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President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end federally funded diversity, equity and inclusion programs on Jan. 20, potentially affecting students’ sense of belonging at the University of Rhode Island. In Section 2 of the White House’s executive order titled, “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing,” DEI programs are referred to…
The University of Rhode Island is under investigation by the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in response to a complaint alleging that certain URI scholarships are in violation of the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment states that “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or…
Residential assistants on campus are not satisfied with their overall compensation package, a survey conducted by Housing and Residential Life found. RAs make up 179 students on URI’s Kingston campus, including resident academic mentors and senior resident assistants, according to data from HRL. Out of the 36% of RAs that responded to HRL’s survey, over…
An inspection report from Ram’s Den on Nov. 21 revealed a presence of rodents and rodent droppings, which was the subject of two of five health code violations issued by the Rhode Island Department of Health during a yearly inspection. RIDOC issued a food establishment inspection to review the state of health code maintenance in…
The University of Rhode Island’s theatre department wrapped up their final show of the semester, “Peter and the Starcatcher,” by Rick Elice last weekend. The performance was held in the J-Studio at the URI Fine Arts Center. It featured eight showings spread out across two weeks with the first few performances starting before Thanksgiving break….
It took five years for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team to defeat Providence College again, but the 69-63 victory on Saturday was well worth the wait for Rhody fans. In front of a sold-out crowd, the Rams put together one of their most notable wins since the hiring of head coach Archie…
After a three-hour public hearing regarding Boon Street Market’s model of business, the Narragansett Town Council voted unanimously to approve the renewal of their liquor license on Monday. The approved motion included restrictions that require live music to end at 9 p.m., indoor music to end at 11 p.m. and that the current liquor license…
Mold on the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons third floor continues to contaminate books, raising concerns over the materials that University of Rhode Island disciplines rely on. Compromised materials used by University of Rhode Island students studying English, history, language and social sciences are at risk of being fully discarded, according to interim…
Forty-five University of Rhode Island students saddled up for a line dancing event in the Memorial Union Ballroom on Monday, Nov. 25th. The event was put on by the Office of Student Involvement and line dance instructor Steve Dessert from Mishnock Barn who led students through several routines. Dessert demonstrated each section of a dance…
During the 2010s, the University of Rhode Island football team had a combined record of 26-84, with two single-win seasons and a winless campaign in 2012; this season the Rams put together their best season since 1985 and claimed 11 wins for the first time in program history. There were rumors of a complete shutdown…