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 the low,’ I’ve...

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 been working at...

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 film starts out as...