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John Paul II celebrated and remembered in final farewell

by Bill McBain Millions of Catholics remembered the life and papacy of Pope John Paul II last Friday, watching his funeral on television and attending church services. A contingent of Fairfield students attended a memorial mass at Bridgeport's St. Augustine Cathedral with Father Jeffrey von Arx, S.
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Two former students sentenced after drug arrests

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.
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Poor RCADE turnout despite hi-tech abilities

by James Nguyen Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a flashy webpage? How about editing your own movie or learning how to draw neat pictures on the computer? These are some of the taglines associated with the free RCADE workshop classes at Fairfield that offer introductory lessons on using powerful digital equipment such as camcorders and powerful software like the popular Adobe Photoshop.
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Fairfield Internet: well-wired or poor performer?

by James Nguyen Despite many complaints about the network from students, Fairfield was recently ranked 18 nationwide in the Princeton Review's "Top 25 Most Connected Campuses" second annual listing. The criteria spans more than just the network sophistication; it also includes the ratio between accessible public computers and the number of students on campus, the ease of obtaining digital camcorders and cameras for student use and the comprehensiveness of the computer science curriculum.