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A laptop thief wreaked havoc on students who left their laptops unattended in the library beginning in the fall semester of 2017, stealing the laptops to later sell. Photo by Autumn Walter. by Julia Moro and Mary Lind Providence residents Marquis Coleman and Anwar Bonilla are facing charges related to the series of laptop thefts…
(Left to right) Amanda Marino, Nick Marotta, Nicolette St. Amand, and Johnny Morabito delivered their platforms during the Student-Senate Debate. Photo by Joseph Lachance. The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate presidential debate was held on Tuesday at 5 p.m. between candidates Nicolette St. Amand and Nick Marotta. The candidates spoke about their platforms to…
The president of BridgeUSA, a student organization at the University of Rhode Island, recently emailed other student groups on campus to ask if they were satisfied with Student Senate’s work. The politically active URI student, Sam Foer, emailed a survey to all student organization presidents. Foer’s survey asked students questions to see how they feel…
Student Arden Bastia paints a rock during the first night of the LGBTQ Symposium occurring all this month. Photo by Grace DeSanti. The University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) is hosting it’s 24th Annual LGBTQ Symposium during the whole month of March. This symposium is usually only for one week, so with…
Freshman guard Tyrese Martin plays tight defense in front of a rowdy URI student section against Davidson. Photo by Momolu Akoiwala. Team gets back on track week before Atlantic 10 Tournament “Fierce competitor,” head coach David Cox said. “It was his will that got us this win tonight.” Those words perfectly encapsulate what Tuesday’s win…
Lionel Jeffries edits a new personal film after three of his films were selected to be screened in a Russian international film festival. Photo by Greg Clark. Three short films made by freshman film media major Lionel Jeffries at the University of Rhode Island were selected and will be screened at a Russian international film…
Junior Guard Jeff Dowtin elevates over Davidson defender in Friday’s loss at home. Photo by Kayla Michaud. The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team could do nothing wrong on Tuesday night as the Rams snapped their five game losing streak and downed George Washington by a score of 80-53. Coming off yet another tough…
Mold lined the windows of a room in Hillside Hall for several weeks. Photo courtesy Danielle Spano. by Theresa Brown and Mary Lind The growth of mold in multiple dormitories across the University of Rhode Island has left students with an unclear picture of what the administration’s protocol is to fix the situation. The process…
by Laura Weick and Edhaya Thennarasu An international graduate student died after an incident at one of the pools inside the University of Rhode Island’s Tootell Aquatic Center last Sunday afternoon. The student was identified as Suhail Habeeb, a graduate physics student from New Delhi, India. According to a statement from URI, campus recreation staff,…
The University of Rhode Island Health Services and South County were awarded $2 million to transform the local health care delivery system and combat suicide in Washington County, which has the highest suicide rate in the state. Washington County, the home of URI and other towns in southern Rhode Island has a suicide rate of…