Late in November of 2023, I saw on Instagram a post advertising the newscast editor position at The Good Five Cent Cigar. I thought to myself, “video editing for a student organization, I do that already! Might as well give it a try!” And I have to admit: it led to a great learning experience….
My sophomore year my mom told me that I needed to get involved in a club, so I randomly decided to attend a meeting on a Monday night for the school newspaper. If you had told me two years ago that I would be writing a goodbye letter, I would not have believed you. I…
There are not many places or people I trust like I do The Good Five Cent Cigar office and its staff. Memorial Union Room 125 shaped me as a leader, reporter and most importantly a person. In what can be described as the two most stressful and tiring four-month periods of my life, I wouldn’t…
No matter how far I move after graduation, no matter how many people I meet and no matter how many stories I publish for no matter how many different publications in my lifetime, I will never forget my first Monday night pitch meeting for The Good Five Cent Cigar. Starting off college, I was hesitant…
The University of Rhode Island’s theatre department wrapped up their final show of the semester, “Peter and the Starcatcher,” by Rick Elice last weekend. The performance was held in the J-Studio at the URI Fine Arts Center. It featured eight showings spread out across two weeks with the first few performances starting before Thanksgiving break….
The University of Rhode Island music department hosted its second annual Holiday Extravaganza, featuring holiday music performances celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah. The performance was held at the concert hall in the Fine Arts Center on Saturday with showtimes at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The extravaganza featured a wide array of musical ensembles from…
Two local highschoolers took the stage to celebrate their debut album, aimatmyorgans , joining the Musician’s Guild at the University of Rhode Island last Friday. Paige Promrat, a high school senior from the Wheeler School in Providence, and Memphis Faris, a homeschooled junior, performed with the URI Musician’s Guild in Atrium 1 in the Memorial…
The University of Rhode Island’s Fashion Merchandising Society hosted its first-ever fashion showcase on Dec. 5 to promote work created by Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design majors who have not taken classes to qualify for the Spring Splash show. The club has wanted to host an event like this since last year, according to their…
Founders and current members of the University of Rhode Island a cappella group, the Rhody Rhapsodies, came together onstage to perform their 10th anniversary invitational on Friday. During the show’s final number, Rhody Rhapsody alumni were welcomed onto the stage for a rendition of “And So It Goes…” by Billy Joel. Third-year URI student Joelle…
After a summer-long feud with Canadian rap and pop artist Drake, Kendrick Lamar hasn’t stopped his momentum, releasing his sixth studio album, “GNX,” without warning on Nov. 25. Though there was no official winner in the feud, many listeners felt Lamar had won in a landslide, and from this album, it sounds like he agrees….