The 2021 Met Gala offered many different fashionable looks to either admire or question. PHOTO CREDIT: People.com The Met Gala was on Monday, which means it’s time to admire, or question, what everyone wore. The theme of this year’s gala was American Independence, and the event was co-chaired by singer Billie Ellish, tennis player Naomi…
Photo from usatoday.com Could I be any more excited to talk about friends today? If you understand that reference, you will love what you are about to read. If you don’t, it probably means you are not a “Friends” superfan, but maybe this piece will get you there. “Friends” is absolutely my guilty pleasure, as…
Sustainability officer celebrates Earth Day, encourages community awareness For the past 11 years, Marsha Garcia has served as the first sustainability officer at URI. Photo contributed by Marsha Garcia. For the past 11 years, the University of Rhode Island’s sustainability officer has been working to create an environment where environmentalism is a part of daily…
The URI Student Entertainment Committee hosted Jason Derulo in this year’s first virtual concert. Photo from rottentomatoes.com. Have you ever been to a concert before where you didn’t even have to leave your house or put on anything but your pajamas? The University of Rhode Island’s Student Entertainment Committee put on a virtual concert last…
Madyson Ramsay enters second year of leadership The younger sister of former URI Student Senate President Austyn Ramsay, Madyson Ramsay recently won reelection as the Vice President of that organization. Photo from uri.edu. After serving her first year as vice president of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate, Madyson Ramsay, a junior political science…
URI students may once again be allowed to study abroad next semester. Photos from uri.edu. While many students look forward to studying abroad in college, COVID-19 has made it almost impossible for students to do so over the past year. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, all study abroad programs have been canceled. Although nothing is…
‘To All Dust Return’ set to premiere at local drive-in theater “To All Dust Return” is a short film by URI film student. Photo by Jordan Delisle. Amity seems to have something to hide … possibly some witchy magic? Film student Alyssa Botelho’s short film “To All Dust Return” takes viewers back to colonial times…
Numerous accelerated bachelor’s to master’s (ABM) programs have begun at the University of Rhode Island over the past year, providing students a fast track to a master’s degree. The programs allow students to earn both their undergraduate and graduate degree in five years, by applying credits taken as an undergraduate to their master’s degree. Currently,…
We didn’t ask, but NBC has delivered. It’s the spinoff of the spinoff of the original: Law and Order: Special Victims Unit: Organized Crime. Photo from eonline.com. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” premiered it’s first episode of its spinoff, “Law & Order: Organized Crime” last week, and it definitely had me reminiscing of the…
With pandemic restrictions easing, Narragansett town officials are hopeful that tourism numbers will be on the rise this summer. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. With summer right around the corner, hotels are filling, rental houses are being booked, events are being planned and it looks like it’s going to be a busy season for Narragansett tourism. …