You have one more year until graduation and you want to soak up as much of scenic Newport as possible, but you are plagued by essays, deadlines and making next months rent. So what will you do to ensure you’ve made the most of your time in this City-by-the-Sea? Here are five things you must do before saying goodbye to Newport!
KARAOKE
Wednesday’s were made for karaoke. The best way to beat the mid-week blues is to sing your heart out with your best friends at O’Brien Pub. You might even luck out and get to sing a duet with Cowboy Doug over pitcher of beer. Your adrenalin’s up and incomparable memories have been made and the beat of Spice Girls will linger in your head for the rest of the week.—Marina Hare
CRUISING BIKES
Get down to Scooter World located in Christie’s Warf and rent a $7 cruiser bike. Form a single file line and pedal with the traffic on Thames St. After a few angry beeps from cars in a hurry, you eventually wind up on the breathe-taking Ocean Drive. Any concerns you have about school, work, or love are thrown into the ripping ocean. As you float down the freshly paved sidewalk, salty wind hits your face. Water on one side, intricate mansions on the other, you are at a complete balance.—Abby Connors
GARY’S HANDY LUNCH
What’s even better than getting back to your apartment after a night out and going to sleep? Gary’s Handy Restaurant. Fight off the urge to close your eyes and make your friends do the same. At 5:00AM this small-town diner opens its doors to serve locals and starving Salve Students their favorite breakfast staples. Not only will you get a delicious meal, but the memory of pulling a crazy all nighter with your best friends.—Meredith Mason
CONANICUT ISLAND
Newport can fall victim to its own charm: it is so beautiful, so easy to spend time in that you easily forget there is life beyond shores. But the radiance of any gem is in large part dependent on the more subtle splendor of its setting, and Aquidneck Island would not shine so brightly were it not for the equally (if more quietly) beautiful islands that surround it. Chief among these is Conanicut, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay and the site of Jamestown. Newport is the city of man-made grandeur; Jamestown is Nature showing that she will not be outdone. From the waves battering the rocks of Beavertail to the sheep-populated pasture land in the heart of the island to the towering cliffs and rock spires that surround Fort Wetherill, all of Conanicut resonates with rugged natural beauty. Take the Pell Bridge over the bay—and turn right after the tollbooth.—Daniel Holmes
