On this day in 2002, University of Rhode Island student Keith Forman ’02, a former Good Five Cent Cigar columnist, received a booklet from URI on guidelines for living off-campus, inspiring an editorial that condemned Narragansett, Rhode Island and the URI community. The booklet arrived after Narragansett police came to his house to investigate a…
Hongbing Tang, University of Rhode Island professor of landscape architecture, released an art collection of watercolor paintings depicting landscapes in celebration of the Lunar New Year and Women’s History Month at Green Hall. The art exhibition connects to Chinese New Year and Women’s History Month because most of the paintings are inspired by cultural memory,…
As Valentine’s Day arrives and love is in the air, couples can receive a free relationship check-up with the University of Rhode Island Couples and Family Therapy Clinic, facilitated by licensed graduate student therapists. The free checkups happen annually as part of the Human Development and Family Science program, according to Riley McDonald, a graduate…
You finally poured your feelings out to a guy you’ve known for at least a year, hoping for reciprocation, but it went the opposite way. What’s the next move? Last semester, I had a huge crush on a guy that I’d known for a while, but I was too nervous to do anything about it….
The Buffalo Sabres announced they were making a documentary about Dominik Hasěk, a former goaltender who revolutionized the position, on Jan. 31. Finally, something hockey-related where I’m not screaming “SHOOT THE PUCK!” at my monitor in my dorm room. You may be wondering, why is someone from Massachusetts writing about the Buffalo Sabres, one of…
The University of Rhode Island Department of Music highlighted all of its ensembles in the third annual Holiday Extravaganza on Saturday. The show started with the song: “Our Finest Dreams,” from the Christmas scene of the Lyric Stage Workshop’s production of “Little Women,” the Broadway musical. All of the actresses reprised their roles as the…
University of Rhode Island students Rylan McCallum and Ryan Andreozzi turned a class project into a campaign to recycle electronics that use lithium batteries. The idea for recycling electronics came from a discussion about how marketing electric vehicles is misleading, according to McCallum. People are led to believe that the vehicles are a better alternative…
From being the first official entertainment editor at The Good Five Cent Cigar to becoming a concert photographer, University of Rhode Island alumna Kayla Michaud ‘21 has made a name for herself working in the entertainment industry. Right after graduating, Michaud started working for HBO and Showtime in the New England area as a member…
The University of Rhode Island is planning to renovate the Memorial Union to increase student retention and meet the needs of the next student body, according to the Campus Improvement Plan. The aim for the renovation is to create a flexible space that fits students, the campus community and alumni expectations, according to the Campus…