The University of Rhode Island gave community members the opportunity to learn about the local history of suffrage in Rhode Island with this week’s Suffrage Centennial Lecture Series.“Historical Perspectives on Woman Suffrage: Rhode Island and Beyond.” was the topic at this week’s lecture, which was the eighth installment in the series. This week’s lecture was…
A lack of living spaces may leave some students without housing With Narragansett limiting off-campus housing to three students per house and URI not offering triples, some students are feeling squeezed out. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. Between the Narragansett Town Council’s three college student housing ordinance and the University of Rhode Island eliminating most triples,…
Annual event returns for second year over Zoom Due to the pandemic, URI’s annual Rhodython fundraiser took place in a mix of in-person and online events. Photo from twitter.com. On March 20, the University of Rhode Island’s annual campus-wide fundraiser, Rhodython, took place with a mixture of online and in-person events. This year, the 12-hour…
COVID-19, Black Lives Matter movement define term The current President of URI’s student senate, Austyn Ramsay. Photo by James Singer. As the University of Rhode Island elects a new Student Senate president for the upcoming academic, current President Austyn Ramsay’s tenure is coming to a close. Ramsay’s presidency was not at all what she expected…
Finalists answer questions, discuss platforms With Dooley retiring, the hunt for the next President of the University of Rhode Island is on. Photo from dreamstime.org. The University of Rhode Island held two open forums this week with the two final candidates to replace President David Dooley when he steps down in June. The two finalists…
Bolu Taiwo aims to amplify student voices The University of Rhode Island Student Senate held its elections last week from March 22-23, which included the election of a new president and vice president. President-elect Bolu Taiwo, a junior at URI double majoring in cell and molecular biology and political science, and Vice President-elect Madyson Ramsay,…
During this week’s meeting, the University of Rhode Island Student Senate voted on a bill certifying the results of the spring 2021 Student Senate elections, which passed with 23 votes. The Student Senate also voted on a bill for a contingency grant requesting funds to help build an outdoor wellness center at the University. The…
Concern expressed over ‘transphobic’ language A University of Rhode Island professor is facing backlash after writing an article that many community members have described as transphobic. The article in question,“Fantasy Worlds on the Right and Left: QAnon and Trans-Sex Fantasy,” was written by professor Donna Hughes of the gender & women’s studies (GWS) department. It…
SPIN, an electric scooter company based in California that has rolled out in cities and universities all around the country, is working to bring its scooters to the University of Rhode Island. Last month, President Austyn Ramsay and Campus Affairs Committee Chair Michael Bentley of Student Senate met with Nicholas Paparo, a SPIN representative. They…
400 student capacity in venue The University of Rhode Island has announced its plans for the 2021 commencement ceremony, answering one of the biggest questions seniors have had this academic year— what will graduation look like this May? According to Dave Lavallee, the assistant director of communications for URI, it will look very similar to…