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04/18/07 - In an unprecedented move, University of Rhode Island President Robert L. Carothers directed the Student Senate to end its demand for a public apology from the College Republicans. Five weeks ago, the senate made its decision on the White Heterosexual American Male scholarship controversy, voting unanimously for a written apology from the student group to be published in the Cigar.
04/18/07 - More than 150 members of the University of Rhode Island community celebrated the Multicultural Center's ninth annual Diversity Awards Banquet to highlight the achievements of students, faculty and staff. The banquet, which took place in the Memorial Union Ballroom, was a glamorous affair with many of URI's most involved and well-known students and faculty dressed to impress.
04/18/07 - The Pawtucket-based toy company, Hasbro Inc., has donated $500,000 to the University of Rhode Island to support students enrolled in the international engineering and business programs. The donation will help to establish the Hasbro Scholars Fund, which will benefit students by offering merit-based financial support for undergraduates who plan to study or intern in China as part of their academic program.
04/18/07 - The University of Rhode Island community will gather at a "Celebration of Life" service this week for the two students killed from injuries suffered in a car accident in March. Friends and families of URI sophomores Tiffany DeSisto and Marissa Salabert are invited to the Memorial Union Ballroom tomorrow at 1 p.
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