By Ian Weiner and Jack O’Marra Contributing Sports Reporters Men’s Soccer MVP: Nils Leifhelm Greatness and success are no stranger to Nils Leifhelm. The senior goalkeeper has been making an impact for the University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team since his freshman year in 2014, and did not fail to defend the net…
Jared Terrell is the Main Dish for URI Basketball Like a Thanksgiving turkey, Jared Terrell is the dish that ties the entire feast together, in this case being the centerpiece of URI’s offense. Scoring 43 points throughout the tourney, including matching his jersey number with 32 points against Seton Hall, Terrell hit the game-winning layup…
This Saturday the University of Rhode Island and Providence College basketball teams will square off for the 128th time in the history of both programs. Players, coaches and fans have come and gone over the past 25-plus years of Rhode Island’s premiere sports rivalry, but one thing has stayed the same: the radio voices of…
Last week The Good 5 Cent Cigar learned that a student tour guide was moving issues of the paper which they had deemed “unflattering.” The student’s decision to rearrange the latest issues, to be covered by others they thought to be more positive, was their own and was not from the instruction of the Office…
In the lobby of the Fine Arts Center is a visual reminder of some most notorious shootings that have affected the nation in modern history. Edward Clarke, a junior theater major, began the wall, though he does not want to take credit for the display. “It’s less about wanting credit for the art and more…
The University of Rhode Island Campus Police are investigating the recent thefts of student-owned laptops in the Robert. L. Carothers Library. “There has been a hike in laptop theft over the past couple of months in the library,” said Karim Boughida, dean of University Libraries. “The library has literally been targeted.” According to Boughida, many…
The University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts building hosts the exhibit “Transitions Considered” by URI professor Richard Whitten, in the main gallery. The exhibit showcases three themes including architectural spaces, invented machinery and games with in the art work. The exhibit opened Wednesday Nov. 15. Whitten was there and gave a brief lecture about his…
On Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, the University of Rhode Island hosted the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for a presentation on how public institutions infringe upon American’s First Amendment rights. “This event has been a long time coming,” Sam Foer, organizer of the event said. After a comprehensive summer internship with FIRE, Foer…
The Division of Student Affairs welcomes a new vice president to the office, Lori Ciccomoscolo. Currently in her sixteenth year working at the University of Rhode Island, she has quite the track record at this institution. Ciccomascolo began in the Department of Kinesiology and moved on to become a full tenure professor in education. She…