The Editorial Staff

Letter to the editor: URI’s treatment of the Football Team

The Editorial Staff9 years ago9 years ago05 mins

(This is in response to the article https://rhodycigar.com/2015/10/10/two-football-players-arrested-for-fighting/. The information on what President Dooley has said about this situation comes from the article http://ripr.org/post/uri-president-david-dooley-campus-violence.) Dear Editor, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Broken noses. Fractured jaw. Fractured arm. These are just a few of the injuries sustained by Chi Phi brothers after members of the URI football team came into…

Letter to the editor: On the HELIN Library Constortium

The Editorial Staff9 years ago9 years ago04 mins

Dear Editor, I came across a rather inconvenient situation last week while in search for a text that is mandatory for one of my courses. There was an issue with the shipment of this text; Therefore, I went to the university library in hope for some guidance of obtaining a copy within the week. A…

Letter to the editor: Slow Down URI

The Editorial Staff9 years ago9 years ago05 mins

Researchers in Dr. Kathleen Melansonâ€™s Energy Balance Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island study a crucial area of research that examines eating rate and healthy dietary habits. Currently over 60 percent of the US population is overweight or obese. There are hundreds of strategies designed to help people lose weight, yet many people find…

Letter to the Editor: URI part-time faculty union delivers petition to President Dooley

The Editorial Staff9 years ago9 years ago03 mins

On Wednesday October 28, University of Rhode Island Part-Time Faculty Union President Ed Inman was joined by URI part-time faculty members, labor leaders, community activists, and students to present a petition to President Dooley. The petition calls for President Dooley to take action and remedy the employment status of the Universityâ€™s part-time faculty members who…

Letter to the editor: Why the White Horn Brook matters to the URI campus

The Editorial Staff9 years ago9 years ago06 mins

For any college, it is important to create a visually pleasing campus as well as one that functions to help students learn and eventually graduate with degrees of their own. Doing that requires a massive effort from a team of dedicated maintenance workers in order to maintain a large sprawling campus like the University of…

Letter to the editor: RI Superior Court rules in favor of URI part-time faculty union

The Editorial Staff9 years ago9 years ago02 mins

The Rhode Island Superior Court has ruled, October 1, 2015, in favor of the URI Part-Time Faculty United (URI/PTFU) union in the URI/Board of Education (BOE) appeal of an arbitratorâ€™s earlier decision which determined that the University acted in violation of the URI/BOE and URI/PTFU collective bargaining agreement. In this context, it should be mentioned…

Letter to the editor

The Editorial Staff9 years ago9 years ago07 mins

PRESIDENTâ€™S ADDRESS TO THE FACULTY DID YOU NOTICE? ITâ€™S MOSTLY ABOUT CONSTRUCTING BUILDINGS President Dooleyâ€™s Faculty Address presented on Thursday, September 17, 2014 at 3:00pm was carried on LIVESTREAM. If you saw the presentation DID YOU NOTICE what President Dooley didnâ€™t highlight in his remarks? To sum up: Following the usual salutations and thank you…