Tim Yean Sports Editor Sunday, Feb. 1 Gymnastics @ Ithaca Tri-Meet – team score 187.900, second place The Anchorwomen netted a second place finish in a three-team meet, placing ahead of Springfield College (186.300) with the winner of the meet being the hosting Ithaca College (189.575). Second-year Aaliyah Krause was first all-around (37.625 total points), and posted two top-three performances with third-place finishes on bars and on floor. Third-year Payton Greene followed u

Alana M. Carroll Art Director There’s an unmistakable sense of loss that accompanies watching your friends go out while you remain trapped at work or sick in bed. Jealousy, loneliness and restlessness come together to create a feeling known well by college students worldwide: “FoMO,” a catchy abbreviation for “fear of missing out”.  A scientific journal published in Computers in Human Behavior  in 2013 creates a definition for the emotion , describing it as “pervasive apprehe

Olivia Barone Editor in Chief I am often the first to admit that I missed being active at RIC over winter break, but I do not miss the free time I had to read at home, warm under a blanket without worrying about waking up early to clean the snow off my car. Thanks to these subzero temperatures, I had ample time inside to tackle the unread books on my nightstand. Here are the highlights.  Photo by Olivia Barone “Normal People” by Sally Rooney I remember when Rooney’s second no

Tim Yean Sports Editor Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (Jan. 26, 27 and 29) saw no events held for the Anchormen/women. Graphic by Anchor staff Sunday, Jan. 25 Both the gymnastics team’s meet against Ithaca College at the Murray Center and the New England Wrestling Association Dual Championship at the Wildcat Center at Johnson & Wales University were canceled due to Jan. 25’s snowstorm.  Wednesday, Jan. 28 Women’s basketball @ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth – W, 76-50 Sec

Kelcy Conroy Managing Editor Since the release of the Nintendo Switch in 2017, fans have anticipated an adaptation of Tomodachi Life, one of Nintendo’s most infamous games. After many rumors, Nintendo confirmed in May 2025 that Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, a new entry in the slice-of-life series featuring Nintendo’s Mii characters, was on their 2026 lineup. A game perfect for college students who grew up playing Nintendo and need an escape from the throws of the spring s

Olivia Barone Editor in Chief Get ready, RIC. Billboard Hot 100 artist and rapper JT was announced last Thursday to headline RIC Revival, performing alongside two Providence-based openers, Plastyc Peachez and Kunle, on March 19, 2026.  The cryptic @ricrevival  Instagram page popped up on students’ Explore pages in November, with rumors circulating of a large-scale campus concert in the works. The performer was kept anonymous until last Thursday at a campus Murder Mystery Dinn

Tim Yean Sports Editor After a lengthy break, RIC athletes picked the books back up and kept plowing through the winter season. Here’s what happened this week in RIC Athletics. Graphic by Alexis Medeiros Sunday, Monday. Tuesday and Thursday (Jan. 18, 19 and 20) did not have any games or events scheduled. Wednesday, Jan. 21 Women’s basketball vs. Eastern Connecticut State University – W, 70-58 A 34-22 first-half start for the Anchorwomen set up the eventual 12-point win despit

Olivia Barone Editor in Chief  It may come as a surprise to some that titles of literary classics are more often recognized because of their film adaptations than their original novel. The resurgence of Mary Shelley’s 1818 classic “Frankenstein” via Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 film adaptation has brought with it an often-recycled debate: are film adaptations of literary classics beneficial or harmful to their source material?  Photo credits to anchor newspaper staff In the past

Alana M. Carroll Art Director Image taken by anchor newspaper staff The Center for Disease Control has updated its website and reignited speculation surrounding autism spectrum disorder and childhood vaccines. The section on “vaccines and autism,” which previously stated that there was no link, now states that there is not enough evidence to prove that childhood vaccinations do not cause the developmental disability. “‘Vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based cl

Tim Yean Sports Editor The author of this article conducted a filmed interview with JuJu Wednesday, Nov. 12. Find the filmed interview on the Anchor TV YouTube channel ! Anchor Newspaper sports editor Tim Yean (left) talks to JuJu DeCosta (right). (photo cred. Anchor TV) Hearing the gristly and energized public address announcer at Rhode Island FC matches at Centreville Bank Stadium, you might think that the person behind the voice is older and seasoned in the art of public a

