The end of the world just got about 30 seconds closer. Since 1947, the symbolic Doomsday Clock has represented how close the world is to a worldwide catastrophe. Last Thursday, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists set the clock to just two and a half minutes to midnight, on the clock’s 70th anniversary. At the time…
This Week’s Top Story: Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Sparks Controversy and Uncertainty In keeping with months of campaign promises, last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order with far-reaching effects for United States immigration policy. The order suspends all refugees from being resettled in the U.S. for 120 days, and suspends Syrian refugees…
Nearly two weeks ago, students at the University of Rhode of Island attended the 45th Inauguration as well as the subsequent protests and Women’s Marches held throughout the nation and abroad. Jordan Cheretis, a sophomore Psychology student, joined her friends and family at the Inauguration. Cheretis said she went to be a part of history,…
College students in Rhode Island may soon begin to feel some relief from college debt after Gov. Gina Raimondo proposed two years of free tuition for state schools in her Fiscal Year 2018 budget. If the proposal passes, students at the Community College of Rhode Island, if enrolled full-time and complete on time, will receive…