This collection includes all of the student newspapers currently uploaded by the Archives in reverse chronological order. For issues of individual student publications, please visit the Student Newspapers homepage. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.
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Blockprint January 13, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Jan. 13th issue highlghts the appointment of museum director, Daniel J. Robbins, a faculty exhibition opens at the RISD Museum, RISD recieves Chrysler Corp. Awards Grant of $5,000, Freshman to elect class officiers, film review of "A Hard Day's Night", "Tobacco Road", and "The River", Mademoiselle art competitions open, opinion articles surrounding drama club and architecture department, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint December 16, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Dec. 16th issue highlghts a $9,000 grant awarded to RISD from June-Rockwell Levy Foundation, Dore Ashton speaks, a new freshman dorm dedicated to Royal Bailey Farnum, film reviews of "Joy House", "Peyton Place", "Horror of Dracula" and "Curse of Frankenstein", James Rosenquist speaks, Ski Club organizes, along with opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint December 9, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Dec. 9th issue features a RISD dance with the Ian Dunlap band, a concert by Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band, "Art for Your Collection III" opens at the RISD Museum, film review of "The Outrage", Anti-Narcotics speech given to students by Providence PD, film review of "First Men In The Moon"; "Seduced and Abandoned"; and "Beckett", Harry Callahan named Camera Club faculty advisor, alonhg with opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint November 25, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Nov. 25th issue features a headline on the Architectural Society visit to Boston, "A Third Century of Graphic Work" Exhibition opens, Critic Mario Cravo visits, Tiffany Scholarships awarded to faculty and one alum, film reviews on "Lilith" and "Fantasia", "The Days and Nights of Bee Bee Fenstermaker" play presented by Drama Club, Robert Venturi speaks, Rolling Stones perform, Raimund J. Abraham places second in design competition, opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint November 18, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Nov. 18th issue celebrates opening of Harry Callahan exhibition at RISD Museum, European Honors Students attend Italy field trip, Student Council awards grants, Bush-Brown speaks at Congdon House, review of "Four Days in November" and "Fail Safe", recruitment for Institute of Mental Health volunteers, editorials, opinion column on automobiles of 1965, Freshman NYC field trip, Ghosts of Gerry Mansion photo essay, Architect Robert Venturi to speak at RISD, opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint October 21, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Oct. 21st publication features a harsh critique of "Paintings and Construction of the 1960's" RISD Museum, lecture series event with Charles Merrill Mount, blind organist Jean Langlis performs at Brown exhibition, Physical exams continued, Architectural Society announcement, Halloween Harvest dance invitation, meet-greet tea ceremony with international students, a Convocation reminder, opinion columns and editorials.
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Blockprint October 14, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Oct. 14th issue celebrates inaugration of RISD Museum's lecture series, Lawrence Alloway speaks at RISD Museum, RISD applications tripled, review of "The 39 Steps" and "One Potato, Two Potato", mission statement from Student Council, Roland Penrose to speak at RISD Convocation, Junior School registration begins, Young Republicans club and Modern Dance club organizes, Panel on the Missisippi Freedom project, Odetta Celebrtity Night event with Max Norath, Ned Riddle, and Peter Nero, Student-led trip to Boston, Dance at Metcalf with Ghost Riders band, Soccer and Basketball annoucements, editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint October 7, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Oct. 7th issue features a Lyndon B. Johnson visit to RISD and Brown campus, Brown Convocation, a review of "Public Enemy;" Little Cesar;" and "The Neighbors;" Architectural Forum "The Maltese Falcon," "39 Steps," Basketball team recruitment, Peggy Seegar and Owen McColl folk concert, drama club tryouts for “The Days & Nights”, more frustration grows over RISD misrepresentation in media, "Cosmopolitan Group," Honda design contest, editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint October 2, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Oct. 2nd issue highlights new appointment of RISD Development Director, Roy D. Welch Jr.; Fine Arts Society reactivated; New faculty appointments, "Painting and Construction of the 1960's" exhibition at RISD Museum, Museum Membership Drive, frustration over media portrayal of RISD students' attire and Convocation, on-campus employment, film screening schedule, Danforth Fellowship, Yacht Club cup, critique of RISD President Dr. Bush-Brown's remarks from Convocation, Museum screens "Panda and the Magic Serpent," editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint September, 23, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Sep. 23rd, 1964 issue welcomes new RISD Dean Hershey, "Recent Accessions" on view at RISD Museum, first fall faculty meeting, film screenings for "Public Enemy" and "Little Cesear," Brown bi-centennial year, RISD Museum appoints new acting director; Hugh J. Gourley III, Freshman week, RISD Alumni Bulliten wins six awards, parking woes, film society screening schedule, calls for art, and editorials.
