The 2023 College Football season is 10 weeks old, and the Coastal Athletic Conference has seen its fair share of nail-biters, blowouts and even upsets. The top teams are beginning to gear up for the playoffs and the bottom organizations are starting to look forward to 2024. The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will…
Growing up, every child dreams of making the winning play in front of a big crowd and having their teammates swarm them in celebration. That dream became a reality for fifth-year running back Ja’Den McKenzie on Oct. 28. After New Hampshire blocked Rhode Island’s field goal attempt for the win in the dying seconds of…
In front of their freshly-unveiled Atlantic-10 co-championship banner on Tuesday, the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team cruised to a 91-40 win over the Sacred Heart Pioneers in their season opener. The win marked the first time the Rams had exceeded the 90-point mark since the 2021-22 season. Led by fourth-years Tenin Magassa and…
Volleyball: FINAL (11/3): Dayton 3-0 URI FINAL (11/4): Dayton 3-0 URI The Rams traveled home for a two-game weekend series against 18th ranked University of Dayton In both contests, Rhode Island lost 3-0, getting swept by the leading team in the Atlantic 10. Friday was senior night for the Rams, as Samantha Blahut, Maddie Norris…
The University of Rhode Island’s men’s basketball team opened the regular season with an 81-70 victory over the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils in Kingston on Monday. The game started a new era of basketball for the Rams, with 11 of their 16 rostered players being newcomers by way of transfer or first-year entrance….
A Love Letter to Strangers (A Poem) The streets are lined with people under the glowing lights. Strangers, they pass you by, you follow them with your eyes. You glance up at the door hoping it’s them. They blend into the background of your life. You forget about them until they reappear. Strangers pass you…
Since its release in 2016, TikTok has been a catalyst for a variety of short-form content aimed at a range of audiences. From sketch comedy to miniature house model building, the app has attracted an incredibly wide ranging group of viewers and creators. One of these groupings is the food community, which has essentially lent…
Earlier this week, the world was shocked to learn about the death of television star Matthew Perry. Some may know Perry from the movie “Fools Rush In” or “Seventeen Again.” He was also the co creator, co editor, executive producer and star of ABC sitcom, “Mr. Sunshine.” However, he is commonly known for his iconic…
After the release of “Elvis” in 2022, audiences were left with a deeper understanding of rock n’ roll; after watching “Priscilla” in 2023, audiences were left with a deeper understanding of manipulative control. Directed by Sofia Coppola, A24’s latest film “Priscilla” takes the cameras off Elvis and pivots them onto his ex-wife, revealing their story…
Electric Century, formed in 2014, is a pop-rock band with close to 12,000 monthly Spotify listeners. The band is composed of Mikey Way, the bassist of the former punk band My Chemical Romance, and David Debiak of Sleep Station. In 2014, Electric Century released their first single titled “I Lied.” “I Lied” is their most…