Gov. Gina Raimondo announced a new initiative last week that will help make textbooks more affordable for college students by making textbooks openly licensed. Raimondo’s plan hopes to save students $5 million dollars over the next five years. Openly licensed textbooks and open access resources are significantly cheaper than some textbooks used today. Rhode Island…
The Department of Housing and Residential Life (HRL) at the University of Rhode Island is undergoing both an internal and state investigation into several complaints that were issued last November. A statement put out by the university as of Sept. 27th states that “URI internal auditors immediately began an investigation of the complaints, which can…
Local After a ruling in United States District Court, Brown University must permit a student expelled for sexual misconduct back into the university. The student, anonymously referred to as John Doe, brought a suit against the university after finding him responsible under a policy based on Title IX and not the university student code of…
Students at the University of Rhode Island are fighting back against the rule banning tank tops at fitness centers across campus. Last week, URI students started a Change.org petition to revoke the rule. The petition has already garnered over 1,580 out of 2,500 supporters wanted. In the petition, students said, “By doing this, we would…
On Thursday, Sept. 22 at 1:39 p.m., university police issued a citation during a motor vehicle stop on Upper College Road. A 23 year old was cited for driving with a suspended license. On Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10:04 p.m., a report was filed for suspicious activity at Eddy Residence Hall on Complex Road. On…
Student Senate’s Student Organization Advisory and Review Committee Chairwoman Samantha King introduced Bill SS16/17-13, which recognized men’s club soccer. King yielded some time to the club’s representatives, who talked about the club’s integrity to be an option as a competitive group for those who couldn’t fully commit to soccer at the varsity level. They practice…
In an effort to offer different kinds of accommodations for its students, the University of Rhode Island plans to build a $94 million apartment-style residence hall on the current Dairy Barn parking lot. The White Horn Brook Apartment Complex will provide about 500 new beds. Named after the brook that carries runoff across campus, the…
It is often said that young people are too uninformed, too apathetic to vote, and are as such often ignored completely during the election season. It has only been recently, with the rise of former-candidate Bernie Sanders, that young people nationwide began to truly find their voices. But is that case here at URI? In…
During a new 10-week course the University of Rhode Island Police Department will educate the public on topics such as an active shooter incident, ethical standards, drunk driving and shooting simulations. The campus police held their first citizens police academy session last Thursday night. This first meeting was a general overview of the police department…