URI works to satisfy students’ request from 2013 of having gender neutral bathrooms in all university buildings. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards In 2013, a group of students approached former University of Rhode Island President David Dooley asking for at least one gender-inclusive bathroom in each building on campus by 2020. Dooley promised to create more…
At the University of Rhode Island Faculty Senate’s second meeting of the academic year, the Senate reviewed and voted on issues including course changes, concerns for the new year and progress towards inclusion in University documents. Michael Rice, the vice president of the Senate, presented an informational report about operations of the Information Technology Strategic…
Takes over Arts & Sciences account, develops design standards Harrington School is now in charge of social media content in the College of Arts and Sciences. Contributed by: harrington.uri.edu The Harrington School’s social media accounts have recently undergone major changes, including the start of Harrington’s TikTok account, as well as the school taking over the…
After a string of car break-ins in the Keaney parking lot, there’s rising concern among community members. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards An increase in thefts from vehicles located in student parking lots has shaken the University of Rhode Island’s on-campus community, leading to intervention by URI’s Department of Public Safety. On Oct. 13, URI Communications…
Ceremony designates David M. Dooley URI Science Quadrangle URI Science Quad naming ceremony recognizes and dedicates former URI President David Dooley. PHOTO CREDIT: Bryan Kuklo The field in between Avedisian Hall, the Coastal Institute and the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences is now officially the David M. Dooley URI Science Quadrangle. David Dooley served…
The Bothun Lab Group is making innovations in the biomedical field with nanotherapeutic materials. PHOTO CREDIT: Contributed by Geoffrey Bothun After joining the URI community in July 2006, Geoffrey Bothun, the chair of the chemical engineering department, created the Bothun Lab Group to make innovations in the biomedical field and environmental sensing. The lab group…
On page one of this week’s newspaper, the Cigar covers a story about a racist direct message sent to a player on the Miami Dolphins from a University of Rhode Island graduate student. First, the Cigar condemns the racist words and messages the student used. We do not tolerate racism at the Cigar. In the…
This Sunday, President Marc Parlange sent an email to all members of the University of Rhode Island community addressing a racist direct message sent from a URI student to Miami Dolphins player Emmanuel Ogbah. “I write tonight to underscore for every member of our community that the University of Rhode Island is an institution committed…
The results of the first-ever Campus Climate Survey, conducted in March of 2021, was published on Oct. 7, revealing discrepancies in perspectives between groups in the University of Rhode Island’s climate. “In March of this year, we invited students, staff and faculty to participate in the University’s first-ever Campus Climate Survey,” Associate Vice President and…
University hosts panel discussion, walking tour on local history What lies underneath URI soil, comes with surprises and new findings of the land’s long history. PHOTO CREDIT: Leah Crowley Lorén Spears, director of the Tomaquag museum, greeted the audience that gathered in Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences last Saturday in her Indigenous language. …