NEWSLETTER
Spring 2003
     3/28/'03 Season's first racing good for URI
          Varsity 8 placed 2nd behind UNH and ahead of Conn. Coll. & UMass - Lowell
          Second Varsity 8 placed 1st ahead of UNH & Conn. Coll.
          Novice 8 placed 1st ahead of UNH, Conn. Coll. & UMass - Lowell
          Second Novice 8 placed 2nd behind UNH
     3/25/'03
          Websites sections updated (Alumni, Vars Roster, Schedule, Results, Directions, History)
Spring 2002
     5/4/'02 New England Rowing Championships
          Varsity 8 placed 7th
          Seconcd Varsity 8 placed 8th
          Varsity 4 placed 5th
          Novice 8 placed 9th

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     4/27/'02 New England Fours Rowing Championships
          Varsity 4 placed 5th behind 
          Novice 4 placed 1st
     4/27/'02 Atlantic 10 Championships
          Varsity 8 placed 3rd behind (1) George Washington & (2) UMass Amherst
          Second Varsity 8 placed 3rd behind (1) UMass Amherst & (2) St. Joseph's
     4/20/'02 Alumni Day 
          The annual alumni was held with many alumni returning. For the first time in quite a few years there was enough alumni to fill not only one 8, but two. The two boats had a 1000m race in which one had a decisive victory, it was a quite interesting race. It was a great day had by all.
          The latest edition to the URI men's fleet was christened. Last fall a new Vespoli Millennium was purchased, and it was named this spring at Alumni Day. Our new 8's name is the Donald C. Vibber, he is the grandfather of one of our current varsity rowers, Alan Vibber. We hope to continue to keep the best equipment for our rowers with the help of our alumni and friends.
Winter 2001
     On Tuesday December 4th, Braindamage from FNX Radio 103.7 visited the team and participated in a practice for the a segment on the morning show called "Torture Tuesday." The file can be found on the homepage for downloading purposes.
Fall 2001
     The fall racing season ended with a strong performance at the Head of the Fish in NY. The crew finished up its most successful fall campaign in years. Hopefully the rowers will be able to carry  this success over to the spring. They will be on the water for a few more weeks and then land training begins.
Parents and Friends:
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Alumni
       4/5/'02 --- Tim De Vincke '89 was recently added to the alumni list.
     12/5/'01 --- Mike Buensuceso '93 and Ryan Allain '88 were recently added to alumni list.
     Please check out the site, see if there are any errors, if you have any information on past race medallists, captains, most valuable oarsmen, executive board members (please include the years of the last couple mentioned) please e-mail me. Also if you have any knowledge of alumni that are not listed on the alumni page or know the YOG of some of the ones that I don't know, please e-mail me at ADVibber@aol.com please send pictures and tell others of this newly started site. 
Rowers
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Updating of the Webpage:
     This is the first full fledged attempt of URI Men's Crew having a website. This site it to not only keep the present rowers and their families informed, it is also directed at keeping the alumni up to date on our happenings. Please send any history or knowledge of the team to ADVibber@aol.com