Businesses often sell products that partner with research organizations, philanthropic groups or humanitarian causes. But how much money from those sales actually goes toward the foundations they claim to support? Bobbie Shay Lee, former NFL cheerleader and founder of The Center for Transparency, gave a presentation at the University of Rhode Island on April 13…
Michelle Caramadre, concerts president of the Student Entertainment Committee (SEC) at The University of Rhode Island, spoke to the Cigar about what goes on behind the scenes of the club. Caramadre talked about how the first thing SEC plans to do is spend the bulk of its money on the first show of the…
Rhode Island pop punk/alternative band, No Recall, is gearing up for the release of their brand new EP, “Look At It This Way.†Comprised of singer and rhythm guitarist Jake Harris, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Ben NeJame, bassist Phil Orsi and drummer Brody Briggs, No Recall is gaining momentum in the Providence music scene….
Brandon Potter Sales Manager at Balise Nissan Marissa Tansino: Why are you guys here today? Brandon Potter: We’re here to try and give the students and faculty an opportunity to look at an electric car. Nissan was the first manufacturer to produce a mass-marketed, fully electric vehicle for the general public. It’s a very,…
The University of Rhode Island’s club rowing team pulled off a series of wins at the Knecht Cup in West Windsor, New Jersey. The team earned three first-place finishes this weekend out of the 10 races in which the school competed. Winning 30 percent of its heats, this weekend was a tremendous success for the…
Creating music, like any other type of art, can be a difficult thing. It can be a laborious, draining, and sometimes unfruitful task. This is why so many bands grow unstable and ultimately break up. There are obvious benefits and drawbacks to creating music with other people. In one way, sharing responsibility and burden…
Generally, when fans hear of a relatively violent or crude action that has occurred at a show, the automatic response is something like “that’s what rock and roll/punk/etc. is all about†or “you have to expect that at a show.†Yes, it is common for things to get a bit rough at shows, but…
The University of Rhode Island held its 28th annual A. Robert Rainville Leadership Awards ceremony Tuesday night to honor student leaders who go above and beyond their roles in the campus community while maintaining a good academic record. The awards were divided into four categories, and the recipients for each award were named after a…
The first Mental Health Awareness Discussion to help end stigmatization on the University of Rhode Island campus was held in the Multicultural Student Services Center on Tuesday, April 12. The event’s founders are three psychology students at URI, freshman Nick Bush, Devon Jarvis and Emily DiGiorvio. The three share a passion for raising awareness…
The basketball season officially concluded in thrilling fashion, with National Championship game producing an instant classic, and quite possibly the century’s greatest college basketball game, following Villanova’s victory over North Carolina last Monday night. It has long been done for the University of Rhode Island, who after suffering severely detrimental injuries failed to meet…