Articles by: Marrissa Ballard

The Chicken Pesto Takes its Place on New Meal Plan

The Chicken Pesto Takes its Place on New Meal Plan

Campus October 12, 2015 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Marrissa Ballard | Managing Editor  This fall Salve students came back to many changes, but the most pivotal of these changes was not the O’Hare renovations or the new faculty. Instead, the most startling change was the introduction of the Chicken Pesto panini on an alternating meal plan. The new meal plan means that Chicken Pesto is no longerRead More

Amy Schumer puts the ‘wreck’ in Trainwreck

Amy Schumer puts the ‘wreck’ in Trainwreck

Arts and Entertainment October 12, 2015 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Marrissa Ballard | Managing Editor  The romantic comedy or “rom-com” has become an integral part of pop culture and Hollywood film. Even though the stories rarely change and we can always expect a happy ending, this genre continues to reel in audiences and box office success. When Amy Schumer decided to write and star in a semi-autobiographical rom-com, I wasRead More

Salve Receives Grant to Pilot New Pedagogy

Salve Receives Grant to Pilot New Pedagogy

Campus April 27, 2015 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Marrissa Ballard | Staff Writer Salve Regina recently received a $64, 600 grant from the Davis Educational Foundation, which will be used to pilot alternative pedagogy in the classroom. The money is for a one-year planning grant. The Davis Educational Foundation’s official statement regarding the grant is as follows: “The grant was received from the Davis Educational Foundation establishedRead More

Girls from the local community shop for their perfect prom dress.

Fostering Empowerment: Passing Prom on to Rhode Island’s Youth

Campus April 27, 2015 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Marrissa Ballard | Staff Writer A mini-documentary about how Adoption Rhode Island’s program, Groovy Girls, empowers foster youth through programs like the prom dress drive.

‘The Hunting Ground’ Comes to Salve

‘The Hunting Ground’ Comes to Salve

Campus April 20, 2015 at 9:16 pm Comments are Disabled

By Marrissa Ballard | Staff Writer The Hunting Ground, a documentary about sexual assault on college campuses, will be shown in Bazarsky on Tuesday, April 28th at 6:00 p.m.   Salve Regina is pairing up with newportFILM and Day One, Rhode Island’s trauma resource center, to bring the documentary to Newport. The event is free and open to students, faculty,Read More