This week from the Student Senate. Speaker of the General Assembly Cameron Chadronet led this week’s short meeting. The committee chairs shared their updates, getting the meeting rolling. Communications Director Sanah Feroz announced the launch of the Senate website. Features of the website include general meeting minutes, committee meeting times and how to join the…
The weather begins to cool as the trees bordering the Quad turn a reddish hue. The smell of fresh apple cider and warm cider donuts, trademarks of the New England region, fill the surrounding air — along with the anguished cries of students who have discovered that tickets to the Homecoming football game have once…
Recruitment season is well in motion for Greek Life at University of Rhode Island and numbers are continuing to climb. According to Jayson Hutchinson, the recruitment director for the Interfraternity Council (IFC) “the Greek Life community makes up 25% of the student body,” which has been on a steady increase over the course of the…
During a time where students could study zoology as a minor and the University of Rhode Island called itself Rhode Island State College, the College of Arts and Sciences was born. This was 75 years ago, and the college now serves roughly 4,000 students. The College of Arts and Sciences was established in 1948 in…
The Narragansett Town Council passed an ordinance on July 17 prohibiting more than three college students from renting a single-family home. The purpose of the ordinance is to incentivise homeowners to rent to families instead of college students, according to Narragansett Properties Vice President and owner, Evan Morrill. During the public hearing, various residents spoke…
For the past three years, University of Rhode Island students have been able to go to the quad every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and grab as much free, fresh produce as they need. The URI Free Farmer’s Market is one of the leading events aimed at combating food insecurity on campus, but…
“‘Don’t dig wide, dig deep,” is what director of the honors program, Karen de Bruin’s father always advised her in life. Last year, de Bruin recognized the lack of focus within the honors program and, as its new director, she jumped into action to build a program that educates students of global issues facing our…
University of Rhode Island invasion science professor Laura Meyerson recently made an enormous impact in the study of invasive species through contributions to a global report on invasive alien species. In this report, Meyerson worked with 90 other scientists from around the world to complete research on invasive species. She is currently working with her…
In a significant move for environmental conservation, President Joe Biden announced on Sept. 6 his decision to cancel all remaining oil and gas leases issued under the previous administration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The decision protects over 13 million acres of land in the Western Arctic, and has quickly become a topic of…
Hurricane Lee narrowly missed the coast of New England over the weekend as it fizzled into a post-tropical cyclone and eventually died in the Gulf of Maine. According to MyRadar, an international meteorological firm, Lee peaked as a Category 5 hurricane, the highest grade of hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, before slowly growing…