Evan McAlice, after writing dozens of articles and serving as the first social media coordinator in the Cigar’s 50-year history, is graduating from both the paper and the University. Photo by James McIntosh. When I walked into my first Cigar meeting in September of my sophomore year, I was so overwhelmed that I left before…
After fulfilling every photography position on the Cigar for at least a semester since joining his sophomore year, graduation looms for James McIntosh. Photo by James McIntosh. I am honestly not sure which thought is more jarring to me: the idea that in just over a month, I will be accepting my college diploma when…
A member of the Cigar since 2017, Kayla Michaud is saying goodbye after revolutionizing the paper’s entertainment section. Photo by Matt Leake. Picture this: A freshman walks into a college newspaper office with no journalism experience, no close friends and no understanding of how this decision will heavily influence her college career. This quickly turns…
I am writing in response to Donna Hughes’ recent articles and statements about the transgender community. Dear URI Community, I am a transgender student at URI, and I am afraid for my future. All around the country right now, states are suddenly proposing legislation that would restrict trans people’s ability to medically transition and ability…
I am writing in response to recent works by Professor Donna M. Hughes, specifically her letter to the editor in the Good Five Cent Cigar. In this letter, Dr. Hughes paints transgender people as victims of a diabolical scheme to convince them to undergo medical procedures. She writes, “There is very big funding behind the…
Zoom Fatigue: Introducing student burnout on a whole new level. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. As the pandemic soars, students and colleagues continue to log onto Zoom, but the recent rise in video-chat communication has led to burnout and consequences in users. As a first-year university student, the pandemic has had quite an effect on my…
It’s easy to attack and dismiss what an author wrote when you misquote or distort what was said. It’s called creating a strawman. The falsified version of what was allegedly said is then easily attacked and dismissed. It’s much harder to discuss a topic when the author’s statements are accurately quoted. In February, I wrote…
Top o’ the mornin’ to y’all. How is everyone’s lovely first full week of warm and sunny weather going? Technically, I am writing this prior to experiencing the rest of the week so the predicted weather and statement above may not be entirely accurate, but speaking it into existence, right? Now that the days are…
With regards to the ‘trans’ controversy: Prof. Hughes has every right to speak her mind both personally and academically. That is what the First Amendment is all about, and what tenure protects in academia. It is unfortunate that many on the left feel that in order to make a point the ‘opposition’ must be silenced….
As URI faculty associated with sport studies, we want to briefly weigh in on what Dr. Hughes’ gets wrong about the relations between sport, gender, and power in her controversial essay, “Fantasy Worlds on the Political Right and Left: QAnon and Trans-Sex Beliefs.” Sports have long been key spaces in the struggle for social justice….