Ben Banning is the youngest and newest member of Abbey Rhode at age 39. He grew up liking the Beatles, but not to the extent of Flanders, Davis and Sullivan. At the age of 15, he began playing the drums, and has since been in such bands as Powerhouse and Third Generation Roach Bomb.

In the days following Jan. 1, the buzz word is New Year’s resolutions. Did you make them? Have you already broken them? Both questions commonly crop up in conversation after the start of a New Year.

Here are some resolutions Salve students and staff have made for

The Astors’ Beechwood is best known as the summer cottage for the legendary Mrs. Astor. Famous for being the leading socialite in New York Society in the Gilded Age, Mrs. Astor would host numerous balls at the Beechwood, with only the best of the best in society attending.

Sapo Freaky Burrito, located on 16 “El Broadway” in Newport, has been around for two years, yet employee Mary Regan says hardly anyone knows about it. “We get a lot of people who walk by and ask, how long has this been here? When we say two years, they are like, where have I been or how could I miss this?” Regan says.

Many of us most likely know her from somewhere around campus. It seems as though she’s involved in every club and event imaginable. It makes one have to stop and think, “Does this girl sleep?!” N’Italia DeAngelis, quite appropriately, earns the label, ‘Miss Salve’, sustained by her trademark genuine passion and interest in others, and for her constant energy in which she focuses towards reaching her goals of success.