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MAY 2008, VOL. 15, NO. 4


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TURNING POINTE
With backing from entrepreneur Roy Dubs, the state’s only North American Riding for the Handicapped certifi ed center has contributed to numerous success stories

STRIDING TOWARD THE OLYMPICS
Mike Kazmierczak, a junior at URI and one of the world’s best race walkers, is striding toward the 2008 Olympics in Beijing

RETURN TO LIBERIA
Neigon Togoan was doing well in the U.S., but he felt his native country needed him, and he hoped that his education and experience could make a difference

CASTING CALL
As casting directors of House Productions and Casting and owners of Brooke and Mary’s on-camera commercial class, Brooke Thomas and Mary Egan-Callahan have cast 25% of current TV commercials

A GIFTED WRITER, AN IMAGINATIVE TEACHER,
AND AN INTENSE COMPETITOR

Nearly 44 years after he joined the History Department,
Maury Klein has retired from teaching to concentrate on his successful writing career

SwanBEHIND THE SEAMS
Since costumes are the very fabric of URI Theatre,
we’ve pulled back the curtains to ask costume designer David T. Howard what happens behind the seams

SwanMANAGING COASTLINES HERE, THERE,
AND EVERYWHERE

The 19 employees of the URI Coastal Resources Center have every reason to be proud of the far-reaching implications of their pioneering work