The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team played in two road games over the last week, taking down the University of Maine 69-56 on Sunday before heading to Providence College and claiming a 57-51 victory on Wednesday. In Orono, Maine, the Rams took on the 3-6 Black Bears and engaged in a tight battle…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team dropped consecutive games for the first time all season this week, falling 90-71 to Providence College on Saturday and suffering a heartbreaking 66-64 loss to McNeese State University on Tuesday. The Rams traveled to Providence for the latest edition of the Ocean State Rivalry on Saturday, as…
The University of Rhode Island football team’s season came to a close on Saturday in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, falling to the University of California, Davis, 47-26. After scoring 20 points, all in the second quarter, the Rams led by nine. The Aggies responded with 36 unanswered points to put…
1. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” — King of the Chaotic Christmas This movie is the purest form of holiday energy: stress, questionable electrical decisions, weird relatives and a man who will NOT stop adding lights to his house even if it kills him (and everyone within a three-block radius). This film IS Christmas. Also, where…
Ellie Sennhenn: For my final staff pick of the semester, and my final staff pick in the history of the Cigar, I will have to choose “Pool” by Samia. Specifically, the NPR Tiny Desk Concert version. Released in 2020, this beautiful alternative indie tune was a staple for me this month. The lyrics “How much…
The world used to feel so much smaller. Colder, scarier and full of so many expectations. Writing this now, I feel like I am in outer space. For those who don’t know, I am not in the lovely Ocean State right now; I am in a treatment center typing on a janky Dell desktop with…
My time writing for the Good Five Cent Cigar has been one of the most fulfilling experiences I have had at the University of Rhode Island. Not only has it given me a taste of what a real newsroom is like, it’s also allowed me to hone my skills. I can see improvements in my…
The Cigar was never in my plan. I started my college career over 500 miles away with the intention of fulfilling my goals in sport. I was always interested in writing, but it was my plan B. I never really thought about what I wanted to do for real. I transferred to the University of…
Every time I sit down to write this article, I find myself struggling to figure out where to begin. It’s impossible to describe what The Good Five Cent Cigar means to me in just 700 words, so it’s a good thing that I love to go over the word count. The first article I had…
Leuconotopicus vilosus – the hairy woodpecker – is a common woodpecker species that can be found in most of North America. Although omnivorous, these birds are specially designed for insect foraging, uncovering grubs that foolishly believe bark to be an infallible sanctuary. Sometimes evolution gives simple answers to complex questions. How do you find and…