(Left to right) Students Michele Zabian, Kelly Licul, and Gina Giles sell A Boogie tickets in the Memorial Union. Photo by Kayla Michaud. Emerging Rap Artist is Set to Perform at The Ryan’s Center this Semester Artist Julius Dubose, an American rapper, known by the name ‘A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’ will be coming to…
Students bop to live music during the Carry the Love Campaign. Photo by Joseph Lachance. This past Tuesday, Feb. 28 the University of Rhode Island hosted an event for the Carry the Love campaign, a campaign dedicated to “Inspire our generation to love like Jesus,” according to their website. This is the second year in…
(Left to right) Emma Rohnstock, David Elperin, Arianna Rizzo, and Dimitri Ashby work on a scene from The Graduate. Photo Courtesy of Arianna Rizzo. University of Rhode Island Senior Film Major Arianna Rizzo is writing and directing her own mystery TV show as part of her senior honors thesis this semester. Rizzo said the show…
The recent release of Netflix’s series “You,” has sparked a lot of debate on social media about what real love is and whether the stalking illustrated is romantic or cute. And just so we’re clear… stalking is not love! “You” is a brilliant adaptation of a book of the same name, written by Caroline Kepnes….
Courtsey of Harrison Dolan “grizzlies.”, a student band, tries to establish a connection through their music with audience. The student band “grizzlies.” is trying to make a name for themselves in the Rhode Island community, by constantly working together to create new songs and create connections with their audience. The “grizzlies.” was formed in 2016…
Photo courtesy of Emily Carter. Two University of Rhode Island theatre students competed for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship as part of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and made it to the semi-finals. Fifth-year senior John Cunha and junior Emily Carter competed against 183 other students across 40 schools throughout New England and…
Photo Courtesy of Brandon Lovejoy. A University of Rhode Island theater department student advanced to the final round for stage management at a national theater festival earlier this month. After stage managing URI’s mainstage play, “Women and War,” Brandon Lovejoy, senior theater, history and public relations major, received a nomination from the play’s director. “My…
Pianist Peter Kelmelis performs from Carnaval, Op. 9. Photo by Anna Meassick Students from the University of Rhode Island’s music department showcased their performance skills at the third music convocation of the semester. Four acts performed in front of a crowd of about 60 students and faculty members in the Concert Hall at the Fine…
Streaming services like Netflix have been proving themselves to be serious competitors for major movies for years now. Within the past few years, Netflix has received multiple Oscar nominations. This 2019 Oscar Awards will be Netflix’s biggest year at the awards with Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” receiving 10 nominations, including best picture. This is the first…
Last year was a time of tremendous changes in Hollywood, that sparked global socio-economic reforms. Following the phenomenal support for the Time’s Up movement last year, the Academy definitely has had a lot of pressure, to wisely choose its nominees. This year, the best picture nominations in particular have also made several other breakthroughs in…