December 9, 2021
My Guilty Pleasure: Olivia Rodrigo, America’s sweetheart
Miss Olivia Rodrigo rose in popularity in 2019 when she starred as Nini in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” on Disney+, a spin-off show based on the iconic “High School Musical” franchise. That show was popular, however Olivia really got her claim to fame in early 2021 when she released “drivers license,” the…
Cigar Sports MVPs: Fall Edition
Here are the Cigar’s picks for the fall sports MVPs. Football: Kasim Hill This fall, the University of Rhode Island Rams put together their best season since 2001 and a big reason why was the play of redshirt junior quarterback Kasim Hill. Whether it was through the air or on the ground, the signal caller…
Athletics adds Women’s Lacrosse as varsity sport
The University of Rhode Island Athletics department announced on Dec. 2 that they will be adding women’s lacrosse as its 17th varsity program beginning in the 2024-25 season. The decision to add women’s lacrosse was both due to its “favorable economic impact” and to keep in compliance with Title IX, according to the release. Hoping…
Strong second half drives Rams to win against Sacred Heart
Sebastian Thomas floats into the lane for a layup in the first half in Tuesday’s win against Sacred Heart. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark After a tough loss against arch nemesis Providence on Saturday, the University of Rhode Island Men’s Basketball team got back on the winning track with a 72-62 victory over Sacred Heart University…
Women’s Hockey swept by Minutewomen
Carissa Rego handles the puck in their weekend series against UMass. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark The University of Rhode Island Women’s Ice Hockey team was swept by UMass Amherst this past weekend at Boss Ice Arena. The first game was a tough night for Rhode Island, as they lost 8-1 to the Minutewomen. UMass started…
Men’s Track and Field has strong showing at BU Season Opener
Senior Garrett Robinson achieved a personal best 14.65 meters in the triple jump to open the season this past weekend. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Men’s Track and Field team kicked off the indoor season last Saturday at the Boston University’s Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener against over 50 teams from across the…
Twombly highlights solid weekend for Women’s Track and Field
Xiana Twombly nearly leapt into the URI history books with a 5.82 mark in the long jump this past weekend. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Women’s Track and Field team competed at both the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener and the Brown Alden Invitational this past weekend to kick off their 2021-22 indoor…
Women’s Volleyball joins club sports roster
PHOTO CREDIT: @uriwomensclubvb After its formation in 2018, the University of Rhode Island Women’s Club Volleyball team now can officially call themselves a club sports team. Before being recognized as an official club volleyball team at URI, the team was recognized by Student Senate. In order to become a recognized club sport, they had to…
Standing Tall: More fans should attend women’s basketball games
On Nov. 12, the Ryan Center hosted a doubleheader of basketball games that saw the men’s team take on Bryant University and the women’s team face Merrimack College immediately after. It was a packed house for the men’s game, with home court advantage being one of the deciding factors in helping the men’s team pull…