Representing the ethnic diversity, socio-culture of our community and promoting respect and understanding of diverse ethnic identities in the United States, the department of textiles, fashion merchandising and design is holding a historical exhibit on campus this week. The exhibit, titled “The Kaleidoscope of Textiles: Dress as Multidimensional Cultural Documents,” is in Quinn Hall and…
Hello my zesty little ice blocks! How are you all doing? Are you gazing out your window in awe of the snowflakes falling on the earth’s crust? Are you too reminiscing of this past Monday morning, at approximately 8:03 a.m., when the sun was kissing the tree branches that were heavy with snow, illuminating each…
Intramural Sports: A handful of intramural sports resume this semester from students to choose from, including basketball . Photo by Greg Clark. Intramural sports are back this semester, but with a heavy emphasis on one thing: keeping the campus community safe. Although the pandemic has not yet reached its end, the University of Rhode Island…
The Narragansett Town Council met on Monday to further debate the ordinance limiting 3 college renters to a house. Photo from patch.com. The Narragansett town ordinance limiting student housing to three students per property faces an uncertain future after a town council meeting this past Monday. Through the two-hour period allocated for the meeting, the…
Valentine’s Day is the holiday of candy, cards and spending time with the ones you love, but where does this tradition come from? Valentine’s Day has roots in Christian and Roman history, following the story of Saint Valentine. According to the Catholic Church, St. Valentine helped heal poor and sick people in Rome, and was…
With Valentine’s Day mere days away, here are the Cigar’s “do’s and do-not’s” of this most important of couples’ holidays. Graphic by Alison Carpino. It’s that time of the year again. Plastic hearts and cheap candies cover the shelves of every store you walk into, which could only mean one thing: Valentine’s Day is right…
Want to read but can’t find the inspiration to pick up a book? Here are 6 suggestions to respark your inner bibliophile. Photo from goodreads.com. It’s really easy to fall out of love with reading when all you read are textbooks and class-related articles and essays. But, the best way to get back into it…
The “movement and meditation” art exhibit in Providence utilizes photography and dance to capture the emotions invoked by living during COVID-19. Photos by Ian Travis Barnard. A still photograph of a ballerina; bound by the governance of form, arms held designedly over head, looking down towards an untold depth. The world has adopted a “new…
How does the 1998 “Parent Trap” stack up against it’s 1961 predecessor? Photo from imbd.com. Let me preface this by saying “The Parent Trap” (1998) featuring Lindsay Lohan is my favorite movie of all time. In my opinion, it is perfect: Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson are the epitome of their characters, and Lohan somehow…
A look back at “Coco” 3 years after its release. Photo from imbd.com. Although Disney’s “Coco” was released a little over three years ago, I can easily see this movie going down as one of the classics for audiences. I recently decided to rewatch the film, and let me be the first to say that…