Archive for April, 2011

Helping the World One Ice Cream at a Time

Helping the World One Ice Cream at a Time

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On April 5, 2011 members of Salve Regina University’s chapter of Sigma Phi Sigma National Mercy Honor Society gathered at the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop on Thames Street. Despite the dreary weather, Sigma members still followed through with their goal, which was advertising the featured ice cream special that the shop would offer from 3 p.

In a Japanese shelter, refugees endure with no end in sight

In a Japanese shelter, refugees endure with no end in sight

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TAGAJO, Japan – Tsutomu Suzuki’s world is 6 feet long by 12 feet wide, a crude refuge he and his family of five have staked out in an upstairs lobby of the Tagajo cultural center.

They sleep side by side on the tile floor, with only blankets to cushion them.

Students Bring Hope to the Disaster In Japan

Students Bring Hope to the Disaster In Japan

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Last month, Japan was hit by an earthquake and a tsunami that left the country devastated. Many Japanese students at Salve Regina University have been directly affected by this disaster. These students and other Salve classmates have teamed up to organize a series of fundraising events during the week of April 11.

His Helping Hands: Salve’s Photography Teacher Matthew Clowney

His Helping Hands: Salve’s Photography Teacher Matthew Clowney

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A four-year-old boy is assisting hismother at their local church nursery in Atlanta, Georgia.

Suddenly, he screams from the top of his little lungs, as a two-year-old baby sinks a mouthful of teeth onto the boy’s finger. His mother, watching the rescue of her son, recalls his tear-filled eyes from memory unto this very day.

Reality TV hits the SAT: Is the Uproar Necessary?

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The College Board’s recent SAT question about reality television has had many people in a tizzy, but with media use on the rise and many college admissions now considering SAT scores optional, is all this fuss really worthwhile? Change does not have to be a bad thing.