For some students at the University of Rhode Island, graduating on time is not easy, especially for students in smaller majors with limited class availability. Limited course availability had extended third-year landscape architecture and place science student Catherine DeAngelo’s college career by a whole year. Her situation was not an isolated incident. Five other students…
Newport Rep. Lauren Carson introduced the “Organics Diversion at Catered Events Act” in a bill on Feb. 12, requiring caterers to be responsible for creating food waste diversion plans, despite infrastructure challenging its feasibility. The bill, which further enforces the 2021 Rhode Island food waste ban, would require caterers to arrange their own composting or…
When students at the University of Rhode Island line up for their daily iced coffee, most aren’t thinking about federal nutrition policy, but a recent statement from United States Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is stirring conversation on campus. At a February rally in Texas, Kennedy questioned whether popular drinks from chains like…
URI Police have arrested and charged a suspect in relation to the video voyeurism cases that took place from March 6 and 9. The suspect, 18-year-old Woonsocket resident Evan Bouphavong, was arrested on March 17, according to Rhode Island court records. Bouphavong faces two charges of video voyeurism, with a bond set at $3,000. Bouphavong…
The University of Rhode Island Student Senate approved new student organizations, passed resolutions aimed at lowering student costs and began review of a $1.4 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Wednesday. Following a campus living presentation from Housing and Dining officials Thomas Cooley and Pierre St-Germain, the senate moved through a packed agenda…
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The student senate approved a $5,000 contingency grant for the Asian Students Association’s annual Culture Show and heard updates from the Graduate Student Association on Wednesday. The senate unanimously approved the funding bill to support the ASA’s 32nd Culture Show, which will take place on April 17 at Edwards Auditorium at 6 p.m. The event…
University of Rhode Island police are investigating two video voyeurism incidents that took place in Browning and Butterfield Halls on March 6 and 9, less than a year after a similar incident in Adams Hall. A male suspect entered the shower areas of the residence halls and attempted to observe, photograph or video male occupants…
The Alpha Phi sorority will return to the University of Rhode Island this fall after nearly a decade off campus, gathering a new founding member class. Alpha Phi lost recognition on campus in 2015 following a hazing incident involving new members. The organization later reached an agreement with the university that allowed it to return…
The University of Rhode Island student senate passed a referendum on an increase to the Student Activity Tax in a March 4 vote. After being made aware by the Club Sports and Intramural Council and the Office of Student Involvement of the need to increase the Student Activity Tax, the senate drafted a referendum that…