The criminology and criminal justice (CCJ) program at the University of Rhode Island recently established their chapter of the honor society Alpha Phi Sigma (APS) and elected their inaugural executive board. Dr. Megan Parry, an assistant professor of CCJ, was a member of APS during her undergraduate and graduate programs. She thought that URI students…
A previous professor of psychology at the University of Rhode Island criticized people from Nebraska over Twitter after the state experienced severe flooding. George A. Kenna PhD, an assistant adjunct professor hired in 2003, tweeted numerous times that Nebraskans are uneducated and that the state could wash away. Nebraska faced flooding in late March of…
Wednesday, April 3 At 8:31 a.m., a 52-year-old man was arrested at West Alumni Avenue at a motor vehicle stop and was charged with a DUI on his first offense. His blood alcohol content was unknown. At 11:03 p.m., a burglar alarm went off at the Dining Distribution Center. A general notification was issued….
New committee chairs and executive board positions were elected and sworn into office during the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting on April 10. The position of the Cultural Affairs Committee chair was the only chair position that was run with any opposition. Senator Lulu Alryati was elected to be chair of Cultural Affairs…
Students danced the night away to raise money for Hasbro Children’s Hospital. |Photo by Greg Clark The second annual RhodyTHON fundraiser, which donates all proceeds to the Hasbro Children’s Hospital, raised $292,173 on Saturday night, drastically surpassing last year’s record-breaking total. The event was held on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the…
by Ian Weiner and Kayla Laguerre-Lewis Since the School of Education and the College of Continuing Education merged in 2017 to become the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies, the University of Rhode Island’s continuing education programs have shrunk significantly while the School of Education has expanded. When the new college was…
The chaplain at the Catholic Center located on campus was removed. | Photo by Anna Meassick. by Andy Main, Julia Moro and Mary Lind The Catholic Center chaplain at the University of Rhode Island has been placed on administrative leave by the Diocese of Providence. Rev. Joseph R. Upton was placed on administrative leave on…
The Harrington Broadcast studio continues to evolve in its development. |Photo by Grace DeSanti Although the new broadcast studio for the Harrington School of Communication and Media was scheduled to open in January 2019, the studio still remains unopen today. It was not the intention to delay the opening, but as the studio is a…
Public Safety invested in two electric cars to be more environmentally-friendly. |Photo by Joe Lachance In an effort to make a more environmentally-friendly campus, the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Public Safety recently bought two new all-electric cars. The two Chevy Volts retail at approximately $33,000. They are entirely electric, meaning they are simply…
The university strongly encourages free-speech and acts to protect it even prior to Trump’s executive order. |Photo by Chris Crosby President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 2 in order to protect freedom of speech on college campuses, but at the University of Rhode Island this order has little to no effect on…