A Rabbi from Massachusetts kept the audience entertained with his humor Rabbi Daniel Judson delivered a speech on Judaism in America on Tuesday in Edwards Auditorium, as the fifth speaker as part of this year’s Honors Colloquium’s series on Religion in America. Judson is the dean of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School in Newton, Massachusetts….
When a storm caused a power outage on Oct. 17 it put the entire campus without electricity, heat or hot water, and some began to question why the University of Rhode Island did not have emergency backup generators ready. The Memorial Union, Hope Commons, Butterfield Dining Hall and Health Services all had generator power because…
Photo by Steven Lee. Friday, Oct. 18 At 7:50 p.m. harassment occurred in Weldin Hall. No action was required by the police. Saturday, Oct. 19 At 12:16 a.m. drug offenses took place in Bressler Hall. A report was filed. At 1:53 a.m. a motor vehicle was stopped on Upper College Road. A citation/warning was issued….
Photo by Melissa Marchese. Update: As of 8:46 p.m., Adams said that National Grid is now working through the night to try and restore power, and will be working until it is restored to campus. Also, earlier it was reported that the lines were damaged in six or seven different spots; new clarified information from…
URI received $2.4 million to fund two new campus innovation projects. Photo by Noah Cyr. Studies of gene therapy to combat hard tumor cancers and studies of textiles and composites have been announced as next the two campus innovation projects. A total of $2.4 million has been awarded to the two new campus innovation projects…
This September has seen slightly fewer incidents compared to past years According to the Narragansett Police Department, since the beginning of the academic year there has been a slight decrease in the number of nuisance complaints regarding off-campus University of Rhode Island students, in comparison to previous years. Narragansett Chief of Police Sean Corrigan said…
In hopes to create a more diverse campus, the school is seeking out a new, permanent Chief Diversity Officer. Photo by James McIntosh. The interim chief diversity officer has held the position for 10 months The University of Rhode Island has begun its search process for hiring a permanent Chief Diversity Officer (CDO), which is…
Award-winning historian Randall Balmer spoke about the history of evangelicalism. Photo by Autumn Walter. After a brief two-week break, this year’s Honors Colloquium lecture series on “Religion In America” returned with speaker Randall Balmer, a prize-winning historian, Emmy nominee and current chair of religion at Dartmouth College. Balmer brought his decades of teaching religious history…
Participants of the Citizen’s Police Academy recieve their own badges. Photo by Mary Lind. Today marks the start of the University of Rhode Island’s 10-week Citizen’s Police Academy in which participants will get first-hand experience with various aspects of policing. The program, run by Sergeant Erica Vieira of the URI Police Department, is in its…
Anna Melby and Kim Stack promote CCEE’s partnership with JCPenney, which helps students afford business attire. Photo by Ian Weiner. On Sunday night, the Center for Career and Experiential Education (CCEE) partnered with JCPenney in Warwick for its University of Rhode Island-exclusive Suit Up event, offering students up to 60 percent off professional clothing. This…