Photo by Julie Torchia | Rhody Rhapsodies performs a capella with enthusiasm and vigor. Rhody Rhapsodies, an acapella group at the University of Rhode Island, performed their annual Winter Concert on Sunday, Dec. 2. in the Memorial Union Ballroom. The acapella group’s winter concert was composed of nine songs that included a brief intermission for…
Photo by Greg Clark | Students participating in this week’s coffee hour painted canvases with colors representing the elements. On Friday, Nov. 16, the International Center held their monthly coffee hour from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union. This week’s coffee hour followed the theme: Internationalization on Canvas, in honor of International…
Photo by Joseph Lachance | Carts of books sit outside the campus store to advertise for the $5 “fill a bag” deal. Through Nov. 16, the University of Rhode Island campus store is holding a sale where you can fit as many books as possible into a bag for only $5. The bookstore began with…
Photo by Jesse Yelin | The Indian Student Association, pictured above, organized the Diwali event. On Saturday, Nov. 10, the Indian Student Association (ISA) held their annual Diwali celebration in the Memorial Union Ballroom. The ISA is a group on campus that serves to promote awareness of the cultural diversity on campus. They hold many…
Photo courtesy of Seth Jacobsen Musical artist and cello professor in the University of Rhode Island’s music department Theodore Mook performed at the Star Island Chamber Music Conference and the Kingston Chamber Music Festival. The Star Island Chamber Music Festival was held in New Hampshire from Sept. 7-9. The weekend held a repertoire of musicians…
Photo by Joseph Lachance | Chris Alves gives a stand-up performance at the Comedy Show Tuesday night. On Nov. 6, the Comedy Club hosted a Stand-Up Open Mic Night at Hillel where students were able to perform their own stand-up comedy acts. The show was hosted by Ron Melamed, a freshman at the University of…
Photo by Joseph Lachance | The RKO Army performs to “Thriller” during pre-show. The RKO Army Performance Troupe put on a live performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in Edwards Auditorium at the University of Rhode Island on Oct. 26. RKO Army is a small shadow cast from Rhode Island that URI’s Gender and…
We’ve all been there, it’s a Friday night and you and your friends cannot think of anything to do. There are no parties going on, the gym is closed, you don’t want to do your homework because, hello it’s Friday, and you’re at the point where you would rather operate on yourself without anesthesia instead…
As the holiday season approaches, the University of Rhode Island’s Butterfield Dining Hall staff members transform the interior with decorations, letting their creativity and passion for each holiday make the eating experience more enjoyable for students and themselves. Tom Cronin, the manager of Butterfield Dining Hall, said that he and the other staff members have…
On Friday, Oct. 20, the University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center held their fourth annual Drag Ball in honor of Coming Out month. Director of the Gender and Sexuality Center, Annie Russell, hosted the drag show with her guest host, drag queen, The Lady Autumn. “This show was the best one by far,”…