Ben Banning is the youngest and newest member of Abbey Rhode at age 39. He grew up liking the Beatles, but not to the extent of Flanders, Davis and Sullivan. At the age of 15, he began playing the drums, and has since been in such bands as Powerhouse and Third Generation Roach Bomb.

In his new book, Poeticized Culture: The Role of Irony in Rawls’s Liberalism, James Hersh, director of Via and professor of philosophy at Salve Regina University, raises the question of whether liberal democracy allows citizens to hold literal or absolute religious beliefs.

It was February, 1990. The Massachusetts air was cold and signaled winter. It began as what seemed like a normal Sunday evening for Rhona Held.

She was in the kitchen preparing dinner for her husband and two kids when she was suddenly interrupted. It was a phone call.

Is it possible to receive healthier snacks after our games? Why do some teams receive coach buses to travel to game sites and some receive Salve vans? How am I supposed to make my class schedule around my practices and games when the only classes left are during my practices?

These are all questions asked on a regular basis by the student-athletes who are looking for answers in order to improve their athletic program.

Super Bowl time is right around the corner and with that comes the time for excessive snacking. According to USA Today, Super Bowl watchers will consume 30 million pounds of junk food on Super Bowl Sunday.

Salve students asked about their snacking habits during the Feb.