The University of Rhode Island Hillel lent a helping hand to those celebrating Purim away from home, holding that took place throughout the week. Beginning on Monday night and ending on Tuesday, corresponding to the 14th and 15th of the Hebrew month of Adar, Purim is a holiday that celebrates the survival of Jewish people…
Hongbing Tang, University of Rhode Island professor of landscape architecture, released an art collection of watercolor paintings depicting landscapes in celebration of the Lunar New Year and Women’s History Month at Green Hall. The art exhibition connects to Chinese New Year and Women’s History Month because most of the paintings are inspired by cultural memory,…
The Courthouse Center for the Arts hosted the Just Dance: Inclusion Dance and Pizza Party on Thursday, Feb. 5, an event open to all ages and abilities. Originally, the event was run by Special Olympics Rhode Island, but was eventually cut due to financial restraints. As the Courthouse Center for the Arts admitted individuals with…
As the spring semester started, the University of Rhode Island added Winnie, as their first facility dog. Winnie joined URI through a nonprofit service, according to Danielle Madden, the URI clinical counselor and care manager. The nonprofit service pairs individuals and facilities with service dogs based on their specific needs. Winnie comes from Dogs for…
To raise money and help the homeless, University of Rhode Island Hillel students baked brownies to donate to the McAuley House in a Bake a Difference event. Bake a Difference is one of several volunteer events Hillel hosts, according to first-year student Brenna Halper, a service engagement intern at Hillel and the organizer for Bake…
The University of Rhode Island African Student Organization transformed the Memorial Union Ballroom into a vibrant cultural showcase with its first annual “Mock African Wedding” on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. In collaboration with multicultural campus group Uhuru Sasa, the club invited students of all backgrounds to participate in a full evening of…
The University of Rhode Island Department of Music highlighted all of its ensembles in the third annual Holiday Extravaganza on Saturday. The show started with the song: “Our Finest Dreams,” from the Christmas scene of the Lyric Stage Workshop’s production of “Little Women,” the Broadway musical. All of the actresses reprised their roles as the…
The Residence Hall Association helped a long line of students, reaching the end of Hope Commons, de-stress with a Snow Much Fun event at Pizza Express on Nov. 20. The RHA wanted to bring the University of Rhode Island community together, according to fourth-year Inaya Arroyo. With finals coming up, students were encouraged to take…
University of Rhode Island fourth-year tuba player Matthew Gervin built his final recital around a balance of tradition and experimentation. Gervin opened the performance with “Cello Suite No. 2,” a classic work composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in the 1700s, but added an electronic component as his own creative twist. “I’ve always had adoration for…
The University of Rhode Island Lyric Stage Workshop opened its first show with “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” drawing audiences with two performances focused on showcasing musical talent on Thursday, Nov. 13, and Sunday. The show was chosen to highlight two URI student voices, fourth-year Morgan Garcia and fourth-year Chelsea Gartland, who both played Jo…