The 61st annual Grammy Awards was held in Los Angeles on Sunday evening, and the female artists in the Staples Center stole the show. Thirty-one of the 84 categories were won by women, up from 17 in last year’s Grammys. Of those awards, Kacey Musgraves took home one of the biggest awards of the night,…
Anna Meassick | Professors Gayane Daraykan and Manabu Takasawa took the stage as the final act of the first music convocation of the semester performing a piano duet. The University of Rhode Island’s Music Department has many different performances scheduled for all of the Rhode Island community to enjoy this semester. Music Department Chair Mark…
James McIntosh | A student observes artwork by Ernest Silva while it is on display in the Fine Arts Center. In honor of late alumni, Ernest Silva, the University of Rhode Island’s department of art and art history is holding an art exhibit of a series of his works. Silva attended URI from the late…
A play with an all-female cast and a classic romantic comedy musical will be splitting center stage for the University of Rhode Island’s Spring 2019 Theater Season. The first mainstage production of the semester, “The Wolves,” revolves around an all-female soccer team and provides an interesting perspective from the mind of a teenager. “I think…
The 2018 award season is almost over, but not before a few more big shows hit the main screens and the Hollywood streets. Buckle up your seatbelts music lovers, music’s biggest night of the year comes to you this weekend, the Grammy Awards. This year’s 61st installment of the famous awards show is being hosted…
Kayla Michaud | Netflix has its own category of originals available to view while scrolling through playlists. Now that it has officially dropped below freezing temperatures, it is the perfect time to curl up at home with friends and Netflix. Here are some of the top Netflix Originals that you can binge in under two…
Anna Meassick | Professor Theodore Mook (left) and Sophomore Faares Deeb (right) perform a duet on the cello for the third performance of the music convocation. The University of Rhode Island’s music department held its second music convocation of the spring semester on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 12:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Concert Hall….
Student Katherine Loo performs in her senior viola recital Anna Meassick |Katherine Loo plays the viola during her senior recital University of Rhode Island Senior Katherine Loo put years of practice to the test during her senior viola recital last Sunday, Feb. 3 in the Fine Arts Concert Hall. With 40 people in attendance Loo…
Photo by Kayla Michaud | Student actors excel in their opening night performance. URI students get the audience laughing during their opening night performance of ‘Noises Off’ Take seven quirky characters, doors that never open or close when they’re supposed to, several plates of sardines, every possible problem that could go wrong backstage and you’ve…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Students had the opportunity to play trivia games and win prizes before a showing of Crazy Rich Asians. The Student Entertainment Committee hosted a free screening of “Crazy Rich Asians” as part of their Winterfest week on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in Quinn Auditorium. This week is the SEC’s…