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Holiday hot takes to carry you through Thanksgiving break

Morgan Maleonskie4 years ago4 years ago03 mins

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and University of Rhode Island students are preparing to go home for the long weekend, with their holiday hot takes and all. Whether they think that Thanksgiving food is gross overall or they only like Thanksgiving because of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, URI students have plenty of unpopular…

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Dasha’s Psych Fact: Your mental health this Mariah season

Dasha Albee4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

The semester’s almost over and everyone is starting to tap out of classes and focus on their gift list (I know I am), but we have to finish strong! Focus on those classes, pass those exams and stay on top of that homework, but let’s not forget about our mental state for the upcoming holidays. …

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Who Cares? I do!: Student housing

Jason Phillips4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

Housing has been on all of our minds for quite some time now. The search starts the second we move into our housing in the fall semester and must be completed as soon as possible to assure that we have housing assignments for next year. But why does it have to be this way? Between…

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Editorial: Campus Climate Survey forum coverage

The Editorial Staff4 years ago4 years ago03 mins

One of the most pressing and critical issues presently on the University of Rhode Island’s campus are the results of the Campus Climate Survey, which were released earlier this year.  The Cigar has written articles highlighting the development of the survey, its completion and multiple aspects of its results that were released on Oct. 7….

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Letter to the Editor: The return to live theatre

Carleigh Boyle4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

I wrote a poem in the summer of 2020 that basically encapsulated how I felt about saying goodbye to live theatre until who-knows-when. I’ll admit, I can see now that I was being a bit dramatic about this, but what kind of actor would I be if I wasn’t dramatic. Revisiting it, now that I was…

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These are cultures. Not costumes.

Kayla Laguerre-Lewis4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

In 2019, The Good Five Cent Cigar published an article about complaints made following a sorority’s lack of sensitivity around Halloween costumes, ranging from white girls dressed up as Black male rappers to another dressed up as a homeless person.  We don’t want to have to publish another one of these articles. This Sunday is…

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Dasha’s Weekly Psych Fact: Music, your brain

Dasha Albee4 years ago4 years ago03 mins

Hi readers, welcome back to Dasha’s Weekly Psych Fact! We are halfway through the semester; I hope everyone is taking mental breaks and eating well. We’ve got some rainy weather hitting us, so cozy up with some hot cocoa and enjoy the rain from the comfort of your home or dorm. Maybe while you’re listening…

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Letter from the Editors: Student’s public racist comments

Kate LeBlanc5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

On page one of this week’s newspaper, the Cigar covers a story about a racist direct message sent to a player on the Miami Dolphins from a University of Rhode Island graduate student.  First, the Cigar condemns the racist words and messages the student used. We do not tolerate racism at the Cigar. In the…

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How self-help books can help with modern day love stories

Francesca Collazo5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

Sherry Argov offers self-help advice in her book, targeting  females either in relationships or those in search of everlasting love with that someone special.  PHOTO CREDIT: amazon.com I never used to like reading when I was younger because I just didn’t like to sit still and stare at pages filled with words. However, ever since…

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Who Cares? I Do!: Christopher Columbus

Jason Phillips5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

This week, we got our first day off of the semester for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, something that excites me for two reasons. First, I love an extra day off to catch up on my work and watch a movie. Second, and more importantly, we are nationally celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day. I…

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