Since 1997, the number of children in America that identify with having one of the eight major food allergens has increased by almost 50 percent according to foodallergy.org. Along with that, the number of students living on a college campus with a major food allergens has increased as well. Dining Services at the University of…
Photo courtesy of the office of Lt. Governor Dan McKee. Throughout the course of the memorable 2017-18 season for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, URI had some support coming from the State House in Providence. Rhode Island’s Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee was cheering on his home state’s university throughout the course of…
Attention English majors: You can find a job after college! These days it may seem tough to be an English major. Amid all the advice being thrown at college students, some of the most common advice has to do with being careful to make sure you’re earning a degree that will ensure a stable, well-paying,…
Q: What does your job entail? A: “I am the Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Rhode Island, and I oversee a comprehensive student affairs division which includes… housing and residence life, dining, health services, counseling services, campus recreation, the Dean of Students office… and the Memorial Union. I have a pretty…
Rhode Island men’s basketball concludes historic season What started off as a 6-3, injury plagued beginning to the 2017-18 University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, concluded as one of the best seasons in program history. It was a season of firsts for the program, as most seasons have been under head coach Dan Hurley….
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Baseball season starts up again with win on Tuesday and a scheduled five games next week. After 18 games on the road, the University of Rhode Island’s baseball team recorded a 5-2 win over Sacred Heart in its home opener on Tuesday afternoon. “It’s nice to play a home game,” Coach…
|CIGAR| Autumn Walter, Stone Freeman, Margeaux Gagnon, Jack O’Marra and Ben Kinch from the Good Five Cent Cigar and the 5 Cent Cigar Newscast spent their spring break covering the breaking news from the A-10 and NCAA’s. Spring break has come and gone at the University of Rhode Island. While students escaped the frozen tundra…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Seniors on the men’s basketball team being honored on their senior night. Nothing competes with the joy and sorrow that comes with cheering on your high school and collegiate sports teams. It’s a special emotional attachment you create with the players throughout the years. You jump up for joy when your…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| After six years at the helm of URI’s men’s basketball team, Dan Hurley will officially sign a contract with the University of Connecticut. After six seasons as the head coach of the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, Dan Hurley is departing for the head coaching vacancy at the University…