Abbie Chipps

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Police Beat 3/23-3/30

Individuals were escorted off campus after trespassing near the Robert L. Carothers Library on Wednesday, March 26. Found to be a transient party, according to Lieutenant Thomas Quaratella, the individuals were found after a suspicious person was reported to the University of Rhode Island Police Department. Officers arrived on the scene at 10:30 p.m. and…

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International Students Face A New Trump Administration

2024 International students locations from the Office of Institutional Research | Graphic Credit: Abbie Chipps, News Editor International student enrollment at the University of Rhode Island remains low compared to enrollment 10 years prior, as faculty prepares for the potential further strain from another Trump administration.  URI’s international enrollment currently makes up 2.8% of the…

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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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