The University of Rhode Island theatre department is preparing their upcoming production of “Bakkhai,” a student-run play following the path of the Greek god, Dionysus. The tragedy explores themes of familial rejection, denial of identity and navigating life as a whole, according to Theo Fantozzi, a fourth-year student studying theatre and classics, and the director…
While Valentine’s day is often focused on romantic relationships, the University of Rhode Island Women’s Center wants to focus on female friendships, according to graduate assistant Brianna Rios. Located near Barlow Circle, 7 Quarry Road is where students can find the Women’s Center. It is open to all members of the URI community. The Women’s…
Smiles and laughter filled the Robert L. Carothers Library on Feb. 11 as students gathered in the MakerSpace to sip on hot yerba-mate, patch up old clothes and craft creative projects from needle and thread. Students learned the fading skills of sewing, mending and upcycling clothes in a Students for Sustainability event, according to fourth-year…
Powerful Independent Notoriously Knowledgeable Women held a successful stuff-a-bear event at the Multicultural Student Services Center on Feb. 11, running out of supplies two hours earlier than expected. “We wanted to do something fun and eventful, and we know that there’s a lot of people around that liked the stuff-a-ram event, so we thought why…
Eric Gottesman, an artist, social activist and professor at George Washington University, shared his story at the University of Rhode Island on Thursday, Feb. 13 in the most recent presentation of the “Sustaining Democracies” lecture series, “Where Can We Go From Here?” Gottesman opened the dialogue by inviting attendees to close their eyes and think…
Ray Rickman, who spent his life advocating for civil rights and was a Rhode Island state representative, took the stage on Feb. 12 in West Kingston at the Courthouse Center for the Arts for his one-man show, Civil Rights Kid. The show captivated audiences that reached generations — from regular attendees to college students. The…
The University of Rhode Island’s Spring Student Organization Fair on Feb. 5 featured over 40 different clubs and organizations, including the Resident Housing Association, URI Lego Club, Student Action for Sustainability and the URI 101 mentoring program. Allie Brown is a graduate student advisor for the RHA, a new organization that was formed this academic…
Peyton Vesneski, a second-year student at the University of Rhode Island, has over 20 tattoos. Vesneski is a marine affairs major at URI and started his tattoo journey in his senior year of high school. When asked how many tattoos he had, Vesneski didn’t know the answer off the top of his head. However, he…
The Society of Women in Computing at the University of Rhode Island has been building a community for women within various technological majors since 2018, with goals of fostering confidence and camaraderie. “I feel like SWIC is a safe space for women in computer science and other technical fields,” Riley Maguire, a third-year computer science…
Students, alumni and parents donned their cowboy boots and hats to see McCollum during the second weekend of his “What Kinda Man” tour. People of all ages gathered for the up-and-coming country singer’s show, some of them long-time fans of McCollum. One fan, Claire Haughey, drove from Cape Cod for the show. Having moved up…