Dacia Maraini is an esteemed Italian author, journalist and activist for equality. On Feb. 26, Maraini attended an event celebrating her lifetime of activism, while marking the start of the National Women’s Month and International Women’s Day on March 8. Maraini, 81, lived through and wrote about her experiences in the Second World War, Cold War…
Photo by Lianna Blakeman |CIGAR| With further independent research into a recent campus safety study, the legitimacy of URI’s ranking is being called into question. By Emma Gauthier and Samuel Murray According to a study published by the National Council for Home Safety and Security on alarms.org, the University of Rhode Island was ranked fourth safest…
In what is being labeled by the Center for Disease Control as one of the most severe flu seasons since the swine flu in 2009, there is widespread flu activity being reported across the country, including at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Christopher Nasin, the medical director of URI Health Services, describes this flu…
Photo courtesy of ©WPRO | Senator Nicholas Kettle faces charges of extortion and video voyeurism. On Monday Feb. 19, the Rhode Island Superior Court unsealed a criminal indictment of 27-year-old Republican State Senator Nicholas Kettle. Kettle has pled not guilty to two counts of extortion and one count of video voyeurism. According to a report…
Photo by Kristina Erickson|CIGAR| Students have already shown great upset at the fact that “Hempfest” has been cancelled for the first time in over 10 years. After 10 years, the annual Hempfest event organized by Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) will no longer be held because of defunding by Student Senate. Hempfest was created as…
The University of Rhode Island Student Senate is currently dealing with an unprecedented conflict of interest during the primary presidential election. Student presidential candidate Adriana Wilding and her vice president running mate Abdulwhab Alquirtas were disqualified from the election per the appeal of an Elections Committee ruling. This matter would normally be dealt with by…
The University of Rhode Island Libraries will be offering a public speaker series during the 2018 spring semester to allow students to explore non-traditional employment opportunities. The public speaker series will occur four times before the end of the semester and is coordinated by Associate Libraries Professor Bohyun Kim. Kim aims to give students in…
This year, the University of Rhode Island will be hosting a hackathon focusing on water quality issues and developing solutions to educating the public on their water supply. URI has been hosting hackathons every year put on by the Startup Program/Accelerator/ Resource Center (SPARC). This group helps startups and entrepreneurs easily access resources to further…
Photo by Anna Meassick |CIGAR| URI partners with Belmont Markets to track consumer eating habits and will offer an incentive to switch to healthy ones. Researchers in the University of Rhode Island were recently awarded a $300,000 grant to examine healthy food choices through consumer’s shopping behaviors in a local supermarket. The three-year grant comes from…
Photo by Anna Meassick |CIGAR| Feb. 13, 2018 At 3:45 p.m. a hit-and-run occurred on Campus Avenue. There were no injuries. Campus Police filed a report. At 6:44 p.m. a student reported the theft of their laptop in the library. At 10:08 p.m. a knife was found in Fayerweather Hall. Feb. 14, 2018 At 10:40…