Monthly Archives October 30, 2013

When I was 12, I wanted to be Mulan for Halloween. My mom and I picked out a Geisha outfit and I asked her if she could do my makeup so I would look Chinese. I didn’t realize it then, but this is a problem. Many of us dress up for Halloween, but when do we ever consider the consequences of prancing around as a stereotype? I’m sure any Chinese person may have considered my costume offensive.

Magazine publisher Conde Nast recently announced the cessation of its internship program come 2014. The announcement surfaces in the wake of a lawsuit, started by a former intern who sued because she said she wasn’t paid anything and worked long hours.

With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to decide what you should (or shouldn’t) dress up as. These are some of the best and worst costumes.

In collaboration with the Town of Fairfield Economic Development and Kleban Properties, Fairfield University has launched a new business incubator on Tuesday that focuses on transforming ideas into businesses.

The transportation industry is receiving a possible new asset to its arsenal. A San Franciscan science team has crafted a new and relatively inexpensive invention called the FlyKly Smart Wheel. It is a rear bicycle wheel with the motor, battery, and electronics within secure housing in the center of it. It costs about $600 and can be ordered in any custom size or color that best suits one’s bicycle. One can reach up to 20 mph for a 30 miles range and it weighs 9 lbs.

Tuesday, 10/22 11:05 p.m. - Students in Townhouses 9 block were referred to student conduct for an alcohol violation. Wednesday, 10/23 12:00 a.m. - A rear porch window was reported smashed by unknown individuals at Townhouses 1 block.

International representatives, faculty and students packed the Multimedia Room in the Dimenna – Nyselius Library on Monday to hear a guest lecture by Dr. Jenifer Neils, professor of art history at Case Western Reserve University.

Fairfield University journalism professor Susan Antilla said she was a troublemaker while attended a private, all-girls Catholic high school. A newspaper advisor told her she had no talent and rejected her from joining the newspaper.

Fairfield welcomed alumni and family back to campus last weekend to celebrate this year’s annual Alumni and Family Weekend.

Fairfield’s chapter of the Alpha Sigma Nu honor society welcomed 32 undergraduate students and 19 graduate students as new members in an induction ceremony held on Oct. 27.