Graduate School lecture discusses dangers of plastic pollution The GSO’s “Confronting Ocean Pollution” lecture discusses how plastics and chemicals disrupt marine life. Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) discussed the dangers of plastic waste and forever chemicals in their lecture entitled “Confronting Ocean Pollution.”…
Best places on the URI campus to get food and what food to get. As the new semester begins, 14,000 undergraduate students will once again descend upon the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus, of which many will stop for a bite at one of URI’s two main dining halls, Hope and Butterfield. Each building…
Well, hello everyone. My name is Juliana Lepore, and I am the new editor-in-chief of the Good Five Cent Cigar. Welcome to the first Cigar edition of 2023. I am so glad that you’re here. This year, you can expect all of the good, quality journalism that you know and love, with some new, modernized…
Interim Dean Betty Rambur reimagines URI’s College of Nursing New Interim Dean for College of Nursing, Betty Rambur, aims to add technology and business into the college. PHOTO CREDIT: BettyRambur.com Betty Rambur, former Routhier Endowed Chair for Practice and professor of nursing at the University of Rhode Island, has been named interim dean of the…
URI economics professors ease concerns of influence on community The U.S. and the national debt ceiling over the years. Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor As of Jan. 19, the United States reached the debt ceiling, but we don’t need to worry about it yet, according to Liam Malloy, an associate professor and chair…
Danielle Dennis devoted to teacher advocacy, growing connections New dean of URI’s Feinstein College of Education, Danielle Dennis aims to encourage students’ long learning. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu The University of Rhode Island has named Danielle Dennis dean of the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies. Dennis, a scholar of literacy education and…
URI Alum, Deborah Reibe is named new Interim Dean of College of Health Sciences. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu On Jan. 19, Dr. Deborah Riebe was named the new interim dean for the College of Health Sciences at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Riebe is a well-known professor of kinesiology and is replacing the former Dean…
Students answer, ‘What’s your favorite class at URI?’ Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Are you a Wildlife and Conservation Biology major looking for a class with an entirely new experience? Are you a biology student who has an interest in hunting? Maybe you just happen to be interested in conservation courses with a…