Nobody likes to feel uncomfortable. It is human nature to avoid situations that put us in harm’s way. Sometimes, that harm includes discomfort from speaking our truth. After all, when someone asks us to tell them about ourselves, we tend to give superficial answers regarding our interests and personalities. It is rare during the introductory…
Emily Drell, Nicole Wagner, Mary Lind and Melissa Marchese went on a Rhody Adventure to Martha’s Vineyard. Photo by Greg Clark. A hot dog vendor and ice cream connoisseur playfully bicker back and forth over the purchase of a frankfurter on Circuit Avenue of Martha’s Vineyard, an island off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts….
Rhody Rhody Rhody! RAMS RAMS RAMS! But why? Why did I pick the University of Rhode Island? As a first-generation college student, picking the right school was extremely important. Never did I think that I was going to stay in-state for college until I was informed about the Talent Development (TD) Program through URI. The…
Welcome back to school Rams! I am excited to announce that our Student Senate has been hard at work all summer long to improve the University of Rhode Island student experience. Over the course of the summer, and the months leading up to it, progress has been made in a number of areas. Parking Reform,…
Last semester when I sat down to write the traditional Editor-in-Chief “welcome to the new Cigar” column, thoughts kept ringing over and over in my head about everything that could go wrong while I am responsible for this 48-year-old newspaper. But what I never realized about passion and motivation is that it has the ability…
Interesting internships: Student Abbie Judson spent her summer interning France and visiting other countries including Switzerland as pictured above. Contributed photo by Abbie Judson. To most college students, traveling throughout Europe over the summer is a luxury that one cannot afford to take, both from an economical and a practical standpoint. Instead, summers are dedicated…
Summer may not be officially over until September 23, however, classes are in full swing and therefore, grind season is back baby. While getting back in the routine of going to classes five days a week, eating three meals a day and getting a reasonable amount of sleep may feel daunting, there are many helpful…
What resources and advice should freshmen capitalize on? Welcome to the University of Rhode Island! You’ve survived your first couple weeks of school here as a freshman. Congratulations! The beginning of freshman year can be scary. You have to move into a shoebox with people you’ve never met. You have to learn to share two…
Stress has been a big part of my life for as long I can remember. Genetically, I was pretty unlucky when it came to family history of mental illness, particularly generalized anxiety and panic disorder. I have battled these two mental illness for as long as I can remember. My last two years of high…
By Nick Marotta, Student Senate President. In effect for fall of 2019, an alternative parking plan will be implemented at URI. Rather than purchasing the standard two hundred dollar yearly commuter permit, a new option of carpool permitting will be available for students. This new permit can be shared with a minimum of two, and…