The University of Rhode Island football team competed in its annual Spring Game on Saturday, as the defense started with a 24-point lead and held on in a 24-14 victory. Due to the renovations on Meade Stadium, the game was held at Narragansett High School. Coming off of back-to-back Coastal Athletic Association titles, this was…
As an avid college hoops fan, I’m outraged about the recent decision to expand the NCAA basketball tournament to 76 teams, and you should be too. The NCAA has decided to expand the college basketball tournament from 68 to 76 teams next year, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. With a glance, one may view this…
As the NFL Draft finished on Saturday, so did one of the most important times of the offseason for all 32 teams. Each year, fans are introduced to the players who will bring their franchise to glory or the guy who will set their favorite team back. As with every draft, there was chaos and…
Olivia Rodrigo announced her upcoming album “you seem pretty sad for a girl in love,” leaving fans wondering about what’s to come. On the album cover, Rodrigo chose light blue for the color instead of her signature purple. The title is a sentence instead of a capitalized four-letter word. The tracklist is 13 songs, which…
Thamnophis saurita – The Ribbon Snake – is a common species of garter snake common near bodies of water in the Eastern United Ssssstates. Sorry, but you know the rules: one visual pun per article. Regardless of syllable tomfoolery, the Ribbon Snake is on the cuter side of the snake family, with its bright colors,…
As long as I’ve been old enough to date, I can remember my mom telling me, “Don’t give it up too easily” and advising me to “leave them wanting more” when it comes to guys. A younger version of myself thought she was old-fashioned for saying these things to me. I sit here at 21…
I haven’t stopped because I can’t get enough of the latest film from director Antoine Fuqua, “Michael,” a biopic following the early life of music icon Michael Jackson. This film is a biopic following the life of music icon Jackson and how he rose from a poor child from Gary, Ind, to a global superstar….
A University of Rhode Island lecture questioned why William Shakespeare remains a staple in classrooms, arguing that his lasting popularity comes less from literary brilliance and more from the questions his work leaves unanswered. The talk, part of the Center for Community Pop Culture lecture series, focused on why nearly every student is required to…
The Rhody Rhapsodies welcomed four New England-based co-ed a cappella groups for this semester’s Spring Invitational at Edwards Auditorium on Sunday. The performances, which began at 7:30 p.m., featured five songs from the Rhapsodies and two songs from each of the visiting groups. Lauren Holly, president of the Rhapsodies, hosted the event. The groups are…
Students behind the University of Rhode Island’s production of “Ride the Cyclone” said the darkly comic musical about death, identity and second chances has done more than entertain; it has given them a language for their own lives on and off the stage. For third-year student Parker Frenze, an assistant director, the show has been…