URI Student Senate and other on-campus organizations are in the midst of their Red Zone campaigns, bringing awareness to the first six weeks of college when first-year students are most at risk for sexual assault. “They typically are exploring their surroundings, maybe have more access to substances than they’ve had before, and that combination adds…
As cases of measles rise around the United States and the annual cases of the flu rise here on campus, medical professionals at the University of Rhode Island’s Health Services urge students to get their vaccines. URI offers several important vaccines like COVID-19, flu, HPV, hepatitis A and B, Menactra, meningitis A and B, measles,…
The United Nations Environment Programme released a report predicting that the planet is likely to exceed the 1.5℃ global average temperature rise above pre-industrial times within the next few years. The report, “Limiting Overshoot,” predicts that the global maximum above industrial times could potentially reach 1.8℃. The 1.5℃ measure was set by the 2015 Paris…
The new University of Rhode Island Academic Enhancement Center opened on Thursday in the lower level of the Robert L. Catrothers Library, debuting $65,000 in upgrades including more space and technology for student visits. The AEC is a part of the URI Fannon Institute for Student Success, providing tutoring for science, technology, engineering, mathematics and…
One of the growing complaints at URI is dealing with gas as students struggle to keep up with the rising and often fluctuating prices. Third-year students Addy Nichols talked about her struggles with gas when coming to campus. “It used to cost me $30 to put in my tank,” Nichols said. “It now costs me…
Under an internal memo from the Trump administration, the Endangered Species Act now has a new definition of the word ‘harm,” allowing habitat destruction to be legal as long as the actual species is not intentionally attacked during the destruction. The Trump administration removed the regulatory definition of harm from the ESA according to the…
The University of Rhode Island Student Organization Committee has passed new regulations with the aim of easing the process of student organization recognition. What was previously a six-week recognition window for new clubs has become a 30-day floating period mid-semester, according to Student Organization Chair Arpan Singh. “Essentially, you have more than two months to…
The air is getting chillier, the sun is setting earlier and grills across the United States are getting fired up. Ladies, gentlemen and enbies, football is back as conference play is underway in the Coastal Athletic Association. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff ranks the 13 CAA teams and breaks down each…
The University of Rhode Island has seen major changes happening to its athletic facilities over the last few months. Renovations began in October 2025 with a complete overhaul of URI’s outdoor track and field facility. Three months later, in January, renovations began at Meade Stadium. Now, almost a month into the 2026 academic year, Meade…
Consecutive Coastal Athletic Association titles have given the University of Rhode Island football team more playoff experience than the previous four decades combined, but the chances of a three-peat rest on a transfer quarterback who only made his first collegiate start on Aug. 28. Fifth-year signal caller Devin Farrell, a First Team All-CAA selection a…