When you first meet someone, it is a long and arduous process to have to share your phone number, Snapchat and Instagram. Tap, a new social media and contact sharing platform, is looking to change that. The app allows a person to share their contact information with just a tap of their phone – and…
The University of Rhode Island will welcome Jane Goodall, Bill Nye and Whoopi Goldberg to center stage at the Ryan Center this upcoming fall. Jane Goodall, an animal rights activist, primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist will take the stage Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. Goodall was born in London and later raised in Bournemouth, England….
On Aug. 21 the Narragansett Town Council voted 5-0 to appeal the four-unrelated housing ordinance that was established in May 2016. The ordinance was designed to limit four unrelated persons per household to control the volume of guests and their parties. It would mainly target university students living “down the line” in off-campus housing. It…
A serious skateboarding accident occurred last Thursday night at the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus. At roughly 5:30 p.m. just west of Butterfield Road on West Alumni Avenue, a skateboarder collided with a sport utility vehicle (SUV). Emergency personnel from URI and South Kingstown arrived at the accident and called for a helicopter at…
On Saturday, Sept. 2 At 6:50 a.m. there was a small automobile fire on West Alumni Avenue. The fire was extinguished. On Sunday, Sept. 3 At 11:10 a.m. students living in Ellery contacted the police department with concerns over the smell of gas. Police investigated and found that there was work being done on the…
The Student Senate discussed the possibility of recognizing Columbus day as Indigenous People’s Day on campus. This bill, known as the Columbus Bill, was unanimously recognized as a necessity to promote equality. The vote for this bill will take place next meeting. However, a discussion arose on the Senate floor prior to the vote. Concerns…
The University of Rhode Island’s branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted an information session to establish interest in bringing historically multicultural fraternities and sororities back to campus on Thursday, April 20. “Bringing Multicultural sororities to campus was a big unanimous decision,” NAACP Vice President, Blessing Oyedokun, said. “From there…
The mission statement of the Talent Development Program is being changed to reflect a stronger focus on promoting student success after a program review this past March. They found that the original mission of the Talent Development Program, which was to promote access to students to higher education, should be more focused on promoting student…
Mainfare dining hall suffered a flood today due to an unsuccessful switch back to their air conditioning unit. Students eating in the dining hall around 12:10 p.m. noticed water start to leak from the ceiling. It was not long until ceiling tiles collapsed because of the water damage and excess water began pouring into the…
The University of Rhode Island will be offering more inclusive housing options next year due to the efforts of the Gender and Sexuality Center and Housing and Residential Life. Improvements to campus housing options have been in the works for a number of years, according to Gender and Sexuality Center Director Annie Russell, but the…