February 2026
From court to mic: ‘Rhody Boys’
Rhode Island men’s basketball sixth-year guard RJ Johnson released his single “Rhody Boys” on Jan. 30, referencing the team’s full roster throughout. A month later, I can confidently bring you my breakdown of the song’s lyrics, since Genius somehow hasn’t already jumped all over it. Official lyrics, transcribed by me, annotated by me, to the…
Critters on Campus: Cows
Bos taurus–cows–are domesticated ungulates used as livestock across the world. Cows are some of the most prolific grazers to ever covet grass. It is said that there are over 1.5 billion cows in the world currently. Cattle as a whole make up around 35% of the total mammalian biomass in the world, eking out the…
Sex and the Cigar: The orgasm gap
Decades ago, women in the workplace fought to close the wage gap, and in 1963, we succeeded. But one gap remains resistant to our progress: the orgasm gap. Research consistently shows that women are less likely than men to reach an orgasm during sex. A 2017 study in Archives of Sexual Behavior found that about…
Baby Keem’s ‘Ca$ino’ delivers a strong return
Hykeem Carter, better known by his stage name, “Baby Keem,” is back. “Ca$ino,” Keem’s second studio album, follows up on “The Melodic Blue,” which was released nearly five years ago on Sept. 10, 2021. A deluxe edition added seven new songs just over a year later. Since then, there has been radio silence for his…
Lost on the moors: “Wuthering Heights”
Anyone who’s ever read “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë, whether on their own volition or because their high school English curriculum made them, has been anticipating Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Brontë’s book. Let me preface this review by saying that, as readers, we tend to react strongly when our favorite storylines are altered in any…
Staff picks 2/26
Sadie Brandt: Editor-in-Chief It’s been a long shortest month of the year. Whenever I’ve needed a pick-me-up, which has been frequently, I’ve turned to PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson’s sunny remix of “Stateside.” I’ve blasted it before nights out, walking across campus in the rain and while my power was out for 36 hours during a…
Watercolor exhibit celebrates culture and memory
Hongbing Tang, University of Rhode Island professor of landscape architecture, released an art collection of watercolor paintings depicting landscapes in celebration of the Lunar New Year and Women’s History Month at Green Hall. The art exhibition connects to Chinese New Year and Women’s History Month because most of the paintings are inspired by cultural memory,…
Bulldogs mark their territory with win over Rams
The University of Rhode Island women’s lacrosse team took a trip up to Smithfield to play Bryant University on Saturday, falling 15-6 in a battle between two teams that currently call Beirne Stadium home. The Rams were able to score two times in the opening quarter and add another two goals in the second, going…