Marta Vargas and the Rams dominated still winless George Mason last Friday in Kingston. Photo From The University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball team took on George Mason and Fordham in two key conference matchups this week that led to contrasting results: Rhody extended their conference win streak to six after a rout of George…
Photo by Mike Scott from rhodyphotos.smugmug.com. If it wasn’t for his best friend, Rhode Island senior high jumper Quindel Wilson’s life may be vastly different from what it is today. Walking down the hallways of West Warwick High School, Wilson was prepared to try out for the basketball team when his best friend convinced him…
Arguably nothing that has happened recently can be considered more polarizing than one attempting to rank all 9 “Star Wars” movies, but we’re doing it anyway. Photo from pinterest.com. “Star Wars” is one of the greatest pop culture and film franchises of all time, spanning over movies, TV shows, books, comics and more. The nine…
A look back at “Coco” 3 years after its release. Photo from imbd.com. Although Disney’s “Coco” was released a little over three years ago, I can easily see this movie going down as one of the classics for audiences. I recently decided to rewatch the film, and let me be the first to say that…
How does the 1998 “Parent Trap” stack up against it’s 1961 predecessor? Photo from imbd.com. Let me preface this by saying “The Parent Trap” (1998) featuring Lindsay Lohan is my favorite movie of all time. In my opinion, it is perfect: Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson are the epitome of their characters, and Lohan somehow…
The “movement and meditation” art exhibit in Providence utilizes photography and dance to capture the emotions invoked by living during COVID-19. Photos by Ian Travis Barnard. A still photograph of a ballerina; bound by the governance of form, arms held designedly over head, looking down towards an untold depth. The world has adopted a “new…
Want to read but can’t find the inspiration to pick up a book? Here are 6 suggestions to respark your inner bibliophile. Photo from goodreads.com. It’s really easy to fall out of love with reading when all you read are textbooks and class-related articles and essays. But, the best way to get back into it…
With Valentine’s Day mere days away, here are the Cigar’s “do’s and do-not’s” of this most important of couples’ holidays. Graphic by Alison Carpino. It’s that time of the year again. Plastic hearts and cheap candies cover the shelves of every store you walk into, which could only mean one thing: Valentine’s Day is right…
Valentine’s Day is the holiday of candy, cards and spending time with the ones you love, but where does this tradition come from? Valentine’s Day has roots in Christian and Roman history, following the story of Saint Valentine. According to the Catholic Church, St. Valentine helped heal poor and sick people in Rome, and was…
The Narragansett Town Council met on Monday to further debate the ordinance limiting 3 college renters to a house. Photo from patch.com. The Narragansett town ordinance limiting student housing to three students per property faces an uncertain future after a town council meeting this past Monday. Through the two-hour period allocated for the meeting, the…