The Senate passed one bill and deliberated on several plans and ideas in their first meeting of the semester. The Senate unanimously passed a new bill to allocate $5,000 of Senate Reserve Funding to a pilot program that would give every URI student free transit on RIPTA. The bill wasn’t expected to be voted on…
Stan Column: Books can provide an escape in uncertain times. PHOTO CREDIT: time.com Okay, the confession’s out — I was a book nerd. No, not just the typical kid who liked to read. I took my craft seriously. I was the kid who waited outside of Barnes & Noble in the dead of December for…
URI celebrating one of three goals from Patrick Agyemang, 27, on Wednesday versus Brown. Photo Credit Siobhan Richards The University of Rhode Island Men’s Soccer team continued its unbeaten streak this past week with wins against Merrimack and Brown. Reigning Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Week Isak Oystese scored two goals, including the go-ahead score…
Editor-in-Chief Kate LeBlanc and new President Marc Parlange chat for the Cigar’s first issue of the semester. Photo credit: Nora Lewis. This feels surreal. Seeing campus alive again feels surreal. Going to RhodyFest with hundreds of student organizations feels surreal. Meeting the Good Five Cent Cigar editorial board members I’ve never met in person feels…
The Rolling Stones, known for their rock and roll music, lost a key member of their group, Charlie Watts at age 80. PHOTO CREDIT: biography.com The music industry lost one of the greats last month with the passing of Charlie Watts. While an accomplished drummer in multiple genres, including jazz, he is most remembered as…
“Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings” joins the Marvel Universe with thrilling action sequences. PHOTO CREDIT: Wikipedia “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings” is an intriguing, yet derivative, action fantasy that incorporates enough charismatic performances and well-choreographed action sequences to make up for its predictable and overblown third act. The Daniel…
Binge watching this summer: The second season of “Outer Banks” is one of the new releases that caught fire this summer. PHOTO CREDIT: forbes.com School is back in session, which means summer is quickly coming to an end. The days are shorter, the nights are colder and beach days are behind us. We can still…
New Writing and rhetoric department chair shares her lifelong passion for writing. PHOTO CREDIT: The University of Rhode Island Since she was 7 years old, Genoa Shepley has considered writing to be part of her identity, whether she was writing poetry or teaching students as a senior lecturer at the University of Rhode Island. Following…
How to get involved as the University re-opens As URI welcomes new students to campus, Rhody the Ram encourages them to get involved. PHOTO CREDIT: alumni.uri.edu After a long year of restrictions, social distancing and virtual learning, the University of Rhode Island is starting to open up again for the fall semester. For many students,…
New University President Marc Parlange settles in as new semester starts. PHOTO CREDIT: University of Rhode Island After just a few short weeks as the 12th president of the University of Rhode Island, Marc Parlange has already ingrained himself in the community in learning the importance of the Providence College and URI rivalry firsthand. In…