Daily Archives October 2, 2013

I would like to set the record straight about my involvement in last weekend's Dolan Hall brawl. First, I was actually not present during the event that was mentioned by the press. The incident I did witness was a previous confrontation; while leaving my room I witnessed a fight between my roommate, his brother and a few other students from down the hall. I did what I believe to have been right, which was to try to protect everyone and help break up the fight.

In an effort to strike down the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) (we put the common name next to the legal one in parenthesis because many don’t know they’re one and the same), Republicans have refused to allow the passage of a new federal budget. The logic is: Stopping everything else so that Democrats are forced to rethink Obamacare is worth a temporary shutdown of nonessential government payments.

Forget global warming; disaster looms as the world’s reserve of cocoa beans is shrinking, and in turn, our share of precious chocolate. Speculation pegs that chocolate prices will reach record highs, up to a 45 percent increase from 2007.

We all want to know the new features for the next iPhone, the newest technological advancements and the best way to make our lives more convenient. But something happens when this new “thing” comes out. We scream “Big Brother” and shout in anger.

From leather-strutting greaser Danny Zuko, to “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” antagonistic vamp Spike, to action hero Jason Statham, bad boys have no doubt established a presence in our culture. And our desires for them have only increased.

Last weekend, students from all classes marched up the hill to the Bellarmine Lawn for Fairfield’s 10th annual Presidential Ball. The event started at 8 p.m. with doors closing at 10 p.m., and ended at midnight.

On the weekend of Sept. 21, Fairfield’s Information Technology Services launched Terminal Four Platform onto www.fairfield.edu, causing students to lose connectivity with important websites. Although the downtime was expected by ITS and publicized through email, not all were prepared for it.

Fairfield University campus safety is in “very good shape” in terms of its crime statistics, according to the Department of Public Safety. Fairfield recently released its crime statistics, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which mandates that college security submit annual reports before Oct. 1.

Residents of Fairfield County launched the first Citizens Climate Lobby meeting on Sept. 24 at the Burroughs Community Center. “We are really trying to make an impact from below on our congressional people to have an effective policy on climate concerns,” said Barbara Bresler, a Bridgeport resident that lived in Fairfield.

Fairfield has joined forces this semester with New York’s leading social organization and community center, 92nd Street Y, as part of the Open Visions Forum-Espresso lecture series.