02/27/08 - The new dorms on campus have been steadily increasing the amount of student residents, and in some upperclassman dorms, triple-occupant rooms will become a reality. So, are the University of Rhode Island Police and Security forces keeping up? Robert Drapeau, director of security at URI, said during the past five years, campus police numbers have increased from 17 sworn, unarmed officers to 26 officers.
02/27/08 - Bursting at the seams with cameras, cables, lights, monitors, crewmembers and one celebrity, the normally spartan Edwards Auditorium transformed yesterday into a movie set. About 100 students and Richard Gere arrived in the early morning to film scenes for "Hachiko: a Dog's Story.
02/27/08 - The candidates for University of Rhode Island Student Senate president and vice president debated in the Memorial Union last night for about two-and-a-half hours on issues important to students. Thomas Ahrens and Josh Feinberg, the two students running for senate president, differed on few issues.
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