URI is planning to hold the inaugural women’s summit to celebrate women’s month. Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate is holding its first-ever Women’s Summit to promote interconnection between different women leaders in the community. The event was planned by Off-Campus Senator and Academic Affairs Committee Chair,…
Student senate presidential candidates. PHOTO CREDIT: LinkedIn, instagram.com/voteuri.rj The University of Rhode Island Student Senate elections for president and vice president will be held online from Wednesday, March 1 until Thursday, March 2. This year, there are two pairs of candidates running. For president, Emily Gamache and Ramez Rizk, and vice president, Chris Hoover and…
With recent violence on college campuses, what can students do to ensure safety? Graphic by: Ronan Himelrick | Managing Editor A shooting at the University of Virginia, a stabbing of four University of Idaho students, several murders near Temple University and, most recently, a shooting at Michigan State University, have increased national discussion of college…
Candidates Ramez Rizk and Jonah Steinweh-Adler running for the student senate presidential debate took the floor this last week. PHOTO CREDIT: Lucas Masiello | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate held its presidential debate on Monday, Feb. 27, where two presidential and vice presidential candidates took the floor. The two presidential candidates…
GRAPHIC BY: Ronan Himelrick | Managing Editor The University of Rhode Island’s Faculty Senate met for the second time this fiscal year to review curriculum standards and discuss a number of University changes. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the meeting began with the nomination of Theodore A. Walls as the next Senate…
The $205k award will help reduce contamination, mislabeling Four steps to food safety. PHOTO CREDIT: fooddocs.com Nicole Richard, a research associate and food safety specialist at the University of Rhode Island, received a $205,000 federal grant that will equip compilable Rhode Island food manufacturers with specialized education and training in order to strengthen the state’s…
Can a four day work week be present on campus? Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor As workplaces all over the country discuss implementing four-day workweeks for their employees, there is little talk about this transition into college classes. According to an article titled “Is a Four-Day Week the Future of Work?” from The…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: External Affairs Chairman Jose Montoya announced a slew of programs aimed at improving the condition of the off-campus renting in the areas surrounding the University of Rhode Island at a Wednesday Student Senate meeting. Senator Montoya plans to begin his campaign by holding voter…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: Dining Services Director Pierre St-Germain and the Student Senate found common ground after year-long tensions between the two organizations at Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting. The apprehension began during a tumultuous April 2022 meeting, where St-Germain compared multi-million dollar budgets to a “pee-pee” contest. Focusing…
URI saves approximately 450,000 plastic water bottles in under a year. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The University of Rhode Island is doing its part to reduce plastic pollution through the installation of reusable water bottle filling stations. According to Jeffrey Plouffe, URI’s associate director of Housing and Residential Life (HRL), the first…