The entertainment industry undoubtedly plays a huge role in the lives of college students today. Because of this, everyone has formed their own opinions, making it bound for there to be unpopular ones within the University of Rhode Island student population. Personally, I have some unpopular opinions of my own. I believe that Apple Music…
Joe Biden celebrates his new position as the President of the United States. Photo from nbcnews.com. On Saturday, Nov. 7, the majority of media outlets called the 2020 United States presidential race, naming Joseph Biden president-elect and Kamala Harris vice president-elect. The highly contested and publicized race has been met with mixed reactions from the…
Incumbent President Donald Trump. Photo from Whitehouse.gov. Gone are the days when you’d wake up on the first Wednesday of November every four years and know the victor of the United States presidential election. In a divisive Election Week in American history, the presidential contest of Republican President Donald Trump vs. former Democratic Vice President…
Taylor Swift for her album “Folklore.” Photo from Deviantart.com. Let me start by saying that I am a huge Taylor Swift fan, and her latest album, “folklore,” blew away all expectations I had for her eighth album. As someone who has listened to all of Swift’s songs hundreds of times over, I can easily say…
The fifth speaker at this year’s Honors Colloquium at the University of Rhode Island discussed health care disparities and how they affect people with disabilities. Dr. Lisa Iezzoni spoke at the virtual event held on Tuesday evening, which was part of this year’s focus on “Challenging Expectations: Disability in the 21st Century.” Iezzoni is a…
Freshmen gather together on the weekends despite URI’s COVID-19 regulations. Photo contributed by @rhodychicks. Despite the University of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 protocols, students have continued gathering in large groups on-campus without wearing masks, conjuring controversy among the student population. Students, especially first-year students that live on campus, have been gathering in groups of over 100…