Photo by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| Actors pose after a great performance The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department has done it once again with their Spring production of William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure.” As I walked into J Studio I immediately had a feel for the play, just based on the set. It had a…
Photo by Jourdan Miller |CIGAR| Jair performing his original music during his DJ set. This past Friday night, Feb. 23, the Musician’s Guild held a hip-hop concert in the Memorial Union on campus. The concert featured four main performances from Jair, Oceans Music Group, Mari Geti and Hamad. The University of Rhode Island Musicians’ Guild is…
Photo by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| Performers in play start conversations with audience on and off stage. In recent years, the opioid addiction has become an increasing epidemic within the United States, and the state of Rhode Island in particular. Despite the ongoing crisis, it can be tough for people to have a conversation about opioid…
As if they weren’t already sucking up everyone’s free time or dominating competing streaming services, this past Tuesday Netflix announced a major boost of “original” content coming in 2018. Media mogul and Netflix CFO, David Wells, announced the company’s plan while speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 27….
Photo courtesy of Veronica Wood. “I want to use the medium of film to help people explore history,” said Rob Cohen, a film and media studies professor at the University of Rhode Island. Professor Cohen explained that this goal is the baseline for his students’ work throughout the year. This past fall he taught a…
Photos by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| The University of Rhode Island was paid a visit by the American Band, a classical concert band of over 60 of the finest musicians and conductors in Southern New England, this past Sunday. The American Band is one of the oldest concert bands in America still in operation, having…
Photo by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| St. Augustine’s Episcopal Center, located on Lower College Road, is in partnership with the University of Rhode Island to help acknowledge and improve food insecurity on campus. Food insecurity doesn’t mean that an individual doesn’t have access to food. It’s about needing to choose how they’re going to organize…
Photo by Sarah Vincii |CIGAR| Master Gardener Program offers presentations and education regarding horticulture and garden management. You don’t need to have a green thumb to grow your own plants or start gardening. The University of Rhode Island’s Master Gardener Program offers free educational presentations open to the public. The program serves to educate people regarding…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| “I want every student athlete to leave here with their degrees and the opportunity to earn a championship.” Q: What does your job entail? A: “I am the Director of Athletics… and my job… the way I equate it is running a division of a company, so its one part…
Photo by Sarah Vincii |CIGAR| Have you ever thought about where your degree is going to take you? URI has a pre-law program that will keep you on the right track for law school. The pre-law program at the University of Rhode Island is helping to prepare students for the daunting task of going to law…