Gone are the days of the Splendid Splinter, the Yankee Clipper, the Sultan of Swat – the nicknames that made baseball’s luminaries sound so regal, so untouchable.

So heroic.

Today we have the Pronk. He sounds nothing like a superhero. He is a breakfast cereal or a car part or a disease.

You came to Salve Regina University for its beauty, for the luxury of living in mansions surrounded by the breathtaking sights of the Atlantic Ocean.

Little did you know that living in some of Salve’s dormitories may include not only sharing your room with a roommate or two, but with the university’s ghostly history as well.

HACKENSACK, N.J. – Alex Tsaur loves his sporty black Audi S4. It has soft leather seats, satellite radio, all-wheel drive and a moon roof. When leased last fall, it was worth more than $50,000. Tsaur says he earned it — by pleasing his parents with As and Bs in school.

HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Internet is running out of real estate.

Just like a city, the Internet’s virtual space is divvied up into addresses, not e-mail addresses, but Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Each numerical address represents a piece of the Internet, and you can’t connect to the Internet without one.

April 25-May 1, 2005

ARIES (March 21-April 20) Sensuality and social flirtation are almost unavoidable over the next few days. After Monday, friends and lovers may provide unique insights into their hopes, dreams or long-term goals. Intimate relationships will soon deepen: remain open to romantic overtures and expect new friends to compete for your loyalty.