It is crazy to think that the last three and a half years are almost up. Joining the Cigar as a first-year student in September 2020 simultaneously feels like yesterday and a lifetime ago. Little did my 18-year-old self know how important of a decision that was. Although my byline has been absent from this…
I still have the text that former editor-in-chief, Kate LeBlanc, sent to me after the first story that I wrote for the Good Five Cent Cigar my freshman year. If it weren’t for her kindness and care, I can’t imagine where I would be today. The Good Five Cent Cigar changed my life. This paper…
There was no “me” before I met the Cigar. I know how silly that sounds – a college newspaper having such a profound impact on my very sense of being. But really, it’s an understatement. My first visit to the office was through a computer screen in my parents’ basement. I sat wide eyed, watching…
While being involved in the Cigar, I’ve developed skills that I’ll use for the entirety of my writing career. Switching my major to journalism was a transformative decision, but being a part of the Cigar solidified my love for the career. I’ve enjoyed meeting sources through interviews and hearing unique perspectives and stories. I’ve developed…
Juliana Lepore – Editor-in-Chief My Spotify auto-curated playlists have still been dominating my music taste this month, and one song that it’s been pushing on me is “Love Lost” by Mac Miller. Whenever it comes on in my car, I’m immediately put into a more funky mood. Mac Miller is a good artist to get…
Juliana Lepore- Editor in Chief I’ve been recently rediscovering a lot of music I used to listen to back in high school, which consisted of a lot of Ed Sheeran, specifically his album “Divide” (NO Ed Sheeran slander in this paper). One song that sticks out for me on that album is “Bibia Be Ye…
Juliana Lepore-Editor In Chief Miss Olivia Rodrigo released a new album this month, and as someone who was an avid fan of her first album “SOUR,” I had to dig into this new release “GUTS.” While it may be one of the more popular from this album, I can’t help but sing every time “Get…
Juliana Lepore-Editor In Chief I have listened to 5 Seconds of Summer more than any other band for the past 10 years, but this summer, it was different. I went to see their show in Boston on August 13th and it reminded me of how much I love their 2014 banger “English Love Affair.” They…
When I first started my time at the Cigar, nothing could have prepared me for how much of an impact this organization would have on my life. Coming into the school as a scared freshman and no idea how to write in a journalistic style, the idea of writing for the student newspaper scared the…
Every Wednesday and every Monday, I sit down at the table in the office that lives behind the hair salon downstairs in the Memorial Union. At least, that’s how we tell people they can find it. Whether I’m the first one in the door (I’m seldom these days) or the last, I know the lower…