Working for The Good Five Cent Cigar shaped my experiences here at the University of Rhode Island in ways that are difficult to lay out in a 500-word goodbye column. Transferring to Rhode Island as a third-year to be a part of the URI Sailing Team and only ever living in off-campus housing, my experience…
Beyoncé’s “COWBOY CARTER” album was something different. Clocking in at an hour and 20 minutes and featuring some of music’s top players from across a spectrum of genres, the album was clearly meant to show the world that her heritage and musical talent transcend the limitations of genre and style. But while the album clearly…
Just as soon as it began, the Republican presidential primary election seemed to be over with Ron DeSantis dropping out of the race and publicly endorsing Donald Trump. After frigid temperatures and low voter turnout for the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses led to a decisive Trump victory, Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the…
The University of Rhode Island hosted its eighth annual Guitar Festival last week, featuring legendary performers from across the world and a debut mandolin course. This year’s festival was held over five days, with themed performances such as “Italian Night,” “French Night” and “Costa Rica Meets Greece.” Headlining Thursday’s “Music From America” concert was up-and-coming…
Memphis rapper NLE Choppa performed at the Ryan Center on Saturday night with St. Louis rising star Sexyy Red as part of his 2023 tour. The tour, which included major festivals such as Rolling Loud, is making its way through New England this month before moving abroad in November for five shows in Europe, one…
Standing between hurricanes and the destruction of the state of Rhode Island is Isaac Ginis, a hurricane expert at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography. Ginis received his education as an applied mathematician at the Kabardino-Balkarian State University in the former Soviet Union, where he heard a speaker deliver a lecture on…
The University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media recently reopened its speaking center in Ranger Hall. The speaking center, which was a thriving center throughout the early 2000’s, closed after the professor that spearheaded the initiative took an administrative role at the University, according to communications professor Kristine Cabral, who runs the…
As a news editor that normally covers symposiums, grants and Student Senate shenanigans, taking a Doja Cat album review article was certainly a step into the dark for me. So too was Doja Cat herself — while I enjoy many genres of music, I have never properly given Doja a listen nor could name a…
The eighth rendition of the annual University of Rhode Island Guitar Festival will take place Oct. 18-22 at locations across South County. The event, which in years past only featured classical guitarists, will now feature a global array of styles: Latin guitar, blues and jazz, classical Italian and French music. “We’re showcasing the broad spectrum…
The University of Rhode Island’s Feinstein College of Education received a $300,000 grant to diversify its teacher candidates’ pool. The grant, called the Urban Residency Initiative Pathways to Education, was awarded by the non-profit Rhode Island Foundation. The college plans to use the funding to provide introductory teaching courses to high school students from the…