This Week’s Top Story: National Security Advisor Michael Flynn Resigns After Concern Over Russian Talks Embroiled in controversy, and just weeks after his appointment, Michael T. Flynn handed in his letter of resignation as the White House National Security Advisor. Flynn resigned late Monday night, once it became clear that the Department of Justice had…
Two years ago, in May 2015, Bruce Hamilton,then director of the Memorial Union, retired after 35 years of service. Hamilton was noted in the Cigar as a “friend of students,” and honored by the University as a “fearless leader.” Since then, the Union’s Search Committee has been looking continuously for a worthy successor. In…
Two students plan to conduct a study at the end of March to try and increase a person’s abilities when under the influence of alcohol as a project for their statistical methods and quality systems class (ISE 412). Jennifer Jackson and Cara Liberatti are attempting to study adults between the ages of 21 and 25…
Dr. Carnell Jones, director of enrollment services at the University of Rhode Island, is teaching a progressive course in the Africana Studies Department on Black Lives Matter and the Civil Rights Movement. The idea of the class this semester is to understand the history of Black Lives Matter and the Civil Rights Movement through a…
Two students were arrested and one was injured during celebrations that broke out at the University of Rhode Island after the Patriots’ Super Bowl win Sunday night, according to URI Public Safety officials. Benjamin Schiffer, 19, a business major from New Hartford, Connecticut was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, vandalism and malicious injury to…
After hearing news that students were unhappy with the full t-shirt policy in place at the University of Rhode Island fitness centers, the staff decided to take an in-depth look at the gym’s policies and redefine them. Originally, the full t-shirt policy was initiated seven years ago because of a Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)…
The University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering is starting this week on the demolition and construction of a new engineering building that will replace Crawford, Gilbreth, Kelly, and Wales Halls. This project gained its funds in part from the state voting “yes” on question four in last November’s election which gave the college $45.5…
A bill to amend the state’s Access to Public Records Act (APRA), which protects the research materials of professors at state institutions of higher learning, was held for further study by the Rhode Island state Senate this past Tuesday. The bill, which would amend previous APRA law to exempt both the physical and electronic research…
In Historic Tiebreaker, Betsy DeVos Confirmed for Secretary of Education For the first time in History, the Vice President of the United States was the deciding vote in a cabinet nomination. Vice President Mike Pence had to break a 50-50 tie to confirm Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Education Secretary, bringing the…
On Monday, Jan. 30 -At 11:39 a.m., an incident of larceny was investigated in Lippitt Hall, on Lippitt Road. On Wednesday, Feb. 1 -At 12:16 a.m., a report was filed for a drug offense in Heathman Residence Hall, on Butterfield Road. -At 4:43 p.m., a report was filed for vehicular…