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Ground-broken for RIC’s new Art Center

  Adorned in hard-hats, Rhode Island College President Nancy Carriuolo and Gov. Lincoln Chafee raised their sledge hammers at the ground-breaking ceremony last week to mark the start of construction of the college’s latest project – a new Art Center. …

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Parliament chooses first female president since 2004

By: Jim Brady News Staff Writer   Last week’s Student Community Government, Inc. elections yielded the most female-heavy Executive Council in years, with four of six positions filled by women. The

Frugal involvement but wide discussion at “May Day General Strike”

By: Jim Brady News Staff Writer While last Tuesday’s “May Day General Strike” succumbed to the forces of Mother Nature, student activists weren’t so easily defeated. Commandeering Gaige Hall 211,

Cicilline comes to RIC : Congressman vows to stop alarming interest rates from doubling

  Unless Congress acts to change it, Rhode Island students will see a 3.4 to 6.8 percent change in the interest rates of Stafford Student Loans this July. This

Upcoming Alumni Awards honors past graduates

By: Kyla Pecchia Anchor Contributor   As some RIC students begin preparing for graduation this May, many others are waiting eagerly in anticipation for the day they can walk the stage

Tensions run high during final SCG meeting of the year

By: Justin Gostlant News Staff Writer   The final Parliament meeting of the academic year began an hour and 20 minutes late, as the previous election meeting ran well over its

What May Day General Strike?

By: Jonathan C. Lamanthia Opinions Editor   Last Tuesday, May the First, I expected to enter the Quad to the sounds of angry protesters – maybe not hundreds of them, but

The U.N: not very effective in promoting World Peace

By: Meredith Cruz Opinions Staff Writer   The United Nations is an international governing group that has been around since the end of WWII. It was modeled after the League on

The Nanotech World IV: Consequences of Nanotech

By: Yosef Martin Opinions Staff Writer   A few weeks ago, I began my series on nanotechnology and its future impact on human society. I know many have been confused by

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Massachusetts witnesses zombie outbreak

By: Alexandra Weston Lifestyles Editor People have several different ways of celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Some ate Mexican-themed food with their family. Some drank and partied with their friends. And

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