In this week’s update, The Good Five-Cent Cigar will discuss the University considering implementation of an on-campus curfew and an overview of the community-wide asymptomatic testing. Student behavior may lead to on-campus curfew Last Friday, Vice President of Student Affairs Kathy Collins said in a statement that the University is considering implementing a curfew due…
The Holiday Inn is the hotel that some students who do not have COVID-19 are living in due to housing shortages on campus, while two other undisclosed hotels are hosting quarantined students. Photo by James McIntosh. Due to limited on-campus housing created by social distancing concerns, the University of Rhode Island reached an agreement with…
Speakers Cheri Blauwet, Sir Philip Craven, Anjali Forber-Pratt, Brad Parks and John Register were speakers during Tuesday’s Honors Colloquium. Photos from URI. The University of Rhode Island’s Honors Program continued its annual Honors Colloquium lecture series this Tuesday with a discussion about disability in the sports world. This discussion featured a panel of former Paralympic…
Alumnae of the University of Rhode Island have accomplished great things, and the Women in Leadership lecture series aims to showcase their achievements. Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement Sarah Bordeleau believes it’s about time these women’s accomplishments are given the attention they deserve. As women are seldom shown in high-ranking positions in male-dominated industries such…
The Memorial Union as it stands today has not been renovated since 1992. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. Renovations to the Memorial Union have been indefinitely delayed due to construction of a new health and counseling center taking priority. According to Memorial Union Director Carl Stiles, the University has been discussing renovating the student hub for…
Spring break is cancelled this year due to COVID-19 concerns. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong The University of Rhode Island recently announced plans to eliminate spring break from the 2020-2021 academic calendar due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Spring break was supposed to occur March 22-28, but the URI Faculty Senate voted on Sept. 17…
PETA is an organization that makes sure animals are being treated ethically. Graphic from PETA. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called for a state audit of the University of Rhode Island last month, claiming that the University unjustly euthanized animals during COVID-19-related lab closures. PETA first released a statement in April, when…
Students continue to form crowds despite COVID-19 guidelines Videos of large student groups gathering at the University of Rhode Island and the Kingston Emporium despite social distancing mandates have gone viral online, igniting concerns of a major COVID-19 outbreak in the community. Twitter accounts @BarstoolRhody and @rhodychicks and Instagram account @unmaskeduri have all posted videos…
Student Senate held a short meeting yesterday evening.The meeting was sparsely attended as no cabinet members attended, barely meeting the attendance threshold for the meeting to be considered valid. Elections for Student Senate will be held online using CampusLabs next week on Oct. 15 and 16. Senator John Bagley said that he would be checking…
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, the University of Rhode Island will highlight the struggles that women faced gaining the right to vote in a new lecture series. The “Long Rhode to Vote” lecture series is sponsored by the Center for the Humanities, the University’s gender and women’s studies department, the College of…