Cigarlight Story by Theresa Brown, Nicole Wagner and Ian Weiner The University of Rhode Island has received $12 million to complete exterior renovations and improve the heating and cooling system at the Fine Arts Center. The renovations will include new masonry-brick exterior veneer to be installed on the exterior of the theater, the black-box theater…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | A candle was lit for each victim of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh during a vigil held by the URI community on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Oct. 30, the University of Rhode Island’s Hillel Center and other interfaith organizations on campus held a vigil to honor the 11 Jews killed in…
It’s not easy dealing with life after suffering from a mass shooting. I am just one of many Jewish students here at the University of Rhode Island, and the events that occurred this past Saturday in Pittsburgh shocked me to my core. I could not believe that an anti-Semitic attack could ever occur in this…
Photo by Lianna Blakeman | They Sherman Trading Room classroom features live updates of the current stock markets so students can make real time decisions. In 2001, the University of Rhode Island’s Alumni Association put forth $100,000 for a mid-cap hedge fund, allowing a select group of students in the College of Business to trade…
Photo by Melissa Pellegrino | Renovations on Roosevelt Hall to preserve the historic building were completed in Spring of 2017. Two state offices have worked together to award Eleanor Roosevelt Hall a Rhody award for the University of Rhode Island’s efforts in preserving the historic significance of the building. A Rhody award honors organizations in…
Thank you, Donald Trump. Thank you for bring news back to the forefront of the minds of the American people, for revitalizing print newspapers at a time they were dying and for giving reporters an endless number of stories to cover. Entering college, I had already decided that I wanted to get a degree in…
Photo by Ryan Wichelns | Renovations are underway for the Memorial Union and will take about six years to complete. The University of Rhode Island is in the early stages of planning a full renovation of the Memorial Union that is expected to be completed in the fall of 2024. The University plans to take…
Joseph Lachance | Through rain and shine, construction continues on the Brookside Apartments, set to be completed by fall 2019. Construction of the new Brookside Apartment complex is on schedule to be completed by the fall of 2019, adding an on-campus living option for upperclassmen students. Brookside will include apartment options for groups of four…
Anna Meassick | The URI Graduate School of Oceanography will soon be the home of a brand new research vessel that will replace the “Endeavor.” The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography will be receiving a new $120 million research vessel from the National Science Foundation in the fall of 2021. To acquire…
The University of Rhode Island will be launching a new international studies and diplomacy major in the Fall of 2018. The major was approved last month and is an interdisciplinary program that includes courses from the political science, economics and foreign language departments. Participating students will have the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Arts…