Olivia Barone Editor in Chief The Rhode Island Council of Postsecondary Education [OPC] met last week to vote on the issue of arming campus police officers at both Rhode Island College [RIC] and the Community College of Rhode Island [CCRI]. After an open forum featuring testimonies from several students, faculty, staff and officers from both campuses and heavy deliberation, the council voted to approve the arming of campus police officers.  In May 2013, the Rhode Island Board of Education...

Olivia Barone Editor in Chief In The Anchor’s final interview with students running for next year’s Student Community Government [SCG] executive board, RIC sophomore Joshua Mihalos professed his commitment to increase productivity if elected as treasurer for the 2026-2027 academic year.  A major in sports management and minor in marketing, Mihalos is a former student athlete who ran track during his freshman year. He plans to work with professional athletes post-grad in hopes of representing...

Olivia Barone Editor in Chief As Student Community Government [SCG] executive board elections near, candidates are preparing to run a fair race. Briany Acosta, the latest candidate interviewed by The Anchor, shared her goals for the 26-27 term and let readers know of some essential improvements she’d like to make happen in the coming year.  Acosta is a RIC freshman campaigning to be the next SCG president. A political science major, vice president of RIC’s prelaw society and member of the...