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From Nigeria to Newport: Salve Welcomes a New Professor

From Nigeria to Newport: Salve Welcomes a New Professor

Uncategorized November 3, 2004 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

For one of the first classes that Nigerian-born Dr. Aje-Ori Agbese, assistant professor at Salve Regina University, ever taught at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, she decided to show up the first day in traditional dress.

She enjoyed seeing the reactions of students when they realized that they had a foreign professor.

One World Society Hosts Latin American Night

One World Society Hosts Latin American Night

Uncategorized November 3, 2004 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

The One World Society hosted a Latin American Night on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Students and faculty attended the event and enjoyed Latin American food and Salsa Dancing. Typical Latin American dishes were served including black beans and rice, yuca (similar to a potato), plantains, guacamole, empanadas and flan.

To Space and Beyond

Uncategorized November 3, 2004 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

MOJAVE, Calif.- Some day, the tiny airport in this high-desert town may be considered in the history of manned commercial spaceflight much as Roosevelt Field on Long Island, N.Y., is to commercial aviation.

It was here that SpaceShipOne, piloted by Michael Melvill, made the first commercial flight into space in June, making history just as Charles Lindbergh did in May 1927 when he took off in the Spirit of St.

The Curse is Finally Broken

The Curse is Finally Broken

Uncategorized November 3, 2004 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

If you plan on going to hell any time soon, don’t forget to bring your ice-skates. The year 1918 now means nothing to anyone and, as I’m writing this, a pig actually flew over my computer. You guessed it: the Boston Red Sox won the World Series by completing the sweep with a 3-0 win over the St.

Spyware: More Dangerous Than You Think

Uncategorized November 3, 2004 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

The first time Mike Chicoria took his work home with him, he returned from a quick trip to the bathroom to find that his computer had crashed.

An engineer for Berlin Steel, he’d been designing steelwork for Boston’s Big Dig. He restarted his computer to find he’d lost an entire day’s worth of work.