Student Senate Report 3/8/2023

Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: Senators discussed concerns regarding the school’s ability to communicate pertinent safety information and the Senate’s ongoing tensions with the Faculty Senate at this Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting. Calls for a revision of the University’s emergency communication policies came following violent online threats on Monday…

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Community gathers for ‘Beach Party’ to prepare for safe spring break

Celebrating spring break with a beach party. PHOTO CREDIT: Ronan Himelrick | Managing Editor On Wednesday the University of Rhode Island community came together to celebrate the annual Spring Break “Beach Party.”  Health Services organized the event, according to Jessica Greene, assistant director of health promotion and wellness at health services. The Beach Party, which…

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Telling HERstory: Women’s history month celebrated through poetry jam

Images from Poetry jam held at the MSSC to celebrate women’s history month. PHOTO CREDIT: Ellie Shennann | Staff Reporter The University of Rhode Island’s Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC) hosted an open mic night about celebrating women on March 2 as an introduction to Women’s History Month. Titled “HERstory Poetry Jam,” this MSSC event…

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Women’s basketball falls to St. Louis in Atlantic 10 semifinals despite heroic comeback effort

Touré recorded nine points, nine rebounds and two assists in the loss. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team fell to the Saint Louis Billikens on Saturday by a score of 59-56 in the Atlantic 10 tournament semifinals in Wilmington, Delaware. The Rams defeated the George Washington Colonials yesterday to advance…

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Women’s basketball takes down George Washington in first postseason win since 2016, advances to semifinals

Phillips led the Rams with 17 points in Friday’s quarterfinal win. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com It was a successful start to the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team, who took down the George Washington Colonials 68-56 in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Rams came into the game looking for…

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Women’s basketball take home first regular season title in program history

Ines Debroise (left), Mayé Touré (center) and Sayawni Lassiter (right) celebrate their first-ever Atlantic 10 title. PHOTO CREDIT: Connor Zisk The University of Rhode Island Rams Women’s basketball team are Atlantic 10 champions for the first time in 48 years.  On Saturday, which was also senior night, the Rams beat the Dayton Flyers 81-57, officially…

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