MOJAVE, Calif.- Some day, the tiny airport in this high-desert town may be considered in the history of manned commercial spaceflight much as Roosevelt Field on Long Island, N.Y., is to commercial aviation.

It was here that SpaceShipOne, piloted by Michael Melvill, made the first commercial flight into space in June, making history just as Charles Lindbergh did in May 1927 when he took off in the Spirit of St.

The One World Society hosted a Latin American Night on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Students and faculty attended the event and enjoyed Latin American food and Salsa Dancing. Typical Latin American dishes were served including black beans and rice, yuca (similar to a potato), plantains, guacamole, empanadas and flan.

For one of the first classes that Nigerian-born Dr. Aje-Ori Agbese, assistant professor at Salve Regina University, ever taught at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, she decided to show up the first day in traditional dress.

She enjoyed seeing the reactions of students when they realized that they had a foreign professor.

It’s that time of the year. Thanks to the wonderful New England winter season, beautiful (and less beautiful) off-campus apartments are open to Salve students for a fraction of the cost from the summer and this year’s sophomores have begun to stake a claim in Newport’s playground.

The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Tuesday, Nov. 2:

___

There’s more than a reasonable chance that Americans will awaken Wednesday not knowing for sure the winner of the presidential race. That’s what the polls say, and why legions of lawyers are poised to dash into court.