John Mulaney had the audience rolling on the floor Friday night at his stand-up show. Photo by Kayla Michaud. John Mulaney kicks off Alumni and Family Weekend “Every college I have ever performed at ever, before I go out, gives me a speech about what I can and cannot talk about it. That did not…
(Left to right) Lauren Janetti, Conor Delaney and Trey DiGioia play third-graders who rebel against their fundamentalist principal in “A Brief History of the Earth and Everything in it…” Photo by James Singer. URI’s Theater Department has a strong opening night for their musical For a quick minute, bring yourself back to the third grade….
Joaquin Phoenix plays the Joker in Todd Phillips’ movie “Joker.” Photo contributed by IMDB. Even with safety concerns, “Joker” broke the October domestic box office record with $96 million last weekend. This release has made history for being the highest-grossing opening film in October. The previous record was Sony’s “Venom” with $80 million in October…
Professor Nicholas Corsano joins the Harrington school this semester to teach film students about cinematography. Photo by Grace DeSanti. “I started as a child actor and I realized that I was mostly drawn to the act of being on set and not so much the camera.” Nicholas Corsano, a new University of Rhode Island film…
Researcher Marland Chang participates in a study for autism research. Photo contributed by Vanessa Harwood. Two University of Rhode Island professors are tracking the eye-movements and measuring brain activity of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to see how they understand and learn language. Assistant Professors of Communicative Disorders Alisa Baron and Vanessa Harwood have…
Photo from ScreenRant. During the past few months people have been at the edge of their seats during the action scenes of “Spider Man: Far from Home” while they also had their heart strings tugged at during “Toy Story 4.” The movie world has, for sure, taken audiences on a rollercoaster of emotions this summer….
Liard French (left) and Peter Krekorian (right) grew up as best friends with a passion for photography. |Photo courtesy of Peter Krekorian. Depending on the season, you can find these Rhode Islanders surfing, skiing or working as lifeguards, but all year round they can be found practicing their skills as photographers. First-year student Peter Krekorian…
Maya Suggs (left) and Meinca Pinichat (right), are hard-working first generation students who work as campus tour guides. | Photo by Grace DeSanti. According to the First Generation Foundation, an estimated 50 percent of the college population consists of students whose parents did not receive a college education. The National Center for Education Statistics also…
Whenever you see a musician perform it all looks so natural, but the reality is there’s so much more behind learning how to play. First off, you have to learn how to properly hold the instrument and if it’s a string instrument, how to hold the bow. Learning how to play in tune notes is…
Dining Services in introducing a commuter meal plan featuring combo swipes for the 2019-2020 school year. Photo by Anna Meassick. Dining services will be issuing updated and new meal plans for the 2019-2020 academic year with more options for both residential and commuter students. All students who live in residence halls, without their own kitchen,…