Cigar history of the week: 11/1/18

This week 30 years ago in the Cigar: Thursday, Nov. 3, 1988 Headline: Dukakis, DiPrete win in a mock election; 600 students participate The External Affairs Committee of URI’s Student Senate conducted an on-campus poll to preview the 1988 presidential election, as well as the gubernatorial race. Six-hundred students and faculty members participated in the…

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Decorations in Dining Hall

As the holiday season approaches, the University of Rhode Island’s Butterfield Dining Hall staff members transform the interior with decorations, letting their creativity and passion for each holiday make the eating experience more enjoyable for students and themselves. Tom Cronin, the manager of Butterfield Dining Hall, said that he and the other staff members have…

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Amanpour lecturer inspires young journalists, goes over coverage of war in Afghanistan

Photo by Mary Lind | Carole Radziwill shared stories of her past in order to connect with student. Emmy award-winning journalist, bestselling author and a cast member of the “Real Housewives of New York,” Carole Radziwill, delivered the 11th annual Christiane Amanpour lecture last night at the University of Rhode Island. The President of URI,…

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Political Divide: A Conversation with former Department Chair Brian Krueger

In the University of Rhode Island’s March 2018 Political Science newsletter, Professor Brian Krueger writes, “Disagreeing with mutual respect, listening with the intention to learn about others, and an openness to new ideas and evidence seems quaint, weak or worse, a betrayal to your political tribe.” According to a 2016 Gallup Poll, approximately 77 percent…

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2nd annual Deepher Dude pageant

This upcoming Friday at 7 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium, the sisters of the University of Rhode Island’s Delta Phi Epsilon chapter will be hosting the second annual Deepher Dude, a beauty pageant featuring fraternity men. The aim of this event is to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis. As one of Delta Phi Epsilon’s…

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