The freezing temperatures and harsh winds of a New England winter have officially begun to turn to sunny days on the quad and a warm spring breeze at the University of Rhode Island. With this, the likes of basketball, indoor track and other winter sports have begun to turn into baseball and softball games, but…
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. For Lisa DeWetter and Jonathan King, who founded Green River Alpacas in 2009, this rings true. Across the street from this couple’s home in Exeter, Rhode Island, they have found a love for raising these animals, according to…
It would take a runner eight laps around The University of Rhode Island’s Mackal Field House indoor track to complete a mile run: not your typical track. It would take Rhode Island’s sixth-year engineering student, and former URI track athlete, Eric Zulkofske, less than four minutes to do so: not your typical track athlete. Middle-distance…
The University of Rhode Island softball team opened their season this weekend with a trip to Spartanburg, South Carolina, for the Wofford Invitational. The six game series, over a span of three days, resulted in just one win for the Rams. URI’s five losses on the weekend saw a familiar theme. Falling twice to Northern…
Men’s Basketball: Final (2/18): Loyola Chicago 77-67 URI Final (2/21): Richmond 85-77 URI In a 10-point loss at the Ryan Center on Sunday, the University of Rhode Island trailed Loyola Chicago University closely, down just four points, 51-47, well into the second half. While Rhody was able to keep the game within reach, they went…
Over the weekend, the University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team hosted Boston University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. This marked Rhode Island’s second and third consecutive home matches to start the season at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in Newport, Rhode Island. The result – back to back losses for URI….
Established in 1999, The University of Rhode Island’s women’s club hockey team boasts a relatively young presence on campus. Since its founding, the team has been able to capture nine Eastern Collegiate Women’s Hockey League conference championships, but in year 24, they are looking for new beginnings. This comes in the form of first-year head…
The University of Rhode Island swim and dive team looked to right the ship this weekend vs. University of Connecticut after falling for the first time all year to Providence College following a fiery 3-0 start. The Rams would go on to host Uconn at the Tootell aquatic center Saturday, where they were on the…
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…
First-year Nikki Fernando paired with first-year Priyanka Shanker for URI’s only win of the afternoon – a 6-4 doubles victory. Photo Courtesy of: gorhody.com This past Saturday The University of Rhode Island’s women’s tennis team fought to defend their home court in a regular season finale matchup vs. the University of Massachusetts. Umass would go…