Author Kate McGann

With prospective-student tours well underway on campuses across the nation this fall, colleges and universities are competing for attention in a different way. New and upgraded facilities are cropping up quickly as a construction boom sweeps higher education institutions.

Sister Joan Uhlen comes from an environment very similar to that of many Fairfield students. She attended Catholic schools and had a typical upbringing. However, she has spent her life serving the poor and marginalized around the world as a Maryknoll nun. Fairfield invited, Juanita, as she is known in Nicaragua, to speak to its students.

A two-year-old girl reports to her parents that a man, their neighbor, has been repeatedly molesting her on "starry nights." In what could only be explained as a fit of blind rage, the little girl's father climbs into his neighbor's window and stabs him to death.

Hails from . . . Malden, Mass. She received her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration at Boston College and previously worked at Wellesley College in Residence Life and Campus Ministry. Position at FU . . . The Associate Dean/Director of Residence Life.

In the past week, The Mirror received an overwhelming amount of feedback in response to the censorship of the orientation issue. The correspondence reflects a range of opinions - some applaud and criticize The Mirror staff while others condemn the administration and the action (or inaction) of student leaders.

The majority of faculty on campus is voicing concern over The Mirror's orientation issue being removed from the racks.

Kate McGann spoke with newly appointed Senior Vice President, Billy Weitzer, Ph.D. in a phone interview.

A recent New York Times article explored the issue of students who cut class as well as what colleges and universities can do to combat the "cutting crew." Some institutions have even begun mandating keeping of attendance records for students.

Hails from: Oyster Bay, N.Y., though he has not lived there since 1965. He comes to Fairfield from a 16-year stint at the University of St. Louis in Missouri. He lived in Cambridge, Mass., and studied at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology last year. Position: He currently holds the Director of Campus Ministry position previously held by Fr.

Do you pay for your online music? For the rare minority who do, brace yourselves: your iTunes downloads may soon be taxed. It may not be long before some states begin levying taxes on digital-media downloads, according to a recent article from CNETnews.