Students gather in the newly renovated Harrington Living room.|Photo by Grace DeSanti Former WPRI newscaster Karen Adams recently gave the Harrington School of Communications $1 million to start an annual scholarship for female students pursuing a career in the communications fields. The scholarship, which will start and run annually in 2021, will be for junior…
Thursday, March 28 At 8:20 a.m., a burglar alarm was set off at the Schmidt Labor Research Center. It was declared a false alarm. At 8:37 a.m., a report was filed after a motor vehicle accident on Bills Road. At 3:37 p.m., medics responded to a medical emergency at Health Services. The patient was transported…
The budget for recognized student organizations for the fiscal year of 2019-2020 was approved during the University of Rhode Island’s general meeting on April 3. The bill calling for the approval of the budget was passed unanimously. Some funds for different recognized student organizations, including Student Senate, were adjusted within the budget. The Electronic Music…
The URI contingency fund is only set to support the college for 2 weeks. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Since the University of Rhode Island’s President, David M. Dooley’s arrival in 2009, URI has formulated a contingency fund for emergency expenses and has utilized extra money from the annual budget to fund student-centered projects. According to…
Campus police welcomes new bomb-sniffing dog. Officer Bob Kenyon poses with Phender. Photo by Anna Meassick. As a reaction to bomb threats across the country, the University of Rhode Island police department has brought another explosive-detecting dog to the force. URI Police Major Michael Jagoda said that one of the reasons another dog was needed…
The honors lounge provides a study area for those enrolled in the program designed for students of all majors. Photo by Anna Meassick. Although students at the University of Rhode Island have been expressing their dislike towards the University Honors Program, believing that the program is lacking in many areas, they may be misunderstanding the…
Students line up to vote on important topics relating to the university, including one on increased funding for the Club Sports Intramural Council. Photo by Anna Meassick. University of Rhode Island students voted in favor of a referendum that will add an additional $192,000 to the Club Sports Intramural Council funding, according to Joseph Wilbur,…
The Graduate School of Oceanography was given a $1 million donation by the president of ExxonMobil Exploration Company to fund a new building. Photo by Anna Meassick. The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) has received a $1 million donation which will go towards funding a new building. Stephen Greenlee, the current…
Max Zavell (middle left) is the recipient of a NOAA Holling’s Scholarship. Photo courtesy of Max Zavell. A marine biology major at the University of Rhode Island, junior Max Zavell, has been named as a recipient of the prestigious National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) Hollings Scholarship. The Hollings Scholarship is a two-year undergraduate scholarship…
Roby Luna, a URI graduate from the Talent Development program, spoke about his data solutions company to prove anything is possible if you set your mind to it. Photo by Chris Crosby. Roby Luna, a University of Rhode Island Talent Development graduate and president of the data solutions company Aretec, spoke at URI on Monday…