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Von Arx compensating for something:

With the economy still faltering and the nation pushing through financial struggles not seen since the Great Depression, salary figures for any prominent university or public officials are being held under an...
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Letter to the Editor: Vote for yourself

To the Editor, Recently, there was a Letter to the Editor entitled, 'Voting for Obama goes against Jesuit ideals,' (week of Nov. 20, 2008) by Thomas Sheen, 'A Concerned Alumnus.' Mr. Sheen is correct in...
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Show me the money:

After being documented by a Resident Assistant, you realize the coming weeks will be occupied by checking your mailbox, hitting the four button in the Barone elevator and forking over more of your money to...
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Riding clean:

Have you ever considered riding on two wheels instead of four? With gas prices and environmental awareness both on the rise, universities across the nation are giving bikes to incoming freshmen in order to...
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Fairfield finances fiscally fine … for now

Not even Fairfield's nimble stag is able to escape the widespread economic meltdown that is gripping our country today. On Oct. 17, University President Father Jeffery von Arx released a statement describing...
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LGBT posters defaced

Torn down posters. Vandalism. Death threats from off-campus sources. These are some of the constant forms of abuse lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students say they are being forced to deal with after...
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Bad boys, bad boys:

It's Friday night, you have a red cup in your hand and your standards are gradually lowering as you dive head first into the night with a little pre-gaming in your room. Just when it seems like your night is...
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Right ‘On the Money:’

In an age of economic disarray, financial uncertainty and a stock market meltdown, the financial world is turning to a former Fairfield Stag to lead it through this financial fog into the promised land of...