2021 offered some great movies to get movie-lovers through this long year. PHOTO CREDIT: imbd.com 2021 has been a huge year in regards to the return of the movie-going experience and films released to both streaming and theaters, sometimes in concurrent fashion. With the year nearly wrapping up and a new slate of Christmas releases…
Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album hit the charts, which made her one of the most listened to female artists this year. PHOTO CREDIT: variety.com 2021 will forever be a year defined by the ventures of liberated, influential female artists. These are some of my favorite music moments from the past 12 months. Olivia Rodrigo’s standout album…
“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” tops this writer’s list of favorite holiday movies. PHOTO CREDIT: hbomax.com It’s the holiday season, which means it’s time to cozy up with some hot chocolate and put on some of the films that only feel appropriate to watch around this time. I don’t know about all of you, but I…
Orchestral and jazz performers entertain audiences with some holiday classics in first-ever joint performance. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille As the semester winds down, students at the University of Rhode Island are getting ready for the holidays and celebrations. Saturday, the URI music department hosted a joint show dedicated to playing holiday festive songs from Suite…
Photo credit: James Singer Something I never stopped to realize was the impact I was making as editor-in-chief of the Good Five Cent Cigar. Most days, I was just trying to move forward and make choices that I felt would better the newspaper. It wasn’t until a few weeks ago, at my last Cigar meeting…
Photo Credit: James Singer Throughout my tenure at The Good Five Cent Cigar, I’ve worn several hats. I have been the Student Senate reporter, attending Senate every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. to hear the gavel strike the podium at least five times during any given meeting and wondering when the four-hour long meeting would end….
Photo contributed by Leah Crowley The first time I ever showed my dad, a video journalist, a reporter package I wrote, shot and edited, he looked at me and said, “Did you honestly think I’d say this was good?”Sixteen-year-old me burst into tears and said, “Yes!” To my dad’s credit, he has no recollection of…
83 issues later…it’s time to say goodbye. Photo credit: James Singer At the first Good Five Cent Cigar meeting I ever went to in the fall of 2018, I took (at least) three stories. Which, for those of you who don’t know, is insane; and every year there’s at least one freshman who does it. …
Mt. Joy played “Silver Lining” and others in front of an audience in Providence on Dec. 2. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille After two long years, I have experienced live music again for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. On Thursday, Dec. 2, I saw Mt. Joy live at The Strand in Providence….
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Which means it’s time to talk about winter activities, and let me tell you, there are a lot of ways to make winter fun. Let’s start off with the obvious––ice skating! This is the one time of the year where you can ice skate (of course you…