Normal summer activities for college students usually include having a job, going to the beach or taking a road trip. For a politically minded student like Laura Cancellieri, however, this summer involved volunteering two Saturdays in July canvassing the Manchester, N.H., area, passing out information and taking surveys for the “John Kerry for President” campaign.

Women have made remarkable gains in the last few decades and gone places some would never have dreamed of. However, there are still areas dominated by men. In a recent study, supported by the Ford and Guggenheim Foundations, women make up only a small percentage of the world’s scientists and mathematicians.

Election 2004 is now in full swing, and the editors at the Mosaic believe it is important that the Salve Regina community is aware of the Democratic candidates and what their positions are. It is our hope this information will provide you with the knowledge necessary to make an informed decision in November.

Four Salve students have been selected to compete among the final eight teams at the annual collegiate conference in New Orleans in the American Marketing Association’s annual case competition. Juniors Meagan Shaw and Kristin DeVeault and seniors Alicia Pensarosa and Jamie Greene are the team members.

The Mission Statement of Salve Regina University declares that the institution “prepares men and women for responsible lives by imparting and expanding knowledge, developing skills and cultivating enduring values.” Recently, Jenny Bladykas and her fellow VIA program members decided that the university’s mission must include the expansion of Salve students’ knowledge of women’s issues.