The University of Rhode Island announced its plan to build two new dorm buildings by 2027 on Dec. 4, an accelerated timeline to what was proposed in the Housing and Residential Life Master Plan last fall. The university estimated the dorms would produce over 1,100 news beds on campus, through a public-private partnership with the…
Residential assistants on campus are not satisfied with their overall compensation package, a survey conducted by Housing and Residential Life found. RAs make up 179 students on URI’s Kingston campus, including resident academic mentors and senior resident assistants, according to data from HRL. Out of the 36% of RAs that responded to HRL’s survey, over…
Twenty medical emergencies occurred on campus in the past week – the second most of any week in the semester, behind the week of Oct. 27, which had 22. Seven separate medical emergencies occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 4. That night, two emergencies were reported on Campus Avenue. The first occurred at Hillside Hall where two…
The University of Rhode Island Student Action for Sustainability proposed the creation of a sustainability center on campus to better facilitate communication regarding student and faculty sustainability initiatives. The proposal was held on Oct. 21. in front of the president executive council, according to Kiersten Sundell, who serves as the SAS vice president and student…
Over the past two weeks the University of Rhode Island Police responded to 19 medical emergencies and eight motor vehicle accidents, even as students left campus for Thanksgiving break. An arrest warrant was served to a 21-year-old man on Thursday, Nov. 21 on Complex Road. The warrant was served by the North Kingstown Police Department…
As the aftermath of the presidential election rolls in, environmentalists, scientists and student organizations are left to anticipate the actions of a president previously unsupportive of environmental legislation. After the election results were officially called for Donald Trump in the early morning of Nov. 6, the University of Rhode Island Student Action for Sustainability’s initial…
A 19-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting on Butterfield Road at Hopkins Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Officers arrived at the scene at 9:37 p.m. and cleared the scene by 9:43 p.m. The man was arrested on a warrant issued by the Narragansett Police Department on Oct. 31. On Friday, a routine motor vehicle stop…
The University of Rhode Island Police responded to a vehicle accident resulting in the hospitalization of a pedestrian, made an arrest on domestic violence charges and responded to harassment calls during the week of Nov. 4 through Nov. 10. Felix Okwesa, 22, was arrested at Burnside Hall on charges of domestic violence on Tuesday, Nov….
Discussions of a potential medical school at the University of Rhode Island continued as state and university leaders addressed the needs of primary care providers across the state at a special legislative commission on Oct. 29. University President Marc Parlange was present, along with seven other members of URI faculty and board members, including the…
The University of Rhode Island Police were kept busy over Halloween weekend, with an abnormal number of arrests and violations from Thursday through Sunday. Five alcohol violations occurred on campus this week, the most of any week this semester, resulting in five arrests. The first occurred on Thursday, Oct. 31 on Butterfield Road, where an…