Known primarily for his work as the lead singer of the band the Black Veil Brides, Andy Biersack, who goes by the stage name Andy Black, is less known for his solo music projects. As lead singer of the band since 2011, Black has gone on to release six studio albums with the band and…
What if I were to tell you that you can go see a full concert today without having to wait months in advance or be forced to give up an arm or a leg for a ticket? Now, you may ask yourself, “is there a catch to this?” Yes, it’s a slight one, as the…
Spooky Season: The best time of the year with the best movies of the year October, also known as the spooky season, is one of the most wonderful times of the year and also nostalgic. Colorful autumn leaves fall into place, pumpkin spice lattes are being sipped, blankets are draped on cozy living room couches…
At a time when the Memorial Union had a bowling alley and held mocktail drink fests, 193 Degrees Coffeehouse was establishing their presence on campus. After being founded in 1994 by former URI student Adam Naftalin, the Coffeehouse quickly became a center for students to gather and hold events. Their present-day open-mic nights are one…
In the midst of midterms and the stress of college life,three on-campus resource centers are offering free “Crafternoon” workshops biweekly as an option for students. These workshops began in the fall of 2022, after the assistant director of Disability, Access, and Inclusion, Nina Schiarizzi-Tobin, had a conversation with Ming Lee Prospero of the Counseling Center…
Bridge to Opportunity, a program with efforts to reduce recidivism rates in Rhode Island, has been operating with the help from University of Rhode Island criminology and criminal justice professors Chelsea Farrell and Natalie Pifer. BTO is a program under the Building Future’s organization in Providence. BF, helps low-income community members begin working in the…
The University of Rhode Island is known nationally for its Chinese Flagship Program, a program whose primary goal is for students to develop a superior level in the Chinese language to be applied in the professional world. Students across the country come to take part in this unique program and develop skills that will make…
Husband and wife duo Eben Horton and Jennifer Nauck have successfully turned their passion for the art of glass blowing into their full-time career with their local Wakefield gallery and studio, the Glass Station. Horton’s interest in glass blowing sparked at the early age of 9 years old when he took an ornament making class….
Disclaimer: This tale is based on different accounts of this legend Welcome back to another series of “Spooky Stories” for this year’s spooky season. If anyone hasn’t read last year’s editions, the spooky stories were “The Legend of Dolly Cole”, “The Haunting of Lambda Chi Alpha” and the “Haunted Tavern”. For the start of this…
On Oct. 8, the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy visited the restaurant Spain of Narragansett for their annual Etiquette Dinner, meant for its graduating sixth-year PharmD and fourth-year BSPS students. The etiquette dinner covers more than just table manners – it also focuses on social skills like networking, building your brand, handling difficult…