In a battle of the top two teams in Division II of the Continental Lacrosse League, the University of Rhode Island Men’s Lacrosse team beat rival Bridgewater State 15-10 on March 31. After losing their last game against Northeastern, Head Coach Larry Madeira was much happier with his team’s performance. “I think in this game…
The popular Netflix period drama “Bridgerton” debuted its second season and improved upon the first season. PHOTO CREDIT: DigitalSpy.com Season two of Netflix’s period romance “Bridgerton” blew my expectations out of the water and solidified my love of the show. A warning for spoilers ahead! The series, adapted from the book series of the same…
An adaptation of José Rivera’s “Sueño” at the Trinity Repertory Company is set to feature two URI alums. PHOTO CREDIT: Trinity Rep Two University of Rhode Island alumni will be performing in the Trinity Repertory Company’s production of “Sueño” an adaptation written by José Rivera, an Obie Award-winning playwright, of Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s…
Nathaniel Mitkowski teaches students impact of plants The chair of the department of plant science Nathaniel Mitkowski shares his life-long love for plants. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Nathaniel Mitkowski, professor and the chair of the department of plant sciences and entomology at the University of Rhode Island, has been interested in plants since he was 12…
Redshirt senior Jordan Brajcich picked up the first collegiate win of his career this past weekend at the Battle of Rum Pointe. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com After capturing first place at The Carpetbagger Classic two weekends ago, the University of Rhode Island golf team’s only goal at The Battle of Rum Pointe was to win back-to-back. …
After two seasons at URI, the Mitchell twins will look to continue their season elsewhere. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark Just when it seemed like the number of University of Rhode Island Men’s Basketball players leaving the program had come to a halt, two more joined the list. Sophomore forward duo Mahkel and Mahki Mitchell announced…
Here are the Cigar’s picks for winter sports MVPs. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark | Staff Photographer Men’s Basketball: Makhel Mitchell Though it was a balanced effort for the Rams this season and the award could have been given to a number of different contributors, it was sophomore Makhel Mitchell who stood tall for Rhody and…
The Rams struck out in their first A-10 road trip of the season at Fordham. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Softball team fell short in their first Atlantic 10 road trip of the year, dropping each of their three games against Fordham University this past weekend to move to 1-7 in conference…
Riding off a historic season, head coach Tammi Reiss agreed to a record contract extension that will keep her in Kingston until at least 2032. PHOTO CREDIT: yahoo.com Here for the long haul. University of Rhode Island Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn announced Tuesday morning that Women’s Basketball Head Coach Tammi Reiss signed a ten-year…