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The Fine Arts Center renovation and remodel was “at the top of the list of priorities for fiscal year 2017,” according to J. Vernon Wyman, the assistant vice president of Business Services, in an Cigar interview from November of 2015. As many students and visitors can attest, there have been no renovations in the FAC….
Students at the University of Rhode Island got colorful this past sunday thanks to a Color Run hosted by the URI Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW). All students on campus along with members of the community were allowed to participate in the untimed 5K. This Color Run had a turnout of about 25 students…
Ram Account isn’t just for dining services or the emporium anymore. Students at University of Rhode Island can use their Ram Account at an ever-growing number of businesses off campus. Director of Dining Services Steve Mello said the system was initially installed 20 years ago, starting small with just the dining halls and the bookstore….
As a commuter there’s a few things you rely on to make sure you make it to class on time. Your car, finding a parking spot and the Hill Climber. The Hill Climber, which runs from the Plains Road lot to the top of campus, is what most commuters use to get to their classes….
Undeniably, purchasing a yearbook is a great way to hold memories close and look back at a fun-filled college experience for years to come. For this reason, students here at the University of Rhode Island are encouraged to purchase a copy of the Renaissance Yearbook. Books are expected to ship out in June, but despite…
Three weeks ago, senior Nicol M. Hernandez was preparing to meet her URI 101 students for the first time, but a significant issue almost made her late. While many people cite traffic, parking or sleeping through their alarms as common excuses for being late, Hernandez had only 10 minutes to figure out how to get…
Student in Barcelona witnesses struggles for Catalan independence Senior Elana Rivkin got more than she bargained for when she decided to study abroad this semester in Barcelona. Between her classes, Rivkin is getting an up-close and personal experience with the controversial independence referendum that is inciting protests and violence across Catalonia. Carles Puigdemon, the Catalan…
The University of Rhode Island’s Jazz Big Band entertained hundreds of URI Alumni and local residents during the Wakefield Oktoberfest and River Fire this past Saturday, as part of the University’s 125th anniversary celebration. Seventeen undergraduate students, and one graduate student, fill the ranks of the band, directed by Grammy nominated composer Professor Joe Parillo….
This semester, the University of Rhode Island welcomed Dr. Jeannette Riley to the administration as the new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Riley spent the past five years working at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and is a joint professor in English…
A new research consortium for coastal ecology is being established statewide thanks to a $19 million grant from the National Science Foundation to the University of Rhode Island. The grant, building on an additional $3.8 million of state funding, is part of a five year effort from the National Science Foundation to study the ecology…