Following back-to-back seasons of disappointment, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team gears up for its third season with head coach Archie Miller at the helm of the program. Miller’s first two seasons have not been pretty by any means, with a 12-20 record during the 2023-24 season following up a 9-22 record in…
Tammi Reiss and the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team will gear up for the upcoming season with a blend of returning talent, fresh recruits and a revenge mindset which suggests that this could be a transformative year on the court. The Rams ended their 23-24 season with a record of 21-14, going on…
Women’s Soccer FINAL (10/24): University of Rhode Island 1-0 Loyola University Chicago FINAL (10/27): Davidson College 2-0 URI Second-year forward Lauren MacDonald scored the lone goal in the 52nd minute and first-year goalkeeper Chelsea Mohammed had a career-high eight saves in URI’s win against Loyola Chicago. On Sunday, Davidson first-year midfielder Sophia Whiddon scored the…
As we head into the final month of the regular season, teams throughout the Coastal Athletic Association continue to jockey for playoff position and a chance at a conference title. Every week, the Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will come up with a ranking for all 16 teams in the conference. Here’s where everyone…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club ice hockey team hosted Drexel University in a two-game series over the weekend, featuring 18 combined goals between the two teams. The last time Drexel and URI took the ice together, the Dragons defeated the Rams 4-2 in the Eastern State Collegiate Hockey League championship in February 2023….
Two separate instances of alcohol violation occurred on campus this past week, both on Saturday. During the first instance, on Kingstown Road, officers arrived on the scene at 5:50 p.m. and cleared the scene at 6:23 p.m. The second instance occurred on Butterfield Road. Officers arrived on the scene at 8:57 p.m. and cleared the…
The University of Rhode Island’s Greek Life has raised over $57,000 for its annual philanthropy week, which isn’t set to begin until November. This year’s philanthropy week is from Nov. 17-22 and will focus on the theme of mental health awareness and suicide prevention. “We chose philanthropies that are relevant because they were us,” Greek…
As incoming college students settle into new routines, nutrition professors at the University of Rhode Island said the reality of the “freshman 15,” a term referring to weight gain during the first year of college, is more nuanced than the phrase suggests. “Not every college student is suddenly going to gain 15 pounds,” Maya Vadiveloo,…
The University of Rhode Island College of Arts and Sciences saw the largest growth in new faculty this year, with 25 new hires making up almost half of the 61 new faculty in the various schools and departments across the university. The 25 new hires are a mix of both permanent and temporary faculty, with…
Alumni were welcomed back to the University of Rhode Island’s campus on Thursday, Oct. 17 to provide career advice to students in a panel hosted by the department of environmental and natural resource economics. Fourteen URI alumni were on the ENRE panel, hosted by professor and undergraduate program director Simona Trandafir in the Center for…