Memorial to David Boutros created by Carla Boutros International Pocket Café on Fortin Road reopened its doors on Oct. 1 after four months of renovations in honor of its original owner, the late David Boutros’ wishes. The restaurant had a ribbon cutting ceremony on opening day, where David Boutros’ 9- year-old daughter cut the ribbon….
When strikers break through the back line, the last barrier standing between the ball and the back of the net is the goalkeeper; for the University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team, Assistant Coach Conner Golley has become a defining force in preparing goalkeepers for these situations. Golley started as a goalkeeper himself, spending four…
Fourth-year defensive back Justin Carcel has made an early impact in his first year with the University of Rhode Island football team. Carcel spent three seasons at Keiser University, competing at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics level. In his time with the Seahawks, he played in the NAIA National Championship every year, winning the…
Kendall Moore’s film “Harm in the Water” won the best documentary award, chronicling the effects of chemical pollution in black communities. Directed by Moore, a University of Rhode Island professor of journalism, the film “Harm in the Water” travels along the Mississippi River, documenting the effects of chemical pollution within Black communities, according to a…
University of Rhode Island Health Services partnered with AIDS Project Rhode Island and provided free and anonymous HIV and HCV testing to students. The testing, conducted in Memorial Union Room 313, offered a private and convenient way for students to know their status, according to Jessica Green, assistant director of health promotion and wellness. Testing…
All 14 members of the Coastal Athletic Association played this past week, shifting some schools in our second week of power rankings. Ahead of the busiest in-conference week of the season so far, The Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff came up with its cumulative ranking. Here is how the CAA is shaping up following…
The clock had 2:23 remaining; the score read 7-6. In a game where the University of Rhode Island football team had twice relied on fifth-year kicker Garth White to salvage points from drives that stalled in the red zone, they needed him to deliver one more time from a little further out. With field goals…
For its 4th annual Flourish Fest, the University of Rhode Island transformed the Quad with elaborate arrays of booths and tables lining the streets, along with food trucks, games and eager students. The celebration combines health, wellness, community spirit and fun to form a club fair, according to the website for the Office of Student…
Alumni, students and athletes gather at URI’s sports complex to celebrate homecoming weekend. PHOTO CREDITS: Nora Kelley | Photo Editor & Emma Roberts | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island welcomed back alumni this weekend for a 50th reunion celebration for the class of 1975, as a part of annual homecoming events. URI’s homecoming…
Over the course of September weekends, students looking to get involved in Greek life will move through a series of formal rounds, with the intention of receiving a bid from one of the University of Rhode Island’s 11 sororities or 17 fraternities. Fraternity rushing ended Sunday, with over 400 bids given out, according to Greek…