The University of Rhode Island released a survey to all students at URI as part of an initiative to learn more about student financial independence nationwide and how it affects students’ academic success. The Human Development and Family Science Program, which sent out the survey, received 983 responses from the URI community as of Wednesday,…
Plans to add a Kingston Station mobility hub were announced on Thursday, Nov. 14, which would include public amenities, increased access to public transportation, with additional plans to nearly double parking spaces at the Kingston Railroad Station. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority defines mobility hubs as “transit sites that bring together multiple travel modes…
At the end of a quaint, winding road in Exeter, Rhode Island, a small museum of southern New England Indigenous history is working to expand their show of exhibits through a new location on University of Rhode Island property. With a $2 million bond passed in Rhode Island’s ballot question 5 toward a new Kingston…
A 19-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting on Butterfield Road at Hopkins Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Officers arrived at the scene at 9:37 p.m. and cleared the scene by 9:43 p.m. The man was arrested on a warrant issued by the Narragansett Police Department on Oct. 31. On Friday, a routine motor vehicle stop…
With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Coastal Athletic Association remains as competitive as ever with four teams inside the Football Championship Subdivision top-25 rankings and the conference title still up in the air. Every week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff comes up with a ranking for all 16 teams…
Volleyball FINAL (11/8): University of Rhode Island 3-1 George Washington University FINAL (11/9): George Washington University 3-0 URI Rhody took down their Atlantic 10 Conference opponent in four sets at Keaney Gymnasium on Friday night. The team tallied a .212 hitting percentage throughout the night, with first-year middle blocker Hayvn Rolle leading the team with…
The University of Rhode Island women’s swim and dive team fell 155-134 against the University of Connecticut on Saturday. “I think it was a really good opportunity for the girls to see where they are at headed into our midseason meet,” Rhode Island Head Coach Lilli Falconer Deering said. “I was really, really happy with…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team concluded their fall season at the Foot of the Charles on Saturday in Boston in one final tune-up before the spring championship season. Rhode Island had three teams compete in the Varsity 8+ event against 23 other boats from Brown University, Radcliffe College, Northeastern University and Boston…
The University of Rhode Island volleyball team hosted George Washington University for its last home series of the regular season over the weekend, where the two teams split the series. Rhode Island came into Friday night with a record of 8-19, and 3-11 in Atlantic 10 play, and had its sights set on getting back…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team dropped two of its three games this week, with losses to the University at Albany and the University of Maine surrounding a win against Le Moyne College. The Rams traveled to Albany, New York on Friday to take on the Great Danes, who roster the twin sister…