It was the autumn of 1621. The Wampanoag Indians gathered amongst the Pilgrims for the very first time in the colonies. They shared a harvest feast of grandeur lasting the length of three days.

This description is how most Thanksgiving stories start out – a story that has been drilled into the minds of Americans over and over again, from grades Pre-K through 12 and on.

Do you feel like projects won’t stop piling up? Do you wake up extra early just to put the finishing touches on those three papers due in one day? Do you pull your hair out when trying to understand that last math problem?

Take a breath. We have all been there, and will be there again as we enter the end of the semester.

There is more to pursuing a degree in English at Salve Regina University than just reading Shakespeare. The English major helps to expand creativity, it teaches students how to effectively tell stories and it helps students gain a sense of who they are and what they want out of life through studying the literary classics.

While so much of our lives are based on competition, Salve Regina University and Bryant University students were not competing, but instead singing together in harmony.

On Saturday, Nov. 13 Salve Regina’s music department joined with Bryant University’s Chorus to perform the seventh annual “Voices in Harmony” choral concert.

Veronica Rynn is not only a nutrition teacher in the nursing department at Salve Regina University, but she also knows how to move her feet on the dance floor. Rynn teaches a Tango class every Tuesday night from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at the Edward King House, which is an old red brick building right behind the CVS on Bellevue Avenue.