The university strongly encourages free-speech and acts to protect it even prior to Trump’s executive order. |Photo by Chris Crosby President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 2 in order to protect freedom of speech on college campuses, but at the University of Rhode Island this order has little to no effect on…
Professor Rod Mather presents on fake news through shipwrecks and statues in history. |Photo by Chris Crosby History professors talk about the development of fake news throughout centuries In a political climate where fake news is considered commonplace, members of the history department are trying the to make sense of it. On Monday, four history…
Professional surfer Kyle Thiermann, will lead a talk focused on marine debris clogging the oceans at the “Surfing for a Change” event on April 10, put on by the Office of Sustainability. Thiermann professionally surfs for the clothing brand Patagonia, hosts his own weekly podcast and founded the organization Surfing For Change. During his…
The community gathered this past week to remember the Stonewall Riots during the LGBTQ+ Symposium. |Photo by James McIntosh Fifty years after the Stonewall riots, an intergenerational panel at the Gender and Sexuality Center reflected on the event that now acts as a catalyst for the LGBTQ+ rights movement last Thursday night. The panel was…
Only a handful of buildings on campus provide a handicap entrance. | Photo by Anna Meassick Although many buildings at the University of Rhode Island do not have ramps or elevators, it is not safe to automatically assume that the campus is unaccessible for people with disabilities. Frankie Minor, the director of Housing and Residential…
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…