Students were in for a surprise Monday morning when the previously free printing in campus computer labs became a thing of the past. The university implemented StagPrint, a debit-card printing system that works through students’ StagCards. The system allows fulltime students to print 200 pages and additional printing beyond this would costs student ten cents per page.

A typical Thursday night in the Rec Plex weight room is a male-dominated affair. The tables turned, however, when the Rec Plex weight room threw its inaugural Ladies’ Night, on Sept. 11. Ladies’ Night is designed to give female students the chance to lift weights without the presence of the opposite sex.

The college tradition of chain-smoking in diners at 3 a.m. is under threat by a bill passed in the Connecticut state Senate that may ban smoking in bars, restaurants and all workplaces with more than five employees. A statewide smoking ban hits home with students at Fairfield because of the recent ban on smoking in any building, including the residence halls, which was enacted this academic year and met with frustration by student smokers.

Next year can be an amazing year for Fairfield University. But, it will require creative leadership and dedication. FUSA is just one organization among many with a strong budget for programming. As FUSA President, I vow to work closely with all other organizations on campus to seek out the best programming that can be found.

I am running on a ticket with Jillian Grant who is seeking the position of Vice President of Programming. We have big ideas for next year: we plan to establish a system in which students can access evaluations of professors written by other students, which we feel will be invaluable during registration time; we will strive to improve attendance at all school sporting events as well as strengthen overall school spirit; we will work to increase the prominence of student art, especially in the campus center; we would like to create more attractive weekend programming, as well as allocating funding for weeknight events; we will work to make necessary renovations to the Levee, as well as increasing its prominence among the student body; through new and creative ways of funding, we will allow for the formation of new clubs, as well as strengthening existing ones.

An Open Letter to the Constituents of Fairfield University, From two great years in Claver to living off-campus, my time at Fairfield U. has been great. As your president, I hope to make sure that all students have the same positive experience that I was fortunate enough to have.