Thousands in Haiti remain homeless from the January earthquake. Haitians have had to form makeshift tents out of blankets or whatever they can find to live in. At Salve Regina, students will get a taste of the squalor of Haitian tent cities for one night. Students will be camping out in sleeping bags, tarps and tents on Wakehurst Lawn, which will be buzzing with activity on the night of Apr.

NEWPORT R.I. – Unbelievably, today’s cheapest form of entertainment allows a person to tame a wild dragon, fall down a deep, dark hole to an unknown world and be chased by gnashing piranhas, among other outrageous things, all while remaining in the comforts of one’s chair.

From eye-popping tribal patterns to simple beige outfits to- yes- underwear worn over clothes, this season’s runways and fashion blogs are filled with an interesting array of fads. Here is the run-down of some prevalent spring trends and how you can get the look, and if you should even bother trying out the trend.

For the past three years, the spring semester has always been my favorite, especially around March. I looked forward to coming back after spring break for one huge reason, the announcement of the band playing the annual spring concert. Unfortunately this year, in my senior year, I found no such excitement as this is the first time in seven years (as far back as they list bands on the Salve Website) that Rodgers Recreation Center will not become a makeshift concert venue.

This past March, I had the privilege to participate in the Mercy Center for Spiritual Life’s Alternative Spring Break Mission Trip to New York City to serve New York’s homeless population. Seven students participated in the trip, accompanied by two chaperones, Cheryl Lemenager, a graduate student and Salve representative for AmeriCorps VISTA, and Phil Fiadino, campus minister.