Author Joe Carretta

What are your plans for this Halloween? Are you going to dress up? Go to the dance in the Oak Room of the BCC? Throw your own Halloween bash? Well, why not try something a little different? There are a ton of seasonal events going on in Fairfield County for you to check out.

As students trudge through September and flip their calendars forward, most will notice the small asterisk on the 31st day of the month. Some will make note of the excuse to dress up in ridiculous costumes and party, while others will disregard it as just another day.

Just when you thought it was safe to eat greens again, a new threat was unleashed in the vegetable world. Campus-wide apathy and lack of knowledge has kept the story from becoming a major concern among students. Freshman Jay Foley, for example, said he "didn't hear anything about any kind of lettuce contamination.

A bowl of Iceberg lettuce with tomatoes and chick peas, a couple of grilled chicken breasts, whole wheat pasta and a glass of skim milk. Deep fried ravioli, brisket, a handful of fries and a soda. The latter option is championed by Keith Bussanich '10, who describes his meal choice as "eating whatever I feel like.

As the quest to change perception of the homogeneous student body at Fairfield rages on, students have taken the lead in the planning of diversity-centered groups. A newly established student diversity program challenged Fairfield students to "increase respect and understanding on the Fairfield University campus for the contributions and lifestyles of various underrepresented racial, cultural and economic groups in our society," said Fairfield psychology professor Betsy Gardner.

Harvard University, one of the country's most prestigious higher education institutions, recently shut down its early admissions program, according to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Harvard's Dean of Students William Fitzsimmons said the university decision was made in response to concerns that "early applicants tended to be disproportionately white and affluent.

Chances that while walking along the pathways of Fairfield University, most students have noticed the brand new building across from Alumni Hall. There's also a good chance that students have never been to the career planning center, located within the Kelley Building.

Small children are rejoicing over the greatest excuse of all time to not finish their spinach while spinach lovers across the nation lament the lack of green in their diet. Fresh and bagged spinach is being pulled from the shelves after it was contaminated with a deadly strain of E.

Despite radio's slowly warming acceptance, dance labels have been shutting down. Strictly Rhythm shut its doors in early October, bringing an end to one of the largest independent dance music companies. V2, the label owned by Richard Bronson, recently announced that they are stepping away from dance music and looking more at indie rock.

A couple of times recently, my boyfriend and best friend have danced together in my room… when we were the only three around. Should I be worried about behavior like this? --He's a dancing machine… but not with me