Musicians guilds excites audience with ‘Rock and Swap’ battle of the bands event

The URI Musician’s Guild held a battle of the bands featuring student bands, including “Steroids,” “Red Flags” and “Car Beers and the Vic”. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark | Staff Photographer Students were bouncing to the musical stylings of four different groups at the University of Rhode Island’s Musician’s Guild’s “Rock and Swap, Battle of the…

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Student Entertainment Committee returns to in person events, meetings

In-person events are slated to return this semester for the Student Entertainment Committee. PHOTO CREDIT: Student Entertainment Committee The Student Entertainment Committee (SEC) is holding in-person events again after a slow fall semester. Alison Carpino, the SEC recruitment and retention coordinator, said that the fall semester had no in-person concerts or events but that they…

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Baseball close out their non-conference slate against UConn, Northeastern

Junior Domenic Picone put together a dominant performance, striking out a career-high 11 batters in Saturday’s win against nationally-ranked UConn. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Baseball team turned a corner this week, sort of.  They shocked the collegiate baseball world Saturday when they took down No. 18 UConn in Kingston on Saturday,…

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Music students shine in weekly Music Convocation

 Gavino Puggoni pictured performing Faure’s “En Prière” and Vicenzo Bellini’s “Vaga Luna, Che Inargenti,”. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer Last week’s music convocation, held on Friday, March 25, had a variety of performances by the students of the University of Rhode Island’s music department. The event began with junior Diane Martin performing a…

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Rex Orange County album combines heartfelt lyrics, upbeat vibes

Rex Orange County releases a surprisingly different album after a three-year hiatus. PHOTO CREDIT: Northern Transmissions Although fans expected another tear-jerking album full of breakup songs, Alex O’Connor, better known as Rex Orange County,  released “Who Cares?” an album filled with a mix of upbeat vibes and slower songs about love. The English singer/songwriter’s fourth…

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