Revisiting Tomaquag

Groundbreaking for new four-building campus to occur in 2023 Pictured: Current location of the Tomaquag museum. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer The Tomaquag Museum is continuing to make preparations for its upcoming move to a new, more spacious location in Kingston. The new museum, which will be located on Route 110, just off…

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URI students show up for Narragansett midterm election

Three-student ordinance pushes students to vote During the 2022 midterm elections, there was a significant increase in student voter registration in the town of Narragansett. Graphic by: Elizabeth Wong Before the midterm elections this year, a number of University of Rhode Island officials urged students who lived off-campus to register to vote in the towns…

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Students, community speak out against new Narragansett renter requirement

Forum speakers clash over student representation, town identity Starting this academic year, the Narragansett Town Council is only allowing three unrelated undergraduate students to live together in any Narragansett rental property.  On Sept. 19, Narragansett’s Town Council opened the floor to concerns regarding both the zoning ordinance and the new rental registration. Narragansett Town Council…

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Rising from the ashes

Pump House Music Works reopens after accident PHOTO CREDIT: Griffin Lamoureux | Contributing Photographer  This May, a fire broke out in the Pump House, a live music venue, community space and off-campus institution for many University of Rhode Island student performers. While the recovery process has been difficult, owner Dan Collins said that he and…

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