WASHINGTON- The Senate on Monday defeated two proposals to raise the minimum wage, in a test of muscle over what’s expected to be a yearlong struggle to increase an income floor that’s gone unchanged for nine years.

A Democratic proposal to raise the rate by $5.

At 7p.m. last Wednesday, the Bazarsky Lecture Hall in O’Hare Academic Center was packed with boisterous Salve students, professors, staff, health officials and Mike Domitrz, author of “May I Kiss You,” and a leading authority on consent, healthy dating, and sexual assault awareness.

NEW YORK CITY- Last Sunday, Salve hosted a field trip to NYC for a day of shopping, for some students it was an unforgettable experience.

The campus activities board at Salve offers a variety of field trips to all

students. The trip two weeks ago was a shopping trip to New York City, the bus arrived at around 1 p.

The women’s lacrosse team is looking forward to another season this year, with senior Selina Rano and junior Cara Dunn leading the pack.

With the season opener fast approaching against UMass Dartmouth, Coach Hillary London hopes for good weather, as not to postpone which they have had to do in past seasons.

March 7-13

ARIES (March 21-April 20) Before mid-week, social and romantic promises are easily challenged. If possible, refuse to be unnerved by the private needs of the self-absorbed types. Long-term friends and lovers are now prone to melodramatic outbursts or mildly unethical emotional tactics.