The University of Rhode Island was my absolute last choice school. Unfortunately, it was the cheapest choice too, so from the moment I arrived on campus, I hated it. I would complain that it was too close to home while ironically going home every weekend. And I would complain that it was “too small” despite…
Sam Murray – Senior Farewell Being asked to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life at the age of 18 is bizarre. Essentially, we have four years to decide how we will spend the next 50. We seldom choose to chase our dreams or do what we feel born to…
Photo by Kelsey Santmyer |CIGAR| Kelsey Santmyer – Senior farewell Just like any cliché of a senior, as we enter the last few days of classes I cannot believe that my time at the University of Rhode Island is almost over. So much has happened to me in these last four years that caused me…
Submitted by Jessie Boukarim “I can’t wait to eat, I’m starving.” I’ve heard this said around campus all too often. Typically, this is conversed while strolling with friends to the dining halls or emporium. But to truly feel starvation is a completely different experience. I spent the past couple years getting to know children…
Submitted by Natalie Muscarella After years of dealing with stress, I have learned that it can take as little as one minute a day to find relief. Everyone has to deal with stress at some point in their lives, the question is what is the best way to handle it? College seniors are approaching their…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Zach DeLuca – Senior Farewell Whenever I tell people about my academic career I tend to say I took, what I call, an “unconventional route” through college. I graduated from high school back in 2011. Now, after traveling around the country and world, withdrawing and re-enrolling in school, being a…
Photo by Laura Weick |CIGAR| A new restaurant in town, Davo’s offers students another option for their loved calzones. When I first heard that a restaurant specializing in calzones called Davo’s Calzones and Wraps would be replacing the Hawaiian eatery Flat Waves in the Emporium, I was admittedly a bit disappointed. From The Rhode House to…
I once walked into my 9 a.m. conservation biology lecture, Dunkin’ Donuts coffee in hand, only to have the professor ask that I either finish my drink or throw the over-priced beverage in the trash. Professor Laura Meyerson informed her students that she banned the use of foam cups and plastic drinking straws from her…
You may have read the article in last week’s Bad 5 Dollar Vape entitled “Senate President Jumps off Union Clock Tower” penned by one Henry M. Robert. In fact, I wrote that article. Serving as the Senate’s Secretary, although formally as Chief Information Officer, who is functionally responsible for serving as a parliamentarian for the…