Student Senate discussed the recognition status of three groups on Wednesday night. The first organization was the Student Organization Leadership Consultants (SOLC), secondly the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and lastly The Good Five Cent Cigar. Senate also voted on the budgeting of all organizations on campus. SOLC is an organization on campus that…
Hundreds of thousands of people across the country participated in the “March For Our Lives” rally on Saturday, March 24. The rally was held in response to the Feb. 14 Parkland, Florida school shooting, which left 14 students and three faculty members dead. All 50 states had some type of “March For Our Lives” rally….
Photo by Stefanie Erickson |CIGAR|Many students require the same labs to graduate. Combining them is expected to make more ease in the classroom. Anatomy and physiology labs set to merge for 2018-2019 Semesters The University of Rhode Island’s anatomy and physiology labs are set to merge starting with the 2018-2019 academic year, sparking a lot…
On Jan. 12, 2018 at 9:53 a.m., an email sent out by Disability Services Director, Pamela Rohland, violated the confidentiality of all of the students included in the service. Instead of using the bcc option, which keeps all recipients anonymous, Rohland mistakenly used the cc option which allowed everyone who was sent the email to…
Photo by Joe Lachance |CIGAR| Students enjoying meals at Mainfare and Butterfield are concerned their song choices are being censored. Administrators filter explicit song selections At both of the dining halls on campus at the University of Rhode Island, students are able to use an application called RockBot to request music over the loudspeakers during service…
Photo by Joe Lachance |CIGAR| As the University encounters storm after storm, many members of the community are wondering how exactly the administration are responding to the tumultuous weather. During the past several weeks, the University of Rhode Island has experienced several nor’easters, which have resulted in large amounts of rain, wind, and snow. To deal…
Photo by Anna Meassick |CIGAR| March 7, 2018 At 5:31 a.m., university police responded to a medical emergency at Eddy Hall. A student was transported to the hospital. At 12:35 p.m., a driver was pulled over after failing to stop at a stop sign on Upper College Road. The operator of the motor vehicle was…
On Monday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m., a rescheduled meeting of the University of Rhode Island Student Senate was called to order. The meeting covered all pending bills and announcements from the cancelled March 7 meeting. Finance Chair Samantha King presented all submitted budgets for recognized student organizations. The budget laid out the 2017-2018 fiscal…
Local News A 40-year-old Providence woman, Berkley Vallone, was arrested Tuesday morning and is facing multiple counts of theft and fraud totaling nearly $122,000. Wanted by Arizona authorities, Vallone worked as an interior designer where she allegedly spent the money fraudulently on unaccepted personal uses, leaving the projects incomplete. Vallone refused to waive extradition, and…
Four University of Rhode Island unfunded student organizations, Bridge USA, Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), College Democrats and College Republicans have formed a coalition to change the current bylaws within Student Senate and how they recognize organizations on campus. The coalition came together because of their collective disagreement over their individual groups funding…