The first show I ever attended was the Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert back in 2007 after winning the ticket in a raffle. I have gone through quite a few music phases to get to where I am with my music taste today, but every one has got to start…
“I put up my hair in a ponytail, put on some red lipstick, maybe some purple nail polish, take a deep breath and go on stage,†said Ryan Collins, third-year film and English double major at the University of Rhode Island. Collins identifies himself and his music under the title “Mail Culture.†Mail Culture…
“It sounds super cliché, but everyone can do whatever they want to do, and as long as you start doing it, other people will support you doing it,†Hensley Carrasco, founder of “45s and 40s†music news website, said. University of Rhode Island graduate and former Good 5 Cent Cigar Editor-in-Chief, Carrasco, officially released his…
Award winning poet, Talvikki Ansel, held a poetry reading at the University of Rhode Island on Tuesday night, where she discussed her poems and answered questions.  URI’s English Department hosted the hearing, which consisted of a reading of her most recent collection of poems, “Somewhere in Space.†It is the winner of the Ohio…
The Multicultural Student Services Center brought the 2004 film, “Moolaadéâ€, to the screen this past Monday. Attendees at the screening included Gender and Women’s Studies professor Donna Hughes along with graduate assistant, Safie Sagna. The Senegalese director, Ousmane Sembène, is considered the father of African cinema. In “Moolaadéâ€, he recognizes the purification of women,…
Ben Kinch, a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island, has already been exposed to sports broadcasting through the opportunities presented in his major and minor studies. Between his communication studies major and business minor, Kinch still manages to find time on the WRIU Radio’s executive board as the FM sports director. As a…
The Norman M. Fain Hillel Center held an Israeli Movie Night with a showing of “Beneath The Helmet†last Monday, Nov. 23. “Beneath The Helmet†is a documentary that tells a coming-of-age story focused on the lives of five Israeli high school graduates who are taken into the military to protect their country. As an…
In between her secondary education and history double major, University of Rhode Island junior, Claudia Sousa, is a singer-songwriter and self-taught guitarist in her spare time. Originally, Sousa grew up playing the piano and learned to accompany herself with the piano while she sang. In high school, she said she picked up the guitar…
As the fall season arrives, the University of Rhode Island’s Musician’s Guild prepares themselves for their annual Halloweenapalooza concert to provide exposure for musicians. The Musician’s Guild puts up shows for local bands around Rhode Island in order to help spread local music. This year they have managed to get three acts to play at…
The Providence Latin American Film Festival, one of the largest film festivals in New England, Â spiced up the city this past weekend. Panel discussions, workshops and exhibitions were held along with music that took place between the screenings of their chosen films. The event lasted four days and screenings were held at URI Feinstein Providence…