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Actions have been taken to end the Rhode Island housing crisis through a suite of housing bills passed by Speaker of the Assembly Joseph Shekarchi on March 7. The 15-bill package of legislation aims to make the housing approval process more effective, zoning more flexible and to make the best use of existing buildings, according…
Two Middle East policy experts visited the University of Rhode Island on March 26 to discuss the Israeli/Palestinian conflict in a panel co-sponsored by URI Hillel and the URI Department of Political Science. Representing Palestine was Ghaith al-Omari, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. al-Omari served various positions in the…
The Fine Arts Center at the University of Rhode Island presented the Víquez/Wadley Trio on Thursday, March 28, which performed a number of musical pieces designed for clarinet, bass clarinet, tuba and percussion. The 89th event of the 2023/2024 URI Music Department season, which had free admission, was a faculty recital. The trio was composed…
The University of Rhode Island Women’s Rowing team started their spring season in the Cooper River with a dramatic finish in the Varsity 8+ final. The Rams entered this season with some new faces on the coaching staff. They added former Ram Katie Shattuck who was a four year rower from 2015 to 2019. They…
The University of Rhode Island student body elected their new president and vice president: third-years Argha Goswami and Sanah Feroz. Goswami and Feroz topped the field in what the student senate called one of the most contested elections in recent years on their Instagram. Despite going through a difficult election process, Goswami and Feroz said…
Two University Professors recently composed a green laser tailored towards the prevention of bird feeding on small plantings of sweet corn in surrounding Rhode Island areas. Rebecca Brown, a professor in plant sciences and entomology and David Brown, a professor in computer sciences and statistics have combined their skill sets to bring farming technology known…
Pages and pages of $5 t-shirts, $8 jeans and $12 shoes fill Shein.com, a popular fast-fashion website. Over the years, Shien has gained popularity with the rise of social media and has faced backlash from those who have looked deeper into the company’s business practices. Founded in 2008 in Nanjing, China, Shein in recent years…
Through long travel and their home opener, the University of Rhode Island softball team won their series with St. Bonaventure University before falling to Providence College on Wednesday afternoon. Beginning their week with a spontaneous schedule change due to inclement weather, the Rams trekked up to Olean, New York to take on the Bonnies on…
Construction is underway in Washington County, as neighborhood zoning is looking to redesign in South Kingstown and the Tower Hill Road bridge welcomes the installation of a new traffic pattern in North Kingstown. A series of interactive public meetings known as “charrettes” will occur from March 21 to 28 as a part of the Old…
Eleanor Roosevelt was an advocate for equality in women’s movements and many other forms of social equality, as well as the namesake of Roosevelt Hall at the University of Rhode Island. The building was completed in 1937 as a women’s dormitory, and dedicated to Roosevelt in 1938. During this visit for the dedication she was…