Nineteen students at Brown University say they’ve begun a hunger strike, in the hopes that the board that oversees the school will agree to bring the issue of divestment to a vote. The news comes amid Brown’s Corporation Board’s winter meetings, which end on Feb. 10. The students say they will not end their hunger strike […]
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Providence superintendent remains optimistic about student performance, absenteeism
TRANSCRIPT: Luis Hernandez: Superintendent Montañez, it’s such a pleasure to speak with you again. How are you doing? Javier Montañez: Fabulous. Thank you for having me on your show today. Thank you. Hernandez: Lots to talk about, but let me get started with the star ratings that the Rhode Island Department of Education released earlier this year. […]
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Rudolf Haffenreffer collected dozens of human remains. Now Brown University wants to give them back
The Haffenreffer Museum at Brown University expects to transfer its full collection from Bristol to Providence in the fall of 2025. But before it does, it wants to return the roughly 86 human remains in its collection to their rightful Tribes of origin. The repatriations are long overdue, as a federal law requiring them has […]
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How are school lockdown drills affecting Rhode Island students?
Luis Hernandez: In response to the prevalence of school shootings over the past 25 years, many schools across the country have instituted active shooter drills. It’s considered a sign of the times, but a Rhode Island lawmaker isn’t sure that mandatory lockdown drills are good. Joining me now is Barrington Representative Jennifer Boylan, chair of a […]
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Arraignment dates postponed for 41 Brown student protestors
The students have been asking the school to divest from funds that are invested in what they call Israeli oppression of Palestinians. A group of 41 students from Brown University who were set to come back early from winter break to make their arraignment dates will no longer have to. Their lawyer wrote in an email to […]
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Sin permiso de trabajo, una joven migrante en New Bedford se preocupa por su deuda
Alondra estaba un poco nerviosa. Con un vestido que le prestó una amiga, la llamaron para hablar frente a más de 300 personas en un banquete que celebraba el 15º aniversario de un grupo de defensa de los derechos laborales en New Bedford, Massachusetts. La joven guatemalteca de 16 años hizo una súplica a la […]
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Interview: UMass Dartmouth chancellor sees slim chance of returning to Star Store
In his first interview since the Star Store closed abruptly in August, Chancellor Mark Fuller told our reporter Ben Berke that he does not see a pathway for moving the university’s art school back into downtown New Bedford.
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The Rhode Island State Archives is looking for a home
Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore wants a permanent location for the state archives. The collection, which includes documents and historic items dating back to the state’s early history, currently sit in a building on Broad Street. Amore spoke with Morning Host Luis Hernandez about those archives and what their ideal home could look like.
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UMass Dartmouth payments to Star Store developer under review by Inspector General
Two years after a lease-to-own agreement expired, the university continued paying the Star Store’s private owner, Paul Downey, a monthly rent of nearly $160,000. State Sen. Mark Montigny, who passed legislation triggering the review, said Downey collected that money without making any “discernible improvements to the building,” leaving a maintenance backlog that could imperil any hopes of the university returning to its downtown arts campus.
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‘I felt that I wasn’t being seen’: José Gonzalez on creating a space for the Latino community at Rhode Island College
When José Gonzalez came to Rhode Island College in 1972, he felt like an outsider. One of few Latino students on campus, he decided there was a need to bring people together. The result was the Latin American Student Organization. Now a professor at the college, Gonzalez spoke recently with Brian Villa, a recent RIC graduate and former president of LASO.
