On April 2, the Providence College campus was bustling with visitors, all who were from different states and came to represent their school for the 17th Annual NEPTA Conference. The conference is a professional occasion meant for academic tutors and instructors hoping to meet others with similar interests and learn how to improve their teaching skills.

A few weeks back, we (Kaitlyn and Gracie) had a rousing discussion about our mutual favorite (and “un-favorite”) trends of the 1990s:

Furbies

KB: I had three Furbies as a kid and I loved them. Unlike everyone else, I wasn’t afraid of them. I treated them as they were my babies.

The College Board’s recent SAT question about reality television has had many people in a tizzy, but with media use on the rise and many college admissions now considering SAT scores optional, is all this fuss really worthwhile? Change does not have to be a bad thing.

A four-year-old boy is assisting hismother at their local church nursery in Atlanta, Georgia.

Suddenly, he screams from the top of his little lungs, as a two-year-old baby sinks a mouthful of teeth onto the boy’s finger. His mother, watching the rescue of her son, recalls his tear-filled eyes from memory unto this very day.

Last month, Japan was hit by an earthquake and a tsunami that left the country devastated. Many Japanese students at Salve Regina University have been directly affected by this disaster. These students and other Salve classmates have teamed up to organize a series of fundraising events during the week of April 11.