During the University of Rhode Island’s Taricani lecture this past Wednesday, investigative journalist Caitlin Dickerson spoke on her work in writing and revealing previously covered up stories. The Taricani Lecture is an annual event created in honor of Jim Taricani, an alum of URI. Taricani is remembered for his work as a journalist – particularly…
URIOnline, a program to help students who may not be able to learn in-person, added 22 programs to engage more students into learning and apply what they learned to the real world. The first program they started with was the master’s in healthcare management program, according to Jill Firtell, the director for URIOnline. After that…
At this week’s Student Senate meeting, a grant was approved for the URI Fencing Club for $1,374.65. The bill, as explained by Director of Treasury Bose, is “calling for the allocation of a $1,374.65 grant out of the capital improvements fund to the URI Fencing Club.” There were many reasons as to why Bose believed…
The University of Rhode Island is not home to your typical college club lacrosse team. The Rams have held the Continental Lacrosse Conference title for the last three years. Boasting a record of 15 wins and two losses last season, URI entered the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association Division II national championship tournament as the #1-seeded…
The 2023 College Football season is nine 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…
Football: FINAL (10/28): URI 34-28 UNH URI battled it out with conference rival New Hampshire on Saturday at Meade Stadium. The game went to overtime, where the Rams would seal the deal. For more on the matchup, visit Aidan Garvey’s recap (page 12, rhodycigar.com). Volleyball: FINAL (10/28): SLU 3 – 0 URI FINAL (10/29): SLU…
Formed just last year by a group of students who loved the game of pickleball, the now fully-fledged University of Rhode Island club is competing against fellow New England teams and having fun doing so. The president of the club, second-year Ryan Estus, was the one to officially found it last year. What started off…
The University of Rhode Island Women’s swim and dive team swept Springfield College and Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon, improving their record to 3-0 on the season. In a strong effort to beat Springfield College 196-99 and Coast Guard 183-108, URI won 12 out of 14 scoring events. Third-year Maddie Tetreault, second-year Rylee Kelly and…
The University of Rhode Island football team returned home after losing two straight games to host the University of New Hampshire in a Coastal Athletic Association Conference Matchup on Saturday afternoon. The teams last met in 2022, when a called touchdown for New Hampshire that was in fact a drop, kept the Rams out of…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team fell 2-0 to the La Salle University Explorers in an Atlantic 10 playoff matchup on Friday. The seventh-seeded Rams traveled to Philadelphia looking to upset the Explorers, but came up short after a late push from the hosts. The match was Rhody’s second A-10 tournament appearance in…