With spring break quickly approaching, college students are thinking more about beaches, tan lines and more fun in the sun than what’s happening on Salve’s campus. With a little over a week left until the bathing suits come out, there is still much to be seen and done on campus.

It’s 1 p.m., and like hundreds of Salve Regina University students and staff, Chris Robertson is sitting in the Miley cafeteria eating his lunch.

But unlike the majority of those in the caf

NEWPORT, R.I.- Black and white photographs, bouquets and pastel colored cakes lined each room of Rosecliff mansion as Andrea Rourke, owner of Wedding Day Expositions, rushed to make any last minute adjustments. Men and women dressed nicely pushed by carrying stacks of paper, food and champagne.

The sound of chatter filled the air as the audience, donning red Newport Art Museum stickers filed in from the narrow white hallway to the small artsy lecture room where the walls came alive with paintings of abstract human forms in vibrant hues of blue, orange green and purple.

Newport is a city full of culture and is deeply routed in American history. Many tourists visit Newport to see mansions such as the Breakers, the Elms, or the Marble House. Others come during the summer to enjoy the beaches, the sailing, and the gorgeous Cliff Walk.