One hundred and forty-six professors and counting have been placed on a national “watch list” over the past month for expressing liberal ideals, and the University of Rhode Island is represented among those numbers. The Professor Watchlist featured Assistant Professor and Acting Director of Graduate Studies Erik Loomis for making negative comments against the National…
The Student Senate began its final meeting of the fall semester by approving the allocation of $1,667.50 to go the Student Entertainment Committee. The funding comes in the form of a travel and lodging contingency grant to help send three SEC members to the National Association of Campus Activities National Convention, in Baltimore, Maryland. The…
Why does the University of Rhode Island charge $20 for a lost or stolen ID card while replacing a malfunctioning or worn out card is free of charge? The Campus ID & Dining Services Office obtains almost $50,000 a year in replacement ID card fees at URI. According the Director of Dining Services, Steven Mello,…
The University of Rhode Island Police Department is now accepting donations of unwrapped toys for their second-annual toy drive for children in the surrounding community who don’t receive gifts during the holiday season. “[The] need is greater than the community can support,” said Officer Paul Hanrahan of the URI police force, who is the creator…
According to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), the University of Rhode Island has policies in its student handbook that restrict free speech. In an email sent to select students across 111 different public universities across the country, the organization “delivered a warning to public colleges and universities with highly restrictive speech codes:…
A student at the University of Rhode Island will bring the global charity Help-Portrait to Rhode Island on Dec. 10 to provide the gift of photography to those who cannot afford it otherwise. The Help-Portrait charity, which began in 2008, brings together “photographers, hairstylists and makeup artists to use their skills, tools and expertise to…
On Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 8:27 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense in Aldrich Residence Hall, on Butterfield Road. On Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 4:42 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense in Bressler Residence Hall, on Campus Avenue. On Friday, Nov. 25 at 11:16 p.m., a report was filed…
The University of Rhode Island Student Senate had a lengthy meeting Wednesday to make the Senate Student Organization Advisory Review Committee’s Re-Recognition of student organizations official. Re-recognition is the process that heavily revolves around organization funding. There are categories such as funded, unfunded, unfunded affiliate, or funded affiliate relating to their activities and student membership….
The University of Rhode Island will be taking on several multimillion-dollar construction projects in the coming year to improve academic buildings and the campus image to prospective students. The most notable project underway is the new $150.5 million engineering complex, which was only made possible as of Nov. 8 when Rhode Island chose to vote…