To any University of Rhode Island student reading this right now: I’m with you. Life is weird and extremely heavy right now. I miss being on campus with a normal routine, being a student and hanging out with my friends until the odd hours of the night. As we soldier on through this brutal pandemic,…
Photo courtesy of UC Davis. On Wednesday, April 1, I was tested for COVID-19 at a drive-thru test site set up in a parking lot at Rhode Island College. This came after a few weeks of feeling sick with no improvements, despite being treated with two rounds of antibiotics, two steroid inhalers and lots of…
Photo courtesy of Nintendo. Nintendo’s “Animal Crossing” series has always helped people escape from their real-world troubles. In a time when many of us are sequestered in our homes amid a global pandemic, it’s nice to pretend that I can go outside and build a beautiful island paradise. “Animal Crossing” isn’t really about trying to…
Photo courtesy of Netflix. Love is never simple and it is never like it is on TV. There are differences, arguments and bad moments. Things do not always work out and we can do little about it. But “Feel Good” shows the reality of love and addiction. “Feel Good” is the semi-biographical story of Mae…
The April 8 virtual University of Rhode Island Student Senate meeting was dominated by game-changing internal elections in the first meeting with last week’s newly-sworn in senators. The most contentious election of the night turned out to be the Cultural Affairs Chair, which was contested between incumbent Lulu Alryati and candidates Bolu Taiwo and Wahija…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate approved student organization budgets and swore in newly-elected senators during two online meetings Wednesday night. During the first meeting, the Senate finished its remaining unfinished business from earlier this semester, including recognizing the aforementioned budgets and the elections held on Feb. 26 and 27. Before the final budget…
The University of Rhode Island’s Faculty Senate voted in favor of legislation that would allow students to opt for an alternative grading method in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. But what does this grading method entail, and should you choose to opt into it? The Good Five Cent Cigar is here to answer all of…
On Tuesday, March 31, the University of Rhode Island’s Plains Road parking lot became one of three COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island National Guard are operating the three sites as testing demand reaches fever pitch across the country. The two other testing…
Many classes have transferred to a video conference format due to the spread of COVID-19. Photo courtesy of Zoom Video Communications Inc. While the transition to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges, it has also provided new learning opportunities for students at the University of Rhode Island. As millions of Americans…