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Walking through Memorial Park in Providence, one might come across a stone sculpture upon which is written the towns that once housed concentration camps alongside a list of 14 names. Â Dr. William Green, the department chair of landscape and architecture at the University of Rhode Island, was prominently involved in the assembly of…
The Field of Artisans is a pop-up market for all types of creativity to provide artists with the opportunity to sell their work, gain exposure and network on a consistent basis. Katrina Meehan, the founder of the market, returned to Rhode Island after living in New York City for five years. Meehan, a native of…
Amelia Clermont, a junior art and communications major at the University of Rhode Island, has a long road of success ahead of her. Clermont, who has made art her whole life, hopes to take her artistic abilities to one-day work with a snowboard company and design the graphics on snowboards and skateboards. She has worked…
The newsroom variety show, “20 Somethings,†filmed in Chafee Hall, completed its first season last year.  Matt Sirois, a senior film major who was a producer as well as one of the hosts of the show, described it as, “A spinoff of SNL but more college related with skits as well as a newsroom…
Costs associated with paying for college are a concern for most students. In some cases, students aren’t entirely sure what all these fees are covering. Gwendlyn Chai, a University of Rhode Island junior, has started a petition to raise awareness about the $494 off campus study fee that students must pay before studying abroad. “That’s…
Trophy Wives, a local pop punk band from Providence, was the main headliner last Saturday night at the Pop Rocks Music Festival. The festival was an all day event with more than 15 bands playing within the venue or on the outside stage. The show took place at Simon’s 677 with many other local bands…
This Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies will lead the University of Rhode Island in its celebration of the International Day of Peace. The Center encourages students to stop by the event to release any stress or tension that they may be feeling, and to fill their hearts with peace. The…
Last year, I finally gave in to something I’d been putting off for years: watching the beloved BBC Sci-Fi series Doctor Who. When I eventually finished that November, the show’s eighth season, which was the first starring Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi, was wrapping up. This meant that, apart from the Christmas Special in December,…
Rhode Island’s own PsychoTropics is bringing psychedelic rock to the University of Rhode Island music scene. The band was formerly a four-piece band called Atlantis Electric Company in 2014, until their guitarist moved to California this past April. The remaining members considered finding a replacement, but ended up discovering a new sound as a three-piece…