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When I started playing bass guitar at age 13, it seemed like everyone around me had started playing instruments as well. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve had the opportunity to play with a variety of groups, exposing me to a lot of different styles and skill levels. Seeing the level of skill of musicians have…
The University of Rhode Island’s women’s track and field program has enjoyed success in recent history and a main contributor to the prosperity is senior sprinter and native of Brooklyn, New York, Mariah Claudio, who broke her fourth school record this past weekend. Claudio received Atlantic 10 Women’s Co-Performer of the week honors on…
The chandelier keeps shining on for 40-year-old multi-platinum pop-star, Sia, whose album, “This is Acting”, was recently released on Friday, Jan. 29. Sia’s music has been seen and heard over thousands of radio and TV programs since her solo debut in 2014. After her song, Chandelier, hit radio stations across the country, America’s Got Talent…
A comfortable and unique restaurant overlooking Narragansett Town Beach, Chair 5 recently opened in The Break Hotel on Ocean Road on June 29. The Break Hotel, which opened on June 19, is a completely new boutique hotel. Tania Carosi, manager of Chair 5, said that Chair 5 is an original restaurant, but is apart of…
“Frat guys are all the same. All people in Greek life care about is getting drunk and going to parties. I bet they don’t even care about the school.†These are all common misconceptions that people make about Greek life on college campuses nationwide. At the University of Rhode Island, there are 15 fraternities…
The Norman M. Fain Hillel Center held an Israeli Movie Night with a showing of “Beneath The Helmet†last Monday, Nov. 23. “Beneath The Helmet†is a documentary that tells a coming-of-age story focused on the lives of five Israeli high school graduates who are taken into the military to protect their country. As an…
Actor and writer Josh Radnor came to The University of Rhode Island on December 3 to discuss his views on life and reality to the students, giving them a new perspective on getting older. Known for playing Ted Mosby on CBS’s TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother, Radnor addressed URI students, prompting topical discussions…
Until fairly recently, I had no idea what direction I wanted to go in life. Like many college students, I felt lost, fearing I would never find a major that suited me. Finally, in my sophomore year, I decided to double major in writing & rhetoric and communications. Questioning what I would do with…
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…
I take issue with the “right brain vs. left brain†dichotomy. For my whole life, I’ve only ever had one brain. In my experience, most people seem to have a general perception that there are two kinds of people in the world: the ones who are good in the humanities, and the ones that…