Rhody native makes impact on, off field A chance to be closer to home: Harrison Leonard transfers from Notre Dame to URI. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com With three seasons of college football and a college degree under his belt, Harrison Leonard is returning to the place where it all began. After spending 2019-2021 with the Notre…
Pictured: Emily Gamache, Vice President of student senate. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Third-year Emily Gamache has worked her way up to vice president of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate by demonstrating leadership skills and being a voice for the student body since her first year. Gamache is originally from New Hampshire and chose URI…
Contributed by: Jeremy Bergantini Jeremy Bergantini, a second-year University of Rhode Island student, said that he seeks to improve his skills in the arts while also pursuing his own ventures to help those in the military service. Bergantini is a full time student here at URI, taking 18 credits this semester. He is also triple…
Pictured: Washburn hall, home to Department of History and Political Science. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer Like most buildings at the University of Rhode Island, Washburn Hall had a different name and purpose before becoming the current home for the history and political science departments. “They started the planning for Washburn Hall before…
Allison Magnus: tuned into Rhody Tune into the scoop on who’s behind the mic, Allison Magnus. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer Room 328 in the Memorial Union is not only the center of the University of Rhode Island’s student-run radio station, WRIU, but also the office of fourth-year student Allison Magnus. Magnus currently…
Political Science professor Cheryl Foster shares how she got into her career. Photo Contributed by: Cheryl Foster Cheryl Foster, professor of philosophy and political science at the University of Rhode Island, is someone who thinks deeply about the meaning of life. Foster teaches a humanities course on the experience of war and homecoming for local…
Gender and sexuality center to hold events, workshops Pride is a sense of self, liberation is freedom for a group. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor October is recognized as LGBTQ+ liberation month for the first time by the University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center. Previously known as “coming-out month,” the name…
Zach Hurwitz aspires for unprecedented political success URI freshman Zach Hurwitz is running in the RI state gubernatorial race as the youngest candidate. PHOTO CREDIT: zach4gov.com Zach Hurwitz isn’t like most first-year college students. At 18 years old, Zach Hurwitz is the youngest candidate in the 2022 Rhode Island state gubernatorial race, running as an…
Katie Riedy wins inaugural Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship Dedicated to her work with LGBTQ+ issues, URI’s Katie Riedy wins an inaugural scholarship for public service. PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer In August, a third-year student at the University of Rhode Island was one of the inaugural 100 recipients of the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for…
Advanced technology lab hopes to increase student engagement The Digital Writing and Rhetoric Studio is open to any student enrolled in a writing course. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Last week, the Department of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Rhode Island held an open house for the newly renovated Digital Writing…