By Kerry Hayes and Michelle Karparis | Staff Writers As we walked into the Newport Blues Cafe on Thursday night at 8:00 p.m., the first thing that we noticed was the floor; we had never realized that there were hardwood floors, or chandeliers on the ceiling, or tables and chairs, or a large fireplace in the corner of the room.Read More

By Caroline Connick | Social Media Coordinator As part of Salve Regina University’s semi-annual Multicultural Education Week, five panelists from various backgrounds led a discussion on the treatment of immigrants titled “Stranger in a Strange Land” this past Wednesday. This discussion, moderated by Dr. Arthur Frankel of the Salve Regina University Department of Psychology, primarily consisted of each panelist givingRead More

Sarah Dewolfe| Staff Writer It’s been a long four years for fans of the Winter Olympics, but that doesn’t compare to the wait for almost 3,000 Olympic athletes from 92 countries around the world competing in this year’s games. For some, the road to PyeongChang began when they first learned to ski or snowboard at an early age. All theRead More

By Kitty Williams | Co-Editor-in-Chief On January 7th, stars were gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the 75th Golden Globes. Natalie Portman and Ron Howard presented the nominees for Best Director. Certainly breaking from the teleprompter in front of her, Portman leaned into the microphone and said, “Here are the all male nominees.” [Enter Lady Bird] Greta Gerwig isRead More

By Henry Nickerson | Associate Editor In a recent Facebook post, my former high school teacher, Mr. Gregory Buckman, shared a story of him informing his students about the recent Parkland, Florida school shooting which left 17 dead. In response to the news, one student noted, “It’s just a shooting. Not like it’s a terrorist attack.” The response, while unsettling,Read More