Economy sized condiment pumps, 100% bleach free brown napkins, recyclable coffee cups and biodegradable utensils made from cornhusks graffiti dining locations on Salve Regina University’s campus.

Alongside tray-less dining protrudes homegrown milk from Portsmouth, locally farm-grown fruits and vegetables and fair trade coffee.

Over a hundred bands play the Vans Warped Tour every year, but only a few bands can call Boston home. Therefore I Am, a Boston post-hardcore band, played in front of hundreds of hometown fans at the Massachusetts stop on this year’s Vans Warped Tour.

“People come up to us and are like, ‘oh you’re a band from Boston, oh that’s awesome,’ and they’re so interested because people know that music community here is amazing,” said Alex Correia, lead singer for Therefore I Am, said.

After their performance on this year’s Vans Warped Tour stop in Massachusetts, Jet Lag Gemini sat down and spoke about touring and recording.

Jet Lag Gemini is a New Jersey based quartet with members hailing from Russia, Romania and the United States. They made a name for themselves by playing local shows.

Just yesterday Garrett Nickelsen, 19, felt as though he was trying to figure out how to get out of his classes in high school. Now all he has to worry about is playing in front of thousands of fans daily on this summer’s Vans Warped Tour.

Nickelsen, the bassist in The Maine, has had a whirlwind of a year with his band.

With all of the controversy that surrounds Manny Ramirez, what is it exactly about him that makes him attractive to MLB (Major League Baseball) ball clubs? Sure, it is obvious the man is one of the greatest hitters in the game, and may very well be a first-ballot Hall of Famer when he retires, but he also carries one of the biggest egos that this game has ever seen.