This Wednesday, the University of Rhode Island Alumni Foundation held a virtual celebration for the 50-year anniversary of The Good Five Cent Cigar. The event was hosted by Michaela Crimmins, program manager for alumni engagement, and URI Journalism Department chair John Pantalone, the first editor-in-chief of the Cigar. Also in attendance was the new Director…
Water scientist Kelsey Leonard spoke about how Indigenous populations are affected by rising sea levels as a result of climate change at the first Honors Colloquium of the semester. PHOTO CREDIT: Erin Brown The University of Rhode Island started their fall 2021 Honors Colloquium series entitled “SOS: Sustaining Our Shores” on Tuesday with water scientist…
The Multicultural Student Services Center welcomes Jean Nsabumuremyi as its new director. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer As he settles into his new position as the director of the Multicultural Student Service Center (MSSC), Jean Nsabumuremyi is ready to create a safe space for students at the University of Rhode Island. “I’ve always considered [Rhode Island]…
Meet Angel Agu, Rhody volleyball’s first woman head coach. Just five years after finishing her volleyball career at Dayton, Agu is back in the A-10, now leading the Rams. Photo Credit gorhody.com. For the first time in the team’s 46-year history, a woman will be leading the Rhode Island volleyball team. Angel Agu was promoted…
Theaters prepare as movie-goers slowly return to theaters to experience the magic in person once again. PHOTO CREDIT: vox.com For a period of five months at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, movie theaters shut their doors and switched off their projectors in accordance with CDC guidelines. With the film industry being forced to delay…
The world of music is ever-changing. With the rise of streaming services, more pressure from social media and constant connection to fans, artists must consider their project’s length as an important factor before releasing. In the middle of the 20th century, the vinyl LP became the preferred medium for artists to showcase their work and…
Kasey Musgraves’ new album “star-crossed” feels ethereal and dreamlike. PHOTO CREDIT: baylorlariat.com Kasey Musgraves’ “star-crossed” takes us through her feelings post-divorce on an ethereal, almost-dreamlike journey of an album with fairly consistent hits. The album’s opener, and title track, is an angelic setting of the scene for what’s to come later in the album. The…
“Come From Away” hit Apple TV on Sept. 10 and covers Sept. 11 and the stories untold. PHOTO CREDIT: deadline.com The opening shots of “Come From Away” on Apple TV+ show an eerily empty Time Square 14 months into the shutdown of Broadway, 20 years after 9/11. Then you see the crowd pour in, the…
Lama Tseta leads URI’s Peace Day 2021 on the Quad. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer The University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace held an event on the Quad in honor of International Peace Day to promote non-violence throughout the community. The event, held Sept. 21, included flags from different countries and the artwork…
Reporter shares her experience with local Rhode Island nail salon. It’s been almost two weeks since I moved back to Rhode Island for my second year at the University of Rhode Island, and over these two weeks, the most common question I’ve been asked has been “I love your nails! Where do you go?” Each…