On Saturday, WWE had its annual premium live event, the Royal Rumble. The Royal Rumble kicks off the road to WrestleMania, which is the WWE equivalent of the Super Bowl. Think of the Royal Rumble as the beginning of the playoffs, superstars compete for their chance to main event WrestleMania by winning the Royal Rumble…
On August 11, 2025, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced a record-breaking seven-year, $7.7 billion deal with Paramount to exclusively stream all UFC events on Paramount+ in the United States, starting this year. The first-ever card on Paramount+ debuted on Jan. 24, with the main event being the interim lightweight division title fight between Justin Gaethje…
Junco hyemalis–the dark-eyed junco–is a small snowbird common in most of North America and is quite abundant on campus during this time of year. Dark-eyed juncos feast primarily on seeds but will also target insects when the opportunity presents itself. The dark-eyed junco’s ecology is a “what you see is what you get” situation. They…
The contemporary romance book ‘The People We Meet on Vacation’, written by Emily Henry, has been adapted into a movie that has fans stirring. The book is centered on Poppy and Alex. They met in college through a mutual friend who discovered they’re from the same hometown. They became fast friends, who soon began the…
In the dark, seasonal depression-addled nights of December, something caught the populus by the heart and hasn’t let go. Hailing from the low-budget Canadian streaming service Crave, “Heated Rivalry” was never set up for global success. Foreign, featuring unknown actors- and most glaringly, gay- is a recipe for a quiet reception and eventual cancellation. Yet,…
1. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” — King of the Chaotic Christmas This movie is the purest form of holiday energy: stress, questionable electrical decisions, weird relatives and a man who will NOT stop adding lights to his house even if it kills him (and everyone within a three-block radius). This film IS Christmas. Also, where…
Ellie Sennhenn: For my final staff pick of the semester, and my final staff pick in the history of the Cigar, I will have to choose “Pool” by Samia. Specifically, the NPR Tiny Desk Concert version. Released in 2020, this beautiful alternative indie tune was a staple for me this month. The lyrics “How much…
The world used to feel so much smaller. Colder, scarier and full of so many expectations. Writing this now, I feel like I am in outer space. For those who don’t know, I am not in the lovely Ocean State right now; I am in a treatment center typing on a janky Dell desktop with…
My time writing for the Good Five Cent Cigar has been one of the most fulfilling experiences I have had at the University of Rhode Island. Not only has it given me a taste of what a real newsroom is like, it’s also allowed me to hone my skills. I can see improvements in my…
The Cigar was never in my plan. I started my college career over 500 miles away with the intention of fulfilling my goals in sport. I was always interested in writing, but it was my plan B. I never really thought about what I wanted to do for real. I transferred to the University of…