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Accessing public records, a difficult problem

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - The University of Rhode Island's Journalism Day kicked off yesterday morning with a panel of four experts who discussed the problems with accessing public records.

Howard Merten, attorney and partner for Partridge Snow and Hahn, opened the presentation titled "Police Records: Privacy v.

URI seeks new ways to control student parties

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - In the light of escalating student rowdiness off campus this fall University of Rhode Island officials along with the town of Narragansett have been looking for alternative ways to combat the student parties.

The Vice President of Student Affairs Tom Dougan met with the Narragansett town council last month to discuss issues of off-campus student behavior, such as loudness, underage drinking and large crowds.

Bone marrow transplant saves a life

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - It was May of 2004 during her junior year of high school when University of Rhode Island student Jackie Tally desperately needed a bone marrow transplant to save her life.

Tally said she remembers making a tuna sandwich for her younger sister when the phone rang and her father went into his bedroom to take the call.

South African disease outbreak affects its mammal population

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - One of the major issues facing South Africa's mammal population is the prevalence of diseases, according to Professor Wouter van Hoven, who spoke yesterday afternoon in the University of Rhode Island's Center for Biological Life Sciences.

The director of the University of Pretoria's Center for Wildlife Management, van Hoven, presented a lecture addressing various diseases that have infected the wildlife of South Africa.

Local middle school students shoot hoops with URI athletes

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - Local middle school students shot hoops and shared slices with University of Rhode Island student-athletes yesterday as part of the 3rd annual Hoops and Pizza program hosted by the URI Peer Advocates.

Students from the Reaching Youth through Support and Education School in Chariho, R.

About Us

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

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Deep cuts of the decade: A look back at the best tracks of 2002

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - The year 2002 was definitely one of firsts. With Spiderman hitting the big screen and shattering box office records, 2002 kicked off the superhero movie binge that took over Hollywood. It was also the year that competitive reality shows began raiding our television screens.

Student athlete perspective: Freshman Annie Nelson

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - This week's Student Athlete of the week is freshman setter and Rockfield, Ill. native Annie Nelson.

Trevor Dorchies: "Why/ how did you begin playing volleyball?"

Annie Nelson: "I began playing volleyball when I was about 7 years old. My dad used to coach my older sisters and play himself, and I just really picked up on it quickly.

Football team heads to Durham to face Wildcats

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - Facing its third straight nationally ranked opponent, the University of Rhode Island football team (1-7, 0-5 CAA) will look for a positive end to their season beginning this Saturday as they head north to take on the No. 8 University of New Hampshire.

'A Mouth from the South' NHL season skates to a rough start

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - The NHL season began a little over a month ago when the league's "Premier Series" opened in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. Since then, the league has been hit hard by injuries and illnesses, and fans have questioned disciplinary actions taken by the league offices on dangerous hits and plays.

Dorms not the solution

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - In a town council meeting last month, University of Rhode Island Vice President of Student Affairs Tom Dougan discussed problems of off-campus student behavior.

Dougan said that according to police reports, the problems of underage drinking, loudness and large crowds are growing.

Six Flags is not in Springfield

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - If you travel north from Hartford, Conn. on Interstate 91 or south from Amherst, Mass. you will see a bright green sign that reads Six Flags New England next exit, which is essentially the Agawam, Mass. exit.

When people ask me where I'm from they almost never know where Agawam, Mass.

Letter: Rep. consolidates bussing contract

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

11/06/09 - To the Cigar,

On Feb. 16, 2005, at the request of then East Providence School Superintendent Dr. Jacqueline Forbes, I, along with Rep. Henry Rose, introduced legislation that provided for the statewide transportation of students with special needs.