Also uhhh yeah the Rogers Williams jack o lantern spectacular is honestly pretty good. It was very cool and pretty when i went last year.

On topic: maybe consider going a bit further past the area for state parks. I think it's worth it. RISD beach is only 10 minutes drive away from downtown if it's still warm enough. Very close options are RISD museum and shops near hope street/wickeden. Seeing brown uni main campus etc, that's a bit of a tourist attraction too. The Providence ghost tour is really good for walking around the area in a guided tour if spooks™️

Off topic, but what's with people that are especially from Georgia coming to RI? What's attracting people.

Are you looking to move by any chance? I live in a small enclosed neighborhood on college hill. There's one spot for resistant parking but it's usually empty and has 3-4 visitor parking spots.

If I start teaching I would like to do what you've been doing and make syllabus based on student needs

Honestly students had a lot of campaigns over the years regarding different issues with the school but it stays on Instagram. I don't have to die on this hill but i just happened to be an unemployed bum to advertise it on reddit for the current students. I thought I was just gonna get some casual lols. My school had done or said seriously messed up things before especially with the new president that people had high hopes for, but the discussions usually stay within school circles.

Thank you for the very thoughtful reflection. Honestly these days it feels like the opposite issue. It's affecting my department at the very least. During all four years a lot of the professors are conceptually vocal about whatever the hell they like, without regards to the different interests of the students. We end up graduating and feeling like we have poor techniques and just wanna draw. The professors who taught techniques were very lacking as well. I think some of the professors during the 2000s that still stayed at school had fallen on hard times. There are times where they just give up teaching. Sometimes older instructors are too or tired sick to teach attentively. There was even a professor who came into the class high.

I can't say if i relate to the first part but people are generally very tired for sure.

Thank you for being condescending when I admit my issues and tried to humor people over it. English is not even my first language, by the way ;) I already graduated so too bad whoopsie

THAT'S AMAZING HAHA. I was in illustration too when i was in school but it's years after he graduated so i never get to hear stuff like this.

Lmao yeah spelling is my weakness

Proudly graduated this summer. Fresh out of the school with stories from the past 4 years.

That's just wholesome

"Prestigious"

Ah here we go again. RISD's "prestige" is extremely limited to specific ideological ideas. The world is much bigger than western fine art history and philosophies. The school was built by textile factory owners and their wives to produce more patterns and designs for textiles. RISD was prestige in the way that it was an early adaptor of bauhaus teaching model, and good riddance that was a century ago. These days RISD is often sheltered and unaware of the discourse in the contemporary fine art world. The school is running on the sweats of forward thinking staff, students, and reputation of creatively successful alumni to stay relevant.

The point is school doesn't listen or acknowledge student opinions very well. If they can't even let us keep the dick and balls do you think they ever listened to us about bigger issues? Lol

YEA

Of course I can't speak for everybody. It's the same as how ID majors and wealthy international students who have no regards to the nearby communities are fully representative of the school. You can nitpick however you want, but different student bodies have their own opinions and pro-Scrotie fellas are more vocal right now.

It's not much about getting something new. The most important part is that nobody was asked about getting a new mascot, and the current students and alumni are not happy about it. Students interests and representation are usually neglected even though we're their cash cows. My school is just ashamed and unsupported of their students, unless they became the ceo of airbnb or is working at Google. Subtle shitshow I tell you.