A new parent will inevitably wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of his or her baby crying. Mom and dad sleepily drag themselves from the comfort of their own bed to a nearby crib to comfort their newborn, whom they waited nine months to bring into this world.

This semester Salve Regina students are studying abroad in France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, England and Australia. They are in Paris, Lyon, London, Rome, Florence, Seville, Madrid, Cork and Sydney and their majors include Accounting, History, English, Marketing, Modern Languages, Administration of Justice, Art, Education, Cultural and Historic Preservation, Psychology, International Business, Politics and Economics.

The prejudicial cynicism of sexism has, without a doubt, been a problem in our

society that cannot seem to be shaken.

NEWPORT – The last time a state of emergency was declared in Rhode Island was Aug. 26, 1991. Hurricane Bob, a lowly Category 1 storm, was just about to strike parts of southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Nick Logothets, the director of emergency services for the Rhode Island Red Cross remembers the events of that day vividly.

Since opening Edna Mae’s Millinery & Bridal Studio in 1989, local Newport resident Jamie Kurtis has designed hats for two Presidential inaugurations, the Kentucky Derby, Ascot and Cirque Du Soleil. Located at 140 Spring Street, Edna Mae’s is named for Kurtis’ late Grandmother, Edna Mae Thorn, who grew up in a time where no matter where you were going or what you were doing you wore a hat to complete your ensemble.