Primaries in Rhode Island for a number of local, state and federal races took place Sept. 13. That night, incumbent Dan McKee won the Democratic nomination for governor, while Republican candidate Ashley Kalus handily defeated her opponent.
This fall, Rhode Island will see its first election that garners widespread national attention since 2014’s gubernatorial contest between former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung and then-state Treasurer Gina Raimondo. On Nov. 8, Fung and current Treasurer Seth Magaziner ’06 will compete for the Ocean ...
Two weeks ago, torrential rain left parts of the Ocean State underwater. In the coming years, Providence’s stormwater infrastructure will likely be tested by more frequent and intense storms due to climate change, experts told The Herald, with some local climate experts saying the system is outdated ...
Since its formation in 2004, the LGBTQ Center has been located on the third floor of the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center. But last year, the University announced plans to transition the center to Stonewall House, a newly renovated location at 22 Benevolent St., by fall 2022, The Herald previously ...
From post-primary recounts to disputes over the taxation of Providence’s famous Superman Building, here’s the latest news from the city and state.
New independent cooperative bookstore Heartleaf Books was opened by sisters Caroline and Mads Vericker on Atwells Avenue last Wednesday. Heartleaf is a consumer and worker co-op which aims to involve community members by allowing them to purchase shares in the business and become part owners. ...
The idea of growing the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia’s endowment sprouted from a conversation.
When Olivia Booth ’24 returned to her dorm after her first day of classes with a sore throat, she took an at-home COVID-19 test as a safety precaution. Fifteen minutes later, two red lines appeared on Booth’s test, and she entered a period of isolation that would last through much of shopping ...
New York Times best-seller and University professor David Kertzer ’69 discussed his book about the role of Pope Pius XII during World War II and his sometimes controversial relationship with Hitler and Mussolini at a Thursday evening panel hosted by the Watson Institute for International and Public ...
After a shortage in rooms listed on the Office of Residential Life’s student housing portal left some members of the class of 2025 without ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse the University nearly $4 million for costs incurred in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic — namely expenses from its testing services — through FEMA’s Public Assistance Program, according to an Aug. 29 news ...
The Pawtucket Department of Planning and Redevelopment has proposed a commercial overhaul of Morley Field Park, located in the Woodlawn ...
Rhode Island public health officials are continuing the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as a new threat of monkeypox emerges. Officials who spoke with The Herald expressed optimism about Rhode Island’s COVID-19 infection rates and shared preventative tips for monkeypox.
The Undergraduate Council of Students hosted its first town hall meeting of the 2022-23 academic year Wednesday, led by newly-elected President Ricky Zhong ’23 and Vice President Mina Sarmas ’24.
On Aug. 25, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Rhode Island and Maine had joined Connecticut, Massachusetts, ...
Colonization and its effects are deeply entrenched in the field of archeology, said scholars at an event held Wednesday evening at the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World.
Incumbent Gov. Dan McKee won the Democratic primary for governor Tuesday night, narrowly defeating opponents Helena Foulkes, former chief executive of CVS Health, and Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea.
Democrat Brett Smiley won the Democratic primary for Providence mayor Tuesday, defeating challengers Gonzalo Cuervo and Nirva LaFortune MA’19, The Boston Globe projects. No Republicans or Independents will appear on the ballot in November, meaning that Smiley’s ascension to the mayor’s office ...
The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, the John Hay Library and the Rhode Island Black Film Festival partnered to host a screening Tuesday of the documentary “Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask” made by filmmaker Frederick Lewis ’83.
In a virtual event entitled “Legacy of the ‘Dark Side’: The Costs of Unlawful U.S. Detentions and Interrogations Post-9/11,” Political Science Lecturer Nina Tannenwald moderated a discussion with Letta Tayler, associate director in the Crisis and Conflict Division of Human Rights Watch. Tayler ...
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