Election 2004 is now in full swing, and the editors at the Mosaic believe it is important that the Salve Regina community is aware of the Democratic candidates and what their positions are. It is our hope this information will provide you with the knowledge necessary to make an informed decision in November.

Women have made remarkable gains in the last few decades and gone places some would never have dreamed of. However, there are still areas dominated by men. In a recent study, supported by the Ford and Guggenheim Foundations, women make up only a small percentage of the world’s scientists and mathematicians.

Normal summer activities for college students usually include having a job, going to the beach or taking a road trip. For a politically minded student like Laura Cancellieri, however, this summer involved volunteering two Saturdays in July canvassing the Manchester, N.H., area, passing out information and taking surveys for the “John Kerry for President” campaign.

If you had the choice of going to the gym or watching your favorite movie with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, you would probably choose the couch. What if you could have the best of both worlds? What if working out could be fun? According to Michael Cecchi, a personal trainer at Newport Athletic Club “exercising becomes interesting when you spice up your routine and do things you enjoy.”

If you are not yet aware of the benefits of exercise in your life, you may have been living under a rock for the past couple of years. With all the information available to a person about exercise, there is almost always one key piece of information missing: the importance of stretching incorporated into a workout.