Christmas music doesn’t have to jingle with the same old silver-bell ho-ho-hum. Nothing against Nat King Cole – and by the way, if you’re seeking a tried, true, and altogether classy holiday option, his “The Christmas Song” collection has just been reissued for the umpteenth time.

With all of the problems in today’s world, it can be easy to become discouraged. However, nine students and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Inglish Morgan-Gardner were reminded that it is both possible, and important, to make a difference in the world.

Most Salve students can admit to having childhoods consisted of watching Disney Princess films within a cozy living room. It’s true; Disney highly dominated the 1990s. It is almost impossible for me personally to reminisce growing up in Bristol, R.I. without “Aladdin’s” “A Whole New World” echoing in my head.

It is not surprising to any veteran Salve student to experience extreme over-crowding at McKillop library during finals week and the week preceding it. Friends and classmates often need to plan ahead in grabbing a table before none are left. When times become so desperate, some students resort to taking advantage of the Newport Public library or even find some haunts downtown, like Empire, which often takes on extended hours for the Salve finals week.

Newport, R.I.- Jay Nippert, a Salve Regina University security officer, still remembers that day in 1988 when he was skateboarding in Freebody Park on Middleton Avenue in Newport. It was a sunny and warm day, the perfect conditions for skateboarding. As he was enjoying his skateboard a cop passed by Nippert, got out and ripped the skateboard out from under his feet giving him a ticket and a court date.