URI students spend spring break building home in New Mexico

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — While many students were off relaxing on spring break, 11 University of Rhode Island (URI) students spent their time giving back to the community. The group took part in the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge building a home for a family of five in Taos, New Mexico. The trip was organized by URI’s Alternative Spring Break program which was created back in 2009 and run by the student-led URI Service Corps. The university said the students dug ditches, mixed and poured concrete, sanded drywall, stained doors, and learned how to make the native building material,…