Local According to Providence officials, the City Council is introducing an even more restrictive ban of cigarette use in public. Just this year, Council President Michael Solomon and Majority Leader Seth Yurdin have implemented a strict no-tolerance policy for the handling and sale of cigarettes in all parks, playgrounds, and recreation areas in Providence….
Here’s how the typical first semester hall meeting goes, “Hi! Welcome to your new home. Here are a few rules for the community. Oh, and don’t forget to fill out this survey letting us know how long you shower for.†It is a bit of an awkward and personal request, but those surveys on…
A newly recognized organization at the University of Rhode Island is giving students the opportunity to give back to the community. Volunteers Around the World is a nation-wide organization that works to bring healthcare and health education to impoverished communities. “It make me feel really, I don’t want to sound cliche, but really happy just to…
An annual report released by the University of Rhode Island last week revealed that the majority of crimes reported to the university happen on the Kingston Campus. Every college and university in the United States is required to disclose all crimes that happen on and off their campus each year, and this collected information is…
Beginning last month, the University of Rhode Island now offers three new, online programs, including one for nursing, RN to BS. The program for RN to BS allows current registered nurses to take online courses to gain their Bachelors of Science in nursing degrees. URI has also added platforms to gain one’s master’s in…
Student Senate began its meeting Wednesday night by introducing the newly elected senators for the coming term. Before Senate could start cheering over their aversion of the election crisis, they had to discuss the two disqualifications and one tie. The two disqualifications were the result of two individuals running for freshman representative who had campaign…
International: Two bombings killed 97 people on Friday in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, during a peace rally. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that ISIS is the chief suspect in the investigation into the bombings. ISIS has not claimed responsibility for the bombings, other suspected groups include the Kurdish PKK and the DHKP-C. Jiang Jiemin, the former…
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 4:49 p.m., a drug offense was reported on the path between the basketball court and Keaney, however, the suspects were gone by the time the University Police arrived. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6:28 p.m., at the Butterfield Dining Hall, a report was filed for a drug offense. On Tuesday,…
Builders working on the Butterfield Dining Hall project have violated dripline regulations set by the University of Rhode Island Facilities Department, according to Assistant Director of Facilities Sheleen Clarke. The builders are suffocating tree roots by parking their trucks and trailers within the dripline, which can lead to “dropped limbs, and interrupts the root feeding…
Many students must balance their school work with other activities or jobs, and one student at the University of Rhode Island has also been helping run his family’s pizza crust business. Mike Parente, a senior communication studies major at URI, is an account manager for Top Shell LLC, a company started by his father, Jack…