Brianna Vega ’19, Miss Rhode Island, presented at the University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center for its “Spill The Tea” event on Sept. 17. Vega won the Miss Rhode Island title in May after getting back into pageantry and attempting the title in previous years. Vega’s journey began when she was a little…
Across three campus buildings, 106 artworks on display were showcased by local educators. The University of Rhode Island’s 2025 Honors Colloquium series, entitled “Education, Behind the Curtains,” continued this week with an art exhibit showcasing work by Rhode Island’s educators. The exhibit, featuring 106 pieces of art on display across three buildings, interacts with the…
Students looking to make new connections shared small talk and pizza at the University of Rhode Island’s annual Speed Friend-ing event, a Health Services program designed to help students build friendships in a fast-paced, low-pressure setting. The event was called Speed Friend-ing, and it was like speed dating. Its goal was for the participants to…
From late-night rehearsals to early-morning classes, student musicians at the University of Rhode Island are striking a chord between creativity and coursework while staying in tune with both. Two student groups, the Rhody Rhapsodies, an a cappella group, and the Musicians’ Guild, collaborate and perform together. They welcome students with all levels of musical experience…
Marcello Hernandez, a 28-year-old Cuban-Dominican stand-up comedian, writer and actor, performed at the Ryan Center on Sept. 9. Hernandez came ready with new content and audience members were asked to lock their phones away to maintain the integrity of his set. Hernandez is well known for his appearances on the 50th season of “Saturday Night…
Inviting students to play nighttime ultimate frisbee with glow sticks and a light-up frisbee, Sojourn Collegiate Ministry hosted their Glow in the Dark Frisbee event on Sept. 5 on the University of Rhode Island Quad. This event was not to recruit more members, but to gather people on campus to have something fun to do…
Dear incoming freshmen, My name is Hannah Sash, and I am a rising junior here, so I’d say I’ve had my fair share of experiences at the University of Rhode Island that have helped me grow. I wanted to write you a little letter giving you some advice to cool down those nerves. Without further…
World Wrestling Entertainment’s “WrestleMania 41,” the company’s annual two-night extravaganza, concluded this weekend, falling short of its anticipated hype. The event struggled to recapture the magic of its predecessor, “WrestleMania 40,” which I consider to be one of the best in history, highlighted by Cody Rhodes’ emotional WWE Championship victory honoring his father, Dusty Rhodes….
There will be a day you notice the sun churn out beams and dribbles of light, and stop to feel a softer patch of grass with your feet, and feel the breeze’s hymns and whistles. There will be laughter and defeat and angry Voices saying ‘You don’t deserve it”: The tan crescent at twilight, Gentle…
The University of Rhode Island’s 193 Coffeehouse hosted its final band night of the semester on Thursday. The Coffeehouse has hosted a band night almost every week, according to third-year student Ava Colabelli, an events coordinator at the Coffeehouse. “I like that we have a space where people can come and enjoy music on campus,”…