NEWPORT, R.I.–It was a cloudy afternoon at the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown, as over a dozen young adults in bright orange shirts pulled weed-like plants from the ground with shovels. They weren’t criminals repaying a debt to society, but instead students taking part in a community service program of a local university.

NEWPORT, R.I.- Many wouldn’t tell from the looks of the Rodgers Recreational Center, but it has been doing its part in reducing energy use for years.

Del Malloy is the athletic director of the schools sports programs, and he also helped design of the building in 1996.

NEWPORT, RI- Students and faculty at Salve Regina University have taken a stand by setting up a month-long petition signing event in support of Tibetan freedom and human rights in an effort to raise student awareness about the issue.

After a long history of constant shifting between self-government and Chinese oppression, the subject of Tibet and its struggle for freedom has just recently become a topic of global concern.

All of us have dealt with the stress and anxiety that accompanies writing a 20-page paper the night before it is due. Despite all the stress and pressure to complete our work, especially as the semester winds down, we feel just as much stress to cease the grumbling in our stomachs at all times

of the day and night.

Cheryl Lemenager spent her winter break re-reading every childhood book that was still in her Lynn, Mass., home. She did it because it made her happy. Lemenager said it has taken her 21 years to get here, but she’s happy. One might wonder how being a triple major and being happy can occur simultaneously.