Hype has been ruining the simplest of anticipated pleasures for as long as we can remember. At least once as a kid we have all been disappointed by a toy that we have waited to save up enough allowance to pay for. As time goes on, the falsehood of hype has induced many forms of dissatisfaction.

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.

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.

From March to June, Lifehouse will embark on a 51 city tour in support of their new CD, “Smoke & Mirrors.” They will be joining Daughtry on this four month excursion. On Wednesday Mar. 24, 2010, Lifehouse and Daughtry will play the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, R.

Think your love life is complicated? In a vampire’s world, that is an understatement. In “The Vampire Diaries,” love drives the narration and actions of the characters. For Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder), he has to watch his brother, Stefan (Paul Wesley), fall in love with a girl who looks identical to the woman they both used to be in love with.