The famous Big Blue Bug, Nibbles Woodaway, stands proud atop the Big Blue Bug Solutions pest control company in Providence, RI. Photo taken from bigbluebug.com I have a love-hate relationship with my home state. Rhode Island’s small, generally uneventful and often overshadowed by other states. But at the same time, there are things to be…
Hello my beautiful honeysuckle darlings. I hope your semesters began with an abundance of good fortune and your skin is soaking in all of the delicious omega-3 fatty acids you are hopefully all eating or taking a supplement of. Spring semester always offers a lot of exciting new experiences, like new people entering your life…
Valentines Day: Love is in the air at URI this Valentines Day. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, people across the nation are gearing up for chocolate hearts and rose-colored cards. I’m here to tell you why the holiday is so great not only for those in relationships, but also…
Valentine’s Day is among the worst holidays of the year, right beside Columbus Day and April Fool’s Day. When I open Instagram this Friday, I do not want to see pictures of you and your significant other. I assure you, I do not care about your relationship and have no desire to see it. Other…
Dining Hall Hacks: Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. There are always those days in the dining halls where the homestyle food options just don’t sound that appetizing or look very appealing. We can all agree that we can’t always find something that we want to eat that fulfills our cravings. I want to feel full and…
This semester is all about growth. So is college. So is life. Two years ago I stood on the verge of tears in front of an editorial staff of seniors I feared. I told them that the reason I should be chosen as a staff reporter as only a first-semester freshman was because I had…
An incredibly embarrassing thing about me is that I absolutely love the idea of conspiracy theories. I don’t know what it is about them, but I find them to be fascinating. I (obviously) don’t believe, like, any of them, but I’ll listen to most of them. If someone really cares enough to put the time…
Sometimes it’s like I’m an empty space. A whole body filled with nothing. No happiness, sadness or relief. It’s just a deep black pitcher of nothing. Some days, I can smile and live a life full of good things, but as soon as the day is over, I’m empty all over again. I never thought…
News Editor Andy Main and Editor-in-Chief Ian Weiner, say goodbye to The Good Five Cent Cigar. Photo by Grace DeSanti. It is common advice to tell incoming college freshmen to get involved at their new school. We were told to find a club that interested us, because it would help keep us busy and create…
Is the University doing enough to help students having trouble with their mental health on campus? The short answer is no, not at all. While there are many resources listed to benefit students who may be having trouble with their mental health, I have found that these resources at large have failed to benefit the…