Daily Archives April 2, 2008

Despite its unorthodox name, a new feminist group on campus called the Vagina Warriors is taking aim at a serious issue of attaining complete equality between the genders. The program, led by professors Jocelyn Boryczka and Rose Rodrigues, was designed to raise awareness on campus of gender inequality problems affecting the country today.

Happy 20th anniversary Hunger Cleanup! Almost 500 students packed the lower level of the Barone Campus Center at 9 a.m. Saturday, fueling up on bagels and donuts as they waited to be sent to their Hunger Cleanup work sites. Groups were comprised of students from a variety of organizations around campus, including Circle K, Student Alumni Association (SAA), the Orientation Board, FUSA and sports teams, to name a few.

As FUSA continues to pimp pumpkins, bring in Ludacris, and create street signs, one question often comes to mind: Who foots the bill? When mid-April rolls around, FUSA officials gear up for yet another budget approval session. The budget was overseen this year by two-term FUSA Treasury secretary Tim Dee '08.

Easter Sunday: A strange and unlikely time for a felonious "joy ride" that would come to a splashing halt in Bellarmine pond. Around 9 p.m. that night, a student reported headlights coming from the water of the pond, located near the Barlow Road entrance.

I'm all for the advancement of women in the workplace. In a couple of months I'm going to be a woman in the workplace (if all goes according to plan … ). I can also sing every Spice Girls song ever recorded and would have seen them in concert this year if I wasn't absolutely broke, so it goes without saying that I'm very familiar with the notion of "girl power.

In a world where the white male is slowly losing his grip on the power structure (i.e. the Democratic presidential race), one area where he still has control is corporate America. Men make more money than women of similar positions, which comes as no surprise.

It's officially spring, and flip flops have already been spotted all over campus. As it gets nicer outside, students are heading out of their cramped dorm rooms and back into the great outdoors. Here are some great ways to enjoy the warmer weather.

Flags in the Quad. A fake burial of an Iraq soldier. A memento of an injured soldier on a wall in the BCC. These are things you may be seeing on campus during the next two weeks as part of a collaborative effort from Fairfield for Peace NOW to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq.

As the weather grows warmer and the skirts get shorter, the sight of tour groups packed with daddy's little girls and wide-eyed high school jocks enjoying the view becomes a daily occurrence at Fairfield. Robotic tour guides parade groups of prospective students around campus, and they are not given monetary compensation for their efforts.

To the editor, For those of you who took notice, last week in the middle of the traffic circle there was a most curious spectacle as the University rolled out its most recent answer to the school's ongoing housing crisis. I applaud the administration for its cardboard housing - compact, green and larger than most triples - as it looks to take Fairfield to the next rung of higher education.