‘How Black women broke barriers, won the vote and insisted on equality for all’

Award-winning historian Martha Jones speaks in second Long Rhode to Vote lecture Martha S. Jones discusses the historical barriers against Black female voters. Photo contributed by Kayla Laguerre-Lewis.  “This is indeed a time when we must understand the historical perspectives related to women’s suffrage and civil rights, that form frankly, the underpinnings of democracy,” Provost…

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Community gathers to mourn Black lives lost, fight for change

Memorial for Black police brutality victims outside of the Multicultural Student Services Center. Photos by James Singer and James McIntosh. Ahamaud Arbery. Anthony McClain. Breonna Taylor. Calvin Horton Jr. Cornelius Fredericks. Damian Daniels. Daniel Prude. Darius Tarver. David McAtee. Dion Johnson. Dominique Clayton. Elijah McClain. George Floyd. Jamel Floyd. James Scurlock. Jaquyn O’Neill Light. Jonathan…

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Interim director of MSSC hopes to make change on campus, among community

The Multicultural Student Services Center, located next to the Memorial Union, welcomed Joshua Segui as its interim director earlier this year. Photo from uri.edu. The University of Rhode Island Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC) recently appointed Joshua Seguí, a former director of the Brown University Center for Students of Color, as  interim director for the…

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University faces potential $18 million shortfall

Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. The University of Rhode Island will experience major budgetary shortfalls this fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, currently projecting a total loss of approximately $18.5 million.  According to University Provost Donald DeHayes, the University is still waiting on its appropriations and monetary allocations from the state government. URI is currently…

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University issues shelter-in-place order for Greek community

High COVID-19 positivity rates found during mandatory testing led to a shelter-in-place order for students in Greek Life. Photo by Nicole Wagner. On Oct. 9, the University of Rhode Island announced a mandatory shelter-in-place order for all students involved in Greek Life, receiving mixed reactions from the URI community.  The announcement came shortly after the…

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