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(01/26/15 6:44am)
Rhode Island has recently found itself at the top of some undesirable lists — the state came in third in alcohol poisoning deaths and first in illicit drug use, according to findings from the Centers ...
(11/06/14 7:57am)
“You don’t have to be a political science major to be interested in politics,” said Rebecca Mears ’15, head of the Political Science Departmental Undergraduate Group and the host of Wednesday’s ...
(10/16/14 6:49am)
As part of a forced three-day “hiatus” of the Rhode Island College athletics program following an “uptick” in alcohol-related incidents on campus, RIC Athletic Director Don Tencher hosted two ...
(09/18/14 5:29am)
The Council on Elementary and Secondary Education voted Sept. 8 to hold public hearings on Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist’s recommendation to delay the implementation of the standardized ...
(09/10/14 4:10am)
Former Housing Court Judge Jorge Elorza beat out City Council President Michael Solomon with 49 percent of the vote in a tight Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night. Chris Young received 5 percent ...
(09/09/14 4:00am)
A year after the Undergraduate Council of Students announced its intention to revamp the voter registration process on campus, the University entered into a contract with TurboVote, an online tool that ...
(09/04/14 6:17am)
A year after Rhode Island implemented Common Core across its public school systems, some parents and stakeholders in the debate have raised concerns about the initiative’s efficacy and interference ...
(04/24/14 8:47am)
The University of Rhode Island announced its intent to arm its campus police officers April 14 following a year of school-wide discussion.
According to a statement released by URI President David Dooley, ...
(04/18/14 5:43am)
The College Board announced major changes to the SAT that will take effect in the spring of 2016, with the hopes of appealing to a broader base of students amid increased competition from the ACT for ...
(04/15/14 5:15am)
The Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions released a poll Thursday that shows gubernatorial candidates Mayor Angel Taveras and General Treasurer Gina Raimondo in a statistical tie ...
(04/15/14 4:15am)
Providence hotel workers and members of the hotel union Unite Here Local 217 presented a petition with over 1,200 signatures to the City Clerk’s Department Friday morning in an attempt to raise the ...
(04/04/14 7:00am)
While many Brown students enjoyed a stereotypical sun-soaked spring break, 10 undergraduate and graduate students spent a week centered on the theme of “comparative modernism” in Berlin hosted by ...
(03/03/14 6:35am)
After six months of preparation, James Egan, professor of English, is now midway through teaching his first semester of ENGL 1901E: “Literature and the Digital Humanities” — a course at the intersection ...
(02/27/14 6:06am)
“We are tired of being used and abused,” said Krystle Martin, a waitress at the Hilton Providence and one of many of the hotel’s employees rallied Feb.18 to petition the hotel’s management, the ...
(02/14/14 5:08am)
The life and work of Nazim Hikmet, the most prolific, influential poet of modern Turkey, were honored Tuesday in a conference hosted by the Middle East Studies Initiative at the Watson Institute for International ...
(12/04/13 4:15am)
Individual impulsivity and genetic variation make certain marijuana users more prone to “marijuana-related problems,” according to a new study led by Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior ...
(11/25/13 7:10am)
Greek Council Chair Michael Coates ’14 and Treasurer Alexander Sherry ’15 laid out a plan at a Sunday meeting of the Council to halve Greek Council’s budget — cutting it from about $7,000 to $3,300 ...
(11/21/13 4:45am)
Mayor Angel Taveras and the Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission unveiled “Bike Providence,” the city’s master plan to make Providence a more bike-friendly city, Nov. 5.
Under ...
(11/15/13 6:44am)
In bold white letters, the word “Try” loomed over the dimly lit Martinos Auditorium in the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, welcoming the Brown and Rhode Island School of Design ...
(10/30/13 7:14am)
Humans and rats have cognitive similarities when reacting to their own errors, according to new research conducted at Brown and Yale.
The findings could help further research aiming to treat problems ...