Five years after its launch, the ‘war on terrorism’ is still a sensitive topic among students and faculty at Salve Regina University.

“We did what we had to do. I don’t think that it would be right if we left [Iraq],” said Jessica Delucia, a junior at Salve Regina University.

The sun was out and the monarch butterflies were swarming Brenton Point in Newport, RI that day. I was in a rush to get to work but I was stunned by something I had not seen in a long time on the Salve Regina campus-someone who looked unique. A beautiful blonde in a polka dotted dress riding a bicycle with a basket across the library lawn.

For centuries, the labyrinth has been used as a symbol of contemplation and reflection, a representation of discovery and the soul’s walk through life. The quiet serenity of the ancient maze can now be experienced on campus, as Salve Regina’s labyrinth is completed and open for meditative use by the university community.

According to the American Breast Cancer Association, approximately 212, 920 women in the nation will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Does that number seem high? That’s because it is. That’s a lot of women, and the reason that raising breast cancer awareness is so important.

Things have gotten better here in Spain. I can finally say that I am happy to

be here and I am not as homesick as I was before. I believe that thinking

positive and staying occupied has gotten me through this experience as well

as prayer. One night I prayed for a better day, and ever since then, I have

felt better about my stay in Spain.