By Rachel Borba – Many students have seen more motivational speakers than they can count through high school and the start of college. It can often seem like the speakers are giving the same speech – clichéd phrases included. This past week the Salve Regina community was pleasantly surprised when they heard the speech of motivational speaker, Marc Wayshak: “TheRead More

By Kaitlyn Boisvert- For its 2011 Convocation ceremony, Salve Regina University selected Father Gregory Boyle as its commencement speaker.  After University President Sister Jane Gerety, RSM awarded Boyle an honorary degree commemorating his charity work, Boyle greeted the class of 2015 and began to tell them his story, mission, and hope for them to express kinship towards others throughout theirRead More

By Ally Boucher- The Salve women’s tennis team served up a victory over Rhode Island College on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 It was a beautiful day for tennis on Wednesday when Salve Regina University’s women’s tennis team routed the Rhode Island College team.  The sun was shining overhead as the tennis team defeated the RIC Anchorwomen 8-1. “Our team bouncedRead More

By Kelsey Murray- We all remember the awkward icebreakers on the lawn in front of O’Hare, the nerve- wracking first advising meeting where our classes were chosen and our new student seminar groups were held. These are all things that take us back to that first week of freshman year at Salve Regina. Yet, no one seems to do theseRead More

By Kaitlyn Boisvert- In light of the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Salve Regina University held a Memorial Vigil on Sunday, September 11, 2011. Following Sunday night mass in the Our Lady of Mercy Chapel, a large crowd of students, faculty, and other attendees gathered outside the church, to wait for the procession from the chapel to the roseRead More