Photo contributed by: Christian Silvia | Staff Reporter I wrote my first article for the Cigar just before the pandemic started, it took weeks to edit since it was so poorly written. I often wonder what would have happened if I never nervously walked into the Cigar office midway through sophomore year and took those…
Photo contributed by: Kayla Laguerre-Lewis | Entertainment Editor Emerita When I moved on from the position of entertainment editor at the end of last semester, the editors I had started with were all publishing their own goodbye columns. I decided to hold off until the very last minute, which is now. I did that for…
Photo contributed by: Greg Clark | Staff Photographer I never intended on joining The Good Five Cent Cigar. During my fall semester freshman year, Kayla Michaud, who was the entertainment editor at the time, asked me to photograph the play that was about to open on campus. I had nothing better to do, so I…
Photo contributed by: Melissa Marchese | Staff Photographer The Good Five Cent Cigar has been a key aspect of my college career for the past four years. Throughout those years I have, in a sense, been a jack of all trades. I have written articles, although there are very few of those. I have done…
Photo contributed by: Siobhan Richards | Contributing Photographer If you had told me four years ago that I would be writing a goodbye letter to my college newspaper, I would have called you crazy. Looking back, I understand where she was coming from, but boy am I glad she changed her mind. Coming to URI,…
Alternative musician and “Euphoria” star Dominic Fike came to the Ryan Center last Wednesday to perform his music for URI students. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark | Staff Photographer On April 20th, the University of Rhode Island hosted Euphoria star and singer/songwriter Dominic Fike for a performance at the Ryan Center. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Rams sweep all four races against Holy Cross, MIT, Sacred Heart Picking up where they left off last week, the Rams were dominant in the water against Holy Cross, MIT and Sacred Heart. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Rowing team continued to build momentum towards the next month’s Atlantic 10 Championships this…
Adler, Hattix-Covington, Magassa, Squires set to join team in 2022-23 After a historic 2021-22 season, the Rams hope to make more noise in the A-10 with the addition of four new players. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com. A few familiar faces will return to the Ryan Center next season, this time wearing Keaney Blue. On Monday, University…
Blue Table Talks sessions highlight BIPOC student voices In efforts to amplify more voices, the GSC is holding Blue Table Talks in recognition of April being One Love Month, celebrating diverse identities on campus. PHOTO CREDIT: Spotify The office of Community, Equity and Diversity (CED), the Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) and the Multicultural Student…
MSSC promotes local BIPOC businesses Building Unity and Inspired Leaders of the Diaspora (B.U.I.L.D.) held its first annual event to help URI students reach BIPOC employers, leaders and organizations. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer On Wednesday, April 20, the Multicultural Student Services Center and the Center for Career and Experiential Education held the…