It’s that time of year again. The weather is just starting to become pleasant, the flowers are blooming, and the end of the academic year is swiftly coming to a close. Frantic seniors are hustling around campus in their freshly pressed suits preparing for their final presentations and senior theses. After four years, one thing’s certain: They aren’t the people they were as freshmen.

Rezendez points to several red scars on his forearm and explains that the most difficult part of his job as a donut baker is getting burned night after night.

Salve Regina University’s Commencement events may only take one weekend to complete, but that one weekend is a year in the making for the many campus offices that must plan these events year after year.

Head Glassblower Matthew Buechner is in his element. Carefully but surely, his hands expertly twist, pull and craft the glass as he speaks, rarely looking down while he creates vase after vase perfectly. To Buechner, who has been blowing glass for 30 years, crafting glass comes naturally.

Living on campus in the summer is both a job and a vacation for the students who get the opportunity to spend the summer at Salve Regina University.