Matthew Cayer is a fourth-year transfer student at the University of Rhode Island who came across BridgeURI when searching for campus political organizations to join. BridgeURI is a chapter of the larger organization, BridgeUSA. BridgeUSA is a national organization that strives to build communities and foster understanding across the ideological spectrum, according to its website…
Around 50 percent of first and second-year students at the University of Rhode Island change their majors, according to Angela Quagliaroli, a career education specialist at URI. Students typically switch their area of study between the fall and spring semesters, according to Quagliaroli. She based this conclusion on her past personal experiences as an academic…
I never wanted to be a writer. At least, that’s what I told myself constantly when heading into my first year at the University of Rhode Island. I always wanted to be a sports broadcaster. I wanted to be on air. I wanted people to hear my voice. That was my dream. Funnily enough, although…
I’ll start from the very beginning. I finished my first semester at the University of Rhode Island with a 0.440 GPA as an undecided health sciences student, and I had previously half-joked that I expected to get a 0.800 (as you can see, it was much worse!). I moved back home and spent the next…
Late in November of 2023, I saw on Instagram a post advertising the newscast editor position at The Good Five Cent Cigar. I thought to myself, “video editing for a student organization, I do that already! Might as well give it a try!” And I have to admit: it led to a great learning experience….
My sophomore year my mom told me that I needed to get involved in a club, so I randomly decided to attend a meeting on a Monday night for the school newspaper. If you had told me two years ago that I would be writing a goodbye letter, I would not have believed you. I…
There are not many places or people I trust like I do The Good Five Cent Cigar office and its staff. Memorial Union Room 125 shaped me as a leader, reporter and most importantly a person. In what can be described as the two most stressful and tiring four-month periods of my life, I wouldn’t…
No matter how far I move after graduation, no matter how many people I meet and no matter how many stories I publish for no matter how many different publications in my lifetime, I will never forget my first Monday night pitch meeting for The Good Five Cent Cigar. Starting off college, I was hesitant…
As the holiday season continues, the University of Rhode Island Counseling Center will continue to provide services in Rhode Island throughout the break and J-Term. URI offers free counseling to students throughout the semester from Roosevelt Hall as well as remote services through the TELUS Health Student Support app. As stress mounts in the coming…
As the semester draws to a close, the University of Rhode Island’s fall graduation ceremony has grown in popularity, with an approximate registration of 550 students to graduate. The university’s fall graduation debuted last year with only 400 students, according to Karen Sechio, associate director of university events at URI. The second annual fall commencement…