Dive Research Education and Training gets students scuba Students can get their scuba diving experience by training with the Dive Research Education and Training Program. Photos by James McIntosh. For students interested in deepening their knowledge of aquatic environments, the Dive Research Education and Training Program at the University of Rhode Island offers scuba diving…
Greek Life prepares for fall recruitment. Photo by Siobhan Richards. Greek Life at the University of Rhode Island transformed its typical new-member recruitment process this semester as COVID-19 continues to affect the community. Chapter houses must now oblige to guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Rhode Island Department…
URI is working hard to keep COVID-19 positivity rates down. Photo by Siobhan Richards. This week, the Cigar spoke with administration about the new mandatory COVID-19 testing for all, the inevitably of a rise in positive cases and the continued discouragement of large group gatherings both on and off campus. Mandatory COVID-19 testing for all…
Good day my rays of glistening moonbeams. Although I do not know who you are, I just have a feeling deep below my epidermis that you are looking especially beautiful today. Your skin is glowing, your hair smells like the morning dew on a warm spring day but most importantly, your heart is beating at…
Despite the pandemic, women’s club soccer is still kicking. Photo courtesy of women’s club soccer. While COVID-19 has made it difficult for club sports to recruit new players, the University of Rhode Island women’s club soccer team has taken advantage of the resources they have to recruit athletes and successfully hold tryouts. Despite seeming like…
The swimming and diving team has begun preparing for the upcoming season. Photos courtesy of URI athletics. The University of Rhode Island’s women’s swimming and diving team has officially begun preparing to make waves for the upcoming season. The team was unable to start practice until Sept. 23 per the athletic department’s decision. However, Head…
The turn of the season means fun fall activities. Graphic from pixy.org. Fall is upon us, which means pumpkin spice lattes, flannels, apple pies and bonfires are back. As the leaves begin to fall and the air gets cooler, new autumn activities are popping up all across the state. Apple picking is one of the…
Hocus pocus, directed by Kenny Ortega, is still a Halloween favorite almost two decades later. Photo from 10tv.com Halloween will soon be upon us and that means it’s time to pull out our favorite spooky movies and songs for the season. According to an Instagram poll of 42 students, 92 percent = said Halloween movies…
The new live action version of “Mulan,” directed by Niki Caro, is nothing like the original. Photo from NYT.com. I spent the $30 on “Mulan” so you didn’t have to. You can thank me later. I fed into the corporate mouse with my $30 donation to whatever the so-called “effort” of what was meant to…
Performer, Machine Gun Kelly, released a new album in september. Photos by Greg Clark. I’ve decided to review the guy who threw a beer at me at his concert last year. Machine Gun Kelly is switching genres in his new album, “Tickets to My Downfall,” which dropped on Sept. 25. Kelly goes punk pop on…