Washington County residents are speaking out on the lack of coverage from the local press concerning hospital leadership issues, claiming The Independent has denied publishing letters to the editor critical of the hospital. Lou Chrostowski, former patient of South County Hospital, remains “frustrated” with the local press after his letter to the editor for The…
The United States House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act on April 10 that would require voters to show documentation of their United States citizenship if they want to vote if passed through the Senate. The SAVE Act will affect many communities across the country according to the National Public Radio. This…
The Narragansett Dawn, the University of Rhode Island’s pending research vessel and the second of three ships, has been delayed since her original arrival date in 2023 due to issues with construction. The vessel is being built at Bollinger Shipyard in Houma, Louisiana, where Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, according to Erich Grubel, the manager…
PHOTO CREDIT: Abbie Chipps | News EditorA Bud Light can on the beach outside of Ocean Mist.Ocean side view of Ocean Mist. Plastic cups and straws litter the sand and sea surrounding Ocean Mist, a South Kingstown beach bar, which some University of Rhode Island students deem as environmental negligence. Located at 895 Matunuck Beach…
In a surge to safeguard public forests and endangered species from the growing timber industry, ocean state environmentalists have rallied behind a bill that seeks to prohibit logging in old growth forests and natural area preserves. The last time the Rhode Island General Assembly passed an act to preserve natural areas was in 1993. Nathan…
An individual was reportedly seen on the roof of Swan Hall on Tuesday, April 17. By the time authorities arrived at the scene at 12:23 p.m., the reported individual had already left. Police cleared by 12:26 p.m. The second report of suspicious activity occurred on Lower College Road, police were notified of a suspect trying…
The University of Rhode Island Student Senate met to elect a director of treasury, a director of communications, a speaker of the assembly and six committee chairs. The senate voted to elect Jacob Milner as student organization committee chair, Molly Wentworth as academic affairs chair, Kairy Gonzalez as cultural affairs chair, Arpan Utkarsh Singh as…
The University of Rhode Island’s BridgeUSA chapter, BridgeURI, collaborated with St. George’s School’s Civil Discourse fellowship to foster respectful political dialogue. The group of a dozen high school students from St. George’s and their teacher, Sarah Mason, discussed questions presented by BridgeURI such as: “Do executive orders give too much power to the president or…
As international university students across the United States have visas revoked, the University of Rhode Island is unable to do anything but inform. Getting a visa revoked is a federal issue, according to Kristin Johnson, the vice provost for global initiatives at URI. “[The students] are no longer supported or sponsored by the URI because…
With over 6,500 students currently on various meal plans at the University of Rhode Island, dining services is preparing for potential impacts from recently implemented tariffs, according to Dining Services Director Pierre St-Germain. These changes might affect campus operations, specifically surrounding the funding that goes into the dining halls and other food services such as…