Odessey and Oracle album cover. Courtesy of thezombiesmusic.com/discography. Formed all the way back in 1958 in St. Albans, England, The Zombies had come just in time to capitalize on the sudden boom of British rock and roll bands who took the world by storm during the 1960s so-called British Invasion. The band was formed by…
Photo by Autumn Walter|CIGAR| Cam LaFleur fires home on a sunny day at the Beck. By Nick Cardi and Tyler Krusz The University of Rhode Island baseball team came into this weekend’s series against the University of Massachusetts still hungry for their first conference win. Since then, Rhody has won three of their last four…
Photo courtesy of GoRhody A recap of a successful week in Rhode Island athletics Women’s Rowing named A-10 Boat of the Week The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team had one of the most successful weeks of the season this week winning the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta. The Varsity 8 boat was…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Last Thursday afternoon the team held their 10th annual drive in hopes of getting 300 new members into the registry. Over the past 10 years the University of Rhode Island football program has teamed up with “Be The Match’ to help recruit potential donors for the bone marrow registry. Rhode Island…
The other day it hit me. I sat in my friend’s living room on Sunday afternoon completely emerged in game one of the first round of the NBA playoffs between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks. The atmosphere, the competition, the speed of the game and the chase to win the NBA Finals had…
Photo contributed by Mikayla Gempp| Greek week continued to break fundraising records, with this year’s grand total of $160,000. Last week, the University of Rhode Island’s fraternities and sororities held their 78th annual Greek Week. “It’s a friendly competition just to have some fun and raise money,” Assistant Dean of Students, Steve Simo, said when…
Promotional photo courtesy of the URI Theatre Department, taken by Randy Osga At just 9-years-old Kate Rocchio will be starring in the role of Jane Banks in the University of Rhode Island Theater Department’s upcoming production of “Mary Poppins.” In preparation for her “Mary Poppins” audition she worked with vocal and acting coaches and practiced…
Photo by Anna Meassick |CIGAR| 4/12 At 2:23 p.m., a report was filed for a drug offense at Ellery Hall. At 9:59 p.m., a report was filed for vandalism at Fayerweather Hall. 4/13 At 9:55 a.m., a report was filed for vandalism that occurred at Fayerweather Hall. At 10:29 p.m., police were alerted to…
Last Thursday, April 4, the Good Five Cent Cigar published a satirical edition of our newspaper titled the “Bad 5 Dollar Vape.” In that edition, the article “Senate president jumps off clocktower” was published on the front page. In doing so, the organization displayed gross insensitivity and a severe lapse of judgement. We at the…