John King, who formerly attended URI, talks about his time at the Cigar, his path to journalism and the challenges young journalists face today. PHOTO CREDIT: CNN CNN’s Chief National Correspondent and University of Rhode Island alumnus John King has a message for student journalists today: thank you. “Younger journalists are coming of age in…
Findings reveal high rate of sexual misconduct among first-year students The University of Rhode Island’s 2021 Campus Climate Survey shared results regarding sexual misconduct experienced by students, opening up new opportunities for initiatives to be taken by campus officials. On Oct. 7, the University published the report which indicated that 10 percent of the 4,555…
The Be5K run strides towards suicide prevention and mental health awareness by raising money for the Heather Fund. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark After a year without the Be5K on campus, the University of Rhode Island is once again hosting the annual run to benefit the Heather Fund. The Be5K has become a prominent event each…
Narcan to be distributed throughout R.I. URI approved a $250,000 grant for 3,000 doses of narcan to help communities with high opioid use and overdose. GRAPHIC CREDIT: Elizabeth Wong The University of Rhode Island recently approved a $250,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation to purchase 3,000 doses of Narcan for urban communities with high…
Students respond to anonymous posts Yik Yak has returned to college campuses, raising some community concerns. PHOTO CREDIT: Contributed by crunchbase.com After four years of being offline, the anonymous discussion board application Yik Yak has re-entered the URI community to controversy. The app allows anonymous users to post and read others’ posts within a five-mile…
Possible return to paper ballots if issues persist The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate elections have been postponed indefinitely, but Senate members are hopeful that this will lead to positives in the long term. In the past few elections, students have been able to vote online for the election through Campus Labs. The Senate…
To celebrate the end of National Coming Out Month, the University of Rhode Island Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) hosted a series of events to normalize discussions about sexuality entitled SexFest As part of this event series, the GSC held a presentation hosted by two sociology professors followed by a discussion about anti-sex work legislation…
URI works to satisfy students’ request from 2013 of having gender neutral bathrooms in all university buildings. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards In 2013, a group of students approached former University of Rhode Island President David Dooley asking for at least one gender-inclusive bathroom in each building on campus by 2020. Dooley promised to create more…
At the University of Rhode Island Faculty Senate’s second meeting of the academic year, the Senate reviewed and voted on issues including course changes, concerns for the new year and progress towards inclusion in University documents. Michael Rice, the vice president of the Senate, presented an informational report about operations of the Information Technology Strategic…
Takes over Arts & Sciences account, develops design standards Harrington School is now in charge of social media content in the College of Arts and Sciences. Contributed by: harrington.uri.edu The Harrington School’s social media accounts have recently undergone major changes, including the start of Harrington’s TikTok account, as well as the school taking over the…