A new social music streaming platform is coming soon to college students exclusively, and University of Rhode Island students now have access to a beta version. Quadio is set to be released as an app at the end of the month, but for now URI students can get access to a beta version online through…
The band Eastward. Photos contributed by Dave Sarazen. Last Thursday night, the band Eastward performed at the University of Rhode Island’s 193 Coffee House in the Memorial Union for the first time. Eastward, a self-described acoustic folk rock student band leaning a little towards pop, was formed in October 2019 by three URI students; sophomore…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate elections will be held online for the first time in Senate history this spring. While previous elections took place in-person at the Memorial Union, this year’s elections will be held through a Campus Labs website which all URI students will gain access to using their e-Campus username and…
KCATF Theater Awards: (left to right) Mary Mullane, Jeremy Chian and Emily Turtle, who graduated last year. Contributed by the URI Theatre Social Media Team. Two University of Rhode Island theatre students were named as finalists in their respective fields at the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival. The festival was held from Jan. 27 to…
No host allowed for more performances The 2020 Academy Awards marked the second year in a row without a host, allowing for extra time in the broadcast for musical performances. Two years ago, Kevin Hart stepped down from his hosting duties following a series of old offensive tweets of his that became widely scrutinized in…
The Spring 2020 University of Rhode Island theatre season features a historic Shakespeare tragedy and a musical comedy adapted from the classic film “Monty Python and The Holy Grail.” The first production of this season is Shakespeare’s “Richard III.” As the URI theatre department page says, audiences are asked to “step into the mind of…
The Academy Awards are widely considered the most prestigious and anticipated award show in the film industry, and the 92nd awards will take place this Sunday, Feb. 9. Each year the most talked about and coveted awards are the four acting awards, Best Picture and Best Director. Based on the other major award shows of…
Nick Marotta joined the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate in November of 2018, and just one month later he was beginning his campaign for president. “I saw opportunities to streamline the student experience in a way to make it easy for students to make real change that affects the student body in a positive…
The loss of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, many others were honored during last night’s awards show “Tonight is for Kobe,” Lizzo said as she set the tone for last night’s 62nd Grammy Awards before her performance. The night was filled with over 20 performances, many featuring tributes to basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away…
Senior Lorraine Guerra recently received a $2,000 grant to purchase plays and works by and about people of color and will hold her first staged readings in the Memorial Union 193 degrees coffee house. Guerra pursued and earned this grant from the Dean of Libraries, having noticed a lack of diversity in the plays and…