Mandy Koskela

A ‘stellar’ performance by Student Led Theatre Collective

The Student Led Theater Collective is a new student organization on campus that just put on their performance of “Stellar Woman’s Boyfriend,” a student-written play, in Quinn Hall’s Auditorium on Monday evening. Third-year David Weber, is a theater and physics major at URI and wrote “Stellar Woman’s Boyfriend” two summers ago before bringing it to…

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Ant-Man and The Wasp: ‘Quantu-’meh’-nia’

New to the Marvel universe, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” is ‘perfectly average.’ PHOTO CREDIT: Entertainment Weekly The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s newest blockbuster, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” was the introduction of one of the franchise’s most interesting villains: Kang the Conqueror.  Before getting into this review, let it be understood that in my opinion,…

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Building on history: Ranger Hall

Pictured: Ranger Hall PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Currently standing as the home for the Harrington School of Communication and Media, Ranger Hall holds a deep history as one of the University of Rhode Island’s oldest buildings.  The historic stone exterior of the building can be seen by students and faculty walking across…

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Game Guide: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Game Review

“Pokémon Scarlet and Violet”  offers brand new gameplay experiences for players to explore new worlds. PHOTO CREDIT: Pokemon.com Throughout the run of Nintendo’s “Pokémon” video game series, there had never been a completely open world game until “Generation 9”.  “Legends Arceus” came close, with five large areas highly populated with Pokémon, but it still followed…

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No idea about IDEA?

A look into end-of-year professor performance rating system At the end of every semester at the University of Rhode Island, students are asked to take IDEA Surveys, but many do not know just how their survey responses change their classroom. The Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) is a survey system that URI implemented to…

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URI starts new quantum computing conference: a ‘revolution beyond imagining’

New URI graduate program celebrated at “Frontiers in Quantum Computing” conference. Graphic Credit: Elizabeth Wong Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed spoke at the Frontiers in Quantum Computing Conference  as the up and coming field of quantum computing has been added to the roster of master’s programs at the University of Rhode Island. This three-day conference,…

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