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Seiser does matter

On Tuesday night, even as late as 10:45 p.m., the BCC lower level bustled with activity as students waited in anticipation for an announcement that would determine the fate of nearly 3,400 undergraduate students. Two sophomores in suits, Jeff Seiser '10 and Spencer Thibodeau '10, stood still within five feet of each other, waiting to hear who would be named FUSA president.
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Sizing up the new FUSA president

Following the FUSA presidential primary, Jeff Seiser '10 had to reconsider his campaign philosophy. Seiser had the most votes in every class, except for his own - the class he had served with dedication for the past two years as class president. Seiser did what he does best: work hard.
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Building a campus, creating a community

John Falzone, a university carpenter for 25 years, completes a daily routine of fixing mail boxes and hanging signs on campus. But Falzone will leave Fairfield known as a person who gave students a sense of direction, and it will have nothing to do with turning a screw.
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Paying the Coll toll for democracy

If a man came up to you and told you that you should stop eating junk food and watching TV all of the time, would you vote for him for president of the United States? Neither would I. Come to think of it, I would probably nominate a 35-year-old version of Hutch Williams before I'd vote for a man by the name of Ned Coll.
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History makes news as McCullough kicks off Open VISIONS

Harvard. Duke. Yale. These schools do not require students to take a history course - Fairfield does. Roughly 700 people filed into the Quick Center to attend a $50 history lesson taught by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David McCullough. While many non-history majors feel that mandated history classes are unnecessary, the so called "master of narrative history" disagreed.
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Gore: the Could-be Candidate

In 2000, Al Gore came as close to being elected President of the United States as humanly possible when he won the popular vote. Florida, a state that has certainly not escaped the mind of Gore, had 25 electoral votes. After the election, Gore disappeared, falling out of the political picture to grow a beard and become a visiting professor at Middle Tennessee State.
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Standardized Testing is Here to Stay

Many students plan to enter the work force after college. However, other students plan on attending professional school and whether Law School, Medical School or Graduate School are in their future, standardized testing is as well.