URi-STAND, the Bystander Intervention Program at the University of Rhode Island, held a screening of “The Hunting Ground” to provide education and awareness of sexual assault on college campuses, on Feb. 19. “The Hunting Ground” is a documentary film produced by Amy Ziering and written by Kirby Dick, and released in 2015, according to IMDb.... The post ‘It all starts with conversation’: URi-STAND screens sexual assault film first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

Women’s Swim and Dive Atlantic 10 Championship (2/20-2/22) The University of Rhode Island fourth-years Hannah Benavides and Ella Hacker posted the team’s best finishes at the Atlantic 10 Swim and Dive Championship on Saturday. Benavides tied for sixth in the 200-yard breaststroke, while Hacker also placed sixth in the 200-yard butterfly. Their performances contributed to... The post This Week In Sports – 2/27 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

With just two games to go in the regular season, the women’s basketball landscape in the Atlantic 10 Conference has finally started to solidify as playoffs loom. Only two teams held their position this week, with two of the conference’s top win streaks coming to an end. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports... The post A-10 WBB Power Rankings: Week of 2/24 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

It’s coming down to the wire for men’s basketball in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and it was a week of clarifying which teams are legitimate. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff ranks the 15 teams in the conference. Here’s how the rankings turned out as of Feb. 24: 15th Place: Fordham University... The post A-10 MBB Power Rankings: Week of 2/24 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

Sixth-year infielder DJ Perron discovered 14-year-old Brayden Cabral’s story last year through the Facebook group “Bray’s Fight is Our Fight,” and this year he is showing his support through his cleats. Cabral was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in February 2024. Perron felt a personal connection through their shared love of baseball and both growing... The post ‘This is how I grieved’: Sixth-year infielder plays for hometown hero first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

The University of Rhode Island women’s swim and dive team competed in the Atlantic 10 Championship across four days this week, finishing in 10th place while posting its best score since 2017 with 189 points. “There is always a desire to place higher as a team, but we doubled the amount of finals appearances this... The post Swim and Dive sees best championship performance since 2017 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.