URI offers accommodations to students who celebrate Ramadan. Pictured: Students from URI MSA. Photo Courtesy of: URI MSA Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar according to the Islamic Networks Group, began on March 22, and Muslims worldwide are coming together through fasting, prayer, charity and self-reflection. Islam’s five pillars are profession…
Calvin McCall hit his first career home run and recorded three RBI’s in Sunday’s loss. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island baseball team played against the University of Washington, winning one of the games in this past weekend’s three game-series in Seattle, Washington. During Friday’s game, both teams made it on the scoreboard…
Maxient is a software used by universities to keep track of misconduct on campus. PHOTO CREDIT: maxient.com University of Rhode Island’s Dean of Students Dan Graney has recorded student conduct through Maxient, a software used to report and track student misconduct, since its introduction to the University in 2016. Graney’s position at URI involves overseeing…
Augustine has been coaching at URI since 1989. PHOTO CREDIT: Connor Zisk The University of Rhode Island’s men’s club hockey head coach, Joe Agustine, won his 700th career game win in the quarterfinals when the team took on Drexel University in Scranton, Pennsylvania on March 3rd. Augustine has extensive experience with the sport of hockey…
Ramez Rizk and Jonah Steinweh-Adler won the 2023 University of Rhode Island Student Senate presidential elections, becoming the president-elect and vice president-elect for the 2023-24 academic year. Winning the election against current Student Senate Vice President Emily Gamache and Director of Treasury Chris Hoover, Rizk and Steinweh-Adler hope to use their experience as community leaders…
Harrington School launches new social media certificate New Social Media certificate allows students to be trained in the ever changing world of Social Media. PHOTO CREDIT: Connor Zisk | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island recently announced the creation of a new graduate certificate program focused on social media, run by the Harrington School…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: President-elect Ramez Rizk and Vice President-elect Jonah Steinweh-Adler spoke to the University of Rhode Island Student Senate General Assembly, Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator Carol Larsen and Keith Labelle addressed changes in federal Title IX regulations and the Senate began to discuss the…
Ishmael Leggett led the scoring for URI this season, averaging 16.1 points per game. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The transfer portal has become an increasingly popular option for collegiate athletes over the following years. This process allows athletes to seek out different schools for a variety of reasons. However, the University of Rhode Island Men’s Basketball…
Uri students can access free produce through URI Free Farmers Market. PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island’s farmer’s market will be hiring new student staff in the upcoming weeks to promote nutrition education for college students and give them first-hand experience to realize where their food comes from. “‘For…
As the United States Supreme Court nears its June verdict where it will reportedly reexamine the use of affirmative action in University admissions, many college admission departments are anticipating the possible impacts a court reversal could have on their admissions. Affirmative action is the favoring of individuals belonging to particular groups subject to discrimination as…