Abdoulaye Kourouma Anchor Contributor RIC head coach Sam Ferry talking to his team. (Photo cred. @ChinoClipz on Instagram) Tuesday afternoon on Veterans Day, the Rhode Island College Anchormen basketball team took on Worcester State University in the Murray Center in a thrilling match, with RIC notching a five-point victory, 79-74. The Anchormen looked to avenge for last year’s game, coming up short by two points in a 73-71 loss.  The Anchormen and the Lancers started off on

Tim Yean Sports Editor (left to right) Dr. Richard A. Detweiler, Ted Nesi and Dr. Paul Harrington sat down to debate the focus on a college education. (photo cred. Tim Yean) The attacks and vitriol “normally” seen on televised political debates was not seen Tuesday, Nov. 10 as Rhode Island College held its inaugural presidential forum, Liberal Arts vs. Workforce Education: Finding Common Ground, at the Gaige Hall auditorium Tuesday Nov. 10, to a crowd of both faculty and stud

Kelcy Conroy  Managing Editor “The main takeaway is blurring the boundaries between history and science and arts.” RIC graphic design professor Nancy Bockbrader told the Anchor. History, science and the arts are blended in Bannister Gallery’s newest exhibition “The Galileo Project” with work from RIC art professors Doug Bosch and Richard Whitten. A reception for the exhibition took place Nov. 13 in the gallery. Photo credits: Carlos Caceres This exhibition’s planning began se

Olivia Barone Editor in Chief Student filmmaker Alex Celico and crew were surprised to see Rhode Island State troopers arrive at Lincoln Woods Park during their filming of Celico’s newest short film. “About an hour into the shoot,” at approximately 5:00 p.m., “I hear ‘put your hands up where we can see them.’ At first I didn’t think they were talking about us… I was like, ‘there’s an active shooter? We need to get out of here,’” Celico recounted.  Celico set out on the evenin

Tim Yean Sports Editor Left to right: head coach Jenn Cabral, senior players Sydnee Pires and Olivia Miranda and assistant coach Amelia Murphy pose for a photo after the match. (photo cred. Tim Yean) The RIC Anchorwomen volleyball team ended their season on an exclamation point as they swept Vermont State University, Castleton, 3-0 on senior day to finish the year with a 13-13 record and a 2-6 mark in the Little East Conference. “It feels amazing, winning with people I love i

Tim Yean Sports Editor Jenna Cosgrove enters her eighth year as the head coach of the Rhode Island College women's basketball team as she looks to guide the Anchorwomen’s rebound from a first-round playoff exit in the Little East Conference playoffs last season.  RIC scored 19-7 overall last year and tied for first at the conclusion of the regular season with eventual LEC champion University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with a 14-2 conference record, but were toppled in the fir

Tim Yean Sports Editor Seven players return and six new faces join head coach Sam Ferry’s Anchormen basketball team as Rhode Island College enters the 2025-26 season looking to improve upon their 16-11 record from the previous year.  Ousmane Kourouma entered RIC’s 1,000-point club last season. What do the Anchormen look like without him? (photo cred. Tim Yean) The Anchormen had a 10-6 record in the Little East Conference, but were stopped in the conference semifinal, 81-68 in

Roman Kavanagh Opinions Editor Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” (2025) is a forgiveness of sorts. A hopeful reimagining, the film both embraces and outgrows its Gothic roots. The film continues beyond the confines of the original story, to produce something that reflects how time has shaped Mary Shelley’s story into a cultural object of value to examine marginalization and the role of interpersonal connection beyond the bounds of its original framing. The science fiction f

Lydia Paul  Anchor Contributor Continuing to solidify himself as one of the best two-way baseball players in history, Shohei Ohtani once again led the Los Angeles Dodgers to victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series. The 18-inning contest, tied for the most innings in one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason history, was an over six hour long display of America’s pastime. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Ohtani tied the score, five runs to

Aboulaye Kourouma Anchor Contributor Playing college basketball for Rhode Island College from 2020-25, Ousmane Kourouma amassed an impressive resume with the Anchormen. The Woonsocket native joined the program’s 1,000-point and 1,000-rebound club over his five-year career, and was the nation’s leading rebounder at the Division-III level in his final season of collegiate play. The Anchorman alum was able to share with The Anchor Newspaper his on-and-off the court experiences a