The University of Rhode Island community met to hear URI President Marc Parlange share accomplishments and future plans during the State of the University address on Sept. 25. Parlange continued his campaign for the Yes on 2 initiative, which would allocate $87.5 million to the construction of a biomedical sciences building on the Kingston Campus…
Brendan Skip Mark, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island, discussed the global issues surrounding rights for refugees and expanded on ways to decode them in an event on Sept. 25. The talk, Global Leaders in Refugee Rights, took place at 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium. At the event, Mark…
With Rhode Island’s November elections fast approaching, the ballot includes Question 2, a higher education bond that would provide the school with $87.5 million to invest in a new biomedical sciences building. This advancement would bring new facilities to a number of different colleges across the university, according to Anthony Marchese, the dean of the…
The Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County is holding the annual Silent Witness March for domestic assault awareness month in Wakefield, Rhode Island on Thursday, Oct. 3. Keith Labelle, who works in education, outreach and training as a Title IX deputy coordinator, created the Bystander Intervention Program at the University of Rhode Island. The…
On Sept. 22, an incident of harassment was reported at Barlow Hall on Campus Avenue. The first officer arrived on the scene at 5:41 p.m. and the scene was cleared by 6:07 p.m. The incident resulted in a report being filed. On Sept. 24, a suspicious person was reported at Burnside Hall on West Alumni…
The University of Rhode Island student senate met Wednesday to discuss changes to dining services on campus and recognize four student organizations. URI Director of Dining Services Pierre St. Germain came to the senate chambers to gather student feedback on the changes made to dining offerings this fall. URI switched from Coca-Cola products to Pepsi,…