If you wanted to meet for lunch on May 23, I can’t.  I have plans.  I’m going to roll myself out of bed that day after my college graduation, pack my fuzzy blanket, wine glasses, coffee pot and books into my car, and move out of my house in Eastward Look.  As…
It’s safe to say I wouldn’t be where I am today without the Cigar. It sounds trite, like the usual moral spouted off at the end of an 80’s movie. It’s true, though. I was told from the start that the only first-hand experience I would get in journalism would be at the Cigar….
To wax poetic on the absurdity of stipend review is preaching to the choir. Everyone who has experienced it knows its flaws and those who have read this newspaper know the various failures of the review process. However, even with the repeated stories and pieces we have published in this newspaper, stipend review continues to…
Sometimes when I learn something in a class or in a lecture that I would otherwise not know, or a professor shows general interest in my own life, or when a class is functioning perfectly, I forget my role at the University of Rhode Island. In that moment, I am too grateful for my…
On Jan. 31, 12 strangers and I met in Paris to catch a connecting flight to Rabat, Morocco. Tired and afraid of what may be ahead, we made cordial introductions as we waited to board the plane. We were all from different American universities and came together to participate in the School for International…
The other night my roommate told me he wasn’t rooting for the Golden State Warriors to break the record for the best record ever in an NBA season. I knew he was wrong for rooting against them, but at the time, I couldn’t come up with a decent argument. But, now I have. I’m writing…
This is the last installment of a semester-long series that documents my exploration of faith on the University of Rhode Island campus. The goal is to sit down with every religious community on campus and learn about their religion and community. I started this series in the beginning of the semester for one reason: I…
March 31 was transgender visibility day, and in light of that I want people to get a look inside what it’s like be transgender. My friend, Reilly, is a transgender male, meaning he is transitioning from female to male. I interviewed him on what it was like growing up being transgender and what struggles he…
When it comes to the topic of race, there are two chief perspectives: one is from the eyes of someone who is a minority, and the view from someone who isn’t.  Yourself, friends, colleagues, could be of any race or could be from anywhere in the world and, unfortunately, it affects how we can…
The answer is knowledge. The answer to the question that has haunted many of us: how do we help? Â Many of us are angry. Many of us are confused. Many of us are frustrated. We feel this way because of the recent events that, I for one, never thought I would see in…