From experimental beginnings to university productions, fourth-year student Christian Owen’s passion for the arts derives from a love for his roots. Born on Long Island, New York, Owen was raised by two hard-working parents, his father Stephen, a carpenter, and mother Melissa, a teacher. Working with his cousins and his brother Elijah, he began experimenting…
On Thursday, Nov. 13, University of Rhode Island professor Michelago La Luna had an open discussion in Swan Hall with internationally acclaimed Italian author and activist Dacia Maraini to conclude URI’s 2024 Italian Heritage and Cultural Month. La Luna said that Maraini is a leader in Italy covering themes of World War II, gender, violence…
As we get closer to the Grammy Awards ceremony on Feb. 2, 2025, let’s look at the nominations that came out a few weeks ago. Starting out with the most coveted Grammy, Album of the Year: The ones I anticipated to win are “The Tortured Poets Department,” “Short n’ Sweet” and “The Rise and Fall…
Every six months, Netflix sends me a notification that “Love Is Blind” has released a new season. Since 2020, the reality dating series has been matching couples up attempting to answer the age old question: Is love really blind? What began as a somewhat wholesome social experiment has quickly devolved into a masochistic mess and…
Indigenous tribe members spoke about increasing awareness for Indigenous people in a panel discussion hosted by the University of Rhode Island’s Multicultural Student Services Center on Nov. 6. The forum included speakers from the Narragansett and Wampanoag tribes, including Bella Noka, member and tribal elder of the Narragansett, and Mack Scott, director of undergraduate studies…
University of Rhode Island students protected themselves from evil spirits by decorating their very own Hamsas on Thursday, Nov. 7 in the Norman M. Fain Hillel Center. Director of Jewish student life Michael Schreiber has been hosting the Hamsa decorating event at the Hillel Center for years. “This was kinda a crafting, wellness, self-care night…
Students at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus are not unfamiliar with the ocean, but on Friday they were offered another opportunity to deepen their appreciation through the Ocean State of Mind Film Fest in the Coastal Institute Auditorium. Eight short films from local and international authors were screened, involving themes of interpretive…
Up-and-coming indie-folk artist Alexander Morrissette released his first EP this summer after recording it from both his college dorm room and his childhood bedroom. The EP, “ghosts,” which was released in August, has five tracks and a soft sound commonly associated with folk albums. “My own sound, it’s been hard to find,” Morrissette said. “It’s…
Every year around this time we can expect a lot of fun and exciting things, like Thanksgiving dinner and beautiful fall colors. One more thing that’s always guaranteed at this time is a new “Call of Duty” game. Since 2003 we can always count on a new installment of the popular first-person shooter franchise. This…
Back in June, Haliey Welch became an overnight internet sensation for her infamous interview where she would spout her viral catch phrase: “hawk-tuah.” Within the first 24 hours of the video’s release everyone was talking about the “Hawk-Tuah girl.” It was inescapable. Everytime you would open any social media platform, there she was. Myself and…