Author Casey Ammerman

The popular image of Halloween is one seen through rose-colored glasses. One often thinks of children dressed in creative costumes going door to door beseeching neighbors for candy bars. I think candy bars are the last thing on the mind of any student at Fairfield when Halloween rolls around.

Tuesday, October 21 1:25 p.m. - A hit and run was reported at the Levee. It is under investigation. Wednesday, October 22 4:58 p.m. - Damage to a motor vehicle was reported. It was parked in the Recplex parking lot. 7:30 p.m. - A Regis residence hall's window was smashed.

Tuesday, October 14 12:52 p.m. - $500 was taken from a desk drawer in Canisius. This is under investigation. 4:29 p.m. - Security escorted solicitors off campus. 6:28 p.m. - A Chinese food delivery man delivered $100 worth of food which was unclaimed. Friday, October 17 12:31 a.

Your alarm goes off at 8:30 a.m. That leaves your bleary-eyed self a half hour to throw on some sweats, get your morning caffeine fix at the Campus Center and stumble to your 9 a.m. class. But you'll need to get yourself out of bed a little earlier this year.

Cassette tapes replaced vinyl. Digital compact discs replaced cassette tapes. And now, file sharing and Internet downloading will replace CD's. As the music industry is feeling the effects of declining record sales, and the RIAA is launching an all-out attack on downloaders, the very company that started the music-downloading craze will launch a new service that will require users to pay for their music.

Friday, October 10 12:53 a.m. - An individual was arrested for driving while intoxicated. 12:51 a.m. - Three Prep students were involved with a narcotics violation. It was referred to Prep judicial. 2:22 p.m. - There was a narcotics violation involving four students.

Tuesday, September 30 10:53 a.m. - Two Criminal Trespass Warnings were issued to two males for solicitation. Friday, October 3 6:41 p.m. - The housing office windows were broken. 11:05 p.m. - A harassment case was filed and is under investigation. Saturday.

Whether you're writing a term paper or a magazine review, be mindful of citing your sources. If you don't, you will be guilty of plagiarizing. Plagiarism is "a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work and the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own," according to Dictionary.

Tuesday, September 23 5:30 p.m. - There were reports of vandalism in the area of the village. The case is under investigation. Anyone with information should contact security. Thursday, September 25 5:40 p.m. - A vehicle was leaking gas at the townhouses. 10:12 p.

Wednesday, September 16 12:29 a.m. - A power tool was taken from an art room in Loyola. Thursday, September 17 2:00 a.m. - An assault was reported involving two students. It was referred to judicial. Saturday, September 19 1:46 a.m. - A non-student was arrested for violation of a Criminal Trespass Warning from 1999.