Artificial Intelligence in schools – friend or foe? If you ask most students, it’s the best thing invented since the calculator. If you ask teachers, well, some might argue it’s a one-way ticket to an academic apocalypse. However, like most things in life, AI in education is not inherently good or bad. It’s all about... The post AI In Schools: The Good, The Bad, and the Cheaty first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

Who doesn’t love an overpriced iced coffee? If you are going to pay $8 for a coffee, it might as well be good, right? Are you struggling to find a new study spot? No problem, I have curated a list of the best coffee shops near campus. The quality of the coffee is not the... The post Writer’s Rankings: Local coffee shops first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team split its two matches this weekend, falling short against New Jersey Institute of Technology before bouncing back with a win over Hofstra University. The Rams entered the weekend with a perfect 4-0 record. After a canceled match against Quinnipiac University due to weather, Rhody was back in... The post Women’s tennis splits matches in Newport first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

Women’s Basketball Final (2/15): University of Rhode Island 77-54 La Salle University Final (2/19): URI 70-65 Saint Joseph’s University On Saturday, the Rams hosted the Explorers for their annual Play4Kay game, as well as senior day. The two teams were separated by six points going into halftime, but Rhody scored a season-high 33 points in... The post This Week In Sports – 2/20 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

KINGSTON, R.I. — Feb. 21, 2025 — Hispanic-Latino individuals experience some of the highest obesity rates in the U.S. compared to other ethnic groups, yet have far lower rates of metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), the most effective obesity treatment. A University of Rhode Island doctoral student’s study aims to find out why, identify socio-cultural […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 21, 2025 – At the end of South Ferry Road in Narragansett, amid the trees on both sides of the road, sits a small beach and a large pier. The pier is home to the University of Rhode Island’s research vessel, Endeavor. Along with the research vessel, off to the right […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 21, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island Center for the Humanities will host historian Shannon King on Thursday, Feb. 27, as part of the center’s year-long series “Sustaining Democracy.” King, associate professor of history at Fairfield University, will discuss “The Politics of Safety: The Black Freedom Struggle,” at 5 p.m. […]