By Marrissa Ballard | Co-Editor-in-Chief  For college kids and island residents, Restaurant Week offers the rare chance to sample some of Newport’s finest cuisine at a fraction of the price. Participating restaurants usually offer three-course specials, meaning that you can try more food and feel fancy while doing it. However, as great as Restaurant Week is, the specials can pose aRead More

By Marrissa Ballard | Co-Editor-in-Chief Photo by Malysa Kettavong | Contributor This weekend, Stagefright Theatre Company presented their first ever musical with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The show tells the story of six spellers with distinct personalities who compete for the title of champion all while navigating life’s problems, from puberty to making friends. Before the lightsRead More

By Stephanie Menders | Managing Editor Every year, the Office of Multicultural Programs and Retention holds a weeklong event that not only celebrates diversity, but also strives to educate the university community. Salve’s fourth annual Multicultural Education Week is scheduled for February 25 to March 5, with a focus on the critical concerns of mercy: earth, immigration, women, racism, andRead More

By Marrissa Ballard | Co-Editor-in-Chief On Saturday morning, a crowd gathered in Eisenhower Park for the “We Are Water” Rally to stand in solidarity with Standing Rock, North Dakota. The rally included speeches by politicians, professors, and activists, as well as music from singers and drummers from the Soaring Eagle Singers, a group affiliated with the Aquidneck Intertribal Indian Council.Read More

By Felicia DeMatteo | Staff Writer Last year, Salve junior Victoria Laureano created a student petition for those who would be interested in supporting a creative writing club on  campus. Like for any new club, she went through the process of filling out forms related to the club’s goals and how it adds uniqueness to the campus to submit to the Student OrganizationRead More