From being a kinesiology major to creative producer for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, fourth-year Josh Paiva has navigated roadblocks and turned passion into a career in just a few short years. Growing up, Paiva described himself as a big fan of Rhode Island basketball. Now, he describes his relationship with the…
Men’s Basketball FINAL (11/28): University of Rhode Island 83-78 University of Texas Arlington FINAL (12/2): URI 84-78 Yale University URI finished off a sweep of the Jacksonville Classic with an 83-78 victory over UT Arlington to move to 7-0 on the season on Thanksgiving. The Mavericks brought the game within two points at 77-75 with…
With four teams making the postseason, the Coastal Athletic Association displayed why it’s one of the most highly-regarded conferences at the Football Championship Subdivision level this season. Every week throughout the year, the Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff has come up with a ranking of all 16 teams within the conference. As the postseason…
Everyone at some point in their life experiences change, and University of Rhode Island third-year outside hitter Aerin Bowman has seen more than her fair share of change throughout her collegiate volleyball career. Bowman was born in Darien, Connecticut, where she attended Darien High School. There, she was coached by Laurie Laruso, who is a…
It’s that time of the year when the air is getting a little colder, the 24-hour room at the Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning Commons is packed with stressed-out students pounding their fifth rasbull of the day, and teachers are cramming in last-minute lectures. That’s right! It’s time for the annual Providence College and…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team moved to 6-0 for the first time in 44 years by defeating the University of Detroit Mercy 81-75 in the Jacksonville Classic on Wednesday. Coming off their 91-53 thrashing over the College of Charleston on Sunday, the Rams traveled down to Florida for their first games away…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team moved to 5-0 for the first time since the 2007-2008 season on Sunday, taking down the College of Charleston 91-53. The Rams established their dominance early on in the non-conference matchup, jumping out to a 11-4 lead by the first media timeout with 14:56 left in the…
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…
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…
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…