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SGA Update

SGA Update

Campus, Features November 17, 2014 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

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

Keeping the Light On: A Q&A With Rose Island’s Lighthouse Keeper

Keeping the Light On: A Q&A With Rose Island’s Lighthouse Keeper

Features, Newport, Off Campus, Travel November 16, 2014 at 11:59 pm Comments are Disabled

    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

To Deal or Ditch: Handling Toxic Friends

To Deal or Ditch: Handling Toxic Friends

Campus, Features October 20, 2014 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

By Ellena Sweet  Students gathered in the basement of Our Lady of Mercy Chapel on Wednesday, October 8th, for a presentation titled “Dealing with Toxic Friends,” led by Father Kris Von Maluski. The event, which was sponsored by the student-led group Mercy in Motion, sought to educate students on when and how to deal or ditch in the case ofRead More

Checking Out: Changes at McKillop

Checking Out: Changes at McKillop

Features October 6, 2014 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

By Lena Sweet | Staff Writer The McKillop Library, after undergoing a number of extensive changes due to the relocation of the Academic Center for Excellence, re-opened its 2nd and 3rd floors to students on September 22nd. Because the Academic Center for Excellence moved to the 2nd floor of the library, the library’s main collection was moved to the 3rdRead More

The Reality of the College Hookup Culture

The Reality of the College Hookup Culture

Campus, Features October 6, 2014 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Alyssa Hirkaler | Staff Writer Recently on campus, author and lecturer Donna Freitas presented “The Truth About Hookup Culture (and Figuring Out the Meaning of Sex Within It)”. Dr. Anthony LoPresti, a professor of Religion and Theology, as well as a personal friend of Freitas, commented “Dr. Freitas challenged students to think carefully about what they want their sexualRead More