The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team finished a weekend of debuts and personal bests as it traveled to Mechanicsville, Virginia to compete in the Atlantic 10 Championship. Highlighting URI’s success was fourth-year captain Sofia Piccone, who placed 25th and had her career-best 6,000-meter time, clocking in at 21:29.1. “I’m really happy…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team had three entries in the Women’s Open 8+ at the Princeton Chase on Sunday, placing 25th, 47th and 64th in a 65-boat field. Held at Carnegie Lake, the three-mile regatta hosted some of the top collegiate rowing programs. The field was highlighted by the host school, Princeton…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team has won two Atlantic 10 championships over the past three years, and a member of both championship teams has been fourth-year Hailey Pardi. Pardi was named to the 2023 Atlantic 10 second team; she has been rowing in the Varsity 8+ boat since her first year at…
Football Final (11/2): University of Rhode Island 37-28 Monmouth University URI took on Monmouth in a tight game on Saturday afternoon. The two teams went back and forth for the entirety of the game until fifth-year Malik Grant’s 16-yard run and second-year Marquis Buchanan’s touchdown gave URI the lead in the last few minutes of…
With five teams sitting inside the national top-25 rankings, others receiving votes and upsets over Football Bowl Subdivision opponents scattered throughout, the Coastal Athletic Association has proved itself as one of the best Football Championship Subdivision conferences in the country. Every week, the staff at The Good Five Cent Cigar will rank the 16 teams…
The Rhode Island Coalition for Arts & Preservation launched its campaign for voter approval of a $10 million bond that state lawmakers placed on the 2024 state ballot to fund state arts and culture. If passed, the funds will be used to match grants from the Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant Program administered by…
Green economy ballot question calls for sustainable infrastructure, land conservation Rhode Island has a $53 million green economy bond on the ballot for the 2024 election, listed as Question 4, that will provide funding to nine different sectors within environmental development and sustainability. The largest allocation of funding is to the Port of Davisville. The…
Question 3 on the 2024 Rhode Island ballot asks voters to approve a $120 million housing bond, which is the largest proposed housing bond in Rhode Island history. The bond is split into six sections: $80 million for affordable housing, $10 million for acquisition and revitalization, $20 million for homeownership, $5 million for site acquisition,…
On Tuesday, Rhode Island will choose whether to approve or reject a higher education bond that would give $160.5 million to the state’s higher education institutions, including the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College. URI would receive $87.5 million to build a new biomedical sciences building, which would reside alongside Flagg Road. Rhode…
Question 1 on the 2024 Rhode Island ballot asked voters to either approve or reject holding a constitutional convention, which would open up Rhode Island’s state constitution for revisions and amendments. In every year ending with a four, this convention question appears on the ballot. Upon an approval from voters, a special off-year election would…