Author Katie Barry

As student journalists, we are servants of the student body. It is our responsibility to inform our peers about issues affecting their personal lives, academic scholarship and political views. Our personal credo will always be to discover and report the truth, regardless of the topic.

For the first time in my life, I dreaded the arrival of spring. It's not that I don't welcome the warm weather, but spring means second semester, second semester means graduation and graduation means the end. For a long time, it seemed as though I would never be a senior.

My friend who lives next door to me put a sign outside his door that read, "HUGS $1, benefits my service trip to Philippines." I can buy two hugs from him or one share of Bear Stearns. In our society, when things are hitting us from all different directions bear-hugs bring a much greater return.

Women deserve better, the motto of the group Feminists for Life, was the theme running throughout junior Michael Csorba's March 13 pro-life column in last week's issue of The Mirror. Yes, women do deserve better. However, not in the ways Csorba presents.

This fall, approximately 100 juniors discovered they would not be allowed to live off campus during their senior year, despite the fact that many consider living at the beach a senior tradition. However, this spring they have one important ally fighting for their housing rights - the FUSA Senate.

I never really looked forward to Ash Wednesday. This is not because of the mass or the ashes that - to this day - make my forehead break out, but rather because Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of one thing: Lent. When I was younger, my mother made my two sisters and I give up television and the computer for the Lenten season.

Connecticut. New Jersey. Massachusetts. New York. When people think of Fairfield students, these four states come to mind. Although numerous undergraduates hail from the Northeast, a recent study shows that Fairfield alumni are actually dispersed all over the world.

At this week's FUSA Senate meeting, Vice President of Student Affairs Mark Reed, and Director of Residence Life Deb Cady, presented and answered questions regarding the current housing situation. The administrators came at the request of the Senate in a written letter by Senate Chair Tim Rich '08.

The senior class recently faced a rude awakening - and it had nothing to do with the fact that the year is nearly half over. Two-dollar Tuesdays, where all drinks at the Seagrape Café are $2, is a staple for seniors living at the beach. However, the Grape has instituted a new "DJ charge," a $2 cover required for entry into the bar on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Students woke up Monday morning to find bright red signs alerting them of a warning issued by Public Safety and a StagWeb e-mail explaining the incident that occurred in Regis Hall early Saturday morning. Public Safety and the dean's office responded quickly after the incident occurred, calling it a lesson for students.