Author Kelly Sheehan

The Recording Industry Association of America sued another 532 people last week, including college students. Eighty-nine students from 21 different colleges were included in the latest batch of law suits. Now Fairfield is considering its options in the event that students here become involved in the lawsuits.

Think back to a time when you didn't care how you looked. Can you even remember a time? In a survey given to 100 random Fairfield students conducted by The Mirror, only 16 percent said they would ever seriously consider having plastic surgery to improve their appearances.

According to Visiting Professor Russell Court of the history department, Fairfield has decided not to renew his year-to-year contract without notifying him or providing any explanation. However, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Timothy Snyder said the university has not finalized all decisions concerning next year.

Visiting professors Dr. Peter Bayers of the English department and Jocelyn Boryczka of the politics department have been hired as full-time professors as Fairfield's yearlong search for eight more continues. According to Timothy Snyder, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the university relies more than it would like on adjuncts, which make up one-third of the faculty.

Be honest. You've downloaded dozens of MP3s while using Fairfield's network and you've stressed because you don't know what the consequences are for grabbing unpaid music while on campus. "I usually don't feel comfortable doing it, but I still do it occasionally," said Chris Martin '07.

The Rev. Thomas R. Fitzgerald , S.J., a former Fairfield University president, died Washington, D.C. at the age of 82 on Monday. Fitzgerald, the sixth president of the university, died from myocardial infarction at the Wolfington Jesuit Residence at Georgetown University where he retired to in 1999.

To everything there is a season, And a time for every purpose under heaven; A time to break down, And a time to build. While most students were resting at home or vacationing in warm areas, eight Fairfield students and two administrative leaders traveled 12 hours in two packed minivans to spend spring break in Flat Gap, Kentucky (don't blink or you'll miss it).

Applications, interviews and group meetings are not the only worries for aspiring resident assistants. They may also wonder whether they will enjoy the perks of upperclassmen housing. Rising juniors and seniors who applied to be RAs will not be notified if they received the job until after all housing lotteries for those grades.

Siena student T.J. Helly wasn't signed in as a visitor the last time he came to visit his best friend, Dennis Doyle '06, on Fairfield's campus. "I guess I know that I'm supposed to sign visitors in, but I never do. I don't know anyone who signs their visitors in," said Doyle.

Two points. A $75 fine. Ten hours of community service. Disciplinary probation, and a letter home to your parents. Many Fairfield students are familiar with what happens in the judicial office once they get written up, but what many don't know is that Director of Wellness and Prevention Jeanne DiMuzio is looking to change some of these all too familiar policies.