For the second time in as many weekends, Rhode Island came within striking distance of a series victory, but just like the Rams trip to Maryland, a series win against Winthrop was not to be. Rhode Island (2-7) dropped their Friday and Sunday contests to Winthrop (7-5), while salvaging the middle game on the…
Reporters Allie Herrera and Marissa Tansino report on this week’s top stories.
Last weekend, the Multicultural Unity and Student Involvement Council, better known as MUSIC, held its second annual DIVE RI Conference. DIVE, which stands for Diversifying Individuals Via Education, is a two-day student-run and student-led event. The purpose of this conference is to engage students in a meaningful discussion on race and ethnicity issues that…
I’d like to talk about objectivity. It’s synonymous to the words unbiased, neutral and fair. As a journalism major, and the Cigar’s web editor, I feel strongly about objectivity in what we strive to accomplish as publishing unbiased news. We make sure to maintain this objectivity and avoid conflicts of interest by prohibiting our reporters…
The University of Rhode Island welcomed rapper Common to Edwards Auditorium on Saturday night when he gave the keynote speech that concluded this past weekend’s DIVE RI 2016 Conference. Common, whose real name is Lonnie Lynn Jr., is one of the most respected rappers in the industry today. In addition, he is also a poet,…
In its latest exhibition, the University of Rhode Island’s Main Art Gallery is proud to present “Bound to Sea,†a gallery created in a unique art space through multiple different mediums. The gallery is presented by professor Ben Anderson, who has worked at URI since 1995, teaching courses in three-dimensional art and sculpture. Last year,…
The Student Senate’s Student Organization Advisory Review Committee, or SOARC, decided in the fall 2015 semester to do a review on positions from all student organizations that receive a stipend on campus. These meetings involved one to two students representing each stipended position, and explained their role and outlined their need for a stipend…
This is the fourth installment of a semester-long series that documents my exploration of faith on the University of Rhode Island campus. The goal is to sit down with every religious community on campus and learn about their religion and community. Last week I had the opportunity to learn about the Catholic community on…
Progressive rock band, The Dear Hunter, played a free show alongside fellow Providence-based bands last Thursday night at The Met in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Progressive pop band, Bored with Four, opened the show. Bored with Four is compiled of two members of The Dear Hunter, Andrew Brown (keyboardist) and Nick Sollecito (bassist), along with…
Extraterrestrial life is not the first option to come to mind for most students attempting to fulfill their natural science general education requirement, but one professor has made it possible to do so. Dr. Arthur Spivack named the course “Life in the Universeâ€, and teaches it as an honors course this year. The course,…