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The Hawks' Herald
The Student News Site of Roger Williams University

The Hawks' Herald
The Student News Site of Roger Williams University

The Hawks' Herald
All content by Britney Dixon

Before we walk… Forgotten stories of the university

Tyger Allen, Special to The Hawks' Herald
May 2, 2019

Nike missile base transforms into college campus: Former Battery Commander describes being stationed at the base that became RWU

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
April 25, 2019

Women’s Hockey planning for a future as a club sport

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
April 25, 2019
Inside the athletic training room

Inside the athletic training room

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
April 25, 2019

Shaving seconds: Sophomore Siobhan Mitchell sets personal best in seven consecutive races

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
April 11, 2019

Player’s Perspective: Ultimate frisbee goes 2-2 at home tournament

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
April 4, 2019
Trouble in numbers: How track and field works through an imbalanced athlete to coach ratio

Trouble in numbers: How track and field works through an imbalanced athlete to coach ratio

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
March 28, 2019

Track and field creates cohesion in preseason

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
March 21, 2019

Hawks look for stronger season

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
February 28, 2019
Looking back at the women's basketball season: Young Hawks hope to use lessons from losses to succeed in the postseason

Looking back at the women’s basketball season: Young Hawks hope to use lessons from losses to succeed in the postseason

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
February 14, 2019

Hawks win big on senior night: Hockey team dominates as they head into playoffs

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
February 14, 2019

Construction Management goes to national competition

Britney Dixon
February 14, 2019

We didn’t start the fire: Former RWC football player shares his experience with the team — and where it may have gone wrong.

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
February 7, 2019

Drive to the finish: Hawks grab seventh straight conference win at Ryan Weekes memorial game

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
February 7, 2019
Hawks Upend Owls on Awareness Night

Hawks Upend Owls on Awareness Night

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
January 31, 2019

Opalka’s Accolades Bring Her to the Top

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
January 31, 2019

Go Roger, Beat Salve: Hawks land first CCC victory against rival Seahawks

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
December 6, 2018
The Masked Man

The Masked Man

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
November 29, 2018
Donations and photo-ops: Hawks honor Mount Hope High School unified team and accept donations for Bristol-Warren Lunch Fund

Donations and photo-ops: Hawks honor Mount Hope High School unified team and accept donations for Bristol-Warren Lunch Fund

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
November 29, 2018

Ice Hockey splits weekend home games

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
November 8, 2018

Rita Santos brightens students’ mornings in the on-campus Dunkin’

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
November 8, 2018

More than one roster: Women’s basketball volunteers with local communities

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
November 8, 2018
Alumni race through campus has special meaning for one former runner

Alumni race through campus has special meaning for one former runner

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
October 25, 2018

On the Fly with Joe Gioffre

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
October 25, 2018

Last-game tie puts Hawks on the road

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
October 25, 2018

Volleyball struggles with season’s missions

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
October 18, 2018
Battle of the Hawks

Battle of the Hawks

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
October 18, 2018

On the Fly with Ryan Burrill

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
October 4, 2018

Mickey’s minions: The Disney College Program is overrated

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
September 27, 2018

Auriga String Quartet performs Dr. McKinley’s “String Quartet No. 8”

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
September 27, 2018

Five out of Seven

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
September 27, 2018

Livingston Leads Runners to Success

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
September 27, 2018

Women’s volleyball grabs first CCC game of season

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
September 22, 2018

The Fall of Roger Williams College Football

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
September 20, 2018

Hawks enter first conference matchup with resilience

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
September 20, 2018
(From left to right) Goalkeepers Morgan Strassburg and Morgan McCutcheon, both freshmen, laugh when they get the ball back after kicking it over the fence while warming up at halftime during their game against Plymouth State on Saturday, Sept. 8.

Freshmen Battle to be Top Keeper

Tyger Allen, Sports Manager
September 13, 2018

Culture Across the Net

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
September 13, 2018

Hawks bounce back after second-place finishes last season in CCC Championships

Britney Dixon, Managing Editor
May 3, 2018

Liam Tracey sets personal best, school record

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
April 28, 2018
Senior Haley Ledbetter (left) and sophomore Taylor Chatowsky (right) collide trying to field a ball during a doubleheader Sunday vs. WNE.

