Walking through Memorial Park in Providence, one might come across a stone sculpture upon which is written the towns that once housed concentration camps alongside a list of 14 names. Â Dr. William Green, the department chair of landscape and architecture at the University of Rhode Island, was prominently involved in the assembly of…
The Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences building has been in the works for several years now, but students will be able to see the completed building this March. The project began in November of 2010, when Rhode Island voters approved a $61 million bond issue to the University of Rhode Island to construct a…
Last Wednesday, the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Public Safety and the FBI issued a warning concerning a phone scam that attempts to collect money from students. The scams were said to include a phone call claiming that the student owed “unpaid taxes for school loans.” The phishing seems to have been aimed directly…
Global: GABCIKOVO, SLOVAKIA- Hundreds of Syrian war refugees are migrating to a village that recently voted against their stay by a shocking 97 percent, according to the Washington Post. Gabcikovo is a town with a population of 5,000. As a tightly-knit community, most of the townspeople speak Hungarian and are Catholic. The people of…
With the start of the new school year, the repercussions of the Green Lane incident that occurred in May of 2014 continue to be felt by Narragansett students and residents. The large block party in Eastwood Look sparked a lot of tension between student renters and permanent residents in Narragansett. Â Since then, the area…
On Thursday, Sept. 24 at 12:26 a.m., a routine motor vehicle stop in the parking lot near Hillside Residence Hall led to the arrest of a 23-year-old person. The 23-year-old pwas charged with possession of marijuana and had their license suspended and revoked. On Friday, Sept. 25 at 12:45 a.m., a 21-year-old person was…
January break: a wonderful time where students leave the University of Rhode Island for the seclusion of their homes, the silence of their Yik Yak feeds and for some, the serenity of Cuban culture. This winter, if a month long stay with mom and dad does not seem so appealing, URI is offering an array…
Costs associated with paying for college are a concern for most students. In some cases, students aren’t entirely sure what all these fees are covering. Gwendlyn Chai, a University of Rhode Island junior, has started a petition to raise awareness about the $494 off campus study fee that students must pay before studying abroad. “That’s…
Nearly 1,000 people attended the University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium on September 22 to hear from Dr. Patch Adams, a physician, activist and self-proclaimed clown talk about his life and experiences. Sporting eccentric clown attire, complete with blue hair, vibrantly printed pants and multicolored, neon sneakers, Adams gave a two-hour lecture on founding his…
The Students Rights and Responsibilities Committee has decided to remove the “three-strike†policy from the University of Rhode Island campus policies. “With the three-strike policy, the student conduct administrators are held to ‘one, two, three, I have to suspend you,’†said Katrina Dorsey, associate dean of Students and Community Standards for URI. “In that we…