[wzslider transition=”‘slide’”] By Marrissa Ballard | Staff Writer Each year Salve hosts a Dance Marathon to benefit children at Hasbro Hospital. This year’s Dance Marathon will occur in March, but students are already getting excited. The event consists of 18 hours of dancing and activity, from 6 pm to noon the next day. This year it will take place Saturday, MarchRead More

By Marrissa Ballard | Staff Writer  This year the Student Government Association has been working on many projects. From dinning services to safety and security, SGA has a lot on their agenda. Salve’s SGA is currently very large, including 19 senators. A new position, the Chief Justice, has also been instituted. SGA has also received a new advisor named Jennifer Jensen,Read More

    By Kristin Wilinkiewicz | Co-Editor-in-Chief Cross the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, and it’s in plain view—a small white lighthouse on the edge of an island in the bay. It’s seen by hundreds of pairs of eyes a day, but very few know about what happens on the island. The Rose Island Lighthouse is a “living museum”; meaning thatRead More

By Kristin Wilinkiewicz | Co-Editor-in-Chief With all the character Thames Street has, there’s only one coffee shop sporting a gigantic Monsler Company safe in the middle of their shop. Although, this isn’t the only reason to grab a cup of coffee at Alex and Ani’s Teas and Javas, whose building was once a bank—the only remnant of which is anRead More

By Claire Latsko | Staff Writer If you’re looking for a new place to grab a cup of coffee, relax with your friends, or do homework, then here are some great recommendations for local Newport coffee shops that are sure to please. Next time you want some coffee, rethink your idea to step foot into a Starbucks or Dunkin. SomeRead More