http://ripr.org en http://ripr.org/post/rhode-island-lifts-ban-armed-campus-police <p>State colleges and universities in Rhode Island can now arm campus police after a vote Thursday night at the State Board of Education.&nbsp; Critics said more guns on campus will not make students safer, but supporters, including University of Rhode Island President David Dooley, said campus police should carry guns to do their jobs more effectively.</p><p>Dooley said he believes arming police is logical decision for URI.</p> Fri, 24 May 2013 13:26:09 +0000 Elisabeth Harrison and John Bender 15776 at http://ripr.org Rhode Island Lifts Ban on Armed Campus Police http://ripr.org/post/roadblocks-college-degree-four-part-series <p>Thousands of college and university students received degrees across the state this weekend, but across the state, nearly half of Rhode Island residents do not have a bachelor’s degree. Business analysts often cite this statistic as one of the factors behind Rhode Island’s slow economic recovery.</p><p>To find out what’s behind the number, I met four Rhode Islanders who started college but never finished their degrees. They explained what got in the way of college, and what their lives have been like since leaving school.</p> Mon, 21 May 2012 18:52:17 +0000 Elisabeth Harrison 8416 at http://ripr.org