With Connections Day having just passed, talk around campus is “what is it like your first year at Salve?” To ease the worries of prospective Salve students (and their parents), Mosaic conducted an informal Q&A with current freshmen finishing up their first year at the university.

Homer Simpson would have felt right at home at the Comix Revolution store in Evanston, Ill., recently. He could have spent the afternoon devouring the Krispy Kremes and Dunkin’ Donuts piled atop the table in front of the cash register.

But he wouldn’t have known what to make of the highbrow discussion going on between a Northwestern University professor and 40 or so people about censorship, satire and the arts.

In a better world, convenient places would abound where runners could traipse blissfully along, unworried by trouble and harm. No need to fret over menacing scoundrels. No reason to play dodge-the-Lexus on busy roads. The ornery canines all would be safely penned.

How can we tell if we are consuming too much caffeine when no seems to know how much “too much” is? And how can we tell if we are consuming any caffeine if it’s not listed on the label?

Caffeine is the most frequently ingested pharmacologically active substance in the world, according to Consumer Reports, yet it is not mentioned along with total calories, fat and sodium content on food and beverage labels.

The fifth season of “The Sopranos” is under way. Take this quiz and see how much you know about the actors and characters who populate the acclaimed HBO drama. The correct answers are at the end.