This week’s University of Rhode Island Student Senate meeting highlighted the importance of veteran and military support in our student body, transportation issues and future voting dates. Beginning with a visit from the director of the Center for Military and Veteran Education, Tom Flynn, a presentation was given with updates on the Student Veterans of…
In the final meeting of the semester, the URI Student Senate voted on a bill to create a new model constitution. The model constitution is aimed at making it easier for new or already established clubs to have a guideline for creating their own constitutions. An amendment was added to the bill talking about advisors…
While being involved in the Cigar, I’ve developed skills that I’ll use for the entirety of my writing career. Switching my major to journalism was a transformative decision, but being a part of the Cigar solidified my love for the career. I’ve enjoyed meeting sources through interviews and hearing unique perspectives and stories. I’ve developed…
Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, Joy Ellison, highlighted underrepresented transgender movements in Midwestern history in a lecture given on Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. in the Multicultural Student Services Center. The lecture, titled “Un-forgetting Trans Feminism: Lessons in Survival and Resistance from Midwestern Trans Movements,” was a part of the Dana Shugar Colloquium…
Rhody Senate Vice President Jonah Steinweh-Adler kicked off the Senate year with enthusiasm, pursuing two flagship Rizk-Adler administration initiatives promised during last spring’s campaign trail. Following a promise to introduce compost bins to campus dining halls, Steinweh-Adler announced that he and Senate President Ramez Rizk have secured funding to introduce 15 sustainability-related jobs for students…
Student senate presidential candidates. PHOTO CREDIT: LinkedIn, instagram.com/voteuri.rj The University of Rhode Island Student Senate elections for president and vice president will be held online from Wednesday, March 1 until Thursday, March 2. This year, there are two pairs of candidates running. For president, Emily Gamache and Ramez Rizk, and vice president, Chris Hoover and…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: External Affairs Chairman Jose Montoya announced a slew of programs aimed at improving the condition of the off-campus renting in the areas surrounding the University of Rhode Island at a Wednesday Student Senate meeting. Senator Montoya plans to begin his campaign by holding voter…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: members of the University of Rhode Island Student Senate butted heads with Michael Rice, president of the Faculty Senate over the Student Senate’s controversial attendance policy bill at the Wednesday Student Senate meeting. The bill, which was drafted by the Student Senate and will…
Professor balances teaching, government involvement, family Aaron Ley, an associate professor in the department of political science at the University of Rhode Island, has demonstrated the importance of politics and local government to students for almost 10 years. After arriving in Rhode Island in 2014, Ley immersed himself in local politics and is currently a…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: steering wheel locks for car owners on campus, new developments in the ongoing Narragansett three-person housing ordinance and new security camera coverage. The University of Rhode Island Chief of Police Michael Jagoda spoke to the Student Senate stressing the Police Department’s initiatives to give…