As many students at the University of Rhode Island consider the off-campus living option, one company has made this venture easier by being the first realtor to have an office on campus. Narragansett Property Management had only eight houses about five years ago and has now expanded to 240, according to principal owner and…
Art at the University of Rhode Island is an interesting subject in concern of the campus. Walking around campus, one may not notice the intricate murals in Edwards Hall, the stonework in front of the Robert L. Carothers Library or even the herbal gardens in front of the Pharmacy Building. “There’s actually quite a…
The Student Senate began its meeting with new Police Major Michael Jagoda. Jagoda is a former Connecticut State Police Commander with more than 22 years of experience. Jagoda said his focus is on the issues with the relationship between students and the police force. He explained that he wants to increase the rate of engagement…
LOCAL: An East Greenwich man was sentenced on Wednesday to 65 months in federal prison for filing 58 fraudulent tax returns. Anthony DelFarno, former owner of the now-closed SoHo Ristorante at 21 Pier Marketplace in Narragansett, was imprisoned for tax fraud involving stolen identities. DelFarno was indicted on Dec. 18, 2014 and pleaded guilty on…
On Sunday, Oct. 5, members of the University of Rhode Island football team allegedly stormed into the Chi Phi fraternity house and attacked several fraternity members, resulting in several injuries. In a segment with Rhode Island Public Radio, URI President David Dooley “defended the football team†and said, “We are striving to be one community,…
Preparations for emergencies happen long before the situations themselves emerge, and at the University of Rhode Island the Office of Emergency Management is behind the scenes preparing.  . URI is Rhode Island’s first higher education institute to have a dedicated emergency management staff. The office’s three-person staff was established to make sure the university is…
We are all too familiar with the tragic school shootings across the country that have taken the lives of many in recent years. Experts say that the rate of these tragedies stands statistically unchanged since the late 1990s. Over the past few years, the University of Rhode Island has taken steps to make life here…
Film and English Professor Robert Leuci of the University of Rhode Island passed away Monday, Oct. 12 after complications from surgery. His passing came as a surprise to many of his students, most of whom were unaware of his deteriorating health. This shock has prompted a group of Leuci’s students to create a memorial…
On Monday, Oct. 12. at 9:24 p.m., the smell of marijuana brought university police to the stone wall near the Wellness Center. A notification of the incident was made. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 10 p.m. the university police were notified of a suspicious person outside the Chi Phi Fraternity House on Fraternity Circle. A…
Student Senate focused last week’s meeting on finishing the freshman campus senate elections. After the elections had taken place, freshman representative candidates Will Kramer and Sam Lawrence were disqualified for having campaign materials within 50 feet of the Memorial Union. Kramer received the most votes of the election with 98 votes, while Sam Lawrence…