The first Marvel Comics inspired movie of 2024 has arrived – and it’s a swing and a miss. The film, “Madame Web,” released on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, follows Cassandra Webb, played by Dakota Johnson, as she discovers her clairvoyant powers and rescues three teenage girls from a scientist with Spider-Man-like abilities. So first, let’s…
Marley Fitzpatrick, under the artist name of fitzy, is a singer songwriter from Massachusetts whose journey with music has been evolving with him throughout his life. Fitzpatrick’s music is heavily influenced by 90s alternative rock, such as the band Radiohead. When fitzy was 11-years-old, he saw Twenty One Pilots live. He found himself intrigued by…
Bob Marley appeared on the big screen this Valentine’s Day in his biopic, “Bob Marley: One Love,” and as somebody who grasps at any opportunity to watch biopics about popular figures in music, I am here to tell you what I thought about it. The film revealed a behind-the-scenes narrative of his music that sought…
The University of Rhode Island jazz department kicked off their spring season on Thursday, Feb. 22 with the first jazz combos night of the year. The show featured two combos, the first directed by assistant professor of amplified voice Atla DeChamplain. The second combo, John’s Kitchen, was directed by adjunct professor John McKenna. The concert…
Envision yourself and your classmates viewing a movie in a tiny theater with just five rows, each with four seats; you forget you’re even in a learning environment when the lights go out and the bass begins to tremble. This is the environment that surrounds The Rhetoric of Sports in Film, my favorite class. In…
On Wednesday, Feb. 21 in the Memorial Union Ballroom, the Center for Career and Experiential Education in collaboration with the Multicultural Student Services Center hosted its third annual Building Unity and Inspired Leaders of the Diaspora event. The event aimed at fostering important and active relationships between URI students of color and career experts. Kristy…
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, alumni discussed their differing paths in the arts in a zoom meeting hosted by the University of Rhode Island College of Arts and Sciences. The meeting featured four alumni who have wound up in different careers in the arts, ranging from photography to video games. The meeting was hosted by Brianne…
Princeton professor Ruha Benjamin spoke on the importance of intersectionality in all aspects of technology with a focus on artificial intelligence at the University of Rhode Island on Thursday, Feb. 22. The recent surge in the accessibility, strength and use of generative AI has caused concern and excitement alike among different sections of academia and…
With the help of the Talent Development Program, the Talent Development Student Board started to raise awareness for themselves after getting re-recognized by the Student Senate post-COVID-19. TDSB held their first fundraiser, selling candy for $5 on Feb. 14 outside the Carothers Library to fund the club, said Jesus Alverdi Cante, a second-year student double…
At the end of January, University of Rhode Island professor of pharmacy Matthew Lacroix was named a fellow by the American Pharmacists Association for his contributions to the association and the profession. Lacroix is the director of accreditation and assessment for URI’s College of Pharmacy. He has been involved in policy development, is a committee…