Baseball The University of Rhode Island baseball team (11-14) won two of its three game home series at Bill Beck Field against Virginia Commonwealth University (21-12) last weekend, winning on Friday, 5-1 and 7-3 on Saturday before losing 7-3 on Sunday. In Rhode Island’s first game of the series last Friday, it dominated early…
Eastern Conference – First Round No. 4 Philadelphia over No. 1 Washington, six games – The Flyers are one of the hottest teams in the East right now, and the Capitals have a propensity for playoff shortcomings. Recipe for disaster. No. 2 Pittsburgh over No. 3 New York Rangers, seven games – Speaking…
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…
Businesses often sell products that partner with research organizations, philanthropic groups or humanitarian causes. But how much money from those sales actually goes toward the foundations they claim to support? Bobbie Shay Lee, former NFL cheerleader and founder of The Center for Transparency, gave a presentation at the University of Rhode Island on April 13…
Michelle Caramadre, concerts president of the Student Entertainment Committee (SEC) at The University of Rhode Island, spoke to the Cigar about what goes on behind the scenes of the club. Caramadre talked about how the first thing SEC plans to do is spend the bulk of its money on the first show of the…
Rhode Island pop punk/alternative band, No Recall, is gearing up for the release of their brand new EP, “Look At It This Way.†Comprised of singer and rhythm guitarist Jake Harris, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Ben NeJame, bassist Phil Orsi and drummer Brody Briggs, No Recall is gaining momentum in the Providence music scene….
Brandon Potter Sales Manager at Balise Nissan Marissa Tansino: Why are you guys here today? Brandon Potter: We’re here to try and give the students and faculty an opportunity to look at an electric car. Nissan was the first manufacturer to produce a mass-marketed, fully electric vehicle for the general public. It’s a very,…
The University of Rhode Island’s club rowing team pulled off a series of wins at the Knecht Cup in West Windsor, New Jersey. The team earned three first-place finishes this weekend out of the 10 races in which the school competed. Winning 30 percent of its heats, this weekend was a tremendous success for the…
Creating music, like any other type of art, can be a difficult thing. It can be a laborious, draining, and sometimes unfruitful task. This is why so many bands grow unstable and ultimately break up. There are obvious benefits and drawbacks to creating music with other people. In one way, sharing responsibility and burden…
Generally, when fans hear of a relatively violent or crude action that has occurred at a show, the automatic response is something like “that’s what rock and roll/punk/etc. is all about†or “you have to expect that at a show.†Yes, it is common for things to get a bit rough at shows, but…