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URI planetarium faces financial, accessibility issues Tucked behind the Kirk Center for Advanced Technology along Upper College Road, the world’s second-smallest planetarium lies dormant. Typically used by astronomy classes prior to the pandemic, it has been unused since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. “It’s a great place,” physics professor Douglas Gobeille, who teaches…
Jeremy Sheppard shoots a jumper over PC’s Noah Horchler in the second half on Saturday. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards After nearly two years, the rivalry between the University of Rhode Island and Providence College finally returned. In the first matchup between the two teams since Dec. 2019, the Friars came out victorious 66-52 on Saturday…
Nov. 24 marked the premiere of the first episode of Marvel’s, “Hawkeye,” found on Disney+. PHOTO CREDIT: imd.com The Disney+ addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), “Hawkeye,” comes just in time for the holiday season with the festive setting of New York City in December. The show itself is centered around Kate Bishop (Hailee…
Multicultural Student Services Center hosts community event calling for an end to violence against Indigenous people. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron For Native American Heritage Month, the University of Rhode Island Multicultural Student Services Center hosted a panel discussion focused on calling an end to violence against Native American women on Nov. 16. The panel, entitled…
Rhode Island resident, URI alum and professor, Robert Dufresne, talks about winning the Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award, and the ultimate reward of giving back to students. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Robert Dufresne has been at the University of Rhode Island long enough to have taught current professors, and his long career was recently celebrated with…
Season two of “The Morning Show” released on Apple TV+ switches focus from first season. PHOTO CREDIT: rottentomatoes The second season of “The Morning Show” on Apple TV+ is a cinematic period piece about the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic alongside the struggles of marginalized voices in news media. The first season of “The Morning…
This reporter previews the 2022 Grammy Awards ceremony, and who might take home the genre-specific awards. PHOTO CREDIT: spotify.com Music’s biggest night is just around the corner and the Grammy Award nominations have just been announced, but who will the winners be? The three majors awards of the night are Record of the Year, Song…
The boy band, BTS, leads this reporter’s rankings of performances from this year’s American Music Awards. PHOTO CREDIT: vulture.com I was really excited for the 2021 American Music Awards, held on Nov. 21, because amongst numerous performances by talented musicians, BTS was going to be performing the remix to their hit single, “Butter,” with featured…
‘The College Tour’ showcases URI campus, community Amazon Prime Video stops in Kingston to feature the URI students in TV series. PHOTO CREDIT: amazon.com The University of Rhode Island was recently featured on the second season of the Amazon Prime show, “The College Tour,” a show by Emmy Award-winning producers of “Survivor” and “The Amazing…
Adele and James Arthur had some of November’s best music releases for this reporter. PHOTO CREDIT: bbc.com This past month was not only a time for Taylor Swift and Silk Sonic. There were plenty of other artists that reached impressive heights in the month of November with their music releases. Here are some of my…