Despite President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of federal protections for transgender students last week, the University of Rhode Island has publicly stated its continued commitment to protect all students, regardless of their gender identity. Apart from allowing students to use the bathroom that corresponded to their gender identity, interpretations of Title IX made during the Obama…
Student fees are often viewed as an unavoidable consequence of attending a university, and can appear insignificant compared to the much higher tuition costs. Many students at the University of Rhode Island do not know what their student fees are directly paying for and they are also unaware that each semester they pay a Building…
The Student Senate held a public forum to discuss issues with parking, construction and infrastructure on campus where they introduced a referendum regarding an increase of the Student Services Fee. Joe Wanat, project director at Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. in Providence, discussed ideas like improving the image visitors get when arriving on campus through new…
On Tuesday, Feb. 21 At 2:34 a.m. a report was filed for an incident of vehicular vandalism in the Dairy Barn parking lot, on West Alumni Avenue. At 5:01 p.m. a 20 year old was arrested on Lower College Road for the fraudulent use of credit cards. A report was filed with the University Police…
Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time as president. The speech, similar to a State of the Union Address, allows the president to lay out the policies that lead Congress and set goals for the Administration. In keeping with tradition, Trump seemed to adopt a less…
The University of Rhode Island Student Senate held a debate on Tuesday night for the upcoming presidential election. Senators contending for the position are Sam King and Ryan Buck. King currently serves as the chair of the Student Organization Advisory Review Committee, and has served on every other committee of senate apart from the…
Students from colleges across Rhode Island came together at the University of Rhode Island Memorial Union last Saturday for a friendly competition to solve problems found on university campuses. At the second-annual ChangeFest, students competed for cash prizes to turn their projects into a reality. Hosted and created by the URI student organization, Thrive, ChangeFest…
Before grabbing their seats to watch the Rhode Island Rams take on Virginia Commonwealth University at the Ryan Center on Saturday, students made sure they got their free hot dogs and popcorn from the URI Police Department. Community Police Officer Paul Hanrahan stood outside the Ryan Center with his big, blue URI food truck, greeting…
Dr. Annemarie Vaccaro, associate professor and program director of College Student Personnel, received a national award for a “lifetime commitment to research and scholarship” in student development and social justice in January, . NASPA, also known as Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, honored Vaccaro with an award for an “outstanding contribution to literature…
Cheating is considered a serious offense here at the University of Rhode Island. As a school that stresses academic honesty and integrity, cheating is not taken lightly. When a student it caught or suspected of cheating in the classroom, the professor has three options, according to Assistant Director of Community Standards Joe Berardi. The…