Second-ever postseason win sees women’s basketball through to WNIT Super Sixteen

Sophie Phillips put up a team-high 20 points in Monday’s win, just one point short of her career-high. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The Rhode Island Rams women’s basketball team defeated the University of Richmond Spiders 74-64 in the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) to claim their second postseason victory in program history…

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Rhody readies for Ramadan

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…

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Verified? Certified.

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…

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Female marine scientists discuss gender harassment, inequality in oceanography

From left to right Katy Croff Bell, founder and president of Ocean Discovery League, an organization which focuses on accessible deep-ocean exploration, Fenix Garcia Tigreros, a GSO assistant professor and Rebecca Robinson, a GSO professor. PHOTO CREDIT: Connor Zisk | Staff Photographer To honor Women’s History Month, the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of…

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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 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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