Alyx Kellington, a retired combat photojournalist spoke at Salve Regina on March 23, 2004, in Rogers Recreation Conference Room. She spoke about the role of the media in today’s society and her experiences on the front line.

A lecture hall of befuddled faces stares back at the student who is trying to recruit people to her Relay for Life team.

“Relay for what?” a confused voice asks. “It’s called the Relay for Life…It’s a really great cause. All of the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society,” the student replied, thinking, “Cancer! Please help! I know you’ve heard of it!”

In fact, if you have had classes in O’Hare Academic Center or visited the lobby of Miley during the last few weeks in March, you may have noticed a group of students trying to spread cancer awareness.

What really makes a woman “phenomenal”? Is it her looks, or her successes? Is her talents or achievements? Is it her ability to stand her ground in the face of danger? Or is it her ability to see beyond the confines of what society thinks she is capable of?

On March 26, members of the Salve Regina community met in the Ochre Court Dining Room to honor four women whom they felt exemplified the very concept of a “phenomenal woman” at the Fourth Annual Celebration of Salve’s Women of Courage and Vision.

Christopher Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and New York Times reporter, said that war is “addicting” during his lecture, “Is There Such a Thing as a Just War?” in the O’Hare lecture hall on Wednesday, March 24.

Hedges said that the very nature of war can act like a narcotic and thus become an addiction, which is what made him return to Iraq after being captured during the Gulf War and seeing fellow journalists die.

Mosaic is pleased to announce that it is time once again for the editorial application process to begin. Student writers are invited and encouraged to apply for editorial positions for the 2004-2005 school year.