"URI doesn't even have enough money to maintain their faculty and they are trying to build a multi-million dollar facility to become a regional leader in biotechnology? They have this new branding initiative that gave them a new website featuring scrolling boxes with text that I can barely read and pointless "quad cams." I would also be interested in how much money they spent for some company to come up with the slogan "Think Big. We Do." Four words that mean absolutely nothing and are likely one reason for the continued hikes in our tuition. And don't you just love those little banners along Upper College Road? The State of Rhode Island is on the verge of cutting off virtually all funding to URI, which would essentially make it a private school in publically-owned buildings. But if URI really needs to build this office park (which would feature a PARKING GARAGE, yes thats right we've only needed one for, well, for a long time) then why do we need to cut down the forest to do it? Why not build it on one of the many useless turf fields that dot the bottom of campus? Not only are they a waste of space, but they are also really flat and would save a lot of time and money in preparing for construction (no pesky trees or rocks to remove). URI will be getting a new president in the next few months, hopefully one that will recognize the value of the North Woods."
-Alex Patterson
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I agree that the turf farms are largely useless and would make a great place for the park due to the reasons Alex described. Sadly, I see the crop farm next to Agronomy going before the turf farm because the turf farm is extra cash flow and the crops are mostly donated to the RI food bank (I could be wrong here). Why destroy any land for the garage? we already have two large parking lots which could be remade into parking garages, which would not degrade any more land.
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