On March 16, two arrests were made at Browning Hall at 11:20 p.m. Two students were taken into custody and handed over to the Narragansett Police Department. Both suspects had warrants out for their arrests for previous shoplifting charges. Two drug offenses were reported, one was at Butterfield Hall on Monday, March 17. Two students…
Linkin Park’s sophomore album, “Meteora,” celebrated its 22nd anniversary on March 25. This album features many of the band’s best works. “Numb,” “Faint” and “Somewhere I Belong” are among the biggest hits, and you might have heard them on rock stations across the country, since their music still gets a lot of airtime even all…
The following article has a name redaction and correction as of April 3. 18-year-old Evan Chant, named in the original print version, was exonerated of all charges and cleared of any wrong doing, according to URI Police Lieutenant Thomas Quaratella. Upon further investigation of Chant’s charge, it was learned he was a mistaken identity and…
The road to WrestleMania is in full swing in World Wrestling Entertainment, and it’s heating up as the weeks go by. As of Sunday, we have four matches set up to go down at WrestleMania 41 taking place on April 19 and 20. Those matches are Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair for the WWE Women’s…
The University of Rhode Island’s board of trustees updated its proposed regulations on Feb. 13 regarding land use at the university, which was heavily contested during the fall semester, according to Student Senate President, Argha Goswami. The updated policy allows the distribution of leaflets, the use of amplified sound and protest gatherings as long as…
Powerful Independent Notoriously Knowledgeable Women held a successful stuff-a-bear event at the Multicultural Student Services Center on Feb. 11, running out of supplies two hours earlier than expected. “We wanted to do something fun and eventful, and we know that there’s a lot of people around that liked the stuff-a-ram event, so we thought why…
The Society of Women in Computing at the University of Rhode Island has been building a community for women within various technological majors since 2018, with goals of fostering confidence and camaraderie. “I feel like SWIC is a safe space for women in computer science and other technical fields,” Riley Maguire, a third-year computer science…
The University of Rhode Island is requesting a $40.9 million increase in state funding for the upcoming fiscal year; currently the governor’s budget dedicates $4.5 million to the university. URI’s recommended budget for 2026 in the “URI Education and General” category is over $805 million, according to the state’s higher education budget request. When undergoing…
The Price is Right Live came to The University of Rhode Island Ryan Center on Friday, leaving a few lucky attendees with prizes like a pizza oven, a car and paid trips to Ireland and Miami. The show had an original start time of 7 p.m on Friday. However, the festivities didn’t start until about…
Students working at the University of Rhode Island received higher paychecks and have expressed their excitement about wage increases following Rhode Island’s minimum wage changing to $15 an hour, on Jan. 1. Rhode Island’s minimum wage was $14 an hour, which was lower than both Connecticut and Massachusetts. Both neighboring states have been at a…