This past Thursday, Micheal A. DiLauro, a criminal defense lawyer for over 41 years, spoke in this series on the impacts of developing artificial intelligence on the practice of criminal law. This year marks the University of Rhode Island’s 25th annual forensic science seminar series. DiLauro is a 1977 graduate of Providence College who later…
In the final meeting of the semester, the URI Student Senate voted on a bill to create a new model constitution. The model constitution is aimed at making it easier for new or already established clubs to have a guideline for creating their own constitutions. An amendment was added to the bill talking about advisors…
On Friday, the University of Rhode Island community came together with one goal in mind: ceasefire in Gaza. Over 50 students, faculty and community members gathered outside of the Multicultural Student Service Center to protest the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, recognize the loss of life and to call for a permanent ceasefire. The rally was organized…
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…
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…
Coming from an athletic family, volleyball has always played a significant role in Gabrielle Shilling’s life. At Notre Dame Preparatory School, in Pontiac, Michigan, Shilling was a two-year captain of her volleyball team, leading them to three district championships. Shilling achieved much success during her four years, making First Team All-State in 2017 and being…
Men’s Basketball: FINAL (11/26): URI 76 – 72 Yale The Rams defeated Ivy League foe Yale University at the Ryan Center on Sunday. URI trailed by as much as 18 points before sparking a second half comeback to secure the win. The Rams leave the week with a 5-2 record before the battle for the…
Early in the 2023-24 season for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, the wave of offseason transfers has yielded a product of high consistency and veteran leadership, including third-year Bradley University transfer Zek Montgomery. A member of the Braves for two seasons, Montgomery took off his Bradley uniform for the last time after…
On Nov. 18, the University of Rhode Island’s club men’s ice hockey team beat Northern Illinois University in Chicago, 2-0. This win was number 708 for head coach Joe Augustine, and marked the breaking of the previous all-time win record set by Frank Keaney, a man whose name is synonymous with URI athletics. Keaney’s record…
The bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip were not too much for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team to handle, as the Rams swept a pair of games against Youngstown State and University of Portland at the Las Vegas Holiday Classic last weekend. The first contest against Youngstown State on Friday was…