On Saturday, the University of Rhode Island football team defeated North Carolina A&T in their final home contest of the year, 31-24. This was the inaugural meeting between these two teams, as North Carolina had just moved into the Coastal Athletic Association this past year. Before the game, URI honored their 15 seniors for their…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team improved their overall record against the Delaware Blue Hens to 52-35-11 with a 5-2 win on Friday and a 5-1 win on Saturday. Boss Ice Arena reopened Nov. 6 following emergency repairs to the ice compressors, and this weekend’s action saw the team return to their…
The University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team went on the road for their final two matches of the season to play the Loyola Chicago Ramblers, who were coming in on a 14-game win streak, on Friday and Saturday. Rhode Island lost both matches in straight sets, finishing their season at 4-26 and 1-17 in…
This past Friday, the University of Rhode Island cross country team competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional Championship, concluding their season with a 20th place finish. Going into Friday’s meet, the Rams were projected to place 20th of the 37 schools that competed, according to URI Distance Coach Brian Doyle. URI’s region is…
Football: FINAL (11/21): URI 31-24 North Carolina A&T The University of Rhode Island took on conference rival North Carolina A&T on Saturday, in the team’s final home game of 2023. For more on the back and forth matchup, visit Matt Dimech’s recap (page 10, rhodycigar.com). Men’s Basketball: FINAL (11/9): URI 91 – 80 Fairfield FINAL…
The 2023 College Football season is 11 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…