From being a kinesiology major to creative producer for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, fourth-year Josh Paiva has navigated roadblocks and turned passion into a career in just a few short years. Growing up, Paiva described himself as a big fan of Rhode Island basketball. Now, he describes his relationship with the…
Jackson Stepanian, a third-year student manager for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, has played an integral role in the storybook 8-0 start to the season for the Rams, a role he dedicates to his late mother. “My mom was my only parent,” Stepaninan said. “My mom was my everything, she continues to…
Rhody Excellence and Rhody Sports Properties, operating under Name, Image and Likeness initiatives to benefit University of Rhode Island athletes, have partnered to help create two URI Athletics-branded beers that will be sold throughout the state of Rhode Island. Taking the steps to compete with larger schools throughout the country, the URI-themed drinks aim to…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team failed to enjoy the beginning of the holiday season, getting blanked on a three-game stretch against the University of Iowa, Idaho State University and Providence College. The week began in paradise, as the Rams went to Mexico to compete in the Cancún Challenge. The first game in…
For the first time since 1947, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team moved to 8-0 this week with a pair of close wins over the University of Texas at Arlington on Thursday, then Yale University on Monday. Rhode Island wrapped up a two-game slate at the Jacksonville Classic on Thanksgiving by taking down…
During the 2010s, the University of Rhode Island football team had a combined record of 26-84, with two single-win seasons and a winless campaign in 2012; this season the Rams put together their best season since 1985 and claimed 11 wins for the first time in program history. There were rumors of a complete shutdown…
After a seven-year hiatus, Linkin Park has released its eighth studio album “From Zero.” This is the band’s first album that doesn’t feature Chester Bennington’s vocals since the long-standing vocalist passed away in July of 2017. Since 2017, the band’s future seemed uncertain, but now they appear back in full swing with new co-vocalist Emily…
After an emotionally charged press tour and 12 years in production, the movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked” has been released in theaters. If you’ve been anywhere on the internet in the past couple weeks, I’m sure you were already aware. The aforementioned press tour has inspired a number of viral trends, from…
With the five-year anniversary of Jarad Anthony Higgins’ passing, who is better known as Juice WRLD, coming up in just a few days, I listened to his newly-released and third posthumous album, “The Party Never Ends.” I’ve been listening to Juice ever since he released his first studio album, “Goodbye and Good Riddance,” in 2018,…
(The following film review contains spoilers.) Can you see “Gladiator II” without seeing the original film? That’s what my roommate, GeraldineJohnna Arcelay, and I were wondering on our way to see “Gladiator II” for the sole purpose of seeing Pedro Pascal on the big screen. Turns out, you can go into “Gladiator II” completely blind…