The Royal Male is a specialty clothing store located on Spring Street in Newport, R.I. The owners, Maurice and Lynn de La Valette, both employed in fashion retail, decided to combine their talents and open their own boutique in 1983. Their specialty is quality European outerwear.

Hearts all over the world have been breaking since the week before Valentine’s Day. As news sources release more information about the Feb. 7, 2009 incident between teen heartthrob Chris Brown and his superstar girlfriend Rihanna, AIM away messages and Facebook statuses have changed to “Chris, how could you?” and fans around the world have offered kind words of support for Rihanna on various blogs.

NEWPORT, R.I. – Faculty members, students and visitors gathered at Salve Regina University’s Pell Center at Feb. 11, 2009 to listen to Dr. Erin Baines of the University of British Columbia’s Liu Institute for Global Issues present “To Catch Wings and Fly Away: Reflections on Resistance and Resilience of Forced Wives in the Lord’s Resistance Army.

It’s everywhere and simply inescapable. It haunts you on the magazine stands at the supermarket and pops up when you use the internet, perhaps even on your homepage. Plainly said, for the past few weeks, celebrity sensationalism has reached a record high in senselessness.

Voices are perpetually rising, attempting to speak over one another in a heated exchange. Heads are shaking, fingers wagging, veins pulsating on sweat-covered foreheads. Bodies and the luggage they carry haphazardly bump into innocent bystanders, focusing on nothing but being the first person to reach the front.