On Thursday, Oct. 13 at 2:18 p.m., a report was filed for suspicious activity on the Quad. On Friday, Oct. 14 at 8:20 p.m., university police were notified of suspicious activity in Eddy Residence Hall, on Complex Road; a report was filed. On Friday, Oct. 14 at 10:33 p.m., a report was filed for suspicious…
The names of students and staff interviewed have been changed to protect their anonymity.* The decriminalization of marijuana went into effect on April 1, 2013, in Rhode Island, but there is still a stigma surrounding the use of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes. Although marijuana has been decriminalized in Rhode Island, that does…
The Student Senate started its Wednesday meeting with Finance Chairman Ryan Buck introducing a finance bill which recognized a category transfer of $5,000 from “Convention and Registration” to “Travel and Lodging” for the Alpine Racing Team. Chairman Buck noted that these types of transfers happen regularly at this time of year to accommodate for different…
Since Hillside Residence Hall was built at the University of Rhode Island in 2012, rumors have spread around campus regarding a faulty structure and a sinkhole, but Housing and Residential Life finally put these assumptions to an end. Hillside Hall is home to 600 first-year students and includes several living-learning communities including the Harrington School,…
While many classes at the University of Rhode Island require students to purchase a textbook, only a select few of those are written by the professors actually teaching the course. Whether or not it’s morally correct for professors to profit from both teaching at the university and requiring their own textbooks, however, is debated by…
Local: According to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, many of the state’s dams are unsafe and could pose a large risk if they fail as a result of storms or other adverse conditions. Ninety-six of Rhode Island’s dams have been given a rating of “high hazard,” and 81 others are rated a “significant…
This summer, the RAM Gift Shop located in the basement of the Memorial Union was replaced by an expanding RAM Tech store. The space usually full of University of Rhode Island merchandise is now home to RAM Care and other services that RAM Tech provides. “We didn’t really close it,” Paul Whitney, Director of URI…
The University of Rhode Island’s Dining Services has incorporated various changes and procedures in the dining halls in order to conserve product, minimize waste, and keep its customers happy. Students around campus have noticed that some of the stations in Hope Commons have closed earlier than their designated times. This is due to the addition…
Comedian and actor Hannibal Buress will be bringing his newest tour “The Hannibal Montanabal Experience” to The Ryan Center Nov. 3, with his visit to The University of Rhode Island being the biggest stop on the tour. Cigar: When you first started doing stand-up, were you doing the same kind of material that you…
The first Presidential debate broke the record as the most watched ever, with the viewership estimated at over 84 million. Here at the University of Rhode Island, a whopping 84 percent of 46 students surveyed said they watched the debate on Sept. 26. Of these students, the overwhelming majority said that they believed Clinton won….