In the early 1980s, in a house on Lower College Road, University of Rhode Island alum Edward McSweegan (‘84) studied his way to a Ph.D. in microbiology. Afterwards, career changes, historical fiction novels and world travel would fill McSweegan’s days. With an undergraduate degree in biology from Boston College, and a master’s degree in microbiology…
Community Wellness Leaders hosted a paint night on Valentine’s Day at 193 Coffeehouse, inviting students to focus on themselves, relax and enjoy the vibes. Valentine’s Day has seen a shift, in recent years, to focus more on self love. This CWL event was advertised as a way to treat yourself on Valentine’s Day, according to…
Originally born in Toronto, Canada, pop artist Katrina Stuart has been pursuing her love for music in Los Angeles where she has amassed 33,613 monthly listeners on Spotify. In 2017, Stuart released her first single “All In,” which featured Teddy Marquee. The song also had a video that featured Stuart’s now ex-boyfriend, youtuber Sam Golbach….
Epic Games and the Walt Disney Company will be collaborating on a new combined universe that will change the way people experience Disney stories, the companies announced in a Feb. 7 press release . Epic Games is most notable for creating the hit 2017 video game “Fortnite,” a game which has been popular with gamers…
Poetry: since its conception it has been a medium that has allowed people to openly express themselves, however this leads to the question of where someone today would find a place that allows people to engage with it. The Providence Poetry Slam, also dubbed ProvSlam, is an organization that is situated in downtown Providence. It…
Sadie Brandt Contributing Reporter Romantic comedies are my favorite movie genre, filled with happy couples, 2000s soundtracks and horrific retro fashion choices. In 2022, I watched 15 rom-coms in a week after my boyfriend and I broke up. Whether that was a healthy coping strategy or not is up for debate, but it gave me…
The University of Rhode Island’s Marble House made their debut performance as a band at 193 Coffeehouse on Thursday, Feb. 15 after colliding by chance at November’s Rock N Swap event. Music of differing genres poured out of electric amplifiers in the Memorial Union, as two more bands followed behind Marble House that catered to…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team struggled to keep up with two of the top teams in their conference at home this week, suffering losses to Loyola University Chicago and the University of Richmond. After a week of preparation, the Rams were able to jump out to a lead early Sunday afternoon against…
Ravaged by injuries, Davidson College marched into the Ryan Center on Saturday, prepared for an Atlantic 10 women’s basketball battle with the University of Rhode Island. Rhode Island defeated Davidson 61-49, in a game where the third quarter proved crucial for the Rams. A day prior to the matchup, the Wildcats added two walk-on players…
On Sunday, the University of Rhode Island’s men’s baseball team traveled over 2,200 miles south to take on the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in both teams’ season opener. URI left Kingston, Rhode Island on Thursday for what was supposed to be an opening day game on Friday. The game would be rained out…