2008 Woodie Awards
01/30/08 - Students at the University of Rhode Island spend a good part of their lives sitting in class, so why would they volunteer to do it in their free time? Maybe it would help if actor Richard Gere were the professor. While this class is clearly not available in the University Course Catalog, Gere will "teach" a class next month while filming a scene for "Hachiko: A Dog's Story" and LDI Casting in Providence is looking for students to volunteer as extras.
01/30/08 - There are few times at the University of Rhode Island where it is mandatory for the culmination of an event to require holding hands with one's neighbor.
01/30/08 - Many students may have heard the University of Rhode Island, and academic institutions in general, referred to as an "Ivory Tower." Some might even agree with the term's characterization of the university experience as remote and sheltered from the outside world.
01/30/08 - Deb Hentschell started working at the University of Rhode Island when she was 19 years old, fresh from Katharine Gibbs secretarial school. Little did she know that she would work at URI for 33 years, retiring as executive assistant to Cynthia Bonn, dean of Admissions.
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