Author Katie Martin

As the weather gets colder and the year comes to an end, Fairfield University is preparing for silver bells, snowfall, and final exams. However, many students are already dreaming of sun, sand, and partying. As of Monday, Dec. 10, spring break is only 14 weeks away.

The first Nor'easter of the winter season has come and gone, bringing joy and wet shoes to the student body. I am not a huge fan of the cold, but can still appreciate the alabaster aesthetic snow brings. Unfortunately, our winter wonderland was short-lived, and we must now suffer through endless piles of brown and black slush as a result of the university's complete incompetence in snow removal techniques.

Dear Santa, I've been a very good little college student this semester. I've gone to all my classes, I've done all my assignments on time (at least that's I wrote on those yellow evaluation slips) and you know when I've been sleeping (not at all). Pulling three all-nighters in a row and missing out on 50 cent drafts has to be enough to put me on the nice list, right? So, please, Santa, help me out here.

Fairfield's dance team has a new coach, new moves, new determination and renewed dedication. Dana McEvoy is the team's new coach and behind a new regiment of exercise. She graduated last year from Fairfield and was hired three weeks after auditions. The dance team is also receiving more recognition and support from school officials to help fuel their renaissance.

Fairfield's chronic parking problems have finally caught the attention of university officials, but the "build nothing near my house" trend from local residents has hurt the university's efforts to increase on-campus parking, according to officials who say they cannot expand adult education programs without more parking.

Living in the Village has it advantages, such as having your own bathroom, living in large rooms, and having air conditioning. But there are disadvantages, one of which, according to many of the students living in the Village, is parking. "The parking situation is horrendous down here," said Mike Barry '05.

With the economic ruin that is plaguing many nations today, world leaders desperately search for a way to lift their country out of the pits of poverty. It may be as easy as following five simple rules. At a lecture entitled "The Economy and The Price of Freedom: Global and Domestic" held at Fairfield University, world publishing leader and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes discussed the conditions necessary to foster prosperity and build a healthy economy.

With registration for the spring semester next week, Fairfield students are required to meet with their faculty advisor to discuss what classes they will take. How do students know that they are receiving correct and qualified information at these meetings? To help ensure accurate and thorough information is being provided to the students, the College of Arts and Sciences has offered faculty advising training sessions.