March 2016
WATCH: Student models for Microsoft, experiences accidental racism
In 2013, Samuel Ogundare was asked for his picture to be taken for the company Microsoft. Little did he know his face would be seen in an article on the topic of accidental racism. He said that the essential edition of the book had a picture of him and his friend on the cover and…
WATCH: URI announces launch of health collaborative
The University of Rhode Island announced Monday the launching of the new academic health collaborative where a new college of health sciences will join the colleges of nursing and pharmacy. The idea of the collaborative is to make students studying all areas of health, familiar with each other’s majors. Dean of URI’s College of Pharmacy,…
Hacker sends anti-Semitic fliers to printers
The University of Rhode Island was one of at least a dozen universities nation-wide to receive racist and anti-Semitic fliers remotely sent to their public printers last Thursday. Director of Public Safety Stephen Baker said that the fliers were sent to all public access printers in the library on the Kingston campus and in…
Let’s talk about race
So this has been a long time coming. I’m proud and humbled to help usher in what I hope to be a new tradition here at The Good 5 Cent Cigar. This edition of the paper is going to be dedicated to discussing the current state of race relations in both the University of…
Column: Apathy about race at URI
When it comes to the topic of race, there are two chief perspectives: one is from the eyes of someone who is a minority, and the view from someone who isn’t.  Yourself, friends, colleagues, could be of any race or could be from anywhere in the world and, unfortunately, it affects how we can…
Alumnus focuses research on race, ethnicities
Domingo Morel is a lecturer in the department of Political Sciences at Wellesley College, whose research program and teaching portfolio focus on racial and ethnic politics. Morel is a University of Rhode Island alumnus who went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Rhode Island College and later received his PHD…
From the classroom to the newsroom
The University of Rhode Island’s journalism department just got significantly more prestigious. While the department already  boasts many successful current or former professional reporters, it now has the Sports Editor of the Providence Journal, Bill Corey. Corey, who has been teaching at URI since 2006, lives a double life of sorts. He has spent…
Column: Knowledge equals difference
The answer is knowledge. The answer to the question that has haunted many of us: how do we help? Â Many of us are angry. Many of us are confused. Many of us are frustrated. We feel this way because of the recent events that, I for one, never thought I would see in…
Asian Student Association promotes diversity
While all members share an Asian ancestry, diversity is far from lacking within the Asian Student Association. The ASA helps to promote awareness of the varying ethnic and cultural backgrounds between its members in a way that celebrates differences and brings everyone closer together. Â Weekly opportunities allow for students to present historical presentations of…