Photo by Harry Schlenger | Construction began on Rodman Hall at the beginning of the semester in order to preserve the historic character of the building. The University of Rhode Island began construction on the exterior of Rodman Hall this fall much to the surprise of many in the community. The University decided it needed…
On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the University of Rhode Island will kick off the first event of the 2018 Honors Colloquium. This year’s theme “Reimagining Gender: Voices, Power, Action,” will host a variety of speakers as well as an art exhibit and theater production. There has been a process leading up to this point, where the…
Photo by Anna Meassick Tuesday, Sept. 11 At 12:03 p.m., there was a motor vehicle accident on the north side of the parking lot of the Fine Arts building. A report was filed. Wednesday, Sept. 12 At 11:09 a.m., the burglar alarm went off in the art department of the Fine Arts building. It was…
Hurricane Florence made landfall on Friday morning near Wrightsville Beach in Wilmington, North Carolina. Florence was a category one hurricane when it made landfall. As of Sunday night, the heaviest hit area was the southern half of North Carolina’s coastline. Close to 30 inches of rain fell and over 90 percent of the population had…
In the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting last night, the committees discussed various advancements. President Adriana Wilding encouraged senators in the meeting to reach out to people to run for Senate, as there are 16 seats vacant and only 10 people running to fill them. Representatives from the College of Health Sciences as…
Sarah Vinci | Students were surprised this fall when they discovered the brand new shuttle system. With the start of the 2018 fall semester, the University of Rhode Island’s Transportation and Parking Services debuted their new shuttle vehicles in hopes to improve on-campus transportation. The buses can be identified by their clearly displayed URI logos,…
On Aug. 31 the Rhode Island Department of Health put a boil-water advisory in effect after the discovery of E. coli bacteria in one of Washington County’s water systems. Suez Water, the company that provides water for Washington County, found the bacteria during a routine sampling. The resulting boil-water advisory affected five water systems in…
Joseph Lachance | Through rain and shine, construction continues on the Brookside Apartments, set to be completed by fall 2019. Construction of the new Brookside Apartment complex is on schedule to be completed by the fall of 2019, adding an on-campus living option for upperclassmen students. Brookside will include apartment options for groups of four…
Using the University of Rhode Island’s Inner Space Center, NASA and the Graduate School of Oceanography are working together to explore the Pacific Ocean in hopes to search for life in space. The Inner Space Center is an international hub for ocean exploration and education. They conduct telepresence-enabled ocean exploration projects, meaning they use satellite…
Anna Meassick | The URI Graduate School of Oceanography will soon be the home of a brand new research vessel that will replace the “Endeavor.” The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography will be receiving a new $120 million research vessel from the National Science Foundation in the fall of 2021. To acquire…