The University of Rhode Island Student Action for Sustainability proposed the creation of a sustainability center on campus to better facilitate communication regarding student and faculty sustainability initiatives. The proposal was held on Oct. 21. in front of the president executive council, according to Kiersten Sundell, who serves as the SAS vice president and student…
Over Thanksgiving break, the University of Rhode Island worked to accommodate on-campus needs for those who relied on the more limited services due to low staffing. Butterfield was the only dining hall open during the Thanksgiving recess, operating at shortened hours between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Thanksgiving, the dining hall closed its doors…
A master’s psychology student at the University of Rhode Island continues to research how emotions and alcohol intoxication affect risks of sexual assault in young women on college campuses throughout Rhode Island. By observing how women are emotionally impacted by alcohol consumption, Reina Kiefer hopes to raise awareness for sexual assault prevention in her role…
A $65 million donation from University of Rhode Island alumna Helen Izzi Schilling’s will, the largest donation in the university’s history, will be awarded to incoming STEM students based on academic merit starting in 2025. The endowment established the Helen Izzi Schilling ’54 and Francis Schilling Scholars Program and will give incoming students up to…
Mold on the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons third floor continues to contaminate books, raising concerns over the materials that University of Rhode Island disciplines rely on. Compromised materials used by University of Rhode Island students studying English, history, language and social sciences are at risk of being fully discarded, according to interim…
“Gazans Starve – USA sends bombs, what kind of nation are we?” read a sign that stood on the Quad on Wednesday. URI Students for Palestine organized the protest, standing around poster boards with the names and faces of Palestinians killed in Gaza to spread awareness of the ongoing humanitarian crisis. They further urged the…
A 19-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting on Butterfield Road at Hopkins Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Officers arrived at the scene at 9:37 p.m. and cleared the scene by 9:43 p.m. The man was arrested on a warrant issued by the Narragansett Police Department on Oct. 31. On Friday, a routine motor vehicle stop…
At the end of a quaint, winding road in Exeter, Rhode Island, a small museum of southern New England Indigenous history is working to expand their show of exhibits through a new location on University of Rhode Island property. With a $2 million bond passed in Rhode Island’s ballot question 5 toward a new Kingston…
The University of Rhode Island released a survey to all students at URI as part of an initiative to learn more about student financial independence nationwide and how it affects students’ academic success. The Human Development and Family Science Program, which sent out the survey, received 983 responses from the URI community as of Wednesday,…
The University of Rhode Island has seen an increase in domestic abuse reports due to a growth in campus acknowledgement, discussion and education on the topics of domestic violence and sexual assault . The first domestic violence report of November was made to the URI Police Department from Burnside Hall on Nov 5. A 22-year-old…