Pictured: “Hang loose” tattoo on Whitney VanLoon’s ankle. Photo Contributed by: Dylan Hubbard Fourth-year nursing student Whitney VanLoon, despite having numerous tattoos of differing meanings, says one of her favorite tattoos is a “hang loose sign,” as she puts it, on her ankle. The hang loose sign depicts the common symbol of a hand with…
The University of Rhode Island’s fifth music convocation concert of the semester drew a large crowd, including students, faculty and staff, while also featuring six student performers. Each convocation is held weekly by the College of Arts and Sciences as well as the Department of Music. Students, faculty and “special guests,” according to the URI…
Organization aims to create ‘carefree environment’ for students to write The University of Rhode Island’s Creative Writing Club held its first-ever meeting last Wednesday, Oct. 19, and saw a larger turnout than expected. According to Nick Farley, a fourth-year English major on the creative writing track and the founder of the club, 12 people attended…
English department chair Carolyn Betensky knew she wanted to be a writer from a young age. PHOTO CREDIT: Kaitlyn Chan | Contributing Photographer Despite having lived in Paris, France, Tel Aviv, Israel, Toronto, Canada and Washington D.C, English Department Chair Carolyn Betensky has found her home in Rhode Island. Betensky attended Barnard College, part of…
A love for musicals, “The Greatest Showman” is found to be a guilty pleasure. PHOTO CREDIT: tvinsider.com Whether by nature or nurture, I have grown into a very cynical person… unless someone flips on a movie musical. The wonders of Disneyworld and the power of wishing upon a star are now as flat and hollow…
“Doctor Sleep” (2019) was adapted as a sequel to “The Shining” novel. PHOTO CREDIT: doctorsleepmovie.com Stephen King’s 2013 novel “Doctor Sleep” was one of the most difficult works of his to adapt to the big screen, seeing as how it functions as a direct sequel to his novel “The Shining” while ignoring Stanley Kubrick’s 1980…
Originally intended to take place on a stage, “Thoroughbreds” is a sleek directorial debut. PHOTO CREDIT: The New York Times Everybody has one movie that they love more than anyone else, claiming it as their own and gatekeeping the title from others, knowing that it’s too good to share. The movie that fits that bill…
A story told both backward and forward, ‘All the Missing Girls,’ exemplifies the importance of structure to the reader’s experience. PHOTO CREDIT: Goodreads.com Megan Miranda’s debut novel “All The Missing Girls” is a perfect example of how the structure of a story can completely change the readers’ experience. The story of “All The Missing Girls”…
While many people tend to delegate writing specifically to assignments for school or work, I find it very advantageous to spend more time writing in your day-to-day life, both in terms of creative expression and increased knowledge of writing that can be later infused into my school or work-related assignments. Whether longhand or on the…