Local The state of Rhode Island is set to run a deficit of over $100 million in the 2017-18 fiscal year, according to a statement from the RI House Fiscal Office on Tuesday. Projected tax revenue for the state has been increasing since the last deficit forecast, and the state ran a surplus for much…
The recent internal and external changes made to Ranger Hall have brought the building into the modern world, but in the wake of its completion there have been numerous misconceptions and rumors. As a new state-of-the-art facility, Ranger Hall features many changes, including new equipment, technology and resources for all Harrington School of Communication and…
One hundred and forty-six professors and counting have been placed on a national “watch list” over the past month for expressing liberal ideals, and the University of Rhode Island is represented among those numbers. The Professor Watchlist featured Assistant Professor and Acting Director of Graduate Studies Erik Loomis for making negative comments against the National…
The Student Senate began its final meeting of the fall semester by approving the allocation of $1,667.50 to go the Student Entertainment Committee. The funding comes in the form of a travel and lodging contingency grant to help send three SEC members to the National Association of Campus Activities National Convention, in Baltimore, Maryland. The…
Why does the University of Rhode Island charge $20 for a lost or stolen ID card while replacing a malfunctioning or worn out card is free of charge? The Campus ID & Dining Services Office obtains almost $50,000 a year in replacement ID card fees at URI. According the Director of Dining Services, Steven Mello,…
The University of Rhode Island Police Department is now accepting donations of unwrapped toys for their second-annual toy drive for children in the surrounding community who don’t receive gifts during the holiday season. “[The] need is greater than the community can support,” said Officer Paul Hanrahan of the URI police force, who is the creator…
According to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), the University of Rhode Island has policies in its student handbook that restrict free speech. In an email sent to select students across 111 different public universities across the country, the organization “delivered a warning to public colleges and universities with highly restrictive speech codes:…
A student at the University of Rhode Island will bring the global charity Help-Portrait to Rhode Island on Dec. 10 to provide the gift of photography to those who cannot afford it otherwise. The Help-Portrait charity, which began in 2008, brings together “photographers, hairstylists and makeup artists to use their skills, tools and expertise to…
On Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 8:27 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense in Aldrich Residence Hall, on Butterfield Road. On Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 4:42 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense in Bressler Residence Hall, on Campus Avenue. On Friday, Nov. 25 at 11:16 p.m., a report was filed…