South County Hospital, the closest hospital to the University of Rhode Island, faced backlash following a Sept. 10 petition calling for changes in management after the resignation of several physicians. Three of four physicians in the hospital’s oncology department have resigned. The petition, an open letter addressed to hospital officials, cited “irreconcilable differences” as the…
During the first full week of school, the University of Rhode Island Police Department responded to a total of 13 medical emergencies, all resulting in transportation to the hospital. The bulk of the emergencies occurred on Sunday, Sept. 8 and Tuesday, Sept. 10, with four emergencies on each day. One medical emergency, on Sunday Sept….
The University of Rhode Island student senate addressed student arrests, nominated this year’s election committee and discussed last year’s election issues during their second general assembly of the semester on Wednesday. Ellen Reynolds, vice president of student affairs, gave a presentation regarding move-in, including the weekend’s arrests. 22 URI students were arrested over the first…
The University of Rhode Island Honors Program is hosting their 61st annual colloquium, titled “Democracy in Peril,” from Sept. 17 through Nov. 12. This year’s colloquium is about the United States and global trends of political polarization, declining democracy and potential solutions, according to the 2024 Honors Colloquium page on the University’s website. The colloquium…
The 2024 Swim Across America charity event raised money for cancer research at the Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and took place at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett on Saturday, Sept. 7. The University of Rhode Island women’s swimming and diving team were among dozens of teams and nearly 625 athletes from…
Ammina Kothari, the former director of the University of Rhode Island Harrington School of Communications and Media, announced her new position at a different university on July 29 in a LinkedIn post. On Aug. 1, Kothari started as the new dean of the Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities and Social Sciences at Simmons University…
In August, Daniel Hunt was announced as the new chair of the recently-merged Department of Journalism and Public Relations at the University of Rhode Island. Under Hunt, journalism and PR will still remain as separate majors, but they will be under one department. The new chair graduated from URI in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree…
The University of Rhode Island Police Department reported a total of 18 medical emergencies across campus within the first week of the fall semester, seven of which occurred over the weekend. URI Police daily activity logs from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8 state that all of the affected students were directly transported to the hospital….
Presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for their highly anticipated first debate on Sept. 10, where they tackled abortion, border security and economics. Kicking off the debate, m oderator David Muir questioned Harris on the state of the American economy. Harris emphasized her middle class upbringing and potential tax…
United States Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, alongside Reps. Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, announced on Aug. 26 that Rhode Island’s fire departments would receive over $2 million in federal grants. The Union Fire District of South Kingstown received a $648,270 grant and its funds are going to be used to enhance its Recruitment…