Oct. 17, 1989: The previous week, the House of Representatives passed a bill to ban any desecration of the American Flag. URI students shared their opinions on this recent bill, feeling as though the law prohibited their rights to free expression, rescinding the Constitution and thus destroying the foundation of the United States. Students in…
Thursday, Oct. 10 At 8:38 a.m. a motor vehicle accident occurred on Butterfield Road. A report was filed. At 1:35 p.m. a well-being check was made in the Engineering Complex. The subject was arrested on a bench warrant. At 10:44 p.m. a medical emergency occurred in the Ryan Center. The patient was transported to the…
This week’s Student Senate meeting was dominated by elections, as a relatively short meeting in a full Senate room included the induction of new senators. The newly elected senators include: at-large representatives Grace Kiernan, Michael Bentley and Christopher Bove; on-campus constituency Taylor Webster and Cierra Wornum; off-campus constituency AJ Lowther, Luke Scatenato, Billy Ferrara, Jared…
Faculty, government officials and students celebrate the opening of the University’s largest project. Photo by Grace DeSanti. 190,000 square-foot building is the largest construction project in URI’s history The Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering officially opened at 11 a.m. Monday, offering students cutting-edge opportunities in education and research. The 190,000-square-foot building will house all of…
The learning management software Brightspace will replace Sakai by the fall of 2020. Photo courtesy of D2L. The transition from Brightspace to Sakai will be completed for the fall 2020 semester The University of Rhode Island’s learning management system (LMS) transition from Sakai to Brightspace has begun, and some students will begin to use Brightspace…
In protest against a book written by Professor Kyle Kusz, someone left a barstool sticker on his name plate. Photo contributed by Kyle Kusz. Numerous media outlets across the U.S. reported Kyle Kusz Called Tom Brady a White Supremacist During September, several news outlets reported that an associate professor at the University of Rhode Island…
Hoping to create a more inclusive campus, Health Services dissolved the Women’s Clinic. Photo by James McIntosh. This semester, the University of Rhode Island’s Health Services merged the Women’s Clinic with the rest of the facility in an effort to create a more inclusive environment. Ellen Reynolds, the director of Health Services, said that the…
Students and faculty kick off Rhodython with colored powder and high spirits. Photo by Greg Clark. The event is intended to become an annual occurrence on campus College students, adults and children alike burst through a blue and white balloon arch on Sunday to be sprayed with color at the first annual Rhodython 5K run…
Along with their tuition fee, many engineering students also have to pay class fees. Photo by Sarah Michaud. Certain departments require additional fees in order to fund hands-on learning Some majors at the University of Rhode Island require students to pay a program fee and course fees in addition to their tuition, which has led…
The URI Student Affairs app is new, improved and still not working. Image from App Store. The app now includes health services, parking and housing uses The University of Rhode Island has recently updated its dining services app with new features that include many more aspects of student affairs. The new additions include health and…