Members of the Undergraduate Council of Students raised concerns about potential changes to the Diversity Perspectives course category and a proposed three-year undergraduate program while showing support for possible sophomore seminars and a five-year undergraduate program. The council discussed the ...
Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 P’16 received generally positive reactions from academics and officials for his proposals to cut the corporate tax rate and tentatively cap tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities in the Jan. 17 State of the State address. Presenting his third budget ...
The popular notion that Turkey is a model democracy is incorrect, Nukhet Sandal, postdoctoral fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies, argued in a research presentation Wednesday Sandal presented her research — concerning differential treatment of religious minorities in Turkey — ...
A woman who was convicted of injuring two students in a hit-and-run in spring 2011 was sentenced to one year in a minimum-security prison followed by two years of house arrest. Rhode Island resident Jessica Paden pleaded guilty to drunk driving among other charges. The students, Julia Unanue Banuchi ...
The U.S. Senate passed a bill Jan. 28 allocating $50.5 billion of aid to facilitate reconstruction in states affected by Hurricane Sandy last October. Three months later, the East Coast is still recovering from Sandy, which left wreckage and destruction in Rhode Island’s coastal areas. The state ...
Same-sex marriage The Rhode Island House overwhelmingly approved a bill last Thursday that would make Rhode Island the tenth state to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill now goes to the Senate — the branch of the General Assembly historically less supportive of same-sex marriage — where its ...
The numbers of law school applicants and total applications submitted nationwide decreased for the second year in a row, according to a Law School Admissions Council report released last year. The percent of individuals applying for fall 2013 admission to law school fell by 13.7 percent nationwide. ...
The School of Engineering is exploring options, including sites off College Hill, for a new building to accommodate the ongoing expansion in the size of its faculty and student body, said Dean of Engineering Lawrence Larson. Some students expressed concern that a building in a different location could ...
One-third of United Nations sanctions in the last 20 years have been successful in influencing their targets, according to research presented in a panel Tuesday at the Watson Institute for International Studies. The panel of three members of the Targeted Sanctions Consortium spoke to a small audience ...
Harry Belafonte — ‘the King of Calypso’ — was greeted with a standing ovation upon taking the stage last night to deliver the Rhode Island School of Design’s annual the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. keynote address, part of a larger celebration of Dr. King’s work. The crowd’s enthusiasm ...
Mayor Angel Taveras outlined Providence’s past fiscal struggles and indicated the beginning of an economic recovery at the annual State of the City address Tuesday night at City Hall. Providence faced a $110 million structural deficit when Taveras assumed office in 2011. He embarked on a campaign ...
The student activities endowment, a fund that has historically been a priority for the Undergraduate Finance Board and Undergraduate Council of Students, has recently been eclipsed by student interest in expanding financial aid. “It’s been really hard because there’s been a big push for financial ...
The vacant historical building known as the Dynamo House, located in the Jewelry District, has become the subject of renewed speculation as government and local university officials push to redevelop the neighborhood into a hub of science, technology and research. The University has “shown interest ...
A state representative introduced a joint resolution to the House Judiciary Committee Jan. 17 that would impose a three-term limit on state lawmakers in the General Assembly and lengthen the span of a term from two years to four years. If adopted by both houses, the resolution, introduced by Rep. John ...
The Modern Language Association predicted the number of 2012-13 job openings in postsecondary foreign language instruction will exceed comparable English positions for the first time in 18 years, according to the association’s December Job Information List. The report predicted the number of foreign ...
Though Department of Facilities Management officials said service requests are usually addressed within 48 hours, several students said they have had to make multiple requests and wait more than three days for dorm heating issues to be addressed. Facilities management usually turns the heating on in ...
Three men allegedly beat and robbed a male student Sunday at 4:46 a.m. near the back entrance to the Gate, said Paul Shanley, deputy chief of police for the Department of Public Safety. The men used a knife and a crowbar in the attack and robbed the student of his cell phone and other belongings, Shanley ...
Two city ordinances banning the sale of flavored tobacco products and eliminating discounts on tobacco products went into effect in Providence Jan. 3. Mayor Angel Taveras logged a strong victory over tobacco companies last month when U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mary Lisi ruled in the city’s favor ...
Providence College announced it will pay $3.84 million to the city in additional funds over the next 10 years, joining several other local tax-exempt institutions that provide voluntary aid to help ameliorate Providence’s financial strife. The private school has agreed to contribute $1 million of ...
City police officers voted to approve their union’s deal with the city Dec. 13, accepting pension and healthcare cuts in order to help the city stave off bankruptcy. The deal saves the city $18.5 million in fiscal year 2013 and reduces the unfunded pension liability by $170 million, according to ...
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