The 2023 College Football season is over, and the Coastal Athletic Conference has seen its fair share of nail-biters, blowouts and even upsets. The top teams are now competing in the playoffs and the bottom organizations are reorganizing for 2024. The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff judged all 15 CAA teams every week and…
The University of Rhode Island’s cheerleading team does much more than shake their pom-poms. The team, which consists of 36 athletes, practices three times each week on average, performs at every home football and men’s and women’s basketball game and represents the University at many events. They do all of this while preparing for the…
Following their first 3-0 start to a season in three years, the University of Rhode Island’s men’s basketball team fell in a pair of matches against Northwestern University and Washington State University over the weekend. The team traveled to Uncasville, CT to participate in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun Arena. The…
The University of Rhode Island swim and dive team looked to right the ship this weekend vs. University of Connecticut after falling for the first time all year to Providence College following a fiery 3-0 start. The Rams would go on to host Uconn at the Tootell aquatic center Saturday, where they were on the…
This week at the University of Rhode Island Student Senate: eight new elected Senators were sworn in by President Rizk. Each elected Senator introduced themselves and stated what they plan to do while serving their roles. Head Jurist of the Court Daniel Tarazi reported that Senator Samuel Dumas has not been attending meetings, which violates…
The state of Rhode Island has added $150,000 to its electric bicycle rebate program. Through the program, the state hopes to decrease the carbon emissions associated with cars and other forms of transportation. Around the University of Rhode Island, students are familiar with the sight of electric bikes, scooters and skateboards being used to get…
Luis Viquez, an assistant professor and director of orchestral studies, was hired in September and is revitalizing the program using his own experiences. Viquez, originally from Costa Rica, teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting classes as well as directs the University of Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra. Viquez played for the community band in Costa Rica while…
University of Rhode Island professor and textile engineer Izabela Ciesielska-Wrobel is working to give ocean plastics a new life in fashion. Together with Robert Torgerson, president and founder of Kestrel Innovation Technologies, Wrobel is working to identify if ocean plastic can be recycled and turned into new textiles. Wrobel was first introduced to this idea…
In a landmark case that Rhode Island recently joined, big tech company Meta faces a lawsuit alleging business practices that are said to addict adolescents to their products. Meta is a social media company that controls platforms like Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. By the end of October, 41 state attorneys general, including Rhode Island’s Attorney…
East Hall is one of many buildings bordering the University of Rhode Island’s campus quadrangle, a spot that thousands of students walk through every day. According to an article from Rhody Today, “Buildings on the URI Quadrangle Constructing History”, East Hall was named after its location. The building sits along Lippitt road on the northeast…