Comedian Hannibal Buress talks with Cigar staff about new tour, previews URI show

Comedian and actor Hannibal Buress will be bringing his newest tour “The Hannibal Montanabal Experience” to The Ryan Center Nov. 3, with his visit to The University of Rhode Island being the biggest stop on the tour.   Cigar: When you first started doing stand-up, were you doing the same kind of material that you…

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A historical look at income, inequality

Political historian and author Jefferson Cowie examined the parallels between New Deal-era America and today, in his presentation “Historical Perspectives”. This is the third installment of the 2016 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium “Inequality and the American Dream.” Economics Department Chair Rick McIntyre provided the opening remarks Tuesday evening, offering words of admiration for…

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