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While many students stayed inside to escape the cold during the snowstorms last week, others were not able to find the same refuge. For many students living in Heathman Hall, their heat has not been working for the past few weeks or, for some, the entirety of the academic school year. After multiple complaints…
International students at the University of Rhode Island are feeling the effects of President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevents citizens of seven countries from entering the United States. A graduate student at URI from Iran, who asked to remain anonymous, planned to go visit her family overseas in March, but had to change her…
This past Tuesday, the University of Rhode Island communications sent out a notice covering the recent identity thefts happening on campus. The notice said that “The University has been made aware of some recent student ‘ID Number’ thefts where accounts have been used by imposters to order food from local establishments.” “We’re still doing an…
Two students were arrested and one was injured during celebrations that broke out at the University of Rhode Island after the Patriots’ Super Bowl win Sunday night, according to URI Public Safety officials. Benjamin Schiffer, 19, a business major from New Hartford, Connecticut was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, vandalism and malicious injury to…
After hearing news that students were unhappy with the full t-shirt policy in place at the University of Rhode Island fitness centers, the staff decided to take an in-depth look at the gym’s policies and redefine them. Originally, the full t-shirt policy was initiated seven years ago because of a Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)…
The University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering is starting this week on the demolition and construction of a new engineering building that will replace Crawford, Gilbreth, Kelly, and Wales Halls. This project gained its funds in part from the state voting “yes” on question four in last November’s election which gave the college $45.5…
Two students were arrested and one was injured during riots that broke out at the University of Rhode Island after the Patriots’ Super Bowl win Sunday night, according to URI Public Safety officials. The names of those arrested have not been released, but one officer confirmed that the injury was a head laceration. The…
The University of Rhode Island held a rally on Wednesday afternoon against newly elected President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration. The goal of the rally was to “Join in a gathering to affirm [University of Rhode Island] values of acceptance and inclusion, and support for all in our community.” The rally, which was initially…
Students were treated to free cupcakes, hayrides and hot chocolate on the quad last Wednesday as the University of Rhode Island celebrated it’s 125th anniversary. The URI community, along with alumni and friends, gathered to help kick off the beginning of the schools quasquicentennial anniversary. The event, held on the Quadrangle across Davis Hall, began…
President David M. Dooley addressed the University of Rhode Island community on Monday in reply to Trump’s executive order that restricts immigration from seven Muslim countries. The order restricts refugee entrance to the United States for 120 days, and bars Syrian refugees indefinitely. The uncertainties that surround the order, as well as…