This week is the last edition of the Good Five Cent Cigar for the 2020-21 academic year. We’ve spent time this semester covering how COVID-19 has affected the University of Rhode Island’s sporting events, written profiles on the most interesting professors around campus and highlighted the innovative work of the URI theatre department. The Cigar…
After six semesters, a truly ludicrous number of articles, think six in one week, and pioneering her own “Ask Abbie” column, Abbie Judson will now be looking forward to graduation. Photo contributed by Abbie Judson. Good morning my sweet tree buds. I hope you all are bursting out of your leafy cocoons after hibernating the…
Evan McAlice, after writing dozens of articles and serving as the first social media coordinator in the Cigar’s 50-year history, is graduating from both the paper and the University. Photo by James McIntosh. When I walked into my first Cigar meeting in September of my sophomore year, I was so overwhelmed that I left before…
After fulfilling every photography position on the Cigar for at least a semester since joining his sophomore year, graduation looms for James McIntosh. Photo by James McIntosh. I am honestly not sure which thought is more jarring to me: the idea that in just over a month, I will be accepting my college diploma when…
A member of the Cigar since 2017, Kayla Michaud is saying goodbye after revolutionizing the paper’s entertainment section. Photo by Matt Leake. Picture this: A freshman walks into a college newspaper office with no journalism experience, no close friends and no understanding of how this decision will heavily influence her college career. This quickly turns…
I am writing in response to Donna Hughes’ recent articles and statements about the transgender community. Dear URI Community, I am a transgender student at URI, and I am afraid for my future. All around the country right now, states are suddenly proposing legislation that would restrict trans people’s ability to medically transition and ability…
I am writing in response to recent works by Professor Donna M. Hughes, specifically her letter to the editor in the Good Five Cent Cigar. In this letter, Dr. Hughes paints transgender people as victims of a diabolical scheme to convince them to undergo medical procedures. She writes, “There is very big funding behind the…
Zoom Fatigue: Introducing student burnout on a whole new level. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. As the pandemic soars, students and colleagues continue to log onto Zoom, but the recent rise in video-chat communication has led to burnout and consequences in users. As a first-year university student, the pandemic has had quite an effect on my…
It’s easy to attack and dismiss what an author wrote when you misquote or distort what was said. It’s called creating a strawman. The falsified version of what was allegedly said is then easily attacked and dismissed. It’s much harder to discuss a topic when the author’s statements are accurately quoted. In February, I wrote…
Hello my sparkling, majestic primates. Serious question for you all: is seltzer water a yes or a no? Do you like unsweetened carbonated water or do you think it is one of man’s faulty creations? I have a very strong opinion about sparkling water, however, I don’t want to sway anyone on this extremely controversial…