C.O.A.A.S.T. brings the conversation about addiction to campus through performance Production group called Creating Outreach About Addiction Support Together, put on a show last week addressing the opioid crisis in America. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Act II of “Four Legs to Stand On,” described as therapeutic theater aiming to eradicate the opioid epidemic through the…
Students from K-pop club set up a booth on the quad to get more students to participate. Photo contributed by K-pop club. The University of Rhode Island has over 180 organizations students can join to have fun and express their interests. The amount of clubs is ever-expanding, and in the 2019-20 academic year there’s one…
“It is a personal decision to get a tattoo and no one is entitled to make that decision but you,” said Lizbeth Torres, a junior at the University of Rhode Island. Torres’ tattoo is of a red rose followed by the stem spelling out the word amour which means love in French. The history behind…
The University of Rhode Island Big Band Concert was performed as a tribute to the late jazz drummer and bandleader Art Blakey last Friday night. The music was composed from his bands and younger musicians he mentored in his band, the Jazz Messengers, prior to his death in 1990. The concert audience was composed of…
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” is the sequel to the recent twisted Sleeping Beauty adaptation starring Angelina Jolie in the title role and Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora. The film takes place five years after the first, with Prince Phillip proposing to Aurora in the Moors Kingdom and Maleficent trying to get along with the king…
“Zombieland: Double Tap” is the long awaited sequel to the surprise hit Zombieland which is pretty funny yet nowhere near one of my favorite comedies of recent years. The original stars Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin are all reunited for this sequel. The film follows the original characters living at the…
John Mulaney had the audience rolling on the floor Friday night at his stand-up show. Photo by Kayla Michaud. John Mulaney kicks off Alumni and Family Weekend “Every college I have ever performed at ever, before I go out, gives me a speech about what I can and cannot talk about it. That did not…
‘The Champs’ sunk their competition in real-life Battleship for the second year in a row Students team up and attempt to sink other boats with buckets as a twist on the game Battleship. Photo by James McIntosh. Watching from the spectator deck, one could see a shallow pool down below, in which students sat in…
Joaquin Phoenix plays the Joker in Todd Phillips’ movie “Joker.” Photo contributed by IMDB. The Joker is one of the most iconic villains in superhero history. With his maniacal laugh, clown facepaint and perhaps even more iconic, several film portrayals. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of viewing Joaquin Phoenix’s take on the character….
Derrick Cadet’s tattoo represents strength, brotherhood and courage. Photo by Grace DeSanti. “It is beautiful to have something on your body that you can remember for the rest of your life,” Suemy Moreira, a graduate student at the University of Rhode Island said. Moreira’s tattoo contains a tree with a letter that her mother wrote…