Whether you and your partner are in the mood for leopard prints and eclectic monkey portraits, a formal atmosphere equipped with a Colonial flair or perhaps a casual yet intimate setting with unique cuisine, Newport, is the place to be with your sweetheart no matter your budget.

Improving your PR skills can help you score that gig your band has always dreamed of.

Financial aid plays a large role in the decisions of college students today. According to the National Center for Public Policy in Higher Education, tuition rate increases and slashed state funding have contributed to 250,000 potential students being denied acceptances this past year. The center finds that legislators and governors are using college tuitions as short-term budget fixes.

The Felix Brown Band, an occasional headliner at The Pelham on Thames Street, touts themselves as the world’s most complete band. They are the new sound of rock. They are 359 degrees of alternative soul.

Why not 360, you ask?

Well, according to the promotional stickers they place on the behind of anyone brave enough to get onstage and shake it with them, the Felix Brown Band leaves just enough space for you to squeeze yourself in.

Salve lost a student, teammate and friend Feb. 25 in Nicholas Kelly.

Kelly, who passed away unexpectedly in his sleep from as-yet-undetermined causes, was a junior Administration of Justice major from Abington, Mass., and Seahawks football cornerback for two years.