High COVID-19 positivity rates found during mandatory testing led to a shelter-in-place order for students in Greek Life. Photo by Nicole Wagner. On Oct. 9, the University of Rhode Island announced a mandatory shelter-in-place order for all students involved in Greek Life, receiving mixed reactions from the URI community. The announcement came shortly after the…
A majority of the University of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 cases after baseline testing have been found to stem from the off-campus population, according President David Dooley. Since the implementation of baseline testing at the University on Oct. 4, 7,477 students or 47 percent of the student population has been tested, according to Vice President for…
Student Senate held a short meeting this week on the day before their fall elections. During the meeting, one of these senatorial candidates, Annabelle Gibson, came to talk before the Assembly. Gibson, a sophomore, is a political science major who is looking to double major in economics. “The reason I decided to run this year…
University organizes clinics, hopes to immunize community Free flu shots are available for University of Rhode Island students, faculty and staff. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. On Oct. 20, the University of Rhode Island’s Health Services will host a free flu shot clinic open to students, faculty and staff. The clinic will be held in the…
In this week’s update, The Good Five-Cent Cigar will discuss the University considering implementation of an on-campus curfew and an overview of the community-wide asymptomatic testing. Student behavior may lead to on-campus curfew Last Friday, Vice President of Student Affairs Kathy Collins said in a statement that the University is considering implementing a curfew due…
The Holiday Inn is the hotel that some students who do not have COVID-19 are living in due to housing shortages on campus, while two other undisclosed hotels are hosting quarantined students. Photo by James McIntosh. Due to limited on-campus housing created by social distancing concerns, the University of Rhode Island reached an agreement with…
Speakers Cheri Blauwet, Sir Philip Craven, Anjali Forber-Pratt, Brad Parks and John Register were speakers during Tuesday’s Honors Colloquium. Photos from URI. The University of Rhode Island’s Honors Program continued its annual Honors Colloquium lecture series this Tuesday with a discussion about disability in the sports world. This discussion featured a panel of former Paralympic…
Alumnae of the University of Rhode Island have accomplished great things, and the Women in Leadership lecture series aims to showcase their achievements. Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement Sarah Bordeleau believes it’s about time these women’s accomplishments are given the attention they deserve. As women are seldom shown in high-ranking positions in male-dominated industries such…
The Memorial Union as it stands today has not been renovated since 1992. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. Renovations to the Memorial Union have been indefinitely delayed due to construction of a new health and counseling center taking priority. According to Memorial Union Director Carl Stiles, the University has been discussing renovating the student hub for…
Spring break is cancelled this year due to COVID-19 concerns. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong The University of Rhode Island recently announced plans to eliminate spring break from the 2020-2021 academic calendar due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Spring break was supposed to occur March 22-28, but the URI Faculty Senate voted on Sept. 17…