Smiles Nick Powers Contributing Artist All those days that you “graciously” held my cheek with frozen hands, as my numb dimples slowly struggled to release their smirk. It was as if the harsh Winter could hear my cries– could hear the quiet snowfall of my seasonal transition. The sun beats down now and no longer…
The following film review contains spoilers: In his follow-up to 2019’s four-time Academy Award winning film “Parasite,” director Bong Joon Ho had audiences anticipating his science-fiction thriller based on the 2022 novel “Mickey7” by Ashton Edward. Despite multiple delays, including an indefinite hold due to the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation…
The road to WrestleMania is in full swing in World Wrestling Entertainment, and it’s heating up as the weeks go by. As of Sunday, we have four matches set up to go down at WrestleMania 41 taking place on April 19 and 20. Those matches are Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair for the WWE Women’s…
It’s finally starting to warm up in Southern Rhode Island. As such, there’s truly nothing like the first warm day of the year you spend outside. For most of the student population, that day is spent relaxing on the Quad with hundreds of others. There’s so much more to spring than that though, especially in…
While I reflect on my undergraduate experience during my fourth and final year of college, I think about the various general education and elective courses I had to take. The highlight class for me was COM 346: Social and Cultural Aspects of Media taught by Professor Daniel Munksgaard. I took this class in the fall…
For many college students, spring break usually consists of heading somewhere tropical with your friends. But for me, it meant heading back home to Manhattan, New York City — a place that, even living there my whole life, never fails to surprise me. While others may have relaxed the whole week on a beautiful beach,…
Ryan Pelillo Arts & Entertainment Editor Christopher Nolan is a better director than Quentin Tarantino. Nolan has had a much broader reach in terms of the general public, more clever narratives and isn’t as “film bro-ish.” Some of Nolan’s most notable works include “Interstellar” and “Inception.” These are both films that are artistically sound and…
After nearly three decades of gradual decrease in the operating budget, the state of Rhode Island has given the University of Rhode Island $105 million for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. This is a 16% increase from the $91 million received last year. In addition to this large operating budget, which handles the yearly expenses of…
Perseverance is one of many words that could be used to describe the baseball career of Mark Coley so far. The former Rhode Island Ram was selected 503rd overall in the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft on July 11, by the Miami Marlins. This selection made Coley only the second player in the University’s…
Well, that’s it, I’m done. I cannot believe that I am graduating college and that I was the Entertainment Editor for the Good Five Cent Cigar! Dreams really do come true. There truly aren’t enough words to describe how fortunate and lucky I am to have been a part of this organization. I have made…