The Department of Housing and Residential Life [HRL] at the University of Rhode Island has made serious efforts to prevent mold from growing in the dorms at the end of another humid summer. When the air gets more humid, the concentration of mold spores in the air on campus will be higher. Open doors and…
Potential new students take a tour to see what the University of Rhode Island has to offer. Photo by Greg Clark. New group combines tour guides, Rhody Ambassadors and D.R.I.V.E. to boost admissions The Office of Admissions combined three student groups to create a new group on campus this year in an attempt to create a…
The University of Rhode Island will expand its online program, offering additional graduate programs that are 100 percent online as early as spring 2020. According to Diane Goldsmith, the director of the Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, there will be two new online programs launched by URI next semester: a communication studies…
In a country where mass shootings have killed over 100 people this year alone, the University of Rhode Island is prepared for the worst case scenario. Over the last several years, campus police have had extensive training in responding to active shooter situations, according to Major Michael Jagoda of the URI Police Department. “One of…
According to an economics professor at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island’s economy never fully recovered from the Great Recession in 2008, and may never get a chance to. Leonard Lardaro predicts that if the United States enters a recession by the end of 2020 due to the United States’s trade war with China,…
Thursday, Sept. 12 At 1:17 p.m., the fire alarm at the Zeta Beta Tau house in Fraternity Circle went off. A general notification was issued. At 11:01 p.m., a medical emergency was reported at Hillside Hall. The patient was transported to the hospital. Friday, Sept. 13 At 2:05 a.m., the burglar alarm went off at…
Safie Sagna, Food and Housing Security Coordinator from the Dean of Students Office, spoke during public forum about the “Share a Swipe for Hope” campaign during this week’s meeting of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate. The campaign is a meal swipe sharing program where students can donate their guest swipes to students with…
The Rhode Island state budget passed in July includes the creation of a Board of Trustees for the University of Rhode Island, which is intended to allow the University more independence in governing its affairs. Supporters of the initiative believe that the separate board will help URI become more competitive and flexible in its approach…
Students Mackenzie Cetta and Tori Nelson express support toward students going to vote. Photo by Autumn Walter Starting in the fall of 2020, the University of Rhode Island will give students Election Day off during even numbered years to encourage civic engagement. Originally, Faculty Senate, the group that votes on the academic calendar, had to…
EEE has impacted humans and livestock more than usual in 2019. A West Warwick resident died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a disease transmitted by mosquitoes that can cause ongoing neurologic problems, on Sept. 9, according to the Providence Journal. This was the first reported death caused by EEE in Rhode Island since 2007 according…