No one can deny that a valuable experience for college students is to experience life far away from home. It’s courageous enough to choose a school in a different state, but to go study in a different country simply takes adventure to a whole new level.

More American students today seem to be realizing the importance of having learning experiences in foreign countries.

‘Tis the season when the holidays are approaching, festive music fills radio waves, and people begin to feel the spirit of the season. What makes the Christmas season as joyous and exciting from year to year remains a mystery. There is always a certain degree of magic that can be felt and experienced throughout the holiday months.

Next year around this time you’ll be able to cast your vote for the next President of the United States. Are you ready? In the United States, 42,834,082 people fall between the ages of 18 to 30, only 27,913,813 of them are registered to vote. With these alarming statistics it has become obvious that many young adults are not politically active.

Everyone knows that the holiday season is a time to be with your loved ones. It is a period to reflect on the past year of gifts and prepare for another year filled with unexpected treasures. As the year winds down, department stores gear up for crazy shoppers and the university prepares for celebrations of peace.

The editorial written by Ben Lieberman of The Heritage Foundation in the September 2007 issue of the Mosaic (Ozone: the hole story) deserves a rational response from someone within the Salve Regina University. As an environmental scientist I feel compelled to separate fact from fiction.