Author Kelly Sheehan

Second semester is almost half over, seniors are gearing up for their last weeks of care-free debauchery as college students. However, some students might just have one semester left. Last week, the university registrar sent letters to those students who are in danger of not completing the requirements for May graduation.

Jessica Riley '06 had no problem withdrewing from two classes last year after an injury. However, when she wanted to withdraw from her challenging Italian class this year, she was denied. She was told she must continue with the class or accept an F. Riley didn't realize withdrawals late in a semester are not granted to students with unsatisfactory grades in their classes, unless they have an emergency situation.

Citizen Smith, a progressive Democratic talk show on WICC 600, a local AM radio station, spent the afternoon in Barone Campus Center right next to Jazzman's Caf. While at Fairfield, he talked with faculty, students, and the First Selectman of Fairfield, Ken Flatto.

While many Fairfield students excitedly await spring break trips to Cancun, Acapulco and Florida, their professors await exciting plans of their own. Sixty-eight members of the university's faculty, staff, security, campus operations, retirees and secretaries are going on a Royal Caribbean cruise to the South Caribbean.

Finally! Students here at Fairfield have a presidential candidate from Connecticut we can actually care about! Of course I'm not talking about Joe Lieberman, the conservative, stuffy senator who leads futile crusades against violent video games and recently pulled out of the Democratic race.

If you can barely handle your schoolwork, imagine juggling the responsibilities of parenthood as well. Fairfield professors with young children look to divide their time fairly between their work and children every day. "My life is a constant balancing act, trying to keep up with lectures, lab work and the demands of motherhood," said Professor Shannon Harding of the psychology department.

Once again it's time for FUSA elections. Does anyone really care who wins anymore? In past years it was dramatic and exciting when election time came around, but this year the new midget reality show seems more thrilling. I watched some of the debate last week, which was pure torture.

Chances are you looked out your window last time it snowed and jumped to turn on the Ham Channel. To your dismay, you saw classes were not cancelled and you trudged though the snow to your dreaded 8 a.m. "It was so bad! There was ice and snow all over the roads.

Nick Colello '05 let out a sigh of relief last Friday when he was "saved by the ring" of a cell phone after his professor asked a tricky question in class. Despite Colello's good fortune, many professors and students at Fairfield let out daily sighs of frustration from the growing cellular disruptions.

I have a new theory that I have been working on for the past year. It is still new, so bear with me as I iron the kinks out. Are you ready? Here it is: The popular kids in high school vaporize into nothingness the first midnight after graduation. Sure, some may deem this an impractical or even idiotic suggestion, but stop and think about it for a moment.