The University of Rhode Island women’s track team began their indoor season last weekend, splitting their group to compete at both the Alden Invitational and Suffolk Relays. Brown University hosted the Alden Invitational, where URI sent their throwers to compete. Two throwers placed in the top five in shot put and weight throw. Third-year Megan…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club rugby team recently wrapped up its fall 2023 season. They finished with a 3-4 record, playing six games in the regular season and one postseason bowl game. They opened up with a 17-14 home win against the University of Connecticut to start 1-0. The Rams compete in Division…
On Saturday, the University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team split into two groups and competed at the 37th Brown Alden Invitational and the Boston University Season Opener. At the Brown Alden Invitational, they placed second of six with a score of 152 points, two points behind Brown University and 79.5 points ahead…
While being involved in the Cigar, I’ve developed skills that I’ll use for the entirety of my writing career. Switching my major to journalism was a transformative decision, but being a part of the Cigar solidified my love for the career. I’ve enjoyed meeting sources through interviews and hearing unique perspectives and stories. I’ve developed…
There was no “me” before I met the Cigar. I know how silly that sounds – a college newspaper having such a profound impact on my very sense of being. But really, it’s an understatement. My first visit to the office was through a computer screen in my parents’ basement. I sat wide eyed, watching…
I still have the text that former editor-in-chief, Kate LeBlanc, sent to me after the first story that I wrote for the Good Five Cent Cigar my freshman year. If it weren’t for her kindness and care, I can’t imagine where I would be today. The Good Five Cent Cigar changed my life. This paper…
It is crazy to think that the last three and a half years are almost up. Joining the Cigar as a first-year student in September 2020 simultaneously feels like yesterday and a lifetime ago. Little did my 18-year-old self know how important of a decision that was. Although my byline has been absent from this…
This time last year, I ran for Business Manager only knowing about the Good Five Cent Cigar from what Juliana Lepore had told me. She spoke of wonderful people and great opportunities, but most of all, of a community within the University that was unlike any other. I was hesitant to join the group after…
I am a firm believer that every experience you have is defined by the people going through it with you. This has been true throughout my past four years at URI, and the Cigar is certainly no exception. I first joined the second semester my second year. As a film major, I wanted to gain…
There aren’t many things that stick with me quite like my time with the Cigar. I remember my first meeting. I joined a Zoom meeting with great anticipation, however, I was reluctant to take a story. I sat behind a computer screen in a meeting filled with strangers, strangers that would soon become friends. By…