(From left) Jack Cutmore-Scott, John Washington and Robert Pattinson star in Christopher Nolan’s latest film “Tenant.” Photo from Empire Online. As movie theaters slowly reopen across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, “Tenet” took the opportunity to be the first major blockbuster to open in theaters, even as other films released on various streaming…
University organizes clinics, hopes to immunize community Free flu shots are available for University of Rhode Island students, faculty and staff. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. On Oct. 20, the University of Rhode Island’s Health Services will host a free flu shot clinic open to students, faculty and staff. The clinic will be held in the…
Watch this week’s Five Cent Cigar Newscast! – – – Emporium Businesses in the Pandemic: Written, shot, and edited by Aniekan Okon Nursing Clinical Concerns: Written, shot, and edited by Evan McAlice Say Their Names Candlelight Vigil Written, shot, and edited by Leah Crowley Potential Campus Curfew Written, shot, and edited by Nicole Wagner
Graphic from Zoom. Nothing will ever replace the feeling of being in a classroom surrounded by peers; yet, since March, schools and students nationwide have taken up the challenge of remote learning. Although the transition to virtual learning due to COVID-19 was difficult at first, the use of online meeting platforms, namely WebEx and Zoom,…
Amid the unpredictability that 2020 has brought us, social media trends continue to bring a bit of humor to the table. Here are some of this week’s most popular hashtags and trends on Twitter and TikTok. Vice President Mike Pence had a lot more than politics on his mind during Wednesday’s debate with Senator Kamala…
In this week’s update, The Good Five-Cent Cigar will discuss the University considering implementation of an on-campus curfew and an overview of the community-wide asymptomatic testing. Student behavior may lead to on-campus curfew Last Friday, Vice President of Student Affairs Kathy Collins said in a statement that the University is considering implementing a curfew due…
Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of “Little Women” features (from left) Eliza Scanlan, Saoirse Ronan, Laura Dern and Florence Pugh. Photo from Daily Cardinal. I know you did it. You walked into the movie theater sometime between Christmas Day 2019 and whatever day it was when the world shut down in 2020, and you saw Greta Gerwig’s…
Good morning my lovely roasted coffee beans. Do you also feel like a newly harvested coffee bean, roasted, ground by the hands of an adoring coffee addict and being brewed through a French press? If so, we are one. Speaking of coffee, the fashion trends on campus this fall semester are something in and of…
President Donald Trump takes off his mask shortly after being released from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment. Photo from CNN. On Oct. 2, it was made public that President Donald Trump, as well as several members of his inner circle, had tested positive for COVID-19. With the election under a…
URI students engineer mask to detect COVID Engineer Vignesh Ravichandran tries on a mask that monitors COVID-19 symptoms. Photo from URI. A team of students and professors at the University of Rhode Island have created a smart mask that can monitor COVID-19 symptoms and connect the information straight to your phone. Electrical, computer biomedical engineering…