On Thursday, Oct. 1, at 3:03 a.m., a report was filed for suspicious activity at 8 Fraternity Circle. On Thursday, Oct. 1, at 4:29 p.m., property damage was reported in Coddington Residence Hall. On Saturday, Oct. 3, at 10:45 p.m., the report of a suspicious person led the University Police to Butterfield and Complex Road…
At approximately 7:20 p.m. last night, a large tree fell outside of Adams Residence Hall and narrowly missed the building. The tree did not harm any students, but did cause minimal damage to the surrounding sidewalk, and another smaller tree. Frank Pascale, University of Rhode Island police officer, was the first responder on the scene….
I am officially three-plus years into my college career, so it’s probably a little too late to quit now. Not that I would, just to be clear, but I’d be lying if I said that it’s never crossed my mind during my time here at the University of Rhode Island to transfer or just to…
It was not until Sept. 17 that the University of Rhode Island’s parking permit website was fully operational after experiencing some technical difficulties at the start of the semester. This past summer, URI’s Parking and Transportation Services brought in a new vendor to aid in the process of purchasing a parking permit from the university….
Nestled behind the greenhouses and the coastal institute, there’s a silent war going on at the University of Rhode Island’s Biocontrol Center. Stocked in chilly refrigerators or warming under lamps are the aggressors in the war on invasive plants and insects: bugs. It’s part of something Biocontrol Lab Coordinator Lisa Tewksbury calls “classical biological control. 
URI Theatre’s 2015-2016 season officially kicks off on Oct. 15 with a show that is sure to draw plenty of attention just based on its unusual name. The Tony-nominated show entitled “In The Next Room†or (“The Vibrator Playâ€), is written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by URI’s Bryna Wortman. Set in New York in…
The Africana Studies department unveiled their cultural exhibit for the semester on Monday, titled “The Kings and Queens of Africa.” On the ground floor of Lippitt Hall, the display features 29 framed poster reproductions of a painting series that was commissioned by Anheuser-Busch in 1975. Each print depicts an influential and well-respected figure of African…
A four-piece reggae-punk band from North Reading, Massachusetts, Wax On, plans to release a new album this fall. Members of the band include Dan Cady on guitar and vocals, Luke Pelletier on guitar, Mike Colucci on drums and Nick Capezzuto on bass. Originally, the band formed eight years ago and only consisted of Cady and…
Student Senate had Mary Jo Gonzales, the University of Rhode Island’s assistant vice president of student affairs, to discuss an upcoming Narragansett town council proposal. The town council of Narragansett is currently discussing a proposal that would prevent students from leasing a house with more than three people living there. “Student representation and student conversation…
Walking through Memorial Park in Providence, one might come across a stone sculpture upon which is written the towns that once housed concentration camps alongside a list of 14 names. Â Dr. William Green, the department chair of landscape and architecture at the University of Rhode Island, was prominently involved in the assembly of…