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Blockprint May 6, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The May 6, 1964 issue features articles on a new Campus Security Officer, the Designer in Drama's production of "A Winter's Tale," parents' weekend, faculty awards, rats in Providence, a Bob Dylan concert at Brown, "The Seventh Seal," student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Spectrum 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Spectrum was a publication released in the early 1950s by the undergraduate students at Rhode Island School of Design. This issue from 1964 is formatted as a portfolio, with loose pages of student artwork, including photographs, drawings, paintings, woodcuts and art in other media. Likely published in May. Contributors include Judy Cougan, Keegan, Marty Mull, Peter O'Keefe, Phil Carroll, Sue Prendergast, Betty Donahue, Denji Noma, Annette Shaw, Clifford Gastler, Ginna Fritz, Steve Maka, David Taylor, Marilyn Miller, Peter Craft, Milton Zelman, Dave Frampton, Dale Saltzman, Thom Funk, Steve Kirk, Joe Snyder, Tony Seaman, and John McWilliams .
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Blockprint April 29, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The April 29, 1964 issue features articles on the resignation of David Giles Carter from the RISD Museum, the Board of Trustees approving RISD's budget, Paul's Crystal Tap, the World's Fair, job hunting advice, Richard Wilbur speaking at commencement, a lecture by Louis Sauer and Richard Watson, a lecture on contemporary painting, Roger Williams Park, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint April 22, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The April 22, 1964 issue features articles on parents' weekend, the opening of the student center, a blood drive, a painting lecture, "Dr. Strangelove," "Freaks," a motocross event, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint April 15, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The April 15, 1964 issue features articles on the defeat of the Fair Housing Bill, alumni events, a RISD Museum exhibit on Baroque art, a joint art exhibition with Brown, The Star delicatessen, car racing at Sebring, Designers in Drama's production of "A Winter's Tale," college newspaper editors, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint April 8, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The April 8, 1964 issue features articles on Professor Michael Mazur receiving a Guggenheim fellowship, Professor John Lincoln touring Scandinavia, a RISD Museum exhibit on contemporary paintings, prowlers in the women's dorms, fair housing in Rhode Island, theater and film reviews, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint March 25, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 25, 1964 issue features articles on a field trip to Philadelphia, an upcoming lecture by Martin Friedman, a lecture by G.E. Kidder Smith on Alvar Aalto, architecture, Parents' Day, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint March 18, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 18, 1964 issue features articles on an upcoming lecture by G.E. Kidder Smith, a faculty leave of absence, a new student center, faculty promotions, what's in and out, the abandoned state of the Woods-Gerry House, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint March 11, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 11, 1964 issue features articles on building community at RISD, Student Council activities, student housing, an Industrial Design Society film screening of films related to the Vietnam War, the European Honors Program, a natural resources conference at Rhode Island College, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint March 4, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 4, 1964 issue features articles on the Sonny Liston-Cassius Clay boxing match, a lecture on American art, Roman Polanski's film "Knife on the Water," the film "Seven Days in May," a recent faculty exhibition, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint February 26, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 26, 1964 issue features articles on the future of the Interior Architecture department, the basketball team, a forum with RISD President Albert Bush-Brown, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint February 25, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 25, 1964 issue is a special on Take-A-Break Weekend and features highlights of the events.
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Blockprint February 12, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 12, 1964 issue features articles on Take-A-Break Weekend, a faculty exhibit at the RISD Museum, new exhibits at the RISD Museum, a Heart Fund dinner with Al Capp, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint February 5, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 5, 1964 issue features articles on Take-A-Break Weekend, the elimination of the Interior Architecture department, the Peace Corps, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
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Blockprint January 22, 1964
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The January 22, 1964 issue features articles on studying abroad, the student council, Count Basie performing at the Take-A-Break jazz concert, the basketball team, student life, and various lectures and events around campus.