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Iraq on minds of students, faculty

by Chris Zeitz ' Ethan Fry With a stark ultimatum from President Bush expiring Wednesday evening and no sign of abdication from Baghdad, all indications are that war is unavoidable between the "coalition of the willing" and Iraq.
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Students shocked at termination of Dr. Marice Rose

Katie Demkiw-Orman, '04, considers Dr. Marice Rose of the art history department to be one of her favorite professors at Fairfield University. "She's undoubtedly one of the best teachers I've had at Fairfield," said Demkiw-Orman. "She's influenced many students to want to become art history majors.
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CAMPUS CRIME BEAT: More harassing phone calls reported

Wednesday, March 5 8:54 a.m. - A town resident was observed dumping his trash into one of the townhouse dumpsters. He was identified and verbally warned by security. 8:21 p.m. - Disorderly conduct involving three students and a Prep faculty member was reported.
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Fairfield prof calls drug-terror link “shameless”

You killed me. You killed me ... There was a bomb. I was going to school ...You bought drugs. You gave them money. They can't do things like that without money. It's the money. This explosive language jumps out of several new anti-drug commercials released during this year's Super Bowl by the office of National Drug Control Policy.
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Textbook woes leave students in a bind

A mere 32 percent of the faculty has informed the university bookstore which books they will be using for next semester, significantly impacting the amount of money students can expect during this semester's buy-back of textbooks according to Assistant Vice President for Student Services Jim Fitzpatrick and Mary Mowery of the bookstore.
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Germans defy Bush, common sense

Last Sunday, the peace-crazy Germans returned Gerhard Schröder's government to power, the first time that Germany has re-elected a leftist government to a majority. Schröder accomplished this by running a campaign that in large part criticized the Bush administration's handling of the current situation in Iraq.
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MOVIE REVIEW: Four Feathers not worth four dollars

The Four Feathers is the latest film from Indian director Shekhar Kapur, whose grandiose previous offering "Elizabeth" was a rich costume drama laden with well-developed characters and an intriguing plot. "Feathers" is a rich costume drama. Period. The film, based on a novel by A.
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Apartment construction cuts many corners

Now that the dust has finally settled and students have begun to steadily use the apartment complex or any renovated dorms, there have been some concerns regarding how carefully the construction was performed.
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Arthur Andersen partners speak out

Just a short walk from the Andersen Interactive Classroom, two partners of embattled Arthur Andersen who are also Fairfield alumni met with a concerned university community this past Thursday.
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Held Hostage

Although Patrick Arbelo was arraigned on Wednesday on 28 counts of kidnapping, the hostage crisis that lasted nearly seven hours on Tuesday has left Fairfield still feeling vulnerable, but also grateful for a peaceful ending.