To work around COVID-19 regulations, the Tony Awards will be held virtually. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. On Oct. 15, Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart announced the nominations for the first-ever virtual Tony Awards, set to take place later this year. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway shut down in March of this…
Rhody Softball returns to practice in new normal. Photo from @RhodySoftball on Twitter . The Rams season was already moving in the wrong direction when they were set to face Northern Illinois back in March. The team was 4-16 on the season and was in the middle of an 11-game losing streak where they had been…
The Maury Loontjens Memorial Library in Narragansett is seeking a larger space. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. This November, Narragansett voters will not only decide who they want to represent them as president, in Congress and in the state legislature: they will also decide the future of their town library. The Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, located…
What many don’t know about URI The University of Rhode Island’s history, sociology and anthropology departments have worked together to develop a course highlighting the University’s history with respect to the relationship between the Narragansett people and European-American settlers. In collaboration with the Tomaquag Museum located in Exeter, Rhode Island, the new one-credit class, HIS/APG…
Today, listening to vinyl is making a comeback. Photo by James McIntosh. While the music industry is currently being dominated by streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music, physical album releases like vinyl and cassette tapes have made a significant resurgence among many music fans. Once a staple of hipster culture, music fans…
While there has been plenty of News You Should Know within our borders, there’s plenty more happening in the world around us. Anti-government protests in Thailand, according to the BBC, started on Aug. 3 and are growing currently. The primary targets of these protests are Thailand’s monarchs and their prime minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha. Chan-o-Cha, a…
Freshmen gather together on the weekends despite URI’s COVID-19 regulations. Photo contributed by @rhodychicks. Despite the University of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 protocols, students have continued gathering in large groups on-campus without wearing masks, conjuring controversy among the student population. Students, especially first-year students that live on campus, have been gathering in groups of over 100…
United States’ Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar joined Twitch streamers this Tuesday night to play “Among Us” in an effort to get more people to vote in the 2020 election. Since “Among Us” is the largest game on Twitch right now and a large component of the game is voting, Ocasio-Cortez thought it was…
Landscape architecture student Maggie Spano showcases her final portfolio. Photo by Siobhan Richards. Landscape architecture is as it sounds: adding more green spaces to public spaces, but, to Department Chair William Green, landscape architecture is about giving a “voice to living and non-living creatures that don’t have a voice.” Green teaches students in his classes…
Field hockey players are still able to practice as long as they are COVID-free. Photos by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island club field hockey team recently held unorthodox tryouts amid the unknown of the upcoming few months. Due to the safety guidelines for club sports, the players were held to groups of five,…