It can be challenging for University of Rhode Island students to track down finds beyond the stores of heavily-advertised Narragansett and Newport, but the nearby town of South Kingstown has several businesses and restaurants to offer. Eclectic Energy, located at 102 Main St. in Wakefield, opened in July 2023 by URI alum Pam Davis. After…
James Baldwin, a Black man born in Harlem, New York on Aug. 2, 1924, was a prolific author, essayist and playwright on issues of racial justice, religion and homosexuality. I was first exposed to his work in my third year of high school when I read “The Fire Next Time,” which contained two essays by…
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, which invites a familiar problem that has plagued couples for years. What should they do for such an occasion? Well, director Drew Hancock has an answer to that in the form of his debut feature film, “Companion.” It stars Sophie Thatcher as Iris as she takes a trip to a…
While the majority of the University of Rhode Island community just has to jump in their cars to travel home over winter break, either driving back through Rhode Island, maybe crossing a state line or two, my process is a little more involved. Another way to put it is that the only transportation method I…
The new year calls for new music; if you find yourself going back to the same old songs, let me guide you through a perfectly curated playlist for the new year. You’ve probably heard this song if you’re on “TikTok.” This song is for the people who have struggled with being accepted by society. The…
They are inevitable. They are the Kansas City Chiefs. The first team in the National Football League’s history to win back-to-back Super Bowls and make it to the next one, they have a chance to do the first ‘three-peat’ in the Super Bowl era. They are already the undisputed greatest NFL football dynasty ever. And…
This year, the United States made history by electing Donald Trump: the first convicted felon to be sworn into the White House. It’s only been a couple of weeks into Trump’s second term and he’s already ruined the country with harmful executive orders. These orders included mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and ending diversity, equity…
The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards released and film critics seem to disagree. There is one nominee that critics expected and support, Timothée Chalamet for Best Actor in his leading role as Bob Dylan in the anti-biopic, “A Complete Unknown.” The film that debuted on Christmas Day encapsulates Dylan’s early years in the industry….
I never wanted to be a writer. At least, that’s what I told myself constantly when heading into my first year at the University of Rhode Island. I always wanted to be a sports broadcaster. I wanted to be on air. I wanted people to hear my voice. That was my dream. Funnily enough, although…
I’ll start from the very beginning. I finished my first semester at the University of Rhode Island with a 0.440 GPA as an undecided health sciences student, and I had previously half-joked that I expected to get a 0.800 (as you can see, it was much worse!). I moved back home and spent the next…