The University of Rhode Island student senate will not be recognizing any new clubs after Oct. 17. At the student-organization angle of the senate, this fall semester will function in two halves, according to Student Organizations Chair Jacob Milner. The first six weeks – which wrap up on Oct. 17 – are for recognition. The…
The University of Rhode Island faculty senate proposed to change the manual’s second grade option provisions, allowing students the ability to retake a course at any time during their undergraduate careers. Changes to the second grade option provision concern chapter eight of the university manual. The idea of negating the transcript GPA is something that…
An isolated incident of bedbugs on the fourth floor of Brookside Hall occurred in one of the apartment style rooms two weeks ago. The situation pushed the University of Rhode Island’s pest control vendor, Debug Pest Control, to remove all bedding on the floor to be washed, according to Tim Valton, associate director of facilities…
A variety of native pollinator plants hug the building at the Wanskuck Library in Providence. A fairy garden sits in its front left corner, and raised beds along the side of the building contain fresh basil and tomatoes. Behind the library, an outdoor classroom is being prepared for the spring. It has a roof to…
Two children were taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence with minor injuries after a multi-vehicle accident occurred on Kingstown Road in South Kingstown on Sept. 23 at 3:25 p.m. A school bus taking 19 students home from West Kingston Elementary collided with two passenger cars, according to Tom Reed, Kingstown Fire District fire chief….
A $10 million dollar deficit in Rhode Island Transportation Authority’s budget reduced service to University of Rhode Island campus, starting Sept. 27, according to a September press release from RIPTA. Routes 66 and 69 – which connect URI students between Providence, Narragansett, Galilee and the Community College of Rhode Island – now operate with reduced…
Residents of Narragansett are dealing with an ongoing rotten egg-like odor, which Town Council President Alexander Menzies and President Pro Tem James Durkin are working to resolve. After over 20 years of odor, the Narragansett Town Council is pursuing a permanent solution to fixing the wastewater treatment facility causing the smell, according to Durkin and…
The Rhode Island 2026 fiscal year budget included $2.3 million to support campus accessibility improvements around the University of Rhode Island’s campus over the next five years. The university barely meets the Americans with Disabilities Act minimum requirements, according to Annette Bourbonniere, co-owner of Accessibility & Inclusion Consulting LLC and URI Disability Advocacy Group co-founder….
The University of Rhode Island’s men’s rugby team has been suspended for hazing for the duration of the 2025-2026 academic year according to the URI website. In response to a request for comment from The Good 5 Cent Cigar, Dawn Bergantino, assistant director of communications for URI, gave the following statement: “The University received and…
University of Rhode Island police responded to property damage, five vehicle accidents and seven reports of suspicious activity in the past week. University police investigated three reports of suspicious activity on Thursday, Oct. 2. Police responded to a report on Upper College Road at 8:36 a.m and cleared the scene by noon. The second occurred…