Photo courtesy of Greg Nacerino | Band Perpetual Groove is one of the bands performing at the festival. Music festivals are highly popular events for college students over the summertime, and the very first Rhode Island Music and Arts Festival will occur this upcoming weekend in Providence. With its lively music and art presence, Providence…
Autumn Walter | URI’s Marching Band worked tirelessly to prepare for their showcase at the football game this past weekend. The University of Rhode Island’s football team and marching band teamed up during the game this past Saturday, making it the first time this season that the band has played during a game. The band…
On Monday, April 23, the University of Rhode Island’s Hillel Center hosted Israeli comedian Joel Chasnoff to commence their weeks long celebration of Jewish life. This marks Chasnoff’s second visit to URI as he appeared at the dedication of the Hillel Center in 2010. This time it’s to celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday. Originally from Chicago,…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Many students who took classes through the University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Program have been fortunate to have had their artwork selected for this year’s Annual Juried Student Exhibition. The artwork was put on display on April 4 and will remain on display until April 28 in the Fine…
Photo courtesy of Black Sabbath There’s a problem with music today. If you look around long enough, you might notice that there are all different genres of music. Pop, hip-hop, country, EDM, indie-rock, nu-metal, shoegaze, lo-fi, death metal, and yet all music sounds the same. I’m not saying that a dubstep song sounds exactly like…
The cast and crew of “Mary Poppins” took the audience on a magical journey during their opening night performance last Friday. The character of Mary Poppins, played by Emily Turtle didn’t just enter the lives of the Banks’ family, but the audience’s lives as well. The audience was actively engaged from the moment Bert opened…
Photo by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| Students in the Harrington Hub will now be met with a wall of “who” questions that will inspire them to question everything around them. Covering the walls of the Harrington Hub is a new art exhibit “FREEZE.” The exhibit commemorates 125 years of history for the University of Rhode Island and…
Photo courtesy of the URI Asian Students Association The University of Rhode Island Asian Students Association will host their 26th Annual ASA Culture Show on April 26 in Edwards Auditorium from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Jenessa Syhabouth, president of the ASA, said that her organization seeks to not only educate their campus about different…
As spring starts to roll around the corner, so does the annual “Spring Splash Fashion Show.” The Textiles, Merchandising and Design Department put this show together every year with this year’s theme being, “Colorful Gardens,” to go along with spring’s arrival. Student designers enter their cohesive looks and undergo numerous rounds of judging in order…
By Oluwatona Campbell and Jourdan Miller On April 3, Vancouver DJ and producer, DJ Critical Hype released a 23-track Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre mashup mixtape titled “The DAMN. Chronic.” The title of Hype’s mixtape is a moniker of Kendrick Lamar’s 2016, Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winning, album “DAMN.” and Dr. Dre’s game changing 1992…