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Alex Celico Anchor Staff Comic

Abdoulaye Kourouma Anchor Contributor Tyriek Weeks (@chinoclipz on Instagram) Last week, the Anchormen hosted senior night for three of their seniors: guards C.J. Wilson, Loudon Chupas and Tyriek Weeks. I got a chance to ask the three seniors how their experience was playing at Rhode Island College. From Tyriek Weeks: “Rhode Island College has been a new experience for me, coming for a high level, but I'm truly grateful to play my last collegiate basketball year here. I got t

Tim Yean Sports Editor The latest blizzard that struck Rhode Island brought with it historic levels of snow, causing some delays in RIC’s spring athletics. Read to find out how RIC’s teams are doing amid the blizzard of ‘26.  The entrance to Alumni Stadium has been covered up by a wall of snow left over from Feb. 23’s blizzard. (photo by author) The women’s lacrosse and baseball teams were the most directly-affected programs hampered by the snow. Women’s lacrosse’s opening ga

Tim Yean Sports Editor Wednesday, Feb. 25 Men’s basketball @ Keene State (Little East Conference Tournament, first round) – L, 101-81 The Owls pulled away big in the second half to advance into the semifinal round of the LEC Tournament. The Anchormen wrestled for the lead throughout the first half leading into the second, but Keene State’s offensive output coupled with shooting struggles on RIC’s end catapulted into the second 100+ point game allowed this season. Third-year g

Olivia Barone Editor in Chief Elections for RIC’s Student Community Government [SCG] 26-27 Executive Board open to campus for the first time this April, making it more important than ever for students to know who is in the running. Since the announcement, The Anchor has put out a call to all potential student candidates, providing them the platform to introduce themselves to the student body and share their goals for the next term. Meet SCG presidential candidate Malcolm Mann

Tim Yean Sports Editor Sunday, Feb. 15 Women’s swimming @ Little East Conference Championship (Wellesley, MA) – 11th place, team score 94.50 Fourth-year Morgan McCann led the team with a 12th-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (2:52.09) and a 13th-place mark in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:52.43) to finish up the 2025-26 women’s swimming season. Wrestling @ New England Wrestling Association Futures Championship (New Haven, CT) – 14th place, team score 20.0 First-year Brad

Alana M. Carroll Art Director  A post to the Rhode Island College Instagram informed students about the shuttle service , inviting residents and commuters alike to “stay warm on [their] way to class.” The post, uploaded on Thursday, speaks in contrast to some members of the RIC community who have complaints about the service. “It would be nice if it came,” stated Ezra Hepler, a commuter student who lived in the dorm halls last year. For students without vehicles, the shuttle

Roman Kavanagh Opinions Editor Last year I deleted Instagram. It was a long time coming. Up until that point, I had tried everything: screen time limits, third-party apps, even aversive conditioning. Nothing was working. I still found myself on a morning and nightly scroll, mindlessly clicking the app every time I picked up my phone. So I thought to myself: it’s time to let go. And guess what? It worked! For about a day. Then I found myself on Youtube shorts: ‘the lowest of t

Micah J. Marrapodi Arts & Entertainment Editor There is nothing more disheartening than waiting for somebody — anybody — to say what you think. The immigration situation in the United States of America has deteriorated, especially in light of the recent, fatal clashes between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and US citizens including Renée Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. I have sat idly by, watching and patiently waiting to hear someone voice a reasonable position. I he

Tim Yean Sports Editor Josh Greenberg is back, and he’s looking for a lover. Following a winter break hiatus, the Josh Greenberg Show returns for its first show of the second semester. Like all previous shows, February’s show put in a thorough effort of planning and writing for the occasion, a Valentine’s-themed show revolving around dating and romance. “The Josh Greenberg Show team consists of a core team of 6 people that write, produce, advertise, and edit the program,” Gre

Kelcy Conroy Managing Editor Many talented artists in the New England area have called RIC’s Bannister Gallery home. The gallery’s newest collection: Elena Peteva’s “Material and Immaterial.” In this exhibition Peteva uses paper and charcoal as symbols for creation, existence, death and rebirth. “Subject and material become [metaphors] — whether a box with black smoke coming out of it or a large mound of charcoal,” Peteva writes. In her work, charcoal is representative of ash

Olivia Barone Editor in Chief An update to RIC’s Student Community Government’s (SCG) election policy  will open voting on all Executive Board positions to the entire student body through an online balloting system. The policy was officially passed during SCG’s Feb. 11 parliamentary meeting and made effective in time for elections this April.  Graphic by RIC Student Community Government Why does this matter?  RIC’s SCG  is a governing student body with power to make decisions

Micah J. Marrapodi Arts & Entertainment Editor As an English MA student, I focus primarily on literature. However, while completing my final thesis this semester, I decided to take an academic side quest. A burgeoning cinephile and future doctoral student of narrative media, I enrolled in Dr. Kevin Esch’s FILM 116: Intro to Film — a proper introduction to the medium I hope to study. Five weeks in, my approach to cinema has already changed. This change reflects Dr. Esch’s desi

Roman Kavanagh Opinions Editor Most people would agree that Rhode Island College has a fairly small campus. The plethora of activities packed in every week by our numerous campus clubs makes it hard to be bored. Still, staring at the same old walls of Craig-Lee can get a little humdrum after a while. If you need a change of scenery, then I highly recommend you come visit the Bannister Gallery in Roberts Hall. Now, with full disclosure, I am a little biased on the matter. I’ve

Madison Corey Anchor Contributor In a culture increasingly shaped by algorithms that tell us what to watch, what to buy and even sometimes what to think, individuality and autonomy seem to be at risk of extinction … or at the very least, threatened. We live during a time of “personalization” — curated playlists, algorithmic timelines and “For You” pages that somehow know us better than we know ourselves — individuality can begin to feel like a rarity. But what happens when si

William Joseph Fernandes II Anchor Staff Writer A symbol of love and friendship that makes people feel Photo by Anchor Contributor Appreciated and admired is a beautiful thing. Never let A moment to show your affection to loved ones past. Roses are an expression of care for everyone you meet, And can cheer them up when they are upset. The thought of receiving a bouquet of roses from Someone is heavensent, a pure connection between People that will leave you feeling warm and l

Tim Yean Sports Editor Inside the Murray Center  It has been an eye-catching year for both men’s and women’s basketball at Rhode Island College, albeit for very different reasons.  The Anchorwomen, after a 10-5 start that included a 1-3 skid in the middle of January, have soared to eight straight victories, including a 70-62 home win against the previously-top-25 University of Maine. The men however, after the 7-3 start to Little East Conference play, have lost four straight

Tim Yean Sports Editor Graphic by Anchor Newspaper Sunday, Feb. 8 Women’s gymnastics @ Springfield College Tri-Meet – second place out of three, team score 189.775 Third-year Payton Greene led the way for the Anchorwomen with a first-place finish all-around thanks to a sixth-place mark on vault, seventh-place finishes on bars and beam and a 15th-place finish on floor for a combined point total of 38.150. Brown University finished as the top team with a team score of 194.550 w

Myshara Whittington  Anchor Contributor James P. Adams Library’s Access Services does some amazing things to aid campus. Let me tell you all about it.  Access Services provides access to the building, materials within the building and even materials outside of the building. Sarah Sanfilippo, Assistant Director of Access Services, supervises all Access Services staff and makes sure the building is run accordingly. She helps develop policies to make sure the building is safe an