The University of Rhode Island’s 98-year-old Fernwood building was finally taken down earlier this month, almost four years after impending maintenance costs outweighed the possibility of renovation. The building, which was originally constructed as a residency building in 1936 before being donated to the University, most recently served as office space for URI’s department of…
On Monday, Feb. 5, several members of the University of Rhode Island pep band were left surprised when the athletics department informed them that they would no longer be accompanying the women’s basketball team to their postseason tournament in March. Each year, URI’s athletic “spirit groups” – the pep band, cheerleaders and Ramettes dance team…
For the national magazine, “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education,” narrowing a nationwide pool of scholars down to just 15 recipients for their annual Emerging Scholar award means you’ll seldom find two honorees from the same university. This hasn’t happened since 2021, when both Soua Xiong and Cynthia Wang of California State University System were nominated…
For the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team, a turbulent week that began with a “devastating” loss was closely followed by their first ranked win in program history, but ultimately ended in defeat to their in-state rivals. The week started with a 61-59 loss to Quinnipiac University on Thursday, in a game that came…
The University of Rhode Island wasn’t Kyle Standing’s first choice, but it ended up being one of his best. A 2023 graduate and former sports editor at the Good Five Cent Cigar, Standing wrote more than 100 stories in seven semesters with the sports section, serving as a contributing reporter, staff reporter and eventually as…
Down by 18 points against the defending Ivy League Champions, a second-half comeback saw the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team remain unbeaten at the Ryan Center in a 76-72 win over the Yale Bulldogs on Sunday. The result saw the Rams come out of November with a 5-2 record to start the year,…
In front of their freshly-unveiled Atlantic-10 co-championship banner on Tuesday, the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team cruised to a 91-40 win over the Sacred Heart Pioneers in their season opener. The win marked the first time the Rams had exceeded the 90-point mark since the 2021-22 season. Led by fourth-years Tenin Magassa and…
Coming off of their first Atlantic 10 win of the year, the University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team could not keep up the momentum against the St. Louis University Billikens over the weekend. Rhode Island took only one set between a pair of matches at St. Louis’ Chaifetz Pavilion, as Saturday’s match saw the…
Following their first podium finish at the England Championships since 2001, the University of Rhode Island women’s cross country team rounded out their season with a 12th place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championships on Saturday. Led by frontrunner fourth-year Molly Sabia, who was the top finisher for the Rams, seven runners held scoring finishes…
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…