Last week The Good 5 Cent Cigar learned that a student tour guide was moving issues of the paper which they had deemed “unflattering.” The student’s decision to rearrange the latest issues, to be covered by others they thought to be more positive, was their own and was not from the instruction of the Office…
In the lobby of the Fine Arts Center is a visual reminder of some most notorious shootings that have affected the nation in modern history. Edward Clarke, a junior theater major, began the wall, though he does not want to take credit for the display. “It’s less about wanting credit for the art and more…
The University of Rhode Island Campus Police are investigating the recent thefts of student-owned laptops in the Robert. L. Carothers Library. “There has been a hike in laptop theft over the past couple of months in the library,” said Karim Boughida, dean of University Libraries. “The library has literally been targeted.” According to Boughida, many…
The University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts building hosts the exhibit “Transitions Considered” by URI professor Richard Whitten, in the main gallery. The exhibit showcases three themes including architectural spaces, invented machinery and games with in the art work. The exhibit opened Wednesday Nov. 15. Whitten was there and gave a brief lecture about his…
On Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, the University of Rhode Island hosted the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for a presentation on how public institutions infringe upon American’s First Amendment rights. “This event has been a long time coming,” Sam Foer, organizer of the event said. After a comprehensive summer internship with FIRE, Foer…
The Division of Student Affairs welcomes a new vice president to the office, Lori Ciccomoscolo. Currently in her sixteenth year working at the University of Rhode Island, she has quite the track record at this institution. Ciccomascolo began in the Department of Kinesiology and moved on to become a full tenure professor in education. She…
The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, held from November 1st to the 4th gave two URI students the opportunity to present their research as well as open doors to graduate and Ph.D. programs. The conference, held in Phoenix, Arizona, was the goal at the end of countless experiments, studies, and hypotheses for many…
All members of the University of Rhode Island community and the general public are invited to come celebrate the Hindu festival of the lights this Saturday, Nov. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the URI Memorial Union Ballroom. This is when and where URI’s Indian Student Association (ISA) is hosting their annual Diwali event….
Wednesday, Nov. 8: At 4:34 p.m. there was a motor vehicle accident on Flagg Road. This is currently being investigated. At 1:11 p.m. a disturbance was called in from Heathman Hall. There was a verbal argument in a dorm room. A report was filed. At 5:17 p.m. there was a drug offense at Heathman Hall….