Story Credit: Salve Today Master stone carvers Nicholas W. Benson and his father John E. Benson, proprietors of Newport’s centuries-old John Stevens Shop – the artists behind such works as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the World War II Memorial and the John F. Kennedy Memorial – will be presented with honorary degrees and offer remarks to the SalveRead More

By Young Marsh; Mosaic Staff Writer Regardless of your love for all things Star Wars, chances are you’ve heard the big news.  About three months ago, Disney bought Lucasfilm studios, and in doing so, the rights to the Star Wars Universe.  With the $4 billion dollar purchase, Disney has announced their plans to create a new trilogy, with the firstRead More

By Kristin Wilinkiewicz; Mosaic Staff Writer If you watched the Academy Awards on Feb. 24, you may have noticed towards the end of the night, one speech in particular was cut off more abruptly than the others. That was the Life of Pi VFX supervisor Bill Westenhofer just as he was about to mention the recent financial crisis facing RhythmRead More

By Lauren Lisitano; Managing Editor It’s finally Spring Break!  This semester has been filled with nothing but stress, so it is time to relax.  Hopefully you are headed to a sunny, 80 degree, Tropical Island right now, but in reality most of us are stuck in this snow.  Here are ten things to do over Spring Break instead of sittingRead More

How did a bloody murder in a small-town in Kansas make Truman Capote the most famous writer in America? Find the answer in Capote, the 2005 biopic that won critical acclaim for Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tour de force performance as the writer. The film, sponsored by Mosaic, Salve Regina’s student newspaper, will be screened on March 4 at 7:30 p.m.Read More