Author James Nguyen

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.

by James Nguyen A signed poster from Guster. An iPod Shuffle. A dinner for two at Centro Restaurant. These are a few things that Andrea Mangione '07 is very excited to bid upon during the silent auction on Oct. 26 in the campus center. The money will benefit the Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita relief efforts.

By James Nguyen Between ballroom dancing, Eucharistic Ministers, taking five classes and not having a car on campus, Sarah Howe '07 has trouble finding the time or the means to do her grocery shopping. But as of last Thursday, students like Howe no longer need to leave campus in order to purchase a bottle of detergent or a box of cereal.

As part of an ongoing internal evaluation of Fairfield's academic program, 43 faculty members attended an open meeting to discuss the future of the core curriculum on Tuesday afternoon. The primary focus of the meeting was for faculty to examine the vision, or mission statement, of the integration.

by Liz Bae The greenhouse on the top floor of Bannow will have the same technology as large state schools enabling private and government agricultural research, according to Raymond Poincelot, professor of biology and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Drops of sweat ran down the forehead of Michael Barrett '07 while his eyes, which were still glued to the computer screen, showed signs of frustration. His frequent deep breaths were reminiscent to many students during finals week. But how is this possible when it is only September? It was not a mathematical algorithm or an abstract theory that Barrett was trying to comprehend; instead, he was competing against the clock as he waited for the e-mail system to revive itself.

Just days after the upheaval over the marriage forum cancellation, students are once again questioning Fairfield University's decisions in the arena of diversity. This time, the spotlight is on the admitted high school AHANA students. In the first half of Horizon's weekend, students expressed concern over the fact that the program appeared to segregate the AHANA students away from the general student population.

by Tara E. Lynch Mad about your glove box full of parking tickets? Still bitter about being written up freshman year? Angry that your beer got dumped? Well here's your chance to get back at Public Safety...all in good fun of course. In addition to concerts, food and a waterslide, this year's Spam Jam festivities will include a Public Safety dunk tank where students can drench their "favorite" officer.

by Ryan Blair Two former Fairfield University students arrested almost a year ago for large-scale marijuana sales were sentenced Friday, April 1 by Judge Roland Fasano of the Fairfield Superior Court. Micaela Marshall '06 was sentenced to 15 months in prison following her Feb.

Richard Rosario, 21,the prime suspect in a dozen townhouse burglaries this semester, was arrested while in police custody on April 4 on new charges of robbery in the third degree and larceny in the 2nd degree. The charges were related to a Sept. 5 robbery at an ATM at the Bank of America on the King's Highway cutoff in Fairfield.