The External Affairs Committee discussed the ongoing residency issue between the residents of Narragansett and the college students that reside within Narragansett. Over the past few years tensions have continued to increase between students and residents about the garbage that now fills the once clean Narragansett streets, noise complaints and excessive weekend partying. The…
Last night’s Student Senate meeting began with the finance committee’s discussion of a grant for the Musician’s Guild. Currently, the Musician’s Guild holds free concerts on campus with local bands. However, the organization wishes to grow and acquire bands outside the local spectrum for future concerts and this is where funding comes into play….
Many professors at the University of Rhode Island participate in interesting fieldwork outside of their academic life, and one has gone deep into Africa to find fossils. Dr. Holly Dunsworth, an associate professor of anthropology at URI, combines her hands-on experience in excavations around the world with her students’ learning in the classroom. Dunsworth…
The University of Rhode Island Student Senate began its meeting in an unconventional way with a 15-minute recess. After reorganizing, the Senate made headway by reviewing the financial funding of The Photography Club. The Photography Club is a recognized student organization and has seen a stable increase in membership and activity, therefore it has been…