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[ Film ] URI film professor picks the Oscars : In a year that celebrates the art of filmmaking, Tom Zorabedian, the assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Rhode Island and a film professor, says The Artist is the picture to beat at the 84th annual Academy Awards.

[ Swimming ] Swimming & Diving Readying for Atlantic 10 Championships : The University of Rhode Island women's swimming & diving team opens competition Wednesday (Feb. 22) at the 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Championships.

[ Community ] Student volunteers share experiences while building Habitat homes : At one time, the Roger Williams dining hall was a noisy place, filled with the clattering of plates and the hustle and bustle of students grabbing a bite to eat between classes. Now, the dining hall is still noisy, but not in the same way.

Sports

Rhode Island baseball co-captain Mike LeBel has been named a candidate for the 2012 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, announced by the organization on Wednesday afternoon. LeBel is one of 30 NCAA Division I student-athletes - and the only Atlantic 10 player - in the running for this year's award.

Spotlight

Call Alfred Rodriguez a model student. During high school, Rodriguez voluntarily enrolled in summer classes to improve his English. He graduated from high school as his valedictorian. He participated in the University of Rhode Island's Talent Development Program to sharpen his skills before his first semester.

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Having strut her stuff as a gymnast through her adolescent years, Lindsay Moore began swimming with the Seekonk Dolphins Swim Club. Who would have known that a decade-long career now as a swimming and diving coach with the University of Rhode Island was hatched in the Warrior Blue waters of the Ellis Mayers Natatorium?

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