The Ramettes, the official dance team of the University of Rhode Island’s Athletic Department, offer their spirit and entertainment at the men’s and women’s basketball games each season. Lia Moceri, a senior biological sciences major, has been a Ramette since her freshman year. She said she has met some of the greatest people through being…
As the fall season arrives, the University of Rhode Island’s Musician’s Guild prepares themselves for their annual Halloweenapalooza concert to provide exposure for musicians. The Musician’s Guild puts up shows for local bands around Rhode Island in order to help spread local music. This year they have managed to get three acts to play at…
Acoustic musician Hann Cassady opened up about her upcoming LP release, Silent Moods, which is expected to be released by winter this year. Cassady, a senior psychology major at The University of Rhode Island, taught herself to write and play her own music at the age of 17. Since then, she has found success by…
The University of Rhode Island Honors Program continued the 2015 Fall Colloquium series Tuesday evening with “Humor in Politics,” given by comedian and entertainer John Fugelsang. Fugelsang covered the topics of political comedy and satire and is the fourth program in this fall’s series entitled “The Power of Humor.” His program covered political humor…
Nicolette Mingles, a senior music education major at the University of Rhode Island, plans to share her music abilities by teaching and conducting. Mingles, originally from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, considered her future in music when she had the chance to go to the Massachusetts All-State Choir Festival. She said that when she saw the conductor…
John Yacano has transformed himself from an amateur videographer to a professional filmmaker. Yacano, a junior film major at the University of Rhode Island from Quincy, Massachusetts, found his love for film while making YouTube videos as a youngster. This love carried with him through high school where he decided he wanted to pursue…
Zedd, the Russian-German music producer and DJ, performed at the University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center this past Tuesday as a part of his True Colors tour. “The minute Zedd came on I could feel the positive energy in my body from everyone in the Ryan Center,†said Steven Leone, a sophomore at URI….
A University of Rhode Island student has plans to share his love of music with the world through writing and singing music. Michael Genese, a senior music education and vocal performance double major, began singing at the age of nine and joined the Chorus of Westerly, a local Rhode Island music group. After watching an…
The University of Rhode Island Honors Program held its third colloquium of the year Tuesday evening, followed by the comedy performance “You’ve Crossed the Line.” The colloquium was given by Teja Arboleda, M.Ed., who was also the co-executive producer and host for the “You’ve Crossed the Line” performance. The colloquium focused on the aspects of…
Sidecar, a pop-folk duo from Richmond, Rhode Island, has some big changes in store for the acoustic act’s future. The duo features Nate Lukas and Matt Santagata, juniors at the University of Rhode Island. The two have been neighbors most of their lives, but it wasn’t until their sophomore year of high school that Santagata…