Author Joe Carretta

Longtime radio host and Fairfield professor Dennis Quinn, along with a few dedicated new media students, are creating a new sound on the airwaves of WVOF. The radio show, "Buzz," will premiere on WVOF, 88.5 FM, and be streamed on the station's Web site this Friday, March 14.

When I arrived at the airport early Saturday morning, I realized I was about to be on my own, on a Caribbean island full of drunken college students, at an all-inclusive resort. My friends and my family were all extremely concerned. The break got off to a rather smooth start.

While many students at Fairfield may be able to name the four gospels off the top of their head, very few undergrads could explain what Matthew, Mark, Luke and John actually meant when they were writing the "Good News". That's where nationally-renowned author and current Northwestern University professor Garry Wills comes in.

It is a rare occasion when a headlining artist can walk through a crowded venue prior to his own show without any of the 750 people in the audience recognizing him. Such was the case, though, when Citizen Cope strolled through the packed crowd of Toad's Place in New Haven without drawing so much as a nod or smile of recognition from his fans.

More than an hour after the advertised start time for the show, the Alumni Hall audience was beginning to get restless awaiting the main act. But once the lone DJ on stage gave way to Ludacris, the agitated crowd erupted and Ludacris filled Alumni Hall with his dirty South-inspired lyrics as the audience danced and shouted.

Rumors of A-list opening acts, ridiculous preshow requests and the fate of intoxicated-and-willing freshmen women have hung over the Fairfield campus like the smoke drifting above the crowd in Alumni Hall during the Ludacris concert. The doors opened at 6:30 Friday night, and students, who had been camping outside in hopes of obtaining a front-row spot, rushed in.

Registering for classes is known to be a time-consuming and stressful endeavor. Now, Fairfield students will be forced to tack on another two hours to this process. Students of the class of 2011 will not be able to register for fall classes until they have completed a mandatory two-hour assessment survey, according to an official University memo.

Maz Jobrani describes himself as a 36-year-old, Iranian-American actor/comedian who is bald, has a goatee and a strong affinity for not only what he does on stage, but also for rich crème brûlée. While in his hometown of Los Angeles, the city with the largest concentration of Iranians outside of Iran, he drove back home from a soccer game in the pleasant California weather.

FAIRFIELD: University announces new vice president of global relations. Academic Vice President Orin Grossman named Edna Farace Wilson, current dean of the University College, to the position of associate vice president for global relationships and community engagement.

Movies like "Scarface" and "American Gangster" reinforce the message: Money is a suitable outcome no matter what measures are taken to obtain it. Recently, prominent universities across the country are refusing donations from tobacco companies because of the public health impact of smoking and the misuse of research, which the industry uses to confuse consumers, according to a New York Times article.