Two University of Rhode Island students were struck by a vehicle Sunday morning on Boston Neck Road in Narragansett. URI sophomore, Mary Ellen "Molly" Offer, 19, was transported to South County Hospital and later pronounced dead. Holly Maganzini, 20, also was struck by the vehicle, and was transported to South County Hospital and then to Rhode Island Hospital for lower extremity injuries, according to a press release.
04/04/08 - The University of Rhode Island's overall technological infrastructure has not been up to code in recent years, but the New Order, Multi-Modal Advanced-Design (NOMAD) program recently put in place aims to change that.
04/04/08 - A variety of bold colors, pastels and high stilettos dominated the Memorial Union ballroom last night as part of the Fashion Merchandising Society's annual fashion show. The show, "Fitting Room," featured 19 collections created by FMS members.
04/04/08 - The American Cancer Society predicts that more than 1.4 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in 2008. It is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, second only to heart disease.
04/04/08 - "Imagine not being able to dream. Imagine that you grew up expecting to die, grew up expecting not to live past 20 or 21." Imagining this situation is necessary in order to begin to understand the life of a child soldier, journalist Jimmie Briggs told a packed auditorium in Independence Hall yesterday.
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