Author Christopher Haliskoe

Gideon Yago, a former news correspondent of MTV News, spoke about his travels to the Middle East, his active role in inspiring young people to vote and his first hand accounts of 9/11 last night to Quick Center audience of faculty, community members and students.

At $42,000 a year to attend Fairfield, every penny counts; especially those coming from Uncle Sam. For Jeremy Shea '10, it was government financial aid that allowed him to attend the University. "I know a lot of people [who want to go] to college but don't because of financial reasons," said Shea, adding that the role of financial aid in college education has become increasingly important.

Proposed housing renovations inspired commotion amongst students when announced last month. However, Vice President of Student Affairs Mark Reed seized the opportunity to elaborate on future housing plans in an open forum hosted by IRHA last night in the Oak Room.

Al Franken, former "Saturday Night Live" creator and writer, announced on Jan. 31, that he will seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Franken is absolutely no stranger to the political scene. His books have topped The New York Times Best-Seller List five times. He is also known for hosting his syndicated liberal talk show. Franken has been a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, an elite institution that has produced scores of political leaders.

On Super Bowl Sunday, highly qualified professional athletes compete for the most illustrious prize in sports. However, freshmen class president, Jeff Seiser, changed the number one competition of Super Bowl weekend. On Saturday, 34 highly qualified Fairfield freshmen competed for two 25-dollar-Visa Check Cards in a Madden tournament held in the multimedia room of the library.

Going on spring break? Planning on traveling to Mexico, Canada, South America, the Caribbean or Bermuda? If you answered yes...

Dennis Keenan, Fairfield philosophy professor, was recently inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as Zeta of Connecticut's first honorary inductee. Keenan, who was notified over Thanksgiving break, said he was blind-sided by what he had just achieved. "I was completely surprised," he said.

I know what just about everyone with a pulse will be doing Sunday night: watching the Super Bowl. Some of us have followed football this year as if it was a religion, tending to our TV every Sunday. But for others, going to a Super Bowl party is kind of like going to a New Years Eve party: get hammered until the clock runs out and then go home.

After the Admissions office relocated to the Kelley Center due to inadequate facilities and lack of space, Bellarmine Hall was renovated by the University. The courtyard's renovation was the final step in the restoration of Bellarmine Hall that began in 2003.

When the Democrats took control of Congress earlier this month many of us to the right of the aisle thought that they would raise taxes and cause a massacre to our economy, with their spend-now, balance-later budget ideals. Many conservatives thought that their action would only send our nation farther into debt.