Comedian, Eric Andre to come to URI. PHOTO CREDIT: yahoo.com The Student Entertainment Committee (SEC) announced on March 23 that comedian and actor, Eric Andre, will be visiting the Ryan Center on April 22 as part of URI’s Spring Fest. Eric Andre enters his own realm of comedy as a professional, being referred to as…
April Fool’s Day was last Saturday and we know how it goes, someone pranks another person. But according to History.com, this holiday dates back to the 16th century. History.com said some historians date back to 1582 when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. In the Julian calendar, the new year starts…
How fictional female characters define dynamic duo friendships. Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor While I’ve exclusively reviewed films that are currently out in cinemas, I’ve decided to make a special exception this time and review a classic, so to change things up but more importantly because March is Women’s History Month. “Thelma and…
Michelle Yeoh makes history as the first Asian woman to receive an Oscar for Best Actress in her performance for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Michelle Yeoh is probably one of my favorite Asian actresses. As an Asian American, I love seeing Asian women in the TV and…
Aurora you’re the one… The album that charted a fictional band. Graphic by: Liz Fusco | News Editor Here’s your warning now — If you haven’t seen the Amazon Prime “Daisy Jones and the Six” adaptation and you don’t want to be spoiled, turn away. “Daisy Jones and the Six” is a story about love…
Friday night concert held in Memorial Union Featuring pop-punk music, URI Musicians Guild held a concert to showcase bands, Foxtails, Minus Points and T!lt. Photo Courtesy of: Musicians Guild This past Friday, the University of Rhode Island Musician’s Guild hosted another concert featuring local bands Foxtails, Minus Points and T!lt. This was hosted inside the…
The Kid Laroi tributes friend, and late rapper, JuiceWrld. PHOTO CREDIT: Lauren Drapeau | Contributing Reporter Australian rapper The Kid Laroi and American pop singer Jeremy Zucker performed at the University of Rhode Island on Friday as a stop on their “Bleed For You” U.S. tour. Laroi, from Sydney, Australia, has already released a…
How Disney has defined 2010’s and 2020’s through their live-action remakes. PHOTO CREDIT: metacritic.com In the same way that Disney’s animated films defined the 1900’s, and especially the 1990’s and the way that Pixar’s CGI films defined the 2000’s, Disney’s live action remakes are quickly defining the 2010’s and 2020’s. However, while films like “Snow…
The Student Led Theater Collective is a new student organization on campus that just put on their performance of “Stellar Woman’s Boyfriend,” a student-written play, in Quinn Hall’s Auditorium on Monday evening. Third-year David Weber, is a theater and physics major at URI and wrote “Stellar Woman’s Boyfriend” two summers ago before bringing it to…
Wattpad shaping expectation, while setting a standard of storytelling. PHOTO CREDIT: Wattpad One of the most foundational, defining facts about me is that I was obsessed with Wattpad, an online storytelling platform where anyone can publish their writing, when I was younger. Did it severely, negatively impact the way I looked at love, intimacy and…