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…
Every year, the University of Rhode Island sets its sights on a particular day in the fall semester where the full might of URI’s fundraising prowess, coupled with our infectious school pride, can intersect and make one giant event- and this year, URI’s Day of Giving and Quad Fest campaigns were among the most successful…
This week in the Student Senate: A chair proposed a bill “calling for the condemnation of antisemitic attacks conducted against the Israeli people by Hamas militants” during Wednesday’s meeting. Many students attended this week’s Senate meeting, anticipating a discussion on the bill. “This bill is not endorsing the Netanyahu government’s treatment of the Palestinian people…
Led by a top-ten finish from second-year co-captain Hannah O’Connor, the University of Rhode Island women’s cross country team finished third at the annual New England Championships over the weekend – their best result since 2001. Traveling to Boston without two of their top three finishers from last weekend’s Paul Short Invitational, fourth-year Molly Sabia…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team snapped a five-game winless streak on Saturday vs Fordham, and continued to build on that momentum with a dominant 8-1 performance against the University of Maine Fort Kent on Tuesday night. Back to back home victories have the Rams sitting at 4-5-3, coming up on the final…
The University of Rhode Island football team traveled to Providence on Saturday to take on the Brown University Bears in the 41st installment of the annual Governor’s Cup. On their first offensive drive, Brown drove all the way down to the Rhode Island three yard line before a red zone stand from the Rams, ended…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team lost their winning ways on Sunday afternoon, spoiling a two-game winning streak with a 2-2 tie to Fordham University on Senior Day. The first half started with Rhode Island pushing the pace offensively, as Rhody earned a corner kick 84 seconds into the game. However, the ball…
This past Saturday, the University of Rhode of Island cross country team won the New England Championship for the first time since 1952. 15 universities in the New England region traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to compete in the annual cross country New England Championship hosted at Franklin Park. It had been 71 years since the…
Football: FINAL (10/7): URI 34-30 Brown URI took on in-state rival Brown University in Providence on Saturday during the 41st Governor’s Cup. For more on the matchup, visit Zack Petrick’s recap (page 12, rhodycigar.com). Men’s Soccer: FINAL (10/7): URI 1 – 0 Fordham FINAL (10/10): URI 8 – 1 UM Fort Kent The Rams took…
On Thursday, Oct. 5 the University of Rhode Island celebrated theDay of Giving,sponsored by the URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement. The Day of Giving is an annual event that saw the URI community come together to raise money for causes such as scholarships, faculty, research and athletic team travel, among other things. This year, over…