Photo by Anna Meassick | CIGAR Jan. 31, 2018 12:42 p.m. police responded to a smell of gas in Morrill Hall on Lower College Road. It may have been caused by a possible sewer problem, but there was no action required for the police. 4:49 p.m. there was a hit and run on Lower…
An Amtrak train crash in South Carolina on Sunday morning killed two people and injured over 100 others. The crash also resulted in “thousands of gallons of fuel” being spilled. The crash occurred when a train traveling from New York to Miami collided with a freight train. The train carrying the passengers is said to…
Photo by Sarah Vincii | CIGAR | The director of the Women’s Center recently attended a conference to learn about CORE, a new program that the University plans to implement. The University of Rhode Island will participate in a program known as The Culture of Respect, or CORE, over the next two years to fight…
When students have run-ins with the law they can usually expect the consequences that follow if they get caught, but what they might not expect is having to set up a meeting with their Dean. The University policy titled ‘Jurisdiction of the Student Discipline System over Off-Campus Conduct’ gives the University the ability to apply…
At the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night, multiple representatives announced their candidacy for President and Vice President. The first representatives to do so were Sam King, the current Finance Chair, and Kelly Watka, the newly elected Campus Chair. King, the hopeful president, spoke first about what traits embody a successful Student Body Vice President. King…
Photo courtesy of URI Events This upcoming Saturday, Feb. 6, the University of Rhode Island will be hosting a TedxURI event at 1 p.m. There will be 14 presenters, speaking about a variety of topics. Topics range from the ocean, the powers behind family stories, preventing sexual assault along with many other eye opening topics….
Photo by Anna Messick | CIGAR | The URI men’s hockey team split their weekend series with New York University, snapping their seven-game win streak. The Rams also lost assistant captain Matt Kowash for the season with a broken femur. Kowash’s official injury is a broken femur, sprained PCL and torn quadriceps tendon. He is…
Being a multi-media journalist in a time of change Photo courtesy of Jessica Pace| CIGAR | Jessica Pace interned with Channel 12 News over the summer of 2017 Life as a student multimedia journalist; where do I begin? As a kid, I always looked forward to watching my local news station every sunday with my dad….
Photos by Kayla Michaud | CIGAR | The Sheppard’s Campus B&B is located on Campus Ave. Below: The inn contains accommodations such as quaint bedrooms and comfortable reading rooms. The University of Rhode Island’s campus includes a wide variety of places, even a family-owned bed and breakfast. Sheppard’s Campus Ave B&B, owned by The Sheppard Family, has…
Photo courtesy of Mike Scott | Brandon Amo in action at the Sorlien Memorial Meet Imagine only competing in a sport for one year in high school and then deciding to try out for a team at the University of Rhode Island. It sounds like something out of a movie, but that’s exactly what senior…