Three-student ordinance pushes students to vote During the 2022 midterm elections, there was a significant increase in student voter registration in the town of Narragansett. Graphic by: Elizabeth Wong Before the midterm elections this year, a number of University of Rhode Island officials urged students who lived off-campus to register to vote in the towns…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: Uhuru Sasa passionately presented their case opposing a potential Senate bill. After their Spring Fashion Show last semester, Uhuru Sasa received a notice from Memorial Union citing multiple infractions by the organization. This notice was later brought to the Student Senate, which…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: an open discussion with Director of Dining Services Pierre St-Germain and Vice President of Student Affairs Ellen Reynolds. To begin the Senate’s proceedings, Reynolds reminded everyone that this time of year can be incredibly stressful and difficult for many, and that students…
COVID-19, housing crisis factors in decision Pictured: Hillside hall as a triplet before the pandemic changed housing arrangements. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor On Oct. 28, the University of Rhode Island sent an email out in regards to the housing crisis students are facing on and off campus. In the email, Frankie Minor,…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: discussions about accessibility, new student organizations and a push for vending machines in Brookside Hall. To begin, Director of Disability, Access, and Inclusion (DAI) Paige Ramsdell took the floor. Ramsdell has worked in the DAI office for 11 years, and has been…
Forum speakers clash over student representation, town identity Starting this academic year, the Narragansett Town Council is only allowing three unrelated undergraduate students to live together in any Narragansett rental property. On Sept. 19, Narragansett’s Town Council opened the floor to concerns regarding both the zoning ordinance and the new rental registration. Narragansett Town Council…
Triples, new residence hall possible in future With growing numbers of students, the URI community finds it harder and harder to find housing. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer With a growing number of students attending the University of Rhode Island and a spike in students wanting to live on campus, URI has been…
This week’s gathering of the Student Senate was highlighted by a meeting with the interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Director of Health Services, Ellen Reynolds, as well as the official recognition of two student organizations. Reynolds’s time on the floor began with her receiving recognition from the Senate for receiving her doctorate. From…
Meet Grace Kiernan, a junior political science student, who will serve as the Student Senate’s new president. Photo contributed by: Grace Kiernan Grace Kiernan, a junior political science major, has many affiliations at the University of Rhode Island in addition to being the newly elected Student Senate president. Kiernan started her career on Senate her…
Housing has been on all of our minds for quite some time now. The search starts the second we move into our housing in the fall semester and must be completed as soon as possible to assure that we have housing assignments for next year. But why does it have to be this way? Between…