The 2024 Swim Across America charity event raised money for cancer research at the Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and took place at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett on Saturday, Sept. 7. The University of Rhode Island women’s swimming and diving team were among dozens of teams and nearly 625 athletes from…
United States Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, alongside Reps. Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, announced on Aug. 26 that Rhode Island’s fire departments would receive over $2 million in federal grants. The Union Fire District of South Kingstown received a $648,270 grant and its funds are going to be used to enhance its Recruitment…
Presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for their highly anticipated first debate on Sept. 10, where they tackled abortion, border security and economics. Kicking off the debate, m oderator David Muir questioned Harris on the state of the American economy. Harris emphasized her middle class upbringing and potential tax…
The University of Rhode Island Honors Program is hosting their 61st annual colloquium, titled “Democracy in Peril,” from Sept. 17 through Nov. 12. This year’s colloquium is about the United States and global trends of political polarization, declining democracy and potential solutions, according to the 2024 Honors Colloquium page on the University’s website. The colloquium…
The University of Rhode Island student senate addressed student arrests, nominated this year’s election committee and discussed last year’s election issues during their second general assembly of the semester on Wednesday. Ellen Reynolds, vice president of student affairs, gave a presentation regarding move-in, including the weekend’s arrests. 22 URI students were arrested over the first…
During the first full week of school, the University of Rhode Island Police Department responded to a total of 13 medical emergencies, all resulting in transportation to the hospital. The bulk of the emergencies occurred on Sunday, Sept. 8 and Tuesday, Sept. 10, with four emergencies on each day. One medical emergency, on Sunday Sept….