by Kayla Flynn in News
The 2008 Presidential race is steadily gaining speed as the months go on and with Super Tuesday in the recent past this election may be looking for the youth vote more than ever.
Youth oriented television networks like MTV have been pushing the importance of registering and voting in the fall.
by Christina Kostic in News
No one can deny that a valuable experience for college students is to experience life far away from home. It's courageous enough to choose a school in a different state, but to go study in a different country simply takes adventure to a whole new level.
More American students today seem to be realizing the importance of having learning experiences in foreign countries.
Students attend College Convention 2008 and meet top presidential candidates
by Danielle Cort in News
"We're our own little breed of people," said junior Samantha Grover as she described the familial environment of Salve Regina University's Politics Department. "Once we get rolling on something, it's hard to get us to stop."
And it was passion like that that led Grover to meet some of the White House's top contenders for the Presidency.
by Kristen Tomaiolo in News
Joseph R. DiStefano, chairman of the board of trustees of Salve Regina University, has announced that M. Therese Antone, RSM will complete her tenure as president of Salve Regina on June 30, 2009. She has served as president of Salve Regina since 1994.
In July, 2009, she will transition into a new role as Chancellor of the University.
by Kristen Tomaiolo in News
Four Salve Regina students are winners of the university's World Youth Day competition. Each student will receive $2,300 grants for the expenses of attending World Youth Day 2008 festivities July 15-20 in Sydney, Australia.
Ian Kerr '08, Elissa Slason '08 , Maura O'Toole '09 and Katherine Shaw '10 were the competition winners.
by Amy Saramago in News
Being so far from home in a new environment is one of the scariest things in life. You feel uncomfortable, like you don't belong. You have no family or friends to turn to for advice and you feel alone. You know some people on campus but you're not sure if you can quite trust them to be there for you yet.
by Monika Raczkowski in News
One of the men in the audience turned around in his chair and looked at a woman surrounded by children, fidgeting in their chairs with cupfuls of chips.
"Look, he's looking at his wife to see if he can bid," auctioneer and Art Guild advisor Gerry Perrino said as he looked into the crowd of bidders.
by Kristyn Donnelly in News
Salve Regina University Alumnae Leila de Bruyne and Justine Axelsson spoke to a large group of Salve students and faculty about their efforts to establish an orphanage in Kenya.
The program took place in Bazarsky Lecture Hall on Feb. 20.
The centerpiece of the presenation were posters these two women had set up in the middle of the hall featuring photos and future building plans for the orphanage
they just opened in July.
by Rebecca Nasca in News
Like many Catholic universities in the 21st century, Salve Regina University seeks to define what it means to be a "Catholic" university. But this "Catholic Identity" is understood differently by different members of the Salve Regina community, especially students.
by Timothy Lynch in News
WSRU Seahawk Nation, the university's own Internet radio station, features a plethora of genres so one can rock out to all kinds of music, laugh along to comedy, and get play-by-play action when live sports are broadcast onto the air.
Student run WSRU radio station features "Real Hip Hop" as DJ's "Aladdin aka Mowgli", "Jae Radd", "B-Love" and " Big Rob aka Chicken Grease" (Kevin Varkey '10, Jarad Grossi '10, Bryan Amritt '09, and Robert Toribio'09 respectively) light up the airwaves on Tuesday nights from 9 until 11.
