If you asked me to explain the principles of quantum mechanics and how the University of Rhode Island’s men’s basketball team is seventh in the Atlantic 10 Conference standings, I think I could better explain quantum mechanics than the rollercoaster ride that has been this men’s basketball season. I’m going to try my best, so…
Former University of Rhode Island professor and composer Zaccai Curtis just won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album with “Cubop Lives!” – but was it Grammy worthy? I’ll start this review off by saying that jazz is usually not my cup of tea when it comes to music. I am a rock and…
Peyton Vesneski, a second-year student at the University of Rhode Island, has over 20 tattoos. Vesneski is a marine affairs major at URI and started his tattoo journey in his senior year of high school. When asked how many tattoos he had, Vesneski didn’t know the answer off the top of his head. However, he…
You’ll likely never see America’s obsession overshadowed during its biggest week ever again. The National Basketball Association has always played second fiddle to the National Football League, especially during Super Bowl week. However, something must be in the Dallas water because Mavericks General Manager Nico Harrison made one of the most shocking trades in American…
The “art of war” is something that the modern American citizen requires a proxy to understand. For many of us, sports give us a taste of battle. The 2024-2025 Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs understood this art. Both teams overcame the attrition of an National Football League regular season to go on crazy…
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…