The University of Rhode Island proves time and again that the education it provides paves the way for a successful future for its alumni. Many of URI’s graduates have gone in successful directions with the degrees they received. On a global scale, Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent and anchor of a nightly foreign exchange…
Last night’s Student Senate meeting began with the finance committee’s discussion of a grant for the Musician’s Guild. Currently, the Musician’s Guild holds free concerts on campus with local bands. However, the organization wishes to grow and acquire bands outside the local spectrum for future concerts and this is where funding comes into play….
A professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island has been given the chance to meet with different representatives from all around the world, not once, but four times. Two weeks ago, Nicolai Petro attended the most recent of these meetings in Russia.  The meetings serve as an international “think tank†with a…
Multiple classes at the University of Rhode Island have begun to combat the problem of the campus art being difficult to find by setting a precedent of preserving the art and its history. In the spring of 2014, Cheryl Foster and her co-professor Kate Morrison taught the HPR 202 course with goal to “see the…
On Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 8:43 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense in Ellery Residence Hall on Complex Road. On Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 9:07 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense in Fayerweather Residence Hall on Complex Road. On Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 11:56 p.m., university police were…
On Monday, Oct. 19 at 10:32 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense in Coddington Residence Hall on Complex Road. On Monday, Oct. 19 at 11:03 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense in Fayerweather Residence Hall on Complex Road. On Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7:49 p.m., an incident of…
Last night Dr. Ulrich G. Hoffmann, a professor from the University Medical Center Freiburg Clinic for Neurosurgery in Germany, visited the University of Rhode Island to give a lecture on brain-machine interfacing technology. He aimed to answer the question: “Is fusing brain and machine a desirable goal? And if so, are we there yet? 
The state of Rhode Island and the University of Rhode Island are discussing the possibility of providing university and community police with body cameras. According to new URI Police Major Michael Jagoda, there is a committee in Rhode Island that is discussing the possibility of using body cameras. Jagoda, who has been promoting a “community…
While zoning out in class or waiting in the line for a calzone, you may have seen a trend in Halloween themed Buzzfeed posts all over your Facebook newsfeed. As the celebrated night draws near, University of Rhode Island students are using this holiday to analyze different marketing strategies used on popular social media platforms….
As many students at the University of Rhode Island consider the off-campus living option, one company has made this venture easier by being the first realtor to have an office on campus. Narragansett Property Management had only eight houses about five years ago and has now expanded to 240, according to principal owner and…