URI Tobacco Initiative

Photo by Joe Lachance |CIGAR| The University of Rhode Island is in the process of coordinating a tobacco free campus initiative. Main objectives include ensuring all community members are respected and taken into consideration. Efforts to help smooth the transition for students and faculty have been brainstormed. Overall, the initiative will focus on providing the…

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Senate appeals presidential candidates disqualification

Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Wednesday night Student Senate spent over an hour discussing the presidential disqualification ticket. Student Senate voted on Wednesday, Feb. 28 not to disqualify the presidential ticket of Adriana Wilding and Abdulwhab Alquirtas. The vote was 11 in the affirmative, 14 in the negative and six abstaining. Wilding stated that she was…

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University of Rhode Island students taking control of their safety, giving parents peace of mind

Photo by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR|  Umergency is a free, easy-to-use application with features to help you in an emergency, tailored to your specific college. It includes emergency contact numbers, a medical consent form, your uploaded medical cad and a GPS service that releases your location to trusted contacts in a dire situation. One in four…

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From fan to hype-man

Autumn Walter |CIGAR| John “JV” Vanner Jr. calls it a career after 10-seasons as URI basketball hype-man. URI hype-man calls it a career Somethings have changed over the past ten years surrounding the University of the Rhode Island men’s basketball team. The team has seen a head coaching change, another Atlantic 10 Championship and another trip…

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