Fourth-year guard Sebastian Thomas (middle) poses with the Hall of Fame Classic MVP trophy after leading URI to a 85-79 victory over Temple University on Saturday

Late Thomas dagger seals successful non-conference run for men’s basketball

The University of Rhode Island’s non-conference slate – complete with dramatics, comebacks and an 11-1 start to the 2024-25 season. URI marked its 11th tally in the win column against longtime foe Temple University on Saturday night, in a back-and-forth battle at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.  “[This is] such a tough time of…

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URI celebrates more than 550 undergraduate and graduate students at the Ryan Center during 2024 Fall Commencement on Dec. 14.

Fall 2024 graduates urged to ‘celebrate the unexpected’

More than 550 University of Rhode Island undergraduate and graduate students received their diplomas and celebrated their accomplishments on Saturday. The Block Island Sound Quintet played music to introduce the graduates as they walked into the Ryan Center on the Kingston Campus. Once the students were seated, Barbara Wolfe, university provost and executive vice president…

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Piano, bass and voice students shine at weekly Music Convocation

Students in the University of Rhode Island’s music department took to the stage last Friday for another weekly music convocation. The performance began with senior Gia Antolini coming out for her last convocation to perform “Liebestraum No.3” by Franz Liszt on the piano. After that performance, Antolini stayed on the stage and performed Bach’s “Sheep…

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Richards leads Rams to second-place finish at Hartford/Wintonbury Hills

Junior Bryson Richards picked up his first win of the season this past weekend at the Hartford/Wintonbury Tournament. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com After winning two straight tournaments by a combined 27 strokes, the University of Rhode Island Golf team were riding a wave of momentum heading into the Hartford/Wintonbury Hills Invitational this past weekend.  A small…

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