In the last meeting before elections, the Student Senate welcomed a guest speaker, announced candidacies and the appointed senators for the Women’s Summit Committee. Assistant Vice President of Housing and Residential Life Tom Cooley briefed the Senate on new initiatives and survey results in on campus housing. A survey sent out in November 2023 showed…
Men’s Basketball: Final (2/18): Loyola Chicago 77-67 URI Final (2/21): Richmond 85-77 URI In a 10-point loss at the Ryan Center on Sunday, the University of Rhode Island trailed Loyola Chicago University closely, down just four points, 51-47, well into the second half. While Rhody was able to keep the game within reach, they went…
As the calendar creeps closer to March, teams are now gearing up for the final stretch of the 2023-24 women’s college basketball regular season. Every week, the Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will get together to rank the 15 teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Here is where the University of Rhode Island women’s…
The Atlantic 10: a conference filled to the brim with buzzer beater finishes, high intensity play and paradoxical upsets. Every week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will vote on these teams to generate a power ranking of the conference’s basketball programs. Here are the men’s basketball rankings as of Feb. 18: 15th Place:…
This past weekend, the University of Rhode Island’s women’s tennis team took on Providence College and Quinnipiac University. URI was victorious against Providence, winning the match 7-0, before earning a win on Sunday over Quinnipiac by a score of 4-3. In their 7-0 win over the Friars on Friday, the Rams took five out of…
Hearts were racing this weekend at Boss Ice Arena as the University of Rhode Island’s men’s ice hockey team faced the University of Pittsburgh in a competitive two-game stretch. The Rams would lose the first game, in a tightly-contested matchup that would favor Pittsburgh 3-2. Despite the two losses, these games showed a lot to…
The University of Rhode Island’s women’s club ice hockey team had a three-game homestand over the weekend, with two games against the University of Maryland and one against Concordia University Ann-Arbor. The Rams went 1-2 over this stretch at Boss Ice Arena, winning in their first match against the Maryland Terrapins on Friday night by…
After finishing in fifth place this weekend at the Brown Invitational, the University of Rhode Island’s men’s track and field team left the event, reflecting on their performances and continuing to improve as the team looks onto the conference championship. On Saturday, the field team sent 10 athletes to compete in the 60-meter final, 60-meter…
The University of Rhode Island’s women’s track and field team competed at the Brown Invitational on Saturday afternoon, in their last meet before the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championship. The Rams finished in fourth place out of a total of 10 teams with 67 team points, finishing behind only Providence College, The University…
The University of Rhode Island softball team opened their season this weekend with a trip to Spartanburg, South Carolina, for the Wofford Invitational. The six game series, over a span of three days, resulted in just one win for the Rams. URI’s five losses on the weekend saw a familiar theme. Falling twice to Northern…