Sunday, Jan. 20 will be a day I remember forever. It’s the day I left home for the start of the Spring 2019 semester, and truly realized that I was the next Editor-in-Chief of The Good Five Cent Cigar. Being in charge of a 48-year-old newspaper with only three semesters of collegiate journalism experience is…well…absolutely…
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Mendenhall. According to the United Nations, the impacts of climate change are global in scope and unprecedented in scale and without drastic action today, adapting to these impacts in the future will be more difficult and costly. It is that same statement that has researchers from South County, Rhode Island searching…
Anna Meassick | The outside of the Watson House is currently under renovation as it stands with the title of being the oldest building on campus. The University of Rhode Island has all sorts of unique buildings and structures ranging from over a century old to built within the last year. Despite the time differences, behind…
Students at the University of Rhode Island have the opportunity to play futsal, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and hockey as intramural sports resume this semester. Futsal, also known as indoor soccer, is played with a ball that is smaller and less bouncy than a normal soccer ball in an effort to have the ball stay on…
Issac Marshall | A hotdog with sauerkraut is one of the few meals you can get from Uncle Larry’s Snack Shack. I don’t know a lot about food, but don’t go to Uncle Larry’s Snack Shack in the Emporium looking for high end, fine dining. That’s not what Uncle Larry is all about. Instead, if…
Greg Clark | Guard Maia Moffitt drives to the hoop. “It’s just a matter of increasing their basketball IQ.” This was Rhode Island women’s basketball coach Daynia La-Force’s sentiments following a 12 point home loss to Dayton this past Sunday. It was a frustrating afternoon for the Rams, as they hung around with a Flyers…
Anna Meassick | URI’s Patrick Creamer pushes the puck down the ice in a game last semester. Dan Hurley, David Cox, Raphael Cerrato, Daynia La-Force, Gareth Elliott. These head coaches are all well known in and around the University of Rhode Island community. From those five coaches, if you add up their total games coached…
Grace DeSanti | Flags hang in the Atrium of the Memorial Union that represents every nation which students are from. Over the past year, the University of Rhode Island has increased its international representation on campus from 68 countries to 76 countries through global outreach strategies and an academic strategic plan. The University’s academic…
The four-volume series will explore the evolution of the 1,500-year-old institution A University of Rhode Island history professor will be leading an international team of experts that will publish a four-volume series on the evolution of the 1,500-year-old institution of the Catholic Church to be distributed throughout the world. Joëlle Rollo-Koster, a professor at URI…
The Composting Club has requested funding from Student Senate to place more composting bins on campus in an effort to get the University of Rhode Island students to dispose of food in a more sustainable way. Currently, the club has one bin at URI, which is located at the Watson House, the white building between…