Andrew Main

I am passionate about writing for the Cigar because I enjoy informing others about what is going on in the URI community. It is often said that education is one of the most powerful tools an individual can have. Through writing for the Cigar, I aim to help educate the community about what is going on and why it is important so that people can be as educated as possible about newsworthy events on campus. I ran for the news editor position because I want to help make the Cigar as successful as possible by not just writing articles but by helping other reporters capitalize on their strengths as well.

Parking and transportation forum gives students a chance to voice opinions

Photo by Sarah Vinci | Due to parking difficulties, beginning in fall 2019, first-year students will not be allowed to bring cars to campus. Transportation and Parking Services held a forum with the Student Senate Campus Affairs Committee last Thursday to allow students to voice opinions regarding the University’s current parking situation. The forum was…

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Student Senate votes to table resolution calling for student employee premium pay on holidays, sundays

Student Senate voted Wednesday night to table a resolution calling for all student employees at the University of Rhode Island to be paid time-and-a-half on holidays and Sundays. The resolution was introduced by Student Senator Ryan Menard, who is a member of the Student Affairs Committee. Rhode Island state statute, law 25-3-3, generally requires employees…

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Professors, politicians, military personnel discuss coastal resiliency

The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography held a coastal resiliency symposium on Tuesday to discuss the dangers climate change could have on coastal communities. Four coastal experts made up the panel of speakers. Retired Navy Rear Admiral Jonathan W. White was the keynote speaker. United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and United States…

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GSO professor discovers numerous impacts offshore wind farm has on marine life

A professor at the University of Rhode Island has discovered that the Block Island offshore wind farm has altered several aspects of the nearby marine environment. John King, an oceanography professor at URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus, has discovered that the wind farm has created a reef-like environment around the turbines. The steel pilings that support…

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State negotiates new bottled water distribution companies for higher-education institutions

The state of Rhode Island has contracted two new companies to deliver bottled water to the University of Rhode Island and other higher education institutions across the state. The contract with Poland Springs, URI’s previous provider, expired at the end of 2017. There were rumors that Poland Springs stopped delivering their products to campus because…

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