(from left to right) Kenzie Walters, Gwen Babalato, Lili Klayman, Karla Gonzalez and River Cabot-Dobson make up the upcoming all female rock band Late Night Trip. Photo by James McIntosh. The lights dim, a colored spotlight shines, the amplifiers spark and the symbols crash as you are brought into the beat. The guitar strings reverberate…
It may feel as though a whole year has gone by instead of just a month, but 2020 has already been bursting with cultural events, experiences and trends. Whether it’s TikTok becoming a cultural phenomenon, Shakira’s tongue during the Super Bowl halftime show or the coronavirus being an outbreak and meme at the same time,…
The Spring 2020 University of Rhode Island theatre season features a historic Shakespeare tragedy and a musical comedy adapted from the classic film “Monty Python and The Holy Grail.” The first production of this season is Shakespeare’s “Richard III.” As the URI theatre department page says, audiences are asked to “step into the mind of…
Junior Jake Kraus has several tattoos, but the tree representing love and appreciation of nature is his favorite. Photo by James McIntosh. When nature and family intertwine with the symbols of self-expression and free-spiritedness, there’s more to body art than the fear of regretting it. Although he has five tattoos, Jake Kraus, a junior at…
Could Vine’s successor take down TikTok? We all know and love the deceased six-second video app Vine. With memes like “Blocking out the haters,” “What are those?” and “I could have dropped my croissant,” this social media app had a large impact on the culture of social media, even though most of its famous influencers…
An incredibly embarrassing thing about me is that I absolutely love the idea of conspiracy theories. I don’t know what it is about them, but I find them to be fascinating. I (obviously) don’t believe, like, any of them, but I’ll listen to most of them. If someone really cares enough to put the time…
This semester is all about growth. So is college. So is life. Two years ago I stood on the verge of tears in front of an editorial staff of seniors I feared. I told them that the reason I should be chosen as a staff reporter as only a first-semester freshman was because I had…
With electric cars on the rise, URI is now designating charging stations solely for their use. Photo by Greg Clark. As concerns about carbon emissions reach fever pitch, more people are switching to electric vehicles (EVs) each year. At the University of Rhode Island, some believe that the supply of EV charging stations does not…
Though highly anticipated, the opening of the Brookside Apartments has been anything but smooth. Photo by Greg Clark. The beginning of the spring semester at the University of Rhode Island also marked the opening of its newest residence hall: Brookside Hall. However, it hasn’t all been easy for Brookside since its opening in January. As…
(left to right) OLLI members Jet Vertz and Perry Howard during an Institute meeting. Photo by Kayla Michaud. With over 1,400 members, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is proof that you’re never too old to go to school. OLLI provides adults over 50 and better with learning opportunities in a fun environment. Classes range…