After spending more than a semester closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a popular Memorial Union staple is about to return. The 193 Degrees Coffeehouse, a student-run cafe in room 200 of the Memorial Union that was closed from March 2020 until Feb. 2021, finally reopened last week. The coffeehouse is known for serving…
At this week’s meeting, the Student Senate voted to recognize two new clubs and elected two new members of the Treasury Committee. The Student Organizations Committee (SOC) announced that it is starting the process for stipend review this week. According to SOC Chairwoman Katie Siegle, this process will continue through the month of February. External…
The Narragansett Town Council met on Monday to further debate the ordinance limiting 3 college renters to a house. Photo from patch.com. The Narragansett town ordinance limiting student housing to three students per property faces an uncertain future after a town council meeting this past Monday. Through the two-hour period allocated for the meeting, the…
URI’s Climate Survey Working Group is conducting a survey in order to better target improvements to the URI experience for both students and faculty. Graphic by Alison Carpino. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island’s Climate Survey Working Group (CSWG) is creating a survey to understand student and faculty experiences and how they…
“I simply recognized a grave injustice was occurring and I felt so deeply compelled to respond to it that I was willing to be arrested over it,” Bree Newsome said. On Tuesday, the Multicultural Student Services Center hosted its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration featuring Newsome as a guest speaker. The event was sponsored…
After nearly a year of protests, URI’s multicultural organizations call for the University to improve the experiences of minority students. Photo by Greg Clark. Many students involved in the University of Rhode Island’s multicultural and civil rights student organizations are calling for the University to improve the college experience for students of color. In the…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, URI is currently conducting freshman orientations remotely. Graphic by Alison Carpino. The University of Rhode Island has continued to hold virtual orientation for incoming students as COVID-19 continues to disrupt traditional in-person orientation. Virtual orientation had been offered to new students last summer as well as at the start of…
In January, the University of Rhode Island received $500,000 from the Champlin Foundation to go towards cutting edge research and technology. The projects funded this year included providing engineering students anywhere, anytime access to computer tools, purchasing robotic equipment for Field Oriented Robotic Education (FORE) and purchasing equipment to grow organs. Each of these projects…
The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy is currently training students, faculty and staff on administering the COVID-19 vaccine to the public. According to the University’s website, new COVID-19 health regulations allow pharmacy technicians to conduct vaccinations. Because of this, it is required for workers at clinics, hospitals and pharmacies to receive immunization training….
Rebellion, growth, teamwork: how we made it here (from left to right) John Levesque, Carol Cioe Klyman, Ann Doyle, Catherine Winters, and Anne Foster, some of the first editors of the Good Five Cent Cigar, on a field trip to Atlanta. Photo courtesy of Susan Roy. Time to Celebrate! In 1971, a team of passionate,…