As the holiday season unfolds, many students at the University of Rhode Island partake in fun yearly traditions. No matter what holiday they celebrate, many students feel that this time of year holds many happy memories and nostalgia. For Emma Cotter, second-year dietetics major, the Christmas season isn’t just about getting gifts, but giving them…
Every semester, University of Rhode Island students take to the shores with the sailing club. The student-run organization is currently headed by two second-year students, President Abby Gordon and Vice President Claire Zarybnisky. Both joined the club in their first years and took up the mantle of president and vice-president this semester after the previous…
During a tumultuous week of tears and fears propelled by dreaded finals and semester projects, the University of Rhode Island’s Considering Change chose to combat the issue head-on with scissors and glue. On Tuesday in the 193 Coffeehouse, students gathered for the first “Sip, Snip and Create: Collage and Connect to De-stress” event. In a…
On Friday, the University of Rhode Island community came together with one goal in mind: ceasefire in Gaza. Over 50 students, faculty and community members gathered outside of the Multicultural Student Service Center to protest the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, recognize the loss of life and to call for a permanent ceasefire. The rally was organized…
Two of the University of Rhode Island’s jazz ensembles performed in “Jazz Combo III” this past Thursday in the Fine Arts Center. The performances consisted of ensembles John’s Kitchen, directed by John McKenna, and the URI Standards Combo, directed by Dave Zinno. John’s Kitchen is an all male student octet, featuring Jude LaRoche and Garrett…
Actor Giancarlo Esposito filled nearly every seat in Edwards Auditorium and attracted several different generations of people on Monday. Esposito had an unorthodox upbringing that shaped him into the man he is today. During the event, the actor brought up how he was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to an Italian stagehand and carpenter father and…
Casey Chan-Smutko: Halloween News Editor Just because “The Nightmare Before Christmas” has the word Christmas in it does not make it a Christmas movie. I’ve watched this movie a thousand times exclusively on Halloween because it is a Halloween movie. You could argue that Jack Skellington goes to Christmas Land to become Santa Claus, but…
At the end of November, Netflix released the long awaited “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,” an eight-episode anime-inspired series set in Scott Pilgrim’s Toronto. It’s actually quite surprising how long it took for an anime-inspired series to come from Scott Pilgrim. Bryan Lee O’Malley first wrote Scott Pilgrim as a series of graphic novels, beginning in…
We are very fortunate to live during the ‘golden age’ of television. Think about it: countless television shows, spanning all different decades and genres, all at our fingertips, with the help of a couple convenient streaming services. We could have lived through the Bubonic Plague or the Potato Famine, but nope, we get TV instead….
Founded in Tallahassee, Florida in 2005, the band Mayday Parade has gone on to become a staple in the pop-punk genre. In 2005, the band released their first EP, “Tales Told By Dead Friends.” The EP features six songs, including “Three Cheers for Five Years.” Following the release of this EP, the band released two…