WASHINGTON -“Stay the course” has run its course.

With the firing of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in the wake of a resounding Democratic electoral victory, President Bush opened the way Wednesday to a new approach to concluding the Iraq war _ probably on terms different than he’d once hoped.

What were you like when you were 11 years old? Girls, you most likely were debating whether NSYNC or the Backstreet Boys were the better boy band. All while trying to keep your Tamagotchi alive and trying to decide whether cargo pants were cool. Guys, you were trading your Pok

In a powerful presentation on alcohol and its effects, an audience composed primarily of Salve Regina freshmen was moved by the personal story that the speaker gave last Wednesday in Bazarsky Lecture Hall.

Linda Chaves, an emergency room trauma nurse at Newport Hospital, delivered the presentation titled “Alcohol Awareness: Effects of Drinking and Driving.

What’s happening on campus the next couple of weeks?

Thursday, Nov. 9

Career Networking Dinner, sponsored by the Student Alumni Association, will be held at 6 p.m. in the Ochre Court state dining room.

Friday, Nov. 10

Today is Veteran’s Day. University offices will be open and all classes will meet.

Students and professors at Salve Regina University predict that student turnout at midterm elections will not be as high as during presidential elections.

“College students are not interested in local politics,” said Dr. Clark Merrill, a political science professor.