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….
On Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 10:55 p.m., suspicious activity was reported in Heathman Residence Hall, on Butterfield Road. The suspect was gone upon police arrival. On Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 11:19 p.m., university police were made aware of a domestic disturbance in Hillside Residence Hall, on Campus Avenue. An 18 year old was arrested on…
Student Senate hosted an open forum for John Sears, the vice president of Student Affairs and director of Housing and Residential Life, who talked about the upcoming construction project for White Horn Brook. Sears was accompanied by Kip McMann, an expert on the history and environmental elements of the area. With an estimated start in…
Two Eastern Washington University professors spoke on the struggles of poverty and homelessness in Tuesday night’s Honors Colloquium at Edwards Auditorium. Johnny Cake Center Executive Director Kate Brewster introduced professors Deanna Trella and Timothy Hilton to start the presentation. Brewster said the research conducted by these two professors displays a “national perspective to a serious…
Local: Richard Wallace, a resident of Rhode Island, has broken the North American giant pumpkin record at the Frerichs Farm Pumpkin Weigh Off in Warren, Rhode Island. The record-setting pumpkin weighed over 2,261 pounds, which unseated last year’s record holder, Wallace’s son Ron Wallace. The younger Wallace’s pumpkin weighed in at 2,230 pounds in 2015….
Chi Omega sorority brought a medium to perform a group spirit reading last Tuesday night as a part of their annual philanthropic Wish Week. Christina Raccasi, a member of Chi Omega and Wish Week chair, walked onto the stage and thanked the audience for attending and for their donations to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. She then…