During the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night, the Director of Housing and Residential Life Frankie Minor and Assignments and Occupancy Assistant Director Dan Taylor gave a presentation about Brookside Hall, which is expected to be ready for students by spring of 2020. According to Minor and Taylor, there are three possible options for prioritizing…
The halls of the chemistry building are still covered with protective material in the aftermath of a fire which occurred several days ago. Photo by Steven Lee. A small fire resulted in water damage from the sprinklers Two sprinkler heads in the Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences building caused water damage after being…
The Harrington School opened a new multi-million broadcast studio which students can utilize for class and campus events. Photo by Grace DeSanti. The $1.25 million studio will be free for students to use The University of Rhode Island opened a new, state-of-the-art broadcast studio last Friday in a ceremony packed with students, faculty, staff, donors…
The University of Rhode Island’s Faculty Senate is currently discussing a proposed calendar change that would decrease final exam times from three hours to two hours, beginning in 2021. The Chair of the Faculty Senate Calendar Subcommittee, Samantha Meenach, an associate professor in the college of engineering, heads the committee that proposed this change. According…
URI’s 2018 Clery report data shows little change in the crime frequency on campus. Photo by Grace DeSanti. The report is released every year and is required for all federally funded universities The University of Rhode Island’s police department and department of public safety released the statistics of all reportable crimes from 2018 on the…
A look back at the stories that appeared in The Good Five Cent Cigar 40 years ago The 1979 Soccer Team Scandal: Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1979 Three soccer players were charged with extortion after a party in Coddington Hall. The players were accused by a freshman who said that the players tried to coerce her…
An assistant joint professor of marine affairs, history and gender and women’s studies lectured on her novel, “Women’s Antiwar Diplomacy during the Vietnam War Era” last Thursday. Jessica Fraizer lectured in honor of Dana Shugar, who served as the first head of Gender and Women’s Studies Department prior to her death from breast cancer in…
by Tonie Lopez and Julia Moro The series features different experts in the field each Friday Students have the opportunity this fall to dive into the world of forensic science through talks given by experts in the field at this semester’s Forensic Science Seminar Series. Guest speakers from all over the Northeast will come to…
Thursday, Sept. 26 At 2:06 a.m. the fire alarm went off in Fogyarty Hall. A report was filed. At 1:15 p.m. a hold-up alarm went off at the Memorial Union. It was a false alarm. At 6:51 p.m. there was a medical emergency in Heathman Hall. The patient was transported to the hospital.. Friday, Sept….
The vast majority of the University of Rhode Island Student Senate meeting this Wednesday was spent debating tiebreaker elections for three positions: the College of Business Representative, College of Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS) Representative and Off-Campus Representatives. External Chair Allison Lantagne stated that she reached out to people who won their seat and they…