologies, primarily known as IGT. The company manufactures slot machines and games that reside in casinos. Barber graduated from URI in 1991 with a degree in computer science. She was confident in her…
In Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting, a bill was proposed regarding Robert L. Carothers Library Study Room usage policy. President Rizk introduced the bill, stating the issue with the three hour time limit. “There is a three hour time limit for the library to get any of the study rooms,” Rizk said. “If you cross the…
It is uncommon to find a specialist on the niche that is medieval history, however the University of Rhode Island’s own Professor Joëlle Rollo-Koster is just that. Born and raised in southern France in a town called Toulon, Koster has been immersed in medieval life since she was born. “Because Toulon was a big navy…
The 2023 College Football season is eight weeks old, and the Coastal Athletic Conference has seen its fair share of nail-biters, blowouts and even upsets. The heavy favorites are beginning to be more apparent, and teams that are towards the bottom of the standings are running out of time to make a comeback. The Good…
Football: FINAL (10/21): UAlbany 35-10 URI URI took on conference rival University of Albany in New York’s capital region on Saturday. For more on the matchup, visit Zack Petrick’s recap (page 10, rhodycigar.com). Men’s Soccer: FINAL (10/21): URI 0 – 0 Loyola Chicago The Rams took on Atlantic 10 rival Loyola Chicago on Saturday and…
For University of Rhode Island women’s rowing head coach Shelagh Donohoe, community service is one of her team’s “main pillars” alongside “academic excellence and athletic excellence.” As part of an annual effort to give back to the Narragansett community that is home to their boathouse and practices, the team spent Saturday, Oct. 7 slowly but…
A Profile: Ben Fleischer Ben Fleischer, a fifth-year student at the University of Rhode Island, has had a decorated collegiate career that includes six consecutive conference championships and three consecutive New England Championships between track and field and cross country. Fleischer is from Scotch Plains, New Jersey and started attending URI in fall 2019. Fleischer…
For some collegiate athletes, it takes an entire career to win one singular event. For first-year swimmer at the University of Rhode Island, Julianna Tyler, it took one day. Tyler, the newcomer from Cheshire, Connecticut, won her first solo event back on Oct. 10 when she won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:08:23….