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Risd Rag January 1972, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives Jan 1972

Risd Rag January 1972, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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The RISD Rag was a student publication released in the spring of 1972, first on a monthly basis and later on a bi-weekly basis. The issue of January 1972 included an article about the local food co-ops, and the lack of diversity in the RISD faculty and at the RISD Museum. Support was wanted for farm workers and there was an appeal for a sick child. Voter registration information was listed for each state and parking ticket information for Providence was provided. Recipes, an art exhibit review, the Franklin Mint Bicentennial Medal Design contest and comics were also in this …


Free Risd! Newspaper April 15, 1970, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives Apr 1970

Free Risd! Newspaper April 15, 1970, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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The Free RISD! Newspaper was a community-created newspaper meant to take the place of the RISD Extra, a newspaper that itself was published sometime in the late '60s or early '70s, no issues of which exist today. A single issue of the Free RISD! Newspaper is held by the archives; it covers the end of Extra, issues of separation between the RISD museum and its student body, issues of feminism, letters to the editor, a calendar of events, and some advertisements. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested at the archives.


Risd Paper February 26, 1970, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives Feb 1970

Risd Paper February 26, 1970, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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This student-run weekly newspaper was known simply as R.I.S.D., or RISD Paper. The RISD Paper ran through the late 1960s and into the 1970s. The issue of February 26, 1970 included articles about student activism and the RISD Concerned Community Manifesto. The Take a Break schedule was posted with events and a masquerade ball. There also was a calendar of events for RISD students.


Blockprint April 15, 1968, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives Apr 1968

Blockprint April 15, 1968, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1960s. This issue of April 15, 1968 covers the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., including editorials concerning the event, as well as more local news related to the school. Also included is a double page spread of photographs from the school's COLAB program of the year.