Author Kate McGann

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Last year Fairfield tied for the No. 4 position among colleges in the Northeast with masters programs, according to U.S. News ' World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2007." This year, Fairfield is tied with Loyola College in Maryland and Providence College for the No. 2 ranking in that category.

By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired the genital human papillomavirus infection (HPV), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

On Wednesday night, the Stags fell to the Boston College Eagles 75-52 in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Good debt. The term sounds like an oxymoron. But according to a Connecticut Post article, student loans actually can be just that. After graduation, many students have a seemingly daunting amount of money in loans that they must pay back. According to CNN Money, the 2003-2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study found that "at least two thirds of all undergraduates and graduate students will complete their education with some debt.

Fairfield resident Barry James, the man who was murdered in August for allegedly molesting a two-year-old girl, is believed to be innocent, according to a statement issued by Fairfield police last month. James's exoneration came nearly seven weeks after investigators began looking into the motive behind his murder, allegedly committed by the girl's father, Jonathan Edington.

For most Fairfield undergrads, academic life is over the day they receive their diplomas and pack up the beach house. But students such as Diana Polzer '05 just can't get enough. Currently a graduate student in Fairfield's school psychology program in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, her experience as an undergrad and the school's location convinced her to return to Fairfield as a grad student.

When it comes to the housing lottery, most students agree that Fairfield is behind the times. And with the Off-Campus Boarder Lottery (OCB) kicking off today, questions have surfaced about whether the process will ever get any easier.

Administrators sent a letter to beach residents, landlords and parents last week notified them of an upcoming change in the academic calendar that would move up the beginning of the semester to late August, before Labor Day. But Academic Vice President Orin Grossman said after the letter had been sent that the change will not go into effect until the 2008-2009 school year.

Did you know? 'The Stepford Wives,' 'Swing Shift,' 'Desperately Seeking Susan,' 'Scenes from a Mall The Ice Storm,' 'The Thomas Crown Affair,' 'Tough Enough,' 'My Life is a Sitcom,' and 'Stateside' were all filmed in Fairfield County.