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Gay students navigate mix of acceptance and ignorance at F.U.

As a gay student, senior Michael Willis feels that there is no hostility towards him, but there is some tension when there is discussion of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) topics. Yet, Fairfield did not make the list of the top 100 schools offering the friendliest climate for GLBT students as published in a book by The Advocate, a widely popular source of information for the gay and lesbian community.
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135 Fairfield students teach kids to read

Old MacDonald had a farm, EE I EE I OH. These are the lyrics that become vocalized every Tuesday morning when Michael Barrett '07 carols to five pre-kindergarten children from low socio-economic backgrounds. Every year, approximately 135 Fairfield students spend several hours each week at the Action for Bridgeport Community Development's Head Start program (ABCD), helping to teach hundreds of young children how to read, write, sing, draw and socialize.
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Jogues Hall: Round II? Frosh lament

The floodlight brightly illuminates the face of Cassandra DePinto '09 as her head crashes onto the white pillow. As she closes her eyes, the words "get down girl, go head, get down" emanate loudly from the shower radio across the hall. Instead of counting sheep, three thoughts run through DePinto's mind: Stupid cellophane curtains! Is there a Kayne West concert in the bathroom? I don't want to live here again next year! On Tuesday Feb.
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FUSA President-Elect Williams sits down with The Mirror

The Mirror: So, how did it feel to win the election last week? Hutch Williams: So relieved, especially after almost four hours waiting. Just relief, excitement. I was just so happy everything worked out. You think about all the time you spent, and it's just relief.
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Unfair confinement for G’tmo Bay detainees?

by James Nguyen When a rifle-owning cook traveled the lands of Afghanistan, he never imagined that his culinary experience in the Taliban would lead to detainment by the United States government. Nor did he know that owning a simple Casio watch could ever be considered as a bomb-detonating device.
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Be a leader: GE chairman says cynicism won’t get you far

by Mark Servidio According to Jeffrey R. Immelt of General Electric, the biggest challenge of our generation is driving growth, which starts with technology. "Our belief is that big is beautiful…that there are no limits," he said. The Charles F. Dolan School of Business presented the chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Company to a full house at the Regina A.
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Center for Faith and Public Life launching draws praise, criticism

The launching of the Center for Faith and Public Life attracted a star-studded panel of guests, as well as students protesting the event, when it was unveiled at the Quick Center on Monday night. Directed by Rev. Richard Ryscavage, S.J., a sociology professor, the Center will be a cross-disciplinary forum for students, scholars, policy makers and religious leadesr to converse and reflect on the many issues in which religion intersects with civic life.