A few weeks back, we (Kaitlyn and Gracie) had a rousing discussion about our mutual favorite (and “un-favorite”) trends of the 1990s:

Furbies

KB: I had three Furbies as a kid and I loved them. Unlike everyone else, I wasn’t afraid of them. I treated them as they were my babies.

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.

Every year, I am given the opportunity to work Connections Day, which is Salve version of “accepted students’ day.” When I attended Connections Day more than four years ago, I remember it being a blur of information sessions and meeting people who I thought would someday have me in class or in a chorus rehearsal.

On April 2, the Providence College campus was bustling with visitors, all who were from different states and came to represent their school for the 17th Annual NEPTA Conference. The conference is a professional occasion meant for academic tutors and instructors hoping to meet others with similar interests and learn how to improve their teaching skills.

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.