By: Kaitlyn Drexel | Managing Editor You may remember her as Cindy Lou-Who from Jim Carrey’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, or as socialite-wannabe Jenny Humphrey in The CW’s TV Series Gossip Girl. Well, to the say the least, Taylor Momsen (Cindy/Jenny) has now left that spotlight and entered the limelight as front-woman to rock/alternative band, The Pretty Reckless, whoRead More

By Kristin Wilinkiewicz | Arts and Entertainment Editor This weekend marked Salve Theater’s run of Sophocles’ Antigone at the Casino Theater in downtown Newport. They presented four audiences with a rendition that held close to its classic roots, though it was the student’s hard work and passion for the production that audiences were presented with. “Being able to work withRead More

By Lauren Kane | Co-Editor-in-Chief –   her·met·ic (adj): closed tightly so that no air can go in or out impervious to external influence recluse, solitary Thus is how the newest installation in the Dorrance Hamilton Gallery defines itself. The pieces on display in the gallery are a sampling of the large collection that local Newport painter James Baker hasRead More

By Kate Drexel | Managing Editor This past weekend, the SRU Dance team held their Fall 2013 Performance called “Can’t Hold Us”, based on a song by Macklemore with the same title. The seats on Saturday night were filled to the brim with enthusiastic friends and family shouting the performers’ names. The show began without further hesitation, starting with Macklemore’sRead More

By Tara Stanzione | Staff Writer –   Season Four of The Vampire Diaries has begun and local fans are biting back with their thoughts on this supernatural series. Entering its fourth season, The Vampire Diaries is incredibly popular. Mystic Falls, a town where vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural beings continuously cause havoc, is becoming even more terrifying. TheRead More