Evan McAlice

‘POTUS’ concept album provides humor through history

New York singer and songwriter David W. Jacobson combines humor and history in his newest release, “POTUS”. Photo from sbstatesman.com. While this most recent presidential administration saw an abundance of great politically-inspired music, one musician drew his inspiration from presidents of the past. “POTUS,” the latest album by New York-based singer-songwriter David W. Jacobsen, is…

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Activist addresses racial equity, creating change at Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration

“I simply recognized a grave injustice was occurring and I felt so deeply compelled to respond to it that I was willing to be arrested over it,” Bree Newsome said. On Tuesday, the Multicultural Student Services Center hosted its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration featuring Newsome as a guest speaker. The event was sponsored…

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‘The Tribe Has Spoken’

Aaron Meredith and Jamal Shipman, former participants of the show “Survivor,” share their experiences in the competition. Screenshots from Evan McAlice.  Last Thursday, The University of Rhode Island gave a whole new meaning to “the tribe has spoken.” URI’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology hosted a panel discussion featuring two contestants from the CBS reality…

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10/15/20 Newscast

Watch this week’s Five Cent Cigar Newscast! – – – Emporium Businesses in the Pandemic: Written, shot, and edited by Aniekan Okon Nursing Clinical Concerns: Written, shot, and edited by Evan McAlice Say Their Names Candlelight Vigil Written, shot, and edited by Leah Crowley Potential Campus Curfew Written, shot, and edited by Nicole Wagner

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Panel of Paralympic athletes discuss disability and sports

Speakers Cheri Blauwet, Sir Philip Craven, Anjali Forber-Pratt, Brad Parks and John Register were speakers during Tuesday’s Honors Colloquium. Photos from URI. The University of Rhode Island’s Honors Program continued its annual Honors Colloquium lecture series this Tuesday with a discussion about disability in the sports world.  This discussion featured a panel of former Paralympic…

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