A gold chandelier hangs over rows of seats packed with Salve Regina University students and members of the Newport community. The excitement fills the air as papers rustle and the locals chat.

In America’s oldest library there are tall, olive green wooden shelves that line the walls holding hundreds of ancient leather bound books, preserved gently with ribbons holding the delicate bindings together.

Being back at school can be a breeze or a bummer. Fresh from holiday vacations and New Year’s Eve parties, you might be ready to sail through to your next year or you might be cramming to graduate on time. Either way, make some resolutions this year that’ll put a new spin on your semester.

With spring break quickly approaching, college students are thinking more about beaches, tan lines and more fun in the sun than what’s happening on Salve’s campus. With a little over a week left until the bathing suits come out, there is still much to be seen and done on campus.

It’s 1 p.m., and like hundreds of Salve Regina University students and staff, Chris Robertson is sitting in the Miley cafeteria eating his lunch.

But unlike the majority of those in the caf

NEWPORT, R.I.- Black and white photographs, bouquets and pastel colored cakes lined each room of Rosecliff mansion as Andrea Rourke, owner of Wedding Day Expositions, rushed to make any last minute adjustments. Men and women dressed nicely pushed by carrying stacks of paper, food and champagne.