by Aman Negassi Sexual assault occurs more often than many of us realize, especially towards women. According to the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, a woman in America is sexually assaulted every two minutes. I remember meeting a woman on International Women’s Day that the University of Rhode Island was hosting. It was at…
by the Office of Sustainability. URI is celebrating Earth Day on campus throughout April. Held around the world on April 22nd each year, Earth Day has grown since its inception in 1970 and is now a big deal in about 195 countries. It’s about celebrating the natural environment and the resources we depend on like…
by Mollie Macklow Photos courtesy of Mollie Macklow. One question that I was asked quite frequently leading up to my semester abroad trip was “Why Budapest?” and at the time I had what I thought was a rather concrete answer: central location, great for traveling and a university that offered credits that would transfer easily…
by Mikhala Bornstein, Phoebe Colvin Oehmig, Mikayla Hyman, and Arielle Liu It was 7 a.m. when we, 19 tired college students, reached our spots and plopped ourselves down along the bank of Peterson’s Creek in Yungaburra, Australia to search for the iconic platypus. Spotting a platypus was not as easy as it seemed but, if…
Most young adults in their 20s are thinking about buying the newest video game, parts for their car, doing well in college, or the newest smartphone. None take the time to contemplate large scale investments like buying a home. But little do they know, if they are attending college they are most likely making a…
For centuries members of the LGBT community have been ostracized, denied rights, and looked down upon by the predominantly heterosexual cisgender society of the world. In the last thirty years, great strides have been made, where many countries have reformed and grown to accept various members and identities within the community. Of course, although there…
September 28th, 2018 Dear Constituents, The University of Rhode Island Student Senate (Senate) is currently involved in discussions regarding the manner in which student organizations are funded and the matters for which they may not be funded. Since May of this year, the Senate has been in correspondence with an organization known as the Foundation…
On Thursday, September 20th, three members including Allison Lantagne, Jay Rumas, and myself from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of URI presented in front of Faculty Senate. Our cause: to work with Faculty Senate so that URI lives up to its stated values, one of which is “Engaged learning and civic involvement”. Currently classes…
A student parking lot at peak utilization (10 am). Photo by Andy Boardman URI commuters hate parking. As the Cigar has frequently chronicled, students are discontent with nearly every aspect of finding spots to leave their cars on campus. And why wouldn’t they be? Parking is poorly managed—students daily overcrowd lots at the top of…
Photo contributed by URI Democrats. When I was in fifth grade, there was an incredible amount of fanfare the week after Halloween regarding the 2008 election. There were red, white and blue streamers everywhere and pictures of the candidates’ faces lined the hallways of my school. While all the hoopla and the crepe paper made…