The University of Rhode Island football team fell 35-10 in New York’s state capital on Saturday, as they battled the University of Albany Great Danes in a conference matchup with playoff implications. The Rams entered the matchup with a record of 4-3, following a loss to Richmond on homecoming weekend. A Football Championship Subdivision team…
URI Women’s Volleyball Gets First Atlantic 10 Conference Victory Against Duquesne Over the weekend, the University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team split a two-match series against Atlantic 10 opponent Duquesne. Following a 3-1 set loss to Duquesne on Friday, Saturday’s sweep against the Dukes not only broke the Ram’s 10-match losing streak, but it…
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….
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
President of the University of Rhode Island Marc Parlange gave the State of the University of Address on Tuesday, Oct. 10, in the Edwards Auditorium. Parlange presented URI’s 10-year strategic plan, titled Focus URI, which was announced in the spring. Before Parlange began, he spoke on the URI Indigenous land acknowledgement. He also mentioned the…
The University of Rhode Island community has been targeted by scam calls called “open container violation extortion calls.” These calls, primarily sent to the family and friends of URI athletes, state that their loved one has been arrested on “open container charges” and encourage the family member to wire money via Venmo or Chime. As…