Photo contributed by: Kayla Laguerre-Lewis | Entertainment Editor Emerita When I moved on from the position of entertainment editor at the end of last semester, the editors I had started with were all publishing their own goodbye columns. I decided to hold off until the very last minute, which is now. I did that for…
Photo contributed by: Greg Clark | Staff Photographer I never intended on joining The Good Five Cent Cigar. During my fall semester freshman year, Kayla Michaud, who was the entertainment editor at the time, asked me to photograph the play that was about to open on campus. I had nothing better to do, so I…
Photo contributed by: Melissa Marchese | Staff Photographer The Good Five Cent Cigar has been a key aspect of my college career for the past four years. Throughout those years I have, in a sense, been a jack of all trades. I have written articles, although there are very few of those. I have done…
Photo contributed by: Siobhan Richards | Contributing Photographer If you had told me four years ago that I would be writing a goodbye letter to my college newspaper, I would have called you crazy. Looking back, I understand where she was coming from, but boy am I glad she changed her mind. Coming to URI,…
The new restaurant in the emporium is a big hit amongst our community. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo editor The Kingston Emporium’s newest edition, ChocoLoco: Crepe and Waffle Bar, is exactly what the University of Rhode Island has been missing. I spotted the new restaurant on the way to run errands, and I just…
How can our infrastructure affect wildlife, and what can we do to help? An Earth Day editorial. PHOTO CREDIT: Brock University New buildings with many glass windows are creating a surprising problem for unsuspecting victims: birds. Since 1970, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, North America has suffered a 30 percent decline in its…
Combating isolation issues within the senior community. Pictured: Hand-written letters to cheer up a neighbor. Photos contributed by: Anita Olugbode The COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in the feelings of loneliness, abandonment, despair and fear among elder residents in long-term living facilities. Many of us were not able to see our older family members living…
Here are the Cigar’s picks for winter sports MVPs. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark | Staff Photographer Men’s Basketball: Makhel Mitchell Though it was a balanced effort for the Rams this season and the award could have been given to a number of different contributors, it was sophomore Makhel Mitchell who stood tall for Rhody and…
The Good Five Cent Cigar has been the student voice at the University of Rhode Island since 1971, and part of our responsibility is to provide the community with the truth and to combat false information. Disinformation and misinformation have only become more prevalent in recent years, such as COVID-19 conspiracy theories and political misinformation,…
Earl Smith III was a great example of someone who was the lifeblood of the University of Rhode Island. He knew everyone, and he meant something meaningful to everyone. I said this to many people I interviewed for my news story about his passing, but I could have talked to anyone on this campus, and…