After being a costume design professor for 21 years, the University of Rhode Island’s David T. Howard was selected as the new Theater Department Chair. Howard is the successor of Paula McGlasson, who is stepping down after 18 successful years of leading the department and its various productions. “Paula and I are friends and I…
Photo by Kayla Michaud | Rich the Kid was adorned in Rhody gear but fell short of student’s expectations. Rich the Kid, an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer, came to the University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center this past Saturday, Sept. 29. The concert officially began at 8 p.m., but ticket holders were…
Photo courtesy of IMDb On Sept. 28th, “Human,” a documentary by filmmaker Yann Arthus-Bertrand was screened in Edwards Auditorium to a crowd of over 100 students, faculty and off-campus visitors. The film, released in 2015, took three years, 2000 interviews from 60 different countries to make, and was first premiered at the General Assembly Hall…
Photo by Kayla Michaud | Director Kendall Moore discusses the choices she made in composing the film. The documentary “Can We Talk?” sheds light on the difficulty of having conversations with underrepresented people of color in the STEM field at its screening last Thursday. This documentary gives the audience a chance to hear from people…
Ron Stallworth, author of “Black Klansman: A Memoir,” and subject of Spike Lee’s movie adaptation, gave a talk in Edwards Auditorium last Sunday that was put together by the Student Entertainment Committee. Stallworth came to campus to speak about his experiences as an officer infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan and the making of the film…
Photo by Kayla Michaud | Carpenter and Carlson were awarded plaques in recognition of their artistic excellence. The Harrington School of Communications and Media held a reception last Friday for Ranger Hall’s recent art exhibit “FREEZE.” This exhibit was completed on the walls of the Ranger Hall living room last spring by artists Erica Carpenter…
The band, The Wild!, will be performing in Providence on Sept. 29, bringing a fun rock-filled night to Rhode Island. It is evident that the band could not be more passionate about rock music and are looking forward to introducing an audience to a good time this Saturday night. “We are four guys from Western…
Photo retrieved from www.searchdogmovie.com In July 2018, a University of Rhode Island professor released a feature-length documentary online titled “Searchdog.” “Searchdog,” tells the story of a group of search and rescue specialists and the bonds they have with their canine companions as they train “unadoptable” dogs to become heroic figures. The film reveals that the…
Promotional photo courtesy of the URI Theater Department, taken by Randy Osga. Over the summer, the University of Rhode Island’s production of “Mary Poppins” won multiple awards at the 2018 Motif Theater Awards. Among the winners were the choreographer Nicole Chagnon and the two stars of the show who played Mary Poppins and Bert, Emily…
The 70th Annual Emmy Awards broadcasted live on NBC this past Monday, Sept. 17. They were hosted by American Comedians Colin Jost and Michael Che who are regularly featured on NBC’s flagship sketch show, “Saturday Night Live.” This year’s Emmys were dominated by the major perennial television producers, HBO and Netflix. Netflix went into the…