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Welcome to Fairfield, Father

Father George Collins, then just Mr. Collins, was working in the electrical utility industry when he realized that something was missing in his life. So he did what any middle-aged person would do: he...
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Do Flu Shots “Ban the Bug”?

Empty Theraflu bottles, painful loud sneezing, and moist tissues followed by a week in bed. There are various ways of getting rid of the flu. Preventing it is another matter. Fairfield University...
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Cigarettes and Smiles: Cain’s Campaign

Former civilian naval mathematician and pizza company executive turned… politician? If this weren't enough to talk about, Herman Cain’s new campaign advertisement has succeeded in getting people to...
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Are We Any Better Than a Dictator?

For Libyan college students, images of Moammar Gadhafi’s bloodied, severely beaten corpse meant victory, safety and the chance for a better future. For Fairfield students, the graphic pictures and video are...
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The Population Crisis

The number of people in the world is just short of 7 billion. This number is enormous, and is growing every day worldwide.  With such a big number, one needs to localize the idea to fully grasp it. For...
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Sno Way!

With Halloween weekend looking more like Christmas break, Fairfield dealt with resulting issues immediately and we couldn’t have been happier. The heavy, wet snow was not ideal for going out on Halloween....
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Her Blackberry – Relationships In Stagland

We’re about two months into our semester, so we’re around the time that long-distance relationships are starting to fail. You’ve probably seen that same girl crying on the phone with her boyfriend at...
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His iPhone – Relationships In Stagland

When in a relationship in college, suddenly the lone Stag finds himself spending more and more time with this sometimes irrational, emotional being known as a female.  Almost overnight it becomes unacceptable...