Photo by Anna Meassick | Professors have been teaching without a contract in place after the current one expired in June. Faculty at the University of Rhode Island have been working for almost a month without contracts as the faculty union and the state have been negotiating an appropriate agreement. The previous contract was valid…
President David M. Dooley held a forum Monday afternoon in the Memorial Union Ballroom to discuss the University of Rhode Island’s accomplishments and plans moving forward. Dooley began the event by sharing the ways in which URI has grown over the past decade. According to Dooley, in the 2017-2018 academic year, 74 percent of first-year…
September 28th, 2018 Dear Constituents, The University of Rhode Island Student Senate (Senate) is currently involved in discussions regarding the manner in which student organizations are funded and the matters for which they may not be funded. Since May of this year, the Senate has been in correspondence with an organization known as the Foundation…
Jennifer Finney Boylan, a professor at the Barnard College of Columbia University, discussed transgender identity at this year’s Honors Colloquium on Oct. 2. Her speech, while also part of the colloquium titled “Reimagining Gender: Voices, Power, Action,” was a joint effort with the University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center. Boylan gave her speech,…
The state of Rhode Island has contracted two new companies to deliver bottled water to the University of Rhode Island and other higher education institutions across the state. The contract with Poland Springs, URI’s previous provider, expired at the end of 2017. There were rumors that Poland Springs stopped delivering their products to campus because…
Local News- Since Sept. 27, Providence bus drivers of the Teamsters Local 251 Union have been on strike. This union represents nearly 100 bus drivers who voted against a contract proposed by First Student Inc. because the drivers feel they are not being given enough retirement benefits. Over 200 bus drivers decided to leave their…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting this week was brief, with little debate. The bill outlining changes to the constitution and bylaws of URI’s Student Senate was passed with no debate. After extensive debates last week, Finance Chair Zachary Taylor held the floor for several minutes to ensure members had no concerns. Taylor…
Photo by Anna Meassick Thursday, Sept. 27 At 11:21 a.m., fraud was reported at Quinn Hall. A report was filed. At 1:20 p.m., a well-being check was done at the Fine Arts Center. A report was filed. Friday, Sept. 28 At 4:49 p.m., the burglar alarm at White Hall went off. The building was checked…
Photo by Ryan Wichelns | Renovations are underway for the Memorial Union and will take about six years to complete. The University of Rhode Island is in the early stages of planning a full renovation of the Memorial Union that is expected to be completed in the fall of 2024. The University plans to take…
Brett Black, a 47-year-old level two sex offender, was arrested and charged with trespassing by the Narragansett Police Department following an incident in the Eastward Look area on Sept. 22. According to police, several complaints were made between Sept. 16 and Sept. 26. Over the course of that week, complaints included a suspicious man peering…