While writing this column, many of my sources wished to remain anonymous due to fear of being seen as crazy, weak, or simply not wishing to appear differently in the eyes of other people. The request for anonymity speaks volumes in relation to the lack of conversation among individuals with mental illness, specifically anxiety and…
Subcultures collide on URI’s campus with students adopting style trends from construction workers’ unofficial uniform: Carhartt hats and Timberland work boots. URI is no stranger to construction work, and with the new engineering building and dorm hall being built this past semester, an abundance of construction workers have been present on campus. While these construction…
Sunday, Jan. 20 will be a day I remember forever. It’s the day I left home for the start of the Spring 2019 semester, and truly realized that I was the next Editor-in-Chief of The Good Five Cent Cigar. Being in charge of a 48-year-old newspaper with only three semesters of collegiate journalism experience is…well…absolutely…
Issac Marshall | A hotdog with sauerkraut is one of the few meals you can get from Uncle Larry’s Snack Shack. I don’t know a lot about food, but don’t go to Uncle Larry’s Snack Shack in the Emporium looking for high end, fine dining. That’s not what Uncle Larry is all about. Instead, if…
by Jack Cederberg, Nolan Reilly, and Will Pipicelli Super Bowl LIII was watched by an estimated 100.7 million people on Sunday night among all available viewing and streaming platforms, as reported by Variety. Although that seems like a massive number, the earliest Nielsen projections have the big game being watched in 44.9 percent of all…
Hundreds of protesters on both sides of the abortion rights issue clogged the entrance of the Rhode Island State House in Providence, as they waited silently to get inside and out of the cold. They waited to testify in front of the State House Judiciary Committee to discuss passing a set of bills on to…
Right from the get-go, “Sourpuss” descriptively pulls you into the world of a college student. To kick it off, senior Mallory Wahl sets the scene of party culture that every college student has encountered– drunk frat guys. This is when the reader starts to get accustomed to Mallory’s judgemental, superior attitude that isn’t too misguided….
This time last year, I was in a very bad place for my mental health. I had lost my primary group of friends. I was depressed, having multiple anxiety attacks every day, barely slept or ate and all while also trying to maintain my grades as a full-time college student. It was at this time…
For centuries members of the LGBT community have been ostracized, denied rights, and looked down upon by the predominantly heterosexual cisgender society of the world. In the last thirty years, great strides have been made, where many countries have reformed and grown to accept various members and identities within the community. Of course, although there…
This time last year, I was in a very bad place for my mental health. I had lost my primary group of friends. I was depressed, having multiple anxiety attacks every day, barely slept or ate and all while also trying to maintain my grades as a full-time college student. It was at this time…