Valentine’s Day is famously known as a day to celebrate those you love. It’s a day where most exchange gifts of flowers, chocolate and/or sappy cards. However, what most people don’t know is that Valentine’s Day was not always this sweet and that the man it is named after made the ultimate sacrifice. The holiday…
Being a multi-media journalist in a time of change Photo courtesy of Jessica Pace| CIGAR | Jessica Pace interned with Channel 12 News over the summer of 2017 Life as a student multimedia journalist; where do I begin? As a kid, I always looked forward to watching my local news station every sunday with my dad….
Photo by Kayla Michaud | CIGAR | Student makes New Year’s resolutions to wake up earlier. You could say I didn’t go into 2018 with the intent to have a resolution, it just happened. This year I decided to do something I never thought I would. I became a morning person to improve my mental…
Aquarius Jan 20th – Feb 19th Listen, kid. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that test you were studying for? You are going to bomb it. Like 50 percent or below. But, suck it up buttercup your parents are going to deposit $20 into your bank account. Pisces Feb 19th – March 21st…
Photo by Abigail Clarkin Getting the proverbial keys to the Good Five Cent Cigar was pretty daunting. Here I am, a junior writing & rhetoric and English major, who now has control of 47-year-old newspaper. Needless to say, I felt very unqualified and unfit for this position. But after a month of throwing away failed…
Earlier this month, during a closed-door meeting with Senators and cabinet officials, President Trump allegedly on multiple occasions referred to Haiti, El Salvador, and nations in Africa as “shitholes.” President Trump repeatedly questioned why we allowed Haitian immigrants instead of Norwegians. Even if the President replaced “shithole” with “crapshoot” or even “underdeveloped” to describe parts…
For the past four years, the fabric of my college experience has been interwoven with the momentum of the Good 5 Cent Cigar. Every semester when I built my schedule I knew I needed my classes to end on Wednesday before 6 p.m. so I could be in the office for production, and I needed…
I have 1,353 Facebook friends, 1,433 followers on Instagram, 200+ friends on Snapchat, and 300 followers on Twitter; yet, I’m lonely. What would you do with yourself if I took away your phone for a whole day? Something I frequently ask is, “Will you please put your phone down for just one second?” This is…
One Hundred and forty-one days . That’s how many days I spent away from the United States. I can say that without a doubt, those were the best 141 days of my life. But just as my time abroad ends, so must this column, after all, it’s called #sullyabroad, and I’m not abroad anymore! I…
Worldwide, obesity prevalence has more than doubled since 1980, according to the World Health Organization. Specifically in the United States, West Virginia ranks highest in obesity while Colorado takes the award for lowest, as reported in 2016 by the Rhode Island State of Obesity Organization. Where does Rhode Island fall on this ranking? In 2016…