Being a transfer student in my third year has led me down some fascinating paths, but none more so than the first-time dorm experience. I transferred to the University of Rhode Island in the fall semester of 2024, having already earned my bachelor’s degree from the Community College of Rhode Island. I settled into the…
Sabrina Carpenter released a deluxe edition of her Grammy Award-winning album “Short n’ Sweet” on Feb. 14 with five new songs. Do the new songs live up to the rest of the album? Or did they fall short? The first of the new songs on the deluxe edition is “15 minutes,” a very upbeat and…
Ellie Sennhenn – Editor-in-Chief: I am a sucker for painful lyricism and an unsteady guitar. Pinegrove’s album “Everything So Far” is everything someone would want in these depressing February weeks. Slushy ice, sticky mud, long Facetimes to my siblings; it all reminds me of Pinegrove. Specifically, the song “On Jet Lag.” I will let the…
After making players wait over four years since its reveal, Obsidian Entertainment finally released their latest action-adventure role-playing game, “Avowed,” Feb. 18 on Xbox and PC. As a fan of Obsidian and RPGs alike, this is a game I knew I’d be playing on launch. At the time this review was written, I’d logged about…
Students gather in the Memorial Union’s 193 Coffeehouse to watch student bands perform. PHOTO CREDITS: Aidan Cahill | Contributing Photographer & Christina Lancellotta | Staff Photographer
The University of Rhode Island welcomed four bands on Friday at 6 p.m. for the first Musicians Guild show of the semester in the Memorial Union. URI-based groups Cascade and Marble House opened up the show in Atrium 2 to provide fans with an energetic start for the evening. Showgirl and Cat Crash, both from…
The University of Rhode Island’s Multicultural Student Services Center hosted a soul food workshop that bridged cultures through cuisine and history on Thursday, Feb. 19. “Today, even though we’re talking about the history of soul food, we are not talking about mac and cheese, collard greens, cabbage and fried chicken,” Brandford Davis ’11, host of…
Inspired by the Netflix series “Bridgerton,” the University of Rhode Island’s Dress History Association hosted a ball on Sunday, encouraging guests to wear outfits resembling the era from the show, according to the flyer. The Dress History Association is a space for people who love fashion history and appreciate its significance, according to fourth-year student…
3D body scanning technology and virtual reality are providing people an objective view of their bodies, and is becoming a new way to treat body image disorders. “It’s definitely a detailed body image, but it’s not what we usually see,” said fourth-year dietetics major and President of URI’s Eating Concerns Advisory, Abbey Lanier. “So I…
Amid concerns about how the economy is going to affect students at the University of Rhode Island, Rhody Outpost feels prepared to help. The Outpost, a food pantry for students who struggle with food insecurity, was established in 2015. “[The Rhody Outpost is] important because first of all, food is a basic need, food is…