February 2022
Building on History: Rodman Hall
From an armory to a gymnasium to classrooms, Rodman Hall has been used for a range of purposes since it was built. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer Rodman Hall has served many different uses throughout its history, from an armory to a gymnasium, but today is home to the Graduate School of Library…
“Pardon Our Appearance:” A look behind the scenes of art galleries
URI’s Main Art Gallery is exhibiting a group show that provides a behind-the-scenes look at making art. PHOTO CREDIT: Nadia Sutyrina | Production Manager The University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center’s Main Gallery is currently presenting “Pardon Our Appearance,” a unique art exhibit that shows what goes on behind the scenes of making a…
A Month in Music: February 2022 edition
URI freshman Kyle Gunning records with his band, Scoot Bandits, who released their full length album this month. PHOTO CREDIT: @scoopbanditsofficial The music industry continued to impress with monumental releases for the month of February and these are some of my favorites. English rock band Black County, New Road served some of the best new…
A good movie adaptation of a video game?
“Uncharted” reimagines video game franchise Chart your course to a movie theater to watch “Uncharted,” an adaptation of the popular PlayStation series. PHOTO CREDIT: ign.com The movie, “Uncharted”, was finally released this Thursday, Feb. 17 in the United States after six years in the making. The first time I heard about the “Uncharted” movie I…
Local band ‘Stone Nobles’ brings classic rock sound to modern era
Stone Nobles, a band of URI alumni, music can be streamed on Spotify and Apple Music. PHOTO CREDIT: Stonenobels.com When Ross “Reign” Magliocco planned a show for the University of Rhode Island’s Greek Week in 2019, he never expected to take a years-long musical journey with three of his friends. Three years and 250,000 Spotify…
Maggie Gyllenhall surprises audience with directorial debut “The Lost Daughter”
From book to movie, “The Lost Daughter” continues to impress with Netflix adaptation. PHOTO CREDIT: Netflix.com When I picked up “The Lost Daughter” by Elena Ferrante at the beginning of the year, I was concerned as to just how Maggie Gyllenhaal was going to make a two-hour movie from just 144 pages of text written…
Men’s Basketball stumbles against GW, St. Bonaventure
Rams lose nine out of last 10 games Ishmael El-Amin and the Rams were unable to best George Washington and St. Bonaventure.PHOTO CREDIT: www.yardbarker.com The University of Rhode Island Men’s Basketball team continued their Atlantic 10 struggles this past week, dropping road games at George Washington University and St. Bonaventure University. The first of the…
Pitching errors plague Rhody in opening series
URI Baseball saw some early-season struggles as they headed to Virginia to take on William and Mary in a three-game series. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com It was not a weekend to remember for the University of Rhode Island Baseball team. In their season-opening series against William and Mary, the team was swept and outscored by the…
Men’s Track and Field ‘hit their stride’ at Brown Invite
Senior Jordan Ross was among the top finishers for the Rams, finishing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com A number of Rams achieved personal records at the Brown Invitational last weekend, the team’s final tune-up meet ahead of next weekend’s Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships. Competing with a condensed squad against…