URI’s Uhuru Sasa held ‘Sasa Week’ to connect students. PHOTO CREDIT: instagram.com/uhuru_sasa Uhuru Sasa held their annual Sasa Week from Feb. 13th-17th, which was a full week of a special event every day ranging from a tote making event to a dating auction event. Each day’s event had a different purpose. Monday’s event was a…
Students perform poetry for a chance to win a cash prize. PHOTO CREDIT: David Broccoli | Entertainment Editor The Africana Studies department at the University of Rhode Island held a full schedule of events this past week and welcomed the head of the Women and Development Unit at the University of West Indies Open Campus,…
Whitney Houston’s legacy continues to reach the hearts of fans old and new. PHOTO CREDIT: People Whitney Houston is one of my all time favorite singers, thanks to my mom. She played me all of her songs when I was younger and still listens to them now. Houston, to me and to a lot of…
Rihanna performs 17 years of her musical career at the Super Bowl halftime show. PHOTO CREDIT: PBS Rihanna’s halftime performance for the 57th Super Bowl was good. It wasn’t what I was expecting, but she did amazing with what she had. The camera panned to her right away on a platform suspended in the sky,…
One of K-pop’s “most unique bands,” releases fourth repackaged album. PHOTO CREDIT: grammy.com K-pop band Seventeen’s fourth repackage album was released on July 18, 2022, and it featured four new songs including the title track “_World.” This album is a repackage of their fourth full-length album “Face the Sun,” which was released May 27, 2022. …
Writers rankings… Stephen King adaptations. PHOTO CREDIT: esquire.com Stephen King adaptations, regardless of their quality, are always interesting. It is how the writers and directors tackle the interesting and, at times, silly aspects of King’s novels that have the potential to make or break the adaptations. Some of these adaptations can tackle the material and…
New “Star Wars” video game brings back feelings of nostalgia for fans. PHOTO CREDIT: Xbox.com I overplayed “Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga” when I was younger on my old black Nintendo DS. You could not tell me that I wasn’t the best at that game whenever I played it. I can still hear the…
Two writers go head to head to determine which is better, Dunkin or Starbucks. Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Casey Chan-Smutko: Since I was a kid, I would always ask my parents to get a kid sized hot chocolate with whipped cream at the Starbucks five minutes away from our house. Once I…
A definitive ranking of Super Bowl snacks. Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor When it comes to the Super Bowl, lots of people count the highly anticipated event as a cheat day. I know I do. There are snacks everywhere, dips galore and every craving snack you could imagine. Everyone has a favorite snack,…
“Pokémon Scarlet and Violet” offers brand new gameplay experiences for players to explore new worlds. PHOTO CREDIT: Pokemon.com Throughout the run of Nintendo’s “Pokémon” video game series, there had never been a completely open world game until “Generation 9”. “Legends Arceus” came close, with five large areas highly populated with Pokémon, but it still followed…