How to cope with graduation stress
Photo by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| “I won’t know all the answers, but I can learn.” Finish strong, stress later! Graduation, the receiving an academic degree or diploma, the goodbye to friends you won’t see everyday and the new and fresh beginnings. It is the quintessential bittersweet event in any student’s life. Seniors have devoted the past…
Love yourself: why ‘skinny’ should not matter
Hey you, you’re standing on two feet today. You woke up and got up for a purpose. You are unique and beautiful in every way, but remember your perfections are blinded by what you think your “imperfections” are. You have so much to love about yourself. I see you for everything you are, find your…
Wipe it off, let your beauty shine
Kristina Erickson|CIGAR| Students are encouraged to wipe off their makeup last Monday in the Union to promote self-confidence. Staying bare faced and bold is something that both the University of Rhode Island community and Women’s Center support. As part of the Celebration, EveryBODY Week, Director of the Women’s Center, Dr. Penny Rosenthal and graduate assistant,…
No, the field isn’t dying
Being a multi-media journalist in a time of change Photo courtesy of Jessica Pace| CIGAR | Jessica Pace interned with Channel 12 News over the summer of 2017 Life as a student multimedia journalist; where do I begin? As a kid, I always looked forward to watching my local news station every sunday with my dad….
URI Senior crowned Miss Rhode Island
Photo courtesy of Caitlin O’Neill Miss Rhode Island North America was crowned and she walks amongst the class of 2018. Caitlin O’Neill, 22, won the heart of the judges and the title of Miss Rhode Island North America on Jan. 7. “I was so excited,” O’Neill said. “I worked so incredibly hard for that moment…