Cartoonist, writer and speaker Liza Donnelly joined The University of Rhode Island’s Honors Colloquium for the second to last colloquium of the semester Tuesday evening. Donnelly, a long time cartoonist for The New Yorker, spoke of the ways that free speech, feminism and humor can all be tied together with cartoons. From a very…
The end to an adventurous, wild and heartwarming series, The Hunger Games has continuously grabbed audience’s attention with both its books and movies. The final movie, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part Two, was released Nov. 19 in theaters around the country. According to CNN Money, Mockingjay “easily†topped the box office in it’s opening…
The 21-year-old superstar, Justin Bieber, made a huge comeback since 2012 after releasing a new album this past Friday. Bieber released his new album, “Purpose†on Fri., Nov. 13 that included two of his hit singles, “What Do You Mean†and “Sorryâ€. The Canadian singer and songwriter has come a long way in the…
The University of Rhode Island’s Musicians Guild entertained students on Friday evening with poetry, comedy, acoustics and much more at their first Fall Open Mic. This event asked audience members to bring a canned good and/or a monetary donation for the Rhode Island Food Bank to help those struggling this Thanksgiving season. In total, Musicians…
The University of Rhode Island Indian Student Association (ISA) presented Diwali 2015: A Festival of Lights that showcased energetic dances and talent-filled performances this past Saturday. This year marks over a decade of the event being hosted at URI and received its highest number of sponsorship from student organizations. It brought in a record…
“Irene Lawrence: Paintings, Are You Falling or Flying†is the newest series on exhibit at the University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Center, consisting of abstract paintings. The series, created by abstract artist and printmaker, Irene Lawrence, is part of the final exhibit of the season and are on display and open to the…
Bringing together humor, magic, and understanding, Dr. R. Bruce Baum presented “Humor and Disability” Tuesday night, continuing the Honors Colloquium’s “Power of Humor” series. Baum holds the title of Professor Emeritus at Buffalo State College, where he has been a tenured professor since 1978 and a semi-retired professor for the last three years. A self-declared…
The University of Rhode Island chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is in the preliminary stage of planning for their first talent competition, entitled “Rhode to Stardomâ€, set to take place in 2016. This fall is Phi Kappa Psi’s fifth semester back on campus, and the brothers are still working on creating a name…
Acclaimed comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short held “A Very Stupid Conversation†last Saturday night at The Ryan Center, followed by a performance from The Steep Canyon Rangers, a bluegrass band, as part of the University of Rhode Island’s “Family Weekend.†Steve Martin opened the show accompanied by a screening of the most memorable clips…
University of Rhode Island multicultural organization Uhuru Sasa (SASA) is set to hold its annual “Shake it for Sugar dance contest this Thursday in hopes to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. This event was started by a group of students who didn’t feel like it had anyone to represent it. Now, this event…