In the last meeting before elections, the Student Senate welcomed a guest speaker, announced candidacies and the appointed senators for the Women’s Summit Committee. Assistant Vice President of Housing and Residential Life Tom Cooley briefed the Senate on new initiatives and survey results in on campus housing. A survey sent out in November 2023 showed…
On Sunday Feb. 18, there was an incident of vandalism at Burnside Hall that was reported at 6:30 a.m., which was tended to and cleared within 10 minutes. At 2:44 p.m., a car accident took place on Keaney Road at Boss Arena, where a report was filed and the scene took nearly an hour to…
The University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media recently announced that the majors of public relations and journalism will be undergoing a departmental merger, effective fall semester 2024. The decision has resulted in confusion among students, as there is uncertainty over what will actually be merging within the departments, Ammina Kothari, the…
The University of Rhode Island broke new ground on Feb. 5 with the introduction of a “wellness vending machine,” located in the 24 Hour Room in the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons. The wellness vending machine is a place where students can anonymously purchase health and wellness related items that they might normally…
As part of an initiative funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, the University of Rhode Island is helping to progress science education through a blend of traditional laboratory experiments and virtual reality technology. With the help of pharmacy professor Dave Rowley, URI has been awarded the prestigious Science Education Partnership Award…
The Washington Bridge, located on the Seekonk River between Providence and East Providence, shut down the westbound side Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 due to structural issues such as broken rods. During the reconstruction, some components of the bridge were found to be in “critical failure,” according to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. The bridge…
The University of Rhode Island has announced a tuition increase for the 2024-25 academic year, which marks the third consecutive year of a cost increase, and generates questions arising from the student body. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved of the proposal on Feb. 16, according to the Rhode Island Current . The proposal consists…
Planning is underway for the restoration of Narragansett Town Beach after a series of three storms caused substantial damage to the dunes, protective sand fencing and several concrete structures along the beach. While storm damage is a yearly expectation, a string of three major high-tide storms in the span of a one-month period between Dec….
The University of Rhode Island, along with 27 other institutions, is making a “quantum leap” by implementing quantum computing into the physics department. Quantum computing uses specialized computers with the ability to take advantage of quantum mechanics to solve complex problems, according to International Business Machines. URI has access to quantum computers on campus, as…
University of Rhode Island journalism professor, Kendall Moore, kickstarted this year’s Ocean Sciences Meeting through an immersive storytelling experience at the Inner Space Center on Sunday, Feb. 18. The experience featured storytellers, live music and a documentary film which would mark the start of this year’s 2024 OSM . After the presentation, Moore and her…