Abbie Chipps

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Police beat 3/2-3/12

Two University of Rhode Island students were arrested on Saturday at Browning Hall on Butterfield Road. The two men, an 18-year-old and 19-year-old were arrested on a previous warrant. Three hours prior to the arrests, two medical emergencies occurred, also on Butterfield Road. The first occurred at 7:44 p.m. and was cleared at 8:13 p.m….

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Police Beat: 2/23-3/2

Five drug offences occurred on the University of Rhode Island campus between Monday, Feb. 24 and Thursday, Feb. 27. The first offence, at Hutchinson Hall on the evening of Feb. 24, was due to the possession of marijuana and handed over to student conduct. A report was filed, however no arrests were made. The second…

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Student loses NOAA scholarship: Funding freeze reaches Kingston

Students in environmental fields are losing federal internship and employment opportunities due to funding issues caused by the Trump administration. Ella Squires, a second-year geological oceanography major at the University of Rhode Island, was working at her local coffee shop on Feb. 13 when she got an email informing her that her internship program was…

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Chipps: Love letter to Washington

While the majority of the University of Rhode Island community just has to jump in their cars to travel home over winter break, either driving back through Rhode Island, maybe crossing a state line or two, my process is a little more involved. Another way to put it is that the only transportation method I…

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