It’s that time of the year again. The holidays have come and gone, a New Year and semester has begun and well, the event of winter is rapidly approaching. This event is the culmination of an entire season of yelling, cheering and TV-watching and now, it’s the ultimate party.

The new 40 GB IPod. A trip to the Bahamas for Spring Break. A large one-topping pizza every week for a whole year. Twenty new DVDs. Thirty pedicures at WaveLengths on America’s Cup Blvd. These are all things which costs approximately $400.

How can Salve students pocket the $400? Well, if a student drinks one soda or beverage at roughly $1.

SAN JOSE, Calif.- That loud noise you heard last week was a 24-hour window of optimism slamming shut.

Before that happened, however, there was much chatter about the fact that neither NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman nor players’ union president Bob Goodenow was invited to take part in “small group” dialogue between opposing sides in the lockout.

Preparing for a snow storm is hectic. Whether preparing for a “house” of three or four, or for a “house” of approximately 1,200, such as the Salve Regina University campus in Newport, Rhode Island, there are a number of things to consider.

HACKENSACK, N.J.- When Nicole Egnatowicz moved into her coed dorm at Ramapo College four years ago, it didn’t take her long to notice there was something lacking: namely, men.

The scenario was similar in the classroom.

“If there were two guys in my class that was a lot,” said the 22-year-old, who graduated in December with a degree in psychology.