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Student Senate Presidential Candidates Joseph Lachance and Austyn Ramsey participate in an open debate. Photo by James McIntosh. Student Senate presidential candidates and their running mates discussed issues such as mental health, sustainability and diversity at Tuesday night’s presidential debate. In his opening statement, presidential candidate Joseph LaChance, who currently serves as the Senate’s director…
After a critical external review, the Office of Community, Equity and Diversity will establish a new University Diversity Council (UDC) in lieu of individualized commissions. Last January, a team of college administrators dedicated to diversity from across the country evaluated the University of Rhode Island’s performance regarding diversity initiatives. The report recommended that the University…
The University of Rhode Island will commemorate the 400th anniversary since the start of slavery this month in celebration of Black History Month, featuring keynote speakers and artistic performances. The first event of the month was a panel discussion titled Slavery’s Long Shadow, by URI scholars Dr. Norman Barber, a lecturer in Africana studies; Dr….
Photos by Autumn Walters.:The Rams raced by Saint Joe’s off the back of plays from both Jeff Dowtin and Fatts Russell We have to wait an extra day this year, but March is just around the corner. A month when the first spring flowers bloom and the rain is aplenty, for sports fans and bracket-makers…
Members of the URI faculty and student body commemorate the grand opening of the Brookside Apartments. Photo by Greg Clark. Brookside Hall officially opened its doors this past Monday at 11 a.m. with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting and reception. The apartment-style residence hall has been open for residents since the start of the semester. However, the…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate elections will be held online for the first time in Senate history this spring. While previous elections took place in-person at the Memorial Union, this year’s elections will be held through a Campus Labs website which all URI students will gain access to using their e-Campus username and…
The university has relabeled single use bathrooms across campus after protest by gender rights activists on campus. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island will convert over 100 single-occupancy restrooms on campus into gender-inclusive ones after a student protest last November. The student-led demonstration on the Quad encouraged the University to expand its…
Next fall, the University of Rhode Island will institute an interdisciplinary undergraduate neuroscience program, offering three different tracks for students to follow. Undergraduate students will be able to pick the clinical neuroscience track, the molecular neuroscience track or the neuropharmacology track. “For the first two years really students take very similar courses in biology, chemistry,…
The newly renovated engineering building reopens after extensive construction. Photo by James Singer. The University of Rhode Island’s historic Bliss Hall is officially renovated, expanded and open for students and staff after undergoing major construction that began in 2018. The renovation gave the 91-year-building’s interior a much-needed facelift that includes modern facilities. It also added…
The University of Rhode Island’s board of trustees was officially instituted as the school’s governing body of the University on Feb. 1. The University was originally governed by the Council of Postsecondary Education, which also oversees Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island. With a board independent of the council, URI will…