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The Lifeguard Games Are Upon Us

It's that time again. The corn is getting taller, the days just a wee bit shorter, and the Rhode Island lifeguards are getting competitive. Yes, it's lifeguard games once more.  Here is a flashback of me and my lifeguard crew back in my day at the RI lifeguard games: While it was more about...

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Katie Couric at BU Commencement

Yesterday, Katie Couric spoke at Boston University's Commencement ceremony. Yes, it's true that I go to BU and you can call me biased, but I think her speech was phenomenal. I liked how Katie kept it real. She told the Class of 2011 that they're going to get discouraged because it's a hard job...

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Ram Tours

For all you students who attend URI you most likely have heard of the Ram tours. Unfortunately for me, I did not know until just this year, my last year in college, that the tours and events they set up for us are nifty. As I was casually browsing through the calendar of events, I see activities...

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Pageants for Scholarships

Many people look at pageants (whether state pageants, country pageants, etc.) as if they are just a bunch of girls who want to be judged based solely on the way they look. People who think this, are pretty much wrong. Pageants are held for many different reasons. Most of them are held for...

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Rhody Senior Night!

Attention all URI fans! Tonight is the last home game of the Runnin' Rams 2010-2011 basketball season! Come support Rhody on the court, especially their seniors Delroy James, Will Martel, Ben Eaves, and Marquis Jones, in what could be their last game of the year! This game also determines whether...

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RI Student Spotlight: A Path to Greatness

The saying goes, here today, gone tomorrow, but for the URI Gymnastics team, gone tomorrow just wasn't going to cut it. President Erika Sloan explains the story of the URI Women’s Gymnastics Team and how they went from being cut, to coming out on top.  Back in the Spring of 2008, Erika...

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BC Eagles Win Third Beanpot in Four Years

Hate them or love them, there is no denying that the BC’s men’s hockey program is the best around. With the best record in Hockey East (22-6-0, 16-5-0 HEA), the Eagles are unanimously ranked as the nation’s top team (USCHO Poll). So when they met the Northeastern Huskies (10-12-6, 8-8-5 HEA) at the...

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Join Bud Light Tonight for BC Vs. BU

Join Budlight tonight for "The Beanpot", a Boston Hockey tradition.  "The four-team college hockey tournament started in 1952 and continues to grow in popularity. Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern will battle for bragging rights in the 59th edition of the Beanpot...

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A Look Into The Life Of A Student Athlete

We all know one or two kids who got into college solely for sports. Inevitably, us regular humans tend to look at them with a little bit of disdain. We are all guilty of it, but come on, who can blame us? They have a set group of friends right off the bat, get invited to all the cool parties, and...

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And Now For a Serious Discussion...

There comes a time when friends all set aside our differences, sit down, and have a long thoughtful discussion about what is truly important in their lives...this would not be one of those times.   (video courtesy of cracked.com)

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