Softball misses playoffs for first time since 2010

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
April 28, 2018
Freshman Ryan Rocheleau competing in last weekend’s meet.

Hawks rise to occasion with 14 out of commission athletes

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
April 19, 2018

Goaltender interference: the NHL’s “catch rule”

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
April 19, 2018

Sarah Mawdsley takes a stand

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
April 12, 2018

Softball searches for wins

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
April 12, 2018

Micaela Pohl: Defending home plate and country

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
April 5, 2018

Softball drops three straight to CCC opponents

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
March 29, 2018

Softball team returns from tough Florida trip

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
March 24, 2018
Junior Sam Lugo practices his hammer throw.

False start to the season

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
March 24, 2018

Softball season preview

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
March 1, 2018

Men’s tennis season preview

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
March 1, 2018

Hawks serve revenge on Endicott in CCC semifinals

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
February 23, 2018
Senior Rebecca Ritchie tears past Gordon’s defense and crashes the net.

Hawks surge past Gordon in blowout, advance to CCC semis

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
February 22, 2018
The Roger Williams University club men's ice hockey team did a whole lot of celebrating Thursday night as they defeated the Westfield State University Owls 12-4 in the first round of the NECHA playoffs at Driscoll Arena in Fall River, Mass.

Men’s ice hockey rolls past Westfield State in first round of NECHA playoffs

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
February 16, 2018
Nicholas joins 1,000-point club

Nicholas joins 1,000-point club

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
February 8, 2018

Women’s basketball makes a name in CCC

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
February 1, 2018
The Roger Williams University women's basketball team earned their ninth consecutive victory on Tuesday evening vs. Salve Regina University 71-63.

Hawks maintain top of CCC with ninth consecutive win

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
January 31, 2018
The Roger Williams University Hawks club ice hockey team fell to the University of New Hampshire Wildcats 4-2 on Saturday night, Jan. 20.

Hawks club ice hockey falls short to UNH

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
January 21, 2018
Roger Williams University women's basketball coach Kelly Thompson is but one of thousands of female N.C.A.A. head coaches that face difficulties due to Title IX.

Hawks match tough Camel defense to end semester with a win

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
December 10, 2017

Mariah Nicholas brings the energy

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
December 7, 2017
Roger Williams athletics is beginning to align with the university's color changes, resulting in varsity sports needing new uniforms and repainted playing facilities like Bayside Field.

Athletics ditches royal blue

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
December 7, 2017

Ice hockey routs Siena College 8-3

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
December 5, 2017

Ice hockey tops Bryant 6-5 in overtime nail-biter

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
December 5, 2017
Montmartre in Paris, France was one of many places that the 2016-17 Roger Williams University women's basketball team toured in their offseason trip across Europe.

Women’s basketball returners build relationships in Europe

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
November 16, 2017

Gabby Jerahian hits game winner as Hawks win season opener, claim first victory over Brandeis in 3 years

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
November 16, 2017
The Roger Williams University women's volleyball team was defeated by the Endicott College Gulls 3-2 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship game on Nov. 4. While devastated they lost, the team showed nothing but class and good sportsmanship as they watched Endicott College receive the CCC Championship trophy.

Women’s Volleyball Falls to Endicott in CCC Tournament Finals

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
November 10, 2017
The Roger Williams University women's soccer team embraces each other on the field as they clinched their third CCC title in the last four years with a 1-0 victory over Gordon College on Nov. 4.

Champions Again: Women’s Soccer Defeats Gordon for CCC Title

Tyger Allen, Herald Reporter
November 10, 2017
Roger Williams University women's basketball Head Coach Kelly Thompson gives helpful pointers to freshman Alyssa Grant and sophomore Sam Leone during a preseason practice.

Women’s Basketball Ready for Challenges of New Season

Britney Dixon, Sports Manager
November 9, 2017
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